ELECTIONS GUIDE 4 PAGE SAFE TRICK OR TREAT 8 SCENE, PAGE FOOTBALL 7 SPORTS, PAGE the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878 Monday, November 1, 2010 Vol. 132, No. 26 www.studlife.com Washington University in St. Louis Bauhaus Waiting for sanity goes green with limited success MICHELLE MERLIN SENIOR NEWS EDITOR Surrounded by students dressed as Mario and Luigi, Candy Land characters, a vuvuzela, Elmo and Na’vis, composting bins lurked unnoticed next to garbage cans at Bauhaus on Saturday night. In an attempt to make Bauhaus a more sustainable event, the Green Events Commission (GEC) worked in collaboration with the Architecture School Council to install these bins. The GEC exists to help student groups put on more environmentally friendly events. This was the first year that the GEC partnered with Bauhaus, and the commission helped institute a number of changes at this year’s party. “We partner with [Bauhaus] and focus on making their food MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE options more sustainable and Students wait in line Saturday to purchase Metro tickets at the West Falls Church station in Falls Church, Va. Bus delays and overcrowded reducing the waste generated at trains kept students from arriving on time to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. their events,” said senior Emily Averna, co-chair of the GEC. MICHELLE MERLIN Church Metro station in Fall’s Treasury appeal. Senior Reuben hiccups. The GEC pushed the SENIOR NEWS EDITOR Church Va. at 11 a.m., an hour and Karchem petitioned Treasury for “It was the experience of being Architecture School Council to a half behind schedule for the noon $11,858 in order to fund the buses, there that made me feel like it was serve food from Chipotle at the “Reason is how mankind rally. The students were supposed to and the Washington University event pretty successful,” Ramsey said. event, instead of Chick-fil-A and advances. If we were afraid of take the D.C. Metro to the rally, and was a joint effort between Karchem “Anyone could watch on TV and McDonald’s. everything, we would have never most arrived between 1:30 and 2:30 and the SU executive board. hear better.” “Chipotle has an emphasis harnessed the power of fire,” Jon p.m. Jon Stewart came onstage at 1 “I think that for the first Junior Chris Hughes wasn’t so on responsible food. A lot of it Stewart said on Saturday. p.m. individual appeal, there’s going to sure. is naturally raised and organic,” Only a handful of the 155 At the West Falls Church station, be a learning curve,” SU President “It might have made more Averna said. Washington University students students were stuck waiting in line to Morgan DeBaun said. “Next time sense to go to the one in St. Louis,” who took a 16.5-hour bus ride buy tickets and then tried to get on I would like to make sure there’s a Hughes said. SEE BAUHAUS, PAGE 3 to Washington D.C. heard these rail cars that were full. Many waited little more pre-planning for such a People from all over the country words. for more than two hours. large event.” came to the rally with signs that Charter buses from Washington The students were there as part Sophomore Alan Ramsey said ranged from policy stances to University arrived at the West Falls of the first individual Student Union that he enjoyed himself despite the ridiculous propositions: “Hyperbole University SEE EXTENDED COVERAGE @ STUDLIFE.COM SEE WAITING, PAGE 3 mourns loss of Fields’ In fi nal moments, Carnahan granddaughter, rallies to blast Blunt, get word out age 4 KATE GAERTNER ALAN LIU Robin Carnahan said. EDITOR IN CHIEF NEWS EDITOR Her brother, Russ Carnahan, noted that initiatives that affected On Saturday morning, 200 A who’s who of area politicians students, such as health care reform people gathered in Graham Chapel showed up to support Robin and the student loan program, to mourn the passing of professor Carnahan’s Senate campaign on would depend on this election. Wayne Fields’ granddaughter, 4-year- Sunday afternoon. Among the “Wash. U. students and students old Sarah Brooks. speakers were U.S. Sen. Dick everywhere should be especially Those close to the professor say Durbin (D-Ill.), Missouri Gov. Jay focused on this election because it that Fields was especially close to Nixon, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill has a lot to do with the direction of Sarah, who received a heart transplant (D-Mo.), St. Louis Mayor Francis our country,” Russ Carnahan said. when she was 8 months old. Over Slay and U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan “And frankly, there are a lot of folks, the past year, Fields’ granddaughter (D-St. Louis). our opponents in these elections, developed a form of cancer, a rare Robin Carnahan is currently the mine in particular, that want to take complication from the transplant underdog in a tough fight against this country backward” surgery. She died Tuesday night. Republican Roy Blunt for Missouri’s Washington University Fields is the Lynne Cooper Harvey MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE open U.S. Senate seat. sophomores Abby Pribble and Distinguished Professor in English, Robin Carnahan has been Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan addresses supporters Luke Schiel attended the rally. American Literature and American trailing by anywhere from nine to at the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park on Oct. 31. Carnahan, a Schiel has been working for the Culture Studies. A renowned expert 13 percentage points in some polls. Democrat, is vying for the U.S. Senate seat against Congressman Carnahan campaign as a finance in the use of rhetoric, Fields has She led Blunt in the campaign at Roy Blunt. intern but emphasized the need for taught at Washington University the end of 2009, but the two were During the rally, the campaign Durbin said. all Washington University students since 1968. He was the driving force dead even at the beginning of the focused attention on negative Robin Carnahan struck a similar to vote. behind the establishment of the year, and Blunt has been in the lead campaign ads targeting Robin tone. “A Senate election is important American Culture Studies program at since. Carnahan from American “In Missouri, they’re not going for anyone because senators the University and is now the director “A lot of these guys want to Crossroads, a conservative political to be fooled by a bunch of big money determine policies for the entire of the John C. Danforth Center on write the story of this election group whose leadership includes from undisclosed sources that want country, not just the state of Religion & Politics. before anybody has even voted Karl Rove. Contributions from to control the government,” Robin Missouri. We need Democrats to Saturday’s service included yet,” Robin Carnahan said Sunday. billionaires make up the large Carnahan said. have a majority in the Senate if we readings of three poems by Sarah’s “At this point, we all know that it’s majority of American Crossroads’ After the rally, Robin Carnahan want progressive policies passed,” mother, a eulogy read by Robert about who shows up to vote. If folks funds. emphasized the role that college Schiel said. “Wash. U. students can Wiltenburg, the dean of University show up, we win. If folks show up, “We have Karl Rove with secret students and young people play in do that, and it will affect everyone College, and a rendition of “You our voices win. If us folks show up, ads, negative ads, untrue ads, paid the election. no matter where they’re from.” Are My Sunshine,” sung by Sarah’s we’re going to be represented in for by Texas millionaires trying to “In the 2008 election, young “Wash. U. students are here for older brother, Jacob. Memorial Washington.” tell Missouri how to vote. When people made a huge difference in four years, so they might as well take attendees included fomer students, The rally was held at the World’s it comes to dirty and low-down the election because they voted an interest,” Pribble said. deans and professors from a variety Fair Pavilion in Forest Park. More campaigning in America, Karl Rove ... 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Half the proceeds will go the to vote on the South 40, the polling location is Ursa’s TUESDAY 2 Children’s Miracle Network in a fundraiser Fireside. sponsored by Dance Marathon Exec and teams PARTLY CLOUDY from Delta Gamma and Beta Theta Pi. Election Night Watch Party 61/34 7:30-9:30 p.m., DUC Fun Room An Evening with Frank Abagnale Come to the Fun Room on election night to watch the 7 p.m., College Hall election coverage, chat with friends and professors Former conman Frank Abagnale will speak and eat delicious pizza and cookie cake.