Volume 100, Issue 19 Carnegie Mellon’s Student Newspaper since 1906 27 February 2006 Quad to see a double comeback the fraternity quad last Monday. tions. Made up of 30 fi rst-year stu- The DU brothers see things a lit- by Patrick Pettibon Kappa Sigma and Delta Upsilon dents from eight countries, Global tle differently. “We’ve been in that Junior Staffwriter & have fulfi lled the requirements for Studies House brings together house since they built it,” said An- Jaisen Bell return set out by Student Affairs people from different cultures to drew Melichar, DU president and Junior Staffwriter and the University Committee on form a close-knit community. The a junior in music composition. Discipline, respectively. house also has plans for a booth at “It’s traditionally been our house, Despite getting kicked off The return will eliminate Forbes this year’s Spring Carnival. and I think we deserve it.” campus over the past two years, House and the newly renovated “It’s the best dorm on campus,” According to Steve Williams, Kappa Sigma and Delta Upsilon Global Studies house as fi rst-year said Gicheru Mwariri, a fi rst year vice president of DU, each (DU) fraternities are returning to housing options. biology student and Global Stud- brother has performed 50 hours the quad next year with a pleas- ies resident. of community service, completed ant surprise: millions of dollars of Changes on the quad But some students at Global AlcoholEDU training, attended renovations to their houses. Studies House do not think DU a one day alcohol training semi- Jennifer Church, interim dean When DU left, Global Studies deserves to get their house back. nar, and hasn’t got into any more of Student Affairs, decided to al- House occupied the building after “They destroyed it,” Mwariri Justin Brown/Photo Staff low the two fraternities back on it received $1.1 million in renova- said. See GREEK, page A4 Applicants Talking sex with Dr. Ruth on the rise Spike in number of applications leaves University hopeful

by Andrew Peters Staffwriter

Dorm rooms in the Donner Dungeon, Schatz blocks, and the chance to meet Condom Man are becoming more valuable commodities as competition for admittance to Carnegie Mellon grows steadily. On February 17, the Univer- sity announced that applications are up 20 percent from last school year, with nearly 19,000 applicants competing for 1360 spots in next year’s incoming class. According to a February 1 re- port by the Offi ce of Admission, every school in Carnegie Mellon saw an increase in applicants this year. The Tepper School of Business experienced the larg- est application increase, up 28 percent from last year, followed closely by the Mellon College of

Science with a 24 percent in- Jiaqi Tan/Photo Staff crease. Dr. Ruth Westheimer addressed an audience in McConomy Auditorium yesterday morning as part of the 2006 MOSAIC conference on gender issues. Westheimer shared her life experiences. In addition, applications to the Information Systems pro- gram increased by 31.6 percent. Annual MOSAIC conference celebrates ‘Milestones’ See APPLICATION, page A3 This year’s event was designed women’s issues to gender issues gram by sharing the milestones in Research in New York. Upon earn- by Claire Morgenstern to to appeal to a more diverse au- to reach more groups on campus. her own life. Born into an Ortho- ing a masters degree in sociology, Staffwriter dience by offering programs with “People don’t just want the dox Jewish family in Germany, Westheimer worked in public Trustees a gender-related spin on a wider same old second-wave femi- she was sent to a school in Swit- health at Columbia University. “The more we talk, the less we variety of topics — from female nist rhetoric,” Steinberg said. zerland as a child to escape the But it was a job at a New will have problems,” said famed activism to social security, diet- “We want to focus on issues that Holocaust. York Planned Parenthood that approve sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer ing, dating, drama, health care, haven’t been addressed before After she lived on a kibbutz in launched her interest in sex. in the keynote address that kicked and the Great Depression. that affect a larger proportion of Palestine, taught kindergarten in “[I thought] there is something off the 2006 MOSAIC conference “[The conference’s goal was] the campus community.” Jerusalem, trained to be a sniper drastically wrong with these peo- tuition hike yesterday. Though referring to to get people thinking about This year’s theme was “Mile- in what is now the Israeli Defense ple. All they talk about is sex,” she sexual problems, her advice can gender as it applies to our lives,” stones” to commemorate the 10th Force, and earned a degree in recalled. “They don’t talk about be applied to all the topics that said Becca Steinberg, a senior anniversary of MOSAIC and the psychology in Paris, she came to literature, or research — not even by Michael R. Fitzgerald Carnegie Mellon’s annual gender technical writing major and gen- 100th anniversary of Margaret the United States on a scholar- the weather. After 48 hours I Staffwriter issues conference brought to the der issues intern. The conference Morrison Carnegie College. ship for European immigrants forefront. changed its focus last year from Westheimer began the pro- from the New School for Social See MOSAIC, page A3 With tuition offi cially rising next fall and federal fi nancial aid programs facing cutbacks, Carnegie Mellon students may feel an increased tug on their Leadership Profile: Anne DiGiovanni wallets from the higher learning community. hands. “Being a second semester responsibilities has not been easy. According to a Carnegie Mel- by Laura Palotie senior is awesome,” she said. “I “This semester has been hard lon press release, the university Staffwriter have nothing to do.” for me personally because I’m Board of Trustees authorized The concept of nothing to not in the driver’s seat anymore,” a tiered tuition increase on Rho Lambda, a leadership and do is relative, of course. While DiGiovanni said. In Alpha Chi February 17. Returning students honor society for sorority women, DiGiovanni has fi nished her law Omega this transition has been will pay 4.4 percent more will feature individuals in a new school applications and has con- particularly challenging. “Since for tuition next fall — a total of Women’s Leadership Series based cluded her term as president of Al- I’m not president, I’m not in the $33,050. Incoming fi rst-years on their contributions to cam- pha Chi Omega’s (previously Zeta loop anymore.” will pay a tuition eight percent pus life and their achievements Psi Sigma), she continues to hold Last semester Zeta Psi Sigma higher than the current, or a to- as leaders and role models in the position of Greek Sing chair, entered the process of transform- tal of $34,180. the Carnegie Mellon and greater take a full load of classes, serve ing itself from a local sorority to a Room and board are up $267 Pittsburgh communities. Anne in the Greek Task Force, work as national organization, and in the (a 4.9 percent increase) and DiGiovanni is the organization’s a peer tutor with Academic De- past month decided on Alpha Chi $106 (a 2.8 percent increase), fi rst honoree for the series. velopment, and intern with the Omega. As the president of her so- respectively. During her eighth semester at Women and Girls Foundation of rority and Panhellenic president “There is a sticker-shock issue,” Carnegie Mellon, Anne DiGiovanni Southwest Pennsylvania. the previous year, DiGiovanni said University President Jared is battling with an unfamiliar feel- Though enjoying this break was one of the ringleaders in the L. Cohon. “The major concern Justin Brown/Assistant Photo Editor ing; as a second semester senior, from stress, she also admits that decision to become national. She she suddenly has free time on her handing over many of her previous See TUITION, page A3 Anne DiGiovanni is the fi rst honoree of the Women’s Leadership Series. See PROFILE, page A4

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TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Hi 39 Hi 48 Hi 54 Hi 38 Hi 43 Lo 33 Lo 47 Lo 34 Lo 28 Lo 35 Page Bradford Yankiver Over the weekend, 127 student Crime organizations submitted budget re- 2 quests totaling $1.3 million. With only Incident around $950,000 to distribute, the & Joint Funding Committee (JFC) will Public Drunkenness attempted to defraud him of soon begin the work of trimming about 18 February 2006 money through an eBay pur- 26 percent from the organizations’ at 00:56 chase. The case was turned requests. over to the FBI’s Pittsburgh What JFC does is clear: It decides Campus Police responded fi eld offi ce for further investi- who gets what. How they decide, on the to a student needing medical gation. The incident occurred other hand, is not so clear. treatment due to intoxication off campus. The best way to learn about JFC’s outside the University Center. decision-making is to consider the in- When police responded to the Burglary — Forcible Entry formation its members don’t take into scene, one of the student’s 22 February 2006 account as they allocate the funds. friends began to interfere with at 15:10 Most surprisingly, JFC does not take police assistance. Police issued into account how much money goes the friend a citation for public A complainant called Cam- toward different types of activities. But drunkenness. pus Police and reported that as caretakers of the students’ money, the latch to the complainant’s JFC members should look at the big Vehicle Damage door in Margaret Morrison picture. They should take into account 19 February 2006 Hall had been pried open with how they are investing students’ re- at 10:00 a crowbar or hammer. The sources. To lend a hand, I’ve calcu- complainant noticed missing lated the breakdown for the 2005–2006 The complainant called Cam- items, including power tools. allocations: Robert Kaminski/Photo Editor pus Police and said he found • Carnival expenses, such as Booth, the rear window of his vehicle Suspicious Person This American Life Buggy, and the concert, drew 25.6 broken. The complainant’s car, 23 February 2006 percent, a whopping $244,816.32, of a green Mitsubishi Galant, was at 00:24 Ira Glass, host of Public Radio International’s “This American Life,” spoke to a maximum capacity the year’s funds. parked in the fraternity quad audience in McConomy Auditorium last night. Glass commented on the power of narrative, offered • Events like AB’s non-carnival con- parking lot overnight. Nothing Campus Police noticed an advice to people pursuing creative work, and criticized the Federal Communications Commission certs and films used 23.7 percent. appeared to be missing. older man standing in front of (FCC). “The only way to fight indecency is with decency,” he said, regarding the excessive fines • Media organizations, like The Skibo Gym. The actor, who was against profanity on the air. Tartan, WRCT, and cmuTV were Disorderly Conduct noticeably talking to himself, granted 15.2 percent. 19 February 2006 requested medical attention. • Athletic groups, like club sports at 16:20 Campus Police transported the and martial arts, received 13.2 percent. actor to UPMC Presbyterian • Scholarly groups such as the Campus Police received Hospital for treatment. Undergraduate Investment Club, AB an anonymous call that two Statistically Lectures and Political Speakers, and the Speaking Astronomy Club, received 8.2 percent. males were involved in a con- Theft frontation outside the music 23 February 2006 Delta Upsilon and Kappa Sigma are returning to the fraternity quad this • Arts organizations, like The rooms in Morewood Gardens at 14:01 fall. Alumni argue that beyond the collegiate fun, being Greek leads to Frame, Scotch ’n’ Soda, and the a D Tower. Both actors were still cappella groups found themselves with at the scene when the police A university employee success in the academic and professional worlds. Here are some statis- a mere five percent. arrived. The actors admitted stated that unknown individu- tics about the correlation between membership in Greek organizations • Cultural groups got 3.1 percent. to fi ghting and were issued als had removed her wallet and attaining leadership roles in U.S. government and business. • Other Affinity groups like warnings. from her jacket. The complain- cmuOUT and the Women’s Center made ant’s jacket was sitting in the Percent of the United States’ population holding 2 percent due with 2.8 percent. Criminal Attempt hallway of the catering offi ce • Student government claimed a 22 February 2006 area in the University Center. membership in Greek organizations: very modest 1.3 percent. at 08:26 • Community service groups took Compiled by Number of current U.S. Senators who have 43 0.6 percent. A faculty member told po- Shawn Wertz membership in a fraternity or sorority: • Gaming clubs took 0.4 percent. lice that unknown persons • Advocacy groups, like Amnesty International and EARTH, were at the Percent of U.S. Cabinet members since 1900 who 63 percent bottom of the heap with 0.3 percent. have been Greek: (The remaining 0.6 percent went to Corrections the Activities Fairs.) Percent of Who’s Who in America listees who 71 perce Carnival, concerts, and movies get & nt almost half of all of students’ money, Clarifi cations are Greek: while our community service, support, Last week’s Statistically your inquiry, as well as the and advocacy groups make do with Speaking was erroneously date of the issue and the Percent of Supreme Court Justices since 1800 who 85 percent mere 3.7 percent. Is that really reflec- attributed to Adam Green- name of the article. We will have been Greek: tive of what the student body wants? berg. Staffwriter Steven print the correction or clari- Nobody knows. JFC’s only indica- Spurgeon actually compiled fication online and in the tion of what the students want is how the statistics. next print issue after spring Percent of executives from Fortune 500 com- 85 percent much individual organizations — many break. panies who are Greek: of which are controlled by just a few If you would like to submit students — request each year. I think it a correction or clarification, Number of U.S. Presidents since 1825 who 2 would be a good investment for student please e-mail The Tartan have not been Greek: government to take another couple at [email protected] or hundred dollars for itself and work with [email protected] with Sources: www.sru.edu, www.greekgear.com, www.greekpages.com, Compiled by the statistics department to learn about www.lehigh.edu/~inifc/docs/national.pdf Benjamin Hackett what students really value. Even more disheartening than the overall breakdown is that different types of groups end up with very dif- ferent portions of their budgets getting cut. JFC cut the budgets of Carnival and Events categories by 11 percent Art curation and modern migration in this week’s lectures and eight percent respectively. On aver- age, the JFC cut the requested budgets performance, installation, and this in her lecture “The ‘New Mi- “[The topic] is especially of scholarly organizations, commu- by Brittany McCandless object placement. gration’ and Literature: Gender, pertinent to the times because Tom Smart nity service groups, advocacy groups, News Editor Smart has recently been Nation, and Narration in the of the signifi cance of migration “An Archive of Silent Con- and support groups by 38 percent, 36 appointed director of the Mc- Global Age” on Thursday. for the recent struggles over versations: Visiting Artists at percent, 32 percent, and 30 percent, Two speakers are coming to Michael Canadian Collection, Professor of English and wom- the Danish cartoon and also the Frick” respectively. Media lucked out with campus this week to discuss a one of Canada’s collections of en’s studies at the University the riots in France last fall,” Today at 5:30 pm 19-percent budget cuts, on average. unique art curation experience work by the early 20th-century of Wisconsin–Madison, Fried- Friedman stated in an e-mail, Adamson Wing, Baker Hall Smaller organizations, those that ask and the literature of modern painters known as “The Group man will discuss migration and noting that she will begin her 136A for less than $14,000, have significantly migration. of Seven” and by Canadian Inuit question whether it has intro- lecture by discussing the two larger portions of their budgets cut. The Today, Tom Smart, the direc- artists. In his new position, he duced a clash of civilizations incidents. Susan Standford Friedman effect is that it’s tough for new organi- tor of museum programs at the is responsible for developing between West and East and According to her abstract, “The ‘New Migration’ and zations to grow, while large organiza- Frick Art and Historical Center, the collections and programs, betweeen North and South. Friedman will also “explore the Literature : Gender, Nation, tions are given the wave-through. In will discuss the unique circum- including those involving con- As her abstract inquires, literature of the new migration andNarration in the Global effect, status quo is given priority over stances of his work as part of temporary artists, broadening “Are the new migrants to to challenge the apocalyptic Age” innovation. the Aesthetics Out of Bounds its audience, and directing the Europe and North America narratives of civilizational clash Thursday, March 2, at Last year’s JFC members had noth- Lecture Series. operation. differently resistant to as- in this period of intensifi ed 4:30 pm ing but the best intentions — but they Director of collections and The Center for the Arts in similation, in contrast to older transnational migration.” Adamson Wing, Baker Hall missed the big picture. This year’s JFC exhibitions, Smart creates new Society sponsors the Aesthet- waves of immigrants?” She has published numerous 136A has the ability to bring harmony back methods of understanding his- ics Out of Bounds lecture series The founder and former books, articles, and book chap- into the allocation process. I hope that torical collections by meshing with a grant from the Andrew coordinator of the Cultural ters, and her work has been as they conduct their arduous and them with modern art. He has Mellon Foundation. Studies in Global Context Clus- translated into six languages. are among her research and thankless work, they make allocations worked with contemporary What is the “new migration” ter at UW–Madison, Friedman Modernity, feminist theory, teaching interests. consistent with our community’s values artists to rethink the Frick col- of the past 50 years? Susan will tie her lecture topic to cur- and cultural studies in global The event is part of the Uni- and priorities by keeping sight of the lection through contemporary Standford Friedman will answer rent events. and comparative context and versity Lecture Series. big picture.

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Also: Also: Also: Also: Experiment of the Week Michelle Kwan’s Olympic exit Alpine Ski Club Prefuse 73 rocks CMU Novel treatment for seizures Newspapers shouldn’t self-censor Men’s and women’s tennis Chocolate-crazed Pennsylvania THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 27, 2006 A3 Researchers question college prep tests Students commemorate Cuban crash category. Sadler said. its initiation. for Carnegie Mellon’s Cuban- by Justine Lee “If anything,” Grotzinger said, At Carnegie Mellon, to receive by Michael M. Whiston Memorials for the victims were American Student Association, a Staffwriter “CMU is strict.” credit for introductory physics Staffwriter held across 30 to 40 universities group open to anyone interested According to an article in The and chemistry, students must as a part of the Raices de Es- in assisting the community and Scoring a fi ve on an AP exam Chronicle of Higher Education, the score a fi ve on the AP exam. Cuban fi ghter planes shot peranza, a student-run confer- Cuban youth. may not be as useful as many study involved surveying 18,000 These students have the option of down two civilian U.S. planes on ence bringing together Cuban- “It’s basically a group trying high schoolers think. college students about their sci- forfeiting their AP credit in order humanitarian missions over in- American Student Associations to aid people,” Caballero said. A recent study conducted by ence education. to take the honors-level courses ternational waters in 1996 — 10 across the nation. Caballero is Philip Sadler of Harvard Uni- Sadler and Tai specifi cally in these subjects. years later, junior policy and currently writing the constitution See SILENCE, page A4 versity and Robert Tai of the looked at students who took in- Students who score a fi ve in management major David O. Ca- University of Virginia established troductory courses in biology, AP Biology are able to bypass ballero held a moment of silence an overall trend that good scores physics, or chemistry, although introductory biology (03-110). for the victims. on AP exams do not necessarily they scored high enough on the However, if the student wants to Four humanitarian pilots — translate to success in the college respective AP exam to test out of take an additional biology course Mario M. de la Peña, Carlos Costa, courses. the course. that has 03-110 as a pre-requi- Pablo Morales, and Armando Furthermore, Sadler and Tai The survey determined that site, the student must fi rst pass Alejandre — were fl ying a believe that students are strug- half the students who received a an assessment of 40 questions, Brothers to the Rescue mission gling in these introductory fi ve on the AP exam did not re- covering information on which between Florida and Cuba on courses because colleges are too ceive ‘A’s in the course. Carnegie Mellon biology courses February 24, 1996. They were lenient in what they will accept “Presumably, if the AP score tend to focus. shot down between 3:21 and for credit. was really equivalent to a col- “We have these assessments in 3:28 pm by order of the Cuban Eric Grotzinger, the associ- lege grade, then [these students] place to ensure that students are government. ate dean of the Mellon College should have been able to do well ready for the college courses at “I’m trying to commemorate of Science, does not believe that in the college course’s exam the lives of these four men,” Ca- Carnegie Mellon falls under this without even taking the course,” See AP, page A4 ballero said, leading Friday’s memorial outside Hunt Library. A group of four formed a circle around Caballero as he outlined MOSAIC explores gender issues the tragedy and read biographies of the victims. The memorial MOSAIC, from A1 Culture of Modern Dating” took a lighter tone with ended with a seven-minute mo- its discussion of traditional gender-specifi c roles or ment of silence, during which thought, ‘What an interesting topic.’ ” rules in the dating world. Caballero made mention of the During her keynote address, Westheimer Steinberg emphasized the importance of in- exact times when the planes were imparted her views on abortion. “From where I volving community members from as many shot down. stand, abortion must remain legal, not as a contra- demographics as possible — from the alumnae of Caballero intended to observe ceptive, but if there is a contraceptive failure,” she Margaret Morrison College to the third- to fi fth- the humanitarian efforts of the said. grade girls who came with presenter Lindsay Hyde. victims and put politics aside. Though being largely known as a sexually Hyde was the facilitator of the “I Wanna Be a Su- “They were young individuals, progressive “sexpert,” Westheimer discussed per (Role) Model: Women and Mentorship” panel something we can all relate abstinence. “[Abstinence is] not just for the ortho- and is the founder and director of Strong Women, to,” Caballero said. Three of the dox. Anyone who wants to remain abstinent until Strong Girls, a not-for-profi t organization that men- four pilots were under 30 years marriage should,” she said. tors girls and young women. The girls decorated old. Westheimer derived the bulk of her advice T-shirts with the help of Delta Delta Delta sorority The four pilots were on a Broth- from her hardships as a child and successes as an members. ers to the Rescue mission when adult. Alumnae from Margaret Morrison College — they went down, Caballero ex- “When an opportunity is presented, take a risk,” the all-women college that closed in 1973 when plained. Brothers to the Rescue is she said. “Stand up and be counted.” Carnegie Mellon became co-ed — served on the a humanitarian organization that Westheimer was confi dent that Carnegie Mellon conference’s planning committee and attested to rescues Cuban refugee rafters es- students were up to the task. “Carnegie Mellon is a the change in the role of women from their own caping from Cuba to the United big name. You are at a fantastic university. I would college experiences. States. According to an online Jiaqi Tan/Photo Staff never expect you to follow anyone else’s ideas,” she “We were not front and center in all disciplines, source, the organization has res- Junior David O. Caballero held a moment of silence last Friday to honor said. but [female students today] are totally integrated,” cued over 4200 individuals since the 10th anniversary of a humanitarian plane shot down in Cuba. Following Westheimer’s keynote, she held a ques- said Toni Ungaretti, class of 1970. “There are no tion-and-answer session with participants. bounds to their choices.” “There is no question that what has changed is Eileen McConomy, class of 1956, agreed, noting that women are being educated,” she answered the gender gap in her academic experience. “In my Board of Trustees raises tuition when asked about the change she has seen in gender graduating class, there was one woman engineer,” issues. she said. TUITION, from A1 for larger sums. countered by a 5.7 percent In addition to scheduling Westheimer, the 27- Gretchen Lankford, class of 1943 and founder “There was a time when about increase in fi nancial aid. member MOSAIC planning committee, chaired by of Carnegie Mellon’s Academy of Lifelong Learn- 80 percent of our fi nancial aid Stanford University announced junior social and decision sciences major Jamie Ed- ing, shared her experience as a woman in a is that Carnegie Mellon be- for students came from the gov- in a February 22 press release wards, designed a series of panels and workshops to predominantely male-populated fi eld at Carnegie comes so high-priced that it ernment — it is now less than 20 that tuition will increase 5.75 encourage participants to take an active interest in Tech. becomes inaccessible for low- percent,” Elliott said. “Clinton percent to $32,994, also by a fl at gender issues. “I wanted to be an engineer, but I couldn’t ma- income students.... Students on put the government out of the fi - rate. In “Pittsburgh Pacesetters,” three female Pittsbur- triculate into the engineering department, so I got fi nancial aid are held harmless as nancial aid business and into the Finally, DailyPrincetonian.com ghers shared their roles in contributing to the growth a degree in general studies,” she said. it were.” loan business.” reported on February 7 that of the city, while another three women shared their Current college students had a different take on Along with the $2734 and With tuition increasing and Princeton University’s tuition professional experiences in “Generation XX: Women the subject. $1454 tuition increases for federal initiatives aligning to will rise 4.9 percent to $42,200. in Male-Dominated Fields.” “[MOSAIC is] important at our school because incoming and returning stu- the changing needs of the “We don’t want to be the most Other panels focused less on gender and more [Carnegie Mellon] is male-dominated,” said Ryan dents, fi nancial aid will increase legislature, Carnegie Mellon has expensive; we want to be in on bringing people of all genders, sexual orienta- Chin, a junior economics major. by the same amounts for all who stepped up its own fundraising the middle of the pack.” Cohon tions, religions, and ethnicities together. “Imagi- Steinberg hopes that the female as well as qualify. efforts. said. nary Home-lives” discussed the comfort in keeping the male populations will benefi t from the “There was a time when we This fundraising campaign, “Most fi nancial aid we give to a religious or ethnic identity, especially to fi rst- and conference. were a destination for low- which, as of December 25 had students who can’t pay is coming second-generation immigrants. “I’d like to see people thinking that gender issues income students that were the raised $258 million in three directly from students who can “New Milestones: Crafting the Nation’s First LGBT affect everyone, no matter what your gender, and fi rst generation in the family years, is focused on raising money pay.” Public Health Certifi cate Program” discussed the ad- looking at the difference between Margaret Mor- to attend college,” Cohon said. for endowment, noted vice-presi- According to the president, vantages of developing such a program, while “Who rison and us and seeing how far we’ve come and Students borrowing money to dent of University Advancement the University’s aspirations will Wears the Pants? A Look at the Terms, Rules, and where we’re going.” meet the rising tuition, though, Robbee Baker Kosak. always exceed its endowment. could face an increased strain in “The campaign is not going He noted that it might be light of Senate, House, and White to be felt overnight,” Kosak a generation before the University House budget proposals. said, citing the $88 million is in a place where it can institute “Loans are going to be mar- Gates Center and new labs in system of fi nancial aid meeting ginally more expensive,” said Doherty Hall as the most topical the total need of students. William Elliott, vice-president changes resulting from recent “I don’t think this institution for enrollment. “The fi nal budget fundraising efforts. “We are will ever have breathing room,” will probably be some compro- now raisng $6 million a year in Elliott said. “People don’t see how mise between the House and annual donations.” we can be as good as we are with Senate,” he added, citing a lack Despite this campaign and what we’ve got.” of support for the Bush adminis- an increase in tuition, Carnegie Cohon noted a few specifi c tration’s plans. Mellon continues to experience uses of money accrued from U.S. News and World Report a tighter budget than its peers. the tuition increase and fund- reported on January 30 that the “We are very, very careful raising efforts, including the interest rate on Stafford Loans about how we spend every dime,” addition of more global content could increase from 5.3 percent Kosak said. to the curriculum, more endowed to 6.8 percent. The rate for Par- Carnegie Mellon’s use of a tiered professorships and graduate ent Loans for Undergraduate tuition increase differs from peer fellowships, improvements in Students could increase from a institutions also with plans for language education, and a variable 6.1 percent to perma- tuition increases this year. greater pay raise for faculty. Fac- nent 8.5 percent. Duke University announced in ulty saw a 2 percent pay increase In addition, Pell grants, capped a February 24 press release that last year. Jiaqi Tan/Photo Staff at $4050 since 2003, could be its tuition will increase at a fl at “If you’ve got the money, I’ve S.A.D., a photographic exhibit by Jordyn Melino, was featured at the MOSAIC art exhibition yesterday. made available to more families rate of 4.5 percent to 32,845, got the ideas,” said Cohon. Carnegie Mellon admissions experiences boom in applications APPLICATIONS, from A1 changes, Steidel noted that uni- ering well from the decrease in “The whole issue with regard of women at this place, particu- son stated. “Instead of primarily versities that practice holistic applications they experienced to the computer industry and the larly in the technical areas and looking for students who had prior Michael Steidel, director of admissions — like Carnegie Mel- after 9/11 and the subsequent information systems industry is science,” Elliott said. “Everyone programming experience, the admission, attributes the rise to lon — are seeing increases in dot-com bust. that there’s been a demand,” El- else is looking for women in en- University broadened its criteria changes in both the university applications. Holistic admission “[September 11] took the liot said, explaining that many gineering as well. There’s not a to include students who had and the higher-education market- is the process of taking all parts air out of the economy when technology companies have had huge number of women that are ambitious goals, who showed place. of an applicant’s background into the fastest growing sector was to go overseas to fi nd enough interested.” leadership skills, and, of course, “Carnegie Mellon continues account, not basing admission on the computer industry,” Steidel young people to meet their grow- The problem of too few women who had excellent grades. to grow in strength and stature mathematical formulas. said, indicating that even before ing needs. at Carnegie Mellon and similar in- After 2000, the number of as an institution internation- “Students are developing 9/11, the computer industry was “I think students have stitutions is not a new one. Scott women entering the computer ally. That only helps us from an a stronger affi nity or desire oversubscribed and due for a responded to the market- Carlson, a reporter for The Chroni- science program went from be- admission standpoint,” Steidel to attend an institution that correction. place,” Elliot said. “We have cle of Higher Education, reported in low 10 percent to more than said. “The fact the Carnegie Mel- takes more into consideration “Essentially 9/11 was the nee- seen a resurgence, just like our a January article that the propor- 30 percent and has held steady lon continues to grow and extend than SAT scores and class dle that burst the bubble,” Steidel friends at other institutions, an tion of computer science degrees there since.” its infl uence ... will translate into rank,” Steidel said. “Yeah, said. “It’s taken years to get back increase in interest in computer awarded to women nationwide According to Elliott, Carnegie more applications.” we look at class rank and to where it should be. All areas science and engineering.” decreased from 19 percent in Mellon is trying to solve its own Steidel also noted that within SAT scores, but we also pay atten- that were most sensitized to that In addition to rejuvenating 2000 to 17 percent in 2004. institutional problem, but at the last year, the Offi ce of Ad- tion to what a student does out- area of the economy are just now Carnegie Mellon’s technological When it comes to balancing the the same time trying to solve a mission has changed all of its side of the classroom.” coming back to healthy levels.” sectors, Elliott is hopeful that the gender gap, however, Carlson cited national problem by looking communications vehicles — the Applications to all departments William Elliott, vice president increase in applications will help Carnegie Mellon as a proactive for ways to increase the num- offi ce updated its website and have increased, which indicates of enrollment, agreed, citing re- the University increase the num- institution. ber of women in science and redesigned its publications in an that schools like computer sci- newed confi dence in computer ber of female students. “In response to such fi ndings, engineering. effort to more effectively commu- ence and programs like electrical industries and the economy in “We would like to probably Carnegie Mellon changed the ad- A 20 percent increase in appli- nicate with prospective students. and computer engineering and general as reasons for application have more women. We are always missions policies for its School of cations, Elliot hopes, will do just In addition to institutional information systems are recov- increases. looking to increase the number Computer Science in 1999,” Carl- that. A4 THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 27, 2006 Greek organizations regain quad housing for next year CAMPAIGN, from A1 lion,” Michael stated. scrutiny after reports of hazing of benefi t.” The building that currently pledges emerged, including a syrup The organization has since grown trouble with the University over the houses the sorority Kappa Alpha chug and forced house cleaning. to approximately 50 members. past year. Theta received its renovation after Representatives from Kappa Delta Upsilon also lost their “We’ve done everything the Uni- Delta Tau Delta, the fraternity that Sigma International became con- house this year following an inci- versity has asked us to do,” Melichar previously inhabited it, lost its char- cerned and enacted a membership dent involving underage drinking in said. ter in fall 2004. review of the chapter — a series 2004, though they did not lose their When Kappa Sigma left campus, Since 1999, repairs to Sigma Nu, of interviews and investigations charter because of the occurrence. their house was turned into Forbes Theta Xi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Forbes determining who is fi t to be in the In response, the University revoked House, another fi rst-year living House, and Global Studies House organization. As a result of the re- their lease for the 2005-2006 aca- area. According to Timothy Michael, have run a total of just under $6 mil- view, all but fi ve members were ei- demic year. director of Housing and Dining Ser- lion. Renovations are planned for ther expelled or suspended from the This year, some DU brothers vices, the change required very little Beta Theta Pi and Pi Kappa Alpha by fraternity. have moved to campus housing money for cosmetic touches, such the end of summer 2006 at a cost of Kappa Sigma lost their Carnegie and others have moved off campus. as painting. The house had already just over $1 million per building. Mellon charter, required for Greek The fraternity has carried out two received renovations in 1999 and “There are three pots of money quad housing, and would have incident-free rushes since losing 2003, totaling approximately $1.1 we keep separate when running the a colony, as opposed to chapter their house, but they have not held million. housing system: The Greek quad status. To get chapter status, the any other events. Students at Forbes House recog- pot, the sorority complex on Mar- members must participate in a According to Melichar, the DU nize the value of living there. garet Morrison pot, and a pot for series of fraternal education work- brothers hope to move back into “It feels a lot more like a house the rest of housing — non-Greek shops, complete a fundraiser for their house sometime this summer. than a dorm,” said Ryan Woodring, housing.” $2500, have at least 50 members, a fi rst-year art major living in Forbes Michael noted that all money and complete at least 2000 hours How the quad was won House. “There’s a lot of fi rst-year raised and spent on Greek hous- of community service. interest here. It’s really family-like.” ing comes directly from rents that Student Life also levied penal- Both Magruder and Melichar at- “Each chapter house is on a reno- Greek housing residents pay. “No ties: the loss of their house on tributed each of their organizations vation plan regardless of who oc- money comes from subsidies or con- Morewood Avenue for two years, successes to the support of Church, cupies it,” Michael said. “The Greek tributions from regular residence the prohibition of campus presence coordinator for Greek Affairs Lenny quad facilities are approximately 40 hall monies, tuition, or other fees,” for one year, and the completion of Chan, and director of Student Life years old with mechanical systems he stated. 2500 hours of community service. Renee Camerlengo. reaching the ends of their expected “This academic year, all the rent A fi nal University requirement for “They have been nothing but sup- life. We have been working with the and expenses from Forbes House returning to the quad was regaining portive,” Magruder stated. resident groups on renovation plan- and Global Studies are going into a charter from their Kappa Sigma “I am excited that these groups ning since 1997.” the Greek quad budget, even though International. were able to reach a goal they had ”I think the renovations have they are not ‘Greek’ organizations,” “Membership requirements, com- set for themselves,” Chan stated. “I been a long time coming,” Melichar Michael stated. munity service requirements, and look forward to my continued rela- stated. The students in Forbes House and fi nancial requirements have been tionship with these organizations According to Michael, the reno- Global Studies House pay the same the most diffi cult,” stated Cale and their members.” vation plan began in the summer of Standard Single and Standard Dou- MacMichael-Magruder, president Magruder also noted the nega- 1999 and includes gutting and re- ble rates that apply to other living of Kappa Sigma and sophomore me- tive reputation that Greek life has building the major systems of each areas on campus. chanical engineering student. at Carnegie Mellon. “I am extremely Greek chapter over the next few “The master plan for the Greek According to Magruder, not hav- proud of what our organization has years. quad is for it to remain Greek ing a place on campus made it accomplished, and I hope our merits “It made logistical sense to reno- housing, and that housing is to be diffi cult to recruit. “A presence on are well known to the campus as a vate these buildings fi rst,” stated properly renewed and extended campus is critical to the survival of whole,” he said. Leonard Chan, coordinator for consistent with proper facility and almost any organization,” he said. Likewise, DU brothers hope to Greek Affairs. fi nancial planning,” Michael stated. This year Kappa Sigma was able have a positive impact on campus. “The projects for Global Studies to have a presence via special inter- “We’re just looking forward to Justin Brown/Assistant Photo Editor and Kappa Alpha Theta were com- Greek tragedy est housing. moving back on campus, building Above, Forbes House and Global Studies House have recently bined into one project for effi ciency “While not ideal, [it] has been up our membership, and rebuilding received thousands of dollars in rennovations. Kappa Sigma and and cost savings. The average per Two years ago, Carnegie Mellon’s useful,” stated Magruder. “We’ve our ties with the campus commu- DU will return to these houses respectively next fall. house was approximately $1.1 mil- Kappa Sigma chapter came under seen our recruitment efforts really nity,” Melichar said. DiGiovanni raises bar for CMU women Service remembers Cuban pilot deaths PROFILE, from A1 the quad or the attitude that all into a vocal advocate of women’s SILENCE, from A1 we are about is Booth, Buggy, issues. neering major Daniel Garcia, a in the 1960s, Caballero feels con- and Greek Sing.” This past fall she organized a high school friend of Caballero, nected to the current situation was thus responsible for convinc- As part of the risk management press conference in relation to a “It’s not only Cuban issues — it’s also considers the Cuban situa- in Cuba. “They raised me with a ing her sisterhood that this new discussion in the Task Force, Di- protest called “Girlcott.” A group humanitarian aid.” Caballero tion grim. “It’s just all poverty; sense of pride in where I’m from,” development would be a positive Giovanni hopes to bring up the of local teens organized the pro- aims to provide this aid through there’s no money going around he said. change rather than an unwanted at-times disconcerting relation- test against Abercrombie & Fitch fundraisers, book drives, and anywhere,” he said. For Caballero, events like the renunciation of Zeta Psi Sigma’s ship between men and women and their line of T-shirts the girls community service. As his grandfather and grand- Cuban shootdown are true awak- own goals and values. in the Greek community. “There perceived to be misogynistic. First-year biomedical engi- mother immigrated to the U.S. enings to needed change in Cuba. “A few of us decided we were are some blatant signs, including The boycott gained national at- going to lead this movement, and some fraternity rush posters, that tention, including coverage on we didn’t know how everyone show that women and men aren’t CNN, and resulted in a removal was going to take it,” she recalled. cooperating and respecting each of several of these shirts from the “But once we got it out there other mutually.” company’s line. and knew that everyone was Overall, however, DiGiovanni DiGiovanni encourages future supportive, it became really feels that the Carnegie Mel- women at Carnegie Mellon to exciting.” lon community is one in which get involved on campus early DiGiovanni attributes most female leadership can thrive. on in their academic careers. of her confi dence as a leader “Women on this campus are “Don’t sit around and waste on campus to her experience in strong leaders, and they hold your college years. Stand up Greek life. “I don’t think that’s their own,” she said. for yourself and who you are, what Greeks always get credit She did not begin college as an whatever that might be,” she for, but it’s defi nitely what we are active feminist, but has over the said. about,” she said. years become deeply immersed For next year, DiGiovanni’s As part of this semester’s Greek in women’s issues. plans include law school. Though Task Force, DiGiovanni is working “I’ve done a 180 from religious she is not yet sure about the with leaders from other sororities and not liberal in any active kind of law she wants to pursue, and fraternities on campus to ad- way, to being completely liberal she sees women’s issues and po- dress current problems in the and a strong Democrat and a litical and social justice to be a community and set goals for the feminist. Part of it was person- good fi t. future. ality change from not knowing By exploring outward instead “We want to promote a social who I was and being shy to be- of turning inward, DiGiovanni but a more responsible atmo- ing a woman and fi guring out is now fi nishing college with no sphere,” DiGiovanni said. “In my identity.” regrets. the end, we will need a culture But it was an internship at change, that what we present to the Women and Girls’ Founda- Editor’s Note: Anne DiGiovanni is a the public isn’t a party night on tion that has turned DiGiovanni member of The Tartan copy staff. Study questions AP exam validity AP, from A3 “With the way we ration [AP] who scored fi ves came in with all courses, you would think we don’t the knowledge that they needed CMU,” Grotzinger said. want students to take them,” said to have,” Grotzinger said. Even stricter policies apply to Secretary of Education Marga- First-year Sudeep Yegnashan- the mathematics department. ret Spellings in an article by The karan, a CIT student, received First-year students in every col- Chronicle of Higher Education. a fi ve on his Computer Science lege except for CFA are required As The Tartan reported, Spell- (AB) AP exam and tested out of to take a calculus assessment dur- ings spoke before the Committee introductory computer science ing the summer prior to college, on Health, Education, Labor, courses 15-100 and 15-200. Cur- regardless of their performance and Pensions at a February 9 rently taking 15-211, he agreed on the AP exam. hearing to discuss President with Grotzinger. “We have an algorithm that, Bush’s American Competitive- “I feel like my high school depending on both your scores ness Initiative. course prepared me — so much on the AP exam and CMU as- Under the proposed initiative, so that, in 15-211, I feel a sense of sessment, determines what math 70,000 new teachers would be déjà vu at times,” he said. course you will be placed in,” trained to teach AP and Interna- Sophomore Allison Hannan, Grotzinger said. tional Baccalaureate courses in a chemistry and biology double After reading the study’s re- math and science — an effort to major, felt this same sense of con- sults, Grotzinger was particularly bridge the gap in American per- fi dence in her science courses at displeased with Sadler’s claim formance in math and science. Carnegie Mellon. that students who scored fi ves “I don’t have much faith in “AP Biology and AP Chemis- on the AP exam — but did not AP exams,” assistant depart- try really helped a lot,” Hannan receive an ‘A’ in the class — repre- ment head of mathematics John said. “I had so much background sented a fl aw in the AP system. Mackey told The Tartan last week. knowledge that it made both of “There are a lot of reasons why “We need people who know how those classes easier [for me].” the students don’t perform well to think, not people who have a Hannan is pleased with the AP in a class that [has] nothing to set of skills.” system because it has allowed her do with how prepared they are,” Meanwhile, Grotzinger fi rmly to have a more fl exible college he said. “There are transition is- believes in the current AP system. schedule. sues, health issues, and some of He discussed what he felt to be a “I get to take more classes that them know the material, but just testimony of the system’s success I’m interested in, as opposed to choose not to study.” — students who tested out of 15- easy introductory ones that I’ve In last week’s article “American 100, the introductory Computer already taken in high school,” math and sciences slipping,” The Science course, performed as well Hannan said. Tartan reported the relevance of in 15-211 as students who had Grotzinger stands behind cur- AP exams with regard to current taken the introductory course. rent policy. “We’re confi dent in policy in Washington, D.C. “This tells us that the students the AP exam.” Science& Technology 27 February 2006 THE TARTAN A5 Neurobiologist discovers novel treatment for seizures SciTechBriefs Barth’s research identifi ed a cells controls the chemical and looked at graphs of action po- by Radha Chitale specifi c neuronal target that, electrical levels necessary for tentials from neurons of healthy Giant cave found Contributing Editor when blocked with the drug, action potentials to occur. An mice and mice that had had sei- with new species signifi cantly reduced seizure oc- action potential is an electrical zures. Action potentials have Alison Barth, assistant profes- currence and frequency in vitro. signal — a messenger — that well documented and consistent A mammoth cave has been dis- sor of biological sciences at Carn- The real surprise came when she travels from neuron to neuron, shapes. A normal action poten- covered in southern Venezuela egie Mellon University, received made the switch from in vitro to relaying information as it goes. tial would therefore look differ- that contained a new species of a $50,000 grant from the Milken in vivo, testing the drug within a Ion channels are directly re- ent than one recorded during a frog. “Cueva del Fantasma” — Family Foundation to further living organism and fi nding that sponsible for electrical activity seizure. Spanish for “Cave of the Ghost” her research on a novel treat- it worked very well. in a nerve cell, and malfunctions “It’s a lot like Sesame Street,” — was found deep in Venezu- ment for seizures. A drug that The target in question is an are a likely cause of seizures. Barth said. “They show you four elan Guayana, one of the most acts on a single ion channel is the ion channel, a structure through Seizures occur when abnormal [pictures] and say: ‘Which one inaccessible places on Earth. The key to this new treatment, which which ions, or charged atoms, electrical activity in the brain doesn’t belong?’” In this way, cave is so large that the explor- she hopes will one day be used to can cross cellular membranes. results in involuntary changes Courtesy of www.cmu.edu/bio ers’ helicopters were easily able prevent seizures in children. Ion fl ow in and out of nerve in function or behavior. Barth See BARTH, page A7 Neurobiologist Alison Barth to fl y in and land next to a tower- ing waterfall. Scientists soon dis- covered a new species of poison- dart frog, the Colostethus breweri, CMU team joins methanol- International autos on display which lives along small streams in Pittsburgh show includes European, Asian models the cave. This is the 18th new frog powered fuel cell research species found in the area.

essentially developing a more Source: LiveScience by Hanadie Yousef effi cient catalyst,” said Kumta in Science & Technology Editor a Carnegie Mellon press release dated January 27. The metha- Underwater aircraft Carnegie Mellon is joining the nol micro-scale fuel cells are so proposed for Navy tide of research towards creating small they can be etched into sil- a society based on an alternative icon much like a computer chip. use fuel source. Prashant Kumta, a The fuel cell is powered by a professor of materials sciences combination of methanol and Defense contractor Lockheed and biomedical engineering, water. When the methanol Martin is designing a jet-powered together with his graduate and and water make contact with unmanned aircraft that launches post-doctoral team is developing a catalyst in the fuel cell, they from a submarine. Capable of tiny fuel cells that use methanol, break down into carbon diox- being deployed from 150 feet un- which could one day provide the ide, positively charged protons, derwater, the jet-engine drone fuel for technological appliances. and negatively charged elec- could be outfi tted with short- Unlike other alternative fuel re- trons. The protons are attracted range weapons or surveillance search projects, this one focuses by a special membrane that equipment. After completing its on methanol instead of expen- allows them to pass through, mission, the plane lands in the sive and unstable hydrogen, while blocking the path of the water above the submarine, and which is diffi cult to mass-pro- electrons. The electrons must an underwater robotic vehicle duce and would be more diffi cult pass through an external circuit launched by the sub returns the to integrate into society. to get around the membrane, drone to the submarine. The Portable electronic devices, creating an electrical current. craft’s gull wings fold around the such as cell phones, personal The fuel cell produces carbon fuselage, allowing it to fi t inside a digital assistants and laptop dioxide, which is vented away, seven-foot-diameter missile tube. computers, may well become and water, which can be re- Tests on a splashdown model and Greg Prichard/Contributing Editor the fi rst widely used consumer cycled to use with additional an underwater recovery vehicle The R-Class is one of Mercedes’ many new SUV-type vehicles. Though it resembles what Americans call “mini- are expected to be complete by items to take advantage of fuel methanol. vans,” the high-end automaker would never call it that. cells. Instead of recharging or September. replacing batteries in these de- Lexus, the luxury subdivision supercharger. It is a factory op- vices, users may one day simply “We are developing by Albert Lin of Toyota, featured its redesigned tion, meaning it won’t void the Source: Popular Science have to refuel them. Junior Staffwriter IS. Many criticized the previous warranty, and produces 40 per- “We are developing a fuel cathode material IS, as it was a relabelled Japa- cent more horsepower and 13 Quantum cryptogra- cell system about the size of a for direct methanol Last week we reviewed the Big nese Toyota Altezza. The new IS percent more torque. Scion fea- cigarette lighter that could be Three at the Pittsburgh Interna- was built from the ground up as tured two corporate-sponsored phy test successful refueled by inserting a small fuel cell (DMFC) tional Auto Show, and this week pure Lexus. It comes as in 250 vehicles, the Injen tC and the cartridge of methanol. So we are applications.” we’re hopping across the pond and 350 variants: the 250 with Blitz xB, both which underwent University of Toronto scientists to take a look at the European a 2.5-liter V6 and the 350 with a extensive modifi cation. Scions successfully tested a commer- – Daiwon Choi and Asian auto offerings. 3.5-liter V6. The IS350 the more start at around $14,000. cial-style quantum cryptography The Toyota booth displayed powerful of the two, pumps out Nissan had some updated technique that promises hacker- an updated model lineup, but 300 horsepower and comes only vehicles, though like Toyota, proof communication. In such There are many obstacles that the only exciting feature in in rear-wheel drive. Both fea- they didn’t have the subcom- tests, photons of specifi c polariza- must be overcome in order for Toyota’s booth was the 2007 ture the same luxury options pact Versa, which is set to com- tion are sent via fi ber-optic cables fuel cells to be commercially vi- Camry, which was completely that make Lexus a leader among pete in 2007. Nissan featured from sender to receiver. If any of able. Kumta’s team is working redesigned to refl ect the chang- luxury brands, and all models a range of Nismo-tuned vehi- the photons are observed by an on a variety of measures to solve ing pace of consumer markets. come with automatic transmis- cles, including the Sentra and outsider, the state of those pho- these issues. “We are develop- It features a hybrid technology sion standard. 350Z. Nismo is short for Nissan tons is altered, and the receiver ing cathode material for direct option to conserve fuel and re- Scion, another subdivision of Motorsports, Nissan’s in-house can detect that the signal has been methanol fuel cell (DMFC) duce emissions. The sportier Toyota, targets the Generation tuner division. The new Altima hacked. The Toronto scientists applications. We would like to exterior charges Camry’s image Y market. Scion isn’t offering SE-R also made an appearance, varied the intensity of transmitted develop stable support material into something that appeals to any new models for 2006 (still targeting those who want the photons and introduced photonic for the cathode,” said Daiwon a wide audience, and the com- the xA, xB, and tC) and isn’t practicality of a basic sedan “decoys,” which were transmitted Choi, a post-doctoral student pany’s signature reliability will planning a major update until but like the looks and specs of a over a 15-kilometer telecommu- in the lab. The cathode is the keep this the best-selling pas- 2008 at the earliest. However, performance car. nication fi ber. place where the oxygen and the senger car in the United States. with today’s iPod-fl ooded mar- Honda featured its redesigned hydrogen react, and therefore it Missing from Toyota’s booth ket, Scion decided to incor- Civic platform; the new design Source: ScienceDaily is very prone to corrosion. The was the new Yaris, a subcom- porate iPod capability, and its looks more upscale and futur- electrode uses a carbon-based pact car that will replace the cars’ steering wheels now fea- istic than previous generations, “Gay genetic factors” supporting group, and the car- Echo in 2007, boasting compact ture audio controls. The most- and includes a modern-looking Courtesy of Nicolaus Rock effi ciency and a starting price anticipated performance add- may be found Methanol-fuel cell demo. See METHANOL, page A6 just over $10,000. on also arrived this year: the tC See AUTO, page A7 A new study carried out at the University of California, Los An- geles, found that mothers with How Things Work: Magnetic induction cooktops two gay sons had a much higher chance of a certain gene arrange- it. Fancy-schmancy households When an alternating current Induction stoves are also ment than mothers without gay might even have a glass-ceramic runs through the electromag- excelling in their effi ciency. sons did. The research investi- stove-top, where infrared ra- net, a rapidly changing magnetic Because heat is generated right gated the functionality of the diation is transmitted through a fi eld is produced. An electric at the surface of the cookware, mother’s two X chromosomes. smooth cooking surface to pro- “eddy” current will be gener- less heat is lost to the environ- In female cells, either of the two vide heat. ated in large metal objects above ment. This equates to faster X chromosomes must be inactive Watch out, cookware: There this electromagnet, causing cooking time, cooler kitch- for normal reproduction to occur. is a new sheriff in town. His resistance heating. Unlike tra- ens, and lower energy bills. However, researchers found that name is induction cooking. ditional electric stoves, this re- Induction stoves average about in 23 percent of mothers with two Instead of conducting heat sistance heating takes place in 80 percent energy effi ciency, gay sons, all cells’ DNA had the from the cooking surface to the the pot itself, not in a heating compared to about 50 percent same X chromosome deactivated. cookware, induction heating element underneath. effi ciency for conventional elec- This extreme skewing only occurs utilizes electromagnetism to This type of heating has im- tric stoves and 30 percent effi - in four percent of mothers with- actually create heat within the portant implications for the ciency for gas stoves. In real-life out gay sons, and in 13 percent of cookware. The idea is not that cook. One of the most startling terms, this means the ability to mothers with one gay son. new, actually. Since the early differences from traditional boil water in half the time. Similar research has uncov- ’90s, the technology has gained stoves is that the cooking sur- Unfortunately, induction ered other oddities in the genome Courtesy of design.kitchensatlanta.com increasing acceptance in Japan face doesn’t get hot! Because stoves do have a big disadvan- of homosexuals, and some are and Europe. American markets heat is only generated in the tage: only ferrous (iron-contain- suggesting that there are mul- William Nicoll stove has become the tool of are just warming up to the idea. cookware, you can lay your ing) cookware can be used. This tiple genetic factors involved in choice for our cooking needs. Let’s turn up the heat. hand right over the cooking sur- means that only cast-iron and determining a person’s sexual When making dinner, do your Stoves have a simple goal: If you have been (un)lucky face and not burn yourself. This steel pots and pans will work. orientation. Instead of a single ingredients come in microwave- convert a readily available enough to take an elementary is a great advantage for children Cookware made of aluminum, “gay gene” that determines a ready pouches? Do you prepare form of energy into heat and physics course lately, you might who don’t follow their parents’ copper, ceramic, or glass will person’s sexuality, some scientists dinner in 30 seconds or less? If transfer it to the food. Today’s know how magnetic induction advice. stay cold atop an induction argue that it is the combination so, then stop reading. You’re not most readily available sources works. If not, here’s the gritty: Another advantage of induc- stove. If a magnet can stick to of several genomic features, com- welcome here. of energy are electricity and When an electrical conduc- tion cooking is its responsive- your current cookware, it is “in- bined with environmental infl u- To the aspiring Food Network natural gas. But how is that heat tor is placed in the presence ness. This is especially important duction ready.” If not, get ready ences, which will ultimately de- personalities out there, I’ve got transferred? of a changing magnetic fi eld, for chefs, who demand more con- to stock up on stock pots. termines whether a person is gay. the secret to great cooking: heat. You are probably familiar electricity is produced in the trol over their cooking than the As competition heats up in the While everyone enjoys salads with a few forms of stove-top conductor. This is the same average college student. By vary- induction stove market, look for Source: LiveScience and no-bake cookies, there is heat transfer. Gas stoves trans- phenomenon exploited in elec- ing the strength of the magnetic prices to steadily fall. Current nothing quite like a warm, well- fer heat through a simple, trical motors and generators. fi eld, the heat generated in the models still cost several thou- cooked meal. Things haven’t adjustable fl ame. Older electric But how is this useful to pot is varied almost instantly. sand dollars, but they remain a been the same since the extra- stoves use “resistance heating,” cooking? In an induction stove, This responsiveness exceeds niche item. If you are shopping Compiled by crispy rotisserie mammoth. where a metal coil heats up an electromagnet is placed un- gas stoves and far exceeds tradi- for a new stove, don’t miss this Sean Conroy In the modern kitchen, the when a current passes through derneath the cooking surface. tional electric stoves. hot new item! A6 THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 27, 2006 Experiment of the Week: Hunger hormone linked to learning disabilities you could actually learn better on primarily from stomach epithelial to local neurons. It promotes al- by Disha Shah an empty stomach. cells when the stomach is empty, terations in connections between Junior Staffwriter The Yale study has shown that and it binds to receptors in sev- nerve cells in mice and rats. The the hormone ghrelin has a direct, eral areas of the body. changes in neural connectivity For many of us, exam time is rapid, and powerful infl uence on The research team, led by are linked to enhanced learning synonymous with binge-eating the hippocampus, the part of the Tamas L. Horvath, chair and as- and memory performance. time. Well, apart from making brain associated with learning sociate professor of the Section In other words, the hunger you fat, this could also affect and memory. Ghrelin, produced of Comparative Medicine at Yale’s hormone ghrelin can increase your learning. A recent study in the stomach, was previously School of Medicine, fi rst observed the number of nerve connections completed at the Yale University associated with growth hormone that peripheral ghrelin can en- in the area of the brain where School of Medicine shows that release and appetite. It is released ter the hippocampus and bind new memories are formed, thus enhancing it. “Based on our observations in animal models, a practical recommendation could be that children may benefi t from not overeating at breakfast in order to make the most out of their morning hours at school,” Hor- vath said in a Yale press release. “The current obesity epidemic among American schoolchildren, which to some degree has been attributed to bad eating habits in the school environment, has been paralleled by a decline of learning performance. It is how- ever too early to speculate if hormonal links between eating and learning are involved in that phenomenon.” Courtesy of school.discovery.com High ghrelin levels or admin- istration of ghrelin-like drugs Alzheimer’s disease. advantage by boosting memory could also protect against certain The researchers also say it skills during food searches when forms of dementia, because ag- might be possible to use the animals are hungry. Learning ing and obesity are associated hormone to develop new drugs and memory may be enhanced with a decline in ghrelin levels to combat impaired learning and by high levels of ghrelin during and an increased incidence of memory, but warn that weight food deprivation because animals Courtesy of www.peptidome.org The hormone ghrelin, which is associated with both hunger and learning capabilities. conditions of memory loss like gain may be a side effect. need increased cognitive skills to The study has provided an track down food sources. Carnegie Mellon scientist takes lead in methanol-powered fuel cell research METHANOL, from A5 tem. For one, it is liquid-based. cathode and anode materials, proving the cathode, anode, and “Take the current system. It will and supercapacitors. Rock has electrolyte membrane.” bon degrades due to reactivity. be easy to adapt and switch over been a graduate student in the Fuel cells might be attractive “We need to come up with stable to methanol-based.” Hydrogen lab for almost three years, and for use in automobiles someday, material that will not degrade,” fuel would require many more has mostly concentrated on an- but for now they remain prohibi- said Choi. modifi cations to the current fuel ode materials for lithium ion tively expensive, mainly due to “My role is to formulate and delivery systems in order to ac- batteries. He has been working the use of platinum in carbon test different catalyst composi- commodate a hydrogen- fueled on DMFCs for three and a half based electrodes. On the smaller tions specifi cally for the anode society.” Also, the fuel cell op- months. scale of electronics, however, fuel side of the fuel cell,” said Nico- erates at a lower temperature Other obstacles that must be cells may soon make economic laus Rock, a graduate student in than other fuel cells. Solid oxide overcome before fuel cells can be sense. That’s because batter- the lab. Kumta and his group are fuel cells, for example, operate commercially available include ies are an incredibly expensive developing nanostructural cata- at 1000 degrees Celsius, while the polymer electrolyte mem- source of power. The cost per kilo- lyst compositions that exhibit DMFCs can operate at 100 de- brane, which is not very effi - watt of battery power is $10,000. excellent catalytic activity and grees Celsius. cient. It is only supposed to allow An automotive engine produces can also withstand other compo- Choi has been a researcher hydrogen to pass through from the equivalent of a kilowatt for a nents of the fuel cell. “The issue in the Kumta lab for six years. the anode to the cathode, but cost of $100. It may be awhile be- Courtesy of www.post-gazette.com is that the catalyst gets poisoned Until the recent switch to the some methanol leaks through. fore fuel cells can compete with Prashant Kumta, left, and Cristina Amon are among those at Carnegie over time — there is less catalyst methanol fuel cell research, they Therefore, a sturdier membrane automotive power, but it is highly Mellon University working on methanol fuel cells. available to facilitate the fuel cell have specialized in chemical must be developed. plausible to replace batteries. reaction”. synthesis, electrochemical stor- “There are three main aspects Toshiba Corp. announced in could power a cell phone. Sony versions, all of which would con- There are many advantages age and convergence devices, to our lab’s DMFC research,” said October 2003 that it is devel- and Motorola are among other vert methanol or ethanol into to a methanol-fuel-based sys- including lithium ion batteries, Rock. “We are focusing on im- oping a handheld fuel cell that companies working on their own electricity. THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 27, 2006 A7 Europe and Asia offer new automobile designs for 2007 Barth receives grant to of vehicles on display. The Van- quish S, featured in the most continue drug research recent James Bond movie, is AM’s top model, produces 520 BARTH, from A5 severe forms of epilepsy as they horse power, and is able to reach grow older. The drug’s effi cacy is 60 mph in under 4.5 seconds. Barth was able to identify which another reason why Barth is ea- The DB9 Volante was introduced ion channel was responsible for ger to push her research forward in 2004 and is the only convert- the recorded changes in action so that it can go on to clinical tri- ible model. The Vantage was potentials during a seizure. als. introduced this year as the most Barth noted that the chances “For a new drug to get to the affordable AM and is estimated of having a seizure in a lifetime clinic, it has to be commercially to represent 50 percent of sales. are very low, around one percent. attractive,” Barth said. She is cur- The Vantage starts at $120,000; However, one seizure increases rently in the process of protecting the DB9 starts at $170,000; the the likelihood of a second 50- the compound with a patent. Vanquish starts at $230,000. fold. The chances of having a However, there is still much work Jaguar demoed its line of third seizure increase by 80 to 90 to be done before clinical trials luxury cars but did not have the percent, and the numbers con- start, including fi nding a com- new XK sports coupe model on tinue to rise. pany to partner with. “We would hand. Spontaneous recurrent sei- like to work with someone who Lotus had their tiny supercar, zures, commonly known as will pursue this further,” Barth the Elise, on display. They plan epilepsy, affect between 1.4 and said. J.T. Trollman/Contributing Editor to release their top-end Exige 2.7 million people in the U.S., The grant has given Barth a big The new Subaru WRX STi has the same turbocharged fl at-four engine, with the company’s new egg crate grill. model early next year. according to the Centers for Dis- imperative to make progress. “It AUTO, from A5 SUV launches the company into — were lacking. The rede- Other exotics made an ap- ease Control and Prevention. is a one-year grant,” Barth said. new territory with their fi rst signed S-Class and new R-Class pearance but weren’t accessible. Barth hopes to interrupt the dash with digital gauges that true sport-utility. The new A3 demonstrated Benz’s dedica- The automakers who showed up development of epilepsy from run across the driver’s side of the hatchback drew much attention tion to luxury, performance, included Ferrari, Lamborghini, recurrent seizures. “I’m a new- “It’s a clinically dashboard. Honda also intro- from younger showgoers, as its and timeless styling. The Benz Bentley, Rolls Royce, and comer to the epilepsy fi eld,” Barth duced the Fit, another subcom- good looks, packed features, and roadsters were popular vehicles Porsche. said. “The grant allows research- exciting pact car, for 2007. reasonable pricing are attractive as well, attracting both young This year’s auto show gave ers with novel ideas and new compound and Mitsubishi’s booth was domi- to those looking for Audi quality and old. insight into the ever-changing approaches a chance to explore.” nated by its sport cars, for which and comfort. Aston Martin, the British industry, and next year’s show is To test its effi cacy, Barth in- we are trying the brand is best known in the Land Rover showed off an sports car maker, had its range sure to be even bigger. jected the drug into mice, though United States. The new Eclipse impressive line of SUVs, and still unsure of the rate at which to get it to the convertible sat side-by-side with many showgoers demonstrated it would be metabolized or the the Eclipse coupe and attracted interest in the new LR3 model. likelihood that it would cross the clinic as soon as many potential clients with its The LR3 replaces the Discovery blood-brain barrier to reach neu- possible.” space-pod looks, performance series, and will take the reins as rons. After several trials, Barth features, and quality build. Mit- Land Rover’s introductory-level found that administering the —Alison Barth subishi also showcased the next vehicle, thus making it afford- drug concurrently with seizure generation of its legendary sport able for many to own a luxury induction effectively eliminated “We received the money very sedan, the Lancer Evolution MR. SUV. LR3 pricing starts at just all seizures. “We stumbled quickly and therefore we can The ninth-generation “Evo” fea- under $40,000. upon this fi nding,” Barth said. really do a lot of experiments to tures a 286 horse power turbo BMW pulled out all the stops “I just asked a student try the investigate this.” inline-four, souped up with nu- with its whole lineup, includ- experiment.” Barth hopes her research ad- merous performance parts. The ing the new 3-series and 5-se- Barth pointed out that the core vances will help her obtain a Evo is the road version of Mit- ries. The popular brand also discovery was that “this par- larger grant from the National subishi’s infamous rally car and brought in its high-performance ticular target treatment could Institutes of Health. She is also offers extreme performance for models, the M3 and new M5. prevent seizures in vivo.” That is, looking for other sources of fund- its price, starting at just under M, the in-house performance the drug could be administered ing. “It’s a clinically exciting $30,000. brand, takes the already high- to a living animal and produce compound,” Barth said, “and we Korean automakers Kia and performance machines and results. are trying to get it to the clinic as Hyundai made their mark with turns them into supercars. The “It is likely to be an orally ad- soon as possible.” redesigned fl agship sedans new M5 is the brand’s latest ministered drug, based upon the The progression of this project Amanti and Sonata, both of manifestation, where a V-10 compound’s structure, although was “a tribute to basic research which attracted attention with produces 500 horsepower and we haven’t tried it,” Barth said. and persistence,” Barth said. impressive safety, options, build extensive luxury options include “And it might be effective for peo- “It has spawned a dozen other quality, warranty, and budget voice command and a heads-up ple at risk of developing epilepsy projects in the lab.” Future re- pricing. Both companies have display. The price for this criti- and could be a therapy to prevent search projects for her lab in- grown substantially within the cally-acclaimed vehicle starts at epileptogenesis.” clude examining the possibility recent years as their quality and just over $80,000. This is good news, particularly of predicting if and when spon- reputation improves in the U.S. Mercedes-Benz came with a for young children, who make taneous recurrent seizures will market. large range of vehicles, though Greg Prichard/Contributing Editor up a third of all newly diagnosed develop. Those seizures could European brands also had a AMG models — the German Top: Mercedes’ styling is slowly becoming edgier, with BMW-like cat eyes. cases of epilepsy each year and then be prevented with Barth’s lot to offer. Audi’s Q7 crossover carmaker’s performance brand Bottom: The CLS500 pushes 0–60 in 5.9 seconds, thanks to a 5.0 liter V8. are in danger of developing more innovative treatment. Forum 27 February 2006 THE TARTAN A8 FromTheEditorialBoard Freedom of the press must never allow itself to erode 30 deaths. Newspapers should report on this, and they have. They also have a responsibility to show what has brought about these protests. A newspaper has James Auwaerter to decide what topics should be covered in each issue, but it should seek to in- The publication in September 2005 form, not indoctrinate. It can say that of 12 editorial cartoons depicting other people found the cartoons offen- Muhammad set off a firestorm of con- sive, but by preventing the readers from troversy. Thousands of people in the drawing their own conclusions from the Middle East and the rest of the world cartoons, it does a disservice to its read- protested these cartoons, some of which ers. Though some may be offended, the commented negatively on Islam. Despite importance of the news outweighs the this, most of us cannot say that we’ve offense that it engenders. seen these cartoons. News organiza- One newspaper, the Boston Phoenix, tions in the U.S. have, for the most part, was blunt with its reasons for not re- chosen not to print or display them. printing the cartoons. The primary This decision is entirely within their reason that they did so was “[o]ut of rights. News organizations choose what fear of retaliation from the international is newsworthy and write their stories brotherhood of radical and bloodthirsty accordingly. However, that freedom Islamists who seek to impose their will brings with it a great responsibility. A on those who do not believe as they do.” newspaper should never seek to offend, Its honesty is welcome at a time when but it should not fear doing so in pursuit respected news organizations like CNN of a greater good. claim that they will not reprint the car- In modern Western society, there toons out of respect for Islam while they is a separation between church and do reprint anti-Semitic cartoons that state that is not seen in many Muslim are just as offensive. This double stan- societies. Saudi Arabia, as an example, dard is nothing new. Andres Serrano’s Mike Menchaca/Art Staff prohibits public worship of religions “Piss Christ” (1989) and Chris Ofili’s other than Islam, and atheism and apos- “The Holy Virgin Mary” (1996), made tasy (conversion to another religion) with elephant dung as an ingredient, of- Supreme Court abandons students are both capital crimes. Depictions of fended Christians across the world, but the prophet Muhammad are seen by news organizations saw nothing wrong “President Cohon stands for all that is versity is not a high school. student content. many modern Muslims as being close to with republishing them. The largest of upright and good in U.S. universities.” A 1988 case, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, The Supreme Court’s decision is idolatry, something prohibited by Islam the protests had to do with the public “Carnegie Mellon is an absolute steal allowed censorship of high school pub- baffl ing. It allows colleges to infer that (as well as Christianity and Judaism). funding of such art. Even with these at $45,000 per year.” lications. The students who fought to they can get away with censoring student Even without this, any criticism of protests, the majority of Christians who “I think that Scaife Hall is a master- prevent the censorship at Governors presses. The students at Governors State Muhammad can be construed as blas- were offended by this “art” recognized work of architecture comparable to the State rightly stated in their petition to attempted to voice an opinion about the phemy, another crime that is punishable that their creators had a right to create Parthenon.” the Supreme Court that while in high administration, and for that they were by the death penalty. If the offender is it, just as they have a right to celebrate Any of that sound bizarre to you? If the schools most students are minors, in unceremoniously squashed. If other uni- “lucky,” he might merely be convicted their religion. Carnegie Mellon censors ever decide to colleges most students are over 18. We versities take their cue from Governors of insulting Islamic values and serve a The refusal of most newspapers to clamp down on student publications like are, by and large, responsible adults. State, students on public campuses will five-year sentence. stand in solidarity with Jyllands-Posten The Tartan, that’s the kind of fl apdoodle And as the students in this case also cor- have less and less access to free informa- The cartoons were originally pub- is only a single symptom of this moral we might be forced to publish — and you rectly pointed out, we come to college to tion. This is completely unjust, not only lished by the newspaper Jyllands-Posten cowardice. Google’s and Yahoo’s choice might be forced to read. Our administra- explore new ideas, not to be prevented because we are students — but because in Denmark as part of an article discuss- to collaborate with the Chinese gov- tion can’t (and doesn’t) do it now, but if from hearing the voices of our peers. we are voters, we are soldiers, and some ing the boundaries of free speech and ernment in its attempts to censor in- Carnegie Mellon were a public institu- The real tragedy isn’t what the Sev- of us are even husbands or mothers. We how Islam should not receive special formation, CNN’s censorship of the tion in Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin, it enth Circuit allowed, but the fact that are just the same as every other citizen treatment in the media. Forty cartoon- situation within Iraq as described by absolutely could. the Supreme Court will not hear the case of this nation, and the fact that we at- ists were approached to draw their views Easton Jordan in his New York Times The Supreme Court has turned its appeal. Our highest court has abandoned tend a university does not change that on Muhammad, and 12 responded. Six article “The News We Kept to Ourselves” back on the collegiate free press. This is- the idea of a free press at the college status. of these cartoons were reprinted dur- — all these result in the erosion of our sue began at Governors State University level, and let the irresponsible ruling of Money may be part of the issue. The ing Ramadan in El-Fagr, an Egyptian freedoms as we choose the path of con- in Illinois, where the administration de- the Seventh Circuit stand. school foots part of the bill, so admin- newspaper that accompanied the car- venience over the sometimes rocky road manded to review the student publication If you think this case doesn’t matter — istrators feel able to throw their weight toons with an article denouncing them. of free expression. The greatest risk to The Innovator before it went to press. that the Supreme Court has bigger fi sh to around. But as we’ve learned before, not Interestingly, no known protests by the free speech comes not from the govern- Evidently, The Innovator committed the fry — think again. Just last month, after everyone can agree with where every Egyptian government or Egyptian re- ment, but the voluntary self-censorship sin of criticizing the administration in the Seventh Circuit decided to allow penny spent in a university goes. This is ligious authorities resulted from this of those who profess to believe in free several published articles. The students the censorship to take place but before especially true when the university takes republication. speech. fought the new rule, suing the universi- the Supreme Court refused to hear the offense to a student publication — it’s a Other newspapers, most of them ty’s Board of Trustees and others because students’ appeal, the University of Loui- matter of trust and an issue of freedom. European, have since reprinted the car- James Auwaerter ([email protected]) is of the censorship. The students fought siana at Monroe’s paper, The Pow Wow, It’s the principle of defending the values toons. Protests against the cartoons and an IMB student in electrical and computer until the case reached the U.S. Court of was subjected to a “new policy of prior of democracy and equality that every the newspapers who chose to reprint engineering. He welcomes all replies, re- Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which review,” according to The Chronicle of university should stand on. them have followed, along with at least sponsible or not. then said that the students could not sue Higher Education. Louisiana isn’t even in And if the Supreme Court does not — invoking a ruling that allows high the region affected by the decision. Yet realize that it is neglecting the highest school administrators to censor student as long as the Seventh Circuit’s ruling principles of the nation, then we have Success is about more than publications. stands, it will be an easy precedent to in- yet to see the worst of what will become For the record, Governors State Uni- voke if college administrators to censor of free speech. just Olympic gold medals Sometimes, something as great as the What we need in a dean of Student Affairs opportunity to win the Olympic gold medal is worth passing up when cir- Deans Murphy and Church have set the bar high; let’s find a dean who can keep up cumstances prevent you from doing the As our liaison between the student Carnegie Mellon’s student community. not necessarily feeling unwelcome but Mercy Chang things that you want. I’m not going body and the administration, Carnegie As it stands now, the most visible mem- perhaps needing assistance adjusting to lie, though. Seeing Michelle cou- Mellon’s new Dean of Student Affairs bers of the Carnegie Mellon community to upperclassman life. Also, the role Ever since Michelle Kwan announced rageously face the media with tears should be willing — and prepared — to are the guys who sell used books in the model system in residence halls needs her decision to withdraw from the glistening in her eyes was hard for me roll up his or her sleeves, work hard, and University Center. Our campus shouldn’t extra energy and resources in order to be Olympics, all we’ve heard from the too. It’s difficult — if not downright become a genuine advocate for the stu- go much longer without a permanent successful. media is how tragic her story is. True, discouraging — to see someone walk dents. As former dean Michael Murphy figure to connect the students to their Luckily for the new dean, Murphy set Michelle has been on the quest for the away from the very thing she’s worked did, the new dean should become administration. The students need some- a stellar example of how to be a visible, so-called “elusive” gold medal for about so hard and so long to achieve. familiar with student organization lead- one who is present in their everyday lives, approachable figure on campus. On the a decade. Indeed, it’s saddening to hear Seeing someone’s dream getting ers, attend student events, and exhibit with whom they are well acquainted, yet other hand, he set the bar incredibly of all the injuries that she’s sustained in crushed is a disheartening feeling. It more than just a superficial concern for who is just as acquainted with the upper high. The new dean will enter a commu- her noteworthy journey. However, we makes you wonder whether we our- the daily needs of the Carnegie Mellon tiers of the administration. nity eager for his or her arrival — and we must consider that maybe withdrawing selves are chasing after our own elusive campus. The new dean should waste no time in students won’t have to spend too much from the Olympics may not be as bad as gold medal. And if we are, should we Since Dean Murphy was promoted developing a long-term vision for cam- time or energy acclimating to a new, pro- the press makes it out to be. just give up, or continue plowing bravely to associate vice-president last April, pus. He or she should dive into student active Dean of Student Affairs. Rather They say that it’s better to fail than to forward, knowing that the chance for Carnegie Mellon students have largely life, learn Carnegie Mellon’s unique cul- than anticipating another administrator not try at all. In Michelle Kwan’s case, failure greatly exceeds our one and only found this relationship with Interim ture, assess its strengths and weaknesses, who will join the campus community she tried, she didn’t fail, but she didn’t chance for success? Dean Jennifer Church. Though she is gather student input, and then act. only to be holed up on the sixth floor of win the Olympic gold medal either. I find the concept of the American serving only temporarily, Church has al- For instance, an area that needs at- Warner Hall, we excitedly await a dean In the minds of her fans, Michelle is a Dream to be unrealistically optimistic. ready established rapport with students tention is the sophomore slump — that who will continue in the footsteps of winner. According to this model, as long as by attending student events and remain- is, first-years get the royal welcome to Murphy and Church. In terms of proac- If anything, Michelle Kwan’s big de- someone is dedicated and hard-working, ing easily accessible. The challenge is to the Carnegie Mellon community, and tivity, we are going to meet the new dean cision to withdraw from the Olympics find another figure equally invested in sophomores are left out in the cold, halfway. tells us that it’s okay to just walk away. See KWAN, page A9

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Justin Brown/Assistant Photo Editor Danish cartoon controversy and Islam: Cartoons’ offensive content blown out An American Muslim’s perspective of proportion by radical governments dren of the town were sent to pelt him with stones. their own purposes, and the world ought to call His body covered in blood, he eventually made it to them on it,” she said. The evidence is strong enough safety outside the city limits and was approached by for these governments to be called out on a world Khalid El-Arini the angel Gabriel, who informed him that God was Benjamin Hackett stage. willing to punish those who had caused him such Many of these alleged protests are directed by When I first heard that a Danish newspaper, suffering, if the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) so desired. In a The body count continues to rise in fundamental- states with political investments made in removing Jyllands-Posten, had published inflammatory car- noble display of patience and mercy, the Prophet ist Islam’s latest attack on a Western ideal: freedom Western influence in their region. Threatened by toons of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon (p.b.u.h.) declined, for he held out hope that per- of speech. Rioters have taken to the streets holding the promises of freedom of speech, freedom of the him), my initial reaction was of great disappoint- haps one day, even just one of the town’s children signs saying “Death to Freedom” and “Freedom go press, and representative democracy, these states ment and sadness. I was deeply troubled by the fact might grow up to believe in his message. to Hell.” While the offending cartoons, depicting sponsor unrest to divert attention from their own that the editorial board of a supposedly respectable This stands in stark contrast to the events that un- the prophet Muhammad, originated in Denmark, actions. newspaper would publish such content, despite folded in the Middle East over the past few weeks, any other Western embassies or innocent bystand- If the enemy of fundamentalist Islam is Western knowing that nearly a quarter of the world’s popula- and begs the question: If the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) was ers in the way have been attacked at will. civilization, then freedom and the ability to choose tion would find it greatly offensive. As a Muslim and so merciful, why is it that some of his supposed fol- Those that argue that this is a fundamentalist the direction of one’s life are adversaries of funda- as an American, I was raised to always respect the lowers are so ill-tempered and prone to chaos? hijacking of the religion are absolutely correct. Yet, mentalist Islam as well. Freedom of speech would religious beliefs of others. This universal principle First, it is important to note that although much when the hijacking argument expands to include loosen the grip of those radical clerics seeking to that we hold so dear in this country was egregiously attention has been given to the ignorant few the phrases “just a small percentage” and “not very promote their interests by stoking the flames of disregarded by the newspaper’s editors. whose actions were inexcusable, the vast majority representative,” this is where reality and rhetoric these riots. In no way do I support censoring free speech. of Muslims around the world reacted peacefully part ways. An objective lens in the region would expose the Jyllands-Posten had the legal right to publish the and responsibly. For instance, there are an esti- The violence has not been limited to one region of inequities and gaps between the leadership and cartoons, but as The Tartan itself found out two mated 7 million Muslims living in America, and the world. Riots have spread throughout the globe their willing flock of suicide sheep. years ago, there is a responsibility that comes along save for perhaps some Steelers fans, none of them from India to Nigeria to Denmark to Afghanistan. Uncle bin Laden wants you. Radical clerics call with that right. could be found on the streets wreaking havoc. Just like traditional peaceful demonstrations in dying in holy war martyrdom, noble, and worth- Contrary to what some may think, there is The Philadelphia Inquirer shamefully reprinted the Western nations, many people took to the streets to while. Yet, in his latest VH1 terrorist pop-up video, nothing inherently un-Islamic about freedom of cartoons a few weeks ago, and the Muslim com- air their grievances. Unfortunately, the destruction Osama bin Laden vows never to be captured alive, expression. Certainly Islam is not the only religion munity of that city staged a large and dignified of property and lives soon followed. wanting never to “find the bitter taste of death.” with prohibitions on lying, cursing, and blasphemy; protest. This was the case, by and large, all around The death toll continues to rise. Eleven are dead Hypocrisy? in modern society, this has never been a barrier to the world. Second, to answer this question is to in Afghanistan. Three people, including an eight- The command and control structure of both ter- free discourse. take a deep look at the sociopolitical realities that year-old child, are dead in Pakistan. Ten people rorist organizations and fundamentalist political The reason the cartoons are so offensive is exist in the Middle East — something that I am not are dead in Libya. In northern Nigerian territories, groups, with terrorist wings, requires extensive twofold. First, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) preached nearly fully qualified to do. However, I feel that the where the resident Muslims refuse to live by the indoctrination from an early age. Propagandizing monotheism to an extremely idolatrous society, and pent-up rage that these people develop from living Western-style law governing the rest of the coun- the populous is a necessary tool to reign in dis- in order to emphasize that it is God that should be under oppressive regimes, when coupled with their try, over 45 people are dead, including a Catholic sent. Censorship, such as the Iranian blocking of worshipped and not him, he explicitly banned his strong belief that there is a global war being waged priest. Western entertainment, is a necessary tool to keep followers from creating any drawings or sculptures against Islam, provides for a mob easily cajoled into Remember, this is over an editorial cartoon pub- recruitment levels high for organizations such as that might later be misinterpreted as having divine wrongdoing. lished in September of 2005. Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the multinational qualities. This explains why Muslims find even the When the public eye is focused on radicals that Supposedly, the depiction of the prophet terrorist actor al-Qaeda. tamest of these drawings to be abhorrent. Second, would hijack my faith, I find myself as an American Muhammad is fueling these riots. However, the The cartoons’ allegedly offensive content includes the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) was the living Muslim struggling for the noble soul of my religion. Islamic law regarding depictions of the prophet renderings of violence. Ironically, the protests over embodiment of Islam. He was a man of impeccable I cannot sit idly by and let these people dictate to is, by its very definition, not applicable to Western the associations of the prophet Muhammad with character, and Muslims around the world strive to the world what it means to be Muslim. My response institutions practicing freedom of speech. The pro- violence are both violent and deadly themselves. emulate his excellent example. Thus, for Muslims, has always been to educate others about my beliefs, hibition is only restrictive concerning renderings As in past instances, condemnations of the vio- an attack on our beloved prophet is an attack on the and to become even more involved in my commu- produced by Muslims. lence have been slow in coming. In the rare case foundations of our faith. nity and civic society than I already am. There are those more interested in fueling the that an Islamic cleric does condemn the killings, the Therefore, in addition to being disgusted with We Muslims need to learn more about our reli- fire and destroying Western institutions than in censure is preceded with some indignant form of Jyllands-Posten, I was disgusted at those that would gion by studying the life of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.), defending the honor of Islam. In one instance, up to the phrase “We are saddened by the choice to anger respond to an attack on their prophet with lawless- so that maybe — just maybe — in the future, if $1 million was offered to anyone who kills an artist one quarter of the world’s population, but we also ness and violence, which ironically only acted to such a provocation repeats itself, these people ri- of one of the Muhammad cartoons. Other offers in- condemn....” reinforce what one cartoon implied. If they in fact oting overseas will first ask themselves: WWMD? clude lump sums of money and material goods such The base fact is that freedom of speech, of the loved the Prophet (p.b.u.h.), as they claimed, they What would Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) do? And then as cars. The traditional offering of 72 virgins is, as press, and of the people are directly detrimental to would follow his example, and his example could maybe — just maybe — when others hear the word of yet, nowhere to be found. the fundamentalist goal of establishing a worldwide not be further from their actions. Throughout his “Muslim” and try to conjure a mental image, rather There is another alarming element in this latest Islamic state, a state ruled by Islamic law. life, the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) was often than some scruffy fanatic they instead picture their breakout of anti-Western violence. Some of these Kudos to all dedicated journalists and fans of persecuted for his beliefs, but in response, he al- Virginia-born Muslim friend from Carnegie Mellon protests are not simple individual displays of igno- Western civilization, who, whether with good or ways took the high road. There are countless stories with a penchant for country music. rance: They are state-backed, or sometimes state- bad taste, continue to defend these precious institu- of times when he faced incredible adversity, but one incited, ignoramuses on parade. tions. Suppress freedom of speech in a holy war for immediately comes to mind. Khalid El-Arini (kbe@), a graduate student in com- At a recent news conference, Secretary of State only 72 virgins? Start me at 73, and then we’ll talk. Once, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) traveled from Mecca puter science, is on the Executive Board of the Muslim Condolezza Rice denounced those governments to the Arabian city of Ta’if to preach his message Students Association. He welcomes all responsible that have attempted to exploit this controversy for Benjamin Hackett (bhackett@) welcomes all replies, and find sanctuary for his persecuted followers. replies, except those that make fun of him for listening ideological gain. “Iran and Syria have gone out of thoughtful or not, through e-mail or on the web at Instead, his preaching fell on deaf ears, and the chil- to country music. their way to inflame sentiments and to use this to www.BenjaminHackett.com Kwan’s withdrawal teaches us about goals and the true nature of success KWAN, from A8 magnitude of the dream, and are to be so that sometimes you end up with a someone who bowed out gracefully out a prestigious symbol of achievement, determined on an individual basis. winning streak, and other times your of respect for the game. That in itself when it is denied to a highly-deserving in the end, anything is possible. Based on What people need to realize is that the luck runs out. is worth more than a hundred Olympic individual, for me, the gold medal starts this model, all dreams can come true, American Dream is merely a model for In Michelle’s case, it wasn’t that she gold medals. to lose its value and appeal. After all, we regardless of how extraordinary they success, and as a model, it fails to con- didn’t work hard enough. It wasn’t that Not everyone can be an Olympic gold should know by now that greatness can- are. All you need is “x” and “y” to reach sider the occurrence of random events she wasn’t 100 percent committed to medalist. Not everyone ends up being the not be reflected in a single piece of cold, “z”. It’s as simple as that — until reality such as injuries, deaths, or other hard- her goal. Her luck simply ran out at CEO of Microsoft. But when people like hard metal. sets in. ships. an inopportune moment. Nevertheless, Michelle Kwan get passed up for a gold I’m not saying that the American No model is perfect. No dream is un- her humble exit from the race for the medal, I find it more and more difficult Mercy Chang (mercyc@) is a junior eco- Dream is impossible. If anything, hard achievable. What these two seemingly esteemed gold medal proved that at to believe that hard work and persever- nomics and policy & management student. work and dedication will get you results. contrary ideas tell us is that life is just a that moment, Michelle Kwan was not ance is the formula for success. Especially She welcomes all thoughtful comments Results in what, though, vary by the series of random events, thrown together someone who gave up out of fear, but because the Olympic gold medal is such and replies.

The highest awards in American cinema — the Oscars — are next weekend, so we’re curious: A PERSON’s OPINION If CMU had its own special award, what would it be and who would receive it? Compiled by Noah Lorang

Aanand Radia Erin Goldberger Rebecca Obley Vamsee Pillalamarri Alexis Cisneros Junior Sophomore Junior Sophomore Senior Economics Professional Writing Information Systems Biology Chemistry

“Mr. Asia: Everyone. ” “It would definitely be most awkward. I “The person who went longest without “Most Amount of Sleep: Business Majors.” “Probably the laziest chemistry student, and tripped the other day and this kid didn’t even showering. I don’t know if it would be a good that would be me.” ask if I was okay. ” award, but it would funny for the rest of us.” Looking for a great apartment? Apartments available in: North Oakland • South Oakland • Shadyside Squirrel Hill • Friendship Studio & 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 bedroom apartments Available for May and the fall SOUTH OAKLAND NORTH OAKLAND ALL NEW RENOVATED 2, 3, & 4 FABULOUS 1, 3, & 4 BDRM. APARTMENTS BDRM. APARTMENTS Renovated, large 4 bdrm. apartment in great New kitchens with dishwashers, location, only 4 blocks away from Pitt, central garbage disposals, range hoods, new AC., new kitchens, with dishwashers and gar- bage disposals, new cabinets, hardwood !oor, bathrooms with ceramic tile !oors, buzz in entry, new thermal windows, high speed central AC., new windows, buzz in wire and cable for net, laundry in bldg., o" street entry, high speed wire and cable parking available, only $595-$1500 plus. for net, laundry in bldg., brand new $850-$1800 plus utilities. SHADYSIDE HUGE 3, 4, & 5 (2 baths) BDRM. WE HAVE OTHER GREAT APARTMENTS APARTMENTS IN Newly renovated, new kitchens with dish- SHADYSIDE, OAKLAND, washers, garbage disposals, new windows, SQUIRREL HILL, & hardwood !oors, buzz in entry, laundry in FRIENDSHIP AREAS bldg., too much to list. These apartments are some of the BEST AVAILABLE IN SHADYSIDE $445 AND UP. $1200-$1800 plus. E. S. Management 412-795-5845 or 412-325-3905 Call to schedule an appointment today. THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 27, 2006 A11

Get an adrenaline rush Alpine ski Spend some time with the alpine ski team team Season wrap-up not the biggest victory of the by Franklin Williams season. Personnel Manager Successful skiing can be Ski Roundtop — 6th place measured by the fastest time January 14, 2006 As the spring semester be- down the slope, but there are Slalom gins, cold nights descend over other measures of success that 06:05.15; 6 points campus and warmth becomes are much more complicated. a commodity that most cannot What makes this conference January 15, 2006 afford to pass up, sending stu- so successful is the interaction Giant Slalom dents rushing from building between teams. Daniel Chen, a 03:47.51; 7 points to building as quickly as pos- senior electrical and computer sible, but not the members of engineering major, said, “It’s the Carnegie Mellon alpine ski provided us a competitive at- Elk Mountain — 7th place team. mosphere, but where everyone January 21, 2006 They thrive in the cold, pray can relax and have a good time Giant Slalom for snow, and drive hours every while improving their skiing 05:08.43; 8 points weekend looking for a small ability.” Although the name of drop in temperature. For them, the game is competition, it is January 22, 2006 the fi rst fi ve weekends of spring extremely common to see team Giant Slalom semester — Friday through members giving tips and ad- 05:32.58 Sunday — were spent out in the vice to individuals from other cold, trying to create a place for teams. The advice and pointers Carnegie Mellon in competitive from other schools’ coaches are Timberline — 6th place skiing. so common that maybe Carne- January 28, 2006 Formed this winter by senior gie Mellon’s team does not even Slalom co-captains Hugh Dunn and need a coach. 06:23.76; 6 points Alex Sussman, the ski team is Because of the nature of ski- currently an extension of the ing, team members spend a January 29, 2006 Carnegie Mellon ski and snow- good amount of time contribut- Slalom board club. It is run by students, ing not only to their own team’s 06:57.96; 7 points coached by the captains, and success, but to the success of funded mostly through mem- the conference as a whole. Run- ber fundraising. ning a skiing event costs a lot of Wisp — 7th place Carnegie Mellon’s division in money, in addition to requiring February 4, 2006 ski racing is extremely competi- a signifi cant amount of staff. Slalom tive, and many of the member Due to monetary constraints, 05:10.31 schools take alpine racing very each team contributes as much seriously. Schools such as West as possible. This strengthens February 5, 2006 Virginia University, Davis & El- the bond between teams and Giant Slalom kins College, and Pennsylvania among skiers. 04:04.80 State University all have skiers In light of the team’s success, who come from ski academies next year’s captain fi rst-year An- Tussey Conference Finals — schools built with the explicit thony Cartolano hopes to start — 7th place purpose of training students to a women’s team to complement ski. In addition, many of these the men’s team. “I just want February 11, 2006 teams have ski camps where people to realize how awesome Slalom they practice with a coach hired this is,” he said, coming off the 06:10.23 to train each student on the slopes after a race. “I’m so ex- technical aspects of alpine rac- cited for next year already.” February 12, 2006 ing. While the Carnegie Mellon With the ski season ending, Giant Slalom ski team does not have some of one can only hope to see even 04:09.01 these perks, they did better in greater success on the slopes their inaugural year than any- next year. Overall Scores Snapshots from the slopes. The ski season one could have ever asked. Earned Score: turned out to be challenging and unpredictable, When the fi nal results came If you have further questions 70 points — 6th place highlighted by an appearance of the Tartans’ in, Carnegie Mellon placed about or are interested in joining mascot, the Scottie Dog. sixth out of the 10 schools in the ski team, please write Alex Adjusted Score: Photos by Franklin WIlliams/Personnel Manager their division. But according to Sussman at ahsussma@andrew. 46 points — 8th place members of the team, this was cmu.edu.

The sports section wants you! Get tickets to sporting events. Talk to athletes. Gain valuable writing experience. If interested, stop by UC 314 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Sports 27 February 2006 THE TARTAN A12 It’s a slam dunk! Tartan men clinch the UAA Championship men would never relinquish their Tartan seniors contributed in the by Colin Liotta lead, as they finished the first game, combining to score 63 of Staffwriter half shooting 50 percent from the team’s 78 points — including the field, including 7 of 11 three- 14 from Dunn, who shot six of For the first time in school pointers, to take a 43–26 lead at seven from the field. Senior and history, the Carnegie Mellon the end of the half. co-captain Clayton Barlow-Wilcox men’s basketball team won the The Tartans continued to pour chipped in with 12 points and UAA conference championship it on in the second half, lead- eight rebounds, giving him 599 and received an automatic bid ing by as much as 24. Despite rebounds for his career. Marques to the NCAA Division III playoffs the strong second-half perfor- Johnson had eight points, five re- by defeating conference rival mance by Rochester center Jon bounds, and five assists, while Rochester 78–68 on Saturday. Onyiriuka, who scored 18 of his co-captain A.J. Straub scored This marks only the second time team-high 31 points in the second 13 points, including three bas- in school history that the team has half, Rochester wasn’t able to cut kets from behind the arc. Straub gone to the NCAA Tournament; the lead to less than nine points. extended his school record to the last berth came in 1977. As time expired, the crowd 28 straight games with a three- In front of a packed crowd at at Skibo Gymnasium gave their pointer, which dates back to last Skibo Gymnasium, the Tartans team a standing ovation to a season. started off by honoring the team’s historical season that has seen “It was a great way for us to end five seniors and their parents on an upset victory over Princeton the regular season,” said Straub. Senior Day. Rachel Gross, the and the Tartans’ first 20-win sea- “To win it all in front of the home Chang Glasgow/Photo Staff Tartans’ senior scorebook keeper son in school history. The team crowd on Senior Day means a Senior forward Marques Johnson and the singer of the national celebrated by spraying water lot.” races down the court. anthem and “God Bless America,” into the air and cutting down the The Tartans must now wait was also honored for her con- nets. to see who and where they will tributions to the team over the “It was a big game for us, not play in the NCAA Division III years. only because it was for the con- Tournament. The information The opening minutes of the ference title, but also because it will be released today, and the game saw the two teams bat- was Senior Day and we wanted team could be in action Thursday tling to take control with neither to get these guys a win,” said or Friday. team gaining a significant lead. sophomore guard Geoff Kozak. “We worked hard all season to However, the Tartans went on a “And today, the seniors led us to finish as conference champions,” 13–2 run, capped off by an em- victory.” said Barlow-Wilcox. “But now we Chang Glasgow/Photo Staff phatic dunk by senior Bary Dunn, Senior Nate Maurer led the have to work even harder as we go Carnegie Mellon cheerleaders and to take an 18–11 lead. The Tartan Tartans with 16 points. All the into tournament play.” fans celebrate the men’s win. Chang Glasgow/Photo Staff

Tough end to a difficult season Men’s and women’s tennis

by Doug Fricker handily serve Case a defeat Staffwriter

The Carnegie Mellon women’s mance to secure the win. women’s doubles were equally basketball team capped off their by Jeffrey Wang Complementing the successful successful in helping the Tartans 2005–2006 season on Saturday Staffwriter run for the Tartan men’s singles, extend their winning streak, when they hosted University the men’s doubles also came with first doubles Iyer and Amy Athletic Association (UAA) The Carnegie Mellon men’s opponent University of Rochester. and women’s tennis teams came The visiting Yellowjackets, ranked up with victories over Case in the top 25 earlier in the season, Western Reserve University on “On both sides we have our best were too much for the Tartans Saturday. The Tartans dominat- teams we have ever had.” as Carnegie Mellon fell 66–41 on ed the competition with a clean Senior Day in Skibo Gymnasium. 7–0 sweep for the men and an - Andy Girard Graduating seniors Dava 8–1 victory for the women. It was Sommermeyer, Rebecca Shore, an important win for the 22nd- and Melissa DeAngelo were hon- seeded Tartan men’s team, which up big with Svetcov and Ryan Staloch leading the doubles team ored before the game, and all bounced back from previous close Thompson teaming up as third with a 8–2 triumph. three started for the Tartans. losses to secure a blowout win. doubles to pull out a close match “The men are at their best per- Sommermeyer led the Tartans The Tartan women’s team also of 8–6. First doubles Liu and Carl formance of the year,” said head with nine points, including the won by a large margin, winning Yang cruised with a score of 8–5, coach Andy Girard about the last three points of the season all of their matches except one. while second doubles Kuhn and Tartan’s impressive sweep. “They when she drove the lane with 1:11 The men’s performance was led Clearfield beat the opposition have really stepped up their per- left, scored, and drew a foul. Shore by third and fifth singles Stephen with a lopsided 8–3 win. formance to get us the win.” The pulled down a team-high eight Kuhn and Spencer Svetcov, who The women carried momen- coach also had very positive com- rebounds to complement her four both collected crucial wins for tum from their six-game winning ments for the women, who now points, and DeAngelo contributed the Tartan men. Svetcov came streak to extend the run, accent- are ranked 12th in the nation. seven points and four rebounds in up big with the win after a gruel- ing their victory with a very “The women have continued to the loss. ing three-set match (6–3, 5–7, impressive win by third singles play very well, however, we have The Tartans played hard 7–6(5)), edging his opponent in Kelly Nakamura. The normally a big match coming up against throughout, but they could not the final set via tiebreaker. First fifth singles Nakamura was in ranked-second Washington & Lee keep up with the Yellowjackets’ Chang Glasgow/Photo Staff singles Yiran Liu also had a strong complete control of her game University,” he said, but he is opti- speed and athleticism. DeAngelo First-year Gemma Easterling wrestles for control of the ball. The Tartan performance, winning the only as she defeated the Case third mistic about the team’s upcoming started the scoring when she con- women were out-muscled by Rochester. two-set match for the men with singles with a 6–1, 6–0 perfor- match. “On both sides we have nected on a three-pointer with a score of 7–6(4), 6–1. Another mance. Similarly, first singles our best teams we have ever had; 18:47 left in the first half to give tive conference with many nation- well in the beginning, until we lost notable performance from the Mona Iyer beat her opponent it will be a good chance to assert the Tartans a 3–0 lead. First-year ally ranked teams.” our starting point guard [Stacie singles team came from second 6–0, 6–1 and fifth singles Claire ourselves as the best team in the guard Gemma Easterling made a In the second half, both teams Aleski] due to injury. This pushed singles Andrew Clearfield, who Weiss won 6–1, 6–0. All of the country.” The Tartans will com- jumper to give the Tartans their had trouble putting the ball in the our team development back bounced back from a second set other Tartan women also secured pete against Washington & Lee last lead of the game; 5–3, at the basket. For Rochester, this includ- tremendously. Moreover, a lot of 1–6 setback with a 6–4 perfor- their wins in straight sets. The University on March 4. 18:10 mark. Rochester, behind ed a 20-minute block spanning freshmen were playing significant solid shooting and good ball con- from the 5:07 mark in the first half minutes against nationally ranked trol, pulled away at this point, to under the five-minute mark in teams. The seniors were great as in the first half they shot 45.2 the second half where they went team leaders, and they will be door soccer rules meeting in Arena Room. percent from the field compared 2–26 from the field. The Tartans missed next year. However, the the Arena Room. to the Tartans’ 32 percent, while were able to cut the lead down to returning players are eager to take Tartan IM Basketball Poll committing only six turnovers to 45–34 with 12:56 remaining on over. Next year we will be more Sports in Season: Carnegie Mellon’s 14 en route to a Feola’s creative basket, but despite experienced and prepared for Majors 42–22 halftime lead. numerous attempts, they were not UAA play.” Floor Hockey — The play- 1. Beta 2nd Place “Rochester is a solid athletic able to get any closer the rest of The loss puts the Tartans at 5–20 offs start tonight. Brackets are 2. Beta Regualtors team, and we came out slow in the the way, and the Yellowjackets overall and 0–14 in the UAA to fin- Administration available in the IM Office. 3. KDR first half,” said sophomore guard going on to win by 25. ish the season. The Yellowjackets Leah Feola. “Once they had the “Overall the season has been improve to 18–7 and 9–5 in the Director: Mike Mastroianni Basketball — Schedules are Intermediate lead on us it was difficult to get it a learning experience for all the UAA, good for third place in the x8-2214 or mma@ now available outside the IM 1. HBB Check Ball PiKA back. The UAA is a very competi- players,” Feola said. “It was going eight-team league. Assistant Director: Mike Grzy- Office. Games are underway in 2. 5526 winski, x8-2214 or immike@ the UC gym. Games are played 3. Jibrovia Secretary: Amy Kiryk, Monday through Thursday 4. Beta Freshmen x8-2053 or kiryk@ nights and Sunday afternoons. 5. Spirit Warriors President: Jon Kline, jlkline@ There are 86 teams playing in Vice-President: William Ross, the four leagues this year. The Women wross1@ finals will be held on Thursday, 1. Hoopers Women’s President: March 23, IM Night, in Skibo 2. Spirit Warriors Jaci Feinstein, jfeinste@ Gym. 3. Lady Ball Knockers 4. Busta Kappa Boombas Important Dates: Individual Call Pool and Table Tennis — Schedules Minors Monday, February 20 — Floor are available in the IM Office. 1. Terry Time hockey playoffs start. Please play all games as sched- 2. Sig Ep Basketball uled and report scores to the 3. Fiddlers Thursday, February 23 — IM Office. 4. All Stars Rosters for indoor soccer and 5. PKT A three-on-three basketball are Indoor Soccer — Rosters are 6. This One’s For Ollie due by 4:30 pm in the IM Of- due Thursday by 4:30 pm in 7. Brown Town fice. the IM Office. All teams need 8. PiKA Old Balls to have a representative at the 9. Beta Old Guys Monday, February 27 — In- rules meeting Today, in the 10. Morewood Reunited Chang Glasgow/Photo Staff Sophomore guard Leah Feola only has eyes for the basket as she dribbles through traffi c.

...this week only 3 Dr. Ruth Sex therapist Ruth lectures in McConomy as a part of Mosaic 2006.

5 Smart Women David Bach’s self-help book contrasts with the weekend’s focus on gender issues.

6 Prefuse 73 Musician Guillermo Scott Herren makes a stop at the Rangos Ballroom.

7 Wiz Khalifa Finally, a Pittsburgh native contributing to the 8 city’s music scene... but he is worth a listen?

3 5 6 7 ...feature 8 Beaux Arts Ball A history and preview of Saturday’s “Light and Shadow”-themed event.

...regulars 3 Did You Know? A Greek Sing flashback, dreams of New House, and the advantage of potato vodkas.

7 Dollar Movie Check out (literally) two sultry cowboys, a Wilco rockumentary, and your old friend Fiddy.

11 Comics Find out the meaning of happiness in this week’s Bob the Angry Flower.

PUBLISHER Bradford L. Yankiver EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Evan Sundwick MANAGING EDITOR Tiffany Yun PILLBOX EDITOR Kristen Lukiewski CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Michelle Bova COMICS EDITOR Jimi Okelana PHOTO EDITOR Robert J. Kaminski ART EDITOR Alejo Grigera COPY MANAGER Greg Hanneman PRODUCTION MANAGER Liz Schwartz LAYOUT MANAGER Allison Gallant COVER Robert J. Kaminski

The Tartan . Box 1017 . Carnegie Mellon University . Pittsburgh, PA 15289-1017 . www.thetartan.org . © 2005 The Tartan Dr. Ruth talks sex with CMU MOSAIC brings famed sex psychotherapist to campus Did you know?

First thoughts? The accent is real. I appreciated Dr. Ruth’s frankness and her unassuming attitude. I mean, it’s not like she was The Greek Sing and Swing was kicking its heels “I used to be a kindergarten teacher,” Dr. Ruth, forcing anything on us. She said, “the more we high again at Carnegie Mellon. Music and dancing MOSAIC 2006’s keynote speaker, said, stepping talk, the less we will have problems,” attempting 50 were all the rage as 19 fraternities and sororities her 4'7" frame up to the podium, “so I know how to dispel some common myths about sexuality joined for the fourth annual Sing and Swing. Music to do this.” — one being that American women don’t February 28, 1956 provided included everything from “spirituals to masturbate. Others being that if you masturbate, Rogers and Hart,” and The Tartan proclaimed that Part of me really wished she’d already been talking your hair falls out, you’ll end up needing glasses, it was “good listening for all.” Gee golly, sounds about sex at that point. and hair grows on your palms. She complimented like a regular toe-tapping riot. the self-control of Carnegie Mellon students In keeping with this year’s Milestones theme, Dr. at this point, because apparently everyone at Ruth Westheimer shared many key moments from Harvard Law looked at their hands when she said her life — from her early childhood in Frankfurt, that. her adolescence in a Swiss children’s home, and Several residents of Morewood gave their own her experience in the Westheimer talked commentary on food services by placing a sign in predecessor of the Israeli about her experience 25 their window that proclaimed that neither the food Defense Force. Her first writing Sex for service, nor hookers, tasted good, despite their February 24, 1981 marriage led her to Paris, Dummies and how high prices. Memo to self — Skip both Sí Señor where she directed a I see that Carnegie she hadn’t been and Club Coochie this evening. kindergarten and studied interested when they psychology at the Mellon listens very first approached her, Sorbonne. She had to pass saying, “No, I talk to a placement test because carefully when I talk intelligent people” she lacked a high school — people who ask diploma. Apparently, about sex. questions about how they only taught the girls her background as The Tartan commented on attire for such events home economics at the Dr. Ruth Westheimer an orthodox Jew has as formals at Carnegie Mellon. The Tartan warned orphanage. Now, she’s affected her advice that you might be the victim of nasty phrases like an award-winning author to others. She said, 10 ‘‘ “Let me tell you, that dress leaves nothing to the with all kinds of official ,, clearly, to “do as your February 26, 1996 imagination” if you made a fashion faux pas. They and honorary doctorates. So it goes. values decree.” Each individual has to make said it like it was a bad thing. Pish. decisions about abstinence and his own sexuality Before this morning, the most I knew of Ruth for himself. Westheimer was my brother’s impersonation the last time our family played Cranium. I knew about Still, “sex sells,” and Dr. Ruth talked about that the accent. I know that, to some, the concept of too, claiming she’s the first to pick a new sexy sex psychotherapy is a joke. Entering a lecture headline up off the newsstands, because “God titled “Soldier, Sex Therapist, & Mother of the forbid you should know something about sex Year: Milestones in the Life of Dr. Ruth,” I scoffed that I don’t know.” Certainly nobody complained A new plan was announced to build a dormitory about my disinterest in her life and history to when she assigned us all homework: for women, hall between Mudge and Morewood Gardens. At some friends. You know, before I learned she’d sit in your car, doing your Kegel exercises 5 the time, there were high hopes that perhaps we could name it something fun like “The House of single-handedly conquered life against all odds. (clenching and unclenching the vaginal muscles) February 26, 2001 at a red light. Then look into the car next to you Pain” or “Hufflepuff” or “Cool Kid Castle.” But in So, what, I’m superficial, and maybe a little and wink. Men were instructed to go home, their typical unimaginative fashion, they called it... sex-starved. But I wasn’t the only one in that bring themselves to a full erection in front of a New House. Woo hoo! Carnegie Mellon is such a audience who was really just there to hear mirror and stand there for a while, admiring it. bucket of fun. about orgasms — and Dr. Ruth seemed to know Additional homework involved making a CD of all that. She said she had gotten hired at Planned the important music in your life for your children Parenthood and thought, “There’s something and grandchildren. Those with partners were told wrong with these people — all they ever talk to go home and try a new position. about is sex, not literature or politics.” She A story in our Science & Technology section taught quickly changed her mind. Westheimer had opened her talk by inviting us all about distilling vodka. We also learned fun students to write questions on cards to be facts about, for example, potato vodkas: The It wasn’t until the latter half of the session that answered at the end of her session. She 1 Tartan wrote that potato vodkas “have a slightly Dr. Ruth started talking about the topic we encouraged audience members to fill the first February 28, 2005 sweeter taste than grain vodkas.” In other news, were all waiting for. She described herself as rows, promising them a lifetime of good sex. “I the ‘O’ is out of French fries, and your suitemate a turtle — you can only move if you stick your see that Carnegie Mellon listens very carefully passed out after he smelled what was in the neck out, right? But that leaves you vulnerable. when I talk about sex,” she said later, “especially bathtub. She said she was very explicit, but actually “old the ones who moved forward. You can call me fashioned and a square.” When her late husband tomorrow and tell me if it worked.” Fred was still alive, she never let him sit in on any of her talks, except for that one time she I was still sitting in the back. was on 60 Minutes. Fred was wild about Diane Sawyer, who’d asked, “Mr. Westheimer, how is Erika Holmquist | Junior Staffwriter your sex life?” To which Fred had replied, “The shoemaker’s children don’t have any shoes.” Michelle Bova | Contributing Editor lecture pillbox 2.27.06 3 Opera singers. Left: Galina Vishnevskaya Right: Maria Callas

Courtesy of www.kbyutv.org Courtesy of opera.avis-media.com Opera’s not just for Italians anymore Composers utilize the nuances of their native languages to create dynamic pieces Learning how to sing and act in different languages is a sound artificial. Modern composers have been experimenting write the music to correspond not only to the language, but challenge for classical singers, as the languages that singers lately, composing music that is antagonistic to language. also to the emotion.” find themselves singing in are often very different from their Some opera companies, like the Pittsburgh Opera, project native tongues. Languages share many of the properties of Another challenge in languages other than Italian is the translations of what the singer is saying during the perfor- music, like rhythm and accents, and with time composers varying word order. We are accustomed to one certain word mance. Many experienced opera-goers ignore the projections. have become very skilled at conveying the meaning of words order in English. In Russian and German, however, the word Music is one of those rare art forms that allows us to under- through music. order is different. Remember how Yoda talked? For instance, stand a book without reading it. Nisha Asnani, a voice major, if you translated a line of Russian word for word, it would read wrote, “The amazing thing about music is that you don’t have Much of the operatic repertory was contributed by Italian “smother I you” in English. A singer does not want to sing like to know the words at all to get the meaning, the feeling of the composers like Rossini, Verdi, and Puccini, who all wrote in he is smothering himself, does he? song. Music is a universal language.” their native tongue; several of Mozart’s operas are in Italian as well. Italian was a natural language for opera because it is Opera is very different from lieder — art songs. A librettist Last Wednesday night, a group of Carnegie Mellon students an even, flowing language in which each syllable is the same takes a piece of literature and reworks it to be used in an op- went to a performance by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra length. Italian also has many easily sung vowels. Spanish is era. For lieder, a composer takes a poem and puts it to music. with contralto Ewa Podles. The modern languages depart- similar; that’s why it often seems like your Spanish teacher is Lieder have the added dimension of the elements of poetry, ment sponsored the tickets, taking their cue from Charlene talking at 20 miles an hour! This type of flowing language is like meter and more complex grammar. Castellano, a professor of Russian. Castellano wanted her very musical. students to experience the intersection between music and Obviously, it is very hard for non-native speakers to sound culture. She said, “Some of my classes focus on language, oth- In the last century and a half, many nationalist composers authentic when they are just speaking a language. Consider ers on culture. I see them as inseparable. The two need to be began writing operas in their own languages, so less common how much more difficult it would be to bellow out that really brought together in order to have a complete understanding.” languages became the norm. Czech composer Leos Janácek weird vowel over the top of the orchestra. Music majors at is a contemporary example of composers who are ignoring Carnegie Mellon are required to take semesters of French, Podles, a Polish singer, performed Rossini’s Joan of Arc in Ital- the traditions of language in music. According to BBC Music Italian, and German language and diction. Diction could be ian and later Mussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death in Rus- Magazine, “Janácek’s voice now had to be taken seriously, described as the study of pronunciation. Opera companies sian. This programming is an excellent example of the versa- and he added something fundamentally new — the accents often call in diction coaches to work with singers. tility singers are expected to command. But, having read the of the Czech language itself, which he transcribed into the song texts, one could sit back in his seat and let Mussorgsky’s music.” When singers are preparing a piece of music, they typically imaginative music tell you what Podles was singing about. have a translation of the music so they know what’s going on Mussorgsky was very famous for his skill in setting words to Languages such as English, Russian, and Czech lack the in at least a line or phrase of music, if not word by word. The music. His biographer, Gerald Abraham, wrote, “As a musical even, flowing characteristics of Italian. In Russian, each word beauty of music, though, is that you don’t have to understand translator of psychological states and even physical move- has a single stress where one syllable in the word is stressed the words to understand their meaning. Samantha Grenell- ment, he was unsurpassed.” over all the other syllables; English has two levels of stress. Zaidman, a senior voice major, said, “The composer guides Music has to reinforce language’s natural rhythm, or it will you with the music, so you’re not completely lost. Composers Matthew Campbell | Staffwriter

music 4 pillbox 2.27.06 Mike Menchaca | Art Staff Smart women don’t need this book David Bach tells women and old people how to get rich Meet David Bach, financial advisor turned author. Bach has of such a progressive conference concerning gender issues, specific financial issues that women would be unwise to been pumping out books containing advice that everyday and yet embrace the teachings of David Bach? Can we really ignore. The statistics are daunting: not only do females people can apply to their finances since 1999. He has written live in a city where MOSAIC 2006 and a seminar on Smart outlive males by an average of seven years, but the mean a generic manual, The Automatic Millionaire, in addition to Women Finish Rich are allowed to occur simultaneously? age of widowhood is only 56. Perhaps the most disburbing is several books targeting specific groups. Examples include that approximately one fourth of widowed women spend the Smart Couples Finish Rich; Start Late, Finish Rich (for an Skeptical, I paid a visit the South Side seminar. But who death benefits of their departed spouses in two months. This older audience); and the upcoming Start Early, Finish Rich, goes to these things? The audience was entirely female is due, in part, to the typical lack of adequate insurance in which might come in handy for life after graduation. But and diverse in age, and by a show of hands about half had men and the regularity of debt before death. Additionally, on Bach’s FinishRich series has one more part, targeting yet already read Bach’s book. A representative from Van Kampen average, women sacrifice 11½ years of their careers to raise another societal niche: women. Investments — the corporation that bought the rights to children. Smart Women — was leading the show. He navigated Wait — what? Women aren’t exactly a subgroup of the through a tedious PowerPoint as we took notes in our And many women simply find it natural to let finances population: they’re half of it. That is, unless you’re in complimentary workbooks. On a table in the front of a room remain a male domain. I talked to Samantha Bushman, the world of David Bach, where women are just another were about 50 copies of Smart Women. Well, nobody ever had the committee chair of last year’s MOSAIC, and Rebecca marketing group. Bach’s books give the impression that to write David Bach Finishes Rich... plenty of people already Steinberg, a gender issues intern, who both agreed that it’s women are just another category of people, like married love his books. common for married women to give their husbands complete couples, the elderly, or high school and college graduates. control over the family’s money. Surprisingly, this is true even In Smart Women Finish Rich, Bach provides financial advice Bach’s methods include a nine-step plan, such as for women who own their own businesses. The David Bach that is tailored to fit a female audience. And apparently they constructing a goal ladder, and catchy tips — one of these seminar also mentioned that married couples often defer to needed the help, because Smart Women was Bach’s first is finding your Latté Factor. He suggests that people waste the 401(k) plan of the male, even if that of the female will do book, preceding even The Automatic Millionaire. But wait something like $10 a day on things they don’t really need. more for their money. — do women need their own book? Why isn’t there a Smart Miscellaneous expenses such as new clothes and dining out Men Finish Rich? Your inner feminist — however small can gobble up considerable amounts of cash. The point is Just the fact that reading the title Smart Women Finish Rich — should be reeling. obvious, but it nevertheless succeeded in making me feel probably made you wince is what I would call a good sign. guilty for my pre-seminar stop at Caribou Coffee. And some Bach’s books are doing a service for previous generations Timing is a funny thing. Sunday was Carnegie Mellon’s 10th of the topics in Smart Women are a little more complicated: of women, but as Bushman and Steinberg agreed, female annual MOSAIC conference, a vital campus event meant If you think W4 forms are complicated, try deciphering financial independence is less of an issue for those of us now to survey the role of gender in the modern world. Mosaic Bach’s advice regarding IRA accounts and 401(k) plans. By in college. Maybe the ‘Burgh is big enough for MOSAIC 2006 also recognized the centennial of the Margaret Morrison the time I left Joseph-Beth, I felt intimidated about finances and David Bach... for now. Carnegie College — it’s been a full hundred years since old and thankful for collegiate cushions such as DineX and Carnegie Tech first opened its doors to female students. A CampusXpress. Sarah Mogin | Junior Staffwriter mere three days before all of this, on Thursday, the Joseph- Beth Booksellers store in South Side hosted one of Bach’s I’m pretty sure most people feel like that, though. Everybody trademarked FinishRich seminars. feels overwhelmed on April 14, the day before tax day — men and women. So again I ask, why do we get our own book? Pittsburgh, what are you doing? How can you be the home Well, I learned from the seminar that there are some gender-

books pillbox 2.27.06 5 Right: Greg Gillis of “Girl Talk” performs in Rangos.

Far right: Prefuse 73 DJ’s for the crowd Thursday night.

Images by Deren Guler | Photo Staff Dancing? You must be listening to Prefuse 73 Prefuse 73 rocks Rangos before conquering the world

“Someone call the CMU police, this girl is enjoying herself, He is a sound artist, and what he is doing is basically sonic He is currently based in Barcelona working on several she is dancing, please take her out of here...” These were the collages out of any given order, with hip-hop beats to root the projects, including recording some songs for Spanish director sarcastic words of Gregg Gillis, known as “Girl Talk,” who crowd every once in a while.” Although most of the crowd Roger Gual, pre-mastering a full-length record he has recorded opened for Prefuse 73 last Thursday night. This rebellious girl was standing in the typical arms-crossed, eyes-fi xed-on-the- over the last year, and writing what he calls his “most was one of many fans who came to see experimental beat stage-in-a-trance pose, there were many people who were ambitious” Savath y Savalas album ever. His next EP, Prefuse artist Guillermo Scott Herren under the alias of Prefuse 73 (his moving to the beat. There was even some attempted break Reads the Books, is expected to come out in mid-July. He has other aliases include Savath and Savalas, Delarosa and Asora, dancing. a DJ tour in September with his brother, after which he plans and Piano Overlord). Prefuse 73 is currently touring with to “disappear for a while.” Herren’s description of his DJ tours DJ/Knamiproko programmer Ryan Rasheed, who goes by the Jamin Warren of Pitchfork Media wrote on February 21, “On seems extremely promising: “When I DJ I play whatever the alias Leb Lase. record, Prefuse 73 sounds like a cyborg creation caught in a fuck I want, and I want to see people slow dancing like it’s a time trap somewhere between the hot buttered soul of the prom, and everyone should learn to salsa before they come out Rangos Ballroom was fi lled with Carnegie Mellon students ’70s and the Mantronix-era vintage hip-hop of the mid-1980s.” too.” The tour will defi nitely provide an amazing show for all of and Pittsburgh locals who were standing around bobbing those rebellious fans who like to enjoy themselves. their heads and shaking their hips to the ingenious mixing Offstage, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell him apart from and beats of Prefuse 73. Herren is popular for his unique glitch the rest of the crowd. “They just came out after the show, just Deren Guler | Staffwriter style, which appeals to both hip-hop and rock audiences. like normal people, and stood around like everyone else,” said As Peter Marsh’s February 26 article for the BBC said, Camly Tran, a fi rst-year physics major. “[he] turns lyrical fl ow into abstraction, into something like Kurt Schwitter’s sound poetry or a malfunctioning speech In addition to his seemingly infi nite amount of projects, synthesizer. Rhymes are reduced to a collection of plosives, Herren has started the Eastern Development Music label, vowels, and half-formed syllables where the power of the which he describes as being “less concerned with being original delivery is left intact, but the sense is all but removed; ‘on some next shit,’ ‘blowing the fuck up,’ or ‘changing the the rap becomes just another component of the music.” face of anything’ … [and] more concerned with bringing you music we think you’ll feel and understand in the same way Matt Merewitz, a senior history major, said, “It was good.... we do.”

concert 6 pillbox 2.27.06 Wiz Khalifa’s ego soldiers on Local rapper’s infl ated ego is little help to Pittsburgh’s music scene

Pittsburgh needs a music scene. Not just a “music scene” unfortunately, Khalifa has very few interesting things to say. will never sell myself short, I’m too cocky ... I think dudes is in the sense that touring bands grace Pittsburgh with their In “Me,” Khalifa wastes 4:13 of his audience’s valuable time mad ’cause you not me/ So you get a pen and a pad and you honorary presence, but also a “music scene” in the sense that glorifying himself — a high school senior — and his God- copy!” that’s about as good a hook as he’ll get. the city can become a breeding ground for up-and-coming given talent: “Who is on the grind?/ Me/ Winnin’ all the time/ artists. Although the city is overfl owing with creativity and Me/ ’Bout them dolla signs/ Me.” If Wiz Khalifa gets over his ego and realizes that his fl ow is talent, few artists become successful outside of the city limits just about the only thing going for him right now, he may still — if they even make it that far. Sorry Wiz, Kanye’s already got enough ego for the music have the potential to become a respected rapper. The music world... and at least he deserves to brag. In the opening track, industry has enough larger-than-life rappers (like Ludacris) to Enter Wiz Khalifa, the city’s answer to the lack of native “Oh No,” Wiz raps over a hackneyed beat of digital claps and look at Khalifa and toss his mixtape in the trash. If he channels artists. Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz, is a synthesized strings about, yep, his glory: “Yeah, you hot in his talent more carefully and puts himself in the position to Pittsburgh high-school MC signed to Rostrum Records. He your hood, I’m burning towns down ... Wiz Khalifa got that say something respectable (let’s face it, Mr. Khalifa’s rap skills has a mixtape, entitled Welcome to Pistolvania, that is gaining fast to that slow fl ow/ Cash-gettin’ mojo ... play it back they are not the most pressing issues in America today), he may recognition from local newspapers and radio stations. like, ‘oh no.’” be able to become the Immortal Technique or Common of the future. And hey, he just might be able to carry Pittsburgh back A mixtape differs from a traditional record because it is much I mentioned that Kanye deserves to brag. Even though Kanye to the top of the nation’s music scene... where it deserves to more focused on the rapping than on the music. It is meant to himself doesn’t have many interesting things to say, he makes be. create buzz about a certain rapper before his or her legitimate up for it with fabulous music behind his raps. Who else can CD is released. Less money, advertising, and general publicity sample blues legend Ray Charles, jazz icon Lester Young, and Wiz Khalifa has a show March 3 at 10 pm at New Evolution are devoted to a mixtape, because record executives expect pop singer Adam Levine of Maroon 5 all on the same record, Studios, and March 5 at 8 pm at Mr. Smalls with Ghostface word of mouth to be the most powerful initial distributor. and make catchy and danceable beats? Khalifa and his DJ, DJ and The Govament. Once the mixtape has been well-hyped and distributed, the Huggy, have done the opposite. They assembled 20 tracks of record labels release a bigger and better CD. stale rhymes and unoriginal beats that make me remember Matt Siffert | Staffwriter why I used to hate rap so much. Regardless of how important So, when Khalifa’s mixtape landed in my hands late last week, the music is in the mixtape, it’s important for the beats to I had high expectations for the young rapper. I expected encourage originality and substance in the rapping. infectious fl ow, supportive-yet-simple beats, and, most importantly, intelligent, educated rhymes. One track out of the 20 just barely caught my attention. In “Soldier,” Khalifa shows off his true strength — his fl ow I got very little of what I expected. The beats were dark and — when he raps over the catchy bass-line-driven beat. With heavy, with the stereotypical rap/gangster/street attitude. a touch of keyboards and strings, the beat brings back the The rapping itself was no different. I thought, “A high school brilliant simplicity that Dr. Dre’s legendary Chronic 2001 senior rapping about how good he is and the rough life on the record once coined. The hook, sung by Gene Stovall, adds just streets? Am I the only one who’s confused here?” what the rest of Khalifa’s music lacks: a catchy, soulful chorus “[The streets] don’t want to hear commercial, poppy stuff,” that the mainstream audiences can grab onto. However, if you said Benjy Grinberg, who signed Khalifa, in an interview with actually listen to the words, you’ll realize that this really isn’t the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette earlier this month. “They want a great hook: “I’m a soldier/ Wiz been the best/ brush your to hear what you have to say.” Fair enough, I thought. But shoulders...” But, when Khalifa opens his best song with, “I Courtesy of www.rostrumrecords.com

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It serves as a portrait of the that’s one thing going for it — it’s about this movie? It’s Fiddy. In a leave the decision up to you. won’t like this movie. While this artist, but it only focuses on a small pretty. From Theron to the world movie called Get Rich or Die Tryin’. may be the slowest movie in the portion — you know, the good part, we see in the movie, the fi lm is You are all going to see this movie lineup, it does well to cover Johnny with lots of drugs and women. Not nice to look at. So hey, if you’re whether you like it or not. And if Cash in the week of Alternative only is it an interesting movie, but it bored and seriously deprived anyone shoots anyone else... well, Country vs. 50 Cent. has some great acting, good music, of æsthetic pleasure (Going to it’ll be like those rides at Disney that Elvis, and drugs and women. college here? Yeah right, dude!), put you in the movie’s world. Except go watch. It’s no Pirates, but hey... it’ll be with guns. And death. And at least KDKA won’t be reporting Fiddy Cent. on your ass this time. m o v i e s pillbox 2.27.06 7 should be,” said Cooper. “The planning is stronger and more effi cient when it is student-run. Students have more natural Beaux Arts Ball returns energy.” Hiatus ends in celebration of the CFA centennial Over two dozen CFA faculty members representing each school in the college helped organize the event. They selected by Matthew McKee | Staffwriter a broad representation of students from the college to help [ ] them deliberate and make decisions. The students in advisory In this centennial year of Carnegie Mellon’s College of Fine and former CFA students have already begun buying positions were chosen based on reputation in their school. The Arts, the school has geared up for a celebration of its legacy tickets for the event. The gala of magical performances faculty and staff members wanted advice from students who and future. Its wide-reaching network of faculty, alumni, and and magnifi cent costumes left an imprint on the minds of could get opinions from their peers and speak for them. Siders students has touched the arts nationwide, and to celebrate, so many that the college simply could not call this year a identifi ed this as a sort of grassroots group of student advisors. it’s bringing back one of its grandest traditions. centennial without bringing it back. “We made a constant effort for this to be a student event,” said Get ready for the heralded return of the Beaux Arts Ball. So what caused the ball to disappear for 11 years? In 1985, Anne Witchner, assistant dean of Student Affairs. Although After a decade of absence, the huge costume party will hit the Beaux Arts Ball turned into a chaotic and hedonistic spearheaded by faculty, the planning committees aimed for a the university scene once more this Saturday. Trust me; you free-for-all as the party got way out of hand. Students just party that would make the most students happy. have not seen anything like it. went wild, and many recall beer fl owing down steps and through fl oors into staff offi ces. It cost the CFA thousands Witchner said that the faculty and staff work mostly behind A brief history in damage and scarred the ball’s already controversial the scenes for an event like this, but she also stressed the reputation. importance of regulation and oversight. She said that the ball CFA faculty and students have prepared for this event since of 1985 and the few balls following that did not incorporate the fall of 2005. They know they have a legacy to live up to, Some students attempted to revive the event with mixed administrative input. While believing that student input is since the tradition began at Carnegie Mellon in 1912 under success after that, and the last relatively successful attempt paramount, Witchner sees this oversight as necessary and dean Henry Hornbostel. occurred in 1995. Since then, the Beaux Arts Ball has faded thinks that previous balls suffered from lack of it. from student recollection. “It has this Old World grand tradition,” said Jim Siders, Despite this emphasis on oversight, the administration has masters student in music performance. “It’s a great chance Students and faculty make their plans worked well with the students. Nikki Delhomme, a senior to throw a thing like this with its background.” costume design major, said she was pleased with the way the This year, planning committees had to work with a student planning was working out. “Over the years, it has recurred in fi ts and starts,” said Doug body lacking any collective memory of the ball. Faculty and Cooper, the Andrew Mellon professor of architecture. “It’s staff led the massive undertaking, and students had to build “It’s very relaxed. [The administration offi cials] aren’t really a wonderful, central experience — an essential thing from scratch. cramming answers down our throat, and we still get a lot in the life of the college.” done,” she said. “We developed a top-down planning approach with less Many alumni and faculty fondly remember past balls, student involvement than in the past, but this is not how it A team effort

What the Beaux Arts Ball represents, then, is an intense and successful collaboration between all parts of the College of Fine Arts. Every kind of person, young and old, from every department of the college contributed to the execution of this festivity. Faculty contributed heavily to the party’s planning, but in many cases, the ball is a culmination of student work.

For instance, this is the fi rst time that students designed the ball’s invitation. Assistant professor of design Kristin Hughes

feature 8 pillbox 2.27.06 led the marketing side of the ball by encouraging willing students to apply what they learned to making tangible “It’s very much a team effort from all the departments of CFA,” results. The techniques of using inks and papers to address said Siders. the ball’s theme “Light and Shadow” inspired a vibrant invitation that plays with light in interesting ways. Let’s party!

“It’s nice to advise students when they can design something Ultimately, these well-laid plans will all result in a fun-fi lled that actually gets produced and printed,” said Hughes. She evening of merrymaking. Costume prizes and other surprises believes that it’s good for students to express their voice will keep the ball interesting until it lets up at 2 am on Sunday and see the impact it has on the intended audience. The morning. In addition to the above events, the Zebra Lounge will invitations were sent to alumni, CFA students, and other be transformed into an oxygen bar. The Kresge stage will host related individuals at the beginning of January. silent fi lms and performances afterwards.

“This kind of circumstance that brings together different The individuals at the party have the potential to bring some disciplines is becoming harder to fi nd,” said Cooper. outrageous costumes to the scene. Delhomme hopes to see some risk-taking in costumes, mentioning one instance in the past The event itself will also present a celebration of what CFA where a student had a chess piece costume. students have to offer. Rock bands of alumni and students will perform in the Alumni Concert Hall as a WRCT DJ fi lls “This is one chance to dress up and be extravagant,” she said. the main CFA hall with tunes. In the backstage of Kresge Auditorium, the “Kresge Club” will feature students from the The safety issues of drinking alcohol in a packed building have School of Music performing more intimate pieces in a cabaret been intensely deliberated in the planning committees with the setting. help of many students, and they believe that their decisions will benefi t the most people. Strict regulations will keep the ball in This does not even begin to address the decorations that will check, and Siders has helped coordinate the party with University adorn the college on the night of the ball. These decorations Police, Emergency Medical Services, and the fi re marshal. will take almost a whole day to set up. Entire classes have Courtesy of the Tartan Archives accepted the task to make the event stand up to its past with “You can’t throw an animal house party and expect to get an extravagantly constructed atmosphere. Technical aspects away with it in an institution like this,” said Siders. “It’s kind of of the decorations had to be thought over and rolled out in expected that there’s a certain level of control.... I actually think these classes. Again, the creativity will see tangible results. that total lawlessness, not strict regulations, will drive people away. People want to go to an event that’s fun but safe.” “Every public space in the building will be theatrically lit,” said Siders. Now, the only thing left to do is get the word out. Witchner and Cooper emphasized that CFA has not kept the event all to itself. The theme of “Light and Shadow” prompted students to use All students can purchase a ticket to the party extravaganza. only lighting effects in the decorations. This invited design and architectural students to work together and combine “It’s hard to have an event that no one’s heard of,” said Witchner. principles, for lights incorporate more possibilities than, say, “Hopefully people will take advantage of this unique event.” streamers and balloons. Cooper pointed out that the CFA building has such interesting features to highlight in setting If everything goes well, this huge celebration of the College of up the ambience. Taking advantage of all that the building has Fine Arts will reinstate the great memories of the Beaux Arts to offer means a wonderful surrounding to a party. Ball so that it can happen again. Siders believes that he and his colleagues have truly laid the groundwork for the future. “We wanted to build a sense of what was illusion and what was real,” said Delhomme. The last day to buy tickets is Tuesday. Tickets for the Ball are available at the School of Drama box offi ce, which is open weekdays from noon to 5 pm. For more information, call the box offi ce at 412.268.2407.

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Top: Beaux Arts Ball 1990 Above: Miss Olga “Volga” Weigh, Winner of First Place for Costume Revel of the Russians, Beaux Arts Ball 1927.

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feature pillbox 2.27.06 9 Sherry Chang | Art Staff Cows + chocolate = healthy Pa. Pa. agriculture still provides more vitamins than “healthy chocolate”

Anyone driving east toward Philadelphia knows that, if With a new product line called CocoaVia planned for release be worried about consumers giving up wholesome beverages anything, there are abundances of cows, trees, trees, cows, nationwide, Mars, Inc. claims that their products are high like orange juice and milk for chocolate beverages. cows, and more cows in Pennsylvania. And of course, when in antioxidants, which may have possible blood-pressure- there are cows, there’s milk, and when there’s milk, there’s lowering effects similar to those of aspirin. Furthermore, since In a nation where obesity is a leading health problem, we chocolate. Although Pennsylvania is known for steel mills, they have been enhanced with vitamins and cholesterol- should not be encouraging the consumption of chocolate as a Heinz ketchup, the Steelers, and cows, we’re also known for lowering plant sterols, the company is confi dent that their line snack whose ability to reduce the risk of cancer and/or heart chocolate. Centered in Hershey, Pa., is everyone’s favorite of products made with dark chocolate will fi t in a healthy diet. disease has not been clearly established. serotonin booster: Hershey’s chocolate. This insight into dark chocolate has caused other chocolatiers Simply put, although consuming dark chocolate in moderation But Pennsylvania’s affi nity towards chocolate doesn’t end to jump on the bandwagon as well. Hershey Co. is planning may, in fact, provide the body with a good source of here. On February 13, 2003, a bill was passed designating on adding new dark chocolate products to their already wide antioxidants, the merits of consuming fruits and vegetables the chocolate chip cookie as the offi cial cookie of the range of chocolate offerings. should not be dismissed. If you need an excuse to eat Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Due to Pennsylvania’s chocolate, don’t say that it is for your health. Be honest with leading role in the national production of processed chocolate Is this new perspective on chocolate something to be yourself and admit that you are eating chocolate because you and cocoa, as well as the popularity of chocolate chip cookies concerned about? Yes. In a nation where “chocoholics enjoy indulging in this delectable sweet treat. among the children and adults of the Commonwealth, it was anonymous” is a phrase that is jokingly thrown around in deemed necessary to award this title to a beloved favorite in conversations and nearly every holiday or special occasion Next time you pick up a Kit Kat bar or some Hershey Kisses, America. revolves around giving or receiving chocolate, we should don’t say that you’re eating it for the fl avanols. Don’t act like be concerned with how people will react to information that you don’t enjoy eating chocolate, because not only are you The question then becomes whether or not we are a nation promotes chocolate as a “health food.” lying to yourself, you’re being disrespectful to chocolate... suffering from an acute case of chocoholicism. Perhaps and we all know that disrespecting chocolate is not allowed. we are — especially with the recent emergence of a slew In a nation where chocolate-covered anything (ranging Especially if you’re living in Pennsylvania, where there is an of studies concerning the theoretical health benefi ts of from strawberries to gummy bears to mealworms) is sold, abundance of cows. chocolate. Are we trying to justify our chocolate craze we should be very afraid of mobs of people swarming to the by rationalizing with the positive health implications of nearest chocolate store once they fi nd out about “healthy” Mercy Chang | Staffwriter chocolate? Maybe chocolate actually possesses health chocolate. promoting qualities. Mars, Inc., the maker of M&Ms, Snickers, and Milky Way, certainly believes so. In a nation where hot chocolate is the choice drink of the winter and chocolate milk is drunk all year round, we should

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comics pillbox 2.27.06 13 Horoscopes aries Video may have killed the radio star, but I blame you for Nick and mar. 21–apr.19 Jessica’s breakup. And I’ll never, ever forgive you. Remake by Arthur O’Dwyer

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taurus Over spring break, you will be asked to leave the opera house when you 14 15 16 apr. 20–may 20 interrupt the climax of La Traviata with a belting rendition of “Come What May” from Moulin Rouge. 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 gemini This week, you will sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock in a 24 25 26 may 21–jun. 21 pestilential prison with a life-long lock, awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp, shock from a cheap and chippy chopper on a big, black block. 27 28 29 30 31 Aren’t you just so proud? 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

cancer All your romantic conceptions of true love will be shattered when you 40 41 42 jun. 22–jul. 22 realize that if Aida and Radames had just shut up and stopped singing, they would have had enough air in that sealed chamber to do it one 43 44 45

last time. 46 47 48 49 leo The conductor will not appreciate your attempt to beat-box behind 50 51 52 53 54 55 jul. 23–aug. 22 Beethoven’s 9th. Sit down and shut up. 56 57 58 59 60 61

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66 67 68 virgo Tonight, your voice major friend will divulge to you her hot secret: she aug. 23–sept.22 can hit a high D, but only in bed. You’ll ask her why she does vocal 69 70 71 exercises in bed rather than in a practice room. She’ll look at you quizzically. ACROSS DOWN libra This week, you will chew on a pen till it explodes in your mouth. But it’s 1. Admin. and trans. 1. Vets, e.g. sept. 23–oct.22 invisible ink, so… no worries. 6. Barely makes 2. Apple offering 10. Powder 3. “Sim sim ____ bim” 14. Nebraska’s largest city 4. Zero Celsius, in Fahrenheit 15. Hawk opponent 5. Mat material scorpio While your classmates are getting tipsy and starring in Girls Gone Wild 16. It’s made upon a star 6. Spellings’ dept. oct. 23–nov. 21 DVDs over spring break, you will be the unwitting co-star of a Bob Villa 17. Sacramento’s st. 7. Place for a ceasefire, 1953 do-it-yourself kitchen cabinet refurbishing video. Your father will be 18. Russian range 8. Spacewalk, for short mortified and never show his face in Sears ever again. 19. Gospel singer ____ James 9. Choose 20. Howard Hawks film of 1932 10. Play on a curling team, perhaps 22. “Bam!” chef 11. The N in TNT sagittarius You will try to compete with the popular Lunar Gala by starting your 24. “My country, ___ of thee...” 12. Hendrix producer Mo _____ nov. 22–dec. 21 own fashion show: The Solar Gala. Too bad the sun never shines on 25. Subject fictionalized in 20 Across 13. Member of a pod Pittsburgh. Ever. 27. Dormant 21. TV’s Lou Grant 31. Line often cut off in a murder mystery 23. Dense 32. Isn’t up to the task 26. Easter flowers capricorn Scientists hypothesize that billions of years ago, a planet comparable 33. Gene Chandler’s “Duke of ____” 27. ____ Sanctorum 35. “Darn it!” 28. Noises from a Scrooge to Earth’s size crashed into it. Earth cracked open like a fallen soufflé dec. 22–jan.19 40. Central phrase in 20 Across 29. Carbon-carbon double bonds and drowned in molten rock. Our planet was completely inhospitable 43. Org. 30. An eye for an eye, legally speaking for millions of years. Your week will be sort of like that. 44. ElBaradei’s 43 Across 34. Number on a carton 45. Univ. on the West Coast 36. Some indoor pets aquarius You will try to follow in the successful footsteps of barbeque-chicken 46. “What’s all this, then?” 37. “That hurts!” jan. 20–feb. 18 pizza with mayonnaise-pickle pizza. You will fail. 48. Teen horror pic: ______film 38. Border on a coat of arms 50. Star of 20 Across, 1932 39. Peter the Great, e.g. 55. Afore 41. “_____ all ye faithful...” 56. Something heard often at the Olympics 42. Ancient Turkish beverage 57. Star of Brian De Palma’s 1983 remake 47. Many a gas-guzzler pisces You’re 21 years old this week! Too bad that won’t help you get out of of 20 Across 49. High point for Noah? feb. 19–mar. 20 your indentured servitude with those pirates. The contract was until 62. Gyro wrapper 50. Hemingway impersonators, say your 21st birthday, and you were born on February 29th. Enjoy the 63. Singer ____ Cass 51. Ouzo flavoring next 63 years, me hardy, and say hello to the very model of a modern 65. Ten-cent dorm meal 52. Total major general for me. 66. Simile words 53. Capital of Tibet 67. Wanes 54. Metrical feet 68. Make up (for) 58. Ultimate 69. “Que ____...” 59. Thomas Harris’ ____ , You’re OK 70. Absence of a note 60. Hawaiian goose 71. Clucked 61. In a line, mathematically 64. Lincoln: Honest ___

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The Next Generation of Philanthropy. Benedum Center for the Performing Arts. 4:30 pm. Free. 412.394.3353.

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calendar pillbox 2.27.06 15 Backless frontless topless.

J.T. Trollman | Contributing Editor Katy Lin, a junior communication design major, models backless jewelry at the Lunar Gala show Saturday night. Lunar Gala celebrated its 10-year anniversary with its "X"-themed show, put on by students.

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