W E D N E S D AY FEB. 18, 2004 Vol. 125, No. 52
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INSIDE Food services gets new chief ALL STRUNG OUT
Laura Vilines talks to Seth Stratton, the Washington State yo-yo champ, and Cadenza staff take to the street to find out what Washington University students really think of Valentine’s Day. Also inside: Celluloid Paralysis and some new rental picks.
Teator resigns, new general manager named By Michael Parks q Contributing Reporter Food is serious business at Washington University—just ask the former General Manager of Food Services Greg Teator. Between 2001 and 2003 Student Life interviewed Teator some 20 times about issues ranging from the University’s number-one rank in the Princeton Review’s food service survey to the controversial Bear’s Den renovations. This semester Teator resigned from his position, leaving his busy job at the helm of University’s 15 different dining locations to the former Director of Operations for Food Services, Kathy Carmody. According to Carmody, Teator’s decision to resign was personal in nature. “I think he just wanted to move on,” said Carmody. “It was a personal decision. He wanted to try something new.” Now that she too has moved on, Carmody sees differences between being director of operations and her new role as general manager. “As general manager I deal more with administrative duties,” said Carmody. “I used to spend more time in the field making sure that things were running smoothly on that end of things, but I now I tend to spend more time in the office.” Still, Carmody said she spends a large part of each day visit-
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Kathy Carmody is the new general manager of Dining Services. She takes over for Greg Teator, who left for personal reasons.
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Forum looks at tuition increases
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Chancellor, administrators tackle ‘$40,000 question’ By Sarah Kliff q Staff Reporter The Academic Affairs Committee’s Tuition Forum this Monday gave students a chance to ask deans and chancellors the $40,000 question: Why is tuition at Washington University so high? “We’re looking to advance quality and try to identify areas where it would be rewarding to do so,” said Chancellor Mark Wrighton. “At the same time, we have to be sensible about the sticker price [of an education.] It’s not an easy task. The cost of excellence is high.” Wrighton noted that students actually receive more resources than their tuition can cover due to endowments and personal gifts. “Everyone’s getting a better educational environment than they pay for,” he said. “Our sticker price is lower than actual costs.” The University largely bases its tuition on the tuition charged at competing schools, students’ family incomes and revenue needs. Last year, the University’s tuition was the 16th highest in comparison to the 24 schools with which it has the most application overlap. In terms of family income, tuition has been increasing as a percentage of family income but decreasing as a percentage of total family wealth. Barbara Feiner, vice chancellor for finance and the University’s chief financial officer, outlined the process the University goes through beginning in the fall to determine the next year’s tuition. After a group of administrators look at all of the things they want the university to accomplish in the next year, they present their goals and the budget necessary to achieve those
They may not perform a “Miracle,” but the club hockey team takes the ice on a regular basis. Reporter Matt Rettner checks in with the team to see how their season is going.
PAGE 11 WI PRIMARY RESULTS John Kerry
39%
John Edwards
37%
Howard Dean
18%
Dennis Kucinich
3%
Al Sharpton
1%
43 percent of precincts reporting
ROUND-UP: Senator John Edwards put forth a stronger than expected showing in the Wisconsin Primary Tuesday. His last minute campaigning seems to have paid off. Exit polls show that he was particularly popular among voters whom until this week had not made up their minds. At press time, however, it appeared that John Kerry’s momentum would carry him to another victory. He has won 16 out of 18 primary contests. Meanwhile, Dean is still planning on staying in the race for the long-term. -Source: CNN.COM Check out studlife.com
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A Doberman gets his party on at the Barkus Parade this past Sunday. The parade kicked off the 2004 Mardi Gras events in St. Louis. The Grand Parade will be held this Saturday, February 21 at 11 a.m.
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Comedian Andy Dick goes wild on the row After his performance at Edison Theatre, Dick flirts with frat brothers By Kelly Donahue q News Editor Five years ago, current sophomore Josh Stein approached comedian Andy Dick at a St. Louis comedy club and asked for his autograph. Dick’s response? “Eat my balls.” Based on Andy Dick’s antics on campus this past weekend, it seems that not much has changed. Dick visited Washington University Saturday night for a performance at the Edison Theatre with the “Un-Cabaret,” an alternative comedy troupe. His raunchy routine did not end onstage, however, as several cast members of “The Glass Menagerie” experienced for themselves backstage during intermission. In the cast dressing room, freshman Robert Klemisch found himself engaged in what was initially a relatively normal conversation with the comedian. “He kind of came up and talked to us at fi rst, and we got a couple of autographs,” said Klemisch. “Then he went back into his dressing room for a rather long period of time. He
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started to play guitar and sing along to it really loudly. After a while he came back out and was a lot happier.” Klemisch explained that Dick then kept asking the cast questions about “The Glass Menagerie.” Klemisch also talked to Dick about “where [he is] from, and how he wound up in St. Louis.” Sophomore Matt Shapiro agreed that Dick seemed “normal at fi rst, but that didn’t last for long.” “We were all pretty excited to meet him since he is, I suppose, a B-list celebrity,” said Shapiro. “We were talking to him, and when I asked him how he normally warmed up for a show, he replied, ‘I drink a beer and smoke some weed.’ I thought this was a somewhat amusing answer until it turned out to be true, what with the smell of marijuana smoke strongly moving out of his dressing room shortly after that conversation.” According to Klemisch, Dick seemed interested in moving the party back into his dressing room. “Later, during intermission, Andy was there again, and I asked for a picture with him so I could tell my friends I had actually met him and had proof,” said Klemisch. “He told me I should come into his dressing room, so I walked in there and he closed the door.
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Andy Dick poses for a picture with Robert Klemisch at the Sig Ep house this past Saturday.
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