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Impromptu election outrages Treasury reps By Ben Sales Contributing Reporter Several Student Union Treasury representatives are furious in the wake of an effective housecleaning of the group’s executive leadership Tuesday night, following the resignations of key executives and an unannounced midterm election. Although the election’s proceedings were technically legal, some of the candidates were made aware of the upcoming election, while others were not. “It was apparent to me that some people were informed that elections would be called, whereas others had no clue that it was coming,” said Leslie Forrest, former co-chair of the Budget Committee who left the

meeting in protest following the call for elections. As a result of the elections, Harsh Agarwal assumed the ofﬁce of secretary of the Treasury, replacing Judson Clark, who declined to run due to his recent rise to Beta Theta Pi’s presidency. Budget Committee co-chair Rafael Walker lost his re-election bid to Treasury Representative Tommy Honton, who now chairs the committee with Tyler Greene. Forrest resigned before the elections, a decision she had made the preceding week. Treasury elections proceed unannounced The controversy over the elections stems from a perceived power play on the part

of Student Union (SU) leadership to oust Walker, former co-chair of the Budget Committee, and fill executive positions with members of a certain group of insiders. At the general Treasury meeting, Agarwal resigned from his position as Student Groups Activities Committee (SGAC) co-chair, prompting Honton to call for open elections. Once that motion was seconded, all executive seats were up for contest. This process, though not mentioned in the SU Constitution, is, according to Agarwal, detailed in Robert’s Rules of Order. “As I understand, [a Treasury representative] has the right to call for an election as long as the motion is sec-

onded,” said Andrew Benard, former SU election commissioner. “Unless there’s an objection, you don’t necessarily have to put [the election proposal] to a [general] vote.” Walker was asked to consent to the election, which he did. “I asked Rafael, ‘Do you need more time? Take whatever you need,’” said Agarwal. “And he specifically said he was okay with it.” Forrest noted that Walker said more than a simple “okay.” “Rafael said he was comfortable but made clear that he had no idea the elections were coming up and that he hadn’t prepared for an election setting,” she said.

Plans were already in the works to have an election for the organization’s leadership before Tuesday’s Treasury meeting. Honton had spoken with Treasury Representative hannah draper after an emergency committee meeting Monday night regarding his personal plans to call a midterm election. Draper had served with Forrest and Walker on the Budget Committee. “Tommy Honton…told me on Monday night that he and Tyler Greene were going to be challenging Rafael Walker for the position of Budget Committee Chair because Tyler refused to work with Rafael,” said draper. “I was under the impression that

Tommy would have the balls to tell Rafael to his face.” Walker, who was unavailable for comment, was apparently unaware that any election was about to take place. “I feel very bad about this,” said draper. “I’ve lost a lot of respect for [Honton].” Agarwal assumes new role as speaker Agarwal, the newly elected speaker of Treasury, emphasized different points of his election. Unlike Walker, he had been informed of the plan for an election before the Tuesday night meeting.

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WU seniors snag more jobs By Marla Friedman Contributing Reporter University graduates of 2006 will have more jobs to apply to compared to students graduating last year, as the jobs proliferate across the country. A report by Michigan State University predicted that job opportunities would expand by six to 14 percent this year. Graduates in consulting, research, information management and e-commerce are predicted to experience the largest gains. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) supported this finding in their report that employers will hire almost 15 percent more college graduates this year than they did last year. Overall, NACE officials say that two-thirds of employers are expected to hire more graduates. Jim Beirne, associate dean and director of the Weston Career Resources Center, said that trends in the business school are in sync with the improvements predicted by Michigan State University. “When I compare our oncampus recruiting companies to last year, a snapshot from earlier this month shows that we are experiencing a 44 percent increase in the number of companies coming on campus,” said Beirne. “We also did the same thing for the number of positions they are interviewing for, and in November we were projecting a 60 percent increase. These are pretty

good leading indicators that the market is improving.” Beirne agreed with the report that jobs in consulting will be seeing the largest increases in hiring. “There’s a bigger jump in consulting organizations in general. When business is improving or getting worse, consultants need to hire more graduates because they can change with the growth or help to solve the problems. When business is normal, consultant organizations don’t grow that much.” Senior Katie Corey is looking for a career in marketing, sales or even consulting. “I have a couple offers right now, but I’m still looking because I’m not sure if those offers are the right fit. I think job offers depend on the person; the top students are getting a lot of the opportunities,” said Corey. “It also depends on your major—a lot of the accounting or finance majors have job offers. Marketing recruiting season isn’t until the spring, so I wasn’t expecting to have an offer this early, but I have a couple.” “I definitely think the job market has improved, but I’m not saying it’s easy. It’s a very hard, long process,” said Corey. Mark Smith, assistant vice chancellor and director of the Career Center, sees increasing opportunities for all University students. “I have seen improvements across the board. They have

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A look at college honorary societies By Troy Rumans Contributing Reporter At first glance, college honorary societies, with large member bases, direct mail advertising, and yearly dues, leave many invited students suspicious. So what is the real deal behind these organizations? Do such societies present a legitimate outlet for student co-curricular activities, or are they just more résumé padding? Margaret Threadgill, president of the Washington University chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), said she has seen the opportunities offered by such an honorary society first-hand. “On a per-member basis, aside from a general opportunity to get involved with the community, the way we’ve set up our system allows people to get to experi-

ence the process of organizing one of these events,” said Threadgill. The University’s NSCS chapter was founded four years ago, and only last year began to gain a larger interest on campus. Their first meeting recorded over 200 attendees. A key benefit of the society, noted Threadgill, stems from the method used to organize events. For each event that NSCS organizes, three people sign up to head up that project from the regular member base. All members are encouraged to sign up. “We offer an opportunity for anyone who wants a leadership role to take a leadership role. We have all the contacts [for these projects]—the legwork is already done for them, but there’s still a challenge for them to be a leader there,” said Threadgill.

Of course, membership in one of these societies will not necessarily translate into such experiences. Steve Malter, undergraduate advisor for the Weston Career Center and college recruiter alumnus, recognizes the boons and pitfalls of NSCS and similar honorary societies. “For honoraries or anything, more is not necessarily better. You want to be involved in something, and be able to actually answer questions [about that society],” said Malter. “You want to display substance, depth of knowledge, and depth of involvement. Don’t be a part of 40 organizations and involved in none.” Indeed, a common problem with these societies is that students simply sign up for their attractiveness to employers, rather than to participate and gain mean-

ingful experience from their membership. “One thing that’s a blessing and a curse is that we invite anyone to be a member [who’s] over the designated G.P.A.,” said Threadgill. “It’s good because it gives us a large member base, but also a problem because people might just sign up to put it on their résumé.” Yet according to Threadgill, NSCS is now able to provide a wide range of benefits and opportunities to students, despite only having really taken off this year. “We are kind of a baby club, so we’ve been having to figure out things as we go along. Because people are so busy and overcommitted at Wash. U., we’ve had to do things a little differently,” said Threadgill. Membership in an honor-

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‘Greeks Care’ faces WU recycling contract hurdle By Elizabeth Lewis Staff Reporter

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Fraternities and sororities have started a recycling program called “Greeks Care,” but have faced significant roadblocks along the way.

Washington University fraternities are trying to start a student-run recycling program they hope will help the environment and local schools—but there’s one hurdle in their way. The recycling program, “Greeks Care,” calls for all materials collected to be sold to a local company called Recycling Challenge, which will compensate the Greeks per pound. The dollars earned will be donated to the Greeks in Motion program, which will in turn distribute that money to local schools. The Greeks cannot work with Recycle Challenge, however, because the University already has an exclusive contract with a recycling provider. The University is negotiating to get out of the agreement. “Once the University sees what recycling program we want, we can proceed. We would like to see our recycling beneﬁt the community as much as possible,”

said Patrick Biddix, a member of the Greek Life Ofﬁce who oversees the House Managers. In the interim, the Greeks are collecting recyclable items, sorting them and making sure they’re put in the right place. They have also started a program to educate students about recycling. “When a chapter chooses to be a part of the program, they educate their members about it. During meetings, the coordinating person talks about the importance of recycling,” said Biddix. Sigma Alpha Epsilon is in charge of piloting the program, with senior Joshua Jones, the fraternity’s house manager, spearheading the program’s efforts. Satyam Khanna, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Joshua’s freshman-year roommate, was the one who originally approached Dean Jill Carnaghi with the idea for a Greek recycling program. Materials and pilot programs began in March 2005, and in April, Greek Life partnered with Student Union for funding.

This October, they came up with an educational component for the program and set a launch date for it. Besides making sure the program remains completely student-run, Jones said he wanted to expand the program. “We want to take [the program] to the next level by spreading it to other campuses and by having the cans beneﬁt charity,” he said. In the short term, the leaders hope to create a recycling initiative that members run in the Greek community, to provide responsibility and awareness of the environment in the Greek community, and to participate and to cooperate with other recycling programs on campus. Additionally, the fraternities would like to expand the program to the sororities sometime next semester, and perhaps eventually include the entire campus. The fraternities are working with Green Action, a campus organization that raises awareness and educates students about recycling and the environment.

Green Action has helped the fraternities by supporting them in their endeavor and by telling them how to make their program more effective. This union is overseen by junior Jonathan Lane, a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon and of Green Action, who serves as a link between the two groups. Max Frankel, a sophomore and Alpha Epsilon Pi’s house manager, just joined the endeavor this year, but already has a deﬁnite vision of what he would like the program to accomplish. “I would like to see the program expand into the entire campus. We’re the catalyst all throughout campus for studentrun recycling,” said Frankel. “It would be a great idea to get students involved. Having students in their own dormitories be in charge brings recycling to the forefront. When something is student-run, awareness becomes bigger,” said Frankel. Jones also has high expectations for the program. “I hope people participate,” he said.

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By Kathleen O’Malley Contributing Reporter Dressed up in high heels and ties, Washington University students attending the Congress of the South Forty’s winter formal will get a chance to sail the Mississippi River on a cruise ship. The Congress of the South 40’s (CS40) Formal Committee, co-chaired by sophomores Wendy Xin and Myra Blake, has been working to ensure that the formal, a four-hour affair, will entertain students by traveling up and down the Mississippi River and providing a buffet-style dinner. The dinner will be served by the cruise’s crew throughout the night.

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In addition, the Formal Committee hired Washington University students to provide the musical entertainment for the evening. A D.J. and a live band, specializing in a blend of jazz and the blues, will combine to form a fi rst-rate and endless stream of music. Dubbed “Masquerade on the Mississippi,” the formal is themed to reflect classy elegance and refi ned mystery. The decision to host the CS40’s formal on the Mississippi brings about an exciting change of venue for Washington University students. While previous formals have either been held at a banquet hall or restaurant,

Xin explained the committee’s desire to do, “something really, really different,” noting that “the riverboat would add to the ‘Phantom of the Opera’ kind of feel.” Freshman Kristen Lee admits that she, “would have gone anyways,” regardless of the formal’s location, but the decision to have the formal on a boat has been a big draw, generating excitement and fully satisfying the committee’s desire to design a bigger and better dance. Freshman Sarah Johnson said she was drawn to the fact that “it is on the Mississippi River, and I have never been on a boat before. I really like getting dressed up, and it seems like a nice break

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from classes and ﬁ nals.” In previous years, tickets for the formal have gone on sale for several weeks, with sales beginning early on in the semester. But this year, in an effort to save tabling time, the committee decided to consolidate their efforts and sell tickets later in the semester. The decision allowed the committee to concentrate their plans and actively publicize their event closer to its date. Xin noted the beneﬁts of selling tickets nearer to the actual date of the dance, which is set for Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. “[Later on], students know their schedules and whether or not they will be available

for the dance,” she said, adding that “the tickets went really, really quick, within a week; we didn’t even have to try that hard.” About 240 people will be on the cruise ship, including 200 students, the 15 members of the Formal Committee, and various residential college directors and Residential Life employees. The $15 ticket provides no revenue for CS40—it simply covers the cost of food, entertainment, transportation to and from the ship and passage on the cruise. The Committee said that they made certain to secure all additional security and safety regulations required for a ride on a cruise ship.

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Amnesty campaigns for Darfur awareness By Shweta Murthi Contributing Reporter Amnesty International chalked the campus with shocking slogans this week as part of their Darfur Awareness campaign. Phrases like “500 people a day die in Darfur” got people talking in front of the library on Tuesday morning. Their week continued with a guest speaker from Sudan, tabling for petitions at Mallinckrodt and selling CDs to raise money for Sudan Aid workers. Amnesty International is a chapter of the International Human Rights Organization and seeks to educate and promote universal standards of human rights. Last spring, Amnesty organized its first Darfur Awareness campaign with a “Change for Change” fundraiser that sought to get students informed about the status of the crisis.

campaign of ethnic cleansing against Africans living there, even though these claims are strongly denied by the government. An Arab militia, known as the “janjaweed” (“evil horseman” in Arabic), have been supported by the government in a targeted scorched-earth campaign against black farmers. While the United Nations and other peacekeeping organizations have avoided calling the war “genocide,” by the summer of 2004, 50,000 to 80,000 people had been killed and at least a million had been driven from their homes, causing a major humanitarian crisis in the region. On Tuesday, the Sudanese government and rebels from its troubled western region of Darfur launched a new round of peace talks in the Nigerian capital of Abuja after a main rebel group overcame leadership divisions.

The situation in Darfur Campus awareness Darfur is a region of farwest Sudan with a population of around 6 million people. Evidence collected by many human rights organizations and independent journalists indicates that the Sudanese government is conducting a

“Lots of people don’t even know that there’s genocide going on, and that’s because the media isn’t covering it at all,” said sophomore Benjy Katz, president of the University’s Amnesty International chap-

ter. “We’ve been selling CDs all week. The funds go toward the Sudan Aid Project, and they raise money towards refugee camps.” During the tabling, two petitions brought to students’ attention by Amnesty included a proposal to get increased media coverage about Darfur in the major news television stations. The second petition referenced an anti-torture amendment to the Constitution, talking about prisoner abuse reforms in Guantanamo Bay. Junior Amnesty member Maya Tobias noted, “One huge reason that most people don’t know about it is that the media does not cover it. Last June, the news stations covered the Michael Jackson story 50 times as much as the crisis in Darfur.” Katz was optimistic about the turnout for the week’s events. “We’ve been getting a very positive response. When we were chalking, people were just coming up and asking us about it.” Darfur events in the campus community When asked whether the student body at Washington

University was generally aware of the severity of the Darfur Crisis, Dr. Priscilla Stone, director of international studies, said, “My sense is that people are started to wake up to the seriousness of the situation and that there is an increased interest about it. I know that freshmen in the International Leadership Program have brought it up as a topic of discussion several times.” Stone added that the international and area studies department was planning an event in the spring that would also talk about the Darfur crisis. International Events Coordinator Danielle Silbur said the event would be “a more formal, town-hall type of meeting.” “We’re looking to have the foremost expert on humanitarian relations, or maybe a journalist that has been to Darfur. It’s being sponsored by groups such as the International Honors Society, the Roosevelt group, and the International Leadership Program,” said Silbur. “Certainly students can have an impact on political events by voting and participating. They can make changes—I’m an optimist,” said Stone.

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Muslim men cover the grave of 3-month-old Mastoor Adam Muhamed during his burial at the Kalma refugee camp in the Darfur region of Sudan. The infant died of hunger-related causes.

‘Laguna Beach’ actors visit the University By Jessica Miller Contributing Reporter Yesterday afternoon, Laguna Beach’s Lauren Conrad (LC) and Stephen Coletti came to visit campus for Happy Hour in the Gargoyle. Student Life: How does it feel to suddenly achieve celebrity status? Stephen: It’s pretty weird. It’s not what we were looking for when we were doing the show. I didn’t expect it to hap-

pen, but it has just been a trip. It’s been weird. I never would have expected it. Lauren (LC): Obviously, it’s unexpected, but it’s just really, really weird. Sometimes you forget. People become very, very involved in the show, and people feel like they know you just from seeing it, so it’s a little weird. SL: Wash. U. wants to know the truth: is the show scripted? L: No.

S: It’s not scripted, but there are deﬁ nitely some kinks and stuff. L: You can tell with certain things. S: There’s a reason why questions come up. L: There are certain questions that’ll come up that were kind of planned, but it’s never scripted. They never tell us anything. SL: What’s going on with Season 3? L: My little sister is doing it. We’re not doing it. S: Yeah. They picked up some new kids…some younger kids. They’re trying to start something else.

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Freshmen Molly Sandler (left), Maya Avitan (center), and Shweta Pai (right) pose for a picture with LC and Stephen, stars of MTV’s “Laguna Beach” in the Gargoyle during Happy Hour yesterday. Stephen gave his phone number to one female fan at the event.

SL [to Lauren]: And you’re doing a show…”The Hills?” L: Basically, they want to do a spinoff of some of the characters…or…people [giggles]. They kept following me after everyone else stopped ﬁ lming and continued to ﬁ lm me for another month, made a pilot, and it got picked up. So it’s basically me in L.A., working at Teen Vogue and going to school. You knowwhen you move to a city and you’re trying to make it on

your own. SL: And Stephen, what are you up to now? S: Taking classes in LA. I’m taking a semester off of college and just taking acting classes. SL: Okay, this is a little free association game where I’ll give you three different random events that happened at Wash. U. and you guys should give your ﬁ rst reaction. The ﬁ rst thing: an intoxicated female fell from the third story of her dorm room while attempting to open a window, leaving her with some broken bones. L: Ouch! S: She’s lucky she’s still alive…Well, I guess if she’s intoxicated, that helps, because if she takes a fall, she won’t really know what’s going on. L: From a third-story window! That’s still going to hurt! SL: Okay: Emory University “declaring war” on Wash. U. by painting “Wash. U. girls are ugly” on an underpass leading to main campus. [Both laugh] L: That’s rude! S: That’s pretty harsh! They must have a lot of time on their hands. We don’t like them! SL: Last one: we have Taco Bell in our cafeteria, and [the school] is removing it. L: Awww… S: That’s not very nice. L: I don’t eat Taco Bell, anyways. [To Stephen] Don’t like it,

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you know? S: It’s all right. I could eat Taco Bell. Are they going to put anything else in there instead? SL: They are. Do you guys have any suggestions? S: In-and-Out Burger. L: They don’t have it here. S: I know. That’s the problem. SL: Do you guys have any secrets to getting onto reality TV? S: Don’t try, because it’s just super random! L: Yeah. None of us really tried. S: I never really expected to do it. L: He didn’t even try out for it. They just went and found him. S: People were all lined up, and I just kind of sat back. I talked to them; I did an interview, and the next thing you know… SL: Last question: are you guys dating? Single? L: Mmm…I have a boyfriend. S: I have a girlfriend. SL: So…any way you guys could hook me up with anybody else? I heard Talan was recently engaged. Now is he unengaged? L: No. He called it off. It was a publicity stunt. SL: And Jason…is he around? L: He’s my boyfriend. S: So there’s that.

HONOR v FROM PAGE 1 ary society also immediately includes the student in a fairly extensive alumni network. In addition to partnerships with businesses—one such partnership grants a discount at Barnes & Noble— students can easily contact old members and find alumni in their area of interest. “Beyond the Wash. U. campus, you automatically have a network of people that came before you,” said Malter. “Is having [such a society] on my résumé going to get me an internship? No. But it’s going to help.” One last question: where in the world do those membership dues go, any way? “[Local chapters] get a check every semester that is a percentage of dues from members used to help as seed money,” said Threadgill. “It’s not a ton of money, but it allows us to have starting seed money.” Due to this seed money, said Threadgill, it becomes possible to be actually more non-profit than is usually possible for honorary societies. “We don’t plan for rolling over a lot of money every year—we do see money from the national organization, so we use more of it on our community service projects,” said Threadgill. “It allows us to give a higher percentage, even than breaking even, to our charities.”

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Treasury coup organizers reprehensible S tudent Life was shocked when Student Union attempted to remove reporters from their vice-presidential re-election last fall. Now, one year later, we are yet again appalled by SU’s conduct, this time in using a back-door election to oust a respected and responsible member of their own leadership. On Tuesday, the Treasury staged a complete re-election of their leadership without informing the entire Treasury body beforehand that an election was going to take place. Within moments

of hearing that his position was up for re-election, Rafael Walker was forced to defend the position he held within the Treasury, which he had by all accounts succeeded at for the past semester. Nothing in the Student Union Constitution prohibits the Treasury from calling such an election. They remained within their bylaws and statutes in doing so, following the procedures given by Robert’s Rules of Order. But Robert’s Rules of Order do not dictate standards of common decency—it’s up to the Treasury

to ensure that its members act in a responsible and ethical manner within those rules. While Representative Tommy Honton promised other representatives that he would notify Walker of his plan to call for re-election, he never followed through, leaving Walker in the dark. Representatives notified Honton that he would be going behind Walker’s back by only informing certain Treasury representatives of his re-election plan, yet he chose to go forward with the plan anyway. In examining Walker’s record and speaking with

other members of SU, we found no problems with his leadership. Rather, we found a Budget Committee co-chair described by his colleagues as “extremely professional.” Speaker-elect Harsh Agarwal praised Walker and his former co-chair, Leslie Forrest, noting, “Leslie and Rafael have done an incredible job. They have done the committee very well.” Treasury member hannah draper said, “I have an extreme amount of respect for Rafael.” This crooked election is only the most recent evidence of deeper problems

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within Treasury. SU Treasurer Ed Banti, an integral part of SU’s funding process, has failed to show up to more than half of the Budget Committee’s meetings. Treasury representatives report feeling unable to voice dissent within the organization, noting that it will be dismissed by what they refer to as “the SU clique.” An organization that stifles dissent from its own members is hardly an organization we would like to identify as representing our views. If members of the Treasury will not or cannot observe proper conduct

What’s in bold lingers By Kevin Bastian Op-ed Submission

nlike last November, when I went to class on Thanksgiving Day while studying abroad in London, the holiday this year found me at home, thankful for a new stufﬁ ng recipe and my mom’s cold chocolate pie. Despite the eating, however, I spent a considerable amount of time at the University of Arkansas library, accessing slide after slide of newspaper microﬁ lm from 1953 for my history thesis. Sitting next

A word from your Congressman: fight the raid on student aid By Russ Carnahan Op-ed Submission

’m writing in order to alert the student body to the war being waged in Congress. As the Washington Post editorial “Making Students Pay” details, our nation’s student loan program is under attack; more than $14 billion in student aid hangs in the balance. With this in mind, I wanted to share the findings of a recently released Congressional Budget Office report that demonstrates exactly how much students will pay under the proposed cuts. To be sure, every student should be alarmed by the radical plan under consideration. According to the CBO’s report, some of the proposed record cost hikes include: $5.46 billion in new charges to student and parent borrowers when they consolidate their college loans; $1.82 billion in new

taxes on student and parent borrowers; and $505 million in new charges on student and parent loans when raising the maximum student loan interest rate on both. In principle, the ability to consolidate, low taxes and affordable interest rates is what makes this program work and affords parents and former students the ability to repay. So what consequences do these billions in fees and new taxes pose to an average student in the program? Well, consider the average student borrower already saddled with $17,500 in debt: this student could very well pay an additional $5,800 for his or her college loans, and that’s just for starters. These developments are not just a matter of concern for those on the bubble when it comes to receiving financial aid; these pending cuts disadvantage us all. When completed, this shake-down, and shake-up,

of the student loan program will have been orchestrated by those who want to continue and are planning additional tax giveaways. In

“Consider the average student borrower already saddled with $17,500 in debt: this student could very well pay an additional $5,800 for his or her college loans, and that’s just for starters.” fact, these cuts in student aid mirror the $14 billion in corporate handouts already given to big oil companies and others in the recent Energy Bill. An

uneducated nation might easily be fooled by such transference of opportunity to the privileged. However, on college campuses and on phones linking families with students across the country, rational people are less willing to forgo opportunity within reach. They realize that by doing so they deteriorate the American Dream, the chance to go to college and learn. They know such a move deteriorates American innovation and our ability to compete in the new global economy. I find myself most concerned about those who could lose out on their college dream and our nation which places its future at risk. With that in mind, and 202 other members of Congress opposing these student aid cuts on their own merits, I feel I am in good company. Russ Carnahan is the congressman for Missouri’s Third District.

and ethics, we seriously question the organization’s ability to adequately represent the student body’s interests. As contributors to the $1.7 million budget that Student Union’s Treasury manages, we deserve better than a treasurer who skips important meetings, the impromptu removal of a successful representative and an organization unwilling to hear dissent from its own members. It’s time for the student body’s legitimate representatives to take a stand against those SU members who only have their own interests at heart.

“Our country is at the ready to declare a tragedy (which it certainly is) when an Amber or Emily is kidnapped, but what of the Latisha alerts, and concern over what is not the idealized blonde hair and blue eyes?” to my Dad, who was born in 1952, the story headlines took on even greater meaning, and sometimes even greater humor. But this Thanksgiving break activity also instigated questions in my mind: in the last 50 years, what have we learned, and are we just engaged in similar struggles with different foes today? Some of the headlines I saw were as follows: “How to Position Your TV in the Living Room for Best Viewing” “Negro News: Debate Over Funding and Opening of Little Rock Negro Center” “Cotton States Baseball League Will Not Allow Negro Pitcher to Play” “Korea: The Undeclared War” “Death of Joseph Stalin… Who Will Replace Him in the Kremlin?” More than 50 years ago, the United States engaged in an undeclared war, costing the country over 50,000 precious young lives in an effort to halt Communism’s advance. We bat-

tled tentacles of an amorphous, ideological enemy all over the world and concerned ourselves solely with its defeat and inner workings for decades. Every issue bent towards the Cold War pull, as we sacriﬁced ideals we needed to exemplify in a compromise for our supposed security. We won out, but not because of our direct actions. Instead, in a world where economics dominate and news travels fast, the Soviet Union simply could not keep up. Sound familiar? Today, the country ﬁghts another undeclared war in Iraq, growing costlier and more divisive by the minute. The enemy we pursue, terrorists, and what we seek to stop, terrorism, could not be any more diffuse, and by our struggles in Iraq, concerned citizens really must wonder if this is where the head of terrorism resides. They must wonder if this is where the United States needs to employ its resources to destroy terrorism’s reach. National security suddenly subverts all other issues, and to challenge current policy in the name of patriotism is to be treasonous and cowardly. Meanwhile, and more painful still, at prisons from Guantanamo Bay to Abu Ghraib we submerge what makes America great—our ideals—beneath a thinly supported veil of actionable intelligence. More than 50 years ago, the United States split its citizens based on race. Can you imagine opening your newspaper to the national news, the local news and the Negro news? Or seeing your favorite ball club turn a star pitcher away because of his skin color? Today, the United States still struggles with these racial issues in more subverted ways. As I have only recently become aware, our country is at the ready to declare a tragedy (which it certainly is) when an Amber or Emily is kidnapped, but what of the Latisha alerts, and concern over what is not the idealized blonde hair and blue eyes? Those children get kidnapped, too—so why the silence then? I fear for the day, 50 years from now, when someone else is reading our headlines. What will they think of our advancement and growth? Kevin is a senior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at kcbastia@wustl.edu.

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University City police actions questionable By Daniel Katz Op-ed Submission

s a senior here, I’ve spent almost four years occasionally reading Student Life, wondering if I was ever going to be motivated enough to contribute to the campus dialogue. Well, the time has fi nally come. What, might you be guessing, is the subject of my frustration? The University City police. Although I have been witness to four years of unnecessary harassment and arrests, never have I been more disgusted than by what I witnessed tonight. Let me give you, unbiased brothers and sisters, the scene: 1. I attend traffic court with my friend to help her plead “not guilty” to a speeding ticket (for going 31 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. zone on Delmar) and the police officers refuse to let anyone inside the courtroom besides those with tickets. 2. When I ask to see the rule that prohibits legal representation, and admit to having no law degree, they tell me that I can either stand

outside in the cold or get arrested. 3. After waiting outside for a while, I try to get the car keys so as not to sit in the cold for an extended period. As I walk in to wait in the lobby area, Officer S. Young (we got his badge number, too) approaches me and tells me he’s going to arrest me, then remove me if I don’t “get it through my thick head” and then pushes me into the glass doors. The other officer, with fewer anger-management problems, hands me the keys. The point of this story is this: what good are these police officers doing? What purpose does it serve to have racist, good-ol’ boys patrolling our streets, sucking up our tax dollars? These are the type of people I wouldn’t trust with my children or with a dangerous situation, much less my taxes or even a broken fi shing pole. I despise these police officers, who obviously have nothing serious to do and no concept of free speech or intelligent discussion. They have no answer to legitimate questions other than: “I’ll give you three seconds before

I arrest you.” I’m pretty sure they don’t really know the law. I am afraid of these racist, unchecked aggressors. These are people that vote for George W. Bush, who in turn scrapes together laws like the Patriot Act that reward unreasonable arrests and unmitigated aggression. St. Louis has a terrible history of police brutality—has it changed? I am ashamed to say that these are the men and women whose job it is to protect and serve our community. To me they have only demonstrated incompetence, unintelligence and a propensity towards confl ict. All University City Police should receive new training on confl ict resolution; the department should be overhauled, and they should re-evaluate the manner in which they deal with the citizens of University City. Presently, this police department is a total joke. P.S.: Officer S. Young, you will get what is coming to you in the next life. Daniel is a senior in Arts & Sciences and can be reached via e-mail at dkatz23@wustl. edu. TEMU BROWN | STUDENT LIFE

Change is the new black

he horizon offered a sea of taillights, and my critical faculties told me things were not well. I quieted the engine, reclined my seat and jovially noted that I would likely die in my car. The pack surged with a chorus of car horns and the shouts of the disgruntled, but my calm was unf lappable. Despite the traffic, the cold and the thick air of hostility that f loated through the gridlock, I couldn’t help but smile. For there were bright lights and towering skyscrapers and I, dear reader, was home. I sat safely within my car—entirely immobile on I-94—and gave a prayer of thanksgiving for the city of Chicago. Hours passed, traffic abated and, suddenly, it seemed conceivable that my journey might end. But just as I exited the highway, I was struck by the realization that I wasn’t going to be able to find my way home. I called my mom and asked politely where it was that we lived. “7528 Oakley, you say? Okay. Now where exactly is that?” You see, my always trend-conscious parents

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I was saddened to read in Ivanna Yang’s otherwise excellent review of “Pride & Prejudice”: “Any production of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ will no doubt be compared to the landmark A&E production of the Jane Austen novel.” A&E is, I believe, the company who showed the miniseries on American TV, but Americans should be aware that the TV miniseries referred to was entirely a BBC production, made for British TV, with an entirely British cast. A&E was merely the marketing company in the USA. -Nicolas Broadbridge

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had recently followed America’s most popular craze and decided not to stay married. The process of becoming un-married, it seems, involves a f leet of new homes and more than a few apartments. And thus it was November 22, 2005, and I was on a cell phone, barking over the static and

Zach Goodwin interference, asking for my address. “I turn left where?” Upon arriving at my new home—a handsome threebedroom apartment in West Roger’s Park—I settled down to the surreal business of acquainting myself with its basic features. First, with my mom’s guidance, I found my bedroom. It was painted a tasteful shade of blue, which I discovered after a few minutes of groping for the light switch. It sounds

insignificant, but learning these seemingly minor details was disorienting. You take for granted that you know what your room looks like, that you know where to reach for the lights, that you know which bathroom has a draft and which shower has the best water pressure. Dazed, I set about cataloging the idiosyncrasies of our new apartment. Still, it wasn’t until I heard the scurrying of footsteps from upstairs that I became convinced of my Thanksgiving Thesis. I stopped to listen to the gentle creaking, and it all began to sink in: that wasn’t our second f loor, that wasn’t my family pacing above—those were other tenants! Strangers! O, brave new world! And right then and there, one thing was made clear: change, my friends, is the new black. It’s pretty much every where. Feel free to wear it anytime. The next morning, my sister f lew in town, and the confusion only doubled. Erica Goodwin, four years my junior, was returning from a triumphant first semester at college. She was nicely tanned, a fair share

blonder, and a great deal more worldly. My sister, without my knowledge or consent, had become a full-scale, real person in my absence. Gone was the musical-singing adolescent that some part of me still remembered. By her own hand and volition, the little one had become all grown up. I was proud, admiring and unsettled. Again, without my approval, things had gone and gotten different. Then, in a whirlwind of whiskey and bar-smoke, four of my dearest high school friends arrived in town. For the first time in the better part of a decade, we were all within the same area code, and there was much to celebrate. But as we talked over drinks, it became clear that my boys, too, had been touched by change. Matty arrived with a girlfriend in tow, and there was some uncomfortable talk of marriage. Peter looked grizzled and worldweary, and he was sporting the disheveled hair of a New York hipster. The discussion was of jobs and apartments, and everyone kept saying that we used to be more fun. And just when I was

certain that I had adjusted to the unseasonable winds of change, Thanksgiving arrived. For the first time in 11 years, we broke with tradition and held our family dinner outside of the Goodwin household. The food

“My sister, without my knowledge or consent, had become a full-scale, real person in my absence....By her own hand and volition, the little one had become all grown up.” was the traditional fare, the company the same, and yet, somehow, things were dramatically different. The Goodwin reign, it seemed, had come to a quiet close. Now, one could end on an uplifting note and offer a Hallmark-card conclusion: regardless of shape, size

or configuration, family is family and friends are friends, and nothing can compromise those bonds. Though much of me believes that, there seems to be something disingenuous in such an easy answer. I think it’s more accurate to say that change is the only constant; it’s the responsibility of friends and family to adapt accordingly. For change is value-free: it’s good, it’s bad, it’s every conceivable shade of grey and every bit of uncomfortable uncertainty. Change brings us grown-up little sisters, foreign apartments and best friends who are beginning to bulge around the waistline. So, as we head into the holidays, and the world beyond Wash. U.’s gabled gates, let’s remember that change isn’t something to combat, but to embrace. It’s those who are open-minded, pragmatic and adaptive that survive change unscathed. And we might as well start practicing now, because as far as I can tell, change is always in style. Zach is a senior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor and can be reached via email at forum@studlife.com.

Return to the woman, or stay away? A tale of one editor’s battle with frustration, second chances, and the fairer sex By Brad Nelson Op-ed Submission

n Super Bowl Sunday last year, I got a call from of buddy of mine with whom I graduated high school. He sounded distraught, which is unusual for him, since he’s the type of guy who keeps his emotions in check—except for the time he smashed a glass window during our senior year of high school, but we’ll just disregard that one transgression. He told me that his exgirlfriend had invited him to her sorority’s formal at her college. He wasn’t sure if he should go. They had broken up because they thought they couldn’t do the whole long-distance thing. He thought she might try to get back together with him if he went out there, which he didn’t want. He was enjoying his bachelor status, to say the least.

At the same time though, he said he really cared about her and missed her. And truth be told, he wouldn’t mind the obligatory sex that would’ve been included in the visit. He was conflicted. This wasn’t the greatest girl in the world. She was manipulative, always breaking up with him and then getting back together in high school. Not very direct, always playing games. Getting involved with her again was a recipe for disaster. As I listened, I thought to myself: “Why is he telling me this?” I had no idea what to tell him. I don’t know the first thing about girls or dating or relationships. So I asked him how I could help. He just wanted me to listen, to maybe help him sort out his feelings. He said I was good at seeing things both ways, of being objective, of not taking sides. I was flattered.

So I tried to sort things out for him. Give him the pros and the cons. While it would be good to see her, I told him, it would open a whole can of worms you

“A girl from my high school days calls me all too frequently, probably because I blocked her on instant messenger. For lack of a better word, she was and still is kind of a bitch.” don’t want to deal with. I didn’t make a decision for him. I told him that he had to make a decision for himself. I just laid out the plusses and minuses and let him sort out the rest. He ended up not going,

and although I never told him, I thought it was the right decision. He’s a goodlooking guy and he spent much of that spring sowing his wild oats. I say: “Matzel Tov.” He is not alone, no matter how lonely he may have felt. There are tons of guys in his same position. I went to high school with them, you went to high school them, we go to college with them. They know these girls are bad for them, they broke up with these girls, and yet they can’t quite get them out of their minds. I will be the first to admit that I am among them. A girl from my high school days calls me all too frequently, probably because I blocked her on instant messenger. For lack of a better word, she was and still is kind of a bitch. But I can’t seem to get her out of my mind. Hopefully in time it’ll happen. I just wish time moved a little faster. Other guys have similar

experiences. Even if they hate her, they still like her, still talk about her all time, pissing off their friends. Then they and their crew roll out to some party and see her grinding some tool who has just a little too much starch in his J. Crew button-down. And then the emotions begin to boil again. I wish I knew the remedy to this. I think it’s a fascinating phenomenon, that we’re drawn to people who aren’t good for us. I know talking about this shit is a pussy thing to do, but I believe it’s so common that guys can relate. (And I’m sure many girls can, too.) I’ve been told the trick is to meet someone else. Then you’ll forget about the bitch. I hope that’s true. We’ll see. Brad is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences and a News editor. He can be reached via e-mail at benelson@artsci. wustl.edu.

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What do you think about Taco Bell’s departure? Name: Sam Washburn Year: Freshman “The lines are always too long at Taco Bell. The servings are mediocre, which makes sense, because they use mediocre ingredients. It will be nice to have something new there, because it will be something else to choose from. Asian food might be worth standing in line half an hour for.”

Name: Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz

“I didn’t really eat there, but I feel sorry for the vegetarians. My friend is a vegetarian and loved the bean burritos, and without that there aren’t a lot of other vegetarian options.”

“I’m ﬁ ne with Taco Bell being gone. I didn’t really eat there, but I’m more likely to try the Asian food. I understand that they probably had difﬁculties picking something new because of the limited space.”

“I’ve never eaten at Taco Bell, so their leaving won’t affect me at all. An Asian option sounds interesting, though, because there is very little Asian food available on campus.”

Year: Sophomore

Name: Carolyn Maus Year: Junior “Of course there will be people upset about them leaving, but there was a vote and it’s what the student body wanted. When I ﬁrst heard about the problem, I didn’t want to support a company without fair worker practices. I’ve heard that they ﬁxed the problems, so it seems that the cause for the initial outrage is gone.

JOBS v FROM PAGE 1 to do with the economy, but even more to do with some marketing efforts we’ve taken. We’ve been reaching out more and making more employers aware of the jumps Wash. U. has taken in terms of the quality of its students,” said Smith. Beirne agreed that improvements are due in part to recruiters’ raised awareness of the University’s strong merits. “Even though no one is ever satisﬁed with the Wash. U. brand—we’re not as well known as other top schools and our footprint isn’t as big on the

coasts as we’d like it to be— we’re continuing to work with our alumni and administration to improve the situation. But I think it’s all good news, and I’m not an internal optimist.” Senior Sarah Gerber was very satisfied with her opportunities for a career in public accounting. “I ended up interviewing with 10 different companies and got offers from four of them. The process definitely went really well and I signed with a company in Chicago,” she said. “I think it’s easier for the accounting field

because they really need public accountants, but all my friends have been having the same success and are all in the process of lots of interviews.” Beirne offers one crucial piece of advice for current students: plan ahead. “I think it’s absolutely essential for [students] to register with their career services early and to touch base with their advisor periodically because they can help guide [students]. Our whole philosophy is: know yourself well, and then you can position yourself well in the market, not the

other way around. We can show direct correlations with people’s preparation and their success in ﬁnding jobs.” Smith offers the same key advice for students. “Students need to come into the Career Center and set up an appointment, because the best way to do things is to sit down one-on-one with someone and plan a strategy. Students should also think about a job or internship search team, because it’s a way to keep you on track. We’ll be starting a new bunch of the seminars in January.”

with the Budget Committee than his predecessors. “I just wrapped up my ﬁfth semester on Budget Committee,” she said. “Ed hardly ever shows up to meetings; he is [at] less than half.” Draper sees antagonism manifested at the general Treasury meetings, particularly when the votes come in. “It’s been my experience at the Treasury that there are a few outspoken people in the voting body who will often oppose the executives, and the rest of Treasury will fall in line [with the executives] like little ducklings. That’s what happened last night.” Forrest echoed similar sentiments, citing them as reasons for her resignation. “I feel like there’s a small group of people who actually speak up in Treasury, and the other treasurers are swayed to go with that opinion,” she said. “Should one have a dissenting voice, then that is usually overturned by a group of people who do not necessarily express their own opinion but follow the opinion of others.”

wal is focusing upon the coming semester in Treasury. “There is something to be said about goals and future and vision, and that’s what I want to focus on,” said Agarwal. “I’m very excited. There is so much potential to accomplish the goals that the leaders have set out.” Draper, along with Forrest, feels differently. On Wednesday, draper said, “This is the most insulting thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m almost certainly going to be resigning from Budget Committee tomorrow in protest.” Draper followed through with her resignation yesterday. “I understand that what few bridges I had left with SU have just been burned, and that’s ﬁ ne,” she said. Forrest expressed similar feelings, noting that she saw no worth in an effort to try to effect change within the Treasury. I have no hope that [a complaint] would get anywhere,” said Forrest. “After being in Treasury for two years, I think that it would be a lot of hassle for me to go through to complain. It would be more work than I needed to do to improve a body that I have lost hope in.”

TREASURY v FROM PAGE 1 “I knew that I was resigning and that we needed to hold elections for new SGAC leadership,” he said. “I knew that Judson was stepping down.” Agarwal had no complaints about Tuesday’s proceedings, saying that Honton and Greene “have been on Budget Committee for two years and they have seen how Budget Committee functions. If they thought that they wanted to be leaders, [they are allowed] to do it. “ “This was not an attack on the leadership,” said Agarwal. “It was more about Budget Committee—its future, its goals, how it can be a resource for student groups. Clark, whose position Agarwal will be taking over, did not respond to repeated calls for comment. Despite the fallout from Tuesday’s meeting, Agarwal praised the former co-chairs for their work. “Leslie and Rafael have done an incredible job,” he said. “They have done the committee very well.” But Agarwal believes that the emphasis should not be on the Treasury’s past. “A lot of [the work] this semester is going to be about the future,” he said. “A lot of the members have goals. Let’s talk about goals. Let’s talk about the

future, let’s talk about student groups. The Treasury is about good discussions.” Nevertheless, he added, “Next semester is going to be a difficult semester for Treasury.” Treasury representatives left discontented According to draper, Walker ran into problems with SU executives long before the Tuesday night’s events. “For some reason, the clique cannot stand Rafael,” said Draper. “They clearly had an agenda going at all the elections.” Draper identified the “SU clique” as SU President David Ader, SU Treasuer Ed Banti, former Speaker of the Treasury Clark, and now Agarwal. She said that the antagonism between Walker and the “SU clique” was paradigmatic of the general relationship between the executives and the Budget Committee. “Over the past three semesters, the only time SU executives outside of the treasurers showed up to the meetings was when they wanted to change things. Whenever they showed up, we knew there would be some big argument between the ‘SU clique’ and the rest of us,” said draper. She also noted that Banti has been significantly less involved

Differing visions for a new semester While Forrest looked toward Treasury’s past, Agar-

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Men’s hoops wins in the Sunshine State By Katie Benson Contributing Reporter The Washington University men’s basketball team ended their Thanksgiving weekend victoriously at the David Wells Classic tournament hosted in Claremont, California. The Bears defeated ClaremontMudd-Scripps Colleges 73-68 in overtime Friday, Nov. 25, earning them a shot in the championship game Saturday, where they took on the challenge, beating Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 70-60. The two big tournament wins improved the Bears season record to 32. Head Coach Mark Edwards’

squad has emerged as an unselﬁsh ball club this year, demonstrated in the games this past weekend. The Red and Green displayed their ability to share the ball as four players reported double-ﬁgure scoring and more than six players having at least one assist in each of the tournament games. “We move the ball around a lot better than last year, and everyone is getting shots,” said senior captain Mike Grunst. “Our inside-out play is great and it was a large part of us winning this tournament.” Grunst averaged 11.5 points and nine rebounds in the tournament while his co-captain,

junior Scott Stone, also posted impressive numbers averaging 13 points and three assists in the tournament. Another critical factor to the Bear’s tournament success was sophomore forward Troy Ruths. Ruths, who had a standout season as a freshman last season, scored a career-high 24 points in the exciting overtime win against Claremont-MuddScripps, including shooting 10-for-11 from the foul line. Coach Edwards was pleased with his overall performance. “Troy had a really strong tournament that went beyond just his scoring. He set up his teammates really well and got them the ball for open shots,”

said Edwards. The sophomore is off to an impressive start to the season, leading the team in scoring with 18 points per game, while contributing 5.6 rebounds per game. Ruths is also shooting .857 from the free throw line. Freshmen Tyler Nading was another important contributor in the Bears wins. Despite his inexperience at the college level, Nading demonstrated his comfortable and quick transition to the Bears style of play, scoring a career-high 18 points in the championship game, as well as shooting 8-of-9 from the ﬁeld. Nading’s potential to score is one of the Bears’ many assets this year.

While the Red and Green started off their season with two straight losses against Robert Morris College on Nov. 18 and Simpson College on Nov. 19, 73-76 and 84-96, respectively, they have picked up as of late, winning their last three straight. The Bears will resume play tonight in the 22nd Annual Lopata Classic against University of Dallas at 8 p.m. in the University’s Field House. The Bears will either play at 6 or 8 p.m. Saturday night in the consolation or championship match. Coach Edwards and his Bears are ready to tip off at home after being on the road four of the last ﬁve games.

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Women’s b-ball tips off Meeting the Juice and season with five wins feeling like paparazzi By Carrie Jarka Sports Reporter Washington University’s ninth-ranked women’s basketball team started the season in commanding fashion, defeating their fi rst five opponents at home by at least 30 points in each victory. DePauw University stood as the only exception to the 30-point margin as they were able to stay within 11 of the Bears. In the Tip-off Tournament Nov. 18-19, the Bears came up against Coe College in their fi rst game. While the Bears shot 52 percent from the field for the game, senior Danielle Beehler led all scorers with 16 points to go along with her five rebounds in a 80-44 win. Senior Katie Benson added another 10 points, while freshman ShannaLei Dacanay dropped 10 points in her fi rst collegiate game. The fi rst true test for the Bears came against 22ndranked DePauw University, a perennial contender in the NCAA tournament. Led by the dominating performance of Beehler and junior Rebecca Parker, who each posted a double-double, the Bears were able to pull out a 72-61 victory. Parker led all scorers with 17, while senior captain Kelly Manning added 16 and Beehler 14. “Playing against a seasoned tournament team is always a big game. We’re happy with the way we’re playing together and the team chemistry, but it’s still early,” said head coach Nancy Fahey. The Bears also played solid defense keeping the Tigers to 30 percent from the field to go along with eight blocks. In a Tuesday night matchup before Thanksgiving, the Bears easily defeated Webster University 84-54. Parker and Beehler tallied their second straight double-doubles while Parker scored a career-high 21, points to go along with her 13 rebounds. Beehler added 12 points and 10 boards. The backcourt was also active, shooting an incredible 57 percent from behind the arc (4-7).

“They’re playing well together. We’ve had injuries, and they’ve done a good job of staying in the game and not fouling,” said Fahey. The Bears proved that the holiday would not slow their momentum into the fi fth annual McWilliams Classic on Nov. 26-27, easily defeating Middlebury College 90-52. In a balanced offensive attack that featured four players in double digits, Manning led the Bears with 18 points in the fi rst half, while Benson and Parker each added 12 points apiece. BEARSPORTS.WUSTL.EDU Beehler amassed another 17 points and Junior Rebecca Parker expresses the enthu10 boards for her siasm and fierceness she brings with her to third straight dou- every game. Parker scored a team-high 23 ble-double. points on eight of 13 shooting from the field “There is a lot of offensive punch and seven of nine from the foul line against in the lineup. It’s Denison University this past Saturday. not on one person’s shoulders. We distribute the said Fahey. ball; they’re sharing and seeing Of note are the contribueach other well,” said Fahey. tions of freshmen Shanna-Lei The Bears proved their pre- Dacanay and Jaimie McFarlin season conditioning worth- in the early part of the season. while as they outscored Middle- Dacanay played solidly at the bury 20-6 on fast break points point guard in the fi rst five while tallying a McWilliams games, dishing out 15 assists Classic single-game team re- and scoring at least four points cord 30 assists. in every game. McFarlin played In the McWilliams Classic consistently tough in the post, Championship, the Bears eas- collecting five rebounds and ily defeated Denison Univer- four points per game. sity 83-50. Parker led the team “It’s tough as a freshman to with a career-high 23 points come off the bench. They’ve while Manning added another done a great job, and they’re 19. Beehler, who is averaging very talented. Like our oppo11 points and 10.5 rebounds nents, we don’t care how old per game, collected 10 points they are,” said Fahey. The Bears go on the road this and 11 boards for the fourthweekend for the Eleanore Moyer straight game. To prove their prowess, the Tournament in Hanover, Ind., Bears took care of the ball and where they will face Thomas turned it over only nine times More College in the fi rst round. “Going on the road is part while dishing out 19 assists in of the season. We need to recthe game. “We’re playing our style. We ognize that we’re on other play up-tempo, but we can slug people’s courts but still bring it out in the half-court. They our style to every game,” said absorb their scouts really well,” Fahey.

floor. Note: Club Antigua is not the Vault. It’s the kind of place that refuses people entry at the door for not wearing the right shoes. For a kid from a small college town in Western Massachusetts, it seems fictitious and cinematic in nature. So when the red carpet is pulled out for a lanky Jewish kid like me, I have the right to be a bit boastful. About 45 minutes into my first visit to Antigua, Rachael forcefully took me away from

walked back to the section of the club we’d spent most of our time in. Vowing to talk to him, I promised Rachael that if she came In mulling my fall break opwith me—camera in hand—I tions this past October, I was would engage O.J. in conversatorn. Should I go to Mississippi tion. So I did. Strangely, I didn’t with the college friends, tailgate hesitate to approach him. While an Ole Miss Football game, and beautiful women and their Jewgenerally engage in Southern ish male friends have historically revelry? Or should I visit my lifeproven to be a poor combination long best friend, Rachael, at her around O.J., I figured I’d talk to small school outside of Orlando, him anyway. Rachael—probably Fla.? Thanks to much coaxing wisely—kept her distance, tryfrom Rachael, I ultimately went ing to capture a candid for the latter option. of ‘Drei and the Juice. I This was my third trip reached out to shake his to Rollins College, an instihand and told the former tution that Playboy recently USC running back that I rated as the second best was a “huge Trojans fan,” party school in the nation. which is actually a comStill, on my previous two plete lie. trips to Rollins I had left Much to my surprise, unimpressed with the supO.J. responded to my reposed insanity that occurs mark by discussing what there. A beautiful school was at the time USC’s with beautiful people it is recent dramatic win indeed, but I needed someover Notre Dame. “They thing major to convince [Notre Dame groundsme of the school’s alleged keepers] grew the grass party prowess. long, they had two weeks Rachael had frequently to prepare for us, and we boasted about a highfaluTHEFACEBOOK.COM still beat ‘em. We’re the tin’ night club, Club Antichamps,” he exclaimed. gua, that Rollins kids often Sports reporter Andrei Berman meets O.J. I nodded in agreeattended. She claimed that Simpson at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla. ment and shook his almost on a weekly basis hand twice more before she spotted and spoke to prime-time celebrities there. the relatively good-looking girl departing. Rachael managed to The celebrities she named, how- with whom I was engaged in capture a picture, but all she ever, often included the likes conversation. While frustrating, got was an image of a small of former N*SYNC members it seemed that there was some hand (which we later confirmed and third-string centers for the urgency in her pull. I asked wasn’t even mine) being shaken Orlando Magic. Sure, she had a her what was up. “O.J.’s here,” by O.J., as the Juice dwarfs everylengthy conversation with Doc- she calmly responded. Before I thing in sight and all you see is tor J. once, but how many people could coherently put together the massive head of the former that I want to talk to are going the facts, we had begun walk- Heisman trophy winner and poto be in the VIP section of a club ing to the other side of the room tential killer. It’s currently my that mostly consists of obnox- with the hope of confirming that Facebook picture. Meeting O.J. was surprisingly ious and ostentatiously affluent O.J. Simpson was, in fact, in the anticlimactic. I didn’t ask him if Rollins kids? I looked forward club’s other VIP section. Seconds later, I spotted him. he “did it” and I didn’t even get to going, but wasn’t expecting much in the way of celebrity The Juice was alone, leaning over a picture alone with him. Still, I a railing, smoking a massive ci- can’t seem to explain why it was sightings. Rachael is, admittedly, an ex- gar. It seemed he was basking such a riveting experience. I suptremely attractive girl, and within the perverse glory of know- pose I knew he was probably an out her by my side, Rollins and ing that, for all his misdeeds, evil man, but his celebrity status the Orlando club scene might people were still utterly infatu- made it so I simply had to talk to not have been so hospitable to ated by him. His head made him. No matter how despicable a me. On the Thursday night of Barry Bonds’ look like that of an person is, fame can quickly turn fall break, though, I was treated infant. He exuded a sense of ce- an aspiring intellectual from like a king. I received royal treat- lebrity insouciance. That image Washington University into a ment from the Rollins College left an indelible imprint in my burgeoning paparazzo. I don’t regret my O.J. experiwomen’s basketball team (Ra- mind. It was just so…O.J. It was chael is a starting forward), free O.J. Simpson. It was the guy who ence. In the end, I lived to tell the drinks from generic guys who was once suspected of murder- story of it, and even if it wasn’t were attracted to Rachael, and an ing two people and who drove a all that eventful, it certainly made me glad I didn’t miss the all-access pass to the club’s bar, white Bronco (c’mon). Shortly after eyeing him, we trip to Mississippi. VIP sections, and main dance

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Standout Performers of the Week FACES

Danielle Beehler Senior Women’s Basketball

Troy Ruths Sophomore Men’s Basketball

Beehler helped lead the ninth-ranked women’s basketball squad to a victory in the ﬁ fth annual McWilliams Classic, hosted by the University on Nov. 26-27. Beehler shot seven of nine from the ﬁeld against Middlebury College on Friday, scoring 17 points in the effort, while also grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds for a double-double. Beehler got another doubledouble against Denison University on Saturday with a 10-point, 11-rebound game.

Ruths has been the upstart point scorer for the Bears this season, and helped lead the Red and Green to a three-game winning streak. Ruths led the Bears offensive against ClaremontMudd-Scripps Colleges with 24 points in a 73-68 win on Friday, while also contributing 17 points in the effort versus Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in the 70-60 win. Ruths is averaging 18 points per game for the Red and Green and leads the team with 90 points, scored in ﬁve games of play.

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Troy Ruths

Danielle Beehler

FACES

Michael Slavik

Michael Slavik Senior Swimming and Diving

Jenny Scott Senior Swimming and Diving

Slavik led the men’s swimming and diving team to their ﬁ rst tournament win of the season at the University’s Thanksgiving Invitational, as he notched four season-best times for the Bears. He won the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events. In the 100-yard event, Slavik clocked a time of 53.60, and he posted a time of 1:56.93 in the 200-yard swim. Slavik also anchored the winning 200-medley relay team that recorded a time of 1:37.24, and led off the winning 200-free relay squad (1:25.33).

Scott propelled the Bears to a second-place ﬁ nish at the University’s Thanksgiving Invitational, providing veteran leadership and top times in several events in the effort. Scott provisionally qualiﬁed for the NCAA Championships in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:07.96. Scott also won the 100-freestyle in a team season-best time of 54.79, as well as swimming the second leg of the winning 200-free relay (1:41.44) and anchoring the 200-medley relay (1:51.83).

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Jenny Scott

DUESING v FROM PAGE 10 year. Then, a bunch of players got hurt and that’s when I got my shot and never really looked back,” said Duesing. Setting several school records in his freshman year, Duesing caught 69 passes for a total of 1,073 yards. He ﬁ nished with 287 receptions and 4,249 yards during his career at the University. “Getting hurt my senior of high school was the best thing to happen to me. It gave me an opportunity to come here. I got the chance to get a great education and play football,” said Duesing. Duesing’s record may be an individual record, but said he wants to thank the team, quarterback Nick Henry, previous teammates, and the coaches for their successes.

“Nick [Henry] really battled back and came on strong after the [University of] Chicago game. If he didn’t come back strong, our team wouldn’t have ﬁ nished the last four games undefeated,” said Duesing. What makes Duesing so special? “I think one of the biggest things that separates me from other players is my running after the catch abilities. There was rarely a time this year when only one person took me down on the ﬁ rst hit, and that’s something I really pride myself on,” said Duesing. The senior captain also stressed the combination of

being a “workhorse” and of a natural ability to excel at the college level. “I am deﬁ nitely a guy who puts in a hard day’s work, rather than having the sheer natural ability. However, to play at this level you have to have the natural ability and have to work hard a on a daily basis to be successful,” said Duesing. The Person After a successful career at the University, the soonto-be graduate in political science is looking for a job in the business world and then, after working for a few years, will go to law school. Having family—a centerpiece in his life—in both his native

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Since football season is over now, he expects to spend the majority of his free time just “hanging out” and watching football. Duesing loves the Bengals and the Reds, and thinks that Montgomery Inn (a Cincinnati BBQ staple) has better ribs than any St. Louis BBQ restaurant. Most important, he doesn’t have any regrets about his college life or his experience here at the University. He does have one piece of advice for his fellow University students, though. “Get out of the classroom and do things,” urged Duesing. “School is important, but there is more enjoyment and experiences to be had outside the classroom.” Duesing will bring many

memories of the University with him when he leaves, ranging from being a player on the football team to being a political science student. “As a player, I would say setting the record would be tops on my list and as a student I’m going to remember all the amazing people I’ve met here at Wash U. All my friends and teammates are going to be the greatest memories I take here from Wash. U.,” said Duesing. Duesing was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season and was recently featured in the Nov. 30 issue of Sports Illustrated in the “Faces in the Crowd” section.

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10 STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS

Senior Sports Editor / Justin Davidson / sports@studlife.com

FRIDAY | DECEMBER 2, 2005

SPORTS

NFL Week 13: WU do you pick? vs.

Student Life Sports Staff Senior John Horky, a starting midﬁelder for the men’s soccer team, is a model American majoring in biomedical engineering. He was named as an AllConference defender after his staunch defensive play this season on the Bears defense helped keep their opponents in check all season long. He had two assists over the season.

John Horky

VS. Joe Ciolli

Derek Winters

Jordan Katz

Scott Kaufman-Ross

Alex Schwartz

Justin Davidson

Andrew Nackman

John Horky

Atlanta @ Carolina Buffalo @ Miami Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh Dallas @ NY Giants Green Bay @ Chicago Houston @ Baltimore Jacksonville @ Cleveland Minnesota @ Detroit Tampa Bay @ New Orleans Tennessee @ Indianapolis Arizona @ San Francisco Washington @ St. Louis Denver @ Kansas City NY Jets @ New England Oakland @ San Diego Seattle @ Philadelphia

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Atlanta Miami Pittsburgh NY Giants Chicago Baltimore Jacksonville Minnesota Tampa Bay Indianapolis San Francisco Washington Kansas City New England San Diego Seattle

Carolina Buffalo Pittsburgh NY Giants Chicago Baltimore Jacksonville Minnesota Tampa Bay Indianapolis San Francisco Washington Denver New England San Diego Seattle

Carolina Buffalo Pittsburgh NY Giants Chicago Baltimore Jacksonville Minnesota Tampa Bay Indianapolis Arizona Washington Denver New England San Diego Seattle

Carolina Miami Cincinnati NY Giants Chicago Baltimore Jacksonville Minnesota Tampa Bay Indianapolis Arizona Washington Kansas City New England San Diego Seattle

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Week 11

13-3

10-6

11-5

9-7

Season Record

105-55

94-66

95-65

101-59

105-55

94-66

99-61

10-6 (Jill Carnaghi) 88-72 (all opponents)

Scott:

Alex:

The league’s toughest division matches two of its best this coming Sunday. The Broncos are riding high at 9-2, and appear to be clearly the second best team in football. After an early season lapse in Miami, the Broncos have been playing well thanks to the shockingly efﬁcient play of QB Jake Plummer. On the other sideline, the emergence of RB Larry Johnson following Priest Holmes’ injury has the Chiefs playing well, coming in at 7-4. The Chiefs are ﬁghting for their playoff lives already as the NFL season begins to enter its fourth quarter, and it seems Cincinnati, KC, San Diego, and Jacksonville will be battling it for the two Wild Card spots. Trent Green has had a sub-par season and must return to form if the Chiefs are to claim one of those bids. This is a make or break game for the Chiefs, and there is no excuse for losing a must-win home game. This should be a great game, but I see Dick Vermiel having his team ready to battle, and the Arrowhead faithful pulling their beloved Chiefs through.

This week’s top game features the two teams atop the NFC East: the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Football Giants. With the Philadelphia Eagles’ stranglehold on the NFC East disappearing faster than long-term contract offers to Terrell Owens, each of these two teams are looking to take the now-vacated position of top dog. In many ways, last week was a great game for the Giants. They played against Seattle, arguably the best team in the NFC, and not only held their own, but had multiple opportunities to win. Dallas, on the other hand, had their hands full on Thanksgiving, as the entire nation got to watch Ron Dayne, a man both George Steinbrenner and the entire New York Giant fan base can agree deserves the title “fat toad,” run all over the Dallas defense. Expect Eli Manning to continue to take huge steps forward as he grows into his role as the gunslinger, and watch for RB Tiki Barber to continue the trend of exploiting the now-suspect Dallas run defense. New York 24, Dallas 14

Kansas City, 31, Denver 27

Justin:

Derek:

After defeating the Cincinnati Bengals and upending the ﬁerce Pittsburgh Steelers the past two weeks, the road to a perfect season seems to be a very real possibility for Peyton manning and his Indianapolis Colts. There seems like nothing that can stand in their way, and surely this week’s matchup with the lackluster Tennessee Titans should prove to be another victim in the Colts’ lineup. The Titans’ only three wins of the season have came at the hands of Baltimore, Houston, and San Francisco, the equivalent of football’s toe jam. Look for huge yardage for Manning and an explosive running game against the Titan defense, rolling to a 12-0 record.

The Skins (5-6) come to town to face the drama-ﬁ lled Rams (5-6). The Rams will be looking to their Harvard graduate QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The Redskins have had some very quality wins over teams like Seattle and Chicago; however, they need to beat the Rams to have a chance at the Wild Card. The Redskins will look to WR Santana Moss to have a huge day against the Rams’ pathetic secondary. However, the Redskins are 1-4 on the road this season and the Rams are 3-2 at home. The Rams drama will continue as Mike Martz tries to gain his head coaching job back and the drama might heat up so much that John Shaw might even come to Saint Louis… probably not. Look for the off-ﬁeld entertainment to continue in St. Louis with a Rams Victory.

Indianapolis 45, Tennessee 13

St. Louis 27, Washington 24

Behind the record: senior Brad Duesing By Derek Winters Sports Reporter The Record Chance (n.): the unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause; opportunity; luck. Senior wide receiver Brad Duesing’s football career could be summed up by this one word, chance. The Cincinnati native recently became the second player in NCAA history (among all three divisions) to catch for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. It might not have happened had Duesing not broken his collarbone early in his senior season of high school. He found himself missing the next six games only to re-break his collarbone in the Ohio State Championship game. Playing for St. Xavier High School, Duesing “wasn’t even the best receiver in his class,”

he comments. And yet he’s the record holder and all-time University leader in receptions and receiving yards. “I am very grateful to have achieved the record, but I would give every single statistic back just for a chance to play for a National Championship,” said Duesing. Coming into the fi nal game of this season Duesing was fl irting with history. He knew that all his friends, family, and teammates watching could be a burden on him, if he didn’t achieve the receiving record. “I tried not to be nervous, but I defi nitely was. I knew all my family was nervous and probably the most nervous of anyone was my younger sister,” said Duesing. Even though the University belongs to Division III athletics and doesn’t receive the grandeur of Division I, this was a huge record to achieve. Several athletes have made a name for themselves by accomplishing such feats.

Duesing broke the record on Nov. 12 against Greenville with a career day, catching 15 passes for a career-high 218 yards. “I don’t think the record has changed me. After getting it, I felt a burden lifted and I was really happy just to get it out of the way so I could concentrate on winning the game,” said Duesing. Duesing came to the University only after being recruited to Butler and Washington University. Division I football was never an option for Duesing because of the time commitment required; he was committed to an academic career. Playing second receiver to another “star” receiver in high school, Duesing was overlooked by several Division I schools. During his ﬁ rst year here, he got his chance, but in an unlikely way. “Coach Kindbom told me up front that I wouldn’t really be seeing the ﬁeld my freshman

See DUESING, page 8

JASON HUBERT | STUDENT LIFE

Senior WR Brad Duesing demonstrates why he became the second player in NCAA history to catch for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. Duesing led the Bears to a 6-4 season mark.