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Building bridges between cultures Peace Corps volunteers work to promote world harmony Scott Haase is on a mission. should "be committed to the idea of He's looking for open-minded the Peace Corps and be willing to go individuals who, in some cases, can anywhere," says Haase. Volunteers survive without running water or may be assigned to live in rural or electricity in exchange for living in a urban settings. As a 1987-88 volunteer, different culture. Haase taught math and science at Haase is the first U.S. Peace Corps Khethisa Secondary School in the recruiter to be based at Washington Southern African country of Lesotho. University. His position is part of a Haase lived in the rural village of contract between the University's Pitseng, where the school was located. Career Center and the Kansas City, "The people of Lesotho were very Kan., area office of the Peace Corps. accepting of me as a person," said The Peace Corps promotes world Haase, who will receive a master's peace and friendship by helping poor degree in technology and human countries meet their daily needs in affairs from Washington in May. "Their fields such as agriculture, small busi- openness, friendship and generosity ness development, forestry and made me feel welcome and made my education. Since former President John initial feelings of homesickness very F. Kennedy founded the organization easy to overcome. I felt very comfort- in 1961, about 130,000 volunteers have able living in Pitseng for two years." served in more than 90 countries. By Alumna Donna Ahlert Thomas sums next summer, volunteers will be up the motto for Peace Corps volunteers working in the Baltic nations of Latvia, in one word: flexibility. Thomas, a 1962 Lithuania and Estonia. Several other graduate of the College of Arts and former Soviet republics have requested Sciences, served as a volunteer from help as well. 1963 to 1965 in Ghana, where she At Washington, Haase is searching taught math and French at the for people with expertise in fields that Koforidua Secondary School. The first countries frequently request, but in Peace Corps volunteers were assigned which volunteers are scarce. These to Ghana in 1961. areas include biology; health and The Peace Corps "made me a nutrition; English, math and science flexible person able to deal with The husband-and-wife ethnobotanical research team, Walter Lewis, Ph.D., and Memory Elvin-Lewis, teaching; and industrial arts. anything, including a different culture," Ph.D., prepare to drink tea made from holly leaves. Says Elvin-Lewis, "One small cup gives you the best The Peace Corps is open to she said. Thomas is now a social worker zing you've ever had. You get a clear, clean caffeine high, as long as you don't get carried away with it." anyone 18 years of age or older with for the St. Louis County Health Depart- no dependents, including married ment. "I was only 23 years old when I couples if both can work. Most went to Ghana and I had never been Amazon tribe's macho ritual assignments require a college or out of the country before — I had never technical degree, or three to five years been submerged into a culture where I takes zing out of caffeine relevant work experience as specified was a minority. It was a big adjustment. by the country requesting volunteers. "People interested in the Peace Millions of Americans start their day with emetic compounds. Combining chemis- Individuals must agree to be part of Corps need to be flexible, tolerant and a blast of caffeine to launch them on try, medicine and ethnobiology, the the organization for 27 months, a have a good sense of humor. They their way to work. The morning ritual is Washington University team concluded period that includes three months of shouldn't go to a country thinking they an ingrained part of American culture. that the ritualistic emesis is a learned intensive training once they arrive in are going to create another United When you compare this ritual, however, response to the consumption of the the host country. States. They also have to face the fact with that of the Achuar tribe of Jivaro holly leaf tea. Because volunteers live at the level that they may live in an area with no Indians in the Amazonian rainforest, "Whenever we would ask the Jivaro of host country residents, applicants Continued on p. 2 mornings should be easier to swallow. about the emesis, they would usually Each morning at daybreak, the adult give vague, rather embarrassed an- males of this ancient, still intact culture swers," says Lewis, who, with his wife, Lecture examines AIDS crisis, gay rights gather like farmers in a coffee shop and is co-author of Medical Botany, a highly drink a highly caffeinated potion their regarded reference book. "They realize Urvashi Vaid will speak on "The AIDS Born in New Delhi, India, Vaid wives make from the leaves of a that outsiders consider the practice Crisis and Lesbian and Gay Rights in grew up in upstate New York and in rainforest holly, Ilex guayusa. For 45 unusual. We found out that the emesis the '90s" for the Helen Manley Lecture 1983 received her law degree from minutes, the men converse while each is simply part of the whole macho ritual, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the Northeastern University School of quaffs more than two quarts of the brew passed down through the ages. The tea Graham Chapel. Her lecture, which is Law. A member of the American Bar and then, like clockwork, vomits. After is so pleasing that they overindulge, part of the University's Assembly Association, Vaid served from 1987- this male-bonding session, called a vomit to rid themselves of the excess Series, is free and open to the public. 89 on its Subcommittee on AIDS in wayus, it's, quite literally, off to the caffeine, then go about their business. Vaid is executive director of the the Criminal Justice System. In 1990 jungle they go. It may seem primitive, if not brutal, to Washington-based National Gay & she participated in the Roundtable on This unusual coffee clutch caught outsiders, but it's actually very practical Lesbian Task Developing Guidelines for Access of the attention of a husband-and-wife to the Achuar Jivaro, who are the only Force (NGLTF), a Prisoners with HIV and AIDS to ethnobotanical research team at the one of five Jivaro tribes that still practice civil rights Experimental Therapies, sponsored University. Walter H. Lewis, Ph.D., the ritual." organization by the National Prison Project and professor of biology, and Memory Elvin- The four other Jivaro tribes, com- , founded in 1973- the AIDS Action Council. Lewis, Ph.D., professor of biomedicine, prising some 36,000 people in Peru's NGLTF and its This lecture honors Helen have worked with the Jivaro Indians for and Ecuador's rainforests, are the 17,000 members Manley, who developed a sex more than a decade, collecting and Aguaruna, Huambisa, Mayna and Shuar. lobby Congress education program for the University analyzing their medicinal plants and Roughly 3,000 Achuar Jivaro still live in and the federal City school district in 1930 that studying their customs. these rainforests. The Achuar Jivaro tribe government on a became the pioneer program for the wide range of United States. She served as a The Lewises wondered for years if is considered the most cultured — that Urvashi Vaid the plant the Jivaro consumed as a is, untainted by other civilizations. The issues, including consultant and education specialist stimulant was an emetic, or if some Achuar Jivaro cultivate different varieties health care, military discrimination, for the U.S. Office of Education and other factor was involved to explain the of Ilex guayusa, a shrub that they let immigration policy, freedom of spent nine years directing the Social ritualistic vomiting, or emesis. After five grow to about 12 feet high before expression, domestic partnership and Health Association in St. Louis. trips to the Amazon, Lewis and Elvin- harvesting the leaves. anti-gay violence. Vaid also heads the The lecture is co-sponsored by Lewis conducted an elaborate study in At first the scientists suspected the NGLTF Policy Institute, which is an the University's AIDS and Sexually 1988 to determine the chemical makeup holly leaves contained a naturally informational clearinghouse and Transmitted Disease Awareness and of the plant and the relationship between occurring emetic. After all, the Amazon provides technical assistance to a Prevention Task Force, Assembly the plant's caffeine content and emesis. rainforests provide the most famous wide range of gay and lesbian civil Series, Committee Organized for Writing in the July 1991 issue of emetic of them all, ipecac. Extracted rights organizations. Vaid served as Rape Education, Congress of the the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, the from a creeping plant in the Amazon, NGLTF's public information director South-40, Gay and Lesbian Commu- scientists conclude the Jivaro perform the ipecac syrup is used throughout the for three years until 1989 when she nity Alliance, Office of Student the emesis to rid themselves of excessive world to induce vomiting in cases of became executive director. Affairs, The Outlaws (the gay and caffeine so they will avoid unwanted toxic ingestion. Also, other hollies in Vaid, who is an attorney, worked lesbian law association), Department central nervous system side effects such the region, Ilex vomitoria and Ilex from 1983-86 with the American Civil of Psychology, Residential Life, as nervousness, irritability and, in paraguariensis, used in teas by certain Liberties Union's National Prison George Warren Brown School of extreme cases, hallucinations. The Ilex cultures, were once thought to contain Project conducting prisoners' rights Social Work, Women's Studies guayusa plant contains the highest emetic compounds. But Lewis per- litigation in federal courts. She has Program and Student Union. percentage of caffeine by dry weight of formed chemical assays at the University written and worked on the rights of For more information, call 935- any plant in the world, but no traces of Continued on p. 3 prisoners with AIDS and HIV virus. 4620. Auto care, yoga among Campus Y spring programs Whether it's keeping in shape, sam- pling foreign cuisine, or learning to be assertive, Washington University's Campus YMCA-YWCA's spring classes offer a variety of programs to suit everyone. Classes are open to all members of the University community. Want to lose a few pounds, or firm up your body after the holidays? "Razzamajazz" consists of stretching and warm-ups, cardiovascular condi- tioning, intense body toning, and cool- downs beginning Feb. 3 or 4 for seven weeks. Classes meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. or 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays in Umrath Hall Lounge. An extension class begins April 6 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednes- day at the same location. If you enjoy ethnic foods, try the four-week "Indian & Pakistani Vegetarian Cooking" from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning Feb. 19 in the Campus Y. Students will cook Indian breads, chutneys and more. Can't find your dipstick? Sign up for "Basic Auto Care," which meets foi As part of the libraries' conversion to an online catalog system, Kay Yoon (center), senior systems librarian, loads the first tape of records into the computer seven weeks from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sever Hall. Jeff Huestis (left), head of library systems, and Judy Fox, head of cataloging and classification services, look on. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 4 in the Campus Y. Students will learn how a car operates, what warranties do and do not cover, how to do a tuneup and libraries computerizing entire card catalog more from an expert mechanic with 15-plus years of experience. Washington University Libraries have library catalog will be available at records for the art and architecture, "Workout," a seven-week class launched a three-year project to finish terminals in all Washington libraries biology, business, chemistry, earth and for men and women, consists of warm- computerization of its entire card — allowing computer owners with planetary sciences, mathematics, music, ups, calisthenics, aerobics, and cool- catalog system. modems to use the catalog from their physics and social work libraries, as downs, all to energizing music. Classes Since the libraries installed the homes or offices. well as some Olin Library records. meet twice a week from 8 to 9 p.m. on Library Users Information Service "We have celebrated many Records also will be created for Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays (LUIS) computer catalog eight years milestones, but few rival this one in audio, video and microform materials and Thursdays beginning Feb. 3 or 4 in ago, the University community has terms of impact," said Shirley K. during the initial phase. AMIGOS, a the Myers Hall basement. An extension used a dual system to search for Baker, dean of University libraries. Dallas-based company with experience class will be offered beginning April 6 books, journals and other materials "Having all our records in the LUIS in library conversion projects, is the from 8 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and such as manuscripts, recordings and catalog was thought to be an unattain- contractor for phase one. Wednesdays at the same location. microfilm. Generally, records for able goal a few years ago. Now the Phase two of the project will focus Increase your relaxation and materials acquired after 1978 were goal is in sight." on 103,500 bibliographic records for concentration with "Tai Chi," a four- entered in LUIS. Information on older Phase one of the project, scheduled music scores and recordings, East Asian week class beginning Feb. 4. The class materials was available through the for completion in fall 1992, involves the library materials, and rare books and meets once a week from 12 to 1 p.m. card catalog. The three-year project creation of computer catalog records special collections. on Tuesdays in Umrath Hall Lounge. will end the dual system, allowing for nearly 600,000 book and journal For information on accessing the "Aikido," a five-week class that library users to save time by conduct- titles now in the card catalog. More computer catalog from remote loca- teaches a self-defense technique ing their research in one place. When than 100,000 records already have been tions, call the library systems unit at derived from several martial arts, begins the project is completed, the entire added. These include many of the 935-5447. the week of Feb. 3 at the St. Louis Ki- Aikido Society School, 6006 Pershing Ave. Several dates and time slots are continued from p. 1 available. Peace Corps volunteers Second semester causing stress? running water or electricity. There may Peace Corps dates back to 1985, when participation from 12 to 15 percent by "Yoga" will teach warm-ups and be bugs, dirt and loneliness. But it's a the agency's representatives asked the same year. "We are trying to extend postures that encourage deep breath- great experience. You acquire the ability Career Center officials about placing a our outreach to people who may not ing, stretching, balance, and relaxation to accept another culture — not just representative on campus. At that time, realize there are opportunities in the while maintaining the body and learn from it." office space was not available. In May Peace Corps," says Haase. "The ultimate enhancing the mind. The class meets The excitement of living in another 1990, however, Mel Adam, manager of goal is for the Peace Corps to accurately for seven weeks from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on culture is not the only advantage of the corps' Kansas City office, pursued represent the true diversity of the U.S. Mondays beginning Feb. 3 in the Peace Corps service. Participation the idea again. "We consulted with population." Women's Building, Room 200. enhances an individual's job possibili- Deans Harry Kisker and Karen Coburn, Haase will conduct a recruiting "Assertiveness Training," a four- ties, particularly for people seeking who helped us identify available office drive on Jan. 29 and 30 in Mallinckrodt week class begins Feb. 4. Students will international careers, notes Alfreda space," says Brown, noting that Adam Center. For more information, call Haase discover blocks to assertive communi- Brown, director of the Career Center was responsible for Washington secur- at 935-4985. cation and how to work through them. and administrator of the Peace Corps ing the contract. — Carolyn Sanford Classes meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on contract. The Peace Corps helps people Brown says having a Peace Corps Tuesdays at Stix International House. build leadership and problem-solving representative on campus is important "Sign Language," a seven-week skills, which interest employers, she because "traditionally, Washington Black anthology class, will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on says. "Employers want to see the students have a high level of interest in Tuesdays beginning Feb. 4 at the demonstrated impact of an individual's the Peace Corps." According to a fall program to be held Campus Y. A four-week intermediate participation — How did they make a 1991 Peace Corps report, the University To commemorate February's designa- class will be offered as an extension difference?" ranked 36th out of 300 colleges in terms tion as Black History Month, a program from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays Other benefits for Peace Corps of volunteers produced. Since January beginning March 31 at the same titled "Black Anthology: Voices of volunteers include a monthly allowance 1987, a total of 136 Washington stu- Black America" will be held at 7 p.m. location. for housing, food, clothing and inciden- dents, alumni and staff have applied to Sunday, Feb. 2, in Edison Theatre. The "Dreams/Meditation" will allow tals. They also receive free medical and become volunteers. Of those individu- public event will cost $5. students to discover the innate wisdom dental care, transportation to and from als, 24 are being considered for assign- The program, sponsored by the of the subconscious mind and the their overseas site and 24 vacation days ments now. Office of Residential Life, will feature many benefits of meditation. The class a year. Volunteers who return to the In May of last year, Barbara students presenting music, dance, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays at United States receive a one-time read- Zartman, deputy director of the organi- the Stix International House and is narrative histories of black Americans, justment allowance, possible financial zation, visited Washington and met with and poetry and speeches written by divided into two three-week sessions. assistance for graduate study, and student leaders and Chancellor William "Dreams" begins Feb. 3 and "Medita- famous blacks, including Frederick federal employment privileges. If a host H. Danforth. Douglass, Ida B. Wells and Margaret tion" begins March 16. country becomes unsafe, volunteers are The Peace Corps is attempting to For fee information and to register, Walker. evacuated. increase its number of volunteers to For more information, call 935- call the Campus Y at 935-5010. Washington's connection with the 10,000 by 1994, and expand its minority 6679. NOTABLES

John W. Clark, Ph.D. professor of Stephen Legomsky, J.D., Ph.D., physics, gave an invited talk titled professor of law, spoke at an Ameri- Elkin's literary accomplishments "Teaching Neural Networks to Do can Society of International Law- Science," at the International Confer- conference hosted by Willamette ence on Structure: From Physics to University. His topic was "Political recognized with portrait General Systems at the Hotel Santa Asylum and Judicial Review." Stanley Elkin, Ph.D., Merle Kling Duyn, former lecturer in English and Caterina in Amalfi, with closing Professor of Modern Letters, will read winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for ceremonies in the Palazzo Serra di Alessandra Luisclli, Ph.D., assistant from his new book of essays, Pieces of poetry; and William Gass, Ph.D., David Cassano, Naples. The conference professor in the Department of Soap, at an event marking the installa- May Distinguished University Professor was held in honor of Professor Romance Languages and Literatures, tion of his portrait in Olin Library. The in the Humanities. Eduardo Caianiello's 70th birthday. participated in the International event, which is free and open to the Elkin, who has been a member of Caianiello is a distinguished Italian Symposium on Sor Juana Ines de la public, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, the Department of English since I960, is theoretical physicist and a pioneer of Cruz, titled "Triptico Virreinal: Los Feb. 7, in Olin Library, Level 4. the author of 15 works of fiction and neural network research. Tres Sonetos a la Rosa de Sor Juana An exhibit of manuscripts, books essays. He has been nominated for the Ines de la Cruz." The symposium was and correspondence from the perma- National Book Award three times, Bahman Emami, M.D., professor of held in El Colegio de Mexico in nent Elkin Papers collection will debut including last year when his novel The radiology and associate director for Mexico City. Professors from Europe, that evening and run through April 10 MacGuffin was nominated. His novel the Radiation Oncology Center, gave the United States and Mexico partici- in Special Collections, Level 5. The George Mills won the 1982 National a talk and had a poster presentation pated. exhibit is titled "The Revenge of Style: Book Critics Circle Award. at a recent international meeting, Stanley Elkin, Storyteller." Elkin became a professor of English titled "Sixth World Conference on Larry May, Ph.D. professor of phi- Elkin is the second University at the University in 1969. Among his Lung Cancer" in Melbourne, Austra- losophy, organized and spoke at a professor to receive recognition for his many awards and honors are the Paris lia. The topic of his poster presenta- conference titled "Ethics and the literary accomplishments with a Review Humor Prize, a Guggenheim tion was "Postoperative Radiation Educated Person" at Purdue Univer- portrait. The first was the late poet Fellowship, induction in the American Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung sity. The conference was sponsored Howard Nemerov. Nemerov's portrait Academy and Institute of Arts and Cancer." His oral presentation was by the Eli Lilly Foundation. He also hangs at the entrance to Special Letters and the Southern Review award titled "High Dose Conventional delivered a paper titled "Conflict of Collections on Level 5. Three others for Stanley Elkins's Greatest Hits. This Fractional Radiation Therapy in Interest" at the Central States Philo- individuals also will have their portraits past December he received New York Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung sophical Association annual meeting. installed —Jarvis Thurston, Ph.D., University's Elmer Bobst Award in Arts Cancer: Patients With Good Prognos- He was invited to present the same professor emeritus and former chair of and Letters for lifetime contribution to tic Factors." Additionally, Emani was paper at a conference at Clemson English; Thurston's wife, Mona Van the art of fiction. invited to speak at the Institute of University. The conference topic was Oncology, University of New South Professional Ethics and Social Respon- Wales, Prince Henry, Prince Wales sibility. An anthology he co-edited, continued from p. 1 Hospitals in the Department of Collective Responsibility, was pub- Macho ritual — Radiation Oncology in Sydney, lished by Rowan and Littlefield. oh various kinds of Ilexguayusa leaves Jivaro mothers habitually tickle the Australia. His talk was titled "Three Another anthology, on the concept of he brought back from Peru and Ecua- throat muscles of their young sons with Dimensional Radiotherapy." He also masculinity, has just been accepted by dor. He also tested leaves from the two leaf stems of a crop staple, cassava, so was an invited speaker at the the same press. In addition, his latest related hollies. He found none of the the boys will be ready to join the adult Queensland Radium Institute, Royal authored book, Sharing Responsibility, plants contained emetics, but Ilex males in the ritual when they reach Brisbane Hospital, Division of has just been accepted for publication guayusa contained enough caffeine to puberty, he explains. Oncology, Brisbane, Australia. The by the University of Chicago Press. make Juan Valdez ... well, jealous. Elvin-Lewis points out that Jivaro talk was titled "Overview of Current "There are 85 milligrams of caffeine women drink moderate amounts after Clinical Hyperthermia." Carol Mershon, Ph.D., assistant in an average cup of American brewed the men finish their ceremony. Emesis is professor of political science, gave a coffee, compared to about 106 milli- uncommon in the Jivaro women. M. Wayne Flye, M.D., Ph.D., paper on "Expectations and Informal grams of caffeine in a cup of holly tea "The women really are the corner- professor of surgery, molecular Rules in Coalition Formation" and that the Jivaro consume," Lewis says. stones of the Jivaro society. They know microbiology, and immunology, has chaired a section on Ideology and "After emesis, the Jivaro remove 49 many of the medicines, tend the fields been appointed to the National Party Politics at the 87th annual percent of the caffeine from their and children, and the favorite wife often Institutes of Health's Surgery, meeting of the American Political system. That leaves them with roughly accompanies the husband on hunting Anesthesia and Trauma Study Science Association in Washington, the equivalent of about 2.5 cups of expeditions. Many of the men die early Section through 1995. Flye's research D.C. Also at the meeting, Robert H. American brewed coffee in their — either in hunting or tree-cutting interests are focused on transplanta- Salisbury, Ph.D., chair of political bloodstream, well below the physiologi- accidents or else in their own Hatfield tion immunology and especially the science and Sidney W. Souers Profes- cal 'point of no return,' where over and McCoy sort of feuds." role of the liver in modification of sor of American Government, partici- stimulation of the central nervous Amazonian flora and cultures had the immune response. Study section pated in a roundtable discussion on system starts occurring. The Jivaro tell us fascinated the Lewises long before their members are selected on the basis of Studying Organizational Leaders Using they perform quite well as long as they first trip to visit the Jivaro in 1982. The their demonstrated achievements in Interview Techniques. Serenella vomit. If they don't vomit, they simply Jivaro have plant-based remedies for their scientific discipline as evi- Sferza, Ph.D., assistant professor of have a miserable day." nearly every human malady. They gave denced by the quality of their political science, presented two To determine how much caffeine the world quinine for malaria and research accomplishments, publica- papers: "National Versus Regional remained in the system of a "typical" curare, used as a muscle relaxant after tions in scientific journals, national Models of Party Building and Devel- holly tea drinker, Elvin-Lewis took surgery. The Lewises have returned to presentations and related achieve- opment: The French Socialist Party" blood samples from a participant in a St. Louis with thousands of plant ments and honors. and "Factions, Regions, and French wayus during the 1988 visit to the samples, testing some for possible uses Socialism in the 1980s." Amazon. She took samples of the in combatting diseases ranging from participant's blood before drinking and hepatitis to AIDS. They've also analyzed Max J. Okenfuss, Ph.D., associate 10 minutes after emesis. The subject the effectiveness of various plants the professor of history, delivered a paper, drank the customary 2.2 liters in 45 Jivaro use as contraceptives and wound- titled "Catherine's Public Schools and minutes, drinking the tea gradually. healers. WOORD the End of Enlightenment in Russia," Chemical analyses performed later Two factors work against the at the national meeting of the Ameri- by Gary N. Bass, a medical research secrets of the Jivaro. One is their can Association for the Advancement Executive Editor: Susan Killenberg, 935-5254, technologist at the School of Medicine, growing assimilation into civilization. Campus Box 1070; P72245SS at WUVMC of Slavic Studies (AAASS), held in showed no caffeine in the blood before The Jivaro are illiterate; their medicinal Editor: Deborah Parker, 935-5235, Miami. He also commented about drinking, despite the fact the subject lore is passed orally from one genera- Campus Box 1070; P72245DP at WUVMC papers on "Names, Naming Practices drank the tea daily. A blood sample tion of healers to another. The younger Assistant editor: Carolyn Sanford, 935-5293, and Kinship in Russia 1670-1850," and Campus Box 1070; P72245CS at WUVMC taken 10 minutes after emesis revealed Jivaro, increasingly exposed to the Editor, Medical Record: Kleila Carlson, completed his term on the AAASS that the subject had only absorbed 224 outside world, lose interest in the art of 362-8257, Medical School Campus Box 8065; Council of Member Institutions. He is milligrams of caffeine. That amount of herbal medicine, lessening the likeli- C72245TD at WUVMD coordinating the next annual meeting caffeine is roughly equivalent to 2.6 hood that the knowledge about plants Contributing writers: Debby Aronson, Joyce of the Central Slavic Conference, cups of coffee. Had the subject not will be propagated. The other factor is Bono, Gerry Everding, Tony Fitzpatrick, Jim which will meet in St. Louis this Keeley, Juli Leistner and Joni Westerhouse undergone emesis, the researchers say the rapid destruction of the rainforests Photographers: Joe Angeles, Tom Heine, October. he would have absorbed nearly twice that harbor a natural pharmacy. An David Kilper and Herb Weitman those amounts, the equivalent of 5.2 estimated area the size of Illinois is Record (USPS 600-430; ISSN 1043-0520), cups of coffee, or more than 448 being deforested annually in the Volume 16, Number 18/Jan. 30, 1992. Published Have you done something weekly during the school year, except school noteworthy? milligrams of caffeine. Amazon, destroying the habitat for the holidays, monthly during June, July and August, Have you: Presented a paper? Won an "The Ilexguayusa tea is a very herbal plants. by the Office of Public Affairs, Washington award' Been named to a committee or pleasant, aromatic herbal drink," says "What's at stake is not only a loss University, Box 1070, One Brookings Drive, Elvin-Lewis. "One small cup gives you of a people and their customs, but the St. Louis, Mo. 63130. Second-class postage paid elected an officer of a professional organi- at St. Louis, Mo. zation? The Washington University Record the best zing you've ever had. You get loss of so many valuable plants," adds Address changes and corrections: will help spread the good news. Contribu- a clear, clean caffeine high, as long as Lewis, who is a senior botanist at the you don't get carried away with it." Missouri Botanical Garden. "We have to Postmaster and non-employees: Send tions regarding faculty and staff scholarly or address changes to: Record, Washington professional activities are gladly accepted The wayus is a men only club. realize that only 5 percent of the University, Box 1070, One Brookings Drive, and encouraged. Send a brief note with "This ritual is the closest thing to a rite Amazon's plant species has been St. Louis, Mo. 63130. your full name highest-earned degree, of passage the Jivaro have," Lewis says. analyzed, while 20,000 plant and Hilltop Campus employees: Send to: Person- current tide and department along with "Young boys must wait until adoles- animals species are being lost world- nel Office, Washington University, Box 1184, a description of your noteworthy activity to One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63130. cence to join their fathers, uncles and wide each year. We have to remember Medical Campus employees: Send to: Payroll Notables, Campus Box 1070, or by cousins in the wayus. In the interim, that one-fourth of all prescription drugs Office, Washington University, Box 8017, electronic mail to p72245DP at WUVMC. they're coaxed on by their mothers to are based on plant extracts." 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, Mo. 63110. Please include a phone number. learn a gag reflex that facilitates emesis." — Tony Fitzpatrick CALENDAR Jan. 30-Feb. 8

Brett Finlay, Depts. of Microbiology and Series Presents "Double Suicide," a Japanese TECTURES Biochemistry, U. of British Columbia. Third PERFORMANCES film with English subtitles. 100 Busch Hall. Free. Floor Aud., Children's Hospital, 400 S. Wednesday, Feb. 5 Kingshighway. Thursday, Jan. 30 Saturday, Feb. 1 7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Foreign Series Noon. Dept of Genetics Seminar, "Detecting Wednesday, Feb. 5 8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept, Women's Presents "Miracle in Milano." (Also Feb. 6, same Single Gene Loci Affecting Quantitative Charac- 8 a.m. Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Studies Program, Assembly Series, Student times.) Room 100 Brown Hall. $3. ters: Somatic Growth in Mice," Jim Cheverud, WU Grand Rounds, "Management of the Meno- Union, Thyrsus, and the WU Society for the Friday, Feb. 7 pausal Woman," Lorraine Anne Fitzpatrick, prof, of anatomy. Room 816 McDonnell Medical Arts Present a Dance Concert, "About Men. . . . 7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series assoc. prof, of medicine, and director, Bone Sciences Bldg. about women," Jan Erkert, artistic director, Jan Presents "Hunt for Red October." (Also Feb. 8, Histomorphometry Unit, Mayo Medical School. 12:10 p.m. Gallery of Art Presents a Gallery Erkert & Dancers. Mallinckrodt Center Dance same times, and Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.) 100 Brown. $3. West Pavilion Amphitheater, Barnes Hospital. Studio, Room 207. Cost: $5 for general public; Talk, "Daniel Boone and the Myth of Manifest Midnight. Filmboard Midnight Series 11 a.m. Assembly Series Presents the Helen free with WU ID. For info., call 935-5858. Destiny," Joe Ketner, director, WU Gallery of Art. Presents "Evil Dead II." (Also Feb. 8, same time Manley Lecture, "The AIDS Crisis and Lesbian Gallery of Art, lower gallery, Steinberg Hall. Sunday, Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 at 9:30 p.m.) Room 100 Brown Hall. and Gay Rights in the '90s," Urvashi Vaid, 4 p.m. Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences 7 p.m. Residential Life Presents "Black $3- On Fri. and Sat., both the 9 p.m. and executive director, National Gay & Lesbian Task Colloquium, "Isotopic Studies of Australasian Anthology: Voices of Black America." Edison midnight films can be seen for a price of $4. Force. Graham Chapel. Free. Tektites: Search for the Missing Crater," Joel D. Theatre. Cost: $5. For more info., call 935-6679. Blum, asst. prof., Dartmouth College. 102 Wilson. Noon. Dept. of Biology Seminar, 4 p.m. Dept. of Chemistry Seminar, "The "Leghemoglobin in Nodules," Robert Klucas, Friday, Feb. 7 Many Faces of Alkoxide Ligands: From Organo- Dept. of Biochemistry, U. of Nebraska. Room 8 p.m. Edison Theatre "OVATIONS!" Series SPORTS metallic Chemistry to Ceramics," Kenneth 309 Rebstock Hall. Presents "Alice in Wonderland," the Czech Caulton, prof., Indiana U. Room 311 McMillen. 12:30 p.m. Neuroscience Luncheon Seminar, version, performed by the Black Light Theatre of Friday, Jan. 31 "Synaptic Pathology in Diabetic and Aging Prague. (Also Feb. 8 at 2 and 8 p.m.) Edison 4 p.m. Assembly Series Presents Committee 6 p.m. Women's Basketball. WU vs. Emory U. Sympathetic Ganglia," Robert Schmidt, WU Theatre. Cost: $7. For more info., call 935-6543. Organized for Rape Education Lecture, "Real Field House. Rape," Susan Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of assoc. prof, of pathology. Room 928 McDonnell Bldg. 8 p.m. Men's Basketball. WU vs. Emory U. Law and Political Science, U. of Southern Field House. California Law Center. Graham Chapel. 4 p.m. East Asian Studies Colloquium, "Civil EXHIBITIONS 4 p.m. Dept. of Physics Seminar, "Wigner Service and Examination Systems in Republican Saturday, Feb. 1 Lattice Pure Electron Crystal," David Neilson, U. China: Symbol and Reflection of the Reconstitut- "Washington University Art Collections." 1 p.m. Men's Swimming and Diving. WU vs. of New South Wales. Room 201 Crow Hall. ing State," Julia Strauss, WU visiting prof, of Through May 1992. Gallery of Art, lower galleiy, Wabash College. Millstone Pool. history. Location to be announced. For more Steinberg Hall. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 Friday, Jan. 31 info., call 935-4448. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. weekends. For more info., 1 p.m. Women's Basketball. WU vs. New York 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Sudden 4 p.m. Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular call 935-5490. Infant Death Syndrome and Infant Sleeping U. APPEARANCE BY THE BUD LIGHT Biophysics Seminar, "Mechanisms of "Columbus of the Woods: Daniel Boone and Position: The Growing Controversy," Bradley T. DAREDEVILS. Field House. Salmonella Pathogenicity," Roy Curtiss, chair, the Myth of Manifest Destiny." Through March Thach, WU prof, of pediatrics, Division of 3 p.m. Men's Basketball. WU vs. New York U. WU Dept. of Biology. Cori Aud., 660 S. Euclid. 29- Gallery of Art, lower gallery, Steinberg Hall. Newborn Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, HALFTIME ENTERTAINMENT BY THE BUD 4 p.m. Divisional Plant Biology Seminar, Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. and James S. Kemp, WU asst. prof, of pediatrics, LIGHT DAREDEVILS. Field House. "Oxidation and Reduction of Leghemoglobin in weekends. Free. For info., call 935-5490. Division of Allergy/Pulmonary Medicine, St. Louis Nitrogen Fixing Nodules," Robert Klucas, U. of Children's Hospital. Clopton Hall Aud., 4950 "Helen and Newton Harrison Changing the Nebraska.Room 309 Rebstock Hall. Audubon Ave. Conversation: Environmental Projects Proposed and in Progress." Through March 22. Noon. Dept of Cell Biology and Physiology Thursday, Feb. 6 Gallery of Art, upper gallery, Steinberg Hall. MISCELLANY Seminar, "Regulation of Exchange Vessel Noon. Molecular Biology and Pharmacology Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. Function by the Hormone Atrial Natriuretic Seminar, "The Regulation of Adipocyte Gene Thursday, Jan. 30 weekends. Free. For info., call 935-5490. Peptide," Virginia Huxley, U. of Missouri- Expression in Differentiation and Disease," 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Study of Data Columbia. Room 423 McDonnell Bldg. Bruce Spiegelman, Dept. of Biological Chemistry "The Revenge of Style: Stanley Elkin, Processing Seminar, "Winning Negotiations," Storyteller." Feb. 7 through April 10. Olin 4 p.m. Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Dana-Farber Pat Magee-Taylor, WU senior associate, School of Library, Special Collections, Level 5. Exhibit Seminar, "Focal Changes in Local Cerebral Blood Cancer Institute. Room 423 McDonnell Bldg. Technology and Information Management. hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Free. For more Flow With Natural Sensory Stimulation," Tom 12:10 p.m. Gallery of Art Presents a Gallery (Continues Jan. 31, same time.) Room 232 Prince info., call 935-5495. Woolsey, WU prof., Dept. of Neurosurgery. Room Talk, "The Harrisons' Environmental Projects," Hall. Cost: $520. For more info., call 935-5380. 928 McDonnell Bldg. Chris Scoates, curator, WU Gallery of Art. 5:30-7 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presents a 4 p.m. Assembly Series Presents Student Gallery of Art, upper gallery, Steinberg Hall. Master Class in Intermediate-Advance Dance Union Public Affairs Lecture, "Challenges in 4 p.m. Dept. of Chemistry Seminar, "Kinetics Technique with Jan Erkert, artistic director, Jan America's Future," Pat Schroeder, Democratic and Mechanisms for Reactive Intermediates in MUSIC Erkert & Dancers. Mallinckrodt Center Dance congresswoman, Colorado. Graham Chapel. Organosilicon Chemistry," Robert T. Conlin, Studio, Room 207. Cost: $5 for general public; Sunday, Feb. 2 4 p.m. Dept of Music Lecture, "Music and prof., U. of North Texas. Room 311 McMillen. free with WU ID. For more info., call 935-5858. Make-Believe," Kendall Walton, prof, of 4 p.m. African and Afro-American Studies, 2 p.m. Dept. of Music Pre;ents a Piano Recital Saturday, Feb. 1 Dept of English, the Writing Program and with Annette Burkhart, WU applied music philosophy, U. of Michigan. Room B-8 Blewett. 9:30 a.m. University College Presents a International Writers Center Present a instructor. Steinberg Hall Aud. "Library Workshop," a review of basic research Saturday, Feb. 1 Reading of Fiction by Reginald McKnight, assoc. techniques in the humanities and social and 9 a.m. Neuroscience Seminar, "Cortical prof, of English, Carnegie-Mellon U, Pittsburgh, physical sciences and an introduction to Development: Development of Extrinsic and and author of The Kind of Light That Shines on specialized reference resources. Free with Intrinsic Cortical Connections," Andreas Texas. Hurst Lounge, 201 Duncker Hall. Burkhalter, WU asst. prof., Dept. of FILMS advance reservation. For info., call 935-6788. 4 p.m. Divisional Evolution and Population Neurosurgery. Erlanger Aud., McDonnell Bldg. Biology Seminar, "Analysis of Plant Fossil DNA Thursday, Jan. 30 Monday, Feb. 3 11 a.m. University College Seminar, "Conflict for Evolutionary and Phylogenetic Studies," 7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Foreign Series 2:30-4 p.m. University College Short Course, and Collision in the Age of Columbus," David T. Edward Golenberg, Dept. of Biology, Wayne Presents "Umberto D." Room 100 Brown Hall. "Stalemate: Divided Party Government in Konig, WU chair of history. Women's Bldg. State U. Room 322 Rebstock Hall. $3. For Filmboard hotline, call 935-5983. America," John B. Gilmour, WU asst. prof, of Lounge. political science. (Course continues through Friday, Feb. 7 Friday, Jan. 31 Monday, Feb. 3 March 2, with no class being held on Feb. 17.) 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Kawasaki 7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series Cost: $65. For reservations, call 935-6788. 3 p.m. Dept. of Mathematics Operator Theory Disease," Fred S. Rosen, James L. Gamble Presents "Gilda." (Also Feb. 1, same times, and Seminar, "An Informal Overview of Operator Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.) Room 100 Brown Hall. $3. Wednesday, Feb. 5 Theory," John McCarthy, WU asst. prof, of and president, Center for Blood Research. Midnight Filmboard Midnight Series 5-6:30 p.m. University College Career mathematics. Room 199 Cupples I. Clopton Hall Aud., 4950 Audubon Ave. Presents "Deadmen Don't Wear Plaid." (Also Workshop, "Building Job Security in an Insecure 4 p.m. Immunology Seminar, "Mechanisms of Noon. Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology Feb. 1, same time, and Feb. 2 at 9:30 p.m.) Room Job Market," Peg Atkins, national certified career Immunity to an Encapsidated Virus," Herbert W. Seminar, "Beta Tubulin Gene Expression and 100 Brown Hall. $3. On Fri. and Sat., both the 9 counselor, University College. Room 20 January Virgin IV, WU asst. prof, of medicine, Division of the Specificity of Microtubule Function in p.m. and midnight films can be seen for a double Hall. Cost: $10 for general public; free to WU Infectious Diseases. Third Floor Aud., Children's Drosophila," Elizabeth Raff, Indiana U. Room feature price of $4. students. Reservations required. For info., call Hospital, 400 S. Kingshighway. 935-6788. 423 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. Monday, Feb. 3 4 p.m. Dept of Biology Seminar, "Commercial- Noon. Dept of Biology Seminar, "Rhodopsin Saturday, Feb. 8 ization of Genetically Engineered Crops," Robert 7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Classic Series Activation as Seen Through the Eye of 9 a.m.-Noon. University College Career Fraley, director of technology, Monsanto Presents "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." (Also Feb. Chlamydomonas," Kenneth Foster, Dept. of Workshop, "The Craft of Writing: Grammar and Agriculture Co. Room 322 Rebstock Hall. 4, same times.) Room 100 Brown Hall. $3. Physics, Syracuse U. 202 Life Sciences Bldg. Usage," Tatnall Warner, news editor, St. Louis 7 p.m. Divisional Molecular Biophysics Noon. Religious Studies Committee Lecture, Tuesday, Feb. 4 Post-Dispatch, and lecturer in communications Seminar, "Ultra-Fast Spectroscopy of Porphyrins "Religion and Politics: Ireland, Italy, Iran, India," 7 p.m. Dept of Asian and Near Eastern and journalism, University College. Cost: $15. For and Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers," J. Ninian Smart, J.F. Rowny Professor of Compara- Languages and Literatures Japanese Film reservations, call 935-6788. Dewey Holten, WU prof, of chemistry. Room tive Religion, U. of California, Santa Barbara, and 2918 South Bldg. author, Worldviews: Crosscultural Explorations 8 p.m. School of Architecture Monday Night in Human Beliefs and Religion and the 'Western Author Reginald McKnight to give reading Lecture Series Presents the Steedman Memorial Mind. Women's Bldg. Lounge. Lecture, "The Recent Works: Space, Technology 4 p.m. Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar, Reginald McKnight will read from his hollowness of Lyndon Johnson's and Craftsmanship," Fumihiko Maki, architect, "Molecular Mimicry: A Mechanism for Virus new book The Kind of Light That "Great Society" as experienced in Tokyo. Steinberg Hall Aud. Induced Autoimmunity," Robert Fujinami, prof., Shines on Texas as part of the Young Waco, Texas. Tuesday, Feb. 4 Dept. of Neurology, U. of Utah School of Writers Lecture Series. The reading will Publishers Weekly said of the 5 p.m. Dept of Pediatrics Seminar, "Host- Medicine. Room 775 McDonnell Bldg. be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in author, "McKnight evokes a quicksand Pathogen Interactions in Microbial Pathogenesis," 6 and 8:30 p.m. WU Association Travel Hurst Lounge, 201 Duncker Hall. world where survival is a victory." Lecture Series Presents "Africa Camera Safari" McKnight is author of the critically Kirkus Reviews wrote, "McKnight's with Clint Dean. Dean has made presentations for Kiwanis, women's clubs, school assemblies acclaimed novel / Get on the Bus and characters, consistently sensitive and Calendar Deadline and universities. Cost: $4.50 at the door. Graham the award-winning short story collec- serious, try to survive in a world where The deadline to submit items for the Feb. Chapel. For info., call 935-5212. tion Moustapha 's Eclipse. both men and women must be ap- 6-15 calendar of the Record is noon Jan. 8 p.m. Libraries Bookmark Society Presents In The Kind of Light, McKnight has proached with wariness, racism is 31. Items must be typed and state time, a Reading by Stanley Elkin, WU Merle Kling written seven stories that explore the endemic, and love is at best equivocal." date, place, nature of event, sponsor Professor of Modern Letters. Olin Library, African-American experience. He won McKnight is the recipient of a 1991 Level 4. and admission cost Incomplete items the O. Henry Award and the Kenyon National Endowment for the Arts Grant will not be printed. If available, include Saturday, Feb. 8 Review New Fiction Prize for the title for Literature. He is an associate speaker's name and identification and 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. University College story. In it, an insecure 12-year-old, the professor at Carnegie-Mellon University. the title of the event; also include your Saturday Seminars Presents "Versions of 1492: son of an Air Force sergeant who's The event is sponsored by African name and telephone number. Send items Cultural Pluralism in the Old and New Worlds," away in Vietnam, defeats the school and Afro-American Studies, the Depart- to Marilyn Chill, Box 1070, or by electronic Maria Rosa Menocal, prof, of Spanish, Yale U.; discussant: Maria Ines Lagos, WU assoc. prof, of bully. The young hero is black, his ment of English, the Writing Program mail to p72245CM at WUVMC. Spanish. Women's Bldg. Lounge. Free. tormentor is white, and the story and the International Writers Center. tackles institutionalized racism and the For more information, call 935-5690.