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Fewer appeals leave SU with money to burn BY TEDDY WHITE CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Student Union (SU) is encouraging student groups on campus to appeal for more funding after spending from the appeals fund lagged considerably in comparison to previous years. As of Thursday afternoon, there was about $115,000 available in the appeals fund for Washington University student organizations. This amount is signiﬁcantly greater than it has been in past years, which is typically around $30,000, said SU President Neil Patel. The appeals fund is used to supplement student group’s allocation for the purpose of funding programs that are not originally budgeted for. The surplus this year comes on the heels of a year in which the treasury ran out of money more than a month before the end of classes. Last March, the treasury emptied its appeals fund prematurely, preventing student groups from appealing for funds for any end of semester programs. At the time, many students criticized the process by which treasury spent money from the appeals fund saying that they were too lax in their allocations; this year they have reallocated

part of the money set aside for appeals because there has been such low demand. “The treasurers wanted to see the funding percentage [for category I groups] higher,” said Marius Johnson, SU treasurer. “Because they could safely do it, they moved $15,000 so the funding percentage would be higher.” The student activities fee, which is set at one percent of the annual tuition paid by each student, determines the SU budget; because tuition rates are rising faster than inﬂation, the budget is larger this year. Also, a new rule restricts the groups that can receive money from the SU Treasury. Funding for class councils, school councils and executive committees— and speciﬁcally the appeals for those big ticket items—is now the responsibility of the executive branch. “You can see the effect,” said SU Speaker of the Treasury John Ablan. “More money overall and a decrease in the number of entities able to make funding requests is bound to lead to the remaining groups having greater access to those funds.” This change comes as a result of a decision handed down last year by the judiciary branch. Based on this year’s sur-

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Administration discusses tuition at annual forum BY PERRY STEIN CONTRIBUTING REPORTER After meeting with students at the annual Tuition Forum on Tuesday to explain, and receive feedback on, the breakdown of tuition, the Washington University administration will meet with the Board of Trustees tonight to set the official tuition for the 2008-09 academic year. The Executive Board will officially announce the tuition price to the student body on January 7, 2008. To determine the tuition price, according to Chancellor Mark Wrighton, the Board considers a variety of internal and external factors such as faculty wages and the global economy. “We try to garner information about what family income is doing and how a family can support the tuition that we set,” said Wrighton. “We take a look at inflation and other indicators that may be relevant to what’s going to happen July 1, which is the next fiscal year.” Although the current rate of inflation stands at about 3.5 percent, vice chancellor of Finance Barb Feiner said that costs in academia rise faster than the rate of inflation. “A rationale that I read about for college and university expenses rising faster than the cost of inflation is that a lot of the things that have become cheaper over the years because of imports and immigrants are not included here in our budgets,” said Feiner. “Our budgets are primarily driven by highly educated labor force that goes up much faster than the rate of inflation.” On a list of 26 universities, Washington University ranks 17th for highest tuition price among comparable Universities, 12th when mandatory fees are included and seventh when room and board costs are included. The University ranks third for room and board and

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From left to right: Justin Carroll, James McLeod, Ed Macias, Mark Wrighton, Bill Witbrodt and Barbara Feiner at the annual Tuition Forum on Tuesday night in Mudd Multipurpose. The Wash. U. administration will meet with the Board of Trustees tonight to set the official tuition for the next academic year. 15th for food costs. While the administration said the University tries to remain competitive with the prices of our peer institutions, Washington University is typically the fi rst to set its tuition price for the next fiscal year. “In comparison to other universities, in terms of timing, we can’t look back over this year and see what other institutions have been doing, because generally speaking, we’re the fi rst major research university to announce next year’s tuition,” said Wrighton. “So in some sense, we are a pacesetter.” Financial aid is also affected by tuition prices. According to Bill Witbrodt, director of student fi nancial services, because of the simple formula used to determine fi nancial need, fi nancial aid packages generally rise with the cost of tuition. “We use a simple equation,”

said Wrighton. “We look at how much it costs a student to attend Washington University in a year and then we look at how much the family can afford to pay and the result is the amount that the student still needs to cover all the costs.” Despite endowment increasing 20 percent this year, Wrighton said that endowments will not affect tuition price or financial aid. While Wrighton conceded that the University is in constant need of more fi nancial aid, he added endowment funds are categorized as restricted funds and must be used for specific, predetermined projects. “We don’t have the latitude that some people think to take our endowment gain and redeploy it for a purpose that today we think is important,” noted Wrighton. “Our endowment performance was really great; we did increase about 20

plus percent. Our endowment, which at the end of the fiscal year on June 30 totaled about $5.7 billion, is not all dedicated to purposes where we can move the money around to do things that we might like to do.” The endowment, however, does contribute significantly to fi nancial aid. $250 million of endowment goes to fi nancial aid which results in a payout of about $10 million a year. This represents about 14 percent of the total fi nancial aid. The University’s fi nancial aid has had success with the approximately 600 students from the class of 2007 graduating with debt, who have an average debt of $22,000—well below the national average. “We know that students who are worrying about fi nances can’t flourish and students who are worrying about their parents’ fi nances can’t flourish,” said Witbrodt.

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A recent study conducted by the College Board recognized one of Washington University’s Chinese courses as among the best in foreign language and literature. The class, third-level Modern Chinese I, is divided into multiple sections, taught by Fengtao Wu, senior lecturer in Chinese, and Ke Nie, visiting lecturer in Chinese. The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC), the institution that conducted the study, examined university practice courses across the U.S. to select 10 that best ﬁt the study’s criteria. Those 10 courses will be

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used as models to redesign equivalent Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high school. Therefore, a future student who has received credit from the redesigned Chinese AP test could skip third-level modern Chinese. “It was an extensive nomination process across the country,” explained Terri Ward, senior lead research at EPIC. “The courses were nominated by people in their ﬁeld, as courses equivalent of their AP course. So when a student comes to an institution with AP credit, the question is, ‘which course do they not have to take?’” The eight AP courses examined by the EPIC study were the

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Saturday, December 8 More Fools Than Wise Madrigal Feaste More Fools Than Wise, the student-run chamber singers, will be holding their annual Madrigal Feaste which features dinner, a play, and fantastic music. The event will be held in Umrath Lounge and will begin at 7 p.m. VHS or Beta Concert VHS or Beta, a band originally from Louisville, Ky., will perform at the Gargoyle on Saturday night. They will perform with So Many Dynamos and the Noise FM. Doors to the Gargoyle open at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are free for University students and $10 for the general public; tickets can be purchased through the Edison Box Ofﬁce or Metrotix.

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Sunday, December 9 Messiah Sing-Along Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present its annual sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah at 3 p.m. in Graham Chapel. The performance, which lasts about an hour, will include the Christmas portion of Messiah as well as the “Hallelujah Chorus.” The event is free.

APPEALS v FROM PAGE 1 plus, Patel encourages student groups to make the case for additional funding if they are unhappy with the initial budgeting process. “We have no use for this money,” said Patel. Many student groups are ﬁnding the initial SU budget allocation to be sufﬁcient, and are therefore making fewer appeals for additional funding. “This was a very good year for allocation,” said Tatyana Taranukha, co-president of the Russian Club. Taranukha says the Russian Club may request additional funding later in the spring, but the club is content with the money currently remaining

from its initial allocation. Student Union executives stress that now is a great opportunity for student groups to receive SU funding to add more activities to their existing schedules, as well as for students to establish new clubs for the University community. To further that goal, the treasury recently reallocated more than $15,000 from the appeals fund to the category I allocations fund allowing category I groups to receive more money in the ﬁrst round of allocations that will occur over break. Consequently, category I groups will need to do less fundraising for their programs next semester.

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CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Students joking that Facebook is the perfect tool for stalkers recently discovered a new feature that justifies some of their comments. In an attempt to further translate the site’s epidemic popularity into profit, the Facebook team recently unveiled an online tracking feature called Beacon. According to Facebook promotional material, Beacon “is a way for you to bring actions you take online into Facebook.” Upon Beacon’s creation on Nov. 6, Facebook users began to see news feed announcements informing them of purchases their virtual friends had made on a wide array of Web sites including: Travelocity.com, Theknot.com, Fandango.com, Overstock.com, Epicurious.com and NYTimes.com. “When we first thought of Beacon, our goal was to build a simple product to let people share information across sites with their friends,” wrote Mark Zuckerberg in a blog post this week. “It had to be lightweight

so it wouldn’t get in people’s way as they browsed the web, but also clear enough so people would be able to easily control what they shared.” Despite Facebook’s good intentions, on Nov. 20, the Facebook group “Petition: Facebook, Stop Invading My Privacy!” was created by MoveOn.org, an online service that gives citizens a voice in the various political processes of our government. Within a day of its creation, it attracted 5,000 members, and as of Dec. 5, that number had grown to over 70,000. Many other successful Web sites—like Google, AOL and Microsoft—use similar features to track users’ online activity, and use this information to send ads based on the sites consumers have visited. However, the tracking conducted by these companies is under the radar—most Internet users don’t even know about it. The complaint of members of the MoveOn.org effort is that not only did Facebook enable this feature without warning or permission from its members, but it made it an “opt-out” feature site-by-site.

In other words, users who did not want their purchases advertised on Facebook had to turn off this function on each individual participating Web site they visited. This is the second time in about a year that Facebook has unveiled a controversial feature that drew outrage from members; the ﬁrst was the news feed, ﬁrst implemented last fall. On December 5, in response to the enormous member-base of the petition group and to several newspaper articles criticizing the feature—including two from the New York Times, a participating Web site—Zuckerberg posted an apology on the group’s page and the Facebook blog. “I’m not proud of the way we handled the situation, and I think we can do better,” he said of the length of time—over a month—it took for Facebook to remedy the evident problem. In the end, Facebook kept the feature, but made it an “opt-in” service. Now, only users who want to share their online activity and purchases with others can participate.

CHINESE v FROM PAGE 1 six foreign language courses— Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, German and Italian—and the two foreign literature courses—Spanish and French literature. Third-level modern Chinese, as a 300-level class, expects a degree of ﬂuency when students enroll. Heritage students—students who have been raised in Chinese-speaking households in the U.S.—require one year of study before taking it, while non-heritage students require two. “After two years of Chinese, they [students] are supposed to survive in a new environment like China or Taiwan,” explained Wu, who has taught Chinese for 25 years. “They shouldn’t have much trouble communicating with local people about daily needs, such as shopping, buying food, eating in restaurants, living in dorms, talking about everyday life. They should be able to ba-

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sically communicate with local people.” However, students at this level still have impediments to overcome. “They still have quite a lot of problems in pronunciation— accents, grammar, but that does not prevent them from expressing themselves,” said Wu. “When it comes to a discussion relating to economy, tradition, politics, environmental issues or whatever specific topics, they probably cannot go very deep. The most difficult part is their vocabulary, their lack of understanding in differences between words—the shades of meaning, the appropriateness.” Wu noted that a significant change in future third-level Modern Chinese courses would involve the separation of heritage and non-heritage speakers. The mixing of the two types of students, he said, did not provide for the ideal class. “We are not very happy with this kind of situation, and the students don’t like it either. We plan to start two tracks beginning next fall. Ideally, we’d put all heritage speakers on one track and the others without any background at all on the other.” To date, third-level Modern Chinese has been an integrated class, with students who have been speaking Chinese since childhood and those who started learning it in college. Senior Austin Thompson, who has visited East Asia on multiple occasions, belongs to the latter group. However, Thompson said he enjoys learning with heritage speakers in Nie’s class. “It was something I was looking forward to this year,” he said. “[Chinese] is such a widely spoken language such that you have northern accents, Taiwanese accents, so I’ve found what they’re looking for in class—the Putonghua.”

Putonghua is the term for what is considered standard spoken Chinese. “But in China they’re not looking for just the biaozun,” said Thompson, referring to the Chinese term for what is “correct” Chinese. “I think it’s great for me so I’m not exposed to just one accent. It’s just a good challenge, and I think it’s improved my Chinese.” Junior Jessica Lin, a heritage speaker enrolled in the same course, held a somewhat different opinion on the class’s integration. “I don’t like that they combine heritage and non-heritage because there should be a different technique in teaching students who don’t speak Chinese at home and don’t have a background in Chinese,” said Lin. “In the class they talk to you as if you were a heritage speaker. There’s only one person in my class who’s not a heritage speaker. If it were a one-to-one ratio, it would be far better than having a majority versus a minority, but even that would slow down the heritage speakers.” Both Thompson and Lin, however, expressed satisfaction with the course’s teaching. “I feel like the progression of what I’ve learned is faster this year, and she [Nie] teaches to my learning style,” said Thompson. “There’s not a variety of things you do in the class, and he [Wu] can do a better job of linking past coursework to present coursework, so it would develop,” said Lin. “But Wu does a good job of covering a lot of material.” As for Wu, he anticipates more beneﬁts than difﬁculties with the implementing the division. “Next year, we’ll do something, and I can see there would be problems, but I’m really anxious to do that,” said Wu.

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Champions honored as basketball faces foe BY JOHANN QUA HIANSEN SPORTS REPORTER Saturday’s men’s basketball game against Illinois Wesleyan University will not only feature stellar playing, but a celebration of this year’s national champion volleyball team and a tribute to cancer survivors. If there was ever a game to get to early, this is the one. The first 1,000 Wash. U. students to enter the Field House will receive free volleyball championship T-shirts. The game is also expected to be exciting from start to finish as the No. 12 Bears (5-2) take on Illinois Wesleyan University (4-2). “Illinois Wesleyan has become our top non-conference rival,” said Coach Mark Edwards. “It is always a hard fought game with regional and national ramifications.” The Bears continue adapting to the loss of junior guard Sean Wallis to injury. Junior forward Tyler Nading, who was named

UAA Athlete of the Week for the third time in a row, is stepping up, contributing over 20 points in the last two games. “He’s playing like an All-American,” said senior guard Danny O’Boyle. Prior to the 3 p.m. tip-off, cancer survivors will share their stories. Though admission to the game is free, donations to cancer research are highly encouraged by the Athletics Department and all teams involved. These donations will support the efforts of Coaches vs. Cancer and the Siteman Cancer Center, which is part of the School of Medicine. “I doubt if there are very many people who haven’t felt its [cancer’s] touch, either personally or in their family,” said Edwards. “Hopefully our efforts on Saturday will provide some support for this [research] effort.” At halftime, the volleyball team will be honored with the unveiling of their national championship banner, joining eight other volleyball and four

women’s basketball banners representing the 13 national championships that Wash. U. has captured in its illustrious history. “The fact that we won still seems unreal, but I think that all of us being together again for the banner will help us realize what we have accomplished,” said sophomore libero Laura Brazeal. “It was a storybook ending to have our brother team [men’s basketball] show up at the most crucial time of the game,” added junior setter Audra Janak, showing appreciation for the team that made a detour on their way back from their opening weekend of play in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Lady Bears had a rough start, dropping four matches in the ﬁrst three weeks, leading many to say that this was not going to be a championship year. The Bears regrouped and only lost to Emory on their journey to the national championship.

McFarlin out for year with ACL tear Though McFarlin will be difﬁcult to replace, others will be able to step up. “We’re not a oneperson show, so it’s a matter of us collectively as a team making some adjustments and letting a new personality develop again,” said Fahey. This is the second major loss sustained by the school’s basketball program this season. Point guard Sean Wallis suffered a displaced tibial plateau fracture and partially torn MCL. Despite the losses, McFarlin noted that with fan support, the teams should have no problem continuing their winning ways. More importantly, she added that the Lady Bears have overcome injuries before, as they ﬁnished second in the NCAA tournament last year with 2006 UAA Rookie of the Year Shanna-Lei Dacanay on the bench with a torn ACL. The Lady Bears will test their new lineup tonight against McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill. The team will then face crossWydown rival Fontbonne University Tuesday before returning to the Field House Dec. 15.

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“We struggled in the beginning but we had a goal and we fought with everything we had to achieve it,” said senior outside hitter Haleigh Spencer. “We deﬁnitely proved to people and more importantly to ourselves that we belonged on top.” The team’s about-face has not gone unrecognized in the volleyball community. “Countless coaching colleagues have e-mailed me and remarked how incredible their accomplishment was,” said Coach Rich Luenemann. “The 2007 edition of the Bears will go down in the annals of Wash. U. volleyball as one of the most exciting and hard-working teams ever.” The event will prove to be an end to their remarkable season. “I couldn’t have written a better ending to a 13 year career,” said senior defensive specialist Lindsay Schuessler. “I’m worried my wedding day and the birth of my children won’t compare.”

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SPORTS REPORTER Jaimie McFarlin, Washington University women basketball’s leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker, will miss the rest of the 2007-2008 season. In the closing minutes of Sunday’s game against Capital University, McFarlin rushed down the court to stop a fast break and landed off balance while trying to block a layup. Diagnosed with a torn ACL and lateral meniscus, McFarlin is scheduled for surgery sometime after ﬁnals and before Christmas. McFarlin is also in the process of applying for a medical Redshirt to give her an extra year of NCAA eligibility since she is a part of the 3/2 MBA program at the Olin Business School. Despite missing McFarlin for the remainder of the season, Head Coach Nancy Fahey does not foresee any major changes in strategy, stating that the team will continue to use an insideout approach despite the loss of its best low post presence.

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The twilight of my comfort zone

Thank you, Dr. Smith A

t 1:00 p.m. today in Brown 100, Richard Smith, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology, will deliver the final lecture of the Introduction to Human Evolution course. The class is one of the most popular classes at Washington University. The final lecture of the class is reputed to be one of the best lectures at Washington University. But what makes today notable is that today will quite possibly be Professor Smith’s last lecture at Washington University. Beginning in July, Dr. Smith will leave behind his departmental chair and become the new dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Dr. Smith will not be offering any courses in the spring. He will be leav-

in which the very authority of science is questioned by creationism and intelligent design, Dr. Smith remains a staunch advocate for evolution in a manner that is both uncompromisingly scientific and respectful of religious belief. We wish Dr. Smith the best of luck in his new position as dean. He clearly has earned a position amongst the ranks of the best professors to have ever graced the halls of this institution. Dr. Smith’s successor will have some mighty big shoes to fill. Professor Richard Smith, for the Lemuroidea, Lorisoidea, Tarsioidea, Ceboidea, Cercopithecoidea, and most especially Wash. U.’s undergraduate Hominoidea, we would just like to say— thank you.

divergences over millions of years. Collectively these students have sat through about 180,000 hours of class, looking at the cranial anatomy of our ancestors. Dr. Smith has singlehandedly enriched the educations of thousands of students through his efforts as a teacher, first and foremost. While many professors shy away from teaching introductory courses once they reach the higher floors of the ivory tower, Dr. Smith has stimulated the minds of many by thriving in the lecture hall. Certainly the popularity of the anthropology major is directly related to his teaching abilities. Furthermore, Dr. Smith has a talent for taking controversial issues and explaining them in a clear, factual fashion. In a country

ing behind roughly 30 years of teaching and research for his new administrative position. Most importantly, at least to his students, Dr. Smith will be leaving behind what has become his signature course, one which manages to overflow the one of the largest lecture hall on campus every fall semester. Dr. Smith has taught Intro to Human Evolution every year since 1992. During that time, 4,326 students have listened to him explain the difference between Australopithecus africanus and Australopithecus afarensis. An average of 288 students each fall packed into a lecture hall for three hours a week to watch Dr. Smith “get all chalky” as he laid out the cladogram for the primates, showing its

’ve never wanted to skydive. I have no fantasies involving bungee cords or Mt. Everest or shark cages. I hate roller coasters and refuse to sit in on scary movies. Adventure is not my middle name. But next semester I’m taking a chance: sacriﬁcing the routine and comfort I adore for the unsettling unfamiliarity of the unknown. On February 21, I’m heading to the University of Auckland in New Zealand for the spring (or in New Zealand, fall) term. Just look at it this way: next semester you will be subjected to the usual Wash. U. routine: you’ll get pummeled into the ground just for trying to emerge with your dignity intact. And I, in stark contrast, will be spending my time hiking and camping and getting about 150 days closer to nature. Going Tess abroad is pretty sweet, right? Except the feelings I have now are just a bit too bitter to be sweet. First of all, I know shockingly little about New Zealand. It’s indecent actually. The sum total of my knowledge could be squeezed into a rather

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“Adventure is not my middle name. But next semester I’m taking a chance: sacriﬁcing the routine and comfort I adore for the unsettling familiarity of the unknown.” spacious boot. Yeah, I’ve heard some good things. I know there is a glacier, the Kakapo (the world’s only large, nocturnal, ﬂightless parrot), and, thanks to Lord of the Rings, I’m pretty sure Mount Doom is somewhere in the North. Growing up in California, it was a disconcerting jump to go to college in Missouri. I didn’t know much about the Midwest except that it held both the Bible belt and the Meth belt. Other than that, I was expecting southern accents and mechanical bulls. When I arrived, I experienced a real, though relatively mild, culture shock. Now I’m worried. If Missouri was a leap

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Regarding the opinion piece, published December 3, 2007, “Why Support the Troops?,” I have a simple answer to the titled question: Because they have put their lives in our hands. Our troops have chosen a profession where they risk their lives in warfare in exchange for whatever compensation the government is offering at the time. However, they don’t choose the battles or the war, the government does. So they’ve very much put their lives in the government’s hands. Not just in that the government choose where and when we wage war, but also in that the government is in charge of training the troops. So they don’t just control when and where our troops are in harms way, but how they will respond to the situations that arise in battle based on their training.

Tess is a junior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum Editor. She can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

The long Wash. U. slumber

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of faith, New Zealand is an alternate universe. It hasn’t hit me yet, really. I don’t know how to mentally or emotionally prepare for a trip of this magnitude. More than anything, I feel a strong desire to stay exactly where I am—at Wash. U. (even with exams and stress and the squirrel infestation). Comfort is a precious thing, and here at Wash. U., my comfort and happiness are the rewards of a hard-fought struggle. And now I have to give it all up just to go struggle somewhere else. Sometimes (like when I’m with my closest friends or my favorite spastic senior) that doesn’t sound too appealing. I like my apartment, I like stir fry at the Village, I love my friends—it won’t be Croner easy to start fresh when a big part of me would prefer the old and moldy. And then there is the realization that everything will be different when I get back. Not only will I have to work at establishing comfort and familiarity in New Zealand, but I will probably face similar challenges my senior year at WU. My friends will be different—they will have new boyfriends and girlfriends, new haircuts and bizarre new speech inﬂections (it’s hard enough to keep up with things when I’m actually on campus—hell, I can hardly keep up with my roommates). Everyone will live in different places. They will experience half a year’s worth of things in which I play no part. And, most frighteningly of all, some of them will simply be gone (graduation is the ultimate disappearing act). It’s something I don’t even like to think about. I guess it’s like being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Except instead of stone and concrete, both my options are too good to pass up (like being stuck between a brownie sundae and tiramisu—how do you choose?). For once in my life (at the risk of sounding totally lame), I’m craving some adventure. But adventure comes with a price. It better be tiramisuper.

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We shouldn’t stop there, however, because the government is just an extension of us, the general population of the United States. We elect the people that run the government, so ultimately, the troops have placed their lives in our hands and have committed to protecting our country based on how our government, and ultimately we, decide is best. That is why we should support the troops. We should offer our appreciation (which in my mind is the same as support) for what they do because they have given up the ability to decide for themselves whether or not we ﬁght these battles and they risk their lives in doing so. This is an impressive sacriﬁce, without which many of us would lose luxury of not having to worry about a draft.

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—Chris van Benthuysen Engineering Class of 2000

his week’s ﬁ rst snowfall (or minor hailstorm for us jaded Chicagoans missing out on a blizzard) heralded the upcoming return of an important campus event, the hibernation of the Wash. U. bear. While most bears chose to spend the winter months in a remote cave, the Wash. U. bear prefers the comforts of Olin Library, where he will typically remain huddled over a thick stack of books until the extended 4 a.m. closing time. This crouching position is thought to be a crucial source of warmth and back pain. He will occasionally rouse himself from a textbook-induced slumber and set off for Whispers in search of an emergency caffeinated beverage to help him survive the long winter night. After

his fourth energy drink, his hands may begin to shake, but he will not be deterred in typing his fi nal term paper. As his computer batteries run low, he will fight for an outlet in order to continue his labor. Hibernation can grow dull at times and the Wash. U. bear will seek to suspend the monotony with frequent Facebook breaks and Sudoku puzzles. Known scientifically as procrastination, this technique is a means of enduring the long weeks ahead. The Wash. U. bear’s environment will grow eerily silent during the coming weeks, as 24-hour quite hours are enforced and even the most carefree Wash. U. creatures can be found studying. Some reports indicate that even the Wash. U. bunny seems to think harder at this time of year, leading to concerns for the health of this already-malnourished statue. Rather than growing an ex-

tra layer of fat to keep warm during the wintertime, the Wash. U. bear will ﬁght the cold with a pair of Ugg boots, a model of evolutionary adaptation. These boots will

“Even the Wash. U. bunny seems to think harder at this time of year, leading to concerns for the health of this already-malnourished statue.” help the Wash. U. bear survive the long, treacherous walks to each exam. The Wash. U. bear will likely take advantage of lulls in the bitter weather to stock up on supplies at Bear Mart. Frozen yogurt will not help

him endure the cold, but it will help him spend his remaining meal points. Despite this dreary state of affairs, the hibernation season is not without its merriment. The Wash. U. bear can seek refuge at numerous study breaks promising hot chocolate and apple cider. Christmahanukwanza celebrations also abound. With each chocolate coin and candy cane, the Wash. U. bear’s prospects for survival improve. Soon enough the Wash. U. bear will spot the packed suitcases and empty rooms that signal the triumphant end of his long slumber. Eventually he will emerge, blinking as he ﬁ rst encounters the harsh sunlight, grateful that winter break has ﬁ nally arrived. Eve is a freshman in Arts & Sciences. She can be reached via e-mail at elsambor@artsci. wustl.edu.

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All quiet on the Christmas front BY ALTIN SILA SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST

nce again, it’s that most wonderful time of the year. This time around, I almost forgot about the war. No, not that thing in the Middle East. I’m talking about the war taking place right here on our own soil. That’s right—the War on Christmas. Through an internship I have this semester, I have a Missouri state government e-mail account, and on Nov. 29 I received an e-mail from none other than the gover-

“It’s safe to say that Christmas won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.” nor of Missouri, Matt Blunt. The subject of the e-mail read “Merry Christmas!” For some reason, I chose to read it instead of summarily deleting it. In the e-mail Governor Blunt discussed the appropriateness of wishing someone a Merry Christmas. He said, “By my directive, as a government employee, you need not worry about this strange effort to undermine the historical foundation of this wonderful time of the year into an arid ‘Winter Break.’ You need not check your religious views at the door, nor your affection for the season, nor the use of its ancient, time-honored greetings. The directive I have given to all executive agencies provides that no state employee will be reprimanded or disciplined in any way for saying ‘Merry Christmas.’” Are there actually people in this country who are worried that Christmas will be banished from the United States? There is no “War on Christmas,” contrary to what

Governor Blunt and other paranoid politicos might believe. Christmas is far from being under attack in this country. Consider the sheer numbers: According to the CIA World Factbook, 80% of the American population identify themselves as being Christian. All 43 U.S. presidents have been Christian, and the streak isn’t in much danger. Evangelical Christians played a major role in the 2004 presidential election, essentially swinging the vote. Mike Huckabee, now a major contender for the Republican nomination for president, recently unveiled an ad in which he labels himself a “Christian Leader,” and every other presidential candidate, regardless of party membership, has made an effort to discuss their religiousness. Beyond the presidency, 87 percent of U.S. senators, seven of nine Supreme Court justices and 47 governors celebrate Christmas. It’s safe to say that Christmas won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. Santa Claus will be present in almost every mall in America, Christmas music will be playing non-stop in every supermarket, and there will be plenty of Christmas movies playing in theaters. There is no real threat to Christmas in America. The issue that some raise during the Christmas season is not one of people’s religious views, as Governor Blunt believes, but rather an issue of constitutionality and respect for others. The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Thomas Jefferson explained in 1802 that this built “a wall of separation between church and State,” asserting that religion has no place in government and assuring that no religion would be preferred over another.

This is at the core of the arguments of those who wish to minimize the government’s celebration of Christmas. While the United States is a democracy, it is also a nation which respects all views. Some, then, are offended by the assumption and expectation that everyone celebrates Christmas, and as someone who doesn’t celebrate Christmas, it is the time when our minority status is the most felt (cue the Adam Sandler and South Park songs). With all of that said, though, those who constantly complain about Christmas should probably just move on to more important things. Because the vast majority of Americans are Christians, Christmas is inevitably going to be everywhere each December. Christians certainly have the right to celebrate. Furthermore, the over-the-top attempts at political correctness get a little ridiculous. This year, Coca-Cola’s traditional Santa Claus can has “Holiday 2007” printed next to Santa, rather than “Christmas.” Who are they kidding? Is there another holiday with a white-bearded fat man in a red suit? These silly attempts to pacify the PC Police are everywhere. In a coffee shop the other day, I saw an assortment of festive cookies in the shapes of Christmas trees, Santa hats, wreaths and reindeer, accompanied by a single, poor representation of a dreidel. I find these odd attempts to include Chanukah amongst Christmas celebrations to be a bigger insult than to only have Christmas decorations. Chanukah is not the Jewish equivalent of Christmas. While Judah Maccabee was certainly a cool guy, Chanukah is simply a relatively unimportant holiday in Judaism that often coincides with Christmas. There is no war being waged against Christmas;

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there are only those who wish to keep religion out of government and to have their beliefs respected. Even so, can’t we just accept Christmas as a part of

American life and move on? Being a Jew on Christmas isn’t all that bad anyway. Who doesn’t like Chinese food and an afternoon movie?

Altin is a senior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at asila@wustl. edu.

Reflections on the Omaha shooting

n the midst of ﬁ nals week, news of a shooting at an Omaha mall probably didn’t leave much of an imprint. It’s something that seems really far away and it could just be another one of those shooting sprees that we seem to be watching on the news more and more often. A 19-year-old gunman entered a crowded shopping mall, killing eight people before taking his own life. Others were wounded and some remain in critical condition as of today (Dec. 5th) according to the Omaha World-Herald. It’s just part of the news— people are dying in Iraq regularly and we have to go on. It’s impossible to try to think about these things everyday. You’re not going to be able to wrap your head around it. It’s natural, these things are almost necessary to ignore. I most certainly would

People in Omaha all seem too have largely dismissed the moral and nice to be shootDecember 5th news had it ing other people. been any place but The entire state is Omaha. I would’ve a big community. thought for a minute A bunch of Husker about how shocking fans. The headlines the event was and in the papers are had a small swelling all about the new of that sick feeling football coach. Not you get after hearing death. And, how people’s personal could this happen stories. And then I Westroads? I would’ve opened my Jill Strominger at can’t even imagine Abnormal Psycholgetting away with ogy textbook and shoplifting in that gone back to work. mall let alone walking in with Being from Omaha, a gun. however, I could not get the As I began talking with complete weirdness of the my friends from home about event out of my head. I mean the tragedy, I realized that it’s Omaha. It’s Von Maur. right now Omaha is a whole Once, on a shopping trip, I different world than the one got to play a duet with the at Wash. U. A friend of mine piano player at that store. It’s described the atmosphere as a nice place, not one where completely surreal. Omaha bad things happen. These isn’t super small, but it also tragedies happen in Colorado isn’t that big, and, as a result, and Virginia, but Omaha is lots of people at least know far too safe and familiar.

someone who was in the mall shopping or someone whose parents were working there. Everyone seems to need to process all these stories and try to deal with all the different elements and feelings of each one. I know of a guy who accidentally stole something as he ran out of the store. He’s overridden with guilt, but he wasn’t able to put it back. He plans to pay for the item when he can, but he’s nervous about entering the store again. He hasn’t been able to begin processing the whole issue of being that close to a shooting. I’ve deﬁ nitely had the thought, “if something like that could happen in Omaha, it can deﬁ nitely happen anywhere, Wash. U., anywhere.” And I truly believe that now. But, the fact that tragedies can happen anywhere isn’t what’s most important, instead what we should take

away from it in this stressﬁ lled week is that there are a lot of things that are more important than ﬁ nals.

“But, the fact that tragedies can happen anywhere isn’t what’s most important, instead what we should take away from it in this stress-ﬁlled week is that there are a lot of things that are more important than ﬁnals. ”

we’re living and dying based on our ability to memorize textbooks of material, whatever happens on these exams, we’re all going to be okay. Finals don’t affect whether we’re going to have good lives fi lled with the things that truly are most important: family and friends. And that’s something we’re always told that we shouldn’t take for granted, but it’s something that we always do. So, let’s take our fi nals, go home for winter break (if you’re going home), hug our parents and call up our old friends. There are a lot of truly important riches in our lives and we should make sure to experience them as much as possible. Good luck with fi nals and have a lovely winter break.

We should remember that, cheesy and cliché as it sounds, even while we’re stressed out and feeling like

Jill is a junior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum Editor. She can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

BCS: Bad computer system BY BRIAN PRICE STAFF COLUMNIST

ow would you like it if a computer told you that you were just plain better than someone else? Better yet, how about if this same computer could also tell you just how much better you were than that other person? Well, you just might be in luck, because for going on nine years now college football has been governed by such a machine. Known as the Bowl Championship Series, or BCS, this method ranks a team based on its standing in the Coaches’ Poll, Harris Interactive Poll, and the average of six separate computer rankings (the highest and lowest of which are thrown out). When it’s all said and done, each team has a numerical score, and the two teams with the highest scores go on to play for the

National Championship. And everyone is satisfied, or so the story went when this concept was fi rst introduced. Now most people (of which I am one) will tell you that the BCS is ridiculous. It had good intentions, no doubt, but those were marred by the numerous fl aws in the system. For example, last year Ohio State and Boise State both had perfect regular seasons, yet only the Buckeyes made the championship game. The reasoning was (in large part) that they had played a more difficult schedule in the Big Ten (including an end of season victory over then secondranked Michigan) than had Boise in the Western Athletic Conference. What happened? Boise stunned Big 12 Champion Oklahoma, proving that they could in fact compete with the best teams in the country, while Ohio State fell 41-14 against Florida. Michi-

gan was beaten handily by USC in the Rose Bowl, and by the end of the bowl season it was obvious that the Big 10 had been overrated. The computers, though, hadn’t taken into account that the conference in general was far inferior to the mighty SEC, whereas had it done so a one-loss Florida team would have likely been the favorite (instead of a major underdog). Plus, Florida’s victory begs the question: What’s not to say that Boise State could have beaten Ohio State too? How do we even know the Buckeyes were worthy of a BCS bid? Of course there are constantly changes being made, like 2001’s addition of a “quality win” component to help teams who defeat highly ranked competitors, yet even such modiﬁcations cannot ﬁ x what has been doomed from the start. I for one support the consensus that says

we need a play off among the top eight or even top sixteen teams. That way, we’ll ﬁ nd out who the best team really is. If some mid-major ranked ﬁ fteenth is in fact better than the big state university sitting at number two, then they’ll be able to prove it (unlike unbeaten Utah a couple years back, which had to settle for hammering a weak Pittsburgh team in the Fiesta bowl and never getting to prove just how good it was). Likewise, if the number one and two ranked teams in the country are in fact the two best teams, then they’ll take care of their opponents en route to a championship showdown. And to those who say three or four more games would be too much of a strain on our student-athletes, I respond by saying that most players at elite Division I football programs have a bigger goal than win-

ning a championship: They want to make millions in the NFL. Any team that wins the Super Bowl plays either 19 or 20 games, so why can’t our future MVPs and Hall of Famers play 15 or 16? Furthermore, wouldn’t a playoff spark the same mad following as college basketball’s traditional March Madness, when an entire nation literally rallies around a Cinderella pulling upset after upset? If there had been a playoff, who says Boise State wouldn’t have won the whole thing? Maybe it would have happened, and maybe it wouldn’t have. The point is, with the BCS we’ll never know. This year has pretty much kept to the recent trend. Ohio State and LSU were both contentious selections for the National Championship Game, as teams like USC, Georgia, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech all felt they deserved a chance at the title.

Hawaii is the country’s only undefeated team, yet their weak schedule strength in the WAC excluded them from title consideration. No matter who emerges victorious, there will be questions and debate as to who is really the country’s best team. I realize that throwing out the current system would not be an easy thing to do, but do we really trust a machine that knows only numbers and statistics over our own eyes and what we see? There’s no doubt in my mind that computers and advanced technology will someday replace human perception when it comes to even the most subjective things like analyzing sports, but does that time really have to be now? Brian is a freshman at Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at brprice@artsci. wustl.edu.

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HealthBeat Why French women don’t get fat, and why you shouldn’t either: A guide for eating abroad

ike most students traveling abroad next semester, I am not only thinking about how to pack long silk underwear or extra contact lens solution but I am also worrying about other necessities—namely food. Considering a large portion of our Study Abroad 101 subsection discussions focused on the fear of getting fat while abroad, I ﬁgured there was no better time to write about the successes of other eating styles. As a major inspiration, I turned to Mireille Guiliano, the author of “French Women Don’t Get Fat.” In this book, Guiliano details the “French paradox” of how to enjoy rich meals while still staying slim and healthy. I will elucidate the main points of her book below and remind everyone who is going abroad that though your dining styles and living habits may change when you are abroad, in most cases these habits should not “hurt”

perience tremendous amounts waistlines. In fact, they may of guilt after indulging in even help. savory roasts or creamy desGuiliano herself is French, serts. The French, on the other and she has fi rsthand knowlhand, enjoy the moment while edge of the pain of gaining they are eating and do not feel extra weight while abroad. guilty for consuming a few During a stay in America as spoonfuls of crème a teenager, Guiliano brulée. Because they gained over 20 are appreciating pounds in just one every spoonful and year. After several not worrying about years of reflecting on the consequences, her mistakes and dethey are able to eat veloping her relationwith all five senses, ship with food, she being aware of not has discovered what works and doesn’t Brooke Genkin only the taste but also the appearance, work (for her). Keep smell, texture, etc. of in mind, the followthe dish they are consuming. ing recommendations may or Being aware of what you eat, may not fit your dining style, experts say, often results in but they certainly are worth eating less overall. So, if you considering and may even savor what you eat, you might be helpful for those staying automatically reduce portion on campus—especially since size. these tips were designed for Slow and steady wins the Americans to learn what they race. In addition to enjoyshould change about their ing what you eat, speed has lifestyles. proven to be a significant facSavor what you eat. Obtor. Have you ever noticed that sessed with being thin, fit and after being very hungry, you healthy, many Americans ex-

eat quickly and often feel full or overstuffed when you are done? This is because it takes the brain and the body several minutes to recognize that you are being fed and send those signals back to the brain so that it can trigger feelings of “fullness” and “satiation.” The more slowly you consume your food the more time you give your body to realize it is done before you overeat. Portion control. The previous two points lead up to the importance of portion control, something that Americans (with our super-sized fries and gallon sodas) have yet to realize is so important. The great thing about this is in other countries, chances are they will serve you smaller portion sizes anyway. Drink water. This is one piece of advice that, while repeated over and over again, seems to get ignored over and over again. Drinking water is incredibly important for feeling satiated. It also helps ﬂush out toxins that can cause

bloating in our bodies. Of course, if traveling to a country with unsafe water supplies, please be sure to drink bottled water. We don’t want anyone getting sick. Walk. French women don’t always have to hit the gym, because they do tons of walking. The same is true for the Spanish, the Italians and pretty much the inhabitants of every other country except the United States. So remember, don’t fret if you can’t ﬁ nd a gym in the country you are headed to, (although I’m sure they all have them, so check with your program advisor if you would like to know more about joining a gym abroad). Chances are you will be doing a lot more walking then you are used to, and those extra miles will mean extra calories burned. Variety. Sometimes we get stuck in a routine of eating. We eat cereal and milk for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and grilled chicken for dinner. Boring. Ideally, we

should be varying what we eat because when bored with food choices we tend to eat more in order to feel the same degree of satiation. Again, one of the great things about going abroad is that you will be exposed to a variety of new foods. It will be the perfect time to try to spice up your menu. Try foods you may never have tried before: doing so will not only expand your horizons, it may also help you maintain your waistline. Best wishes for a great second semester to everyone going abroad, and also to those of you staying here. Happy dining. Information for this article was provided by: http://www.mireilleguiliano. com/mireilleguiliano.htm and http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/12/earlyshow/leisure/books/main666429.shtml For more information, see Guiliano’s in-print book: “French Women Don’t Get Fat.”

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SCENE University policies on alcohol and drugs How does Wash. U. compare? BY MEGHAN LUECKE SCENE EDITOR

e all got the talk freshman year: Be responsible with alcohol, steer clear of drugs and don’t disturb the community. We got a crash course in Wash. U. alcohol and drug policy, memorized the number for the Emergency Support Team and —in most cases—found a way to make our own lifestyle preferences work in the Wash. U. environment. But how do other schools manage alcohol and drug use, and where does Wash. U. stand in comparison? Alcohol and drug issues are a top priority at American universities, and each school deals with them differently. Some schools publish (and enforce) thesislength policies with detailed rules and sanction procedures; others prefer a low-interference approach and let students govern themselves. Interviews with students at various universities and a review of schools’ stated policies suggest that Wash. U. falls on the lenient end of the spectrum. The conservative extreme, as you might expect, is mostly made up of religious schools. Biola University in Southern California, for example, does not allow students of any age to possess or consume alcohol either on or off campus, according to their published student handbook. Violation of this and other rules can result in expulsion.

Villanova University’s 20072008 student handbook details specific sanctions for different types of policy violations. For example, students using beer kegs or similar “common containers” of alcohol in a dorm room will automatically be put on probation, lose campus residency and be fi ned $500—that is, $500 per roommate living in the room where the keg was found. Drug use gets an even stronger sentence. At Villanova, marijuana use results in an automatic fi ne of $750 and, at minimum, probation. Secondtime offenders are expelled. The habit of punishing drug use more severely than alcohol use reflects a trend in federal law, and is common at universities on either end of the policy spectrum. But it doesn’t hold true at every university. For example, University of California at Santa Cruz Residential Advisor Christopher Spencer noted that his school’s practices seem to push for stricter enforcement of alcohol abuse. This year’s U.C.S.C. undergraduate handbook sums up the school’s policy by saying that the goal is to make sure alcohol and drugs don’t interfere with learning. A similar philosophy guides policies at many schools, emphasizing a low-interference approach that is similar to Wash. U.’s written guidelines. Alison Cohen, a junior at Brown University who served on the school’s recently created Subcommittee on Alcohol and Other Drugs, said Brown chooses to let students make their own choices whenever

possible as long as no one is harmed. “In general, we emphasize personal responsibility and harm reduction at Brown as opposed to penal approaches,” said Cohen. Margaret Klawunn, Brown’s associate vice president of campus life and dean for student life, also emphasized student responsibility. “We put a lot of stock in the resources available to students on campus,” said Klawunn. “We also have an amnesty policy for accessing medical services.” Similar policies are in effect at Wash. U., as well as many other national universities. University of Pennsylvania alum Molly Gallagher cited the amnesty policy as one of the things she liked most about Penn’s approach to alcohol issues. “I think that a really great thing that Penn did is to have a no-punishment policy where if you drink too much or your friend is drunk, you won’t get in trouble if you go to someone about it,” said Gallagher. “You should never fear repercussions if you take action.” Many schools struggle to fi nd a balance between imposing appropriate rules and granting students freedom of choice. According to Notre Dame Magazine, the University of Notre Dame took heavy criticism from students for making its alcohol policy stricter in 2002. The university banned popular residence hall dances due to their history of promoting alcohol consumption, and students rallied in protest. Editorials in the magazine predicted that the new policy would simply cause an increase in off-campus drinking. Gallagher echoed this sentiment, saying that students will fi nd creative ways to get around any rule. At Penn’s “Spring Fling,” an annual concert much like our spring W.I.L.D., Gallagher said campus officials tend to crack down on alcohol much more than usual and pat students down to check for containers. “But all of us girls would

Making Life connections after in the real college world BY TIFFANY BRUCKERT SCENE REPORTER

fter graduating in May 2006, Anna Braswell moved to Ventura, Calif. to begin work at Channel Islands National Park as an assistant to a marine biologist. For the Atlanta, Ga. native, the transition proved to be quite difﬁcult. What Braswell hadn’t expected was the vast social difference between Wash. U. and her post-graduate life. At school she was surrounded by other young adults of about the same age who maintained a similar lifestyle of attending classes, studying and socializing. She soon found that this was not the case in her new community. “All my friends went to Chicago,” recalled Braswell. “I was by myself and it was really hard at the beginning to make friends here, because the environment was so different.” No longer coming into contact with large groups of people on a daily basis, Braswell has seen a drastic change in her lifestyle.

“I read more now than I did in college,” said Braswell. “I’ve become a real homebody.” What Braswell has encountered since leaving Wash. U. is a changing social and professional scene that requires different methods for both maintaining existing social connections and making new ones. These methods often require skills that students may not feel comfortable with when embarking upon their ﬁ rst job. Mark Smith, vice chancellor and director of the Wash. U. Career Center, has some words of advice: ﬁ rst of all, don’t be intimidated. Many students have already begun and been active in the process of networking, the method of forming social and professional connections that may be useful in future careers. He cites examples such as seeking out professors for advice when considering a possible major or career—by identifying these individuals as resources and utilizing them to help with future planning, a student is effectively networking. These skills can be espe-

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Graduate Anna Braswell and park botanist, Dirk Rodriguez eat lunch on Santa Rosa Island while monitoring vegetation.

cially useful when applying for that fi rst job. “Many students think that applying for a job is similar to applying for college, [and] that there is a person sitting in a room with a stack of applications who carefully considers each of them before making a decision,” said Smith. “That’s not true.” Smith explained that the process is much more similar to dating, where an employer meets many candidates and just looks for one that is a good fit. Yet, like dating, someone putting in a good word for you can make a big difference, and this is where networking comes into play. If you think you are wasting your time putting in long hours at your unpaid internship, you’re not. If you are thinking about talking to a friend’s parent who works in a career you would like to pursue, do it. These connections can be invaluable when it comes to getting started professionally. The Career Center offers several programs to help students with their networking needs, from etiquette dinners (don’t want to insult the boss accidentally) to road trips to various cities across the country to meet professionals in the field. Networking is an important skill to learn and utilize in both college and the post-graduate world; it will help make the transition from being at school to being on your own easier as well as help you fi nd and get that job you’ve always wanted. As with most things, it is easier to start something new in a familiar environment—so get on Facebook, and start networking.

put vodka in Ziploc bags and stuff them in our bras, because no one is patting down there!” said Gallagher. She added that, on a separate occasion, several of her underage friends were caught on a security video bringing cartfuls of alcohol into their dorm. The students were punished by being forced to attend a house event—in this case, a pumpkin-carving activity. Saint Louis University junior Adam Hayes, who transferred from the University of Missouri-Columbia two years ago and whose current roommate is a Wash. U. student, was able to compare the policies of all three institutions. “I’d say [SLU’s drug/alcohol policy] is a moderate policy,” said Hayes. “Having been at Mizzou, where RAs could randomly knock on dorm doors and bust people for possession, I can see that SLU’s policy isn’t nearly as restrictive as other places. But having spent time at Wash. U., where the policy is more lax and more reliant on student responsibility and accountability, I realize that SLU isn’t nearly as progressive as it could be.” It may be impossible to achieve the perfect balance of guidance and letting students have their independence. Some schools avoid the issue by not specifying automatic sanctions for policy violations and adopting a case-by-case philosophy. A disciplinary action chart on the Harvard College Web site lists wide ranges of possible punishments for any offense; sanctions for underage alcohol consumption can range from mere warnings to “requirement to withdraw.” So where does Wash. U. ﬁt in? Given the fact that a campus police ofﬁcer recently tasered an intoxicated and belligerent student during a Gargoyle concert, Wash. U. might come across as a tough anti-alcohol environment. In general, however, policy here is fairly lenient, emphasizing moderation and responsible drinking. The Alcohol Awareness Handbook (available online) sums up our school’s basic

philosophy in a sentence: “Students should be treated as responsible adults until proven otherwise.” Director of Judicial Programs at Residential Life Tamara King cited the University’s hallmark ReDD Flag program as the school’s guiding principle for alcohol and drugs. “The University’s perspective is that unless your behavior is repeated, dangerous, disruptive or ﬂagrant, we won’t interfere,” said King. “We try to promote students’ engagement in responsible behaviors.” Wash. U. does outline speciﬁc rules on the types of

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Bottom’s up. Wash. U. treats its students like “responsible adults,” but how do other schools measure up?

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559 North & South University City, MO 63130 (314) 726-3434 Price Range: $10-20

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ooking for some good pizza near campus? Check out Dewey’s Pizza for a fun, casual dining experience. The pizza is delicious and the joint is a great place to go with a group of friends. Clean, classy and casual, Dewey’s has a very appealing décor. Some walls are painted a deep maroon color while others are a cream colored brick. There is plenty of seating as well as a bar, which offers ontap beers and an ever-changing selection of fi ne wines. Music played softly in the background. An added attraction was the windows into the kitchen where you can watch the chefs make your pizza. They fl ipped it gracefully, stretching and spinning the white dough on floured fi ngers. Then, the pizzas were stone baked in an over. The restaurant offers pizza (obviously) along with salad and calzones. The salads can be ordered as either a side or a meal. Dewey’s gives you the option of creating your own pizza or choosing from a variety of specialty pizzas, offered in 11, 13 and 17 inch sizes. My four hungry friends and I opted to order two 17 inch specialty pizzas. If you and your friends have trouble making decisions (like mine do), it’s no problem, because Dewey’s lets you order half-and-half pies. We ended up ordering one pizza

alcohol allowed on campus; for example, kegs and other common containers are not permitted. “To some, our policies may appear arbitrary, but these kinds of policies fall directly in line with our approach,” said King. “Know what you’re drinking.” This attitude places Wash. U. far into the tolerant end of the policy spectrum, especially considering policies at the strictest universities. Alcohol plays a role in many students’ social lives here, and the University is inclined to “let it be” as long as everyone is safe and healthy.

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that was half Dewey’s Original and half meatball. Our second pizza was made up of options called Billy Goat and Socrates’ Revenge. Our waitress was friendly and efficient, and our pizzas and salads arrived quickly. Our side salads came fi rst, and turned out to be quite large. The house salad was a tasty mix of fresh field greens, goat cheese, pine nuts, cranberries and balsamic vinaigrette. All of the toppings were heaped on generously except for the salad dressing, which was flavorful but not overdone. The Greek salad was prepared with fresh field greens, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted whole garlic cloves, red onions, cucumbers and feta cheese. It was drizzled with Dewey’s Greek Dressing, a bright red colored roasted red pepper vinaigrette. Our pizzas were also excellent and not greasy. Dewey’s Original was a classic cheese pizza with tangy red sauce and mozzarella cheese. The Meatball pizza was made with red sauce, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, oregano, Parmesan cheese and, of course, pieces of savory Italian meatballs. The Billy Goat was covered with light mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, green peppers and fresh tomatoes. Finally, Socrates’ Revenge was topped with a mozzarella-fontina blend, spinach, black olives, green olives, feta cheese, red onions and tomatoes.

Each pizza had a tasty, crispy crust that was on the thin side, but not too thin. The crust around the pizza was airy and delicious, with a taste that was reminiscent of seasoned garlic bread. It’s hard to say which pizza was the favorite. My personal favorite was the Meatball, but among my friends each pizza got a vote—clearly, each pizza was well liked. Dewey’s Pizza impressed me and my friends with its comfortable atmosphere, quick, efﬁcient service and delicious, innovative offerings. So if you’re craving fresh, handmade pizza, I’d suggest hitting this place up.

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A Greek salad at Dewey’s Pizza.

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The House salad at Dewey’s Pizza.