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BASKETBALLSTUDENTSHAKE UP I BEARS PREPARE FOR CHAMPIONSHIPLIFE SPORTS, PAGE 6 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITX N ST. LOUIS SINCE 1878 VOLUME 128, NO. 57 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2007 WWW.STUDLIFE.COM Reel Big Fish returns to campus Take TAT: HIV protein combats cancer BY LAURA GEGGEL NEWS EDITOR its size, The idea for a cancer Imagine a molecule so small and sneaky that it can \11th rofes estthe- slip into a cancerous cell siologyp'rRich Ho tchkiss, who and deliyer a trigger for cell 11 as trying to use TAT to save death. The molecule called cells from apoptosis, or cell TAT has baffled scientists ath. Hawkins wondere if for a decade, he could use TAT to destroy, from Hl\ instead of save cells. TAT itself does not cause tchkis had armed cell death. from TAT O11iih a 5domain of HIM, l-ll\"s rotein envelope, this a regulator of the apoptotic tiny moleculecan dragcntirc pat way. ver-expression yiruscs into cells. Research- iii BIM triggers a sequence ucc stores or of e1entstthat leads to cell [Al (transacti1ator of Iraan cath lf researchers can in- scription) by using protein crease concentrations of BIM synthesirers. but although in specific cancerousScells, they ha1e decoded its genetr en tumors can be wed ic structure, they are unsure or suppressed. ofe xactly hon TAT manages The paper. “TAT~Bim ln- to by\‘p ass ccell membrarnL-s. duces Extensivve Apoptosis \e still are at the 1ery in Cancer Cells," published beginning of understanding in Januaary‘ssAnnals o how one protein from H11 gical Oncology, able to perrform this amaz- ing task of dra bigger molecules than itself 1:110 RIESV OF EAR SKOI MEDIA insidct 'cell,“ said illiam Matt Wong, lily/and Steen, Aaron Barrett, Scott Klopfenstein, John Christianson and Dan Regan make up Reel Big Fish who will be playing at W. ll 00 Hawkins assistant profes April? sor of surgery at the medical h I, Site C L BV SHWETA MURTHI band of the three slots," said a balance of rap and rock, i “We had a couple of prob niemb r and senior dwritcr we‘re looking for now is NEWS EDITOR sophomore RandyLLuibin, co- think thatwwas e1 idem in the lems nith trying to get rap on tor the study. Ht ton Ska-punk band Reel Big chair ofCTeam 31. Cu ster concert with Rahzel campus. On f hmis thata molecules up to I ,000 times See HIV, page 3 will get reacquainted We olde itherrget one openingfor ternh good rap act costs a lot more with Wasliinngton Uriniversity pretty big band, which would Ia‘n‘Por spring, people an a rock act of the me when they laay this spring's $50, 000 to ted concert with more populamrity and it would take W concert, nearlyaaed - could go for energy so going into this con- upa uh or e Significant B-school dean cadreL after perrforming in the nds that were slightly cert, tye looked really hardi propormtion of our udget,” Cargoyel. smallerthanthatM’ehopethat rying to meet that We looked said Lubin. 'Another problem Their booking agency, The with two different big groups, rsJibb before the of- Group, confirmed taht it will have th steps down the band would take the stage t er bands that Team 31 at the UniyerSity on April 227, conSidered for the spring con- route their tours through St. 200 lection process for choostng cert include rap groups Lupe after 25 years “11t‘a1 ntto make it clear that Reel Big Fish yyhich came up Fiasco and G m ClassHeroes 0Rlesel Big Fish has released Reel Big Fish is no I as a suggestion several times botohfwhomwere considered seven albums starting 11ith through Team 31‘s online re- before Reel Big Fish. Team “Turn the Radio Off“ in 1996, BEYWTROY RUMANS thatare e\citing but are go- quest form. "Team 31 really is still working on confirm- They gained mainstream pop- WSI'IED0R ingt take some length of wants to appease the needs of ingahiiphop opener for the time 0111 full y but they will be the second the students. We strive to have spring concert. See WILD, pageZ Gary Hochberg. associr dont anticipate working all ate dean in the Olin School th t much long said Ho. of Bustness, announced his c rg “One fthe funny intent to step (101111 from his Engineering Weekshifts focus position in an e-mail sent you ve been in ajob 25 years othe business school com is that you end up being 25 munity by Dean \lahendra years older than when you -BV SARA MIARAM "I wish En\:eek had more Guupta on STAFFREPORTER programs ared specifi- Gary Hochbaerg has ser1cd nneth Harrington, d1 cally'ttot1ardsa engineering 25 years at Olin as associiitL Skandalaris d the annual En students," said freshman dean for the undergraduate Centte gineering Week arrives on Kirt Vijayakumar, pr.ogram Under his leader- Studies, has worked closely campu witth an entirely biome engineering ship, the BSBA program and 11'ith Hochberg during his new ta stu ent. “Ev i like the sentud body have expe ri- time at the University, espe- Th Engineering Coun Date Auction and the gold- enced tremendous growth in cially in building the entre- cil has re o1ed many compeetition are quality and diversity. “This preneurial program when it air time--in- great ideas but they are not program an incredible a as still a nascent part of tensive nature. and it has source of pride for Olin its the school replaced them with pro- alumni, di eed, the en “e‘H en fantastic He's grams designed to draw tire lln11ersity," esaid Gupta, really been a major he p in more students. The changes in his announcement '50, terms of our undergraduate are motivated by the dwin- it's ith \cd emotions entrepreneurial nature, and dling participation in these Last year IthatI Il announce that Gary all the design 0 that, said programs has laskL-ti to begin transi Harrin1gt.on “I couldn't have “We've had events where out of du tape, and it was tion gto ti new role at the d one it 11 it out in], and o y EnCouncil members placed incfront of teh Bun- Olin bthtitil.‘ rctilly getting to meet with participated " said sopho ny H011e1er EnCouncil has litiLliIitrc, \1ill iitit mm other lolks on campus He‘s more lessica Alspaugh, En decided to strayayway from II) 111st bL-L'n grcaatfor Week co»chair along with such large displays this Ihl' stdl’LI‘I tor a successor sophomore Lee Cordm a. ltiriltithbtrg hasjustbegun, EnCou cil cut the e eif‘lt was cool andi' got a [in c i~ curr ntly sign competitions and the lot of publicity, but it “as know 11 about the directionn it egg drop, both of which re 1ery taxin on tim e,” said b ought into 11ill take. A commmittee will quired much preparation Cordoy a. “Instead, we want \1ell before he steps soon [be formed by Gup time and were not popular e1ents that could create tra- deLidcd that start the seaarch. to students outstde of the diiion \te want something than get to a pom lor his part, Hochberg Engineering School Simpler I'd leel I really yiastit pi 111]! still be a figure in the ots of prizes Th only events that 11111 red to continue to work business school. He intends lots of people organizing return from ast ye sduc mg fully, that it 11011ch makc to Ltincentrate more on t the e1ents, but at the end of sense to it my successor SpttldIIlCd masteL’rs pro- the day nobody came," said \e1h1I l11z1sereluIltiiricsti grams in accounting and Cordova \\(‘\\t)UIdI£13III.‘IIld\('£l “name. studentis agreeed smooth transition 111thtitit IlhosL programsI are, that the competitions 11ere . am Itss tit n1)llanlLlnl In at this stage.nc1\ and quite unnecessarily timeconscm- unt, the pli);1,l'dlll,'$t11d tim Ii mall. \1e rL enthusiastic ing, but that Enlleek dents must tollou the clues5 timnuiitstii stut‘imttiit bt'l" about them and think they needs to maintain its focus An EnCouncil member hangs a pirate flag from Sever Hall to inaugurate " l IlL'l’L‘ are a lot ()I things on science. See ENWEEK, page 3 EnWeelt on Sunday, Feb. 18 going 1111 ill’lILIIILI the sthtitil See HOCHBERG, page3 Francis Fieldhouse’s long legacy What will you wake up to? 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