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New dean startles engineers Sigma Chi with swift program changes rededicates

BY TROY RUMANS NEWS EDITOR Judy Sawyer worked in the dual degree engineering program for 16 years, processing applications and acting as an advisor and liaison for dual degree engineering students. Early last week, she was asked to clean out her belongings and leave the school.

“The administration did not tell the dual degrees, but they found out for themselves and broadcast the info to the rest of the program,” said dual degree engineer (DDE) Elaine Chang.

Chang is pursuing her dual degree at Washington University and Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

Sawyer’s abrupt dismissal comes amidst a slew of ma-

jor changes to sweep the Engineering School since Dean Mary Sansalone’s tenure began last semester. Regarding these changes, students have voiced concerns about the streamlining of the dual degree program and the possible merging of civil engineering with mechanical engineering at the graduate and doctoral levels.

These changes ultimately come as part of larger plans by Sansalone to cut the current engineering school budget.

Sansalone looked to address many of these concerns at a Dean’s Forum last Friday; dual degree students, however, left the meeting early after Sansalone refused to take any further questions on the state of the program.

“A student asked why Judy

Sawyer was not transferred instead of dismissed outright, and she said it was a personality problem that led to her dismissal. At that point she stopped taking questions from dual degree [students],” said Chang. “Most of the dual degrees left after that comment.”

Sansalone noted in an e-mail to Student Life that they are working to improve the dual degree admissions process by running applications through the main University admissions office.

They also intend to recruit from fewer schools, narrowing their focus on select universities.

Sawyer reports that she was left out of the decision-making process even though previous deans worked with her in developing the goals of the dual degree program.

According to Sawyer, she was informed “that they were going to cut back on the dual degree program, and that they wouldn’t need two people to coordinate it.”

In Chang’s opinion, the plan to cut back on the dual degree program flies in the face of many of Sansalone’s main goals: A better retention rate and a broader liberal arts education.

“It’s very strange that the dean would attempt to cut a program that does so many things that she wants to accomplish for the school,” said Chang. “I think one of the things that causes such a high retention rate [95 percent] is its very insular nature. If she attempts to generalize or integrate the dual degree program into the

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Internet connectivity issues persist

BY SAM GUZIK CONTRIBUTING REPORTER

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Wires twist and tangle in a ResTech switchroom in Eliot House. ResTech is continuing to investigate and address the internet slowdown problems.

Residents remain acutely aware of Internet connectivity issues over seven weeks after Residential Technology Services received initial complaints.

Specifically, in the past two weeks many students have reported slow connections and “limited connectivity” messages on their desktops.

“We’ll be trying to check Facebook or watch some streaming video online and it will just stop,” said freshman Sonia Sequeira.

According to Matt Arthur, the director of enterprise networks for Network Technology Systems (NTS), the most recent issues were caused by students using sophisticated peer-to-peer software, capable of deceiving the network’s package management software.

Package management software is responsible for prioritizing the use of bandwidth on the network. By managing and prioritizing the types of traffic that are allowed through the network, the fixed bandwidth allocated to the South 40 is used most effectively. The University uses the program PacketShaper, developed by the company Packeteer.

Although problems were eased using a software update, Internet connectivity issues remain, as Residential Technology Services (ResTech) is currently unable to identify all disguised peer-to-peer traffic.

The newest types of peer-topeer traffic appear as normal http traffic and tie up bandwidth, causing Internet outages like those experienced in the past month.

Many students explained that although the recent Internet difficulties slowed the load-times of many pages, AIM remained mostly functional.

Arthur explained, “[Instant Messaging] is important for students and our actions in prioritizing traffic reflect that.”

NTS has moved to grant instant messaging without attachments a higher priority in the package management system.

Some students also expressed concern over the speed of the wireless network, accessible in the libraries and on the Swamp, which often run slowly.

This is caused by the growing number of active wireless cards on campus being recognized by the Wi-Fi hotspots. The new WiFi system, which requires a user name and password for access, attempts to cut down on that issue.

In order to minimize the affects of the bandwidth usage, ResTech recommends keeping up-to-date security patches on computers and not opening unknown links and attachments.

“The Internet is a shared resource and we try to keep it open and available to everyone,” Arthur said. “We try to make sure that no group of students can crowd the bandwidth.”

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Sigma Chi brothers Matt Bliss (left) and David Schlichter pose under the fraternity house’s newly unveiled letters at a rededication ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 14.

BY JOSH HANTZ STAFF REPORTER The Tau Tau chapter of Sigma Chi at Washington University officially has its house back after a two-year suspension. A rededication ceremony marked the event last Saturday, Oct. 14.

The University forced the fraternity off campus in December 2004 for violating the judicial code during initiation activities earlier that year.

“We’ve undergone an amazing transformation,” said David Schlichter, chapter president.

“Getting kicked off campus was maybe one of the best things that happened to us. It really has brought us back to our core values.”

Approximately 100 alumni, active brothers, chapter presidents and University adminis-

trators attended the event. The keynote speakers, including Dean James McLeod and alum Paul Fauft, discussed the chapter’s recent success and paid tribute to its past.

“One very moving thing was when David held up an old book that had handwritten chapter notes from the 1920s and 30s,” said Ron Laue, interim director of Greek Life. “You could just see everyone showing their dedication. It was a great way to connect the present to the past.”

The unveiling of the house letters served as a symbol of the chapter’s progress since the fraternity lost its house.

“We wanted to express our gratitude and appreciation to everybody that helped us get where we are today,” said Schli-

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Famous dancer brings her talent to Assembly Series

BY LAURA GEGGEL NEWS EDITOR Bonnie Oda Homsey remembers her first time dancing under the direction of modern dance legend Martha Graham at Julliard in 1970.

“She was very harsh and berated all of us for not understanding where the motivation came from and for not giving ourselves more fully to the work,” said Homsey. “None of us would she consider working for her company, and ironically four of us from that cast were later in her company.”

Homsey enjoyed dancing in Graham’s “Diversion of Angels,”

a ballet portraying the different types of love, and she dropped out of Julliard one year before graduation to pursue professional dance. After dancing with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company for six months, she flew back home to Hawaii to finish her degree at the university there and get married. But Hawaii, with few dance opportunities, prompted Homsey to fly back to New York and look for work.

“I felt as though my work was unfinished as an artist,” she said.

Homsey will be speaking on Thursday in the Woman’s Building at 4 p.m. to present “Re-Im-

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aging Motion: Martha Graham and Barbara Morgan,” before unveiling her private photography collection of booklets and photos taken by photographer Barbara Morgan of Graham and other dancers. Her relationship with Graham is an extensive one.

Homsey enrolled in classes at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and soon received a personal phone call from Graham to join the company. “I never auditioned for her,” remembered Homsey, who continued to dance at the company from 1973-1978 and then for three months in 1980.

By the time Homsey joined

Graham’s company, Graham no longer joined the group on the stage. “She demonstrated and she directed. She was quite active in the company in the 1970s,” Homsey said. “She perceived of working from the inside out. Not moving a muscle to get expression to form its function until there was a specificity of intent of meaning.”

Homsey later founded her own ballet company, the American Repertory Company, and helped choreograph and perform modern dance for 10 years.

Primitive Mysteries, one of the most challenging Graham ballets that Homsey worked on,

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involved the three connected dances called Hymn to the Virgin, Crucifi xus, and Hosannah.

Homsey related Primitive Mysteries to “Steps in the Street,” a Graham ballet that she is directing with the Washington University dance program.

“There was a commonality between the two with the abstract, stark and raw movement that was played in a very percussive, extraordinarily fierce yet also vulnerable manner,” she said.

“Steps in the Street” is the first of five dances choreographed by Graham in 1936 that transposed her outrage against the Spanish Civil War to the stage.

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Homsey explained how the dancers embodied individuals in a group responding to catastrophe.

“When ‘Steps in the Street’ opens, there are figures walking in silence. They’re walking backwards and their bodies are twisted and contorted with their heads almost trying to listen for someone who’s perhaps still alive: a cry for help. It’s a deafening silence that overwhelms.

And then the dance begins.”

Sophomore Ingrid Larson is working under Homsey’s direction for the December “Steps in the Street” performance for the

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ENGINEERING v FROM PAGE 1 regular engineering program that retention rate will suffer.”

Actual plans for the reorganization of civil engineering have yet to materialize, though senior and EnCouncil president Paul Moceri noted that such discussion has occurred.

“Nothing’s definite at this point, but [Sansalone] did say that they were talking about joining the [civil and mechanical engineering departments] under the theme of structural engineering, particularly at the masters and doctoral levels,” said Moceri.

Moceri noted that much of these decisions came as part of budget cuts from the University.

“The budget was tight to begin with. They’re just trying to work

to better control the finances so we can put better money into academic programs,” said Moceri. “I respect the dean’s decisions to better utilize the resources of the school as a whole. It’s unfortunate that people got let go, but in the bigger sense it’s needed to go forward.”

Many students, however, fear that this marks the beginning of far more significant changes to come.

“For me, the only reason why I can see they’re trying to merge these departments is a budget crunch,” said an engineering student, remaining anonymous for fear of academic repercussions.

“I feel that they’re trying to take money away from all the other

departments in order to fund BME [bio-medical engineering], and I’m scared that Wash. U. is pretty much going to emphasize the BME part of the engineering program.”

The student noted that many peers share this same concern, fearing that other departments in the engineering school will be ignored in favor of its strongest department, bio-medical engineering.

“They merged the graduate program with Arts & Sciences, and if they keep following this trend and attempt to merge the whole engineering program with ArtSci, people are going to be very upset. That’s not the direction students want to go in.”

SIGMA CHI v FROM PAGE 1 chter. “The real point is a testament to the progress we have made. Getting the house back – it’s a gift. It’s a tribute to the hard work that we have done for the past couple years.”

Since its suspension, the chapter has won many awards including: the Peterson Significant Chapter Award, the Excellence in Leadership Award from the University, and the Legion of Honor Award for good educational programs and academic standing. Sigma Chi also had the highest GPA of all on-campus fraternities last semester.

Laue elaborated on how the chapter has become a success story.

“It’s very rewarding for me to see what they have done in my short time here,” he said.

“In many ways I look at them as a model of success as how a chapter can turn itself around.

If something goes wrong, they don’t look for some[one] to blame.

They look at what they control to help solve the problem.”

Before getting their house back, all active brothers underwent an interview process conducted by alumni, who then shared their reports with the Greek office. Only those “committed to refocusing core values,” which Schlichter defined as believing in a noble standard of manhood and subscribing to lofty ideals, were allowed to stay.

The brothers also had to demonstrate a level of philanthropy and good behavior.

Director of Campus Life Jill Carnaghi emphasized how Sigma Chi, with much help from alumni, put in a genuine effort to earn back the community’s respect.

“They could have paid lip-service to what we required them

to do, but they really invested themselves 100 percent,” she said. “They’re light-years from where they were two years ago.

Even without a house, I saw them in leadership roles.”

“They have taken on a level of responsibility and ownership that is not always common in student organizations,” said Laue. “They looked at themselves and at those who had come before them and made a decision to conduct their life within those values.”

Senior Amy Carmell, president of Alpha Phi, has also recognized a change.

“The chapter has really turned around,” she said. “They really stepped up to the plate and exceeded all expectations.

One of the great things about the Greek community is if you prove yourself you can get a second chance.”

HOMSEY v FROM PAGE 1 annual University Dance Theatre concert. “[Homsey] gives us cues but lets us use our own imaginations to create the feeling within ourselves,” Larson said, describing the opening scene as “a community of women all moving together.”

Homsey joined Martha Graham’s all-woman company, and the empowerment she felt as a

dancer in the all-female company remains with her today.

Mary-Jean Cowell, associate professor of dance, invited Homsey to visit the University and present her private collection of Martha Graham photographs.

“We’ve never done a Martha Graham piece,” Cowell said, “and part of our mission with our residencies is either to mount new works that have never been seen

in St. Louis or to reconstruct works that are important in the cannon of modern dance.

This particular work, ‘Steps in the Street’ is very timely because it’s an anti-war dance,” she said.

Morgan and Graham met in 1935 and “changed how dance is photographed,” Homsey said.

The exhibition, called “Caught!” will show until Dec. 21.

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SPORTS

Fall break and football: A winning combination

BY JEFF LESSER SPORTS REPORTER As midterms wind down, the Washington University campus is abuzz: Fall Break is fast approaching. Some students will use the day off and ensuing three-day weekend as an excuse to go home and visit their families and friends. Others, though, will take this opportunity to explore new opportunities and places.

St. Louis is a very central location within the Midwest, situated just hours from several major cities and colleges and their respective sports teams. Some terrific sporting events are set to take place this coming Fall Break weekend. Assuming you won’t be on campus to watch the Red Birds battle it out on the diamond or the Bears do battle on the Francis Field gridiron, here are some great football-related road trips to make over the fall weekend. Wash. U. students who call these cities home have pro-

vided their recommendations on other things to do or places to see, assuming you choose to visit.

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Road. “[It’s] full of college kids and locals and has lots of cool pubs, shops and restaurants,” Braswell said. “I love it.”

Cincinnati, Ohio 5 hours 29 minutes, 351.82 miles from the Danforth Campus

Atlanta, Ga. 8 hours 36 minutes, 554.17 miles from the Danforth Campus.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3) @ Atlanta Falcons (3-2) The Michael Vick show should be on display, as the Falcons look to rebound from a tough loss to the New York Giants in Atlanta this past Sunday. Defending Super Bowl champion Steelers, meanwhile, look to get back on track this season after a shaky start. It should be a terrific game between two NFL playoff hopefuls.

The city: Sophomore Hawley Braswell recommends travelers visit Virginia Highland between Emory and midtown on North Highland

Carolina Panthers (4-2) @ Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) This game should be one of the best of the NFL weekend, featuring a strong Panthers team that has won four straight games. The Bengals, led by Quarterback Carson Palmer, suffered a narrow 15-14 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday and will look to rebound.

Both teams hope to mount a run to the Super Bowl, and there is no better time to start than now.

The city: Sophomore Jeanne Burgmann advises visiting the Clifton section of Cincinnati, where there are “fun shops, restaurants and an independent movie theater.”

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Indianapolis, Ind. 3 hours 52 minutes, 243.03 miles from the Danforth Campus Washington Redskins (2-4) @ Indianapolis Colts (5-0) This game features a talented Redskins team whose record is not indicative of its true potential. They will look to reverse their fortune in Indianapolis against the Colts, one of two remaining undefeated teams in the NFL. The city: Sophomore Jonathan Baude suggests travelers eat at a Mexican restaurant called Acapulco Joe’s. “It’s cheap, delicious and really lively,” said Baude. He added that as long as you have a car, you should take the half hour drive (again, thanks to MapQuest.com) to Carmel. He suggests the eating establishment, Bub’s because “it has something called the Big Ugly Burger—a one-pound, dinner-plate-sized cheeseburger. If you eat the whole thing, you get your picture up on the wall.”

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3 hours 50 minutes, 249.18 miles from the Danforth Campus San Diego Chargers (4-1) @ Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) The Chargers, under the leadership of third-year quarterback Philip Rivers, have established themselves as one of the NFL’s best teams. The Chiefs have always been a tough team to beat, especially at home, so this game could be a good one.

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Sophomore Emily Aisenbrey suggests that visitors to Kansas City should check out the Country Club Plaza. “There are plenty of restaurants, shops, movie theaters…horse drawn carriage rides, scenic walks…and of course, bars,” she said. “There’s also a great jazz museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum,” she added. Attesting to the superiority of the Missouri side of the city, she warned, “Just avoid going into Kansas. Nothing exciting happens in Kansas.”

6 hours 51 minutes, 444.06 miles from the Danforth Campus #5 Texas (6-1) @ #17 Nebraska (6-1) The rankings and records pretty much speak for themselves. This game should be terrific, as two of the nation’s best teams face off with no clear-cut favorite. Texas is attempting to defend its national title, while Nebraska seeks a return to the national spotlight. This game is most assuredly a battle for Big 12 supremacy.

The city: Freshman Sofia Balters urges visitors get ice cream at Ivanna Cone in the Downtown Historic Haymarket. “They have some really intriguing [and] usually delicious rotating flavors,” she said.

Among the college ranks, there is a plethora of exciting and important college football games set to occur this weekend within driving distance of St. Louis as well.

Ann Arbor, Mich.

8 hours 1 minute, 508.82 miles from the Danforth Campus

Columbia, Mo. 2 hours 1 minute, 125.99 miles from the Danforth Campus.

Iowa (5-2) at #2 Michigan (7-0) There is little doubt as to the likely outcome of this game, but Iowa is a strong team, in spite of its recent loss to perennial Big Ten doormat Indiana. Michigan is the number team in the nation, and a loss at home would be as unlikely as it would be devastating. Michigan Stadium, more commonly known as ‘The Big House,’ has an official capacity of 107,501, and attending a home game is supposed to be an amazing experience.

The city: Freshman Sarah Adams recommends visitors eat at one of the Zingerman’s chains. “There’s a bakehouse, creamery, sandwich shop and restaurant all over the city. It gives off an AnnArborish vibe.”

Kansas State (4-3) @ #24 Missouri (6-1) This game is the shortest driving distance from St. Louis and marks Mizzou’s homecoming game. The heavily favored Tigers look to bounce back from its first loss of the season last week against Texas A&M. The city: Sophomore Dan Alexander suggests going to The Blue Note, a concert venue that “usually gets a good crowd.” He also recommends going to The Spanish Fly, which is a bar that also features music. On Saturday, Wash.

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BY CHASE SACKETT CADENZA REPORTER The biggest problem with “How We Operateâ€? is how it all blends together. Usually uniďŹ ed albums are preferable to mere collections of singles, but Gomez’s latest release is more monotonous than cohesive. Even after listening to it six or seven times, it was difďŹ cult to remember individual tracks.

Gomez successfully creates an upbeat vibe, though the ďŹ rst half of the album sees little innovation. “See the Worldâ€? and “Girlshapedlovedrugâ€? are catchy, but “Hamoa Beachâ€? is just boring. “How We Operateâ€? picks up somewhat with “Tear Your Love Apartâ€? and the following track, the demure “Charley Patton Songs.â€?

However, the album reaches its absolute nadir with the ridiculous “Cry on Demand,� which begins: “I wish I could cry on demand/Boo hoo, boo hoo/Given all these troubles on my mind/The tears won’t come out.�

It’s almost physically painful. There’s nothing wrong with emotive rock, but there’s also a point when it’s just not right. “Cry on Demand� is weird—it’s actually a fairly upbeat song—but either way, Gomez messed up. If it’s sardonic, it’s out of place. If not,

well‌ The rest of their lines aren’t that bad, but Gomez’s songwriting skills aren’t exactly put on display either; the lyrics are mostly shallow and prosaic. Also, the accompaniment throughout isn’t particularly inspired, especially for a band that utilizes three guitars and a bass. “Bring It On,â€? Gomez’s ďŹ rst album, won a Mercury Prize. For eight years they’ve been trying to reclaim this prior success, but they haven’t found the way quite yet. Gomez has proven they can write light pop-rock songs, and “How We Operateâ€? reects this. Unfortunately, they forgot how to reconcile this talent with innovation and originality. “How We Operateâ€? is not a good album; it’s merely mediocre. Let’s hope this isn’t how Gomez is always going to operate.

Gomez How We Operate Rating: â˜…â˜…âœŹâœŠâœŠ Tracks to download: “Tear Your Love Apart,â€? “Charley Patton Songsâ€?

CADENZA REPORTER Tonight is a bittersweet time for Project Runway fans. On one hand, we get to see ďŹ nally the designers’ collections and which designer is “in.â€? On the other hand, we have to say goodbye to everyone’s favorite fashion reality show for a few months.

It’s an equal trade-off, and since Bravo’s hit is so huge, I’m sure it’ll only be a matter of time before season four is ready to be aired.

Granted, I’ve been a little pissed at the show ever since the producers (we all know they’re the ones that have control, not the judges) had the audacity to kick Alison Kelly— one of the most adorable and most talented designers ever to step foot into Parsons—off the runway. Somehow, I managed to avoid defenestrating my television, but settled for screaming at it for a good ďŹ ve minutes. A few episodes later, after we were ďŹ nally rid of Vincent and Angela, a great “twistâ€? was thrown in where they were allowed to come back, which was followed by, on my part, more screaming. Luckily, since they’re both to fashion design what Whitney Houston is to sobriety, they once again didn’t make the cut, putting them in the same category with Daniel Franco as the only people to be kicked off Project Runway twice.

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ďŹ nally given a pleasant surprise when it was announced that all four designers, Jeffrey, Uli, Michael and Laura, would be allowed to show at fashion week in the show’s ďŹ nale. It was a good call, considering the four designers are going to display collections from all parts of the fashion spectrum. Not to mention the other surprise factor: Both men in the ďŹ nale are straight! Now as far as the results go, I have a few predictions.

Jeffrey “I Don’t Care if I Make Your Mom Cry� Sebelia’s rockand-roll sensibility might get him into some trouble. There’s

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only so far you can go with the doom-and-gloom look, and his previous attempts at stepping away from that image have been hit or miss. Let’s just hope his tight pants don’t affect his judgment too much.

Laura “Pregnant and Yet Still Fabulousâ€? Bennett needed to be in the ďŹ nale simply because I love the way she doesn’t mince words. I’m just worried her collection will be one-dimensional, not to mention that designing with a sixth child on the way is going to be a bit of a challenge.

Morning sickness probably isn’t the most conducive form of fashion inspiration.

Who will win: Michael Knight. Most of his work is well thought-out, fresh and fun to look at. He offers a great perspective that’s also incredibly marketable, not to mention that women love him. My ďŹ ngers are crossed that he doesn’t try to

make evening gowns again that end up making the models look like hookers.

Who should win: Uli “Whatever I’m Not from This Country�

Herzner. I’ve been in love with her since episode one of the show. Whether she’s talking about getting “vasted with her fabulous friendsâ€? in broken English or casting sideways glances at the other designers for obviously not knowing how to behave on national television, she is deďŹ nitely the most entertaining and also has the best perspective of not taking fashion too seriously. She’s proven she can do more than long and owy beach dresses, and I know her collection is going to surprise a lot of people.

But before this season ends, I’d like to leave you with one ďŹ nal question: Seriously, what ever happened to Andrae?

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University must solve Internet access problems

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t’s time for ResTech to sweat. With the fall semester well under way and Internet service still spotty at best, it’s time for the Washington University administration and Network Technology Services (NTS) to take some corrective steps. The student body has been patient with ResTech and NTS all semester, waiting for them to solve the bandwidth problem that hinders student usage of AIM and the Internet. Despite ResTech’s declaration that NTS solved the problems, students are still having trouble accessing the Internet. Though it’s unclear where to lay the blame for failing Internet services—either the University has not provided NTS enough resources to handle the Internet traffic or ResTech and NTS have simply proved incompetent—it’s clear that the Internet Wash. U.

provides simply isn’t working.

Because the Internet is vital not only to communication but also to students’ ability to pursue their studies, this problem cannot be ignored or left to fester. With no reason to believe that the situation is improving, Wash. U. needs to begin exploring other options for providing Internet service.

Students who have been denied adequate Internet access all semester deserve compensation for the difficulties they have encountered.

If Wash. U. believes it will be able to offer students adequate Internet access through NTS, then NTS needs to communicate to students exactly how it plans to alter the current situation and on what timeline it thinks this will be feasible.

This sort of responsibility would be expected of any business, and having paid $135 per

semester of Internet, students deserve this explanation from ResTech and NTS. Furthermore, like any other business, ResTech and NTS should be compensating students for their failure to provide a service. Regardless of the reasons why ResTech could or could not provide students with Internet, the facts are simple. Students paid a significant amount of money for a service and were not given the service for which they paid. They deserve a refund for the time period during which they did not have service.

More importantly, though, Wash. U. needs to find a way to provide students with reliable Internet access. Whether this comes from re-allocating resources (for example, NTS might spend more money on bandwidth instead of paying for an RCC in every dorm) or

from getting increased funding for a larger network from the University, it’s time for someone in the administration to take the problem seriously and provide a game plan for reliable Internet service. In its limited knowledge of the subject, Student Life recommends that the University open up its Internet service provider to competitive bidding and hire an outside company to provide Internet access. If Wash. U. cannot seem to provide reliable service, it should bring in someone who can and will, be held accountable. Inviting the private sector to provide services is no new precedent for the University.

Food services and landscaping are successfully provided by outside companies, and recently the University allowed bidding for music downloading and selected Ruckus, showing that the University can compe-

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tently negotiate with technological companies.

Allowing companies to bid on providing Wash. U. service forces the company to be more reliable and respond to student complaints with changes, whereas there is no reason to believe that NTS will produce viable solutions to the Internet problems.

The immediate objection to opening up bidding for Internet services to bidding is that the infrastructure required to provide access creates a natural monopoly that would make bidding difficult and would force the University to stick with one company, which would reduce that company’s accountability.

Since the University has already built most of the infrastructure, if the infrastructure were to remain controlled by the University and Wash. U. were to finance any needed infrastruc-

What I learned from my statistics test

BY DAVID SONG STAFF COLUMNIST

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I’m right about everything

BY GEOFFREY SCHAEFER STAFF COLUMNIST

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o basically, I’m right about everything. You probably don’t believe me, but I assure you that you are, indubitably, incorrect. For example, one day I was in a part of St. Louis that I have never been in, accompanied by a St. Louis native. She assured me that she knew how to get to the MetroLink stop; I assured her that she was wrong and that I knew the way. Do I need to continue with the story? You know how it ends: I was right.

“How, Geoff, how have you become so wise in the ways of—well—everything?” This is not an easy question, but there is at least one person who knows the answer. (I’ll let you figure out who that is).

First off, I drink a lot of vitamin water. This is

essential. Though the “essential” variety of vitamin water is not essential to this task. Ever read the back of one of those motha truckas?

The blurbs are all true; trust me, I know. I too can now bench press llamas. Not only do they quench your

“I’m kind of, well, the messiah.” thirst (where soda and other soft-drink-type-high-fructose-corn-syrup-infested-dehydrators-that-leave-you-dried-and-thirstycrawling-on-the-ground-begging-for-water-and-wishingyou-were-a-camel drinks do not), but they give you the nutrients you need to stay alive and well and good and healthy and head butt conscious (don’t ask) that Bear’s Den and the like cannot.

I stopped drinking them

for a while a few weeks ago, and you know what happened? I got sick (and my pirate hat got stolen. I’m still not over that, and once I fully recover, I will get it back)!

Being the observant one that I am, I deduced that I should begin drinking vitamin water again, so I bought a quantity of the “multi-v” variety that is beyond comprehension to the human mind! (About a dozen). Now, I’m not sure what “v” in “multi-v” stands for, but I’m pretty sure it’s “visceral.” Yeah, because I’m visceral. Wait, did I say I wasn’t sure about something?

I was joking. I know what it stands for; I just don’t want to tell you. In any case, I got better and now can read people’s minds.

Drinking vitamin water isn’t all of it. However, you should drink lots of vitamin water. But not too much. Any-

way, there’s a very important detail about me that makes me as awesome as I am. How do I say this… I’m kind of, well, the messiah. Not really much else to it and I’m not really one to brag, but yeah, I’m the son of God and the king of men. It’s pretty sweet.

I’m sure some of you cynical tykes are wondering to yourself right now: “Why did I just read that article?” Why? Because, my friends (as Lordi has told us), the Arockalypse is coming, and only the true believers will be saved. So this article may not make sense to you now, but oh it will in the near future.

Trust me, I know. And seriously, vitamin water is great stuff.

Geoffrey is a junior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at glschaef@artsci. wustl.edu.

ture expansions, then it seems that the University could still choose freely between different Internet providers and also reap the benefits of competition.

Opening up its business to bidding is only one potential solution to the problem, and it does not come without obstacles, such as the problem posed by the infrastructure needed to provide Internet access. Still, in order to serve students by allowing them the communication and research abilities that have become dependent on Internet access, the administration needs to find ways to overcome these difficulties. In short, students need Internet access, and NTS and the University have failed to provide it; it’s time for either the University to show a plan that will yield actual results or to show ResTech and NTS to the door.

oing into Math 320, Elementary Probability and Statistics, I expected to be taught and tested on probability and statistics by Professor Edward Spitznagel. For the fi rst test of the class—as well as for my fi rst test of the semester—I studied for the mathematical material presented in the textbook and in the lectures: correlation, r2, least-squares regression lines, categorical variables, ordinal variables and a number of other terms that most readers right now couldn’t care less about. On the exam, there were, sure enough, questions on this mathematical material, and coming into the lecture hall on Monday evening to take the test there were, sure enough, questions on correlation, r2, least-squares regression lines and the calculations and interpretations thereof.

There were, in addition, the following questions in the exam: “In one of the exercises on displaying numeric data, a histogram of singers’ heights showed what feature?”

This was the entirety of the fi fth question of 26 10-answer multiple choice questions in the test. I was not being asked to interpret, calculate, or analyze data from the exam. I was not being asked to apply a concept from the textbook to another problem. I was being asked to recall the statistical particulars of a single exercise from the textbook.

“In one of the exercises involving the plotting of numeric data, a histogram had a gap in the middle corresponding to a very noticeable drop in the time series plot. What numeric variable was being graphed in both cases?”

This was also the entirety of the question. Hopefully, I thought, it would be the last sort of question on the exam.

I had studied for the test by understanding the concepts of the textbook exercises. I had not studied for the test by memorizing the answers to the

textbook exercises.

“In the Western Hemisphere study of female life expectancy and number of children a woman has, one country yielded an extremely influential point in the scatter plot.

Which country was it, and why was its point so influential?”

This was, of course, also the entirety of the question, taken from a textbook exercise. I considered myself lucky to have remembered that the country’s

“Does a precious 4.0 in a class represent what we have learned, or does it just measure our capacity to stay awake at three in the morning cramming facts for the upcoming chemistry exam...?” name was Costa Rica, although I had not taken notes about Costa Rica when the professor discussed the exercise in class.

“Which federal agency had the highest rate for both assaults per 1,000 and killed-orinjured per 1,000?”

The ten answers to this question had nothing to with statistical concepts. The correct answer was “G) National Park Service”. I guessed “B) DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency),” and later received four points off my exam.

“John Tukey, inventor of the box plot, the stem-and-leaf plot, and scads of other simple and effective ways to look at data, also had the knack of coining words and phrases that have become part of standard English. Which one of the following words did Tukey invent?”

I considered myself very lucky to have remembered that Tukey had something to do with the word “software,” especially when in class I had not

See SONG, page 7

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Okay, I’ll offend you

BY DENNIS SWEENEY STAFF COLUMNIST

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reg Allen wrote an article last week titled “For the love of God, somebody offend me—please” (Oct. 13, 2006). I like Greg, so I feel the pressing need to answer his call. I’ll be honest, I’ll say something ridiculous, and maybe I’ll even get a little contrary to the ideological mode of most of the human beings on campus.

I think “liberals” suck. Yes, that’s what I think.

I’d like to rail against the self-named “liberals” on campus (i.e., everyone, as Greg mentioned) who spout about how our current administration is ruining the country and everyone’s lives and then listen to their friends further expound on the rather shallow, repetitive theme. It’s not that people personally adhere to a certain, different ideal of running the government that bothers me; it’s the way they talk about it. Somehow, something somewhere relates to the destruction of all wisdom and righteousness at the hands of our president, and I’m sitting here listening to someone say, “Oh, don’t even get me started on that,” as if bashing George Bush had never been done

before and they were about to enlighten the whole world on the previously unknown evils of conservative ideology. “Boy, what I have to tell you! Oh, you think the war in Iraq sucks too? Jeepers!”

Another thing that bothers me is that particular opinion’s inherent connection to a sense of membership in the modern intelligentsia. It’s that, “We’re educated, so we have to save the world” vibe. I like the idea. It’s better than, “We’re educated, so let’s kill all the little people.” But it’s not better than, “We’re educated, so let’s get an understanding of both sides of an issue and then say what we think, not with an affected ‘that’s so obvious’ tone, but a ‘here’s what we think, but we respect your opinion too’ tone.” Maybe the marginalization of the ideas of those who aren’t so gloriously educated or cleverly agnostic as we are is what creates prejudice and poverty rather than the brutal, unfeeling conservative government.

A third thing. Why do you want to pigeon-hole yourself by calling yourself a “liberal”?

Does that make you really cool? Did you get an A on your chemistry test because you’re such a Democrat, dude? Did you get a hot date because you

that means they actually think about different issues and have come to conclusions which happen to be generally referred to as “liberal.”

But if you say, “I am a liberal,” you’re asking for an identification with that latte-drinking,

“Did you get an A on your chemistry test because you’re such a Democrat, dude?

Did you get a hot date because you think George W. totally blows?”

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think George W. totally blows?

If so, sign me up. But I think the long list of self-proclaimed “liberals” is more a perpetration of the very stereotypes

Taking the LSAT: smart spending?

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hat better way to spend a Saturday morning than sitting in a classroom taking a practice LSAT? You may think there are lots of better options: sleep, breakfast, sleep… but you would be wrong. Even if you’re a senior and already took Daniel Milstein the real LSAT, you should have been in Eads with me trying to figure out those logic games—it would certainly be nice to see a high score, no?

The practice LSAT, as well as MCAT, GRE and other abbreviations that strike fear in the heart of any undergraduate, was a special Kaplan test event.

Kaplan was just trying to sell their prep course. Any possible doubt that this was the case was erased when a specific Kaplan tutor came in after the test to tell us nervous future test-takers that we needed Kaplan or else we’d be destined for a life behind a McDonald’s counter.

And who could blame them?

Test preparation is a big industry. Kaplan charges $1,299 for the LSAT prep course, and that’s in the same ballpark as Kaplan’s competitors. There’s Kaplan’s 2007 edition of its LSAT book/CD-ROM package, costing $24.42 on amazon.com, as well as the LSAT 180 book Kaplan would want you to buy, spending another $16.50. Total cost for Kaplan’s LSAT preparation, if you don’t decide to buy more books or spend extra money on extra tutoring: $1339.92.

As Albert Pujols would probably say, that’s not really good. $1,339.92, just to prepare for four hours, is a hell of a lot of money. Just imagine what else that money could buy…

• 235 chicken breast subs with the meal deal at Subway • 223 chicken quesadillas at Bear’s Den—at $1/point and assuming last year’s prices didn’t change over the summer • Two pairs of field-level seats to game 6 of the Mets-Cardinals series • 167 movies at the Tivoli • About two years worth of textbooks for a pre-med student • A donation to your favorite cause after 10,000 people join

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“We needed Kaplan or else we’d be destined for a life behind a McDonald’s counter.”

• 63 shares of Microsoft at its IPO, which would be worth $516,196.80 as of Monday • Starting next week, 16,749 pages of printing at the library (11,166 double-sided) This would be the perfect time to make some grand declaration on how I won’t take any prep course, and will at most just spend $25 on the book. But the sad reality is that that’s not going to happen. I just don’t want to know if you want fries with that Big Mac. Daniel is a junior in Arts & Sciences and the Senior Forum Editor. He can be reached via email at forum@studlife.com.

that I’m sure we all would claim are ridiculous. I don’t have a problem with someone who says, “I tend to have a liberal point of view,” because

book-reading, smart-dressing stereotype and saying, “Who the hell cares what the issue is? I vote Democrat, biatch!”

Not that I don’t love mindnumbing extremity. I mean, who couldn’t go for hearing a debate in which two fi rmly entrenched partisans unfl inchingly battle out between ideologies and give not an inch during the whole mind-blowing, unproductive experience.

Oh, wait—that’s absurd. I think

people have forgotten that debates and Greg’s “marketplace of ideas” are supposed to be a search for truth, not a defense of your own personal beliefs.

And as much as I hate to say it, what you think isn’t truth just because you think it. Debates are pointless when you’re just trying to make the other side look like sh*t. Goodness, why even get up in the morning if your goal is to be right all the time?

Look: there’s a reason that I put “liberals” in quotations at the beginning of the article.

It’s because these are the people that buy into the general ideology and stereotype and really don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

I think that most of us don’t know what the hell we’re talking about, quite honestly—you likely think I don’t. But the point is, I don’t care what your opinion is. I have no problem with what you think, what you believe. I have a problem when you entrench yourself in some vague, negative ideology for the sake of stylish disapproval.

We’ve all heard it. It’s kind of redundant by now. So shut up.

Dennis is a freshman in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at djsweene@artsci. wustl.edu..

SONG v FROM PAGE 6 taken notes or studied about Turkey and his influence on the English language.

“Which of the following people was Francis Galton’s cousin?”

I had not studied for anything regarding Francis Galton’s family tree, although I did remember that he had something to do with the invention of the regression line.

I had spent one or two hours studying how to compute and calculate least-squares regression lines.

In an e-mail, Professor Spitznagel wrote this: “I gather that some of you are in a state of shock about being asked some contentand-context questions, rather than all plug-and-chug… I do all sorts of statistical studies, and the easy part is the computation. The much more challenging part is explaining exactly what the results mean, to my clients or my

colleagues.”

Explaining data and results was, apparently, part of the fi rst two questions above, and those two questions also involved recollection of textbook exercises—not mere analysis or explanation, but actual memory of the contextual particulars of the exercises. To answer the other three problems correctly, I had to remember certain facts that somehow seemed more appropriate to a game of “Jeopardy!” than to a university exam.

Does college actually test us on what we learn? Does a precious 4.0 in a class represent what we have learned, or does it just measure our capacity to stay awake at three in the morning cramming facts for the upcoming chemistry exam, or (even more inaccurately) our luck that we had spent more time on electron orbitals than on

wave-particle duality? As an English major who has (or at least will have) more essays than exams to deal with, I’d like to say it doesn’t apply to me, but it sometimes feels like spitting facts and sentences back onto a paper is all that’s needed for a decent grade. Of course Washington University will remain a research university, and there’s nothing wrong with that as long as undergraduates are given fair consideration.

Professor Spitznagel also wrote in his email: “Don’t worry; it won’t be on the next test.”

Hopefully, “it” refers to the kind of questions I have described.

David is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via email at dssong@ artsci.wustl.edu.

CORRECTION Professor Gary Miller was incorrectly quoted (“Alum had his ‘Eyes on the Prize,’” Monday, Oct. 16, 2006) as saying that the Civil Rights Movement had “bad lawyers.” The correct quote reads, “If you look at the Civil Rights Movement, they had no connection to D.C., no campaign chest, no experts and a bunch of amateurs and underpaid lawyers. But they had the media’s attention.” Student Life regrets this error.

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University response to Smith inadequate Dear Editor: A student alleges that a professor attempted to sexually assault her on an official Washington University field trip. The University administration covered this up for more than two years, until an enterprising Student Life reporter uncovered it and other alleged sexual misconduct and abuse of his position. A lot of things are wrong here: 1. Attempted sexual assault is a felony, and should be reported to the appropriate legal authorities (not University Judicial Administrators) for investigation and prosecution. Other unwanted sexual contact is also a criminal act and should be reported to legal authorities.

2. Concealing evidence of a felony is a criminal act.

Members of the University administration may have been guilty of this. If they discouraged the victim from making a criminal complaint they may be guilty of obstruction of justice or witness tampering.

3. The alleged perpetrator remained on campus, teaching and in contact with students, for two years after the initial allegations because they were concealed.

He is accused of additional predatory behavior during

that time. When allegations are this serious, the alleged perpetrator should be placed on paid leave until he is either convicted or exonerated. The responsibility for not doing so lies with the administration.

Now is time for some resignations, beginning with the Chancellor who is responsible for acts of all administrative employees (who report to him), whether or not he had personal knowledge of the alleged crimes.

I would not send my daughter to this institution.

-Jonathan Katz Professor of Physics

Despite ResTech claims, Internet still down Dear Editor: I am surprised at the lack of coverage of the continuing residential network troubles on campus. In fact, after the Sept. 27 issue of Student Life and the fallacious front page article titled “ResTech solves network issues,” I have not seen any articles about the ongoing network problems.

The fact is that the network issues now are as bad

as ever. As of this writing, ResTech and NTS have had over seven weeks to resolve the network connectivity issues, and yet the same issues present on campus since move-in day this year still remain: disconnections from AIM and web pages often timing out before loading.

At times I cannot even check my email from my dorm, and I need to go to the library to get my homework done.

I fi nd ResTech’s incompetence staggering, and I am seriously shocked that no one is holding them accountable for their abysmal service.

My guess is that now that ResTech has our money for the semester, they no longer feel that they have any obligation to provide a reasonable quality of service. At the very least, ResTech could openly acknowledge the ongoing problems and provide students with current updates on what is being done to fi x the network.

I strongly urge ResTech to look into allowing on-campus students to have access to local broadband ISPs, such as Charter. That way, no student is forced to deal with ResTech’s obvious stupidity and complete lack of ability to provide for the needs of students.

I am sorry, ResTech, but we do not pay you $135 per

semester so you can give us worse than dial-up quality service at peak hours of the day. Next year please change the motto on the little backpacks you give us from “We got your back!” to “We got your money!” At least that way we know what we’re paying for: little backpacks that no one uses and horrible network service.

-Jason Ryan Class of 2009

Siegel inaccurate in understanding religion Dear Editor: A letter to the editor in this paper caught my eye, not because of its logic or style, but because of its sweepingly inaccurate generalizations, to which I feel compelled to respond.

Shawn Siegel (“Trends frightening in American society,” Oct. 11, 2006). links the unfounded fears he sees in America to Judeo-Christian values. “Is not the creation of threat and fear the very foundation of this religious order?” Mr. Siegel ponders rhetorically, then lunges into

his tirade without waiting for a response. But the answer in a word, Mr. Siegel, is no.

First, I noticed that all five of the author’s citations come from the first five books of the Old Testament—hardly a representative sample. I assure Mr. Siegel that, from a Christian perspective, the real meat of the Bible is about 30 books later. Try the Gospels, where we find the true crux of Christianity: to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:31). This is an effective summary of the Christian half of the JudeoChristian ethic upon which he claims our country was founded. A far cry from “the creation of threat and fear,” isn’t it?

As to his choice of passages to misconstrue, I lament his lack of creativity.

After all, one of the books he dipped into contains an exquisite chapter on mildew removal (Leviticus 13, for those battling household fungi). I only wonder why Mr. Siegel did not seize on this random passage and declare it the foundation of all Judeo-Christian theology; such a claim would be just as logical as his previous assertions.

With nothing but grotesque distortions of real

Christian values and beliefs supporting his argument, the author leaves no indication what the point of his letter might be. He claims that “we”—I can only guess who “we” are—are led along a path of fear and blind trust in authority. Yet I know I am not alone when I declare myself a person of faith and an independent thinker—the two have never been mutually exclusive.

Overall, the author’s attempt to tie American foreign policy to a few lines from the Old Testament leaves me flummoxed. But hey, it’s not my place to judge (Matthew 7:1—and that’s in the Bible, which means all two billion Christians in the world believe it as literal fact), so I won’t cast aspersions. I will only encourage the author to do more research than paging through the Pentateuch and ripping a few quotes out of context, then generalizing them to represent an entire religion’s core beliefs. And please don’t tell “us” what “we” have been raised to believe. I assure you that “we,” perhaps unlike Mr. Siegel, have given Christianity more than cursory examination.

-Hannah Sandt Class of 2010

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Not quite the ‘Man of the Year’ ‘Running With Scissors:’ The

BY STACY ADELMAN CADENZA REPORTER The premise of “Man of the Year” is a college liberal’s dream come true. On a whim, a Jon Stewart-esque television star, Robin Williams’ character Tom Dobbs, decides to run for president. He approaches his campaign with a sort of humorous bluntness that only a man with nothing to lose can.

Except he wins. You may think I just ruined the movie for you, but unfortunately I did not.

The film continues for an hour after this point, and falls flat on its colonially attired face.

The film is an awkward mishmash of political satire and conspiracy thriller. What should have been an interesting and hilarious movie about the pageantry of politics (the material this administration provides alone could have produced a Godfather-sized trilogy) was in fact a laborious trip through hackneyed Robin Williams stand-up and an utterly unentertaining, uninspired story of corruption. It is truly a shame that the bulk of Laura Linney’s presence in the film is wasted on the latter. She does do a fabulous job with what little she has to work with as computer programmer

Eleanor Green, an employee of the evil corporation Delacroy that is contracted to supply the election’s voting equipment. Her meltdown in the company cafeteria seals her as the dramatic bastion of the film. Director Barry Levinson’s attempt to deliver a legitimate political message is every bit as fruitless as Howard Dean’s primary campaign. The film becomes so muddled in the second half that I found myself almost wishing that there were more unfunny Robin Williams jokes. Almost.

Levinson, known for “Rainman” and “Sleepers,” writes and directs but dreadfully misses the point. Being president-elect (the second hour of the film takes place in between his election and his inauguration) is not nearly as funny as running for President. Jon Stewart surely could have told him that.

Man of the Year Rating: ★★✩✩✩ Directed by: Barry Levinson Starring: Robin Williams, Laura Linney, Barry Levinson, Christopher Walken, Lewis Black

This is not to say the film is a total tragedy. There are certainly points that make you smile, and even some that make you laugh. The debate scene is especially memorable.

Watching Williams expose the absurdity of American political “debates” is perhaps the only satirical achievement of the film, but I could not help thinking there was more to say. The real upside to the film is its supporting cast. Linney is adorably neurotic as Eleanor Green. The ever-consistent Christopher Walken and spastically funny Lewis Black provide some of the film’s better moments as Tom Dobb’s manager and head writer, respectively. Yet, it is the criminally underused Jeff Goldblum who truly stuck out for me. As the lawyer of the Delacroy Corporation, he takes such pleasure in being so unethical that it almost seems like more fun working for him than for Williams’ Dobbs.

“Man of the Year” is one of those great ideas that withers in execution. This is not the witty political satire that it should have and could have been. For that, curl up and watch “The Daily Show” on your stolen cable instead.

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BY SHA SHA LU CADENZA REPORTER From the creator of “Nip/ Tuck” comes “Running with Scissors,” the adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ memoirs recounting his extraordinary youth. Note: it’s extraordinary but not in a particularly fantastic way. The author grew up in a family with an alcoholic and abusive father and an equally unstable mother who is completely enveloped in her own world and searching for her artistic soul. By the beginning of his adolescence, Augusten’s father leaves and he is sent to live with his mother’s shrink, the eccentric and highly questionable Dr. Finch. Thus, we meet the Finch family, who comprises a category all of their own.

Under the roof of their bubblegum pink house (although that doesn’t even begin to describe it), the bizarre and outrageous become mundane. Spontaneity becomes a fact of life.

Each character is equally unique and insane. The roles are strong enough to prevent the movie from sinking under the weight of its own star power. The characters are only made more convincing by the casting of top-notch actors.

It is pleasantly surprising to see some actors deviating from their usual roles. Joseph Fiennes becomes a schizophrenic pedophile with long hair and a shady mustache— perhaps not as likable as his usual renaissance lover-boy but defi nitely more interesting. Gwyneth Paltrow manages to convert into a cloistered, father-worshipping cat psychic.

Brian Cox sheds his serial killer/government-conspirator façade to reveal a family therapist who values his bologna more than the ceilings of his house. The list goes on.

At its center, the movie tells the survival and maturation of a boy under the most outrageous circumstances. As he develops a deeper understanding of the erratic characters of his youth, so does the audience. Joseph Cross offers a sincere representation of young Augusten, normal enough to gain your sympathy yet eccentric enough in his own way to stand out from the average

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Annette Bening stars in “Running with Scissors”, Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ bestselling memoir. screwed-up child victim of a dysfunctional family.

Although categorized as a comedy, there is nothing lighthearted about the movie. In between moments of hilarity are instances of utter desperation, domestic violence, and premeditated murder. Needless to say, profanity abounds.

Some moments draw laughter, some stunned horror, and most elicit a mixture of both.

Yet despite the abundance of over-the-top, arguably pointless scenarios, there are brief periods encompassing mere seconds and few words which bring humanity to Augusten’s alternate reality and bizarre relations: Mrs. Finch, who sits on the couch all day watching old B-rated movies and nibbling on Kibbles, does have her own hopes and dreams.

Admittedly, designating the movie as a memoir leaves

much up for debate and speculation. It is worth watching for its unique characters, sheer absurdity and dollop of heart.

Be forewarned: This movie is weird. If the thought of a masturbatorium, sun-dried turd or electro-shock therapy sparks your fancy, then you’ll have no trouble adjusting. If not, still go, sit back and let the scenes wash over you. You might just fi nd yourself caught up in the storm.

Running With Scissors Rating: ★★★★✩ Directed by: Ryan Murphy Starring: Joseph Cross, Annette Benning, Alec Baldwin, Brian Cox Release date: Oct. 20

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The corporation and modern warfare: ‘Iraq For Sale’ and a palpable frustration of futility

BY DANIEL P. HAEUSSER CADENZA REPORTER

the premise A reason for concern As the brilliant 2003 documentary “The Corporation” demonstrates, corporations are inhuman, legally individual entities that, if human, could be diagnosed as psychopathic. Their responsibility is not to the public at large, nor to adhere to any basic moral code, but solely to maintain a bottom line, regardless of human cost. They have gained a frightful level of power in our daily lives and our weakening democracy. This point is raised in Barry Levinson’s “Man of the Year” by Robin William’s character, who comically suggests that members of Congress should begin wearing sponsorship patches on their suits, as done by drivers in the ad-saturated NASCAR market.

Robert Greenwald’s newest documentary, “Iraq for Sale,” attacks the widening role of corporations in war, with particular concern for their increasingly unsupervised influence in matters traditionally held by the governmental-supervised military, from engineering to armed security to prisoner interrogation. It should disturb anyone when the process of war is outsourced to an entity that is primarily responsible for profit maintenance and not human worth—or even victory.

Last month, Peace Economy Project held the sold-out St. Louis premiere of “Iraq for Sale,” with Greenwald in presence at a Tivoli screening following a buffet reception at the Regional Arts Commission. They held another screening this past weekend.

Greenwald is best-known as the prolific director of recent progressive documentaries including “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism” and “WalMart: The High Cost of Low Price,” but his work also extends to fiction fi lm-making, such as his 1997 “Breaking Up” with Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek.

the film An emotional call to action While numerous companies profit from war, Greenwald focuses on the four largest offenders: Halliburton, Blackwater, CACI and Tritan. The fi lm consists of interviews with U.S. soldiers, activists, disillusioned employees, concerned whistleblowers and grieving families who all have relevant, poignant stories to tell.

Many will dismiss Greenwald’s fi lm as liberal propaganda without even viewing the fi lm. Yet, regardless of one’s political persuasion, the people featured in the fi lm deserve to be heard. Unlike Greenwald’s “Uncovered: The War in Iraq,” his new documentary is unconcerned with political questions of our reasons for being in Iraq. It focuses solely on how the war is being managed, and argues quite effectively that the greed involved in the private outsourcing of war has led to rampant waste and fraud and ultimately caused frustration and death for both U.S. troops and private citizens.

Among the stories chronicled in the fi lm, interviewees explain how incompetent translators were hired without proper checks, civilians took part in prisoner torture without any repercussions and truck drivers were sent unknowingly through active war zones without any cargo (so that the government could be billed more).

The disillusionment of soldiers who train Iraqi civilians to perform tasks that used to be their own jobs is eye-opening. Knowing that the civilian contractor is being paid exponentially more, why not leave the military and join the corporation? You will get much better pay and do the same exact thing. You can even join the private army of Blackwell (founded by an ex-Navy SEAL) and still go around shooting people, if that’s your thing.

This fact echoes the one useful aspect of the “Star Wars” prequels: Senator Palpatine and his Storm Troopers. It is dangerous to allow the formation of a private, elite army controlled by those with ties to a ruler that is grasping for additional executive power, even when it is in the name of safety in a time of dire national danger.

The end of the fi lm features footage of the fi lmmaker’s attempts to contact the corporate heads for their point of view. I asked Greenwald if he made any attempt to contact everyday workers that were sympathetic with their corporations to present opposite viewpoints of the disillusioned workers he interviewed.

“I did not make an effort,” he said. “I wanted those who set the policy, not good workers.” None of those policy makers were willing to be interviewed.

Greenwald produced the fi lm under a tight schedule using donations from over 3,000 individual supporters of his work, and he has adopted a distribution strategy that relies upon the personal involvement of concerned audiences, instead of an impersonal theatrical release. The fi lm is available on DVD from www.iraqforsale.org, and Greenwald believes that word-of-mouth advertisement and organized community screenings will facilitate discussion and positive action by everyday people toward stopping war profiteering.

the future Hope and your role I pray that my particular screening experience was an aberration.

Judging by the fi lm’s Web site, it may have been. Many people have become actively involved in the issue and in Mr. Greenwald’s work. The challenge of curbing corporate influence is certainly large, but as Greenwald notes, “we must begin somewhere… one step at a time.”

He also notes that while it is useful “to preach to the choir” and give informative tools to those that are sympathetic with his positions, the fi lm has also drawn “many people who don’t agree with [him], and whose eyes are opened.”

For his part, Greenwald is currently focused on the guerilla distribution of “Iraq for Sale” yet plans to continue both documentary and fiction fi lm-making.

“There are many important stories to tell,” Greenwald said.

For those of you that are interested in seeing the fi lm or in taking action, The Social Justice Center of Washington University (sjc.wustl.edu) will hold a screening on Nov. 1, cosponsored by the Wash. U. Peace Coalition. The location is to be determined, but check out their site for news.

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the screening Frustration and futility realized I must personally confess skepticism as to how much positive action is possible for the issues raised in “Iraq for Sale,” although my view is biased by particularly negative experiences at the screening.

While I found the fi lm engaging, informative and technically well-made, I found the audience of progressives disturbingly immature. Entering into the Regional Arts Commission to pick up tickets, I suddenly felt like I was at the political geek equivalent of a Star Trek convention. The man in front of me wore a T-shirt displaying reasons why George W. Bush is a criminal. He displayed it vocally to anyone who would listen, with a bellicose pride amidst the reassuring safety of his progressive compatriots. All around me, people wore similar garb, like a Trekker would don his own unique Klingon or Federation uniform and makeup.

If you’ve ever been inside the Regional Arts Commission, you know the entryway is not conducive to large crowds. Yet it was here that people lined up to get tickets, browsed the art displays, got into the buffet, mingled and were interviewed by a fi lm crew.

No tickets were sold ahead of time, although one could call ahead for tickets and leave a message on the Peace Economy Project answering machine as a form of reservation. Confusion over what the line was for, if tickets were still available and if reservations were actually made all contributed to one of the most poorly run fiascos I have ever witnessed.

The fi lm crew was present to make a promotional feature on the documentary screening.

While queuing up, a woman picked people out to interview. The line slowly moved forward toward the table we all hoped was selling tickets. Two impatient people behind me grew apprehensive that two interviewees in front of me were stalled in line. After all, there was now three feet of empty line space; so the impatient pair just cut ahead of us. Another man pointed out to them that this was rather rude, but they just scoffed an unspoken “F-U, buddy.”

We all eventually learned the buffet was sold out—but fi lm tickets were still available.

The queue suddenly disintegrated into a mass of people rushing the table en masse to either purchase fi lm tickets or check on their reservation. A man next to me complained how badly things were being run to the woman behind the sales table. She looked like she cared about as much as a Halliburton executive does about those who criticize the company. After he left, she rolled her eyes at his audacity to complain about their ineptitude.

My disappointment with the crowd increased at the Tivoli where it was screened. Before the fi lm, various activists perused the aisles with petitions and voting publicity material. A woman next to me refused to sign a petition. She seemed to care about the issue, and I was curious about her refusal. My confusion was apparent in my eyes, for she immediately sighed and explained herself.

“This is the same thing all over again that we had to deal with for Vietnam. It’s sickening.

All the protesting and petitions didn’t do a lick of good then—and they’re not going to now. I already served my time and saw all the good [sarcastic] it did,” she said.

After the fi lm, Greenwald took questions from the audience. Most questions had little to do with the fi lm, but were thinly-veiled soap box tirades of frustration.

“Wake up! You people need to learn that Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin!” shouted the woman representing the Progressive Party.

Greenwald tried to emphasize that the situation was not hopeless—that we can still exert influence through the election process, particularly the upcoming midterms. He pointed out that the information on Congressional voting on the subject of war profiteering was readily available. Yet, his voice seemed overwhelmed by the audience’s continued outrage and personal agendas.

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