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Monday, November 22, 2010 Vol. 132, No. 35 www.studlife.com Washington University in St. Louis Volleyball’s title run ends with WU cashed in on loss to Emory in semiﬁ nals credit card sales to students, alumni

released government report Stopped taking also shows the University took royalties on about $68,000 in royalties from BoA in 2009. Certain peer insti- students’ cards tutions took far more, in some cases more than $1 million, after new through similar agreements in exchange for giving banks access disclosure law to mailing lists and marketing PUNEET KOLLIPARA exclusivity. MICHAEL TABB In the original contract, which started in 1997, Washington NEWS STAFF University had to provide the names and contact information Starting in 1997, Washington of at least 108,000 community University gave Bank of members for BoA’s market- America the names of stu- ing purposes. Meanwhile, BoA dents, alumni and others in paid the University $3 for each the University community and school-promoted, or “affin- MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE received cash back when the ity,” card sold to students and Members of the volleyball team embrace each other moments after being defeated 3-1 by Emory in the bank sold University-sponsored alumni. Under the original con- NCAA semifinal match on Saturday evening. The Bears end the season 35-4. credit cards to students and tract, the bank also had to pay alumni. the University 0.4 percent of the KURT ROHRBECK twice this year, with the Bears tak- doesn’t make our season any- But in July 2009, the value of all purchases students SPORTS EDITOR ing the first match-up in University where close to a failure,” head University and Bank of America made using the accounts. Athletic Association (UAA) regu- coach Rich Luenemann said. “We (BoA) changed that agreement. The University said it stopped There will be no national lar season play by a 3-2 score on lost to a very good team.” The University would no longer including students’ names in championship repeat for the Oct. 16 and the Eagles returned As they had in every game in take money for every account the mailing lists sometime in Washington University women’s the favor on Nov. 6 with a 3-1 win the tournament, the Bears came sold to students, according to a the early 2000s. The University volleyball team. in the conference championship out strong in the first set, largely copy of the agreement, which and BoA then changed royalty The third-ranked Bears fell to match. thanks to freshman Tessa Blood’s became publicly available last fees for student-bought accounts No. 1 Emory University, 3-1 (18- With two teams very familiar four kills in the Bears’ first 10 month. to zero in July 2009, effectively 25, 29-27, 25-21, 25-20), ending with each other squaring off one points. After Emory fought back The change to the agree- eliminating them. Royalty provi- the team’s season in the Wash. U. last time, Emory took the rubber to a 14-14 tie, Wash. U. made a ment came three months after sions in the contract now apply Field House in front of a crowd match and brought Wash. U.’s decisive 6-1 run behind freshman President Obama signed into only for affinity cards opened by of 1,722. season to an end. law a bill requiring universi- alumni. That change came after The two squads had faced off “One loss…it hurts, but it SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 8 ties to disclose arrangements the federal government enacted like the one the University had the Credit CARD Act in May of with Bank of America. Since that year, a credit-card reform the government released agree- law that, among other things, ments last month, consumer requires universities to publicly advocates have criticized uni- disclose the agreements they versities across the country for make with banks. the agreements, saying they When asked how the agree- have been making money while ment affects students, David setting up their students to mis- use the credit cards. A recently SEE CREDIT, PAGE 5 2010 alum named Rhodes Scholar Priya Sury will study medical anthropology at Oxford MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE KATE GAERTNER LEFT: Freshman Tessa Blood and senior Jennifer Varriano attempt to block an attack by Emory Univer- EDITOR IN CHIEF sity’s Jessica McAlvany in Saturday’s NCAA semifinal match. Blood led the Bears with 15 kills in the 3-1 loss. RIGHT: Sophomore setter Marilee fisher sets the ball in Saturday’s NCAA semifinal match. Fisher tallied 48 assists in the 3-1 loss to Emory University. Priya Sury, a 2010 Wash. U. alum, was named one of 32 Rhodes Scholars in the nation on Saturday afternoon. COURTESY OF PRIYA SURY th The Rhodes Scholarship, WU team places 4 named for South African busi- University of Minnesota. nessman and politician Cecil Sury plans to take time off Rhodes, is an acclaimed inter- from medical school in order to national postgraduate award for study medical anthropology at in scientiﬁ c challenge study at the University of Oxford Oxford. She said that her first in Oxford, England. year of medical school made her ALLYSON SCHER people to contribute to scien- the protein to optimal structure, Winners of the Rhodes realize that she wanted a gradu- STAFF REPORTER tific research in collaboration essentially curing cancer. The Scholarship are chosen on the ate education beyond training in with computers. MedImmune, team that returns the protein to basis of their academic achieve- clinical study. The “Phe-Thr-Trp” isn’t just a an international biologics busi- a structure closest to its optimal ments, personal integrity, “Medical school was incred- bunch of random sounds strung ness that aims to create drugs to structure wins the competition. leadership and physical vigor. ible, but I realized that I wanted together. Rather, it is the name improve health, sponsored the The challenge ended Thursday Sury, a Minnesota native, will a more humanistic perspective as of a team from Washington competition. night, and the winner, “Team attend Oxford beginning next well,” she said. University that placed 4th out of This contest, which began Crystallin” of M.I.T., received a year. Sury hopes to become a 25 teams in the 2010 University Friday, Nov. 5, challenged the prize of $5,000. The Washington Sury will join approximately primary care physician for under- Protein Folding Challenge. teams from universities such as University team, “Phe-Thr-Trp,” 80 Rhodes Scholars selected served populations. In order to This challenge, composed CalTech, M.I.T. and Stanford was composed of gradu- from around the world. do so, she said, it is important of students from top-ranking with the structure of an over- ate students hailing from the An anthropology and Spanish to understand the context of the universities, was hosted by expressed protein linked with the departments of immunology, major, Sury graduated summa culture from which her patients Foldit, a computer application expression of pancreatic cancer. genetics and computational cum laude from the University come. developed by the University The goal of the competition was and is currently in her first year CHALLENGE SEE RHODES, PAGE 5 of Washington that enables to use the Foldit software to fold SEE , PAGE 5 of medical school at the

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Victory was made possible by the loyal and unwavering support of my freshman ﬂ oor and their valiant zealotry to stand by the righteous

– freshman Miles Black, on setting a Guinness World Record for the largest Nerf gun ﬁ ght

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Guinness Guidelines for ‘Largest Toy Pistol Fight’

This record is for the most people involved in a toy pistol ﬁ ght held over a period of ﬁ ve minutes.

1. For a successful attempt, only commercially available toy pistols which launch soft ammunition such as balls or darts may be used.

2. Participants must be at least 6 years of age. Those under 14 must obtain parental permission to participate. If all participants are children, suitable adult supervision must be provided.

3. There is to be a ‘no man’s land’ of 3 meters clearly marked on the ground between the two teams.

4. The soft ammunition associated with each participant’s individual pistol is the only thing to be shot at members of the opposing team.

5. An experienced timekeeper should be present throughout the attempt.

6. Suﬃ cient witnesses should be involved to ratify that all the contestants fully participate in the attempt—witnesses should be placed in such a way that every part of the record attempt area is visible to the oﬃ cials.

7. The fi ght must last a minimum of fi ve minutes. A loud start and fi nish signal recognised by all participants must be used. Two experienced timekeepers (e.g. from a local athletics club) must time the attempt with stopwatches ac- curate to seconds.

Source: Guinness World Records

GENEVIEVE HAY & DREW KOCH | STUDENT LIFE Over 400 students participate in a nerf gun fight for five minutes in order to set a Guinness record for the “Largest Toy Pistol Fight.” The battle took place Saturday night in the DUC. . JACK CHONG Although the record had never previously CONTRIBUTING REPORTER been set, Guinness had many requirements to fulfill. Washington University has set a Guinness “Guinness is extremely logistically compli- World Record with a bang. cated,” Ferguson said. “This is a new category “Puphs” filled the DUC Commons Saturday but apparently they already had rules for it so evening, as students engaged in a Nerf gun bat- people from Guinness must have thought some- tle large enough to break the Guinness World one would try to break it.” Record. Guinness provided specific guidelines for the DUC In/DUC Out, an event hosted one record-breaking event, including playing time, Saturday every month, held the world’s largest the layout of the playing field, type of ammuni- toy pistol battle on Nov. 20. tion, way of keeping time and even methods for The idea came from a brainstorming session counting the number of people. between the Class Councils, the cosponsors of The DUC funded most of the event, includ- this month’s DUC In/ DUC Out, and Nate ing the 500 guns that were used, and the Class Ferguson, a senior who coordinated the entire Councils and the Student Union paid for the event. Guinness application. “I hoped that it would provide some excite- Although not all 500 guns were distributed, ment for students and just a different program the event still boasted a 468-person turnout. The that they probably haven’t experienced in the people in attendance included both students as past,” Ferguson said. well as younger children, even some under the Students said that they enjoyed the event. age of 10. “It was really fun because there were a ton of The Nerf fight, widely advertised through people and I got to take part in the breaking of a Facebook, garnered much attention for being a world record,” freshman Katie Chin said. “The world’s largest event. actual battle itself was just OK. It wasn’t really “It wasn’t actually on my mind to come down a battle.” to the DUC on a Saturday night, but making a Other students enjoyed all the parts of the world record sounded kind of cool,” freshman evening. Ben Olasov said. “The best part of the Nerf gun fight was the This is not the first time Washington thrill of battle and the glory of victory,” fresh- University students have attempted to set a man Miles Black said. world record. The graduating seniors of 2010 According to participants, event helped to also attempted and succeeded in breaking the CARS ARE OVERRATED. bring friends and floors together. world record of longest massage chain. “Victory was made possible by the loyal and “I’m very happy with how it went and I think unwavering support of my freshman floor and everyone had a great time,” Ferguson said. their valiant zealotry to stand by the righteous,” DUC In/DUC Out also brought a laser tag Black said. battle, magician, and Toy Story 3 to campus in The purpose of the battle was mostly about September, and Ghost Hunters in October. setting the world record. The excitement came from shooting the Nerf guns rather than through With additional reporting by Michael Tabb. GET YOUR SPRING the actual fight. There was little concern for spe- Write to Jack Chong at SEMESTER U-PASS cifically aiming at people. [email protected] BEFORE LEAVING FOR WINTER BREAK

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Kate Gaertner Hana Schuster Evan Freedman Brittany Meyer Copyright 2010 editor in chief senior scene editor design chief director of multimedia Washington University Josh Goldman Percy Olsen Mary Yang Rachel Noccioli Student Media, Inc. executive editor Stephanie Spera design editor copy chief (WUSMI). Student Life senior cadenza editors is a ﬁ nancially and Paula Lauris Lauren Cohn Leah Kucera editorially independent, Shayna Makaron Puneet Kollipara assistant copy chief Kevin Madsen student-run newspaper Dan Woznica enterprise editor Sam Schauer Allie Kornstein serving the Washington managing editors Matt Lanter Mike Yang Rebecca Horowitz University community. Michelle Merlin photo editor designers Robyn Husa Our newspaper is senior news editor Courtney Saﬁ r a publication of David Seigle Perry Stein copy editors WUSMI and does not AJ Sundar online editor director of training necessarily represent senior forum editor Andrew O’Dell Erin Mitchell Johann Qua Hiansen the views of the general manager Alex Dropkin graphics editor Evan Wiskup Washington University senior sports editor directors of image & Sara Judd administration. relations advertising manager 4 STUDENT LIFE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010 forum STAFF EDITORIAL What we’re thankful for... As Thanksgiving approaches, the Student Life editorial board gives thanks to Wash. U.

• Bear’s Den open at 2:59 a.m. on weekends for late night munchies • Kayaks Coffee being so close to the new Engineering buildings • Friends who’ve got your back • Open source software like WordPress • Hulu for everything you need, including procrastination • Google Johann Qua Hiansen, Co-Director of Image & Relations David Seigle, Online Editor

• Great professors and faculty who really want students to thrive • The workers at Wash. U. who quietly make this a beautiful campus • The plethora of ﬁ replaces on campus that keep me warm and toasty • Wraps at Ursa’s and Indian food at Bear’s Den • The prospect of ﬁ nally seeing Harry Potter over Thanksgiving break • My awesome residents Paula Lauris, Managing Editor Cyrus Bahrassa, Forum Editor

• Extended sweater weather this year • Lace-up boots being back in style • Iced coffee at midnight from Whispers • Classes that let you do your ﬁ nal presentation early and then skip the last week • Dick Blick opening on the Loop • Landlords who don’t make you pay for heating Evan Wiskup, Co-Director of Image & Relations Shayna Makaron, Managing Editor

• A Student Life staff that impresses me every day with its ingenuity and initiative • Awesome late-night Village food • Jazz at Holmes • A thriving and active Greek life system • Privilege, and the awareness thereof • Expanded WUCrsL search options Kate Gaertner, Editor in Chief AJ Sundar, Senior Forum Editor

• Clusters, a Fall Break separate from Thanksgiving, and other sensible University • Ibby’s lunch buffets policies • Seasonal lights on the loop • Physical security, health care and comfortable housing. At Wash. U. we’re among • Roomates that throw a blanket on you when you are too cold to get out of bed and the most privileged human beings on the planet get one yourself • Tofurkey, turducken, and the wisdom to know the difference Alissa Rotblatt, Forum Editor Dan Woznica, Managing Editor

• Students smart enough to stock up on Four Loko pre-ban • Finally being able to wear my wool greatcoat • Cranberry sauce (the canned kind) • Buffy the Vampire Slayer for keeping me entertained the past few weeks • Boardwalk Empire • Wash U.’s nerdiness for not judging me on the above Charlie Low, Forum Editor Daniel Deibler, Forum Editor

• All of my friends back from semesters abroad • The Lions playing on Thanksgiving • The new Nordstrom Rack! • Reuniting with family pets • Classes that still take ﬁ eld trips • Tuna sandwiches at Subway Brittany Meyer, Director of Multimedia Alex Dropkin, Senior Sports Editor

• The winter wonderland Christmas lights in Tilles Park • The opportunity to sleep on a weekly basis JENNIFER PRITCHARD | MCT CAMPUS • Scrabble at Blueberry Hill • Professors who are willing to negotiate due dates • Four great years at Wash. U. with great professors, friends, fun and learning • The chocolate chip scones at the Law School—best scone ever! Perry Stein, Director of Training Hana Schuster, Senior Scene Editor • Being surrounded by great students and professors • Stuﬃ ng! • CPC Happy Hour • A slightly longer Thanksgiving break • Peter Great Fireplace • The few days we have left before Christmas music ﬂ oods the airwaves Eve Samborn, Forum Editor Percy Olsen, Senior Cadenza Editor An end to civilian trials?

and conservatives, but reaction was swift and been different had he been tried in front of a terrorists to justice, including Khalid Sheikh ISAAC AMON severe. The former enthusiastically embraced military tribunal. However, President Obama Mohammad, the alleged mastermind of the STAFF COLUMNIST that finding as a reaffirmation of the rule of is now faced with a momentous decision, Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, it appears it is the law. As C. Dixon Osburn, a spokesman for which undoubtedly will have far reaching most practical. n Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 the New York based advocacy group Human consequences for a long time to come: Does In the end, the danger lies in the fact that a New York jury acquitted an Rights First, stated, “Those that said [the trial the Administration permit these detainees to Obama is becoming increasingly distanced accused Al Qaeda operative of all of Guantanamo detainees in civilian courts] be tried in federal court, with the concomitant from both liberals and conservatives, from but one of 285 counts primarily would be a circus were proven wrong. [Now] risk they might be set free, or does it sanction Republicans (emboldened by their recent Orelated to his alleged involvement with the the Obama Administration should move for- the use of the congressionally authorized success in the midterm elections) and a more terrorist organization. Ahmed Ghailani faced ward with other detainees they wanted to try.” military commissions, which it claimed to liberal wing of the Democratic Party, where charges of conspiracy and murder stemming In stark contrast, conservatives lambasted fundamentally oppose? Another option, which the Blue Dog “Moderates” were almost all from the 1998 terrorist attacks on the American the ruling, pointing to the military commis- officials indicate is gaining favor within the defeated in the midterm elections as well. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and sions or tribunals set up by Congress as not Administration, is that of simply holding The final decision could well rest with the Nairobi, Kenya. Al Qaeda, which claimed only the best but also the only sure place to detainees, deemed too dangerous to be set free, acknowledgment by the president that while he responsibility for the twin bombings, killed secure a conviction of these alleged terrorists. indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay. spouts lofty rhetoric and believes in admirable almost 225 people, including 12 Americans, Representative Peter King of New York, the Jack Goldsmith, a former official in goals, one in a position of authority such as he and wounded thousands of others. However, incoming chairman of the Homeland Security the Department of Justice during the Bush has to make tough decisions, which are neces- the jury rejected the vast majority of the gov- Committee in the House of Representatives, Administration, and now a Harvard Law sary for the safety and security of this country. ernment’s case against Ghailani. stated that he was “disgusted with the total School professor, emphatically endorsed Regardless of his decision, the president will This trial was viewed, and should be seen, as miscarriage of justice…in Manhattan’s federal this message. He said, “[The military deten- have a difficult one to make; but in the end, the extremely significant because the accused was civilian court. [Attorney General Eric Holder] tion option is a] tradition-sanctioned, time for choosing is now. actually the first detainee transferred from the assured us that ‘failure is not an option.’” congressionally authorized, court blessed, detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to It must be admitted that Ghailani faces a resource-saving, security-preserving, easier- the United States for a civilian trial. minimum of 20 years in prison to a maximum than-trial option for long-term terrorist Isaac Amon is a junior in Arts and Sci- Predictably, the response to the acquittal of life in prison, and it is somewhat question- incapacitation.” In the end, while this may not ences. Write to Issac at on most charges was quite different for liberals able whether the sentencing would have be the most commendable way to bring these [email protected] RE: Does Wash. U. have a drinking problem? “Adding a bar and grill campus, the more for years, and then and are drinking for the to the hospital (or even to the campus is an student[s] will be able bursts free at college. ﬁ rst time and they have EST) is embarrassing, excellent idea, person- to drink socially without Wash. U. is at an even no idea what they’re lame, and immature…. ally [I] believe that the the need to binge.” higher risk because— doing.” Drink responsibly and more students are able —Alesio let’s be honest—a lot —jreidy reap the beneﬁ ts. Drink to drink socially while of us were the people irresponsibly and you being in more public “The problem is a cul- in high school working “Hopefully the freshmen force policy changes to environment[s] (frats ture that forces drinking too hard to party. Now, will read it and learn do it for you.” studlife.com and dorms) while on behind closed doors freshmen come here that drinking yourself —Senor Senior OUR VOICE: YOUR VOICE: OUR WEB EDITORIAL BOARD SUBMISSIONS POLICY

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CREDIT FROM PAGE 1 Blasingame, executive vice chancellor for alumni and development programs, wrote in an e-mail that the affinity card is meant for alumni and the agreement does not apply to students. “Our contract with Bank of America does not apply to Washington University students, only to alumni,” he wrote. University representatives didn’t respond to a question about why it removed the provision from the agreement in July 2009. But Pamella Henson, associate vice chancellor for alumni and development programs, did say Bank of America makes its affinity card offers based on the information the University provides. She said that students’ information used to be included, but hasn’t been included since the early 2000s, mean- ing the bank couldn’t have marketed the cards to students after that point. After the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank issued a report in October showing the payments banks made to universities, commentators and consumer advocates accused universities of exploiting their students, making money as their students ended up with debt and bad credit from misusing the cards. This comes on the heels of a 2009 study by student-loan company Sallie Mae showing that the average college student graduates with more than $4,000 in credit-card debt. Banks have responded that critics are blowing the issue out of proportion and that the affinity cards are targeted at alumni—not at students. Student Life obtained a copy of the agreement between the University and BoA from the Federal Reserve. Universities and banks must give their marketing agreements to the Fed for public disclosure under the new law. In a recent report on universities’ agreements, the Federal Reserve predicted that banks and universities would change MATT LEE | STUDENT LIFE Washington University had an agreement with Bank of America in which the University received $3 for each card account opened by them in response to the new law: “The students. The agreement was terminated in July 2009. terms of some agreements may have been amended during 2010 as a result of new The University is renegotiating its con- of finance charges imposed on students,” between 1993 and 2005. requirements imposed under the Credit tract with BoA, Blasingame added. she wrote in a recent column. “If a school Retired BoA Professor of Managerial CARD Act and the Board’s implement- Consumer advocate Edmund currently has such an agreement, it must Leadership Stuart Greenbaum said he ing regulations.” Mierzwinski said that banks have stop accepting payments immediately.” doesn’t believe that the ties to BoA are The St. Louis Post-Dispatch first targeted undergraduate students for over- Bank of America spokeswoman Betty linked in any way. reported in late October that Washington priced credit cards that they might not Riess said that BoA has not singled out “As far as I know, there’s zero connec- University received $68,093 in affinity- be able to afford by taking advantage of students. She said the bank has been tar- tion between my chair and this affinity card royalties in 2009 from FIA, the BoA university budget problems to get admin- geting alumni and added that about 98 agreement,” Greenbaum said. “And subsidiary that markets affinity cards at istrators to sign up. percent of affinity cards are bought by Hance is an alum of the business school. the University. University community Mierzwinski praised the University for non-students. The bank doesn’t break I didn’t know him as an officer of Bank members opened 57 affinity cards that eliminating the provision that requires down the numbers by school, she said. of America.” year, according to the Federal Reserve’s BoA to give it money for each affinity “We do not market to students on cam- report, but there is no breakdown of stu- card sold to students. pus and have not done so for some time, dents and alumni. “Universities should have a best even before the CARD Act,” she added. Among other schools, Emory practice of eliminating undergraduate “We have been amending agreements University received more than $50,000 students from school-branded credit over the past few years to exclude student in 2009. Other university alumni groups card marketing as Wash. U. has done,” names from marketing lists provided by received far more money. Northwestern said Mierzwinski, who is the consumer the schools.” University got $428,572, Duke program director for Public Interest The relationship between BoA and University’s alumni group received $1.38 Research Group, a Washington, D.C., Washington University extends past the million, and Harvard and Cornell univer- consumer advocacy group. range of this contract. After the bank sities’ alumni groups pocketed $1 million Columnists such as The Washington donated more than $1 million to the and $901,900, respectively. Post’s Michelle Singletary have also school in 1998, the University estab- The University does not release how it argued that credit-card-marketing agree- lished the position of Bank of America Write to Puneet Kollipara at uses its royalty money. Blasingame wrote ments between banks and universities Professor of Managerial Leadership. [email protected] that the money “is deposited into an often are not made in students’ best inter- Further, University trustee James Hance unrestricted gift that supports University est. “Schools also can’t conclude a deal was chief financial officer of BoA from Write to Michael Tabb at priorities.” in which the school earns a percentage 1988 until 2004 and vice chairman [email protected]

CHALLENGE FROM PAGE 1 RHODES FROM PAGE 1 biology—Ryan Sullivan, Kevin Forsberg, The process of the competition proves “Arthur Kleinman says that the doctor’s which are competitive, merit-based four- Igor Nikolskiy and Subhajit Poddar—and itself more significant than the com- experience of the world is as important to year scholarships. ranked 4th in the competition. petition’s final stage. Foldit holds huge her care-giving as evidence is to her tech- Sury’s experiences at the University This competition has significant impli- implications for the future of drug design. nical decision-making,” Sury said. “This were well in keeping with the Rhodes cations beyond being a competitive game. Problems with proteins are speculated to experience will inform clinical practice ethic of service. While tutoring through Proteins are very important to human be the main factor causing diseases such with the underserved.” College Connections, the Rodriguez life and knowledge: They control every- as Alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS and cancer. And, for Sury, Oxford—where only Scholars tutoring program, Sury created thing that goes on in one’s body, from Humans’ use of Foldit enhances scientific one in 20 students is American—was the a multimedia science curriculum with the enabling blood flow to sending signals knowledge about the ways proteins fold. perfect place to get that experience. support of doctors at the Mayo Clinic, between the brain and rest of the body. This can allow drug companies, such as “Oxford has a long and robust history where she did research one summer. In Proteins are composed of amino acids, MedImmune, to learn more about the pro- of medical anthropology,” she said. “Its 2008, she was awarded a Social Change which create a unique shape for the proteins and thus know how to better target culture is one of understanding different Grant to help prevent mother-to-child tein. Sometimes these shapes are warped these proteins with drugs. perspectives and experiences.” transmission of HIV in the Dominican from what their forms should be. As the Drug companies normally test numer- At Wash. U., Sury joins the ranks of Republic. shape of the protein determines the pro- ous random drugs because they do not 26 alumni who have been selected for the 2010 alum Tegan Bukowski was also a tein’s function, misshapen proteins are know what the targeted protein looks like, Rhodes. She was the first student in Wash. finalist for this year’s Rhodes. often the cause of many biological prob- and this costs billions of dollars. With U. history to be chosen for the Danforth lems. Foldit uses humans’ puzzle solving Foldit and human collaboration, drugs Scholarship, the Ervin Scholarship and Write to Kate Gaertner at abilities to predict the structure of a can be tailored more specifically to the the Rodriguez Scholarship—all three of [email protected] protein. known shapes of proteins, saving time and “It is difficult for computers to fold money. proteins,” Sullivan said. “We have these Overall, the competition was a suc- massive super computers folding proteins cess. Cash prizes were awarded to the top all day, but there are certain things that three teams in the competition, and the the human mind can do better. The goal Washington University team established of the game [Foldit] is to see how humans themselves as a top competitor among would solve the problem, what do they high-ranking universities. This is just the do, so you can teach the computer to think beginning, as major scientific achieve- like a human.” ments in regard to proteins and diseases Essentially, the participants are shar- are bound to spring from this revolution- ing intuition and logic with computer ary method. software. Computers and humans both have unique advantages as well as disad- vantages, and this competition forges a connection between the two in the pursuit Curious? Inquisitive? Like to write? of more efficient knowledge. Given enough time, a computer could Contact Michelle Merlin at michelle.merlin@ find the optimal structure of any pro- studlife.com to join the news staff! tein, but this process is helped by human Write to Allyson Scher at intuition. [email protected] 6 STUDENT LIFE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010 sports Women take second, men ninth at national cross-country championship meet

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The Washington University women’s cross country team finished second overall at the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday, Nov. 20, while the men’s team came in ninth place. “Going into nationals, a team can have a lot of potential, and it’s kind of just like a coin toss whether you show all of it or none of it,” senior Taryn Surtees said. “There’s usually not much in between just because if someone has a bad race, a few seconds means a lot of places because it’s such a huge meet and there’s so many people. [On Saturday] we had a good day, and it was just really exciting.” The women finished with 193 points at the meet, held at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, just eight points behind champions Middlebury College. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (214) placed third, while University of Wisconsin– Eau Claire (218) and Williams College (230) rounded out the top five in the field of 32 teams. “We missed first by eight points, but…no one was really upset by it. I don’t think that took anything from our [finish] because we were just really happy to be second,” Surtees said. “It’s encourag- ing that we had the potential to be first, but so many teams have the potential to be first that it’s not something you’re ever going to be upset about if you don’t achieve it.” Surtees, who had struggled this season prior to Saturday’s race, led the way for the Bears, placing eighth overall with a time of 21:26.1. She also earned All-America accolades for the third- consecutive year, the first in school history to do so. “It was such a relief because I didn’t want to go out with the same feeling as I’ve had after every other race this season,” Surtees said. “It’s strange how one race can turn a whole season around, but this one definitely did it.” Junior co-captain Elizabeth Phillips, the team’s second scorer, finished in 21:49.1, placing 39th overall, while senior Jessica Londreree placed 48th, clocking in at 22:15.3. Freshman Sarah COURTESY OF SANGEETA HARDY Fisher (22:15.3, 79th) and junior Molly Wawrzyniak (22:34.9, The women’s cross country team celebrates its second place finish at the 2010 Division III NCAA Championship meet. 123rd) were the fourth and fifth scorers. The women finished just eight point behind champion Middlebury College. The men took ninth place with 297 points, edging out University Athletic Association (UAA) rival New York University just look at the teams at the top. They’re scoring less points than team’s scoring spots. by 17 points. The meet’s winner, Haverford College, finished with almost every other year that they’ve been [competing]. For our “We didn’t have our best day, but we all had good days, and 87 points, first out of 32 teams. team, we raced pretty much as well as we did last year, but the that’s something to be proud of,” Hartley said. “We had hopes of coming in at the top four. It didn’t happen, results [weren’t as good this year].” The women’s team’s second-place finish is the best in program but we still ran well. We were pleased with it,” junior Tucker Junior Michael Burnstein, the Bears’ first scorer, finished in history, above three third-place finishes (2004, 2005 and 2007). Hartley said. “It could’ve gone better, it could’ve gone a lot 24:51.8, good for 30th overall. Burnstein garnered All-America The men, earning a top-10 finish for the second year in a row, worse. It was a solid day.” honors for the second time, becoming the second men’s runner to were competing in the National Championship in back-to-back At last year’s national championships, the team finished do so in school history. seasons, a school first. seventh. Sophomore David Hamm (25:11.9) took second for the Bears, “This is a really big turning point,” Hartley said. “I think we’re “This year the teams are a lot better than they have been in finishing 57th, while Hartley (25:18.7, 73rd), Spandorfer (25:22.2, finally at the point now where we can expect to be there most years’ past,” senior co-captain Dave Spandorfer said. “You can 87th) and senior Alden Black (25:41.6, 139th) rounded out the years. Instead of focusing on getting there we can start focusing on trying to perform well there. I think this is going to be the start of a big change where we can expect to be perennially one of SPORTS BRIEF these contending teams.”

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JOSH GOLDMAN meet. EXECUTIVE EDITOR The Bears recorded victories in three events. Freshman Meghan Lam won the women’s 400-yard individual med- The Washington University swimming and diving ley with a time of 4:42.75, freshman Grace Murray won Women’s basketball hits team continued its season at the Washington University the women’s 1,650-yard freestyle in 17:58.61 and senior Thanksgiving Invite on Nov. 20-21. The women’s team took David Chao won the men’s 200-yard freestyle with a time buzzer-beater against second in three-team field, finishing behind Division I St. of 1:44.24. Chao also finished second in the 50 and 100- Louis University and ahead of NAIA member Lindenwood yard freestyle races. DePauw, splits weekend University. The men finished fourth in a tough field that The team returns to action at the Wheaton College featured Lindenwood, SLU, and DII Missouri University Invitational on Dec. 3 in Wheaton, Ill. ALEX DROPKIN of Science and Technology. Lindenwood won the men’s SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

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DANIEL KURZNER we would have had a much better chance at SPORTS REPORTER winning that game.” While junior Alex Toth posted his second In the second and third games of a double-double of the season with 10 points five-game, season-opening road trip, the and 12 boards and freshman Alan Aboona Washington University men’s basketball led the team with 11 points, it was not team defeated the University of Wisconsin- enough to overcome the Pioneers. Eau Claire on Friday, 62-57, but suffered “It’s [about] getting together our offense,” its first loss to the University of Wisconsin- Toth said. “We have young point guards, Platteville on Saturday, 64-49. The team and some young players. It’s just getting that now stands at 2-1 on the season. experience, getting that team chemistry.” In Friday’s game, neither team led by Edwards and Toth specifically pointed more than four points for the entire first out that the defense on Saturday was very half, but the Bears readjusted in the second strong, but the team is still working on its half, exploding on a 10-0 run and leading offensive execution. They agreed that con- by as much as 14 points with 7:55 remain- sistent scoring will eventually come. ing in the game. “Obviously in just five weeks of practice, “[At the half] we just settled down and it’s tough to handle game situations,” Toth started focusing in on things that were very explained. “It’s just going to be a matter of simple in our offense rather than making it time before we’re all comfortable playing too difficult,” head coach Mark Edwards together.” said. “It was productive, and we were able As the Bears continue to establish a new to get some points that way.” identity after losing four of last year’s start- Senior Caleb Knepper posted a game- ers, the team has appeared to compensate high 17 points, featuring a career-high five through depth and scoring off the bench. three-pointers, while senior Spencer Gay Non-starters scored 31 points on Friday and contributed 16 points and led the team with amassed 20 points on Saturday. Coming nine rebounds. The Bears also shot 48.6 from past teams that largely centered on percent from the field. individual offensive playmakers, the team “It’s very important that the veteran mem- has embraced this new strategy. bers of the team come out and set a good “Every day we are going to learn more tone for the rest of the team,” Knepper said. about both the team and the individuals “It doesn’t always have to be points, but just that are involved, and I think that’s just part the attitude and the type of things we want of the process,” Edwards said. “[We’re still to get on a day-in-day-out basis.” working on] figuring out how we are going The Bears could not continue the success to get points, who’s going to be able to get on Saturday against UW-Platteville, how- them, what the best combination is at one ever, as they shot only 34.6 percent from the time on the floor, [and] what our strengths field and failed to score at least 50 points are.” for the first time since the 2003-2004 sea- The Bears continue their road trip tonight son. The team also committed 17 turnovers at 7:30 P.M. as they travel to Rock Island, MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE in the game. Ill., to take on Augustana College. “We still got pretty good shots on Senior Caleb Knepper, seen here in a match last season against Case Western, scored a Saturday, we just didn’t make them,” season-high 17 points against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Friday night. The Edwards said. “If we had made some of the Write to Daniel Kurzner at Bears split their weekend games with a loss to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on big shots we had or made more free throws, [email protected] Saturday.

LOSS FROM PAGE 1 Meghan Byrne’s serve and would take the The set started very similarly to the third, were key to the Eagles’ offensive success, and “The kids played well on both sides,” set on a kill by freshman Kaia Schwartz. with the two teams trading the lead until the Emory was strong on the defensive end as four Luenemann said. “You just had two great The team hit .324 on the set with 16 kills and score hit 13-13. Fisher was then called for a players registered at least 11 digs. teams play, and one great team lost and five errors. Also of note, on the defensive side, double-hit, Emory’s Kelsey Krzyston followed With the loss, Emory snapped the Bears’ one great team won, and that’s what it’s all was sophomore All-American Kelly Pang, with an ace, and after a Wash. U. timeout, an 33-game home winning streak, as the Bears’ about.” who registered nine digs – including an incred- attack error by sophomore Drew Hargrave put sensational run on the season ended at a record Write to Kurt Rohrbeck at ible three on a single rally early in the set. the Emory up 16-13. of 35-4. [email protected] “We did a really good job scouting,” Pang From there, the Bears came within one said. “Our block did a good job closing, so I point of tying the match on five different occa- was able to work around it and dig the shots sions, but they couldn’t close the gap. After a up.” Hargrave kill brought the Emory lead to 21-20, But after the first set, Emory slowly started a service error and three straight kills ended the to turn the match in its favor. The Eagles main- set at 25-20 and the match at 3-1. tained a slim lead over nearly the entire set, For the Bears, it was their two freshman out- only letting the Bears get more than two points sides, Blood and Byrne, who led the charge on in a row once, and after the teams traded points offense with 15 and 13 kills, respectively, while from 21-21 to 27-27, Emory finally pulled away junior All-American Lauren Budde had 11 and in the final two points to win the set 29-27. Hargrave had 10. Fisher had 48 assists on the Sophomore Marilee Fisher’s 15 assists paced night. the offense in the second set, as Byrne and “That was due to excellent scouting, talking Blood both picked up five more kills. on the back-row part, telling me what shots The third set went back and forth, as the two were open at that moment,” Blood said. “Just teams were tied nine times until the score hit a lot of communication and a lot of scouting 18-18. The Eagles then inched out to a 22-21 really helped me out with that.” lead before grabbing the last three points of the Defensively, Pang was exceptional, with 30 set to take a 2-1 lead. After the Bears’ strong digs to conclude an excellent run for her to first set, the team hit .228 in the second and close out the season. Over the team’s final three third sets – compared to .309 for the Eagles. matches, Pang tallied 85 digs for an incredible “They had some big swings toward the end 8.5 per set. of the second game and then into the third “[Kelly is] the best backcourt player in game,” Luenemann said. “I think something Division III, one of the top liberos in America, like that can demoralize a team, but it didn’t regardless of division,” Luenemann said. demoralize us. We went back to the bench and “She’s the best backcourt player I’ve ever seen talked about being more aggressive coming in Division III, [and the best that] I’ve ever out.” coached. She’s unbelievable.” Down 2-1, the Bears were in familiar terri- Senior Ali Hoffman also picked up 12 digs tory: they came back from down 2-1 against in her final match at Wash. U. three ranked teams this year – in fact, most While the national player of the year, recently against the Eagles on October 16 – Emory’s Amelia McCall, was held to a .154 and did the same in this round last year against hitting percentage, with 12 kills and 6 errors Hope College. Unfortunately for the Bears, on 39 attempts, the Bears had no answer for they were unable to pull out one final come- Breanah Borque, who hit .435 and tallied back, and the fourth set of the match would be 24 kills – including nine in the clinching set. their last of the season. Natalie Schonefeld picked up 56 assists, which

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KATHLEEN HEIST photography department at the end of September. He enjoyed SCENE REPORTER displaying his work alongside the work of other students, saying that the exhibit gives the art a context and theme that makes An exhibit in the DUC Visitor’s Lounge, installed by each piece easier to understand. Residential Area Real Art (RARA) in collaboration with The first striking piece is a collograph by senior Rachel WU-SLam, responds to the campus wide smoking ban, the oil Krislov. A collograph is a large stamp made from found materi- spill and global pollution. als. Krislov used this technique to create a stunning black and The exhibit—“Breathe”—features all types of student art- white image, which you may recognize as the image on the post- work including photographs, collages and paintings. ers for the exhibit. The image depicts tangled bodies with white, When the exhibit first opened in October, WUSLAM poets blank eyes; there is something breathtaking about it as it looms performed alongside the art. above the other pieces. Sophomore Gabi Messina, an artist and member of RARA, Across the room is a piece by sophomores Mia Salamone said the motivation behind RARA’s exhibits is to engage and Rachael Tellerman entitled “Rise,” which is composed of students outside of the Sam Fox School of Art and Design with acrylic and watercolor on wood. It is constructed of three pieces meaningful student art. of wood stacked on top of each other. The color of the wood “People actually do notice and take note of the artists,” fades from light to dark as your eyes follow it down. On top of Messina said. She realized the value of the exhibits when other the wooden surface are dark geometric shapes that appear to students approached her after seeing her work. Breathe offers have fallen on top of each other, and crisp white and blue clouds student artists exposure that would otherwise be very difficult to float above. obtain. As you leave the Visitor’s Lounge, you encounter “Summer RARA is a student-run group, closely affiliated with Art Palace” by sophomore Billy Roh. The photograph depicts Council. For this exhibit, RARA recognized the importance of colorful boats floating through a hazy fog. The contrast of the the environment and pollution to the student body. “We noticed fog and the vibrant colors embodies the mixture of darkness and environmental groups have been gaining attention on campus,” color that the exhibit showcases. Messina said. “Breathe” will be in the Visitors’ Lounge until shortly before The themes have been purposefully broad. As each individual winter break. student’s piece ties in with the theme, it pulls the entire exhibit MATT LEE | STUDENT LIFE together. To their delight, many students had created works that Editor’s Note: Lane Goodman is a photographer for Student Life. The “Breathe” exhibit in the DUC Visitor’s Lounge features were fitting to the exhibition’s theme. student work. The exhibit opened in October in response Senior Lane Goodman’s piece is a collage made of a series of Write to Kathleen Heist at to the campus wide smoking ban, the oil spill and global photographs Goodman took during a trip to Grand Isle with the [email protected] pollution. Food, faith and shared community: Sacred Meals brings students together

JOSH GOLDMAN Campus Ministry Intern at the CSC and a 2008 alum. “Sharing Rabinowitz, who helped plan Pluralism Week last year, EXECUTIVE EDITOR a meal with someone is sharing community.” formulated the idea for some sort of interfaith dinner during the The idea for Sacred Meals stemmed from conversations summer, at which point she contacted both Kastner and Father Last Thursday, more than 80 students of different cultural between Rabbi Andy Kastner, the Silk Foundation Campus Gary Braun of the CSC. backgrounds gathered under the unifying umbrellas of food and Rabbi at Hillel and leaders from the Lutheran Campus Ministry The dinner, possibly the first of many, was not advertised pub- faith through a new program called Sacred Meals, sponsored by about sustainable eating practices. lically. According to the event’s organizers, this enabled them to the St. Louis Hillel at Washington University. “Making that connection of shared value, we just continued bring students together for a more intimate meal. The students joined employees and clergy from Hillel, the the conversation from there. It slowly grew,” Kastner said. “I Every table featured at least one Jewish, Catholic, Protestant Catholic Student Center (CSC), Lutheran Campus Ministry think the idea originated really organically.” and Muslim student or adult. and other University officials for an interfaith dinner aimed at Student leadership was central to the event’s success. Juniors “I was really excited with the turnout. We got a really diverse bringing the many religious voices of Wash. U. together for Hannah Rabinowitz, Kelly Diabagate and Lee-Ann Felder and group of people of different backgrounds that can comment on dialogue and community building. sophomore Alaa Itani all helped to facilitate group dialogue and different aspects of how food and their religion come together,” “We wanted to bring people together,” said Brian Blosser, the plan the event. Itani, a practicing Muslim, said. The event focused on dialogue surrounding the sustainable production and consumption of food. The dinner of salad and butternut squash and lentil soups was prepared with produce from the Burning Kumquat, the organic student-run garden. Challah for Hunger provided freshly baked bread, and the CSC provided china plates that could be washed and re-used. Maddie Earnest, co-owner of Local Harvest Grocery, Café, and Catering, delivered a keynote speech before the meal. Local Harvest showcases local produce and meat from around Missouri and Illinois, with approximately 50 percent of food coming from within 150 miles of St. Louis. “I think that, regardless of religion, food is something that we can come together on,” Earnest said. Earnest described ways in which omnivores and vegetarians alike can look for sustainably produced food free of chemicals, antibiotics or pesticides. The junction of food with religious pluralism facilitated a lively discussion, featuring topics ranging from positive and negative interfaith experiences to a debate on the merits of keeping kosher. “I think that food can unite all of us,” said Nadeem Siddiqui, the resident district manager of WUSTL Dining Services. “People are people. If you get to know them, then you can do amazing things.” Senior Sylvia Johnson expressed an interest in keeping kosher, though she is not Jewish. Johnson’s motivation stems from observation of a friend’s dietary habits. “I guess it’s the integrity of it,” Johnson said. “To treat something as black and white can be very helpful.” Responses to the event have been nothing but positive. “There are so many negative examples of religions that to have such a positive gathering share religious caring about local food, it’s huge,” said Rebecca Boardman, the pastor at the Lutheran Campus Ministry. Rabinowitz said the event exceeded her expectations. “I just felt like everyone there was really serious and committed to having a respectful and productive dialogue,” she said. The event’s leaders say that, based on the event’s success, more interfaith events will likely follow over the course of the year. “We put evaluation forms for students to fill out, and they were overwhelmingly positive. There was a lot of enthusiasm,” Kastner said. “The language that students used to describe the experience was not ‘program,’ was not ‘event’…but what they think was an initiative. It struck me that there was something more profound about this experience.” Write to Josh Goldman at [email protected]

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There is one Drugs” is that it can’t decide what kind of The “Wall of Sound” certainly remains intact Nowhere in the preview does it even frankly hilarious scene where the undeniably movie it wants to be. It introduces these big, throughout, especially on tracks like “Call Me,” mention that Anne Hathaway’s character, virile Jamie is force-fed Viagra before a three- life-changing questions and then sweeps “Stop the Music” and “I Vibe U,” but instead of Maggie, has early-onset Parkinson’s disease. way, and ends up having to go to the hospital them aside with a few romantic comedy precise, complex harmonies and rhythms, they In fact, at one point it is specifically edited with the dreaded “erection lasting longer clichés. I would be perfectly willing to see just pile on synthesizers, incessantly-thumping so that instead of saying, “You’re on the fast than four hours.” either the light-hearted love story about the beats, snaps, whistles, horns, drums, strings, and track. Six hundred girls dying to discuss sales But the Viagra, the flirting games Jamie guy who has to choose between a perfect doo-wop vocals tacked on for good measure. To techniques. You can’t do that with a sick plays with various receptionists and fellow life with a good career and all the bimbos he make matters much, much worse, the Saunders person holding you back,” Maggie is simply sales reps, the methods he employs to make can bang, and the girl of his dreams; or the sisters’ vocals are grating and desperately saying, “You can’t do that with me holding sure that his drugs are selling better than drama about the guy learning to live with emotive as they croon about nothing (“I vibe you back.” anyone else’s, are all amusing sidebars to the fact that the girl he loves has a terminal you/you vibe me/let’s turn this mother into a Why? Why would the producers of “Love the main drama of the relationship between illness. But “Love and Other Drugs,” while party”), making the finished product somehow and Other Drugs” work so hard to com- Jamie and Maggie. There is some great act- both entertaining and touching at times, fails both boringly forgettable and jarringly tedious. pletely conceal what turns out to be the main ing that goes on between two very attractive to do justice to either story. Maybe the Earth is against you for a reason, premise of the movie? Maybe because they people, and they are even exploring a pretty ladies. know that this premise just isn’t as exciting or interesting question: If you knew that the Write to Nora Long at Write to Hahhah Schwartz at as sexy as love in the time of Viagra. woman you loved was going to slowly lose [email protected] [email protected]