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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Vol. 132, No. 49 www.studlife.com Washington University in St. Louis Declaration of majors, Without Palin, minors goes paperless abstinence panel draws small crowd

CHLOE ROSENBERG & Sexuality. “After getting her ousted, SADIE SMECK you should have the decency to NEWS EDITORS come to the event.” In spite of low attendance, Girod More than half of Graham thinks the panel was better without Chapel was empty during a panel Palin. on abstinence Monday night. “The fact is that she is not absti- The low attendance was a nent and has not gone to college, I sharp contrast to what students don’t see what she had to say that had expected only two weeks ago, would have been better than what when Bristol Palin was approved these people had to say,” Girod by Student Union Treasury to be a said. member of the panel. The panelists discussed top- After hundreds of members of ics ranging from sexual health to the Washington University com- unwanted pregnancy, as well as the munity voiced their complaints, possibility of being an abstinent in the Student Health Advisory college. Committee (SHAC) decided to Troy Woytek from the Catholic withdraw Palin’s invitation. Student Center spoke about the mer- The panel was conducted its of being abstinent as a student. instead with representatives from “Wash. U. students are smart... Student Health Services, the to believe you are not capable of Students in select programs in the College of Arts & Sciences can now declare their majors and minors Catholic Student Center, Planned making smart decisions sexually... through the WebSTAC academic portal. Previously, these students had to collect signatures from both their Parenthood and the Washington is frankly an insult to you,” Woytek major department and four-year adviser and leave a copy of the form in each respective office. University School of Medicine. said. The panel focused on educating The representative from Student SADIE SMECK an e-mail to an administrator in the and there,” Corcoran said. “It’s like students about maintaining sexual Health Services discussed options NEWS EDITOR department to set up a time to meet a welcome step forward into the 21st health. for students who have unintention- with the student and finalize the century.” Some attendees attributed the low ally become pregnant, or who have A new feature of WebSTAC will declaration. Under the current system, stu- attendance to the fact that Palin was contracted sexually transmitted allow students to declare their majors “It’s a very high priority to create dents must deliver signed forms to not speaking. Many thought that infections. and minors online. more occasions where we can just both their major department’s office the people who protested against According to Student Health The transition to declaring online have more time to talk and have a and to the office of their school. Palin coming to campus should Services, 50 percent of STIs are is designed to save both students and face-to-face conversation,” McLeod Students are interested in this new have attended the panel. diagnosed in people between 15 and department administrators the time said. method. “It is probably a lot smaller than 24 years of age. it takes to fill out and deliver the cur- While the pilot program is still in “I haven’t declared yet. I have, the Palin event would have been. Write to Chloe Rosenberg at rent paperwork. effect, students must be “activated” like, nine days to do it. It’d be a It’s a bit disappointing actually,” CHLOE.ROSENBERG@ The program is in its pilot phase by a department administrator in lot easier for me, a lot less stressful said senior Candace Girod, editor STUDLIFE.COM and is being tested by a few Arts & order to declare online. than running around campus try- of X-Magazine, the bi-annual pub- Write to Sadie Smeck at Sciences majors, including psychol- The move to a paperless system ing to figure that out,” said Jordan lication of the Student Forum on [email protected] ogy, anthropology and International for coursework at the University has Fischer, a sophomore who must and Area Studies. been gradual over the last 15 years or declare his history major before the The new system is set to launch so, McLeod said, beginning with the Feb. 16 deadline for Arts & Sciences for Arts & Sciences and the School shift to online course registration. sophomores. Inventors of surgical of Engineering on Feb. 18. “Our hope is to move to a system Some students, like freshman Ana The Olin Business School and the with virtually no paper processes, MarkdaSilva, thought that the pro- Sam Fox School of Design & Visual although this probably won’t happen gram was already in place. mesh win Olin Cup Arts will transition to the WebSTAC anytime soon,” McLeod said “Honestly, I already thought that system by the fall of 2011. Sharon Corcoran, coordinator for WebSTAC had that. It seems conve- MICHELLE MERLIN was also in the medical field. Its According to James McLeod, vice undergraduate studies in the psychol- nient.” MarkdaSilva said. SENIOR NEWS EDITOR three founders created PulmoCad, chancellor for students and dean of ogy department, has already helped One challenge Corcoran said she computer-assisted diagnostic the College of Arts & Sciences, the several students declare majors and might have with online program is The 25th annual Olin Cup busi- software that helps in the early new system will cut down on errors minors online. The students, she keeping track of which students she ness plan competition concluded diagnosis of lung cancer. and miscommunications, demand said, responded positively to the has already met with and which she with a winning project from the In the past, ideas for websites less time of students and faculty pilot program. Corcoran is hopeful has not. However, she does not antic- biomedical field. and even ear buds have won the advisers, and be more eco-friendly. that online declaration will eliminate ipate any significant problems. Nalin Kutta, a student at the competition. With the launch of the program, the bothersome delays of the current “We tried to make it easy to use,” Washington University School The Olin Cup has also seen students will be able to log onto system. McLeod said. “We hope that the of Medicine, and Matthew an upswing in environmentally WebSTAC and add majors and “It’s making everything work more students find it a time saver, and we MacEwan, a doctoral student in friendly ideas, according to Luscri. minors under the “Major Programs” quickly and more efficiently with less certainly want to cut down on any biomedical engineering, won for This year, an idea for windmills tab on the left-hand side. Once stu- paperwork and less traipsing around mistakes.” their company idea, NanoMed. in residential areas was proposed, dents select a major or minor online, on the part of students, trying to get Write to Sadie Smeck at NanoMed creates a synthetic as well as one for a food recycling the system will automatically send signatures and delivering forms here [email protected] surgical mesh of electrospun nano- service. fiber materials that are capable of Luscri is pleased that the appli- repairing and replacing the tough cants to the Olin Cup have been protective membrane surrounding steadily increasing over the years. Students confused by occasional the brain and spinal cord. “Part of that is because now “I think that the students pre- is a great time for entrepreneur- sented it as the best opportunity in ship, part of it is the dynamic of water cup charge at Einstein Bros. the competition,” said II Luscri, our students here, and the fact that the student services coordina- our programs across campus are KELSEY TIMES free cup at others. room, so I decided to go to Einstein’s tor of the Skandalaris Center for interdisciplinary, so it’s for anyone CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Students are not charged for water to get something to drink,” Gamble Entrepreneurial Studies. “The pre- in any program,” Luscri said. “It’s cups at Bear’s Den, the Danforth said. “When I asked the cashier for sentation was top notch.” a competition that’s not easy to Students looking to quench their University Center, the Village eateries water, she told me that they would This year’s Olin Cup hosted 49 win, but going through the process thirst at the new eatery in Simon Hall or Subway. have to charge me 25 cents.” ideas, the most in the competition’s is great for anyone interested in are taking a gamble. Freshman Jordan Gamble stopped Submitting to the payment, Gamble 25 years. entrepreneurship.” Einstein Bros. Bagels, which by Einstein Bros. for a drink between used her Campus Card points, and Kutta and MacEwan will receive opened Feb. 4 in the Olin Business classes. She was surprised when she her receipt showed the charge as $50,000, which will serve as seed Write to Michelle Merlin at School, has charged students 25 cents was asked to pay for her water. money for their start-up company. MICHELLE.MERLIN@ for water cups at times but provided a “I forgot my water bottle in my SEE WATER, PAGE 2 The second-place winner’s idea STUDLIFE.COM HOUSING FAIR FEBRUARY 10 >>10 A.M. - 3 P.M. >>> DUC SECOND LEVEL STOP by the FAIR to REGISTER to WIN an iPod TOUCH

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WATER FROM PAGE 1 “MISC EBB MERCH”—miscellaneous DeVries had a different experience than learned of the charge for water, Goel con- Einstein Bros. Bagels merchandise. Gamble at the franchise. ceded that this might be necessary to offset Though the franchise is still ironing out “I went to the front of the line and asked costs. Feb. 6, 2011 management details, Brian Bannister, asso- if I could have a cup for water,” DeVries “A lot of places do it. This being a res- Trespassing—4:47 p.m., Shepley ciate dean of administration at the business said. “I didn’t have to pay for it.” taurant, they have to pay for the cups Drive school, said that Einstein Bros. upholds a While Gamble received one of Einstein somehow.” Subject who had previously been warned no-charge policy for water, and cups are Bros. paper cups for her water, DeVries In spite of this, Goel is otherwise pleased against trespassing was observed in available in the cash register area for free. was given a yellow Styrofoam coffee cup with his new lunch spot and will continue Olin Library and taken into custody. The According to Bannister, the charges are instead. patronizing the new dining facility. disposition was cleared by arrest due to a miscommunication. “I remember it because it had some slo- Though the charge policy is unclear, “Our staff there is new, of course, and gan about coffee on it,” DeVries said. many students agree that Einstein Bros. adjusting to [the job], so it’s possible that Sophomore Rahul Goel has visited must remain consistent with their pricing someone might have said that, but [charg- Einstein Bros. twice since it opened last system. ing] is not our policy. We actually haven’t week. As a non-business school student, “It’s not fair that some students are given it much thought,” Bannister said. Goel was attracted to Einstein Bros. as a charged and others don’t have to pay,” Students are even more confused new eatery on campus and as a break from Gamble said. “We just want it to be because Einstein Bros. charges for the cups the lunchtime offerings at the DUC and consistent.” inconsistently. Bear’s Den. Write to Kelsey Times at Freshman business student Diana Though he was not happy when he [email protected]

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The 14 tracks of “Computers and Blues,” Way back in July, Cut Copy teased ‘Computers the latest and final album from The Streets, ‘Zonoscope’ the release of its third full-length album are solid, though British rapper Mike Skinner “Zonoscope” with “Where I’m Going,” and Blues’ occasionally struggles to keep pace with his Cut Copy a sunny, bouncing electro-pop track with own beats and samples. blissful Beach Boys-esque harmonies, and it The Streets Skinner sticks to his usual stripped-down was undoubtedly added to many a hipster- production, giving off that garage rock feel barbeque playlist. Now that “Zonoscope” reminiscent of the older British punk acts. The has finally been released in its entirety, samples are very rock-oriented with tons of “Where I’m Going” remains one of its guitar riffs layered with synthesizers. However, standouts. the samples used in this record may have “Zonoscope” begins with “Need You outshined Skinner’s rapping, as his lines are not Now” and “Take Me Over,” tracks similarly exactly strong or memorable. rooted in pop and disco with steady, pulsat- “Going through Hell,” the album’s opening ing beats and carefully constructed vocals. track, has a strong opening but suffers from the As it progresses—admittedly somewhat overpowering sample loop that overshadows languorously, with the last track topping off Skinner’s own lyrics. “Without Thinking” is at 15 minutes long—the soothing synth con- the most upbeat song in this collection and lyri- tinues, but the pop influences are replaced cally the most interesting. “Soldiers” is pretty by a more hypnotic and intergalactic sound great all-around with its rhythmic beat and is that evokes a mellower LCD Soundsystem the strongest track on the album by far. in its repetitive beats and gradual build-ups. If you have any sort of interest in indie The songs are beautifully made, and while hip-hop acts, “Computers and Blues” will not I appreciate their move to outer space, I ★★★✮✩disappoint. Nevertheless, fans will probably ★★★✮✩ can’t help but wish the rest of the album wish Skinner had finished The Streets on a continued in the same vein as “Need You for fans of stronger note. for fans of Now,” “Take Me Over” and “Where I’m Panacea, CunninLynguists Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Thieves Going,” where they blend rhythmic synth Like Us and bouncy pop so perfectly. tracks to download ‘Going through Hell,’ ‘Without Write to Wei-Yin Ko at tracks to download Write to Hannah Schwartz at Thinking,’ ‘Soldiers’ [email protected] ‘Where I’m Going,’ ‘Take Me Over’ [email protected] drink & dine [WEEKLY BAR AND RESTAURANT GUIDE]

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With the status of a new bar and grill on Cigar lounge: So apparently there’s a give Student Union Senate something besides Dorms: Umrath Hall was the original the Washington University campus up in the smoking ban on campus, but who really Bristol and room reservations to talk about. dormitory on campus. Adding rooms to the air, the space in the Umrath Hall basement cares? (Note: we’re joking.) A cigar lounge basement would offer a much cheaper option remains vacant. With no clear replacement for strikes us as a classy means of encouraging A lounge: For students who want to gag than building another new residence hall. past tenants Subway and the Umrathskeller, more professor/student mingling, an area every time they walk into the pit of orange With a three-minute walk to class and a one- we took it upon ourselves to come up with a in which we genuinely feel our campus is that is the Fun Room and are sick of sitting minute walk to the DUC, it’s prime real estate. responsible, pragmatic and fiscally conserva- lacking. in Whispers amid conversation about how tive replacement. Unfortunately, we couldn’t stressed out everyone is, the Umrath base- A multi-purpose room: ResLife doesn’t reach consensus on just what to put in the An aquarium: An aquarium would offer ment could offer an actual hangout space on own the space, so student groups could meet basement. So instead, we combined our ideas us the opportunity to see amazing live fish... campus. A few couches and a stage for live there free of charge. (What?) into a comprehensive list of options for the and sharks...and octopi. It would also open music or poetry could go a long way. Umrath basement. up jobs for budding student marine biologists. Arcade: Wash. U. is filled to the brim with Win-win situation? We think so. Grad student offices: A basement with video game addicts in search of a place to A gigantic ball pit: If you’ve ever seen windows is better than a basement without play. An arcade filled with the classics, from xkcd.com, you know that we need no justifi- Strip club: With both male and female them, so why not move some graduate stu- Atari’s “Pong” to “Call of Duty: Black Ops” cation for this. Plus, all college students need performers, of course. A strip club might be dent offices into Umrath? is just what Wash. U. needs to make sure that to channel their inner 8-year olds somehow. controversial, but it would certainly be used. students procrastinate even more. Stress relief, anyone? Plus, a proposal to bring it to campus would

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Sex Week posters were poorly considered

JOAN STEFFEN couples anywhere to be found on these confronted in a progressive college envi- In writing this criticism of SHAC’s OP-ED SUBMISSION distasteful posters) is nothing more than ronment, not plastered across the campus advertising campaign, I don’t mean to a sex symbol. attack the group’s mission to raise aware- alking around cam- This association, beyond being offen- ness for sexual responsibility on campus, pus, it’s hard to miss sive, is also demeaning and backwards. which is a worthy one by all accounts. I the bright, blaring The images are intended for the visual The absence of aim to express my disappointment that posters advertising pleasure (in most cases) of the hetero- an otherwise well-meaning group has “SexualW Responsibility Week” here at sexual man, suggesting that the female equivalent male im- become so distracted with attempts to Wash. U. On one appears the silhouette body is little more than a tool for male ages in these posters... draw the largest crowds possible to their of a woman wearing nothing but heels, pleasure. The absence of equivalent male events that they have sacrificed their her clearly visible nipples up at atten- images in these posters further underlines underlines societal integrity. Just as during the “Bristol tion and her back arched to accentuate societal tendencies to paint the female Palin Scandal,” SHAC has again made her rounded buttocks. Another poster body as an object of male pleasure. tendencies to paint the a poor choice with the intent of drawing shows the outline of a naked woman Such thinking lends towards a danger- student attention at all costs; a choice kneeling on the ground, her legs splayed ous line of thought: Women who dress female body as an which insults the intellect, integrity, and wide. Each poster features a naked (or provocatively or who highlight the more progressiveness of our campus. near-naked) woman in a provocative, sexualized aspects of female anatomy object of male sexual pose accompanied by a one-word are asking for sex, whether they verbal- pleasure. headline: “Sex.” ize this desire or not. Despite the subtle Joan Steffen is a freshman in the College of The suggestions are clear: a woman’s pervasiveness of this line of thought Arts & Sciences. body (and maybe even a woman her- in American culture, one would expect in promotion of a week which professes Write to Joan at self, since there are no male images or that such a destructive idea would be to support “sexual responsibility.” [email protected]

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A study done by essay section requires many man-hours of researchersT at Purdue University determined grading. the South 40, I see no reason to allocate BRITTANY GOZLAN that the best way to learn is not reading, or To this problem, I say they could hire OP-ED SUBMISSION more money toward making that dining re-reading, or creating concept maps. No, more TA’s. They are the ones who normally hall more unnecessarily luxurious. There the best way to retain material both better grade the tests to begin with, so it’s not that n Monday, Student Life is no reason students cannot walk five and longer is to take a test. different, and I think there would be more featured an article about minutes to Bear’s Den to get food. Not What I am about the suggest might come than enough students willing to earn a Bon Appétit’s plan to bring only would the new program encourage as a combination of both betrayal and little extra money (If you can’t find enough room service to students laziness by hand delivering food to the sadism. Our teachers should test us more; students, pay more…sort of a “if you build onO the South 40. While such a luxury may door, but students would lose the social in fact, they should test us as many times as it, they will come” thing.) seem like a wonderful addition to campus, aspect of eating with their peers. After the they can. it is absurd. Such a policy would likely University spent a lot of money over two The scientific basis in the article is there. increase the cost of food for all students years creating the beautiful new dining When people are tested they retain the infor- and is completely unnecessary in light of area, it would be shame to see all that mation for longer and they learn it better. If If I really screw up on other problems with campus dining. money go to waste when students decide this isn’t the most important goal of college, a midterm, say good- Having often wished my Sunday to have food delivered to their rooms. I really don’t know why I am here. How brunch would make its way to my room If there is money to be spent on many of us have taken a class and, once we bye to whatever grade on command, I completely empathize improving the quality of the dining halls, come back from break, promptly forget all with Jordan Zipkin and Phillip Taub for there are much better ways to do so. On of the information that we have learned, I hoped to get. their efforts to make this fantasy a reality. main campus during the day, the DUC, forcing the teachers in the next class to However, it is important to understand Subway, Whispers and Holmes Lounge review a swath of material that by all rights, the consequences of this policy. nearly always have long lines. At the you should already know? Another potential piece of roughness is First, the Student Life article speci- Village Dining Hall, basic menu items, Additionally, most classes at Wash. U. whether we can handle all the tests. The fies that the delivery service will be free like grilled vegetables, are frequently out have a few tests and a final, which is nothing important thing to remember is that each of of charge. Clearly, the program will cost of stock. Funds would be better spent cre- short of sadism. We all know that stress and them will be smaller, more manageable and money to implement. Bon Appétit will ating a new dining area on main campus, mental anguish occur most during midterms will require less studying. need to pay for delivery personnel labor— improving existing dining halls by keeping and finals week, and this need not be so. Most students don’t realize that they a huge cost. Without implementing a fresh foods in stock, or employing more These tests cause so much harm because are already doing this as a study method. delivery fee, Bon Appétit will have to staff members at existing, crowded dining they are worth so much. When an assess- It is precisely the reason teachers make recoup this cost somehow, most likely by halls. ment can account for 30 percent of an entire old exams available, and we do practice raising the price of all meals for everyone, I would be truly disappointed to see grade, of course you are going to freak out. problems to help us learn. We are testing whether or not you get food delivered. such a program implemented free of People bomb tests for a variety of reasons, ourselves, because we know that it helps us Given the already rising cost of food charge. It would be costly, unnecessary, even if they work as hard as possible. They retain the material better. in the dining hall and tuition costs in and increase spoiled behavior and lazi- could have been sick all week; they could Professors should change the system general, I doubt students would want ness in students. I urge Bon Appétit to have studied the material the teacher didn’t around, or we could at least test it out. I the price to go up even more just for the explain how such a program would be include; they could have gotten temporary think that everyone at this school (profes- option of door-to-door delivery. With the implemented, and where funding would amnesia. The point is, if I really screw up on sors, TAs and students) could handle the “Grab-a-bite” meal plan, which almost come from. While I am not completely a midterm, I can say goodbye to whatever extra work involved with having more tests. all upperclassmen choose to purchase, opposed to a delivery service that includes grade I had hoped to get in the class. I am tired of all the fear that goes into my students receive 2,272 meal points for a delivery fee to cover the additional costs, This is completely unnecessary. If we midterms and wish I could have the leeway $3,498, or one meal point for $1.54. Bon Appétit could focus the extra time were tested, say, five or six times, that that a few more tests would give me. So, to While I understand that Bon Appétit has and energy on improving campus dining amount of stress would be greatly reduced. the professors reading this, when you make high fixed costs that they must cover, I see in more efficient ways. If a test counts for 10 percent of your grade, your next syllabus, you should try out a new no reason to increase the price of food for instead of 30 percent, and you bomb it, system. I say it is time for more tests, not such an unnecessary service. you can still keep that 4.0 GPA required for less. In addition, this service would only Brittany Gozlan is a junior in Arts & Sci- keeping your parents from calling you a fail- be available to students living on the ences. ure. And if the professors are really set on Write to Daniel Deibler at South 40. Given the recent construction Write to Brittany at watching us all suffer, they could still have [email protected] and renovations to the dining hall on [email protected]

The American Pharaoh

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s of today, protesters continue to flood the streets of Egypt demand- ing the removal of 30 year “President”A Hosni Mubarak. The 82-year- old ruler’s response has been dissolving the government (except himself), releasing his thugs upon the protestors, and stating that he won’t run again in September. Mubarak further inflamed Egyptians by stating last week that if he stepped down as leader, the country would sink into chaos. The Egyptian revolution is part of a much larger movement that has seen protests in Tunisia, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Algeria and threatening oppressive dictators throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. It all began in Tunisia, where a 26-year-old found his street cart confiscated by local police because he lacked a permit to sell produce in the street. Unable to meet with corrupt government officials and too poor to afford bribing them, Mohamed Bouazizi decided enough was enough. On Dec. 17, the young man burned himself in the streets in front of a government building. He died 18 days later and the protests soon followed. Tunisians sent President Ben Ali into exile following a twenty- AUDREY WESCOTT | STUDENT LIFE three year reign and the rest of the region became engulfed in flames as well. Over a but the United States continues to follow World is horrendous. Rather than allow The United States must return towards dozen people have since lit themselves on the same foreign policy of intervention for local populations to decide their form a Jeffersonian foreign policy of “Peace, fire elsewhere to protest oppressive and around the globe. Rather than allowing of government, the American empire has commerce and honest friendship with all unresponsive governments. Bouazizi’s Egyptians to choose their own path, our been in the habit of supporting U.S.- nations—entangling alliances with none.” mother responded by saying, “I have lost government has played a heavy role in friendly dictators around the globe for The billions of taxpayer dollars pumped my son, but I am proud of what he did.” determining their political future. too long. This short-term solution creates into governments around the world, It is still unclear whether the revolu- Immediately following the revolutions, artificial stability, but costly long-term including Egypt, need to be shut off. tions will yield positive results or if more Vice President Joe Biden said that Hosni consequences. Following decades of an Our military, located in over a hundred oppressive rulers will fill the void. What Mubarak was not a dictator, but instead oppressive U.S.-backed dictator in Iran, countries around the globe, should be is clear though is that the United States an ally of the United States. Protestors the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution brought home. We need to accept that our is determined to be a winner, but can held up tear gas canisters used against in 1979 still has lingering effects today. involvement in areas around the globe only come out as a loser. As people of them with the label, “Made in the U.S.A.” Should we continue to support Mubarak creates resentment and anti-American differing backgrounds, economic statuses As Egyptians enter their second week and his friends, this fate is likely in Egypt. sentiment. Regardless of our intentions, and religions all unite against a common of protests calling for a new leader, our The protests by angry citizens through- malicious or altruistic, our presence and cause, the United States continues to government has endorsed its support for out the Middle East have done more to influence is not needed to bring peace and funnel billions of dollars to ruthless dicta- newly appointed Egyptian Vice President spread democracy than the American- stability. In fact, the uprisings are in spite tors. In Hosni Mubarak’s 30 year reign Omar Suleiman. This course of action is led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Time of our presence and support for their dic- as President of Egypt, our government misguided and can only lead to further will tell whether this is a repeat of 1989 tators. Today, protestors are tossing the has funneled billions in military assis- unintended consequences down the road. or just a temporary breath of freedom. shackles off from decades of prolonged tance. This was seen on the streets this Despite popular belief at home that Eventually though, citizens will have oppression. We must make sure we are past week, as US taxpayer funded tanks, ours is a nation “of the people, by the enough of their governments, just as not forging the shackles. planes and weapons were used against the people, and for the people,” our track Mohamed Bouazizi had enough in Write to Kevin Paule at protestors. The Egyptians have awoken, record in the Middle East and the Third Tunisia. [email protected] 6 STUDENT LIFE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 , 2011 sports Women’s basketball wins 8th straight in conference KURT ROHRBECK Wash. U. received every- the game, always leading by at Schaeperkoetter paced the years, we hadn’t played well at play its final two road games SPORTS EDITOR thing it could handle for most least 12 points in the second team with 17 and 13 points, Carnegie, so we really focused of the regular season this of the first half against Case, half. Strong free-throw (17 for respectively. Sophomore Annie on respecting your opponent weekend, as they face Emory The Washington University and a low-scoring affair had 22) and three-point shooting Sayers and junior Bethany and just going out there and University on Friday and No. women’s basketball team is the Bears up 19-18 with 4:58 (6 for 12) on the game and Morrison led the team in focusing on you versus who 16 University of Rochester on not leaving much room for left in the first half. The Bears superior rebounding in the sec- rebounds with five each. you’re playing.” Sunday. Rochester and Wash. suspense in its games against broke through in the closing ond half (21 rebounds for the The Bears did not waste Thirteen Bears made U. played one of the season’s fellow University Athletic stretch of the half with an 11-0 Bears, compared to 15 for the much time in taking over the score sheet, with senior most exciting games, a 101-90 Association teams. run in which the team hit three Spartans) helped the the Bears Friday’s game against the Hannah Cusworth tying a double-overtime victory for The Bears improved their straight field goals—the last hand Case Western its fourth- Carnegie Mellon Tartans. career high with 12 points and the Bears at the Wash. U. Field overall record to 17-3 (8-1 two coming from senior Alex straight conference loss. After surrendering the game’s Hoover adding 10. Wash. U. House on Jan. 16. UAA) with a 73-37 victory at Hoover—and four straight free “With an explosive team first four points, Wash. U. went held a slight edge in rebound- “Rochester’s going to be a Carnegie Mellon University on throws to take a 32-19 lead into like Case, because they’re a on two separate 10-0 runs in ing, 44-38, with sophomore great game —two solid teams. Friday and a 69-47 win at Case the half. three-point-shooting team the half to take a 32-12 lead. Kristin Anda and senior The senior class actually hasn’t Western Reserve University on “It’s always a great thing and at any point in time, they The Red and Green took Monika Monson leading the won there, so it’s going to be a Sunday. With the victories, the to take the momentum going knock two of those down and a 39-22 lead into the half and team with five each. big challenge for us,” Hoover Bears moved up to No. 6 in the into halftime, and I don’t really it’s a six-point ball game,” head maintained focus to close out “In conference play, you said. “It’s a huge goal, espe- D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. know exactly how it started, coach Nancy Fahey said. “So the 2-18 Tartans (0-9 UAA). don’t care about records,” cially for us seniors, to win The wins also kept the Bears but we were just hitting our it was nice [that] we can get “Coach Fahey was talking Fahey said. “We’re at a point there.” in second place in the confer- shots, and that really helped us that run, and then we had a about that before, saying that in time where it’s mid-Febru- ence, one game behind No. 10 along the road,” Hoover said. good second half to comple- you should be just as nervous ary—you’ve got to be playing University of Chicago with With the momentum com- ment that. That was important. for games like this as you are and respecting everybody you Write to Kurt Rohrbeck at five games remaining for each ing out of the locker room, Really important.” in a championship game,” step on the court with.” KURT.ROHRBECK@ program in UAA play. Wash. U. tightened its grip on Hoover and junior Claire Hoover said. “In previous Washington University will STUDLIFE.COM Men’s basketball splits contests on weekend road trip

SAM CORNBLATH night games, especially when shots from behind the arc. overall, a game high. in the final nine minutes. The Bears continue their SPORTS REPORTER the Friday night game is such Three-pointers from fresh- Minutes later, Richter “We had a couple whistles road trip at 8 p.m. (EST) Friday a hard-fought battle,” head man Will Patt and sophomore responded by hitting three that went against us, and against Emory University The Washington University coach Mark Edwards said. “I Ben Hoener helped the Bears straight three-pointers to give they had a couple big shots, and face conference-leading men’s basketball team hit the thought our kids responded to a 37-25 lead entering the Bears a 29-23 lead with and there is a 10-point swing, University of Rochester on road this past weekend, con- well. They focused and made halftime. 6:04 remaining in the first which did us in,” Edwards Sunday. tinuing its conference schedule big stops.” Case rallied with a 9-0 run half. Richter drilled two more said. “It was disappointing Write to Sam Cornblath at with a split against University Senior Caleb Knepper and to take a 55-54 advantage threes, finishing the half with because we thought we were SAM.CORNBLATH@ Athletic Association foes junior Dylan Richter scored on freshman Tim Chung’s 22 points on eight of 10 shoot- in a position to make a move.” STUDLIFE.COM Carnegie Mellon University the Bears’ first 15 points of the layup with 7:44 left in the ing, including six of eight from and Case Western Reserve game. Knepper picked up nine game. Richter and Knepper three-point range. University. points on three three-pointers, responded with back-to-back “Dylan had a monster game The Bears (11-9, 5-4 UAA) while Richter had six points on threes to help the Bears retake for us,” Knepper said. “We started the weekend with a three layups. the lead. kept giving him the ball, and 78-65 loss to the Carnegie “Caleb gave us some nice “They are a good team and he kept scoring for us. He’s a Mellon Tartans on Friday minutes,” Edwards said. “He made a run to the end, but we special kind of player, very ath- but rebounded to defeat Case was in the starting lineup, and came back from it,” Richter letic and can do some special Western 80-71 on Sunday. he had some big threes.” said. things with the ball when he “Sunday morning games Knepper scored a team-high Down by five with 1:43 gets it.” are pretty tough after Friday 19 points, hitting five of 10 left in the game, the Spartans However, Carnegie Mellon began fouling, but Wash. U. took a 38-35 lead to the locker hit nine of 10 free throws in room. The Tartans hit seven of the last two minutes to seal the 13 shots from three-point range victory. in the first half, while the Bears nail spa salon “We were much more connected on six of 11. focused in this game. We were “We didn’t come out men- professional nail care service for ladies and able to push the ball inside,” tally prepared or as focused gentlemen by christina nguyen Edwards said. as we should be, and it took Wash. U. entered the us out of our game,” Richter matchup with Carnegie said. treatments include a sea soak, seadeluxe scrub, sea salt glow, marine masque, massage oil, and hot towel Mellon on a four-game win- After the Tartans started the ning streak but had that streak second half with a basket, the mon - thurs: 10 am - 8 pm fri - sat: 9 am - 8 pm snapped. Bears answered with a 7-0 run sun: 11 am - 6 pm Junior Shane Rife’s layup to take a 42-40 lead. Wash. U. 6648 clayton road richmond heights, mo 63117 (314) 645-7111 with 11:21 left in the first half led 56-51 with 9:18 remaining, www. christinanailspa.com gave the Tartans a 15-12 lead but 10 unanswered points gave to start the game. Rife scored the Tartans the lead for good. PAUL GOEDEKE | STUDENT LIFE all of CMU’s first 15 points The Bears connected on just Junior guard Dylan Richter extends for an uncontested "Closest Campus Drugstore" of the game and recorded 26 four of 14 shots from the field layup against Case Western on Sunday, Jan. 30. Corner of Forest Park Pkwy and Big Bend 0ERSHING!VEs Spend this WILLIAMS PHARMACY Valentine’s Day 3ERVING7ASH53TUDENTS &ACULTY(EALTH3ERVICE at FOR/VER9EARS Enjoy... s-OST.ATIONAL)NSURANCE!CCEPTED s$ELIVERY!VAILABLE s3TUDENT$ISCOUNTON0RESCRIPTIONS s $AY&ILM$EVELOPING Courses s3ODA 3NACKS "EER7INE s#OSMETICS 3for $ s!4- s,ETOURPHARMACISTSASSISTYOUINYOUR 40 OVER THE COUNTERMEDICATIONNEEDS /PEN-ON &RIAM PM (Feb 14) 3ATAM PM 3UNAM PM Monday

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BECKY CHANIS and purpose this past fall to focus on integrat- U. students. “We’re hoping to branch out into also male SCENE REPORTER ing all underrepresented artists rather than Amelia Fawcett, president of Art XX, artists,” Fawcett added. “Anybody we think fits exclusively female artists. The group has no explained that the group’s biggest event is under our category of ‘underrepresented’ or Art XX, a student group that developed out desire to appear exclusive, but the “XX” of an annual symposium in the spring, which that we think would be enriching for the Wash. of the Washington University Co-op, plans Art XX signifies the female sex chromosomes is scheduled for the end of March this year. U. community.” events that bring underrepresented artists and and highlights the continued importance of Various female artists have been invited to This sentiment is the motivation for the shift their work to the Washington University and promoting female artists. campus to lecture, perform, talk to students in focus last semester, and the members have St. Louis communities. Through shows and “The motivation for wanting to get involved and display their work. high hopes for the future of Art XX. discussions, Art XX hopes to expose students in a creative community doesn’t have to be Last year’s symposium featured dancer/cho- “I would hope that the group gets bigger to contemporary art and foster a more open consistently a rejection against female stereo- reographer Amy O’Neal, sculptor and teacher and [gains] more enthusiasm,” Lewin said. and creative atmosphere on campus. typing or oppression or attitudes against female Fawn Krieger, and local R&B and jazz singer “Everyone has a creative outlet; everybody gets “The goal is to get a dialogue in the com- expression. Creativity needs to be fostered Kim Massie. Massie, in particular, was a huge tired of inhaling information and whatever munity between artists and art enthusiasts and and given fuel, and I don’t think we can be too hit. Both the St. Louis and Wash. U. communi- they study. Everybody wants the time to reflect give artists a chance to give back to the com- picky about why,” Lewin said. ties came out in droves to hear her sing. and put out some kind of personally, individu- munity as well as people who are curious about Art XX also strives to explore art in all of Given Art XX’s feminist legacy, the majority ally made thing. The group has so much room the art world,” said senior Samantha Lewin, its mediums and has put on various events to of its members as well as its speakers have been for personal expression.” treasurer of Art XX. The group aims to make highlight artists of a wide variety of channels female. However, the group plans to pursue For more information on Art XX or to get art more accessible, rather than an ephemeral, and different relevant social themes. Among new perspectives. involved with the group, e-mail fawcettam@ Hollywood thing, according to Lewin. Art XX them are movie screenings, concerts, speakers “It would be nice to have a different voice gmail.com or attend one of their meetings on feels that communal interaction through art is and panel discussions. The group also hosts an and also somebody who has different kinds of Monday at 6 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the essential to the creative process. art show, which features local St. Louis artists; connections to the University, an exposure to Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library. Founded six years ago as the Committee on most recently, the Art XX show was hosted at a different kind of social scene to bring more Write to Becky Chanis at Women and Art, Art XX changed its name the Wash. U. Co-op and featured many Wash. diversity to the group,” Lewin said. [email protected] Fashionable Valentine’s gifts for

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