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SOCCER 6 SPORTS, PAGE SMOKING BANS 9 NEWS, PAGE RHYTHMS FOR REBUILDING 8 SCENE, PAGE the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878 Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Vol. 132, No. 30 www.studlife.com Washington University in St. Louis SU voting no longer hosted on WebSTAC All of Treasury, half of Senate up for election MICHELLE MERLIN SENIOR NEWS EDITOR SEATS BY THE NUMBERS Half of the Student Union senators and all of the Treasury BEN GOTTESDIENER | STUDENT LIFE representatives are up for re-elec- Students participate in the national Mix It Up at lunch day, an event that encourages students to meet TREASURY tion Wednesday and Thursday. 20 candidates new people and cross social boundaries. Mix It Up is an annual nationwide event. Student Involvement Students will have to vote on the and Leadership and Connect4 hosted the event this year. Student Union website, su.wustl. 19 open seats edu/vote. In the past, voting took place ARTS & SCIENCES on WebSTAC, but SU chose the (senate) online voting software BigPulse Mix it Up provides 6 candidates to implement the election. “It’s very easy to edit and 7 open seats navigate, and I can quickly get results,” said sophomore free lunch, dialogue BUSINESS Sarah Rubin, the SU election commissioner. (senate) BECKY PRAGER Law Center. The non-profit races and ages sat together. “It allows us to see dif- 2 candidates CONTRIBUTING REPORTER which lays out the main ideas In the hopes of attracting ferent things break down by 1 open seat for the event and suggests activ- more people, the organizers set class, in terms of who’s voting, Students of all different races, ities, but each school puts its out to advertise to as many peo- that we weren’t able to see on backgrounds, ethnicities and own twist on the idea, accord- ple as possible. WebSTAC,” said Cody Katz, the ART sexual orientations gathered at ing to the event’s organizer, “We pretty much told every vice president of public relations. (senate) a luncheon event intended to junior Nikki Desai. single student group, every sin- “It’ll be helpful to see which stu- encourage people to “mix up” The University’s Mix It Up gle freshman floor, every single dents aren’t voting and if we’re 1 candidate their groups by sitting with new was a collaboration between person that we physically, pos- not targeting them in the right 1 open seat people and hopefully breaking Connect 4 and the Student sibly could,” Desai said. way.” down social barriers. Involvement and Leadership Sophomore Camille Young, With the new system, Katz The students went to the Office. one of the organizers of the and Rubin say that there is more ENGINEERING DUC on Tuesday to participate The event was formulated event, said that the more people flexibility in terms of making (senate) in a diversity experiment known to randomize each table: Each they attracted to the event, the last-minute changes. When they 3 candidates as Mix It Up, a national event attendee would walk in, put more diversity and new connec- submitted ballots to WebSTAC, 3 open seats that Washington University has his or her name on a name tag, tions there would be. everything had to be ready a taken a part in for the past two and take a piece of candy from This year’s new feature was week and a half in advance, and years. a big bowl. Each type of candy to serve food from all over St. once the ballot was submitted, no ARCHITECTURE Mix It Up at Lunch Day, corresponded to a table where Louis, which Desai says helps changes could be made. (senate) the national event, is held at the attendee would sit. Food add to the community-unifica- Voting will open at 8 a.m. schools and colleges all over was served buffet style, includ- tion aspect of the day. Wednesday and will close at 5 2 candidates the nation. Last year, more than ing sandwiches, breakfast for Some students who showed p.m. Thursday. 1 open seat 100 University students, faculty lunch, tapas and more. After up didn’t even know what the and staff attended the event. serving themselves, attendees event was for. SEE VOTING, PAGE 2 Organizers hoped to attract would ideally sit down at these “I’m here because someone more people this year by pub- randomly “diversified” tables told me there was free food,” licizing through Facebook and and meet new people whom freshman John Rincon said. e-mail and offering an impres- they normally wouldn’t sit with Event organizers recognized the sive new menu of food from all at lunch. draw of food and even counted MSA hosts fast over St. Louis. There was a line of people on it as a factor to help bring The event was originally cre- going out the door and chatter out more students. ated by Teaching Tolerance, a filled the room. Students and project of the Southern Poverty faculty members of all different SEE MIX IT UP, PAGE 3 to help the hungry ALAN LIU event. She said that the event NEWS EDITOR really helped increase empathy ‘Harry Potter’ hysteria for the people who don’t have More than 200 students, enough food every day. A study professors and community conducted by the United States members fasted Tuesday at Department of Agriculture the Fast-A-Thon hosted by the found that nearly 15 percent of Muslim Students Association. households were food insecure Local businesses agreed to sometime during 2008. donate money for every student “We forget that we do have that fasted to the St. Louis Food malnutrition and we do have Bank. hunger in the United States,” Prior to the event, about 175 Itani said. students signed pledge forms say- The Fast-A-Thon consisted of ing that they would fast between a traditional breaking-of-the-fast sunrise at 7:30 a.m. and sunset ceremony. Afterward, speak- at 5:30 p.m. One hundred twenty ers from Save the Children and people attended a break fast that the St. Louis Food Bank came evening. to speak. Finally, a speaker pre- Taz Ahmed, vice president of sented on the basic tenets of the Muslim Students Association Islam, dispelled myths about the (MSA), said that this event tries religion and answered questions to combine two ideas—helping from the audience. the local community and present- Ahmed said that public percep- ing a positive image of Islam. tion was an especially pertinent “We’re going hungry for one issue today due to the recent day so someone else doesn’t have controversy of Park51, the pro- JOSH GOLDMAN | STUDENT LIFE to,” Ahmed said. posed Muslim community center Alaa Itani was one of the stu- Students line up in the DUC to purchase tickets for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.” Washington SEE FAST, PAGE 3 University rented one theater in the Esquire 7 for the movie’s premiere on Nov. 19. dents who helped organize the CONTACT BY POST CONTACT BY EMAIL CONTACT BY PHONE ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE #1039 [email protected] NEWSROOM 314.935.5995 #330 DANFORTH UNIVERSITY CENTER [email protected] ADVERTISING 314.935.6713 ST. LOUIS, MO 63130-4899 [email protected] FAX 314.935.5938 2 STUDENT LIFE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 theflipside WEDNESDAY 10 WEDNESDAY10 Thursday 11 MOSTLY SUNNY 76 / 55 University Wide Blood Drive Assembly Series: Beyond Bedrooms and Borders Multiple Locations, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Graham Chapel, 5-6 p.m. Students can donate blood or volunteer around campus. NYU professor Jonathan Zimmerman, a historian of Anyone interested in donating blood can sign up ahead American sexual education, will talk about the history of time at communityservice.wustl.edu for a shorter wait. of sexual education around the world, including his The drive is sponsored by the Community Service Offi ce, recent fi ndings about its history in Vietnam. Sponsored THURSDAY 11 in collaboration with the American Red Cross and the by Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society. PARTLY CLOUDY Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. Rhythms for Rebuilding A Cappella Concert 73 / 51 Relay For Life 2011 Kickoff Graham Chapel, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Simon Hall, 7-8 p.m. Ten a cappella groups will perform in Graham Students interested in participating in Relay For Life can Chapel to raise money for the Lemp Neighborhood learn about the basics of Relay, such as how to register, Arts Center’s Orchestrating Diversity program, a free fundraising ideas and how participation furthers the fi ght classical music summer program for underprivileged against cancer. Everyone who attends will receive free St. Louis high school students. Tickets will be sold Nov. cake, and the fi rst fi fty people to arrive will receive a free 8-11 in the DUC, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Nov. 8-10 in Bear’s Relay For Life T-shirt. Den, 6-8 p.m. Tickets cost $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Saturday, Nov. 6 the South 40. The time of the crime p.m. on Nov. 7, and the value of the Larceny—8:54 p.m. was between 1 p.m. on Nov. 5 and jacket is $120. The disposition is In “Campus events use Bob’s A complainant reported two 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 6, and the value pending. Liquor due to accessibility” titanium racquetball rackets of the seat is $20. The disposition is Property damage—5:14 p.m. published on Friday, Nov.