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WUTV broadcasts to aid Forest Park By Maria Friedman Contributing Reporter Washington University Television begins broadcasting a live telethon tonight from 5-9 p.m. to benefit Forest Park Forever, a nonprofit organization dedicated to beautifying and improving the facilities of Forest Park. Forest Park Forever was founded in 1986 with the goal of improving existing facilities in the park. In 1995, it partnered up with the City of St. Louis and raised $94 million for improvements to the infrastructure, landscaping, facilities and historic buildings of Forest Park. The fi rst stage of improvements was fi nished in 2003, and it is estimated that in the near future the organization will need to raise $3 million annually in order to sustain the park’s maintenance. “We were approached by two students who came to us with the idea about Forest Park Forever, and we were interested in being involved because we see how many students there are

that already utilize the park, but we think there are plenty more that don’t know what it has to offer,” said Lucie Springmeyer, senior vice president of Forest Park Forever. Sophomore Ben Nanes, the producer for the Washington University Television (WUTV) telethon, explained the features of the broadcast. “We’ve done an interview with people from Forest Park Forever and will play those interviews to let them tell students about it,” said Nanes. “We also hope to have a panel of students talk about other charity organizations they’ve been involved with at Wash. U. so that students can learn about other options for getting involved in the community.” If students want a moment in the spotlight, tonight’s telethon may be their shot at fame. Nanes said they “will also have a camera in Wohl, so if you want to be on WUTV, just go there during the telethon.” Several student groups will be performing live during the telethon, including the improv

group K.A.R.L., the a cappella group Staam and the jazz band Learned Hand Quartet. The offcampus bands Hybrid Dysgenesis and Uncle Hal will also make an appearance. Staam will be performing from 5:15-5:30 p.m., starting off the night’s entertainment. Sophomore Sari Abraham, the president of Staam, explained her group’s motivation to participate. “The president of WUTV, Jonah Sobol, is a senior and a member of Staam, and he explained to us the importance of participating in the telethon, because Forest Park is a huge resource right next to our campus, and since we use it we should really contribute to its upkeep,” said Abraham. “We really love any opportunity to get ourselves involved in the community.” Nanes hopes that the telethon will help create a stronger link between Forest Park and Wash. U. students. “Since Forest Park Forever works to support Forest Park, which is used by so many Wash.

U. students, we thought that it would be a great way to help let people know what’s out there. This is the fi rst year we’re doing the telethon, and we hope to be able to continue it in the future.” Springmeyer voiced similar reasons for the organization’s participation in the telethon. “We’d love for it to raise awareness on campus both with the students and with the faculty and staff. We really want you to be active neighbors, whether that means a jog every morning, surfi ng the Web on our wi-fi or spending time in the boathouse,” said Springmeyer. The organization would love to see students help out in others ways, too, including by volunteering. “We can come up with a project that appeals to any group that wants to volunteer. There are plenty of opportunities based on whatever the student’s interests are, and we can try to help place that interest within the park,” said Springmeyer. In conjunction with the telethon, Forest Park Forever is

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Junior Nick Hornback works in the editing room of WUTV during an episode of “Missionary Positions.” WUTV is broadcasting a telethon tonight to raise money to benefit Forest Park. offering a special student discount on memberships. Springmeyer explained that students who join through the Web site can receive the beneﬁt package associated with a $100 membership for only $25. By select-

ing the “other” membership type on the registration form at www.forestparkforever.org and typing in the password “WUTV,” a student can receive that dis-

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Women more prone to knee injuries SPPIF tackles peace By Laura Geggel News Editor Less than one month into her freshman year two years ago, Cristina Fernandez tore her anterior cruciate ligament while practicing for club soccer. “I was just going in for a tackle. My foot didn’t hit the ball, it didn’t hit anybody, I just sort of kicked it out in kind of an awkward position,” Fernandez said. “As soon as I did, I just felt something inside of me completely rip apart. I heard it, I felt it, and as soon as I fell to the ground, I knew it was an ACL tear. It was the worst pain I had ever felt in my entire life.” “You always read that women are more prone to these injuries, but you never actually think that it’s going to happen to you,” she said. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, patella femoral pain and iliotibial (IT) band syndrome are just a few injuries that women tend to experience more than men, according to new research from the Washington University School of Medicine. “It all stems back to the differences in anatomy: how the pelvis is formed and how the connection to the lower limb occurs [in women],” explained Devyani Hunt, M.D., instructor of physical medicine and rehabilitation in orthopedic surgery at the School of Medicine, who just co-authored a study with Heidi Prather, D.O., assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the same department. Their study, “Issues Unique to Female Runners,” was published in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Clinics of North America. “Because of the width of the

hip and the angles of the knee and the hip, there are different forces that go across the knee that make them more prone to patella femoral syndrome and the non-contact ACL tears,” said Hunt. The ACL, one of four ligaments involved in stabilizing the knee, connects the femur of the upper leg to the tibia below the knee. By preventing the tibia from coming too far forward, the ACL deters dislocation of the knee joint. Ligaments, which connect bones or cartilages at a joint, are made of tough, ﬁbrous ropelike material. True to its name, the anterior cruciate ligament crosses with the posterior cruciate ligament to form an X, or a cruciate (cross), at the knee. Richard Larsen, Washington University’s head athletic trainer, has catalogued the occurrence of 33 ACL injuries over the past 12 years. While football leads the list with 16 total ACL injuries, probably because of the greater forces football players undergo, women’s soccer and basketball each had six tears, three times as many

To read more real-life sports injury stories, check out the back page of Sports. when compared to both men’s soccer and basketball, which each had two ACL injuries. “It was striking that we have exactly the same difference— like a third—of the amount of injury in both men’s sports as we have in women’s,” said Larsen.

in the Middle East By Shweta Murthi Contributing Reporter

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University statistics reﬂect a greater national average. In 1999, Timothy Hewett, Ph.D., from the Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation, tracked 1,263 high school athletes and collected data on their knee injuries. He found that among untrained athletes, who tended to injure themselves more, women were about ﬁve to six times more likely than their male counterparts to sustain a knee injury. Trained female athletes were 1.3 to 2.4 times more likely than male athletes to hurt their knees. While Larsen agreed that women experience more ACL tears because of their differences in anatomy, he also pointed to muscle conditioning as a

large factor. “A lot of it is preexisting body structure. Then from there it’s how much conditioning the person’s been able to do to prepare themselves for the sport,” he said. Hunt agreed and offered some additional ideas, noting that hormones, in particular estrogen and progesterone, affect laxity, or how much a muscle or ligament can stretch, which in turn affects muscle bulk. “If a ligament is more lax, it doesn’t protect the joint as well. So in order to protect the joint, the muscles have to work harder,” Hunt said. “In that sense, it can cause the ligament to be more at risk for injury.”

Students for a Peaceful Palestinian-Israeli Future, a new Student Union group, has started with the mission to promote campus dialogue about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with a focus on a peaceful conclusion. Its first event, a discussion forum between faculty, including assistant history professor Nancy Reynolds, and students will be held on Nov. 30 to start the dialogue on the peace process. Students for a Peaceful Palestinian-Israeli Future (SPPIF) President Aaron Weininger, a junior, said, “Essentially, this club provides a space for progressive students to come together and talk about the conflict through programming and education and constructive dialogue to see if we can come up with solutions for the peace process.” “We believe that to have a holistic understanding of the Middle East, you need to explore politics, religions,” said Weininger. While other student groups on campus have been considered for co-sponsorship of some of SPPIF’s events, the

group plans to stand on their own for a while. The president of the Muslim Student Association, sophomore Tasmeem Ahmad, noted, “We agree that it’s a great purpose, a good club, and everyone in it is really passionate about their cause. We have overlapping members, and we deﬁnitely support a peaceful future.” With several pro-Israel groups on campus, such as Wash. U. Students for Israel (WSI), SPPIF provides a place for discussing the big picture in the Middle East crisis, with a chance to hear from both sides. WSI President Ben Yungher, a sophomore, said, “It’s a unique approach. WSI is a pluralistic movement, where people from the right and left wings can express their views, whereas this is more progressive movement. I’m sure there will be a lot of positive reaction to it.” Sophomore Mollie Spevack, SPPIF’s vice president, emphasized the differences between SPPIF and other groups. “It’s a forum for people to get our and their ideas, what you feel about the conﬂict, what you feel about

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Popularity of Cheap Dinner declines By Andrea Strand Contributing Reporter The Campus Y’s Monday night “Cheap Dinners” are seemingly a great alternative to Subway’s fast food for students on main campus. A hot Chinese or Mexican meal, conveniently catered from Wonton King or Casa Dilla for four dollars, is a hard-to-beat offer. Yet overall student response to date has been lukewarm. The fundraiser, similar to EnCouncil’s popular Cheap Lunch, has not had a similarly successful turnout. The Cheap Dinners began as fundraisers in response to a student survey conducted by Campus Y. Campus Y Student Director Mallorie Hulse, a senior, said, “We took a survey of needs students felt were unmet on campus, and one of these needs was a place to eat din-

ner on campus besides Subway. Students are always saying how Campus Y doesn’t do anything for them, so we decided to change that.” The ﬁrst Cheap Dinner, held Monday, Oct. 10 by the Campus Y Executive Council, drew a huge crowd. “Everyone was really excited about it...We ran out [of food] in 20 minutes and I had to go get more,” said Hulse. Campus Y Program Leader Luz Silverio, a junior, believes this initial underestimation of Cheap Dinner’s popularity among prospective diners may have discouraged some students who had to wait for food. “The people [who] went that ﬁrst night got a bad impression, and now they are thinking that they won’t get fed [if they go again], but they will,” said Silverio. In fact, the ensuing weeks

have seen an excess of food due to decreased student turnout. As Hulse pointed out, however, “It’s hard to estimate how many people are going to come.” Last Monday’s rainy weather forced the dinner to be cancelled altogether, adding to a growing trend of disappointments felt by the Executive Council. “I think [the Executive Council] is a little tired of working hard on this,” said Hulse. “It hasn’t been as successful as we’d hoped.” Silverio added, “It’s a pretty much break-even project so far.” Hulse feels advertising changes also may have played a role in the decline of Cheap Dinner’s popularity. “The first week we advertised a lot with palm flyers and [sidewalk] chalking,” she said. But after the first week, Hulse said, Cheap Dinner was not as heavily publicized.

Program organizers say other improvements are needed and that the Campus Y is looking for ideas. For now, Cheap Dinner has been either Chinese or Mexican, because both seem to be popular choices. But Campus Y volunteers want to offer a broader variety. “We’re still trying to ﬁgure out what kinds of food people want on campus—Thai, soul food and Jamaican have been some suggestions,” said Hulse. Although Campus Y’s Executive Council is taking a break to recharge, their Monday-night Cheap Dinner will be back after Thanksgiving break, and they are still optimistic about its possible success. “I feel like it has the potential to be as popular as the Cheap Lunch put on by the engineering school,” said Silverio. “It’s foods you get cravings for.”

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Senior Ross Ginsberg prepares to take a swing at senior Marc Nardone, dressed as a cigarette, in support of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Gargoyle. With their motto “Kick Cancer’s Ash,” the members of Relay for Life hold cancer awareness events like this each fall.

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Noche Flamenca Edison Theatre heats up with the ancient art of ﬂamenco performed by Madrid’s internationally renowned Noche Flamenca. This ﬁery and untamed ensemble of dancers, singers and guitarists takes you on a riveting journey from 15thcentury gypsy caves to smoky cabarets. Edison Theatre Washington University 314-935-6543 $28 Adult $24 Student/Senior

F R I D AY, N O V. 1 8 Harry Potter Like Harry Potter? Have a crush on Cedric Diggory or Cho Chang? We do! Check out “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” on the biggest big screen—IMAX. Grab your brooms and wands and we swear we won’t dress up like Rita Skeeter and interview you in a broom closet. Ronnie’s 20 Cine—$8.50 5320 S. Lindbergh Blvd Sappington, Mo. 63126 (314) 843-4336 See www.wehrenberg.com for showtimes. “Continued Colonies: The New Human” “Continued Colonies: The New Human Landscape” opens Friday, Nov. 18. The idea of “human landscape” can evoke multitudes of meanings. The artists of “Continued Colonies: The New Human Landscape,” which features emerging artists from both the St. Louis and Metro East regions, will transform a former paint factory warehouse into a showcase for their talents. Reception from 6-10 p.m. for free! 2500 Ohio Street St. Louis, Mo. (618) 655-0953 Contemporty Artist, Willie Cole Willie Cole, a well-known contemporary artist, will be speaking this Friday in the Student Government Assocation chambers in the Millenium Student Center at UMSL. Cole is one of three African-American artists featured in an exhibition at the Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Center in Mt. Vernon, Ill. titled “Telling Tales: Narrative Threads in Contemporary African American Art.” The exhibit examines the role storytelling plays in African-American visual expression and will include works by artists Amalia Amaki and Mildred Howard. Millenium Student Center University of Missouri-St. Louis One University Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63121

Caribbean Sun Just a short drive north from the Lewis Center, just off of the Loop, is the greatest little Caribbean restaurant you’ve never been to. This Saturday, there’s even more of a reason to make a night of eating their ﬂavorful takes on Jamaican cuisine, as owner Prince Philip joins with his band, St. Louis reggae/ska mainstays the Murder City Players, including keyboardist and art school grad Jeff Schneider. Caribbean Sun 6665 Olive Blvd. U. City (314) 725-3335 Harmony through handsprings! Peace through percussion! Joy through juggling! Marvelous. Multicultural. Musical. Amazing. Artistic. Acrobatic. Incredible. Intimate. Inspirational. Twenty ﬂying children. The St. Louis Arches, Book Kennison the Twisted Juggler, the Patchwork Circus, the Pez Kids, and 30 talented musicians are all taking over the City Museum for a convergence of music and circus arts. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. City Museum 701 N. 15th St. (314) 436-7676 $20 adults, $15 seniors/children

T U E S D AY, N O V. 2 2 Not a fan of the Thanksgiving turkey? Try something untraditional—the Zombie Squad Trivia Spectacular, run by St. Louis’ own Zombie Squad. On their Web site, they describe themselves as an “elite zombie suppression task force ready to defend your neighborhood from the shambling hordes of the walking dead,” but when the zombie removal business is slow, they focus on educating communities about disaster preparedness. Brush up on your George Romero knowledge and try your hand at some zombie trivia. Zombie Squad Trivia Spectacular 7 p.m. Schlafly Tap Room 2100 Locust Street 1-888-495-4052 $11 per person or $100 per table

WUTV v FROM PAGE 1 SPPIF v FROM PAGE 1 count. The beneﬁts package includes a free boat ride, a free baseball cap, coupons to local businesses and other items. “Forest Park is such a close amenity, and virtually everything in the park can be had for free. We want students to understand the needs of the park and enjoy the park for the long term,” said Springmeyer.

the future for peace. It’s really a place for students to vent.” Also an executive member of WSI, Spevack said, “SPPIF is really trying to reach out to all members of the community—Muslim, Christian, Jewish, etc. We’re making an effort to have a representative group of students.” Some of club’s future events include

a fundraiser in the spring that may donate money to a group called Seeking Common Ground, which backs a charity-run two-week camp for Israeli and Palestinian girls in Colorado. “Basically every girl there has been drastically affected, intimately involved in the conﬂict. The other side has a face, and they try and work through their

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A Portrait of Homelessness

omelessness is a topic that has gained increasing attention within the city of St. Louis and the Washington University community. Urban reconstruction projects are forcing the homeless out of abandoned buildings, places they have called home for years. Like many others, Jason recalls having been raised here years ago by his grandmother, who cared for him in a shoebox. As winter quickly approaches, many of the city’s homeless have been left out in the cold, with nowhere to turn. It’s times like this when campus events such as this weekend’s Hunger Banquet and food/coat drives are truly meaningful. Student Life photographer Rachit Patel spent some time with Jason, learning his story and taking him out to dinner and to the City Museum.

INJURIES v FROM PAGE 1 In addition, women have smaller ACLs, which, when put under sudden or continual stress, often cannot handle the forces put on it during athletic involvement, so it tears. Other injuries that occur more often in women, like IT band syndrome, also relate back to anatomy. “The IT band is a muscle that inserts at the top of the hip and travels down in a very ﬁbrous band to just below the knee,” Hunt said. “A lot of athletes, especially runners, have tightness in their IT band. When this band is disfunctioning and/or tight, it causes an imbalance around the pelvis and the knee and pulls the knee outward.” “Men have it too, but women are more at risk because of the angle and shape of their pelvis,” Hunt said. Hunt and Prather also reported on the female athlete triad, “a syndrome where female athletes are more at risk for disordered eating, menstrual

function disorder and osteoporosis,” said Hunt. The triad usually affects young women prior to menstruation or women whose periods are few and far between. “They have a hypo-estrogen state, so their estrogen levels are lower, and that can cause problems with their bone health. Recent studies have actually shown that it can cause long-term bone problems as well as cardiovascular problems,” Hunt explained. Hunt advised athletic women to avoid calorie deﬁcits, making sure that their intake equals their output. “Nutritional status is very important, [especially] calcium and vitamin D,” she said, recommending 1,500 mg of calcium a day and 400 mg of vitamin D. Vitamin D helps with the absorption of calcium, an element that, among other things, helps with bone density and muscle movement. Calcium can be found in a variety of products, like dairy foods, leafy greens, nuts and meat.

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Drunkenness is no excuse R

ecently, the school has begun to discuss plans to shorten Bear’s Den’s hours due to inappropriate student behavior and actions, especially during later weekend hours. Not surprisingly, many students under the inﬂuence ﬁnd their way to Bear’s Den late at night on weekends (unless, of course, they get distracted by falling out of a window beforehand). Certainly the hammered and the wasted need a place to get quesadillas and fries to fuel their late-night exploits. But while students should not have to go hungry late at night, Bon Appétit employees should also not have to endure abuse from drunk students craving a buffalo chicken sandwich. Few campuses are fortunate enough to have a University-run dining service that remains open for such extended hours, especially during the weekend, and Wash. U. students should recognize that they’re lucky to have it. The University certainly has no obligation to keep dining services open this late, even though many munchie-craving students would doubtlessly be upset. Though a loud argument or

an occasional shoving match is perhaps to be expected from inebriated and exhausted students, regular ﬁghts, whether of the food or physical variety, are simply inappropriate. There is a thin line between drunken antics and someone ending up in the hospital, and the University has a right to be concerned about policies that enable dangerous behavior on the part of students. A small number of people generally should not be the sole reason for a policy change, but if this small group poses a risk to the other students around them or to the University community at large, then changes must be considered. So come on, everyone. We’re smarter than this. Drunkenness or being high isn’t an excuse for rudeness and random violence, especially in a public place. Students should seriously consider their actions and think carefully about their behavior (yes, even when drunk), lest there may be campus-wide consequences. So the next time you’re grabbing a Bosco stick at 2:59 a.m. on a Friday night, try being a bit more polite—otherwise you might not get the chance again.

Pat Robertson: master of the one-liner By Bill Ronkoski Op-ed submission

The bloodless P candidate By Erica Turner Op-ed submission

ike any good Democrat, I laugh when I see Republicans squirm. You can imagine, then, that in the last few weeks I’ve giggled like a schoolgirl with a drug problem. According to recent polls (including Fox News), Bush’s approval rating is 37 percent. On the issue of trust, pollsters pitted Bush against Clinton and Americans favored the philanderer from Arkansas over the slow-witted Texan cowboy, 48 to 36 percent. Without having to supply any fuel, Democrats could allow Republicans to ride out the train of their own incompetence. Were they to do so, however, they would fall prey to the short American memory. It would only be a matter of time before the public resumed whining over taxes and began electing Republicans to take out the trash—that is, cut federal spending. The fact of the matter is that the Democratic Party has been hemorrhaging for several years. Defeated in the House, the White House and the Senate, Democratic leaders should use this time of Republican backlash to investigate their own blood trail. They need to repair the wound that weakened them to the point that the public preferred Bush. Working as an intern in a Democratic congressional ofﬁce, I have seen people who are bright, capable and passionate about improving America. I have seen a congressman with a record of real public service and civic effort. Yet when I read the literature that the ofﬁce puts out or examine how they edit what I’ve written for the congressman, I

see that we present a bloodless candidate. He has no spark, no individuality. He’s every man and no man. He’s your neighbor or your friend, sure. But he could just as easily be your boss or your enemy. Then when I begin to look at Democratic candidates on a national level, what strikes me the most is that they lack personality. They have nothing to offer in terms of persona, charisma—in reality, they may be ﬁne statesmen, but an essential part of political leadership is the ability to make people follow you. Republican candidates, while I detest them, have a deﬁned presence. I can imagine them in their daily lives, I have an idea of what they like to do in their spare time—some of this is manufactured, of course, but some of it is that they allow more of their personality to shine through. For instance, I believe that Bush is one of the worst presidents our country has ever had; yet, I would certainly have a drink or even do a line with him. George would be an amusing character, probably tell you a few anecdotes about his summer in Tijuana or how he got the answers for his college biology class or what he would like to do with the blonde bartender who just served your drinks. The point is, he has a tangible presence. For good or bad, I have an idea of what he is like in his private life. I have no idea what my Democratic congressman does in his downtime—it could be anything from knitting to kinky sex rings. I don’t have a clue. He’s never given me enough to go on. Democrats keep trying to capture the vote by being jacksof-all-trades, but to the public they only appear as masters of none.

at Robertson has done it again: he has caught the public eye using his gift for the one-liner. The “televangelist,” who is known for founding the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Christian Coalition, has unleashed the wrath of God on a small Pennsylvania town. The people of Dover, Penn., had the opportunity to re-elect their school board, but chose instead to vote out the eight members who had previously supported “intelligent design.” In biology classes, teachers were instructed to read a script revealing the gaps in the evolution theory and suggested that students read about intelligent design further. A bitter dispute erupted, and when given the chance,

Democrats need to take a stand—on gay rights, on abortion, on stem cell research, hell, on what they have for dinner or what they do when they are not in the ofﬁce. Anything. If they would stop pandering to the Christian, white middle class vote and start initiating change, put us back on the track of, you know, equality, progress, freedom (and not the freedom of the FBI to monitor your library account, but the old-fashioned liberty and independence kind) maybe we would be moving forwards instead of backwards on this path. All politicians are false, but the Democrats are counterfeit in a way that doesn’t even help them—the public sees right through it. The Democratic party and the American public would be much better served if I had a dim conception of who my congressman was, if he presented an actual agenda, if he wasn’t afraid to say it, if he wasn’t afraid to promote it, if he only feared these last ﬁve years—the disaster that happened because he kept it to himself.

Dover rejected their school board. In reference to the situation, Robertson declared last week, “I’d like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to God. You just rejected Him from your city...And don’t wonder why He hasn’t helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I’m not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that’s the case, don’t ask for His help because He might not be there.” He later tried to correct his rhetoric by pointing out that our “spiritual actions have consequences.” But this type of behavior is not new to those who have watched Robertson’s “700 Club” over the years. Last summer he made inappropriate comments about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, claiming the United States should have

taken tactical action against the leader, but he later apologized. On air, Robertson said, “You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war.” In the past, he has also suggested, “The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.” The best Pat Robertson quotation is from his thoughts on Halloween: “I think we ought to close Halloween down. Do you want your children to dress up as witches? The Druids used to dress up like this

when they were doing human sacriﬁce...[Your children] are acting out Satanic rituals and participating in it, and don’t even realize it.” Pat Robertson has time and time again threatened Americans who disagree with his beliefs. The truth is, the United States is quite moderate in its thinking. Robertson is on an endless crusade for the fundamentalists, but he is gaining little ground. He’s only proving himself to be a complete idiot, because we cannot take him seriously as a leader. But there are still those who agree fully with Robertson and his beliefs. If any of those people live in Dover, Penn., maybe they should watch out. Bill is a freshman in Arts & Sciences and can be reached via e-mail at wronkoski@studlife. com.

Correction: A Nov. 7 article on Rudy Giuliani’s speech to University students paraphrased his remarks in a way that may have distorted their meaning.

own lives” and ‘’I think some people will come to the moral choice about abortion that it is sinful or wrong. But ultimately I think it is the woman’s right and the choice she has to make.’’

One paraphrase read: ‘’Seven out of 10 Americans are both pro-life and pro-choice, including me. And you may ask, how can you be both at the same time? The answer is: We think abortion is wrong, but the government shouldn’t make that decision for you.”

Another paraphrase read: “Handguns are very dangerous things, especially in cities, and need to be regulated. As for the other stuff, I’m not so sure about that.”

According to a tape of the speech, Giuliani actually said: “Seven out of 10 Americans are pro-life and pro-choice. They would prefer that somebody didn’t have an abortion. They might even prefer themselves not to have an abortion. They say as far as government is concerned, it shouldn’t interfere with abortion or shouldn’t criminalize it.’’ Regarding abortion, Guiliani also commented that: ‘’As a Republican, it made more sense for me to be pro-choice. I think Republicans more often want people to make choices about their

Erica is a senior in Arts & Sciences. She can be reached via e-mail at erturner@wustl.edu.

What Giuliani actually said: “‘My view on it as being mayor of a big city is that possession of handguns and possession of uncontrolled handguns is a very dangerous thing. The rest of it I don’t have much of an objection to.’’ As reported in a Nov. 14, 2005 New York Times article, Sunny Mindel, a spokesperson for Giuliani, said that the reference to the “rest of it” was to the use of guns for hunting. Student Life regrets any misunderstanding the paraphrased remarks may have caused.

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Cannibals all: surviving Olin Library I

lowered my head, secured my hood and took a step out into the violent, arctic cold. As I marched briskly through the tundra, I made note of my surroundings: a collection of penguins had gathered outside the business school; a lone, lumbering polar bear was pacing in front of Eliot Hall; and out on the horizon—looking more like a sanctuary than a library— stood Olin. I looked down at my hands, having already lost a finger to frostbite, and broke into a jog for the doors of the library. It was Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, and it was the coldest day ever recorded on the planet Earth. Now, for most, this will appear a perfectly natural choice. Many wise and rightminded Washingtonians leave class each morning and head directly into the bowels of Olin. I, however, take a different tack when determining where I will spend my 16 hours of daily study. Instead of embracing the veritable social jungle that Olin offers, I usually retire to my apartment to dedicate myself to knowledge and good works. While others enjoy flavored coffees and human contact, I remain locked within the cell that doubles as my bedroom. You see, my time within the library—despite my senior status—has been quite limited. To me, the library is the depot from which

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“And then the clock struck 10, and Olin erupted: from every door poured hordes of bodies and backpacks. Seemingly without warning, the halls bubbled over with Vandals and Visigoths.” books are retrieved and the publishing house where my papers are printed. Aside from that, Olin and I have maintained a distant, strained relationship. It stays on campus, I stay off, and never the twain shall meet. But it was 9:30 a.m. and too cold to travel, so

I resigned myself to a few hours in Whispers. To ease my wait, I ordered an exotic-colored tea and a plain bagel and sat down at an open computer. And for the first 45 minutes, I became convinced that I had made one gigantic, undergraduatesized mistake. As I sipped at my cup and browsed the New York Times, I concluded that I had severely misjudged the library experience. I mean, my drink was hot, the paper was free, and all around me there was the gentle chirp of motivated students. It was overcome with a Zen-like tranquility, a meditative peace, and I luxuriated in the deep calm of Whispers. Food, fellowship and a brief reprieve from the long walk home, I thought. What could be better? And then the clock struck 10, and Olin erupted: from every door poured hordes of bodies and backpacks. Seemingly without warning, the halls bubbled over with Vandals and Visigoths. Lines formed in every conceivable direction and I was swept up into the human tide. Within minutes, the crowds became mobs and Whispers was filled with the sounds of wild, throaty shrieks. Rioters hoisted chairs above their heads and I saw two shirtless gentlemen fistfighting on a table top. By the time the tear gas was administered, coffee cups and bodies lay strewn about the floor in equal number. As I

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crawled to the exit—battered and bloodied—I yelled to the living: “Cannibals! You are cannibals all!” Don’t believe me? Hyperbole, you say? Well, fine. Whatever. I made it up. But the fact remains that what I saw that Wednesday was unnerving. You see, I came to the realization that the library was not the place I had

imagined it to be; it was, in reality, far, far worse. There were 35 students for every computer, and my bagel and water—what, you really think I drink tea?—came only after I missed class to wait in line. While I may not be the most informed party nor the best person to launch a program of reform, I know that

something ought to change. To be sure, we deserve a library that can accommodate the tenacious study appetites of our students. In the meantime, you can find me in my bedroom. Zach is a senior in Arts & Sciences and can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife. com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Perhaps unwittingly, Gittle speaks the truth Dear Editor: As per Sam Gittle’s letter to the editor on Nov. 16, 2005: The writer sarcastically proposes that “[n]ew ways to persecute minorities, Jews, gays, the poor and liberals shall be thought of at each [College Republicans] meeting.” In his attempt to humorously point out stereotypes of Republicans, Sam has perhaps hit a little closer to home than he thought. I have news for you, Sam: you don’t need to brainstorm ways to persecute gays because your party already does so. Your party, Mr. Gittle, works hard to enshrine my status as a second-class citizen. Because of your party, I cannot get married, will have to pay thousands of dollars in tax penalties when I do ﬁ nd a partner and will be left without legal protection from job discrimination. If you think that is funny or worth satirizing, then I have a suggestion for you: live one day in my shoes. Then tell me where there is space for me in your party. -Matt Adler Class of 2008

Wash. U. Dems worked at phone banks for her campaign and knocked on doors in Kirkwood for three days, leading to Bogetto’s sixteenpoint victory in a district that had not elected a Democrat in several decades. Of course, the semester is not over and the College Dems still have a lot to look forward to. This Monday (Nov. 21), the College Democrats are hosting Campus Crossﬁ re, a debate between the College Democrats, College Republicans, College Libertarians and Conservative Leadership Association. The topic is separation of Church and State and it will be held in Ursa’s Fireside at 9:30. Weekly meetings are held on Monday nights at 9 p.m. in the Barry Room (upstairs Wohl). -Lynn Eisenberg President, College Democrats Class of 2008

Campus men: here’s a solution to consider Dear Editor:

The College Dems are actually active on campus Dear Editor: In his letter to the editor appearing in Student Life on Nov. 16, John Hewitt remarks that as far as he is concerned, the College Democrats does not exist on Washington University’s Campus. The fact is, the College Democrats continue to be one of the most active groups at the University. In addition to weekly meetings, the College Democrats have held two issuecampaigns, one concerning funding for our troops in Iraq and the other urging our congressmen to save student aid. The College Democrats were vital in the election of State Assemblywoman Jane Bogetto, who came to speak at Washington University.

I would like to thank Laura Schaller for her wellreasoned response to my chauvinistic and immature article, and I am proud to be a part of the Wash. U. community which allows for such an intellectually stimulating debate. Joy or excitement doesn’t come to mind; ululation bursts forth from my hairy man chest. She’s right. There is a pressing need for extra-small condoms and other accommodations for the small penised in our society. The genitally disadvantaged often do not receive the type of recognition or attention received by the genitally advantaged, and they are often forced to endure hateful and bigoted speech. I would therefore like to call upon Chancellor Wrighton—who I hear is simianly well-endowed—to assist in forming a new student group called Small Penised Tiny Satcheled Man Breasted Undersexed Ally (SPTSMBUA).

There will be various officers in this group, and I would like to run for CIO (Chief Inadequacy Officer). The girls (and blow-up dolls) I’ve hooked up with on campus can verify my inadequacy, and I am told they will not only support me but donate money towards my campaign. The fi rst task of this group will be fundraising, and as there are very few groups asking for money on campus this should prove simple. We will go door to door from 1-3 a.m. and ask those inconsiderate cheap assholes of students to contribute to our cause. We will also sit in Mallinckrodt and Wohl Center and yell at students from the farthest possible distance, and, if they refuse to donate, we will tell them that they are personally responsible for the violent deaths of two puppies. SPTSMBUA will also become involved in community service projects throughout St. Louis. This includes, but is not limited to, patronizing working women in East St. Louis, distributing small, extra-small, and Baldwinsized condoms throughout campus and visiting local high schools to “mentor” vulnerable and impressionable young girls. This issue urgently needs to be inserted into the public discourse in order to facilitate increased intellectual intercourse within the student body. And in response to the numerous e-mails I have received and will be receiving, I realize that I am infi nitesimally immature. -Mike Tidey Class of 2009

‘Jeopardy!’ winning, examined in depth Dear Editor: In the Nov. 16 edition of Student Life, Theatre Editor Robbie Gross writes that, “…so long as Cliff wagers no more than the second player’s score minus one, he will be guaranteed a victory.” This is simply untrue. Given that Cliff has greater than

double the second player’s score, the appropriate rule for guaranteeing victory is for Cliff to wager strictly less than the difference between his score and double the second player’s score. Equivalently, Cliff must bet no more than one less than the difference between his score and double that of the second player. This is easily veriﬁ able. In the same article, Gross later writes, “…given that Jayanth has so far received ﬁ ve out of the six possible Daily Doubles, much can be learned from Cliff Claven’s hubris.” On the contrary, if Jayanth had received no Daily Doubles, he may have much to learn. But given that he has more experience and has met thus far with success, it would seem that he has less to learn. -R. Gray Beck Graduate Student, Business

Hewitt, Hoffmann, give it up; nobody cares Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in response to the serialized argument between John Hewitt and Steven Hoffmann. My problem is not related to the use of the n-word (which I ﬁ nd highly offensive), or to the name-calling (which I ﬁ nd really fucking lame), but is instead a plea to both parties to simply consider this: NOBODY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE. Now, that may seem like quite the overgeneralization, but I can assure you it isn’t. Before I wrote this letter, I decided to be fair and ask a few of my friends who Steven Hoffmann and John Hewitt were; predictably, none of them had a clue. Responses varied: “Isn’t John that kid who pooped his pants on the quad?” “Didn’t Steve sell me some heady nugs?” “Who the fuck are those kids?” As should be extraordinarily clear, however, none of the responses in any way,

shape or form, resembled: “Yeah, I know him/them!” After my little experiment, it suddenly dawned on me that maybe, just maybe, my sampling was neither random nor representative. Thus, I took to the library on a Wednesday afternoon to ask 50 different people of all sexes, ages, races and creeds if they knew who these two goons were. Allow me to present my data: Thirty-seven people (74 percent) had no idea. Ten people (20 percent) only knew either kid from their lame-ass hissy ﬁt in Student Life. Three people (six percent) actually knew both and were offended that I had asked. You hear that, guys? ONLY SIX PERCENT OF THIS SCHOOL KNOWS YOU. Okay, so why is this a problem? Well, for everyone at Wash. U. NOT named Steve Hoffmann or John Hewitt, it’s not a big deal. But if you happen to have one of those names, it is. Why? Let me explain: If nobody knows who you are, and then you attempt to bushwhack campus by espousing whiny ultraliberal bullshit or horrendous racial epithets, you will undoubtedly get a pretty crummy reputation. I personally don’t care if you decide to shoot yourselves in the feet, but allow me once more to drive home my point: Steve Hoffmann says the n-word --> people think he’s a huge fucking racist. Joh Hewitt cries like a little baby --> people think he’s a commie pussy. Very simple, gents. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some studying to do. -Josh Ellis Class of 2006

Clearly the College Republicans aren’t white supremacists Dear John Hewitt: First of all, do you ever listen to yourself? Seriously. Your rebuttal to Steven Hoffmann is not only incomprehensible, but also irrelevant. You focus

on Steven’s accusation that you are a nigger, which is only a supplement to his argument. You never make a successful case rebutting Steven’s accusation of you being a libelist, nor do you justify your claim that the College Republicans are white supremacists. With Washington University being a predominantly liberal campus, the College Republicans deal with a lot of furor, but no one has gone half as far as to call us white supremacists. You yourself saw at our meeting that we’re not an all-white group. And John, when you come to the Assembly Series lecture sponsored by the College Republicans and make a scene during the Q& A section, and then show up to the College Republicans meeting the next week, don’t think we’re not going to notice. We heard you loud and clear when you insulted David Horowitz, and we just sat back and laughed at your attempt to disprove John Stossel. So calm down and just remember, we’ll always have a place for you at our events and meetings. After all, it’s in our constitution. -Stacey Goodwin Class of 2008

The Bunny should stay: a young girl’s plea Dear Editor: I visited Washington University on Thursday with my sister. My favorite part about your school is the anorexic bunny statue. Our tour guide Kristy said you might give it away, but I don’t think you should give it away. I think it should stay on your campus. -Elizabeth Porterfild Age 7, 2nd grade Park Ridge, Ill.

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SCENE The catch-22 of feminism By Stacie Driebusch Scene Reporter Maureen Dowd wrote a feature in The New York Times Magazine on Sunday, Oct. 30 in which she looked at the evolution and modern manifestation of feminism in American culture. One of the column’s most striking themes was the American woman’s challenge of balancing motherhood and family with a career. Specifically, Dowd references a book by Sylvia Ann Hewlett that observes, “It’s actually much more difficult now than 10 years ago to have a career and raise a family.” Thus our generation is the group that is benefiting most, but, according to Dowd, also suffering most from the feminist movement of our mothers and grandmothers. “Sex and the City” has become the tagline for our generation of aspiring professionals. Though shunned by most males and many a feminist for its “girly” focus on Monolo Blahniks, Magnolia Bakery and, of course, sex, one of the continuing issues encountered by these successful women is that of balancing career, love and children. The catch-22 is that often in order to do one or two of the above jobs well, one or two others may have to be sacrificed. Many of the females at Washington University will be on the forefront of this catch-22 as they pursue their careers. I do not mean this as some ominous foreboding—just consider the numbers. We attend one

of the top universities in the nation, and the female population here has excelled academically. The average male GPA is 3.32, while the female average is 3.48. On one hand, much of the expectation for girls, especially at elite institutions like Washington University, is to pursue a future career. Senior Sarah Weiss, a political science major, observed that “at a lot of places like WU there’s the assumption we’re pursuing careers.” “Very few assume, ‘I’ll never work,’” agreed senior Sarah Steinhardt. The focus on career by so many University females says a lot about the character of the school. “People who are here are here because they’re driven,” said Weiss. This emphasis on career seems to be the manifestation of a 30-year movement of women into the workplace, resulting in the increasingly large number of women in corporate leadership positions. During our mothers’ generation, women were expected to be “nurses or teachers,” agreed Weiss, Steinhardt and their friend, senior Rachel Simon. Even more taboo is the suggestion that a woman cannot perform a career for some reason. The swift and harsh reaction to Harvard President Lawrence Summer’s January 2005 comments suggesting that innate differences might limit women’s success in science-related fields is evidence of the evolution of gender-related thought. “Women are more fi-

nancially secure and more confident in themselves and more willing and able to blur the lines of gender because women are more independent,” said an anonymous respondent in a survey conducted in connection to this piece. Yet many women today are choosing to either amputate or forego their

a survey of 65 University females from all years. I found that 100 percent of them planned to get a job, go to graduate school or pursue Teach for America or the Peace Corps. Contrary to the Ivy League study, 96 percent of those surveyed who said they plan to have children said that they also plan to work.

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Sophomores Samantha Sacks and Andrea Gensler discuss future internship plans in Whispers Café. careers altogether in order to focus on motherhood. A recent survey of female Ivy League students found that many plan to put aside their careers for motherhood, and to forego working to be fulltime mothers. “I know some people who want to work, then have kids and stop,” said Steinhardt. To see if this extended to our University, I conducted

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The results of this survey highlight the complexity of issues facing women of our generation. Much of this may derive from the pressures felt from both sides of the “catch-22.” Susan Stiritz, a professor in the women’s studies department, said that the movement of these women towards motherhood could lead to a stigma from those females who focus

more on their careers. “I see a lot of students who are embarrassed to say, ‘After college I want to get married and have children,’” said Stilitz. “An at-home parent is a productive job.” Many of the women who make the decision to take time off to raise children lose significant earnings potential. According to Stiritz, this sacrifice in earnings power may total as much as one million dollars. The women I surveyed wanted to get married an average of six years after college, and wanted to have children an average of 6.5 years after college. The number of years estimated decreased by year in school, perhaps signifying that there is a transition in thinking over the college years. Stiritz observed that women today have the challenge of weighing many options and finding time in their futures to incorporate both career and family goals. “A lot of people haven’t thought it out—how they’re getting things in,” said Stiritz. She also said that “brilliant students are more troubled how to fit things in.” Since most of the women who are in the financial position to give up a career for motherhood are extremely successful and top earners, this seems to counter the gains that have been made in terms of advancing women in executive roles. But while many feminists may balk at this choice, some believe that the fact that the choice does exist is an

achievement in itself. “Some extreme feminists would say that we’re squandering our gains,” said Simon. “But more moderate ones would say we’re taking advantage of choice.” “The more extreme would feel we’ve gotten complacent,” agreed Weiss. Stiritz said that at its core, the feminist movement is about transforming existing institutions so that women have the ability to balance their life choices. She said that looking at feminism from this perspective, it’s not mutually exclusive with the decision that some women make to forego a career for motherhood. According to Cynthia Russett, professor of American history at Yale University, as quoted by Maureen Dowd, “Women today are simply more ‘realistic,’ having seen the dashed utopia of those who assumed it wouldn’t be so hard to combine full-time work and child rearing.” Thus our generation of women is left with the feminist world of opening institutions and opportunities, but the difficulty of balancing these numerous choices, specifically in terms of motherhood and career, remains. As we move through the motions in an effort to determine our future choices, at least for now, it seems that the future will not be without the presence of the female catch-22.

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Women’s basketball poised for NCAA run By Carrie Jarka Sports Reporter On Oct. 15, practices for the NCAA basketball season began. It was the beginning of the sixmonth journey that leads to the Division III National Championship in Virginia Beach, and Washington University’s 20052006 women’s basketball team has begun looking to make a run for the top early on. “There is a long-standing tradition of the women’s basketball team being a fiercely committed and hard-working program that spends many extra hours in the gym. Our goal is to keep this tradition mentality alive throughout our long season, because it is this attitude and work ethic that sets the best teams apart from their competition,” said senior Katie Benson. With the squad’s first game tonight, the accolades have already started to pile up in the pre-season. Ranked 14th in the preseason poll and picked first in the conference, the Bears are

led by captain senior Kelly Manning, last season’s UAA Player of the Year and this season’s DIII News Preseason Player of the Year. “When an All-American returns, it’s always a positive. But with the other captains, her returning complements the entire team,” said head coach Nancy Fahey. Manning is joined by senior co-captains Danielle Beehler and Katie Benson. Beehler averaged 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season, led the team with 50 steals, and shot nearly 80 percent from the free-throw line. Benson averaged 5.7 points off the bench while shooting .413 from behind the arc. “The captains have diversiﬁed leadership techniques that complement each other but aren’t alike. They lead with their personalities. There’s a quiet encouragement they have for each other, but still with the same drive to compete,” said Fahey. Juniors Sarah Schell, Rebecca Parker, Nicky Huels, Jenny South-

worth, Andi Strauss, and Tiffany Slater will round out the corps of upperclassmen on this year’s squad. In her ﬁrst two seasons, Schell had to share the point guard position but managed to collect 172 assists. Parker, who averaged 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last season, will complete the frontcourt. Huels, Slater, Strauss, and Southworth are expected to contribute greatly to the Bears relentless defense that forced 283 steals last season. The team’s two sophomores and seven freshmen will also be looked to for great contributions this season. “We expect from them what we expect from ourselves. There are so few of us [upper-classmen], and we need everyone to ﬁll their roles,” said Beehler. “The freshmen are learning the system, and we look to them contribute this year more so than in year’s past.” This year’s squad has visible holes left by the graduation of post player Hallie Hutchins and

point guard Leslie Berger. “We try not to ﬁll shoes. Every time someone graduates, we appreciate their four years, but we like the next group to leave their own imprint the way they’d like to,” said Fahey. The Bears are not mourning their losses. “This is a brand new team, but we still set the major goals of every program — win conference and win a title,” said Beehler. While the NCAA tournament is still a few months off, Coach Fahey looks to focus on other aspects. “We need to bring the defensive level higher and take great pride in that aspect of the game,” she says. “Offensively, we need to play a high tempo but controlled style.” According to Fahey, with a lineup that lends itself to defense and with the return of three great scorers in Manning, Beehler, and Parker, the Bears are set for a “fun, exciting style of basketball to watch.” When asked about the pre-

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Senior captain Kelly Manning snatches the ball away from an Emory opponent. This year, Manning was named the D-III News Preseason Player of the Year for the 14th-ranked Bears. season rankings and the top UAA selection, Fahey declined to make predictions. “We respect the polls, but there’s a reason why they call them preseason polls,” she said.

“Friday is when it counts.” The Bears will open up their season tonigt against Coe College at 7 p.m. in the University’s Field House. They will also play on Saturday at either 2 or 4 p.m.

Top 10 dumbest ’05-’06 men’s hoops preseason sports injuries outlook: a rejuvenated ball club Injuries are a big part of every sport, and can ruin a talented athlete’s career. No one likes to see an injury to a player like the Jets’ Dennis Byrd, where the athlete’s career and life could be in question after being paralyzed by a helmet-to-helmet hit. But sometimes as a fan, you have no choice but to sit back and laugh when an athlete gets hurt. There are instances where an athlete does something so stupid, or is so careless, that you have absolutely no sympathy for his or her injury and wonder how these guys actually get paid to do something with their bodies. Here is the list of the top 10 strangest, dumbest and funniest pro-athlete injuries of all time: 10. (Tie) Kellen Winslow Jr., Ron Gant, Jay Williams: All three of these guys had a type of motorcycle/dirt bike accident. Although not as amusing as some of the others, Jay Williams and Kellen Winslow Jr. have missed at least two years as a result of their injuries, and many question if they will ever play again. Nice job guys— you got a multimillion dollar contract, and blew it riding a bike. 9. Ken Griffey Jr.: There is not enough space in this paper to list all of Griffey’s injuries, but one stands out as the funniest. Ken once missed a game after his protective cup slipped, and pinched one of his testicles. Isn’t the cup supposed to stop you from getting hit

where it hurts? Maybe that’s the real reason why Griffey can never get healthy. (He also once strained his back lifting boxes). 8. Jeff Kent: Although most people agree that Kent is lying about this injury, he missed the beginning of the 2002 season when falling off his pickup truck while attempting to wash it. Many believed he actually fell off a motorcycle, which would violate his contract, but the fact that he could make up a story as stupid as this is certainly worth mention. 7. Moises Alou: The best one-two punch on this list, Moises started things off by injuring his knee by falling off a treadmill in 1999. After recovering and planning to play in 2000, Alou then re-injured his knee after running over his son… with a bicycle. As a result, Moises was out of action for more than a season and also was also nominated for the “World’s Worst Father” award. 6. Glenallen Hill: There are many people afraid of spiders, but how many have had a nightmare about them, fallen out of bed and through a glass table, and never woken up from any of this? Hill did it and missed several games with cuts all over his body. Kind of puts those girls who make the guys kill spiders for them in perspective… 5. Clint Barmes: At one point winning the race for the NL batting title, Barmes’ rookie season came to a screeching

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By Katie Benson Contributing Reporter Head basketball coach Mark Edwards described the ending of the 2004-’05 Washington University men’s hoops season with the simple phrase, “My players were left unfulfi lled.” Last year’s Bears ended the season with a 16-9 overall record and posted an 8-6 record in the University Athletic Association (UAA). Despite fi nishing third in the UAA, Edwards’ squad did not receive a tournament bid. But this year brings a new season, and the 2005-’06 team dynamics have sparked a rejuvenated ball club combining the excitement of a very talented freshmen class with the enthusiasm and experience of its returning players. The mix is likely to be very successful for the Bears. “The team’s cohesiveness is very strong this year. Our returnees were very committed in the offseason. They’re excited about this year and it shows,” said Edwards. The heart of this year’s success will be senior captains and returning starters Scott Stone and Mike Grunst, both of whom are coming off of great junior year seasons. Stone, a shooting guard from St. Louis, averaged 10 points, 4.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game as a junior. Stone has had a very successful career at Washington University and has already been entered in the University’s Men’s Hoops Career Record Book, placing eighth overall in three-point field goals made (128). “Our goal is to get to the tournament,” said Stone, excitedly. Grunst, a native of Milwaukee, Wis., also had a very impressive junior year. Grunst averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Join-

ing Stone, Grunst has also been entered into the University’s Men’s Hoops Career Record Book, ranking fifth overall in blocked shots (131). He also set a school record last season with 10 blocks against Wittenberg College. Both Stone and Grunst were named to the UAA All-Academic Team as well. Other factors adding to the Bears’ potential for success this season will be junior point guard Neil Griffi n and sophomore power forward Troy Ruths. Griffi n, a native of St. Charles, Mo., appeared in all 25 games last year as the backup point guard and has the experience, quickness and speed to step into this year’s starting position. He is expected be a very significant contributor, as he will be running the show. Ruths is an invaluable asset for the Red and Green, with his aggressive rebounding and ability to score. Ruths, a 6’6” native of Sugar Land, Texas, had a notable freshman year, averaging 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Ruths is also assumed to fi ll a starting role. Senior captain Ian AshcraftWilliams, a resident of Fayetteville, Ark., will see minutes at the three-guard position. Ashcraft-Williams adds discipline and leadership to the Bears’ squad and truly defi nes what commitment entails. He is a hard-worker who leads by example. Team members who will also see some playing time this season are sharp-shooting sophomore Danny O’Boyle, freshman Tyler Nading, and freshman backup point guard Sean Wallis. The 2005-’06 Bears are ready to bounce back after last year’s disappointing ending. Both talent and team chemistry are already present, and should prove crucial to a productive

Hey pro sports, chill out, will you? Maybe I was just naive, but I don’t remember sports being so controversial when I was growing up. I think the craziest thing that happened was Bobby Knight throwing a chair on the court in a hardly unusual tirade. And perhaps as a result of a more moral, less violent world of sports, there was little need for increased regulation, let alone government intervention. And so this brings me the sports world of today. Does anyone else feel like SportsCenter spends less time each day reporting on actual games and scores? Sports news is much more about news—about the off-the-ﬁeld and off-the-court stuff—now than ever before. Is it that athletes and franchises are more corrupt these days? Or are the higher-ups just deciding to crack down a little harder? Or maybe they’re just getting a little smarter. At least that’s the case in baseball. Induced by the threat of government intervention, Bud Selig

made a long overdue the impression otherdecision. And with wise. the help of the rest As we know, baseof the MLB and the ball isn’t the only players’ association, professional league a new steroid policy that has started to rewas established. It’s ally crack down on its about time. players. David Stern Under the new recently established a policy, a fi rst posi- Allie new dress code in the tive test results in a Wieczorek NBA. The only prob50-game suspension, a second lem I have with it is the way results in a 100-game suspen- so many people received it. I sion, and after a third positive still don’t understand why so test, the player is banned for many things become a racial life. It may sound harsh com- issue. pared to the old policy, but it’s There is nothing racist important that punishments about a dress code except the are severe enough that play- fact that some of the players ers fear the consequences of who happen to like to wear even a fi rst offense. some of what is no longer perAs if the fact that they mitted under the new policy are role-models to young happen to be black. Stern just children, public figures who believes that in a professional people look up to, and gain- league such as the NBA, the ing themselves an unfair ad- players who are injured or out vantage over other players of the game for other reasons isn’t enough. With this new should dress professionally. policy, Selig fi nally made the And there’s really nothing statement that cheating is un- wrong with that in my mind. acceptable and professional And then there’s football. sports are no longer giving Eagles coach Andy Reid may

not be the David Stern of the NFL, but he’s the one who’s cracking down in this case. I might have to agree with Reverend Jesse Jackson on this one. Terrell Owens hasn’t really technically done anything warranting this treatment. We’ll see what happens in his arbitration hearing today, but watching this man sit out for the next six games on the Eagles’ bench will be heartbreaking for a lot of football fans. I’m not saying he’s a great guy or anything. He’s deﬁ nitely not a team player. And he’s not exactly the easiest guy to coach, to play with, or to play against. But he’s one of those guys who makes football fun. He makes it interesting, and he’s clearly one of the most talented players in the league. If anyone saw the Randy Moss interview on ESPN the other day, they heard Moss say that they’re taking all the fun out of the game. Maybe this is the one case where cracking down isn’t so necessary.

season. The squad’s new dynamics have created an energetic, competitive and enthusiastic atmosphere beneﬁcial to the coaching staff and to the players. Attitudes are positive, and a tournament appearance is a must for Stone and his senior teammates in their last col-

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Not to toot my own horn, but I wasn’t half bad at the hot corner. The past year I hit .328 with a team-leading 36 RBIs on my eighth grade team, and many of my good friends were all on the team. But after four traumatizing and excruciating dislocations to my right shoulder over the course of the academic year, I was forced to hang up the cleats and walk away from the game gracefully. My first dislocation came on a blustery October day in gym class playing volleyball and going up for a spike. As I came down with my kill shot, a pop to my shoulder threw my arm out of its socket for a brief moment before it was pulled back in. Two weeks later, again in gym class, the same thing happened while playing tennis, only this time my shoulder laid limply out of my socket for 20-30 seconds before popping back in. For a moment, the biggest gag re-

My illustrious baseball career came to a sudden end in the spring of 2000, my freshman year of high school and chance to be the starting third baseman for my JV baseball team.

see a specialist. Turns out that all those years pitching and firing across the diamond from third caused the ligaments in the back of the shoulder to become abnormally strong and tight and the ligaments in the front of my shoulder to become weak and loose, effectively turning my arm and shoulder joint into a slingshot, throwing my shoulder out of its socket. I felt like Henry Rowengartner in the classic film “Rookie of the Year.” The choice was mine: surgery or physical therapy. Not wanting surgery, I chose the latter, and went through eight weeks of grueling therapy three times a week in an attempt to get back to my old form. Things were going great, and after eight weeks I was placed onto a strict throwing program regiment where I would throw a certain amount of balls each day, increasing my distance by 30 feet each day.

flex of my life came to life in the back of my throat and I nearly threw up. Following these first two dislocations I decided to take it easy and let my shoulder recover. I didn’t know why this was happening, and didn’t think to go to a doctor. A few months passed and no further dislocations occurred. Then came the first day of JV baseball practice. While warming up with one of my teammates, my shoulder decided to give me the proverbial slap in the face and dislocate in the worst manner yet. This time my shoulder muscles didn’t pull my socket back into place right away. It wasn’t until after I had been in the trainer’s room for about 20 minutes and after I started seeing double, being nauseous, feeling extremely light-headed, and nearly passing out that it reverted back into its natural place in my shoulder. After that, I decided to go

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On the third day of the program I was throwing from about 90 feet with my brother when a pop followed by an excruciating tear reverberated throughout my shoulder and arm. Four ligaments tore in two right off the bone, my muscles were strained spaghetti thin, nothing could hold my arm in its socket, and now the only option was surgery. I took my lumps, had surgery, went through nine frustrating months of physical therapy, and when it was all over, I still couldn’t get to where I once was. My range of motion was never the same, and I couldn’t be the player I once was. My career was over. The Yankees stopped calling. To occupy myself after school I turned to my high school newspaper, where I eventually went on to become the editor in chief. Once in college, well, alas, here I am. While my foray into jour-

nalism and writing was probably for the best, I still can’t help but wonder what might have been if not for my fateful injury. Every time I would walk past my school’s baseball field and see all my teammates and friends practicing and playing the game I loved, I couldn’t help but feel remorse. It was tough knowing that I should be out there with them, competing and having fun but being unable to. Without the ability to be active for the better part of nine months I put on a whopping 20 pounds or so, which I wouldn’t be able to lose for another year or so after that. But more so than just weight gain, I lost something precious—the game I loved to play. It’s one of many sad stories caused by sports injuries, and I’ve got the scars, both physical and mental, to prove it.

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halt when he broke his collarbone after falling down the stairs. Barmes was carrying a frozen load of deer meat, given to him by former NL batting champion Todd Helton. Looks like Todd was desperate to remain the last rookie to hold the batting crown. 4. Sammy Sosa: Aside from all the steroids and the corked bat controversy, Sammy Sosa really made headlines after missing time in 2004 with a strained ligament in his back. How did he get it? A violent sneeze. Sosa reportedly sneezed so hard that his back jerked forward causing the injury. Sosa was then ordered to stay away from pepper, pollen and ragweed for the remainder of the season. 3. Marty Cordova: Not the most famous guy on this list, but when you miss part of a season because you are sunburned, you become notable fairly quickly. The best part of the story, however, is that it was not a sunburn that occurred during a hot day in Arizona or Miami. Cordova actually burned himself while in a tanning salon in May 2002. When teammates were asked about it, they reported that he wanted to “look good in his prom pictures.” 2. Gus Frerotte: The sharpie, the pom-poms, the cell phone…all classic end zone celebrations. Yet none of them top the ever-popular slamming your head into the wall behind the end zone. In 1997, Frerotte decided to bang his head into the wall behind the end zone after his TD rush, and missed the rest of a key game with neck pains. I think someone needs to clarify to Gus the meaning of “use your head.” 1. Bill Gramatica: Not only the dumbest sports injury, but probably one of the stupidest things you’ll ever witness, period. After nailing a 42-yard field goal to put the lowly Arizona Cardinals up 3-0 in the first half of a regular season game, kicker Bill Gramatica jumped up in wild celebration, came down, and tore his ACL. Gramatica missed the rest of the season, and embarrassed the kicker position nationwide. Gramatica is no longer a kicker in the NFL, but will forever be remembered by me, and many others, for the funniest thing to ever happen on a football field.

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5-9 (last week’s opponent) 78-66 (all weeks’ opponents)

Scott:

Alex:

It could be time for Larry Csonka and the ’72 Dolphins to start sweating a bit. The “can the Colts go undefeated” talk begins now as we get deeper into the NFL season. Peyton Manning has found his groove again, the defense still looks excellent, and the 9-0 Colts are showing no signs of slowing down. The Bengals continue to surprise people with their exceptional play, and MVP candidate Carson Palmer has the team playing its best football since the late ‘80’s. The Bengals defense is good enough to slow the Colts a bit, giving the offense a chance to make some plays and keep it close. However, the Colts are clicking on all cylinders right now and showing very few signs of vulnerability. It’s in Cincy, so it could be competitive, but I think it could be a while before the Colts lose…a long while.

Week 11’s feature game will showcase the playoff-bound New York Football Giants against their arch-nemesis NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles. These two teams are heading in opposite directions—the Giants, behind the power of a young, skilled offensive unit are on the way up, while the Eagles, with team fights, suspended players, and a defense which doesn’t resemble any unit they’ve put on the field in the past five years, are clearly heading in the wrong direction. While the Giants clearly took a game off against the Vikings last week, their defense was nothing short of spectacular. With the exception of the game’s final drive, the Vikings looked clueless on offense. Expect a similar performance from the Big Blue defense again this week. On offense, things might get a little more complicated. Eli Manning, after a pretty strong start, has looked nothing short of vulnerable and confused the past few weeks. He is missing on a lot of passes and has shown some of the rookie mistakes that we expect to see from a QB who recently started his 16th game in the NFL. The Eagle defensive scheme is complicated, so the Giants may have to rely on RB Tiki Barber to carry the slack if Eli has another letdown like he did against the Vikings. When the final whistle blows, expect the Giants to pull out a close, ugly game, and head into Week 12 with a 7-3 record.

Indianapolis 27, Cincinnati 21

New York 24, Philadelphia 21

Joe: The FBI is opening an internal investigation into a recent ﬁght between Bears offensive linemen Olin Kreutz and Fred Miller which occurred while the two were taking target practice at an FBI facility. Miller suffered a broken jaw, and required surgery to repair the damage. Casual observers might think that this altercation will affect Bears team chemistry, but I disagree. Miller got owned, and will now ofﬁcially be Kreutz’s bitch for the rest of the season. He’ll do exactly what Kreutz says, for fear of another right hook to the grill, and this will allow the team to operate in a more cohesive manner. Look for Kreutz to exercise his newfound power in the huddle this weekend as the Bears cool off the streaking Panthers in a close defensive battle.

Last week, I was brutally wrong with my prediction of the Rams beating the Seahawks. This week, I still believe the Rams will beat the Cardinals. Arizona has the worst offensive line in the league. However, if the line can somehow block, then Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald could give the Cards a chance. The last meeting between the two squads was back on September 18th with the Rams squeaking by 17-12. Look for Steven Jackson to have a big day against a poor running defensive.

Chicago 17, Carolina 14

St. Louis 24, Arizona 16

Derek:

Ouch! Real-life sports injury stories v First up: the knee By Joe Ciolli Sports Editor High school soccer in downstate Illinois (basically everything south of Chicago) is a strange thing. For the most part, the games are competitive and most schools will have a starting lineup of skilled players. But then, on every normal team’s schedule, there are a few outliers. These teams are usually from the rural parts of the state, and generally consist of the kids who couldn’t make the football team. They ride to games on their tractors, with pieces of hay dangling from their mouths (a slight exaggeration). These teams often equip their players with basketball shorts, and if you’re unfortunate enough to play an away game, you’d better like corn, because there’s a lot of it. My team always used games like this to pad our statistics, but once

we went up by three or four goals, our coach took out the starters to prevent unnecessary injuries. But one day our coach didn’t attend one of our match-ups with one of these Hick Highs, and the statistical onslaught was on. And then it happened. I was chasing an errant pass that was about to roll over the endline. I should have just let it go, considering we were up by four goals at the time, but who wants to pass up a potential assist? When I planted my left leg, the wet ground gave way, and buckled under my weight as I swung my other leg around. My kneecap tore away from my lower quadrupeds, and that was it. Season over. Blame it on the weather conditions, or just call it payback for running the score up on a helpless bunch of farmboys—either way, I needed a serious reconstructive surgery. My dislocation was worse than a kneecap simply popping out of its joint. I had subluxed my kneecap, meaning that I had

separated it from the vastus medialus (a muscle in the quad). In order to fix the problem, I needed a drastic procedure that involved two incisions, one for the release of the kneecap, and the other to mend it. But thanks to a good rehabilitation program, I was able to recover and play in my club soccer season the following spring. I continued playing on the varsity team here at the University as a freshman, but disaster struck again about a month into the season. I was working out with the ball in a racquetball court, planted wrong, and tore it away again. For my second surgery, the procedure was even more elaborate. Since the first attempt didn’t solve my recurring problem, the doctor decided to perform the Fulkerson procedure. Using an eight-inch incision, the doctor went below my kneecap to my upper tibia and broke it for the purpose of realignment. Then, once he had moved the kneecap back, he nailed three

bolts through my tibia, which still set off airport metal detectors to this day. Due to the severity of the second surgery, my doctor informed me that I couldn’t play soccer or any competitive sport for fear of re-injuring my knee. I was shocked by the news, and for a while it was hard to watch my friends go to practice without me. But eventually I got over it. I still play recreational sports every once in a while, but I have limited confidence in my knee. Preventing injury is always in the back of my mind, and it’s hard to play with any sort of intensity. But I’m partial to pick-up basketball, and I liken my playing style to that of a young Steve Nash. Other than the fact that I can’t really dribble, shoot, pass or rebound at all, Steve and I have similar games. Having a 10-inch vertical doesn’t help either. All in all, I was the unfortunate

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Sports Editor Joe Ciolli exhibits his scars from reconstructive knee surgery following a series of soccer injuries. He named his scar “Pablo.”