TV ON THE RADIO 7 CADENZA, PAGE SOFTBALL 8 SPORTS, PAGE NIGHT LIFE 6 SCENE, PAGE the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Vol. 132, No. 71 www.studlife.com Washington University in St. Louis Court sets trial date ThurtenE Carnival for WU robber chooses St. Louis children’s charity CHLOE ROSENBERG additional charges for the armed SENIOR NEWS EDITOR robbery of two Washington University students at the cor- Jeremiah McMillon, the ner of Big Bend and Lindell man accused of robbing two boulevards. Washington University students Student Life reported last fall last fall, will be put on trial in that McMillon had acquired a February 2012. Washington University ID card KSDK reported Tuesday that after applying to be a University McMillon is being charged with College student. While he had 10 felonies, including forcible never actually enrolled in a rape, attempted rape and kid- class, the ID card allowed him napping. He is also a potential access to Olin Library and class- suspect for a separate sexual room buildings. assault, among other crimes. McMillon was on probation McMillon was originally for a 2007 burglary convic- arrested in September for the tion when this recent string of sexual assault of a University crimes took place. of Missouri—St. Louis student. Since then, the University City Write to Chloe Rosenberg at Police Department has pressed [email protected] ORDER OF EVENTS JOHN HERGENROEDER| STUDENT LIFE Members of the Chi Omega sorority and Beta Theta Pi fraternity work on their facade for this year’s ThurtenE Carni- JULY Registered as a University College val. ThurteneE junior honorary, the group behind the carnival, has picked the Belle Center as its charity. 2010 student and received a WU ID Card. WEI-YIN KO ThurtenE honorary. “Their main oldest and largest student-run NEWS EDITOR goal is to include children with carnival in the nation, will take disabilities into normal chil- place this weekend in front of ThurtenE honorary has dren’s life, such as putting them Brookings Hall. AUG 29, Spent time at a Washington decided to donate its proceeds in normal schools. They also In addition to traditional fair- 2010 University fraternity from this weekend’s carnival to teach parents and teachers how ground rides, the carnival will the Belle Center. to help these children.” feature performances, facades This charity assists children According to Dawson, the and food booths that fraternities with developmental delays and honorary chooses to spon- and sororities have spent months disabilities, as well as their sor a charity based on how working on. SEP 6, Robbed two Washington University students families. The center focuses much it impacts the St. Louis According to ThurtenE’s 2010 at the corner of Lindell and Big Bend on helping these children to be community. website, more than 50 groups, included in their home commu- The Belle Center runs hundreds of students from nities, according to its website. three programs: the Outreach Washington University and thou- “We picked the Belle Center Therapy Program, Center-Based sands of people from the greater Sexually assaulted an UMSL student this year because it benefits chil- Preschool Program and Families St. Louis area will come together SEP 6, Arrested at his home dren with disabilities through as Partners Program. for the Carnival. 2010 inclusion to normal life,” said Washington University’s Ryan Dawson, president of annual ThurtenE Carnival, the SEE THURTENE, PAGE 2 Broken Clocktower to be fi xed Former economic aide MICHAEL TABB NEWS EDITOR to Obama stresses Most broken clocks are only right twice a day. progressive taxation After remaining stationary at 1:55 for several weeks, each face of the South 40 Clocktower was fro- KATE GAERTNER followed by a panel discussion zen at a different time on Tuesday. CONTRIBUTING REPORTER with four Washington University The inner mechanics of the professors. Clocktower are currently being Christina Romer, former Romer spent much of 2009 and repaired. This is the first time the chairwoman of the Council of 2010 working on economic policy Clocktower has failed since it was Economic Advisers, served as the in Washington, advising President erected in 2000. keynote speaker at Washington Obama and leading efforts in Repairs on the Clocktower began University’s Livable Lives health care reform and financial almost a month ago when the clock Initiative’s first public event. recovery. did not transition to daylight saving MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE The Livable Lives Initiative is a Her most recently published time and Facilities tried to reset it Each of the Clocktower’s four faces are stuck at a different time, and have University-wide program led by works concern the effects of tax manually. After operating for about been for almost a month. Parts are being shipped to Cincinnati to be fixed. the Center for Social Development structures on long-run economic a week, it stopped. that seeks to explore the effects growth, and she holds a research According to Bill Riley, direc- was that a certain part—the reset Riley said. of policy changes on Americans and teaching appointment at the tor of maintenance operations, ‘pawl’—was worn. It would need Most students have not missed in low and middle class income University of California, Berkeley. the entire inner movement of the to be replaced but because they the absent mechanism. brackets. Student Life sat down with clock is currently being shipped to are no longer manufacturing the “I have not noticed it,” freshman Romer’s address highlighted Romer to talk about tax structures, Cincinnati to be rebuilt. internal movement with the same Ian Kinstlinger said. “I never think the importance of reducing unem- government spending and the eco- “We called in the manufacturer’s pieces, the whole movement of the to glance at the Clocktower on my ployment in the U.S. She argued nomic policy issues that will face representative from the company clock had to be sent back to the fac- way to class—I always look at my that the government needs to do our generation. that made [the clock] and actu- tory in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the SEE CLOCKTOWER, PAGE 2 more to boost economic recovery ally installed it, and their report movement will have to be rebuilt,” at a faster rate. The speech was SEE ECONOMIC, PAGE 3 CONTACT BY POST CONTACT BY EMAIL CONTACT BY PHONE ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE #1039 [email protected] NEWSROOM 314.935.5995 #313 DANFORTH UNIVERSITY CENTER [email protected] ADVERTISING 314.935.6713 ST. LOUIS, MO 133113-4899 [email protected] FAX 314.935.5938 2 STUDENT LIFE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011 theflipside WEDNESDAY 13 WEDNESDAY 13 THURSDAY 14 MOSTLY SUNNY 74 / 53 AOII Cupcake Sale Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Tisch Commons 10 a.m. Colloquium AOII will be selling cupcakes to support its ThurtenE Brauer Hall 12, 3 p.m. Carnival efforts and to raise money for the St. Jae-Hwang Lee, Ph.D. THURSDAY 14 Louis Children’s Hospital. Cash or campus card are and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Massachusetts accepted. Institute of Technology will be delivering a speech PARTLY CLOUDY entitled “Periodic Nanostructures: Physical 76 / 56 History Colloquium Engineering of Materials.” Busch Hall 18, 3:30 p.m. University of Texas at Austin Professor Brian 4x4: Four Plays on the Quad Levack will present a lecture titled “Making Sense Brookings Quad Pavilion, 8 p.m. of Demonic Possession in Early Modern Europe.” A All Student Theater will kick off the series by reception will follow. presenting “Peyeem,” by Aaron Senser and directed by Dan Tobin. Hunger Banquet DUC Orchid Room, 6 p.m. Alliance of Students Against Poverty will be holding a banquet to demonstrate the issue of hunger in St. April 11, 2011 Louis. Free food will be provided. Warrant Arrest—1:41 p.m. Location: Off-campus Investigation of a pan-handler led to an arrest on outstanding warrants. Disposition: Cleared by arrest. THURTENE FROM PAGE 1 CLOCKTOWER FROM PAGE 1 According to Dawson, there are six Greek Life teams cell phone for the time.” that are currently working on constructing facades. While some students have observed the change, most did Themes for the facades include a palace and a castle. not find the lack of function particularly troubling. There will also be food and game booths and a rock “It hasn’t really been an issue because I don’t live on the wall provided by ROTC. 40…but it’s something I noticed,” junior Lexi Klein said. “I Many students remain undecided as to whether they think that more people probably use it as a landmark than will be attending the carnival. They say that carnival fea- for time and don’t necessarily rely on it, but I think it’s some- tures including food and the plays are draws. thing that should definitely be fixed—it’s there to tell time.” “I might go. If I go I’m looking forward toward the ele- Facilities customer service was not aware of the prob- phant ears—they taste really good,” junior Will Putnam lem until Student Life inquired about the issue Tuesday said. afternoon. Others want to see the culmination of their friends’ “This is the first time I’ve heard the Clocktower is not work. functioning,” said Facilities Customer Service Representative “I might go to see my friends in the sororities and the Deborah Koonce. façades they built,” sophomore Lexi Millett said. “A thousand people could walk by it every day and not say ThurtenE Carnival has operated all but one year since it’s not working,” said Mary Ann Dill, service manager.