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Lauren Olens ple don’t stay involved is that with come extensively involved in cam- Contributing Reporter all the homework and other activi- pus activities through their pre-ori- ties, it’s hard to fi nd time to help out entation groups. with WUTV,” she said. “Leadership Through Service Three weeks into the school But pre-orientation programs helped me get involved in commu- year, several student groups are aim at more than recruitment, de- nity service on campus, because it hoping to retain the freshmen who spite the fact that some freshmen enabled me to become more aware participated in their pre-orientation believe that the programs encourage of what projects were out there and programs. them to focus on certain groups. helped me realize which activities I Many of these groups have ex- “The main goals of the pre-ori- was interested in and could get in- perienced success in the past with entations are to give new students volved in,” freshman Erika Berger pre-orientation (pre-o) programs, an opportunity to meet other stu- said. and some, like WUTV, depend on dents with common interests, learn Berger has already signed up the programs for a large part of their about getting involved on campus, for Each One Teach One, a tutoring annual recruitment. gain leadership skills and get to group on campus. “It’s a great way for freshmen know their way around Wash. U. Other pre-orientation programs, who are interested in fi lm or televi- and St. Louis,” Kristin Weyman, co- such as the one organized by sion to learn about how they can use ordinator of Orientation and Parents KWUR, have high retention rates WUTV as a resource,” said Laura Weekend, said. as well. Harbron, a junior and the President Audrey Ye, secretary of Habitat “Many of the students from this of WUTV. for Humanity—one of the groups year’s and last year’s program cur- Last year, seven of the 16 fresh- that coordinated a pre-orientation rently have a show on KWUR,” men from the WUTV pre-orienta- program this year—also believes sophomore DJ and Recording Stu- tion remained involved throughout that a main goal of the programs is dio Engineer Andrew Warshauer the year, with one joining the execu- helping students acclimate to their said. tive board. Four students from pre- new environment. Last year, out of the 15 partici- orientation were on the executive “Pre-o is designed to bring pants in the KWUR program, four board the year before that. freshmen to campus to familiarize became involved in the executive ALWYN LOH | STUDENT LIFE This year, WUTV had six fresh- themselves with college and to help staff. Leadership Through Service, an annual pre-orientation program, helps to expose many students to the opportunities men in its pre-o program. Harbron them better transition to a new envi- Freshman Parsa Bastani, who for community service within the greater St. Louis community. says she is not sure how many will ronment,” Ye said. “They are able to participated in the Student Union still be involved in the future, al- make some new friends in a small- pre-orientation program Leading though she is hopeful that the ma- er-knit group, not as intimidating as Wash. U. Style, has already applied the program are looking to partici- we were exposed to the differ- gether,” Bastani said. “I know if it jority will remain active. an entire campus.” for a judicial position and believes pate in SU this year. ent branches and facets of SU and “I think the reason a lot of peo- However, some students do be- that about half of his friends from “In Leading Wash. U. Style, learned how everything works to- See PRE-O, page 7 THIS WON’T HURT A BIT... Jeff Smith opens political science lecture series Michelle Merlin ciation (PSSA), said he feels that Contributing Reporter the association is an asset to the school. “We’re defi nitely one of the stronger, more vibrant undergrad Monday night marked the groups, and I felt not having an as- revival of the Political Science sociation for us left us out,” Dud- Student Association, which was ley said. restarted after a hiatus of several Many other students were years. The group, which had ex- excited about the PSSA’s renais- isted a few years before, had fallen sance. into neglect until this year. “It’s a good way to meet other Due to the efforts of the Politi- people who are interested in poli- cal Science department and junior tics. There’s nothing else [on cam- Mark Dudley, the fi rst meeting of pus] other than party-affi liated the year was held in Seigle Hall groups,” sophomore history major and drew about 50 people. Natalie Wasserman said. Wasser- The event’s attraction was man is also considering a major in Washington University Professor political science. Jeff Smith, who also serves as a The PSSA’s purpose is to ad- state senator and who lectured vance the discipline of political about the upcoming general elec- science within the Washington tion. University community and to Dudley, the organizer of the Political Science Student Asso- See SMITH, page 7

MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE Marianne Frapwell, a ﬁ rst-year MBA student, donates blood during the ﬁ rst campus-wide blood of the year on Tuesday. Thirteen locations—operated by the American Red Cross and the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center—collected over 600 productive units of blood. In addition to 600 appointments before the drive began, more than 200 students donated on a walk-in basis. Start-up guarantees Across campus, drive looks to register voters

campus, from Ursa’s to the Dan- Due to the University’s liberal- preference, but this election is for grades with cash Perry Stein News Editor forth University Center to the Olin leaning student body, this trend youth to show that their voice mat- Business School at which students is expected to be even more pro- ters,” Cohen said. “That will be a Gina Hyun eClassConnection.com, a site that can register to vote. nounced during the registration big victory for us and for young Contributing Reporter provides a free combination of This voter registration drive drive tomorrow. College Repub- people in general. It will stress the study tools for university classes. If As the Oct. 8 Missouri voting comes after the Gephardt Institute lican President and senior Charis future.” a student uses the site for a semes- registration deadline draws near, has already reported more than Fisher recognized this and said At the last campus registration Like many Washington Uni- ter and fails to improve his grades, the first comprehensive registra- 700 undergraduate registrations or that many College Republicans drive in 2006, there were only reg- versity students, freshman Birce then the company will compensate tion drive will take place through- address changes through such ef- are still enthusiastic about volun- istration forms placed over cam- Onal feels uneasy when it comes to the student with $1,000 worth of out campus tomorrow. forts as voter registration headed teering at a table and registering pus. This time around, volunteers maintaining a decent GPA. private tutoring from http://smart- Spearheaded by sophomore by Residential Advisers in resi- voters. will be helping students register in “I’m nervous about not being hinking.com. Jordan Aibel in partnership with dential colleges. “We have tables set up. There either their home state or in Mis- prepared enough in this different “Every student needs a support the Gephardt Institute, Campus Y, Aibel said he hopes that be- is no advertising allowed, it’s just souri. learning environment. I’ve had to system. That’s what we’re provid- Student Union, Residential Life, tween 250 to 500 students register to help out and participate in it,” Since Missouri is considered a step back from some of the extra- ing at theClassConnection,” Web College Democrats, College Re- Thursday. Fisher said. “It’s a good idea from swing state, Fisher said she recom- curricular activities because I’m site co-founder and University of publicans, Student Civic Initiative “We are looking [at] this as a the perspective of civil duty, but mends registering in Missouri if afraid I won’t have enough time [to Wisconsin graduate Dave Sargent and an assortment of other politi- last chance for anyone who has from the perspective of getting Re- the student’s home state is already study],” Onal said. said. cal and administrative groups, the slipped through the cracks,” Aibel publicans in office it’s not a good determinedly swayed one way or Other freshmen worry about Sargent started the Web site drive is intended to ensure that said. idea, since most people on campus another. the higher expectations that come with fellow Wisconsin graduate voter registration is accessible to According to a recent Associ- are liberal.” “I am encouraging our group with college life. Chris Klundt in 2006. all Washington University under- ated Press article, since the last Chapter Coordinator for Stu- members to register in Missouri if “We’re all used to being the “We’re so conﬁ dent in the ef- graduate and graduate students. federal election in 2006, the Dem- dents for Barack Obama Sophie their state is definitely going one top of our class in high school, fectiveness of our tools that we “[What] we are hoping to do is ocrats have registered more than Cohen, a senior, also said that way or other,” Fisher said. but since everyone [at Washington are willing to guarantee that your to provide another layer of voter two million voters in the 28 states the importance of the drive is not While various student groups University] is at that level, it’ll be grades will improve if you use our registration opportunities for that register voters according to which party students register for, representing different political much harder to do as well,” Frank system as prescribed. That’s saying Wash. U. students,” Aibel said. party affiliation. In these same but that students register. views will be participating in this Doherty, another freshman, said. a lot,” Sargent said. There will be 11 tables located states, the Republicans have lost “We think people should be vot- Students may soon be able to at various locations throughout the almost 344,000 voters. ing, period. Obviously, we have a See VOTING, page 3 assuage their fears thanks to th- See CONNECT, page 3 ® One Brookings Drive #1039 Newsroom: (314) 935-5995 Editor: [email protected] Please #330 Danforth University Center Advertising: (314) 935-6713 News: [email protected] www.studlife.com St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 Fax: (314) 935-5938 Calendar: [email protected] Recycle 2 STUDENT LIFE | NEWS News Editor / Ben Sales / [email protected] WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 weatherforecast Wednesday 17 Thursday 18

Sunny Sunny High 79 High 80 THE FLIPSIDE Low 57 Low 58 eventcalendar Campus policebeat Nite Owl fills out W.I.L.D. lineup Monday, September 08, 2008 in case between 9/8 at 2:30 p.m. and 9/9 at Local St. Louis hip-hop artist Nite Owl will be the third opening act at this 11:58 a.m., PROPERTY DAMAGE 3 p.m. Value $300. Disposition: Pending. WEDNESDAY 17 year’s W.I.L.D. Team 31’s selection of Nite Owl follows a trend of recent years Monday—PARKING LOT #27—A Facilities employee found a small graffi ti 10:00 p.m., SUSPICIOUS PERSON— Assembly Series: Elizabeth Kolbert wherein one emerging local artist opens for the featured act—in this case Talib message on the Snow Way garage elevator PARK HOUSE DORM—Complainant Graham Chapel, 4 p.m. Kweli. reported that an unknown black male Nite Owl comes along with a backup band featuring keys, One’s and Two’s, just above the control panel. It should be noted that a similar message has appeared followed her from the Olin library area to Kolbert, author of the Freshman Reading bass, percussion and guitar. Founded in 2002, Nite Owl received recent acclaim for Program book “Field Notes from a on this elevator and surrounding areas the dorm area asking her personal questions his 2007 album “Now You Can Boo Me.” According to music review site addicted Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate frequently over the last week. Facilities to and complimenting her. Reporting party Change,” will speak about the climate crisis, tonoise.com, Nite Owl performs live more than any other St. Louis hip-hop artist. remove message. Disposition: Pending. stated that the subject walked east toward answer questions and sign students’ copies Billing himself as a classical rapper, Nite Owl counts Jay-Z, The Roots, Biggie the church parking lot after she refused to of her book. and Busta Rhymes among his infl uences. (Ben Sales) 1:11 p.m., FRAUD—LOUDERMAN let him come to her room. Disposition: ArtSci Council’s First General Body HALL—Employee reported credit card Under investigation. Meeting fraud/theft on her Wash. U. credit card. DUC 242, 7 p.m. Disposition: Under investigation. 11:14 p.m., LARCENY—MILLBROOK Whether you’re a biology or history GARAGE—Knight Center guest reports major, any student in the College of Arts National & Sciences is invited to learn about the 3:13 p.m., LOST/STOLEN PROPERTY— a travel bag was stolen from his unlocked council, sign up for committees and eat free LAB SCIENCES BLDG—Student vehicle. Time of occurrence between 9/9 pizza. Fed to bail out AIG reported using his wallet this morning at at 10 p.m. and 9/10 at 8 a.m. Value $641. the D.U.C., at approximately 9 a.m. and Disposition: Pending. The Federal Reserve is planning to loan $85 billion to American International placing his wallet in his pants pocket. Thursday, September 11, 2008 Group (AIG), a major insurance company, giving the Fed an 80 percent share in The student then went to class in the Lab the company. Science building until approximately 11 10:17 a.m., LARCENY—AC—Workers THURSDAY 18 a.m. While leaving class he noticed his report the theft of a drill and cable from news briefs AIG will contribute all of its assets to secure the loan. wallet was missing. Disposition: Pending. the Athletic Complex. Time of occurrence The Fed decided on the deal after a meeting Tuesday between Fed Chairman Ideabounce between 9/9 at 3:30 p.m. and 9/11 at 6:30 Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser Busch Ben Bernanke and senate leaders including Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev). 3:41 p.m., DAMAGED PROPERTY— a.m. Value $300. Disposition: Cleared by Hall, 5 p.m. The Fed attempted to bail out AIG with other fi nancial giants through a loan of Students present the top environmental ideas PARKING LOT No. 2—Student was arrest. from the IdeaBounce Competition, followed by a $75 billion, but could not complete that arrangement, leaving a buyout to be the passing by a SUV in Lot No. 2 and noticed networking reception. most viable option. Otherwise, experts expected AIG to fi le for bankruptcy protec- the rear passenger side window had been Friday, September 12, 2008 tion. (Ben Sales) struck with an unknown object causing it to 3:12 p.m., CHEMICAL SPILL OR Jazz at Holmes shatter. Disposition: Pending. Holmes Lounge, 8 p.m. ACCIDENT—EARTH & PLANETARY Saxophonist Willie Akins and his Quartet will SCIENCE—Two students broke a 2-liter entertain students with some smooth tunes. Wednesday, September 10, 2008 bottle of hydrochloric acid in a lab. The International 8:19 a.m., LARCENY—ANHEUSER building was evacuated. Clayton Fire/ (Compiled by Kelly Fahy) BUSCH HALL OF LAW—BSI Ambulance responded. Environmental superintendent had his laptop computer bag Heath and Safety responded for clean up. taken out of his unlocked truck on Snow Disposition: Cleared. Mugabe, Tsvangirai reach transition agreement Way Drive just west of Throop Drive. The President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe signed an agreement on Monday with computer bag had a laptop computer and Saturday, September 14, 2008 opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, ending Mugabe’s uninhibited 28 years of two digital cameras. Total loss value of 5:32 p.m., LARCENY—LIEN quoteoftheday ruling the troubled country. $2,451. Disposition: Pending. RESIDENCE HALL—A student left his Under the agreement, the two leaders will share responsibilities for running the wallet unattended on his desk in his room nation; the full details of implementation remain unclear. 1:02 p.m., LARCENY —SEIGLE with the door propped open. Upon his SOCIAL SCIENCE—An electrician for “We have a creative Though there has been a long history of hostility between the men and many return after approximately an hour and a Aschinger Electric Co. reports the theft of parts of the deal are still unresolved, they are confi dent that this is the start of sta- half he found money missing. Value $40. writing program? I’ve three spools of No. 12 wire from a cart on Disposition: Pending. bilizing the country. the SE corner of the parking lot on the West The mood was particularly jubilant among opposition supports in Harare. The really heard nothing side of Seigle. Time of occurrence between 8 a.m., DAMAGED PROPERTY—LOOP crowd there included many opposition workers who had previously been in hiding 12 p.m. and 12:25 p.m. Disposition: LOFTS—Property damaged by the or had been beaten in government-sponsored violence. (Trisha Wolf) about it.” Pending. downpour. Disposition: Cleared. 2:06 p.m., LARCENY—WOHL Sophomore Alix Weitman on the CENTER—Facilities reported the theft of a creative writing program cordless 14.4 volt Dewalt drill and charger TEN DAYS

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VOTING CONNECT from page 1 from page 1 New students can go to the for uploading class material. drive, Aibel said that this is a non- ClassConnection to watch a video The fl ashcards can be cre- partisan event. tour of the Web site or log in as ated with text only or with images “Everyone is acting in a partisan a demo user to gain fi rsthand ex- such as Picasso’s Guernica or the manner and [they] aren’t allowed perience. molecular structure of a chemical to show their personal political Once students are registered, compound. Students can hide ei- views,” Aibel said. they are able to choose their re- ther the questions or the answers David Fox, co-president of the spective college or high school and time each session. It is also Student Civic Initiative, a non- and customize their academic possible to review only the cards partisan political group on cam- needs by searching specifi c cours- students missed. Flashcard decks pus, said that the various political es and textbooks. can be saved online and shared groups’ participation in this event The Web site offers an array with other students. is a testament to the campus’ com- of study and organizational tools “[The Web site] gives you ac- mitment to political activism. such as a database of textbook- cess to the years of prior experi- “It shows that registering to vote specifi c notes uploaded by other ence from upperclassmen and lets transcends party lines. I actually students and teachers, digital you feed off of that,” Doherty think that the College Democrats fl ashcards and calendars to help said. and College Republicans would plan for tests. Although theClassConnection. agree that it transcends party com- By joining this academic and com is a relatively new company, munities,” Fox said. ”The College social network, students can set it is growing and gaining interest Republicans participating in this up study groups, send and receive from students. drive shows that they do care about messages, chat and request tutor- “I’d probably use [theClas engaging the students politically.” ing. sConnection.com]. It sounds real- If a class lacks complete notes, ly helpful and complementary to With additional reporting by the company will pay a student or the [group tutoring sessions] that Ben Sales teacher up to $100 per semester I’m already doing,” Onal said.

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FORUMSTAFF EDITORIAL Vote in the way that On the makes sense for you devolution of It’s officially voting season, directly impact who is in the Elec- Students need to make sure sure their address is correct; all evolution and it is time that we, as re- toral College (the representatives they are not the supporters who do political-thought research is in sponsible citizens and college and senators), which then provides not know the answer to these ba- vain if you are turned away at students, take part in our nation’s some assurance as to who will be sic questions about voting history. the voting precinct due to voter place through random biological democratic process. However, elected as president. Go online, look at credible Web misinformation. With registration Randy Brachman chance. We manipulate nature, and voting at local, state and national College students will experi- sites and do some research. Do not comes the decision to vote from Staff Columist through our manipulation, we have levels must not be treated as high ence many on- and off-campus po- randomly jump on a bandwagon the University or from home. separated ourselves from it. We, as school student council elections, litical groups blasting propaganda. just because other people say a Students whose home states are a race, are no longer evolving. In as voting now raises a myriad of With this influence, it is essential candidate is “cool.” Ask “why do swing states may wish to reg- I’d like to start off by thanking fact, we are devolving. different questions. that students vote in an intelligent I want to vote for this person as ister back home and reserve an everyone who commented, either in Sure, we’re getting taller and To begin with, there is the clas- manner. One must look past the the next president?” absentee ballot. The time frame print, online or verbally to my last living longer, but we are losing sic question of why an individual party affiliation of the candidates Secondly, there are numerous for procuring an absentee ballot is article. Whether you were attack- the ability to compete. Instead of vote matters when the Electoral and take a deeper look at where resources on- and off-campus quickly passing in many places. ing me, defending me, or totally the strong and fi t (this does not College elects the president. An they stand on the issues that one to assist first-time voters with Different states have different ambivalent, it felt good to know only mean physicality: in an age of individual vote may not impact considers important. voter registration, volunteering requirements and deadlines for people were reading and cared at technology, mental ability can be the country directly, but individual For example, do students who at voting precincts or answer absentee voter registration. least a little bit about what I had more important) thriving, they are votes still represent individual have decided to vote for Obama other questions they may have. We hope that students and to say. brought down to the level of the beliefs about who should lead the know how he has voted on a bill Washington University has set faculty make the best use of the I was reading the criticisms weak. country. Also, voting is part of that would create a bipartisan up a special Web site for voters resources at the University for of my article and noticed one in Why should we avoid confl ict? democratic duty; generating early committee to oversee spending on through the Gephardt Institute for a better voting experience. With particular that I would like to The only reason I can think of is interest in the electoral process of the president’s Emergency Plan Public Service. There are several the strong partisan feelings on respond to: my choice of forum for that we are terribly afraid of upset- any level of government will lead for AIDS relief? Are McCain vot- places on campus where students campus, it is necessary that we my complaint. Essentially, it was ting other people. After all, confl ict to a life of active interest and par- ers aware that he has voted on a can get information: the Campus look past affiliations and scruti- said that complaints do not belong requires a loser and no one likes ticipation. And lives of political bill that would increase spending Y, the Gephardt Institute for Pub- nize the policies and issues. So go in newspapers. If I were complain- losing. So why are we so afraid of involvement oftentimes influence on border security and immigra- lic Service in Brown Hall, etc. out there, do some research and ing about specifi c people, then yes, upsetting other people? Are we that a mass of voters. Also, voters tion enforcement? Returning voters must make vote in ’08! I would agree. However, I am not. I insecure in ourselves that we con- have nothing but the utmost respect stantly need the approval of others for all of the hard work the planners in order to function? That’s terrible. JORDAN FERCHILL EDITORIAL CARTOON of Orientation undoubtedly put“ What happened to self-reliance? Are we too afraid of losing? Does losing make us worth less as human beings? Why would it? Charlie Chaplin once lost a Charlie Chaplin Every aspect of our look-alike contest. Did that make him a worse actor? culture teaches us to Think about all the times when avoid confl ict where it everything that could be done to avoid a confl ict was. Was the end is not absolutely neces- result really all that good? Think about Neville Chamberlain and sary. the Rhineland. Think about every “ bully you gave lunch money to in the hopes that he or she would leave you alone. Think about every into it. time someone did something that There was no reason not to air really upset you, but you never said complaints about a public program anything, so they continued. in a public medium. When George Confl ict is an integral part Clinton pressed New Yorkers to of life. It is how we grow. Our not ratify the Constitution, did Al- politically-correct society encour- exander Hamilton, James Madison ages stagnation at best, not personal and John Jay write him a letter and societal betterment. expressing their distaste? No. They Obviously confl ict is not some- went to the newspapers. So why is thing that needs to be sought out it deemed by many to be inappro- constantly. However, it is not some- priate in this day and age? thing to be avoided either. Express- That answer, I believe, is cul- ing a strong opinion doesn’t make tural. Every aspect of our culture you a mean person; it makes you teaches us to avoid confl ict where opinionated. Asking someone to it is not absolutely necessary. It is stop doing something doesn’t mean ingrained into every child’s head you’re a jerk; it means you know that it is better to go out of one’s what you want. As a society, we way to avoid confl ict than to take it need to constantly keep evolving, head on. That is unnatural. That is because lack of forward progress is devolution. backward progress. The natural world is fi lled with Never be afraid to speak your confl ict. Animals constantly have mind. If you have the courage, abil- to fi ght to survive. The weak ones ity and eloquence to express your- die. Are we better than animals? In self, you can deal with whatever many ways, the answer is obviously consequences arise. Evolve. Unless yes. We communicate. We have you’re Facebook, in which case, medicine and computers and other stay the same. technology. We can control fi re. On the other hand, however, Randy is a freshman in Arts & Sci- we are no better than the rest of ences. He can be reached via e-mail at the animal kingdom. We got to our [email protected].

From the editor

For the past several weeks, Student Life has Much*Anticipated*Speaker*Here experienced severe technical difﬁ culties preventing our normal e-mail edition and breaking news updates from being distributed. You may have noticed that the from 4077th e-mails you were once receiving daily stopped coming at all. The issue was caused by system-wide failures of Katie Ammann College Publisher 5.0, the new software we are using to worry, I’ve never lost a patient. little slow; Alda gives us glimpses to last only a few months. Staff Columnist run our Web site. I never lose anything. Have you into the surgeon’s past, but never I doubt that Alda will speak seen my stethoscope?” a full view. During the show’s to us about politics or military We are hopeful that the e-mail edition has been The show is remarkable not last season, Hawkeye becomes actions; frankly, I’d rather see his restored, though we continue to test its functionality to “Alright, I’ve got an amus- only because of the pithy humor increasingly morose about the shining wit and charisma. If you be sure that we can provide you with the best product ing anecdote, but promise you but also because it is realistic. A war, which was supposed to have get the chance, though, take a possible. It appears that all other Web site issues were won’t laugh,” said actor Alan friend of mine who is a paramedic concluded every time peace talks look at some of his work. You’ll derived from this one, so we are hopeful that they will Alda during an episode from once told me that M*A*S*H came began. laugh, get a little depressed about be resolved, though we will keep our eye out for any the fifth season of the television much closer than ER to portraying Although he says that “insan- the state of the world and then possible bugs. series M*A*S*H. Alda will be on life in an emergency room. Also, ity is just a state of mind,” Alda’s laugh again. Please continue to visit our Web site and make campus next Monday, Sept. 22; M*A*S*H digs deeper into the character knows he can’t with- Alda’s book is an autobio- comments as you are accustomed to doing. We have he’ll speak in Graham Chapel at 7 less immediate, deeper concerns stand the gravity of his circum- graphical look at what constitutes had several online-only additions to our print editions; p.m. and sign copies of his book of people, and a country, at war. stances for much longer. After a a meaningful life. He takes a look as the vice presidential debate approaches, keep an eye “Things I Overheard While Talk- Throughout the series, Hawk- few years of war, always mending back at the wisdom he tried to im- on the Web site for special blogs, slideshows and video. ing to Myself.” eye and colleagues Margaret, bodies so they could be destroyed part to people over the years and Thanks again for your patience, and keep reading! Alda has done plenty during Frank, Trapper, Henry, Charles, again, he resigns his humor and examine its validity. He empha- his Hollywood career, but his role B.J., Colonel Potter, Radar and is sent to a psychiatric hospital. sizes living as a lifelong learner. as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H the constantly cross-dressing Hawkeye’s slow transformation in In order to get tickets for Sam Guzik is perhaps his most notable. He Klinger are faced with affronts to the context of war isn’t extraordi- Alda’s event, go to bigread.com. Editor in Chief portrays a disorderly, sex-seeking, their personal safety, the well-be- nary, but its portrayal certainly is. With the purchase of two tickets, anti-war Army surgeon who is ing of their patients and the lives Although the show depicts you’ll receive a copy of his book. drafted to serve in Korea. He and of their families back home. Each the Korean War, it was made as a Amusing anecdotes included. Just his fellow doctors wise-crack their one opens up about his or her commentary on Vietnam. These promise you won’t laugh. way through grueling hours of own feelings about the war, even conflicts are mirrored in today’s surgery on boys who have been if it takes them a few seasons to wars, which, like Korea and Viet- Katie is a senior in Arts & Sciences. She torn up by bullets and land mines. come to grips with those feelings. nam, were originally passed off as can be reached via e-mail at kaam- Hawkeye reassures us, “Don’t Hawkeye’s transformation is a “police actions” and were meant [email protected]. WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 Forum Editor / Jill Strominger / [email protected] STUDENT LIFE | FORUM 5 Walk before you The downfall of democracy run–and vote

Jordan Aibel If you have not registered to vote Op-Ed Submission before, you may do so either in your home state or in the state of Missouri. If you have already registered Political analysts tell us that the to vote back home, you may switch “youth vote” turned out in record your voter registration to Missouri, or numbers during this past primary vice versa. election season. With so much on the If you have moved since you orig- line, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. inally registered to vote or last up- Americans of our generation recog- dated your voter registration address nize their responsibility in shaping a with the St. Louis County Board of system that seemingly has not been Elections, you need to change your able to guide our nation in the right voter registration address. This means direction for years. When it comes that if your campus box number and/ down to it, voting is the best way to or street address has changed since you registered to vote, you need to change your voter registration ad- “ dress. If you don’t, you won’t be able to vote on Nov. 4. Even a move from the South 40 to the Village, or from When it comes down the Village to off campus, requires to it, voting is the best that you submit a change of address notifi cation with the County Board of way to play our part— Elections. Fortunately for us, the Gephardt and young Americans Institute for Public Service, with co-sponsorships from the Campus recognize this. Y, Student Union, Residential Life, “ College Democrats, College Repub- licans, Student Civic Initiative, CS40, Graduate Professional Council, Law School Democrats and Students for play our part—and young Americans Change will be running a campus- recognize this. wide voter registration day this What this means is that we’re all Thursday. going to be running to the polls on If you have not already registered/ Nov. 4—Election Day. Unfortunately, changed your voter registration for many of us, voting in the upcom- address with your RA, or at another GODIVA REISENBICHLER| STUDENT LIFE ing general election will not be a event this fall, please take advantage AJ Sundar with democracy from a philosophical manner, had to complete an SAT or examine the principles upon which one-stop shop. Before you run to the of this opportunity. If you don’t walk Staff Columnist standpoint. Consensus rarely delivers equivalent standardized test. In order meritocracies are built, and see how polls on Election Day, you may need over to one of these locations and truth, granted, but that’s not the core to maximize the score of the room, the democracy can best be supplanted, not to walk to a voter registration/ change take care of your voter registration problem with democracy as a political best strategy would be to fi nd out the replaced by, such principles. of voter registration address table this now, running to the polls on Election A, if not the, most important tenet most qualifi ed people and have them An excellent implementation is upcoming Thursday, Sept. 18. Day is going to be a sour experience. of democracy is equal representa- collaborate in the sections in which that of voter competency tests. These

The state of Missouri, perhaps And that is going to leave our generation. In theory more so than prac- they were the most knowledgeable. should not be diffi cult, but rather unlike your home state, does not offer tion one voice behind. tice, democracy absolutely requires Similarly, democracy rarely makes that should require the voter to demonstrate the opportunity to register to vote on participation of the people in order When people start leap to truth determinacy. If 10 people competency in understanding how the Election Day. In fact, the deadline for Jordan is a sophomore in Arts & Sci- to achieve due representation. This ignoring the issues at agree that a rabbit is actually a dog, that legal system works. The benefi ts derive ences. He can be reached via e-mail at not from providing a “screen” to fi lter registering is quickly approaching— has basically been taken for granted “ doesn’t make a rabbit a dog. Oct. 8. The basics are as follows: [email protected]. in modern society, and democracy, at hand and start voting This abstraction, while not neces- out stupid people, but rather to attune least for now, is considered by most sarily refl ective of all political issues, is people to the realities of political dis- to be the ideal form of government. on things such as per- illustrative of the political situation to course. Education simply isn’t enough, However, sometimes I wonder if this is which democracy is prey. When people as many people will ignore it and not the case. I read countless comments on sonal preference or even start ignoring the issues at hand and take it seriously. Forcing them to look your the Internet about the recent presiden- race and gender, de- start voting on things such as personal at the situation, however, will reveal to tial race, and I see, quite frequently, “ preference, “moral character” (what- them how important it is to vote with posts of people who refuse to vote for mocracy loses its power ever that may mean), or even race and a conscious, and to encourage them to Barack Obama because they think he gender, democracy loses its power, vote comprehensively and rationally, THOUGHTS is smuggling Iraqi soldiers into the US. and the political system and the political system becomes instead of on trivial matters. Ultimate- Others won’t vote for him because he defunct. While a meritocracy may not ly, the goal should not be necessarily to at www.studlife.com smokes. Very, very rarely do I actually becomes defunct. be the most practical solution, using deem people ineligible to vote via these see anything close to what I would it as a lens to analyze the democratic tests, but to get them to vote conscious- call political discourse—most of the system reveals its inherent fl aws. Of ly. That’s all we can ask for. time a candidate will be rejected for course, this is not to say that we ought We invite readers to comment on articles on our Web site, completely irrelevant and oftentimes system. Imagine that a room full of to adopt such a strategy as a means of AJ is a freshman in Arts & Sciences. www.studlife.com. This is a sample of several Web com- absurd reasons. 30 people from all across the United implementation (which would almost He can be reached via e-mail at asun- ments from the past week. Although they are not edited on It’s at this point that I fi nd problems States, selected in a completely random assuredly lead to revolt), but rather to [email protected]. the Web, the comments here were edited for grammar and spelling; commentors are identifi ed by the name they provided on our Web site.

Flash ﬂ ooding dampens weekend communityconnectionss at Loop Lofts Not enough warning given Exploring St. Louis

Big thanks go out to the FrontDoor front offi ce night staff member, who was either asleep, or just incompetent. When you see the water rising in the parking lot (from any one of the numerous security cameras installed), start waking people up to and staying on campus move their cars! You could have prevented tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage. FrontDoor, LLC was extremely negligent in their duty to know time, there were roughly eight kids fi cult it is to put that seemingly simply that I wasn’t going to be able to help what is going on around the property and keep tenants informed. Washington who came to the University as men- advice into practice. Even though this out with. I didn’t think I was going to tees. The program has grown—“the program doesn’t get you to downtown be able to mentor, but I realized it’s just ‘loop lofts resident’ University & the kids liked it so much; they talked it up, St. Louis, “when you talk to the kids, about having someone they can look we had huge numbers—more than 15 you get to learn their perspectives of up to.” And it’s so easy to be that per- Take responsibility, move on Family Court kids last year,” reported co-president the city,” Smith said. More specifi cally, son. I don’t want to sound preachy or Give me a break. Welcome to the real world, kids. It’s no one’s job to watch out for Rhea Banks. “There’s a lot of stuff about how St. as if I have all the answers to society’s you but your own. You’re adults; take some responsibility. Water rose so quickly, Mentoring In terms of the program’s logistics, Louis public schools are, and hearing problems, but I think we can all agree there was virtually nothing that anyone could do. Stuff like this just happens. each student participant is assigned to about different problems and the kids’ that kids from the inner city are lacking Welcome to life. P r o g r a m a teenager, although sometimes the as- experiences, positive and negative; it’s in positive male role models. We need ‘adult’ signments change as teens join or leave different as opposed to reading about it more men from Wash. U. volunteering Dave Shapiro the program. You hang out on campus, in a newspaper.” in mentoring programs, period. Offer help, not criticism Staff Columnist explore different opportunities that be- In light of the fact that the Missouri Concluded Co-President Shayla “Adult,” it’s very easy for you to sit at your house/work computer and say that ing in college affords us and talk about State Board of Education rescinded the Calloway, a junior, “These kids need we need to suck it up, but I hope that you understand the amount of struggle that growing up in St. Louis. accreditation of the St. Louis Public help because they’ve been in the will be placed on each and every one of the residents in the Loop Lofts. I worked In my last column, I discussed Whereas when I participated in the Schools just last year, this program Family Courts for whatever reason; all through high school to save up and buy a dependable car that would last me getting involved with the St. Louis City program, we stayed on campus, last provides a great opportunity to fi nd it’s more than academic mentoring, it’s through college, and now I am left with nothing. I attend classes every day and then Juvenile Detention Center. That is one year, the program began bringing the out more, from the perspective of the life coaching.” This program doesn’t drive out to work in order to keep gas in my car, food in my belly, and make tuition of the myriad of ways that you can ex- teens into the local community. Par- students, about that incredibly contro- necessarily end when the kids leave payments on my own. So don’t sit on your high horse and tell us to grow up. Many plore St. Louis. But you don’t have to ticipants explored the Loop together. versial decision. after each Wednesday session or even of us have been more mature than most “adults” for a long time and in our time of leave campus to explore St. Louis. To- Monica Smith, co-recreational chair As with most tutoring and mentor- when you leave for the semester. Vice crisis we need your prayers, not your criticisms. day, I’ll be talking about the St. Louis and second-year participant said, “I ing programs, there is defi nitely a President Kristyn Moss, a junior, re- Family Court Mentoring Program. It is don’t think any of the kids had been gender gap in the participants. Far called: “I talk to one of the girls who is ‘devastated resident’ an excellent on-campus opportunity to to the Loop before; a lot of them said more female Wash. U. students choose not even in the program anymore, and fi nd out more about the fascinating city they hadn’t been on a college campus to join this program than male students. it’s just great to see the positive impact Look at the big picture in which we currently reside. before, either.” It is certainly fun Phil Sangokoya, a sophomore, spoke of the program…She was calling me I am very sorry for the damage done to the students’ property, but there is no The Mentoring Program is pretty and rewarding to show Washington the sad truth, tongue-partially-in-cheek. everyday. She calls me mom.” Talk way that this is security’s responsibility. Even if the fl oodwaters came in slowly, straightforward. Members serve as University to the youths, and it made “Girls tend to be more considerate about making a lasting impression. fl oodwaters are completely unpredictable. Most people who enter fl oodwaters and mentors for St. Louis teens, all of me extremely proud of what I had and caring of others. Still, I think it’s To learn more about joining the fi nd themselves in a dangerous situation did not enter slowly-creeping water. That’s whom have been involved in the accomplished. important to have a guy doing it. Boys program, contact Rhea Banks at why it’s called a “fl ash fl ood.” Can you imagine the wrath security would be facing Family Court system in some way. The Moreover, I was able to learn what see a guy, and they think they can [email protected] if they had told students to move their cars and something had happened to one of youth usually elect to be part of the it meant for the teens to grow up on relate—we have a lot in common.” I them? Seems like a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation for security. program, meaning they don’t just need, St. Louis’ notoriously dangerous north do encourage more men to join these David is a senior in Arts & Sciences. If Again, I am not trying to take away from the loss in property of the students. I, too, but want, the guidance that Washington and south sides. It is easy for a wealthy, types of programs. Sangokoya reiter- you know of a good way to get involved would be in a fi nancial bind if something like this had happened. I defi nitely feel for University students can provide. And white Washington University student ated, “Guys are more apprehensive —I in the greater St. Louis community, at anyone who is out a car and money. it’s a popular program. In the interest to tell a kid from the inner city to stay came halfway through the year—I had any level, tell David about it! Contact ‘your name’ of full disclosure, I participated in this in school and go to college. During this fun, and I just kept coming back…I him at [email protected]. program my sophomore year. At that program, you’ll quickly learn how dif- thought it was going to be something

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SCENE314 Events

Paula Lauris what do people really know about the including a mechanical bull and Ginika Agbim clubs in St. Louis? margaritas. With a motto of “It’s spring Scene Staff “Not much, but I want to know break in Mexico every night,” you can about them before I hop on some bus expect a lot of people scantily clad in hile attempting to fi ght and go there on a Thursday night,” said beachwear. While Wash. U. freshman off enticing weekend Erin Miller, a sophomore. We did a lit- E.J. Kim described the decorations as plans and face the tle investigative work into some of the “hick-like,” there’s no denying that this reality of studying on a clubs that 314 Events frequents. You club is unique, perhaps appealing to WThursday night, you may notice a line should be informed of your options. the more adventurous club-goers or to of buses and a gathering of dressed-up Club Ten14 those just looking for something differ- students in front of Brookings Hall. If you are with a big group and ent. Thursdays are “ladies’ nights,” but No, this crowd is not a fi gment of your looking for a large space to dance, then to all the males out there, you’re not the imagination. They are in fact students Ten14 is the club for you. Imagine the fi rst one to think of this as an advanta- taking advantage of 314 Events, a party typical club vibe—contemporary fur- geous opportunity. In fact, Kim noted planning company run by Wash. U. niture, strobe lights and hip-hop music that there were more men than women students, which offers shuttles to what playing all night—and you’ve got Club on the night that she attended the club. they refer to as the “hottest parties and Ten14. The one thing that Club Ten14 Atomic Cowboy hippest venues” in St. Louis. thankfully lacks, however, is a long line Located in the trendy section of St. Indeed, 314 Events has built up to get in. The club’s “Thirsty Thurs- Louis known as The Grove, Atomic a good reputation with several clubs, days” offers college students with IDs Cowboy provides partiers with a as Sam Werboff, a sophomore in the free entrance before 10:30 p.m. fresh twist on the typical nightclub, group, explained. Harris Onugha, a freshman, said specifi cally a Western twist. By day, the “The 314 Events name has gotten that he “left the club feeling exhausted Atomic Cowboy serves as a restaurant big enough that most club owners after a fun night dancing with people.” with a menu including tacos, burritos, know it,” Werboff said. To cater to the If you plan on checking out Ten14, baja fresh mex and guacamole. Begin- college population, most of the clubs make sure you are dressed in your ning the transition to nighttime, Atomic chosen by 314 Events are 18+ and the fi nest before leaving. The venue does Cowboy provides swing dance lessons buses run from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., leav- enforce a dress code, though not neces- on Thursday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. ing every 15-20 minutes. sarily as strict as that of a club in New When Atomic Cowboy fi nally com- Tired of frat parties or the oc- York. While you may have trouble de- pletes its evolution into a full-fl edged casional “poppin’” dorm room party? ciding on an outfi t, the scene at Ten14 club at night, its variety of music ranges Ten14 Nightclub is one of the many clubs in St. Louis frequented by Wash. U. students. STUDENT LIFE ARCHIVE We thought so. Werboff estimated that is a nice change from the typical sea of from jazz to swing to alternative, pro- anywhere from 300 to 600 students cheap Forever 21 party tops. viding something for everyone. themed party of the year with Senior of course, the pre-Halloween costume cater to a different crowd, and Wash. U. each week blindly climb into these Senior Julio’s For those looking to get their club- Julio’s East Coast West Coast throw party at the Landing on Oct. 30 is sure can get you to your club of choice on a buses in their quest to break free from The Hispanic-infl uenced name of bing on during the fall, 314 has many down. The following week on Sept. 25, to bring in an eclectic-looking crowd. Thursday night. Just make sure to get the Wash. U. bubble and reach their this club does not lie. Senior Julio’s events planned. This upcoming Thurs- all of you 21+ students can check out So there you have it—St. Louis your homework done on time. Or, you version of the “Promised Land.” But boasts ethnically-themed features day, Sept. 18, get ready for the fi rst the XES nightclub on the Landing. And offers a wide variety of clubs that each know, don’t. Hot Seams: top 10 fall runway trends for girls

Ginika Agbim a large majority of designers, winter floral pieces, find one that I’m still looking for a navy one— Fashion Columnist including Badgley Mischka and has a nice color palate or one that let me know if you find one! Philip Lim, brought them down is cut in an interesting shape. I’ve 2. Bold Colors to the knee or even further, to only seen one print that I actually Fall always come with rich If you haven’t noticed, it’s mid-calf. Of course, the skirts and fell in love with, but like the mid- colors. This year brought a new definitely getting colder outside. dresses that were mid-calf were calf hemline, I’m really not a fan. one, burnt orange. I’m used to I’ve already pulled out my tights worn without tights. I’m not a big 5. Bows and Ruffles seeing jewel tones such as emerald and leather jacket—but maybe fan of the mid-calf length. Person- I do love this trend! They’re and plum on runways, worn with that’s just because I’m from At- ally, I don’t find it very forgiving back again this fall, and I’ve defi- black, grey or brown basics. lanta. Before you go out in your unless you have toothpick legs. nitely already bought tops, dresses, However, when I saw this shade sixth-favorite Wash. U. hoodie However, no one wants to freeze, shoes and headbands with ruffles of orange on the runways of and Uggs, here’s the rundown on so bring those hemlines down! or bows. These unique feminine designers such as Ralph what’s hot for fall 2008, straight 8. Cheetah Print touches are reminiscent of 1940’s Lauren and Badgley from the runway. This one’s a little risky. None- fashion and Zac Posen undeniably Mischka, I immediately Disclaimer: When looking theless, designers such as Ralph took notice. With a French-inspired fell in love. This color at runway models, remember Lauren seemed to make it work. runway filled with black and is unusual because that your body type might The trick is to wear the print in ex- cream tops and dresses with bows, a) It makes me feel make the outfits look better— tremely small doses. Ralph incor- Posen’s collection for this fall is cozy—not many or worse—than they did on porated this trend in his fall 2008 not for the timid. colors can do the runway. So, keeping this line by giving the models cheetah 4. Plaid that—and b) Not in mind, try things on before print belts, shoes or gloves. The This trend is actually growing that many people you slide that card. colors found in this print work well on me. Initially I found plaid to can pull it off. 10. Mixed Prints with black or grey. When shopping look too lumber-jacky, but now Don’t order items in Seen on the runways of for this trend, remember: A little that the ’90s trends have been this color online. Try it on; see designers such as Thai na- bit goes a long way. around for a couple of seasons, I if it works for you. tive Thakoon, mixed prints 7. Sheer might give in. Thakoon’s runway 1. Over-The-Knee Suede are a cool way to keep it I was surprised to find sheer on was full of graphic plaid prints in Boots interesting when everyone any fall 2008 runway, but design- black and green or red and black. I’m really excited for this else walks around in sweats. ers such as Badgley Mischka, This trend can be incorporated in trend. I especially love the look This season there has been a Thakoon, Zac Posen and Philip the form of button downs, wool of high suede boots, even longer lot of mixing between stripes Lim decided that this trend was bags or heavy coats. If you decide socks (or tights) and a colored of different sizes or plaid pat- fall appropriate. I wouldn’t sug- to buy plaid pants—yes, I actually miniskirt. A plethora of designers terns in different colors. If you gest wearing sheer on particularly saw some when I went shopping had this look on their runways, decide to follow this trend, cold days. However, some of these last week—please, please wear a including Badgley Mischka. This keep the rest of your outfit designers’ sheer tops paired with plain top. trend is pretty risqué though. as simple as possible to avoid heavy leather jackets or chunky 3. Blazers Honestly, you have to have the looking like you dressed in the knit cardigans make the look actu- Blazers and prep school styles right pieces and body type to make dark. ally work. Even though there was in general always show up on fall the look work. Have fun shopping, 9. Longer Hemlines lots of chiffon on the runway, don’t runways. This year, though, they’re girls! Summer was all about the forget to wear a thick coat! much shorter and more versatile. minidress and miniskirt, but Fall 6. Winter Florals Badgley Mishka and Philip Lim Next time, it’s the guys’ turn. MCT MCT wants to take things a little bit Now, you don’t want to take belted them every time. I just Stay Stylish! Design by Zac Posen longer. Even though some design- things too far and end up looking bought a striped blazer at H&M, A model displays a creation by Zac Posen at his fall 2008 ers like Zac Posen—a personal like you’re wearing your grand- and I love it. The most common is Collection show held during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week favorite—kept the hemlines short, ma’s clothes. When considering the school-girl style with a crest. at Bryant Park in New York City, on February 7, 2008.

Not Your Grandparents’ Loop...

Eric Rosenbaum by the African-American architectural exploration and not exciting enough Scene Reporter fi rm Grice Group Architects, will fea- to merit a trip of its own. Such places ture art and history exhibits, including a are support for destinations. They relocated church. attract families visiting the museum Something happened to St. Louis in These two establishments have or hotel by offering them something 1891. It took place at the end of the old very different purposes and very differ- quick without all the small-business trolley line, where the trolley “looped” ent clienteles, but one thing they have variables. around and headed back to the city. in common is that they do not invite That’s not to say that fast food res- The fi rst popular businesses there were spontaneity. The Loop’s most popular taurants are new to the Loop. Qdoba, entertainment-based: the Delmar Race activity is browsing: If you walk along a Chipotle rival, has had a location Track and the Delmar Garden Amuse- Delmar at night, you see as many there for a long time. There is also a ment Park. But the area kept growing, people outside as inside—as many Starbucks, a Smoothie King and a Ben developing and rebirthing, and it has people shuffl ing through pairs of jeans and Jerry’s, to name a few. not stopped since. as digging for something specifi c. But And in fact, this apparent franchise There seems to be a brand new hotels and museums are defi nitely not trend is only part of the bigger con- incarnation of the Delmar Loop emerg- places one would go on a whim. They struction picture. For instance, an origi- ing. The chic night spot full of youth- are destinations. nal restaurant called Pi—spelled with oriented theaters and coffee shops Once you notice this evolution, oth- the mathematical symbol—now serves seems to be adding more culture- and er additions take on new signifi cance. a style of deep-dish pizza new to St. tourism-based attractions. The focus is One subtle change is the arrival of new Louis in a funny, creative and energetic turning toward older people. It is turn- fast food restaurants amid the Loop’s atmosphere. A shop called Booster’s ing from a hangout into a destination. ethnic and otherwise unique cuisine. Café, a cozy space which was founded The Moonrise Hotel, for instance, Noodles & Co. and Chipotle opened as a philanthropic project for children is set to open its doors in 2009. This this year west of Skinker. Chipotle in Nigeria, opened in 2007. seven-story building next to The Pag- has tried to appeal to college students There may not even be a real eant theater will feature a comprehen- with free burrito promotions, but the change here, but such change would sive collection of moon-related trinkets, existence of the independent Meshug- not be unheard of. In its history, the including a ten-foot revolving moon on gah Café across the street shows just Loop has gone from a large-scale SAM GUZIK | STUDENT LIFE the roof. A high-class restaurant, The how far the Loop has come. entertainment spot, to a quaint retail Blueberry Bill is often considered to be the center of the Loop. Its opening in 1972 spurred Delmar’s development into one of Eclipse, will occupy the fi rst fl oor. Fast food may seem like the antith- district, to an obscure venue for hip America’s top streets. A building of a completely different esis of premeditated entertainment. It cafes and boutiques. Its current form something of a national landmark. He the results of that change will not be one of the 10 best streets in America. sort is also set to open in 2009 across is true that Chipotle is not a destina- began around 1972 when Joe Edwards, also created the Tivoli Theater, the Pag- known for a long time. In October Whether it can change its image while from the Pin-Up Bowl. The African- tion, but nor is it a hang-out spot. It is the mastermind behind the Moonrise eant and the St. Louis Walk of Fame. 2007, the American Planning Associa- keeping the distinction is something American Cultural Center, designed not curious enough to merit random Hotel, created Blueberry Hill, now If the Loop is in fact changing, tion, APA, called the Delmar Loop that we will all have to wait to fi nd out. WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 News Editor / Ben Sales / [email protected] STUDENT LIFE | NEWS 7 SMITH from page 1 bring together students from all like we are almost acquainted backgrounds to discuss issues with the candidates,” Smith said, concerning political science in noting that only presidential and Writing program has a balanced manner, according to town elections are the ones where Dudley. voters are likely to select a candi- “It’s hard to avoid partisan- date based on personality. ship, and the way we get around Smith was also concerned that is to make sure we get both with Democrats’ ability to take sides,” Professor and Head of the advantage of Republicans’ mis- Political Science Department An- takes. According to Smith, Dem- drew Rehfeld said. ocrats should drive home some Even for the students in atten- facts about McCain. history, but little presence dance not considering a political “I don’t think we can turn science major, Smith’s speech the other cheek. We should be held relevance because they feel asking [how] a guy who doesn’t Eliza Adelson ing as a lecturer in English at the that the upcoming election is a know how many houses he has Staff Reporter University College from 1950 to matter of great importance. and doesn’t know anything about 1967. “I’m not a U.S. citizen, so I the economy [can be president],” Van Duyn was also named poet was interested in what was hap- Smith said, although he did add For many students, the Wash- laureate in 1992 as well as winner pening in this election,” Cat Ye- that “McCain is absolutely hon- ington University creative writing of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for po- ung, a sophomore from Toronto orable.” program is a piece of fi ction. etry. She was the sixth poet laureate who is leaning toward a major in The senator, however, does “We have a creative writing and fi rst woman to ever receive the international studies, said. “I’ve not want to focus simply on program? I’ve really heard nothing title. heard a lot of people are ner- personal minutia. He thinks it is about it,” sophomore Alix Weitman Recent graduates of the Ph.D. vous about this election, [and] I imperative for the campaigns to said. program still recall the legacy of thought I’d fi nd out more.” concentrate on real problems. Contrary to such beliefs, the cre- Van Duyn and Thurston. Wasserman was also interest- “The main challenge for the ative writing program does exist at “The teachers I particularly re- ed in Smith’s views. Obama campaign is to try to bring the University, as well as a writing member were Mona Van Duyn and “It’s a good opportunity to it back to the issues,” Smith said. minor requiring nine upper-division her husband,” Ph.D. graduate of hear a voice in the midst of all “[There] is such a disconnect be- units. The program, however, seems comparative literature Qiu Xiaolong the political opinions that are out tween the gravity of the issues to have a much smaller campus said. “They were very close friends there right now,” she said. Was- we’re facing and the trivialities presence than those at other simi- of mine, they encouraged me a lot, serman is from St. Louis and had we are seeing [on television] ev- larly-ranked schools. we were really close and they gave heard of Smith in high school. ery day.” At Kenyon College in Gambier, me inspiration. It’s this kind of ac- In his speech, Smith said that Smith is also concerned that Ohio, students can obtain an English tion among the American writer and the media is much at fault for the if such issues do not come to the major with an emphasis on creative the teachers at Wash. U. that really trivialities people focus on in the surface, the future will be freight- writing. Each year, 10 members helped a lot.” election, especially since in sur- ed with problems. of the English department faculty Qiu came to the University veys people agreed more with “This is the fi rst generation in there teach a variety of workshops as a visiting scholar in 1988 and Democrats on issues, but felt history in this country facing a in fi ction, poetry or creative nonfi c- switched status to studying for a more comfortable drinking a beer lower standard of living than the tion. Ph.D. in 1989. He received his with Bush. generation before,” he said. Kenyon also features the Rich- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature in “The presidential campaign ard L. Thomas Chair in Creative 1996. He is the author of the award- is covered in a way that we feel Writing, which brings internation- winning Inspector Chen mystery ally-recognized poets and fi ction novel series. writers to Kenyon for one semester Qiu said that the writing program each academic year to teach cre- was much stronger 20 years ago. ative writing workshops and litera- “There was a student magazine ture courses. called The Amateur Review, where Although the University’s writ- I published some of my English ing program may have lower vis- writing when I fi rst came over,” Qiu ibility than those of other colleges, said. “I mainly still wrote in Chi- the program certainly does carry a nese, but I published some English

prestigious history, boasting sev- pieces in the magazine. I feel like I LUCY MOORE | STUDENT LIFE eral notable writers and acclaimed was really lucky to come to Wash. poets. U. to feel this kind of privilege in Professor Kathleen Drury’s Exposition class discusses essays from “Major The writing program at the Uni- the ’80s.” Modern Essayists.” Exposition is one of the writing intensive courses offered versity was established by poet The University no longer has a at Wash. U. Mona Van Duyn and her husband publication similar to The Amateur Jarvis Thurston. Thurston was Review. a professor emeritus of modern “I think it would be really nice people would appreciate having a This is the ﬁ rst in a series of articles American and English literature at if there were a place where I could, group where they could share what by Student Life on the state of the the University and Van Duyn held even anonymously, publish my they’ve written. Besides, I think Creative Writing Program at Wash- honorary doctorates of letters from work,” sophomore Megan Gold- that’s a huge part of the writing pro- ington University. the University, in addition to serv- smith said. “I also think a lot of cess.”

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MEN’S SOCCERSPORTS CROSS COUNTRY Men’s soccer sweeps tournament XC continues to impress The Washington University versity Classic in decisive fashion starred in Friday and Saturday’s Scott Drattell men’s soccer team won both of and was the only undefeated team games, respectively. Beddo scored Sports Reporter its games at this weekend’s Wash- in the tournament. two goals against Southwestern, that other people will step up,” Stiles ington University/Fontbonne Uni- The Bears defeated Southwest- bringing his career total to 11, Dani Wald stated. while Hengel netted two against Sports Reporter “Although frustrating, it’s psy- Denison. chologically better to be injured at the “It was really big for [Harry beginning of the season and make a and John] to step up,” co-captain The Washington University men’s comeback than to get injured mid- Marshall Plow said. “They’re and women’s cross country teams way through and see your season end. playing like they did in previous dominated at the Les Duke Invitation- Hopefully, we will be 100 percent years, if not better, so it was really al in Grinnell, Iowa last Saturday. The healthy going into the post-season good for them to show that they No. 24 men’s team had an impressive meets,” Superak added. can still score a bunch of goals for second place fi nish while the No. 5 The men faced a greater challenge. us.” women’s team placed ninth. They ran against a handful of national- Beddo netted the first goal “This invitational is a stepping ly-ranked teams and managed to oblit- against Southwestern, also his first stone, a beginning point,” Head Coach erate the competition. Freshman Kyle of the season, with 21:58 to play Jeff Stiles said. “It demonstrates what Short placed 16th with a time of 27:09. in the first half after heading home I’ve been telling [the runners], that we “Kyle is really talented...last year was across from freshman Zach Hen- have a nice team.” the fi rst year he ever ran.” Stiles said. drickson. Beddo added his second “Hopefully by racing at big meets Not far behind was sophomore goal, this time on a rebound, less such as the Les Duke invitational early David Spandorfer, who came in only than 13 minutes into the second on in the season, the underclassmen four seconds behind Short yet placed half, putting the Bears up 2-0. will feel confi dent going into the re- 21st. The Red and Green placed seven “We’re very confident that gional and national meets,” senior Hil- runners in the top 50 out of 361 run- he’ll get his share of goals over the lary Superak said. ners competing in the event. Only host course of the year,” Head Coach The women’s team, led by Su- Grinnell University placed more run- Joe Clarke said. perak and Angela Hartman, tallied ners in the top 50, placing eight and Two minutes later, junior Nat 234 points, fi nishing 20th and 32nd fi nishing fourth overall. Even though Zenner put home a free kick from respectively. Other top performances the men placed second, they came 30 yards out to secure a 3-0 Wash. came from junior Hope Rathnam and within seven points of the top spot, U. victory. freshman Erica Jackey, placing 35th losing to Iowa Central Community Hengel’s first goal against Den- and 58th. College, whose team average was half ison came just 10 minutes into the The women already suffered fi ve a minute ahead of the Bears. game on a pass from senior Pierre injuries but escaped the weekend un- “It is awesome to be nationally Hoppenot inside the box. Hengel scathed. “Injuries are always a part of ranked right now, but ultimately, it is put home a penalty kick three min- distance running. Four of the injured where we fi nish the season that mat- utes into the second half to ensure athletes came from high school with ters more,” Superak said. The team a 2-0 victory. injury backgrounds. That means they will compete again on Sept. 27 at the “John’s always going to score,” know of to take care of themselves 27th Annual Brissman-Lundeen Invita- Clarke said. “The more he and and stay in shape. I hope this means tional in Rock Island, Illinois. Harry score, the more confident the team will be.” After losing a couple of games, despite outshooting their oppo- WOMEN’S TENNIS nents by wide margins, goalkeep- ers John Smelcer and Ryan Kruse kept both Southwestern and Deni- Bears overcome Coe son off the score sheet, giving Wash. U. not only three straight wins but also three consecutive Trisha Wolf doubles, and we are usually behind,” shutouts. Managing Editor Sambol said. “I’m glad to see all the weird In singles action, sophomore shots and strange deflections Karina Kocemba took fi rst singles in that were going in stop, because The Washington University’s straight sets, winning 7-5, 6-2. Flem- they couldn’t possibly continue,” women’s tennis team won its only ing also won in straight sets at the Clarke stated. “Three shutouts in dual match of the fall season, defeat- number six position with a fi nal score a row will definitely get John and ing Coe College 5-4 Saturday in a of 6-1, 6-4. Bild clinched the match Ryan back on the right track.” nail biter. with a 6-2, 2-6, 10-4 win in the sec- “It was really important to get “It was our fi rst match, and Coe ond spot. back on the track,” Plow added. has its main season in the fall. To “This match gave us a starting “I think during a couple of the come off with a win against a good point,” Swaller said. “We see what other games where we didn’t get team like that is great,” senior Erin needs to be improved. We were try- a shutout it wasn’t necessarily bad Swaller said. ing out new doubles teams and really defensive play, but it was just un- The day began with a twist, as liked the way doubles went. It gives lucky, so it was really good to get the matches were forced indoors due us confi dence.” a couple of clean sheets.” to the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Wash. U. will next compete at the Despite the victories, Clarke “We had all been playing outdoors Washington University Invitational stressed that the Red and Green all summer and hadn’t practiced in- Sept. 19-21, the team’s second tour- are not yet where they want to be doors yet, though we played most of nament of the season. “We are very MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE as a team. last year indoors,” sophomore Kristin excited,” Fleming said. Sophomore Harry Beddo controls the ball against Principia College on September 9. Beddo scored two goals against “We’re in process…We put Fleming said about the effects of the “SLU is playing this year, so we Southwestern this past weekend. ourselves in a bit of a hole when venue shift. will have a lot more competition we lost to teams we shouldn’t The Bears opened the match than last year, which helps us prepare have lost to, so it was important with a 2-1 edge in doubles play, more for when we play against Divi- ern University 3-0 on Friday night to get a couple of wins,” he said. which proved to be the difference in sion III schools.” at Francis Field and knocked off “We have a long way to go, but we the match as the teams split singles The team’s loftiest goals, howev- Denison University 2-0 the follow- made strides to get to where we 3-3. Sophomore Kalee Cassady and er, will have to wait until the spring. ing night at Gay Field in Clayton, want to go.” Swaller won at fi rst doubles 8-3 “We want to do better than last year increasing their winning streak to The team returns to action while sophomores Elise Sambol and and maybe even win a national three games. The team is 4-2 on Thursday at 7 p.m. to face Font- Jaclyn Bild held on to win at third championship,” Sambol said. “This the season. bonne University. The game will doubles 8-6. year, we seem very competitive. Our Wash. U. sophomore Harry be played at Gay Field in Clay- “Our doubles teams are bet- strong doubles teams will help us in Beddo and junior John Hengel ton. ter than last year. We were up after dual matches.”

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ALBUM REVIEW “Weeds” season 4 Everything is Miss the last few episodes of season 4? How about the Borrowed last few seasons of “Weeds?” Catch up with the pleas- The Streets ant, pot-providing suburban housewife here! Alex Terrono Cadenza Reporter Andrew Senter Cadenza Reporter ute details of running a small- throughout the series. Brooks) is there to care for his scale marijuana organization Toward the end of the second mother. Brooks plays the role If you’re an Anglophile, to having an affair with a DEA season, the show begins to take of a bitter and sarcastic father- there’s no need to read this agent, the first two seasons are a more serious turn. Nancy in-law to perfection, adding an article, just go buy Mike Skinner, Nancy Botwin is a typi- replete with irony and comedy. becomes involved with the unexpected and hilarious dimen- aka The Streets’ “Everything Is cal suburban housewife. Left Nancy is not alone in her small-time drug lord U-Turn, sion to the first few episodes of Borrowed.” But if you believe an without a husband, she tries to struggle to sell drugs; she is and begins to realize that sell- the fourth season. The interaction English accent isn’t all it takes earn enough money to maintain a supported by a host of characters ing drugs isn’t always fun and between Lenny and the rest of to make an album, you might be comfortable lifestyle for herself who provide her with both finan- games. Though the show never the Botwin family demonstrates slightly disappointed. and her children. She drives a cial and emotional support. Her loses its comedic touch, it begins how “Weeds” stays refreshingly Though similar to his previ- Toyota Prius to show the world two sons, Silas (Hunter Parrish) to become more dramatic, and in funny even as the plot becomes ous albums, “Everything Is Bor- that she is environmentally con- and Shane (Alexander Gould), the process, more gripping. serious. rowed” pales in comparison. He scious. She lives in a suburban are originally in the dark about During the third season, As the fourth season pro- still combines his usual talking ★★✮✩✩ house that is as unique as a Che their mom’s illicit business. But Nancy begins to sell drugs for gresses, Nancy is promoted to (it can’t be called rapping) with Guevara shirt on a wannabe as the show progresses, they not Guillermo Garcia Gomez, a a more powerful position in the sing-song choruses. The beats for fans of hipster. Her life seems like the only learn about her occupation Puerto Rican drug dealer who drug organization. She becomes and instrumentation are also, for perfect complement to an after- but they also begin to become runs Los Angeles for a powerful a manager of a maternity store the most part, well constructed. Just Jack, Wiley, Kano noon of Home & Garden, Martha involved to varying degrees. Her Mexican cartel. Her involvement at a San Diego mall. But like The Streets falters when it comes Stewart and a round of golf. antithesis is Celia Hodes (Eliza- with Guillermo allows the show any seemingly normal aspect of to the concepts and lyrics of tracks to download Did I mention that she sells beth Perkins), a hard-drinking to really explore the dramatic “Weeds,” this is only a façade, some of the songs. Way of the Dodo, On the Edge marijuana for a living, has and unfaithful wife who is also aspects of selling drugs. It is at and the store is a front. From “Everything Is Borrowed” incited a drug dealer to start a the town’s resident D.A.R.E. Nancy’s unwitting request that the back room, an underground starts off questionably. The title of a Cliff, Alleged Legends wildfire, runs a front for a dan- spokeswoman. Throughout the Guillermo starts a wildfire in tunnel leads to Tijuana, Mexico. track, which opens the album, is gerous drug cartel and is sleeping four seasons of “Weeds,” Celia Agrestic to punish a group of pot Unfortunately, Nancy is not cute and catchy but lacks sub- Person I Know.” The former is with the boss of the aforemen- has managed to interfere and dealers who beat up Nancy’s son satisfied working a 9-5 job and stance. “Heaven for the Weather” catchy, but the subject matter is a tioned cartel? Martha Stewart become a part of Nancy’s life Silas. being left out of the loop about is trite. The following song, “I little crude. The latter song is the would be appalled. The trials and in many hilarious ways. Finally, This is how the fourth season the more nefarious transactions Love You More (Than You Like lowest point on the album, with tribulations of Nancy Botwin are “Weeds” features a return to starts; Agrestic is burning and occurring in her store. Me),” is by far one of the two The Streets trying unsuccessfully the main plot of the hit Showtime comedic form for Kevin Nealon, Nancy is on the run, because Nancy’s curiosity leads her worst on the album, showcasing to hit high notes out of his range. comedy “Weeds.” Starring Mary formerly of “Saturday Night during the fire her stash-house to explore the illicit tunnel. The Streets’ inability to carry His voice and the background Louis Parker as Nancy, “Weeds” Live.” Nealon plays Doug Wil- for growing marijuana was dis- Through this exploration, she a tune. The instrumentation is music don’t match at all, and this is now finishing its fourth season, a crooked accountant covered. She flees to San Diego meetsm and begins an affair with strange and doesn’t match the attempt at a love song shows that son, with the seasonason finale airing who helps her hide where she hides out in her Esteban,E the main boss of the song or vocals in the least. that just isn’t his style. this Monday night.ght. Unlike many her drug moneymoneye grandmothergrandmother-in-law’s-in-law’s MexicanM cartel that Guillermo The first glimpse of The By far the most commentative TV shows thatt begin to fade and managesmanagees house. Unfortu- worksw for. Ironically, Esteban’s Streets’ ability to tackle social and possibly controversial song after their thirdird or fourth season, to stay a nately, her day-jobda is being the mayor of the commentary comes three songs on “Everything Is Borrowed” Weeds has continued to strength- part of estranged cityci of Tijuana. This is only the in with “Way of the Dodo.” is “Alleged Legends.” “Alleged en with age.ge. herher lifeliifef father-father- beginningbe of Nancy’s troubles. Though the track does ad- Legends” questions the morality Whenn NanNancy’scy’s husband dies, in-law HerH oldest son Silas is beginning dress the semi-tired topic of the of parts of the Bible and whether before the first episode, she is Lenny to become a relatively prosper- environmental destruction of “blindly believing” should be left withith no life insurance and Botwin ousou marijuana dealer and grower. the world, it employs a differ- taught. He is able to question the daunting task of continuing (Albert(Albert Shane,Sh Nancy’s youngest child, ent metaphor (“earth will still be without being offensive or conde- a luxuriousuxurious lifestyle in Agrestic, is beginning to experiment with here after we’ve gone the way of scending. California.alifornia. Hampered by the fact drugsdr and sex at the age of 13. the dodo”) which makes the song While the concepts and musi- thathat she has only completed a AndA on top of that, her brother- much more interesting. cality may be dubious at times, few semesters of college, she is in-lawin Andy Botwin (Justin Kirk) The following two songs, overall, The Streets’ “Everything not able to find much meaning- andan Doug Wilson are running “On the Flip of a Coin” and “On Is Borrowed” is fairly solid. He fulful work.work. So sheshe decidesdecides ttoo do a smuggling operation from the Edge of a Cliff,” find The manages to talk about environ- what anyany mother would do. ShShee Mexico.M Streets using his fantastic story- mental issues, suicide and reli- assembles a gang of lovable As the fourth season came to telling abilities again. Although gion without sounding like he’s drug dealers and becomes the ana end on Monday, the drama The Streets might seem a little trying to be deep. The Streets main source of marijuana in all anda plot got juicier. There was preachy on “On the Edge of a also completes one of the hardest of Agrestic. a renewed involvement of both Cliff,” his lyrics, combined with tasks in rap today: he released The first two seasons are thet DEA and the Mexican au- the background music and his a decent hip-hop album without relativelyelatively lighthearted affairs thoritiest in the affairs of Nancy, delivery, will quickly drive those featuring any other artists. It may thathat focus on the comedic Esteban and Guillermo. The thoughts out of mind. not be his best album, but “Ev- situations that inherently finale to what has been Weed’s The Streets seems to try a erything Is Borrowed” definitely arise from a suburban strongest season yet is worth little too hard on songs like deserves a listen or two. housewife slinging watching on your own. “Never Give In” and “Strongest ganja. From the min-

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reviews of some of the performances! berry Hill Duck Room)—Hailing from For information on all of the perform- Arkansas, Chase Pagan’s beautiful Jeff ers check out http://playstlfest.com. Buckley-esque falsetto is dazzling. His instrumentation is stripped down Thursday, September 18 but catchy. If a fan of the Format, Jeff Buckley, Bright Eyes or the Rocket The Sham (7 p.m. at Vintage Summer, this is a show for you to Vinyl)—St. Louis’ The Sham are check out. clearly part of the St. Louis scene. French Kicks (11:45 p.m. at the Sounding like spaz-rockers So Many Blueberry Hill Duck Room)—D.C. David Kaminsky Dynamos and Berlin Whale but lacking hardcore kids turned Oberlin graduates a lot of the spaz, their infl uences are be- turned New Yorkers. The French Kicks Music Editor yond transparent; however, their music play mod-style pop music for today’s prowess makes it hard to care. indie scene. Dreamy harmonies and Building Rome (7:55 p.m. at garage-sounding instrumentation make Now in its second year, PLAY:stl Cicero’s)—Building Rome plays sim- this band a must at the festival. Music Festival will take over the Del- ple pop-punk with a dash of comedy. mar Loop again, beginning offi cially The silly and bizarre cast of characters Saturday, September 20 on Thursday, Sept. 18 and ending featured in their lyrics keeps listeners Saturday, Sept. 20. This year’s festival hanging on to every word. The Silents (3 p.m. on Leland features 99 artists spread out over eight Headlights (10:45 p.m. at Avenue)—Anything but silent, The stages. Other than showing St. Loui- Cicero’s)—No stranger to the St. Louis Silents play loud, upbeat rock and roll sans a good time, the festival serves to scene, Headlights regularly stop in that sounds like Franz Ferdinand with promote St. Louis as a musical hub and St. Louis on their tours. The guy-girl more detached vocals. to provide an opportunity for exposure duo of vocalists sound is pleasant and The Hollywood Kills (7:55 p.m. at for independent bands. catchy but hard to defi ne. A little bit the Blueberry Hill Elvis Room)—Hav- Last year’s festival was successful, emo, a little bit lo-fi , they have some- ing achieved some fame opening for featuring fantastic local and national thing for everyone. Fall Out Boy on the Honda Civic Tour, artists and this year’s line-up is even Nite Owl (11:45 p.m. at the Blue- Nashville, Tennessee’s The Hollywood better. Three-day wristbands for the berry Hill Elvis Room)—Forget Nelly, Kills play catchy pop-punk music festival are only $15, a fantastic price Nite Owl is real St. Louis hip-hop. Part reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World. to see this much quality music. Bands of the T.E.A.M. NITRO crew, Nite The Graduate (8:45 p.m. on Leland are available for purchase at many of Owl reps the Loop as no one else can. Avenue)—Springfi eld, Ill. natives The your favorite Loop attractions includ- Graduate became overnight sensations, ing Blueberry Hill, Cicero’s, Subter- Friday, September 19 causing buzz on Warped Tour and other ranean Books, Sunshine Daydream and national tours. Full of pop hooks, The Vintage Vinyl, to name a few. And each Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship Graduate have a bit of an emo-punk time you buy a wristband from one of (7 p.m. at Vintage Vinyl)—Eclectic hook to them. For fans of My Ameri- these businesses, half of the proceeds doesn’t quite sum up Superfun Yeah can Heart, theAUDITION, etc. will be donated to LIVEFEED. Pretty Yeah Rocketship. Mostly electronic in Greenwheel (11:45 p.m. at sweet, right? nature, this one-man band is known for Cicero’s)—St. Louis’ Greenwheel at- While all 99 artists playing at the fun, energetic performances. tained short-lived fame in 2002 around festival are sure to please, Cadenza Love in October (7:45 p.m. at their single “Shelter” which was especially recommends seeing the Cicero’s)—Power-poppers from Min- featured on the Spiderman soundtrack. following crop. So, check out our neapolis, Minn., they’re one guilty After going mostly underground for recommendations, buy yourself and pleasure. Think Motion City Sound- several years they are back and per- your friends wristbands, and be sure to track but catchier and less punk. forming as Greenwheel and as a new check out studlife.com next week for Chase Pagan (9:45 p.m. at the Blue- band, Go Van Gogh, at the festival. SAM GUZIK | STUDENT LIFE Blueberry Hill on the Loop is one of the venues for PLAY:stl Music Festival which begins Thursday. Betcha can’t see just one A preview of the upcoming Performing Arts season

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The Fall 2008 Job & Internship Career Tip #2: Map Out a Strategy • Read the organization’s own Web Tip #4: What Should I Bring? Fair will be held on Friday, September Flip through the Career Fair Guide site. It sounds simple, but you’ll You are going to have your hands full 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the to learn more about the organizations learn about its products and/or with information that organizations give Athletic Complex. Take a few minutes that are coming to the fair. Pick three services, as well as the positions that you (plus all the free little toys), so it’s now to prepare, so that you are ready to or four organizations that truly interest might be available. important to be organized. There will go this Friday. you; then, research the organizations be a spot at the fair to stow your bag. thoroughly to find out more about what • Use Hoovers.com or LexisNexis to Tip #1: Make Your Resume Shine the organization does and what their find recent information about the • Bring 10-15 clean copies of your Employers will be evaluating your opportunities might entail. organization. resume, printed on quality resume resume in mere seconds, as you stand in paper. front of their booth at the fair. Whether Where can you look for information? Tip #3: Prepare a Few Questions you are looking for an internship or Here are a few places: You’ll have a few minutes to talk with • A clean folder or portfolio, with job, your resume should not only detail each recruiter you visit at the Career copies of your resume tucked neatly your experience, but also showcase • eRecruiting, The Career Center’s Fair. You’ll want to have a few questions inside. professional skills that you have on-line job and internship database, in mind to ask them; this is about you developed through these activities. has company profiles on thousands getting to know them, too. Questions • Your 30-second Personal of organizations. You can search might include: Commercial (See “Your 30-Second To get help with your resume, stop by for any company by typing its name Commercial” Article) a Career Center office during drop in surrounded by quotation marks • What specific skills make a hours, no appointment necessary! (“Boeing”) or by typing a keyword candidate stand out for this • Energy! 157 Umrath Hall: M-T, 12-8 pm from its name (Abercrombie). position? 157 Umrath Hall: W-F, 12-5 pm Click on the Employer’s name to 204 Lopata Hall: T, Th, 2:30-5 pm learn more. • What might a day look like for someone in this position?

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We’re guessing that you’ll spend at least a few minutes worrying about what • Make sure your hair appears to wear to the Career Fair. Above all, neat and is away from your face. you want to look professional, neat and • Women should wear heels sharp. This is your chance to make a that are clean and professional strong first impression that shows your looking. We recommend enthusiasm and level of interest in an wearing a low heel, as you’ll be opportunity. on your feet for a while! If you choose to wear hose, make sure We strongly recommend that you they are free of runs. wear a professional suit. A professional • Men should wear dark socks suit includes matching dress slacks and with polished dress shoes. a blazer. It is best to wear a dark color In terms of a tie, make sure such as black, grey or navy blue. Women it matches your shirt and is can choose either a knee-length skirt or not too loud or crazy. We pants. You should wear a dress shirt or recommend a solid tie or one blouse that is conservative and has been with a simple stripe. neatly pressed. Here are a few dos and • Break out the iron or go to the don’ts: dry cleaners! Make sure your suit looks clean and is wrinkle DO… free. DON’T… Here are a few tips for the suit-less: • Use makeup and jewelry • Wear anything that is low cut. • Go shopping - okay, so that was sparingly. • Wear heels that you would wear obvious. Don’t forget places to a club. like the Scholarshop on Clayton • Wear flip flops or tennis shoes. Road or Marshalls/T.J. Maxx. • Come dressed for a work out. Also check out factory outlet • Put on excessive perfume or stores at St. Louis Mills Mall. cologne. • Consider borrowing something from a friend. • Find a blazer or sport coat and If you don’t own a suit, don’t start pair it with pants. Suits can sweating. Not everyone will have access often be more expensive than to a suit, especially if you are hearing buying two pieces separately. this for the first time only two days Just make sure they match and before the fair. However, you are going look professional. to need a suit at some point in your • If you cannot find a suit or college career, no matter your plans after blazer/pant combination, wear graduation. Consider buying a suit now a dress shirt with a pair of dark so that you can get the most use out of it dress slacks. Make sure to tuck over the next few years. in your shirt and wear a simple belt. Men should always wear a tie.

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So, you’ve managed to find an iron, put Career Fair – you have the map and talk with anyone. Make sure to visit your on your suit and read up on the more than organization list two days ahead of time. top choices, but also keep an open mind. 90 organizations coming to the Career Use that to your advantage. Find the Talk to anyone who sounds even a tiny bit Fair. But, once you get there, what do you three or four organizations that interest interesting – you might find something do exactly? you the most and map out where their that is perfect for you. Even if you decide Looking booths will be. Do some research to find it might not be for you, it is still good for a business Working a Career Fair is about making out more about the organization and their practice. a connection with organizations that openings. The better your game plan, the Advantage? interest you. Career Fairs provide an more comfortable you’ll feel when you After the fair is over, go home and write opportunity that you rarely get when arrive at the fair. a thank you note to every recruiter with applying for internships or jobs – face whom you spoke. Thank them for their Advertise time. You get at least a few minutes of We recommend going to an employer willingness to share information with you time to tell the recruiter why they must that is lower on your interest list first. This and reemphasize your enthusiasm for the with studlife hire you. gives you a chance to get the butterflies position. We recommend hand writing a and receive a thank you note and mailing it; an email is a second option. 50% If you are still nervous, or not sure what discount

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out of your stomach before you approach While we are certain that you know this, your top choices. Treat this first visit we always see this phenomenon at Career like it is your top choice and give it all Fairs. Students show up and then spend you’ve got. Start with your 30-Second 30 minutes or more sitting outside the fair Commercial, ask questions and listen to or standing at the outskirts trying to avoid what the recruiter is telling you. Make “them.” We know that a Career Fair can sure you body language stays open and be intimidating and overwhelming, but inviting – don’t cross your arms or sway you didn’t get all gussied up to sit on the back and forth. Maintain good eye sidelines. Plus, a Career Fair can be a long contact. Offer your resume if it seems day for a recruiter; the people who get out appropriate and you are truly interested there first and show some excitement are in the organization. Make sure to ask the going to make the best impression. So, no recruiter for a business card. more sitting outside – get in there and go See, that wasn’t so hard. Now, start at it. your game plan. Go around the fair in a You have a huge advantage with this methodical fashion, so you don’t forget to Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide • 7 Developing Your 30-Second Commercial

Whether you randomly meet someone with friends, or even in front of a mirror. use it as your home base, so to speak. interns to help with financial modeling in an elevator or are talking with a It may seem a little dumb, but the more Come back to it in a pinch and use it as and statistical analysis. That caught my recruiter at the Career Fair, you need you practice, the less likely you will a jumping off point to talk about your attention – I’ve gotten just a taste for to start off with a smooth introduction. freeze up when you try it for real. interests and experience in more detail. financial modeling and am extremely You may have heard of a 30-Second interested in growing my skills in this Commercial, Pitch, or Elevator Speech. Make sure you cover the basics such Here are a few samples: area. Can you tell me more about your All of these things allude to the way you as your name, year in school (i.e., summer internship program? introduce yourself to another person in a I’m graduating this May) and major. Hi, my name is Kim Lee. I’m strong and assertive manner. Think of it Beyond that, you also want to show graduating this May with an English Hi, my name is Kim Lee. I’m this way - you have less than 30 seconds enthusiasm for that organization and degree. I’m interested in working a senior, majoring in history and to grab someone’s attention and explain the positions they have listed in this in nonprofit development and am organizational behavior. I’m looking for why you are interested in talking with guide. Show off that you have done really excited to hear more about your an opportunity that will allow me to use him/her. In a way, this is your answer your homework about the organization organization. I spent this past summer my creativity alongside a more strategic to one of the most ambiguous interview and that you have made the connection interning at XYZ Nonprofit and was approach to solving problems. I’ve had questions you’ll be asked – “Tell me between your own skill set and interests able to hone my organizational and internships in marketing and human about yourself.” and what they are looking for in a new communication skills – two skills I resources, and I think opportunities hire. know are important in this area. Can with your organization sound Introducing Yourself at the Career you tell me more about full-time challenging and exciting. I know you Fair Keep in mind that at a Career Fair, opportunities with your company? are looking for someone who is willing the recruiter has some questions they’ll to relocate and I am excited by that When introducing yourself to a want to ask every student they talk with. Hi, my name is Kim Lee. I’m a junior, challenge as well. Can you tell me more recruiter at the fair, you’ll want to sound You may not get a chance to say your majoring in economics. I’m interested about your rotational program? polished but natural and conversational. 30-second commercial in one breath, in a summer internship with your This is something you should practice but keep it in the back of your mind and company. I read that you are looking for 8 • Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide Students attend last year’s Career Fair

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Job & Internship Career Fair Friday, September 19 Career Fair Map 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Field House, Athletic Complex Field House -- Athletic Complex Employers will be placed around the room in alphabetical order, with “A” employers beginning at Table 1 and “Y” employers at table 121. Each table will be clearly labeled with the employer’s name and number.

Table Employer Name Table Employer Name 1 Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation 61 KidSmart - Tools for Learning 2 Alliance for Catholic Education 62 Kohls Department Stores A A E E K K N N S T 3 Alliant Energy 63 LiveFeed 4 Altec Industries 64 L'Oreal USA 5 Ameren 65 Macy's Credit and Customer Services 6 American Water Company 66 Macy's Inc. 7 AmeriCorps St. Louis 67 Marcus & Millichap 8 Analysis Group 68 Meds and Food for Kids 9 Announce Media, LLC 69 Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management Division 10 Appistry 70 Microsoft 11 ARCO National Construction Company 71 Millipore 12 Asynchrony Solutions, Inc. 72 Missouri Division of Youth Services 13 AXA Advisors, LLC 73 MIT Lincoln Laboratory 14 bioMerieux Inc 74 Mobile Armor Inc. 15 Bloomingdale's 75 Monsanto Company 16 Boeing Co. 76 Morningstar 17 Brown Shoe Company 77 NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri 18 Buford, Dickson, Harper, & Sparrow Inc. 78 National City Corporation 19 Bunge North America 79 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 20 Capital One 80 National MS Society 21 Centene Corporation 81 NERA Economic Consulting 22 Cerner Corporation 82 The Nielsen Company 23 The Children's Museum of Indianapolis 83 Nooter/Eriksen 24 Washington University Career Center 84 Northrop Grumman 25 Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation 85 Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 26 ConAgra Foods 86 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 27 Consulate General of Japan at Chicago 87 Peace Corps 28 Cooper Industries 88 PENTA ENGINEERING CORP. 29 CORO 89 Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region 30 Cross-Cultural Solutions 90 The Prudential Insurance Company of America 31 DAXCON Engineering, Inc. 91 Quantitative Services Group LLC 32 Deloitte & Touche 92 Regional Arts Commission 33 Donaldson Company, Inc. 93 Regions Financial Corporation 34 Edward Jones 94 Renaissance Financial 35 Embassy of Spain 95 Rivet 36 Emerson Process Management 96 Sachs Electric Company 37 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 97 Saint Louis Science Center 38 Express Scripts, Inc. 98 Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies 39 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 99 Social Security Administration 40 FM GLOBAL 100 Spectrum Healthcare Resources 41 Forest Pharmaceuticals 101 Spirit Aerosystems 42 GE Aviation 102 Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) 43 General Mills, Inc. 103 State Farm 44 General Mills, Inc. 104 Stephen Ministries A C C G G M M S S W 45 General Mills, Inc. 105 Stereotaxis 46 General Mills, Inc. 106 Stowers Institute for Medical Research 47 GeoEye 107 Susquehanna International Group, LLC 48 GKN Aerospace 108 Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. 49 Greenline Financial Technologies 109 Target Corporation 50 GSA Public Building Service 110 Target Corporation Student 51 Hillstone Restaurant Group 111 Teach For America 52 Home Decorators Collection 112 U.S. Department of Navy Check-In 53 The HON Company 113 U.S. Department of the Marine Corps Career Center Table 54 IMC Chicago 114 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 55 Information Technology Center - U.S. Postal Service 115 Wachovia Corporation 56 Inner-City Teaching Corps 116 Walgreens 57 INROADS 117 Washington University in St. Louis 58 Johnson & Johnson 118 Washington University in St. Louis 59 The Kaplan Center 119 Wolverine Trading, LLC 60 KETC Channel 9 PBS 120 WorldTeach 12 • Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide Employer Profiles TABLE: 1 Environmental Engineering, Finance, http://www.ameren.com TABLE: 10 Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation Mechanical & Aerospace Engineer- Industry: Energy / Utilities Appistry http://www.abengoa.com ing, Chemistry, Marketing, Business Majors: Accounting, Biological and http://www.appsitry.com Industry: Biotech Undergraduate, Operations & Supply Biomedical Engineering, Archi- Industry: Technology Majors: Accounting, MBA, Engineer- Chain Mgt, Engineering - Bachelors, tecture, Civil Engineering, MBA, Majors: Computer Science and Engi- ing - Bachelors, Engineering - Masters, Organization & Human Resources, Business Minor, Computer Science neering, Mathematics Engineering - Ph.D. Communications & Journalism, Eco- And Engineering , MSF (Master Of Position type(s): Post Graduation, Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, nomics Science In Finance), Economics & Full-Time Internship Co-op Position type(s): Post Graduation, Strategy, Electrical & Systems En- Part-Time Internship, Co-op gineering, Energy, Environmental TABLE: 11 TABLE: 2 and Chemical Engineering , Finance, ARCO National Construction Com- Alliance for Catholic Education TABLE: 4 General Engineering, General Man- pany http://ace.nd.edu Altec Industries (ALUMNI) agement, Information Management, http://www.arconational.com Industry: Education (Primary & Sec- http://www.Altec.com Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Industry: Construction ondary) Industry: Construction, Energy / Mechanical & Aerospace Engineer- Majors: Civil Engineering Majors: na Utilities, Engineering, Manufacturing, ing, Marketing,Operations & Supply Position type(s): Co-op Position type(s): Post Graduation Marketing Chain Mgt,Organization & Human Majors: MBA, Economics & Strategy, Resources,Engineering - Masters, Envi- TABLE: 12 TABLE: 3 Electrical & Systems Engineering, ronmental Studies, International Stud- Asynchrony Solutions, Inc. Alliant Energy Electrical & Systems Engineering , ies, Mathematics, Romance Languages http://asolutions.com/ http://www.alliantenergy.com General Management, Mechanical & and Literatures Industry: Engineering, Technology Industry: Energy / Utilities Aerospace Engineering, Operations & Position type(s): Post Graduation, Majors: All Majors Majors: Accounting, Civil Engineer- Supply Chain Mgt Full-Time Internship, Co-op Position type(s): na ing, Computer Science and Engineer- Position type(s): Post Graduation, ing, Economics & Strategy, Electrical Co-op TABLE: 6 TABLE: 13 & Systems Engineering, Energy, Envi- TABLE: 5 American Water Company AXA Advisors, LLC ronmental and Chemical Engineering, Ameren http://www.amwater.com http://www.axaonline.com Industry: Energy / Utilities Industry: Finance / Banking, Insur- Majors: na ance Position type(s): na Majors: na Position type(s): Post Graduation TABLE: 7 AmeriCorps St. Louis TABLE: 14 http://www.americorps-stl.org bioMerieux Inc Industry: Nonprofit http://www.biomerieux-usa.com/ Majors: na Industry: Engineering Position type(s): na Majors: Biological and Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and TABLE: 8 Engineering, Electrical & Systems Announce Media, LLC is a St. Louis-based online media company Analysis Group Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace that has developed some of the hottest properties on the web today. http://www.analysisgroup.com/ Engineering, Engineering - Bachelors Industry: Consulting Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, It was founded in 2006 by graduates of Washington University. Majors: na Part-Time Internship, Co-op Position type(s): Post Graduation They’ve been where you are, now come see where they are. TABLE: 15 TABLE: 9 Bloomingdale’s If you’re interested in a rewarding Announce Media, LLC (ALUMNI) http://www.bloomingdalescollege. career in web development or Please visit us on the web: http://www.announcemedia.com com online marketing, let Announce www.announcemedia.com Industry: na Industry: Fashion, Retail / Merchan- Media put your degree to work! Majors: MBA, Computer Science and dising Engineering, Marketing Majors: All Majors Click on the “Careers” tab to Position type(s): Post Graduation, Position type(s): Post Graduation review current openings. Part-Time Internship TABLE: 16 Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide • 13

Boeing Co. Industry: Healthcare Services go.jp/JIC/jet.html http://www.donaldson.com http://www.boeing.com/collegeca- Majors: na Industry: Education (Primary & Sec- Industry: Manufacturing reers Position type(s): na ondary) Majors: Mechanical & Aerospace Industry: Aerospace Majors: All Majors Engineering, Operations & Supply Majors: Accounting, MBA, Computer TABLE: 22 Position type(s): na Chain Mgt Science and Engineering, MSF (Mas- Cerner Corporation Position type(s): Post Graduation, ter of Science in Finance), Electrical & http://www.cerner.com/campus TABLE: 28 Full-Time Internship Systems Engineering, Energy, Envi- Industry: Healthcare Products, Cooper Industries ronmental and Chemical Engineer- Healthcare Services, and Technology http://www.cooperindustries.com TABLE: 34 ing, Finance, General Engineering, Majors: Computer Science and Industry: Manufacturing Edward Jones Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Engineering, Economics & Strategy, Majors: Electrical & Systems Engineer- http://careers.edwardjones.com Operations & Supply Chain Mgt, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General ing, Mechanical & Aerospace Engi- Industry: Finance / Banking Organization & Human Resources Management, Healthcare Manage- neering, Business Undergraduate Majors: Accounting, Economics & Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, ment, Information Management, Position type(s): Post Graduation, Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Organi- Co-op International Business Full-Time Internship zation & Human Resources, Econom- Position type(s): Post Graduation, ics TABLE: 17 Full-Time Internship TABLE: 29 Position type(s): Post Graduation, Brown Shoe Company CORO Full-Time Internship, Co-op http://www.brownshoe.com TABLE: 23 http://www.coro.org Industry: Consumer Products, Manu- The Children’s Museum of Indianapo- Industry: Nonprofit TABLE: 35 facturing lis Majors: All Majors Embassy of Spain Majors: All Majors http://www.ChildrensMuseum.org Position type(s): Post Graduation, http://www.mepsyd.es/exterior/usa/ Position type(s): Post Graduation Industry: Nonprofit Full-Time Internship es/home/index.shtml Majors: Accounting, Architecture, Industry: Education (Primary & Sec- TABLE: 18 Graphic Design, Arabic, Finance, Art TABLE: 30 ondary) Buford, Dickson, Harper, & Sparrow History & Archaeology, Marketing, Cross-Cultural Solutions Majors: All Majors Inc. (ALUMNI) Education, Visual Communications, http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org Position type(s): Scholarship http://www.bdhscapital.com Organization & Human Resources, Industry: Education (Primary & Sec- Industry: Finance / Banking Communications & Journalism, Hu- ondary), Healthcare Services, Non- TABLE: 36 Majors: All Majors man Resources Management, Educa- profit, Other Emerson Process Management Position type(s): Post Graduation, tion, Urban Studies Majors: All Majors www.emersonprocess.com Full-Time Internship, Part-Time Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, Position type(s): Post Graduation, Industry: Engineering Internship Part-Time Internship Full-Time Internship, Part-Time In- Majors: Electrical & Systems Engi- ternship, Scholarship neering TABLE: 19 TABLE: 24 Position type(s): Post Graduation, Bunge North America Washington University Career Center TABLE: 31 Co-op http://www.bunge.com DAXCON Engineering, Inc. Industry: Agriculture / Agribusiness TABLE: 25 http://www.daxcon.com TABLE: 37 Majors: na Cincinnati Children’s Research Foun- Industry: Engineering Enterprise Rent-A-Car Position type(s): Post Graduation, dation Majors: Electrical & Systems Engineer- http://www.enterprise.com Full-Time Internship, Part-Time http://www.Cincinnatichildrens.org ing, General Engineering, Mechanical Industry: na Internship Industry: Academia / Higher Educa- & Aerospace Engineering Majors: All Majors tion, Biotech Position type(s): Post Graduation Position type(s): Post Graduation TABLE: 20 Majors: Biology and Biomedical Sci- Capital One ences TABLE: 32 TABLE: 38 http://www.capitalone.com Position type(s): na Deloitte & Touche Express Scripts, Inc. Industry: na http://www.deloitte.com http://www.express-scripts.com Majors: Accounting, Biology and TABLE: 26 Industry: Consulting Industry: Healthcare Services Biomedical Sciences , Chemistry, ConAgra Foods Majors: MSF (Master of Science in Majors: na Business Undergraduate, Engineering http://www.conagrafoods.com Finance), Business Undergraduate, Position type(s): na - Bachelors, Economics , Mathematics, Industry: Consumer Products Engineering - Bachelors, Engineering - Philosophy, Neuroscience, Psychology Majors: Business Undergraduate Masters, Economics TABLE: 39 Position type(s): Post Graduation Position type(s): Post Graduation Position type(s): Post Graduation, Federal Bureau of Investigation Full-Time Internship http://www.fbi.gov TABLE: 21 TABLE: 27 Industry: Government Centene Corporation Consulate General of Japan at Chicago TABLE: 33 Majors: All Majors http://www.centene.com http://www.chicago.us.emb-japan. Donaldson Company, Inc. Position type(s): Post Graduation 14 • Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide

TABLE: 46 Industry: Consumer Products, Mar- http://www.kaptest.com TABLE: 40 General Mills, Inc. keting, Telecommunications, Other Industry: Academia / Higher Educa- FM GLOBAL http://www.generalmills.com Majors: All Majors tion, Education (Primary & Second- http://www.fmglobal.com Industry: Consumer Products Position type(s): Post Graduation, ary) Industry: Consulting, Engineering, Majors: Economics & Strategy, Fi- Full-Time Internship Majors: All Majors and Insurance nance, and Marketing Position type(s): Post Graduation, Majors: Civil Engineering, Electri- Position type(s): Post Graduation, TABLE: 53 Part-Time Internship cal & Systems Engineering, General Full-Time Internship The HON Company Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace http://www.hon.com TABLE: 60 Engineering TABLE: 47 Industry: Manufacturing KETC Channel 9 PBS Position type(s): Post Graduation GeoEye Majors: MBA http://ketc.org http://www.geoeye.com Position type(s): Post Graduation Industry: Nonprofit TABLE: 41 Industry: Aerospace Majors: na Forest Pharmaceuticals Majors: na TABLE: 54 Position type(s): Part-Time Internship http://www.frx.jobs Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, IMC Chicago (ALUMNI) Industry: Pharmaceutical Part-Time Internship http://www.imc-chicago.com TABLE: 61 Majors: na Industry: Engineering, Finance / KidSmart - Tools for Learning Position type(s): na TABLE: 48 Banking, Technology http://www.kidsmartstl.org GKN Aerospace Majors: MBA, Computer Science and Industry: Nonprofit TABLE: 42 http://www.gkn.com Engineering, MSF (Master of Science Majors: na GE Aviation Industry: Aerospace, Manufacturing in Finance), Finance Position type(s): Post Graduation, http://www.soaringcareers.com Majors: MBA, Finance, General Man- Position type(s): Post Graduation, Full-Time Internship, Part-Time In- Industry: Aerospace agement, Mechanical & Aerospace Full-Time Internship ternship, WUSTL Stipend Majors: Computer Science and En- Engineering, Operations & Supply gineering, Electrical & Systems Engi- Chain Mgt TABLE: 55 TABLE: 62 neering Position type(s): Post Graduation, Information Technology Center - U.S. Kohls Department Stores Position type(s): Post Graduation, Full-Time Internship, Co-op Postal Service http://www.kohlsoncampus.com Full-Time Internship, Part-Time In- http://usps.com Industry: Retail / Merchandising ternship, Co-op TABLE: 49 Industry: Government Majors: na Greenline Financial Technologies Majors: Computer Science and Engi- Position type(s): Post Graduation, TABLE: 43 (ALUMNI) neering Full-Time Internship General Mills, Inc. http://www.greenlinetech.com Position type(s): Post Graduation http://www.generalmills.com Industry: na TABLE: 63 Industry: Consumer Products Majors: na TABLE: 56 LiveFeed Majors: Finance Position type(s): na Inner-City Teaching Corps http://www.livefeed.org Position type(s): na http://www.ictc-chicago.org Industry: na TABLE: 50 Industry: Education (Primary & Sec- Majors: All Majors TABLE: 44 GSA Public Building Service ondary) Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, General Mills, Inc. http://www.gsa.gov Majors: All Majors Part-Time Internship http://www.generalmills.com Industry: Architecture, Construction, Position type(s): na Industry: Consumer Products Engineering, and Government TABLE: 64 Majors: Accounting, Computer Sci- Majors: Architecture - Bachelors, TABLE: 57 L’Oreal USA (ALUMNI) ence and Engineering, Finance, Infor- Architecture - Masters, Engineering - INROADS http://www.lorealusa.com mation Management, Marketing Bachelors, and Engineering - Masters http://www.INROADS.org Industry: Manufacturing Position type(s): Post Graduation, Position type(s): Post Graduation Industry: na Majors: General Engineering, Me- Full-Time Internship Majors: na chanical & Aerospace Engineering TABLE: 51 Position type(s): Full-Time Internship Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, TABLE: 45 Hillstone Restaurant Group Co-op General Mills, Inc. http://www.hillstone.com TABLE: 58 http://www.generalmills.com Industry: Hospitality Johnson & Johnson TABLE: 65 Industry: Consumer Products Majors: All Majors http://www.jnj.com Macy’s Credit and Customer Services Majors: Business Minor, Economics & Position type(s): Post Graduation, Industry: Consumer Products http://www.macyscollege.com Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Full-Time Internship Majors: Engineering - Bachelors Industry: Other Marketing, Economics Position type(s): Post Graduation Majors: All Majors Position type(s): Post Graduation, TABLE: 52 Position type(s): Post Graduation Full-Time Internship Home Decorators Collection TABLE: 59 http://www.homedecorators.com The Kaplan Center TABLE: 66 Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide • 15

Macy’s Inc. (ALUMNI) TABLE: 72 http://www.macyscollege.com Missouri Division of Youth Services Industry: na http://www.mo.gov Majors: na Industry: Other Position type(s): Post Graduation Majors: All Majors, Education, Social Work TABLE: 67 Position type(s): na Marcus & Millichap http://www.marcusmillichap.com TABLE: 73 Industry: Real Estate MIT Lincoln Laboratory Majors: MBA, Business Minor, http://www.ll.mit.edu MSF (Master of Science in Finance), Industry: na Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Majors: Computer Science and Engi- Management, Business - Masters, neering, Applied Statistics, Electrical Business - MBA, Marketing, Business & Systems Engineering, Mechanical & Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering, Biology and Position type(s): Post Graduation, Biomedical Sciences, Physics, Math- Full-Time Internship, Part-Time ematics Internship Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, Co-op Think Futures, Think SIG. TABLE: 68 Meds and Food for Kids TABLE: 74 The Susquehanna International Group of Companies http://www.medsandfoodforkids.org Mobile Armor Inc. (SIG), a comprehensive trading, technology, and Industry: Nonprofit http://www.mobilearmor.com quantitative research firm, is one of the nation’s largest Majors: na Industry: Technology market makers and liquidity providers. A privately held Position type(s): Post Graduation, Majors: Computer Science and Engi- Part-Time Internship neering financial firm, we service the major securities markets Position type(s): Post Graduation and institutional clients around the world. TABLE: 69 Join us at these upcoming on-campus events to Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Disease TABLE: 75 Management Division Monsanto Company learn more: http://www.medtronic.com http://www.monsanto.com Industry: Engineering Industry: Agriculture / Agribusiness All-Campus Information On-campus Majors: Biological and Biomedical Majors: Accounting, Biological and Internship & Session Interviews Engineering, Electrical & Systems Biomedical Engineering, MACC Job Career Fair September 25 October 14 Engineering, General Engineering, (Master Of Accounting), Computer September 19 Engineering - Masters Science and Engineering, MSF (Mas- Position type(s): Post Graduation ter Of Science In Finance), Electrical & Systems Engineering, Chemistry, TABLE: 70 Finance, Mechanical & Aerospace For more information and to explore our Microsoft Engineering, Biology and Biomedical job opportunities, please visit www.sig.com. http://www.microsoft.com/college Sciences, Marketing Industry: Engineering Position type(s): Post Graduation, Majors: Engineering - Bachelors, Engi- Full-Time Internship, Part-Time neering - Masters, Engineering - Ph.D. Internship Position type(s): Post Graduation, Part-Time Internship TABLE: 76 Morningstar TABLE: 71 http://mdp.morningstar.com Millipore Industry: Finance / Banking http://www.millipore.com Majors: All Majors Industry: Biotech Position type(s): Post Graduation Majors: Biological and Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and TABLE: 77 Engineering NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Position type(s): Post Graduation (ALUMNI) http://www.prochoicemissouri.org 16 • Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide

Industry: Nonprofit Majors: Civil Engineering, Civil stlouis Sachs Electric Company Majors: na Engineering, Computer Science and Industry: Healthcare Services www.sachsco.com Position type(s): Part-Time Internship Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace Majors: na Industry: Construction Engineering Position type(s): Post Graduation, Majors: Electrical & Systems Engi- TABLE: 78 Position type(s): Post Graduation Full-Time Internship, Part-Time neering National City Corporation Internship Position type(s): Post Graduation http://www.nationalcity.com/under- TABLE: 84 grad Northrop Grumman TABLE: 90 TABLE: 97 Industry: Finance / Banking http://www.careers.northropgrum- The Prudential Insurance Company of Saint Louis Science Center Majors: Accounting, Finance, General man.com America http://www.slsc.org Management, Marketing, and Organi- Industry: Engineering http://www.Prudential.com Industry: Nonprofit zation & Human Resources Majors: Computer Science and En- Industry: Finance / Banking, Insur- Majors: American Culture Studies, Position type(s): Post Graduation, gineering, Electrical & Systems Engi- ance, Marketing Anthropology, Biology and Biomedi- Full-Time Internship neering, Information Management Majors: All Majors cal Sciences, Chemistry, Marketing, Position type(s): Post Graduation, Position type(s): Post Graduation Visual Communications, Earth and TABLE: 79 Full-Time Internship Planetary Sciences, Education, Envi- National Geospatial-Intelligence TABLE: 91 ronmental Studies, Mathematics, Phys- Agency TABLE: 85 Quantitative Services Group LLC ics, Political Science, Spanish http://www.nga.mil Northwestern Mutual Financial Net- http://www.qsg.com Position type(s): Part-Time Internship Industry: Government work Industry: Other Majors: All Majors, Business - MBA http://www.nmfn.com/qualygroup Majors: All Majors TABLE: 98 Position type(s): Co-op Industry: Finance / Banking Position type(s): Post Graduation Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Majors: All Majors Studies TABLE: 80 Position type(s): Post Graduation, TABLE: 92 http://www.sc.wustl.edu National MS Society Full-Time Internship, Part-Time Regional Arts Commission Industry: Academia / Higher Educa- http://www.gatewaymssociety.org Internship http://www.art-stl.com tion, Accounting, Advertising, Aero- Industry: Advertising, Marketing, Industry: na space, Architecture, Biotech, Consult- Nonprofit, Public Relations, Publish- TABLE: 86 Majors: Art - Bachelors, Art - Masters, ing, Consumer Products, Education ing / Print Media / Journalism, Recre- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Gar- Arts & Sciences - Bachelors, Arts & (Primary & Secondary), Energy / ation / Parks rison LLP Sciences - Masters, Business - MBA, Utilities, Engineering, Fashion, Film, Majors: BSBA - Undeclared, Business http://www.paulweiss.com Business Undergraduate Finance / Banking, Fine Arts (Perfor- Minor, General Management, Mar- Industry: Law / Legal Services Position type(s): Full-Time Intern- mance / Visual / Music), Law / Legal keting, Business Undergraduate, and Majors: All Majors ship, Part-Time Internship, WUSTL Services, Marketing, Nonprofit, Public Organization & Human Resources Position type(s): Post Graduation Stipend Relations, Retail / Merchandising, Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, Technology, Telecommunications, Part-Time Internship TABLE: 87 TABLE: 93 Other Peace Corps Regions Financial Corporation Majors: All Majors TABLE: 81 http://www.peacecorps.gov http://www.regions.com Position type(s): Full-Time Intern- NERA Economic Consulting Industry: na Industry: Finance / Banking ship, Part-Time Internship, WUSTL http://www.nera.com Majors: All Majors Majors: All Majors Stipend Industry: Consulting Position type(s): Post Graduation Position type(s): Post Graduation Majors: All Majors TABLE: 99 Position type(s): Post Graduation TABLE: 88 TABLE: 94 Social Security Administration PENTA ENGINEERING CORP. Renaissance Financial http://socialsecurity.gov TABLE: 82 http://www.penta.net http://www.renaissancefinancial.com Industry: Government The Nielsen Company Industry: na Industry: Finance / Banking Majors: All Majors http://www.nielsen.com Majors: Civil Engineering, Electrical Majors: na Position type(s): na Industry: Consumer Products, Mar- & Systems Engineering, Mechanical & Position type(s): Post Graduation keting, and Technology Aerospace Engineering TABLE: 100 Majors: All Majors Position type(s): Post Graduation, TABLE: 95 Spectrum Healthcare Resources Position type(s): Post Graduation Full-Time Internship, Co-op Rivet http://www.shrusa.com Industry: Advertising Industry: Healthcare Services TABLE: 83 TABLE: 89 Majors: na Majors: All Majors Nooter/Eriksen (ALUMNI) Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Position type(s): na Position type(s): na http://www.ne.com Region Industry: Engineering http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ TABLE: 96 TABLE: 101 Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide • 17 18 • Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide

Spirit Aerosystems http://www.spiritaero.com TABLE: 107 Industry: Aerospace Susquehanna International Group, Majors: Business - Masters, Business LLC - MBA, Business Undergraduate, and http://www.sig.com Engineering - Bachelors, and Engineer- Industry: na ing - Masters Majors: Computer Science and En- Position type(s): Post Graduation, gineering, Electrical & Systems Engi- Full-Time Internship neering, Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, General En- TABLE: 102 gineering, Information Management, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Physics (Engineering BS), Engineering (SEO) - Masters http://www.seo-usa.org/career/index. Position type(s): Post Graduation, aspx Full-Time Internship, Part-Time In- Industry: na ternship, Co-op Majors: All Majors Position type(s): Full-Time Internship TABLE: 108 Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. TABLE: 103 http://www.swank.com State Farm Industry: na http://www.statefarm.com Majors: All Majors Industry: Insurance Position type(s): Post Graduation Majors: Computer Science and Engi- neering TABLE: 109 Majors: All Majors TABLE: 117 Position type(s): Full-Time Internship, Target Corporation Position type(s): Post Graduation, Washington University in St. Louis Co-op http://www.target.com/careers Part-Time Internship http://wustl.edu Industry: Retail / Merchandising Industry: Academia / Higher Educa- TABLE: 104 Majors: All Majors TABLE: 114 tion Stephen Ministries Position type(s): na U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Majors: All Majors http://www.stephenministries.org/ http://www.usptocareers.gov Position type(s): Post Graduation, careers TABLE: 110 Industry: Government Full-Time Internship Industry: na Target Corporation Majors: Biological and Biomedical En- Majors: All Majors http://www.target.com/careers gineering, Civil Engineering, Comput- TABLE: 118 Position type(s): Post Graduation, Industry: Retail / Merchandising er Science and Engineering, Electrical Washington University in St. Louis Full-Time Internship, Part-Time Majors: All Majors & Systems Engineering, Chemistry, http://medschoolhr.wustl.edu Internship Position type(s): Post Graduation, Energy, Environmental and Chemical Industry: Academia / Higher Educa- Full-Time Internship Engineering, Environmental Engineer- tion TABLE: 105 ing, Mechanical & Aerospace Engi- Majors: School of Medicine Stereotaxis TABLE: 111 neering, General Engineering, Biology Position type(s): Post Graduation http://www.stereotaxis.com Teach For America and Biomedical Sciences, Physics Industry: Biotech http://www.teachforamerica.org Position type(s): Post Graduation TABLE: 119 Majors: All Majors, Engineering - Industry: na Wolverine Trading, LLC Bachelors, Engineering - Masters Majors: All Majors TABLE: 115 http://www.wolve.com Position type(s): Post Graduation, Position type(s): na Wachovia Corporation Industry: Finance / Banking Part-Time Internship, Co-op http://www.wachovia.com Majors: Computer Science and Engi- TABLE: 112 Industry: Finance / Banking neering TABLE: 106 U.S. Department of Navy Majors: All Majors Position type(s): na Stowers Institute for Medical Research http://www.navy.com Position type(s): Post Graduation http://www.stowers-institute.org Industry: Government TABLE: 120 Industry: Biotech Majors: All Majors TABLE: 116 WorldTeach Majors: Biological and Biomedical Position type(s): na Wa l g re ens http://www.worldteach.org/ Engineering, Computer Science and http://www.walgreens.jobs Industry: Education (Primary & Sec- Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, TABLE: 113 Industry: Retail / Merchandising ondary), Nonprofit Mathematics U.S. Department of the Marine Corps Majors: All Majors Majors: All Majors Position type(s): Post Graduation, http://MARINEOFFICER.COM Position type(s): Post Graduation, Position type(s): Post Graduation, Part-Time Internship Industry: Government Full-Time Internship Full-Time Internship Fall 2008 Career Fair Guide • 19 So, I went to the Career Fair… what next? You went the Career Fair and far. Shoot him/her an email, re- internship/graduate school search May who will be looking for a job. you even managed to get over that emphasizing your enthusiasm for the along. We have appointments every This program is also two-steps and stomach-turning nervousness enough organization or a specific position. If day of the week – and even as late at 7 focuses on search techniques and gives to actually talk to some recruiters. they aren’t hiring at this exact moment, p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. you hands-on interviewing practice. But, what should you do now? maybe ask if the recruiter has a younger Once you complete either Prep Series, The thing about Career Fairs, and employee who you can talk to about you’ll be able to participate in on- really any networking opportunity, is his/her experience. This gives you Brush up Your Interviewing campus interviews and resume drops that they can become a waste of energy another foot in the door, so to speak. Skills. (where we send your resume directly to if you don’t take it a step further. the recruiter) for opportunities. Sure, you had a great conversation Hopefully, the Career Fair will with a recruiter at Company X, but Get Help. have given you some leads and you’ll they probably had great conversations Keep Going. be interviewing really soon. This with a number of students. You need This Career Fair was likely one of means that you should brush up your to spend some time to make sure your first forays this semester into We know this may be pushing it, interviewing skills. We have several those connections go somewhere. finding a job or internship. Don’t but why not keep going? Use our Web ways for you to do this: How do you do that, you ask? Funny, let it stop here. Call The Career site to log on to Career Connections, we happen to have a few ideas right Center today to schedule an advising the database of WU alums who are Internship Prep Series or Senior Prep here…. appointment to meet with a Career willing to talk with you about your Series: Internship Prep Series (IPS) is Advisor. career search. Or, start talking with for any student who is/will be looking your friends and parents’ friends about for an internship for the summer. Follow Up. A Career Advisor can help you your interests to see if they know of This program has two-steps – one of download everything you learned someone who can help you. We know them being to attend an interviewing Sounds easy enough, but many at the Fair, look at your interests in it freaks you out, but once you give it workshop. Senior Prep Series is for students forget that meeting a recruiter general, and help you come up with a whirl, it gets much easier. 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