MEN’S TENNIS 10 SPORTS, PAGE CHRIS AIKEN 12 CADENZA, PAGE BOUTIQUE/83 6 SCENE, PAGE the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Vol. 132, No. 13 www.studlife.com Washington University in St. Louis Obama supports STUDENTS TALK POLICY community colleges, argues for education reform DAVID MESSENGER NEWS EDITOR President Obama argued for the need to reform the current education system on Monday, citing a statistic that in one generation the United States has fallen from first in college graduation rates to 12th. To reverse this trend by 2020 and return the United States to having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world, On Monday, President Barack Obama Obama said that his administration is taking discussed education policy with reporters action. from college newspapers across the country, In a conference call with college and including Student Life, during a conference university student-journalists, Obama call from the Oval Offi ce. On Tuesday, Student answered any pressing questions students Life and the Washington University Political might have. Prior to taking questions from Review hosted a public debate over the reporters who had called in to the conference, resolution “Based on the merits of President Obama issued a statement, highlighting Clockwise from top left: Seniors David Cohen and Sophie Adelman argue that the Obama’s legislative record, the Democrats aspects of his education and jobs policies. Democrats should maintain control of Congress following the midterm election during a should maintain control of Congress following First, Obama claimed that his public debate hosted Tuesday by Student Life and the Washington University Political Review in College Hall (Genevieve Hay | Student Life). Senior Nick Wilbar and junior Kirsten Miller the midterm elections.” According to the most administration wants to make college more argue that the Democrats should not maintain control of Congress (Genevieve Hay | Student recent Gallup poll, 45 percent of Americans affordable for young Americans. Life). President Barack Obama participates in a conference call with college newspaper editors in the Oval Office Monday afternoon (Courtesy of the White House). Members of the currently approve of Obama. audience listen to the public debate on Tuesday night (Genevieve Hay | Student Life). SEE OBAMA, PAGE 7 Students fi ght secondhand U. College: SU to decide smoke on Forsyth paths McMillon was how to allocate issued ID because extra funds JACK MARSHALL the largest response I have ever seen.” STAFF REPORTER Brod has taken on the issue partly as SADIE SMECK a result of Assistant to the Chancellor of loophole CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Campus may be tobacco free, but now Rob Wild’s suggestion at the first Senate smokers congregate at the intersection meeting that SU could work with the MICHELLE MERLIN Developing a new Bar and Grill and of Forsyth Boulevard and Wallace administration to try to help fix the SENIOR NEWS EDITOR hiring a technology coordinator are at the Drive. The resulting cloud has exposed problem. According to Brod, Wild top of the list of how Student Union plans some students to more secondhand suggested that students’ voices could to spend extra money from the unusually smoke than before the ban. possibly persuade the University to do Jeremiah McMillon, the man arrested large freshman class. Sophomore Kelsey Brod, a Student something about the secondhand smoke for the gunpoint robbery of two Washington SU Vice President of Finance Eliot Union senator for the Sam Fox School on Forsyth. University students, was issued a University Walker says he estimates an increase of of Design & Visual Arts, has been “Wild mentioned that this is ID after applying to University College, approximately $40K for the fall semester trying to collaborate with Student something that Student Union could according to Robert Wiltenburg, the dean that was not included in the budget that was Health Services (SHS) to find a way to work on with the administration,” Brod of University College. passed in April. These extra funds are due discourage students from congregating said. “He said that Chancellor Wrighton Though McMillon never enrolled in to the larger-than-expected enrollment of on Forsyth but has thus far not been able was not pleased about it but did not any classes, he became involved in the freshmen. to make headway. say that there would be any University application process extensively. He did The current budget is $2,375,820, though “I have taken this on as one of my action.” meet with U. College advisors and applied the number may be slightly less due to an personal projects this year under the Brod e-mailed SHS director Alan for financial aid. unexpected decrease in the interest rate. University Initiatives Committee,” Brod Glass on Sept. 10, explaining her “He expressed an interest in our Though it has not been decided how the said. “I e-mailed my constituency [to programs. He applied for admissions, but extra money will be spent, Walker sees the ask] if it was a concern, and I received we did not grant him admission because Bar and Grill and technology coordinator SEE SMOKE, PAGE 2 his academic record wasn’t strong enough,” as the best way to serve the most students. Wiltenburg said. “The way we see it, we have additional McMillon had expressed the most students, so we have additional constituents, Anheuser-Busch tries to revamp interest in a health services program, according to Wiltenburg. Though he was SEE FUNDS, PAGE 3 image with National Happy Hour not admitted into the program, he was encouraged to enroll in classes. ALLYSON SCHER & He never did. ANDREW SCHEINMAN Nonetheless, he was issued a University PaperCut CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS ID, thanks to what Wiltenburg says was a loophole. supposed to cut Local beer giant Anheuser-Busch is “There was a loophole in the system in giving out free samples at bars, pubs and which someone who has applied for and printing waste; restaurants all over the country in its first also indicated courses for which they plan Budweiser National Happy Hour this to register was granted an ID card, and he students have evening. did receive one,” Wiltenburg said. “We In an enormous effort to win back have now looked at this closely and have mixed feelings its younger demographic, Budweiser changed procedures.” representatives will be offering free Though Steve Givens, associate vice JENNY LIU samples all over the country tonight from chancellor of public affairs, told Student CONTRIBUTING REPORTER 4 pm to 8 pm. Depending on state and Life last week that this was a one-time local rules, samples ranging from 6-12 mistake, further investigations by the ounces will be given to anyone 21 years University have proved otherwise. In an effort to reduce printing waste, of age or older at local bars and eateries “I don’t know that he’s the only one Student Technology Services implemented affiliated with the occasion. who ever received an ID card before PaperCut last November. Though the Budweiser customer loyalty has completing registration, but certainly I program has been in effect for almost COURTESY OF ANHEUSER-BUSCH been slipping during the last decade, can’t recall anyone in that situation” he a year, its efficiency is still unknown. according to reports from the research New advertisements will begin airing said in a clarification to Student Life this The program attempts to balance the firm Brand Keys. Among other national on television this Saturday in order to week. University’s goals for sustainability with product brands, Budweiser dropped from further aid in this goal. The short-and- There were no repercussions because the needs of students to print documents for 16th in consumer loyalty in 2003, to sweet new slogan for the first Budweiser the problem was in the rules, not with an classes. Students’ responses to the system 220th in 2010. According to the Beverage National Happy Hour, “Grab Some individual. have been both positive and negative. Marketing Corporation, Budweiser unit Buds” makes use of simplicity in an “This was not a culpable error by some PaperCut requires students to release sales have decreased 9 percent this past effort to reach out to youthful consumers. person,” Wiltenburg said. documents from a separate computer year and have continued to decrease in Budweiser also plans to partner with McMillon’s ID would have gotten him terminal, instead of printing directly from sales. Facebook in order to give a free beer to into places like Olin Library, the Arts & their own computers. At the dedicated This loss of loyalty is largely due to a people turning 22 or older. Sciences computer lab in Eads Hall and document-release terminal, students can fading connection with consumers under the age of 30. SEE BUSCH, PAGE 7 SEE UCOLLEGE, PAGE 3 SEE PRINTING, PAGE 3 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. LOUIS, MO 63130-4899 [email protected] FAX 314.935.5938 2 STUDENT LIFE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 theflipside WEDNESDAY 29 WEDNESDAY 29 THURSDAY 30 SUNNY 75 / 58 Ultimate Pancake Party Edison Farmers Market Village Green, 9-11 p.m. Mudd Field, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Members of the North Side Association will serve Edison Theatre, in honor of the visiting First pancakes on the Village Green. Light-up Frisbee Nations Dance company, Dancing Earth, is can be played while waiting. sponsoring a farmers market for all students and THURSDAY 30 faculty. First WUNICEF general body meeting SUNNY Eads 112, 7-7:30 p.m. Assembly Series: Jonathan Safran Foer Join WUNICEF to help children in need.