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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2006

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Students targeted for check fraud By Marla Friedman Associate Reporter A month ago, an undergraduate lost approximately $3,500 due to check fraud while leasing an apartment to another person. A graduate student was a victim of check fraud two semesters ago while making purchases online. These two scenarios are the most common cases of check fraud. The ﬁ rst occurs when a student is trying to lease out an apartment and receives a fraudulent check as a deposit. The second occurs when the victim buys something online, receives a check or money order for an amount larger than

expected, is asked to cash or deposit it, and is then asked to write a check for the balance of the money. After the money has already been forwarded, the victim realizes that the original check or money order was fraudulent. The scam is generally initiated when people living outside the United States send e-mails to people within the United States. The loss is typically several thousand dollars. On Feb. 9, the Washington University Police Department posted a crime alert regarding check fraud on its Web site, warning members of the Washington University community to report any suspicious transactions.

Warning signs of check fraud, according to the alert, include multiple checks totaling more than the asking price, checks lacking bank information, and checks received via an overnight delivery service. Check fraud might be a side effect of students’ frequent use of the Internet, which allows purchases to take place without face-to-face transactions, said Sergeant Mark Glenn. “This is one of those crimes that comes up every so often that we like to make sure we get the information out so people can protect themselves,” said Glenn. “As the ease of the Internet grows, so [do] these types of crimes, because it’s easier to send out ﬁshy e-mails that are

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trying to look for victims.” Students should be especially aware of check fraud, as they often make the ideal victims, said Glenn. “We want students to know that young people are targeted for this because they are just starting [to] build up credit [and] they haven’t had the experience,” said Glenn. “Sometimes it’s easier to contact young people and get the information out of them.” Glenn offered some advice to students to avoid faulty transactions. “Never, ever release any personal information over the Internet unless you’ve initiated the contact with places like your bank,” said Glenn. “Also,

don’t answer any e-mails where they ask you to update your personal info—no ﬁ nancial institution will ever ask for a password or PIN over the Internet [via e-mail], so never give a password or PIN.” Many of the fraudulent checks were going through Western Union. As a result, bankers have been more cautious, causing a recent decline in the amount of check fraud. Jane Hsin, the banking center manager at the University’s Bank of America, said that Bank of America now asks students more questions regarding checks. Despite banks’ increased vigilance, Hsin offers further advice to students. “Don’t be greedy; don’t

think that you should be getting more money than you are supposed to,” said Hsin. “If you do, then something is wrong. Also, if you’re in a situation where you’re not comfortable with something, bring it to our attention.” Although check fraud has not affected large numbers of students, its disastrous effects on a victim’s ﬁ nances have led University police to warn members of the Washington University community. “We don’t have a rash of this going on, but we just like to keep getting the information out to people so they can be careful when dealing with ﬁ nancial information,” said Glenn.

Campus Easy Sales thrives under recent freshman ownership v This student-owned business sells (almost) anything on eBay. By Brittany Farb Contributing Reporter

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The EnWeek Beaver, constructed with duct tape by EnCouncil, faces off with the Bunny on Monday morning. The beaver was originally designed to cover the bunny statue, but that plan was vetoed by an engineering dean. EnWeek, which lasts through Friday, includes events such as a scavenger hunt, Photoshop contest and egg drop challenge.

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Sophomores Caitlin Duffy and Steve Rose work at ResTech on Tuesday. Students recently have been critical of ResTech’s customer service and technical support. By Ben Sales Staff Reporter Some students are unhappy with Residential Technology Services’ handling of computer problems as it contends with the spread of recent Internet viruses and worms. “They made the process much more time consuming and complicated than it needed to be,” said Justin Thompson, treasurer of Computer Technology Unit, a campus honorary society. His computer was hacked last year. Thompson said that, after shutting down his Internet connection, Residential Technology Services (ResTech) made him submit a “Trouble Ticket” from another computer in order to inform his Residential Computer Consultant (RCC) about the problem. “They took forever to get back to me after having forced me to ﬁnd another computer,”

said Thompson. “[It took] close to a week.” ResTech’s policy dictates that RCC’s must respond to Trouble Tickets within 48 hours of submission. Matt Arthur, director of ResTech, said that although RCC’s try to answer problems in a timely manner, it is often hard to connect with the affected student. “In many cases, our calls and e-mails go unanswered,” said Arthur. “In some cases, the RCC isn’t able to meet this goal. We continue to try…and work with our RCCs to ﬁnd out what the delays are and how we can avoid them in the future.” Thompson noted that his RCC was unable to ﬁx the problem, and that he had to bring his computer in to ResTech to have it repaired, which took an additional two weeks due to issues regarding the registration of his computer. “The process of getting the

computer into the shop was painstaking,” said Thompson. “The RCC was not thrilled about this and took a long time to do so.” After another two weeks Thompson’s computer was repaired. Though he is happy that the problem was cleared up, Thompson said that ResTech needs to improve its efficiency and accessibility. “[The computer] was fixed, which I give them credit for,” said Thompson. “It was a complex problem; my computer had been hacked. But the problem is in not finding a quick solution after failure, letting the problem linger.” Arthur said that ResTech’s responsibility lies in identifying problems and admitting students to the campus-wide Internet service, not necessarily in fixing computers. “We have never tried to be a computer repair shop,” said Arthur. “It is within our scope to provide assistance with getting folks on the network and, to some extent, help diagnose problems with a student’s networking ability.” Some students, however, depend upon ResTech for computer services and have expressed dissatisfaction at some of its methods, such as shutting down students’ Internet connection when their computers are infected with virii. Arthur responded that ResTech is attempting to find the most viable solution for viruses. “We realized that there was a quicker way for us to find, disable, and notify the users than what we were doing,” said Arthur. “We have made the

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While some first-year students are focused on a smooth transition into college, six freshmen have a much different concern: running their own business. Last fall, the team of Mike Behrens, Chris Byrne, Stephen Harrison, Zack Kaplan, Andrew Pazandak and Zach Satlin bought Campus Easy Sales in a heated auction from a group of juniors. Although they admit the auction drove up the price for the business, the team is happy with the decision to purchase the company. Campus Easy Sales, a registered eBay Trading Assistant, sells goods brought in by students online. “When a customer first brings in an item, we take a picture. If it is an item of clothing, we have a mannequin to display the clothes for the photo. The item is then shipped off to UPS. We also create a short description of the item. There is a template we use that was here before we took over, but we tweaked it a little bit,” said Harrison, the head of expansion and PR. All of the owners had experience with eBay before undertaking Campus Easy Sales. “In high school, I had a couple of friends that sold stuff on eBay and made a lot of money,” said Pazandak, head of sales. “They showed me how to do it, which obviously now was a good decision.” Although the group is willing to sell almost anything, it must use occasional discretion. For example, the University recently told Campus Easy Sales that assisting students selling textbooks on eBay was competition with the campus bookstore. As a result, customers cannot use the service to sell their old textbooks. “We have had some weird things in the store,” said Satlin, the chief operating officer. “A few weeks ago, someone brought in a car seat with a heat massager. We actually had someone show interest on eBay and asked us how it works! We also have a generation one iPod, which can be considered a collectors’ item today.” The team is satisfied with the success of the business so far and expects business to continue to surge. “We make 15 percent commission, which is very competitive. There also is a $5 listing fee, which also is pretty reasonable compared to other advertising services. But we are still tweaking the price plan,” said

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Freshman Zack Kaplan works at Campus Easy Sales, an on-campus business owned and operated entirely by members of the class of 2009. Behrens, the company’s chief financial officer. Ironically, Kaplan, the chief executive officer, is the only business major running Campus Easy Sales. Each member, however, holds a position that uniquely uses his talents and abilities. “While it’s hard to divide responsibility among the group because we are equal partners, each one of us holds a position that speaks to our individual strengths,” said Pazandak. From the onset of the school year, the group realized it would have to put forth a lot of time and effort to maintain and improve upon the business’ success. “Right after we took over the business, we put up a lot of flyers and did a lot of dorm-storming. We are still planning on sending out letters to faculty to encourage them to use our business. They have stuff too,” said Byrne, the head of advertising. Along with its goal of attracting faculty as customers, the team also has other ideas for the future. Among these plans is encouraging customers to have as much fun with Campus Easy Sales as the owners are having. “We are thinking more about student outreach—we want them to think we are one of them,” said Satlin.

As freshmen, the owners must rely upon each other to work together and divide their responsibilities. They frequently consult the former owners of Campus Easy Sales, as well. The team emphasized the importance of friendship in running a successful business. “Since we are all friends, it is a big deal, because we have to spend so much time together and get along,” said Kaplan. Campus Easy Sales is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6-8 p.m. Although this adds up to only six hours per week, the team also said it usually spends up to six additional hours outside of ofﬁce hours. “We have found that the more time we put in, the more return we see. The more hours we put in outside of ofﬁce, the better off we are,” said Satlin. Members of the Campus Easy Sales team encourage aspiring business owners to adopt their cooperative mindset and friendliness. They also emphasize taking advantage of Washington University’s Entrepreneurship Program. “Be friends and be smart,” said Harrison. “Now is the time to get into the Student Entrepreneurship Program, which just received additional grant money.”

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Lock and Chain Honorary One winter day on Feb. 13, 1854, some recognizable names met here in St. Louis with a common venture—the creation of an educational institution to give the Mississippi Valley a future. Wayman Crow and William Greenleaf Eliot, among others, met and laid the groundwork for the University. What began as simply a thought became a reality when a wealthy colonel, John O’Fallon, pledged two blocks of land and $25,000 to the school. The school was originally named Eliot Seminary, but Eliot suggested that the school be called Washington Institute, as the charter for the school was approved on the day of George Washington’s birth. Furthermore, the name was chosen because the founders of our school admired the teachings and doctrines of Washington. The school became the Washington University known today by demonstrating the breadth and scope of education available. From the beginning, Washington University, originally located in downtown St. Louis, provided education for both women and men. After its founding, the school developed with our ﬁrst chancellor, Joseph Hoyt. Now, over 150 years later, Washington University has become a world-class institution, with top-tier graduate and professional programs and an undergraduate program ranked 11th nationally by U.S. News and World Report.

WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 22, 2006

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Harvard University President Lawrence Summers resigned yesterday amid turmoil started last year by his suggestion that “innate differences” between the sexes may account for fewer numbers of women in elite math and science academic positions.

After the second-shortest tenure in Harvard’s history—ﬁve years—Lawrence H. Summers will be resigning as its president on June 30. “Working closely with all parts of the Harvard community, and especially with our remarkable students, has been one of the great joys of my professional life,” wrote Summers in a letter posted on Harvard’s Web site. “However, I have reluctantly concluded that the rifts between me and segments of the Arts and Sciences faculty make it infeasible for me to advance the agenda of renewal that I see as crucial to Harvard’s future.” Summers sparked public controversy last year when he suggested that innate differences between the sexes accounted for the domi-

nance of males in science. After these comments, he received a 218-185 no confidence vote from Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Another no confidence vote had been scheduled for Feb. 28 in response to the recent resignation of Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean William Kirby, who some believed Summers had pushed out. In his letter, Summers explained his much-criticized style of leadership. “Believing deeply that complacency is among the greatest risks facing Harvard, I have sought for the last five years to prod and challenge the University to reach for the most ambitious goals in creative ways. There surely have been times when I could have done this in wiser or more respectful

ways. My sense of urgency has stemmed from my conviction that Harvard has a special ability to make a real difference in a world desperately in need of wisdom of all kinds,” wrote Summers. Former Harvard president Derek Bok, who served from 1971 to 1991, will be ﬁlling in beginning July 1 until a new president is found. Before serving as Harvard’s president, Summers was a U.S. Treasury secretary during the Clinton administration as well as the World Bank’s chief economist from 1991-1993. After a sabbatical, Summers will return to the Harvard faculty, teaching and researching in the areas of national and international economic policy.

RESTECH v FROM PAGE 1 changes. We are also looking at ways to automate much of this process, including allowing students to heal themselves and get back on the network.” Arthur also criticized students for not being more responsible. “Almost every one of these incidents was preventable had the students affected fol-

lowed basic computer safety,” said Arthur. “Almost every affected machine violated one or more…basic safety measures.” Jan Weller, the assistant vice chancellor of network and library technology, agreed with Arthur, and felt that ResTech’s services were doing well. “[ResTech] has been and will continue to be a dynamic

support environment,” said Weller. “Policies, procedures, response to problems, and the tools we use are carefully scrutinized to ensure that the student and full-time staff provide the most effective and timely solutions.” Arthur added that although he thinks ResTech is doing a satisfactory job, the service is

open to suggestions for improvement. “ResTech has been built on a lot of ideas brought forward by our student population over the years,” said Arthur. “This continues to be a large part of how we work. We are always open to input and suggestions.”

POLICE BEAT Tuesday, Feb. 14

Thursday, Feb. 16

1:10 p.m. AUTO ACCIDENT—PARKING LOT NO. 58—Attempts to drive through the barriers gate on South 40 Parking Lot No. 58 resulted in minor damage to vehicle and gate. Disposition: Cleared.

8:19 a.m. INVESTIGATION—OFF CAMPUS—Student reports a possible stalking situation. Disposition: Under investigation. 8:39 a.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE, INSTITUTIONAL VA N D A L I S M — P S Y C H O L OGY BUILDING—Unknown persons damaged the standalone card-reader lock on the east side of the penthouse level of the Psychology Building. Occurred between Feb. 8 and 14. Nothing was found damaged or missing in the area. Disposition: Pending.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 8:17 a.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE, INSTITUTIONAL VANDALISM—GREGG RESIDENCE HALL—Maintenance discovered damage to one of the windows of Gregg residence while doing inspections. Disposition: Pending.

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mation on student received possibly in need of crisis intervention. Disposition: Cleared.

12:31 p.m. AUTO ACCIDENT—FORSYTH BOULEVARD—Two vehicles, no inju ries. Disposition: Cleared.

5:21 p.m. LARCENYTHEFT—BEAR’S DEN—Student left his cell phone on a table in the Bear’s Den. Fraudulent charges resulted after the loss. Disposition: Pending.

12:59 a.m. LARCENYTHEFT—MUDD DORM—Student reported that between Feb. 19 at 1 a.m. and Feb. 20 at 8 a.m. unknown person(s) took her pink cloth wallet which was left unattended in the main level common room of Mudd Dorm. Total loss valued at $14. Disposition: Pending.

9:45 p.m. LARCENYTHEFT, STEALING OVER $500—OLIN LIBR ARY—Student reported while he was sleeping in quiet room in Olin Library his wallet was stolen by an unknown subject. Feb. 19. Disposition: Pending.

4:37 p.m. AUTO ACCIDENT— 276 SKINKER—A Bon Appétit delivery truck backed into the pillar/gate around the dumpster located on the southeast corner of the parking lot. The delivery truck sustained minor damage, and there were no injuries reported. Disposition: Cleared.

Saturday, Feb. 18 6:11 p.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE, INSTITUTIONAL VANDALISM—Lee Dorm—Two message boards in dorm area damaged. Disposition: Pending. Sunday, Feb. 19

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PARKING LOT NO. 2—“Chancellor’s Invited Guest” parking sign stolen from lot. Disposition: Pending.

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WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 22, 2006

SPORTS Sharpshooter O’Boyle and men’s hoops keep tournament hopes alive By Katie Benson Sports Reporter Coach Mark Edwards and the Washington University men’s basketball team returned home Sunday night victorious and in high spirits after upsetting University Athletic Association (UAA) rivals Brandeis University and New York University. The Bears won their last four conference games, including wins against Brandeis Friday night, 78-68, and NYU Sunday afternoon, 63-59. The Red and Green now fi nd themselves in a fi rst-place tie in the UAA standings with No. 24 Carnegie Mellon. Coach Edwards’ squad (17-7, 9-4 UAA) will play their last conference game this Saturday at the University of Chicago. A key factor in the Bears’ recent success has been sophomore standout Danny O’Boyle. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native shined this weekend with eight-of-10 three-pointers, shooting an impressive 80 percent from behind the arc. O’Boyle led all scores with 23 points against Brandeis and 17 points against NYU. The sharpshooter leads the Bears in three-point shooting percentage, shooting .469 from behind the arc for the year. A very unselfi sh O’Boyle attributes his shooting success to his teammates. “The success I have been having on the court has had a lot to do with the other guys on the team,” he said. “Having not been a primary scorer for most of the season, I feel that other teams have given more attention to some other guys on the team. I have tried to use this to my advantage when I am on the floor. The point guards have also done an awesome job recognizing when I am shooting the ball well by fi nding me within the offense.” Even more impressive, O’Boyle only averages 14.7 minutes per game and still ranks fi fth on the Bears’ scoring list with 8.1 points per game. He has consistently shown the ability to come off the bench and instantly contribute, such as when as he scored eight points in 73 seconds against NYU on Sunday. As a result, he has seen a lot more minutes in conference play and in clutch games. “Coach [Edwards] has shown a lot of confidence in me by playing me more minutes,” said O’Boyle. “Being on the floor when the game is on the line has given me more confidence in myself. I always feel that I am going to shoot the ball well, and lately, the

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Senior player Ian Ashcraft-Williams snatches a rebound. Victories over Brandeis and NYU last weekend put the men’s team at 17-7 for the season and at 9-4 in their conference. bounces have just been going my way. It has been a blast, though, being able to contribute to the team’s success.” O’Boyle’s sophomore counterpart Troy Ruths continues to lead the Bears in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Ruths added 12 points and eight rebounds in the win against Brandeis, while senior captain Scott Stone had 17 points and ﬁve assists in the win. Stone continues to break records as he hit his 200th career three-pointer, becoming just the second player in school history to record the feat. Against NYU Sunday, senior Mike Grunst used his sevenfoot stature to his advantage, recording his third doubledouble of the year, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the effort. Freshman point guard Sean Wallis added 10 points, connecting on six-of-six free throws, while also chipping in three assists. The win for the Bears was the 200th victory in UAA history, becoming the ﬁ rst team to record 200 or more wins. Since the 1987-’88 season, the Bears have compiled an impressive UAA overall record of 200-62 (.763).

The Bears have proven they are capable of winning big games and have put themselves right back in the hunt to be conference champions. Although they will not receive an automatic bid to the Division III NCAA tournament, since they have lost to Carnegie Mellon twice, with the expansion of the tournament this year and an impressive comeback in their conference, the Bears have convincing reasons to remain hopeful. “We have to win on Saturday, and hope for a little luck in other games across the country if we are to get a bid into the national tournament,” explained O’Boyle. “The team has really played with a sense of urgency over the past couple weeks. We’re playing with nothing to lose. We have a dangerous combination of players and if we are to make the tournament, we are the type of team that can beat anybody.” The squad (17-7, 9-4 UAA) returns to action this Saturday, Feb. 25, at the University of Chicago. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. at the Gerald Ratner Athletics Center, in Chicago. If the Bears are able to defeat Chicago, they will put themselves in a very good place to earn a tournament bid.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Cultural groups deserve credit for addressing controversial ethnic tensions F

or many Washington University students, the partitioning of India in 1947 is a distant historical event. Many are barely familiar with the controversial division of the British territory of India along religious lines into the modern countries of India and Pakistan. Yet the event was one of dramatic inﬂuence—the mass exodus that followed involved some 14 million refugees ﬂeeing into the country that had been designated for their religion. Today, tensions still run high between the largely Muslim population of Pakistan

and the largely Hindu population of India. And for Muslim and Hindu students, particularly Indians and Pakistanis, the events may have struck close to home—into the lives of family and loved ones. How these tensions may have affected the attitudes of Muslim and Hindu students at Washington University is a complicated issue. So for our cultural student groups to seek to address it—as the Hindu student group ATMA, the Indian student group Ashoka and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) have begun to do—is a

valuable contribution to the student body. Although events are currently in the planning phase, these groups deserve recognition and support for opening a dialogue about how to address this sensitive issue. These groups have begun to discuss the possibility of holding a public forum for students to discuss their experiences with Muslim-Hindu relations. The event would be moderated by Ashoka, the Indian student group. (No Pakistani student group currently exists.) Tentative plans call for the event to be concurrent with South Asian

Week, a series of events to be organized by Ashoka to publicize and examine notions of south Asian identity. Student perspectives on Muslim-Hindu tensions range greatly. In an informal meeting on Monday, several students from ATMA, Ashoka and MSA discussed their experiences. Ashoka executive Veshal Malhotra, a junior, reported that his friends and families witnessed religious violence ﬁrst-hand in India. He expressed concern that the perspective he had received was one-sided. Others, such as Ashoka

member and MSA executive Suna Jamaluddin, a sophomore, felt that tensions had been particularly subdued among students living in America. She identiﬁes strongly with Indian culture, and although she is a Muslim, she feels at ease as a Muslim member of Ashoka, whose members are mostly Hindu. But for sophomore Shilpa Karla, a Hindu, the history of tension between Muslims and Hindus was important to understand. Karla is an active member of both Ashoka and MSA and holds an executive

position in the latter. For her, addressing the issue, at least in her own reckoning, has long been a goal. In light of this wide range of views, we feel that a public forum would generate active and impassioned discussion. And, to their credit, the involved student groups seem focused on bringing this range of views forward. By involving several prominent student groups, those involved with planning are setting an inclusive and welcoming tone, as well as doing a signiﬁcant public service by their efforts.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sex Issue, Chang’s cartoons in terrible taste Dear Editor: I am writing with regard to your “Sex Issue.” The issue is not inherently offensive, but rather is in terrible taste and does not reflect the work of a talented news organization. This year’s issue contains the same virginity surveys as last year’s issue, and yet again another article on BDSM. It contains inappropriate editorial cartoons which are not funny, just gross. Oh, and while on the topic, please stop publishing Johnny Chang’s cartoons. They aren’t funny, every one is disgusting and sometimes offensive, and he does not know Rosa Parks’ name. But more about the Sex Issue. It contains a diagram of a woman’s genitals and the “ins and outs” of how everything works. I’m assuming this article was written and submitted under the assumption that the men at Wash. U. are so busy studying that they have never ever seen or touched a woman in this location. Thank you for showing me where the vagina was, by the way, I had forgotten since fifth grade. About the article “How to go downtown,” all I can say is that it is in very poor taste and also shows that most people at this school are immature enough to find it funny. The pictures of naked dudes got old last year. Overall, I can’t believe you don’t think this issue reflects poorly on the Student Life organization. There is nothing informative or humorous about anything in the issue. What is the point of the “Sex Issue” anyway? To create a big stir about Student Life in hopes that submissions will increase, or it will become more widely read? How about simply producing good news stories? Seems to work for every other paper I’ve read. -Justin Lawler Class of 2008

Disappointed that our letter wasn’t published Dear Editor: I just wanted to write to you today to express my extreme disappointment that you did not publish the letter to the editor submitted on Friday by Tim Ingalls, the Student Union

Food Committee chairperson. In your staff editorials, you have continued to criticize Bon Appétit and Dining Services for the poor quality of food on campus, particularly the new Asian Station in the Mallinckrodt Food Court. And now that the Food Committee has worked hard to put together a Food Forum for students to ask questions directly to the administrators that decide meal plans, and make direct suggestions to the very same chefs that you criticize, you fail to include a 100-word submission in Monday’s paper getting the word out. Of course, next week you’ll go ahead and publicize an editorial claiming that Student Union Senate doesn’t listen to the students. I know that it’s not Student Life’s job to publicize for Student Union, but this letter was in response to your staff editorial of a few weeks ago. We wanted to let the students know that there is a channel open to them to communicate to Bon Appétit to improve food quality on campus.

Strominger’s housing arguments unworkable Dear Editor: In regard to Jill Strominger’s “Wash U.’s housing hypocrisy,” I ﬁnd it important to remind the writer, though she is clearly talented, that while style is important in critique, substance should probably be present as well. Throughout Jill’s winding diatribe on the so called “hypocrisy” of the University housing system, she seems more concerned with the philosophy of the subject rather than its logic and feasibility. Jill’s primary contention is that since Wash. U. would not want to endanger a student by placing them in a co-ed living environment, and therefore in risk of sexual assault, the same protection should be extended to an uncomfortable male-

-Jeff Zove Class of 2006 Speaker of the Senate

male or female-female dorm room. Jill’s second contention attempts to utilize the school’s alcohol policy in showing that students are “old enough” and “responsible,” so therefore they should be allowed to decide their rooming situations. As the latter argument lacks even the base level of connection, it needn’t be addressed. As for her ﬁrst argument, Jill (obviously unknowingly) seems to build her platform on the premise that homosexuals are ravenous sex-hounds, unable to control their carnal urges, and therefore would place their same-sex roommate in eminent danger. Second, Jill entirely ignores the fact that if a homosexual is concerned with the mentality (i.e. bigotry) of a roommate, they can ﬁle to change rooms. Third, Jill forgets that students, regardless of what they may think, do not have absolute say in these matters, and that parents (who are most likely paying the housing bill to begin with), would probably be concerned about their daughters sleeping in a room with a member of the

opposite sex, homosexual or not. Moreover, the ultimate liability of such sexual assaults would rest squarely on the shoulders of the University, as opposed to the case where a student is injured or dies as a result of drinking (a situation where the courts have already determined that the burden rests on the student consuming the alcohol, not the University for having it occur on campus). -Jason Short Class of 2009

‘Stop the Bomb’ ﬂyers on campus are disingenuous Dear Editor: “Know the Facts. Stop the Bomb.” Sounds like a generally noble goal to me, but I must say I’m a bit confused. Based on what little else is present on the mysterious ﬂyers appearing around campus, even those who

Have Read about Iran Today are still in the dark. Yes, everyone’s concerned about Iran’s nuclear future, but who are you and what do you want, phantom ﬂyerer? Finish your thought! You’ve committed a rhetorical hit-and-run. If you’re particularly nervous about Iran and nuclear weapons, let’s talk. Ahmadinejad scares me too, but so do Chavez, Blair, Bush, Morales, and a whole host of other characters with strong ideological convictions and the power to enact them. If it’s a discussion you want, let’s have it. There are plenty of concerned students around on both sides. What aren’t appropriate are random, alarmist ﬂyers with no substantive information. Maybe we will work with you to stop Iran from going nuclear, but whether you’re a concerned global citizen or bent on the destruction of Israel, it’s equally unacceptable to replace dialogue and complete information with fearmongering. -Justin Char Class of 2008

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beaver? A !@#$% beaver? Why, in the holy name of Gromit, did EnCouncil decide to build a beaver? To mark the beginning of EnWeek, the inferior of the two “weeks” taking place this week (Remember, this is an opinion column, and I am very, very biased. In no way does my belief that EnWeek is the Bode Miller to KWUR Week’s Shaun White reﬂect the opinion of Student Life. Back to the column.), EnCouncil erected a duct tape beaver, staring at the Bunny like it owes the beaver money. Now, there probably is a

very good reason for this—or maybe they just tried to go for a ridiculous animal (in which case, how they went against building an emu is simply a travesty). But what if it isn’t? What if the choice of a beaver is some subtle message, trying to reﬂect some value of the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences? I doubt it, but it is my duty to the readers to make sure all bases are covered. So what is EnCouncil trying to say with their decision to build a beaver? -Dam the other schools, go Engineering! (Student Life:

-Engineers are reyour source for bad ally, really hairy. puns since 1878) -They may hurt -Engineers have the environment, but really, really bad engineers also “relioverbites. ably and economical-Somewhat related ly maintain wetlands to that, engineers that can sponge up have “short legs and ﬂoodwaters, prevent heavy, rocket-like Daniel Milstein erosion, raise the wabodies.” (via www. ter table and act as beavers-beavers.com) the ‘earth’s kidneys’ -Engineers are the to purify water.” (via www. reason for Wash. U.’s envibeaversww.org/beaver.html) ronmental-unfriendliness. -Engineers are frequently -Engineers have tails (I trapped by evil Wash. U. knew it!). hunters. -Engineers have webbed -Engineers are “gentle, feet (I didn’t know that). reasoning beings who enjoy -Engineers only breed playing practical jokes.” once a year.

(again from www.beaversww. org/beaver.html) -The Purdue Owls, St. Joseph’s Hawks and the California State University, Monterrey Bay Otters (is that really the highest-profi le school to use an otter as a mascot? Come on!) are among the engineers’ biggest predators. -The School of Engineering’s favorite baseball team is the Portland Beavers, an AAA affi liate of the San Diego Padres (that must have been a confl ict of interest last October). -Engineers can weigh as much as, get this, 100

Bad poet’s society

pounds! -Christopher Brynes, dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, is actually going to Oregon State University instead of retiring. -Engineers are good at building things. That last one seems to make a lot of sense, but I like to think it’s because they have tails. Yup, engineers have tails. Gotta be it. Daniel is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor. He can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

The power of stories

By David Song Staff Columnist

By Melissa Miller Staff Columnist

have, vaguely, a feeling that all poetry is abysmal, from love sonnets to modern free verse. Of course, certain poems obtain approval from a commiserating friend, or manage to put together a few words more skillfully than usual, but these poems are simply less noticeably abysmal. Of course, there are exceptions to this badness: Shakespeare, maybe, or Dickinson, and although they are pegged as geniuses, we have no idea what they’re writing. If Hallmark, desperate for consoling and pseudoprofound maxims, plagiarized a few lines from, say, Whitman or Pushkin, only a clever few would notice the theft. So most common poetry—what you and I write—is, in all likelihood, very, very bad. So far, I can think of a couple bad poet types. People who are fashionably jaded and dark. People who must be described with the word “angst.” People who have decided that they have it all figured out. But these, of course, are types, and not real individuals. But although there is plenty of poetry steeped in bathos, melodramatics, forced A-B-A-B rhymes and cliché metaphors, there is nothing to be done or objected to. Visiting Writers Week, for example, was even enjoyable for all its involvement with verse. My Writing I class read Cummings and Plath—poetry I would have found awful if no one told me who wrote it. Then we wrote our own poems about nature and politics and piano music, all of which probably had more gusto because no one was grading it. (I wrote mine in the first two minutes of class when I realized we were supposed to actually hand something in.) And if it were abysmal, as I suspect mine was, no one said anything bad about

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it, maybe because someone might have taken something from Whitman or Pushkin. Or maybe because no one really cares that much if one writes abysmal poetry, especially if for a class. Yes, whatever poetry written for a class assignment would be, on the whole, pretty bad, but there’s nothing reprehensible about it. There is even, I think, something liberating in it. Bad poetry should not be closed off to melodramatic people and maudlin people (who are possibly English); it belongs also to athletes, scientists, engineers, everymen, happy people and completely sane people. Without writing poetry—and it would be necessarily bad—we’d be screwed up, daydreaming

diaphanous thoughts or muttering gloomy phrases to ourselves. Overall, I’d say that the occasional soppy, histrionic haiku would serve as a fine release for our internalized emotion. Such internalized emotion could also be released through, say, crying alone or taking your anger out on the unlucky person next to you, but writing overthe-top, sincere poetry is generally safer. Then again, there are also equally safe ways to be expressive, but the point is to not let a certain nagging something inside the brain fester into a mental illness. Perhaps most renowned poets haven’t been entirely normal precisely because of far too much emotion and

instability. T.S. Eliot had a nervous breakdown. Sylvia Plath was bipolar. I’m beginning to think that there are several thousand bad poets in the world who will remain bad poets because they are and will remain sane. Still, several thousand bad poets are still struggling to write a masterpiece of poetry. I’m beginning to think that good poetry comes not from attempts to write a masterpiece, but from lives from which masterpieces are possible. Naturally, such lives risk their sanity. David is a freshman in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at dssong@artsci.wustl.edu.

t’s been a trend throughout college that women I know—my mom, my grandmom, work colleagues, my roommate’s mom, my friends— forward me e-mails. These are e-mails they send to all of the other women they know because of the content. Sometimes the e-mails contain jokes about relationships, or pictures of really cute fuzzy animals, but more often than not, when it’s an e-mail sent exclusively among women, it’s an e-mail cautionary tale. The story about “Jane” and how she let someone help her change her tire and then was raped and killed. The subject of the e-mail is often “fwd:fwd:fwd: The new trick that rapists are using that you don’t know” or “fwd: fwd: fwd: If you don’t do this, you could end up a victim.” Scrolling through the e-mail, you see the list of hundreds of other women that the message has been forwarded to. One of the worst of those e-mails that I received was one that warned about a new date rape drug—colorless, odorless and undetectable—that would not only make the victim look drunk and pass out, but would also sterilize that woman for life. I was terriﬁed as I’m sure that all the other women who received the e-mail were. Here was a drug that could not only facilitate something as horrible as rape, but also ruin a woman’s ability to have children—on many levels, a drug that could destroy a woman’s sexual and maternal identity. I was so scared and incensed by that story that I researched the drug and talked to women and gender studies professors and pharmacists who said that there was no such date rape drug. I was surprised, but relieved. Relieved until I thought about it. If there was no such drug, then that means that the story was fake—that it’s sole purpose was to create fear. In fact, a lot of the stories that I’ve read, while plausible and have probably hap-

pened to at least one person— like the woman getting help with her tire—are on many levels, unrealistic; an acquaintance is much more likely to sexually assault or rape a woman. And if they’re all somewhat unrealistic, then all these stories do is create a culture of fear, making women feel like they’re potential victims no matter where they go, whatever they do. It’s not only unfair that women are crippled by fear, but it’s also unfair that these stories taint men that don’t rape—it’s surely hurtful to a man when a woman hurries up, crosses to the other side of the street, or takes out her keys when he’s walking behind her. At the same time, however, I believe that the stories of rape and sexual assault survivors should be told to create awareness and sensitivity as opposed to fear. For me, the difference between a story that creates awareness is just a story with no moralization—no “if you don’t do X, Y and Z, this could be you,” no “if you don’t watch out, it’s your fault.” No why, no how, just what. A story from the mouth of its survivor—“this is what happened to me”—not a story 100 times removed and from dubious origins. A story that, as opposed to challenging people to avoid becoming victims, challenges society to stop victimizing. For this reason, I was very interested to learn about CORE, the Committee Organized For Rape Education’s efforts to collect real sexual assault and rape stories from members of the Wash. U. community as a part of the Take Back The Night program. The point of Take Back The Night is to dispute the notion that people should be scared to walk at night by holding a women’s march and a men’s masculinity program. The stories are being collected anonymously and posted conﬁdentially on ﬂyers all over campus to show survivor support and raise awareness. Melissa is a senior in Arts & Sciences. She can be reached via e-mail at mjmiller@artsci.wustl. edu.

Calls for Palestinian regime change are misguided By Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld Staff Columnist

alks of a regime change of a terrorist government in the Middle East are taking place at the highest levels of the American and Israeli governments—again. The target? Not Iran or Syria, but Palestine. The problem, according to the European Union, Israel and the United States, is that Hamas, recently elected the majority party in a fair democratic election, is considered a terrorist organization. Because these governments refuse to negotiate with terrorist organizations, an embarrassing conundrum has arisen: does one negotiate with a rightfully elected government which is considered terroristic, or does one ignore and isolate that elected government and risk looking hypocritical? The Western world

is choosing the latter. President Bush’s legacy is Iraq; as a corollary, he has tied himself to the promotion and spread of democracy abroad, especially in the Middle East. This policy worked well when democracy brought proWestern governments into power—Viktor Yushchenko in the Ukraine, Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia and Saad al-Hariri in Lebanon. Lately, the other side of the sword has been felt: the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (a significant minority after legislative elections in November 2005), Evo Morales in Bolivia and Hamas in Palestine. These changes are part of the realization of President Bush’s stated vision, though they probably differ from his desired state of affairs; this would explain his vocal support of the result of the elections in the first list of countries but not the second.

What makes Hamas unique, however, is the overt dissatisfaction expressed by America and others. According to the BBC, the European Union has threatened to end all aid unless “Hamas recognises Israel, renounces violence and abides by previous peace accords.” Condoleeza Rice, the American Secretary of State, maintains the same position: “Hamas must recognize the right of Israel to exist, disarm as a militia and renounce violence. Because only under those circumstances can there be true international support for the next Palestinian government.” Finally, Ehud Olmert has said, “It is clear that in light of the Hamas majority in the PLC [Palestinian Legislative Council] and the instructions to form a new government that were given to the head of Hamas, the PA is—in practice—becoming a terrorist authority.” As a result,

Israel is withholding the customs revenue it collects on behalf of the Palestinian government and is putting it in escrow; this is costing the Palestinian government $50 million per month, or another $600 million. All told, this represents a loss of $1.6 billion of revenue per year; moreover, since the second intifada, the Palestinian economy has collapsed, therefore making foreign aid the primary source of revenue for the Palestinian government. The GDP of Palestine is $1.8 billion; they will be running a deficit of $1.1 billion per year. This is a direct attempt at forcing Hamas out of power. As The New York Times reports, “The intention is to starve the Palestinian Authority of money and international connections to the point where, some months from now, its president, Mahmoud Abbas, is compelled to call a new election.

The hope is that Palestinians will be so unhappy with life under Hamas that they will return to office a reformed and chastened Fatah movement.” The Western powers are trying to starve the Hamas beast on the pretext that it is a terrorist organization. It would be ignorant to deny the destruction Hamas has wrought, yet it is equally foolish to deny the great social impact Hamas has had. In the Gaza Strip, its power base, it ran hospitals and schools in place of Fatah, and every place it administers, it has established a reputation for efficiency and lack of corruption. In short, it has done what Fatah has not, and this is being ignored. America, the European Union and Israel have decided to ignore the demands of the Palestinian people, instead listening to their own misreasoned fears. Not only is politics moderating, but

Hamas is incapable of actually destroying Israel; the reaction to that only validates Hamas and inflates its perceived strength. Worse, isolating Hamas will force it into the spheres of influence of nations western powers should not want it to be influenced by: Russia (which has already invited Hamas for talks), Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. In the pursuit of shortsighted political motives, the West is being diplomatically hypocritical, which decreases its credibility and risks pushing into the hands of more extreme influences. The chance existed for a breakthrough in Middle East politics, but that chance slips further away each day the West attempts its regime change. Zachary is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at zsteiner@artsci.wustl.edu.

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Senior Cadenza Editor / Laura Vilines / cadenza@studlife.com

WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 22, 2006

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‘These guys take to it very quickly and very passionately.’ v An interview with Sara Cross, the associate producer of ‘Murderball’ By Andrea Fine Cadenza Reporter As I walked into Blockbuster, I noticed a documentary tagged “Best of 2005” on the new releases wall. This documentary was “Murderball,” footage of hardcore quadriplegics in “Mad Max” wheelchairs who do not let their disabilities get in the way of their love for extreme sports—or their love for life. With descriptions of the tragic accidents, intense records of the extreme sport, love, rivalry, ups and downs, “Murderball” really exposes viewers to the quadriplegic world unknown to most. After seeing the fi lm, I wanted more. So I interviewed its associate producer, Sara Cross. Cross went to fi lm school at Columbia and worked in film afterward, but then she left the industry for about five or six years. Her role in “Murderball” is interesting because the fi lm’s co-director Henry Rubin and producer Jeff Mandel went to Columbia with Cross, but she was actually introduced to the project through co-director Dana Shapiro, who she had met through friends. Soon after, Mandel asked her to be the associate producer. It had just been the three of them for about a year when Cross joined

the team. “At the time I was not sure just how involved I was going to get,” she told me. “What exactly did you do?” I asked. She chuckled a bit while responding. “Everything,” she said. “Producing is anything from making sure you get the location set up…getting all the shoots with the director, going on the shoots with the director, sort of handling everything.” She was involved in music approval, editing and even in clearing the shocking quadriplegic sex video seen in the documentary. It’s more than safe to say that Cross was truly involved in the process, and she had plenty of experiences and observations to share with me. First I wondered how the idea for the documentary evolved. Cross explained that when Shapiro and Mandel fi rst wanted to start a fi lm company, they realized it would probably be smart to make a fi lm fi rst. They were always reading up on random events, and with the quadriplegic rugby world championship three weeks away, they decided that they had found their focus, and “Murderball” was on its way. The process took between three and four years, begin-

ning with the aforementioned 2002 World Championship and ending at the Paralympics in Athens in 2004. Shapiro and Mandel went to the championship, and it is no surprise that when they were introduced to Joe Soares, famous in the quadriplegic rugby world and openly hostile to the U.S. team, the directors gave him ample attention. They also knew they had found one of their main guys in “the star of the team,” Marc Zupan. “It was pretty clear in the beginning who was going to come out as the really interesting characters, who they were going to want to follow,” explained Cross. She said that the directors’ focus depended on a number of factors, including how open and interesting the player was with his story. Zupan was charismatic, interesting and a ﬂat-out great player. I was also curious to know why directors had chosen to focus on Keith Cavill as their example of a relatively new quadriplegic. “A lot of people only see the rosy side of things when they see people like Zupan…We wanted to show that it doesn’t start out that way,” said Cross. “Keith really struck us the ﬁ rst day…he was just a cool guy.” The reason they chose Cavill

was because “ideally you fi nd someone whose personality is similar so that you see what it was probably like for Zupan in the beginning.” Cross explained the real point of the movie when she told me that “Murderball” is “not necessarily a fi lm about rugby. We tell a story about life through rugby; it’s the backbone of the fi lm, but it’s not the point of the fi lm.” By focusing on Cavill and Zupan, quadriplegics in two different stages with similar personalities, the production team managed to paint a broader picture of the life of a quadriplegic. “The fi lmmakers had a lot in common with the guys,” she said. The directors were the same age as the players, and Shapiro was really into music like Zupan. “They are really good friends with the guys,” said Cross. “Eventually they just got so used to having the guys around they didn’t even think that the camera was there, they didn’t even think about it.” These are just normal men, talking with other men about their situations. Whether the stories were about difficulty or glory, they were sharing them with friends. Luckily for us, these friends were also helping

them share their stories with the world. The documentary made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won festival attendees’ hearts and the Documentary Audience Award. Cross said that she and her team were really happy with the recognition. “It’s really nice to win the Audience Award because you know it’s reaching so many people,” she said. As the interview came to a close, Cross summed up her experience for me. While she was “heartbroken” by the cut of the “great food ﬁght scene,” she still said that it was “a really

good experience; it was a really good experience as a fi lmmaker, too...having had a little bit of glamour…and that’s great and it feels amazing, but it is so much more about making a good fi lm…I’m so proud of the fi lm and I’m just so happy to have been a part of it.” Cross is currently working on a new documentary titled “21 Up in America.” This is one fi lm in an ongoing series that begins with a documentary of children at age seven and continues with follow-up fi lms of the same people every seven years. “21 Up” will be aired on the Discovery Channel after its completion in June.

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‘My Date with Drew’ By Laura Vilines Senor Cadenza Editor The premise of this documentary is simple: one guy has 30 days and $1,100 to get one date with Drew Barrymore. Brian Herzlinger, a poor, aspiring ﬁlmmaker, was a member of the Drew Barrymore fan club as a child and had a lifelong crush on the movie star ever since he saw her for the ﬁrst time in “E.T.” And Brian had one dream: to get a date with Drew. He also had $1,100 that he won on a pilot game show by answer-

ing the final question with the correct response of (what else?) “Drew Barrymore.” So with a camera from Circuit City with a 30-day return policy (hence the 30-day time limit), a film was born. The premise of the film may sound a bit hokey and simple, but truthfully, this is one of the funniest documentaries of all time and maybe even one of the funniest films of all time. Well, that may be going a bit far—but Herzlinger, the show’s creator and star, through his quirky traits, car sing-alongs and emotional outpourings,

‘Grizzly Man’ By Brian Stitt

My Date with Drew By: Brian Herzlinger and the Drew Crew Rating: ★★★★★

makes this movie absolutely honest and completely hilarious. Whether Brian and his film school buddies (now known as the Drew Crew) are sneaking into the “Charlie’s Angels” premiere with fake passes or trying to wax Brian’s chest hair, this film makes the viewer feel like part of the team, and by the end, everyone is rooting for Brian to succeed (except for Andy Dick, who first agrees to help Brian on his quest but then backs out because he doesn’t want to hurt his credibility by appearing in too many movies.) The only negative thing about the film is that it’s only available at Blockbuster. But since there are no late fees, you could always keep it and watch it twice. From what I can tell, there are few documentaries that are actually laugh-out-loud funny, and this is definitely one of them. It is comical and inspiring, and watching Brian reminds us all to be “Kids and dreamers! Kids and dreamers!”

Cadenza Reporter Don’t let the title fool you. This movie has little to nothing to do about bears. Werner Herzog, who recently saved Oscar hopeful Joaquin Phoenix from a car crash, has crafted a fascinating if imperfect documentary about one confused and somewhat disturbed man. It uses footage taken by Timothy Treadwell while he was living with grizzly bears in Alaska until he was mauled by one of the bears and died. He had been attempting to save the bears from something which was never quite clear, but he spent many summers in Alaska with the bears, connecting with them on some level. The real focus of this docu-

mentary is in describing how Treadwell was bat-shit insane. The guy lived with grizzly bears. And touched them. On the face. And amazingly, that was the least of his problems. He clearly isn’t all there and seems to suffer from schizophrenia, vacillating from paranoia about the government and industry trying to have him killed to delusions of grandeur about being the only person capable of “saving” the bears. But Herzog does a wonderful job of introducing the audience to this man, postmortem—and while he never quite hits on Treadwell’s motives, he does get at the emotional core of the man. We get a portrait of someone who never quite fit in and used the bears and the wilderness to escape from that world in which he could not fit. But the dude was still crazy. In one scene, a fox steals his hat, and he chases after the fox playfully at first

Grizzly Man By: Werner Herzog Rating: ★★★★✩

but then slowly descends into anger and starts screaming obscenities at it. Other scenes show Treadwell railing against the park rangers who are supposedly hunting him and other tourists groups who leave him such ominous messages as a smiley face and a stack of rocks. The biggest problem with this movie was Herzog’s implantation of himself into it. He explains some of his shots as metaphors and actually appears in a few scenes. Not exactly the traditional role of documentarian as silent observer. There are more than a few scenes that should have been handled delicately but instead are so heavyhanded that one can almost feel the message being physically beaten into one’s head. Despite these ﬂaws, it is a wonderful movie that will spark lots of debate and conversation with any group of people, animal lovers or not. It is now available on DVD and is being played regularly on the Discovery Channel.

‘Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids’ By Adam Summerville Movie Editor “Born into Brothels” is one of those movies that puts one’s life into perspective. The ﬁlm focuses on the red light district of Calcutta, chronicling the lives of the children of sex workers. Co-writer/director Zana Briski is a photographer who went to Calcutta to photograph the lives of the prostitutes, but in time becomes very close to their children. The documentary centers around a project in which Briski taught the children photography. She uses this as a starting point, trying to get them interested in their futures and trying to give them a way to escape the circle of sex, drugs and self-destruction that they are caught in.

The class contains children between the ages of eight and twelve, and the hardships that these children are forced to endure seem like hell itself. Children are constantly verbally abused, threatened, beaten and forced to work on the sex line to supply income to their family. One child’s mother is set on ﬁre by her pimp, but since this occurred in the red light district, the police didn’t bother to investigate. The driving action throughout the ﬁlm is Briski’s attempts to get the children into boarding schools, but the more interesting parts are about their home lives. Despite the fact that one of the creators is a main character, this is still very much a true documentary, unlike what Michael Moore tries to pass off as a “documentary.” Briski doesn’t narrate the movie, tell-

ing us how to feel. Rather, she is merely another one of the people whose life the movie is chronicling. The movie doesn’t attempt to force anything down your throat but instead just shows you a part of society that you were probably unaware of before, and it allows you to make your own judgments. The photography created by the children is beautiful, and so is the cinematography of “Born into Brothels,” with the exception of a few extended montages that are choppy enough to induce seasickness. The children are all amazing; they are all so comfortable with the camera that it truly seems to be a ﬂy on the wall. They are all fascinating to watch, with some spouting words that would seem more likely to come from the mouths of existential philosophers. Sentences such as, “As far as I can

tell, the world is just pain and unhappiness,” are not out of place in the movie. The children are forced into very harsh lives, so it isn’t unexpected that their outlook on life is equally bleak, but it is still incredibly heartwrenching. As said before, the movie isn’t depressing. The lives of these children can be hard to watch, but it is something that all people should see. All of the troubles in one’s life will seem to melt away after watching what these children are forced to endure. Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids By: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman Rating: ★★★★✬

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Dropkick Murphys: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Warriorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Codeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

By David Freeman Cadenza Reporter With a gun to your head, if you had to say one thing about this Irish-folk punk band, you would sputter out â&#x20AC;&#x153;proliďŹ c.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Warriorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Codeâ&#x20AC;? is their 30th album, and it rehashes the classic formula that has afforded the Dropkick Murphys lasting popularity. Rousing choruses related to war or brotherhood or drinking are guided by the raspy vocals of almost all of the band members. Amid the raucous drumbeats and hauntingly upbeat bagpipes, the communal lyrics affect a feeling of sing-along rounds in an Irish pub.

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The bottom line is that if you enjoy this niche of music (fast and loud Irish punk), you know this is a fantastic album and likely already own it. If this niche is not to your liking, this album will likely not change your opinion. The Dropkick Murphys are easy to relate to: they sing about their hometown and matters concerning their community (this particular album is dedicated to many people: Massachusetts boxing legend Micky Ward, a friend of the Murphys who died in the Iraq War, and the Red Sox), and they break down the artist-audience barrier in the true spirit of punk rock. Listen to the album and feel your ardor rise.

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Like their other albums, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Warriorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Codeâ&#x20AC;? is an admixture of original songs and folksy Irish traditionals. With the spirit of all-for-oneand-one-for-all camaraderie espoused by the Murphys, combined with the invigorating percussion of punk rock, it is hard to not feel connected with the songs. The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Captain Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchenâ&#x20AC;? has you singing along to the occasionally nonsensical lyrics, despite your best efforts to resist. This rough bunch has a facetious side as well, shown in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wicked Sensitive Crew,â&#x20AC;? which pokes fun at pop punk, the very genre that the band is sometimes lumped into.

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directed the play 25 years ago, despite its title, this Shakespearean comedy is about much more than its title-claim of â&#x20AC;&#x153;nothing.â&#x20AC;? Schvey believes instead that the play, â&#x20AC;&#x153;deals with a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place in a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s societyâ&#x20AC;? and that it still speaks to both men and women dealing with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever-changing social climate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about how we use masks in our lives. There is a literal mask ball, but there are also the masks that Beatrice and Benedict wear when they deny their love,â&#x20AC;? Schvey explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a real psychological complexity. People can be both intimately connected and equal and friends, so in that sense, it really is a modern look at love.â&#x20AC;? Schveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s updated version of this Shakespearean classic is set in Italy in the 1920s as a means of conveying the universality of these

concepts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to stay fresh with it, and I chose the 1920s because it is a time after a war and a time in which womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roles were still circumscribed,â&#x20AC;? Schvey explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also like the idea of Italy being a light. It creates a comic circle, from the lightness of Italy, into the complications of the play when Hero is deniedâ&#x20AC;Śwhich comes back into the light at the end.â&#x20AC;? In the end, Schvey says that the play can best be summarized by its sexual conflict and â&#x20AC;&#x153;the merry warâ&#x20AC;? between the sexes. Schvey commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we can all relate to and something we can all laugh at.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much Ado about Nothingâ&#x20AC;? will be performed on February 24 and 25 and March 3 and 4 at 8 pm, and Sunday February 26 and March 5 at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Edison Theatre Box Office.

Songs to Download: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Captain Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wicked Sensitive Crew,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Green Fields of France,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Auld Triangleâ&#x20AC;? For fans of: Flogging Molly, Blood or Whiskey

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Much Ado and the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Merry Warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; In the 1990s, comedian Jerry Seinfeld popularized the concept of creating an entire show about nothing. Mr. Seinfeld, however, did not give credit to the true creator of this concept, the Bard himself, William Shakespeare. This weekend, though, the Performing Arts Department will pay homage to the creator of this something-out-of-nothing genre with their spring mainstage production of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much Ado About Nothing.â&#x20AC;? Unlike Seinfeldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular sitcom, Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creation does not revolve around four neurotic friends meeting in a New York coffee shop. Instead, it tells the story of Claudio, a young aristocrat who serves in the army of Don Pedro, and his potential relationship with the innocent and beautiful Hero (who Don Pedro has volunteered to woo on the young soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf). The plot is complicated when Don John, Don Pedroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s half-brother, threatens to ruin the young coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible relationship by spreading rumors of Heroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infidelity. The playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other central focus is found in another blossoming romance that develops between Beatrice, Heroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cousin, and Benedick, another soldier in Don Pedroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s army. Beatrice, a strong-willed and sharp-witted woman has vowed to never marry, but struggles with these decisions after meeting the also clever Benedick. According to director and PAD chair Henry Schvey, who first

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An interview with Of Montreal By Michael Bortinger KWUR Staff Since 1997, Of Montreal has been a music-making powerhouse. In 2005, they put out their latest record, “The Sunlandic Twins.” With quirky beats, bloops and intriguing cover art of two alien twins in Sunlandia, singer/guitarist Kevin Barnes has created a psychedelic pop composition. Of Montreal has emerged as a mainstay in psychedelic pop and will continue to gain acclaim as long as Barnes is given license to showcase his creative mind. Luckily, I had a few minutes to speak with Barnes about the band’s current tour and how his thoughts make it on record. Cadenza: How is your current tour in support of “The Sunlandic Twins” going, and how is it different from tours of the past? Kevin Barnes: It’s been really great. The big fundamental difference is the amount of community we’re discovering in our shows. C: Can you describe your sound a bit? What was it originally, and what is it now? KB: Very intimate. Now it has evolved to be more technicolor; it was psychedelic for a while. Now it is more earthy, but earthy in the sort of alien way. I didn’t want there to be generic masculine attributes that

I could perceive in other forms of music. I didn’t want any posturing or phoniness or too much pretentiousness. Over the years I’ve gotten over that a little bit, because I find it fun to try on different personas. So there is bound to be a bit of phoniness or pretentiousness when trying on different personas. But I guess if you have no true sense of self then there is no phoniness, any ways. C: How does the personality compare between “The Sunlandic Twins” and “Satanic Panic in the Attic”? KB: “The Sundlandic Twins” is more electronic, but both are pretty funky and both are influenced by the same kind of stuff. They feature African rhythms, and I approached the recording process in the same way. C: Are you still recording all your albums in your bedroom? KB: Yes. Basically, I’m not on any sort of clock. I can do what I want when I want. That way I have total freedom to experiment and explore different ideas. I’m also extremely comfortable, because I’m in a good place emotionally. C: What is your songwriting process like? How does a song orchestrate itself through the band and come to fruition?

him songs for feedback. Usually the album is nearly completed before the artwork is done, so it doesn’t influence the sound. C: Next month you are playing in SXSW [South By Southwest]. Has SXSW helped you get to where you are now? What does SXSW bring to other bands each year?

KB: It’s a pretty organic process. Start with something simple like a guitar part or piano part, and then build on that. As I’m building, I’m mixing at the same time and thinking about how I want the sound to finish. Sometimes I’ll have to spend a couple of weeks with the sound and sometimes a couple of months. C: How do you keep on coming out with so many albums, year after year? KB: I keep getting pregnant.

kind of empty. The bands are the prostitutes of the whole thing; you feel kind of used in a way. But you also get to hang out with someone you respect and hang out with new people and make a new connection.

Of Montreal performs as part of KWUR Week 2006 on Friday night, Feb. 24, at the Gargoyle. Free with WU ID and $10 for the public. Doors open at 8 p.m.

KB: I can’t see that it accomplishes anything for anyone, to be honest. It’s one of those weird lies that gets spread. It’s like,“Oh, you play this festival, you are going to meet all these important people and all of a sudden have a career.” It’s not that simple; you have to work really hard for a long time to create any sort of following. Most bands kind of do it and leave feeling IMAGES COURTESY OF OFMONTREAL.NET

C: Oh, wow. How many months are you right now? KB: Six. C: Your brother has done the band’s album art for years. Has your brother’s art influenced the band musically? KB: Musically he doesn’t have too much of an influence, besides my playing

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