the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878 Monday, November 22, 2010 Vol. 132, No. 35 www.studlife.com Washington University in St. Louis Volleyball’s title run ends with WU cashed in on loss to Emory in semifi nals credit card sales to students, alumni released government report Stopped taking also shows the University took royalties on about $68,000 in royalties from BoA in 2009. Certain peer insti- students’ cards tutions took far more, in some cases more than $1 million, after new through similar agreements in exchange for giving banks access disclosure law to mailing lists and marketing PUNEET KOLLIPARA exclusivity. MICHAEL TABB In the original contract, which started in 1997, Washington NEWS STAFF University had to provide the names and contact information Starting in 1997, Washington of at least 108,000 community University gave Bank of members for BoA’s market- America the names of stu- ing purposes. Meanwhile, BoA dents, alumni and others in paid the University $3 for each the University community and school-promoted, or “affin- MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE received cash back when the ity,” card sold to students and Members of the volleyball team embrace each other moments after being defeated 3-1 by Emory in the bank sold University-sponsored alumni. Under the original con- NCAA semifinal match on Saturday evening. The Bears end the season 35-4. credit cards to students and tract, the bank also had to pay alumni. the University 0.4 percent of the KURT ROHRBECK twice this year, with the Bears tak- doesn’t make our season any- But in July 2009, the value of all purchases students SPORTS EDITOR ing the first match-up in University where close to a failure,” head University and Bank of America made using the accounts. Athletic Association (UAA) regu- coach Rich Luenemann said. “We (BoA) changed that agreement. The University said it stopped There will be no national lar season play by a 3-2 score on lost to a very good team.” The University would no longer including students’ names in championship repeat for the Oct. 16 and the Eagles returned As they had in every game in take money for every account the mailing lists sometime in Washington University women’s the favor on Nov. 6 with a 3-1 win the tournament, the Bears came sold to students, according to a the early 2000s. The University volleyball team. in the conference championship out strong in the first set, largely copy of the agreement, which and BoA then changed royalty The third-ranked Bears fell to match. thanks to freshman Tessa Blood’s became publicly available last fees for student-bought accounts No. 1 Emory University, 3-1 (18- With two teams very familiar four kills in the Bears’ first 10 month. to zero in July 2009, effectively 25, 29-27, 25-21, 25-20), ending with each other squaring off one points. After Emory fought back The change to the agree- eliminating them. Royalty provi- the team’s season in the Wash. U. last time, Emory took the rubber to a 14-14 tie, Wash. U. made a ment came three months after sions in the contract now apply Field House in front of a crowd match and brought Wash. U.’s decisive 6-1 run behind freshman President Obama signed into only for affinity cards opened by of 1,722. season to an end. law a bill requiring universi- alumni. That change came after The two squads had faced off “One loss…it hurts, but it SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 8 ties to disclose arrangements the federal government enacted like the one the University had the Credit CARD Act in May of with Bank of America. Since that year, a credit-card reform the government released agree- law that, among other things, ments last month, consumer requires universities to publicly advocates have criticized uni- disclose the agreements they versities across the country for make with banks. the agreements, saying they When asked how the agree- have been making money while ment affects students, David setting up their students to mis- use the credit cards. A recently SEE CREDIT, PAGE 5 2010 alum named Rhodes Scholar Priya Sury will study medical anthropology at Oxford MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE KATE GAERTNER LEFT: Freshman Tessa Blood and senior Jennifer Varriano attempt to block an attack by Emory Univer- EDITOR IN CHIEF sity’s Jessica McAlvany in Saturday’s NCAA semifinal match. Blood led the Bears with 15 kills in the 3-1 loss. RIGHT: Sophomore setter Marilee fisher sets the ball in Saturday’s NCAA semifinal match. Fisher tallied 48 assists in the 3-1 loss to Emory University. Priya Sury, a 2010 Wash. U. alum, was named one of 32 Rhodes Scholars in the nation on Saturday afternoon. COURTESY OF PRIYA SURY th The Rhodes Scholarship, WU team places 4 named for South African busi- University of Minnesota. nessman and politician Cecil Sury plans to take time off Rhodes, is an acclaimed inter- from medical school in order to national postgraduate award for study medical anthropology at in scientifi c challenge study at the University of Oxford Oxford. She said that her first in Oxford, England. year of medical school made her ALLYSON SCHER people to contribute to scien- the protein to optimal structure, Winners of the Rhodes realize that she wanted a gradu- STAFF REPORTER tific research in collaboration essentially curing cancer. The Scholarship are chosen on the ate education beyond training in with computers. MedImmune, team that returns the protein to basis of their academic achieve- clinical study. The “Phe-Thr-Trp” isn’t just a an international biologics busi- a structure closest to its optimal ments, personal integrity, “Medical school was incred- bunch of random sounds strung ness that aims to create drugs to structure wins the competition. leadership and physical vigor. ible, but I realized that I wanted together. Rather, it is the name improve health, sponsored the The challenge ended Thursday Sury, a Minnesota native, will a more humanistic perspective as of a team from Washington competition. night, and the winner, “Team attend Oxford beginning next well,” she said. University that placed 4th out of This contest, which began Crystallin” of M.I.T., received a year. Sury hopes to become a 25 teams in the 2010 University Friday, Nov. 5, challenged the prize of $5,000. The Washington Sury will join approximately primary care physician for under- Protein Folding Challenge. teams from universities such as University team, “Phe-Thr-Trp,” 80 Rhodes Scholars selected served populations. In order to This challenge, composed CalTech, M.I.T. and Stanford was composed of gradu- from around the world. do so, she said, it is important of students from top-ranking with the structure of an over- ate students hailing from the An anthropology and Spanish to understand the context of the universities, was hosted by expressed protein linked with the departments of immunology, major, Sury graduated summa culture from which her patients Foldit, a computer application expression of pancreatic cancer. genetics and computational cum laude from the University come. developed by the University The goal of the competition was and is currently in her first year CHALLENGE SEE RHODES, PAGE 5 of Washington that enables to use the Foldit software to fold SEE , PAGE 5 of medical school at the CONTACT BY POST CONTACT BY EMAIL CONTACT BY PHONE ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE #1039 [email protected] NEWSROOM 314.935.5995 #330 DANFORTH UNIVERSITY CENTER [email protected] ADVERTISING 314.935.6713 ST. 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