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END OF AN ‘ER’(A) CAMPUS AWAY FOR BANDS THE SUMMMER? Rock out on campus and check out Eve Samborn covers moving out of town some of our very own Wash. U. talent for the summer in Forum today. in Scene. INSIDE Miss the season finale PAGE 6 PAGE 5 of “ER”? Check out Marcia McIntosh’s recap in Ca- denza. BACK PAGE Sthe independentTUDENT newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis LIFE since eighteen seventy-eightg h Vol. 130 No. 76 www.studlife.com Wednesday, April 8, 2009 STDs at WU University to fi nish construction more common than perceived on South 40 before fall move-in William Shim will also offer the South 40 a large nience store,” Carroll wrote. experience and provide basic ameni- Becca Krock Staff Reporter multipurpose room for all types of Jeremy Lai, a sophomore who ties to make living on campus more Staff Reporter uses,” Carroll wrote in an e-mail. will be the student technology coor- convenient for students. STD numbers Wohl’s residential area will form dinator for the new Wohl residential Despite such new perks of liv- After a construction period of a residential college along with area, said there are several benefi ts ing on the South 40, Thompson still The statistical prevalence of across the U.S. over a full school year, the new Rubelmann Hall and new Umrath to living there. decided to live in the Village next sexually transmitted infections on HPV 6.2 million Wohl Center and the new Umrath Hall. “I will never have to leave my year. the Washington University campus Hall will be ready for students by According to the administration, dorm for food when the weather is “I’ll be a junior, and most of my is not precisely known, but they move-in day in the 2009 fall semes- the construction projects of Wohl ridiculously cold,” said Lai, who friends will be on that side of cam- are most likely more common than Chlamydia ter. and Umrath on the South 40 have will live on one of the three fl oors pus. I do live in a traditional sopho- students, faculty and staff think, 2.8 million The greatest difference between been divided into two phases. above the dining area. more dorm this year, and I defi nitely especially chlamydia and human Genital herpes the new Wohl and its current ver- The fi rst phase, to be completed The new Umrath will feature prefer it to the hypothetical new papilloma virus (HPV). 1.6 million sion is its capacity to accommodate by early August before students ar- four fl oors and house approximately Wohl, merely for the balconies and Student Health Services (SHS) Gonorrhea residential living on the upper fl oors rive on campus, consists of building 99 fi rst-year students. what I think is the social environ- most commonly treats chlamydia 718,000 above the dining area on the fi rst the fi rst half of the new Wohl Center Current undergraduate students ment it promotes,” she said. “How- and HPV and also encounters cas- fl oor. and all of Umrath Hall. The second displayed enthusiasm about the new ever, this is absolutely without see- Hepatitis B es of gonorrhea, hepatitis B and C, Wohl will provide 122 spaces for phase—to fi nish the second half of buildings on the South 40. ing it [fi rst].” herpes, trichomoniasis, HIV and 81,000 upperclassman suite-style housing, Wohl—will begin soon after the “I think it’s really exciting that we Lai said he anticipates the new HIV current Wohl is demolished at some are going to have these really lovely syphilis, according to Melissa Ru- *Latest data according to Justin Carroll, dean of buildings to have issues in the begin- witch, assistant director of SHS. 40,000 available students. point during the summer, marking new buildings for sophomores, and I ning with technology and insects. While no numbers about the © 2007 MCT Besides a new kitchen and din- the destruction of a building dedi- feel like they’ll defi nitely add to the In the past, fi re alarms in newer Source: American Medical Association, U.S. University in particular are avail- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ing area, the new Wohl will also cated back in 1960. sophomore experience,” sophomore dorms on the South 40 have had a able, campaigns such as MTV’s Get have a larger fi tness center and be “The second phase will add Rachel Thompson said. tendency to go off more frequently. MCT CAMPUS Yourself Tested in 2009 (GYT09), connected to a building named more housing for upperclassmen Thompson, a University tour Carroll wrote in response whose Web site is gyt09.com, are gusting things.” “College Hall.” along with a new fi tness center, and guide, said she has been instructed that “all the newer buildings are advertising several statistics on St. The counselor has observed “College Hall will [not only] additional food service areas such as to describe the new Wohl Center as equipped with up-to-date fi re pro- Louis for STD Awareness Month that many students are surprisingly provide additional dining space but the servery, dining areas and conve- a place that will add to the South 40 tection systems.” this month. uninformed about how and where St. Louis leads the country in to get tested and even what kinds chlamydia and gonorrhea preva- of STDs exist. lence, according to GYT09. “Sometimes, somebody will KILTS AND COFFIN TO COMMEMORATE PADDY MURPHY Nationwide, one out of every come in and say, ‘I think I have two sexually active people con- something. I have no idea what to tracts an STD by the age of 25. do. I don’t know where to go to get While students may not think tested. I don’t know how to tell the these numbers apply to the Uni- person I had sex with,’” she said. versity, Ruwitch said it is time to In order to avoid feeding nega- dispel that perception. tive stereotypes, she suggested “I think we are not in a bubble. responding with openness if a per- Our students are having sex with son’s friend should express con- people in St. Louis who are not cern about possibly contracting an Wash. U. students, so those statis- STD. tics are very real,” she said. “You have to remember how One member of the peer-coun- prevalent this type of thing is and seling group Uncle Joe’s, who not make them feel as if they did asked to remain anonymous due something that was disgusting, be- to the fact that the group relies on cause they didn’t.” anonymity to maintain counseling Ruwitch was more optimistic confidentiality, said she commonly about campus attitudes toward talks to students who have con- STDs and praised initiatives such tracted an STD or are afraid they as the “We’ve Got You Covered” might have. campaign, which has been placing “Anecdotally, I would say [it free condoms in dormitories for is] a lot more common than you the past six years. think,” she said. “That was a real improvement that came from dialogue among Mixed attitudes on campus campus leaders,” Ruwitch said. According to the Uncle Joe’s The perils of college life counselor, a lack of open dialogue and the perception that only “dirty” College culture is especially people have STDs put a daunting problematic when it comes to han- stigma on people who have con- dling STD risk. tracted one. “I think it’s safe to say alcohol “It’s a very scary thing, and a and drugs affect [students’] usage lot of people just feel very fright- of protection,” Ruwitch said. ened and very alone,” she said. Ruwitch also said students can “They’re afraid to tell their succumb to feelings of “invincibil- MATT LANTER | STUDENT LIFE friends because it has a certain ity” and believe they will not get Sigma Alpha Epsilon kicks off the chapter’s annual event, Paddy Murphy week, by reenacting an Irish funeral procession around campus. The event is in stigma to it, when it doesn’t neces- honor of the legend of Paddy Murphy, a member who was murdered during Prohibition due to dealings with Al Capone. The weeklong celebration will sarily mean they were doing dis- See STDs, page 3 culminate with a party hosted by the fraternity on Saturday. Chabad to offer free SWAP fi nds business in seders amid recession students’ unwanted items Eliza Adelson of the exodus of Israelites out of Louis community to assure that our News Editor Egypt. services are open to all,” he said. John Scott nization might encourage future in trying to move and store their Chabad is expecting between “It’s not easy, but it’s our duty. It’s News Editor applicants to the StEP to consider items. 200 and 250 students this year, a our mitzvah, [meaning command- taking a similar route. “Doing the task of packing, Passover celebrations for Wash- moderate increase compared to pre- ment].” “We were very interested in the we were like, ‘There’s got to be a ington University students will not vious years. Other religious organizations on For students whose homes StEP program and the unique ex- better way. I feel so guilty about have to be hindered by this year’s “It’s a bit of a culture shift and campus still plan to charge students are far from Washington Univer- perience that it brings to the Wash. throwing away all these quality economic slowdown, said Rabbi an experiment.

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