The Insider’s Guide to Campus Colorado State University 2012-2013
“We’re honored you’ve chosen Colorado State, and our entire faculty and staff are here to help you gain the most from your CSU experience.”
A message from President Tony Frank Dear Students: Welcome to Colorado State University, and congratulations on becoming a Ram! Remember this moment — this may turn out to be one of the shortest messages you get from me this year. I try to stay in touch with the CSU student body on a regular basis via email, and let’s just say that I don’t get a lot of compliments for brevity. But my point today is a simple one: We’re glad you’re here and we’re committed to your success at CSU. Having been through college orientations with my own daughters in recent years, I know how overwhelming they can be. There’s a lot of information to process and you may leave with some of your questions still unanswered. Remember, this is just the beginning of an ongoing process of learning about your university and discovering your place here at Colorado State.
The time you spend in college will be a period of real transformation in your life, and all of the experiences you undertake — starting now — will prepare you for that time a few years down the road when you graduate with the confidence to go out, start a career and make a difference in our world. So I encourage you to make the most of the opportunities you’ll have this week, and over the coming months, to plan out your first year. Think about how you can get involved and connected as a member of our campus community. Roam a little, stop into different offices and ask questions. If you want to see how some of your peers have made their mark at CSU, visit www. mycsu.colostate.edu. You might be surprised at what CSU students have achieved while pursuing their interests and goals. As you’ll hear many times over the next few days, your educa-
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tion and success are our highest priorities. We’re honored you’ve chosen Colorado State, and our entire faculty and staff are here to help you gain the most from your CSU experience. If you need our help or advice, just ask. In the meantime, enjoy your
orientation. I look forward to meeting you in the fall at Ram Welcome! Sincerely,
-tony (Tony Frank) President
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Greetings from your student government Welcome Rams! As your elected student body president and vice president we would like to welcome you to the 2012-2013 academic year at Colorado State University. We could not be more honored to have the privilege to represent and serve students at what we believe to be one of the top-tier universities in the United States. As you are getting ready to embark on your academic journey, we would like to encourage you to explore all of the resources that are offered here at CSU that can help you find and fuel your passions. Colorado State University is lucky to have faculty and staff that are committed to your academic success and we would like to encourage you to take advantage of that regardless of the courses you will be taking throughout the your time here. Outside of the classroom there are more than 300 registered student organizations that can help you define your time here at CSU. Be sure to explore the different pro-
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grams and opportunities that CSU has to offer, which will help you to define what being a CSU Ram really means to you. The Associated Students of Colorado State University is your student government on campus and we are committed to serving you for the entirety of our term. We will be representing your needs to administration, the Board of Governors, and state, local, and national government. We take student issues very seriously and have committed to making them our top priority. As an organization we oversee the allocation of more than 40 million dollars in student fees, which support campus programming, activities and athletics, which is evident in nearly all aspects of student life. Throughout the year we will be working to improve your time on campus with resources such as RamRide, more sustainable transportation, transparency of how your student fees are being spent and being advocates for the student body. We look forward to hearing
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from you throughout the year when you have questions, comments, or concerns about anything that is affecting you or your experience at Colorado State University. Our doors are always open and we will be out and about constantly seeking feedback. So please come and voice
your opinions. Good luck this year, we wish you the best! GO RAMS! Regina Martel, ASCSU President Joe Eden, ASCSU Vice President
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Welcome to Ram Welcome
By ANDREW CARRERA The Rocky Mountain Collegian
School starts early for CSU freshmen and transfer students –– sort of. The entire class of about 6,000 individuals is invited to explore academic programs, meet faculty and learn about campus services and traditions during a four-day orientation known as Ram Welcome. Running from Aug. 16 to Aug. 19, the program and its facilitators hope to get newcomers feeling comfortable at CSU before classes begin on Aug. 20. Previous years have included ice-breaker activities encouraging students to get to know one-another, a massive organized run to Target to purchase dorm room supplies, as well as a photo opportunity that arranges students into the letters CSU. News Editor Andrew Carrera can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Top: Students wearing their ForEverGreen T-shirts enjoy a ride at Ram Welcome. Left: Students and families alike ride the chair swings at the Ram Welcome Carnival west of the Morgan Library. Middle: Kaitlyn Bianchi, a freshman biomedical science major, left, Beth Keahey, a freshman biology major, center, and Charlotte Cotter, a freshman political science major, get caricatures done during Ramapalooza. Right: Freshman psychology major, Spencer Hachmeister, holds on to the bucking bull ride at Ram Welcome, a carnival meant to welcome incoming freshmen as they adjust to campus life.
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2012 Ram Welcome Schedule
You Know You Want To...
THURSDAY, AUG. 16 TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Residence Halls
4 p.m.
Ram Welcome Check In/Move In (OnCampus Students) Ram Welcome Check in (Off-Campus Students) Residence Hall Floor Meeting (OnCampus Students) Off-Campus Student Welcome
4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 to 11 p.m.
Meet Your Ram Welcome Leader! University Welcome New Student and Family Picnic Carnival
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
Student Recreation Center Residence Halls Student Recreation Center Various Locations Moby Arena Intramural Fields Student Recreation Center Intramural Fields
FRIDAY, AUG. 17 TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m Noon to 2 p.m. TBD 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.
College Welcome Ram Welcome Faculty and New Student Lunch Street Fair Dinner with Ram Welcome Group Ramapalooza
Various Locations Eddy Lawn
2 to 7 p.m.
Interest Programs: Various Locations College of Agriculture Ram Camp Activities (For College of Ag Students) Student Recreation Center open for new Student Recreation students Center
2 to 4 p.m.
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Under B-Wing Clark Various Locations Lory Student Center
SATURDAY, AUG. 18 TIME
EVENT
10:00 a.m. to noon Noon
We Are CSU
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Interest Programs: Hike to the “A”
Various Times 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Lunch with Ram Welcome Group
Residence Hall Programming Ram Night @ SuperTarget
SUNDAY, AUG. 19 TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Class Quest
TBD
Interest Programs: Preview Mountain Experience Reunion
Meet Ram Welcome Leader at designated meeting location CSU Challenge Course
ASAP is the student-led events programming board at CSU. We bring comedians, performers, specials events, films and lectures you want to see for FREE or low prices students can afford. ASAP is always looking for volunteers to help plan and decide who to bring to campus. Don’t miss the great opportunities to get involved and get engaged in the most exciting events on campus. Find out more at asap.colostate.edu; or contact Asap recruitment@mail.colostate.edu
Editor’s note: This is the 2011 Ram Welcome schedule. At the time of print the 2012 schedule was not available, times and events could be subject to change. Student Orientation Guide
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CSU 101: Information every Ram should know By Austin Briggs The Rocky Mountain Collegian As the only land grant university in the state, CSU plays an important role in providing higher education. Here’s some of the must-know information about the university.
History
Originally established in 1870, Colorado Agricultural College began accepting students in 1879 as the state’s land grant university. The first year saw a total of 20 students enroll. In 1935, the college became Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts and in 1944 the name was changed to Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1957 the name was changed to Colorado State University by action of the Colorado General Assembly.
Military CSU has a rich military history, and since 1884 students at Colorado State have learned some form of military training. The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) was established in 1917 and changed in 1962 to its current format.
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demic departments.
On Jan. 11, 1946, the CSU men's pep club organization, the Lancers, made a surprise appearance during halftime at the Denver UniversityColorado A & M basketball game with a 115-pound domestic ram named Buck. Buck wore a blanket made by a local tailor with the words "Aggie Rams" on it. The Lancers organized a contest for students to name the ram, offering a $5 prize. William Simpson won the contest, naming the ram "CAM" for Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College. Twenty one Rambouillet sheep have served as CAM the Ram, and dozens of dedicated CSU students have worked as ram handlers.
Colleges
College of Agricultural Sciences College of Applied Human Sciences College of Business College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Natural Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Warner College of Natural Resources
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nology majors pursue degrees at CSU. As of spring 2012, CU-Boulder had 27,749 students enrolled.
Student Government
There are 125 students and more than 10 departments within the Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU). The elected representatives of ASCSU advocate for CSU students on campus and at the local, state and national levels of government.
Fees
The CSU vet school is ranked third in the nation by U.S News and World Report.
412 student organizations 35 honor societies 18 percent of the student population participates in intramural sports. 7 percent of the student population joins one of 24 fraternities and 16 sororities.
You pay approximately $867 per semester in student fees. ASCSU oversees the allocation of $40 million in student fees for campus programming, athletics, and a wide variety of services such as RamRide, Transport, media publication and other entities.
Finances
Enrollment
RamRide
Veterinary studies
CSU is considered one of the leading research universities in the country. It attracted more than $330 million in research funding last year. Total expenditure budget for 201112: $866,693,196. 1,550 faculty members in 55 aca-
As of spring 2012, CSU had 24,880 students enrolled. 14.6 percent of those students were a minority, up from 12.8 percent in 2008. 30 percent of all of Colorado's science, math, engineering and tech-
One of the bigger programs that ASCSU has started is RamRide. RamRide is a safe ride program operated out of ASCSU. RamRide provides safe, nonjudgemental rides home for CSU students, paid for by student fees. You can reach them at (970) 491-3333.
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CSU traditions to live by By Elisabeth Willner The Rocky Mountain Collegian All CSU students know their colors –– green and gold –– but how many know that they were chosen to reflect the agricultural heritage of the university? The original colors of CSU were green and orange, which stand for “alfalfa and squash,” and didn’t changed to green and gold until 1909. Here are a few other traditions from the CSU handbook.
President’s Address and University Picnic Like the CSU version of the State of the Union address, every year the CSU president addresses students and staff in the Oval about the future of the University during a universitysponsored picnic.
I Love CSU day On April 18, current and former Rams celebrate their pride in their university.
Homecoming and Family Weekend During homecoming, CSU families and alumni reunite with cur-
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rent students for numerous events, including the homecoming parade and game.
Hike to the ‘A’ The white ‘A’ visible to the west of CSU campus on the hillside near Hughes Stadium serves as a reminder of CSU’s past as a agricultural school: ‘A’ for ‘Aggies.’ In the fall, students hike with white pebbles to make a symbolic addition to the ever-growing university. Each year, the ‘A’ also receives fresh paint from fraternities and the new football team.
Rivalries University of Colorado: Each year this rivalry culminates in the Rocky Mountain Showdown, a game between the universities held in 2010 and 2011 at Invesco Field. Wyoming State University: CSU’s longest rivalry, began in 1893, and is fought out in a “Border War” game every year.
Tailgating Before games at Hughes Stadium, fans gather in the parking lot to enjoy food and drinks with friends and
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The CSU ‘A’ stands for ‘Aggies’ and is a reminder of CSU’s past as an agricultural school. Every fall it is tradition for students to hike to the ‘A’ on the hills near Hughes Stadium.
family before heading to the game.
Fight Song Fight on you stalwart Ram Team, on to the goal! Tear the (opponent’s) line asunder as down the field we thunder.
Knights of the green and gold, Fight on with all your might! Fight on you stalwart Ram Team, Fight! Fight! Fight! News Editor Elisabeth Willner can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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The scoop on the biggest bashes in FoCo regionally and internationally acclaimed musicians and a smorgasbord of artisans’ work as well as the region’s best crafters. When: Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10 Where: Civic Center Park Cost: $5 before 3 p.m. and $10 after 3 p.m. Children under 12, seniors older than 65 and military personnel with ID get in for free. FYI: This year, Everclear and Matt Kearney will perform.
By Carrie Mobley The Rocky Mountain Collegian Peach Fest
What: This festival includes a 5k run/walk, peach cobbler and other peach-themed beverages, foods and events all day long. Where: Hughes Stadium When: Saturday, Aug. 25 Cost: Free
Tour de Fat
What: This is a celebration in which the people of Fort Collins wake up early, get dressed up, and go on a bike ride. This tour, sponsored by New Belgium Brewery celebrates biking and beer. Where: Begins at the Civic Center Park When: Saturday, Sept. 1 Cost: Free
15th Annual Empty Bowls Fort Collins
What: A major fundraiser for the Food Bank for Larimer County, Empty Bowls raises awareness about hunger. According to the
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Brewers’ Festival
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Thousands of people go out to New Belgium Brewery with bicycles and costumes to celebrate Tour de Fat every year.
food bank website the event “offers guests the opportunity to select a pottery bowl made by students in the Poudre School District and enjoy soups provided by area restaurants.” Where: Located at the Hilton
on Prospect Road. When: Thursday, Feb. 23 Cost: $50 per person
Taste of Fort Collins
What: This two-day festival offers food from local and national restaurants, entertainment from
What: This festival includes sampling Colorado’s best brews, fabulous food, conversations with brewers and two stages of local music. Where: Old Town When: Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24 Cost: $25 per drinking person, $10 for designated drivers. FYI: Fierce Bad Rabbit will perform. ASCSU Beat Reporter Carrie Mobley can be reached at news@collegian. com.
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“I really like the way that the community [of Fort Collins] centers around CSU.” Luke Schwerdtfeger | senior
Get to know the city of Fort Collins By Amanda Zetah The Rocky Mountain Collegian
The city of Fort Collins was created on July 22, 1862 by soldiers from the 9th Kansas Cavalry Division. It was originally referred to as “Camp Collins” by General James Craig. The city grew significantly when the Agricultural College of Colorado was founded in 1870, which would later become Colorado State University. The college first opened with only two faculty members and a president. The college served as a college-prep school before obtaining its university status. The first classes taught were English, U.S. history, horticulture and farm economy. Students were required to attend class, labor on the
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college farm and attend daily chapel services. The city of Fort Collins kept growing at a steady pace. In 1880 the population was 1,356. By 2000, it was more than 118,000. According to the 2010 census data, the city boasts a population of around 143,986 today. Fort Collins, as a city, has won a variety of awards. Both the Fort Collins and Loveland area were voted the third skinniest metro area on the well-being index, by Gallup and Healthways in March 2012. It was also voted one of the top 10 best places to retire by CBS Money Watch. It was voted one of eight enriching towns for art and music lovers by “Where to Retire” magazine in April 2008. There are a variety of concert
venues available to residents, including Avogadro’s Number, the Aggie Theater, Hodi’s Half Note, Road 34, and the Mishawaka Amphitheatre. Old Town is one of the most popular attractions in Fort Collins. In fact, Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. was modeled after it, according to “Sunset” magazine. The historic district is home to many breweries such as Odell’s Brewing Co. and New Belgium Brewing Co. The city has a total of nine breweries, with another one quickly on its way, adding to the beer culture for which Fort Collins is nationally renowned. For those under 21, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop has special dollar taco deals every Tuesday and drink specials every Thursday night. Mahalo and other
frozen yogurt places are scattered throughout the city, available to the frozen yogurt connoisseur. Along with restaurants, Fort Collins boasts some beautiful scenery. Right next to Hughes stadium is the breathtaking view of Horsetooth Reservoir. It is a popular spot for hiking, biking, rock climbing and boating. For many residents, including students, Fort Collins has much to offer, including a rich history, popular attractions, and an outstanding university. “I really like the way that the community [of Fort Collins] centers around CSU,” said senior Luke Schwerdtfeger. Student Life Beat Reporter Amanda Zetah can be reached at news@ collegian.com.
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Getting to know Fort Collins The places you’ll need to know around town
Mulberry Street Laurel Street
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This local venue offers regular live music, as well as food. The talent mostly consists of bluegrass artists, but jazz and blues performers can also be seen. The menu offers a variety of subs, as well as burgers and pasta. Phone: (970) 493-5555 Hours: Monday to Thursday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday to Sunday: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Website: http://www.avogadros.com
Prospect Road
Drake Road AMC CINEMA SAVER 6 This small theater offers $3 tickets and an opportunity to see theatrical releases students might have missed. The Cinema Saver also offers late night showings of cult classics on Fridays and Saturdays. A showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is held approximately every two months. Phone: (970) 482-6625 Hours: Friday to Sunday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday: 1 a.m. to 10 p.m. Website: http://www.amctheaters.com
College Avenue
Hiking trails, swimming, rock climbing and camping are some of the popular activities at this natural expanse. Day passes and annual park entrance permits are available online and at entrance stations. Day passes are valid from the day of purchase to the afternoon of the next day. Phone: 1 (800) 397-7795 Horsetooth Hotline: (970) 679-4554 Website: http://www.horsetoothreservoir. com
The store is big enough to allow for good comparison-shopping of basic groceries, and offers a promotional card, the “Sooper Card.” It gives users in-store discounts and at King Soopers’ gas stations. The store has two locations in Fort Collins and is also on the routes of buses two and three. Phone: (970) 221-4943 Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excluding holidays Website: http://www.kingsoopers.com
Shields Street
HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR
KING SOOPERS
Taft Hill Road
Overland Trail
Elizabeth Street
AVOGADRO’S NUMBER
Horsetooth Road
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Where to eat on campus and in Fort Collins Places you could sink your teeth into By Candice Miller The Rocky Mountain Collegian Students tired of dorm food and looking to try something different are in luck. Fort Collins and the CSU Lory Student Center offer a wide variety of unique, tasty, nearby and affordable meals for CSU Rams.
Café Mexicali First established in Fort Collins in 2005, this restaurant serves Mexican food ranging from tacos to burritos. Customers can select their choice of tortilla, meat, bean and sauce, and combine them to create their own customized meal. Their most popular dish is the sweet pork with creamy habanero sauce. Open: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday-
Thursday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. FridaySaturday Location: 2925 South College Ave., Fort Collins Phone number: (970) 266-9292
Avagadro’s Number Avagadro’s Number is more than a restaurant –– it also has a bar and is a venue for live music, hosting a variety of bands throughout each week, as well as open mic and bluegrass. They serve burgers, sub sandwiches, assorted fried foods, pasta and salads. Their most famous dish is the tempeh burger. Open: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. MondayThursday, 7 a.m. -11 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. -10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Breakfast Hours: 7 - 11 a.m. MondayFriday, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Location: 605 South Mason St.,
Fort Collins Phone number: (970) 493-5555
HuHot Mongolian Grill
This restaurant in the heart of Old Town provides a unique dining experience. Through a step-bystep process in which you select the components of your meal at specific food stations, customers compile their own stir-fry. One can choose from a variety of sauces, vegetables and meats, and bring them to the grill at the center of the restaurant, where the cooks prepare your Mongolian-style meal. No two meals are the same. Open: Lunch: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dinner: 4 p.m. -close Sunday-Saturday Location: 249 South College Ave., Fort Collins Phone number: (970) 416-0555
The Alley Cat Coffeehouse A cafe a short walk from campus is The Alley Cat, which serves coffee as well as pastries and has wireless
Internet available for its customers. It is perhaps best known for its artistic atmosphere, with painted ceiling tiles and art pieces on the walls. A favorite coffee shop of all students, it’s famous for its Chai tea. Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week Location: 120 West Laurel St., Fort Collins Phone number: (970) 495-0123
Lory Student Center Restaurants Aspen Grille Bagel Place 1 Bagel Place 2 Cam’s Lobby Shop Subway Ramskeller Carl’s Jr. Panda Express Spoons Sweet Sinsations Sweet Temptations Taco Bell That’s A Wrap Villa Pizza
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‘Joy’ on bike safety By Austin Briggs The Rocky Mountain Collegian Bicycling offers a fun and convenient way to get around the CSU campus. Cycling creates no pollution, improves your health and provides a flexible commuting option. Bicycles are easy and cheap to maintain, especially compared to an automobile, and there are bike racks located all across campus. Joy Childress, Traffic and Bicycle Education and Enforcement Program coordinator at the CSU Police Department, answered a few commonly asked questions about biking on campus. She emphasized that new students must register their bikes and that uniformed police officers patrol campus to enforce all traffic laws. Q. What are some of the commonly broken bike laws? A. The three most common are running a stop sign, riding in a dismount zone and not having a headlight at nights. What are the ranges of possible penalties?
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The range is from $15- $75 with the most common at $25. What should students be aware of when they’re biking on campus? Be it campus or not campus, bikes are considered vehicles in the state of Colorado so a bicyclist must follow all the same laws as if they were driving a car. Where are tickets paid? Tickets are paid at the front desk of the CSU Police Department in Green Hall. When and where do students need to register their bikes? Bikes are registered at the front desk of the CSU Police Department in Green Hall between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Are there any other important pieces of information students should know? Be courteous and considerate when riding on campus; there are a lot of people walking, riding and driving in one small area. Follow the laws and make sure you register your bike and read the booklet the police department gives you! Senior reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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As classes begin, so will the monitering for “no-riding zones.”
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101 things to do before you graduate from CSU Students coming in to college often search for the best and biggest things to do on and around the CSU campus. Here are the top 101 things that must be accomplished before grabbing a diploma, as compiled by the Associated Students of CSU. 1. Pet CAM the Ram 2. Ride the Colorado mountains (on skis or a snowboard) 3. Hike to the top of Horsetooth Mountain 4. Vote in an ASCSU election 5. Tailgate before a football game 6. Participate in CSUnity 7. Speak on the stump on the Plaza 8. Attend the President’s Fall Address and Picnic 9. Visit all the student diversity offices 10. Meet the ASCSU President 11. Order late night pizza 12. Ride on a Transfort bus (it’s free) 13. Attend the lighting of the “A” 14. Attend an ASAP event 15. Help build a homecoming float 16. Go to a football game 17. Swim in Horsetooth Reservoir 18. Do your homework in Monfort Quad 19. Sleep in on a snowy day 20. Go on a local brewery tour 21. Take a moonlight stroll across the Oval 22. Ask someone on a date 23. Get your professor to buy you lunch 24. Volunteer for RamRide 25. Make a request on KCSU (90.5 FM) 26. Watch an ASAP cinema movie 27. Attend a Take Back the Night Rally in April 28. Read the Collegian 29. Go out to eat in Old Town 30. Attend a student diversity pro-
gram event 31. Raft/Tube/Kayak the Poudre River 32. Play in an intramural game 33. Watch a lightning or rain storm 34. Walk across the Vietnam Memorial Bridge 35. Work out at the Student Recreation Center 36. Meet the ASCSU Vice President 37. Call your parents and tell them you love them 38. Kiss someone at the Oval 39. Hang out at the lagoon 40. Visit the Lory Student Center 41. Wear a ForEverGreen T-shirt 42. Ace a test 43. Take a moment to be thankful for getting an education 44. Watch a sunrise at CSU 45. Read a book outside of class 46. Attend your college council meeting 47. Visit the Health Network and pick up some free stuff 48. Visit/Stay in a residence hall 49. Buy CSU gear from the CSU Bookstore in the LSC 50. Do a lap at the Jack Christiansen Memorial Track 51. Go to a CSU club sports game 52. Walk/Bike/Skateboard/Run along the Spring Creek Trail 53. Ride your bike to school 54. Watch a program on CTV 55. Watch a sunset at CSU 56. Use your ASCSU handbook and planner 57. Have a barbecue with friends 58. Say “Hey Coach” to Jim McElwain 59. Attend a Border War game against Wyoming 60. Go to a swimming and dive meet 61. Get your photo taken with all the Ram statutes on campus 62. Hug a tree
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No. 1 on the list is to pet Cam the Ram
63. Go to an art show in the Curfman Gallery 64. Attend a men’s or women’s basketball game 65. Go camping 66. Attend a play on campus 67. Go to the annual rodeo 68. Attend the RamWelcome Carnival 69. Attend an International Week
Event 70. Join a student organization 71. Go to a drive-in movie 72. Visit the SLiCE office 73. Visit Pingree Park 74. Sing the Fight Song 75. Visit the Study Abroad office 76. Take a nap in the library See To-do on Page 18
LEFT: No. 41 on the list of things to do at CSU is to show school spirit with a ForEverGreen T-shirt (Photo by Kelly Keen). Visiting or staying in a residence hall is No. 48 on the list of things to do before graduating (Collegian File Photo).
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Participating in life as grand as the Greeks
A rundown of fraternities and sororities at CSU By Sean Meeds The Rocky Mountain Collegian Students looking for a chance to become more involved in the CSU community while fostering lifelong relationships have often joined a Greek life organization. With 38 different fraternity and sorority houses to choose from, students have various ways to distinguish themselves from the 26,000 individuals that populate the campus. Greek life organizations have been advertised as opportunities for students to play a larger role in the Fort Collins community, providing community service, fundraising, and volunteering opportunities that better the city and sometimes other ones, too. Fraternities and sororities provide students a chance to expand their horizons by uniting them with a diverse collection of individuals who share sets of interests, ideals and values. Listed below are the Greek life chapters recognized by CSU with their rush dates, which is when they recruit new brothers and sisters.
Interfraternity Council (Year-round recruitment) Alpha Gamma Omega Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Sigma Phi Alpha Tau Omega Beta Theta Phi Delta Chi Delta Tau Delta Delta Sigma Phi Phi Kappa Theta (Farm House) Kappa Sigma Nu Alpha Kappa Phi Delta Theta
Find out more Greek Life Office Lory Student Center, Room. 176 Fort Collins, CO 80523-8033 Office: (970) 491-0966
Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) Pi Kappa Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon Triangle
Panhellenic Council (Formal Membership Recruitment: Sept. 14-17, 2012) Chi Omega Delta Delta Delta Gamma Phi Beta Kappa Delta Kappa Kappa Gamma Pi Beta Phi Zeta Tau Alpha
Multicultural Greek Council (Recruitment unique to each house) Alpha Phi Gamma Beta Gamma Nu Delta Xi Nu Lambda Theta Nu Lambda Sigma Upsilon Nu Alpha Kappa Pi Lambda Chi Sigma Lambda Beta
National Pan-Hellenic Council (Recruitment unique to each house) Alpha Kappa Alpha Delta Sigma Theta Omega Psi Phi
Kaylarae Griffith from Zeta Tau Alpha dances at the Stroll during Greek Week on the Lory Student Center Plaza.
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Continued from Page 16 77. Attend an ASCSU Senate Meeting 78. Leave your cell phone at home for a day 79. Attend the 4th of July fireworks at City Park 80. Go to a concert 81. Attend a professional sporting event in Denver 82. Go dancing at a club with friends 83. Pull an all-nighter 84. Eat at the food court in the Lory Student Center 85. Get a parking ticket 86. Leave the country for spring break 87. Go to a career fair 88. Party ‘til dawn 89. Say ‘I love you’ to a friend 90. Get a chair massage at the
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Health Network 91. Make a snowman or a snow angel 92. Climb a 14’er 93. Swim in the Rec Center pool 94. Ride a mechanical bull 95. Spend an evening in downtown Denver 96. Visit the Administration Building 97. Talk to your ASCSU Senator 98. Attend Family Weekend with your family 99. Have a chili bowl in the Ramskeller 100. Take a trip to Boulder. Realize how glad you are that you didn’t go to CU. 101. Graduate! Diversity Beat Reporter Bailey Constas contributed to this report and can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Taking note of noteworthy students By Devin O’Brien The Rocky Mountain Collegian Editors note: This story appeared in the May 7, 2012 edition of the Collegian.
Katlin Hornig Recent animal sciences graduate Katlin Hornig knew what she wanted to do at an early age. At 6-years-old, Hornig, who grew up in a ranching family, decided she wanted to be a veterinarian after she helped pull out a colt’s wolf teeth. Her wish became a reality when she moved to Colorado during her freshman year of high school. She would later attend CSU and in August she will be starting veterinary school to study large animal medicine. Hornig said she’s “excited” and “amazed that (graduation is) already here,” appreciating the experiences and opportunities CSU has provided her during her past three years. She also said the university provided the programs and family needed to work
toward her goals. Throughout her college career, Hornig has received multiple scholarships, including the full-ride Boettcher Scholarship and the Dan Kissler Travel Scholarship, which allowed her to attend the National Cattleman’s Beef Association to promote the beef industry. Hornig’s other accomplishments include being a member of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society and being the U.S. representative in the Five Nations Beef Alliance. Research is another part of Hornig’s academic repertoire. She has written three academic papers: one on pregnancy toxemia, one on growth hormones and one on blood levels in sheep. The future veterinary medicine student advises people to be positive. “Face adversity with a good attitude,” Hornig said. “Really make the See graduates on Page 30
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Annual events held on the CSU campus By Kate Winkle The Rocky Mountain Collegian
The Rocky Mountain Showdown The great rivalry between the CSU Rams and the CU Buffs culminates in an annual football game. There are also events during the week leading up to the game, including a “Grill the Buffs” rally on the Plaza where buffalo burgers are consumed. When: Sunday Sept. 2 Where: Sports Authority Field Cost: $25 for students Hunter Thompson | COLLEGIAN
Bookstore worker Kristen Schulze searches for a student’s textbook reservation in the North Lory Student Center ballroom. The CSU Bookstore reservation system allows students to simply pick up their boxed books without having to shop for the individual titles.
How to buy college textbooks By Elisabeth Willner The Rocky Mountain Collegian While online textbook sales have gained popularity in recent years, students that prefer selecting their books or need to buy them in a crunch may need their local bookstores. The following stores are the main textbook-sellers in Fort Collins.
CSU Bookstore
Address: Lory Student Center Phone: 970-491-0546 Website: http://www.bookstore.colostate.edu Summer hours: Monday - Friday 7:45 a.m. 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. To 5 p.m. Return policy: Depends on purchase date, see the bookstore website for details Rental rates: Up to 50 percent reimbursement on rental books Book reservation: No deadline; make reservations early for best used book options
Rams Bookstore
Address: 130 West Laurel St. Phone: 970-482-7917 Website: http://ramsbookstore.com Summer hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Return policy: Fully refundable through Aug. 24, Partial refund (75 percent) through Aug. 29 Rental rates: Available through website Book reservation: No deadline, make reservations online, in person or by phone, 10 percent discount for reserved books
Big Dog Textbooks
Address: 829 Shields St. #100 Phone: 970-490-2443
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Textbook Tips Bookstores extend their hours the week before classes to accommodate last-minute buyers. Check the bookstore websites for extended hours as the beginning of the semester approaches. When pre-ordering used books, choosing condition may not be an option. If students prefer books with no marking or books that have already been underlined, they may want to hand-select them to get exactly what they’re looking for.
Buying books online can save money, but be sure to order early. Some professors assign reading right away and slow shipping can cause problems for students that don’t plan ahead. Sometimes students who have just taken a class may want to get a good deal on their books by selling them directly to other students. Students can email their professor to ask if former students are selling their books.
Website: http://www.bigdogtextbooks.com/ csu/ Summer hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Return policy: Fully refundable during first week of class, refundable with proof of drop during second week of class Rental rates: Short term rentals –– students pay full price of book, each week the book is kept $10 of the refund amount is deducted until the book is either paid off or returned for a refund. Long term rentals –– books can be returned until the last day of finals week for a refund of half of the original price Book reservation: Deadline Aug. 15 News editor Elisabeth Willner can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Cans Around the Oval Cans Around the Oval began as a student proposition in 1986 to ring the CSU Oval with donations for the food bank. Now it’s Larimer County’s largest single-day food drive. Last year’s drive, which also featured a letter writing party and a canstruction competition, raised more than 60,000 pounds of food and $34,000. When: TBA, End of September to the beginning of October Where: CSU Oval Cost: Donations
Homecoming and Family Weekend This multi-day event features the homecoming parade with CSU and community floats; a bonfire, fireworks, and lighting of the A; and tailgating and the homecoming game versus Fresno State University. When: Oct. 4-7 Where: CSU Campus, Hughes Stadium Cost: Game $30-45
Parade of Lights Preview The CSU Marching Band leads the 9News Parade of Lights through downtown Denver, playing holiday tunes whilst decked out in glowing uniforms. A preview is held in Fort Collins the week before at the University Center for the Arts. When: Fort Collins preview TBA; Denver parade 8 p.m. Nov. 30, 6 p.m. Dec. 1 Where: The UCA; downtown Denver Cost: Free
CSUnity More than 2,000 CSU students get involved in various aspects of community service for one day during the spring semester. Projects include planting trees, visiting senior citizens, sorting food and other involvement opportunities. When: TBA, Spring 2013 Where: Fort Collins Cost: Free Collegian writer Kate Winkle can be reached at news@collegian.com. Student Orientation Guide
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CROSSWALK WORSHIP SERVICE An open and friendly congregation for all lifestyles and people featuring jazz and alternative mix of music. Contemporary message and discussion. In the chapel at First United Methodist Church Sundays at 10:45 Free lunch for students after worship.
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First United Methodist Church Traditional Sunday Worship: 8:00 am, 9:15 am, 10:45 am
Alternative “Crosswalk” Service: 10:45 am (chapel) Wesley Foundation College Group after 10:45 service for free lunch and discussion.
- Sunday and Weekday Adult Classes. - Children’s Sunday School at 9:15 am.
1005 Stover Street (located 6 blocks east of IHOP corner of Elizabeth and Stover) Fort Collins, CO 80524 970-482-2436
Fort Collins Bible Church
Emphasizing verse-by-verse Bible teaching, applied directly to life!
Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning Bible classes at 9:15 a.m. Sunday evening worship at 6:15 p.m.
www.fcfumc.net
“Rethink church, what if church was a verb?”
on the east corner of Drake and Taft Hill Rd. www.fortcollinsbiblechurch.com • 970.221.2777
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Foothills Unitarian Church Sunday Services @ 9:30 a.m. during the summer 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. during the school year
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www.foothillsuu.org (970) 493-5906 “Nurture Your Spirit. Help Heal Our World.�
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Diversity offices available on campus By BAILEY CONSTAS The Rocky Mountain Collegian
NACC
Diversity offices and student diversity organizations offer students the ability to practice leadership, celebrate and hold pride in their heritage and lifestyle. The offices also educate the larger CSU campus and Fort Collins community about the many cultures and how they are mixed into the community. Information about the offices was obtained from the offices’ directory at http://admissions.colostate.edu/diversityorganizations. Diversity Beat Reporter Bailey Constas can be reached at news@collegian.com.
The Native American Cultural Center (NACC) hopes to make certain that a successful educational experience for Native American students is provided by advocacy and support services. Four primary advocacy and service areas include recruitment, retention, graduation and community outreach. The center also includes a positive and supportive environment based on culture and traditions of Native Americans. Location: 218 Lory Student Center Phone: (970) 491-1332 Email: tyrone.smith@colostate.edu
BAACC The Black/African American Cultural Center (BAACC) helps students, particularly African Americans, through support and encouragement for development in the academic, professional as well as cultural and personal realms and promotes cultural and social awareness in the community and the university. Location: 206 Lory Student Center Phone: (970) 491-5781 Email: bss@lamar.colostate.edu
Main Ballroom North Ballroom/ Cherokee Park
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A/PACC The Asian/Pacific American Cultural Center supports retention and graduation of CSU students with direct service and through programs centered around cultural education, leadership and service. A/PACC brings opportunities for interaction and inclusion through the university and community.
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Location: 212 Lory Student Center Phone: (970) 491-6154 Email: Apacc.csu@gmail.com
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GLBTRC
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The Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Resource Center (GLBTRC) aims to provide services, educational and cultural programs as well as a safe gathering space for GLBT people, other sexual minorities and allies of the campus and Fort Collins community.
El Centro promotes an increase in outreach, recruitment, retention, graduation and cultural pride of Latinos/Hispanics at CSU as well as the surrounding Fort Collins community. Location: 178 Lory Student Center Phone: (970) 491-5722
Location: 174 Lory Student Center Phone: (970) 491-4342 Email: glbt_studentservices@mail.colostate.edu
RDS Resources for Disabled Students (RDS) helps CSU students that are qualified students with disabilities are given access to the same, or equitable, educational opportunities available to other students. Awareness, accommodations and advocacy are used to make sure these opportunities are equal. Location: 100 General Services Phone: (970) 491-6385 (V/TDD)
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WGAC Women and Gender Advocacy Center (WGAC) gives information, services and programs as women and gender as the concentration. The office can serve all students by providing programs that expand students’ awareness while creating conditions that offer women and men equal and safe opportunities that create conditions that allow the genders to be equal. Location: 112 Student Services Phone: (970) 491-6384 Email: wgac@colostate.edu
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The student experience on campus
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Top: Senior chemistry major Robin Ward, right, and sophomore mechanical engineering major, Greg Mckee work on a calculus problem on a two-sided white board in the Morgan Library. Middle: Sophomore business finance majors Leah Miro, left, and McKenna Botts work on a Hewlett-Packard bloomberg terminal in the Rockwell Building. HP has donated more than $20 million in equipment, gifts and scholarships to Colorado State throughout the past 20 years. Bottom: Patrick Schoenecker, a junior civil engineering major, left, and Dave Allen, a junior mathematics major, balance on a slackline outside of the Engineering building. Above: Senior Doug Lesch sends splintered wood flying during a chopping demonstration on the Lory Student Center Plaza. File Photo | COLLEGIAN
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Refuel and study at coffee joints near CSU By Christopher Boan The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Location: Inside the Morgan Library main doors, next to the study cube
Sweet Temptations:
Café Ole
Since Sweet Temptations opened in 2009, the coffee bar has offered coffee and snacks to students in the Behavioral Sciences Building. The store features the same coffee found at Morgan’s Grind and Sweet Temptations, while also including a bar where students can sit and get their work done. Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. , Friday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Location: Inside the Behavioral Sciences Building, across from the Education Building and Eddy Hall
Café Ole, which has been a Fort Collins business for over a year, serves coffee and food and offers free wifi to customers. The shop is located on South College Avenue across from the eastern edge of campus. Hours of Operation: Monday- Saturday 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Location: 646 South College Ave., at the West Laurel Street intersection
Mugs Coffee Lounge
A mainstay of the Lory Student Center for many years, Sweet Sinsations offers ice cream and coffee from its location inside the main doors of the LSC. Students can use RamCash and enjoy drinks and snacks, while working at tables outside the store. Hours of Operation: Monday- Friday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Location: Inside the main doors of the LSC, across from the information desk and the dining area
Since 2009, CSU students and Fort Collins residents alike have been able to enjoy food and drinks at Mugs. The store serves beverages, breakfast, bakery items and desserts. It also has two locations: one across from the CSU Oval and one on College Avenue. Hours of Operation: Monday -Friday 6 a.m. – Midnight, Friday 6 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. Location near campus: 306 West Laurel St., across from the CSU Oval at the intersection of Howes Street and Laurel Street Location in old town: 261 South College Ave. at the intersection of College Avenue and Olive Street
Morgan’s Grind Cafe
The Alley Cat
Sweet Sinsations
Located in the Morgan Library, Morgan’s Grind’s has a bountiful selection of coffee drinks and food. The café features free wireless Internet, Consuelo’s burritos and other tasty treats. Hours of Operation: Monday- Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Closed on Saturday, Sunday 1 p.m. – 10 p.m.
One of the only 24-hour coffee shops in Fort Collins, the Alley Cat offers students the chance to get their caffeine fix at all hours of the night. The café features a full menu of coffee, tea and assorted food options. It also serves a full food menu. Hours of Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Sweet Sinsations in the Lory Student Center takes RamCash and dollars for drinks and snacks.
Location: 120 West Laurel St. The closest cross streets are Mason Street and College Avenue. Collegian writer Christopher Boan can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Mugs Coffee Lounge in Fort Collins has two locations: One on the corner of Howes Street and Laurel Street and another on the corner of College Avenue and Olive Street.
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SHOE FIT CO. The Square - Corner of Horsetooth & College (Behind the Bible Superstore) 970-226-1776 www.fortcollinsshoes.com
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From CSU to Fort Collins: a bus system guide By Megan Timlin The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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Days: Monday through Saturday, year-round Serves: The Downtown Transit Center, travels along Jefferson and Lincoln, north and south on Lemay, on Horsetooth to the Mail Transfer Point with transfers to other routes. Key destinations: Poudre Valley Hospital, Mail Transfer Point, Wal-Mart and Home Depot area, and the Downtown Transit Center Buses run: Every 60 minutes.
Thanks to a 30-year agreement with the Associated Students of CSU, the city of Fort Collins offers free transportation for students. Students can use their ID card to ride buses free of charge. Overall, there are 18 bus routes, including an additional route that runs Friday and Saturday between 11:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. The following is a list of five individual routes around the city, where they stop, what days they run and the time between each bus.
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Days: Monday through Saturday, year-round Serves: North and south Fort Collins Stops at: Front Range Community College, JFK & Harmony, Monroe & JFK, College & Drake, College & Prospect, Downtown Transit Center, Mail Transfer Point, and College & Troutman. Buses run: Every 20 minutes.
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Days: Monday through Saturday, year-round Serves: The west Fort Collins campus. Stops at: The Transit Center at CSU, Prospect & Shields, Prospect & Taft Hill, Prospect & Overland Trail, Elizabeth & Overland Trail, and Elizabeth & City Park. Buses run: Every 30 minutes.
Route 3
Days: Monday through Friday, when CSU is in session Serves: The west Fort Collins campus Stops at: The Transit Center at CSU, Prospect & Taft Hill, Prospect & Overland Trail, Elizabeth & Overland Trail, and Elizabeth & City Park. Buses run: Every 30 minutes.
For maps, other schedules and information on the Fort Collins public transportation system visit www. fcgov.com/. Collegian writer Megan Timlin can be reached at news@collegian. com.
Following CSU alums’ footsteps
best of any situation you’re in.”
Perez Ansah-Mensah During his time at CSU, Perez Ansah-Mensah helped found a magazine, obtained an entrepreneurship certificate and was honored as a Black/African American Cultural Center Scholar during all his four years. Yet even after all his accomplishments, he said his early college years aren’t too far behind. “It feels like just yesterday I [was trying] to locate my classes as a freshman,” said Ansah-Mensah, who graduated with a degree in business administration. This entrepreneur said he feels blessed to graduate, since statistically many people in the world don’t. He said that less than one percent of the world attends university, less than that graduate, and that the statistics are even lower for minorities and black men. Not only will Ansah-Mensah graduate, he also has many accom30
Route 2
Days: Monday through Saturday, year-round Serves: West Fort Collins. Stops at: Mail Transfer Point, Drake & College, Senior Center, Centre & Prospect, and the Transit Center at CSU. Buses run: Every 60 minutes.
plishments from his time at CSU. With fellow seniors Garrett Hayes and Keenan Bender, Ansah-Mensah helped found Determination magazine. He is also a member of the United Men of Color Entrepreneurship Club, Africans United, and was a Residents Assistant for Braiden Hall, as well as a Key Ambassador. He is also an honors student and was selected as the Key Academic Freshman of the Year in 2008. Ansah-Mensah said that hard work and a great support system allowed him to get a job with Traveler’s Insurance, a Fortune 500 company, as a business insurance underwriter. He advises students to surround themselves with positive people and places. “Be, aspire to inspire before you expire,” Ansah-Mensah said.
Erika Muller Erika Muller is a non-traditional 33-year-old English education graduate. She is currently completing her classroom teaching credit on the East Coast and hopes to teach middle or high school language arts, but
is open to new opportunities in the education profession. While she acknowledges the unsteady job market, Muller remains optimistic. “I feel that being flexible and having an open mind is the key to having a great job,” Muller wrote in an email to the Collegian. Dr. Louann Reid, Dr. Pamela Coke and Dr. Cindy Odonnel-Allen are some of the people Muller credits for giving her the ability to become a good teacher. In addition, her Community Literacy Center internship allowed her to teach workshops for adults learning English as a second language and people studying for a GED. This culminated in a “community publication.” She said she wouldn’t have had these unique experiences if she hadn’t attended CSU. A noteworthy position Muller held was treasurer of the National Council of Teachers of English at CSU. During her time in this position, she worked with others to orchestrate an event including a reenactment of the Suzanne Collins
book, “Hunger Games,” which was “complete with students serving as Tributes for each of the 12 districts, and a cornucopia of battle supplies.” The event led to increased club recruitment and a demonstration of how the book could be used to engage readers. Muller said this and similar events were important to giving a message of literacy’s importance. Her organization also presented at the Fall 2010 Colorado Language Arts Society near Denver. While reflecting on her students’ visit to a career fair, Muller remarked on their observations about the ability to change careers. “I feel that traditional age students should be able to explore ‘the realm of possibilities’ they encounter not only while in college, but in the working world beyond academia,” Muller said. “For those non-traditional students, like myself, who are entering college from the work force, I feel that they should not give up on their dreams.” Collegian writer Devin O’Brien can be reached at news@collegian. com. Student Orientation Guide
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Saved! Food joints that deliver late into the night By Cassandara Whelihan The Rocky Mountain Collegian
fee. They close at 11 p.m. Monday through Wednesday as well as Sunday. On Thursday they’re open until midnight and on Friday and Saturday until 2:30 a.m. While pizza is their signature dish, they also serve wings, subs and salads. They can be reached at (970) 221-9144.
Fat Shack
College life can be demanding at times. Late-night study sessions sometimes burn more than just midnight oil and holes into your soul –– they make you incredibly hungry as well. And when that happens, what places in Fort Collins can come to your rescue?
Pita Pit Located at 1232 West Elizabeth St., the restaurant has put a unique twist on late night snacking with the idea that people crave an alternative to fast food restaurants. Their Lebanese style pita sandwiches are known to be light, healthy and delicious. The menu includes meat and vegetable pitas, salad, soup and smoothies. Pita Pit is open until 4 a.m. and charges $1.50 for delivery. The restaurant can be reached at (970) 416-7600.
Known as the home of the new American sandwich, the Fat Shack, located at 706 South College Ave., offers a variety of grilled and originally concocted sandwiches. With a delivery charge of $1.50 and an average price range of $10 per sandwich, this restaurant is a relatively affordable place to dine, according to many students. Open until 3 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 12 a.m. Sundays, the Fat Shack has sit down and delivery options. The restaurant can be reached at (970) 682-2216.
Jimmy John’s For classic sandwich lovers, Jimmy Johns offers both delivery and sit down options until 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. They are in various locations throughout Fort Collins including South College Ave., South Shields Street and
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John F. Kennedy Parkway. Jimmy John’s doesn’t charge extra for delivery. They can be reached at (970) 493-2015.
Pizza Casbah Pizza Casbah, located at 126 West Laurel St., doesn’t carry a delivery
Advertised as the pizza alternative, D.P. Dough offers a wide variety of calzones that can be delivered right to your doorstep. Established in the 1980s on the East Coast, D.P. Dough has made its way to Fort Collins and more than 22 other locations supplying you with late night dining. They are open until 2 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday. The restaurant does not apply a delivery fee. D.P. Dough is located at 634 South College Ave. and can be reached at (970) 224-0202.
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Get to know the different residence halls Academic Village: Known For: Academic Village, or AV as it is commonly called, is a complex comprised of the Honors Hall, Engineering Hall, Aspen Hall and the Ram’s Horn Dining Center. Students voted it the best dorm and dining hall for the 2011-2012 school year. “Academic Village had a great community,” sophomore honors student Emily Collins said. “Everyone was super friendly and involved so it was always a great time.” Each hall features the luxury of a private bathroom and air conditioning. Only Aspen Hall is open for any student. Visitors to the Honors and Engineering Halls must be accompanied by a resident. Location: Between Edwards Hall and Newsom Hall on the south side of campus.
Allison: Known For: Allison is known first and foremost for the dining center Spoons, which serves restaurant-style soups and salads for a meal swipe. At least one former Allison resident enjoyed the atmosphere of the Hall. “People actually respected the quiet hours, the RAs [resident assistants] were amazing, and everyone was nice,” former Allison Hall resident Breanna Behl-Johnson said. The hall features standard rooms with community bathrooms. Location: North side of campus near to the Transit Center and the Lory Student Center.
“The suite-style room was amazing,” said former resident Mitch McCullough. “Braiden was a great experience to have as a freshman because it made me feel more comfortable.” New Braiden residents should be prepared for change, however. Half of the building is receiving renovations for the 2012-2013 school year, so residents will be required to move rooms halfway through the school year to the updated side. Location: West of Eddy Hall and the Clark Building.
Corbett: Known For: Corbett is the largest hall since it contains the health and exercise community, key service community and key explore community. The dorm also has an in-building dining center that connects to neighboring Parmelee Hall. There is an enclosed courtyard with a basketball court, volleyball pit, grills and picnic tables.
“It was easy to meet people there,” former resident Lisa DeCristino said. “The dorm was also co-ed which made the atmosphere more mellow.” Location: West of Parmelee Hall
ticipate walking to one of the other dining halls. Location: Between Corbett Hall and Westfall Hall
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Durward Hall: Known For: Durward Hall is one of the “towers,” a 12-story residence hall that is on the northwest side of campus. Durward has both standard rooms and quad units. “The three-room unit was awesome because I had a roommate but got my own individual room,” said Angela Brehmer, a quad unit resident. The views of the Colorado sunset is unmatched due to the sheer height of the dorm, which can also be spotted from just about anywhere on campus. Durward is also close to Durrell Center, which has a game room, weight room, computer lab and dining center. The dining center is scheduled to be renovated during the 2012-2013 school year, so residents should an-
Known For: Edwards Hall is named for the first president of the university, Elijah Edwards. The hall has standard rooms with halls devoted to run off from the Honors and Engineering residential communities as well as the Equine community. “It was great to be around people who had a passion for the same thing I did,” said Crysta Woerpel, a resident of the Equine community. “It was also far enough away from classes that I didn’t feel like I was at school 24-7.” Edwards has had recent exterior upgrades to enhance the curb appeal of the hall. Location: West of Academic Village See HALLS on Page 40 Laurel Street
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Best places to snooze By EMILY SMITH The Rocky Mountain Collegian It’s 12:50 p.m. You just got out of class and have a one-hour break. You can barely keep your eyes open. Look no further: from the Morgan Library to the Oval, CSU has several great spots to take a quick on-campus nap when you need it most.
The Oval This landmark of CSU’s campus is located just south of the intersection of Laurel Street and Howes Street. It provides ample outdoor napping space as 2,065-foot expanse. The soft grass acts as a comfy bed and the large trees offer plenty of shade.
The Lory Student Center Couches, loveseats and chairs are scattered throughout the LSC for student use. Some prime locations include the east side of the building next to Sweet Sinsations coffee shop and the Sunken Lounge on the south side. This is a great option for napping inside during cold winter days.
Monfort Quad This field is located between the
Plant Science and Animal Sciences buildings, east of the Clark Building. Grass and several benches outline the quad for multiple napping options. Not quite as busy as the Oval or the LSC, the quad may offer a quieter napping venue.
Morgan Library Located at the south end of the LSC Plaza, the library is centrally located on campus and convenient for a quick nap. At 100,100 square feet, the napping possibilities are endless. Each of the three floors plus the basement offers different styles and selections of couches and chairs.
Lawn between Eddy Hall and the Education building In the middle of these two buildings sits another green expanse. Though smaller than the Oval and Monfort Quad, the lawn is a good napping option for students with classes on the south end of campus. Shade, trees and benches are dispersed around the grass. Collegian writer Emily Smith can be reached at news@collegian. com.
Senior soil and crop sciences major Oscar Jarquin studies under a tree in the Oval. Oscar is a foreign exchange student from Nicaragua who has been studying at CSU for the past three years. DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN
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Top left: Freshman computer science major Jesse Coffin goes for a tip during a beach volleyball game on the court outside of Westfall Hall. Top right: The team celebrates after tight end Crockett Gillmore, 10, scores the two-point conversion that took the Rams into overtime. The CSU Rams ended up winning in double overtime after a two-point conversion stop. Above: Team Caeser’s Palace, form a drumline at the Stroll, an annual dance competition as part of Greek Week at CSU. Left: Two CSU fans decked out in green and gold cheer on the Rams at a football game. Below: Melissa English, a visitor to campus, bikes down a path at the CSU Oval.
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Ingersoll Hall: Known For: Ingersoll Hall is the farthest dorm from main campus. “It forced me to exercise because there was no short way to walk to classes,” former resident Cameron Avis said. The hall was rich in the news this past year. There were shots fired at a motorist who struck a police officer nearby Ingersoll, as well as a fire that forced an evacuation of the dorm in the middle of the night. Ingersoll Hall is also a preliminary location for the proposed oncampus stadium. Ingersoll, while far from classes, is close to campus west- a shopping center on the other side of Shields Street. Location: East of Shields and Campus West.
Newsom Hall: Known For: Newsom Hall
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Parmelee Hall:
Known For: Parmelee was recently renovated in 2011-2012. It now features a colorful lobby, updated study rooms and a new air-conditioned fourth floor reserved for returning students. “Parmelee was completely redone and the study lounges were really nice! The student kitchen was also renovated,” said Kali Hastert,
former Parmelee resident. Parmelee is the home of Global Village Community, which accepts students on an application basis. Parmelee has a dining center that is connected to the Corbett Marketplace. Location: East of Corbett Hall
Summit Hall: Known For: The hall was built in 2004 with air-conditioned suite-style rooms. Residents are either in single or double rooms with connecting bathrooms. “It was like living in a hotel, but with a giant unbreakable family all around you,” former resident and sophomore Mairaed Gillooly said. Summit Hall also features the Live Green and Living Substance Free Communities. Location: South of Edwards Hall
Westfall Hall: Known For: Westfall Hall is the second 12-story residence hall. Like Durward, it is one of the “towers” with both standard rooms and quad units. There are study lounges on each floor and co-ed floors are available throughout the building. “The elevators were a great place to meet interesting people, the rooms were a great size, and the views were stunning,” said Asia Upchurch, a former resident. Westfall is also close to the Durrell Center, which has a game room, weight room, computer lab and dining center. The dining center is scheduled to be renovated during the 2012-2013 school year, so residents should anticipate walking to one of the other dining halls. Location: West of Durward Hall and the Durrell Center Collegian writer Nicolle Fagan can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Best Place to Hang out between classes
Best Place to Rock Climb
Best Bike Shop
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Horsetooth (5th year)
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Best Coffee
Best Park in FC
Best Nail Salon
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CONTENTS Clayton & Big Bend Service LLC SECTIONS 04 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 05 FEATURES
A guide to your campus life and breaking outside the Wash. U. bubble
19 PERSPECTIVE
Words of wisdom from Student Life columnists, campus leaders, administration and the senior staff of Student Life.
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Entertainment, food and the places to get both on and off campus.
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16 WASH. U. THREADS
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20 AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS CITY?
Senior forum editor Natalie Villalon dubunks St. Louis safety myths.
30 A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE SCENE Who’s who of Wash. U. entertainment.
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Don’t stumble, you’re not even drunk yet MICHAEL TABB
As a Washington University tour guide, I’m encouraged to pander to prospective students and their families by occasionally whipping out one of any number of historical factoids about the University. We might be passing the frat houses, but isn’t it just fascinating that the Danforth campus just so happens to have been the site of the 1904 Olympics and World’s Fair? Maybe it’s good because then I’m less likely to mention the fact that one of our fraternities just lost recognition for alleged group drug use or talk about that party I went to last weekend. But mostly, it’s good because people love hearing that even though their neighbors may never have heard of a Washington University in St. Louis, our school does in fact have a rich history. There’s a certain kind of thrill in realizing that our school hosted the first Olympic Games in the western hemisphere or that the school was founded by T.S. Eliot’s grandfather. Maybe you love history, maybe you love learning new things or maybe it all just makes you feel like you’re part of something special—which you should. But what’s truly special about Wash. U. isn’t what happened here one or two-and-a-half centuries ago. By attending Wash. U., you are joining of some of the most intelligent students from across the world to learn and prepare yourself for your future. In “The Most Interesting Man in the World is not that guy from the Dos Equis commercials,” (page 19), Alana Hauser discusses how joining such a community can be both humbling and empowering. At times, Wash. U. can be incredibly difficult. Part of that is the difficulty of transitioning to college in general and part of it is the fact that Wash. U. prides itself on being a very challenging
school. And there might even be other factors that add to your freshman year stress—in “Whatever, I’m getting cheese fries: The StudLife guide to fighting the freshman 15,” (page 6), Becky Prager talks with Director of University Nutrition Connie Diekman about how many freshmen struggle to deal with natural physical changes and make healthy choices away from home. This same intensity that can make transitioning to Wash. U. a struggle, though, is what makes the University community so vibrant and diverse. In “A brief guide to the student performance scene,” (page 30), Georgie Morvis goes through some of campus’ most well-known and entertaining performance groups. And for those who may not be looking to perform, Abi Saxena’s “Wash. U. clubs to know,” (page 10), highlights some of campus’ most popular organizations, as well as some of its most outlandish. At some point, however, you may actually grow to realize that there is in fact a world outside of the Wash. U. bubble. While there may be a huge number of opportunities on campus, there’s absolutely no reason not to venture past the collegiate gothic towers and fastidiously manicured lawns. For some advice on how to experience your freshman year to the fullest, check out “A freshman year bucket list” (page 37). Just be aware that if you are going to head off campus, use some discretion—as Natalie Villalon writes in “America’s most dangerous city?” (page 20), St. Louis is not the safest city to live in, at least not without using a bit of common sense. But as long as you don’t act stupid, keep your head held up and your eyes looking forward, you should be able to make it through unscathed. And with enough effort, possibly even get a good GPA. Welcome to The Starting Line.
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New underpass to maintain paintable spaces, bring new flair to 40 MICHAEL TABB
When the University’s department of Facilities Planning & Management announced last year that it would be tearing down and replacing the fiftyyear-old bridge connecting main campus to the South 40 due to structural concerns, it didn’t make a huge splash on campus. While the Missouri Department of Transportation had rated the bridge as structurally deficient, people were generally more perturbed by getting dripped on by the sagging understructure than by the fear of it crashing down. The new underpass slated to be finished by August 17 and reopened before the beginning of the fall semester will maintain the paint-able surfaces of the old structure while benefiting from a few aesthetic and structural changes, according to the project managers with the University and the City of Clayton. According to Stephen Meyer, the project manager overseeing the construction for Clayton, the old bridge was beginning to break down from ongoing exposure to water and road salt, and the new bridge should last about 40 years. “It’s just a matter of standard materials. It’s not a strength issue, it’s just that materials break down over time,” Meyer said. The project, which involved closing a stretch of Forsyth Boulevard over
the summer and rerouting pedestrian traffic, cost approximately $2 million, according to the City of Clayton’s website. Meyer said $772,000 came from a federal grant and the rest is being funded by the University. Rather than whitewashing the entire bridge as was done with the previous underpass, certain sections will not be painted and will allow the color of the sandblasted surfaces—the same pale brown as the sidewalks around campus—to shine through. The overall area of the structure that can be painted, though, should actually increase slightly, said Sarah Stanton, project manager for the University. In addition to the increased space, Stanton added that there will be additional lighting added to the underside of the bridge to illuminate the paintings at night. “The palate is very simple and the intent is for the bridge to serve as a kind of background element to allow the paintings and advertisements to really highlight the space, as opposed to take away from it,” Stanton said. “We’re just upgrading it.” Stanton noted that the bridge was also designed to make the structure safer and more functional for overhead traffic. “There was a little bit of a blind corner, especially approaching from the Danforth University Center side. What we’re trying to do is open it up from the
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base so it opens up to the plaza with the [paint-able geometric] follies,” she said. By adding a railing between passerby and traffic and enlarging the pathways, the bridge will now comply with Missouri Department of Transportation and Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The widened “shared use” pathway is also the next step in the University’s ongoing bike plan, which began last year further down Forsyth Boulevard and through campus. Ultimately, University officials hope to widen paths along the entire perimeter of campus to make sidewalks more accommodating to students. While the landscaping around the
underpass may look a bit bare toward the beginning of the semester, since Facilities prefers not to do excessive planting during the summer, Stanton said the area should still look vibrant. “It will just be simple and clean; it will just continue to look better as the fall progresses,” Stanton said. “Ideally, as soon as we open it up to foot traffic [on August 17th] we’ll be able to get our painters in there, to actually prime some of the surfaces so that they’re ready for the First Year Center to paint.” As of the end of June, the project was on schedule for mid-August completion.
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Whatever, I’m Getting Cheese Fries
The StudLife Guide to Fighting the Freshman 15
BECKY PRAGER
We’ve all seen it: whether sifting through Facebook pictures, visiting friends at school, or seeing people from home over the Thanksgiving or Christmas breaks. That girl who used to be so skinny has suddenly gotten a little chubbier; that buff guy from the football team now looks flabby and soft. It is the dreaded, widely feared Freshman Fifteen. So if you want to avoid that awkward conversation with your parents where they attempt to gently and subtly suggest to you how fat you’ve gotten (“You’re not fat, you’ve just been skinnier”), or the humiliating trip to the mall in December to buy a whole new wardrobe two sizes bigger than the one you brought with you to school in August, here are some helpful and healthy tips for you. There are lots of reasons that freshmen gain weight so easily. There are always those kids who came from homes where junk food was blasphemy and carbs were akin to the devil, whose mom forcefed them broccoli and tofu their whole lives. Away from their mothers’ clutches, they suddenly realize they can eat anything they want, whenever they want, with no one to yell at them or guilt-trip them into eating a salad. The temptation and freedom is irresistible. Then there are the former athletes: they spent their whole lives playing sports all the time and never had to worry about what they were eating, especially in high school when they would burn it off in daily 3-hour varsity sport practices. But most of these kids will not be continuing those sports once they get to school in August—maybe some will do club sports or intramurals eventually, but others don’t have the time, especially a busy and overwhelmed freshman (“Ugh I like totally wish I had time for IM soccer but I’m soooo busy…next semester though, def ”). These people now have to face the choice of either changing their eating habits or finding a new way to work off those calories, and this usually means—*exasperated sigh*—working out. A big part of college is that we stay up much later than we did at home, whether it’s all-nighters at the library or staying out ‘til 2:45 and then sprinting to Bear’s Den before it closes on a Friday night or drunk-ordering Dough to Door and getting it
delivered to the frat house. Yes, we’re lucky that we have a lot of late night food options, but think about what you get. A giant thing of tots and a slice of pizza after a night out? A buffalo chicken wrap at seven and then a half-and-half at midnight for the infamous “second dinner” when you’re staying up late cramming for that test? Let’s face it, late night bingeing is rarely, if ever, healthy, and it’s something that freshmen frequently engage in. Director of University Nutrition (and creator and namesake of Connie’s Choice) Connie Diekman explained that not only can the Freshman Fifteen be blamed on things like tempting new food options or being too busy to get regular exercise, but for
self-control and self-monitoring. “When eating in a social situation, survey the available food and decide what you want to eat and want you can skip,” Diekman said. Another tip she gave is to make sure you put your food on a plate so you can monitor how much you eat and avoid eating absentmindedly. She also encouraged students to budget time in their schedules to exercise regularly, because not only will you burn calories, but it will also decrease your levels of stress, an emotion with which freshmen are all too familiar. And to the over-committed freshman who just can’t seem to find the time to work out, Connie points out that it can be as easy as walk-
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us lucky girls it can also be explained by medical reasons. “Female college freshman are often shifting from a teenage metabolism to an adult metabolism, so the calories they used to burn now become stored calories,” Diekman said. Diekman advised freshmen not to be overwhelmed by the extensive food options: “For the most part, those food options remain the same during that time so no need to try everything the first month.” Keep portion size in mind as well, because, as Diekman pointed out, “a cookie might be okay, but is the portion what you normally eat, or are the cookies much bigger [than one serving]?” For freshmen who tend to pig out at res-college dinners in College Hall, free food given out by student groups eager to attract new members, or pizza and soda almost always present at freshmen-floor bonding activities, Diekman recommends a bit of
A green salad topped with veggies, beans, wheat berries, chicken and fruit, with a wheat roll
ing across campus. “Adding a few extra minutes of walking to or from classes can help burn calories,” Diekman said. “In addition, when walking back to the South 40, students can first walk the inside perimeter of the campus to boost their walking time and calories burned.” But overall, Diekman said that eating smart and healthy is always the best way to avoid gaining weight. Diekman said that it’s important for students to fuel their bodies with energy-rich food every three to four hours to avoid overeating. She even came up with a few meals that will keep you full without putting you at risk of the dreaded Fifteen (above). So freshmen, don’t be fearful of your waistlines. It is possible to eat healthy as a college student. Make exercise a priority, eat smart and healthy, and manage how much you eat. You’ve got four years to go, and you don’t want to have to buy a new wardrobe for each one.
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Don’t forget to check out all of the programs in store for this year: » Pre-Orientation » Bear Beginnings » Bear Bulletin e-Newsletter » First Year Reading Program » First 40 » Campus Connections Weekly Series » Lunch & Dinner by the Dozen » St. Louis by the Dozen » Service by the Dozen » Parent & Family Weekend » Freshman Finale
WELCOME TO THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY! The First Year Center supports you and other new students through your transition into the Washington University community. Our goal is to assure each of you builds and sustains your academic and personal goals. We bring together people, programs, and resources to provide an undergraduate experience of exceptional quality where we come to know you by name and story and where we help you prepare for a life of meaning and purpose. The professional staff, First Year Center Executive Board, and all of the WUSAs can’t wait to meet you when you arrive on campus in August. Come visit us in the Women’s Building (we always have snacks)!
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Wash. U. acronyms spelled out Welcome, Class of 2016, to Washington University in St. Louis! Enjoy getting to stumble over the five words of your college’s oversized name, because once you get on campus, you will never refer to the school any way other than as “Wash. U.” And just as everyone here shortens the name of our University, we at Wash. U. are infamous (at least on our own campus) for shortening everything as much as humanly possible. To help get you acclimated to the local language, here’s a list of some of Wash. U.’s most popular acronyms: ALLY SCHER
AC: Athletic complex BD: Bear’s Den. BD is the dining area on the South Forty, which includes the Cherry Tree Café and Paws & Go market. Don’t confuse it with B&D, the security personnel that help with some University events.
DUC: Danforth University Center. The DUC is the main dining area on campus, and dining options there include a food court and Café Bergson (which is the only place on campus that makes lunchtime smoothies). Many student resources are housed in the DUC, including the Career Center, Student Union, and the Greek Life Office. Student publications (including StudLife) are housed on the third floor.
EST: The Emergency Support Team. EST is Wash. U’s student emergency team that responds to on-campus emergency calls (314935-5555) KWUR: Wash. U. Radio (the K goes before every station in the Midwest). Student DJs broadcast music 24 hours a day to the campus and community at 90.3 FM.
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RA: Residential Advisor. They’re the upperclassmen who live on your floor and help you out if your roommate goes bonkers.
Gregg House storefronts on the South 40, STS serves all student computing and technology needs, including cable.
RCD: Residential College Director. He or she is an adult who lives in the residential college and helps with different activities and events that happen throughout the year.
SU: Student Union, your student government. The executive officers of Student Union oversee SU Senate, SU Treasury, Class Councils, and nearly 300 different student groups. It has an annual budget of well over $2 million—which it collects through the student activities fee.
RPM: Residential Peer Mentors. They’re upperclassmen who serve as tutors for large freshman classes (Calculus, Chemistry, Writing, Physics, etc.) RPHE: Residential Peer Health Educators. They’re upperclassmen who are trained to answer health-related questions and implement programs to educate freshmen on the health transition in college SHS: Student Health Services. It’s located on the South 40 and since you’re required to have the school’s health plan, it’s potentially cheaper than a normal visit to the doctor.
WUPD: The Washington University Police Department, located on the South 40, can be reached 24/7 at 314935-5555. WUSA: Washington University Student Associates. WUSAs are upperclassmen who assist freshmen with the social transition to college, typically by socializing on the floor at particular times each week and participating in floor activities. WUSTL: The acronym for Washington University in St. Louis.
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Wash. U. clubs to know ABI SAXENA
Washington University is home to nearly 300 student clubs, groups and organizations that offer students the chance to get involved in anything from community service to cultural performances to student advocacy and much more. Wash. U. makes it possible to join organizations you may have never thought existed or start one you think may benefit your community—or might just be fun. Either way, there are literally hundreds of ways to get involved on campus. Keep your eyes out for the following clubs, not that you’ll really have to—most clubs are dying to get freshmen involved, and will coax you with as much free stuff as they can afford to get you to join.
Government
Congress of the South 40 Operating under the Residential Life Office, Congress of the South 40 (CS40) is the largest campus organization involving freshmen and sophomores and acts as the governing body of the South 40. CS40 has representatives from each residential college as well as an executive board that program events for students living on the South 40—and often the rest of campus. CS40 put on events like the South 40 Formal, South 40 Week in the fall and spring, a concert called WUStock that featured Gym Class Heroes this past year, and more than 100 individual events both South 40wide and residential college specific. Last year, they also brought Joseph Gordon-Levitt to campus. Student Union Student Union (SU) is the largest governing body at Wash. U, overseeing virtually all student groups on campus. Students elected to SU Senate and Treasury vote every spring on whether to approve a student-crafted general budget of around $2.5 million, which funds the operation of nearly 300 student groups. SU also allocates money to class councils, which are elected by their specific classes to provide class-specific programming. In order to get involved with SU leadership, you can campaign and take part in fall or spring elections. If you don’t necessarily want to take on the commitment of campaigning and serving in an elected office, you can also join a committee.
Cultural
Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) Every year ALAS brings you Carnaval, a huge cultural show that celebrates Latin American pride and culture through various student-organized dances and cultural skits. ALAS also sponsors events throughout the year that bring in authors and other intellectuals to speak to Wash. U. students about issues relevant to the Latin American community, such as immigration legislation. Asian American Association (AAA) and Lunar New Year Festival (LNYF) The Asian American Association is one of the largest organizations on campus, centering on East and Southeast Asian culture to Wash. U. Together, AAA and LNYF sponsor the Lunar New Year Festival at the beginning of the spring semester. The even features a firework display, free food and a huge cultural show that includes traditional and modern dance, musical talent and cultural skits produced by students to celebrate the coming of the East Asian New Year. Ashoka Ashoka is Wash. U.’s South Asian society that celebrates a number of events, such as the Hindu holiday of lights, also known as Diwali. Diwali is a major cultural show featuring a variety of South Asian dances. Toward the end of the year, Ashoka also celebrates the Hindu holiday of color known as Holi by sponsoring a huge water balloon fight on the Swamp. Association of Black Students (ABS) The Association of Black Students gives a strong voice to the African American presence on campus. Hosting events such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium and sponsoring a mentor program known as Feed My Sheep, ABS works to connect African American students with diverse resources around campus. Pride Alliance Pride Alliance is the largest LGBTQIA group on campus. Pride Alliance puts on Club Q, which is an alternative to Club 40, at the beginning of the year, for those who want to meet fellow LGBTQIA classmates and Pride Alliance leaders.
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Student cultural groups are known for putting on some of Wash. U.’s most spectacular and well-attended performances of the year, including Lunar New Year Festival (left) and Diwali (right).
Pride Alliance also puts on a fall and spring formal for all students as well as an annual drag show. Through advocacy and awareness campaigns across campus, Pride Alliance works to create a safe environment for LGBTQIA students at Wash. U.
Performance
Team 31 Every semester, Team 31’s puts on a major concert called W.I.L.D. (or Walk in Lay Down). W.I.L.D. is a musical celebration in Brooking Quadrangle featuring a more mainstream artist in the fall (last year Team 31 brought Mike Posner) and a more alternative artist during the spring (last semester, Fitz & the Tantrums). For most people, who start partying in the early afternoon, the music doesn’t really matter. For some, a successful W.I.L.D. means not actually making it to the Quad. WU-SLam Comprised of Wash. U. students who enjoy writing and performing slam poetry, WU-Slam is the perfect place for budding poets. WU-SLam hosts Inklings, a weekly poetry workshop for amateurs and
experienced poets alike, and its performance crew competes at the Grand Slam, an event that showcases the best slam poets at Wash. U., for the chance to move on and compete nationally. A cappella groups Wash. U. is known for the high caliber of its a cappella groups, many of which record and distribute their own music. The most popular and celebrated cappella group on campus is the all-male ensemble The Stereotypes. However, there are also The Amateurs, The Pikers, The Mosaic Whispers, After Dark, More Fools than Wise, The Aristocats, Staam, Deliverance, The Ghostlights, and Sensasians. Each group has its distinct sound and style: The Aristocats perform only Disney music, The Stereotypes perform their take on today’s popular music while More Fools than Wise sings primarily classical music. Auditions are open to all students at the beginning of the year.
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WUChurn This group was formed to fill a major void on campus; a large
chunk of the student body has never made butter the old fashioned way. But never fear, Washington University, WUChurn is a group designed specifically to fill that gaping butter-churn-shaped hole. The group, founded in fall of 2011, uses organic, locally-produced milk to make its own butter on campus, which it contributes to other student groups. The club owns an antique wooden churn and jars and has 91 members in its Facebook group. Belegarth Medieval Combat Society This club takes medieval history to a whole new level. The Belegarth Medieval Combat Society meets every Saturday on the South 40 and spends the afternoon beating one another up. But no need to worry, the group does not use real metal equipment—members describe themselves as a society “where members of the university community can safely participate in full-force medieval combat.” Check out StudLife’s “WUStock” video for some live-action highlights!
Looking Ahead to Sophomore Year
Lambda Sigma Honor Society Lambda Sigma is a sophomore service honor society (honor societies are recognized nationally and allow students to graduate with honors) and is currently in its 10th year. Identifiable by their blue and yellow stoles, Lambda Sigma members mostly take part in service events in the greater St. Louis community, but they do host Random Acts of Kindness Week during Valentine’s week on campus. Lock and Chain Honorary Lock and Chain is Wash. U.’s oldest honorary (honoraries are recognized only by Wash. U. and members do not graduate with honors), currently in its 109th year. Lock and Chain members are exclusively sophomores and wear physical chains (don’t ask them what it means because only members can know) to raise awareness about events they’re hosting around campus. Lock and Chain hosts numerous service projects throughout Wash. U., and its biggest school-wide event is George Washington Week, to celebrate the man our school was named after.
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What to know about safety at Wash. U. MICHAEL TABB
Whether you’ve seen the statistics on the Internet or seen people’s eyebrows lift half an inch when you’ve told them you’re going to school in St. Louis, you may know that the city doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to safety. The University itself has appeared on a number of rankings for unsafe college campuses—for example, The Daily Beast recently put it 16th on a list of the nation’s most “crime-rattled” campuses. Don Strom, chief of police for the Washington University Police Department, argued that these unfavorable assessments are based on inaccurate data collection. “[The Most Crime-Rattled Colleges study] is a flawed study, and it’s combining data from the Danforth Campus, the Medical School campus, the neighborhood and Barnes Jewish Hospital. There’s even a murder cited—the murder turned out to be a domestic dispute at Barnes Jewish hospital,” Strom said.
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A primer: The top 10 moments/stories of the 2011-12 athletic season KURT ROHRBECK
Every year in athletics here at Washington University brings in some stories, some success from traditional powers and even some pleasant surprises. Last year was no exception to any of these, as the Bears completed a best-ever second place finish in the Director’s Cup standings while securing eight University Athletic Association championships. If you’re new to the picture here at Wash. U. and want a recap of what you might have missed out on last year, here are the top 10 storylines and events from the last athletic season. Events are not necessarily in order, though the three most significant—in our opinion—are at the end. (Note: any years mentioned for players refer to their academic status in 2011-12.)
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Football taking back the Founders Cup: In what was an up-and-down 2011 campaign for the football team, a 38-20 thrashing of the University of Chicago on Nov. 17 helped the team end the season on a positive note against its biggest rival—and it allowed the players to pick up some revenge for a loss in 2010 that ended the Bears’ playoff hopes that year. Baseball’s resurgence and return to the playoffs: Head coach Steve Duncan’s second season with the Bears could only be described as a huge step in the right direction. With the help of 12-game and 11-game winning streaks, the team secured a 28-14 record, good enough for the Bears to make their first trip to the postseason in three years. Men’s soccer’s UAA title and playoff win: Maybe you’ve already heard about their exploits in the music
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video industry, but on the field itself the men’s soccer team put together its best season in years. The Bears went 14-3-1, which was good for a UAA championship—their first since 1999—before hosting and winning a first-round playoff contest against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Golf ’s outstanding year: Three years after becoming an official NCAA varsity program, the Wash. U. women’s golf team announced itself as a national power last year. Led by junior Hannah Buck, sophomore Andi Hibbert and freshman Olivia Lugar, the team spent most of the season ranked No. 2 in the country and even took some first-place votes from 15-time defending champion Methodist University throughout the year. Men’s basketball winning the UAA: Relying on the senior leadership of
Dylan Richter and Alex Toth and contributions from underclassmen such as sophomores Chris Klimek and Tim Cooney, the men’s basketball team shook off a disappointing 2010-11 season and took the UAA by storm. The Bears finished 11-3 in conference, which gave them the title before they made it to the second round of the tournament. Volleyball’s record set streak: The women’s volleyball team began its season the way they begin most seasons: by winning. And they kept winning. And not losing. And they made it without losing a single set until Oct. 15, when they dropped the first set of a match against the University of Chicago. By that point, they had won (63) straight sets—an NCAA Division III record. Men’s tennis defeats No. 1 Amherst: The men’s tennis team entered the day
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at No. 15 on May 22 when it faced off with top-ranked Amherst in the NCAA quarterfinals. What ensued was possibly the upset of the tournament. Fueled by a 3-0 sweep of doubles and a clinching victory by junior Adam Putterman, the Bears advanced to the semifinals over the top-ranked team in the country. Nancy Fahey to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame: Fahey was tabbed for induction in the summer of 2011, marking a historic event not just for Washington University but for all of Division III women’s basketball. Fahey, with 617 career wins, was inducted in June, becoming the first Division III figure of any kind—player or coach—to make the Hall. Tyler Jackson’s 60-meter hurdles national title: But despite the successes of the school’s consistent powers, the 2011-12 Washington University athletic
program was defined, more than anything else, by the unprecedented successes of its cross-country and track and field programs. Senior Tyler Jackson, the top runner on the men’s track and field team, won the first-ever indoor individual national championship for a Wash. U. runner with his time of 7.93 seconds on March 10. Women’s cross-country’s national championship: In a championship that seemed to be years in the making with the group of runners in place, the Wash. U. women’s cross-country team entered the school’s history books forever on Nov. 19, when it topped the field to win the school’s first-ever cross-country title. Senior Erica Jackey (second overall) led the way for the Bears, who brought the 19th championship trophy in school history back to the Athletic Center.
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Wash. U. threads: A general schematic ABI SAXENA
When you arrive on campus in a number of weeks with your overstuffed suitcases and your sleep-deprived parents and your eager-to-please-and-grab-theworld-in-a-vice-grip personality, you will likely feel a fleeting impulse to sign up for everything (if just to nab some giveaways) and introduce yourself to everyone. But that’s tiresome, and let’s be real, you don’t have time for that many hellos. As you’ll soon learn, there are only so many types of people at Wash. U., and here’s our guide to recognizing all of them by clothing alone. And no, it’s not stereotyping, it’s just compartmentalizing schemas (study your Piaget). The Ultra-Hipsters See those students sporting sunglasses, over-the-head, ear-mashing headphones, deep V-necks from
Urban Outfitters (where they’ll deny ever shopping) and whose expressions say “We smell cultural conformity, and it’s vile”? They’re your almost-friendly hallway Ultra-Hipsters. Thrift-stores are their haven. You may be tempted to suggest that they try wearing clothes made for their own gender or shaving their face and/or legs every now and then, but soon you’ll learn better. Just enjoy your half-and-half and let them take solace in the fact that they liked plant food before the herbivore dinosaurs did. Or drop the fried food and run to Avalon Exchange on the Delmar Loop for a fast makeover. The New England Prepsters College Prowler may say we’re all hideous, but ignoring that, Wash. U. might as well be a catalog for J.Crew. These are your classmates whose closets looks like packs of pastel crayons, and they’ll proudly
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with the sides cut out, a backwards hat, plastic neon sunglasses and some body oil. Recognize a sorority girl by her assortment of neon shirts, orange and yellow being mandatory. If you want to be one, be prepared to wear only things that have your sorority’s letters on them. The Classic Nerds The sooner you accept it the better: every Wash. U. kid is a nerd, but some of us choose to take nerdom to the next level. You can easily spot these “Classic Nerds” in their tie-dyed AP Chemistry shirt from high school or their signed Halo shirts. These are the kids you will find sniffing their clothes to check if the smell has turned toxic yet. Be their master by pulling out your Pi shirt come March 14. Or better yet, make them actual pie. The Boring B-Schoolers Is there a career fair you didn’t hear about, or are those people
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avant-garde or vintage-chic or an oversized blouse and pajama pants, their outrageous prints and makeshift accessories are certainly distinctive. The Architecture Archetype Just like they are drowned with work, you can find an architecture student drowning in the largest sweater you have ever seen. Whether the sweater has a picture of cats or the biggest eye-sore of a pattern on it, chances are it belongs to an architecture student who knows he is going to need something comfy to sleep in while at studio all night. He’s also probably rocking disheveled hair, seeing as he’s going to wake up with bed hair anyway. The Rebels with Too Many Causes Congratulations, you spotted the rare students on campus who actually care about politics/issues outside of the Wash. U. bubble. No one knows why they are petition-
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ing whatever they are, but they’ll tell you at length if you make the mistake of pretending to care. Recognize them by their “Coal is Never Clean” banner that they carry to everything, whether or not it’s relevant. The rest of their clothing won’t match because they figured the banner is all you’d care about. The “Normal People” Let’s be real: Wash. U. kids are by no means “normal,” but that doesn’t mean some of us don’t pretend. So if you aren’t looking to be in a particular clique, just remember the three C’s: clothes, clean and casual. Wear clothes, clean yourself in the shower every day for at least three minutes, and be casual in your style. Wear jeans and a plain shirt. There is no need to try to be extra special because at Wash. U. we are all special (some more than others, but still)!
Five things everyone should pack
Five things everyone should avoid
A shirt and jeans. Preferably without holes.
Five things everyone should avoid
Lightweight clothing. Jeans are great, but St. Louis in August can be sweltering.
Nudity: We are not that progressive, and no school ever should be.
A raincoat or at the very least an umbrella. It does rain here.
Sweatpants and sweatshirts: Just not OK, just no.
A snow jacket, i.e. a pea coat. You want to be able to enjoy all four seasons to the fullest.
Jeggings: Unless you are looking to be on WASH U NO PANTS.
Sweaters, sweaters and more sweaters, for when you just want to be cozy or for when it’s chilly outside.
Your “Other College” hoodie: Unless you’re supporting a family member, leave it at home. Socks and sandals: There is a reason that sandals aren’t closed-toed.
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The Most Interesting Man in the World is not that guy from the Dos Equis commercials ALANA HAUSER
He completes all of the New York Times crossword puzzles. Yes, even the Sunday edition. His grandma is the pioneer of modern cancer treatment research. He was a child actor in Olive Garden commercials. He still smells like freshbaked bread. He can calculate logs. In his head. He helped create a business model. For Google+. He is….the most interesting—wait no—he is the average Washington University student. Now, don’t be scared. This is not meant to frighten you or make you feel inferior or mediocre. I am merely trying to prepare you for the imminent realization that you are no longer as special as your mommy has been telling you for the past 18 years.
In order to be accepted to Wash. U., all of you must have already proved yourself as intelligent students, coming from the tops of your classes, embodying some unique quality that will benefit the Wash. U. community and ensure your future success (so that you can then donate large sums of money to your alma mater, Wash. U.). However, it is also true that the 1,600 people in the class of 2016 all met the same qualifications that you did. In other words, they are just as spectacular as you are. Despite what you might think now, meeting these students is going to be an overwhelming and humbling experience. Orientation week is full of brief conversations in which people highlight the best aspects about themselves— friendship marketing, you might call it. All week you may think to yourself, “Holy shit. I don’t measure up to these people. Who are these crazy kids who develop new ways to engineer catheters in their free time?” And it might feel
like you are the only one experiencing these emotions. But don’t worry, you aren’t. As you are overcome by these feelings, remember that there is a right way and a wrong way to channel these inevitable emotions. You should not start to feel super competitive with those around you because it is not necessary to prove yourself. Getting into Wash. U. is proof enough of your capabilities. You may not feel as exceptional as you did amongst those at your high school, but it is essential to understand the insignificance of feeling “special.” You now live in a community of some of the brightest people you will ever meet, so dispose of your self-consciousness for a moment and take advantage of the environment you are now so lucky to be a part of. If there is one thing I have learned throughout my years at Wash. U., it is that 85 percent of my college education has derived from my peers, not my
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teachers. Absorb every ounce of the intelligence that surrounds you because in the end, college is not simply about understanding the chemical structure of an ion or the anthropological theories of acculturation, but rather it is about those late-night political debates in your freshman hall. It is about reconfiguring your opinions toward what a liberal-arts education means. It is about those intimate discussions on how to change the world—or if you really even want to. Your fellow Wash. U. students are just as amazed by you as you are by them. You may not be special anymore, but the Wash. U. community as a whole is something special in and of itself. And it is your job to embrace this, so don’t feel overwhelmed. Feel grateful. Because after this, you are going to enter a world of stupidity, and you are going to wish you took more advantage of your time at Wash. U. amidst some of the most interesting men and women in the world.
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America’s most dangerous city? NATALIE VILLALON
St. Louis, apart from the Arch and Budweiser, is probably most closely associated in the public mind with crime. It has been (in)famously rated as the “Most Dangerous City in America” several times by CQ Press, most recently in 2010. Never fear; there’s no need to buy a bulletproof vest and huddle in a fetal position in your dorm room. This sensational moniker belies the relative safety of Wash. U.’s campus and the surrounding area. While there have been muggings and other crimes committed against students, there is no need for alarmism, but rather, practicality. The Wash. U. campus itself is very safe; it isn’t called the Wash. U. bubble for nothing. There are the requisite campus police patrols, and blue light telephones linked directly to the Wash. U. police department. Unfortunately, this also implies, accurately, that a lot of Wash. U. students do not venture off-campus on a regular basis. This is partially a function of the plush nature of the Wash. U. campus but is also because of safety concerns. First of all, let’s clear
up the “Most Dangerous City in America” issue. The St. Louis Metropolitan area isn’t exactly warm and fuzzy. That said a disproportionate amount of the crime occurs in the city of St. Louis, an entity politically distinct from the county (where Wash. U. is actually located). To illustrate, the city, with a population of about 360,000, had an index crime rate (calculated based on the number of reported crimes per 100,000 population) of 10,401.8 and 143 homicides in 2009. In the same year, the entire county, with a population of 989,966, had an index crime rate of 3,406 and a total of 36 homicides. Clayton, where Wash. U. is partially located, had a violent crime rate of 77.7 percent less than the national average in 2009. The greater St. Louis area is a study in stark socioeconomic dichotomies. This is reflected in the relative crime rates of places around St. Louis. For Wash. U. students, this is most obviously reflected in the Delmar Loop. Wash. U. is located south of the Loop, as are quite a few affluent neighborhoods. Crossing the street to the north brings you into an area stricken with poverty.
Naturally, this study in statistical manipulation isn’t a free pass to traipse around Forest Park alone at 2 a.m. Venturing off-campus is obviously more risky; for example, there was a string of six robberies and attempted robberies last fall in the Pershing-Waterman area, a neighborhood popular with students living off-campus. Both the Washington University Police Department (WUPD) and the Metropolitan Police Department patrol the area; the series of incidents prompted an increase in area patrols. It should be noted that all of the reported incidents occurred between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Be sure to be aware of your options in terms of getting around at night. Wash. U. offers services to reduce risk to students, such as Campus2Home busses, which convey students from the Danforth campus to off-campus housing. WUPD even provides a walking escort service between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. during the academic year, to or from anywhere on campus. When it comes to attitudes about personal safety, I have encountered a wide range, varying from the macho to the naïve
to the sensible. One friend, who fancies himself the second coming of Chuck Norris, used to carry around a huge knife in his backpack. I saw him use it once—to chop potatoes. On the other end of the spectrum, a girl I know took Southern hospitality and friendliness to a naïve extreme and eventually offered a ride to the wrong person. She was subsequently carjacked. These are extreme cases, but they serve to illustrate a choice that every student makes about their approach to personal safety. It doesn’t hurt to look into pepper spray, but really, the most important steps to safeguarding one’s personal safety are the most obvious. Don’t go out alone late at night. Be aware of your surroundings. Don’t get super drunk and try to stumble home alone. These are all pretty obvious variations on advice your parents have been giving you since you were five, but always remember to factor in alcohol intake and the fact that unless you’re a local, this is an entirely new environment. Just be sensible and chances are, you’ll be fine.
Getting to know your freshman roommate CLAIRE FERGUSON
The freshman situation is a unique time in your life. You have traveled in from overseas, have tunneled through security lines, and have dug out of over-cramped cars. Your final destination, however, is the same: your first Wash. U. dorm room. You saw when you toured that the dorms are incredible. The beds are Tempur-Pedic, the walls are a blank canvas for posters and pictures, and the freshman floor provides the perfect platform for easily meeting a large group of great people. The floor itself is a fantastic, diverse group of people, but the person you probably most anticipate meeting is your roommate. Having a freshman roommate is probably the first, and possibly only, time in your life you will room with a stranger. Before first contact at Wash. U., take advantage
of Facebook and cell phones to set a foundation with your roommate. Most likely, the conversation will come easily as you can discuss any topic, from your classes, favorite movies or interests to sharing ideas on room decorations. The first few days will be full of unpacking in close quarters, meeting a flurry of new people, and adjusting to Wash. U. and to each other’s habits. Keep in mind that both of you are in a new place and situation. Rooming with anyone can cause tension. Within the first few days, fill out the roommate agreement you will get from your RA. Use the discussion to get to know your roommate’s living habits and to create a solid understanding of the living environment you both want, so you can refer to it in case of a disagreement. If issues do arise, talk about them immediately in order to keep a comfortable living environment for both of you.
The best way to start off on the right foot is to remember to be respectful of your roommate, your roommate’s belongings and your roommate’s habits. Give your roommate opportunities in the first few weeks to get to know you through a roommate dinner, adventure off campus or hanging with them at orientation activities. Your freshman roommate has the potential to be your best friend and a great support system the first year of college; be sure to give him or her that chance. Such a friendship is not guaranteed, however, and do not try to force one that is not there or will not come naturally. You may not be destined to be best friends but try to be open and kind toward each other so that the two of you are happy living together. Keep in mind that the room that you are sharing is still yours. You need to
be comfortable in it. If the situation becomes unbearable, and you do not feel comfortable living in your room, talk to your RA. It may be possible to move out if the two of you cannot make it work. You do not have to suffer through a roommate who is disrespectful to you or your property. The key to resolving or preventing such a situation is to talk things out and keep communication open and honest. Freshman year is a wonderful time. You will get to decorate your dorm room, sign up for classes and meet new people. Embrace every opportunity and give everything a chance. Make mistakes and learn from them. Try something new and show people something you are good at. But, most importantly, get excited for your freshman year!
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The Wash. U. pre-med experience ALEXANDRA NEUMAN
Wash. U. pre-med and Wash. U. biomedical engineering! I can feel the prestige and the challenge inherent to these programs seeping into me from just typing out their names. This well-deserved hype is what causes the average prospective pre-med to view a Wash. U. acceptance letter as confirmation that his lifelong dream of entering the medical profession is finally on its way to realization. The future is seen as a one-way road: Wash. U. pre-med, respectable graduate school, successful career (with a possible exotic twist of Doctors/Engineers Without Borders somewhere along the way). While this may be the route that some students actually end up taking, it has been observed year after year that from General Chemistry I onward, the number of pre-meds in each class progressively dwin-
dles. Some call this process “weeding out,” in which only the strong survive, only the heroic Jack Shephardlike pre-meds make it through to the end. I like to think about it, however, as the other not previously considered fields “weeding in.” The elective you take for an easy A might resonate with you, the freshman seminar you signed up for just so you can go to Ireland at the end of the year might get your literary brain flowing in ways that you cannot ignore. You may find yourself inspired, empowered even, to drop your original plan. The difficulty of the pre-med/BME programs might be part of the reason to stray, but that difficulty itself may just serve as a sign that the work you originally set out to do is not what will sustain your personal sense of fulfillment throughout your life. You may be reading this now, before the start of your freshman year,
thinking, “That’s nice that people get inspired to change their paths, but I got this! I am absolutely certain that I am becoming a doctor.” But even you are not fully immune to the spontaneous onset of introspection and self-discovery that college tends to breed. In some cases, college may just reinforce your original plan, and make you more confident than ever in your desire to pursue these programs. Whatever the situation may be, prepare yourself for transformation, and try not to view a meaningful change of heart as a failure of attaining your original goals. Lastly, for those with no intention of being pre-med or pursuing BME, remember that whatever you are doing has much value. You may feel a little left out when all of Gen. Chem. marches back from an evening exam together and soothes the collective angst over snacks provided by the school. But the essays you’re writ-
ing are also challenging, the portrait you’re painting may be stretching your brain to its full capacity—you deserve some free snacks, too! We all have unique skill sets and were brought together to pursue the plentiful options that Wash. U. has to offer. It would seem wasteful not to change our minds every five seconds, given that Wash. U. has strengths in many fields and offers different schools to switch seamlessly in and out of. Just make sure to check in with yourself every once in a while and establish that you’re enjoying whatever you’ve chosen to stick with. This way, at the end of four years, you can look back on what you’ve learned with a sense of pride and an enthusiastic vision for your future.
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Q&A – Advice from upperclassman Scene staffers on the do’s and don’ts of parties, relationships and sex SCENE STAFF
Should I date the cute guy/girl I met as a prefrosh who I’ve been Facebook chatting ever since? While it is tempting to stick with your prefrosh buddies, especially at the start of the year when you don’t really know anyone, don’t let this keep you from meeting new people during orientation week. Keep in mind that you have only spent two or so real days with this potential romantic interest, and no matter how much you chatted online, there is a lot you don’t know about one another. Don’t let a premature relationship interfere with your friend-making opportunities or ruin your relationship with your roommate in the first few weeks of school. Should I go out and party during orientation week when my parents are still in town? Be careful. A few drinks of punch could easily turn into the worst hangover of your life, worsened by carsickness from being crammed in the backseat of your parents’ rental car between grocery bags and dorm supplies. No one wants to be the kid walking
around Bed Bath & Beyond in barf-covered shorts. Is that really the last image you want to leave in your parents’ heads right before they don’t see you again for months? Should I have sex with someone who I want to become friends with in order to get to know them better? Friendships don’t form out of hookups. Sex can be great, but meaningless sex (and it will be meaningless if the other person has only known you for four minutes) gets old pretty quickly. The best way to become friends with someone is to be yourself and get to know them in a normal friend atmosphere, such as hanging out in your dorm or getting lunch together. While it may seem like everyone around you is having sex, they aren’t. And even if they are, it is probably lousy sex. According to StudLife’s 2012 Sex Issue survey, 37 percent of students are still virgins. If random sex has proved successful for you in the past, go for it. If not, take your time making friends and let the romance (and meaningful sex) follow.
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Is floorcest really that bad of an idea? This depends. Hooking up with a floormate can easily ruin the dynamic of a freshman floor, creating tension and awkwardness when things go awry. However, there is a right way to do floorcest if you feel strongly enough. Either do it during those first few weeks of school, so that the sexual tension can be removed early and friendships can still be formed or wait until those very last weeks of school when consequences and repercussions would be limited to the miniscule amount of time before summer break. Just be prepared to be ruthlessly teased by your fellow floormates; nothing is more entertaining than screwing with a couple that’s screwing. How do I have the conversation about drugs and alcohol with my roommate? This can seem like an awkward subject to broach, but it is best talked about in the first couple of days so that everyone’s expectations are clear and understood. Simply asking in a nonjudgmental way what your roommate is comfortable with can help ease any tension that may arise when your roommate sees you lining up beer bottles and bongs on top of your dresser. Or, if you and your roommate go out those first couple nights together, and your roommate returns home drunk and high, you might already have your answer. Seriously, though, just talk it out. How do I deal with being sexiled? Being exiled from your dorm room because your roommate is having sex (also known as being sexiled) is never an enjoyable experience. Try to scope out a floor buddy in those first couple of days who can be your go-to in case of an unexpected homeless night. Or, if you would rather, talk to your roommate about some sort of protocol, so that you don’t encroach on his fun by busting into the room at the wrong time and so you are also guaranteed a bed at the end of the night. Some things are better left unseen. If I want to let loose freshman year for a bit before cracking down and studying really hard the rest of my
time at Wash. U., I can do that with no repercussions and just write it off as freshman mistakes, right? Once you develop a reputation, it is very hard to convince people that you’ve changed. College students are notably more mature than high schoolers in terms of spreading rumors, and the size of Wash. U. helps keep the majority of people out of each other’s business. That being said, realize that what happens freshman year isn’t magically forgotten the following summer to give you a clean slate sophomore year. You only get one chance to make a first impression, a decent first semester GPA and a lasting freshman-floor friend group. Should I stay with my high-school boyfriend/girlfriend who is going to a different university and try to make long distance work throughout college? The best path to follow really depends on the two of you and the nature of your relationship. If you surround yourself with friends who hook up with different people every weekend, you may soon begin to wonder if their lifestyle is more rewarding than the monogamous one you chose. It can be hard to sustain a commitment amidst an environment of horny freshmen, and many high-school couples break up during their first year of college to explore the single life. The best thing to do is to communicate with one another honestly and regularly to decide what is best for the two of you. Keep in mind that you are still relatively young and may still be changing and understanding what the most compatible partner for you looks like. If he was your crush in middle school, what’s to say he will still be your type when you graduate from college? Also, don’t be afraid to explore nontraditional relationships. Sometimes an open relationship with a boyfriend for a few months can help you understand if you are unhappy in your relationship or if you are just horny.
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What to expect when you’re electing: An introduction to the political climate on campus NATALIE VILLALON
Wash. U. is hardly a UC Berkeley when it comes to political demonstrations (read: rioting). If you were looking to burn buildings and really stick it to the man, you may have missed your mark, hippy: We even have riot-proof dorms. The recent kerfuffle over the Occupy movement barely made a ripple on campus, though some students did turn out to protest off-campus. But while it’s fashionable to bemoan the “political apathy” of the student body, there are plenty of outlets for the politicalminded, enough to satisfy any nascent Karl Rove or Barack Obama. Wash. U. even holds the record for most presidential and vice presidential debates held on campus; most recently, we hosted the 2008 vice presidential debate.
While Missouri as a whole is a fairly conservative state, in keeping with a general trend among college campuses, Wash. U. has a fairly liberal student body. That said, a wide spectrum of political viewpoints is represented. Probably the two most prominent political clubs on campus are, naturally, the most mainstream: the College Democrats and College Republicans. Among other activities, the two groups host semesterly “Campus Crossfire” debates, which pit the two against one another in a grueling match of ideologies. Other groups include the Young Americans for Liberty, a conservative/libertarian group that staged a mock gulag on campus a few years back. Groups focused on specific policy issues include Wash. U. Students for Life, Wash U Feminists United and Washington University Students for Israel.
If none of those toot your political horn, you can always form your own group through Student Union. There’s a severe lack of Trotskysist and anarchist representation! For those more interested in commentary, there is no better outlet than the Washington University Political Review, or WUPR. The non-partisan magazine publishes submissions from the student body as well as staff articles. The group Controversy n’ Coffee hosts discussions on a wide range of political and social issues. And of course, if you’re itching to share your opinion, look no further the Forum section of yours truly, Student Life. From op-ed submissions to staff columns, there’s always something to irk one side of the political spectrum or the other. Particularly because it’s an election year, it pays to pay attention to
state and local politics as well as the presidential campaign. The current governor, Jay Nixon, is a Democrat, as is Senator Claire McCaskill. Senator Roy Blunt is a Republican. The state senate currently has a Republican majority. Voting on campus is incredibly easy (there will be tabling), as is changing your voter registration to the state of Missouri—worth doing, perhaps, if your vote would “count” more here in terms of favoring one party over the other. There’s no reason to become politically apathetic, studying for General Chemistry aside. While Wash. U. hasn’t been known as a political juggernaut for a long time, the student body is far from apolitical. The 2012 election cycle will certainly enliven political debates on campus. If you know where to look, never fear— you’ll get your fix of democracy!
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Top 10 music venues in St. Louis PAUL MARSH
Want to see a concert? There is no shortage of venues in St. Louis, with many options just a short walk away from campus. Here’s a ranked list of all those choices. 10) Scottrade Center/Chaifetz Arena. I grouped these two together because they are essentially the same thing: enormous, soulless arenas where a band too big for the Pageant comes when it decides to grace St. Louis with its presence. Both these arenas are primarily the home of sporting events, but once in a while they’ll book a band worth seeing. Recent shows: Radiohead Coming soon to Scottrade: Rush, Justin Bieber, Madonna Coming soon to Chaifetz: Phish 9) Peabody Opera House. The Peabody opened up this past year after a couple of years of renovation, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. Opera houses aren’t really the ideal spot to see a concert (who sits at concerts?), but the place is so damn beautiful and the acoustics are so good that it’s all forgiven. Recent Shows: Wilco, Florence + the Machine Coming Soon: Fiona Apple, Nicki Minaj 8) Blueberry Hill. You caught me, I haven’t actually seen a show at Blueberry Hill yet (It’s 21+), but here are three quick reasons it’s on this list: 3) The Dart Room. 2) Chuck Berry plays here once a month. 1) They take Campus Card. Recent Shows: Chuck Berry, Anders Osborne Coming Soon: Dread Zeppelin…and Chuck Berry 7) The Firebird. The Firebird is a good venue because it books a ton of bands. There’s a different band or two playing there nearly every night. Not every artist is a winner; about half the bands playing at the Firebird are cover bands, but every so often it’s worth the trip up to Midtown to catch a concert. The venue is a pretty standard bar and stage, and even though it’s not the best-looking venue in the world, the sound quality is pretty good. A couple of minor complaints: There are a few massive pillars in front of the stage that always obscure a part of whatever band is playing from view (it’s usually the
bass player. Poor bass players), and (bad pun alert!) it’s always really, really hot in the Fire…Bird. Recent Shows: Best Coast, Porcelain Raft Coming Soon: Purity Ring, Dan Deacon 6) The Gargoyle. The Gargoyle is Washington University’s own concert venue. Aesthetically, the Gargoyle is a total piece of crap. Located in the basement of the already foul-looking Mallinckrodt Center, the Gargoyle is just about the ugliest thing left on Wash. U.’s campus (R.I.P. Eliot Hall). However, every semester Wash. U. brings a handful of really solid bands to the Gargoyle. In fact, thanks to bands like the Mountain Goats and Best Coast, the Gargoyle has arguably been putting on better concerts than the past few W.I.L.D.s. Best of all, these shows are totally free for Wash. U. students. Recent Shows: The Mountain Goats, Naked and Famous, Teenage Fantasies Coming Soon: TBA 5) Plush. Plush is actually primarily a restaurant, and a six-month-old restaurant at that, which makes it all the more impressive that it is also a great music venue. Even though Plush is just about the lamest name I can think of for a concert venue, the vibe of the whole place is decidedly…cool. Despite being so new, Plush has had a very strong lineup of bands in the past couple months. They recently booked lo-fi legends Guided by Voices to play a show in September, so the future is certainly looking bright. Going forward, expect Plush to be one of the absolute best places in St. Louis to see a concert. Recent Shows: Real Estate, The Walkmen, Los Campesinos! Coming Soon: Guided by Voices 4) Old Rock House. My favorite part about the Old Rock House is actually the outside of it. Compared to most rock venues, it’s a really nice looking place, and the patio is a great hangout spot for listening to the music while still catching some fresh air. Inside, the venue typically doesn’t nab a lot of big name artists, instead focusing on a lot solid rock/folk/ country groups from around the St. Louis area. Still, the Old Rock House is a very solid place to see a show. I’ve heard the food’s pretty good, too. Recent Shows: Alabama Shakes, Schoolboy Q, Eric Johnson
Coming Soon: Victor Wooten, The Black Angels 3) Off Broadway. Off Broadway is another pretty typical bar plus stage venue, but that definitely isn’t a bad thing. The main floor has plenty of standing room as well as an upstairs with tables for sitting. The building is a bit dingy looking, but don’t let that fool you; the sound quality at Off Broadway is excellent. The height and space of the venue give the resonance plenty of room to work with and makes for a great sounding show. Off Broadway frequently partners with 88.1 KDHX, St. Louis’s main alternative music station (and the second best radio station in St. Louis behind KWUR) to bring excellent indie rockers in for a show. The charm of Off Broadway is really the atmosphere; there’s nothing better than tapping your feet to great alt. rock along with an elbow-toelbow, five-beers-deep and friendly crowd. Recent Shows: tUnE-yArDs, Ben Kweller, Two Cow Garage Coming Soon: Sebadoh, Dum Dum Girls, Jeff the Brotherhood 2) The Pageant. As great as venues like Off Broadway and The Firebird are, the fact is that they’re pretty annoying to get to. Most of us don’t have cars, the Metro isn’t really useful for anything besides getting to the airport, and cabs are incredibly expensive. Located right on the Delmar Loop, the Pageant is perfect walking distance for any Washington University concertgoer. Besides the location, it also happens to be a pretty sweet venue. The main concert floor is close to the stage, the large balcony gets all the old farts who like to sit during concerts up and out of the way, and the whole classicmovie-theater look is a nice touch. The Pageant brings in an impressive number of well-known bands from all genres of music (and not-music! Aziz Ansari did stand-up there this summer). The Pageant is a fairly large venue, though, and with that comes its annoyances: re-entering the Pageant isn’t allowed, which can make meeting up with people a pain, and the main floor is sometimes so overcrowded that it’s literally impossible to enter. Still, the convenient location and the number of high profile bands make the Pageant the concert venue for Wash. U. students. Recent Shows: Bon Iver, M83, Curren$y Coming soon: Beach House, The Dirty
Projectors, Tenacious D 1) The Luminary Center for the Arts. Part-concert venue, part-bar, part-modern art museum, the Luminary Center for the Arts is every indie kid’s dream venue. A lot of the places on this list focus on having live music every day or two, but the Luminary is a bit more selective. This past semester, the Luminary only put on nine concerts. The artists ranged from hip hop collective Shabazz Palaces to alt. country rockers The War on Drugs to long-time Beach Boys collaborator Van Dyke Parks, but they all had one thing in common: they were damn good. The Luminary Center is very small, but I’ve never found it to be overly crowded; the average show only draws around 40-50 people. For the good people at the Luminary, the sparse attendance might not be the best news in the world, but as a concert-goer, it’s phenomenal: the line at the bar never reaches past five people in length, empty couches are plentiful and comfortable in case you’re a boring human being and enjoy sitting during rock shows, and getting a spot in the front row is almost guaranteed. Considering the quality of the bands the Luminary attracts, that’s pretty amazing. Ticket prices are also extremely cheap; most of the shows won’t run you more than $10. The Luminary is located just south of Central West End, which makes any Luminary concert a perfect excuse to go grab some of the best food St. Louis has to offer. Recent Shows: EMA, The War on Drugs, Lotus Plaza, Shabazz Palaces Coming Soon: Cloud Nothings P.S. Don’t forget about Forest Park! While Forest Park doesn’t have an actual music venue, the “heart of St. Louis” regularly features outdoor concerts throughout the spring, summer and fall. These concerts include artists ranging from the St. Louis Symphony to local bluegrass groups, and unlike shows at the other venues on this list, most of the Forest Park concerts are completely free! Forest Park is also the home of Loufest, the self-proclaimed “Biggest Indie Music Event in St. Louis,” which takes place the weekend before the start of fall semester. The 2012 Loufest lineup boasts such big names as the Flaming Lips, Girl Talk, Dinosaur Jr., Son Volt, and Cults.
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A brief guide to the student performance scene GEORGIE MORVIS
There’s a group for everyone at Wash. U., and even if you can’t find one, you can start your own (here’s looking at you, WUChurn, Wash. U.’s premiere butter churning group). This is a short guide to some of the performance groups that may fit your niche.
Improv Groups
Mama’s Pot Roast Mama’s Pot Roast is the more family friendly of the two short-form improv groups. Short-form groups generally play improv games, like from your Intro to Theater class. Suspicious of Whistlers The only strictly long form improv group at Wash. U., Suspicious of Whistlers has the coolest (and possibly weirdest) sense of humor. Their 4/20 show is a riot. K.A.R.L. Leave the kids at home for this one! No one knows what the name of this short-form improv groups
stands for other than its members. The raunchier of the two short-form groups, K.A.R.L. dabbles in long form as well and recently won an INNY Award for Best in College Improv by Improvisation News.
Dance Groups
WashU Chahaat WashU Chahaat is Wash. U.’s award-winning Bollywood dance team. This co-ed group, whose name means passion, is comprised of some of the most talented (and passionate) people on campus. Jive We may only have Divison III sports, but that doesn’t mean Wash. U. skips any part of the typical college game experience, including the halftime
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performance by cheerleaders. Join Jive if you dream of pompoms. PL4Y A co-ed Asian dance group, PL4Y regularly holds workshops for outsiders to learn its dance style as well as performances at various events around campus. WashU Bhangra The dance team once known as St. Lungitics, now performs as WashU Bhangra, in the dance style of (surprise?) bhangra, a mix of the different folk dances and other dance styles from the Punjab region. They welcome all dancers to try out for their team. WUCypher Their name may be a cipher to some, but this performance group
is for the break dancer, or B-boy, in all of us. Their focus is on finding one’s inner dance style rather than imitation of someone else’s. WUSauce If you like to salsa, this is the group for you. This dance group has both a competitive team, for the more advanced to audition for, as well as many workshops for the amateur salsa dancer to get his groove on. WUSauce holds a Dance Off during the spring semester. WUStyle Step Team WUStyle performs in the style of dance known as step and does it incredibly well. If you haven’t heard of stepping before, think of “Stomp the Yard.” WUStyle prides itself on being the only non-Greek stepping team in the immediate area.
WashU Swing Dance Club It makes sense that since we’re located in one of the best jazz cities in the world, we would have a swing dance team. If you’ve ever wanted to pretend you’re at one of Jay Gatsby’s parties, join this group.
Miscellaneous Groups
WU-SLam Look no further than this group of slam poets to find the most articulate and awesome people at Wash. U. Last year, WU-SLam alum Aaron Samuels returned to emcee the Grand Slam, and the group brought in many prominent slam poets to host monthly slams during the year. WU-SLam has a competitive team but also runs many workshops for the less experienced poet.
Thyrsus Thyrsus is Wash. U.’s oldest student group (or so they claim). Once it was a theater honorary, and now it’s just a way to get involved with theater at school. This completely student-run group puts on a few shows a year and tends to be much more experimental than the Performing Arts Department. All Student Theatre The Quad, despite its prominence on just about every piece of admissions material for Wash. U., is a relatively under-utilized space during the year. AST corrects this every April by putting on a show there.
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A guide to Wash. U. a cappella groups KARA GORDON
The guy two spots ahead of you might have been singing with his church choir since he learned to walk, the girl right ahead of you could have gotten the lead in every one of her high school’s musicals and you may only sing opera in the shower. But all of you are in the same hallway waiting for a chance to audition before the same group of upperclassmen. While most clubs at Washington University will welcome anyone willing to contribute with open arms, other groups are a bit more exclusive, and acceptance is based on things like lack-of-tone-deafness and rhythm. Here’s a breakdown of everything you should know about a cappella on campus: What is ACAC? A Cappella Advisory Council (ACAC and referred to as ack-ack) is a committee that streamlines the fall auditions process and arranges an annual Parent & Family Weekend concert. There are 11 groups currently in ACAC, and, not surprisingly, each has its own flavor. After Dark is a co-ed group founded in September 2001. They’re known for their jackets, their Oreo cupcakes—they say they’re delicious, but Student Life has not independently verified that—and, of course, their beautiful music. Whether singing “You Gotta Be” with the alumni, DragonForce’s “Through the Fire and Flames” or Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” you can be sure that After Darkers are rocking it.
The Amateurs, founded in the fall of 1991, is also a co-ed group. Their motto is “do it because you love it,” and anyone can see that every single Amateur wears his red proudly. They’ve performed “Love Song” for Sara Bareilles, opened for Ben Folds, and sang at a charity event put together by Glenn Close. In reality, The Amateurs are about as professional as collegiate a cappella gets.
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STUDENT LIFE | THE STARTING LINE 33 The Aristocats is Wash. U.’s Disney a cappella group (although we’ve heard them sneak in some “Anastasia,” too). Self-described as a bunch of overgrown kids, the Acats know how to have fun! Co-ed and formed in 2006, their repertoire ranges from classics like “Mary Poppins” to newer hits like Miley Cyrus. Deliverance is Wash. U.’s Christian co-ed a cappella group that was created in 2004. Coming from a wide range of backgrounds, all Deliverance members have two things in common: love and music. “Deloverance” sings contemporary Christian music and gospel, as well as popular inspirational songs, including The Fray’s “You Found Me” and OneRepublic’s “Mercy.” The Ghost Lights is ACAC’s newest addition! Co-ed, the Ghosties are a soundtrack a cappella group, singing everything from a John Williams’ medley to songs from “Grease.” The cast acts out scenes throughout songs as well--a little taste of Broadway, television or cinema for your liking. The Greenleafs is Wash. U.’s only all-female a cappella group and the second oldest a
cappella group on campus. These glamorous ladies hold their annual Green Eggs and Jam each fall as well several other performances throughout the year, both on and off campus. The Leafs are full of soul and always remind us what being a woman is all about. More Fools Than Wise is a chamber vocal ensemble founded in 1998. They sing everything—from modern choral music to vocal jazz, American folk and even some popular music. Holding the Madrigal Feaste in the fall and the April Fools Concert in the spring, you can expect nothing less than beautiful music from these fools. The Mosaic Whispers is Wash. U.’s oldest co-ed a cappella group. They’ve been selected to be featured in “Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella,” have performed live on Hardball twice, and have toured all over the nation. Their spring concert, Splash of Color, draws hundreds of attendees every year. The Pikers, an all-male a cappella group, has an interesting and debatable history involving streetlights, deserted intersections and men. And 1985. The oldest a cappella group at Wash. U., The Pikers derives from the
1904 World’s Fair, where the area in which the entertainers performed was known as the Pike. Full of energy, The Pikers are a fun group of guys who are constantly striving to entertain. Staam, “just because” in Hebrew slang, is Wash. U.’s Jewish a cappella group. Like so many a cappella groups, Staamers sing for the love of it, for the friendship and the music. While they sing music by Jewish artists, Staam is about half-Jewish, half-whateverish. The Stereotypes, Wash. U.’s second allmale a cappella group is notorious for making girls--and boys--swoon. You can spot them in their black shirts, black pants, white belts and brightly colored ties that, when choreographed right, make a rainbow. In 2011, they were third runner-up at the final round of International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. The Sensasians is the only group listed not in ACAC, but they still have a strong presence on campus. Striving to bring the popular culture of Asia to the Midwest and bridge the gap between Asians and non-Asians, this group is fun, quirky and sensational.
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It’s show time! A guide to theater and film in St. Louis CADENZA STAFF
Whether you want to see a show on the stage or on the silver screen, there are plenty of nearby options in St. Louis for Wash. U. students. Here are some of our favorites:
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The Fabulous Fox Theatre It’s called the Fabulous Fox for a reason. Located in Grand Center (right next to St. Louis University, amidst numerous gallery and museum spaces), the Fox has an amazing season lined up. “The Lion King,” “Les Misérables,” “Wicked,” and “Book of Mormon” are just a few of its shows for the year. Built in 1929, the Fox has presented spectacular stage and screen shows, showing the likes of Nat King Cole, Pearl Bailey, Bob Hope, and Mae West— everyone played the Fox. It was restored in 1981, and fabulous does not even begin to describe the scagliola, the chandelier and the intricacies of the boxes. If you appreciate theater and you appreciate history, the Fox is a must-see. – Kara Gordon
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Edison Theatre I don’t know of a single Wash. U. student who hasn’t been to a show at the Edison, the theatre located in Mallinckrodt Center on campus. The Edison has a great variety of performances to choose from, both amateur and professional. Many student groups put on their always sold-out cultural performances at the Edison, like Diwali or Carnaval. The Performing Arts Department has one big show here a semester, including their can’t-miss musical (in 2011, it was “Hairspray”). And the Edison brings in touring performers as well through its Ovations Series. Tickets for Wash. U. students are almost always $10, so it’s a bargain as well. – Georgie Morvis
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The Tivoli The Tivoli is a delightfully short walk away from campus on the Delmar Loop, and its prices are fair, but don’t come here looking for the next “Twilight” movie. The Tivoli shows art house fare and acclaimed documentaries for the Oscar enthusiast and
puts on a few midnight showings of movies on the weekend. Don’t miss the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” midnight screening and be sure to dress up. – Georgie Morvis Esquire 7 If you are looking for a theater closer to home, the Esquire 7 in Clayton is just a short walk away from the South 40. The theater maintains a more updated film schedule than the Chase Park Plaza, and thus was home to many premiere night campouts for previous classics such as “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” and “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.” The main, largest theater at the Esquire is designed in the style of a vintage theater, complete with (although obviously plastic) crown moldings and a frame-designed screen. It is also conveniently located next to Schnucks Grocery Store, so if you are one of those people who refuses to pay theater prices for candy, you can make a quick stop before your movie. Although outside it sometimes tends to get a little sketchy on weeknights, on weekends you
will usually be joined by other Wash. U. students. So sit back, relax and enjoy the show! – Reilley Dabbs Chase Park Plaza After those action-packed first few months of freshman year are over, you may find yourself in a more than comfortable routine. So why not engage in the age-old method of escapism, the movie theater? And what better place than Saint-Louis’ luxury hotel, the Chase Park Plaza? Located conveniently close to the fantastic stores and restaurants of the Central West End, Chase Park Plaza Cinemas has the effect of transforming your night from frat-tastic to classy as soon as you walk through their doorman-held doors. Although small, the theaters offer the vintage comfort of an intimate audience. The concession stand holds large antique popcorn machine and offers Fitz’s root beer in its rightful glass bottle. When you finish your film, attendants offer complimentary Hershey kisses and tootsie-rolls (and despite the somewhat snooty air of the hotel, won’t scoff if you decide to take two!). – Reilley Dabbs
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Playwriting—craft your own fulllength play in this class taught by the wonderful Carter Lewis, Washington University’s playwright-in-residence and author of last year’s “Camden and Lilly,” which premiered in Wash. U.’s Edison Theatre. Over the course of the semester, you’ll work on scenes and shorter plays in groups that receive in-class workshopping. Don’t let the three-hour timeslot deter you from beginning the first scene in your career as a dramatist. Introduction to Psychology—neurons, action potentials, stereotype threat, oh my! Immerse yourself in a broad introduction to psychology spanning from Wundt to Skinner and beyond. Learn to operant condition away your roommate’s grating snoring and discover why REM is more than just a now-defunct band your parents used to listen to. Regardless of your current major inklings, come dabble in psychology; there’s truly something for everyone. Team-taught fall 2012 by three of Washington University’s most outstanding psychology professors (Carpenter, Duchek and Sommers), Intro to Psychology is one class you can’t miss like the selective-attention gorilla. Poetry Writing 1—you don’t have to be a poet to take this class and have fun. The class is taught by Wash. U. MFA (Masters in Fine Arts) students who are only a few years older than you and are extremely relatable and laid-back. You start out in a class of twelve or fewer with students from all schools and years and get to write whatever you want. You don’t have to take exams, and you might even get to go on a field trip or two!
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Survey of Latin American Culture: Ignacio Prado Sanchez (with Nacho)—whether or not you’re con-
cerned with Latin America, this class is for everyone interested in broadening their analytical skills and their understanding of the way our culture takes shape. Throughout the semester you will read nine books, many of them quite dense, but the workload is minimal and the benefits of the class are tremendous. Taught by Nacho, a trash receptacle of pop culture references, the class touches on issues of representation, acculturation, homogeneity, and the rise of Latin America. If you are looking for an hour and a half class with a brilliant, vibrant and welcoming professor, this is the one for you. Introduction to Public Health: Peter Benson—For anthropology and non-anthropology majors alike, this course offers a broad introduction into the world of public health, covering topics ranging from the inception of modern sewage systems to the correlation between Hepatitis and prison inhabitants. Although this is a large lecture class with more than 150 students, loosely organized lectures often segue into ethical discussions. For those die-hard capitalists out there (there must be at least one of you), Professor Benson’s (clearly socialist-leaning) class may open up a world you’ve never seen before, or perhaps never wanted to see. General Chemistry—you may have played around with beakers and stoichiometry in high school, but unless you self-taught quantum mechanics, you haven’t seen chemistry like this. The course covers a lot of the basics, from the Bohr model to molecular orbital theory, but uses Schrödinger to validate them. You’ll spend days upon days in mandatory freshman floor programming, but nothing will bond you with your floor like the stress before your first General Chemistry exam.
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A freshman year bucket list Your time at Wash. U. may not have even started yet, but you’ll be amazed at how fast time will go once you get here. And if you don’t commit to exploring the area and enjoying it to the fullest, your freshman year may pass in a blur of late night cramming sessions in Bear’s Den (in which case, congrats on leaving your room, we suppose). Before next summer, we challenge you to: Enjoy all campus has to offer • Sleep in the hammocks for a night • Paint the Underpass • Sneak onto a campus tour • Befriend a professor • Go on a fancy date (or to Ibby’s on your meal plan’s dime) • Discover your favorite floor in Olin Library • Eat one meal in every campus eatery • Download the WUSTL Dining app so you always know what’s being served where • Attend at least one cultural performance during the school year (ex. Diwali, Black Anthology, Lunar New Year Festival, Carnival). • Participate in HOLI, a giant mudfight on the South 40 to celebrate the Hindu holiday • Party on frat row • Swim in the Millbrook pool (in the Village) • Be quoted in StudLife • Watch a play in Edison Theatre • Watch an a cappella performance • Perform in a student production • Write something for a Wash. U. publication • Pull an all-nighter in Whispers Café
Explore Forest Park • Take a ride on a paddleboat (fall/spring) • Sled down Art Hill (winter) • Go ice skating (winter) • Have a picnic on a sunny day (fall/spring) • Collect free stuff from the St. Louis Zoo, SLAM, and the History Museum • Watch the annual hot air balloon race/Balloon Glow (fall) • Visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens Take advantage of The Loop • Order cookies from Dough to Door for delivery at midnight • Try Thai Pizza Co., where traditional Thai food meets crisp crust and gooey cheese. • Go to a concert at the Pageant • Go to Fitz’s and enjoy a root beer float
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Venture into St. Louis • Ride to the top of the arch • Go to Mardi Gras in Soulard • Visit The City Museum Grow to love the Midwest • Take a trip to Chicago (Amtrak or Megabus) • Become acclimated to people actually being friendly, and just let yourself smile—even if you’ve got three essays to finish before your 9 a.m. class You may think you’ve got it made with your Tempur-Pedic, but there’s no beating a night where your only company is Mother Nature—and maybe one of campus’ psychotic squirrels.
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Study: The East Asian Library in January Hall. The high arched ceiling, the big windows and the thousands of dusty old books make it look like an old-fashioned library in some medieval castle. It even smells like everyone imagines books are supposed to smell like. It’s also quiet and generally not very crowded. Take a nap: The hammocks on the South 40 if it’s a nice day. If it’s cold or raining, there is no quieter place to nap than the Level B Stacks (bottom floor) of Olin Library. You can push the chairs together to make a bed. It’s pretty neat. Eat lunch: Holmes Lounge in Eads Hall. The custom-grilled carvery wraps and sandwiches are hard to beat. However, it’s best to go either a little before or a little after regular lunch hours because the line can be extremely long. Have lunch without the crowds: Lopata Café. It may take a while to get there if you’re not already near the engineering buildings, but once you get there there’s rarely a line and the sandwiches are great (we highly recommend the tuna melt). It’s also fairly quiet and has a more modern feel than many other places to eat around campus, which makes it a good lunch-study spot. Hang out with friends during the day: The Danforth University Center (but call it the DUC)! There’s always a ton of people there throughout the day, and you are bound to see someone you know eating
lunch or studying. Chill between classes: You don’t have to be Buddhist or into new age self-discovery to enjoy one of the prettiest and less-utilized spots around campus, the Huston Smith Meditation Garden. Just to the north side of Graham Chapel, it’s a great place to sit down with a book between classes or just sit back and enjoy the fact that you’re done for the day. Of course, pulling out your laptop and Facebook stalking passerby or taking a nap are always options too. Feel cultured: The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi. Its permanent collection includes pieces by Picasso and Matisse, and it also features a number of shows throughout the year. In the fall, the Kemper will feature exhibitions including Design with the Other 90%: CITIES, an attraction displaying “the ways in which design can redress critical issues.” Hipster out: Gaylord Music Library, just off the walkway before the Gregg storefronts, is the closest University library to the South 40. Home to more than 110,500 books, scores and periodicals and more than 47,000 recordings, the Music Library also houses ample study space and offers a chance to visit a relatively secluded portion of campus. Watch soccer: The Fun Room on the second floor of the DUC. It is a widely known fact that at any given moment in time, someone is in the Fun Room either watching a soccer game on TV or playing FIFA. Get a late night snack: The Village Dining Hall.
The chicken and waffles are legendary, served every night from 10 p.m. until close. Don’t want to walk to the Village? Ursa’s Café on the South 40 also stays open late, and has delicious wraps, quesadillas, gelato, hot chocolate and crepes on the weekend—not to mention that the tables double as board games, if you just ask to check out the pieces. Go looking for adventure: The secret tunnel system that runs under Mudd Field. But you didn’t hear it from us. Catch the Campus Circulator to get to class: In front of the Nathan Dardick House. If you try and catch it at the clock tower for a 9 or 10 a.m. class, there’s a good chance it will already be full. Sit and contemplate your existence: The Butterfly Garden. It’s quiet, secluded from the rest of campus and has nice hammocks to chill out in. If butterflies are really your thing, you can even join the Butterfly Garden Committee (email davis@wustl.edu) Go bowling: The Harbison House (a.k.a. the chancellor’s house). If you are ever invited to an event at Chancellor Wrighton’s house, he has a bowling alley in his basement. Get off campus without going far: Kayak’s Café. Just a five minute walk from Brookings Hall, Kayak’s is a great place for having a study date away from the bustle of main campus. There are almost always tables, and it’s open every day until 10 p.m. The coffee is predictably delicious, but the food is the real gem, whether you’re a carnivore or a vegetarian. Try the chocolate pizza for dessert.
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Holmes Lounge, said to have housed the Queen’s jewels during the 1904 World’s Fair, is renowned for its carvery wraps—and the ridiculous lines you have to stand in to get one.
In addition to housing one of campus’ main dining halls and numerous student group offices, the Danforth University Center (or DUC) has so many amenities that the only thing you’ll be left wondering is when the sun went down.
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Student Life Student Life was founded in 1878 and is Washington University’s independent student newspaper. It is one of the oldest collegiate newspapers in the country. Student Life is devoted to making sure students are informed about campus, student and university news. Student Life is divided into five sections—news, forum, sports, scene and cadenza—and comes out Monday and Thursday each week. Student Life has won multiple Pacemaker Awards, the collegiate equivalent of a Pulitzer, most recently for the 2010-2011 year. Its offices are located on the third floor of the DUC—you’re always welcome to stop by!
NEWS News is the driving force behind any newspaper, and Student Life is no exception. Newsworthy events happen around campus every minute of every day. In one news cycle alone, one club may be organizing its largest event of the year and another may be bringing a national political figure to campus —all while the University announces a policy change that will affect the student body. Finding the appropriate balance of news stories and creating a twice-weekly paper is the product of countless hours of writing, researching and designing on the part of the news staff.
SPORTS Are you a sports nut? Knowledgeable in a sport you used to play? Come be part of a winning team in Student Life’s sports section. Become a true Washington University sports fan and see just how fantastic Division III sports are. Sports writers can even have the opportunity to travel with various teams to away games. Typically, a sports reporter covers one varsity sports team for the entire season. These articles are complemented by features about club and intramural teams as well as individual athletes.
SCENE Scene is the features section of Student Life. Its reporters write more personal stories or stories about campus trends, student activities, fashion alerts, clubs and the goings on of Greater St. Louis. Scene writers are encouraged to explore St. Louis, participate in a wacky activity or experience a day in the life of someone else and then write about the experience. Scene has also tackled more weighty subjects such as student mothers, campus diversity and the issues surrounding rape and consent.
40 STUDENT LIFE | THE STARTING LINE Forum, in focus Staff Editorial: Staff editorials reflect the opinion of the newspaper and its staff. Once a week, the Editorial Board meets to discuss various issues facing campus and to decide on what the staff editorials should say. The board democratically chooses its topics; each member has an equal vote. After choosing topics, the E-Board then debates all sides of the issues at hand and formulates a position. Members who have a conflict of interest in a matter are asked to remove themselves from that particular staff editorial. One member of the board, typically either a Forum editor or managing editor, then writes up the editorial and e-mails it to the rest of the board for editing or further comments. Staff Columns: Columns reflect the opinions of their writers, not of Student Life as a whole. Members of the Forum section are free to write about any subject in their columns, so long as they maintain a certain level of professionalism and quality. Ad hominem attacks and libelous statements are not permitted. SNOW POWERS | STUDENT LIFE
FORUM Forum is Student Life’s opinions and editorial section. It is composed of staff editorials, staff columns, letters to the editor, op-ed submissions and editorial cartoons. As an independent newspaper, Student Life’s editorial pages are solely under the control of the Student Life staff. In forum, students can read opinions about a variety of issues, ranging from a new campus policy, politics (local and national), an event that’s about to take place or even an article or column already published in Student Life. The editorial staff is kept separate from the news staff. Members from the news section are not welcome to contribute to staff editorials, and if students are interested in writing for both then they must cover entirely different issues in each section.
CADENZA Cadenza is Student Life’s Arts & Entertainment section. Cadenza reporters write reviews of movies, tv shows and music. Whether you fancy yourself more cultured than everyone else or you just have a quirky take on entertainment, then Cadenza is for you. Reporters can even get free tickets to shows to review concerts, go to movie screenings, and even fly out to LA to interview movie stars! Cadenza also includes longer feature articles, including the “Oscar Picks,” fall preview of theater lineups and in-depth coverage of the biannual W.I.L.D. (Walk In, Lay Down) concerts on campus. Aside from the traditional movie and album reviews, writers have contributed critiques of art exhibits and video games.
Letters to the Editor: Letters are short reader responses to content in Student Life or a news event. Letters will not be edited except for grammar and spelling. Like Op-Eds, letters cannot contain libelous statements or ad hominem attacks.Student Life reserves the right to publish or not publish any letter. Letters should be no more than 300 words. To submit a Letter to the Editor, e-mail it, along with your name, to letters@studlife.com. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Op-Ed Submission: An Op-Ed is an opinion article written by any member of the University community and submitted to Forum for publication. Student Life will only edit it for grammar and spelling; no content changes will be made by the newspaper to any submission unless directed by the author. Op-Eds typically discuss recent news events, both on campus and in the outside world. Some Op-Eds are also written as responses to staff editorials or columns. While Student Life welcomes all submissions, we reserve the right to publish or not publish Op-Eds as we deem fit. If we receive several submissions on the same topic, we can only publish a select few. Please send your Op-Ed submission, along with your name, year/position and e-mail address to forum@studlife. com. An editor will respond to let you know whether or not the Op-Ed will run.
DESIGN Presentation counts. Headlines can attract a reader’s attention, but so too can the way the articles are laid out on the page. Graphics, colors and the placement of articles on a page differentiate each page from the next and make the newspaper more appealing. Think of it as an advertisement for the articles: you make the newspaper look good and people will want to read it. Designers ensure that readers don’t become confused by awkward jumps to different pages or pictures seemingly placed with the wrong article.
CARTOONS & GRAPHICS
Here’s a fun fact: Mike Peters, the man behind Mother Goose and Grimm, once worked for Student COPY Life. And if you like to draw, you can too! Student Life features an assortment of graphical elements The copy editors are some of the last people in the to enhance and accompany stories. These include newspaper production line. While they may not have graphics, infographics, cartoons, comics and illustrabylines or get very much credit, copy editors play an important role for the paper. In fact, the better the job tions. Over the past few years, Student Life’s cartoonists and illustrators have won numerous awards for they do, the less they are noticed. Readers can sometheir work. Forum also includes editorial cartoons, times focus on one spelling or grammatical mistake and forget about the point of the article—copy editors which show the opinion of the illustrator, and also graphics that go along with columns. try to make sure that doesn’t happen. The work put into writing and designing the paper can fall apart if it is poorly presented, so copy editors are sort of a last line of defense against errors.
PHOTO Student Life features award-winning photography captured by both advanced amateurs and novices alike. The photo section, comprised of a senior editor, section photo editors and staff photographers, visually illustrates every section of the paper, except Forum. Whether it’s breaking news, the latest basketball game or a colorful dance performance, Student Life’s photographers are on the scene. Student Life also publishes photo essays, spreads and slideshows.
ONLINE The online editor and his or her staff is responsible for the design and upkeep of Student Life’s website, studlife. com. The online staff works with the section editors to find innovative ways to display content online. The online editor also develops in-house plugins to support publishing the website using our WordPress backend.
MULTIMEDIA Members of the various sections work with the Director of Multimedia to find and create innovative ways to tell stories in non-written formats both online and in print. Through audio slideshows, video and interactive content, stories can be presented to readers in more interactive forms.
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Student Life senior staff Michael Tabb
Michael Tabb, Student Life’s current Editor-inChief, hails from the small town of York, Pa., which misguided locals believe was America’s first capital because it’s where the Founding Fathers choked on eel soup before relocating to Philly. He is a junior currently planning to major in English, minor in studio art and do something with physics or chemistry, depending how he feels after his next exam and the next episode of “The Big Bang Theory”. When “The Big Bang Theory” is not on, he also enjoys “30 Rock,” the musical numbers of “Glee” (as opposed to the rest of it), “Mad Men” and “Arrested Development” reruns. He also watches every episode of “The Newsroom” to sustain his hatred for Aaron Sorkin
the misogynist. He may look rather intimidating at a towering 5 feet 6 inches, but Michael Tabb is a very approachable person as can attest his two golden retrievers who frequently bowl him over when he comes back home (to York, Pa., the first capital of the United States). Generally, you can find him in any armchair around campus agonizing over the little details of the newspaper that no one else (other than maybe John Schmidt) will probably notice. When he is not reporting, doing schoolwork, relaxing or sleeping, you may also find him lingering by Student Union meetings so he can nab a free ride to Steak ‘n Shake afterward or walking backwards into dumpsters trying to give campus tours to bored prefroshes.
Sahil Patel
Sahil Patel is a junior from Houston, Texas, who, above all else, loves sports. He enjoys being suckered into the overarching message of Houston sports, that they will always be better next year. The truth is, they never really are. As a result, Sahil enjoys holding vendettas against various teams and athletes for little or no reason at all. It is pretty easy to spot him on campus: just look for the guy in a sports-related t-shirt and the silver and green PUMAs he refuses to wear in the rain. Sahil has been a StudLifer since he stepped on campus as a Freshman Press participant, and as a freshman, he designed News and Forum and was a Sports Reporter and Sports Editor. His sophomore year, Sahil was co-Senior Sports
Editor with Kurt Rohrbeck and starred in the “Bear Basics” series of webisodes, where athletes taught him their special talents. Next year, he will be Managing Editor of Multimedia, enabling him to expose the late-night Student Life office to the magic of country music. Sahil also is a work-study student in the sports information office. For the 10 percent of his life that does not revolve around sports and StudLife, Sahil enjoys visiting museums, eating Taco Bell, catching up on old TV shows and performing magic tricks.
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BY CHLOE ROSENBERG entitled them to three complimentary beers each. For the first time in According to sophomore nearly a decade, stu- Casey Hochberg, co-presi- BY dents were served MICHAEL TABB beer at dent of Team 31, Team member of the team that W.I.L.D. built 31 supplied enough Optimus Habitat, said Nonetheless, only kegs Constructed entirely her one for 1,500 students of group was excited to have cardboard student was treated to take the and duct tape in in three beers each. top prize at the event. Although two hours, the paramedic tent Optimus Habitat at students stopped “Last year our team got the event, and just being the collapsible secone served when robot won ond, so the beer sta- three we were determined other alcohol-related tion prizes at the fifth annual was shut down at 9:30 to come back and win call was made on Washington this Friday, p.m., there University year,” Rhoades were three kegs Building Washington said. University left over. Challenge. At the competition, groups Police Department Six teams with a total chief While some students of were given cardboard, Don Strom said. 21 students participated duct were initially against in tape and utility Indie-soul band Fitz the the annual knives and fundraiser for allowed and policy, many said that it the to construct anything The Tantrums headlined University’s chapter worked well. of they chose. They the event. were judged Habitat for Humanity, which on criteria Senior Peter Hynes This ranging from was held Sunday afternoon year’s spring had anticipated at creativity and the new Ursa’s Fireside. W.I.L.D. featured a aesthetic to change alcohol structural integrity, functionpolicy causing in the event’s alcohol They raised just over pol- more students $200 ality and team to pregame for the icy. Prior to this semester, spirit. local and internaW.I.L.D., thus making Last year, Rhoades’ students ages 21 it tional branches group and up more dangerous. of Habitat made a pirate ship. This year, were permitted to for Humanity, which PAUL GEODEKE bring a A baby goat munches works she said, most “I am worried about on the lawn on the South | STUDENT LIFE six-pack of beer of the group’s to eliminate homelessness into the them getting 40 Swamp Saturday afternoon. The planning happened baby animal petting zoo, rid of the and Brookings in the sponsored by the subsidized housing Quadrangle alcohol Congress of the South by hour before the out of everything 40, presented students actual buildwith an opportunity prior to 6:00 p.m. This providing individuals for an outdoor study break of W.I.L.D. because with ing started. over the weekend. semester, no one I inexpensive but was think that is respectable “We had a long list part of the fun living allowed to bring beer of spaces. into of W.I.L.D. and part of the event; rather, Junior Colleen Rhoades, all stu- the allure. a SEE BUILD, PAGE 9 The policy that dents of legal age were they create won’t cut back given wristbands upon entering the Quad, SEE W.I.L.D., which
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Etherington, who recorded a new UAA record height The Washington of 3.76 meters to win the University men’s and wom- event. Sophomore en’s track and field Moira teams Killoran and freshman attended the University Claire Simons placed Athletic secAssociation ond (3.16 meters) and third Outdoor Track & (3.01 meters), respectively. Field Championships Wash. U. also dominated in Pittsburgh, Pa., BY SAHIL PATEL on in the women’s Saturday and Sunday, 3,000meter steeplechase competing against as Strong winds blew six top senior Molly over Wawrzyniak a tent teams. The men’s at a beer garden team led the way with a time downtown took first place an
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Students give mass ages to University joins raise teen suicide awareness national dialogue over but fall hundreds short of goal student loan concerns
BY MICHAEL TABB reporters to communicate the importance of Congress His slow jam on “Late mainNight taining the lower interest rate. with Jimmy Fallon” brought in “If Congress doesn’t two million viewers act... and was just interest rates on Stafford loans, one stop on President Barack on student loans from the fedObama’s ongoing campaign to eral government, will pressure Congress to double. pass legisla- Nearly 7.5 million students tion to freeze the interest will rate on end up owing subsidized student loans. more on their loan payments, and The president, who that would be, spoke obviously, a tremendous blow,” at the University of Colorado Obama said. Boulder on Wednesday after He discussed his and visiting the University the first of North lady’s personal experiences Carolina at Chapel Hill and the working to pay off student University of Iowa debt earlier in the before suggesting that students week, said failure to maintain the join forces to urge Congress current 3.4 percent to interest rate act—urging them to take to social would have ramifications for mil- media to make their case. The lions of students. hashtag he advertised, Some students have #dontdouexpressed blemyrate, has appeared more concern over the Students form a massage possibility of than chain on Francis Field BEN GOTTESDIENER a thousand times over | STUDENT LIFE rising interest in an unsuccessful attempt nized by Senior Michael rates, but accordthe to break a world record. Weiss, was intended to past few days, according raise awareness for the The event, orgaing to Bill Witbrodt, to hashJason Foundation and director tracking.com. the plight of teen suicide. of BY MICHELLE MERLIN Student Financial Services, he came home in Students on campus 1997 to find to their Washington University said that own friends and family students rising interest that his 16-year-old On Tuesday night, will largely be insulated son Jason members. rates are definitely 306 stu- had committed from the a concern, dents and a few adults suicide. The even for students impacts of potential formed a foundation “This is awesome,” interest rate who he said of changes, may not be involved aims to educate massage chain with based on the fact the hope of people in the the event. “This is that national discussion. something I the about teen suicide reclaiming a world University has taken so know Jason is record while people many looking down on can recognize the signs “I think they’re probably also raising awareness steps to minimize the if and is proud of.” about teen their friends like number of me in or family members suicide. the sense that they loans that students don’t In spite of not approaching take out. know a lot of the Though the record-breaking become suicidal and intervene the The interest rate specifics, but world record, Weiss on Federal I definitely before it’s too late. was pleased Stafford target of 2000 people think that the idea Loans used to be with the turnout. stayed out Each attendee was 6.8 of student loans, of reach, former percent before Democrats asked especially for pastor Clark to “The only reason I in upperclassmen, donate at least $1 wanted to Congress Flatt, the president to JFI. make the is definitely cut it to 3.4 percent of the Jason Michael record was to have on their minds as Weiss, the senior Foundation, said a in 2007. If Congress far as knowwho more memorable would have organized chooses effect for the not the event, estimated been happy to see to intervene, that legislation ing that they’re going to have to a foundation and his message fundraising its mission to will pay it back at some total of $500. reach just one person. expire in July, and point. Even raise awareness,” rates will underclassmen, Flatt thanked the Weiss said. return The Jason Foundation crowd of “Even it’s definitely to 6.8 percent. Inc. 300 and asked though not thousands something to worry (JFI) was started by them to spread of Between his stops about just Flatt after awareness in Chapel because about teen suicide this is a really expensive Hill SEE MASSAGE, PAGE 2 a and Boulder, Obama took conference call with college SEE LOANS,
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Kastyn Matheny SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR
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Hannah Lustman is a senior from St. Louis, MO and double majoring in psychology and history. She is one of this year’s managing editors, focusing specifically on Studlife’s print content. Since joining the newspaper staff during the freshman press Pre-Orientation she has filled many roles. After covering a double overtime men’s soccer game her freshman she was hooked, and spent two seasons as the team’s beat reporter. She was also a sports section editor (and section mom) for three semesters. She’s covered everything from crazy YouTube videos to budget cuts. If you can’t find her in the StudLife office, Hannah is probably in Bear’s Den sharing a pint of caramel cone ice cream with friends or on the world’s
greatest freshman floor (Ruby 3) where she is an RA. Hannah also works as a research assistant on projects in psychology and psychiatry. Her other interests include college basketball (she’s a big Michigan State Spartan fan), getting hooked on shows way after they become popular, the summer Olympics (especially swimming), road trips and visits to Forest Park. She is not a big fan of doing dishes (in fact, she would prefer 10 loads of laundry) or regular soda.
Kastyn Matheny, senior photo editor for Student Life, is a rising junior studying Anthropology, Archaeology, and Photography. Outside of her numerous and diverse academic pursuits, Kastyn is an avid swing dancer, which makes it awesome that Wash. U. has a strong swing dancing community. If you see her running and/ or sweating, she probably just finished swinging or filling in on a last-minute photo assignment. Or she may have been volunteering with Wash. U.’s chapter of APO service fraternity. As the overlord of Student Life’s photo section, Kastyn enjoys many perks such as the ability to take Student Life cameras for personal use without anyone noticing, seeing as she’s the one who
keeps track of such things. She enjoys sneaking away to photograph things like her brother’s prom, before uploading all of the photos onto the newspaper’s server so everyone can teeter slightly at how incredibly similar she and her brother look. Kastyn has enjoyed her time at Student Life so much that she has started looking into photojournalism as a career. But considering how wide-spread her interests are, it’s hard to know how she’ll end up choosing to utilize her talents.
Kurt Rohrbeck has been with the sports section at Student Life since his arrival on campus three years ago and has had the good fortune of spending three years covering the historically good volleyball and women’s basketball programs here at Wash. U., among others. He hails from Devon, PA, and his love of sports came from his time spent as a youth watching the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and 76ers. He’s still a huge fan of all of them to this day, which naturally means that he’s used to being upset by sports. That hasn’t stopped him, though, and it probably never will. He’ll also play just about any sport out there, though he really enjoys swimming and tennis. Kurt does do some things in his free
time that don’t involve sports. Here on campus, he spends his time working as the treasurer and auctions chair of St. Louis Area Dance Marathon, doing service with Alpha Phi Omega, and giving tours with Student Admissions Committee. He’s in the Olin Business School and is an operations and supply chain management major, which means he’ll manage your inventory any day (if you know what he means). Kurt has an identical twin brother named Scott, so beware—you may actually see him around campus sometimes instead of Kurt. Every once in a while he flies out to St. Louis and takes Kurt’s spot for a week or so. To date, no one has ever noticed.
Alana Hauser is a nosher, a margin doodler and Senior Scene Editor of Student Life. She has been writing for StudLife for two years but has been focusing on feature writing since high school. A junior majoring in Latin American studies and minoring in public health, Alana volunteers for the Latino Youth Group tutoring and mentoring elementary-school children during the year. Over the summers, she works at Meals on Wheels and More, interviewing clients and relaying their stories through various social media avenues. She hopes to one day write for GOOD Magazine while living in Cuba with her archaeologist husband Norbert. Originally from Austin, Texas, her favorite things in the world are
migas breakfast tacos, cute geriatrics wearing white Velcro shoes (who she encounters frequently through her work at Meals on Wheels) and humid heat. Her favorite book is “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro, and she is passionate about anything written, directed or performed by Miranda July. She is fascinated by most people, communism and the digestive process in general. Alana enjoys scatological humor and believes, just like Kanye West, that the bathroom is the ideal inspirational refuge.
Davis Sargeant MANAGING EDITOR
Davis Sargeant is a junior from Williamsburg, Va. If he’s not writing for Student Life, he might be watching a movie at the Tivoli, playing tennis, biking around St. Louis, or just chilling with his friends. More likely, though, he’s catching up on either sleep or homework. His absolute favorite things in the world are apple pie, Las Meninas, chimpanzees, and Doctor Who marathons. Davis edits Scene, and previously wrote for Cadenza. He joined Student Life the spring of his freshman year.
Emily Sybrant DESIGN CHIEF
Emily Sybrant is a sophomore studying Communication Design with a second major in Computer Science (if the adviser-discouraged combination doesn’t kill her, that is). Emily joined Student Life during Freshman Press, writing for the news section and then designing it, later becoming a design editor and then design chief. Emily is a country girl at heart, raised on her family’s cattle ranch located outside Bassett, Nebraska. Living in a small town meant forgoing such luxuries as delivery food, and Emily now delights in having meals show up right at her door. However, she does miss some things about small town life—namely the lack of traffic and the absence of parallel parking. In her spare time, Emily enjoys painting, despite the fact that she thought to herself when she entered art school for communication design that she would not end up being an artist. Emily enjoys finding quiet places on campus (mostly for procrastination purposes) and likes being able to see stars at night. A self-proclaimed foodie, Emily loves being adventurous when it comes to food, often choosing things on a menu that just look interesting to try.
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Leah Kucera, Student Life’s Art Director, is a junior hailing from Lee’s Summit, Mo., majoring in environmental earth science with minors in environmental engineering and communication design. A lifelong resident of the Show-Me state, Leah can assure you that contrary to popularly held belief, not everyone in Missouri wears camo on the reg (although some of her high-school compatriots may not have helped out with that particular stereotype). When not swamped with work or spending untold hours in front of InDesign, Leah enjoys narrowly avoiding pedestrians on her vintage Schwinn while biking through St. Louis. Her fave routes pass through the Central West End, the Kaldi’s on DeMun, and downtown Clay-
ton. While walking to the Arch from campus has already been crossed off her bucket list, Leah has yet to complete her goal of visiting every locally owned donut shop in the St. Louis area (although serious headway has been made, thanks to a stint on the Tour D’Onut last spring). Other passions in Leah’s life include doodling, the outdoors, cats of all kinds and baking. Fun fact: If a career in environmental science doesn’t pan out, Leah is likely to be found working as a cookie-cake decorator, or, slightly less fatteningly, as a waterski instructor. When not doing more productive things, Leah splits her time drinking potentially unhealthy amounts of diet coke, sketching furiously and watching entire seasons of the X-Files.
Natalie Villalon
Natalie “Natty Light” Villalon is the Senior Forum Editor. Natalie is a senior majoring in East Asian studies, with minors in writing and political science. Her nickname refers to the diminutive form of her first name and her small stature; any perceived reference to the sub-par Budweiser beverage is both unintentional and unfortunate. She hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and knows that it is not a coincidence that “west coast” rhymes with “best coast.” She has been writing for Forum since her freshman year and attributes her rise in the ranks to massive amounts of coffee. Apart from writing for StudLife, her favorite activities include baking cookies, singing karaoke off-key and getting carded at the Galleria. She is
also a volunteer tutor with Each One Teach One. Her favorite TV shows are “Game of Thrones” and “Battlestar Galactica,” and her favorite movie is “The Departed.” Her favorite newspaper is the New York Times. She refuses to eat dead animals because she is a vegetarian; she has never tried to eat a live one but imagines it would be a difficult and unhygienic endeavor. During the semester, she can usually be found downing coffee in either Whispers or Coffee Cartel. As of this writing, she is spending her summer in Chongqing, China, and for once, keeping her mouth shut about politics. Her turn-ons include articles submitted before deadline, fresh doughnuts and proper use of the word “peruse.”
Sadie Smeck
Sadie Smeck, is a senior majoring in Latin American studies and Spanish and minoring in writing. She just got back from a semester abroad in Santiago, Chile, where she mastered the fabled art and science of “gringology,” that is to say, how to smile, nod and pretend you understand someone. But long before she fashioned herself a Chilean, she spent her childhood summers baking cookies and frying eggs on the sidewalk in her hot-as-hell hometown of Phoenix, Ariz. (And also smashing ants with a hammer, a violent streak that has thankfully since departed her.) Like many Arizona natives, Sadie has survived two scorpion stings and does not recommend the experience. Sadie is from a family of animal lovers whose
menagerie currently includes four dogs, four pet chickens, two teenage brothers and a fish. Sadie enjoys babies, cooking, running, tea drinking, blog reading, birthday-card making, concert going and writing. She also participates in Give Thanks Give Back and Grace Fellowship and tries to be an upstanding citizen. Her favorite TV shows are “New Girl” and “Modern Family,” although she’s now addicted to an awesome Chilean soap-series called “Pobre Rico,” which she can still watch online, thank heavens. Her life goals include traveling the globe, solidifying her Spanish fluency, working at something that makes her happy, and being a good mom. If marrying Ryan Gosling falls into that plan, so be it.
Georgie Morvis
Georgie Morvis has been at Student Life since his time at Freshman Press. Prior to becoming Senior Cadenza Editor, he was Movie/Television Editor. He has also written for Scene in the past. He has wanted to write his whole life and is thankful that Student Life has given him the opportunity to do so. One day he hopes to write for a website like Grantland or The AV Club, but he would be happy reviewing movies for the Kodiak Daily Mirror if it paid his bills. He would also like to be Tina Fey. He was born George Michael Morvis III to Julyne and George Morvis Jr. Recently he has contemplated going by George Michael Morvis to be a better Arrested Development fan. He has a younger sister,
Alyssa, and two dogs, Hoku and Blossom. He has grown up in both Hawaii and New Mexico, which are actually part of the United States of America, contrary to the beliefs of many people he has met at airports. He has worked at points in his life as a research assistant, a swim coach, and a box office assistant. He is an English and political science major, with a writing minor, on the pre-unemployed track. He often pines for the time in high school when his GPA was higher than a 4.0. His holy trinity of pop culture is Kanye West, “Lost” and “Speed Racer.” He believes life is a musical. He used to do a lot of things ironically (like love Justin Bieber), but it has all become very real.
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John Schmidt, a sophomore from Maryville, Tenn., is majoring in English and psychology, with a minor in writing. Top questions for John include, but are not limited to, “You don’t sound like you’re from the South. Where did you learn to speak?” and conversely: “You sound so Southern. Will you say wash, tin, ten, pin and pen again?”, quickly followed by: “Oh my gosh. You’re wearing shoes!” When not fielding questions about his attire or strange accent that can only be attributed to splitting his childhood between Texas and Tennessee, John operates impromptu question-and-answer sessions about growing up in the slightly suburban South and being raised by parents who not only named him after a popular children’s song but also bestowed upon him the initials J.R. so he could always say he was J.R. from Dallas. He does not know who shot J.R. and has never sat through an entire episode of “Dallas,” though he’s curious to learn how TNT’s revival is. His middle name is not Jacob Jingleheimer, but his name can be your name, too, for the right price. John’s favorite St. Louis hotspots consist of Pi Pizzeria, Thai Pizza Co., Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (though that’s really a cold spot), The Tortillaria and The Cup, which conveniently for him has locations in both St. Louis and Knoxville. When he grows up, he wants to be king of grammar. He harbors a love-hate relationship with AP Style and knows that right now they’re just going through a dry spell. In his free time, he enjoys speaking Spanish, singing Italian art songs, and using the Oxford comma.
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A glimpse of Trent Johnson’s coaching career By Brett Musslewhite TCU News Now
Trent Johnson started his college coaching career as an assistant at Utah in 1986 and served as an assistant at three more universities — Washington, Rice and Stanford — until 1999. He got his first head coaching job at Nevada in 1999, where he compiled a 79-74 record over the next five seasons. In his final season at Nevada, he led his team to the NCAA Tournament, beating No. 2 Gonzaga by 19 points in the second round and falling to No. 14 Georgia Tech in the Sweet Sixteen. He then went back to Stanford where he led his team to four straight postseason tournaments, including three NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2007-08 team took down Cornell and Marquette before losing to Texas in the Sweet Sixteen. After leaving Stanford, Johnson took the head coaching job at LSU. In his first season in Baton Rouge, LSU won the SEC Conference Tournament and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers struggled in the 200910 and 2010-11 seasons, failing to make the postseason both years. Johnson has had four players drafted in his time as a head coach, and three of them were drafted in the first round (Kirk Snyder - 16th overall, Brook Lopez - 10th, Robin Lopez - 15th). He has led teams to postseason tournaments in eight of his 13 seasons, five of those being NCAA Tournament appearances. He has won Coach of the Year awards at each school he has coached (Nevada, Stanford and LSU) and in three conferences (WAC, Pac-10 and SEC).
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New basketball coach brings 13 years of experience By Brett Musslewhite TCU News Now
Trent Johnson put together a winning record in his 13 years of coaching, and he succeeded by doing things the old-fashioned way. Johnson was announced in the spring as the new men’s basketball head coach following Jim Christian’s departure for Ohio University. After coaching at Nevada, Stanford and LSU, Johnson’s career head coaching record stood at 226-185. He attributed that success to his basketballoriented lifestyle. “I’m a morning, noon and night guy,” he said. “I wish I
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golfed. I wish I had some social life, but my life is in the gym and in sports.” The university’s rise in athletics could be attributed to
detail-oriented, family-driven coaches such as head football coach Gary Patterson, head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle and athletics director Chris
Del Conte. Del Conte said he believed Johnson fit the mold on and off the court. “He’s a classy individual, and I think he fits our motif,” Del Conte said. Five of Johnson’s teams have played in the NCAA Tournament, making it to the Sweet Sixteen twice. The first step in the journey to the tournament was taking care of your business in conference play, he said. “The bottom line is winning your conference championship,” Johnson said. “That’s the goal.” As far as his on-court style, Johnson said the team would focus on the fundamentals. “We’re going to play as fast as we can play well,” he said. “I
give the kids a lot of freedom on the offensive end. The bottom line for me is they’re going to defend, and they’re going to rebound. They’re going to take care of the ball and play extremely hard. The other stuff takes care of itself.” Johnson said recruiting well in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex would be important because there was a lot of talent in the area. His basketball staff, which will include three members of Johnson’s LSU staff, would focus on building relationships with Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) coaches, high school coaches and families. Johnson said relationships were extremely important to him.
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Future may bring more Friday, 8 a.m. classes By Kaileigh Kurtin Staff Reporter
The chancellor said in March that more 8 a.m. and Friday classes could be in the university’s future. The university is looking for solutions to use classroom space more efficiently after receiving results from a study conducted by Ad Astra Information Systems that analyzed classroom usage. Patrick Miller, registrar and director of enrollment management, said efficiency meant two things — putting classes in rooms that more closely fit the class size and using the blocking of classrooms more effectively. He said blocking could mean not letting a classroom sit empty on Friday when it is used Monday and Wednesday. Ad Astra, a company that provides the Registrar’s Office with scheduling software, analyzed classroom usage to determine whether the university needed more or fewer classrooms. If the university expanded class offerings throughout the day, stopped concentrating on putting
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classes in prime times and fit classes into the current classroom space, it would have enough classroom space to support its educational mission, Miller said. Chancellor Victor Boschini mentioned the Ad Astra study and classroom utilization during a town hall meeting in the spring. The university has built 16 buildings in the past four years, and the building space could be utilized better, Boschini said. He said the study showed that some rooms could be used three times more efficiently and discussed more 8 a.m. and Friday classes as a possible solution. “Students at campuses all across America no longer feel they have to take classes at those two times,” Boschini said. Boschini is meeting with groups across campus to present decisions made by the Board of Trustees and to listen to groups’ input, he said. Leo Munson, associate provost of academic support, said the study was a tactical response to a strategic process that corresponds
with TCU Vision in Action, the ongoing planning process for the university to realize its vision. Munson said it was the university’s goal to ensure every student who wanted to graduate was able to in four years. Class scheduling factored into this goal, he said. The university uses Tuesday and Thursday classrooms efficiently and Monday and Wednesdays a little less, and there is a significant drop in classroom utilization on Fridays, he said. Munson said he thought changing Friday back to more of an academic day would be the biggest challenge if that was a route the university chose to take. Boschini said he expected positive reactions to the changes occurring on campus from the decisions made by the board regarding the TCU Vision in Action. “Just like when we built the Campus Commons, people complained about having to live through that a little bit, but they were excited about what was going to happen,” he said.
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The Londoner restaurant and pub expected to bring different community style By Lauren Cummins Staff Reporter
The Londoner, an upscale English restaurant and pub, hopes to build a strong sense of TCU community at The VUE Apartments, The VUE Community Manager Robyn Hoover said in the spring. The restaurant and pub is set to open this summer on the bottom level of the developing The VUE Apartments. The 6,080 square-foot establishment would have amenities such as dartboards, pool tables and HD televisions for game time, according to Transwestern, the real estate company that leased the space to The Londoner. Trevor Tollett, vice president of Fountain Residential, said, “Something like The Aardvark is more appealing to mainly the TCU community, but The Londoner will target and appeal to the community at large.” Hoover said the restaurant
would bring a different taste of food and entertainment to the university community. “Not only will it positively impact our residents’ social lives by being able to just run downstairs to grab a bite or a drink with friends, but it will also bring together the TCU community for sporting events and social gatherings,” Hoover said. The Londoner took steps to connect with TCU Athletics in hopes of making it a place where students could get together to watch sporting events, especially soccer, an English favorite, Hoover said. The restaurant features traditional British dishes, such as “bangers and mash,” as well as local, regional and all-American favorites such as spaghetti and pork chops, according to The Londoner’s website. For the 21-and-over crowd, The Londoner would feature dozens of imported and domestic beers, a full bar and
seasonal cocktails, according to the website. The location of The Londoner would add to the overall atmosphere of The VUE and provide a quick and convenient dining and entertainment experience for its residents, Hoover said. “We hope to host resident events at The Londoner in the future where neighbors can meet each other, socialize and have a meal together,” he said. “It’s a great venue to assist us in hosting resident life events to continue to build that strong TCU sense of community.” Hoover said there would be separate, designated parking for the restaurant and for residents of The VUE to avoid any parking frustrations in the university area. For future residents of The VUE, there would be no need to worry about the noise. The Londoner will have its own entrance from University Drive, which would help reduce noise coming from the bar, Hoover said.
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The Londoner restaurant and pub is expected to open this summer on the bottom level of the upcoming The VUE Apartments. The restaurant and bar will feature a menu of traditional British food and drink, combined with American favorites.
“We expect The Londoner to be a restaurant destination first and a pub and happy hour destination second,” Hoover said. The owner of The Londoner, Barry Tate, got his start opening a French creperie and wine bar in London, according to Transwestern.net.
After four years, he sold the business and decided to move to Dallas to pitch a similar concept — one that would ultimately transform into what The Londoner is today. The Londoner, originally called the London Tavern, located on Greenville Avenue in Dallas, has been thriving
since 1990 and has led to the opening of new The Londoner locations in Addison, McKinney, Frisco and, now, Fort Worth. The possibility of allowing students to use Frog Bucks had come up as an option, but nothing had been confirmed, Hoover said in the spring.
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Student Government Association to work to revise constitution By Jordan Rubio Staff Reporter
In April, the House of Student Representatives voted to suspend the TCU Constitution of the Student Body by a two-thirds majority. The suspension of the constitution had no precedent and the Student Government Association was in uncharted territory when members of the House voted to suspend the constitution, Brett Phillips, student activities coordinator, said. Members of the Elections and Regulations Committee would work to revise the constitution during the 99th House Session, which is scheduled to occur during the upcoming academic year. Members of the House needed to suspend the constitution, one of SGA’s governing documents, because it was inconsistent with the Student Body Code, according to a statement released by SGA April 13. The statement, sent to members of Intercom, stated the inconsistencies could have canceled recent and upcoming changes by the SGA. Josh Simpson, SGA vice president for operations,
said that the constitution’s suspension would not affect student advocacy or any of SGA’s other functions. “In order to fulfill our mission of serving students, we felt [suspending the constitution] was what we needed to do,” Simpson said. John V. Roach Honors College Representative Trevor Melvin disagreed with the decision to suspend the constitution. Suspending the constitution was not the right way to address the inconsistencies between the constitution and the Student Body Code, Melvin wrote in an e-mail. Jansen Harrison, chair of the Elections and Regulations Committee, said last spring that some of the inconsistencies between the code and the constitution included the number of justices on the SGA Judicial Board and having members of theCrew, the programming branch of SGA, fail to take an oath. All members of SGA, which includes theCrew, needed to take an oath. Legislation that House members passed in the spring, such as the April 17 bill that combined
the Campus Advancement and Student Relations committees to make the Student Experience Committee, would not have been possible if the constitution had not been suspended, Harrison said. Melvin wrote he would have suspended the unconstitutional guidelines in the House and followed the procedures in place for changing the constitution. The suspension set a dangerous precedent for the House because there was already a procedure for changing the constitution, but the House Executive Council ignored the procedure, he wrote. By suspending the constitution without the proper process, SGA was not holding up its end of the contract with the student body and was damaging SGA’s integrity, he wrote. Simpson said he did not believe suspending the constitution would damage SGA’s integrity. “I think students care about what they’re getting from SGA, not necessarily how it’s structured,” he said. Phillips said that the procedure for changing the constitution involved the Elections and
Regulations Committee looking over and revising the constitution. The revised constitution would then be presented to the House and, if approved by a twothirds majority, would then be presented to the student body.
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Harrison said changing the constitution would have been a time-consuming process that would take place over a semester. Suspending the unconstitutional guidelines would have meant the House would have had to go back and look through past legislation to determine what was constitutional. “[Suspending the unconstitutional legislation] just wasn’t a viable option for an organization that’s moving forward and has goals for the future,” he said.
Melvin wrote that the timeconsuming process for changing the constitution was preferable because rushing the process of change had gotten SGA into the situation it did. Suspending the unconstitutional guidelines would not have crippled the House in his viewpoint. Phillips said the guidelines and rules in the constitution, which were meant to be more broad and vague in comparison to the Student Body Code, limited how SGA could grow and change. “We just haven’t been able to get away from some of those policies of when it was set up originally,” Phillips said. “It just hinders SGA from being a group that advocates for the voice of the students, that funds different student organizations and funds different initiatives that are important to the students having a great experience.” During the time the constitution would be suspended, students would not have to worry about House members increasing the student body fee, he said. There were several administrative steps that would need to occur before the student body could
vote on an increase in the fee. Harrison said last spring that suspending the constitution was something that needed to be done so SGA could continue to change in a way that helped the student body. “I don’t believe that [the constitution and the code] should get in the way of us serving the student body and being the representatives that we’re elected and called to be,” he said. If there were inconsistencies between the constitution and the Student Body Code, the constitution was supposed to take precedence, Harrison said. The inconsistencies between the constitution and the Student Body Code probably resulted from revisions to the code that happened during the 2011 fall semester, he said. One of the changes to the code was increasing the number of justices on the Judicial Board from five to 15. “I think [the inconsistency between the constitution and the code] was something in the back of our minds that we may have known, but we were so focused on moving forward in SGA that it wasn’t the main focus,” he said.
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SGA allocates $20,000 for student tailgating during 2012 season By Maddie Solari TCU News Now
Last spring, SGA released its budget for the 2012-13 school year, and a new item was added: tailgating. SGA allotted $20,000 toward student tailgating for the 2012-2013 school year. “When I decided to run for president I really wanted to come up with a platform that really addressed the issues of the students,” SGA President Brent Folan said in the spring. “Reflecting on the three football seasons I have been to, one of the biggest things that TCU doesn’t have is tailgating.” Folan said he knew the university attempted to provide students with tailgating events in the past, but those efforts had failed. Students would attend the first few tailgates and then participation would start to dwindle, which he said was due to the many restrictions placed on students. The student tailgate area
too many restrictions. They always heard of more interesting events. Reynolds said she knew other schools were less strict, and in turn, those tailgates were “insane.” One of the biggest restrictions Folan said he wanted to stay away from was a fence, because he wanted the area to be more open and inviting for all students. “I want every student to go out there because I really want to build and promote our TCU community in a place where we can all have fun and experience the game together,” Folan said. Folan said SGA was not sure exactly how the $20,000 will be spent, but he hoped to include items like food, water and tents for free. Belpedio said that a large sum of the money would have to go toward safety, like hiring security guards, because of the administration’s concerns about underage drinking and student safety.
used to be a fenced-in section located between Sherley and Waits halls. Students were required to swipe in with their student IDs. Folan said those types of restrictions led to long lines and made attending the tailgates too tedious, so students stopped going. SGA Treasurer David Belpedio said Folan had worked with various administrators to compromise on what the new tailgate area would look like. Both Belpedio and Folan said they understood why the administration was concerned about safety. But they said they felt too many restrictions would cause students to stay away. “Why would [students] come to such a highly regulated area when they could just go to a buddy’s house and have a free-for-all,” Belpedio said. Junior entrepreneurial management major Kaitlyn Reynolds said that neither she nor any of her friends had ever been to the student tailgates because there were
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Horned Frog fans fill up Frog Alley for a tailgate party before the game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Sept. 17, 2011. SGA funds for tailgating were increased to $20,000 for the 2012 football season, and SGA president Brent Folan said he hoped to include items like food, water and tents for free.
Folan said he did not know if SGA would charge student organizations, such as fraternities and sororities, to rent out spaces. However, if it did, the money would go right back into the tailgating fund. The location of the tailgates would be on a large grassy patch between Frog Alley and the freshman parking lot, which Folan called a
“primetime location.” He also said it was located right next to a huge stage that would be in Frog Alley during games, so students would have some form of entertainment. Though the specifics had not been fully worked out yet, Folan said he was excited to work on the tailgating project. He hoped by the time football season started he could have
a tailgate ready that exceeded student expectations. “We are all Horned Frogs, and our main focus on game day is cheering on our football team,” Folan said. “So if we can get all the students in that student location together and having a great time, it’ll be reflected on us cheering for our team and hopefully getting some victories.”
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Sadler Hall, the administration building, was named for M.E. Sadler, chancellor from 1941-1965, who expanded the campus by 21 new buildings during his time at the university.
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The first cornerstone on campus can be found on the northeast corner of Reed Hall the original administration building until Sadler Hall was built in 1960.
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Frog Fountain, left, was placed on campus in 1969. Each fountain pad represents the different classes present at the university, with the shortest fountain representing freshmen and the tallest representing seniors.
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The Horned Frog sculpture was created by a TCU parent named Seppo Aarnos and commissioned by the 1984 House of Student Representatives.
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Smith Hall, left, is named after Sarah and Steve Smith, who donated the largest gift as a living, nonalumni of the university at $10.5 million. The building holds entrepreneurial and business students at the M.J. Neeley School of Business.
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The Sid W. Richardson building, left, hosts the majority of science students on campus. It was opened in 1970 by former president Lyndon B. Johnson, modeled after a Scottish castle and named after Sid W. Richardson, a 20th century oil, cattle and land entrepreneur.
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Located in front of Reed Hall, the TCU Veterans Plaza was dedicated to honor alumni and students who were killed in wars since World War I. The grove of trees was designed to represent the TCU community, while the trees missing from the west side symbolize those who were killed.
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The Robert Carr Chapel was established in 1953 and named for Robert G. Carr, a San Angelo rancher and oilman. It hosts over 200 weddings each year, has the highest point on campus at 137 feet and has chimes which play the TCU Alma Mater on the hour.
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The Clark Brothers statue, also known as the Founders Statue, was created in honor of Addison and Randolph Clark, the brothers who founded the university in 1873.
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The University Recreation Center Natatorium is home to the swimming & diving program. Olympians, national champions and All-Americans have all trained in Horned Frog waters.
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The newly renovated Amon G. Carter Stadium is home to the football team. The renovation is expected to be complete in September, offering between 40,000 and 50,000 seats to support the Horned Frogs in their first year in the Big 12 Conference.
The Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center is home to the men’s and women’s tennis teams. The center was selected as one of the top 25 tennis facilities in the country by Tennis Magazine in 1990.
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The University Recreation Center is the home to the volleyball team. The Lady Frogs ranked 19th nationally in attendance with a school-record 1,734 fans per match in the 2011 season.
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Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium is home to the women’s soccer team. The stadium opened in 2000, offering 1,500 seats for fans to support the Lady Frogs.
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The TCU Rifle Range is home to the rifle team and is located in the Army ROTC Building. The facility features 12 firing targets, which include movable target carriers that are controlled at the firing line. TAYLOR PRATER / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum is home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The facility was named after Milton Daniel, who was the former chairman of the university Board of Trustees, and L.R. “Dutch” Meyer, former TCU head men’s basketball and football coach along with the athletics director at the time of construction.
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Lupton Stadium is home to the baseball team and opened in February 2003. In May, the Horned Frogs had a 229-76 record in Lupton Stadium.
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Located on the southwest corner of campus, the Lowdon Track and Field Complex is home to the track & field program. The facility was completed and nominated as the “Outstanding Track Complex” in 2000.
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From one Horned Frog to another: Discover yourself, if nothing else
David Shaver So you’re a Horned Frog now, huh? Take a moment while you are at orientation to hug your mother. If she is not crying, she is holding back the tears. And for a few more weeks at least, pretend you are not excited to head off to college. Also, until you come back to the university for school, do not let your parents feed you anything that is not homemade. You may think Applebee’s cooks better than your mother and you may think that Market Square will provide you with all the food you could possibly eat, but you would be wrong. You will soon realize that the Thanksgiving holiday was impeccably timed with college
kids in mind. When you arrive in August for move-in, keep one thing in mind: If all your possessions do not fit in a compact car (with a level of packing efficiency worthy of a supply chain major), then do not bring them to college. Your peers who roll up in a U-Haul will be ridiculed by upperclassmen and hated by their roommates. Do not be one of them and, ladies, you are not entitled to an exception of this rule. Here’s another secret, parents: the Horned Frogs who help your students move in are not allowed to accept tips. With your imagination now sweating with excitement at the endless number of chores you could demand of them, let me suggest you take advantage of that fact in a way that will make their witheringly hot and tiresome day a smidgen brighter. Bring a $50 bill and offer it to the kids who move you in. They will say no, but will be completely excited that you thought they were worth the money.
With that said, if they actually take the money, alert a hall director immediately. When you arrive at the university, students, you will meet hundreds of new people. I know the feeling you get after speaking with someone for 15 seconds that you are never going to become friends with this person. That feeling is OK. However, do your best to learn their name. In the 21st century, people will think you worship them if you do nothing more than know their name. And when you see them walking around campus, say, “Hello.” Those minor connections will work wonders for you. You will also, in the immortal words of Pocahontas, learn things you never knew you knew; here is just one such example. The first text I sent to my mother after arriving at college was not “I love you” or “Miss you,” but instead I told my mother, “Thanks for teaching me to chew with my
mouth shut.” You will be surprised by how many students stubbornly continue to disgust those at their lunch table. If, however, your parents have not yet taught you this priceless life lesson or you think you are too cool to listen to what they say, NEWS FLASH: it’s disgusting. If learning to chew with your mouth shut is all you take from this, I will consider it my greatest gift to humanity. And finally: classes. You have probably been told in orientation to disperse your classes throughout the day so you will have a good amount of gaps between them to read or work on homework before class. If you have an hour between your classes, it will be completely wasted and unproductive. You will not read. You will not do homework. Any small gaps in your schedule will be completely unproductive and, if it is less than two hours, you won’t even get in a good nap. Sometimes unproductive time can be good for stress
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management, but consider yourself warned. Finally, remember why you are here and, no, I do not mean to earn a degree. You will learn more than you ever cared to during your time here at the university. More importantly, though, you will learn more about yourself than you ever thought there was to know. The time is now to embark on the journey that will define
your life. While you have it, spend time discovering yourself — what you believe, what you enjoy, what you’ll fight for and what you’ll live for. These are the values that guide your life’s course. If, in your time at the university, you figure out who you are, then you will have learned the most important lesson there is to be offered. After that, everything else falls into place.
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New Alpha Omicron Pi to begin recruitment By Kaileigh Kurtin Staff Reporter
Alpha Omicron Pi, a new Panhellenic sorority, will begin recruiting in the fall, Carrie Youell, the director of extension for AOII, said in the spring. She said the group’s interest in TCU stemmed from the university being committed to creating positive membership and campus life experiences, and valuing its students and their education. “We felt like that was a good fit for Alpha Omicron Pi, and it’s somewhere that we wanted to be a part of,” Youell said. AOII staff will attend the formal Panhellenic recruitment in the fall to support the existing Panhellenic community, Youell said. Following formal recruitment, executive board members, staff and alumnae will advertise throughout campus to recruit the first members of AOII at TCU, she said. This first group of women, or colonizing members, will be from all years, not just freshmen, she said.
Potential members would have the opportunity to attend events like information sessions and “build-a-panda night,” Youell said. The people who heard the AOII presentation in the spring and visited with the AOII women who came to TCU felt that the group was committed to its own mission and values, which aligned very closely with the mission of TCU, Shannon Sumerlin, director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said. Students had expressed overall excitement about the expansion, because it would bring more opportunity and would allow for a rejuvenation of the community, Sumerlin said. The number of people involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life had increased significantly, she said. Panhellenic new member classes have increased from 49 to 64 women in the past three years, she said. Large chapter sizes have caused some women to feel that they have lost the personal touch of having a
real familiarity with all of their sisters, she said. In a press release, Sumerlin said the Panhellenic extension would work to reduce the average chapter size of 187 women and to create an experience more reflective of the personal TCU experience. Sophomore Minyoung Lanty, a sophomore early childhood education major, said adding a new sorority allowed people to get even more involved. “I like being involved in school, and I am just a transfer, but I would love to try it out,” Lanty said. According to a press release last fall, the Panhellenic Extension Committee started discussing extension in the spring 2011. Interested National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) groups submitted information packets which were then reviewed by a committee, according to the TCU Fraternity and Sorority Life website. NPC groups were narrowed down by the committee then present on campus.
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Gay-Straight Alliance’s mission: to promote equality for all
Jonathan L. Davis Do you believe in equality? Justice? Diversity? Community? If so, I suggest that you make the university’s Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) a viable prospective organization to join. The organization that focuses on social justice is not only for gay members, hence the “Straight Alliance” in its name. GSA aims to make the university’s campus a home for everyone, gay and straight, and there’s more than enough reason to have it on your radar. As a bystander this year, I have watched the activities and events that the organization
has held to create a cohesive community with gender, racial and sexual orientation equality in mind, and I have been astounded at the levels of success that GSA has attained both at the university and in the local community. Jason Wallace, Program Coordinator for the Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services said of the organization, “I believe that they are an effective organization and I have watched them grow tremendously; they are definitely moving in the right direction by doing great working at TCU and in the community.” The 2012 LGBT Leadership Conference was one of the great things that GSA held this year promoting its mission of equality and spreading awareness of several tragedies involving the unfortunate suicides of several gay teens nationwide in mid 2010.
It focused on suicide prevention, visibility and community building. Building from the prior year where the conference featured only local universities such as SMU and UTA, the 2012 conference attracted attendants from out-of-state schools such as Kansas State University. This event went on to become the winner of the annual award to commemorate the Best Intercultural Event/Activity at the 14th annual Intercultural Banquet in April. Next year’s attendees can only expect an even better conference. Moreover, what is essentially important to note is the idea of overall equality. If you believe in gender equality, then you should believe in sexual equality. If you believe in racial equality, then you should believe in sexual equality. If you believe in economic equality,
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Moreover, what is essentially important to note is the idea of overall equality. If you believe in gender equality, then you should believe in sexual equality. If you believe in racial equality, then you should believe in sexual equality. If you believe in economic equality, then you should believe in sexual equality. The fact of the matter is that oftentimes — if not apathetic to the gay community — most students are fearful of the gay community, or perhaps fearful that if they become too closely associated, their own sexuality
may come into question. The truth is, whether you like it or not, you will probably work with someone who describes themselves as gay at some time in your life. Before this year, I had very little connection to the gay community, and I, myself, had a difficult time associating myself with “them.” This was because as a heterosexual black male, my community is often overwhelmingly unwilling to work with and to accept those whom traditional society has described as “deviant.” This behavior remains unacceptable. As the recipient of the university’s first P.R.I.D.E. award, which stands for People Respecting Individual Differences Equally, GSA achieved one of its goals and effectively brought up the important issues of egalitarianism among both heterosexual and gay members.
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One of GSA’s goals is to foster acceptance for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning men and women. I am positive that if you decide to remain distanced from this community, you will find it quite difficult to accept those who have accepted and will continue to accept you. The late Paul Newman said it best: “I’m a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able to understand attacks upon the g ay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human beings… By the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people, what they do with their private parts is so low on the list that it is irrelevant.” Jonathan L. Davis is a junior political science and psychology double major from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Painting instruction helps to finance student’s university education concept while visiting the Grapevine location of “Painting with a Twist.” In the past, Pat had taught art at schools and said she thought, “I could do that,” and she started inquiring about how to get her own fstore started. Although Madison is a speech pathology major, she had grown up around her mother’s art environment and now teaches and assists at her mother’s store. With the entertaining painting sessions, she has gained confidence by getting on a platform to teach and learning how to interact with a variety of people, she said. After attending Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi and then Texas Woman’s University, Madison said she transferred to TCU in the spring to both challenge herself academically and to further develop her character. She said she aspired to work with children with autism through dolphin
By Sarah Greufe Staff Reporter
Sophomore Madison Scott has helped pay for her TCU education by working at a business that combines classical art, fine wine and bringyour-own beer. The franchise “Painting with a Twist” opened in Fort Worth last year and was started by Madison’s mother. According to the company’s website, clients learn how to paint a preselected piece and have the option of bringing their own beverages and snacks. Participants can see which painting would be featured each day by checking the Fort Worth location’s calendar and signing up for the painting of their choice, according to the website. Madison said the company had more than 2,000 paintings copyrighted by various artists working for the business. Madison and her mother, Pat Scott, first discovered the
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Sophomore speech language pathology major Madison Scott works on one of her creations at Painting with a Twist, an art business that opened a Fort Worth branch last year with the help of her mother.
therapy one day. Alumnus Jacob Clark, a senior nursing major, said he attended the grand opening of the Fort Worth store in February 2011. Clark described Madison’s teaching style as inviting and friendly. He said the experience was great “whether you are an artist or never picked up a paint brush.” He painted Vincent van
Gogh’s “Starry Night” and his friend added a surfer to his own version of the classic piece, he said. He recommended the location to fellow Frogs, especially for a date night idea. Madison said other university students and alumni painted a horned frog at special sessions in the past. TCU sorority functions, including mother-daughter events, also have been held there, she said.
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Madison with her mother, who opened the Fort Worth branch of Painting with a Twist, on the business’ grand opening day.
Pat said she had faculty from the University of North Texas come to paint in the past and would like to host TCU faculty in the future. Artist Janna Williams, who has been working at “Painting with a Twist” since its opening, said she enjoyed working with university students and has found them to be respectful and willing to learn. She has been involved in art her entire life and loved inspiring
creative motivation in people who might have shied away from art in the past, she said. Pat agreed and said the store’s environment broke down “a lot of (people’s) barriers and walls from being insecure or being selfconfident” because all participants were beginners. According to the website, participants 18 years and older are welcome to come to a session at any time.
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SGA
SGA approves budget for 2012-13 school year, adds tailgating funds By Jordan Rubio Staff Reporter
Raising tailgate funds from $0 to $20,000 is just one of the ways the 2012-2013 Student Government Association budget differs from the 2011-2012 budget. The funding for student tailgating next semester will fulfill a campaign promise by SGA President Brent Folan that there would be SGAsponsored tailgating with
the university joining the Big 12 Conference. The budget, which the House of Student Representatives approved in April, is the largest budget in SGA history at $690,000, SGA Treasurer David Belpedio said in the spring. This year’s budget will be $50,000 larger than last year’s 2011-2012 budget of $640,000. The student fee will continue to be $45 per semester, making a total of $90 for the
year, Belpedio said. One of the biggest changes in the budget was an increase in funding for the executive branch, increasing from 11.34 percent of last year’s budget to 17.87 percent of this upcoming year’s budget. Belpedio said the reason for this was because the Holiday Tree Lighting and other annual holiday activities, such as the lighting around campus, were being covered in the budget as a gift from SGA to the
student body. This increase in the executive budget also included the $30,000 allocated to the holiday tree, he said. One of the new items included in the increased funding for the executive was $4,000 for a student organization presidents’ dinner. The money was put under the section for the SGA Vice President of External Affairs. Belpedio said the dinner would be held so the presidents of student organizations could better understand what SGA is for and how SGA could help them with funding. There was also a residual line item, or savings line item, that took the place of the concert funding since the university would sponsor the annual concert and other activities, rather than SGA, Belpedio said. Other changes in the new budget included increased compensation for members of the executive branch and increased funding for House member rewards.
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OPINION
College is the ideal time to step out of one’s comfort zone
Pearce Edwards Starting college brings many emotions to the surface. Feelings of excitement, anticipation, impatience, nervousness and maybe even downright terror swim around in the weeks and months leading up to the first Monday morning class in August. With the next phase of life on the doorstep, the time is now to start thinking about what to value and appreciate as a Texas Christian University student. Student organizations all have their merits, and all will help students to develop skills, friendships and fantastic memories for years to come.
However, there is a type of student activity and commitment which stands out from the rest. Providing challenging and exciting adventures, community involvement and multicultural experiences are the heart of a fulfilling time in college. The human brain will stop making connections and will halt significant development in cognitive ability by the mid-20s. If there was ever a time to step outside the box, to venture into the unexpected, college is the time to do it. Meaning and memory in life come more from the extraordinary than the ordinary, which is exactly what community involvement and multicultural experiences provide. TCU sponsors student community service activities of all types. The Community Involvement and Service
Learning (CISL) office in Jarvis Hall offers volunteer opportunities and sponsors organizations which perform everything from building houses, feeding the elderly and mentoring children. Every semester, CISL puts on an event called LEAPS, which brings the entire university community together to spread across the city of Fort Worth and serve populations in need, whether through painting murals, cleaning communities or socializing with developmentally disabled children. LEAPS is an excellent way to find a window into the community. Trips from different department offices during school breaks, whether to San Francisco or the Deep South, deepen service by opening students’ minds to important social issues such as sexual abuse or the civil rights movement.
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Different organizations and majors offer programs in countries such as Chile, Hungary, Ghana and many more.
Whether serving in Fort Worth, asking tough questions about tough issues, or taking a plane across continents to study abroad, the time is now to find the challenges and newness of college and take ownership of them. TCU is not a place to stick to what is normal, because there is no normal anymore. Finding challenging new experiences also comes through multicultural encounters. University students and community
members from every part of the globe meet, develop programs and share their lives and backgrounds with the student body. Initiatives like the Holocaust Museum, Hunger Week and the V-Day Campaign raise awareness about issues with global significance. Meeting international students, and international students meeting American students, is a key way to find eye-opening experiences in college. Over 90 countries are represented at the university, and Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other faith backgrounds cross paths in student life. Good conversations about understanding one another and becoming good global citizens are sure to follow. The best multicultural experience, however, is a study abroad program. Whether for three weeks, a summer or a semester,
study abroad is a hallmark of an eye-opening and unexpected student life. The TCU Center for International Studies is always ready and willing to help gain an international experience during college. Whether serving in Fort Worth, asking tough questions about tough issues, or taking a plane across continents to study abroad, the time is now to find the challenges and newness of college and take ownership of them. TCU is not a place to stick to what is normal, because there is no normal anymore. Take a chance and define college in a new, unexpected way. Try real community involvement and multicultural experiences. A thriving student life is just around the corner. Pearce Edwards is a junior political science and history double major from Albuquerque, N.M.
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BUSINESS
2010 alumna to open Fort Worth dog boutique and lounge By Caitlin Cockerline TCU News Now
When Hannah Scheideman graduated from TCU in 2010, she said she was anything but ready to continue on to graduate school or have a traditional nineto-five job. Instead, she said she thought of starting a dog lounge and boutique business. Scheideman has now worked to make this idea a reality with the help of two other former Horned Frogs: her mom Sara and Hannah’s fiancé Ben Witten. The inspiration for WAG came from Scheideman’s two-year-old red fox Labrador named Sage and dog boutiques she saw while traveling in Colorado. “I love people, and I love animals. Dogs are my favorite,” Scheideman said. “But I wanted a job where I got to interact with people a lot and get to know them and just get to know their hearts.” Scheideman said WAG
would carry a lot of purple products to get pooches and their owners in the TCU spirit. Her family has been to almost every TCU football game, home or away, for as long as she could remember, she said.
“I love people, and
I love animals. Dogs are my favorite. But I wanted a job where I got to interact with people a lot and get to know them and just get to know their hearts.
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Hannah Scheideman
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“We would love to host tailgating events. We’ll have a TV here where we’ll show the game,” Scheideman said.
“We’ll have purple puppy contests, where the dogs obviously can dress up in purple, and they’ll be given a gift.” In addition to fashionable accessories for dogs and their owners, Scheideman also supported local businesses and charities through her store. WAG would feature products like dog beds and pillows from Red Dog Barkery, as well as doggy treats and snacks from Three Dog Bakery, which Scheideman claimed were good enough for humans to eat. Scheideman said she would like to use WAG as a platform to help out other charities such as Canine Companions for Independence. They worked on setting up oncea-week dog adoptions in the store, she said. Senior entrepreneurial management major Lorene Agather has known Scheideman since they were young and said she was not surprised that her lifelong
animal-loving friend had decided to open a business dedicated to dogs. Agather has a 4-month-old puppy named Turner, which she planned to bring to WAG once it opened. “[WAG] is so hip and really young looking. I think that TCU students will really love it,” Agather said last spring. Agather isn’t the only one anticipating the opening of WAG. Its Facebook page currently has more than 600 “likes” and continues to grow everyday. Scheideman said she was excited about the overwhelmingly positive response to WAG so far. “I was looking at the products I have for the store the other day and realized this may not be enough… I need to order a lot more before our official opening,” Scheideman said. WAG would be constructed in a space by Trinity Park on Foch Street. Schiedeman planned to open WAG in early summer.
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Alumna Hannah Scheideman, along with her mom Sara and fiancé Ben Witten, will be opening a dog lounge and boutique business called WAG by Trinity Park on Foch Street.
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OPINION
Eating healthy on campus requires effort, focus Allana Wooley It’s common knowledge that the folks at TCU are generally the very image of generosity and friendliness. While this is absolutely fantastic for the students, it can also cause some problems — mainly because each student really has to take it upon themselves to make the unpopular decisions that are nonetheless important to a healthy life. So while one’s brain is put to the test in classes a few times a semester, the “willpower muscle” is put to test everyday at Market Square.
Market Square swipers, cooks, servers and managers are always ready with a greeting and a smile. While putting students in a good mood, these pleasantries also relax a student’s guard, initiating them into the cult of kindness so prevalent at the university. Students become more receptive to accepting what is given to them with only a ‘thank you.’ This results in major issues, as the Market Square servers are notoriously heavy handed. In Texas, bigger is better, including serving sizes. Restraint should be exercised to avoid not finishing off every bite on a plate during meals. This task becomes even more difficult when the food is being served on Market Square’s giant plates, making it tough to estimate how much food is actually being consumed. One of the hardest parts
about college, something nobody explains going in, is just how accurate the “Freshman 15” (or more) is. Fortunately, there are several easy ways to counteract or avoid those unwanted pounds. The Recreation Center opens early and closes late most days, making a workout a flexible option for any schedule. It is also a great resource for managing one’s weight, becoming genuinely healthy, controlling stress and maybe even finding new hobbies. The university offers accessible intramural fields and teams. The university has a running trail in close proximity to several safe neighborhoods and parks, including Trinity Park. If the thought of exercise makes you shudder, politely specifying to the servers in Market Square exactly how large of a food serving you want
is worth a try. Look up nutrition information and serving sizes on TCU Dining’s webpage and do not go into the Brown-Lupton University Union without a healthy game plan. When walking out of Market Square, grab an apple instead of a cookie. It will take longer to eat, will result in a more satisfied feeling and will help tie you over until the next meal time. When talking about the university, food and restraint, it is impossible to go without mentioning the ubiquitous freebies. TCU loves to hand out free food — cheap, easy to buy en masse and wildly popular, popcorn, candy, cookies, pizza, smoothies and s’mores are just a few of the more commonly seen offerings. If you see these tables and know that you should not eat from them, veer away and take a different route to
your destination. However, if you really want to indulge and are actually craving a sweet treat, have it. There is no need to be a clean eater 100 percent of the time. Enjoy college and indulge, not only in dessert but also in
experiences. After all, sometimes the best memories come from not doing what is “best” for us. Allana Wooley is a freshman anthropology and history double major from Marble Falls.
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TCU DIGITAL ARCHIVES
SuperFrog, known as Addie the Frog in 1966, stands on the field at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
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A cheery-faced SuperFrog pumps up fans at a basketball game in February 2000.
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SuperFrog puts up the TCU logo during a home game in Amon G. Carter Stadium.
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TRADITION
Horned Frog mascot transforms throughout the years By Brooke Crum TCU 360 Contributor
It’s a sweaty job, but somebody’s got to do it. Eight different students don the toned foam uniform of SuperFrog to drive fans to their feet on game day. The face behind the Frog changes for each event and at halftime during football games. Sometimes SuperFrog can be seen off campus at weddings or the grand opening of a local business. He welcomed customers to the new Raising Cane’s on University Drive and shared some spunk with the Louden family at their annual holiday light show. But SuperFrog is more than an outfit. A senior and fourth-year SuperFrog mascot, who asked that his name be withheld from publication, described the opportunity in one phrase: It’s a blast. People just flock to SuperFrog, he said. After running
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onto the football field, flag in hand and football team in his wake, SuperFrog hops into the stands to take photographs with fans or to dance with the band. Everyone is SuperFrog’s friend. Each student adds something unique to the mascot. One young man does backflips. Others spend most of the game mingling with fans. The students make SuperFrog the mascot they want it to be. The person behind the Horned Frog mask is selected by the same panel of outside judges hired to choose the cheerleaders. Contestants are asked to perform a skit of their own creation so that the judges can see how well they move in the costume. Lindsay Shoulders, TCU spirit coordinator, said in the spring that she liked to get as many students as possible involved in the SuperFrog team and hoped to do more skits next year when TCU moved to the Big 12 Conference. But it’s not all backflips and
photographs. It’s hot in that costume, despite the battery-operated fan in the head, ice packs and the cooling vest. SuperFrog has suffered heat exhaustion on at least two occasions. And then, there is the general wear and tear of the uniform. Shoulders said children often punch out SuperFrog’s eyes in the excitement of meeting the mascot. The costume is maintained at least once a week. Before the days of cooling vests and battery-operated fans, the SuperFrog costume was made of a heavy duvetyn material that did not breathe much on summer afternoons in Fort Worth. And it was not SuperFrog. “Addie the All-American Horned Frog” was born in September 1949, the brainchild of senior Amarillo native and Howdy Week chairman Jimmy Paschal. At the time, there were plenty of horned frogs spitting blood and snatching ants across the state of Texas, but Paschal told the Skiff
that “we’d look somewhat silly dragging one around on a string” on the sidelines. Opponents would be more likely to laugh than gulp at a lizard that is less than 6 inches long. The Horned Frog has been TCU’s mascot since 1897, but the costume did not make its debut until fall 1949. The six-foot tall Horned Frog looked more like a space creature than a lizard. Its papier-mâché head was flat and wide with a large crescent for the mouth. The eyes were halfclosed and rested on top while numerous horns protruded from the back of the head. Addie made its first public appearance on Sept. 24 at a Saturday game against the Oklahoma A&M Aggies. The mascot was named after Addison Clark, Jr., the son of one of the university’s founding fathers. He helped bring football to campus in 1896 and was instrumental in giving the school its Horned Frog nickname. Thirty years would pass
before “Addie the All-American Horned Frog” suffered an identity crisis and SuperFrog stepped in. And throughout those three decades, the costume changed bit by bit, horn by horn. The head got bigger, the eyes rounder. More horns were added. The eyes bulged more. The final Addie costume was destroyed by an SMU football player who kicked in the papiermâché head after a 1977 game. And that was the end of Addie. John Grace, the university’s first athletic promotions director, created the new mascot to foster “Frog Fever,” his 1979 campaign to promote school spirit around the campus and community. SuperFrog made its mascot debut at the SMU vs. TCU game Sept. 15. The costume costs $3,500 and was designed by the Paul Osborne Co. of Dallas. But unlike Addie, SuperFrog had an open face with big, round watery eyes and a tongue that had a habit of lolling out the side of an al-
ways-open mouth. His mottled gray skin had the appearance of scales, but the purple horns steepled on his head really gave him that Horned Frog look. It wasn’t until 1999 that SuperFrog evolved into the mascot most current students would recognize. SuperFrog shaped up, shed some pounds and straightened up its style. The new costume, made in Canada, was built from strong foam composite complete with colored horns, bright attentive eyes and a widemouthed grin. SuperFrog’s muscular arms and legs peeked out of shiny new clothing that was stretched taunt over his swollen shoulders and chest. This coming season, Horned Frog fans will be in a new conference and a new stadium, and they will be scanning the crowd and the field for a familiar face. The person behind the mask may change on any given day, but the spirit of SuperFrog remains the same no matter the conference, venue or day of the week.
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FAITH
Students to lead religious retreat for freshmen By Jordan Rubio Staff Reporter
Incoming freshmen in the class of 2016 could have the opportunity to spend Labor Day weekend on a religious journey in Glen Rose next fall. The four-day nondenominational Christian retreat, Exodus, would have three goals, co-director Graham McMillan said. McMillan, a sophomore political science major, said the program would help freshmen connect with other students, settle into faith communities and establish mentors to help guide them at the university. Sophomore economics major Andrew Pajela said he thought the retreat would be an interesting idea, but that Labor Day weekend might be too early for freshmen to have made friends to spend time with on the trip.
“You don’t really want to go to things like that on your own; you want to go with people you know,” he said. Sophomore pre-major Jenny Degelia said she would have liked to participate in a retreat like Exodus as a freshman because she could have met and explored her faith with other freshman. McMillan said he and the other co-director, Tiffany Charters, were inspired to create Exodus from their experiences and struggles with faith as freshmen. “I had the same struggle [as Charters] trying to find and plant myself in a Christian community,” he said. McMillan said they also would want to help stop freshmen’s faith from dwindling when they entered college. “We want to ensure that you come into college on fire for Christ and then you con-
tinue that in the next four years,” he said. Charters, a sophomore early childhood education major, said the intangible goals would be much more important than the tangible goals. “We want to ignite on our campus a sense of unity between believers,” she said. “A sense that we don’t need to have a label.” She said Exodus would be organized entirely by students and not connected to a ministry or to the university. The retreat would be funded by a $150 fee to attend. She said she hoped about 100 freshmen would attend. McMillan said the group was fundraising with other churches, especially ministries with close ties to the university, to cover the rest of the costs. As for the more tangible goals, Charters said the group would have to raise $25,000 for Exodus to happen next year. One of the long-term goals of the retreat would be to get campus support for Exodus and to make the program a solid part of the freshman experience, she said. God has been essential to the creation of Exodus, Charters said. “When we keep thinking that this organization has hit a wall, God is always there with Plan Z,” she said.
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HOUSING
‘Vue’ apartment complex opens By Luis Ortiz TCU News Now
The Vue is the latest addition in apartment complexes near campus that will available to upperclassmen only. Construction was planned to be completed in June. Located next to Kroger on University Drive, The Vue will provide upperclassmen with the convenience of being off campus and within walking distance from the university. With only 118 suites, the small community is appealing to most students. Sophomore pre-major Chris Patterson said in the spring, “It seems like it’s going to be more
up-to-date, and it’s smaller, so there are not too many people running around.” Size was not the only attraction for students. The apartments would include amenities such as a rooftop lounge area, a tanning deck and a flat screen TV in almost every room. Robyn Hoover, community manager for The Vue, said, “It’s going to be a different style of luxury student living right around TCU. It’s a boutique style community, so it’s a much smaller, intimate sized building.” Every apartment will include washers and dryers, wireless internet, extended cable packages with HD and HBO channels as well as DVR
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Apartments at The Vue will be similar to this model and will be available for upperclassmen to move into starting Aug. 11.
boxes, stainless steel appliances, queen-sized beds and a 42-inch flat screen TV. The Vue will also have a restaurant and pub on the first floor along with a semi-underground, private garage. With the university’s population increasing, director of Housing & Residence Life Craig Allen said that places like The Vue would provide great living spaces for upperclassmen. Sophomore business major Taylor Stricklin said, “We drove around and looked for a whole bunch of different places and all of them had their ups and downs, but this one was the only one that offered basically everything but electricity, so that was awesome. Plus, the 42-inch TV, can’t go wrong with that.” Allen said The Vue will not be an on-campus option for students. Students would be able to move in Aug. 11. Leasing prices for bedrooms at The Vue Four bedrooms$899/month per person Three bedrooms$960/month per person Two bedrooms$995/month per person One bedroom$1250/month per person
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Tradition defines the “C” in TCU By Michael Gutierrez Staff Reporter
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Robert Carr Chapel stands on the east side of University Drive, near Brite Divinity School. TCU founded Brite College of the Bible in 1914 with the help of L.C. Brite. The school’s name changed to Brite Divinity School in 1963 and is now an example of the religious image on campus.
A school never wanders too far from its roots, Don Mills, former vice chancellor for student affairs, said last spring. Since 1889, when the university changed its name from AddRan Male and Female College to AddRan Christian University, administrators have maintained a vibrant internal discussion about the relationship the university has with the “Christian” in its name. Simply put, the “C” in TCU points to a thriving relationship with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the past, present and future, the Rev. Angela Kaufman, minister to the university, said in the spring. The university’s founders, Addison and Randolph Clark, were members of the Christian Church, a denomination known today as the Disciples of Christ. When the university suffered financially, the Clark brothers turned to the church for financial help. But the relationship has extended far beyond a simple financial endorsement. “There will always be individuals who would like it to be more or less alive,” Kaufman said. For better or for worse, there have been changes in the administration’s relationship with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Eugene Brice, an alumnus and board member of both TCU and Brite Divinity School, said that over the years,
Disciples of Christ’s presence has waned in the faculty and Board of Trustees. When Brice attended the university in 1948, there were provisions on the Board of Trustees requiring its members to be Disciples of Christ. As the provision stands now, the board requires five percent of its members to come from the church. In 1998, the board hired Michael R. Ferrari as the first “non-member” chancellor of TCU. Victor Boschini, a practicing Catholic, followed Ferrari as chancellor in 2003. Looking back, Brice said, the shift was not surprising. “I think we had to choose between being a rather small, nice church-related college or progressing and expanding to the university we are today,” Brice said with a hint of nostalgia. Newell Williams, president of Brite, said that the discussion of the “C” in TCU would not be complete without mentioning Brite Divinity School. In 1914, with a gift from L.C. Brite, TCU founded Brite College of the Bible. And although the college changed its name in 1963 to Brite Divinity School, Brite’s mission always has been to educate ministers. Brite has contributed to the changing image of TCU’s Christianity through the leaders and values the school has created, Williams said. Former Chancellor William Tucker, Associate Dean of Student Development Services Kay Higgins and Mills were a few examples of influential
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Addison and Randolph Clark, the brothers who founded TCU, changed the name of the university from AddRan Male & Female College to Texas Christian University in 1895 to reflect their affiliation with the Disciples of Christ, a Christian religious denomination.
leaders that had been trained at Brite, Williams said. In addition, Brite has a long history in raising awareness of social justice issues. Beginning in 1952, Brite allowed African-Americans to attend the college, and the university followed suit nearly a decade later. More recently, Brite has led the way for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities on campus and within the religious community. “I think it’s appropriate that a university that calls itself ‘Texas Christian University’ would be willing to address issues that are vital to our society at large,” Williams said. The number of Disciples of Christ students and faculty have declined at Brite — just as they have at TCU. But just because the sheer number of denominationally affiliated individuals has decreased, the ideological connection has not been tarnished. In more recent years, the most vocal Christians have been conservatives, Mills said, and that was particularly true in the South. This made marketing the university as an institution committed to intellectual curiosity and inclusion a more difficult task when speaking with a prospective student who sees a “Christian” university nestled in the Bible Belt. “So, frankly, from a marketing point of view you don’t even use the word ‘Christian,’” Mills said. “It’s there — and people know it’s there — but if you use the word, then you have automatically triggered a certain kind of thinking.” The 2010 TCU Visual Identity Style Guide released by the Office of Marketing and Communication states that on all official university publications and external advertisements, the university’s name should appear as TCU. As early as 1980, Bill Koehler, who was then vice chancellor for academic affairs, and others began using “TCU” to refer to the university on recruiting trips. “The objective was not to dismiss or belittle the word ‘Christian,’ the objective was to clarify the university’s relationship to the religion,” Koehler said. Mills said that in short, administrators attempted to condense a complex
university experience into a concise statement. Bill Johnson, an instructor of marketing and branding, said branding created a connection between the consumer and the product. “It’s about saying, ‘That’s a brand I could sit down and have a beer with,’” Johnson said. Larry Lauer, who, beginning in 1979, directed TCU’s marketing for 30 years, said each of the university’s attributes, taken alone, could be found in other institutions. “But if you could get at the top four or five and sell them collectively, then you begin to differentiate the place,” Lauer said. As Lauer and his department began to talk with students, faculty and alumni about their experiences at TCU, they found that the most prevalent characteristics had to do with the university’s culture. Based on their findings, Lauer made efforts to increase the precision and cohesiveness of the university’s image. For many, Lauer said, TCU’s Christian affiliation defined the university experience. Mills said that TCU was not the only university in Texas with a Christian affiliation, but it was one of the few universities that constantly revisited and reconciled its religious heritage with the present moment. Faculty do not impose faith on students, Mills said. The Clark brothers adhered to the Disciples of Christ, a denomination devoted to fellowship with other churches and to pursuing biblical scholarship. Mills said members of the Disciples of Christ became known as Christians. In Christianity, many denominations, such as Baptists, Protestants and Methodists have embraced a name defining a key belief or distinction. For the Disciples, their name signifies a commitment to including all denominations and sects within Christianity. And if there is one thing that TCU has done consistently, Kaufman said it has tried to include everyone within its community. “So whether you love TCU and want to be a part of the community or you don’t like it, our goal is that you know what you are saying ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to,” Kaufman said.
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FACILITIES
School of Music awaits renovation funding By Emily Atteberry Staff Reporter
The new Library Commons. Colby Hall. The Greek. All of these areas await university-funded renovations, according to an email sent by Chancellor Victor Boschini last spring. But the School of Music’s plans for new facilities are at a standstill — they must rely on private donations. The TCU master plan totals $80 million, including the construction of a “music village” spanning across one city block, or 120,620 feet, according to the master plan brochure. Plans for the new facilities were in a “silent phase” for a few years as the department determined the likelihood of receiving large private donations, director of the School of Music Richard Gipson said. Last fall, the Board of Trustees officially approved the plans. Although many people have indicated their willingness to
help, the department awaits a multi-million-dollar “lead gift” to kick-off their fundraising campaign, said Scott Sullivan, dean of the College of Fine Arts. “It is a very challenging fundraising project,” Sullivan said. “$80 million is half of what the west side of the football stadium cost. That’s a lot of money to be raised.” Gipson said it was understandable that the university could not help fund the project. “They’ve got a lot of mouths to feed, like the nursing school, business school, new library,” Gipson said. “All those things take resources.” Gipson said he did not know how long the fundraising would take, but that it would be a long process. The department has sought donations from various foundations, corporations and individuals in the community. But new facilities — what the department calls a “bold and attainable vision” — are much needed, Gipson said.
With about 300 undergraduate students, more than 250 performances a year and around 800 community residents involved in various music education programs, the facilities simply could not support the magnitude of the department, Gipson and Sullivan said. Right now, the School of Music is spread across 7
buildings, including classrooms in Foster Hall and an opera annex by McDonald’s. Consequently, logistics were tricky and detrimental to the cohesion of the department, Sullivan said. With the new “music village,” everything would be in a central location. Because the Department of Theatre and School of
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Music students wait for a practice room in the Mary D. and F. Howard Walsh Center for Performing Arts on March 5. Some music students have begun to complain about the lack of practice rooms on campus and are looking for help from faculty and staff.
Music shared Ed Landreth Hall, many complications arose with overlapping practices and performances, Sullivan said. “Noise-bleed” was a common occurrence. When a play was performed in Ed Landreth Auditorium or events such as the Schieffer Symposium or Honors Convocation occurred, music groups often had to move off campus to practice, Sullivan said. An “acute” problem for students was the number of practice rooms, Gipson said. The 27 practice rooms across three buildings were the “absolute bare minimum” to accommodate around 300 musicians, he said. “There is simply not enough space to easily accommodate the number of people who need to practice and rehearse on a regular basis,” said sophomore music composition major Garrett Wingfield. He said the constant struggle to find a space deterred him from practicing. While the search for
practice rooms was common, sophomore music education major Bojan Gutic said finding music stands was just as difficult. In the past, students had resorted to balancing their music in the branches of decorative trees, he said. Gipson said the quality of the teaching and music program was exceptional, but that was sometimes not enough for prospective students. “Our challenge is having people recognize that the arts compete for skilled students,” Sullivan said. “If we don’t have good facilities, good facility and financial aid, we can’t attract the best students.” If it had more space and better facilities, Gipson said he thought the department would be able to compete with other top-tier music schools worldwide. “What’s exciting about the new building is thinking what it might be like if we had facilities that really supported and propelled our program,” he said.
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TECHNOLOGY
Electronic textbook options appeal to some By Celeste Rondinaro Staff Reporter
Implementing a new e-textbook system could be an option the university would consider for students, engineering professor John Fanchi said in the spring. “I think the use of e-books would be considered, but not necessarily accepted or required,” Fanchi said. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, five universities in the nation were testing a new textbook system that would allow students to pay a small fee to use an e-textbook in an effort to help cut down the cost of textbooks for students. The schools purchased etextbooks in bulk at cheap prices and charge students a fee to use the e-textbook when they signed up for a class. The five schools involved in the study were Cornell University, the University of California at Berkley, the University of Minnesota, the University of Virginia and the University of Wisconsin. Sociology and anthropology professor Carol Thompson said she felt students should choose the option
that best fit their learning needs when deciding whether to buy an etextbook or a traditional textbook. “Some people are good with reading online and they like it better,” Thompson said. “So for those students, I think it’s great.” The number of classes offering e-textbooks changed day by day, said Roman Coronado, textbook manager at the TCU Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Junior strategic communication major Ale Beltran said she felt there were various advantages to using e-textbooks. Beltran said the main benefit would be the reduced costs for students when buying books. For sophomore film-televisiondigital media major Wendy Taliaferro, other benefits of e-textbooks included its size and weight. Taliaferro said she felt e-textbooks would be a more environmentally friendly option and e-textbooks had the advantage of being constantly updated compared to books in print. “I definitely like this system,” Taliaferro said. “Classes are already expensive, and it would be really great to get a break on books. Not to mention that books take up so much
space and it would be awesome to have everything on one device.” Beltran said she preferred using print textbooks instead of etextbooks because of her concerns about technology. “I prefer print textbooks because it’s something I am accustomed to, and I don’t have to worry about potential technological problems,” Beltran said. Fanchi said that for open book tests and note taking purposes print textbooks were the better option. “Students often mark up their books in many ways to make it easier to find highlighted material during the test,” Fanchi said. “They would have to find new ways to do this, such as using electronic bookmarks which may not be as easy to use when you’re under time constraints.” There are many aspects to consider when making the choice between e-textbooks and textbooks, Fanchi said. “The software for creating an ebook may not provide a 100 percent accurate e-version, especially for books with many equations,” Fanchi said. “There are other issues such as copyright infringement and unau-
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thorized distribution.” Companies such as Apple and Inkling were getting into the business of e-textbooks as well, education professor Sue Anderson said. The development of interactive e-textbooks that contained video, animations and interactive exercises may increase students’ understanding of material, she said. “I think that there will be a lot of changes in electronic textbooks in the near future and that TCU should
monitor the situation and see how these types of pilot tests work out,” Anderson said. “It would certainly be nice if using electronic textbooks would lower the cost of textbooks for students.” Some classes at TCU that currently have an e-textbook option are: Interpersonal Communication, Programming Language Concepts, Introduction to Film, Social Psychology and Introduction to Political Science.
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION
Schieffer School creates strategic communication agency By Lauren Cummins Staff Reporter
The Schieffer School of Journalism is developing a student agency for strategic communication majors that will provide students internship experience with real world perspective, the agency’s public relations manager Meghan Chamberlin said. Julie O’Neil, associate professor at the Schieffer School, said the agency, which will have a full-time faculty position, received initial support from Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the BNSF Railway Foundation. Margaret Ritsch, interim director of the program, said the studentdriven agency is called Roxo, which means “purple” in Portuguese. The name was chosen from more than 100 choices that were reviewed by four focus groups, Ritsch said. She added that an online survey of strategic communication students also was conducted. The agency will be on the second floor of Moudy South. The tentative plans include a reception area, conference tables and a computer lab among other amenities, Ritsch said.
College of Communication Dean David Whillock stated in a press release the new faculty position will bring expertise in agency work and will create an “avenue for our students to have first-hand knowledge of how to take an idea into the actual presentation of material.” Chamberlin, a senior strategic communication major, said students are competing for 15 internships for the fall 2012 semester. Ritsch said the agency has selected most of the candidates for the fall semester but it was still looking for students with experience in photography and videography. Students could receive up to three one-hour elective credits for their involvement with Roxo, Chamberlin said. Ritsch said the interns would provide comprehensive services for their clients, including digital and interactive work, such as designing websites and social media campaigns. MY RIDE: Keeping You Mobile and the Boys and Girls Club are two nonprofit organizations that have begun working with the agency, Ritsch said.
Chamberlin said students made their first presentation to the director of marketing of the Boys and Girls Club in the spring, in which they proposed improvements for the organization’s website and public relations aspects. Roxo will connect an art director, copy writer, public relations manager, account executive and digital expert to each client, Chamberlin said. Ali Kassam, an account executive for the agency and a senior strategic communication major, said getting involved in Roxo could act as a springboard in launching a career in the strategic communications field. Ritsch said an internship at the agency could be beneficial to students’ work samples and work experience. “Roxo will provide an opportunity for the students to produce thoughtful, high-quality work for their portfolios and will equip students with habits of professionalism,” she said. O’Neil said in the past, the Schieffer School experimented with the idea of an agency called RealWorld, but there was only enough money for three years of operation and the agency closed, she said.
After realizing how beneficial the agency was in terms of students’ learning processes, O’Neil said a task force led by Dick Russack began developing a plan to create a more comprehensive agency that would be more closely tied to the curriculum. O’Neil and the task force of professors, community members and strategic communication students created a mission statement and presented a seven-page proposal to Provost Nowell Donovan in 2011, which led to the approval to develop the agency, O’Neil said. Chamberlin said she believed the addition of the program as a comprehensive learning experience could attract more incoming freshman students into the major as well as make TCU’s program stand out. “At Roxo, the students discover and create their own resources, implement plans and think on their feet,” Chamberlin said. “In a normal internship, you have an overseer that tells you what needs to be done.” O’Neil said when students are placed into external internships, agencies focus on how the intern
can help them, not how they can help the intern. Roxo would strive to provide real work experience for the students by making it a studentdriven project, she said. Construction of the agency on the second floor of Moudy South is tentatively scheduled to begin this summer, and Roxo is scheduled to open in time for the upcoming 2012-13 academic year.
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“Why does everyone love JMU?” It’s a question I’m asked almost every time I tell people where I go to school. While the question is always the same, my answer seems to change every time I respond. The truth is that I think we all love JMU for different reasons. Inside you’ll find just a few of the reasons why the staff of Madison 101 loves JMU, along with our best advice on beginning your first year here. But the trick is to get started. No matter who you are, where you come from or why you chose JMU, you belong here. We all do. You just have to find your place. Right now the rest of us on campus envy you. May 2016 probably seems far away. It’s not — it will be here before you know it. So while we try to make the most of the short time we have left, you have four years to explore everything JMU has to offer. Keep learning, living and looking, and you’ll figure out where you belong. You’ll know when you find it, because when you do, you’ll never want to leave.
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The purple and gold colors of the university evolved from two honor societies at Madison College.
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New Duke On Campus By Alison parker / The Breeze
In an email interview with the student newspaper, The Breeze, new President Jonathan Alger talks about his goals, his interests and his values as a leader. courtesy of PAUL JONES / THE BREEZE
What made you consider JMU for presidency? While I was approached about a few other presidencies and explored other possibilities, JMU definitely represents the right fit for me personally. The warm welcome my family and I have received has strongly reinforced that feeling for all of us. I am honored and humbled by my appointment and look forward to building on the great foundation set forth by President [Linwood] Rose, his predecessors and their colleagues. What is your first goal for JMU that you would like to implement as president? My first priority will be to conduct an active “listening tour” both on and off campus, so that I can get to know JMU’s people and culture firsthand. James Madison is thriving in a myriad of ways, and I need to hear about the hopes and dreams of its
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students, faculty, staff and alumni in order to provide the kind of leadership the institution will require in this next phase of its history. That process has already begun, as I am receiving briefings on every aspect of life at JMU even before making the transition. What is your favorite college memory? Why? My favorite memories are of the small seminars that often met in professors’ homes, in which the students took turns leading discussions by presenting their own research and papers. We had an active, engaged role in our own education. Indeed, some of the best discussions took place in the dorms or dining hall after class was over. The professors and students also talked constantly about how to use one’s education for public service, and those conversations ignited a lifelong passion for me. I try to emulate those experiences in the classes I teach at Rutgers.
>> Facts AboutPast& Present Presidents
>> JMU’s first president was Julian Burruss. >> Former president Ronald Carrier still has an office on campus, in Carrier library. >> There have only been five presidents in JMU’s 102 years. Jonathan R. Alger is the sixth.
Hillcrest House was originally used as the home of JMU’s president.
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’11 Alumnus C.J. Sapong won the 2011 Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year.
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Assisting New Transfer Student peers guide transfer students through Summer Springboard and Transfer 1787. They are transfer students and can give you the scoop on what it’s like to transfer to JMU.
Commons
The area in front of DHall. Organizations hand out fliers, have contests and sell T-shirts all on the Commons.
Convo
The Convocation Center, where basketball games, concerts and public events are held.
Corner Bistro
The dining facility in Memorial Hall that has wraps, paninis and Java City favorites.
Dog Pound
The late-night snack shop right next to Top Dog. Open until 2 a.m.! Pizza, giant cookies, chips – it’s all there!
Duke Dog Alley
The tunnel under I-81 that allows you to easily get from the west side to the east side of campus.
ECL
The East Campus Library, located next to Festival.
FLEX
A declining-balance on your JACard that you can add money to.
FROGs
First yeaR Orientation Guides who will guide you through 1787 August Orientation.
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First Year Involvement, located in Huffman Hall, is open to first-year students and Resident Advisers. It’s a place where you can have fun, and get assistance with writing projects and academic support.
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Also known as “indecent documentation.” Your Resident Advisers fill these out whenever anything happens out of the ordinary in the dorm. Examples include noise violations and illicit activities.
JACard
JMU Access Card. This card has your Dining Dollars, FLEX and meal punches on it. It also helps you get into computer labs and your dorm. Don’t lose it!
Memorial Hall
The old Harrisonburg High School on High Street that is now home to general education, geology and education major classes.
Mrs. Greens
The dining facility in Chandler Hall, you can eat all you want or take a box to go!
MyMadison
The online program that you will use to register for classes, request transcripts, see your schedule and much more. Go to: mymadison.jmu.edu
OPA
Orientation Peer Advisers will guide you through Summer Springboard Orientation and help run 1787 August Orientation.
Punch
A special deal on food in dining halls. Some deals include an all-you-can-eat meal at DHall, or two slices of pizza and a drink at Dukes.
The Quad
The large grassy area in front of Wilson Hall on the Bluestone area of campus and a popular spot to spend downtime.
TDU
Taylor Down Under, a populat sudent hangout. It is a great place to meet friends and it’s also home to improv shows and open mic nights!
UHC
University Health Center, it is located in Montpelier Hall on the third floor.
UREC
University Recreation Center has aerobic, cardio and weight rooms, various sports courts, a climbing wall, an indoor track, an indoor pool, a sauna, an awesome Adventure Center and even a smoothie bar.
Jackson Hall was first a residence and dining hall. It was named after Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
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On Campus Card Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-6446 Registrar’s Office for course adjustments . . . . (540) 568-6166 for graduation info . . . . . . . .(540) 568-6281 Police emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911 non-emergency . . . . . . . . . .(540) 568-6913 Grafton-Stovall Theater . . . . . . (540) 568-6723 Forbes Center box office . . . . .(540) 568-7000 Athletic Ticket Office . . . . . . . . (540) 568-3853 Parking Services Department . (540) 568-3300 The Breeze newspaper . . . . . . (540) 568-6127 Bluestone yearbook . . . . . . . . .(540) 568-6541 WXJM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(540) 568-6878 Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-6121 University Outpost . . . . . . . . . . (540) 432-0287 Alternative Spring Break Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-6366 Career and Academic Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-6555 Varner House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-6552 University Writing Center . . . . . (540) 568-6967 University Health Center . . . . . .(540) 568-6178 UREC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(540) 568-8700 for program registration . . . .(540) 568-8734 Office of Student Activities and Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-4195 Computer Help Desk . . . . . . . . (540) 568-3555 Warren Box Office . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-7960
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Off Campus Food Delivery Campus Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 658-2751 Chanello’s Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 574-4700 Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 432-1100 Papa John’s Pizza . . . . . . . . . . (540) 433-7272 Cinnamon Bear Bakery & Deli . (540) 433-2867 Anthony’s Campus Pizza . . . . . (540) 432-0200 China Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 568-9899
Cabs ABC Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 564-1214 Royal Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(540) 438-7777 Yellow Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (540) 434-2515
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Maury Hall was originally called Science Hall and was the university’s first academic and administrative building.
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“I have lost five permanent teeth. I lost a permanent tooth playing baseball in third grade and my dad actually put it courtesy of Sloan Meadows back in to save it. And the other four I lost on a motor scooter in sixth grade. Six years later I had to get them all pulled and I’m getting fake teeth in early June... hopefully. “JMU doesn’t have a golf club and I’m interested in joining one but since there isn’t one why not start one?” “I want to start a golf club because I have been playing my whole life and I’m not good enough to play for the varsity team pretty much anywhere, but I love the sport so I want to continue it.”
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“Over the past few years I have been involved in a charity called A Midwinter Night’s Dream. We raise funds for ALS and conduct patient visits. For the past three years I had the opportunity of becoming close with an ALS patient, who passed away about two months ago.”
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>> Brad Cohen Reston, Va. >> Joseph Kuykendall Andover, Md.
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“I am a sports writer for BostonSportsU18.com and I cover college basketball and football. And since I am a college basketball writer, I am a member the United States Basketball Writers Association.
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Wilson Hall is named after President Woodrow Wilson. The president’s widow, Edith Bolling Wilson, attended the opening dedication on May 15, 1931.
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>> Sydney Rose–Graham The Plains, Va. “I have been skating for about four years on and off and have been competing in synchronized skating for two seasons. “My team traveled all over the U.S., and we even went to Lake Placid and skated in the Olympic arena which was pretty amazing.”
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From the cupola at the top of Wilson Hall, one could see Staunton, about 30 miles away, the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, the building’s namesake.
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What Else Is New?
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You might be feeling out of place as a new student on campus. You’re not alone: there are other new things coming to JMU!
>> President Alger In case you haven’t heard, JMU recently welcomed a new president. Jonathan Alger joins the JMU community from Rutgers University, taking over for Dr. Linwood H. Rose, president for the past 16 years. Alger will be our sixth president. >> Turn to page 6 for an interview with President Alger.
>> Constitution Hall Currently under renovation, Constitution Hall, located at the site of the former Rockingham Memorial Hospital, will be finished in the coming years. It will hold the Student Success Center, containing all of the essentials for student health and academic well-being such as the University Health Center, financial aid department, laptop repair and even food.
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>> University Park Off-campus, UREC has opened University Park— a new outdoor athletics facility on Port Republic Road. It will house everything from tennis courts to sand volleyball courts. The facility is within walking distance of campus.
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>> Centennial Hall If you travel by east side of campus, you’ll notice Centennial Hall, the new bioscience building. Near East Campus Library, the $33 million project was finished earlier this year. The building will emphasize biotechnology, but will have something for all biology disciplines.
>> Duke Hall Duke Hall may be a construction zone right now, but when it’s done it will continue its role as the home for JMU’s Sawhill Art Gallery and class for Art and Art History.
The university had four name changes before settling with James Madison University.
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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know... by Courtney Sibiga
“ “ ” “ ” “ ” ” “ “ ” “ ” “ ” ” We asked seniors what they wish they had known before coming to JMU. They reflected on their time at JMU and offered advice to incoming freshmen. >> Watch more online at JMadison101.com. “There are a million clubs, organizations
get involved
and events — in things you’re passionate about, but don’t over-commit! You have four amazing years here—and they will fly by—take advantage of every single day!”
“One thing I wish I had known before coming to JMU would be that you don’t have to get involved in everything. There are so many opportunities and great organizations to explore, but once you find your passion
– Shannon Spadt (’12), social work
and invest in it! here, It will make your JMU experience even more worthwhile!”
“Just because something
hold onto it
– Paula Garavel (’12), WRTC
seems right
your freshmen year doesn’t mean that it will be in the same state when your senior year comes along.” – Zach Rolfe (’12), history
stayed here
“I wish I had more on the weekends freshman year.” – Jessica Jones (’12), psychology
“I wish I would have known how
fast time goes by and
that I had made the most of every year instead of the last two.”
known what my major was. “I wish I would have
– Amber York (’12), business
They tell you that coming in undeclared is a great idea, but I wish I would have known all the disadvantages that coming in undeclared would have.”
“I wish I knew it was okay to get involved on campus. By that, normally in high school you join things based on whom you may already know in an organization or you join with a friend. At JMU, people are happy to have you in their orgs. So even though it seems scary joining something alone, you should still
– Emily Kauffman (’12), CSD major
go for it.”
– Desirae Stevens (’12), SMAD
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“I wish I knew more about like how to sign up for the equipment and classes, the least crowded times to go, and all the programs they offer.” – Michelle Carter (’12), business
In 2011, “Business Week” magazine ranked JMU’s undergraduate business school 28th in the nation and third in the state.
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If you stand in the middle of the commons circle, facing Godwin, when you talk, it will sound like a microphone.
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Meet Dr. Warner
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As you become involved on campus, there is one name you’ll hear a lot: Dr. Warner, the Senior Vice President of Student Affairs and University Planning. In his own words, it is his job to ensure the time you’re here becomes a “transformative experience.” As a long-time, loyal Duke (’79, ’81 M, ’85 Ed.S.), he is also a jackpot for advice. Q: What were you like when you were 20? When I was 20, I loved life and I have always loved life. I wasn’t as worried about the career, I was more worried about where am I going to be in being able to make a difference in the world. So it was a lot of introspection, a lot of soul-searching. The one thing that Madison gave me was the courage, the confidence, and the experiences to discover who I am. Q: What does it mean to be a JMU student? To me, it means to be engaged. It means to care about other people. It means to be friendly. It means to be intellectually curious. It means to want to make a difference in the world. Q: What does a successful first year look like to you? It’s one in which a student feels like they belong. And feels like they’ve got the tools to be successful in and
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outside of the classroom for the remainder of their time at Madison. Q: What should new students take advantage of in their first year? New students should take advantage of students who have already been here. To use them to help get involved, to ask them questions, to find mentors. The university experience is one where we have the opportunity to get exposed to different ideas, different experiences, and different people. We ought to put ourselves in situations where we learn from people different than ourselves. Q: If you could do it over again, what would you do differently? I would ensure that I balanced my experience. And that I was diligent in the classroom and also took advantage of the incredible learning opportunities outside of class.
>> Dr. Warner’s JMU Favorites
Q: FAVORITE Place to eat DHall, but part of that is, I’ve been eating at DHall since 1975, so it’s just comfort. Q: FAVORITE Place to hang out The Quad. Q: FAVORITE Place to work TDU. Q: FAVORITE Thing to do on campus To attend a sporting event, I love sports. Actually my favorite thing, I have to back up, my favorite thing is to teach class, that’s my absolute favorite thing to do on campus.
Keezell Hall originally housed an indoor swimming pool and gymnasium.
Tips From Gen-Ed Professors
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“...Here’s a surprise: a gen-ed class with a professor who loves the subject, even if you don’t love the subject, can be fun.”
“I expect students to be active, thoughtful, and respectful participants in class, even if they do not know the ‘correct’ scientific answers.
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“I have had many students with non-science majors say that taking GSCI 101 opened their eyes to new possibilities in science and how to understand its relevance in daily life.”
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>> Lance Kearns – GSCI 101: Physics,
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“Refrain from sleeping, talking, texting and [reading] the newspaper or other outside books. Pay Attention!
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>> Hannah Kelley – GHIST 225: U.S. History
“Sometimes a required course can lead to a new interest ... Not every student in my class walks away loving, or even liking, history, but I do think I provide a fresh appreciation of the subject.
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“To me, history is about stories; while I work to make my lectures informative, I also strive to tell a good story. The most satisfying moments of my work are when students come up and ask further questions about a subject, or tell me that they’ve always hated history, but they enjoy my class.”
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“In an ideal world, freshmen would not only go to their classes and study sessions but also attend brown-bag lectures, conferences, and take advantage of every opportunity they find on campus. Join a student organization, play intramural sports, sing in an a capella group, watch Italian movies, study abroad... JMU has much more to offer than a 120-credit degree!”
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JMU was listed as a Best Value College by the “Princeton Review,” in 2012.
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Which major is the most popular? Which is the least? Which ones will make you rich? Madison 101 did some investigating to put together this list of facts. By Mary Marks
>> Highest Enrollment 1ST – Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies (IDLS) with 935 enrolled 2ND – Health Sciences with 925 enrolled 3RD – Biology with 854 enrolled
>> LOWEST Enrollment 1ST – Statistics with 15 enrolled 2ND – Earth Science with 38 enrolled 3RD – Art History with 52 enrolled
>> Most Common Second Majors 1ST – Modern Foreign Language >> 63 2ND – Economics >> 19 3RD – English >> 14
>> Highest Salary*
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Women than Men 1ST – Integrated Science and Technology >> Women: 3,509 >> Men: 1,650 2ND – Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies (IDLS) and Undeclared >> Women: 1,350 >> Men: 404
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men than woMen 1ST – School of Engineering >> Women: 54 >> Men: 227 2ND – College of Business >> Women: 1,261 >> Men: 1,817
1ST – Quantitative Finance >> $64,625 2ND – Business Economics >> $59,128 3RD – Computer Science >> $58,646
>> Lowest Salary*
>> Lowest Faculty
>> Highest Faculty to Student Ratio
1ST – Theatre and Dance >> $25,658
1ST – Integrated Science and Technology >> 209 to 5,159
1ST – College of Science and Mathematics >> 138 to 1,540
2ND – Philosophy and Religion >> $31,005
2ND – College of Business >> 129 to 3,078
2ND – Visual and Performing Arts >> 88 to 1,050
3RD – Social Work >> $31,885
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* The mean of volunteer alumni respondents two years out of college, 2006-2009
The SMAD and SCOM departments are rumored to have been joined at one point, but split due to a massive feud between faculty.
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Classes to Take Before You Graduate
MUST-take Classes
By Caroline Kretsch
Let’s face it, the JMU course catalog is the same size as a textbook, and might be hard to navigate at first. Finding classes that are fun, informational and timeless can be difficult. Here are some unique classes you may want to consider as electives, and a few that are among the general education cluster requirements. >> Visit JMadison101.com for more info about these classes
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>> HTH 375: Coping with Stress Another elective class to consider taking is Coping with Stress. College comes with its own set of stressors that can affect your personal health and overall brain functions, which can hinder your learning abilities. This one-credit course could be an opportunity for you to gain credit while gaining skills to manage your stress.
>> PSYC 256: Human Sexuality Let’s talk about sex. Better yet, why not take a class on it? Professor and psychologist Bijian Saadatmand, “Uncle Bijian,” teaches this class on how to find, maintain and cope with relationships. From communication, to intimacy, to marriage and divorce, this eight-week, three credit class covers all the bases. Here is an opportunity to ask questions about personal relationships and learn from the experiences of others in a closed, safe environment primed for conversation and discussion.
>> GKIN 100: Lifetime Fitness
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Classes like GKIN 100 provide opportunities for students to gain GenEd credit hours by being active. These classes have swimming, cardio and strength training sections for students to participate in. Although the classes don’t require previous experience with the topic, don’t take swimming if you don’t know how to swim! The classes are split into half lecture and half exercise, and you will be evaluated on both sections. Learning how to stay active at school is a lifelong quality that will help you remain active when you are working full-time.
>> GSCI 104: Scientific
Perspectives – Fly Fishing Science is not for everyone. Take this one-credit course as a lab to satisfy your GenEd criteria. Offered in the spring, this class gives students the opportunity to learn how to fly fish for eight weeks. The class meets once a week and is just one hour long. It may be an opportunity for you to gain knowledge where you never knew you could!
JMU’s alternative break program was the Break Away National Program of the year for 2010, recognizing the university’s commitment to active citizenship.
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Textbook Finances
Textbook Savvy BY PATRICK WHITE
Each semester, college students shell out hundreds of dollars on textbooks. With rising tuition costs, many students have found creative ways to save money. From the JMU Bookstore to Amazon, there are many options out there. But what is the best way to get the most bang for your buck?
The Bookstore Many books at the JMU Bookstore are available used. These books are sometimes cheaper and are often in good condition. The bookstore reviews all products to make sure pages are intact and that there is minimal wear and tear. However, some books are not available with the used option.
Textbooks for Rent Recently, the JMU Bookstore initiated a textbook rental program. Renters fill out a rental agreement, which requires that all users be above 18 years old. For younger freshmen, parents are also allowed to fill out this form and pay for rentals. Make sure you bring the rentals back to the bookstore before the date on your receipt. You can highlight or underline when studying with rental books. While this is convenient, it is not necessarily the most cost efficient option.
cheapest way to pay for textbooks, but it will take the test of time to see if it sticks.
University Outpost Another option that is easy to explore is the University Outpost. The process for searching for available books isn’t as streamlined as the bookstore, but they offer competitive deals when buying or renting books. One thing that sets them apart is their e-books program. Not all textbooks will have this option, but books can be easily read on your computer. Watch out, because these are non-refundable. Once you use the activation code, you’re locked in.
Online Outlets Can’t find any better deals? Don’t fork over the extra money until you look online. Be sure to check out Amazon, Chegg, Half.com, Google, or Cash Cow. There are many businesses that sell new, used and rental books to college students. Before you buy your books,check reviews on the condition and policies regarding returns. Also, if you decide to buy books online, make sure that you order your books well in advance. Regular shipping can sometimes take up to two weeks.
E-books In this technology era, many companies are selling and renting books to tablet owners. Kindle owners might be able to save up to 80 percent on books per semester through Amazon. Students have the op- portunity to rent books for 30 days. After this period, they can pay for and extend their rental. This option might be the
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JMU Buybacks If you decide to buy print editions, you could be offered up to 50 percent of the original price by the JMU buyback program. A number of factors contribute to the cash you walk away with. If a book is no longer going to be used next year you will get nothing for your book. Once the buyback desks hit their target quantity, they no longer buy at 50 percent of what you paid. To avoid being jipped by the wholesale buyback value, try to buy books with a 50 percent buyback guarantee. There is an art to being savvy with textbooks while in college. It can seem daunting at first, but by the time senior year rolls around, it’ll be a piece of cake. If you’re lucky, you might be able to get more cash back than what you spent.
JMU has been ranked as the top public-masters-level university in the South for 16 consecutive years.
Study Spots
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By Caroline Kretsch
Whether you are loud and vivacious or a quiet bookworm, there are many different options for various study habits. Of course, libraries are available, but there are some lesser-known study spots you may find more suitable for your needs.
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>> ECL and Carrier Libraries Both libraries are set up to get quieter as you go up to the higher floors. The first floors of the libraries are more conducive to conversations and study sessions. Additionally, the libraries have study group rooms you can either reserve or use on a first-come-first-serve basis. They are closed so that your group won’t disturb other students studying.
>> The Quad: Social Studies The Quad is the most popular hangout spot. Students take advantage of the space during the warmer months to enjoy a pleasant outdoor setting while hitting the books. Catching rays while studying, sounds idyllic, no? This more social environment is not going to be desirable for those who are easily distracted.
>> Wilson, 2nd Floor: Quiet Studying Wilson Hall is JMU’s most iconic building and although it mainly houses the writing center and faculty offices, some students have found it to be an oasis for studying. “I go to the 2nd floor of Wilson. No one really knows about it yet, so it’s usually quiet up there,” said Laura Weeks (’13). Additionally, the third floors of both libraries are silent work areas.
>> TDU: Group Study In between classes, students generally escape to Taylor Down Under, located in the basement of Taylor Hall. TDU has a lively environment, with couches and tables. It’s sometimes a place where students showcase their talents at open-mic night, or enjoy other fun activities and shows. It has pool tables and board games available to JACard holders. Students who prefer to study with noise and friends will be in their element. TDU was styled after the coffee house in the TV show “Friends.” The university asked the students’ for their opinions on what they wanted.
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Alumni with Cool Jobs
Dream Jobs By Amy Curtis
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Alumni from JMU have excelled in various careers and have gone on to do some amazing things.
>> Lindsay Czarniak, ’00 – ESPN Anchor Lindsay graduated in 2000 with a degree in online journalim. Czarniak began her career as an intern for WUSA in Washington, D.C. She has worked for CNN and NBC4, and was the co-host of “The George Michael Sports Machine.” Czarniak has covered the 2006 Winter Olympics and the NASCAR Nationwide Series races. Last year, Czarniak debuted at ESPN’s “Sportcenter.” courtesy of Lindsay Czarniak
>> Dr. Marcia Angell, ’60 – Editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine
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Marcia graduated in 1960 with undergraduate mathematics and chemistry degrees. In 1997, she was named by Time magazine as one of the top 25 most influential Americans. She furthered her education, and became the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. A published author, Angell is currently a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School.
>> Philip Bigler, ’74 – National Teacher of the Year 1998
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Philip Bigler graduated in 1974 with a degree in history. He earned his master’s in secondary education and history in 1976. Bigler became a high school teacher as well as a historian and author. His interactive, hands-on approach to teaching earned him the title of 1998 National Teacher of the Year. He’s also the director of the annual Virginia Teachers of Promise Institute.
>> Arthur Moats, ’10 Buffalo Bills
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I Miss...
“I definitely miss playing at Bridgeforth Stadium! The fans were the best by far! J-M-U- DUKESSSSS.”
On Being a Professional Athlete...
“It’s a very fun experience because of the traveling, people you meet and the pay. But at the same time it’s very stressful.”
>> C.J. Sapong, ’11 Sporting Kansas City
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>> Kevin Munson, ’11 Arizona Diamondbacks
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“The week of our centennial celebration my freshman year. The overall school spirit was like nothing I’ve ever experienced before...”
“Crushing E and DHall after practice with my teammates, tailgating, snow days, Karaoke at The Pub and the first warm days of spring.”
“Scoring in my first professional game, being voted the league’s Rookie of the Year, and playing for the national team have been the greatest experiences so far.”
“Last year I played on two championship teams. One during the regular season, and in the Arizona Fall League. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
Football alum, Arthur Moats, ended Brett Favre’s streak of consecutive starts at 297 in 2010.
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Ever wonder what excuses students use to skip classes? “My dog ate my homework,” is probably not going to cut it anymore. After asking students and professors, there’s always going to be an excuse that you’ve never heard before. Here are a few interesting ones:
“I told my professor my doorknob fell off once, but the lock stayed on so I was locked in my room for four hours. He asked, ‘How does the lock stay in?’ and I said, ‘No idea, but I waited four hours for a locksmith.’” – Chris Wellde (’12), sports management “I had a girl in my anatomy class tell the professor that due to a family emergency, she was leaving that day to go out of the country. This was after she realized we had a test the next class period.” – Brogan Bair (’13), health sciences “Freshman year, my roommate emailed
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her professor and said her clothes got stolen from the laundry room.” – Maya Fiellin (’12), health sciences
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“I once told my professor I had a doctor’s appointment and he asked for the appointment confirmation, so I had to [schedule] a real appointment.” – Jessica Hart (’12), kinesiology
“Every single semester that I have taught, I have one or two students who say something like ‘My granddad died and I have to stay in (insert state here), so I can’t come to class.’ Then that same student will
There are tunnels under the Quad were used to get to and from classes when the college was all female.
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take other classes with me, miss classes because ‘My granddad passed away and I have to stay in (insert state here).’ You get it, right?” – Cindy Allen, WRTC professor “I’ve heard of people telling their professors that they partied too hard the night before.” – Jackie Price (’14), SOCIAL WORK
“Being overly stressed the whole week makes me too tired for my two hour 8 a.m. I just physically can’t go.” – Jenny Letteri (’14), declared nursing “My ROTC roommate was too sore from PT, so she didn’t go to class.” – Meredith Cherry (’15), psychology “My friend skipped class to make
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up a dance for her sorority.” – Mandy Heisler (’14), psychology
“I have heard a lot of bad excuses... my favorite is ‘Morning Mono’ when you can’t make any of your classes before noon!” – Geary Albright, physics professor
The first Duke Dog appeared in 1972 as a cartoon and real bulldog. Then the full size student mascot appeared in 1982.
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The Learn Guide
BY Jeff Harris
On top of the academic problems you may have in the classroom, some issues may arise outside the classroom. Here are three common problems you may face, and how to solve them.
>> Adviser Problems
>> Choosing a Major
An adviser, particularly during your freshman year, is meant to help guide you through the journey of choosing a major. However, sometimes when you email them to set up appointments they don’t respond.
Selecting a major is like trying to find a nice suit — it may take time and work to find, but once you do, you’ll feel great. Here are some tips to guide you to your future major.
1) Email them again.
1) Look at the major requirements.
Sometimes advisers have busy schedules, and emails can get lost in the shuffle. Your adviser may have thought they emailed you, but it slipped his or her mind.
2) Go to your adviser’s office.
When emailing doesn’t work, direct contact is your next option. Find out where their office is and when their office hours are. If you can’t find them, search for them on the JMU website or online directory. http://www.jmu.edu/edir/people
3) Go to the department’s office.
The office staff can help you get in touch with your adviser or help you get a new one if you decide that your current adviser isn’t the right fit.
Before you go through the paperwork, make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into.
2) Go see your adviser.
They can help answer any questions you have and provide guidance for any lingering concerns.
3) Fill out a change of major form.
Located in any department office, this is the form you must fill out to change your major or degree. Make sure you have the proper signatures on the form and check MyMadison about a week after you file the form to make sure the changes went through.
>> Hold on your Account A hold is when you have an outstanding debt to the university. This means you can’t do things like sign up for classes, obtain transcripts or graduate. 1) Find out why you have a hold.
If you feel like it’s a mistake, contact the registrar’s office.
2) Take care of the hold.
Odds are the hold is a bill you need to pay, a fine on something you borrowed, or some task you need to complete, like taking your Tech Level I test.
3) Make sure the hold is removed from your record.
Go to MyMadison and check that the hold is removed. If not, contact the registrar’s office.
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For the class of 2012, the university received more than 23,141 applications.
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On March 29, Matt Klein was elected to represent the student body as SGA President. Q: Why did you run for SGA president, and what are you most looking forward to? I’ve been involved in Student Government Association for the past two years, and I am just passionate about the school. I am excited to see the new transition and seeing courtesy of matt klein
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James Madison hated the nickname “Father of the Constitution,” although he was the primary author.
how our campus grows with a new [University] president and administration. What is a piece of advice you would give to incoming freshmen to make the best of their JMU experience? Constantly look at new places to go on campus. There are so many organizations and places to see. TDU is one of my favorite places. And I made it my goal as a freshman to eat at every dining hall. There are hidden ones, so you have to make sure to find them all. Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? The all-you-can-eat halls have good food, but I determine my favorite as a combination of quality and convenience, so I would have to say Dukes. Any embarrassing stories as a student? Yes, on my first night at JMU, I came back to my dorm late at night after hanging out with friends. I didn’t know there was a code to get into my suite and I called my R.A. at 2 a.m. to open the door. Where did you live as a freshman? Dingledine. People say the bad part about being in the Village is that there is no AC, but you get over that after two weeks. My favorite part about it was the location. I didn’t have to walk too long to get to my classes. What’s your favorite JMU tradition? Every Homecoming game, friends and I paint ourselves purple and gold for the game. Even as SGA president, I will paint up. It can get pretty cold, but we bear through it.
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DORM101 By Christine Pomatto
A new room means new rules. Adapting to sharing a living space can be tricky, so here are a few helpful hints to keeping the peace with your roommate.
>> PROBLEM:
You have a test at 8 a.m., and your roommate is keeping you awake.
>> SOLUTION:
Talk to your roommate about your expectations for privacy and respect. Are you OK with visitors at night? How late? You might want to set a time to start working somewhere else when the other person is trying to sleep. Come to a compromise on what is acceptable “after hours.”
>> PROBLEM:
Your roommate hasn’t cleaned up his or her side of the room in weeks and it has attracted some unwanted critters.
>> SOLUTION:
Talk about expectations of cleaning and responsibilities right away. Some roommates don’t mind a mess, others can’t function in one—either way you need to make sure you’re on the same page and respecting each other’s needs. Everyone has a different system that works for them, and it may take you a couple of weeks to figure out what works for you. Try creating a cleaning chart with your roommate to divide up duties, or trade off weeks.
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>> Creative Dorm Decorations >> Loft your bed to create more floor space. >> Use window paint on your windows to show your school spirit. >> Hang string lights in your room to give it a “homier” feel. >> Make a collage with pictures of family and friends to make your room feel more like home. >> Buy sun-blocking curtains to keep out the sun on days you want to sleep in.
>> PROBLEM:
Your roommate’s friends from home are visiting for the weekend and they’ve taken over your room.
>> SOLUTION:
Come to an agreement on visitors early in the semester. Do you need to let each other know in advance? Is there a limit on how many people can stay there? What are the visitors allowed to use? Setting these rules before friends arrive will make for a much more pleasant visit for both of you.
JMU alum Reshma Shetty plays Hank’s assistant, Divya Katdare, on USA’s “Royal Pains.”
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Stay CONNECTED By Christine Pomatto
Here are JMU Facebook pages to ‘like,’ Twitter accounts to follow and smartphone apps to download:
>> Facebook Pages James Madison University:
The official Facebook page of James Madison University.
JMU DukeDog:
>> Twitter Accounts @JMU:
The official Twitter account of James Madison University.
@SpottedJMU:
The Facebook page of JMU’s mascot, the Duke Dog.
JMU Gossip Girl, an anonymous account tweeting about anything and everything JMU.
JMU Dukes:
@JMUgirlproblem:
The official Facebook fan page of James Madison Athletics.
The Breeze:
It’s time for the glorious JMU to have a @JMUgirlproblem twitter. I mean, what’s the girl to boy ratio now? 96:4?
JMU’s student-run newspaper since 1922.
@TheBreezeJMU:
UREC:
@JMUSports:
The JMU Recreation Center.
I Know Officer Conley at JMU (Group):
The Facebook group of JMU’s favorite officer on campus.
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Along with traditional Greek Life, there is a vibrant community of co-ed professional fraternities and inter-cultural fraternities and sororities.
>> Professional
>> Inter-Cultural
“Being part of a multicultural “One of the main benefits of being in a professional fraternity is the connection fraternity and sorority ... creates cultural you gain through alumni ... I have made awareness on campus. You also learn some invaluable connections with law a lot about the roots of different Asian schools and employers I cultures since everyone is may never had otherwise.” “Being Greek, I have so diverse.”– Avian Tu, –Chelsea johnson, Phi hundreds of Alpha Kappa Delta alpha delta Phi Sorority, Inc. opportunities
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“My favorite part ... is “I think my favorite capitalized on.” the opportunities one has part would have to be the – Melissa Carpenter, to learn about themselves. connections that I have Phi Mu Individuals wishing to made here and across further their scholastic the state of Virginia. knowledge have the opportunity to I know that if I go anywhere and see actively converse with other like-minded, someone wearing the same letters as passionate individuals from many me that they are of some similar qualities different educational backgrounds.” to me. They’re my brother.” – lamar walker, Kappa Alpha Psi –Matt Hartmann, Phi Sigma pi Fraternity, Inc.
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JMU Greek Life has more than 1,500 members and 20 chapters.
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Dealing with Homesickness
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A Home Away From Home By alyse dinapoli
Kelly Keen grew up in Massachusetts and, once at JMU, she was planted in an 18,000+ student-community. Adjusting to the new demands of college made her miss her family. Her new friends were often able to go home on the weekends, but the long distance didn’t afford her the same option. “I can’t go home for a weekend, because I’m 9 hours away,” she said. “I wish I had the option to be able to go home if I wanted.” Homesickness affects nearly all freshmen in varying degrees, especially during the first semester. Although lounging in your dorm may sound tempting, getting involved is the best medicine. Nina Critz, a case manager for the JMU’s Counseling and Student Development Center, says this is a good time to evaluate your interests and values. She suggests you check out
organizations and events that reflect them. As a justice studies major, Keen decided to join Phi Alpha Delta, a pre-law fraternity to get involved. “[Joining Phi Alpha Delta] was nice, because I met people with similar interests,” she said. Meeting people may still pose a challenge. Critz says students who were once the “big fish” in a small high school pond may feel insecure about establishing new friendships in a large campus community. Keen wanted to be closer to home, so she applied and was accepted to Rutgers University. She debated whether to transfer or not and ultimately decided to stay at JMU. “I’ve already adjusted
here, and my friends are here. I’m happy with my decision,” she said. According to Critz, talking about homesickness will relieve some of the anxiety. The Counseling and Student Development Center, located in Varner House, provides counseling to students who find it hard to adjust to college life. Peer mentors are upper-class undergraduate students who ease the transition for first-year students. Free, professional counseling is available as well. Kelly found that talking to friends helped her and was surprised at how many people shared similar feelings. “Talk to someone and know you’re not alone. People at JMU are very genuine and friendly.” photo by patrick white
Miss Virginia 2012 and 2011 were both JMU alums.
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Student Health
When Emergency Strikes... By Caroline Kretsch
Whether you have a common cold, a broken bone or unexplainable rashes, finding healthcare you’re comfortable with is imperative. It can be nerve-wracking when you do not have your parents or family to point you in the right direction. Here are a few options available for students. University health center
hours: M-F: 8-5, Sat: 8-12 Location: Montpelier Hall, 4th Floor Resources: Strep test, pregnancy test/ emergency contraceptives, STI testing, flu shots, nutritionists, immunizations, TB screening and lab tests contact: (540) 568-6178 To make an appointment, call and schedule a time that correlates with your class schedule. They offer slips at the end of your appointment to document when you were there; some professors require these to gain an excused absence.
emergicare
hours: M-F: 9-8, Sat: 10-4, Sun: 1-6 Location: 755 Cantrell Ave, A. Resources: On-site X-rays, flu shots, minor surgeries (drainage, wart/mole/ cyst removal, etc), Strep/Mono testing, pregnancy testing, STI testing, pap smears; on-site pharmacy contact: www.emergicares.com, (540) 432-9996 This walk-in clinic is located on Cantrell Avenue, a short distance from campus. Emergicare accepts Flex, and also checks personal insurance for payments. They will try their best to accept your insurance even if you are from out of state.
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Rockingham Memorial Hospital
hours: 24/7 Location: 2010 Health Campus Dr. Resources: Anything and everything contact: www.rmhonline.com, (540) 689-1000 Rockingham Memorial Hospital is located about 15 minutes down Port Republic Road. This is an option if you are in need of medical attention RIGHT away.
JMU’s speech team has been ranked as one of the top 20 intercollegiate speech teams in the country.
Keeping It Safe
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We asked Officer Conley, the friendliest officer on campus, for his best safety advice. >> For more tips from Officer Conley, including questions on carrying pepper
spray and safety off-campus, visit JMadison101.com.
m101: What type of advice would you give freshmen about going out to parties late at night? O.C.: First, I would advise all freshmen that consuming alcohol under the age of 21 is against the law in Virginia. Second, I would tell them to go out with people they trust and know. Third, I would advise them to stay with people they go with and don’t get separated. Fourth, if they are going to consume alcohol, don’t consume it in excess. Fifth, use the buddy system. Do not party where you don’t know anyone. m101: How safe would you say campus is throughout the day and night? O.C.: Our campus is very safe; we have lots of things in place for student safety that you don’t have off-campus. Hall staff, JMU police cadets, emergency phones and escorts are available. While
the percentage of crime is small, keep in mind this is not Mayberry. It’s a city and, unfortunately, we have crime here.
m101: If an assault or safety issue occurs, how could a student protect themselves? O.C.: If an incident were to happen on campus, students should immediately use emergency phones, cell phones and call 911 or 6911. These numbers should be in every student’s speed dial. The sooner the police are notified, the sooner we can respond and have a better chance of catching the subject in the area. m101: What kind of general tips would you offer students? O.C.: Travel with friends late at night; the more people in a group, the less chance that they will
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be targeted and become victims. Take a university self-defense class. If you have to travel alone, take a cab, bus, use the Safe Rides program, or use the JMU police cadets for escorts. Be aware of your surroundings. Take headphones out, look ahead of where you are going for potential dangers. Use your eyes and ears to be aware of your surroundings.
JMU alum Jim Acosta, is an anchor for CNN. JMU alum Steve Buckhantz, is an announcer for the Washington Wizards.
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Dining Secrets
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Take A Bite... Into the Unknown By Amy Curtis
>> The Dank–U Truck
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“Committed to serving you the dankest food in Harrisonburg,” the big yellow truck was started by a JMU grad to provide homemade comfort food. Price: $ Address: Follow the truck on Twitter for location and hours: @TheDankUTruck photo by Patrick White
>> Sushi Jako If you’re in the mood for excellent sushi, go to Sushi Jako! Sushi Jako offers fresh Japanese and Korean cuisine as well as a full selection of made-to-order sushi. Simply take the bus to the Valley Mall to get there. For takeout call (540) 434-7278. Price: $$ Address: 182 Neff Ave. Facebook: Sushi Jako
>> Let’s Go
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Located at Entrance 2 of DHall, Let’s Go is the perfect place to grab a quick meal. There’s a self-serve carryout bar with sandwiches, bagels, pasta, tacos, a salad bar, baked potatoes, soup, desserts and more!
>> Tacos El Primo This turquoise truck offers rich, authentic Mexican food at a cheap price! Choose from tacos, tortas, burritos or quesadillas. Price: $ Address: 1110 Reservoir St.
>> Little Grill Collective The relaxed atmosphere and delicious food make this diner a gem. There’s something for everyone, with vegan and vegetarian options as well as meat dishes. Don’t miss the “Pancake of the Month,” and look out for Bingo Night and Open Mic Night. Cash or Check ONLY. It’s CLOSED on Mondays. Walk here from campus if you have a lot of time, but it may be better to bike or get a ride from a friend. Price: $ Address: 621 N. Main St. Web: littlegrillcollective.com.
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On vs. Off-Campus Living
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Weighing Your Options
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Whether you love living in the center of campus, or you want a little more independence, there are a number of things to consider before making your next move.
On-Campus Housing
Pros
Cons
>> Close to classes and on-campus activities. >> Not paying rent or utilities. >> Closer to resources – libraries, health center, etc. >> Don’t have to find on campus parking.
>> Less housing options. >> Less privacy/independence. >> Few parking options.
OFF-Campus housing
Pros
Cons
>> Wide selection of housing units that are larger than those on-campus. >> Plenty of parking, easier to comeand-go. >> More freedom and independence.
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>> Farther away from campus. >> More independence means additional responsibilities (dealing with landlords, etc.) >> Can be more expensive (furniture, groceries, rent, utilities, etc.)
It definitely helps to talk to upperclassmen who have already made the decision to stay or to move off campus.
“I actually signed a contract to live on campus for two years ... In retrospect, it was a really great decision. I realized that I wasn’t quite prepared to deal with paying bills on time and dealing with traffic and the famously terrible parking availability on campus. It gave me more time to grow up and prepare myself for my first baby step into the real world.” – Kate Shamlian, ’13
“I really enjoy living off-campus. It has forced me to be even more independent and to handle real-world responsibilities on my own. ... I have grown up a great deal and I think that is something that is of extreme importance while maturing into an adult and preparing for the ‘real world.’ ” – Mel Peale, ’13
Despite being the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison didn’t have any children.
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Obscure Clubs
Finding Your Club Niche By patrick white
At JMU, there are over 350 student organizations and about 45 different sports clubs. While this may seem overwhelming at first, there is something for everyone. >> For more crazy clubs, visit beinvolved.jmu.edu.
>> Club Disc Golf
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One of the newer clubs on campus, this team is recruiting recreational and beginner players. The club plays in various disc golf courses throughout the area and practices once a week. In the spring, the team will travel to compete against other schools throughout Virginia.
>> Bellydance
>> KnitWits
This organization focuses on the American tribal style of bellydancing. A professional instructor teaches lessons and all are welcome to join.
This club is more relaxing. Here you can either brush up on your knitting skills or make your first scarf.
>> Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tryouts are usually not required. Instead, they want to teach more people about their art, and only require that you come ready to learn. Dues are between $64 and $80.
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The JMU Brass Band is one of the only few collegiate brass bands in the United States.
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VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! By Jeff harris
>> How to Vote
1) Register to vote. You can
register online or by mail. Make sure you check your state’s voter registration deadline. In Virginia, the deadline is Oct. 7. 2) Apply for an absentee ballot by mail and turn it in at least one week before the election. 3) For more information about voting in your state, visit electionland.com.
>> Political Clubs On Campus 1) College Democrats 2) College Republicans 3) Madison Liberty >> Catch these political groups and others, visit beinvolved.jmu.edu. graphics by christine pomatto
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The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum is the only publicly oriented arboretum on a Virginia state-supported university campus.
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>> Budget
After housing costs, textbooks and tuition, money is probably tight. Budgeting can be hard, especially if you don’t have an job while in school. Darrin Burdette (’13) offers these helpful tips: 1) Use your meal plan to the fullest extent.
You get 14 punches for a reason. Use them. 2) Domino’s at 2 in the morning is never a good idea. No one needs to eat when they should be sleeping. 3) Shop around for the best deal on textbooks. (see page 24) 4) Get involved with on-campus activities. If you’re on-campus, then you aren’t spending money off-campus. 5) Only use Dining Dollars to add food to your meals, not to raid Mr. Chips or the vending machines at the end of the year. 6) Buses are free, along with biking and using your own two legs. Taxis are not.
7) There is no need for a pet fish, or
anything else that can be hidden from your R.A. You have a roommate and dozens of other people in your dorm. Talk to them instead. 8) Planning on going home for the weekend? Check out www.zimride.com. Chances are someone else can get you there cheaply. 9) Talk to your parents often. The more they hear your voice, the easier it gets to ask for more money from them. 10) Online banking exists for many reasons. Consciously monitoring your checking account frequently can help you make better purchasing decisions.
>> Laundry College life often brings a lot of firsts. For many, it’s the first time you’ve had to do your own laundry. But don’t fret, just follow these easy steps:
>> For a video guide to doing your own laundry, visit JMadison101.com. 1) Read the care instructions on the labels and sure it’s machine washable. 2) Sort your laundry into separate piles: one for whites, one for brights, one for darks, one for towels and one for blacks. 3) Make sure that all zippers are closed, and buttons and snaps are fastened to ensure that the snagging doesn’t ruin your clothes. 4) Apply a stain remover to any spots. 5) Put the clothes in the washer and add a cap full of detergent. You can also add fabric softener if you’d like. 6) For blacks and whites, set the water temperature to cold. For lights, darks and towels, set it to warm. 7) Set the cycle. You’ll want to use the regular cycle for most loads, but for more delicate pieces, go with a gentle cycle. 8) Close the lid and start the washer. Expect the cycle to take around 35 minutes. 9) Transfer the clothes to your dryer. Some
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pieces like heavy sweaters and delicate underwear may need to be hung to dry, read the care instructions. 10) Add a dryer sheet for softness and make sure the lint tray is clear. 11) Set the drying temperature. Low is good for delicates. Use high for cottons and medium for everything else. 12) Close the lid and start the dryer. Expect the cycle to take about an hour. 13) Remove the clothes immediately after the cycle’s finished to avoid wrinkles and either hang or fold them.
When the school was Madison College, women were required to sign out and get their dates approved by the dorm mom (like an R.A.).
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In your free time, don’t miss what campus, Harrisonburg and the Valley have to offer.
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Meet Sarah Everett, The James Madison Girl
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Here, Near, There: Where to have fun
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Intramurals and Club Sports
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Spirit Wear
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University Recreation (UREC)
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Final Facts
If you stand in the middle of the sundial near Burruss and clap your hands, you will hear a duck like sound. This also works in other circles around the Quad.
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The James Madison Girl By PATRICK WHITE
Theatre major, Sarah Everett (’13) has become famous on campus as a James Madison enthusiast and impersonator. Q: How did you passion for James Madison start? My junior year of high school. My history teacher had us do an assignment in which we had to do an intensive study on a United States president. I was trying to decide who I was going to study and saw a picture of James Madison. For some reason it clicked and I knew I wanted to study him. So for two months, I worked on my project. The more I got to know about him, the more I became fascinated. I ended up doing so well on my project that my teacher gave me a 220/200. From then on, I gobbled up everything that had to do with James Madison. Q: When did you begin interpreting? After the fall of 2008, when I had gone to Montpelier’s Restoration Celebration. There I met Ralph Ketcham, the foremost James Madison scholar, and John Douglas Hall, the single Madison impersonator in the nation. After talking to them I felt inspired. They encourage me to pursue my passion and bring Madison to life through interpretations.
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Q: What was it like coming to JMU? It was different. I was used to being independent and self-guided. I was also afraid of being humiliated, but I knew I was called to come. I ended up being respected and that fear went away. Q: What is your favorite thing about JMU? I love how there is a lot of integrity. The university believes in what it does and it is well organized and established. Q: What are your plans after graduation? I hope to work at either James Madison’s Montpelier, or Colonial Williamsburg. If I am unable to work at either of these places, as I am a theatre major, I’d like to try to work at a children’s theatre somewhere, preferably in Virginia. But if there is a theatre I can work at that is elsewhere, well, I trust that God will lead me there.
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James Madison was 5-feet 4-inches, making him the shortest president ever.
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On lazy weekends it might not seem like it, but there is tons to do when you venture outside of your dorm. We’ve picked our favorite activities to do, things to see and places to eat for every personality and situation. So the next time you catch yourself saying, “There’s nothing to do...” remember these pages and check out what you can do here (on campus), near (in Harrisonburg), and there (a short drive away).
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>> The Night Owl For those of us who never seem to tire, we’ve found the best places for late-night concerts and food.
>> The Adventurer From skiing to hiking, we have the best places for those of us who can’t get enough of the great outdoors.
>> The Romantic Tired of taking your date to DHall? We’ve found the best date spots around.
>> The Sports Fanatic There’s always a game to catch, even after football season is over.
>> With the Family Fun things to do for any generation.
In 2009, JMU ranked 21st in the nation among large colleges and universities for graduates currently serving as volunteers with the U.S. Service Program.
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By mary marks
As a Night Owl, there are tons of things to love. Check out how you can explore the night life here, near and there; on campus, downtown Harrisonburg, and Charlottesville and Richmond.
>> Dog Pound
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Taylor Down Under is a student lounge available for a relaxing night chatting with friends, listening to live music or playing a game of pool. Look for the upcoming TDU events posted around campus. TDU also houses a Java City. So, grab coffee, tea and snacks during your night.
The Dog Pound is a walk-up window for quick, late-night snacks that you won’t find in any vending machine. It is open until 2 a.m. with food like pizza, paninis, nachos, and cookies and milk. Use dining, FLEX, dining dollars gold, credit cards or cash. The Dog Pound window is located next to the entrance of Top Dog and opens at 10 p.m.
>> The Artful Dodger Slip on your dancing shoes for Salsa Night at the Artful Dodger every Thursday starting at 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.
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>> Clementine Grab a group of your smartest friends and head to Clementine! Get there before 9 p.m. on Tuesday and play until 11 p.m. Your group of no more than six members could win a $50 gift certificate. >> Plan your night out by visiting downtownharrisonburg.org. courtesy of Tim borny / JMU Photography
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>> Charlottesville
Charlottesville’s downtown outdoor mall is about an hour’s drive from JMU with a wide variety of restaurants, stores, public art and outdoor cafes. Check out the places that Harrisonburg doesn’t have like Urban Outfitters, the Virginia Discovery Museum, eclectic boutiques and even an ice rink.
>> Richmond
Richmond is a two-hour drive from JMU with a constant influx of artists coming to perform. See artists like Zac Brown Band and catch a show like Tyler Perry’s “Madea Gets a Job.” Concerts and shows at the Richmond Coliseum can be found on: richmondcoliseum.net
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In 2009, Playboy ranked JMU as the 22nd best party school in the nation.
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The Adventurer
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You don’t have to go far to quench your thirst for adventure. These options are located on campus and around the Valley.
>> Climbing Wall
As soon as you enter UREC, you’ll see the 33-foottall indoor climbing wall. Anyone can use the wall during its hours of operation. Beginners should also check out programs like Learn to Climb 101.
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>> Arboretum The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum is a beautiful place to enjoy the outdoors year-round. Seasonally filled with gorgeous flowers, it makes for a scenic spot to enjoy a book or have a picnic. courtesy of Holly Marcus / JMU Photography
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>> Purcell Park Purcell Park is within walking distance of campus. It’s a great place to go running or play sports. The park has three baseball fields, four tennis courts, two playground areas, three picnic shelters, and a 1.5 mile long walking trail.
>> Massanutten
It’s a quick 20-30 minute drive from JMU. In the winter, go snow tubing, skiing, snowboarding, or ice-skating. During the summer, go hiking or enjoy the waterpark and golf course. Daily expeditions from the resort to the Shenandoah River offer the opportunity to go canoeing, kayaking, tubing, or rafting.
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>> Reddish Knob Located about an hour away, but well worth the drive! With an altitude of 4,397 feet, Reddish Knob is one of the highest peaks in Virginia. You can drive right up to the top and experience a gorgeous open view, particularly at sunrise or sunset.
>> Skyline Drive Also located about an hour away from JMU, Skyline Drive will dazzle you with its gorgeous views. Skyline Drive is the only public road through Shenandoah National Park, and costs $15 per vehicle for a weeklong pass from MarchNovember or $10 from December-February.
The platform that is used as an emergency exit for DHall was originally planned to become a bridge that would span across part of campus.
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The Romantic
By camden layell
Do you want to take your special someone out? To avoid the awkward “What do you wanna do? I don’t know, what do you wanna do?” exchange, here are some great spots you can treat your date to a night guaranteed to be filled with romance.
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>> Grafton–Stovall Theatre
>> Madison Grill
On the fifth floor of Warren Hall, Madison Grill is JMU’s only full-service sit-down restaurant. Menu items include gourmet sandwiches, steak, and seafood. Call ahead and request a table by the window so you and your sweetheart can also enjoy the view.
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>> Regal Cinemas Share some popcorn with your date and enjoy the latest blockbuster at Regal Cinemas, located at 381 University Blvd. Check community.regmovies.com to see what’s lighting up the silver screens.
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After dinner, take your date to a movie at Grafton. University Program Board presents two movies a night, Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $2.50 each and popcorn is .50 cents.
>> Bravo Italian Restaurant Voted Harrisonburg’s best Italian restaurant for four years in a row, your date is sure to enjoy a romantic meal at this local favorite. Bravo offers traditional Italian cuisine including chicken, seafood and pasta dishes, as well as sandwiches and salads for a lighter fare.
>> Zynodoa Restaurant
Tantalize your taste buds with a meal at Zynodoa, located in downtown Staunton. Offering a daily changing seasonal menu, the fare is upscale Southern and utilizes locally grown ingredients. Enjoy the plethora of artwork created by local artists adorning the walls while dining.
>> Blackfriar’s Playhouse
Enjoy a date at the theatre! Blackfriar’s, located at 10 S. Market St. in Staunton, Va., is the world’s only replica of Shakespeare’s original theatre. If budget is an issue, check their website at www.americanshakespearecenter.com for a pay-what-you-will performance.
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JMU Farm has existed for 75 years. It was originally used as a student camp, but attendance dropped after 1960 when students traveled home more.
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Whether you’re into baseball, basketball, or even extreme sports, there are exciting opportunities here, near and just a short drive away from campus.
>> Intramurals
If you miss playing sports, consider playing on an intramural team. Sports include basketball, flag football, floor hockey, dodgeball, sand volleyball and even inner-tube water polo and battleship.
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>> Games
JMU has over 18 varsity clubs that host other teams on campus. Whether you’re into soccer, football, basketball or tennis, there are games for you to enjoy! JMU’s Student Duke Club often gives away free JMU gear so make sure you’re one of the first fans there.
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>> Tennis Courts
In addition to parks, Harrisonburg also has tennis courts that are free and open to the public. Eastover Park, across the street from Spotswood Elementary School and right by McDonald’s, features four tennis courts.
>> Buffalo Wild Wings
Need to watch the big UFC fight or an NFL game that isn’t broadcasted on JMU networks? Buffalo Wild Wings (BDubs) is close to campus, offers a variety of food and has big screen TVs throughout the restaurant. Relax and enjoy some wings.
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>> Fed Ex Field
JMU’s Student Duke Club offers bus trips to away games throughout the year. Past trips have included VCU and George Mason for basketball and JMU football’s 21-16 victory over Virginia Tech in 2010. This year, JMU competes against West Virginia University on Sept. 15 at FedEx Field.
The 1983 baseball team was the first college team from Virginia to compete in the College World Series.
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With the Family
By Lisa mees
When your family comes to visit, you want to show them the best of the best. Here are some great spots to take them. These will also make great activities for Family Weekend, October 5-7.
>> E–hall
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Treat your parents to JMU’s great grub by taking them to your favorite dining hall for dinner. We recommend E-Hall for an upscale twist on the traditional college all-you-caneat buffet. The brick oven pizza, Indian cuisine, and fresh pastries are sure to impress your parents.
>> Forbes Center After dinner, be entertained with one of the many unique shows at the Forbes Center. Whether your interest is in dance, music, or theatre, you are sure to find a show that is worthy of a standing ovation.
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>> Farmers Market
Experience the agricultural heritage of Harrisonburg at the Farmers Market where you’ll find everything from free range meats, to freshly cut flowers. The Farmers Market is located downtown in the Turner Pavilion, and is open on Saturdays and Tuesdays.
>> White Oak Lavender Farm
You can also enjoy the afternoon at the White Oak Lavender Farm. Here, you can purchase a variety of lavender products, including their homemade lavender lemonade. This small family owned farm is only a few miles from the center of Harrisonburg, making it a perfect place to spend the day.
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For a quick day trip, take an adventure to the tourist hotspot, Luray Caverns. Luray Caverns is known as one of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders, and attracts one-half million visitors annually.
JMU’s first football team was formed in 1972 and only had 30 players. The first game was played in the pouring rain on Godwin field.
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The university offers a wide variety of sports clubs ranging from basketball, soccer, and cross-country to archery, swing dance and paintball. However, these sports do have a serious time commitment. Make sure you have time in your schedule before you commit. The commitment though, can be worth it. “The greatest reward of working with club sports is not only seeing how the dynamics of each team works within each other and the success we all have, but seeing your team grow right in front of your eyes,” said Alec Bernstein, club baseball president. These teams travel across the nation to compete and participate
in tournaments. Some sports require tryouts, but others require little or no experience. If you’re looking to play the sports without time commitments, consider intramural sports. “The biggest difference between club…any other intramural sport is the daily practices, traveling, time and effort put into playing and practicing,” said Bernstein. Anyone can form a team and play with everyone from your hallmates to your professors with men’s, women’s and co-ed teams at various skill levels. The sports include many of the ones mentioned above and much more. Teams play once a week at UREC or Godwin on a
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>> Intramural Sports >> Flag Football >> Field Hockey >> Singles and Doubles Tennis >> Indoor and Outdoor Soccer >> Whiffleball >> Dodgeball >> Innertube Water Polo
>> Club Sports >> Archery >> Cheerleading >> Dodgeball >> Equestrian >> Fencing >> Gymnastics >> Ice Hockey >> Triatholon >> For a complete list of sports, visit www.jmu.edu/ recreation. designated night, followed by single-elimination playoffs. Winners of each league earn a champion T-shirt. Registration is online and the dates for specific sports can be found on the UREC website.
JMU alum Colin Pine is the translator for professional basketball player Yao Ming.
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Head over to the JMU Bookstore and stock up on some essential game day spirit wear.
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>> Also at the JMU Bookstore: >> JMU Dukes four pack of tattoos – $2.95 >> Beaded Headband – $20 >> Rally Towel – $2 >> JMU ‘Go Dukes’ #1 Foam Hand – $6.95 photo by Lauren kranz
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Two JMU football players in the NFL are Akeem Jordon (Philadelphia Eagles) and Arthur Moats (Buffalo Bills).
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>> Football Opening their 2011 football season with a new state of the art stadium, the JMU Dukes had a record of eight wins and four losses, in regular season. The Dukes went as far as the NCAA Division 1 playoffs, but their lucky streak was cut short after they were defeated in the second round by the North Dakota Bisons. A game to look forward to this upcoming season is against West Virginia. The Mountaineers will host the game at FedEx field, home of the Redskins, on Sept. 15, 2012.
>> Men’s Basketball This 2011-2012 season was a bit rough on our basketball players—there were many injuries and the Dukes placed eighth in the Colonial Athletic standings. Their record was (12-19). The Dukes played against N.C. Wilmington on March 2 in the Colonial Conference Tournament. A game to keep an eye on next season is against the George Mason Patriots and the VCU Rams. courtesy of sallie drumheller
>> Women’s Basketball The women players kicked butt last season with a 22 to 6 loss record. They finished second in the Colonial Athletic Conference standings. The team finished the season playing in the WNIT championship game against Oklahoma State. The women important games to keep in mind next season: Richmond, VCU, Drexel, George Mason, and William and Mary.
>> Men’s Soccer The men’s soccer team was first place in the CAA with a record of 13 wins, 5 loses. and 2 ties. Games to keep in mind for next season are: Drexel, William and Mary, Longwood, and VCU.
>> Women’s Soccer The ladies had 8 wins, 8 losses, and 3 ties. Upcoming games that should be attended JMU against Drexel, VCU, Old Dominion and William and Mary. This year, the majority of the team is underclassmen, giving them a chance to build a strong team for the next few years. More than 450 student athletes compete in six men’s and 11 women’s sports. JMU intramural sports are rated 17th out of 1,018 on collegeprowler.com.
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JMU Sports >> Baseball “It’s been a rebuilding year, we’ve had some injuries to some key players which hurt us a bit and forced some young players to step up. With young players, comes a little inexperience and we had a new system put in. Both these things take a little while to come around and get used to, which actually I can see happening right now and we are finally getting into a groove ready to finish the year out strong.” – Johnny Bladel, ’13
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>> Softball “After our first week of conference, we are right where we want to be. We have worked really hard to get where we are, and it looks like we are going to have a great year in conference play. Our growth every game is definitely going to be in our favor going into next year. As a team our goals for next year are to get better with every game and win the conference title!” – Kaitlyn Barbour, ’13
>> Field Hockey James Madison University’s Field Hockey team finished with a record of 9-10, with four wins and four losses in their CAA conference. They competed in the CAA tournament, where they made it to the quarter finals. Their most significant win of the year was over fifth seed Delaware during the CAA tournament. The Dukes beat Delaware in the conference before losing to Old Dominion, the first seed.
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>> Women’s Lacrosse The highlight of the season was the Lady Dukes win over the Wales National Team. The team also had multiple players honored as CAA Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week in spring 2012. They hope to compete in the CAA tournament this year.
>> Women’s Volleyball James Madison University’s women’s Volleyball Team finished with a record of 20-11. They competed in the CAA tournament, where they advanced to the second round before losing to Delaware, the first seed. Their most significant win was over the fourth seed, Georgia State. The Dukes look to make another showing at the CAA tournament this season. The first men’s Basketball team was formed in 1947 and nicknamed “The Dukes” in honor of then-President Samuel Duke.
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JMU Sports >> Women’s Swimming and Diving The Lady Dukes finished the season with their first conference championship since 2001. Head Coach Samantha Smith won Coach of the year and Diving Coach Becky Benson won Diving Coach of the year for the third year in a row. The team was ranked second in the mid-major poll at the conclusion of the season. This year the team will work towards defending their championship title.
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>> Women’s Cross Country The Cross Country team finished the season defending their CAA title. Katie Harman (’13) was named the CAA Athlete of the Year and Head Coach Dave Rinker was named CAA Coach of the Year. The team will look to defend their title once again this season.
>> Men’s Golf The men’s golf team had a few strong tournaments finishing first at the Barnabas Health Intercollegiate and finishing tied for eighth out of 18 teams in their largest tournament of the year. The team looked to freshman Trey Smith to help lead the team and hopes he will help lead JMU to CAA success, this year.
>> Women’s Golf The women’s golf team has rallied through their tournaments. The team has also earned a few honors with members being names CAA players of the week. The team has strong freshmen coming in who hope to help bring the team to success.
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In 1994, women’s field hockey won JMU’s first NCAA title. In 2004, JMU won the division 1-AA Football Championship.
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TJ Maxx and Ross sells new clothes at low prices. At these stores you can find designer clothes and shoes. Some shirts can be pricey while others can be as cheap as five dollars. They also carry accessories, dorm/room decorations, kitchenware, and perfumes. Location: Ross is in Harrisonburg Crossing Shopping Center across from East Campus. TJ Maxx is off East Market Street in the Spotswood shopping center.
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Duo is chic, unique and sells both new and gently used clothing. They also buy contemporary gently worn clothing, accessories and shoes from customers. Though their inventory changes rapidly they often feature clothing and accessories by Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade and 7 For All Mankind. If that’s not enough, this store carries brands in their new clothing section from designers such as Whitley Designs, Yumi Kim, Ali Ro and Leona. Location: Downtown Harrisonburg. 108 South Main Street.
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Mint offers the latest in clothing styles at reasonable price. Mint offers different styles for everyone ranging from fun to hip and earthy. If you can’t find something their friendly employees will help you find that special outfit. This store is the only store in town that offers “Dogeared” jewelry. Look for sales on their Facebook page. Location: Downtown Harrisonburg. 128 West Market Street, Suite 103 .
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If you like “bohemian” fashion, then this boutique in downtown Harrisonburg is for you! The Yellow Button sells a variety of dresses, jeans, dressy shirts and accessories. They are the only store that sells TOMS shoes in the area. Look for coupons in the ‘Student Coupon Book.’ Location: Downtown Harrisonburg. 191 South Main Street.
JMU alum Karen McCullah Lutz wrote the screen plays for “Legally Blonde,” “Ella Enchanted” and “She’s the Man.”
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Avoid the “Freshman 15” and make your way to the campus gym! The hardest step is getting off your butt and forcing yourself to work out. Once you’re there, explore UREC and get to know everything it has to offer. The Welcome Center, located on your left when you walk in, is where you swipe your JACard. Make sure to check out the rock wall, the track upstairs and grab a smoothie for an after workout snack.
>> Addicted to Zumba like the rest of society? Don’t forget that UREC offers the calorie-burning class weekly! To check out a video of the popular workout, go online at youtube.com/jmurec. COURTESY OF MIKE MIRIELLO / JMU Photography
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>> For a description of group fitness classes offered, go online at jmu.edu/recreation/ Programs/GroupFitness.
>> Adventure programs include hiking and backpacking trips, climbing and caving trips, and kayaking and canoeing trips. >> Aquatics programs include swimming lessons, American Red Cross certification courses, dive-in movies and summer lifeguarding opportunities. >> Challenge programs are custom adventures designed to improve team leadership, communication and bonding skills.
>> Register For Group Fitness Classes >> With 40 different group fitness classes to choose from, some include boxing, core training, meditation, salsa, yoga, World Beat Dance and Zumba. >> Register online at jmu.edu/recreation/ Registration 1) You must register first to gain access to group fitness classes, intramural sports and educational programs. The website has easy step-by-step instructions. 2) The desk to check out equipment for group fitness classes is located right outside the locker rooms. Exchange the equipment for your JACard and then return everything back at the end of your work out!
>> Information on UREC massages, personal trainers and nutritional facts can also be found on the website, www.jmu. edu/recreation, along with much more information.
In 2010, JMU’s “Duke Battalion” earned the MacArthur Award. The ROTC program was recognized as one of the top eight in the country.
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Don’t ever feel trapped in your dorm. Here’s a list of convenient places to go, from general grocery stores to getting a cheap haircut.
>> Haircut Fantastic Sam’s: Located on Port Republic Road next to Jimmy John’s and Starbucks. Get a fresh new look within walking distancefrom campus. Fantastic Sam’s offers great deals on haircuts and styles. Look out for student coupons. 1310 Hillside Avenue
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SmartStyle Family Hair Salon: Located inside Walmart! Walk-ins are available for quick and convenient haircuts.
>> Tattoos & Piercings Painted Lady: Located on South Avenue, which is off of South Main Street. 200 South Avenue
Alley Cat Tattoo: Located across from CVS near the intersection at Reservoir Street and Cantrell Avenue.
>> Grocery Stores Walmart in Harrisonburg Crossing: Take the SHOPPER bus route from the bookstore or walk across the street from east campus.
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There’s also a Martin’s, Kroger and Food Lion. All three offer value customer cards and accept FLEX! You could also look into signing up for a membership at Costo. Stock up on a semester supply of toiletries and Ramen noodles.
>> Oil Change Jiffy Lube: Located on East Market Street next to Kroger. Jiffy Lube offers cheap oil changes and student discounts! Bring your JACard and experience their speedy work and great customer service. 1870 East Market Street
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>> Got FLEX? Money on your FLEX account? Before paying with cash, look for the JACard image and ask if you can pay with FLEX! Don’t let it go to waste! Here’s a short list of stores, restaurants and businesses that accept FLEX: Beach Bum Tanning Buffalo Wild Wings Campus Cookies Chipotle Dave’s Taverna Express Martin’s Sweet Bee Premium Frozen Yogurt Subway Sheetz For a complete list online, visit jmu.edu/cardctr.
The James Madison statue located in front of Hoffman Hall is a life-size replica of our counry’s shortest president.
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The first commencement was June 14, 1910, in the Assembly Hall of the Harrisonburg Courthouse.
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uring the last few weeks of high school, I had more “How-to-survive-college” pamphlets, handouts, books and spoken advice coming at me from all angles than I could swallow. Three years later, the only thing I can remember was a story my English teacher recounted of her college experience at the laundromat involving stolen dryers and sweaty armpits. The moral of the situation was, “Don’t leave your laundry unattended at the laundromat.” While I know I got plenty more great advice from my gracious friends and family, what they didn’t tell me was how to survive at Columbia. The lively urban campus atmosphere is vastly different from the average college town, where every license plate and front door is festooned with that university’s mascot and school colors. You’re in the big city now, and the rules are a little different here. The first thing you need to make sure you do is take full
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elcome to Columbia College Chicago! This is The Columbia Chronicle’s Orientation Guide, meant to provide helpful information during your transition to our campus and introduce you to your awesome, informative and visually appealing student newspaper. Inside you will find articles aimed at new and transfer students, information for starting college life at Columbia and some regular features that can be found in The Chronicle every week during the semester. The Columbia Chronicle is an awardwinning weekly student newspaper that has strived to provide students and the South Loop community with news and commentary relating to the campus and metro area, arts and culture, and health and fitness since 1965. It
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ORIENTATION ISSUE 2012 STAFF Editor-in-Chief Heather Schröering Managing Editors Sophia Coleman Lindsey Woods Art Director Zach Stemerick Ad & Business Manager Sylvia Leak Ad Account Executives Miranda Cummings Nicholas Lobberecht Contributing Writers Trevor Ballanger Emily Fasold Darryl Holliday Kaitlyn Mattson Gabrielle Rosas Tim Shaunnessey Brandon Smith Illustrators Erik Rodriguez Heidi Unkefer Photographers AJ Abelman Sara Mays Ting Shen Tiela Halpin General Manager Christopher Richert Faculty Adviser Jeff Lyon Assistant Faculty Adviser Stephanie Goldberg The Chronicle is a student–produced publication of Columbia College Chicago and does not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of college administrators, faculty or students. All text, photos and graphics are the property of The Chronicle and may not be reproduced or published without written permission. Editorials are the opinions of the Editorial Board of The Chronicle. Columns are the opinions of the author(s), Views expressed in this publication are those of the writer and are not the opinions of The Chronicle, Columbia’s Journalism Department or Columbia College Chicago. Letters to the editor must include full name, year, major and phone number. All letters are edited for grammar and may be cut due to limited space. The Chronicle reserves the right to limit any one person’s submissions to three per semester. Letters can be faxed to (312) 369-8430, emailed to Chronicle@colum.edu or mailed to The Chronicle, 33 E. Congress Parkway, Suite 224 Chicago, IL. 60605-1996. The Chronicle 33 E. Congress Parkway, Suite 224 Chicago, IL. 60605-1996 Main line: (312) 369-8999
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Columbia students gathered at Grant Park for New Student Convocation Sep. 2, 2010.
by Heather Schröering Editor-in-Chief IMAGINE A HUGE CROWD of people gathered in a park, nibbling on barbecue and cotton candy, playing games and listening to live bands. While this sounds like a typical rock festival, it’s actually a very brief description of what one may see at Columbia’s New Student Convocation. The event, which will be held in Grant Park on Aug. 31, is Columbia’s way of showing firstyear and transfer students what Columbia is all about through performances by Columbia talent, activities sponsored by college-based organizations and motivational speeches by some of Columbia’s key leaders. “[Convocation] is our liturgical moment,” said Mark Kelly, vice president of Student Affairs, which hosts the event. “It’s become one of the iconic events of Columbia…Every pathway for students to become engaged on campus [is] going to be there, and we wrap it all in the Columbia style and buzz.”
According to Kelly, Columbia’s Convocation is rather different from those at other colleges, where the gathering is a much more traditional event with faculty and staff members, often adorned in robes, giving formal speeches to welcome students. While Columbia follows that same ritual, minus the robes, the atmosphere is more “fun,” Kelly said. Each year the provost, student body president and other leaders speak to the crowd. Kelly’s speech, the “Hell Yeah Liturgy,” is the final one, in which he outlines specific guidelines students need for success at Columbia. Ultimately, the liturgy asks students to commit to making the most of the Columbia experience, he said. “You are to take on big ideas,” Kelly said. “You are to embrace the liberal arts and sciences as substantive and part of your core.” He described the liturgy as the centerpiece of the Convocation not only because it’s fun, but because it is a moment to make students
Tiela Halpin THE CHRONICLE think about what they’re responsible for and what’s possible at Columbia. Convocation also serves as an opportunity to explore student organizations on campus, as most of them will be present at the event, according to Emily Easton, director of New Student Programs and Orientation. Students will have the chance to meet and greet organization leaders, who will have mailing lists to sign and free “swag,” such as buttons, Frisbees, water bottles, stickers and other items that represent the organization, Easton said. “We very rarely bring [student organizations] together all at once, so you can really get a sense of just how much diversity there is amongst your fellow students,” Easton said. “[Joining student organizations is] a new possibility for you to learn or make new friends over a new interest or an interest you’ve always had.” Activities at past events have included henna and airbrush tattoos, psychic readings
and a gaming area, said Jocelyn Delk, festiva and events producer in Student Affairs. She added that it’s also a great way for students to meet others. “[Convocation] is about having fun and making friends,” Delk said. “We try to have as many fun activities, games [and] performances as possible so you can network and just enjoy yourself. [That’s] really the point of it.” Though the event is mandatory for all new students, Easton believes Convocation is an excellent opportunity for students to get to know the college and for the college to come together. “We’re all a busy group of working professionals, and we connect in all sorts of ways,” Easton said. “You rarely find them in one huge space together. It’s really important for students to know what a huge, amazing community they are a part of, and this is the easiest way for students to get to see the whole thing.” hschroering@chroniclemail.com
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Sara Mays THE CHRONICLE When world leaders met in Columbia College’s backyard, Chicago dispatched police in riot gear to monitor the South Loop as protesters descended on the city. The historic event didn’t escape the lenses of the Chronicle photographers, who caught many moments of action. (Above) Police stand ready for Anti-NATO protesters May 20 on Michigan Avenue.
Sara Mays THE CHRONICLE Anti-NATO protesters marched from the Boeing Headquarters, 100 N. Riverside Plaza, to Obama’s campaign headquarters at the Prudential Plaza, 130 E. Randolph St.
Sara Mays THE CHRONICLE Before marching to the Prudential Plaza, protesters shouted opposition to America’s use of drones and the killing of innocent civilians while showering the street with silly string at Boeing Headquarters.
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Ting Shen THE CHRONICLE Waving a donut, a protester mocks cops during the Anti-NATO march May 20. The group marched from Union Park at Ashland Avenue and Lake Street to Boeing Headquarters.
Ting Shen THE CHRONICLE Protesters clashed with police May 20 at East Cermak Road and South Michigan Avenue during the CANG8 marches.
Organizations offer opportunities by Tim Shaunnessey Contributing Writer
COLUMBIA COLLEGE is home to a number of student organizations offering opportunities to get involved on campus. The groups run the gamut from sports teams, sponsored by the Renegades, to cultural groups like the Latino Alliance. At the end of last academic year, the college was host to 89 student organizations, according to Aldo Guzman, director of the Office of Student Engagement. Some groups are tied to a specific academic department, Guzman said, while others are local chapters of larger national associations. Still others are recreational, and more than a few are based on promoting diversity. Whatever the organization a new student selects, the benefits of joining are impressive in Guzman’s view. “Being in a student organization provides so many opportunities to truly ‘live’ your Columbia experience and live what you love on a daily basis,” Guzman said. “For new students coming in, you can dive into the Columbia community and find other individuals who have the same passions and goals. You surround yourself with
that creative community, and it helps you grow as an individual.” Common Ground Cameron Spiegel, president of the group Common Ground, said joining clubs and organizations on campus is a great way to immerse oneself in Columbia’s community. Additionally, networking at school will likely help students out after graduation, he said. “Joining a student organization is a really great way to enter into college,” Spiegel said. “[It helps] to make friends and network.” Common Ground is a political and social organization that focuses on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer events and issues, according to Spiegel. The group hosts different events on and off campus, all centered around LGBTQ themes and being of service to those communities. Some of the events include dances, discussion panels and fundraising efforts. Their work hasn’t gone unnoticed, as Columbia College was ranked as the 19th most gay-friendly school in the nation by the Daily Beast, as reported by the Chronicle in September 2011. For new students, Common Ground might be the opportunity to join a community in which
individuals can be fully accepted and freely express personal ideas or views. Spiegel said this can be particularly important if the student’s home environment wasn’t accepting of his or her orientation. Muggles Association Another campus organization is based on a popular series of books and subsequent movie adaptations. The Muggles Association was originally founded with the intent of celebrating the magic and wizardry of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books, but it has evolved into a group that uses the fiction as a vehicle for discussion and a catalyst for doing good in the community, according to club president Jesus Torres. “[The Muggles Association] was basically supposed to serve as a fan club,” Torres said. “Even though the series and movies are over, [they’re] not really over for true fans, [and] it’s a place to talk about it. We [later] branched out [into literary] discussion about Harry Potter.” Torres said the group also holds fundraising events for charitable causes. This included putting together a showing of “A Very Potter Musical,” which raised funds that were donated see STUDENT ORGS, pg. 34
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in Art and Nature,” or learning the science behind crime scene investigation in “Crime Lab Chemistry: Solving Crime Through Analytical Chemistry.” Sitting through lectures on algebra or gag-worthy biology labs is not something you’ll experience here. The Chronicle searched for a number of unique courses offered at Columbia and talked with the professors to see what the classes entail and why they are worthwhile.
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present in the moment through mindfulness and learning to offer oneself unconditional positive regard are important parts of this process.” The answer may be as simple as learning how to love oneself, according to this course.
Wondering what the future has to teach us? There’s a class for that. The “History of the Future,” according to Professor Nicholas McCormick, “offers a chance for students to explore the ways in which people have thought about the future.” The class reading list includes George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” which McCormick said offers no shortage of fear
of a dystopian future. However, visions of bleak prospects for society can have many positive effects, he said. “This course will enable students to understand how to think about the direction of society and culture, which is essential for students in the arts and media,” McCormick said. “Because to break boundaries and innovate, one must have a grasp of what came before and a sense of where society is headed.”
Exploring the Goddess Zombies in Popular Media Humanities Literature If it’s a J-session class you’re in need of, look no further than the apocalyptic “Zombies in Popular Media.” This reading and work-intensive class, according to Professor Brendan Riley, will figuratively take students through abandoned shopping malls and corpse-laden suburban streets. Riley said that “Zombies can teach
everyone valuable lessons of life, how we interact with each other and death.” The class fulfills a literature credit and focuses on readings, as well as a few horror films. Riley said the popular zombie genre may one day be viewed as a cultural tool for learning how to live together in a chaotic world.
Humanities Throughout history, the deity has gone by many names. The class “Exploring the Goddess” is an extremely engaging experience, according to Professor Elizabeth-Anne Stewart. The class explores images of female divinity within multiple cultures from around the world. Students will build their own selfreflective test to discover their ruling god and goddess, which may reveal a thing or
two about not only theirselves, but the relationships shared with each other, Stewart said. A final presentation that utilizes information learned in class about the state of the Earth is required, she said. She added that a particular favorite of students is the Festival of the Harvest, in which a large feast is prepared and shared in class.
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posters reflect SOMETIMES IT can be hard to fathom how vast and diverse Chicago is, but a Columbia alumnus who majored in graphic design has the perfect solution. Chris Gorz, who graduated in 1991, started his Chicago poster series almost one year ago with the mission to create iconic and vintageinspired prints that help locals connect with their communities. So far, he has designed nine posters for Andersonville, Edgewater, Lakeview, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Rogers Park, Uptown, Lincoln Park and Bucktown. “At Columbia, I really learned about the foundational aspects of graphic design,” Gorz said. “I was taught how to combine shapes, color, typography and images all together to make people react or feel something.” Gorz said he has a passion for three things: art, architecture and Chicago. During walks around the city’s many neighborhoods, he noticed each had its own iconic landmark that captured the history of the area. He said his interest in Chicago’s history was
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sparked at Columbia, in particular by one of his Humanities, History and Social Sciences professors, Dominic Pacyga, a faculty member who teaches the course “History of Chicago.” “[Gorz’s] art shows the everyday feel of the neighborhood,” Pacyga said. “For an artist to go and find an icon that can symbolize each community is really interesting.” Gorz first created the Uptown poster using an image of the local post office at 4850 N. Broadway St., iconic for its 1930s art-deco
architecture and two massive eagle sculptures. “The government just doesn’t build buildings like that anymore,” he said. “So I decided to use that as the icon, and I did it in a vintage style that’s similar to [vintage] travel posters.” Gorz said his most challenging poster has been of Bucktown, which features a goat. “Bucktown was the first neighborhood I did that I didn’t have an iconic image for,” Gorz said. “I’ve used buildings or sculptures [to represent] most of the communities, but with Courtesy CHRIS GORZ
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Bucktown, I looked to its history.” He said the people of Bucktown could identify with the goat because settlers in the 1800s raised goats on the grassland of that area. Eventually, the neighborhood was named Bucktown after the male goat, called a buck. Gorz’s work is sold in a number of boutiques across Chicago, including ShopColumbia in the Wabash Campus Building, 623 S. Wabash Ave. His pieces can also be found at Sacred Art, 4619 N. Lincoln Ave., a mix between a gallery and boutique that sells the work of local artists. Lisa Muscato, a buyer and curator for Sacred Art, said she first decided to sell Gorz’s posters approximately a year ago when he began the series. “I immediately knew that his iconic imagery and bold use of color would grab the attention of both locals and tourists,” Muscato said. Gorz said he would like to do a South Loop poster by the end of the year in homage to his time spent at Columbia. “My goal would be to do as many neighborhoods as I can,” Gorz said. “I want to create posters of these images to connect everyone more deeply with their community.” scoleman@chroniclemail.com
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by Lindsey Woods Managing Editor AS I WAS DECIDING what kind of clever advice I wanted to dole out to you new guys, something seemingly inconsequential happened: My boss asked me to move my stuff to a new desk. My immediate reaction was to complain about how change is awful, and I should be allowed to stay at my old desk because all my stuff is already there, but then I started thinking about the irony of hating change while simultaneously paying lots of money to go to a school that encourages me to create it. I’m sure you’ve begun to figure out that change is fickle. When you start college, everything about your life will all of a sudden be new, exciting and a little scary. For me, moving to Chicago and enrolling in Columbia was the biggest change I had ever gone through. I changed my address, my friends, my daily routine, my financial status, my hair color and my personality, among other things. At first it was awkward. I didn’t know anybody, and I had forgotten how to make friends because I had the same friends throughout high school. But I took solace in the fact that everyone else probably felt the same way—scared and a little lonely. The growing pains of change are often
uncomfortable. A lot of people can’t deal with them, as evidenced by about half of my high school class transferring back to colleges in my hometown so they wouldn’t have to make new friends in new places. Even though I sometimes felt defeated my freshman year, I am 100 percent happy that I pushed through the initial shock of change and stayed at Columbia. It takes some work on your part, but if you’re willing to be a little uncomfortable and put yourself out there, I guarantee you will meet some amazing people and grow to love this wonderful city. So, as I finish writing this column at my brand new desk, I realize that change is good. Sure, it may have been a pain to move all of my stuff, and I don’t quite know where everything is yet, but my new desk is in a better location and will ultimately serve me well. I am sitting next to smart, funny and talented people, and I will be lucky if any of their greatness rubs off on me. I am excited about starting a new chapter of my career at The Chronicle, and you should be excited about starting a new chapter of your life at Columbia. lwoods@chroniclemail.com
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DEEP VIBRATIONS of bass, the rhythmic riffs of M.I.A and all things vulgar brought Chicagobased band Spider to the Fly together. Two Columbia students—Jack Collier, junior interdisciplinary major with a focus on music and fashion, and Sid Blastfemmy, music business major, magnetically connected in the summer of 2011 to spread messages of rebellion and awaken primal instincts in their fans. Over the past year, the eclectic duo has collaborated with local artists like RomΔnce and Impolite Society, performed at venues and house parties and are now in the midst of producing music videos for two of their most popular tracks: “Boys Cry” and “Spit.” The Chronicle caught up with Collier and Blastfemmy to see where they draw inspiration from, what they love about fashion and what advice they have for newcomers to Columbia. The Chronicle: What’s with the name? Jack Collier: It’s from a Victorian poem called “Spider and the Fly” by Mary J. Howitt. It’s about seduction and flattery and about a spider luring a fly into its web by telling her how beautiful she is. We want to seduce and activate people’s sex drives but also make commentary on how people can be gullible and [the] consequences [to] believing certain things. The Chronicle: What do you each bring to the band? Sid Blastfemmy: I am this little girl from Baltimore. I am so cheesy and tacky but also very urban. Even when it comes to music, I love that cheesy, tacky stuff. I love House music—not to say it’s tacky—but I love that scene. JC: I think that I am the counterpart to what Sid is. I pull a lot from history, from what I’ve read and learned. She pulls very strongly from the street look, while I pull from an aesthetic origin. The Chronicle: Tell us how fashion plays into your creative process, what your style is and why it is so important. JC: My whole thing about fashion is that it’s totally relative to time and place, and if your look has an uncomfortable relationship with those elements, it causes an interesting phenomenon. The Chronicle: What about Columbia inspires your work?
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Jack Collier (left) and Sid Blastfemmy (right) of Spider to the Fly met at Columbia in 2011 and have since created a number of heavy electronic beats.
SB: I think Columbia has opened our eyes up. The classes that we take don’t necessarily give us specific ideas, but they do give us the inclination to explore. The school gives us that extra push that you need. They show you the tools that you need to seek inspiration. JC: Sid and I are very instinctual people, and where we’re coming from could happen without Columbia, but the school does give you so many tools and networking opportunities. I am a huge advocate of education. Any education, especially how Columbia gives it so liberally, is important. They allowed me to self-design my own degree, and I don’t think any other school could give me that. The Chronicle: What advice would you give to newcomers of Columbia? JC: Never stop learning. Be inspired by everything around you. Don’t let anyone tell you what you cannot do. Those are all clichés, but that’s what I’ve found to work. SB: It was predetermined before we came to Columbia that we would be in a band. So go with your instincts. If you’re gravitating to a certain group of people or aesthetic, go with it. Follow your dream, but be smart about it. Write down your goals and be proactive. Sitting on a couch watching TV won’t get you anywhere. Get your ideas out there. For more information check out Spider to the Fly’s tracks on SoundCloud.com/SpidertotheFly
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LOCKER ROOMS are known for two things: sweatiness and shenanigans. But for gay athletes, they can be a place of shame and exclusion. Eric Berndt, Chicago Dragons rugby player and openly gay athlete, said he experienced “casual homophobia” in the locker rooms during his time competing at both the University of Chicago and in high school. “In both situations, casual remarks about who’s an ‘F-word’ and ‘this is so gay’ were really common,” Berndt said. “Even though I think there were a couple people who were meanspirited and homophobic on both of my teams,
just like anywhere else in life, most of those guys certainly didn’t know that there was a gay person in their midst and wouldn’t have wanted to do those things had they known.” The You Can Play Project, an initiative started to support gay athletes, aims to eliminate this kind of casual homophobia in locker rooms and make gay athletes feel more accepted by their teammates. “We’re hoping to eliminate homophobic slurs and ‘casual homophobia,’ as we call it, in the locker room and among fans and all areas of sports,” said Teale Stone, director of College Programs for the project. The You Can Play campaign kicked off in early March by airing a series of public service announcements during professional hockey
games. The PSAs featured current National Hockey League players, including Duncan Keith, Rick Nash, Henrik Lundqvist and Claude Giroux, delivering one simple message: If you can play, you can play. Brady Hudson, captain of the Columbia Renegades volleyball team, said the PSAs’ message on equality in athletics is inspiring. “The PSA says a lot about humans in general, accepting people and tolerating them for their differences,” Hudson said. “It’s amazing.” The campaign partnered with the NHL because of the ties its founders have to hockey, Stone said. Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke and his son Patrick Burke, a scout for the Philadelphia Flyers, started the project to honor the memory of Brendan Burke,
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Patrick’s brother and Brian’s son, who died in a car accident in 2010. The accident came three years after Brendan, who was the manager of the Miami, Ohio, hockey team, came out to his family. After Brendan announced he was gay, the Burkes became ardent supporters of the LGBT community. In addition to making PSAs, the organization hopes to branch out into other sports to continue honoring their motto: “Gay athletes. Straight allies. Teaming up for respect.” While the organization has garnered support from straight allies on the professional level, it will be difficult to recruit gay, professional athletes to team up with, considering there are currently no openly gay athletes playing in the NHL or any other professional league. There are some athletes like basketball player John Amaechi who came out as gay after their professional careers were over, but Berndt attributes the lack of actively gay athletes to the stereotype that the You Can Play Project is trying to eradicate. “I think it is a fear,” Berndt said. “I think it would be very difficult still for someone to be openly gay in a sport like pro football or pro hockey or even baseball, just because it is still very common to assume that one is weaker because one is gay.” Stone stressed that getting closeted athletes to come out is not one of the goals of the You Can Play Project, but he added that a professional role model for gay athletes would benefit the organization’s cause. lwoods@chroniclemail.com
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neuroscience of creativity by Emily Fasold Contributing Writer
PAINTERS, DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS and other creative individuals are typically thought of as “right-brained,” but a new study from the University of Southern California suggests that creativity may require more logical “left brain” thinking than previously thought. The study, published online in the Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience journal, showed that while the right brain does the bulk of heavy lifting in creative thinking, the left side of the brain also plays a critical role. “In the popular media, people usually associate the right brain with creativity,” said lead researcher Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, an assistant professor of neuroscience. “But it’s definitely more complicated than that.” Aziz-Zadeh and fellow researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to scan the brains of architecture students, who tend to be visually imaginative, while they performed creative tasks. As they were scanned, participants were asked to visualize images that could be created by rearranging the No. 8, a circle and the letter C. They also mentally pieced www.columbiachronicle.com
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together shapes to create rectangles, a this suggests that both hemispheres of the task that requires spatial processing but not brain have equally important influence on the creative process. necessarily creativity. The results showed that the logical, math“I think what was most surprising is how ematical left side of the students’ brains lit simple the results were,” she said. “Usually, studies produce results up just as much as the creative right side while performing that you don’t know what to make of, but our results the artistic task. were very clear.” “I think that the The study’s findtwo hemispheres ings make sense do complementary to Jeffrey Davis, a processing,” Azizcreativity consulZadeh said. “The tant and author of right hemisphere “The Journey to the of the brain proCenter of the Page: vides the ‘big picYoga Philosophies and ture,’ and the left Practices as Muse for controls sequential Authentic Writing.” processing. Both of those Columbia Chronicle Zach Stemerick THE CHRONICLE “Creativity is a more wholeare The important for creativity.” brained activity than we’d like to The research also showed that the students’ medial frontal cortexes, the imagine,” Davis said. For example, he said playing musical areas of the brain that control planning and problem solving, were highly active while instruments requires the left-brained skills of performing tasks. According to Aziz-Zadeh, repetitive drills and memorization along with
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improvisation and emotional connection to the music, which are right-brained functions. “Reason relies on emotion,” Davis said. “Logical decisions such as buying a car are actually influenced by highly emotional impulses [from the right brain] that we then rationalize.” Francesco Dandekar, USC undergraduate and co-author of the study, said the research, which was conducted over three years, is the first to specifically examine the left brain’s role in creative, visuospatial tasks. “It’s really exciting to be at the forefront of an aspect of neuroscience,” Dandekar said. “We didn’t have any previous studies to model ours after, and hopefully, our investigations will pave the way for further research in creativity.” Both researchers would like to perform similar studies on musicians, writers and other creative individuals, although nothing is currently planned. “Creativity is fascinating because it is one of the few human resources that really separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom,” AzizZadeh said. “Trying to understand what causes that is a fascinating topic we would like to explore further.” chronicle@colum.edu
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and NATO summits that will lock down much of the South Loop from May 1–21, Columbia plans on staying open. The G8 and NATO summits, taking place at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, are expected to attract more than 7,000 delegates and staff, as well as 2,500 journalists from across the globe, according to Jennifer Martinez, press secretary for the Chicago G8 and NATO Host Committee. Though activity from the summits may affect the Loop, Columbia plans to function as usual. “Right now, we are operating on a ‘business-as-usual’ basis and plan on conducting normal operations during that time,” said Bob Koverman, associate vice president of Campus Safety and Security. “We will continue to monitor the situation and remain in close communication with government agencies.” Columbia had no further comments on the issue at this time. Though the summits may not affect the college while they are occurring, they have already affected the spring
Because the conferences fall at the time when spring semester finals, Manifest and commencement would typically occur, the spring 2012 semester will end two weeks earlier than usual, as previously reported by The Chronicle on Sept. 6, 2011. Manifest will now be held May 4, according to a Sept. 9, 2011 email from President Warrick L. Carter to the college community. Carter said in the directive that it was necessary to change the festival date because a permit will not be obtainable while the summits occur. Spring semester classes will end May 5, according to the spring 2012 academic calendar. Commencement dates were also shifted forward to May 5 and 6, according to the calendar. Despite the other semester changes, spring break dates will remain the same, March 26–31. However, there was some debate within the college about cutting the break out of the semester to avoid conflicting with the summits, as previously reported by The Chronicle on Sept. 12, 2011.
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Magic, mystery, Chicago’s history by Sophia Coleman Assistant Arts & Culture Editor LADIES AND gentlemen, boys and girls,
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However, students’ comfort levels haven’t been forgotten. Kelly said the college has worked hard at transforming the urban highrise campus setting in order to provide a sense of community. The college has created outlets for students to get involved with events, such as New Student Convocation, Mary Blood Ball and Manifest, Kelly said. The campus also offers many spaces—Stage Two, 618 S. Michigan Ave. Building; C33, 33 E. Congress Parkway Building; and the Loft, 916 S. Wabash Ave. Building—for students to show their work or simply hang out. “The list just goes on and on,” Kelly said. “I think we’ve made the right decision for our institution. I’m not saying sororities and fraternities are a bad thing. They’re just not for us.” Melissa Johnson, freshman interactive arts and media major, agrees with Kelly. She said as a commuter she takes advantage of spaces like the Loft because she can’t go home between classes. She also believes fraternities and sororities have the potential to become “giant cliques.” “I think it takes away a lot of the professional development [on a campus],” Johnson said. “For the most part, people who go to college are 18 and older. They’re not in high school anymore. It’s sort of childish to have these big cliques owning the school.” When recruiting, the college makes sure potential students know the campus does not
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have Greek letter organizations or intercollegiate sports so they aren’t disappointed when they arrive. According to Kelly, some students find the lack of Greek life on Columbia’s campus to be very appealing. Chian Fitzpatrick, sophomore theatre major who transferred from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. liked the change. “Coming from a state school, that’s all the campus was about was joining Greek life, and everyone was in a sorority,” she said. “I find it so unique that that’s not the center of attention. I personally like it that way.” Fitzpatrick and Jessica DeLong, sophomore theatre major—who are both members of the Muggles Association of Columbia, a club dedicated to Harry Potter—believe that student organizations are a good way for students to feel connected to a community. DeLong said she doesn’t think Greek communities would go over well at Columbia because of its geographic location. “I don’t see it working as well in an urban setting,” she said. “We’re in the middle of the city and everything’s built up around us.” However, DePaul University’s Greek system, also on an urban campus, seems to be functioning just fine, according to Ali Reimel, senior at DePaul and former president of the Delta Gamma sorority. “A Greek letter community really is a great sense of community at bigger schools that have
a large student population,” Reimel said. “Or when you are in a big city, it’s a good way to find that sense of smaller community within such a big setting.” According to her, most fraternities and sororities are connected with a charity that they work with and fundraise for. DePaul is already centered on service-based learning, so its Greek system takes both service and academics quite seriously, she added. The Delta Gamma national organization works with Service for Sight, a charity that aids the visually impaired and blind, as well as the Golden Anchor Program, a service for the elderly. While a small fraction of DePaul’s student body is part of a Greek community, sororities and fraternities on campus are well-received, Reimel said. All Greek-hosted events are open to the entire campus, and many students who aren’t in a fraternity or sorority often participate. Reimel added that only half of the teams who participated in the Delta Gamma threeon-three basketball tournament were Greekaffiliated. Not only are they inclusive, Reimel believes her sorority is very diverse, despite popular beliefs of fraternities and sororities being segregated. “Not only Delta Gamma, but our entire PanHellenic community is very inclusive of every type of religion, ethnicity [and] sexual orienta-
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Though that stereotype is associated with Greek communities, Reimel said binge drinking is not a major problem within DePaul’s Greek system. David Western, senior at Hanover College in Indiana, does not believe Greek communities are the main cause of binge drinking on campuses at all. “I wouldn’t say that being in a fraternity heightens that chance of binge drinking, but they get more notice because they’re one unit who can get blamed for something,” Western said. “The fraternity and sorority system gets a bad rep because the whole chapter could be great, [but] one person decides to do a stupid move.” Hazing, rituals that one must perform to be initiated into a group, is also a recurring issue that comes up in fraternity and sorority life. While both DePaul and Hanover have strict “no hazing” policies, according to Reimel and Western, a student at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire recently accused a fraternity of abusive hazing. Andrew Lohse claimed in an opinion piece published in The Dartmouth daily newspaper Jan. 25 that in order to be initiated, the fraternity forced him to “swim in a kiddie pool full of vomit, urine, fecal matter, semen and rotten food products; eat omelets made of vomit; chug cups of vinegar, which in one case
caused a pledge to vomit blood; drink beers poured down fellow pledges’ a–- cracks; and vomit on other pledges, among other abuses.” According to an article, Lohse made a statement to the Dartmouth administration, but no response was given because the student could not provide evidence of the hazing. Alan Reifman, social psychologist and professor of human development and family studies at Texas Tech University, said hazing might be connected to the theory of cognitive dissonance, an anxiety caused by having a conflicting belief, such as liking someone but disagreeing with his or her habits. “If one suffers terribly to obtain admission to a group but joins anyway, doubts may crop up about whether it was worth it,” Reifman said. “To alleviate the dissonance, members will ultimately convince themselves that the group is very attractive and well worth the suffering.” However, this was not the case for Stewart Moore, senior at Sewanee University in Tennessee. Moore said he chose his fraternity, Lambda Chis Alpha, because it didn’t haze its pledges. According to Moore, the fraternity has a strict “no hazing” policy in its constitution, and he was not forced to do anything to join. “Why would you want to do bad things to [pledges] and do things that are kind of
degrading to themselves?” Moore asked. “What some fraternities who do haze say is that it brings that class together because they have to suffer together, but for me and for most Lambda Chis here, I think it brings the fraternity closer as a whole if we don’t do that.” Moore said typical fraternity life on his campus includes heavy drinking and sometimes disrespecting women. While his fraternity does partake in drinking, the frat will reject men who pledge based on observations of how the pledge treats women. “The appearance of fraternities is definitely drinking, partying and women, and I don’t like that,” Moore said. “I know it happens, and it’s kind of weird to be associated with that, but I don’t really feel like I’m associated with it as much.” While students across the nation have found comfort in Greek letter communities, Fitzpatrick said she feels like she fits in at Columbia. “The old school I went to is not the kind of place where you can just hang out with people,” Fitzpatrick said. “You can be in people’s faces at that college. They’re very cliquey, and everyone has cliques, but here, I feel like it’s easier to insert yourself in places. It’s just so easy to make friends here. I love it.” hschroering@chroniclemail.com
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dorm life is suite by Sophia Coleman Managing Editor
WHEN ONE THINKS of dorm life, the images of cramped shoebox-like rooms, creaky bunk beds and community showers come to mind. Those images are typical of state colleges, but dorm life is a bit classier at Columbia, with million-dollar views of Chicago’s skyline and rooms equipped with full bathrooms and flat-screen TVs. The four college-sponsored housing options this year are: Plymouth Court, 731
S. Plymouth Court; the University Center, 525 S. State St.; Dwight Lofts, 642 S. Clark St.; and the dorms at 2 East 8th Street. Each has unique qualities, and all are near campus, public transportation and city landmarks. The Chronicle talked with Kelli Collins, associate director of Residence Life, and students who previously lived on campus to catch up on what’s new with housing options and what students have to look forward to.
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The University Center The UC is one of Columbia’s largest housing options, with more than 1,700 residents from Columbia and Roosevelt, DePaul and Robert Morris universities. Some of the floors are mixed in terms of students from different colleges, but residents will be paired with roommates from their college. A game room, gym and cafeteria, all located on the second floor, are a huge draw to this housing option, according to Collins. And because the UC was specifically built from the ground up to house students, all of the amenities and floor plans are up-to-date. In addition to newly acquired flat-screen TVs, the wireless Internet has been updated for the coming year, according to Collins. The Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 room rates start at $9,870 for a two-bedroom, four-person apartment and end at $15,666 for a private room suite. Many students who have previously lived at the UC find themselves networking and making friends with people they never thought they would talk to in their lifetime, said Collins. “To this day, everybody [who] I hang out with—my boyfriend, my best friend—I met at the UC,” said Sara Hardy, a former UC resident who is now a senior fashion business major. “Weeks of Welcome in particular helped me meet a lot of my current friends. Living in a dorm was a nice jumpstart to college.”
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The Dwight The Dwight lofts are one of the most recent facilities that Columbia has acquired, according to Collins. Before it was converted to dorms, the building, built in 1911, was home to the headquarters of the Dwight Brothers Paper Company. Now, the building has been fully renovated with floor-to-ceiling windows, loft-style bedrooms and a graffiti room. Though spray-paint cans are no longer allowed because of city code, students are allowed to bring paints and markers to make their mark. Overall, the lofts have a sleek and modern feeling. The Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 room rates start at $8,708 for a small double-occupancy bedroom and end at $12,614 for a single occupancy bedroom premium. “There were modern interior architecture, cool furniture and exposed brick walls,” said Dylan Larson, a junior studying fashion design who previously lived at the Dwight. Though the building is modern, Larson said he was somewhat annoyed because his apartment was not equipped with a dishwasher. He also had words of advice that apply to anyone looking to live on campus. “People should really consider if they want their own room or to share a room,” Larson said. “It’s a huge commitment to living with someone you’re unfamiliar with for a year.”
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2 East 8th Two East 8th is back to being one of Columbia’s housing options for five more years, after being under a different that started in 2009. The building will replace The Buckingham, 59 E. Van Buren St., because the lease has expired. And now that the dorm has been fully renovated, Collins promises the 14 floors of the facility under the college’s contract will give students a much more comfortable living experience. “Two East 8th has a strong sense of community, and it is more like the Dwight in regards to building structure,” Collins said. “But it still has a homey feeling. The once-convertible rooms, a studio that two students would share, have been transformed into single rooms.” In addition to plenty of single-room options, 2 East 8th has a pool that is open to all residents of the building. Over the past year, it has been updated and repainted. The Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 room rates start at $7,490 for a small double occupancy in shared apartment and ends at $13,500 for a single studio. “You can do a lot more at [2 East 8th] while still maintaining the college community feel,” said Lauren Widor, a resident of 2 East in 2010 who is majoring in marketing communication. “If I were going to recommend a dorm to someone moving to Chicago, 2 East 8th would be the one.”
731 S. Plymouth Court Set in a historic building on Printer’s Row, Columbia’s first residence hall, Plymouth Court, which was established 20 years ago, offers students a comfy place to live and socialize. “Students stay here because of the nostalgia and historical perspective of the building,” Collins said. “Plymouth has a feeling that other dorm buildings don’t. Some people like new and shiny, but others like historic, and that’s definitely what Plymouth brings to the table.” Last summer all the apartments got flatscreen TVs. Some rooms had carpeting replaced, and some were give brand-new kitchens and bathrooms, according to Collins. Plymouth has a retro feel: high ceilings, lofted walls and large living rooms. Some of the appliances are dated and not as efficient as the ones in the other housing options. The Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 flat rate for a twobedroom, four-person apartment, which is the only room option, is $9,744. Plymouth’s lobby is also often used for Columbia events, and the building has a fitness center that is the largest on campus. “Even though Plymouth isn’t as new as the UC or Dwight, I loved the coziness of the building and the community it housed,” said Lynette Velázquez, a former resident and senior majoring in graphic design. “I love the lobby area and the security guards are super nice.” scoleman@chroniclemail.com
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the lost generation Student debt at all-time high
by Darryl Holliday Contributing Writer
JOURDAN ROBLES has done everything right. Having graduated from Columbia in December 2010 with a degree in theatre, the 23-yearold newlywed is keeping up with her student loan payments. But she’s still approximately $35,000 in debt. When you take into account the student loan debt of her husband, also a Columbia alumnus, whose concentration was music business, their joint debt is nearly $60,000. “I think I went about [my loans] as well as any 19-year-old could have,” she said. Even though they chose to pursue degrees in the notoriously unremunerative arts, the couple still finds the pressures of owing so much money stressful. Like many college graduates from Columbia as well as nationwide, they are increasingly feeling the heavy weight of debt, which has lead many to default in staggering numbers and become saddled with higher interest rates as punishment. The Chronicle’s review of Illinois school default rates, provided by the U.S. Department of Education, shows that Columbia, a private not-for-profit college, has the highest rate of students defaulting on their loans of any major private, not-for-profit, four-year college in the city of Chicago. (Schools that don’t offer master’s degree programs were excluded from this list.) A student loan is considered in default when non-payment of a monthly installment has persisted for 270 days. So, put another way, Columbia students are more likely to fall out of compliance with student loans than students from the largest private, not-for-profit city schools, according to federal data. Likewise, Columbia, with a 7.4 percent default rate, is in excess of the average national default rate for private schools, which stands at 4.6 percent for 2009—the latest figures available. By contrast, in 2009 the University of Chicago and Northwestern University had relatively low default rates of 1.1 and 1.2 percent, respectively, Robert Morris University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago were above the national average at 5.8 and 6.9 percent, while Loyola University and DePaul university had rates of 3.5 and 2.4 percent.
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Numerous attempts to contact Columbia’s administration for comment were unsuccessful. The high default rate may reflect Columbia’s nontraditional student body, which studies suggest is at greater risk of default, given the intense competition for creative jobs and the reality that many jobs in the arts do not pay well. Columbia’s default rate, like the national average, has risen steadily in recent years. Now approaching an all-time high of more than $1 trillion, overall student debt is due to surpass overall consumer credit card debt for the first time ever. According to an October report from the independent group The Education Sector titled, “Affordable at Last: A New Student Loan System,” the amount that students borrow to finance postsecondary education has grown “by every available measure” during the last 15 years. For example, between 1993 and 2008, the percentage of bachelor’s degree recipients who borrowed for their education grew from 49 percent to 66 percent, with average total debt at graduation increasing more than 50 percent. The underlying policies that make up the system are overly complicated and little understood by the average undergraduate. Young adults who anticipated a brighter future are now clamoring for relief.
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According to many experts, the crisis resembles the recent collapse in home mortgages. “With the investment in housing, as the prices were going up they did not see the downside—they didn’t see the risk,” said Deborah Kelly, adjunct assistant professor of economics at the University of San Diego. “Housing prices could not continue to rise. I think there’s a similarity with student debt.” Along with a mostly consistent rise in tuition nationally in recent years—an increase of 150 percent since 1996 in Columbia’s case—it’s no wonder so many, including Kelly, see student loans as the next bubble. One increasingly popular long-term solution that could also aid graduates in the shortterm is an income-contingent loan system. The proposal runs counter to the current standard repayment system, in which all students repay loans in fixed amounts. A modified form of this already exists. The Income Based Repayment program, which took effect in 2009 after being enacted by Congress in 2007, is designed to lighten the debt load for some students. The program includes a cap on monthly repayments to less than 15 percent of disposable income. Furthermore, if a student makes these payments for 25 years, the remaining balance is forgiven.
By executive order, President Obama is taking the IBR program one step further. On Oct. 26, he announced that, as of 2012, the effective cap would be reduced to 10 percent and that forgiveness would kick in after 20 years, rather than 25. But, according to Andrew Gillen, research director at the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, the forgiveness aspect of the program simply treats the symptoms rather than the disease. “There’s no way that students are going to be able to pay back that money, but at the same time, we don’t want to do a loan forgiveness thing,” Gillen said. “As for taxpayers, this is basically a ticking time bomb. The taxpayers are going to eat a lot of the cost.” According to Gillen, a re-examination of the loan program is needed in the interest of creating a program geared to how much students can repay—otherwise known as incomecontingent repayments. “The most promising [solution] is reconsidering the way we think about loans when we talk about investments in education,” Gillen said. “We aren’t really asking those types of questions.” An income-based system could replace multiple financing means with one loan, one interest rate and one payment program based on income level and/or chosen major. The system would aim to significantly reduce default by allowing borrowers to pay a percentage of what they make. But the debate surrounding the education system and rising debt, which could eventually fall onto taxpayers, hints at a deeper issue. “We basically don’t know what we want college to be,” Gillen said. “There’s a big issue in determining what the outcomes are.” While the idea of across-the-board forgiveness, as advocated by some in the Occupy Wall Street movement, is incendiary and unprecedented, the idea of using targeted loan forgiveness to encourage graduates to take particular career paths is already in practice. The federal Stafford Loan Program was designed to incentivize people to enter public service in return for forgiving students loans after 120 payments have been made. It is available to those entering a wide range of fields including social work, library science, education, law enforcement, public safety,childcare and elder care. see STUDENT LOANS, pg. 34
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HOW W TO Apply for Scholarships
EVERYONE COULD use a little help paying for college. Education doesn’t come cheap, and with tuition costs increasing, it isn’t getting any less expensive. The best way to curb the cost without robbing a bank is by receiving a scholarship. However, the process of actually applying for a scholarship can be frustrating. Maureen Herlehy, director of Enrollment Management Services, provided a few helpful tips pertaining to applying for Columbia scholarships. All the information regarding the 64 different scholarships available exclusively to Columbia students can be found at Colum.edu/Scholarships. “This [website] is where everyone should start,” Herlehy said. Scholarship applications are available as early as September and the deadline
to apply is usually in February, according to Herlehy. The available scholarship categories and requirements vary, so the best thing to do is use the scholarship finder in order to narrow your search. This is the easiest way to navigate the website, Herlehy said. If you would like more help choosing which scholarships are best for you, talk to an adviser. You can make an appointment with one on Oasis by going to the “Make Appointments” tab and clicking on “Columbia Advising Center Appointments.” The following tips from Herlehy will further help you figure out what you need in order to apply for the scholarships and what you should be doing each month to prepare your application. chronicle@colum.edu
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Fill out the scholarship finder on Colum.edu/Scholarships. The only information you needed is your student status and major. The best time to do this is early October because all the scholarships for the year will be posted to the website. Using the finder allows you to narrow your search and have a better idea of which scholarships are right for you. By doing so, you save time because you don’t have to read through so many forms.
Narrow it down By December, you should commit to the scholarships that best fit you, Herlehy said. The only way to pick your scholarships is by reading each of the forms that were narrowed down for you by the scholarship finder. Each form explains the scholarship, how to apply and what the requirements are. All forms have contact information as well, in case you have more questions about the scholarship.
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In December and early January, you should begin to ask for letters of recommendation, Herlehy said. “You should give [the faculty members you choose] at least two to three weeks to write [a recommendation letter],” Herlehy said. Along with getting recommendations, this is also the time to start writing your scholarship essay. It needs to be strongly written and should be proofread and edited by someone else. Scholarship committees will know right away whether you took time on your essay or wrote it quickly, Herlehy said. The recommendations and essay are a big part of the decision-making process of who receives the scholarship.
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In February, submit your scholarship application with the required components. Most of the applications are submitted through Oasis by clicking on the scholarships tab at the top of the page. Each scholarship form should explain where to submit your application in the ‘How To Apply’ tab of the scholarship from. After your application is submitted, “sit back and take a breath while the committee reviews [all the applicants],” Herlehy said. Scholarship recipients are usually made aware if they won in March, Herlehy said.
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by Lindsey Woods Managing Editor
Summer Strawberry Pie
WHEN SUMMER rolls around, it’s a tradition for my family to make strawberry pie. It is a simple and refreshing summer staple that always disappears from the refrigerator as soon as it’s ready to serve (I’m looking at you, Dad). I prefer to make my own crust using my grandmother’s recipe, but a store-bought one is an easy and cheap alternative. No matter what kind of crust you use, it needs to be baked before you begin. Simply follow the instructions on the package and allow it to fully cool. When the crust is cool, spread room-temperature cream
cheese over the bottom of the shell. Next, wash and slice the strawberries into quarters or eighths. When you’re finished, measure out 2 1/4 cups of sliced berries, put them in the pie shell and set aside. Mash up the remaining berries with your hands until they become liquid and pour them into a medium-sized saucepan. Add the sugar and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture starts to boil. As soon as it is boiling, slowly add the cornstarch, stirring constantly. When the mixture starts to thicken, re-
duce the heat and simmer. Don’t stop stirring for approximately 10 minutes. When the berry mixture is simmered and thickened, pour the filling over the fresh strawberries in the pie shell. Refrigeration will help further thicken the filling, so place the pie in the fridge overnight, or for 12 hours. The filling should be jelly-like after it’s been refrigerated, allowing you to cover it with whipped cream. Serve the pie cold at your next summer barbeque or for a sweet treat.
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Refrigerate pie for 12 hours or overnight. Cover with whipped cream and garnish with fresh strawberry slices.
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Live what you love by Gabrielle Rosas Contributing Writer
NOBODY SAID being a successful artist would be easy. A study released on Jan. 4 shows that recent graduates with degrees in the arts, humanities and architecture suffer the highest unemployment rates in the nation. Undergraduates with degrees in architecture faced an unemployment rate of 13.9 percent, the arts 11.1 percent and humanities 9.4 percent. Data from the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey was used to make the analysis. Students who majored in technical fields fared much better. In fact, workers who majored in engineering, computer science or business have gained 50 percent more earnings in their lifetime than those who majored in the arts, according to the study. This is not the best news for students at Columbia, but they are not alone. The “real world” isn’t easy. It’s constantly made harder by a volatile economy, so the results of the study shouldn’t be a deal-breaker for arts majors, nor should it be a surprise. In a world saturated with culture and art, making a decent living as an artist is difficult to say the least. Many students are just beginning to realize that $50,000 of debt is a lot of money to repay when job prospects are limited and competition is fierce. People graduate without a job, sometimes not even an internship. But any degree, whether it be in biology or graphic arts, is better than no degree at all. Unemployment rates were 22.9 percent for recent high school graduates and 31.5 percent for high school dropouts. Some majors that were closely related had vastly different unemployment rates. Information systems, for example, had an unemployment rate of 11.7 percent while computer science was 7.8 percent. Not to mention that “the arts” is an ambiguous, sometimes inappropriate term to categorize every single major at every single college.
Ultimately, it is up to the individual student to determine whether a certain major is right or not. Some students value monetary comfort above all else, and there is nothing wrong with that. Others would rather do what they love, whether it is painting or singing, for the rest of their lives and live modestly. But students need to be a bit more honest with themselves and to realize that a degree isn’t a free pass.
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The popular color burgundy was seen in the Gucci Fall 2012 collection.
Gambaccini(above) showcases the trend of black and layered clothing.
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Himel, who admitted he was never very fond of black, said that it will be the dominant color and will be seen in various layers and textures. Other popular colors will be burgundy, forest green and gold. He said the HBO show “Game of Thrones” should be an inspiration to those looking to be on-trend. “The rich velvet, textural fabrics and a real dirtiness to fashion will be popular,” Himel said. “Silhouettes are going to be a lot more structured.” Jena Gambaccini, a popular Chicago fashion blogger, agrees that luxe fabrics and rich colors will be fall staples. But while most of the color trends are very dark, which is typical for fall, she said “winter white” was a huge eye-catcher on the Fall ’12 runways. “I’m excited for winter white,” Gambaccini said. “A lot of designers, including my favorite, Proenza Schouler, did amazing white coats that I can’t wait to see in stores. I’m interested to see how the color will translate in Chicago.” Gambaccini said cutouts in dresses will be another fashion statement for fall that is also being seen in summer. She said to make sure the cutouts aren’t overtly sexy; rather, they should be located along the ribcage and
tastefully cut. She said if dresses aren’t the most comfortable option, invest in a nice pair of black skinny jeans and a few jewel-toned blouses to make a simple but dramatic addition to any woman’s wardrobe. For men, she said to also follow the rich color trend, and elevate outerwear options by choosing a wool coat with leather sleeves. Jennifer Burton, a local style consultant and owner of JB Styles, said high-contrast textures, like leather, lace and fur, are on-trend along with layering outfits. “It allows you to add a lot of depth to the outfit, which used to be considered undone, but now it’s totally on-trend,” she said. Also popular is the militaristic look, Burton said, because designers are always influenced in this manner during times of war. After attending New York Fashion Week in February, she said she saw a lot of the “waxy” look on the runway, which meant shiny leathers and other lustrous fabrics. She also said playing with proportions is in—such as oversized coats—but petite people should be careful with this trend, as it can be overwhelming. All three fashion experts brainstormed ideas
of what women should have in their wardrobe, and they said big pendant jewelry, a luxe military jacket and black pumps are items that can be worn over and over again. For men, they agreed having a great pair of slim-cut jeans, a tailored leather jacket and a quality pair of rugged boots is the way to stay trendy. As for what not to wear, Burton said barely-there cut-off shorts are out, even when paired with tights, as they look unkempt and trashy. Himel said men should veer away from ultra tight skinny jeans, as they were never particularly in style and are not flattering on most men. Himel said that above all, people shouldn’t copy what they see in magazines or on the runways for the sake of being on trend. From the aforementioned trends, people should select styles that fit their personality. “You want to be remembered for you, but you want to stand out in a good way,” Himel said. “Fashion is an extension of who you are on the inside, so it’s up to you to tell people who you are.”
GONE ARE THE DAYS of forced back-to-schoolshopping, where mothers are required to buy their kids awful khakis, pleated skirts and polos. For Columbia students, the city is a platform to explore and experiment with fashion in every possible way. From world-class shopping on Michigan Avenue to the eclectic boutiques in Wicker Park, the options are endless. When school starts, fall fashion trends will be in full bloom and making a stylish impression is nearly as important as buying your books. The Chronicle enlisted a bit of help to predict what will be in style by the time fall comes around and classes begin. One local fashion blogger and two Chicago stylists dug through their notes to help students transition from summertime styles to autumn trends. “This is one of the most awkward, diametric transitions between two seasons that we’ve had in along time,” said Eric Himel, a Chicago fashion stylist. “Spring and summer were all about femininity and being ladylike. There were lots of florals, flowing fabric and white colors. But now it’s all about the color black.”
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YOU’VE FINALLY MADE IT to Columbia, a college that embraces weirdness, attitude and style. The fashion gods have blessed this school in a very unique way for two reasons, the obvious one being that we are an art school in the heart of a major city. The second is that most of us here couldn’t care less if you come to class in the latest Brian Lichtenberg creation or if you show off your latest finds from the Salvation Army. Just make sure it looks good, that it represents you and, most importantly, that it’s not sweatpants. I’m not claiming to be a fashion expert, but I have been through enough trial and error to be able to give decent advice. I’m assuming that by enrolling at Columbia, you have somewhat of an idea of what you’re getting yourself into. Now that you’re in the city, you have to be conscious of your fashion choices. No more rolling out of bed minutes before class—even though it’s tempting. If you take time to get ready, you will produce better work because you’ll feel more confident. When I was a freshman at Columbia, I wasn’t aware of all the fashion possibilities out there. I was stuck in the dismal scene of my hometown in Indiana, where light-wash, hole-peppered jeans and Abercrombie t-shirts were all the rage. I’ll even admit that I wore sweatpants a few times. To be honest, I didn’t feel too good about myself, and I could normally be found in the confines of my dorm room. I was stuck in this delirium until my first spring semester, when students stepped out of their bitter winter attire of fluffy coats and waterproof boots into boldly printed mini skirts, neon platform shoes and sheer t-shirts. My eyes were opened, and from that point on I knew I had to get my fashion A-game on. There are so many people here with a flair for fashion that it’s sickening. Often times you may feel intimidated by the guy or girl who rocks the
latest trends while strutting down Michigan Avenue. But you don’t have to be like them. That’s what’s beautiful about Columbia. You don’t have to be trendy or spend hundreds of dollars to fit in here because there’s something for everyone. Sure, there are plenty of well-todo students around who are loyal to brands and designers, but there are also many creativetypes who love the hunt of bargain shopping. Often I’ll venture into amazing thrift stores and boutiques off of the Belmont Red Line stop or in Wicker Park to find one-of-a-kind pieces or vintage treasures that only cost a few dollars. Since then, I have built up a wardrobe of my favorite things: mostly black or red dresses, skirts, shirts and plenty of platforms. You’ll see me prancing around in my favorite spiked Jeffrey Campbells at least once a week. None of this would be possible if I chose to go to a state school, where the campus is traditional and cotton t-shirts bearing the school’s insignia run rampant. Here, our uniform is all about uniqueness and spontaneity. So embrace it. Dress edgy or extreme. Break fashion’s boundaries in the best ways. scoleman@chroniclemail.com
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COLUMBIA has sports? by Lindsey Woods Managing Editor
DURING FALL SEMESTER at a typical university, students paint their faces, wear foam fingers and dress in their school colors in order to obnoxiously cheer on their college’s football team. Cheerleaders rev up the students while the band plays the old fight song. Columbia isn’t the average college. It doesn’t have colors but rather a school color
sports on campus exist, and the four members of the Renegades executive board work hard to open up the world of athletics to students who study at Columbia. This year, club president Abby Cress, vice president Forrest Frazier, Secretary Ben Manns and Treasurer Marcus Marquez—the Renegades executive board—are uniting to get Columbia students more involved in athletics. lwoods@chroniclemail.com
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palette. There is no mascot jumping around or students cooking brats in parking lots. But, we do have cheerleaders. Our cheer team is part of the Renegades, Columbia’s athletics organization. The cheerleading team is one of several sports teams sponsored by the Renegades. But like the college, the Renegades organization is atypical. They are not NCAA-sanctioned, nor do they draw large droves of students to football games. Heck, they don’t even have a football team. But
Abby Cress – President Year: Junior Major: Fashion design with a minor in marketing Semesters on Renegades board: Two What she hopes to accomplish: “We are going to move our focus more to events like dodgeball and volleyball tournaments. Our teams are still important to us, but we’re going to focus more on getting the whole student body involved.” Sports team she wants to see at Columbia this year: Soccer Event she’s looking forward to: Weeks of Welcome [Aug. 24–Sep. 5] Sports played in high school: Volleyball, basketball Favorite Sports Movie: “Remember the Titans” Advice for incoming freshman: “Get involved. Go to as many events and activities as you can, because that’s really how you’re going to make Columbia feel like home.”
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Forrest Frazier – Vice President Year: Senior Major: Film and video Semesters on Renegades board: Two What he hopes to accomplish: “I want to get these tournaments started. I want to get at least 100 people out for every single tournament. Especially the dodgeball tournaments.” Sports team he wants to see at Columbia this year: Flag football Events he’s looking forward to: Dodgeball tournaments [No dates set yet] Sports played in high school: Football, Track and Field Favorite sports movie: “Cool Runnings” Advice for incoming freshman: “Don’t party too much. Freshman year will set the tone, GPAwise, for the rest of your college career.”
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Ben Manns – Treasurer Year: Senior Major: Film and video Semesters on Renegades board: One What he hopes to accomplish: “We’re working on hosting more events this year. So we’re taking the popular events that we had this past semester and doing more of those.” Sports team he wants to see at Columbia this year: Tennis Events he’s looking forward to: Rockin’ with the Renegades [In the fall] Sports played in high school: Football Favorite sports movie: “The Longest Yard” Advice for incoming freshman: “Get involved with as many things as possible. That will make Columbia much more enjoyable. Use all the avenues that we have here at Columbia.”
Marcus Marquez – Secretary Year: Junior Major: Arts, entertainment and media management Semesters on Renegades board: None What he hopes to accomplish: “I just want to spread the word about fitness. I think every student should be fit and healthy.” Sports team he wants to see at Columbia this year: Dodgeball Events he’s looking forward to: Dodgeball tournaments Sports played in high school: Basketball Favorite sports movie: “Dodgeball” Advice for incoming freshman: “Study. Columbia is harder than you think it is. It’s not a game. If you do [well] your freshman year and start off right with a high GPA, you’ll be good.” For more information on the Renegades, “like” their Facebook page, Columbia Renegades, or email them at Athletics@Colum.edu.
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Managing My Account
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Attend our Finalizing My Financial Plan session to learn the basics of creating and finalizing a financial plan for the upcoming year.
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Students should proceed to 1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor, from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to take an ID photo. Students may pick up their campus cards at 623 S. Wabash, 1st Floor between 3:45 pm and 4:30 pm. Campus Cards not picked up at 623 S. Wabash during this time will be delivered to the Cashier Window, located at 600 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor
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>>STUDENT ORG continued from pg. 5 to Children’s Memorial Hospital, he said. Words ‘N Stuff For those interested in publishing their creative work, Words ‘N Stuff is an organization dedicated to the creation of ‘zines.’ Rian Lussier, vice president of Words ‘N Stuff, explained that a zine is a mini magazine, typically homemade and distributed independently. Lussier said the students involved in Words ‘N Stuff are a diverse group with a wide range of passions. Additionally, zines are great vehicles for students to start publishing work, she said. “Words ‘N Stuff is a community that is made up of such a variety of different majors and interests,” Lussier said. “The purpose of Words ‘N Stuff is to provide students with an opportunity to express their opinions with the goal of communicating them to an audience.” In previous years, the group published several small zines throughout the school year, but the plan for this coming year is to produce a single, larger publication. Lussier said Words ‘N Stuff will be looking for students to contribute illustration and graphic design work, along with poetry and short stories, to the future publication.
Students interested in feminism and related activism can check out F-Word. Hayden Yaussy, vice president of the organization, said the group focuses mostly on raising awareness of feminist issues and improving the experience of being a female student on Columbia’s campus. He said the group has also organized fundraising efforts supporting different women’s shelters in Chicago. “A lot of high schools don’t talk about feminist issues, at least not in depth,” Yaussy said. “There’s a whole lot more to it than the suffragettes. I think it’s a good opportunity for students to come in and be active in their community. It’s important for people to know feminism isn’t an issue that has been laid to rest, necessarily. It’s still an incredibly important thing to be discussed.” The group is open to anyone interested in feminism, whether they consider themselves full-fledged feminists or have no knowledge of the topic, Yaussy said. He added that the group doesn’t identify with any particular wave of feminism and instead strives to be all-inclusive. A complete list of all student organizations and contact information is available online at the colum. edu/engagement. Students interested in learning more and joining organizations are also encouraged to visit the Office of Student Engagement, 916 S. Wabash Ave, 4th floor.
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>>STUDENT LOANS continued from pg. 24 The nonprofit Young Entrepreneur Council is extending this principle to new grads who hope to launch startups. Its $10 million Gen Y Fund, announced in October, would provide grads with seed money and pay for up to three years of student loan payments. For many of Columbia’s graduates, who work day jobs to subsidize their art, a detour into public service with the added benefit of loan forgiveness might have saved them thousands of dollars. But few enter the arts with such a practical frame of mind. Robles said she barely had a job when she graduated from Columbia. The theatre alumna has been babysitting since she moved to Chicago and now works as a nanny in addition to working on her art. While she said she loves her job as a nanny, her desire to continue in the arts has manifested itself in a recent position as an art coordinator intern at her church. Her husband, a caterer, is also following through on his music degree with an audio tech internship at the same church while he works on an album. “What we both see in our jobs is that it affords us the freedom to do what we want,” Robles said.
However, the couple’s budget is still tight. Nearly all of Robles’ income from nannying— approximately $1,200 per month—goes toward both her and her husband’s loans while his income covers their living expenses. “If we run out of funds by the end of the month, we have to get creative with groceries,” Robles said. “I’m not a budget person at all—it’s just not how my brain works—but my husband is, so I’ve just gotten on board.” As with her student loans during college, responsible spending, research and planning has helped Robles manage her finances as it relates to her job post graduation. As for other recent grads, employment will be key to individuals staying above water and avoiding default when it comes to their repayments. But larger policy shifts can help make the loan system more equitable for everyone involved. Despite the issues surrounding college, education experts across the board maintain that students aspiring to attend a higher education institute should do so. “As a student, all you really need to know is if you’re capable of graduating college, and if the answer is yes, then you should go,” Gillen said. “Go to a college you can afford [and] don’t borrow excessively.” chronicle@colum.edu
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Since ShopColumbia opened fall 2008, ShopColumbia artists have earned over $171,000!
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DESTINATION FOR CUSTOMERS ShopColumbia 623 S Wabash Ave, 1st floor Chicago, IL 60605 Email: shop@colum.edu Online store: shop.colum.edu Website: www.colum.edu/shopcolumbia Summer hours: M - F 11am - 5pm
Students - Mark your calendar, ShopColumbia will be participating at ColumbiaCrawl: A Campus-Wide Evening of Visual and Performing Art. Thursday, September 6, 5-8pm
Illustration: Erik Lundquist, BFA Illustration ‘12
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Money, space among athletics’ challenges by Sam Charles
STAFFSummer Jams Y PLAYLIST
athletics budget of $61 million. Currently, there COLUMBIA’S ATHLETICS Department was founded are six club teams less than 10 years ago, and while sports have been at the college: co-ed integrated into the curriculum in various academ- volleyball, co-ed “LIKE” THE COLUMBIA CHRONICLE ic departments, the college’s club sports continue soccer, men’s baseON FACEBOOK TO LISTEN TO WEEKLY PLAYLISTS to try to gain awareness, recognition and respect. ball, men’s basketmen’s softball Athletes at the college face HEATHER an array of chal- ball, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SCHRÖERING, LINDSEY WOODS, MANAGING EDITOR lenges, predominantly with finances and logistics. and men’s lacrosse. DISPARATE YOUTH //“[Columbia] Santigold FOXY LADY // Jimi Hendrix The budget for the college’s club teams combined will RISE TO THE SUN // Alabama Shakes 20 DOLLAR // M.I.A. is $8,000 per year, which all comes from student only cover up to 25 IN THE SUMMERTIME // Mungo Jerry DATE WITH THE NIGHT // Yeah Yeah Yeahs Brent Lewis THE CHRONICLE percent of teams’ activity fees. Moreover, there // GANGSTA tUnE yArDs ANTHEM PART TWO // Blink-182 is a limit to how much of total budget,” said provided the minimum, compared to other instituthe budget each team Mark Brticevich, coordinator of Fitness and RectionsART they face, according to Mackinley Salk, coach SOPHIA COLEMAN, MANAGING EDITOR ZACH STEMERICK, DIRECTOR is allotted. reation. “Most of the budget is expected to be raised of the Renegades baseball team. SURFER GIRL // The Beach Boys MIAMI // Will Smith Purdue Universi- by the team.” Athletics and club sports have been on the GO! FEAT. KAREN O. // Santigold STEAL MY SUNSHINE // Len ty in West Lafayette, The budget is not solely meant for covering team upswing at Columbia in recent years thanks to WE ARE YOUNG // Fun. HOT IN HERRE // Nelly Ind.—one ofSADNESS the col- // expenses. It is also used to sponsor events that will GIRLS new//students, said Kevin Hartmann, vice president SUMMERTIME Lana Del Ray SUMMER LFO leges the Columbia aid the Athletic Department in raising awareness, of Athletics. Renegades baseball such as displays. “We find that each year the freshmen class is team faces during the Though funding is a challenge, players are by no Eric Rodriguez THE CHRONICLE season—has an annual means desperate for equipment. However, they are x SEE ATHLETICS, PG. 28
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Columbia misconceptions
Stereotypical professors
Heidi Unkefer / Graphic Designer
Sylvia Leak / Ad & Business Manager
Your ma jor has to define what classes you take There’s a reason you can study dance, film, painting and take a class based on the Harry Potter novels all in one semester at Columbia. Feel free to step outside of your comfort zone. If you’ve ever questioned it, try it now while you have the opportunity.
LAS courses don’t matter Professors outside your major find ways to cater to your overflow of creativity. Use final projects to your advantage and treat them as any other project you get within your major. They could be what sets your portfolio apart from others. They’re also a great GPA booster.
You can only find work after you get your degree You may not be able to get your dream job while taking your first or second year of courses. But Columbia has such a wide variety of majors and disciplines, you’d be crazy not to constantly be on the lookout for ways to put your name out there and work with others. Freelance. Take internships. Collaborate. It’s what people mean when they say, “Live what you love.”
It only gets harder It is true that as you make your way through whatever curriculum Columbia has laid out for you, there will be more projects to take seriously and more stress. But as long as you love what you’re doing and you can see yourself doing it for years to come, then it’s a good kind of stress.
Adventure to Cheesie’s at 2 a.m.
While the Columbia faculty is composed of amazing people who create impressive work, every college has those stereotypical teachers who annoy you. The Inbox- flooder is one of them. These are teachers without any priorities in their lives besides class. They are usually older and have only recently discovered what an email is. They flood your inbox with irrelevant things they previously said in class. Emails are basically these teachers’ substitutes for text messages.
You have all weekend to sleep. Relish the late nights you’ll have this upcoming year. They won’t last forever. There’s a grilled cheese restaurant off the Belmont Redline stop called Cheesie’s, 958 W. Belmont Ave. Take your new friends there. There’s no better way to bond than over melted cheese.
Free Spirit These professors are really laid-back. They are low energy and don’t take life very seriously. They hardly teach the subject and repeat information that you knew before class, often encouraging students to be themselves and do what they want to do.
Egotistical These people don’t care about any other student obligations because they only think about themselves and their class. The fact that students have other classes never crosses their minds when giving homework. Their perception is that an “overload of homework” is what will give students a great job.
Ongoing Talker Never look at the time during this teacher’s class. Their words drag on for the full 2 hours and 50 minutes, and often will flow in through one ear and out the other. All of your classmates will be logged onto a social network. Make plans to come late and leave early.
Mellow
Sure, you won’t get the typical college experience because there won’t be any frat parties to stumble into. However, you will meet new people, learn an immense amount about your major and gain experience. You’re getting something even better at Columbia.
These teachers make you want to come to class. Their classes have the highest attendance rate. They are up-to-date on the latest trends and topics. You’ll always find a way to engage in the conversation. These are the most exciting classes you can have.
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Zach Stemerick / Art Director
Inbox-flooder
You won’t get the “college experience” at Columbia
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Things to do freshman year
Watch the top 100 films of all time As the Chicago winter rolls in, you’ll find yourself becoming a dorm or apartment homebody. Make it a challenge to see all of the films in the American Film Institute’s “100 Years, 100 Movies” list. It will be relaxing, and at the same time make you a well-rounded, knowledgeable artist. You’ll be surprised how many pop-culture references you didn’t get before seeing them all.
Make questionable style decisions This may be the last time you’re considered a child. Have fun dying your hair stupid colors and getting rebellious piercings. You can always get rid of them by the time you start looking for employment. That is unless you get a tattoo—in which case you’ll have to hide it. I suggest avoiding face tattoos.
Have theme parties The excess time you have now, combined with your artistic curiosity, is a perfect recipe for throwing hilarious costume parties. Columbia students need more than just Halloween. The most memorable moments of my first year at Columbia were spent in facepaint.
Have moments Watch the sun rise on the lake with someone you just met. Cry at the Buckingham Fountain to sad music because you’re growing up. Trek through Grant Park on the night of your first Chicago snowstorm. Fall in love with your career and art in all forms. Have a thousand cheesy and emotional revelations. Each will help you find who you are as a student, artist and adult.
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“Snow White and the Huntsman”
“The Avengers”
“Smash” season finale
Some may frown upon me, as a woman, stating that I enjoy a good superhero battle as much as the next person. That being said, it should be no surprise that I loved this flick, and I think you will too, even if you don’t know who Pepper Potts is. —M. Cummings
I’ve been watching Smash all season because there’s nothing else worth watching on mid-week Hulu. But hey, aside from the terrible acting, the finale wasn’t too bad. Who knew one could ever take Katherine McPhee seriously? Not I. —Z. Stemerick
Snow White and the Huntsman is a unique retelling of the original tale. Kristen Stewart’s Snow White is not the pie-baking, Suzie Homemaker type, and the film’s darkness is highlighted by a ferocious Charlize Theron as The Evil Queen. —T. Ballanger
“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” by: Ben Fountain
Computer Arts Magazine
“Paris, I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down” by: Rosecrans Baldwin
This story about returning war heroes being honored at a Dallas Cowboys game is equal parts pretentious and insightful. When Fountain isn’t trying too hard to be Joseph Heller, he provides candid commentary on modern America in wartime. —L. Woods
Every month, like a delightful gift from “across the pond,” Computer Arts delivers the latest in graphic design, illustration and website design news. It leaves readers motivated, inspired and jealous in the best way possible. —H. Unkefer
New York native Rosecrans Baldwin takes a job in Paris at an advertising firm. Work culture is a jolt for Baldwin: the language, whom to kiss, and why Parisians love McDonald’s. When I live in Paris (which I will), this will be my survival guide. —N. Lobberecht
Regina Spektor, “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats”
Alanis Morissette, “Guardian”
Lollapalooza Lineup
My favorite quirky pop goddess once again delivers flawless vocals and inspired lyrics in her new album that debuted May 29. Perfect for a summer drive, it will leave you satisfied, without the Top-20 pop hangover. —L. Woods
Upon hearing Alanis’ new single, “Guardian,” I couldn’t help but feel suckerpunched by its lack of urgency. She’s no longer the angry mess we loved in the 90’s, but is now comfortable being married with a child and paying tribute to her new life. —T.Ballanger
Few things define a Chicago summer more than Lollapalooza. This year’s lineup is heavy on the rock ‘n’ roll, which contrasts with last year’s more diverse Muse, Eminem and Coldplay. This year, there’s something for a rock fan of any era. —H. Unkefer
Cafecito
Weeks of Welcome Events
You know you can’t go wrong at Cafecito, maker of the No. 1 Cuban sandwhich in Chicago. The menu has many fresh, flavorful and exotic options to choose from. Lunchtime lines are usually long, but each bite of that delicious sandwich is worth it. —S. Coleman
If you’re willing to get past annoying ice breaker games and psychobabble about making a creative posse, they’re great. It has been three years since I went to my Weeks of Welcome events, and my riding partner at Six Flags is still my best friend. —Z. Stemerick
MUSIC
RANDOM
Best Coast’s UO line I’ve been an Urban Outfitters shopper since my early teens. But in the last five years, not much has changed. I probably own about four variations of the same dress. Surf pop artist Best Coast’s Urban line isn’t much different. Don’t get me wrong; I like the cutesy crop tops and letterman-meets-bomber jacket. But while Best Coast says her line is 90’s “valley girl” and Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, I say “Same stuff, different day.” —H. Schröering
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Campus Map 218 S. Wabash Building (TE)
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The Buckingham / 59 E. Van Buren
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33 E. Congress Building (C)
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University Center / 525 S. State (UC)
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Alexandroff Campus Center / 600 S. Michigan (ACC)
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619 S. Wabash Building (SN)
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618 S. Michigan Building (SE)
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Wabash Campus Building / 623 S. Wabash (W)
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South Campus Building / 624 S. Michigan (S)
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11th Street Campus / 72 E. 11th (TC)
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The Music Center / 1014 S. Michigan (MC)
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1104 Center / 1104 S. Wabash (EC)
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1112 S. Wabash Building (ET)
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The Dance Center / 1306 S. Michigan (DC)
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Sherwood Conservatory of Music / 1312 S. Michigan Building (SHM)
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1415 S. Wabash Building (TFX)
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Media Production Center / 16th & State (MPC)
Residence Centers
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Plymouth Court / 731 S. Plymouth (PLYM)
S. Federal St.
Dwight Lofts / 642 S. Clark
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Lake Michigan
4 W. Harrison St.
S. Lake Shore Dr.
E. Congress Pkwy.
Grant Park
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W. Van Buren St.
S. Michigan Ave.
W. Jackson Blvd.
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15th St.
Metra
S. Michigan Ave.
Chronicle Distribution Point
S. Indiana Ave.
(each Columbia building includes a distribution point)
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We hope this Orientation Guide has saved you from a meltdown. Chill out, take a deep breath and explore the wonderful things Columbia College has to offer. Sincerely, The Chronicle Staff