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Stthe h e independentTUDENT newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis LIFE since eighteen seventy-eight Vol. 130 No. 51 www.studlife.com Friday, January 30, 2009 Social work school to debut Students: Brrr, new public health masters

Brittany Farb that they will need in the field. Staff Reporter “One of the more interesting it’s cold in HIGE aspects of our curriculum is a se- ries of intensive seminars where After two years of planning, the students can explore a contempo- Life (ResLife) has provided rooms George Warren Brown School of rary public health issue in depth Space heaters with individual space heaters. Social Work is accepting applica- and work through the issue from ResLife sent an e-mail to resi- tions for its first master of public problem to solution,” Lawlor said. installed in Eliot; dents of Eliot Thursday saying health class. “Some of the proposed topics in- that technicians are coming to the “We have been discussing and clude disaster preparedness and Myers loses hot building to fix the system. preparing for this new degree since response, tobacco and obesity pre- “You will see some workers 2007,” said Edward Lawlor, dean vention and international health.” water from facilities working on the of the School of Social Work and McBride also praised the pro- floor tonight and most likely to- founding director of the Institute gram’s pedagogical approach. morrow as well, and a contractor for Public Health. “It complements “At a time when the public Ben Sales has been out today to look at the the work our faculty, alumni and health and health reform is fore- Senior News Editor overall heating unit for the build- social work students currently do, most on everyone’s minds, Wash- ing,” Residential College Director particularly in the areas of health ington University and the Brown (RCD) Amy Baumgartner wrote in prevention, social policy, health School are poised to offer what Hot air my be coursing through the e-mail. policy and community and mental will be an exciting, new curricu- buildings on the Danforth Cam- An e-mail from the residential health.” lum in public health,” McBride pus, but two dormitories on the advisers (RAs) of Myers regarding Future master of public health said. “Our curriculum will be in- South 40 have found themselves the hot water outages, however, (MPH) students will take a group novative in how our students are with heat deficiencies during the did not propose such solutions. of core courses in behavioral taught, using an interdisciplinary coldest days of the year. “To be perfectly honest guys, health, biostatistics, environmen- approach.” Students in Myers Hall have this might not be a problem that tal health, epidemiology and health After receiving an MPH degree, been out of hot water for periods can be solved,” Myers’ RAs Eric policy and management. graduates go on to a wide range of of several hours at a time since Bragg and Anupam Kumar wrote. “Public health focuses on such careers at a variety of organiza- late last semester, and students “We are talking with maintenance major topics such as HIV/AIDS, tions. there say that the cold-water pe- and our RCD about how to fix it. obesity and diabetes, cancer pre- “The MPH degree is designed riods have increased since the Please just hang tight and we will vention, tobacco control, asthma, to give students the skills needed beginning of this semester, high- try to get it figured out. Everybody health literacy reform and dispari- to advance the health of specific lighted by an 18-hour break in hot is having the same issue.” ties and Medicare and Medicaid populations and communities,” water during Martin Luther King, Bragg said that he had notified policy,” said Timothy McBride, Lawlor said. “People with this de- Jr. Day weekend. ResLife about the problem in De- professor and associate dean for gree go on to a number of different Students in Eliot House have cember but has not seen any tan- public health at the Brown School. careers, including leadership roles also had to brave the cold, as their gible response, even as the issues

“These are some of the most urgent in the public and private sector DANIEL EICHOLTZ | STUDENT LIFE central heating system has not increase. and fascinating topics of the day.” organizations that aim to address been able to accommodate their “We submitted maintenance The program will also give stu- The Brown School of Social Work is now accepting applications for the new heating demands. To rectify the dents vital problem-solving skills See MPH, page 3 master of public health program. problem, the Office of Residential See HIGE, page 3 S40 RAs get memory WATCH OUT FOR THAT SNOWBA-! foam mattresses

Dan Woznica tween five and 10 years. Staff Reporter The University’s current mat- tresses, however, have only been in place about two to three years. Sleeping arrangements for resi- “With sustainability and things dential advisers on the South 40 like that, it’s just not a good mod- underwent a comfortable change el,” Wagganer said. last week when the Official of Res- Wagganer said that memory idential Life replaced their mat- foam mattresses, though more ex- tresses with ones made of memory pensive, can last as long as 10 to foam. 20 years. The new mattresses are part of “Depending on the quality and a trial program that the Office of quantity, it goes up in price,” he Residential Life (ResLife) is con- said. ducting as it considers future bed- Reception to the memory foam ding possibilities. has been positive among residen- “We’re just trying different tial advisers. mattress options,” said Scott Wag- “It’s more comfortable,” said ganer, facility and service coordi- senior Sean Flanagan, a residential nator at Residential Life. adviser (RA) on Lee 2. “It prob- Wagganer said the mattress tri- ably depends on the person, but I al comes in response to problems like it.” with the mattresses already in use Flanagan was one of about 100 in residential housing. RAs on the South 40 who received “The mattresses we have are a new mattress last week. not holding up or giving us the life RAs were given the choice of that we need,” Wagganer said. opting out of the trial program. MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE According to Wagganer, dorm Students dropped their homework on Tuesday night to participate in a spontaneous snowball fi ght on the Swamp. More than 25 students took advantage of mattresses should ideally last be- See RAs, page 3 the six inches of snow that fell on campus. Eating challah at Wash. U. helps others too

is to have its chapters sell challah “I think that’s really nice be- gether to decide on the best way Lauren Olens and raise not only money but also cause we’re not just thinking about to go about starting the program Staff Reporter awareness of charities. Half of the international concerns but we’re on campus. The two leaders have money that each chapter raises also thinking about local con- taken the program and run with it goes to American Jewish World cerns,” Shaffer said. “There’s a lot once we worked out the details,” This Friday, some students will Services Sudan Relief Fund. to do at home as well as abroad.” Jessica Litwack, Hillel Jewish be preparing for the Jewish day of “This is a community service Freshmen Hannah Rabinowitz Campus Life Coordinator, said. rest by selling bread and raising project that combines giving funds and Hannah Shaffer have worked JSU then helped the leaders funds to fed the hungry. to charity with trying to spread hard this year to establish this start the program, lending them Their group, Challah for Hun- the word about what’s going in program on campus. Rabinowitz, the necessary money to start Wash. ger, sells the traditional loaves eat- Darfur,” said Hannah Shaffer, co- co-president of the chapter, took U.’s Challah for Hunger chapter. en at Friday night Shabbat Dinner president of Challah for Hunger. interest in this program when she “Our JSU has been a lot more and donates the money to Jewish The other half of the proceeds was looking at schools, and upon supportive than any other one charities. go to an organization of each arriving on campus, found out that for a Challah for Hunger chapter. Challah for Hunger started in chapter’s choice. The Wash. U. the Jewish Student Union (JSU) Anything we need help with they 2006 at Scripps College in Cali- chapter elected to send their pro- wanted someone to start a chapter help,” Rabinowitz said. fornia and now exists at more than ceeds to the Kornblu food pantry on campus. Even though this program just 15 colleges nationwide. The Uni- in St. Louis. The group selected “Both I and the two leaders of recent started at the University, it

SAM GUZIK | STUDENT LIFE versity’s chapter was established this organization so that Challah Challah for Hunger separate from has already proven to be success- this year. for Hunger could also make an im- each other wanted to start this ini- Freshmen Hannah Shaffer and Elana Nemitoff prepare challah in Mudd The object of the organization pact locally. tiative at Wash. U. We worked to- Kitchen on Thursday night. The challah will be sold today in the DUC. See CHALLAH, page 3 ® One Brookings Drive #1039 Newsroom: (314) 935-5995 Editor: [email protected] Please #330 Danforth University Center Advertising: (314) 935-6713 News: [email protected] www.studlife.com St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 Fax: (314) 935-5938 Calendar: [email protected] Recycle 2 STUDENT LIFE | NEWS News Editor / Ben Sales / [email protected] FRIDAY | JANUARY 30, 2009

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Partly Cloudy Sunny Partly Cloudy High 30 High 45 High 43 THE FLIPSIDE Low 22 Low 32 Low 25 eventcalendar Campus International (cont.) Recipients of Gephardt Institute grants revealed French strike due to nervous economy The Community-Based Teaching and Learning Faculty Grants from With French unemployment rates expected to reach 10 percent the Gephardt Institute for Public Service have been announced. this coming year, many citizens of France are demanding that FRIDAY 30 The program promotes a connection between academic learning President Sarkozy stop focusing on cutting costs and instead work and service activities. The grants offer funding to support curriculum on protecting jobs. development expenses. The most visible demonstrations of these demands was a strike. The All-Campus Internship & Job Career Fair The recipients of the grants are Jeanenne M. Dallas, instructor of The unions approximate that more than 2.5 million workers at- Athletic Complex Field House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. occupational therapy at the School of Medicine; Joachim Faust, lectur- tended the strike, but police think there were only 1 million work- Looking for a job or internship? Be sure er in linguistics in Arts & Sciences; Guy Genin, associate professor of ers present. to attend the Career Fair, where more than mechanical, aerospace and structural engineering; Judi McLean Parks, The strikes disrupted transport services, including trains in 85 companies will be searching for job candidates. the Reuben C. and Anne Carpenter Taylor Professor of Organizational Paris and the Orly airport, as well as schools, hospitals and post Behavior at the Olin Business School; Jodi Polzin, visiting assistant pro- offi ces. fessor in the School of Architecture; Ruth Clark, assistant professor of Sarkozy has decided to respond and will meet with many busi- Suspicious of Whistlers performance physical therapy at the School of Medicine; and Victoria May, assistant ness leaders and union groups next month to determine a mutu- Labsci 300, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. dean for science outreach in Arts & Sciences. (Kelly Fahy) ally benefi cial response to the economic crisis. (Lauren Olens) It’s Suspicious of Whistlers’ fi rst performance of spring semester. See the group as they improvise in this free show. National End to world hunger in sight?

news briefs University of California-Davis Professor Pamela Ronald and her Sticky situation in salmonella scare research team have made a discovery that may change the world. The researchers have dedicated a decade of work to a project The Peanut Corporation of America, located in Georgia, has recalled that has fi nally come to fruition: They have discovered a rice strain more products, including those produced as far back as January 2007. capable of surviving fl oods for up to 17 days. The typical rice strain SATURDAY 31 Salmonella in their products caused eight deaths and more than dies after three days in such conditions. 400 illnesses, mostly in children. The team used a technique known as precision breeding, which Initial tests concluded that products in the factory contained salmo- has proven successful in improving the fl ood-resistant ability of Lunar New Year Festival nella. They suspect substances were retested and found to be salmo- typical rice strains. Edison Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday Come watch the performance, accenting different nella-free, but nothing was done to clean the factory in the meantime. Less developed countries currently lose signifi cant amounts of Asian cultures, as we celebrate the Lunar New The factory had mold growing on its ceilings and walls, holes that rice to fl ooding each year. The research team expects the fl ood- Year and the Year of the Ox. allowed easy rodent access to the factory and other health concerns. resistant rice to be available to farmers in less developed countries Additionally, the manufactured product was not kept away from the within two years. (Kelly Fahy) raw product, meaning the factory should not have been allowed to pro- duce peanut butter at all. (Lauren Olens)

SUNDAY 1 International policebeat Super Bowl NBC, 6 p.m. Make sure to watch the Arizona Cardinals Somali pirates strike yet again and the Pittsburgh Steelers compete in the 43rd Super Bowl. Or just watch Bruce On Thursday, Somali pirates seized a German ship, making this LARCENY—Jan. 27, 2009, 11:53 a.m. ID card which was then deactivated Springsteen play in the halftime show. their third capture of the year thus far. The capture occurred in the Location: PARKING LOT #4 Disposition: Cleared. Gulf of Aden, now recognized as one of the most pirate-ridden parts Summary: Complainant reported his of the world. license tabs were stolen. A suspect was TRESPASSING—Jan. 28, 2009, 11:20 taken into custody for stealing license a.m. Last year, the Somali pirates stole approximately $50 million in tabs on Jan. 22. Location: ATHLETIC COMPLEX money an goods. Many worry that the pirates’ continued aggression Disposition: Pending further Summary: Suspicious person call could bring result in a higher total this year. investigation. resulted in the arrest of a subject who (Kelly Fahy and Lauren Olens) had previously been warned about being TRESPASSING—Jan. 27, 2009, 1:42 on campus. Subject was released on a a.m. citation. Location: MALLINCKRODT CENTER Disposition: Cleared by arrest. Summary: Offi cers responded on a report of a suspicious subject in a lower LOST ARTICLE—Jan 29, 2009, 12:35 level restroom. Subject was identifi ed as a.m. having previously been warned against Location: UNDESIGNATED AREA being on the property. OFF CAMPUS Disposition: Cleared by arrest. Summary: Wash. U. student lost her cell phone on the MetroLink and an unknown LOST ARTICLE—Jan 28, 2009, 1:22 subject found the phone, volunteering a.m. to return it for a reward. Disposition: Location : POLICE DEPARTMENT Pending. Summary: Complainant reported a lost

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You look at some activities that are mandatory Similar to rules on other cam- www.studlife.com Continuing the upward trend on the sorority recruitment process women’s recruitment and they’re for people to go to, but because the puses, prospective members are Copyright 2008 of the past several years, fraternity and is successful because it does required to go to every chapter, you event aren’t sit down and talk, it’s not allowed to drink alcohol with and sorority recruitment saw un- not compete with classes, other couldn’t possibly do that with the more like ‘Hey, come play laser tag fraternity or sorority members, and Editor in Chief: Sam Guzik precedented numbers this year. group meetings, or campus events 12 fraternities here on campus,” Ya- with us,’ generally people are ex- exchanging gifts is prohibited. Associate Editor: Indu Chandrasekhar Washington University’s 12 that take place during the semes- sinow said. “I like the fact that it’s cited and they’ll make time for it,” Morlan wrote that the WPA de- Managing Editors: David Song, Brian fraternities and seven sororities all ter,” Beasley wrote. open and during the school week as Yasinow said. veloped the rules with the guidance Stitt, Trisha Wolf recruit new members in the spring Women who were not able to opposed to coming in early.” The trend in men’s recruitment of the Greek Life Offi ce (GLO) Senior News Editor: Ben Sales and, this year, hundreds of students return to campus before the start Yasinow added that having men is the same as that for women’s and National Panhellenic Council. Senior Forum Editor: Jill Strominger Senior Sports Editor: Joshua Goldman recruitment with more people ex- WPA enforces the rules through its turned out for both men’s and wom- of classes for recruitment but were return early for recruitment could Senior Scene Editor: Shayna Makaron en’s recruitment activities. still interested in joining a sorority deter some from wanting to partici- pressing interest each year, accord- judicial process. Senior Cadenza Editor: Cecilia Razak According to junior Michelle had a unique opportunity this year pate and that having the activities ing to Yasinow. Men’s recruitment follows simi- Senior Photo Editor: Evan Wiskup Beasley, former president of the because AOII conducted its recruit- after classes allows chapters to get “Numbers for fraternity rush I lar rules that are determined by the Senior Graphics Editor: Mike Hirshon Women’s Panhellenic Association ing in January, after classes started. an idea of who would be likely to believe have been going up in re- Interfraternity Council. News Editors: Puneet Kollipara, Perry (WPA), more than 300 women reg- AOII did not recruit at the join the fraternity. cent years and each chapter has According to Morlan, while Stein, John Scott istered for 2009 formal recruitment, same time as the other six sororites “You’re looking for guys who their own goals. As far as the way GLO assists by guiding the process Forum Editors: Tess Croner, Bill Hoff- more than any previous year. and has held colonization events are willing to prioritize your frater- rush has gone so far this year, it has if needed, it is the chapters that de- man, Aditya Sarvesh, Dennis Sweeney, In addition, more are expected throughout January to recruit new nity, and rush is very noncommit- been a lot easier to get people in termine how recruitment is struc- Tricia Wittig Cadenza Editors: Steve Hardy, to participate in recruitment for members; on Thursday, AOII ex- tal, but you make time for things the house and to events,” Yasinow tured through the WPA. Stephanie Spera Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII), the Uni- tended bids to more than 60 stu- that you want to do. Because in said. “It really is WPA that is driving Scene Editors: Brooke Genkin, Lana versity’s newest sorority. dents of all classes. general men’s rush is a lot of fun Both fraternity and sorority re- the entire process and because each Goldsmith, Paula Lauris Beasley wrote in an e-mail to Junior Adam Yasinow, recruit- events, you’re going to make time cruitment are guided by sets of reg- individual chapter has a delegate Sports Editors: Scott Drattell, Alex Student Life that having sorority ment chair for the Tau Kappa Ep- as a freshman to go to these events, ulations that apply to each chapter. that serves on WPA that means that Dropkin recruitment before students return silon fraternity (TKE), said that so it’s really not too much of a com- Coordinator for Chapter Devel- it is actually all of our chapters that Photo Editors: Matt Lanter, Lily for the spring semester keeps the holding fraternity recruitment dur- petition,” Yasinow said. opment Lucy Morlan wrote in an put these events on by working to- Schorr, Jenny Shao recruitment process from compet- ing the semester is a different ex- Yasinow said that recruitment e-mail that in order to participate gether,” Morlan wrote. Online Editor: Scott Bressler Design Chief: Dennis Sweeney Design Editors: Nicole Dankner, Brit- tany Meyer, Zoë Scharf, Copy Chief: Brian Krigsher Copy Editors: Robyn Husa, Nora Long, Lauren Nolte, Caro Peguero HIGE from page 1 RAs from page 1 Designers: Mia Feitel, Evan Freedman, Susan Hall, Katrina Jongman-Sereno, requests that, to be honest, I don’t “I’ve been on the 40 all four Those who chose to participate Laura Kornhauser, Courtney LeGates, even know if anyone answered or years and this is the first time I’ve had their beds removed by stu- Ashley Nault, Joe Rigodanzo, Eric not,” he said. “In the past couple experienced anything like this,” he dent workers between Tuesday Rosenbaum, Katie Sadow, Michael of weeks it’s been so sporadic and said. “It never happened in Beau- and Thursday of last week. Yang, Kim Yeh Staff Manager: Willie Mendelson problematic for everybody that ev- mont.” “We chose the RAs because it erybody started sending me lots of While students in Eliot, by was just easier,” Wagganer said. General Manager: Andrew O’Dell e-mails.” contrast, have said that the space “We could monitor what rooms Advertising Manager: Sara Judd Bragg’s and Kumar’s e-mail heaters have offset the breakdown had them.” advises students to “shower at in the heating system, those may According to Wagganer, the Copyright 2008 Washington University Student random times throughout the day be prone to problems. Freshman RAs’ used mattresses were put Media, Inc. (WUSMI). Student Life is the fi nan- when not many other people are Tom Shull’s space heater broke into storage after removal. cially and editorially independent, student-run newspaper serving the Washington University showering.” last week. He said that the heat has “They’re going to be reused community. First copy of each publication is free; all additional copies are 50 cents. Subscriptions Some residents of Myers are been broken for weeks. and recycled in our buildings,” may be purchased for $99.00 by calling losing patience with the mainte- “The suite across the hall had he said. (314) 935-6713. nance staff, saying that the limited dropped to the 50s by time they According to Wagganer, the Student Life is a publication of WUSMI and does availability of hot water has af- got the space heaters,” he said. “I same protocol would be followed not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of the Washington University administra- fected their schedules. understand that there’s going to be again later if the University chose tion, faculty or students. All Student Life articles, “It’s getting very inconvenient problems like that, but it would be to provide memory foam to all photos and graphics are the property of WUSMI and may not be reproduced or published without for us—we have to schedule our nice if stuff could be fixed in a de- students living in residential the express written consent of the General Man- ager. Pictures and graphics printed in Student time around taking a shower,” cent amount of time.” housing. Life are available for purchase; e-mail editor@ sophomore Dan Caldera, a resident As residents wait for their heat “They would be donated or studlife.com for more information. Student Life reserves the right to edit all submissions for style, of Myers 2, said. “I’m not sure ex- to return, Bragg says that the best recycled,” Wagganer said. “They grammar, length and accuracy. The intent of sub- actly what ResLife is doing about solution is to cope with the situa- wouldn’t just get thrown into missions will not be altered. Student Life reserves the right not to publish all submissions. it, if anything.” tion as it is. landfills.” If you’d like to place an ad, please contact the Senior Robert Sweatt, Cal- “Obviously everybody wants Regarding the possibility of a Advertising Department at (314) 935-6713. dera’s roommate, said that he has hot water. I want it too,” he said. campus-wide switch to memory If you wish to report an error or request never experienced this problem “If you shower at one o’clock foam, Wagganer said that ResLife a clarifi cation, e-mail [email protected]. during his four years of living on in the afternoon or late at night will wait until results from the EVAN WISKUP | STUDENT LIFE the South 40, though he has lived there’s hot water, because nobody trial program have been collected Ayesha Saied, one of the RAs of the Dauten dorm, shows off her new in an old dormitory before. else is taking any of it.” and further analyzed. mattress. Furthermore, says Wagganer, the mattress exchange would be a decision will be based on student switch. gradual one. feedback. “I don’t think it’s a bad thing “Whatever mattress we would “There’s a lot of decisions that if they upgrade the beds,” Ro- decide to go with would be phased have to be made,” he said. “You driguez said. “The only problem in,” he said. “It wouldn’t be just a guys drive a lot of it.” I would have with it would be if MPH from page 1 total changeover. We have a fur- Senior Michael Rodriguez, the beds were expensive enough niture model that we follow.” who lives in Millbrook, said he is that they affected the University’s such challenges as HIV/AIDS, di- Blank said. “It was packed and I As for how soon residents can open to the idea of new memory finances after it’s lost 25 percent abetes, obesity, cancer prevention think that everyone was really in- expect this potential phase-in, foam mattresses but is concerned of its endowment.” or health policy.” terested in it and now there are a Wagganer said that much of the about the implications of the McBride and Lawlor were in- lot of people asking about it. There volved in the two-year planning is a lot of interest in public health process. According to McBride, on campus.” many factors must be considered At this point, the Brown School before offering an academic pro- is planning to enroll approximate- gram such as this at a major uni- ly 50 students in their first year Your ticket to everything versity. class. Wash. U. “The faculty and administrators “The admissions team is work- have to work on planning out the ing to educate current and pro- courses and how to structure the spective students about our pro- program,” McBride said. “Atten- gram,” Lawlor said. “We want to www.studlife.com tion also has to be paid to planning make sure our new students have for recruiting and admitting stu- a positive experience with our new dents, and how to serve them once program and with the University they arrive. There are a great deal overall.” of things to consider.” The Brown School will host a Although undergraduates have special half-day “Focus on MPH” had the opportunity to minor in event on Feb. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to public health for several years, the 1:30 p.m. in Brown Hall lounge. program’s founders felt that there More information about the was a growing need to offer an program is available at www. MPH program. gwbweb.wustl.edu/Admissions/ “Introduction to Public Health MPH/Pages/MPHLanding.aspx. was a great class,” junior Evan

CHALLAH from page 1 ful. and how excited everyone is to “Aside from a few yeast glitch- hear about it,” Rabinowitz said. es, we’ve been pretty successful,” Additionally, the Wash. U. Shaffer said. community seems quite enthusias- The group has sold challah for tic about this new organization. the last two weeks, selling out both “We’ve both been really sur- times. prised about how positive the So far they have sold challah in reception has been just because plain, chocolate, cinnamon sugar there’s so many things to do on and chocolate cinnamon sugar campus and it’s amazing to me flavors, costing four to six dollars how excited people are about the each depending on the flavor. project,” Shaffer said. Rabinowitz and Shaffer said Needless to say, Challah for they are even thinking of trying a Hunger is an immense amount of new flavored challah—jalapeño. work for Rabinowitz and Shaf- Baked in Park-Mudd each fer. They go shopping for the in- week, the challah are kosher and gredients, make the dough, knead parve—meaning that they contain the dough, bake the challah, set no dairy or meat. The kitchens are up shifts to sell it and place fliers cleaned each time before the chal- around campus. lah are baked. “It’s more work than I could By the end of the semester, the have ever imagined, but it’s so group is expecting to raise 200 to much fun,” Shaffer said. 300 dollars each week, donating Anyone who is interested in $1000 to their charity. volunteering for the organization Eli Winkelman, the founder of should e-mail washu@challahfor- Challah for Hunger, is impressed hunger.org. with the chapter’s early success. The group will be selling chal- “Every time I talk to [Winkel- lah in the DUC from 11 a.m. to 1 man] she’s really shocked by how p.m. on Friday. we’ve made, how much we’ve sold 4 STUDENT LIFE | FORUM Forum Editor / Jill Strominger / [email protected] FRIDAY | JANUARY 30, 2009

FORUMSTAFF EDITORIAL Risky ResLife response to dorm problems business inadequate ceiving and measuring danger. When I’m taking off in a plane, my palms hen comparing they prove that ResLife is willing Equally shocking is the treat- hot water starting before winter are sweating and my mind is silently housing prices, it is to violate its own policies in order ment of the hot water problem in break. This kind of passiveness racing with prayers and pleadings, clear that Residen- to save money and defl ect guilt. Myers Hall. The dorm has lost hot exhibited by ResLife is unaccept- but my fear is irrational (and I know tial Life housing ResLife policy states that any water almost daily since before able. ResLife professes to have it). Sometimes I get frustrated with Wcosts signifi cantly more than an appliance with open-coil heating winter break, with the furnace quality maintenance staff that myself—the world offers me so off-campus apartment. While the elements is forbidden in dorm becoming less and less reliable. responds rapidly to arising issues, many terrifying and very real things added cost comes with benefi ts rooms. This includes toasters, Hot water has been unavailable for yet the Myers hot water has yet to be afraid of, but here I am, stuck such as basic furniture, utilities, space heaters, hot plates and, by periods as long as 14 hours, and to be fi xed, while a short-term, shaking in my boots for all the wrong housekeeping and emergency extension of this policy, halogen while Myers has not lost hot water hypocritical fi x has been employed reasons. I wonder how many times maintenance, recent actions by lamps. These appliances are all since Tuesday morning, residents for the heat on Eliot 3. I’ve been held back avoiding some the Offi ce of Residential Life outlawed due to fi re risk, and for are just awaiting the inevitable. Given the fact that one Myers risk that wasn’t even that risky in the (ResLife) have called into ques- good reason. All of them, espe- Numerous complaints were issued suite costs $46,148 per year for fi rst place. tion its effectiveness, dedication cially space heaters, cause many to ResLife about the sporadic hot its residents, and a double room That’s where risk assessment to quality and sense of caring for deaths and injuries yearly due to water, but according to the Myers in Elliot costs $18,492, ResLife Tess Croner before risk avoidance becomes Washington University housing. their propensity to catalyze fi res; maintenance staff, the staff was must be held accountable for fi x- Forum Editor important. I feel like we should try to Eliot House, rebuilt for the while newer space heaters have initially instructed to simply reset ing problems that occur and for understand and quantify risk before 2005-2006 school year, is already smaller coils, they still pose this the boiler whenever the hot water building fully-functional dorms. ’m not typically a religious we take great leaps to avoid it. Of dated thanks to a careless over- risk. Furthermore, many space died. As a result, the ever-weak- We must ask if ResLife has its person, but I always pray on course, this is easier said than done; sight. Residents on the third fl oor heaters emit a small but not insig- ening boiler continues to leave priorities in line, since the beauti- planes. It’s usually a combina- the other day, my roommate and I complained about the lack of heat nifi cant amount of carbon monox- Myers residents without hot water ful edifi ces and plush common tion of begging for some kind were trapped in the back hallway their units provided, a complaint to ide, causing many individuals to for longer and longer increments room decorations that grace all of I divine protection and making a of our apartment because a fuzzy which ResLife responded by issu- open windows a crack when using of time, a problem which, accord- new dorms are downright wasteful case for my value as a human be- gray spider was chilling on the ing each room a space heater, since them. Since ResLife is very aware ing to Myers’ residential advisers, unless the basic essentials, such ing. I’ve long since ceased making kitchen countertop. At the time, the the heating units on the fl oor were of these risks and has policies to “might not be a problem that can as heat and hot water, are fully promises that I can’t or won’t keep— perceived risks of approaching and too small to provide suffi cient mitigate them, it is shocking that be solved.” functional and any problems are the failed middle school pledge to squashing said spider were far too heat. While space heaters in rooms ResLife has acted so hypocritically Heat technicians were on addressed quickly and profession- diligently practice my French horn much to bear. Objectivity and fear have added the necessary heat, in solving the Eliot heat problem. campus Thursday, but Myers lost ally. could have backfi red big time (I often fail to go hand in hand. hear divine retribution can be nasty). Arachnids aside, avoidance usu- I’m not sure what it is about planes ally (and unnecessarily) just holds us that compels me to plead with the back. I’m so often afraid of things I IAN ROSS EDITORIAL CARTOON higher powers. Perhaps it’s feeling can’t control, and at the same time I so entirely helpless, so at the mercy want so badly to be able to control of things outside of my control. My those fears. (Yes, I have a control attempts to wrangle with the forces issue or two). Over time, I’ve con- that be are, in my mind, my own structed my own ideas about what’s small means of risk aversion. I’m a risky and what’s safe. Sticking so girl who covers her bases (especially rigidly to these impressions created at 30,000 feet). by fear has, at times, made me feel So when I was fl ying home justifi ed in sitting out on new experi- through the snowstorm a few nights ences that are a few steps (or more) ago, I got to thinking about risk. outside my comfort zone. I for one Sometimes it feels like a big chunk am ready to reassess the risks in my of my life is spent in some form of life. I’d like to expand my horizons risk avoidance. And yet, the things a centimeter or two. Maybe it’s time that scare me most (plane travel) are for some (relatively) risky business. only a fraction as risky as everyday things like driving a car or breathing Tess is a senior in Arts and Sciences. She in the cigarette fumes at Blue Hill. can be reached via email at tesscroner@ Apparently I’m not that great at per- gmail.com. The criminilization of success

Philip Christofanelli is wrong to win big, and it is horrible Staff Columnist to lose. Neither of these statements is true, yet they have permeated American society and threatened the very ideals on which our nation arlier this week, I was was founded. In a capitalist system, saddened to read a story risk and effort are and should be concerning a girls’ basket- rewarded. Victories, especially large ball team in Texas. Though ones, are the proper reward for the I E typically write about political top- time invested in preparing for a Why I will never join ics, I found this cultural story to be particular endeavor. Conversely, representative of a broader trend in failure is punished, though in a America that needs to be addressed. benefi cial way. Failure allows people While I disagree with the reasons to recognize the ways in which they why Phil Gramm called the United have poorly invested their resources. States “a nation of whiners,” he may Only from failure can people learn Facebook have been on to a greater truth. It how to better themselves and more seems as if no one is allowed to lose thoughtfully prepare for future at- in America anymore. Furthermore, tempts. Disrupting this system risks Heather Kryczka their pictures and comments. Be- reinforces social pressures and similarly masks the user behind those who are successful are often obscuring the effi ciencies in human Staff Columnist cause Facebook users judge their develops a middle school concept his/her desired traits. cast as insensitive and greedy. No action and camoufl aging unwise “friends” by their profiles, they of popularity. The problem with this simu- longer are people allowed to reap practices as prudent. correctly assume that they will be Facebook was designed based lated existence is that it is not ful- the benefi ts of their hard work and In a world where poorly-managed s one of the few judged in return. This leads to self on the idea that people could cre- filling or productive. Facebook, practice for fear that they may offend companies are bailed out, success- remaining college consciousness and obsession over ate alternative personas to present as a distraction for users to avoid those less prepared to compete. ful entrepreneurs are prosecuted for students on the planet the profile. While these attributes ideal versions of themselves reconciling with their true identi- In a recent high school basketball driving out competition, wealthy to resist joining Face- vary in degrees between users, the to the world. Apparently, this ties, is just another demonstra- game, the Covenant School defeated individuals are penalized by progres- book, A I am frequently harassed clear effects become obvious in disguise is in high demand. Hid- tion of our desensitized mindsets Dallas Academy 100-0. After the sive income taxes, savers are robbed by others who want me to make the too-frequent situations where ing behind their profiles, people as products of our technically victory, the administrator of the Cov- through infl ation, and spenders are a profile. The more times I hear someone begins taking pictures can physically alter their page to complicated, yet emotionally sim- enant School, Kyle Queal, called the padded by retiring on public aid, it is it, the more unwilling I am to and spontaneously interjects, create a masked identity based on plistic, commodity-driven society. win “shameful” and an “embarrass- clear that success has become treason comply. Admittedly, I cannot “OMG I have the perfect name social pressures that define how Facebook offers a distraction ment.” Queal forced the students to in an empire of mediocrity. Mistakes speak from personal experience, for this album!” At this point, the they should be perceived. Not from real life: Instead of deal- forfeit their victory and then went on are no longer learning experiences, as I have never had a Facebook pressure to compile the perfect only does this inhibit individual- ing with reality, Facebook users to fi re the head coach of the team for but rather misfortunes to be avoided account. However, as I acknowl- profile image spills over from ity, but it also sucks users into a prefer an addictive time waster allowing such a “dishonorable” win at all costs. It is no longer understood edge my own bias, I will offer the online façade to real life: An world where they are living point- that allows them an escape. It is a to occur. According to the adminis- that both uninhibited victory and an underrepresented opinion on addiction is evident, as the user lessly through an intermediary. shallow distraction from analyz- trator, the coach should have ended failure are essential parts of a bal- Facebook’s detrimental social cannot help but exclaim how he/ Similarly, addictive online games ing real issues, as well as a great the game prematurely once it was anced system. So long as this reality value. she will portray his/her real life like World of Warcraft allow gam- procrastination tool. recognized that the opponent lacked is ignored, our future advancement My primary issue with Fa- experience in the online realm. ers to build false social networks Some argue that Facebook any chance of success. will remain in doubt. cebook is that it perpetuates a Facebook also encourages people and alternative identities in order offers a good strategy to stay in In this situation, an unfortunate mindset that values appearances to center views of themselves to deny their true personalities. touch with high school friends. lesson was taught to both the win- Philip is a freshman in Arts and Sci- above content. Undeniably, the relative to their conceptions of While a Facebook profile does not If that means stalking what these ning and losing team. The message ences. He can be reached via email at Facebook profile presents a dis- their peers. Comparing users’ provide an alter-ego to the extent sent by Queal’s actions was clear: It [email protected]. torted image of the user based on friend counts and comments that World of Warcraft does, it See KRYCZKA, page 5

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Chase Sackett Senate does and how to utilize Sen- Op-Ed Submission ate to express their concerns. We should not be viewed as a mysteri- ous entity making decisions and ast week, Student Union recommendations, isolated from Senate launched its the student body. A primary goal renewed efforts to con- of Outreach Week was to build the nect with the student connection between Senate and the body L through Senate Outreach student body, and we’re still work- Week. The week included tabling, ing hard to improve that relation- personal senator e-mails, a South ship. Throughout this semester, we 40 construction forum in the DUC will be using new, more structured and, most importantly, active efforts ways to connect with students. to gather student input on a wide These include monthly personal range of issues. We discovered that senator e-mails, efforts to reach students want everything from im- out through the separate academic provements in campus security, to schools, and increased transpar- more sustainability efforts from the ency through the new SU Web site, administration akin to the bottled where senators are blogging about water ban, to bringing sesame ongoing projects and meetings with chicken and mashed potatoes back administrators. Senators truly want to the DUC. To everyone who took to hear your input, and we want to part, thank you for responding so focus on the issues that you care enthusiastically and showing us about. The more we hear from stu- how much you care about Wash. U. dents, the more accurately we can In total, we gathered more than 200 advocate on your behalf. specifi c suggestions that we will use Over the semester, respond to a to determine our priorities for this personal e-mail from your senator. semester and beyond. Tell the person wearing that maroon However, the process has only SU Senate T-shirt what food you’d just begun. Even though Outreach rather have in the DUC. Comment Week has now passed, it is critical on blog posts on the SU Web site that the dialogue between Sen- regarding the proposed changes ate and students remains open. As to executive committees, which senators, our role is to ensure that include groups like KWUR and the administration implements Team 31. Come to our meetings and policies that students want. We meet participate in our discussions (every frequently with a wide array of ad- Wednesday at 9 p.m. in DUC 276). ministrators and strongly infl uence Take a small amount of time to give their decisions on a range of issues, us your opinion, and you can play from academic affairs to dining. For a critical role in making Wash. U. SNOW POWERS | STUDENT LIFE example, Senate has played a major better for everyone. With your help, role in the recent bottled water ban, we can more effectively implement the changes to the kosher meal plan, the changes that you want and make and the forthcoming Arts & Sci- Senate a more representative ad- Brian Price intervention, yet exited with the the United States and strength- to exonerate George W. Bush. ences alumni mentoring program. vocate for the student body. Senate Staff Columnist country engaged in two wars. He, ened the resolve of the country’s While I view attempts by ultra- While we have been very suc- should be your voice. Both students along with his cronies, helped enemies. liberals to press criminal charges cessful during the past year, we and their senators can work together create a domestic and foreign There have, of course, been against Bush and his inner circle have not fulfi lled one of our most to make that happen.

f you didn’t know any perception of the United States more absolute failures. No one as nothing more than publicity- important responsibilities: actively better, you’d think you government as both corrupt and can possibly look at the economy driven nonsense, the former presi- gauging what the students want and were watching a basketball inept. Based on this, it would and say that it hasn’t gotten dent and those around him did set ensuring we make those things hap- AJ is a freshman in Arts and Sciences. He game in which the oppos- seem that were we to close the significantly worse under Bush’s a number of harmful precedents pen. A major reason that the three of can be reached via email at as undar@ Iing team’s best player had just books now and officially declare watch, yet in time perhaps new for obedience (or rather lack of us became senators was a desire to wustl.edu. fouled out. The crowd jeered the Bush’s impact on history to be factors not in his control may it) toward the Constitution. Any make students more aware of what hated enemy while harshly telling finished, it could very well be come to the forefront as respon- leader who makes radical and him to go home, and upon his that he was, in fact, the worst sible for the collapse. And what if often unauthorized alterations to exit, mockingly serenaded him president America has ever had, the Obama administration doesn’t a more than 200-year-old code LETTER TO THE EDITOR with “Nah nah nah nah, hey hey, and one of the worst leaders the of conduct is certain to go down good-bye.” He left the city de- world has ever seen. “ in history, and the fact that so feated, ears filled with the sound But history’s a funny thing, many of these actions resulted of endless applause for his rival. and over time the villain is in disaster makes it practically Upon returning home, loyal fans vindicated or the hero made into But history’s a funny impossible for the Bush adminis- assured him that he had played a the goat. Consider not so long tration to be seen as anything but Snow way! good game—it was the officiat- ago, when Bush’s response to the thing, and over time a failure. ing that had been bad, the crowd attacks of September 11 gar- the villain is vindi- Someday people may change Dear Editor, naturally biased against him. The nered him the highest approval their minds and decide that President—the former Presi- rating since the Gallup Poll was cated or the hero made George W. Bush was not in fact The director of St. Louis City Streets has asked the residents of St. dent—nodded his head, agreeing introduced. He was hailed as the a complete and total failure. He Louis to stay home: The roads are packed with snow, and plows have, with them as he confidently told liberator who freed the Afghani into the goat. may one day be seen as only at best, managed to keep the interstates mostly drivable. The rest of himself that in time people would people from the authoritarian a qualified failure or a misun- St. Louis, especially South City, is snowed in. “ Every other educational institution has, reasonably and rightly, realize they had made a mistake. rule of the Taliban and everyone derstood victim of a myriad of In time they would come to ap- was certain it would only be a factors beyond his control–some- closed. Yet, once again, Washington University has not. preciate what he had done. matter of time before Osama bin thing like that. History will never, Last February, I wrote and you published a letter rebuking the Yes, George W. Bush’s time Laden was captured and brought make everything better? People however, judge the United States University for its snow policies. I stayed at home on that day, but I in Washington is seen by most as to justice. Yet nearly eight years will be patient for a time, but to have become better off as a did come to campus the next time it snowed, a few days later. And an unmitigated failure and there later, despite the fact that since if the Democrats don’t begin to result of the presidency of George on the way home, my bus lost control, slid, and wrecked in the snow. is much evidence to corroborate September 11 there has not been produce results then undoubtedly W. Bush. None were hurt, but all were shaken. such a view. He was handed a a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, clamor will begin for the Repub- I am not coming to campus today. healthy surplus and left of- people seem to believe (maybe licans to come and save us. How As a student, I have a choice about coming to campus and attend- fice with an enormous debt. He rightly so, and maybe not) that quickly we forget… Brian is a sophomore in Arts & Sci- ing class. I can simply choose not to. However, as an employee of became President in the midst of the war on terror has only height- In closing, I’d like to make it ences. He can be reached via e-mail at Wash. U., I don’t quite have this choice. Most Wash. U. employees do relative peace and limited foreign ened Muslim animosity toward clear that I do not expect history brprice@wustl .edu. not have this luxury at all. Wash. U. policy requires such employees to come to work when the University is open: “If, due to inclement weather, employees feel they cannot safely drive to work, or must leave prior to the regularly scheduled time, the supervisor may permit the employee to use vacation time.” Notice that: a) The supervisor INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS with Caleb Posner may choose not to permit the employee to use vacation time, and b) the employee must pay a price to avoid an unnecessary risk. The administration effectively requires employees to come to campus, but washes their hands of any ill that may come it. This attitude is—at minimum—disrespectful of the employees. By insisting on staying open in such dangerous weather, and ef- fectively requiring that employees come to work (or take a vacation Whaling to prosperity day if their supervisor approves), Wash. U. is putting their employees at severe but avoidable risk. Moreover, this is not an isolated incident: Over the past many years, Wash. U. has consistently made the very Caleb Posner minke and 150 fin whales to be greater consequence than other which whale meat sales in Iceland same decision when other schools haven’t hesitated to close. Staff Columnist hunted and sold every year for the animals. It is for this reason that and Japan suggest they do. This pattern of behavior is grossly irresponsible. next five years. Unsurprisingly, medical testing, which might Recognizing that whaling is The administration is sending a clear message that it does not those who object to whaling are cause large-scale animal death, a valid economic activity, the care about the safety and well-being of its employees by requiring Tough times call for tough up in arms about this recent news, is performed. Similarly, it is why question of how appropriate the them to attempt travel in dangerous conditions, and I fi nd this attitude measures, or so the saying goes. decrying what they consider to be we remove dangerous animals decision of Iceland’s government disgusting.

And few would dispute that in an indecent move given that fin from society by putting them to to raise the caps is, becomes much pure economic terms, we are just whales are endangered and minke sleep. And of course, like so many simpler to address. The practice Don Goodman-Wilson beginning what promises to be whales are classified as “lower other animals, we eat those lower itself not an issue, so the chief the toughest of times since the risk.” So this raises two questions. down on the food chain. Or, as the consideration here is the impact it governmentally-caused Great De- First, is whaling a defensible and conditions may warrant, we use will have. An additional 300 sea- pression. Hard-hit as the United potentially legitimate practice? them in fur and leather products. sonal jobs will need to be created States may be, our financial Second, if so, do the conditions Why, then, should whales be in in light of the new quotas, which position is downright desirable to of Iceland’s economy justify this a protected class of animals that is of great value considering the certain European nations who are pro-whaling change in law? cannot be treated as their position tiny population (319,000) and the suffering far more severely. Chief on the food chain would dictate? relatively low unemployment rate among these is the Nordic nation “ Rarity is hardly a sufficient cause, (4.8 percent). Moreover, because KRYCZKA from page 4 of Iceland, which has seen a 35 for indeed if there is a market it is an industry restricted to percent decline in currency value demand for whale products, there just three nations, this change in “friends” are doing and who is weakening social skills as they against the Euro since September, Legislating to protect is every reason to believe that policy allows Iceland to become writing on their walls, I guess apply to reality. and whose economy is forecasted only those animals we those companies profiting from an even more important force it works. But any relationship Since Facebook encourages to shrink 9.6 percent in 2009. it will ensure population stability in commercial whaling, which that is forged online in this way, judgment and self-consciousness Fixing its economy is no simple regard as special in through innovative means. One will have a tangible impact on where the “friend” is not worth and constitutes a technique task and will take years of prudent example of such means would be the nation’s GDP. As one of the a phone call, is a weak relation- to avoid reality, its perceived fiscal policy under the best of cir- some intangible way the whale farming proposal that countries hit hardest by this global ship that is probably not worth benefits are in no way worth the cumstances. As part of its plan to has created quite a buzz in Japan economic slump, the importance pursuing. The idea that people stress, not to mention the un- stimulate the economy, Iceland’s is absurd. in recent years. The only other of taking actions with real and can keep in touch via Facebook necessary drama resulting from outgoing government has decided “ argument, then, is their supposed immediate financial benefit can- is a result of society’s increas- misinterpreted messages. While I to raise the the whaling quota cap. majesty. But the prospect of leg- not be overlooked. And though ingly distant notion of developing cannot deny Facebook’s practical In 2006, Iceland became islating to protect only those ani- this alone cannot save Iceland’s relationships and emotional bonds organization in regard to schedul- the third nation, after Norway mals we regard as special in some floundering economy, this small with other people. As technology ing group events, somehow my and Japan, to legalize commer- Excluding the lunatic fringe intangible way is absurd, and not step signals a serious effort to fix advances and our lives become social life survives without it. If cial whaling. But the cap was such as PETA leadership or mem- something that any rational person the problem, and will ultimately more complex, less emphasis is I can live without it, I guarantee set quite low, allowing only 30 bers of the ALF, which has been would dare propose. Accordingly, aid in the nation’s recovery. placed on social circumstances. you can too. minke and nine fin whales per classified as a terrorist organiza- one must conclude that whaling We seek ways to avoid confron- year to be hunted and sold. With tion, most humans recognize a is a reasonable and defensible Caleb is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences. tation, and because Facebook is Heather is a freshman in Arts & Sciences. the economy hurting as it is, the supremacy of species. That is, it practice that can have a place in He can be reached via e-mail at cspos- so impersonal, people use it to He can be reached via e-mail at heather. quotas were altered to allow 100 is understood that humans are of society if market forces require it, [email protected]. escape awkward encounters, thus [email protected]. 6 STUDENTCADEN LIFE | CADENZA Cadenza Editor / Cecilia Razak / [email protected] Z AFRIDAY | JANUARY 30, 2009 Life After... The AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies

Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote that ranking the Ford and Kubrick. I would discover Vlad- Brian Stitt films in order of quality was “tantamount amir Nabokov and Wim Wenders in college. Managing Editor to ranking oranges over apples or declaring With this list, an entire generation was cherries superior to grapes.” given a treasure trove of knowledge, or While both arguments are valid (the AFI at least a map with all the spots clearly The world was a very different place even released a revised list in 2007 address- marked. While technology has played a for movie lovers in 1998. DVDs were but a ing in many ways the former complaint), major part, the spread of cinephiles beyond whisper, digital downloads were just a silly both miss the great positive impact of such their old enclaves in big city revival houses dream and the Academy Awards still felt a list. Sure the list was flawed but it gave and Film 101 classes can at least be partly comfortable nominating popular movies. me a diving board into the vast, constantly attributed to the AFI’s strong emphasis on While I could wax nostalgic on the many teeming ocean of film history. It was my lists. Sure, most didn’t agree with the list, delightful hours I spent in the late ’90s personal movie scorecard; each film checked but they sure as hell got busy watching all wandering my local video store’s aisles, off a testament to my growing cultural the movies on it so their criticisms would be I concede that it’s a lot easier and more knowledge. Before the list’s debut I had seen informed. fulfilling, ultimately, to spend that time six of the top 35 movies on the list, but by These days I’ve seen 86 of the AFI 100 with my Netflix queue. Between IMDb, 1999 I could brag that I had seen 24 of the and 34 of the top 35 (sorry, “Gone With the Wikipedia and the Netflix recommendation 35 top movies of all time. I realize now that Wind,” no time for love). More important system (why yes, I would like to rent “My Rosenbaum was right, and pretending that than that for me and for the world at large is Left Foot,” how did you know?) I know “Citizen Kane” is fundamentally better than that the lists have served as an intro to world exactly what movies I want to see and which “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Star Wars” or “Pulp cinema, showed me the magic of documen- ones society thinks I should see. But back Fiction” is pompous at best. I also have tary filmmaking and opened my eyes to the in my movie buff salad days I had one real grown to realize that not only are the rank- world of problems surrounding objective and guide on my path toward movie knowledge ings misguided, but the best of American subjective criticism. While the AFI seems to nirvana: the AFI. cinema isn’t even fully represented there. release a new self congratulatory “gee, ain’t The American Film Institute’s list of what Sure, all the classics are on the list (and life movies grand” list every six months from they considered to be the 100 best American isn’t really complete without having seen 100 Years...100 Passions to 100 Years...100 films of all time upset many, even when it “Casablanca” or “Bringing up Baby”) but Cheers (still confused about that one), that was first released. Some complained that it ignores small, interesting films in favor first list stands like the monolith in number their perspective was all wrong, nominating of Oscar winners and grand epics. Terrance 21: “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Who knows mostly movies from 1950-1979, practically Malick, Jim Jarmusch and John Carpenter if it created a world of better-cultured movie ignoring the silent, golden and modern eras need not apply. But just as I spent my time lovers or an army of ravaging film snobs? of moviemaking. Others thought the idea of in high school English reading Shakespeare, All we know for sure is that it stands as a list ranking the best movies was ridicu- Dickens and George Orwell, my teenage a monument to a culture that was soon to lous from the outset. Chicago Reader critic years were filled with images from Chaplin, change.

TELEVISION REVIEW ALBUM REVIEW Damages Tonight Franz Ferdinand

Steve Hardy has the feel of playing around Music Editor with different elements of tra- ditional musical structure. Take the startlingly-honest lyrics, for When I was home recently, I example—no generic love songs was listening to the radio with my or bitter post-breakup diatribes. mom, and for whatever reason, You get everything from the we decided to tune into Q101: whimsical (“I typed your number everything alternative. Suffice to into my calculator, where it say that she was not impressed spelled a dirty word when you with recent so-called alternative turned it upside down”) to the music, and I couldn’t blame her. mocking (“What She Came For” There were a lot of repeating is basically a lot of pickup lines bass lines and angry lyrics, and strung together) to the vulnerable not much else. The whole point (“I’d never resort to kissing your of “alternative” music is it’s photo, honest”). The situations ★★★★✩ supposed to be an alternative to described in the lyrics feel real, for fans of cookie-cutter mainstream songs, relatable and worth singing about. ANDREW MCPHERSON-FX | MCT but at some point it just became Couple that with actual singing The Strokes, The Flaming Lips, an edgier version of the same ability and a good beat, and you The Arcade Fire ★★★✩✩ formula. have an album well worth listen- Well, all of you alternative ing to in its entirety, possibly tracks to download music fans don’t have to despair several times. just yet, because there’s always There are a few instances of “Live alone,” “Send him away,” Marcia McIntosh last season, you ask? They’ve killed All in all, a good set up, but I’m not Franz Ferdinand. Their third Franz Ferdinand pushing the en- “Dream again” Cadenza Reporter off all the interesting characters, sure if this season will live up to its album, “Tonight: Franz Ferdi- velope a little too far. Their use of including Ellen Parsons’ fi ancé. previous year’s glory. nand,” brings back the whole staticky sound effects in “Dream (Don’t worry if you’ve never seen The main case Hewes and As- concept of music as a form of Again” and the throbbing techno Lips. Franz Ferdinand doesn’t Wednesday night unveiled the “Damages”––I’m not giving sociates is working on is environ- self-expression. beat toward the end of “Lucid need any cred. The greatest thing fourth episode of FX’s dramatic anything away; you fi nd this out in mental, involving a lot of powerful They avoid scaring away the Dreams” seem a little over-the- about the album is the way it series “Damages” staring Glenn the fi rst episode.) Of course, with men with a big toxic secret. The non-indie snobs for the most top. It’s as if they’re thrown in to seems to come from people who Close, Marcia Gay Harden (“Mystic so many untimely deaths, there are environmental theme, though very part—all the songs are pretty boost the group’s indie cred with care about nothing so much as River”), Tate Donovan (Jimmy messes to clean up. There is also a important, doesn’t always make for accessible, even for the uniniti- elements made standard by such making great music. from “The O.C.”) and Rose Byrne relatively large amount of guilt left the quickest or most riveting drama. ated—but the whole album still seminal bands as The Flaming (“Troy”) as the protégé lawyer Ellen from last season, as well as many The fourth episode moved slow- Parsons. seeds of revenge sown—the kind ly. There was the traditional surprise Last season, we watched as El- of plant we see in full bloom at ending, but waiting 50 minutes for it len was snagged into the world of the end of the second season’s fi rst can get annoying. Especially when high-stakes litigation by the law fi rm episode—or so we, the very easily the big fi nal twist is redundantly do you want to learn Hewes and Associates, headed by manipulated viewers, believe. similar to last season. how to: design, write, the notorious Patty Hewes (Close). We are now nearly mid-season. Overall, I give this week’s epi- edit, photograph, The plot was very well present- Ellen has a love interest in her grief sode three out of fi ve stars. Perhaps student life. illustrate, interview... ed. It gave the audience something counseling session, who has a secret it was simply a setup for next week, to look forward to in the beginning; of his own. Patty is trying to help an e-mail [email protected] when it looks like Ellen might get to get involved before the even though you tried to guess what old friend who has been accused of exposed as an FBI witness. The only semester grows old. would happen, you found yourself killing his wife. And Tom (Dono- way to fi nd out is to tune in next the source. gratefully wrong. van) is about to be sucked in by the Wednesday at 9 p.m. on FX. So how are they going to top FBI to be used later against Patty. FRIDAY | JANUARY 30, 2009 Sports Editor / Josh Goldman / [email protected] STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS 7

SUPER BOWLSPORTS XLIII Yes, there’s more to it than the commercials

Josh Goldman 1947 NFL Championships as the Senior Sports Editor Chicago Cardinals before moving to St. Louis in 1960 and then Ari- zona in 1988. This Sunday, millions of col- Arizona is led by Kurt Warner, lege students with no knowledge St. Louis hero and former Super of football will crowd into dorm Bowl XXIV MVP for the cham- rooms and congregate around pion Rams. After a few under- small televisions as the Pittsburgh achieving seasons with the New Steelers battle the Arizona Cardi- York Giants and Cardinals, Warner nals in Super Bowl XLIII. finished second in the league in While many will attend Super passing and threw 30 touchdowns Bowl parties for the food, liba- for the Cardinals this year. tions, hilarious commercials and Unlike the Steelers’, Arizona’s a halftime performance by Bruce offense is pass-centered and very Springsteen and the E Street Band, exciting to watch. The Cardinals’ understanding the game on the top receiver Larry Fitzgerald was television can make Super Bowl second in the league in receiv- parties more enjoyable. With the ing yards, caught 12 touchdowns following basic facts in mind, one in the regular season and added can truly take advantage of every- three more touchdowns against the thing Super Bowl Sunday has to Eagles in the NFC Championship offer. game. The Pittsburgh Steelers are one Fitzgerald is known for hav- of the most hallowed franchises in ing the best body control in the the National Football League. The league. He routinely jumps over team, known for its smashmouth defenders to make catches and defense and style of power football makes one-handed grabs around (the focus is on running plays most the sidelines. So whether you are a of the time), has won a league-best football fan who enjoys watching five Super Bowls, including Super one of the league’s elite at work, a Bowl XL in 2006. The Steelers are fan of contortionists and acrobats 14-4 on the season and are favored at the circus or someone who loves by seven points to win Sunday’s to watch athletes in tight clothing, game. actually watching the Super Bowl Pittsburgh’s opponent, the Ari- can be very entertaining. zona Cardinals, were a long shot to Finally, understanding the game MCT CAMPUS make the Super Bowl after an 8-8 makes interactions with fellow col- regular season, but playoff upset lege students more entertaining. Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald speaks to the press during Wednesday’s media day for Super Bowl XLIII. victories over the Atlanta Falcons, By following the game, one can Carolina Panthers and Philadel- understand why a grown man may the game may shout for joy after a Still, if football is so uninter- show, at least knowing a little enlightenment and provide a bet- phia Eagles have thrust the Car- storm out of the room crying after great play, or why a fan may cuss esting to a viewer that he or she about why you have gathered ter understanding of why Sunday dinals into their first Super Bowl, his team gave up a game-ending in agony and throw random objects is relegated to enjoying the food, in front of a television for four afternoons are a hallowed part of though the team won the 1925 and touchdown, why people watching against the wall after a turnover. drinks, commercials and halftime hours should provide a sense of American history. sportsbriefs STUDENT LIFE presents a guide to places of worship in the WU community

Three Bears win UAA Athlete of the Week Aaron Thompson, shooting guard for the Wash- Religious Directory ington University men’s basketball team, was named UAA Athlete of the Week after leading the No. 2 Bears to a pair of UAA road victories. Thompson scored 16 points last Friday against Rochester and then scored 30 against Carnegie Mellon. Thompson is averaging 17.9 points per game this season. Discover what it means to be a “Thinking Christian” at First Church Track and fi eld runners Danielle Wadlington and Ben Harmon were also named UAA Athletes of the A Progressive Place to Be! Week after their performances at the Illinois Col- Founded as an abolitionist church more than 150 lege Snowbird Open. Wadlington won the 55-meter hurdles and the triple jump, and her team won the years ago, First Congregational Church has had a 1,600-meter freestyle relay. Harmon’s team also won history of leading the way for social change. We the 1,600-meter relay, and he fi nished second in the believe that each person is unique and valuable. It is long jump and third in the high jump. (Josh Gold- man) the will of God that every person belong to a family of faith where they have a strong sense of being valued and loved. We offer stimulating worship, a rich and varied music program and an active fellowship group WU contender again for Director’s Cup Right next to the South 40 for young adults. Dress is casual. And cookies, coffee After the fall season, Wash. U. sits 16th in the Di- and a warm welcome are always included! rector’s Cup standings after fi nishing second to Wil- liams College last season. Wash. U. currently has 182 points from the 12th place fi nish by the women’s Join us every Sunday for Worship at 10:30 am or Bible Study at 9:00 am cross country team, ninth place fi nish by the women’s 6501 Wydown Blvd • 314-721-5060 • www.firstcongregational.org soccer team and ninth place fi nish by the women’s volleyball team. SUNY Cortland currently leads the “No Matter Who You Are or Where You Are on Life’s Journey, You Are Welcome Here!” fi eld with 353 points. (Josh Goldman) An Open and Affirming Congregation

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William Shim The performers continued their prepa- Contributing Reporter ration for the show despite the recent snowstorm that blanketed the St. Louis region and the campus with several inches of snow. More than 160 students involved in But the issues that made the execu- the production of the Lunar New Year tive board and performers concerned Festival are excited to celebrate the Year also allowed them to appreciate how of the Ox at the Edison Theatre Friday unique an opportunity it is to perform in and Saturday night. front of their friends and family mem- The mission of the show is to cel- bers, they said. ebrate the Lunar New Year, which rep- “I am excited for my boys; they resents several Asian countries’ new dedicated a lot of time and went beyond years, and to show Washington Uni- Mike’s, [Mike Kim, the other choreog- versity students and members of the St. rapher of the fusion dance] and my ex- Louis community the different aspects pectation. We practiced very hard,” said of Asian cultures. junior Josh Kim, co-choreographer. Back in August of 2008, Yifang The students in LNYF, who will be Zhao and Ai-Lin Sui, both seniors and performing either in one of 12 dances co-coordinators of the Lunar New Year or in the skit, have been preparing for Festival (LNYF) executive board, were months. The Korean fusion dance group initially worried about the often sold- has been practicing since late October out show during the planning stages this and according to Kim, “loaded a prac- past August. tice video on Facebook so members “Finding choreographers, PR-ing, [could] practice during winter break.” handling budget issues, getting such a While the show undergoes changes big show organized is a very daunting every year, performers are excited about task,” Zhao said. the two new dances that have been add- SCOTT BRESSLER | STUDENT LIFE One challenge facing the cast and ed to the show: the Tinikling, a tradition- Students perform in the Spring 2008 Lunar New Year Festival. This year there will be performances on Friday and Saturday in Edison Theatre. crew this year came from the weather. al dance of the Philippines that involves hitting bamboo polls to imitate the grace and speed of the Tikling bird, and Wa- tersleeves, a classical Chinese dance that uses long silk sleeves dating back to the Tang Dynasty to try to mimic the move- ment of naturally fl owing water. “Everyone should expect a wide range of modern and traditional dances that will blow your mind with explo- sions of colors,” Austin Kim, a sopho- more who will be performing in the show, said. Another change has involved adding stop checking a theme of balance—which is refl ected by the ox’s gentle, calm nature despite the ox’s strength—to the show. The theme has emerged in the show’s dances as well as the skit. For those traveling with their resi- dential college peers and residential ad- visers, the subsidized tickets were avail- your phone. able for $5. Regular tickets cost $10. if she calls, you’ll hear it.

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From there, United States Association of Small When I fi rst arrived at Wasabi California and unagi hand rolls and allowing for a constantly surprising consider when choosing how to fill he took examples of individual Business and Entrepreneurship Sushi Bar on Central Avenue in a caterpillar roll. dish throughout the eight pieces. those last three credits. entrepreneurs and wove them into (USASBE), who nominated Hause Clayton, there was a line of 12 It was not too long before my Next came the wasabi tobiko: Professor Steven Hause of the the broader history. and his course. Of more than 60 people waiting to be seated, six of nigiri sushi (individual rolls) and fl ying fi sh eggs, wasabi and white History department has developed He explained that people at that candidates, three finalists were whom were in the same party. caterpillar roll arrived on a large, rice. The eggs were colored green a course that has accomplished time had any number of reasons selected to make presentations to “There’s no wait for the sushi faux-wood boat, followed shortly by from the wasabi and were fl avored just that. His class, Economic for starting their own business the judges. In the end, Hause came bar,” the hostess told me. my two hand rolls, served in their heavily. The different fl avors of the History and Entrepreneurialism in enterprises. out with the award. Those are words I love to hear. own stand. The sushi on the boat roll came in waves as I ate the piece Modern European History, won “It’s not always about making a Hause is currently working After being seated immediately, were arranged wonderfully, though in a single bite: fi rst a rush of spice, the national award for the most lot of money… [some individuals with Professor Liz Childs of the I glanced around at the walls lined the caterpillar roll looked much followed by the cooling sensation of innovative entrepreneurship course were] directing a social effort, not Art History department to develop with kanji and kana, and cheap pic- more artistic in the picture on the the rice and then the soft fl avor of of 2008. personal profit. I hope to make it a course on art and art history in tures of landscapes that exist only in menu. the tobiko—not to mention the fun Hause’s love for history de- more interesting than about rush- Belle Epoque, France in the late the winsome imaginations of those I should preface my taste test little pop that came from the eggs. veloped while he was an under- ing out to get rich.” 19th century. who have never been to modern with a rule that I learned from a I then directed my attention graduate at the Medill School Hause went on to give a practi- Although Hause’s course on Asia. Other decorative highlights friend of mine who is a sushi chef: to the hand rolls, which are aptly of Journalism at Northwestern cal example of a young man who, entrepreneurial history is aimed to included pictures of sushi drawn by if the dish needs soy sauce, the chef named; they are large cones of University. in attempt to win the affections of be an introductory course targeted a grade-schooler, a young baseball will put soy sauce in it (the same tougher seaweed with the ingredi- “I was a naïve high-schooler a woman and her father, invented toward freshman, it is open to team and a puffer fi sh. This caught goes for wasabi). The fi rst thing that ents stuffed inside. The fi rst one I and editor of my high school a device to make weave-net fabric, students of all years and attempts my attention as slightly ironic— I tried was the head of the caterpillar tried was the unagi hand roll, which paper,” he recalled, so he followed the same material that comprises to draw in students from different openly displaying something that roll. The caterpillar was composed was simply eel and rice. The tough- his interests to journalism school. the type of socks Hause wears schools including Arts & Sciences, has put many hypochondriac Ameri- of unagi (eel), smoked salmon, cu- ness of the seaweed, the crispiness Knowledge of history was a now. Engineering and Business. This cans into a state of panic when it cumber, massago (smelt eggs) and of the eel and the softness of the requirement for Medill students— Some individuals at Wash. U. course will be offered every fall, comes to sushi. an avocado exterior. The avocado and all good historians know that were interested in having a course so look for it next semester! The menu was divided into four and massago made an intriguing See WASABI, page 9