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Sign up for newspaper Learn all the pros and cons of ‘The The Editorial Board tackles the recent e-mail editions online at Beatles: Rock Band’ video game in controversy surrounding “Pretending.’ STUDLIFE.COM CADENZA, PAGE 8 FORUM, PAGE 4 STUDENT LIFE the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since eighteen seventy-eight Vol. 131, No. 13 www.studlife.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Quality of life echoes Offi cials aim to fi ll students in Princeton Review ranks, on South 40 construction plans University admins say Re-I Chin Contributing Reporter of students, also noted the role of WU took 4th in students’ feedback in the Univer- sity’s high quality of life ranking. While many students have ‘Quality of Life,’ “[Continuing to seek input of come to accept the towering our students and other University cranes, mounds of clay and 10th in best food colleagues] is the way things are inconvenient fences as a norm Lauren Olens done here—it is part of our cam- of life on the South 40, the con- Assignment Editor pus culture,” Carroll said. struction setup still begs the A Campus Services Com- question: Why is there a hole in mittee within Student Union and the South 40? Washington University offi - headed by junior Greg Schweizer So far, most students only cials expressed satisfaction last focuses on improving non-aca- have vague ideas of what the week with the school’s high demic aspects of the University, ongoing construction project quality of life rankings in the such as dining, transport, security, might bring. Princeton Review this year, attrib- residential life and sustainability. “I understand that [the hole] uting the performance to student An administrator sits in on the is going to be a restaurant—din- feedback and the hard work of committee’s weekly meetings to ing area of some sort,” freshman administrators. ensure that its members are aware Cameron Moubray said. Steve Hoffner, associate vice of new developments within Some students, on the other chancellor for operations on the University. The process also hand, feel less clued in. the Danforth Campus, said he allows the committee to make “I don’t know. I really don’t MATT LANTER | STUDENT LIFE is pleased with the University’s suggestions about campus life to know,” freshman Annabella Construction on the South 40 moves into Phase II, which includes College Hall and Eliot B. On rankings. He credits the Universi- the administration. Chang said. “What is it going Monday, ResLife and Dining Services representatives presented their vision for the South 40 to ty’s No. 4 rank in the “Quality of Last week, the committee met to be?” students. Life” category to the fact that the with Hoffner and Nadeem Sid- In an effort to enlighten feature additional food options. “[Students] come [to Wash- for different residential colleges administration listens to feedback diqui, resident district manager students about the future of A taquería and salad bar will be ington University] for classes hanging from the ceiling. For from the student body. for Bon Appétit. According to the the South 40, Student Union’s joining the currently available very far away from cooking, but special occasions, the space can “We actively seek student SU blog, the committee suggested Campus Services Committee bakery, sandwich station and there is a great amount of inter- accommodate events such as input on all of our services and that certain food items from last sponsored a “Dining and Con- grill in the new dining area. In est in healthy cooking,” Bon housing meetings and student programs. We listen, and we make year’s menus be returned as meal struction Forum” on Monday the meantime, the two stations Appétit Executive Chef Gary group performances. changes when they are reasonable options, the possibility of a crepe night as part of Senate Outreach reside in the temporary dining Suarez said. “This is an opportu- Outside the South 40 House, and within our ability to do so,” night in Ursa’s Café and the use of week. area on the upper level. nity to get together, teach a little the asphalt driveway that cur- Hoffner wrote in an e-mail to Stu- biodegradable plastic water cups. Representatives from Dining The new dining space will and educate students on what we rently divides the Swamp will dent Life. Dining Services is already Services and Residential Life at offer global cuisines such as do here on campus.” be removed, and the Swamp will The University also placed in incorporating some of these sug- the forum discussed the second Mongolian and Indian. The Bear Mart, currently located return to its original size. top rankings for several subcat- gestions into practice, according phase of the construction and upper level will contain a kosher in the upper level of the South Another addition to the egories, including 10th in both to Hoffner. beyond. kitchen and offi ce spaces. 40 House, will move down- South 40 will be a dorm near “Best Campus Food” and “Dorms The administration takes rec- Following the completion of A special chef’s kitchen will stairs. As part of the campaign Eliot House, which the architects Like Palaces.” ommendations from students Umrath Hall and partial comple- be added to the permanent dining for healthier eating and living, and administrators currently The publication surveys more in other forms as well, such as tion of the South 40 House in late facility. Students can reserve this the new market will be similar refer to as “Eliot B.” This new than 122,000 students each year through comment cards and August, the construction moves space to host events like birth- to Whole Foods—selling more dorm, which will be named after to rank 20 schools in a variety of advisory committees for din- into Phase II, which is expected day parties and private dinners vegetables, fruits and home- a donor, will form a residential categories for its “Best 371 Col- ing services and parking and to bring radical changes to resi- during which the chef will cook made food and cutting down on college with Eliot House. leges” book. The 2010 rankings transportation. dential areas by fall 2010. directly in front of students. processed food. The innovations for Phase came out in July. “The administration is respon- For one, the lower level Chefs also plan to use this Connected to the South 40 II detailed above are not all The Quality of Life category sive because they care about of the South 40 House will be space to provide healthy cook- House will be a new multipur- that are in store for the South judges schools based on the qual- undergrads,” Schweizer said. expanded into a permanent din- ing lessons for students that pose area for student gatherings 40. Although plans to reno- ity of their food, dorms, campus Schweizer said he believes ing area fi ve times the size of the may be broadcasted through called College Hall. During reg- vate Rubelmann Hall have accessibility and attraction, safety, the University is worthy of its current one. WUTube for any other inter- ular hours, College Hall will surrounding communities, admin- ranking. The new dining area will also ested students. serve as a seating area with fl ags See HOLE, page 3 istrative operation and students’ “I think we have a really great interactions, friendliness and over- quality of life,” he said. “I think all happiness. our dining is superb. I think our Rice University was ranked at housing for the most part is far No. 1 in Quality of Life, followed above other institutions.” An unbreakable love by Bowdoin College, Claremont For Hoffner, having the 10th McKenna College and Wash- best campus food is well deserved, ington University. Other schools too. Alum who wrote book on wife’s Alzheimer’s to speak in St. Louis this week featured in the category include “We offer more locations and Virginia Polytechnic Institute more operating hours than many Hana Schuster at my fi ngertips,” said Fuerst. her own safety, like take away stage, the Dependent Phase, as a and State University, Middlebury of our peer institutions,” Hoffner Regular Features Editor “I wound up with four fi led her car. But I didn’t want to take period of rapid mental decline. “I College, Smith College, Barnard wrote. “Overall, I think the quality drawers of notes, and I fi gured away her independence.” entered a pretty bad depression College, St. Michael’s College of our food is outstanding.” someone could really bene- Fuerst quickly realized, during that period,” he said. “I and Clemson University. Hoffner indicated that once the Frank Fuerst graduated from fi t from them. I would say my however, that these restrictions just felt that every day, there was Justin Carroll, associate vice Washington University in 1955. book kind of wrote itself from were necessary, and the Inde- something new I had to learn. I chancellor for students and dean See QUALITY, page 2 A member of Sigma Nu, Lock the inside out.” pendent Phase came to an end. couldn’t keep up sometimes.” & Chain and ThurtenE, Fuerst Upon hearing of his wife’s The second stage of Alzheim- “She would make things up met his match in a student diagnosis, Fuerst resolved to er’s, as Fuerst experienced it, is a lot. I think she just didn’t know named June, the vice president learn all he could about Alzheim- the Companionship Phase. what she was saying. She wasn’t of Gamma Phi. The two fell in er’s and read about 90 books on Fuerst retired early from his aware of her surroundings,” love and dated throughout their the disease.

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