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WU skirts ﬁre safety suggestions By Elizabeth Lewis Staff Reporter Despite ﬁ re hazard notices sent to the University last year that recommended the installation of sprinkler systems in several buildings on the South 40, such action has not been taken. According to the Washington University Police Department’s Web site, all of the new residential buildings built since 1995 and four renovated buildings have automated sprinkler systems. Old dorms including Rubelmann, Umrath, Beaumont, Lee, Hitzeman, Hurd, Shanedling, Dauten, Rutledge, Liggett, and Myers, however, are currently

without sprinkler systems. “One by one, [the old dorms] are going away,” said Dean of Students Justin Carroll. “I don’t believe sprinkler systems have been added because the older buildings do not have to change. The newer ones do have sprinkler systems.” Koenig Hall, formerly on the fi re hazard list, was torn down and replaced with the new Koenig House. Carroll added that there are other fi re safety initiatives that decrease the chance of injury. “A requirement for freshman floor meetings is to go over basic fi re safety, and fi re drills are also part of the fi re

safety education,” he said. Carroll also noted the fi re safety postings in dorm hallways and on bulletin boards. Additionally, students can contact Paul Landgraf, a University health and safety professional, if they have questions about fi re safety. “There are improvements made in fi re safety programs on a continual basis at Washington University,” Landgraf wrote in an email to Student Life. “This year Residential Life and Environmental Health and Safety implemented an interactive fi re training presentation for the 118 residential advisors. Residential Life, Washington University Police Department and Envi-

Contributing Reporter As students walked to class yesterday, they passed an immense display of approximately 2,000 white cardboard tombstones, each bearing the name of a fallen U.S. soldier and an Iraqi civilian. The tombstones, which covered the grassy expanse between Graham Chapel and the Women’s Building (west of Olin Library), were on display from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. yesterday not only to honor fallen soldiers and innocent civilians but also to remind people of the enormous impact of war on human lives. Graduate student Adam Shriver conceived of the idea for the display and organized the event. Junior Samantha White, Professor of Philosophy Marilyn Friedman, and several other students worked the information tables surrounding the display throughout the day. “Myself and some other students recognized that many on campus have been opposed to the war, but there haven’t really been any huge displays of activism, so we decided [to do this],” said Shriver. “There are also lots of people who don’t think the war is a huge deal. Two thousand sounds like a very abstract number, but when you see a visual display, it

hits home more. We want to honor the fallen soldiers and raise awareness about what a huge impact the war has really had.” Shriver has also advocated for the formation of a new Peace and Justice Group on the Washington University campus. He envisions the group as a forum to educate people about what war is like and stated that the group would probably “invite veterans to campus to speak about experiences or have people who have been in war zones describe what goes on there.” The ultimate goal of such a group would be to raise awareness about accurate descriptions of war. “Students need to get out there and be active,” said Shriver. “To get a serious movement going, people have to be willing to join groups or vigils or public displays of their dissatisfaction. People must make their opinions known to put pressure on others to change.” He recommended that interested students become involved with the “Instead of War Coalition” (w w w.insteadofwar.org), a very active group that hosts numerous events in the St. Louis community, including a vigil each Sunday night.

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This display of tombstones on Hilltop Campus was put on yesterday by members of the University community to raise awareness about the loss of life that has occurred in Iraq. Each tombstone bears the name of a deceased United States soldier and an Iraqi civilian. The tombstones were also used in a similar protest Wednesday night at Saint Louis University downtown.

over all of the buildings on the South 40, and they often conduct fi re safety inspections of the buildings on the South 40 and Hilltop campus. They have sent the University several notices since last December that include a recommendation to install sprinklers in the older dorms, but cannot force the University to install sprinklers in these buildings because they were erected under a different code. In addition, some of the older University-owned apartments do not have fi re alarms. “While the older apartment buildings do not have fi re alarm systems, because

they were not required when built, these buildings are all in compliance with the University City fi re codes,” wrote Landgraf. Jim LaVenture, assistant fi re chief and CFD fi re marshal, affi rmed that whether or not the buildings comply with fi re codes depends on when they were erected. “It depends on when they were built,” said LaVenture. “All of the new buildings have sprinklers. If you changed the occupancy, then building sprinklers might apply. For example, if a building goes from business to mercantile—if the use [of the build-

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ronmental Health and Safety established in August 2005 a new poster program unique to public safety.” Landgraf noted that the posters are being placed in lounges and other common areas on the South 40, and will address different issues throughout the year. Ed Comeau, a nationally recognized ﬁ re safety expert and activist, explained that ﬁ re safety remains a critical issue on many campuses. “Sprinklers are not a common feature [on college campuses], but it is getting better. The majority do not have sprinklers,” said Comeau. The Clayton Fire Department (CFD) has jurisdiction

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Students participate in a candlelight vigil Wednesday night in Bowles Plaza to honor the 2,000 American troops that have died during the war in Iraq. The vigil, organized by Amnesty International, was part of a national movement to honor both U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians that have died during the war.

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One on one with David Ader By Ben Sales Contributing Reporter The responsibilities of a student government president are numerous. As David Ader continues through his second term as Student Union president, Student Life examines how well he has met his own expectations, as well as those of the University community at large. Ader has incorporated “his own values, personality, expertise and leadership style to guide and lead the student government,” said Jill Carnaghi, assistant vice chancellor for students, who advises the Student Union (SU) Executive Council weekly. Ader, who was elected by a margin of 42 votes in the spring of 2004, previously served as an SU senator and as the Senate Chair of Academic Affairs. He ran unopposed for SU president his second term. “I think I’ve done a good job,” said Ader. He added that he needs improvement on “day-to-day things,” but said, “I’ve got tons of great people around me. Our team has done a great job.” Ader is the seventh SU president Carnaghi has worked with. “David’s second term is really different from his first,” she said. “From spring two years before up until fall of last year, Student Union was really consumed in planning the presidential debate. They

did way more since ended. He also than just be inoversaw the renovavolved in the tion of SU’s Internet debate—they acactivity, redesigntually provided ing the Web site— a variety of powhich Ader called litical forums to “a resource for stueducate student dents and student voters on the groups to get things various issues. done”—and sending They did an exout a weekly email ceptional job to students. from the start “We wanted to… DAVID BRODY | STUDENT LIFE of the school David Ader get things settled year through in-house and make the election.” sure we could handle them Ader also sees the 2004 in an efficient manner. We’re debate as an inspiring poised to do that,” he said. event. Pamela Bookbinder, who “It was amazing to see the ran against Ader during his campus get so energized,” 2004 campaign and who now said Ader. “Everyone was ral- serves as SU’s vice president, lying around the debates.” agreed that SU has been tryAder saw the coordination ing to stay more connected of the events surrounding with the student groups it the debates as one of that represents. week’s highlights. “A lot of “We’ve been working to student groups were getting make SU more personable,” together” to plan events, he said Bookbinder, who chairs said, adding that most of the the Outreach, Retention and students participated in the Improvement committee. programs “whether interest- “We’ve kept in touch with ed in politics or not.” students as to how to get inAder feels that the retool- volved.” ing of SU has been one of his Ader attributes much of greatest accomplishments SU’s streamlining to the while in office. separation of the Senate and “We want [a Student the Treasury. Enacted three Union] that students feel years ago, the split allowed represents them, that they them to “focus on student feel comfortable going to groups and their needs,” he share concerns,” said Ader. said. He continued that effiAlthough the reorganiciency is “always a tough is- zation made the Senate a sue.” In order to make SU and more “political” body, as the student groups it repre- most financial concerns are sents more effective, Ader brought before the Treasury, placed a moratorium on new Ader said he tries to keep groups in 2004, which has things out of the scope of

politics. “SU is not a governing body, but a service organization,” he said. “We’re not here to tell people what to do. I think of SU more as a business. When politics are a huge part [of the process], nothing ever gets done.” Yet some see the emphasis on organization as a deterrent from SU’s other functions. Junior Aaron Keyak, a former senator who currently serves as the treasurer of the College Democrats, would like to see SU function more as a representative of the student body’s views and concerns than as a service organization. “Our student government should go out there more actively,” said Keyak. “Student government should be an aggressive advocate for the student voice. [Right now] the government is more of a bureaucracy than a representative of the student voice.” He added, however, that SU has run more efficiently since Ader’s election. “People appreciate the changes. And a treasurer and a senator, it has improved by leaps and bounds,” said Keyak. “Ader and the rest of the board are very accessible to talk about things.” Nonetheless, Keyak believes SU is not doing the best job of reaching out to its constituency. “They should find out what the student interest is,”

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THE PULSE F R I D AY, O C T. 2 8 “Movin’ Out,” the spectacular new musical by Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel, returns to the Fox Theatre through Sunday, Oct. 30. The show brings 24 Billy Joel classics to the stage as it tells the story of ﬁve life-long friends over two turbulent decades. 8 p.m. (some 2 p.m. matinees over the weekend) Tickets $25-$73 each, depending on date and seating location Fox Theatre 527 N. Grand Blvd (314) 534-1111

S AT U R D AY, O C T. 2 9 Once upon a time, a couple of guys in a small Illinois town just outside of St. Louis decided to start a band. That band became the highly inﬂuential alt-country outﬁt Uncle Tupelo. One of these members was Jeff Tweedy, who went on to form a band called Wilco. The other was Jay Farrar, who will be bringin’ the twang to The Pageant this weekend with his recently re-formed Son Volt, along with special guests Fruit Bats. 8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.) $20, $2 surcharge for minors at door The Pageant 6161 Delmar Blvd. (314) 726-6161

M O N D AY, O C T. 3 1 You saw him at on campus at fall W.I.L.D. in 2003—or maybe you didn’t. Either way, Busta Rhymes brings his beats back to The Pageant with special guests Miri Ben-Ari and the All Mighty Senators. And sorry, under-agers: this show is limited to the 21 and older crowd only. 8 p.m. $17 in advance, $19 the day of show The Pageant 6161 Delmar Blvd. (314) 726-6161

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Boo In the Lou Your guide to this weekend’s Halloween events in St. Louis! By Kristin McGrath Scene Special Features Editor This Saturday, hundreds of students will gather for Bauhaus, the very memorable party that people tend not to remember the next day. But if you’re still haunted by the ghosts of Bauhaus past or just looking for something new to do this weekend, St. Louis offers plenty of haunts more scandalous than your classmates’ body-paint-and-cling-wrap ensembles and more macabre than what lies beneath their drunken hook-ups’ masks. Throwing stuff and belligerently yelling “SLUT” and “ASSHOLE” might be things you’ll end up doing at some point during Halloween weekend anyway. So why not make an appearance at the historic Tivoli Theatre where you such things are allowed and even encouraged? The showing of this cult classic will be supplemented by performances from the Samurai Electricians. Prop bags available at the door Tivoli: Midnight Showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Location: 6350 Delmar (314) 995-6270 Time: Fri., Oct. 28 and Sat., Oct. 29 at midnight Price: $6.50 Too lazy to drive to Madison this weekend? Hit up THE Halloween party in St. Louis, stretching across several blocks of the Central West End, with a costume contest boasting the most spectacular entries (not to mention some of the most over-the-top drag found in St. Louis) and over $5000 in cash and prizes. Adult Party & Costume Contest Time: 8 p.m. to midnight, registration 6-9:30 p.m. First Round Contest—9-11 p.m. Final 10 Round—11 p.m. Location: Maryland and Euclid Avenues Driving directions: www.thecwe.com/subpages/ halloween.htm Inspired by 1950s mass murderer Ed Gein (who also inspired Hitchcock’s Psycho), “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is famous for it’s gruesome gore, meat hooks and power tools. The only thing missing from its bloodcurdling atmosphere was music. Now that’s changed—sort of—thanks to Puerto Muerto, i.e. former St. Louisans Tim Kelley (guitarist/vocalist) and Christa Meyer (drummer/vocalist), a quasi-folk, quasicabaret husband-and-wife team who’ve created a “lost” soundtrack to the classic ﬁ lm. Come hear what you’ve been missing all along, as Puerto Muerto (and guests) perform their grisly tunes along with the ﬁ lm. “The Texas Chainsaw Mssacre” plus Puerto Muerto Time: 8 p.m. Price: $5 with student ID Location: Webster University’s Moore Auditorium, (314) 968-7487 Note: Last-minute changes may occur. Please call for updated information. For some under-age (really under-age) fun, check out the City Museum’s Halloween party. Although you’ve probably outgrown your He-Man or She-Ra cos-

tume, you’re never too old for trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins, arts-and-crafts, costume contests, and climbing around on colossal play-ground equipment. St. Louis City Museum: “Get Out Of the Suburbs and Into the City III” Location: 701 North 15th Street St. (314) 231-2489 Time: Sat., Oct. 29, 6-9 p.m. Price: $10 Imagine Bauhaus, but on the Landing—and with the opportunity to hook up with people from foreign locales like Kirkwood, Chesterﬁeld, Creve Coeur, and Ladue. Also, your “sexy witch/devil/angel” costume you bought at Rag-O-Rama could earn you as much as $4,000 at one of Buca’s costume contests. Club Buca: Rave from the Grave Party Location: 710 N. 2nd St. (314) 231-2822 Time: Sat., Oct. 29, 8 p.m.-3 a.m. Price: $5 cover This haunted mansion is the site of four suicides and the murder of the family dog, so be on the lookout for any “special guests” at the party. Even if you don’t believe in the supernatural, you might have an out-ofbody experience after a few cocktails. The St. Louis Spirit Search Team (a local group of paranormal investigators) provides ghost-hunting tours at the mansion as well as “Dark Room Sessions” in the mansion’s attic. Call (314) 776-4667 for reservations. Lemp Mansion: Halloween Costume Party Location: 3322 Demenil Pl. Time: Sat., Oct. 29, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Price: $40 in advance, $45 at the door Although East St. Louis (“Quick! Make a U-turn!”), Ill. is unknown territory to many Wash. U. students, aspects of Faces’ Halloween Fetish Ball might be quite familiar to anyone who has already attended Bauhaus. Does free admission for wearing body paint, underwear, or chaps ring a bell? Faces: Bare As You Dare Fantasy and Fetish Ball Location: 130 Collinsville Ave., East St. Louis, Ill. (618) 271-7410 Time: Sun., Oct. 30, 12-3 a.m. Price: $5 cover, free admission with scandalous costume If the guy who answered the phone was barely audible over the loud music and drunken revelry on an ordinary Monday night, imagine what the atmosphere will be like on Halloween. He did manage to say that the Creepy Crawl’s “Helloween” party (which will include performances from The Independents, The Lurking Corpses, and AberZombie-n-Bitch as well as a costume party at midnight) would be “a sight fun to behold.” Creepy Crawl: “Helloween” Concert Location: 412 N. Tucker Blvd. (314) 621-9333 Time: Mon., Oct 31, 7 p.m.-3 a.m. Price: $12 (under 21) or $10 (21+)

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FIRE v FROM PAGE 1 ing is changed]—the building is treated like new.” According to LaVenture, buildings with sprinklers provide signiﬁcantly more protection to their inhabitants. “There is a great track record in fully sprinklered buildings,” he said, noting that there are rarely instances of a large number of people losing their lives in buildings that are equipped with sprinklers. Older buildings, however, are under a different ﬁ re code that does not require them to have sprinklers. “The codes changed sometime in the ‘80s, and the codes [continue to] change on a three-year cycle,” said LaVenture. Local jurisdictions

do not have to apply the new codes to the older buildings. Despite skirting the CFD’s recommendations to install sprinkler systems in the old dorms, the University has responded well to other issues concerning ﬁ re safety that are included in the notices that the CFD distributes. “[The University] responds well to maintenance requests and to things that need to be done without capital expenses,” said LaVenture. “They are good about correcting maintenance violations. Under contract, we inform them of what needs to be corrected.” If the University should decide not to follow local authorities’ recommendations, it would have to release an indemniﬁcation notice to the

city—in other words, the city would not be liable for damages caused by the University’s failure to meet those recommendations. The University’s Princeton Review Fire Safety Rating, which measures how well a school is prepared to prevent or to respond to campus ﬁ res, improved to 87 from last year’s 80. “The scores have improved because some new residential buildings were built with sprinkler systems that were not reported last year,” wrote Landgraf. “Also, it was recognized that ﬁ re safety training being done by the University was not previously reported to the Princeton Review and it is now included in their assessment.”

ADER v FROM PAGE 1 plying with Ader’s request, Leikhim later said, “It wasn’t my idea.” Shortly thereafter, in the middle of elections for a replacement vice president, Student Life reporters were forbidden to keep notes of the proceedings. Ader points to the newspaper’s handling of Leikhim’s resignation as a basis for the decision to bar note-taking, saying that the discussions had shifted to the personal details of the nominees and that “Student Life couldn’t handle personnel issues.” He also said that anyone who wanted could observe the proceedings without taking notes.

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As for the current hot issue on campus—the rivalry with Emory—Ader said that while the Emory students’ “intentions are good,” he didn’t understand “how you can artificially create a rivalry.” Ader said that his goals for the rest of the year include preparing for the new University Center and providing a legal music download service for students on campus. Additionally, he hopes to find more ways to get students involved in SU. “More effort can always be put into outreach,” said Ader. Ader added that after two years on the job, people are always approaching him with new ideas. “It’s become my identity,” he said.

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n. a technically brilliant, sometimes improvised solo

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passage toward the close of a concerto, an exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic work

arts & entertainment

‘Terror Twilight’: Bauhaus/Halloween — Dos and Don’ts —

Spookifying your Halloween playlist By Jordan Deam Music Editor Halloween has traditionally been a holiday perpetuated out of fear: fear of the dead, the demonic, the “other.” The Celts wore masks and carved pumpkins to ward off unwelcome spirits, while the Norsemen made ritual sacrifices to protect against evil forces. But in the last half-century, things have changed. Halloween has become less about fear and more about ridiculous costumes, public intoxication and weeklong sugar highs. The music has followed suit: traditional Halloween songs like Bach’s “Tocatto & Fugue in D minor”—considered to be the first truly disturbing Halloween tune—have been forgotten in favor of fluff like “The Monster Mash.” It’s about time for that to change. Cadenza has a few suggestions for creating a Halloween playlist true to the holiday’s grotesque roots.

Aphex Twin—“Radiator” Anyone who’s seen the music video for “Windowlicker” knows that Richard D. James is a pretty creepy dude. But long before “Windowlicker” and “Milkman,” he was making equally bizarre and unsettling ambient music. This track, the second off of his “Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2,” has always managed to get under my skin more than any of his amphetamine-fueled dance numbers. It starts out with a circular electronic bell sound that gradually swells and distorts as the track progress. Squeals of static punctuate the song at random intervals, reminiscent of the dying gasps of some prehistoric lizard

creature. This is the ideal soundtrack for a cocktail party where everyone suspects everyone else of poisoning their drink.

Mu—“I Hate U” I’ll be honest: I really have no idea why this CD is in my collection. Filled with tribal chanting, 300 BPM drum & bass, lounge-piano figures and, indisputably, the most grating vocals ever set to tape, it is nothing less than a calculated attempt at coercing the listener to set fire to his/her CD player. In other words, it’s the perfect album for a house party! This track finds vocalist Mutsumi Kanamori replaced by electronically manipulated samples of Jerry Springer guests screaming obscenities at each other. Interspersed between these shouting matches are strings of double-kick-drum sixteenth notes straight out of a thrash-metal band’s repertoire. If this song went any longer than its 2:05 runtime, it would probably be responsible for numerous riots and murder-suicides (assuming people actually listened to it).

Boards of Canada— “The Color of the Fire” A quick Google search of “Boards of Canada” will

By Sarah Klein Scene Regular Features Editor

yield a number of sites that reference the Scottish duo’s well-documented interest in subliminal messages, mathematical patterns and the occult. I had trouble hearing it until I picked up this track off of their album “Music Has The Rights To Children.” The song basically consists of a bunch of modulated samples of a child’s voice offering various inflections of the phrase “I love you” over a sparse electric piano part. While not nearly as jarring as some of the previously mentioned tracks—in fact, the song is downright melodic—there’s something undeniably creepy going on here.

Do NOT think that just because you look like a pimp in your big fluffy purple hat with a martini in your hand that you ARE a pimp and can therefore reach up a girl’s miniskirt or touch any other part not previously available to you when you looked like plain old Joe Schmoe.

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Do NOT use vampire teeth as an excuse to deliver hickeys. Do NOT ask your drunken hookup to keep on his/her mask.

It doesn’t matter if it matches your ‘30’s gangster outfit or your modern mafia outfit or your criminal-of-theday outfit; especially if you have attended a little Halloween Happy Hour, do NOT bring a gun with you.

Do give little kids candy. Just candy. When they say trick or treat, they just mean treat. Let’s look at the trade-offs: delicious mouthwatering candy… or sad attempts at humor by weird people with unwashed clothes and red plastic cups in their hands? (Hint: Just hand over the goods, mister.) Nurse With Wound— “Homotopy to Marie” This, dear reader, is the piece de resistance. Nurse With Wound pretty much wrote the book on making disturbing, soul-rending sound collages back in the early ‘80s (which, thankfully, no one seems to have read since), and this track, off the album of the same name, stands as one of their best examples. Most of the “song” is nothing but dead air space, peppered by the startling crash of some resonant metal object. Creaking door hinges and footsteps off in the distance further the gothic atmosphere. Thrown in for good measure is the disembodied voice of an eerily calm British child spewing out such gems as “When I woke up, I didn’t know where I was… I didn’t know anybody, and there was a funny smell,” and “When they want to see what your blood’s like….” At 13:37, the track seems to stretch on to infinity, leaving nothing but you and the music suspended in a void of gloom and despair. Enjoy!

Do NOT give little kids anything that is not edible or fun. (Shot glasses are not fun for them, stupid.)

Do wear a costume. A t-shirt that says, “This is my costume” is lame. When did it become cool to lack creativity?

Do NOT do one of those really tall ghost costumes—you know, involving one short person with a really long sheet sitting on a tall person’s shoulders. For one thing, I hate to inform you, short person, but the tall person is a) being suffocated b) can’t see anything. For another, as a unit, you will be hot, you will be sweaty, you will be a fire hazard and you will be totally unoriginal once short person falls off. Short person is also in danger of suffering a concussion from being walked into tree branches obscured by the darkness.

Do NOT buy one of those annoying sound-making, touch-sensitive spider things and hang it above your doorway. While it may be amusing to watch friends unsuspectingly walk head-first into a huge fuzzy monster and hear it go “NEEEEEEEEeeeeerrrrr, neeeeeEEERRRR,” after it works its noisy magic a few times you want to rip it down and tear it to piecees until all it can do is squeak pitifully at the bottom of your trash can.

Do NOT use real frog spawn, snakes, spiders, brain tissue or any

other creepy thing to play Halloween pranks. If it can actually move, your friends might not forgive you for sticking it under their sheets. Or in their laundry bags. Or especially down their shirts. (On that note, here’s a dating hint: dropping something gross down someone’s shirt is not an excusable flirting technique for someone over the age of six.)

Do NOT continue your diet on Halloween. If anything, it is a holiday celebrating candy and being someone other than yourself, so at least eat one thing that is sweet and sticky and incredibly bad for you.

Do NOT bring a broomstick to Bauhaus. Your mother’s warning of “You’re going to poke someone’s eye (or something more important) out with that thing!” could never be truer than when you are hopping up and down to techno music. And you thought regular mosh pits were dangerous.

Do NOT get your outfit ideas from eBaum’s World. Genitalia do not make good costumes.

I don’t care if you look like Michael Jackson—leave the children alone.

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A Student Union apartment guide?

tudent Union, have we got a project for you. Many newbies to the off-campus living situation are confused and in need of guidance. University-owned housing is expensive, and it seems like it might be a good idea to explore other options. So here’s our thought: perhaps Student Union should create a Web page dedicated to educating young minds about off-campus living. This Web site would include a frequently updated, comprehensive database of available apartments in the areas surrounding campus, complete with phone numbers and names of landlords. The University’s housing Web page already does a decent job of helping students find an apartment referral, but doesn’t go much beyond that. We can see why this might be—why would the University want to suggest alternate housing that it stands to gain no profit from? But we also see a need for a campus resource that would help students find the best off-campus housing. This is where you come in, Student Union. As an organization concerned primarily with supporting the interests of students, it would make perfect sense to create an indepen-

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dent database that would help students ﬁnd the highest quality housing in the best locations at the lowest prices. The proposed apartmentseeking tutorial could also include notes about the various payments that students will face as they move to their new apartment. What the heck are utilities? How often do they have to be paid? The Web site could provide information that explains these new and frightening prospects. Additionally, Student Union could offer a list of Internet and cable service providers in the nearby St. Louis area. Students here have the unfortunate disadvantage of being kept in a bubble for several years before release. So while it’s true that part of living on your own is ﬁguring things out for yourself and making mistakes along the way, and while we all like to feel like we’ve learned to live on our own, this project still seems worthy of SU’s attention. Seasoned real world veterans, don’t worry; this Web site won’t diminish your credibility as independent adults. It will just help ease the transition for those students who are looking for a bit more in the way of resources.

Olin Library: $45 million An endorsement for Plan B later, it’s still inadequate LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor:

By David Weintraub Op-ed Submission

have never experienced the old Olin Library; I can only assume that its current form is an improvement. The administration seems to think it has been improved; $45 million must be capable of accomplishing something. Regardless, Olin Library is highly inadequate as an academic library from both a user’s standpoint and a comparative standpoint with other college libraries. I will outline what I think are the library’s three greatest problems. First, Whispers, the rather large café that graces the southeast corner of the ground floor, has transformed the library into a facility that is more adept at looking pretty for potential students and feeding the social appetites of current ones than it is at facilitating scholarship. I will freely admit that it is nice to be able to take a study break with a cup of coffee in that giant glass atrium, but the school has overdone it. Noise in the library has increased exponentially due to café users, and those who need a relatively distractionfree environment are not properly insulated from the noise. Conversation radiates upward and penetrates the floors above quite easily, distracting those who need a certain degree of silence. In addition, the glass atrium has created a giant ant farm where those above are easily tempted to stop what they are doing and watch those below. Second, the library has done a poor job of placing

its study spaces. Many are located next to the doors that open to the stairwell. At any given time, students are naturally entering and exiting the floors, as well as darting in and out to answer their phones. Some students even talk on their phones within areas where others are studying—but this is a separate issue that I will not

“Even more troubling is the fact there is room for a rather large café, but not enough for desperately needed quiet and group study spaces.” address in this brief editorial. When students enter and exit, they obviously open the doors, allowing noise from those talking and traveling in the stairwell to enter and saturate a good portion of the library’s prime study space. The school has done nothing whatsoever to separate traffic lanes from study spaces. Third, reading rooms and group study rooms are not only a viable solution to the above problems, but they are absolutely mandatory in an academic library. Unfortunately, the library also fails in this respect. There are a measly six or so group study rooms on the second floor that are always full. Technically, Whispers is a group study space, but it is far too

noisy for group study when in full swing. In addition, it is often full; it is not restricted to group study. As for reading rooms, one can either descend into the dungeon, which no one should have to do, or one can set up shop in the Ginkgo Room, which too often plays host to exhibitions and those who want to view and talk about the exhibits while students study. There cannot be a mixed use of space here. I should mention that a handful of other rooms exist on the second floor, but they are subject to being commandeered by groups who think that they can use them however they see fit. There needs to be silent and group study spaces for all that want them; this is not something that can be sacrificed. Even more troubling is the fact that there is room for a rather large café, but not enough for desperately needed quiet and group study spaces. If you have ever decided not to go to Olin because it is too distracting or you feared that you would not get any work done, I urge you to do something about it; after all, this is our library. Contact Shirley Baker, dean of libraries, and let her know how the library can be more accommodating to your academic needs. Considering how great this school’s resources are, how lofty its educational aspirations are and how highly it is ranked, the state of the library is aggravating.

Kudos to Rachel Gearhart and her article “Put Plan B over the counter.” In an age of fundamentalist Supreme Court nominees and governmental agencies like the FDA who are tightening their belts over innovative birth control drugs, women should be perturbed: our reproductive rights are in serious jeopardy. Two FDA officials, including Susan Wood, who spoke here on Monday, have resigned in protest against the agency’s refusal to place Plan B over the counter, and yet I have heard no outcry from my female peers about the FDA’s infringement upon women’s reproductive rights. Perhaps the ease of accessibility of Plan B on this campus, through the Student Health Center, has made students believe that its access is just as easy everywhere else. Until we all step out of this bubble and see the realities of non-insured women with unwanted pregnancies, pharmacists who refuse filling Plan B prescriptions and doctors who are ignorant about the workings of birth control drugs, will we join the insurgency that Susan Wood has begun and fight government rulings that endanger our reproductive rights. -Adrienna Huffman Class of 2007

Staff ed unfairly attacked Junior Class Council Dear Editor:

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

Don’t masquerade an article or editorial as something that it’s not. Your editorial entitled “Kudos to Senior Class

Council” seems to be about the Senior Class Council when in reality its purpose is to rudely attack the Junior Class Council. What tipped me off was this sentence regarding the Senior Class Council: “Things were well-organized; deadlines for turning information and money in were clear and announced well beforehand.” No college student thinks to himself, “Man, I’m glad they did a good job of announcing those deadlines and making them clear.” We rarely appreciate things unless we have felt a need for them. Clearly you are unhappy with the Junior Class Council. Most of the editorials I’ve read desire to bring about positive change. For example, a quick glance at the New York Times Web site’s editorial section shows an article outlining how to help 140 million people out of poverty. Most of the time you take this idea to heart in your writing, but if you truly wish for the Junior Class Council to do a better job with publicity, I think the best way to encourage them to do so would be by simply talking to them and perhaps encouraging them to buy an ad in Student Life, not by publicly humiliating them. Your article makes it seem like they have done nothing to serve their class. I believe it was this class council that brought us the “I heart WU” t-shirts, bags and bumper stickers, which helped instill pride and a sense of community throughout campus. In contrast, your editorial section seems to occasionally desire to anger, outrage and polarize the campus. In writing for a paper that is read by so many, you have great power. Please don’t abuse it. -Ray Thomas Class of 2007

Being fair to fair trade coffee Dear Editor:

While John Ablan raises an interesting issue in his piece on fair trade, I think he’s missing a couple of key points. 1) He states that farmers are normally paid “market price” and that fair trade intermediaries pay more than “market price.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple, since the majority of the coffee that we drink is imported by large conglomerates. A small farmer can be forced to sell below the equilibrium supply and demand price since he has a limited number of corporations to which to sell. In fact, there is a huge markup on coffee, which is why fair trade coffee doesn’t cost that much more than regular coffee, even though the producers are paid more. In that sense, the fair trade price may be closer to the true “market price.” 2) Assuming that the demand for coffee hasn’t changed, there should be no effect on the larger coffee growers unless fair trade takes over the overall coffee market, at which point they would presumably be integrated into the fair trade system. It’s also important to keep in mind that it is the small farmers that are more susceptible to price-gouging; banding together into cooperatives and selling to fair trade intermediaries is a way of avoiding that and the extreme poverty that goes along with it. In the case of large producers, I would worry more about how much the workers are paid rather than whether they will lose their market share. -Surdas Mohit Graduate Student Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Mission not accomplished Somebody messed with Texas By Nathan Vafaie Op-ed Submission

n a move described by Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), as a victory for “the radical right wing” of the Republican party, Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court Wednesday night. The move comes at a trying time for the Bush administration, as it confronts the possibility of indictments of senior administration officials, tumbling approval ratings, high oil prices and continued problems in Iraq. Miers’ nomination, a point of bipartisan criticism and outright opposition by many conservative activist groups, was said to withdraw due to concerns regarding a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, which dealt with her personal ideology as well as her work with the president. Miers had filled out the questionnaire last week, but the effort was deemed inadequate by members of the committee in both parties. Rather than resend in the questionnaire in a manner more acceptable to the committee, Miers simply withdrew her nomination,

The graves you don’t see I Op-ed Submission

ith Halloween fast approaching, it seems normal that “haunting” decor would start to subsume the campus. But alas, Wash. U. students don’t seem very spirited about the matter— or at least the non-alcohol related portions of the matter. In fact, I have yet to see a single decorated door on my ﬂoor for my dorm’s decoration contest. Nevertheless, while the South 40 may lack spirit and conviction, certain political and social groups certainly do not, as I discovered when I happened upon the Hilltop campus Thursday morning. As everyone who actually goes to class is now well aware, the Hilltop campus is currently home to an anti-war demonstration, one featuring what is apparently thousands of graves, each labeled with the name of a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi civilian killed during America’s ongoing campaign to secure democracy for Iraqi citizens. While this display is certainly grandiose, I feel it is missing something. It seems to me that to get the fullest view of the Iraqi ﬁght for democracy and the rule of law, there should also be graves included for those Iraqi civilians killed under Saddam Hussein’s regime. What better way to honor those who fought for freedom than to display the names of those who were killed because of a tyrannical hatred of it, right? Noting this, I went to talk to the people under the “Honor the Dead” banner, and asked one of them why these graves were missing. It was then that I was reminded that if we were to write the names of all Iraqi civilians killed during the current military action that we would need a lot more headstones than currently in place. Moreover, it would be hard to get a list of these names, as it was hard enough to get a list of the displayed names. While I certainly respect this individual’s anti-war sentiment, I see some problems with his line of reasoning on this particular account. First, to limit the number of headstones to the number of U.S. soldiers killed frames the situation in an American-centric

way, which is what many people criticize this “war for oil” for in the fi rst place. If we forget the millions of people who died under the arbitrary will of Saddam’s undemocratic government, we are forgetting one of the prime reasons for current U.S. action: the creation of a sustainable democracy in Iraq. Second, of course it would be harder to get the names of those people killed under Saddam’s regime; that’s what made Saddam’s regime so detestable. If you test biological and chemical weapons on your own people, you’re probably not going to keep a nice list of the people you’ve killed. This thought should give us all the more reason to place the names of the Iraqis killed under Saddam’s reign and thus showcase the horrors of tyranny. The individual’s fi nal justification for not putting up graves for those killed under Saddam’s regime was the explanation that I found most surprising: showing these names may cloud the meaning of this particular display as an anti-war display. Instead, as he noted, the display would be more of an overall critique of U.S. foreign policy which supported Saddam’s regime. Here, I will revert back to my theme: U.S. military action in Iraq, as an impetus for democratization, most certainly is related to those who died under Saddam’s control. Before one says that they are anti-war, they should ask themselves if they are comfortable with the millions of deaths that occurred under Saddam Hussein’s regime. I certainly think it is wrong for the U.S. government to support tyrannical governments, but at some point we have to fi x the problems we created and break the chains of oppression. For each American name I see on those graves, I see a person willing to fight and die for their country and for freedom. Even if not all Americans, civilian or soldier, share this same sentiment that military action in Iraq was justified, we all can certainly agree that tyranny is never a thing to be revered. Todd is a freshman in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at tws2@cec.wustl.edu.

almost certainly be more conservative than Miers. This is sure to appease much of Bush’s base and incite opposition by Democratic senators who seemed open to the pos-

“The greatest cries of relief about the withdrawal came from Bush’s conservative base, as proponents of the so-called ‘conservative movement’ decried Miers’ lack of credentials and deﬁned conservative judicial policy.” sibility of a Miers nomination. Noteworthy possibilities for nomination include: Alberto Gonzales—Our current attorney general who many contend wrote memos on the treatment of terrorist detainees that helped lead to the abuse

scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Priscilla Owen—A current Fifth Circuit judge that Democrats would attack on her abortion record and possibly political judicial decisions. Janice Rogers Brown— An outspoken black Christian conservative who was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit court after a prolonged Senate battle and filibuster. Brown supports limits on abortion rights and corporate liability. Although Miers’ withdrawal will almost surely bring the court to the right, barring tremendous liberal activism, this columnist still finds surprise that Falwell or Coulter haven’t yet found their way into the nomination process. Bush seems to be rationally picking nominees he feels can survive the process with the backing of his low approval rating. After this embarrassing withdrawal, Bush’s nominees will face further scrutiny and questioning. Nathan is a senior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at npvafaie@wustl.edu.

Fuck censorship

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By Todd Schiller

noting that the Committee would have demanded access to records of legal advice given to the president which would undermine a president’s ability to receive candid counsel. The White House says the documents are protected by executive privilege and have refused their release. Many call the issue of the questionnaire nothing but a face-saving manner of withdrawal. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) described how “the White House offered a nominee who had no record except for the documents, and then said, ‘We won’t give you the documents.’ ... The president kept saying, ‘the more you learn about Harriet Miers, the more you’ll like her,’ and then said, ‘I’m not going to let you learn about her.’” The greatest cries of relief about the withdrawal came from Bush’s conservative base, as proponents of the so-called “conservative movement” decried Miers’ lack of credentials and defined consertive judicial policy. This conservative opposition seems a more valid reason for withdrawal. Possible replacements for O’Connor’s seat will

Free speech and the big bad word

t could be said that I am a creature of habit. Most of my Fridays unfold in about the same way: I wake up red-eyed and weary at 7:27; I shower for the better part of eight minutes; I’m at work—sporting a tasteful tie and matching shirt—by three minutes to nine. Once at work, after enjoying the New York Times and the Washington Post, I turn to our nation’s third-most authoritative news source: Student Life.

Zach Goodwin But three Fridays ago, my faith in Student Life was called into question. The story goes like this: As Friday’s editor, I’m responsible for soliciting and grammarchecking three articles each week. That week, John Hewitt, a frequent and much-loved contributor, had submitted an article. Grammatically speaking, the piece was flawless and I placed it in the pile to be published without a second thought. Now, fast-forward to Friday morning. I was feeling disgruntled, groggy and genuinely uninterested in being at work. To stave off productivity, I turned to Student Life online. I read and reread my own editorial a few hundred times and then began John’s. My first thought was, what the fuck? You see, originally his work read like this: “Americans have a serious problem with their perception of war. They like it when they think it’s for pure reasons. But everyone starts flipping out when the big secret gets out that war is really all about killing the enemy, taking pictures of his corpse, taking all his stuff, fucking his wife, fucking his children and blowing up his house. Oh no, Americans are supposed to be ‘above’ that. We’re just too nice! We don’t torture, we

don’t rape, we don’t slaughter—’not in my Army!’ says the old guard.” But that wasn’t what Student Life chose to publish. After some very aggressive neutering, John’s most emphatic sentence was reduced to, “war is really about sleeping with his wife and messing with his children.” Somehow, “messing with his children” didn’t have the quite the same zest. Needless to say, I was disappointed. Now, before I launch into what will surely be a tired and uninspired defense of free speech, a few things should be made clear. First, as writers for a privately funded newspaper, Student Life’s authors and contributors don’t enjoy any constitutional protections. The Constitution only applies to government’s purview and, sadly, Student Life doesn’t fall under it. Student Life and its editors are free to set their own standards for decency and apply them as they see ﬁt. That said, I would argue that the paper’s relationship with the University and the University’s purported respect for academic freedom and open debate complicate the question. As such, investigating our constitutional rights can be both relevant and informative—though, ultimately, not binding. So what does the Constitution say about our right to free speech? To be sure, the Supreme Court has repeatedly held that free speech is not absolute. They have consistently argued that “obscene” speech falls outside of constitutional protection. Still, the bar for obscenity is a high one. In order for speech to be classiﬁed as obscene it has to be, among other things, sexual. As Chief Justice Burger wrote in Miller v. California (1973), obscene material has to “depict or describe patently offensive ‘hard core’ sexual conduct.” Clearly, John’s comments don’t qualify—even by the most restrictive reading of the obscenity clause. Another important consideration when evaluating John’s use of explicit language is his purpose. Having read more than a handful of his editorials, I can tell you that the boy has a large vocabulary and a genuine com-

mand of language. Therefore, John’s phrasing, I’m quite sure, was neither the result of laziness nor bad taste. Instead, this was a conscious choice to be incendiary, to jar. In fact, there is an emotional intensity in his wording that might not have been effected with more Victorian language. On this, Justice Harlan has written, “…words are often chosen as much for their emotive as cognitive force. ... Emotive [speech], practically

“Given our age, collective maturity and the premium placed on intellectual freedom in this environment, I can’t imagine a cogent argument for censoring legitimate political speech that makes use of the profane.” speaking, may often be the more important element of the overall message sought to be communicated.” In other words, John’s colorful language stands safely within precedent. Moreover, John’s editorial falls squarely within the bounds of the Constitution’s most hallowed speech: namely, political dissent. That John was not using profanity casually—as I have throughout my article—is important. Instead, he was cursing in order to add emotional weight to a substantive political critique. In my opinion, however, the best argument for the publication of limited and thoughtful profanity is not a constitutional one. Most simply, we are all adults. Our paper is written, distributed and read by those of, at least, college age—with minimal opportunity for accidental exposure to children. Given our age, collective maturity and the premium placed on intellectual freedom in this environment, I can’t imag-

ine a cogent argument for censoring legitimate political speech that makes use of the profane. (It should also be noted that, to me, the casual and ﬂagrant use of profanity in this article would be inappropriate under normal circumstances. My attempt to make a point, in my opinion, qualiﬁes it as acceptable here.) So, let us breathe deep, stand tall and strike up a rousing chorus of “God Bless America!” For our country is strong enough to make room for even the words we don’t like and the opinions we don’t hold. We’ve founded a special place where brave men like Mr. Hewitt are free to rile and rankle—and we’re a better nation for it. In fact, every time I see the stars and stripes, I can’t help but think that pissing people off is a pastime that’s been sewn into its very fabric. It’s patently American. And thus, to close, I’ll leave you with the wise words of the Supreme Court: “Surely the State has no right to cleanse public debate to the point where it is grammatically palatable to the most squeamish among us...For, while the particular four-letter word being litigated here is perhaps more distasteful than most others of its genre, it is nevertheless often true that one man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric.” Zach is a senior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor. He can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

Editor’s Note: It should be noted, for the record, that Hewitt’s column was the victim of an unfortunate copy editing snafu, rather than “neutered” according to any deliberate policy decision on the part of the Student Life staff. We fully support the use of “fuck” and other expletives in Forum pieces when the subject matter merits it—but only when the subject matter merits it. Additionally, expletives may appear in quotations in other sections—we do not censor our interviews. And personally, the editor enjoys using the word “fuck” just as much as the next college student, and is certainly in favor of seeing it in print—when merited.

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All you need to know about this NBA season By Jordan Katz Sports Columnist Baseball season is officially over. Too bad, right? Wrong! The first NBA game is on Nov. 1, and, personally, I couldn’t be more excited. If this year is anything like last year, we’re in for quite a season. It’s been a long layoff since last June, when the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons in game seven of the finals, so let me kick off this upcoming year with my 100% accurate divisionby-division NBA preview. Giddy up. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division: (BOS, NJ, NYK, PHI, TOR) This division is about as bad as Green Day’s new album, so I won’t waste too much time actually analyzing it, just cracking wise. The Northeast is typically the pride of the sports world, what with the Patriots, Yankees, and New Jersey Devils. However this doesn’t really transfer over to basketball, nor has it since the

days of the Nets losing in the ﬁnals several years in a row. New York has a new coach in Larry Brown, but his winning ways should be more than offset by the masterful losing abilities of Stephon Marbury. Marbury is a born loser. He’s about as good at winning as FEMA is at…well, you get where I’m going with this. Hopefully new Knick Eddy Curry won’t be too “heartbroken” when the Knicks miss the playoffs again. New Jersey gets my vote as the division winner, with the three-headed beast of Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson. The Nets should be able to get the job done in this piece of crap conference. But, Boston and Philly fans should look for potential playoff berths as they have only slightly bad teams, which can go a long way in the East. Central Division: (CHI, CLE, DET, IND, MIL) While the Atlantic is pathetic, the Central might be the toughest division in the NBA. With the Bulls and Bucks on the rise, and the Pistons, Pacers, and Cavaliers

already contenders, the Central is going to provide some damn good games to watch. As long as Ron Artest remembers the mantra “Serenity now (insanity later)” and can keep his antics to a minimum, the Pacers will win this division by a very close margin over the Pistons and Cavs. The Pistons have the same team as last year while the Cavaliers added Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall, and Damon Jones to play with “God’s Gift to Cleveland.” Look for the Bulls to have a slight drop-off after last year’s miracle season and for the Bucks to improve after their awful 30win season last year. Southeast Division: (ATL, CHA, MIA, ORL, WAS) OK, I feel it’s safe to say that Miami is going to run away with this division. Anyone who disagrees probably murders puppies. Charlotte and Orlando just don’t have the pieces yet to compete, and Washington, while good last year, will drop off some after losing Larry Hughes to Cleveland. In my opinion, the Hawks

are about as qualified to be considered a pro team as Harriet Miers is a Supreme Court Justice. Zing! Anyway, with the additions of Jayson Williams and the bricklaying Antoine Walker, Miami has improved on paper, but look for a lot of inconsistency from night to night. Nevertheless, they still have Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade, so this inconsistency won’t hinder them too much. As a side note, let’s hope 2005-06 is the year that Pat Riley’s well-oiled hair finally catches fire. What? I can dream, can’t I? Western Conference Northwest: (DEN, MIN, POR, SEA, UTA) This division really intrigues me. Has Seattle lost too much to contend? Can Denver keep pace with head coach “Furious” George Karl? Will Kevin Garnett carry the ‘Wolves to the playoffs? Can Carlos Boozer ever get over his negative Karma from double crossing a blind man? Can Portland players put down that purple haze and play basketball? I’m

sure we’ll all eventually know the answers to these questions, but I’m going to give the division to the Denver Nuggets (or as they’re more affectionately called, the Nugs). Why the Nugs? Mostly because Earl Boykins is the cutest li’l Beano I ever done seen on the basketball court since Spud Webb. Nullus. Pacific: (GS, LAC, LAL, PHO, SAC) Well, the Zen Master, otherwise known as Phil Jackson is back coaching the Lakers, but I would have to be crazy to pick the Lakers to take this division. It’ll be Phoenix again, but there’s no way they’ll win over 60 games. They are deﬁnitely going to miss the backcourt ﬁrepower from Quentin Richardson and Joe Johnson. Plus, Amare Stoudamire is out for a little while with a bum knee. Oh, and they play crappy defense. All this aside, though, there isn’t really anyone who can challenge a healthy Suns team. Sure Golden State will be fun to watch with Baron Davis and Jason Richard-

son, and Sacto will put up bucket after bucket like every other year, but Phoenix still takes this one. The Los Angeles Clippers have been intentionally omitted from this discussion, in case you were wondering. Southwest: (DAL, HOU, MEM, NOK, SA) Four out of the ﬁve teams in this division made the playoffs last year. Can you guess who didn’t? Well, it wasn’t the Spurs, that’s for sure. Look for the Defenders of the Alamo to win this one with ease, again. Adding Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel all but insures them not only the division, but probably a repeat. Dallas and Houston will have good seasons again, as neither team has really lost any integral pieces, and attempt to challenge the Spurs for Texan dominance. Memphis might be decent and the Hornets will be atrocious, but you already knew that. Well, that’s it. Shout out to my boy Cam’ron Giles. Get well soon. Dipset all day, every day.

The potential of sports Halloween costumes Every year the act of finding just the right Halloween costume is an important one. Last year, I remember the chaotic nature of everyone on my floor trying to scrimp together a costume right before Bauhaus. For the girls, that entailed running around, in and out of each other’s rooms trying to find the most perfectly trashy and overly revealing Halloween costume possible. For the boys, however, it was a different scene. Many of them threw on a jersey of some sort at the last second. Some of them went as far as putting on a matching hat. A few of them completed their costumes with the appropriate bottoms (i.e. baseball pants to complement a baseball jersey, basketball

shorts to complement a basketball jersey, etc.) And the really ambitious ones even planted some war paint under their eyes. What I’m wondering is why Vick, Jordan, Urlacher, Beltran, and Manning jerseys were among the most popular costumes. Halloween costumes are supposed to be creative and can either be really funny, really scary, or just really cool. And if you’re really set on a sportsrelated costume, you can be a little bit more creative than Michael Vick or Michael Jordan, unless of course you choose to be Michael Jordan in his Chicago White Sox jersey or his Air Jordan motorcycling attire. Sophomore Scott KaufmanRoss said he believes the

classroom. There must scariest sports-related have been at least costume would have three other Rodmans to be Dennis Rodman. in room. So my one Scary—maybe—but and only sports-relatoriginal? Absolutely ed costume basically not. I was Dennis Rodturned out to be the man for Halloween biggest Halloween one year. Long story disaster of my life. short, not only did I Allie During my senior look like an absolute Wieczorek year of high school, fool (although at that someone had the brilliant idea age, it didn’t matter much to of dressing up as Steve Bartme), but I also felt like one man, the Cubs fan who blew the the second I walked into my

post-season for the Cubs when he leaned over and grabbed the ball that Moises Alou would have most deﬁnitely caught. The problem with this brilliant costume idea was that the ‘someone’ who had the idea was actually some ﬁfty percent of our high school. Of course no one took the liberty of making it different, original, or creative. Someone should’ve worn a dartboard with a dart right smack on the

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bull’s-eye. Or even a “Wanted” sign or a paper bag over his head. But no one thought of any of that. There are so many fascinating creatures in sports today that it seems they were put on Earth for the soul purpose of giving sports fans more creative Halloween costume ideas. Take Sean May, for example. Great athlete. Happens to be one of the most beastly, hideous creatures to be given the gift of life. Now that would be a terrifying costume. You could even walk around carrying a half-eaten child that you nibble at every once in a while. Why didn’t anyone dress up as Jay Williams after his little accident? Can’t you picture it? A Bulls #22 jersey (or for that matter a Duke jersey that said “Retired” on it somewhere), crutches, and a Dunce cap. I couldn’t have done it, but I would’ve laughed if someone else did—and then gone home to weep about it. Think about all you could do with a Ron Artest, O.J. Simpson, Kobe Bryant, Jose Canseco, or any Minnesota Vikings player costume. I would personally love to see someone dress up as Pat Reilly—that hair’s just too good to pass up. If this all sounds far too creative and like it would require more time and effort than you ever dreamed you’d put into a Halloween costume, there is one solution. And this is an exception to the Rodman/Bartman argument because it will still be hilarious regardless of how many people do it. All you need is $49.95, not including shipping and handling and the Ofﬁcial Randy Moss Collectors Mask can be yours. If you think it isn’t worth ﬁfty dollars, you must have been to the website that will tell you that this mask “comes complete with a deluxe afro wig” and that it comes in “a beautiful, re-sealable collectors package.” The package is of course for those who want to wear it out and then “place it back in its protective package for display when not in use.” I swear I’m not making this up. Go to www.mossmask. com and see for yourself. And if you feel like being a kind soul and happen to have $60 to blow, I’ll have you know that when you buy one, you can get a second for only $10 and there happens to be a Student Life sports columnist in desperate need of one. The bottom line is that sports athlete costumes have enormous potential. For the witty and creative, you can take a simple athlete and turn them into a hilarious portrayal of what could be a running joke with you and your friends for years. “Hey, remember that time you dressed up as Danica Patrick as a stripper for Halloween?” The potential is out there; all you need to do it take it to make the best Halloween costume out there.

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

FRIDAY | OCTOBER 28, 2005

This week’s standout performers

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Brad Duesing, Senior, Football

Featured in the Oct. 24 issue of Sports Illustrated in “Faces in the Crowd,” captain Liefer helped her squad improve to a perfect 25-0 regular season record with a 3-0 shutout of Webster University. Liefer had seven kills, 10 digs, and 34 assists in the match, extending her team-leading assist total to 932 on the season. She is averaging 11.95 assists per game.

Captain Brad Duesing tallied a career-high 190 receiving yards in the Bears’ 28-7 victory over Carnegie Mellon University on Sat., Oct. 22. Duesing contributed a career-high three touchdowns for the 4-4 Bears off 12 total catches on the day. Duesing needs just 120 receiving yards in the final two games to become only the second player in NCAA history (Division I, II or III) to record four-consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons.

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Marin McCarthy Sophomore Women’s Soccer McCarthy helped her squad upend Fontbonne University 5-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 19, with two goals in the effort. McCarthy had a team-high six shots on goal, while contributing another three shots in Monday’s 1-0 victory against Webster University. McCarthy has three goals on the season and is second on the team in shots with 51.

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FRIDAY | OCTOBER 28, 2005

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Student Life Sports Staff Each week the Student Life Sports Staff takes on a new member of the University community to see who is the best Swami out there. Laura Vilines is the senior Cadenza editor of Student Life. Bred on the Kentucky blue and white, she LOVES college basketball, but also enjoys the occasional NFL showdown. She is a political science/English literature double major, minoring in dance, and claims that ballet is as tough as football.

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9-5 (last week’s opponent) 58-44 (combined)

Derek:

Scott:

In what could be one of the most boring games of the season features two second-place teams. The Rams (3-4), coming off a bush-league win against the Saints, are expected to miss starters Marc Bulger, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, and maybe even Leonard Little. These are the four best players on the Rams. The Jaguars (4-2), who could be without RB Fred Taylor, are going to ﬁ nd themselves throwing the ball most of the time. This could be good for the Jags, considering the Rams have a defensive unit that is ranked 28th in the NFL. However, home-ﬁeld advantage and the overall lack of talent will make this game a sleeper. Look for Rams’ running back Stephen Jackson to control the game and the clock.

A key matchup in the AFC West pits two of the more talented but inconsistent teams against each other. San Diego is coming off a tough loss against the Eagles, which saw them lose due to a blocked ﬁeld goal turned touchdown. Kansas City looks to build on last week’s solid all-around effort against Miami. LaDanian Tomlinson was shut down last week, not scoring a touchdown for the ﬁ rst time in 19 games, but don’t expect the Chiefs defense to hold LT scoreless for a second straight week. Both teams can put points up on the board, but the Chiefs have been known to have defensive lapses, such as the second half meltdown against Philly a few weeks ago. The-two headed monster of Larry Johnson and Priest Holmes always poses a threat, but San Diego bounces back with a big home divisional victory.

St. Louis 20 Jacksonville 17

San Diego 27, Kansas City 21

Jordan:

Justin:

Isn’t this just an epic battle of hurricane victims? Katrina vs. Wilma, displaced Saints vs. Dolphins. Obviously both of these teams are crappy, so who can say who will actually win this? Well, I am going with Los Santos to pull a victory out this week. Miami just doesn’t do it for me until Ricky Williams can work the piff out of his system and learn how to run again. Aaron Brooks is capable enough to win a game by himself, which he’ll have to without Deuce McCallister. Both of these cities need relief from incompetence (FEMA, Jeb Bush, etc.); unfortunately, their football teams won’t provide it. But, one team’s gotta win.

The battle of the gridiron will be fought between two of the worst teams in the NFL this week. The Houston Texans’ David Carr has enjoyed quality time on the grass, being sacked more times this season than can be counted. The Browns’ Trent Dilfer has shown an emergence this season, reminding fans of the glory days of Tampa Bay. He’s playing quicker, more lively football and that should pay dividends against a lackluster Texan defense. Look for a putrid game of pee-wee-esque football, highlighted by turnovers and ﬁeld goals. Cleveland 10 Houston 6

New Orleans 20, Miami 12

Baseball: coming to a small market near you By Scott Kaufman-Ross Sports Reporter As the Chicago White Sox celebrated their ﬁ rst World Championship in 88 years, it’s impossible to overlook the changes in baseball in just the past ten years. For the second time in three years, a team won the World Series without a top-10 payroll, a feat that seemed impossible just a few years ago. Consequently, maybe Bud Selig actually does know what he is doing, against popular opinion, and maybe the implementation of the luxury tax was effective. In 2002, as the league seemed to be on the brink of a strike—due to the competitive imbalance of the league, the players refused to give into the idea of a salary cap. The owners countered with the proposal of a luxury tax, a tax on the amount of money

spent on salaries in excess of a pre-determined amount. This avoided the strike, although many criticized that the luxury tax would do nothing, teams would still spend a lot more than others. To some extent, this is true, as the Yankees became the ﬁ rst team in sports history to spend in excess of $200 million on salaries this season, approximately $80 million over the pre-determined amount, causing a $25 million tax hit for George Steinbrenner. Although the Yankees continue to spend recklessly, only two other teams had to pay luxury tax last season, the Angels and the Red Sox. Boston was required to shell out $3.5 million, and Anaheim just under $1 million in luxury tax. This season, only the Red Sox and Yankees crossed $120 million in payroll, and only one more team, the Mets, even

topped $100 million. It seems that the imposition of the luxury tax is working as a deterrent for most teams, and as a result, the two teams in the World Series are ranked 12 and 13 in payroll, showing it’s not just the big spenders winning anymore. It has also been observed that more teams with low payrolls are competing, even if they don’t make the playoffs. This season five teams with payroll rankings between 20-30 fi nished with at least a .500 record, and two of those teams (Cleveland and Oakland) were in the playoff hunt until the fi nal week of the season. Competitive balance is not just an issue in baseball; in fact, the sport with the most competitive imbalance is probably basketball. Since 1991 there have been only five different champions in basketball, with three of those

teams winning at least three championships each. Basketball has a “soft salary cap,” meaning there is a limit on how much a team can spend. However, there are also ways around it. The New York Knicks began this offseason with a $115 million payroll, and the Atlanta Hawks had theirs at just over $20 million. Clearly a problem exists in disparity of payrolls, but in basketball this does not seem to translate into winning. Of the four teams playing the conference ﬁ nals last season, no team had a payroll ranking higher than 12th, and no team spent over $60 million. Nevertheless, it is still difﬁcult for teams like Atlanta, Charlotte, and New Orleans (all with payrolls under $40 million) to compete. The best model to follow clearly exists in the NFL. The NFL has a hard salary cap,

meaning teams cannot spend more than a certain amount on salaries, preventing the bigger market teams from overspending. As a result, teams like Carolina, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and even Cincinnati all currently have winning records, even in their smaller markets. Before last year’s repeat championship by the Patriots, there had been eight different champions in the previous ten years. Every team has an equal chance for success, and, as a result, NFL teams sell out almost every game, and football has the highest television ratings of any sport. Although the nature of football and its media contract play a big role, the presence of a salary cap is the key reason why competitive balance, and subsequently popularity, is so strong in football. Washington University

sports fans are a bit torn on the state of competition in baseball. Sophomore Alex Groden thinks the luxury tax is not enough, and that baseball needs a salary cap. “A salary cap in baseball would not only prevent excessively high player salaries, but would also allow more teams to be competitive enough to make the playoffs,” Groden commented. “The salary cap in football makes what the Patriots have done that much more impressive than the Yankees or Red Sox outspending everyone.” Sophomore Martin Abel disagrees, however, stating there is no signiﬁcant problem with competition in baseball. “Even though the Yankees and Red Sox continue to spend, teams are still able to compete with them,” said Abel.

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