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OK Go, Reel Big Fish to headline W.I.L.D. BY SHWETA MURTHI NEWS EDITOR Alternative rock band OK Go will take the stage as W.I.L.D. headliner this spring, joined by ska-punk band Reel Big Fish and Cut Chemist, a hip hopstyle opener. The announcement came during last night’s Ben Kweller performance at the Gargoyle and was met with mixed reactions.

OK Go is best known for the music video “Here It Goes Again,” which featured them dancing in time on treadmills. The group, consisting of four members, won a 2007 Grammy award for “Best Short Form Music Video” and is known for their distinctive “geek” rock look. Cut Chemist, a solo turntablist, was a former member of Latin-funk band Ozomatli and

underground rap group Jurassic 5. His song “The Audience is Listening Theme Song” has recently been featured in an Apple iPod commercial. “[Cut Chemist] doesn’t have a lot of name recognition, but he’s a legitimate artist. Last night when we were putting the names on the underpass, people were excited. It’s not straight hip hop—it’s different than what we’ve done recently,”

NEWS EDITOR Five Washington University students will be leaving for Madagascar to create a business model for the village of Mahabo, Madagascar over spring break. The students, who will be working with the Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) and the national not-for-profit Blessing Basket Project, aim to make environmental conservation an economic reality and to assess the impact of bringing new wealth to poor villages. “It’s less of a business model than a perspective on how you can bring new markets to rural villages through creative combinations of people or companies,” said Kenneth Harrington, director the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship, who will also be going to Mahabo. The business models will help produce profits for basket weavers, a common profession in rural African villages. Currently, basket weavers sell their products to foreign companies and make 50 cents off items that may sell for as much as $30, with most of the profit going to the middlemen. Blessing Basket Project, founded two years ago, increases the villagers’ wage to seven dollars. MOBOT has chosen the Project for its venture in Mahabo hoping that this increased profit will encourage the villagers to find alternative methods of survival besides deforestation, which has become a problem throughout Africa. “The issue is how can you conserve the environment if people are basically at the subsistence level and starving,” said Harrington. “There are 77 villages in

Madagascar where the forest will be destroyed unless we come up with an environmentally friendly plan.” The five students, coming from a variety of disciplines including economics, social work, finance and law, will assess how the Blessing Basket Project affects Mahabo. They will document the current state of the village by interviewing many of its 9,000 residents, some of whom are government officials, and will see what happens once new money enters the village. “If good things happen—we hope to increase the wealth by 20 percent—the hope is that it starts entrepreneurial growth which is good for the villagers and the environment,” said Harrington. Senior Russell Kohn is excited about the possible economic, social and political implications of this work. “Part of what’s interesting about [the theoretical implications] is that they are so far reaching,” he said. “On one hand you can talk about this from an economic standpoint—the effects of economic aid and how that aid should be implemented. From a social perspective, you can view the social norms that will affect how people perceive us and our involvement in the project. This project allows for the abstract but forces us to talk about them on the ground,” he said. He is also anticipating the chance to get in touch with a foreign culture. “This is an opportunity like no other, to be able to go to Madagascar, not as a tourist, but also not completely disconnected from local resources,” he said. “We will be completely immersed

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decently large music festival.” After the announcement of Reel Big Fish as one of the acts in spring W.I.L.D., a Facebook group was created in protest named “Say NO to W.I.L.D.,” which had 138 members as of Thursday. “It demonstrated that there are people on this campus that were really looking forward to hip hop. There are always going to be some people complain-

ing,” said Hovey. “The reaction was a little bit more intense than in the past. I think 95 percent of people that show up will have a good time.” In response to some criticism that Team 31 did not give ample opportunity for students to provide input, Hovey said that they were working in conjunction with the Ofﬁce

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said Hovey. Hovey explained the difficulties Team 31 faced in getting the band lineup to match students’ requests. “When we only have one day to pick from and a limited budget, the odds of us getting the fi rst and second choices are pretty slim. The reason we didn’t get Lupe Fiasco, our fi rst choice, is because they are playing Coachella which is a

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Ben Kweller performs in the Gargoyle on Wednesday, Feb. 28 to a crowd of over 500. Kweller put on an energetic show, switching between the piano and guitar, and even singing happy birthday to a crowd member.

Reform Jewish group hosts 100 students at weekend leadership conference BY BEN SALES SENIOR STAFF REPORTER Reform Chavurah, the Reform Jewish students’ group on campus, will be hosting a convention for the leaders of college Reform Jewish movements across the country. The program, called Leadership Training Seminar (LTS), will start today and run through Sunday. The conference also acts as the national gathering for Kesher, the branch of the Union

of Reform Judaism (URJ) for college students, of which Reform Chavurah is Washington University’s branch. Matt Adler, president of Reform Chavurah, sees this as a good chance to unite leaders. “It is an opportunity to bring leaders of all these groups together to learn leadership skills, to plan programs and meet people,” said Adler, a junior. “It is an opportunity for us to learn and grow as a group.” The conference will begin

this afternoon, and its ﬁrst major event will be at Hillel with Friday evening prayers. Its approximately 100 participants will then eat dinner with the rest of the campus Jewish community. Following the meal, there will a discussion about Jewish pluralism that is open to the public. “Jewish students at Wash. U. come from a variety of different backgrounds,” said Adler. “This is our opportunity to show what it means to be a Reform Jew.

The biggest beneﬁt is promoting a pluralistic dialogue.” Senior Suzy Goldenkranz, who will chair LTS along with sophomore Leah Bressler, said that the pluralism dialogue contributes to an integral part of the campus Jewish community. “The conference itself is based around developing our own Jewish identity and bringing it to campus,” said Golden-

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The tipping point: the psychology behind leaving a tip BY MARGY LEVINSON STAFF REPORTER For many people, tipping is a natural reﬂex, but how much do you actually end up spending? Two Washington University psychology researchers have started to crack the tipping code, ﬁnding that people tend to tip more for smaller bills. Professors of psychology Leonard Green and Joel Myerson studied tipping as a follow-up on another research project. “It’s an interesting area…the question why do people tip in this country. There is no single answer,” said Green. Tipping in the United States also differs from other parts of the world where tipping is not the norm. “It makes you wonder

why we tip in this country,” said Myerson. Before they turned to tipping, Green and Myerson studied how people value rewards over periods of time. For example, they found that people would rather take $25 up front rather than waiting a year to receive $100. Green attributes this ﬁnding to the fact that people often discount the future. Green and Myerson explained that this “magnitude effect” could explain desires such as playing the lottery, where people try to get all of the money up front, as well as issues of self-control. “One of the things we found was that with the delayed reward, you discount at a certain rate…larger delayed amounts are discounted proportionally less

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than smaller delayed amounts.” This “magnitude effect’” seemed to ﬁt into the arena of tipping because the size of the bill inﬂuences how much people are willing to tip. “The question we asked was, do you leave the same amount [proportionately] of tip on a $20 bill compared to a $200 bill?” said Green. “What they found is that people leave a larger percentage tip with a smaller bill than with a larger bill. Although this would still be considered the magnitude effect…it’s a different mechanism [than for discounting].” Senior Danielle Roth, who works as a waitress at Fitz’s on the Loop, found this to be the case. “We can have bills that are only $15 for two people. People

might leave four dollars which is deﬁnitely more than 15 percent but if [the bill is] $50 people will only leave 15 [percent].” The demographic of the tipper does not have a signiﬁcant effect on the results, but both researchers predicted that people who have worked at restaurants probably tend to tip a little bit more. Because the demographic was not narrowed down, they looked at tipping in different areas including restaurants, cabs and beauty parlors, and found that the same conclusions were seen across the board. Green and Myerson also found out that people, on average, tend to tip a little less, percentagewise, on cabs than at restaurants

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Friday, March 2 Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Find some red in your closet and head to the Field House, because Wash. U.’s eighth-ranked men’s team is hosting the NCAA Division III regionals. Wash. U. will square off against local rival Fontbonne at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $3 for students with an ID and $6 for adults. Washington University undergraduate students with an ID will be admitted free courtesy of Student Union. Art Gallery Reception Senior Lindsey Grossman’s exhibit “Portraits of Women and Children in India” will be displayed at Belas Artes Coffee & Multicultural Center. This exhibit is part of her Movement of Truth photography documentary series. Taken while she studied abroad in India last year, Grossman’s exhibit aims to dispel Western conceptions of developing countries as “impoverished, backwards, and lacking agency.” Events take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Belas Artes is located on the corner of Russell and Mississippi. Hors d’oeuvres and wine/ beer will be served. Beta’s RAVE party This weekend is Beta Theta Pi’s answer to Bauhaus and Vertigo, with hundreds of glowsticks along with both popular and obscure beats—including hip hop—and lights. The fun starts at 10 p.m. and carries on until 2 a.m. Please note that strobe lights will be used on the dance ﬂoor.

Saturday, March 3 Edward Scissorhands at the Fox Dance St. Louis presents Matthew Bourne and New Adventures in this dance adaptation of the Tim Burton ﬁ lm. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 4, 1 p.m. March 8 and 2 p.m. March 11. Tickets range from $22-$60 and can be ordered at metrotix.com. Call 314-534-1111 for more information. Ten-Minute Play Festival Looking for a cheap night out? For $2, you can watch seven to eight ten-minute plays written and directed by students. The fourth annual festival, hosted by Cast ‘n’ Crew will be held in the Village Theater at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. On Sunday, the show will be at 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Mallinckrodt through Saturday and are also available at the door.

civil disobedience civil disobedience centers on the relationship between Fred, a conservative justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Court, and his daughter Marlee, a social activist and Manhattan bookstore owner. This world premiere drama is written by Carter Lewis, playwright-in-residence for the Performing Arts Department. Performances start at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. Tickets are available at Edison Theatre Box Ofﬁce and cost $15 for the public and $9 for students, senior citizens, faculty and staff. Symphony Concert Washington University faculty, including violinist Silvian Iticovici, pianist Seth Carlin and violist Stephen Ewer will join members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for a recital of chamber music by Robert Schumann and Dmitri Shostakovich. The concert, free and open to the public, will begin at 4 p.m. in Holmes Lounge.

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there a couple of years,” said Teresa Wallace, a graduate student in the School of Social Work. “We want them to take control and use that money in whatever way they see ﬁt.” She also emphasized the continuous commitment to this goal. “Wash. U. is looking to make this a long-term relationship,” she said. “That’s really important. This is not just one project and once it’s over we’re going to pull out. It’s a long-term investment for them not just in that village but in economic development with an international feel.” Kate Burson, a graduate student in law, is the ﬁfth student going to Mahabo, and is studying at Columbia this semester. The group returns home March 14.

get there. MBA student Yiping Chen has a more personal connection to the project. “When I was living in China, I knew there were many people living in poor quality [conditions],” she said. “This is a good chance to learn how to improve their lives, whether in Madagascar, in China, or anywhere. They want to live a better life, but sometimes they don’t know how. I think we can go there to learn what they need and then start helping them with the initial capital and technology.” If the model is successful, the students hope to replicate it around the continent, and eventually around the world. “Hopefully it will be a sustainable economic development, so that it’s not just going to be

LTS v FROM PAGE 1 kranz, a former president of Reform Chavurah. “One of the big things about Hillel is its pluralist Jewish community. We need to make sure the Reform movement is part of that, make sure no one is excluded.” Reform Chavurah has, over the past couple of years, solidiﬁed its place at Hillel with a resurgence of committed members. Adler said that this trend made the University the perfect place for a national convention. “We have a growing number of students interested and committed to the group,” he said. Our campus is well suited to host this conference and beneﬁt from it because we have a large Jewish population and an opportunity to engage the rest of the community.” Adler also sees LTS as a time for those less knowledgeable to learn more about Reform Juda-

low seconded Goldenkranz, and said that the convention sets higher standards to which the rest of the community can aspire. “Any vibrant voice raises the level of discourse [in the community],” he said. “That makes everyone else bring their ‘A’ game.” Following a day of workshops, the LTS participants will partake in Relay for Life, something that Adler said highlights the Reform movement’s commitment to social action. “We want to demonstrate that we are part of a greater community,” said Adler. “Reform Judaism places utmost importance on tikkun olam [Hebrew for ﬁ xing the world]. We wanted to give people an opportunity to engage in a basic expression of what we care about as reform Jews.”

ism. The Reform movement, which advocates a liberal interpretation of Jewish tradition, has often been criticized by those on the right as being a less serious form of the faith. Adler aims to dispel these notions. “There are a lot of stereotypes about what it means to interpret Judaism in a liberal way,” he said “There are a lot of [Reform] leaders out there who care about their Jewish identity, and this is an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment.” Goldenkranz also sees the convention as a positive for the overall campus Jewish community. “I hope that it strengthens our Jewish community by showing how awesome we are and how wonderful our Hillel [is] already,” she said. “We have a great Jewish community on campus.” Campus Rabbi Avi Katz Or-

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in the culture. We will clearly be outsiders, but we’ll come closer to full contact with society than if this was a tourist group.” Junior Kristopher Kelley, studying aesthetics and society (a self-made major), and entrepreneurship, has other goals as well. “The people there in Mahabo tell us that it is so much different that you can’t really comprehend it,” he said. “We want to understand at least on the surface what life in general is like for the people there.” He hopes to develop business in a current market, which he describes as “lacking” and “not feasible.” The village market, similar to a farmers’ market, is open once a week and is not accessible to many of the villagers who have to walk three hours to

TIPPING v FROM PAGE 1 and beauty parlors. In general, the average seems to be around 15 percent. Roth agreed, citing her experiences at Fitz’s.

of Student Activities and the Social Programming Board to come up with an e-mail survey to better understand the student vibe. “We have a band request link on our website that goes straight to our e-mail. All the bands that we looked at, both the ones that didn’t make it and the ones that are here now were requested by someone,” said Hovey. “Funnily enough, they were all rock bands.” Senior Sarah Duve was enthusiastic about hearing Cut Chemist, even though the other acts tended more towards rock. “I’ve never been a fan of the rap W.I.L.D.s.” said Duve. “I feel

like [the rappers] spend most of their time talking and dissing other rappers, so I’m satisﬁed with the movement towards more rock.” “I’m a big fan of OK Go. I’ve seen them live before; they put on a really great show. I think it will be a good time,” said senior Eliana Tselepidakis. Others hoped that W.I.L.D. followed the more traditional format of previous years. “I wish that they would mix it up. I liked the fact that they used to do half R&B and half rock,” said junior Beryl Ojwang. Hovey encouraged students to become involved with Team 31 productions by joining their

“roadies” crew, which helps with the setup of the shows in return for perks such as meeting the band and receiving free t-shirts. According to Hovey, becoming a “roadie” is a stepping-stone for getting onto the executive board for Team 31. “I would consider all three of them to be a pretty big deal to get for a concert. We were very lucky to pull together a show within our budget, without overspending. All three of these acts are known for having a lot of energy,” said Hovey. For more information on the bands or how to get involved with W.I.L.D., visit team31. wustl.edu.

Senior Suzy Goldenkranz said she usually tips “15 percent base and 20 percent if [the service] is good.” Roth explained that she usually gets more of a tip from University students if they know she is a peer. “Wash. U. students never tip

below 15 percent—the standard. But some tend to be particularly generous.” Green explained that he has a theory that, at restaurants, it would beneﬁt the server for everyone to get individual checks, and thus tip individually, leading

to a higher total tip. Roth said that while providing individual checks took more time, the rewards were greater. “In terms of tipping percentages I would tend to say that’s true. They’re more likely to leave $2 [for individual checks].”

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Men’s basketball to take on Fontbonne tonight in NCAA tournament ﬁrst round v Win would give the Bears another home game Saturday BY ANDREI BERMAN SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR When the eighth ranked Washington University men’s basketball team takes the ﬂoor tonight against Fontbonne in the Field House, the team will be entering uncharted territory. No one on the current roster has ever played in an NCAA tournament game. The last time Wash. U. reached the Big Dance came in the 2002-2003 season when the team’s current seniors were seniors in high school. But no one on the team is using the lack of tournament experience as an excuse. “We clearly want to get some wins. We were inexperienced from the get-go,” said sophomore point guard Sean Wal-

lis. “So when you look at what we were able to do in maybe the toughest conference in the country, inexperience is no longer that big of an issue.” As a result of the team’s strong regular season, Washington University was selected as a host site for the ﬁ rst two rounds of the tourney. The winner of the Wash. U., Fontbonne game will face the victor of Friday’s earlier tilt between 11th ranked Whitworth College and #22 Depauw. That match-up would take place on Saturday at 7. While followers of Division III basketball might be quick to overlook the Fontbonne game at ﬁ rst glance, Coach Mark Edwards is not taking the crossWydown school lightly. “I anticipate a good challenge. They’re familiar with us and playing

in this gym,” said Edwards. “The key thing is we’re both in the tournament now. There’s a whole new dimension.” The Bears defeated Fontbonne early in the regular season by a comfortable margin. But Edwards has learned—often the hard way—that the tournament brings with it big surprises and big upsets. “Once you get in the tournament you know that there is no underdog. Once that ball goes up, you have to produce. By no means is any game a lock,” Edward said. His most recent tournament appearances have been marked by devastating earlyround exits. Even if the coaching staff is currently concentrating its scouting resources on Fontbonne, it likely has a pair of plans ready for the possible

second-round opponents as well. Both Whitworth and Depauw are considered top-tier Division III programs. Whitworth, a long time NAIA school, enters the weekend with a 23-3 record after winning the Northwest Conference tournament last weekend. Because the west coast only has two Division III conferences, the Pirates, who hail from Washington State, were forced to come halfway across the country to compete in the tournament. DePauw, a perennial regional powerhouse, received an at-large bid to the tournament, after falling in its conference championship game. Wash.U. has quite a bit of history with the Greencastle, Ind. school. In 1986, Edwards guided the Bears to their ﬁ rst ever NCAA tournament with a victory over

the Tigers on the fi nal day of the regular season. In 2002, Depauw stunned the Red and Green in early round action as the Tigers came back from 15 down to defeat the Bears, 9087. Edwards said he has been receiving congratulatory calls all week from former players who competed on NCAA tournament teams at Wash. U. He said that what separates the current Bears team from great squads of years past is its consistency. Consistent play coupled with “a little help from the basketball gods” are what Edwards is counting on to get his young team to next weekend’s sweet 16. But fi rst the Bears have to get by Fontbonne, a young team with little to lose. The Griffi ns are expected to

bring a hefty following of fans to the Field House and Edwards believes the strong crowds the Bears have been attracting of late could get Wash. U. over the hump this weekend. “I think that the last two weekends at home have been some of the most fun basketball games for both the coaches and the players primarily because the students have gotten into it. It’s deﬁ nitely a motivator,” said Edwards. Wash. U. is 14-0 at home this season. If it can win its next two, the squad will be headed for the Sweet 16. “One of our goals is to advance and keep on winning and it’s a great culmination of all the hard work we’ve put in. we’re all pretty excited to get going,” said Wallis.

Women’s basketball four games from Springfield v Match up against Manchester College begins post season today on the road BY TRISHA WOLF SPORTS REPORTER Three and a half months ago, making a run in the postseason seemed highly unlikely. Today, it’s a reality. Washington University’s 11th-ranked women’s basketball team opened its season 1-4, its worst start in 24 years. The team did not seem to have the fi repower that has defi ned Wash. U. women’s basketball during the Nancy Fahey era. But somehow by the end of the regular season, the Bears were 20-5 and 12-2 in the UAA, arguably the toughest conference in Division III women’s basketball. They had also earned their 10th consecutive and 17th-overall UAA title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Today, the Bears face Manchester College, who they defeated 70-54 in the fi rst round of last year’s big dance. Tip off is set for 5 p.m. in Lake Forest, Ill. The Spartans (21-6) are the reigning Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference champions. The team should look particularly familiar to the Red and Green, as they start the same five players as last season. The young team is led by

two sophomores, Stacey Wendel and Kelly Mieklejohn, who average 11.1 and 10.7 points per game respectively. Wash. U. comes into these games having played very strongly in recent weeks. They have won 19 of their last 21 games, including a stellar 5736 upset of then second-ranked University of Rochester. They have climbed their way back into the national rankings after spending much of the ﬁ rst half of the season on the outside looking in. Post players Rebecca Parker and Jaimie McFarlin are both averaging double-doubles on the season, with 13.4 points and 10.4 rebounds and 10.3 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Senior point guard Sarah Schell is also putting up solid numbers, with 10.5 points and 3.6 assists per game. Senior Jenny Southworth and sophomore Jill Brandt round out the rest of the starting line-up. Senior Sarah Tibesar, sophomore Halsey Ward and freshmen Zoë Unruh, Janice Evans, and Laura Lane-Steele have made solid contributions off the Bears’ deep bench. “Manchester is a solid team. Since they are returning every-

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one from last year, we expect a very competitive game. They are now very experienced after a full season since we last played them,” said McFarlin. Should the Bears win on Friday, the team would go on to face either 14th ranked and host school, Lake Forest College (23-2) or Maryville University (22-5), both of who they have played previously this season. Wash. U. lost to the Foresters 83-81 in overtime in November. As the buzzer sounded at the end of the second half, senior

Nicole Rivera hit an NBA range 3-pointer to send the game into overtime and Lake Forest eventually came away with the win. The Foresters are led by senior Andrea Durante and junior Nicole Baich, who average 12.8 and 10.5 points per game. Baich is also the team’s top rebounder with 7.2 a contest. The Lady Bears easily defeated Maryville 76-63 in December. The team that they could face on Sunday, however, will look very different then the one that took the ﬂoor December.

Sophomore transfer Allie Wilhelm has quickly become one of the team’s most productive players, averaging 11.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocked shots a game. “Wash. U. is legendary for being able to stop its opponents,” said Maryville Head Coach Chris Ellis, “but we have, in addition to Wilhelm, a new point guard on our team who has been very productive and this will be a very different game. “We are looking forward to either opponent. It is the NCAA

tournament and more is on the line. It will more intense than the ﬁ rst time we faced both teams,” said McFarlin. Should the Bears win out this weekend, they would advance to regional play and a possible match-up with second-ranked Howard Payne University (27-1) in the ‘Elite 8.’ The Final Four is the following weekend in Springﬁeld, Mass. “We have the potential to play our best basketball these coming weekends,” said McFarlin.

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Facebook is A ‘wildly’ good decision stealing my R soul ecent W.I.L.D.s have been marked by acoustic rockers or acts that were popular while most students were in high school, if not younger. Guster, Duncan Sheik, Ben Folds, Live, Sister Hazel, Busta Rhymes, and Better than Ezra are all examples of this. The selection of OK Go, Reel Big Fish, and Cut Chemist, if nothing else, marks a much needed departure from the norm for Team 31. The artists picked to play at this spring’s W.I.L.D. may even be good choices on their own merits. First, the headliner: OK Go. They achieved a moderate level of success in 2002 with the single “Get Over It” from their self-titled debut, but became pop superstars last year when their unconventional videos became Internet

sensations. Most notable was the video for “Here It Goes Again,” in which the bands danced on treadmills. As of Feb. 28, the video was the ninth most watched video of all-time on YouTube, and even garnered the band a Grammy. Hopefully, the band’s video theatrics will lend themselves well to the W.I.L.D. stage for an entertaining show. Furthermore, OK Go is known for their nerdy approach to rock music, which lends itself perfectly to a Washington University audience. The direct support for OK Go will be Reel Big Fish. They fall more into the “high school band” category than OK Go does, but they still do have one foot out of that ring. They released their last album “We’re Not Happy ‘Til You’re Not Happy” in 2005, and it

was called “super catchy” by allmusic.com. While super catchy is not the same as a rave review, it is good music for people to dance around and have fun to, whereas previous W.I.L.D. bands were more suited to just sitting down. Playing energetic third wave ska, Reel Big Fish is good at getting people on their feet, which is perfect for a W.I.L.D. band. And lead singer Aaron Barrett has also stated that a new album may be out in June, following a split EP released just last week, so Reel Big Fish may not be washed up just yet. The opener, Cut Chemist, may seem familiar to Wash. U. students. He has already played W.I.L.D. twice with his previous acts, Ozomatli and Jurassic 5. However, he will provide another style of music

for people who are not fans of OK Go or Reel Big Fish. That diversity is also what makes Team 31’s choices so successful, in the terms of both this W.I.L.D. and previous WI.L.D.s. Most of the previous W.I.L.D.s that current students have experienced have followed the same formula. Both of the previous headliners, Ben Folds and Guster, are listed as “adult alternative” by allmusic.com, and acts like Lil Jon and Live have been little more than novelties. This W.I.L.D. is different. Anyone who has listened to both Guster and Reel Big Fish knows that they are nothing alike, and there are no blatant throwbacks to our adolescence this time a la Sister Hazel. The only thing missing may be treadmills— and couches.

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livered by Facebook’s tactful nyone who watches “broken-heart” icon? television Not me, that’s for sure. knows Another thing I like that on Facebook is when Satan comes in people add photos, many forms. He another enjoyable can be disguised diversion. But I can’t as a beautiful help but feel a strictly woman, a snake, a Facebook-related red dude wielding of shame when a pitchfork; his Tess Croner kind I realize I’ve spent wardrobe posthe last 15 minutes sibilities are truly clicking through pictures endless. But who would have full of people I don’t even guessed that the ancient lord know. After a furtive stint of of hell would have a Web site? Facebook stalking, I’m always It’s called “Facebook.” It’s a left exhausted and slightly “networking” site that offers depressed. What am I doing to help your typical lonely, with my life? I used to think needy college students find TV was the devil, but I was each other. A place online wrong. Facebook is infinitely where we can connect and worse than reruns of the form key bonds and lasting Fresh Prince. I might not be friendships. Or not. Over able to explain the lure of the last couple of hours I’ve this site, but I know that I am reached a profound concluno match for its seduction. sion, one that will no doubt If a photograph can steal rock the foundations of both your soul, what can an online college life and established profile do? Facebook keeps religious thought. Facebook constant tabs on us all. It is the devil, and it wants your wants our current status and soul. our spring break plans. It The weak are easy prey to makes sure we are searchable Facebook’s temptations. And at all times. You think FaceI am nothing if not weak. I’ve book is taking you places, been trying to write this articonnecting you with the cle for the last three days, but world. But it’s really just putevery time I sit down to think ting you in your place, and or type, I check Facebook your place is Facebook. This first. And there goes my afternoon. I can’t quite wrap my site is not your friend. It’s an insidious assault on your mind around the mysterious time and your brain cells. It allure of Facebook. I mean, doesn’t just want your soul, nothing ever really happens. Someone may add a new band it already has it. Admit it: you are Facebook’s slave. You to his “favorite music” catcheck in and report your doegory. A friend may reveal he ings, you read its messages, likes waterskiing and scary you receive its gifts. There is movies. Tell me in person, no escape. This is your world and I seriously won’t care. now. Sure, you can just take But update your profile, and, hell, I’m there checking it out. your butt offline. But the dark lord knows you can’t survive True, every once in a while long without a news feed. people hook up or break up, and without Facebook I might Tess is a sophomore in Arts have to wait a couple hours to get the news. But who wants & Sciences and a Forum editor. to hear this stuff in person She can be reached via e-mail when the message can be deat forum@studlife.com.

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Learning from the past: the Myers attacks and Sept. 11 BY JOSHUA MALINA STAFF COLUMNIST On Feb. 12, 2007, this University was shaken. The attack at Myers dorm, where a female student was sexually assaulted in the middle of the day, dealt a blow to our students’ sense of security and freedom on campus, both of which will likely be reviewed before the incident is forgotten. Within hours of the attack, the campus was put on alert. E-mails were sent, sketches of the attacker were posted widely throughout the campus, and security personnel were assigned to Myers and the surrounding dorms. In days, peepholes were installed on residence hall doors, meetings were held, and editorials were written. Still, the attacker remains at large. The crime was of such importance to students and faculty partly because nothing like it had ever happened before. Never in the history of the University has a person unknown to the community sexually assaulted a student on campus. Sure, there have

been sexual assaults on campus, date rape (according to the Dean of Students Justin Caroll) that goes unreported. And yes, there are students living off campus who must deal with St. Louis crime (see “Our campus is not secure” from Forum, Feb 23rd). But this crime was unique. Yet, how the community has dealt with the attack is not altogether unique and represents an interesting parallel to our country’s response to the war on terror. Although Feb. 12 does not have quite the ring of Sept. 11, in many ways we can ﬁ nd similarities between the hijacking and destruction of three commercial airliners six years ago and this month’s attack on one young girl. Like the events of Sept. 11, the assault at Myers dorm represented a new threat to the community. It meant a foreign enemy acting on domestic soil, an increased and unexpected vulnerability in our campus’s security net. Like Sept. 11, the image of the man responsible for

the attack has saturated our minds through the campus media, and just as quickly. And even more signiﬁcantly, the attacker was black, a minority on campus just as Osama Bin Laden, the man responsible for Sept. 11, was a

“Although Feb. 12 does not have quite the ring of Sept. 11, in many ways we can ﬁnd similarities between the hijacking and destruction of three commerical airlines six years ag and last month’s attack on one young girl.” minority to the community he assaulted. In 2001, according to census data, the percentage of the U.S. population who considers themselves Muslim

was .6 percent. At Wash. U., the percentage of black undergraduates was 9 percent. In both these cases, then, we may anticipate race to be an issue. Fortunately, the University has fared better than the United States in protecting its innocent black population than the U.S. has of Muslims. But that is not to say it isn’t on people’s minds. In an editorial cartoon that appeared in this paper on the 19th, the author depicted a group of black students, hanging out in a meeting room of the Association of Black Students, accosted by three white police ofﬁcers, who intended to place them under arrest. A small copy of Student Life on a table read “Police search for suspect in assault case.” According to the cartoonist, the cartoon was not based on any real events, but was his idea of what could happen in a case involving race. Yet it highlights a certain concern that is similar to the U.S. experience after Sept. 11. Does the author, or the community in general, consider the post-

ing of hundreds of ﬂ iers of a generic looking, 180 pound, 6-foot tall black man racism? Isn’t that the same as the American media’s treatment of Al Qaeda and other militant Muslim groups, whose images overwhelmed the front pages of newspapers and television screens for months after the attacks? Perhaps they are both insensitive, but maybe justiﬁably so. Maybe it is similar to the way a nonMuslim American may look twice at a dark skinned, bearded man at the airport. Or how any female walking on campus late at night will look more suspiciously at a black man along the way. Although there haven’t seemed to be any hate crimes committed on campus as a result of the attacks, unlike the persecution suffered by some Muslim Americans after Sept. 11, it is important to be made aware of the possibility of racism, and when it merits censure or understanding. The political response to Sept. 11 may also provide les-

sons for policy decisions on campus. Although the installation of peepholes on doors may not approach anything as sweeping as how the PATRIOT Act and similar legislation have affected citizen’s rights in America, already some are suggesting more security personnel and more cameras on campus. We must be mindful to preserve the balance between security and freedom that the U.S. government may have tread upon in the aftermath of Sept. 11. Accordingly, as we pursue this ﬁght against violence on campus, we must be cautious to realize the affects of our policy decisions, be aware of our actions and thoughts toward all members of the community, especially in matters of race, and avoid the “preemptive strike” that our campus’ sense of vulnerability could encourage. Joshua is a freshman in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached vua e-mail at jrmalina@artsci. wustl.edu.

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The boxer in Bear’s Den BY DAN ALEXANDER OP-ED SUBMISSION

wo rounds into his 2000 title-defense match, Terronn Millett, a professional 140pound, Junior Welterweight champion boxer, broke his right hand. Just months earlier, in a run-in with the police, Millett had his left hand badly damaged. Millett was hanging on round after round, ﬁghting to retain his position as champion of the world. You might think, like I did, that defending his championship title in Las Vegas with Don King looking on would be the most exciting part of Terronn Millett’s story—and we will certainly get back to that—but Millett’s journey has taken him all around the world with ups and downs that span from being shot to ﬁghting in Madison Square Gardens to run-ins with the police. Yet it starts and, for now, ends right here in St. Louis. Today, Millett, a member of the B&D staff, can be found holding court in Bear’s Den on Friday and Saturday nights, where he and other staffers supervise the late-night food runs of Wash. U. students. Millet grew up in Pagedale, a city just northeast of University City in St. Louis County. His parents owned a boxing gym. They also volunteered for the community by helping out with the Pagedale 4H Club, which Millet participated in as a boy. It was through 4H that Millett sampled various activities, such as sewing and boxing. One look at his hands lets you know that Terron Millett did not pursue sewing. “Where I grew up, we were all like family,” Millett said. “My mom and dad were coaches and I used to see the other boys. My dad still coaches, my mom still

does all the paperwork.” In addition, his mother continues to volunteer for the community. According to Millett, the highlight of his career came in 1990 when he was voted the No. 1 U.S. Amateur and No. 3 in the world. “I lost near 95 percent of my first fights, but I stuck with it,” Millett reminisced. “One of the best perks of amateur boxing, when you’re voted #1, you get to travel a lot. For free. Russia, Finland, Germany, Spain. . .” In the fall of 1991, he fell into an extended coma after being shot in the abdomen. “He wanted my truck. I didn’t want to give it to him.” Rendered inactive, Millett missed the opportunity to compete in the 1992 Olympic Games. However, three years before Millett turned professional, he competed in the 1990 Goodwill Games, for which he got to use the Olympic training center. “[The training center] was like a big college campus,” Millett said, “but more athletic.” He added that “some things are best looked at.” And it appears Millett enjoys being back in the atmosphere of a college campus. “This here’s the job of jobs. I get to rap with some the students. I get brought up to date. I don’t feel as old as I should.” Millett retired from boxing in 2003, mostly because of pressure from his now ex-wife. He owned a furniture store for a few years, but he ran into trouble when he began financing his own customers. After that, he began working for B&D Staff, which he refers to as a “regular” job, so he could more securely provide for his children. “I like the Wash. U. gigs the best,” Millet said. When asked about the crosssection of Wash. U. culture to

which he is exposed, he said, “I see most of them are just winding down. It’s just a weekend thing. Some are so toasted, I think it must carry over to the weekdays. But I don’t see anyone passing out. I don’t look down on them.” Not all of the time he has spent in St. Louis has been so happy, though. On May 10, 1999, Millett was in Berkeley, a city in St. Louis County. A confrontation with a Berkeley police officer left him with a damaged left hand and led him into a federal lawsuit against the city and the officer on grounds of a civil rights violation. Millett was awarded $595,000 in a settlement. “Two wrongs don’t make a right, but it sure makes it even,” Millett said. “[You have to] fight back the best way possible, and physically is not always it. I may look street, but I’m a little intelligent,” he added coyly. This well-reasoned but aggressive style characterized Millet’s boxing. He spoke of the importance of endurance and conditioning. “They say with age comes wisdom. With boxing, youth is good, experience is better. I come to fight, trying to last, trying to take you out with every punch. Confidence is my strength.” Millett was crowned the 140-pound Junior Welterweight champion of the world on Feb. 20, 1999 in a fight in Madison Square Gardens. On July 24, 1999, he was defending his title in the Las Vegas Hilton. The legendary Don King, his father and coach, and the world of boxing were all watching. With a left-hand that had been damaged only a few months earlier, he then broke his right in the second round. Yet he continued to fight, and, in the12th round, Millett was

announced the winner by technical knock out. After he performed his ritual post-victory backﬂip, he fell backwards on to the ground. He got up carefully so as to avoid putting any pressure on his hands. He spoke graciously to the cameras, Don King by his side. But whatever he said then

in between gasps and pants was eclipsed by the message he sent during the match. As Paul Simon writes in “The Boxer,” “the ﬁghter still remains.” And that is certainly still true of Millett. But he may not be at Bear’s Den for that much longer, so go see him while you can and ask him for

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We all go a little mad sometimes BY SARA REMEDIOS STAFF COLUMNIST Internalizing the words of cross-dressing, mother-obsessed serial killer Norman Bates is probably a sign that I’ve seen “Psycho” one time too many, at the very least. And yet, wisdom may be found in the most unlikely of places. Case in point: I was on the phone with my mom the other day, explaining the insanity that was my weekend (which was spent worrying about what can really only be described as other peoples’ drama). Her response: “Remember, Sara, it’s Lent. Pray for them.” Oh, the good old Roman Catholic upbringing hard at work. Whip out that rosary,

say a few novenas, light a candle at church, and all will be well with the world. Granted, one’s mother is not exactly the most unlikely of sources from which to seek guidance. Neither, objectively speaking, is one’s faith. Yet for me, that particular piece of advice in response to some particularly extenuating circumstances elicited the spoken response, “I will, Mama,” with the unspoken qualiﬁcation, “not that it will do anything.” Let’s be honest: me praying to a God who’s probably pretty pissed that I haven’t been to mass in 18 months about actual, emotionally draining problems in which I have only peripheral involvement isn’t going to do a hell of a lot, besides maybe making

me feel better about life (goodbye, Catholic guilt). Frankly, if I’m on the periphery, what difference does that make? The problem will still be there.

“And life in college tends to get a little bit...dysfunctional and insane. It’s practice for the real world: mess up now; know how not to mess up later.” Madness. Which is how I got to Norman. I was thinking about how mad it would be for me to sit down and pray about the madness in the lives

of some of my closest friends, and the infamous words from “Psycho” popped into my head: “We all go a little mad sometimes.” True story. Divine intervention? Quite possibly. I mean, I was effectively meditating on the beneﬁts of prayer and/or meditation, and a voice in my head came up with something that made me feel better. Yeah, okay, talking about hearing voices when also talking about schizophrenic serial killers is probably an odd description, but there it is. Remembering that everyone can go crazy and that crazy things happen to everyone? Genius. And, very comforting. Because let’s face it: how many of us are or know people who are truly, completely, 100 percent normal and sane at all times?

I’m guessing pretty few. That’s not to say that we can’t be—for the most part— healthy, functional, mature, responsible people, it’s just to say that we can be that and be a little bit mad. We have license—“we’re in college!” And life in college tends to get a little bit… dysfunctional and insane. It’s practice for the real world: mess up now; know how not to mess up later. Which brings me back to Norman. Please, oh please, do not grow up to be Norman Bates. I mean, obviously don’t grow up to be Norman in the crazy serial killer kind of way (blood is icky, life is beautiful, etc.), but also don’t be Norman in the overreacting, dysfunctional, I-can’t-deal-with-life way. If we all go a little bit mad sometimes, and if we

all remember that we all go a little bit mad sometimes, then maybe cyclical madness can be preempted. We can stop and think, “Hey, this is kind of crazy,” and, you know, stop. And then, if cyclical madness can be preempted, then maybe escalation can be preempted, and crazy won’t get crazier. Deep breath in, exhale out, say a novena and all may just be well. Anyways, moral of the story: prayer works. Sara Remedios is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached at saremedi@artsci.wustl.edu

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Creating a better night out Dear Editor: On most Thursday nights, one of the most popular things to do is to go to local St. Louis clubs and bars. Many Washington University underclassmen jump onto buses from the Business School parking lot to attend these events. While drunk college kids by themselves are liability enough, add a 30,000-pound school bus to the situation and you’ve got yourself a very dangerous game of cat and mouse. Check it out for yourself. When a bus isn’t present, you’ll probably see a group of people bunched really close to the entrance of the B-School. However, as soon as anything resembling a bus comes into sight, it’s literally an all-out drunken sprint to various points around the parking lot that students predict the bus will stop at. Students commonly dart in front of the moving bus during the process and those who haven’t predicted a spot usually run alongside it. It’s unorganized, it’s inefficient, and it should be a huge safety concern. The fi rst-come-fi rst-serve system is the main factor contributing to the chaos. Instead, some type of ticketing system be used. For example, as students arrive at the entrance of the B-School, a sober contact of

the event hands out numbered tickets. For example, if I’m one of the fi rst to get there, I would get a low number, like No. 29. When buses pull up, the sober contact would stand at the entrance of the bus and let in people based on their ticket number. So for the fi rst bus, the people with tickets #1-50 would be allowed to board, for the second #51-100. Through some trial and error, we’d be able to get the ticket system working very smoothly. With the ticket system in place, you would eliminate the unsafe sprinting around the parking lot. The process would be simple. The fi rst one to the sober contact gets on the bus. And because the sober contact won’t weigh 30,000 pounds, you’ve got yourself a safer situation. -Neil Patel Class of 2008

‘Find the Illegal Immigrant’ a poor form of protest Dear Editor: My name is Meredith Sigler, and I am the President of the Washington University College

Democrats. I am writing in response to Daniel Milstein’s article “On ‘Find the Illegal Immigrant’” (Feb. 26, 2007). I would like to start off this letter by noting that Mr. Milstein and I are in agreement about his main point; it would be nice to bring more political activism to the Washington University campus. While I cannot delve into the details of events that are still in the planning stages, the Wash U. College Democrats are developing issue-driven, visible initiatives to increase campus debate. We will not, however, make our presence felt in ways that are offensive and unnecessarily provocative. We do not believe it is acceptable to offend minority communities just to make a political point, nor do we find negative publicity to be constructive. It is fully possible to energetically promote ideas without resorting to offensive stunts such as the one at N.Y.U. Events such as the kiddie pool idea that Mr. Milstein offers are much more acceptable and conducive to the atmosphere here at Washington University, and are the type of events that we are currently looking into. For the record, the Wash. U. College Democrats have already organized two large events this semester: the first, a trip to Springfield to attend Sen.

Barack Obama’s presidential campaign kickoff; the second, a well-attended environmental panel held this previous Monday (2/26). The ﬁrst has already been featured in Student Life; I’m told the second will be featured shortly. Regarding the Obama event, I can assure skeptics that it was no easy task organizing a trip for over 70 students to Springﬁeld, Illinois in under a week, especially at 6 a.m. on a Saturday. In spite of the obstacles, the event was a huge success and though it occurred outside the Wash. U. campus, it mobilized students for political activism. While some may criticize the event’s off-campus setting, many students join the College Democrats in order to participate in the political system. Attending events such as Sen. Obama’s address are not only relevant, but essential to that goal. We welcome suggestions for political involvement from any Wash U. student or member of the faculty. I invite Mr. Milstein and any other interested party to attend a College Democrats meeting to discuss any such ideas. -Meredith Sigler President, Washington University College Democrats Class of 2008

Biodiesel not a feasible option Dear Editor: While I applaud Jacob Schnarre’s team for trying to ﬁ nd sources of alternative energy, the numbers he quoted only served to highlight the infeasibility of using any sort of biofuel as a replacement for fossil fuels. Alaska produces about 20,000 barrels of oil per month, so if covering 2% of Africa’s land mass with Jatropha bean would produce an equivalent amount of biofuel, then covering the entire land mass of the planet with the bean would only produce the equivalent of 5 million barrels per month (Africa makes up very close to 20% of the world’s land surface area). When you consider that world oil consumption is upward of 2 billion barrels per month, it is clear that any attempt to satisfy world energy needs with biofuel from Jatropha is going to fall several orders of magnitude short. Corn ethanol and other biofuels are hot research topics right now, but the money

being spent on them could be much more efﬁciently used to fund other alternative energy technologies that actually have the potential to make a signiﬁcant reduction in our fossil fuel consumption, such as solar power or wind power. -Derek Dohler Class of 2007

A cappella coverage lacking Dear Editor: I was disappointed to see that there was no coverage of the ICCA a cappella concert that took place last Friday in Monday’s newspaper. Not only were four of Wash. U.’s a cappella groups involved in it (the Amateurs, Stereotypes, and After Dark competed, and the Greenleafs were hosting), but the Stereotypes also won Best Choreography and Chip Broze won Best Arrangement. In a school that values the arts so highly, surely we should see a newspaper that recognizes these achievements of its students. -Aarthi Arunachalam Class of 2009

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I recently read an article in the New York Times magazine entitled, “The Age of Nutritionism.” One of the article’s main points was that many Americans who are ﬁxated on being healthy end up less healthy than they would have been if they hadn’t been trying so hard. Americans engage in some of the worst eating habits in the world. We skip meals, we overindulge, we eliminate some food groups and we overcompensate with others. The magazine article explained that part of the problem stems from our lack of national cuisine. While citizens of other countries have traditional foods to stabilize their eating habits, the only traditional “American food” is fast-food. In a country where burgers, shakes and fries are staples, it’s no wonder our scales are tipping. Conscious of our reputation as the most overweight country, we have become weight-obsessed and are home to the largest number of diet plans. Most of these diet plans require us to deprive ourselves of what we really want to

eat, which ultimately leaves us unsatisﬁed. Between the extremes of overeating and undereating there are shades of gray eating patterns, many of which are unhealthy. These habits need not be classiﬁed as eating disorders, but they can be considered “disordered eating patterns.” Few of these habits warrant serious concern, but it is wise for all of us to evaluate our eating patterns every now and then. The most important thing to keep in mind is that “healthy eating” is not a fad diet. While the Zone, Atkins and South Beach diets are all purported to be “healthy” eating plans, none of these plans is truly “healthy”—your body is actually at its best when you consume a variety of foods. Trend diets have shifted from low-fat to low-carb and have included everything in between. While all of these eating plans can indeed change a person’s weight, none of them provides a truly healthy manner of eating. Connie Diekman, the director of nutrition on campus, has

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Avoiding disordered eating: What you should do to keep yourself healthy

a lot of advice to offer. One of the most important points she makes is that eating should be pleasurable—it shouldn’t be mindless, frustrating or dissatisfying. Denying yourself the Brooke foods you crave often leaves you feeling unfulfilled, which can lead to an overall bad mood or an evening binge. “Healthy eating is consuming the nutrition needed for health, in foods that you enjoy,” said Diekman. “It is not prescribed or only certain foods, which is something that many people don’t understand.” Similar advice comes from Elisabeth Burack, president of Reflections, a campus group dedicated to educating the campus and surrounding community about eating disorders and body image. Burack advised that you only eat when you are truly hungry, but pointed out that such control is difficult in a country where portions typically surpass a healthy serving

size. Many aspects of disordered eating are actually linked to the fear of losing control. “For people who like to be in control, listening to the body’s cravings Genkin and messages may be scary,” Burack explained. “But our bodies are truly incredible machines and they intuitively know what and how much we need.” So if you ignore your growling stomach, you aren’t actually helping yourself at all. Your body is designed to tell you when and how much it needs to eat. Diekman observed that students often eat too infrequently. Not eating, however, frequently causes a drop in blood sugar, which slows your metabolic rate and causes you to have a larger hunger strike later on. Most dietary guidelines recommend eating every 3-4 hours, especially if you are extremely active. You need not eat a meal every 3-4 hours, but you should at least refuel with a healthy

snack. Healthy snacks can be a handful of nuts, a small yogurt, a piece of fruit, etc. For ideas for “snack time” you can visit the Student Health Services website, http://shs.wustl.edu/healthPromotion/smart_snacking_tips. htm. Diekman notes that students often avoid white foods or all carbohydrates, fearing that they are “bad.” Remember—avoiding any food group is unhealthy. All of our food choices, no matter how large or how small, are inﬂuenced on some level by what we hear around us. For example, a guy may choose to have a smoothie packed with extra protein powder after lifting—simply because someone told him protein will rebuild his muscles. Listening to social cues may mean as little to you as realizing that choosing brownies over bananas is an “unhealthy” choice and choosing carrot sticks over French fries is a “healthy” choice. Yet, at some level, we are all conscious of the fact that the food decisions we make inﬂuence our health. When one day you hear

“low-fat” is good and the next you hear “low-carb” is good, it’s hard to discern what truly is considered healthy. So what foods are “healthy?” Here are some basic guidelines that never change: Eat vegetables. Eat fruits. Eat whole foods, like nuts and berries. In short, eat foods that your great-grandmother would recognize. If she wouldn’t recognize the products you are consuming (i.e. Goldﬁsh or Gushers), then it’s probably safe to assume it isn’t very good for you. Other than that, follow Diekman’s guidelines and eat a variety of foods you enjoy. You rely on your body to help you do your best; it is only logical that you give your body the best nutrition you possibly can. Also, if you or someone you know is suffering from an eating disorder, please contact Student Health Services at mruwitch@wustl.edu for counseling information and Connie_Diekman@wustl.edu for any nutritional concerns.

When bad things happen to good people My sophomore year of high school, my best friend started dating an Orthodox Jew. The son of a Hasidic rabbi, he wasn’t even supposed to touch the opposite sex, much less my notso-Orthodox friend. Whenever she talked about her boyfriend, my friend acted like she already had wedding invitations embossed and china on hold at all major department stores. After hearing about their clandestine affair for more than six months, I was shocked when she came to me in tears. Her devout, son-of-a-Rabbi boyfriend didn’t want to see her anymore. The reason wasn’t even because he was caught transgressing. He had found another girl and this one was Orthodox. Apparently, keeping the faith was more important than staying faithful.

A year later, I found myself in the middle of my ﬁrst relationship. I was relieved that my boyfriend and I were of the same religion, so I wouldn’t have to worry about him dropping me for the ﬁrst girl he met at Rosh Hashanah services. For a while, I thought everything was perfect between us. I’m an ardent member of “Team Aniston,” post-Brangelina, so one day I decided to go see “The Break Up”. My boyfriend would contribute the monetary end of my plan. I was sick of staying in for dates—we had been dating for over a year and our relationship had reached the point where it had started to feel like marriage. And by marriage, I mean the kind where you sit around and do absolutely nothing. Surprisingly, my boyfriend approved of my date idea

Sprite—and that was and was more than at his insistence. willing to buy the So I guess when tickets. After snackit comes down to it, ing on the popcorn there’s a question that for a few minutes, I has been plaguing me felt a little parched. for months. Thinking I turned to him and back over my past asked him to please relationships and also get me a soda. He Emily Wasserman observing the way my turned to me, looked friends’ boyfriends mildly shocked, and treat them, I can’t help but wonsaid that he wouldn’t buy me a der: Why do bad things happen drink. to good girls? I must have tried to repress I might not have passed the my memory of what happened “Girlfriend Test” with ﬂying next, because I don’t exactly colors but I feel like I deserved remember the words that came that $3 soda. Whenever I tell out of my mouth. After a year this story to guys, they make and a half of going out, was excuses for their compatriot I not worth a $3 beverage? I and defend my ex as a simple recognize that many guys like victim of society and the failto be cheap and are spendthrift ing economy. My girlfriends, on a girl that they just recently however, always sympathize started dating, but if I rememwith me. In their pasts, at one ber correctly, on our ﬁrst date my boyfriend bought me a large point one guy has made them

feel unimportant. One guy has stomped all over their feelings and used every excuse to make them feel silly and unimportant. I don’t believe that every guy would stoop so low as to look at his girlfriend of a year and a half and tell her that he won’t quench her thirst. I don’t presume to categorize the male race by one of its worst specimens. But when I think of my friend, who at 16 was still naive and optimistic, I feel upset that some of her hope was crushed. I know that heartbreak is a normal part of life and maybe I’m a little cynical, but at the end of the day, I just feel like collectively, women deserve more respect. If men can’t afford to buy their girlfriend a soda, or if the Rabbi’s son can’t stay faithful, what is the use of dating? After the whole experi-

ence was over, I learned being labeled a “good girl” doesn’t mean so much anymore. Of course you stay true to your morals and dump a guy if he isn’t willing to shell out a couple bucks for a drink. I went into “The Break Up,” hoping for a night of fun with someone I truly cared for and ended up actually breaking up. However, I realized that you can’t control the arbitrary and somewhat maniacal behavior of people you date. If you stay true to yourself and don’t settle, you might end up with someone willing to spring for more than a soda. It’s not about being good or ﬁtting anyone else’s deﬁnition of ideal. Life is about being your own ideal and realizing that bad things happen to everyone.

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BY MARGOT DANKNER AND ALEXA NATHANSON SCENE STAFF REPORTERS On every beautiful day, there’s one thought that always comes to mind—Kaldi’s. We imagine grabbing some vanilla lattes from the

coffee shop and sitting outside at their tables or even heading across the street to lie in the park. For three years now, we have made the short walk from the South 40, through the residential Wydown area, to this fair trade, or-

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ganic coffee house and we’ve rarely been disappointed. Kaldi’s truly is the perfect destination to relax and soak in the sun with some tasty treats and a cup o’ joe. The time had come, we thought, to write it up and give this wonderful St. Louis establishment the appreciation and attention it deserves. Kaldi’s has a wide selection of all-vegetarian, all-organic dishes to pair with their delicious drinks. Though they do have several salads (the Market salad with fresh melon, dried cranberries, candied almonds and gorgonzola is our favorite), the all-veggie menu doesn’t rely entirely on standard meatless fare. Creative dishes range from hearty burritos and nacho platters to Mediterranean falafel sandwiches and hummus, with fresh foccacia and a variety of smoothies for those who want something lighter. In addition, Kaldi’s offers paninis, soups, quiches and pizza options that change daily. While the paninis (made on a thin multigrain bread with a scantly layer of fillings) tend to be just passable, the pizza, quiche and soup specials are generally safe bets. One standout special on this particular visit was a “Mexican” pizza,

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Kelly Rolf, a St. Louis local, says she goes to Kaldi’s every day and that the place is “family.” the special of the day. The whole-wheat dough had a crispy crust with a thick layer of cheddar cheese, spicy black beans and fresh Roma tomatoes tumbling over onto the plate. Sweet potato soup, a frequent choice on the winter menu, is unfailingly smooth and creamy with just enough cinnamon and nutmeg to bring out the tuber’s natural sweetness. Our stand out favorite, however, is the black bean burrito, filled so much it almost bursts with roasted potatoes, plump beans and a healthy serving of sharp cheddar and jack cheeses that ooze out with every bite. The hearty wrap also comes with generous sides of house made pico de gallo, guacamole and salsa that lend it even more flavor.

The coffee drinks at Kaldi’s are similarly outstanding. One of our friends who frequently accompanies us to Kaldi’s is a Seattle native accustomed to great coffee. Coming from the coffee capital of the U.S., she said that she has high expectations when it comes to her morning java and Kaldi’s has lived up to her standards. The coffee drinks are similar to what you get in the library— but better prepared. There is also much more variety offered at the actual shop. When placing an order at Kaldi’s, it is hard not to look at the deserts and other baked goods that tempt from the counter’s glass display. They have many different delectable delicacies that satisfy any sweet tooth. Some of these options include Hank’s cheesecakes,

a gooey butter cake to die for, pies that vary with the season, creative cookies and super fudgy brownies. Though we’ve had may delicious pastries at Kaldi’s over the years, the gooey butter cake is the one that we go back for time and time again. The treat, which is a St. Louis specialty, is so full of buttery goodness that you can’t help finishing the whole thing, no matter how full you are. We don’t recommend sharing. Overall, Kaldi’s is the ideal place to go on a nice day with a group of friends, a rainy day to do homework or just to go and have a heart-to-heart over a warm drink and something sweet. We have many great memories talking and hanging out there over the years and we hope you do too.

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students travel the world BY SCOTT FABRICANT SCENE REPORTER Sometimes, people just want to connect with their faith. Travel can be a great way to experience religion in a new way. Some may be performing a pilgrimage, others spreading their faith or doing charitable works and others just want to have a good time with likeminded people. Group travel is often the best answer for college students. Pay a flat fee (or no fee, even better) and the trip organizers take care of the food, hotels and everything else so individuals can spend time seeking fulfi llment with other students. Perhaps the best-known religious trip on campus is Birthright Israel. Also called Taglit, the trip provides free 10 day trips to Israel for Jewish college students. While there are many trip organizers, Washington University has two trip options—Mayanot, the Chabad organized Birthright Israel, and Hillel Birthright Israel. Sophomore Lee Cordova went to Israel last winter break through Mayanot. “There’s a lot of benefits to going with a tour group. There’s so much history and a wealth of information; it’s hard to absorb it all on your own unless you’re really driven,” said Cordova. “For me, being a complete outsider, even though I’ve had background in Israeli history, I could’ve planned my own trip but it wouldn’t be nearly as rewarding as the one handed to us.” Most Birthright Israel trips travel the length of Israel from north to south, stopping at most of the well known and some lesser known sites among the way. But for Cordova, one particular moment stands out. “We had a lot of great experiences. One that comes to mind was Friday night [in Jerusalem] when we went to the Western Wall during a torrential rainstorm and we were basically running there totally drenched, yet we had the sense everyone was doing the same. The

city was shutting down; everyone was going home or to the wall and many people were there, all praying and getting together with lots of energy, spirit and fervor, despite the downpour. It was very memorable,” said Cordova. One of the University’s trip leaders is Chana Novack, who also works at Chabad. She will be leading her fourth trip this summer and loves it every time. “After leading my ﬁ rst trip in summer 2005, I fell in love with the program and knew it had tremendous potential to become a pivotal experience in the Jewish life of young people,” said Novack. “It’s the most fun 10 days of my year. [Israel] is a great place; any excuse to go and I’m there.” Different trip organizers have different themes, and can be religious or secular. “Birthright isn’t a religious experience, it’s a Jewish experience,” said Novack. “It’s a great combination of historical, modern, natural, social, religious and educational opportunities. There is something for everyone.” Some people may feel that because Birthright Israel is free, it’s only being taken advantage of by people who want a free trip and don’t care about Judaism, but Novack and Cordova disagree. “Yes, it’s a free trip. But why do you go to Israel if not to deepen your appreciation of the history of the state and the people, and deepen your faith? At least for me, there were a lot of very valid reasons to go to Israel, and I think everyone can ﬁ nd a reason besides just the fact that it’s free,” said Cordova. “Perhaps [people] feel that way before they get there, but it’s impossible to be in the land of Israel and not feel the energy,” said Novack. While it’s likely the most popular, Birthright Israel is not the only organized trip to Israel. Many Jewish youth groups organize trips, ranging in length from a week to a year. Most of these are coordinated through the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Sophomore Michael Safyan went on a trip with the National Conference of Synagogue Youth the summer before his freshman year. His group spent one week in Poland, followed by four weeks in Israel. “In Poland, we visited the remains of concentration camps. We actually went inside a gas chamber, and, God knows why, our crazy trip leader decided to close the door behind us, which was one of the most frightening experiences of my entire life,” said Safyan. “Though I found the Poland part of the trip depressing, I found it valuable in further appreciating Israel’s existence.” Though widely publicized at Wash. U., there are more than just trips to Israel. Other religions also make travel to holy sites. One of the basic tenets of Islam is to journey to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. This pilgrimage is known as Haj. Rouhollah Rahmani, a graduate student in engineering, went on the three week trip last December. “It’s not a college sponsored or orientated trip, which makes it different than Birthright. It’s also very different than missionary trips because you’re not there to do missionary work and spread religion. It’s a pilgrimage of selfpuriﬁcation and its one of the requirements to Islam that everyone who can should [do] once in a lifetime,” said Rahmani. Usually, the journey to Mecca is made once in a lifetime and often later in life. According to Rahmani, America is unique for having a lot of young caravans. “Most people end up going in their 40’s and 50’s, but I saw it as an important building block in helping me deﬁ ne who I am. What was interesting is that of the caravans that were there, I noticed the youngest caravans were mostly the American ones. American Muslims have gone younger than most of the caravans. There were a lot of college aged people from the states,” he said. Haj earns the world record for largest gathering, with over 3 million people converging on Mecca.

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Crossroads lead to different destinations in Israel. Over 60,000 come from the United States. “The biggest thing I learned when there was basically just patience. No matter what happens to you, you should just roll with it. The other thing I learned was from the people I was with,” recollected Rahmani. “Interacting with all these cultures, people from Africa, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, there’s a real diversity in thought throughout the world on anything. Even though we are at a university campus, it was beyond anything I could get here about learning about the world. The idea of patience is that when you’re there, you have to interact with all types of people. Good people and bad people, just like everyday life.” While Jerusalem is a holy city for three of the world’s major religions, Christianity does not have a major pilgrimage element. But that’s not to say Christians don’t have organized trips; quite the opposite. Many of the Christian themed trips are missionary or service-based. The Catholic Student Center and Overﬂow are just two of the campus groups that offer trips. Junior Dave Schneider went on a missionary trip to East Asia last summer. Because Christian missionaries are not legally permitted where he went, the location and organizing group are kept secret. And while the government may not be receptive, Schneider got a good reception from the people. “We spent a lot of time on college campuses talking to people and getting to know them better, and if they’re interested, talking about God. People were very pleasant and always glad to talk, wanting to hear about American culture,” said Schneider. “The administration wasn’t so happy, but they like Americans and they like our money.” While their trip was an organized group, they got the money to travel by fundraising, acquiring

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$4,200 in donations, but to Schneider, it was worth it. “I felt like it was a good trip but defi nitely not for everyone. However, for people interested in sharing the gospel, it’s a really good trip.” Some Christian-themed trips are more service based. For example, Overflow offers an alternative spring break in New Orleans, helping the continued clean-up and repair from Hurricane Katrina. “All the groups are clumped into mission trips, but not all are evangelical and some are more service based. However, they are all based on spreading the good news,” said Schneider. The service-based trips are not always Christian-exclusive. The Overflow trip had a sizable number of non-Christians take part. In addition, there are plenty of Christian conferences and retreats, offered by many groups on both large and small scales. One of the country’s largest conferences will be held in St. Louis this summer, which Schneider plans to attend. “We learn more about God, how to serve people and the world, scripture, praising of God, typically through worship and singing, and hopefully growing together with other people and having a good time. Learning to honor God is my reason for going, but having a good time is an added benefit,” said Schneider. The unifying theme of all these religious trips is personal growth and enjoyment. For everyone who’s got some free time and a desire to get closer to their faith, perhaps a religious trip is something worth considering. “It’s easy to go day-to-day in life doing the same thing all day, but having a religious experience, and having it be so intense, it’s bound to make people reconsider and get a deeper appreciation of faith,” said Cordova.

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By Michael Mepham Level: 1

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

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