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Senior Staff Reporter Signaling a change in the Student Union leadership, the “Perspective” slate won all three of its races in the elections for next year’s executive council. “I was really excited that everyone on our slate won,” said Paul Moinester, who won his race for president over Neil Patel. “It was a tribute to how hard we worked.” Moinester, who currently serves as Speaker of the South 40, attributes his victory to his commitment and promise while campaigning. “People liked what I had to say,” he said. “They felt excited about those things coming to fruition. They saw how hard I was working and they respected that.” Joining Moinester will be incoming Treasurer Jason Lewis and Secretary Susan Land, as well as PerSUnal slate Vice Presidential Candidate Bobby Jones. “We all have extensive experience meeting new people and talking to student groups,” said Lewis, treasurer of the class of 2007, who won a close race over PerSUnal Candidate Aaron Robinson. “We are happy our hard work paid off.” Land, a senator from the Art School who beat Treasury Representative Jessica Wasserman for the position, sees potential as the incoming secretary in further communicating with the student body. “For me personally, the position is all about communication,” said Land. “I am excited about heading up the Public Relations committee—not only to have the communication to do things internally, but also with student groups.” As vice president, Jones also looks forward to fostering more dialogue by bringing different Washington University groups together. “One of my main goals is to see the Wash. U. campus come closer together as a uni-

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fied community,” said Jones, a member of the Social Programming Board. “A simple fi rst step is setting up periodic meetings that will allow people from [a variety of] groups to come together and communicate to each other about what is going on in their section of campus.” Although Jones is the only candidate of his slate to win, he sees no problem in working with the Perspective candidates. “Clearly, when you go into something like that being part of a team, you want your team to win,” he said. “But from the conversations I had with Paul, Jason and Susan during the campaign, I am excited about the year we will share in office.” Moinester also looks forward to a productive year, working not only with the incoming executives, but also with the PerSUnal candidates and other leaders on campus. “It is really important that I transition well and learn what has been done,” said Moinester. “I need to forge relationships with the people I need to work with. I am meeting with people who have a vested interest in making the school more sustainable.” As for working with his runner-up, Moinester says he hopes Patel contributes to next year’s SU from a solid base of knowledge. “I am defi nitely open to any idea of working with him,” said Moinester, who won the race by 200 votes. “He is a talented individual and he has a lot of experience with SU.” Patel also hopes to keep improving SU by continuing in his role as a Treasury Representative. “I am going to take a really active role, expanding on what I did before,” said Patel. “I am going to take a leadership role to make SU more accountable.” Moinester also plans to work on the executive council’s accountability and acces-

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Culture and color unite in a weekend of dance at Carnaval

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Students perform a Mexican folkloric dance during Carnaval Friday night in Edison Theater. To see more photos, turn to page 2.

Alpha Kappa Psi asks, ‘What’s your credit score?’ v Alpha Kappa Psi educates and prepares students for golden ﬁnancial future By Troy Rumans News Editor Students have a lengthy list to manage. Grades, schedules, meetings—all weigh heavily on our minds. Worrying about a credit score that’s not supposed to matter for years seems like a silly notion then, right? The What’s My Score campaign, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Psi and the St. Paul Foundation, seeks to change the misconception that a student’s credit score can be ignored during college. The

message of the campaign is quite simple: credit score does matter and it is important for students to maintain a good credit score. “We want students to value and manage their credit reputation in the same way they manage their grade point average,” said junior Anoop Shah, one of the key proponents of the campaign at Washington University. “Credit is something many young people have misconceptions about and if we tackle some of these misconceptions in college, we are setting up Wash. U. students to have a more secure financial future,” said Shah. The campaign revolves around educating the University populace through multiple forms of advertisement, as well as presentation sessions at campus dormitories. Students are also encouraged to visit the campaign

Web site, whatsmyscore.org, for further information. “We don’t want to have one person come to us and say, ‘Here’s my credit score, what should I do?’ We’re trying to get them to understand their credit score, and see why it’s important,” said senior Sarah Frances Watson, who is also working with the campaign. The major problem, Shah noted, was not with actually following guidelines to good credit, but educating students as to what those guidelines are. “The lack of credit education available to college age students is troubling considering that most of us start developing credit and making financial decisions that will affect our credit the day we arrive here,” said Shah. Watson agreed. “We want to educate the Wash. U. community about

the importance of your credit score, how it can affect your life and the fact that it’s actionable,” said Watson. “They’re really easy things to do, but we want to encourage students to get into a habit of engaging in healthy activities.” Some of the biggest pitfalls toward developing a bad credit score are paying bills late, maxing out a credit card (even if the balance is paid off in full) and even not using one’s full name on a legal document. Additionally, ignoring the importance of credit score now can cause significant problems. “Many students believe that it’s easy to improve on a bad credit score, but in reality it takes an extremely long time to get a bad credit score back to a reasonable level,” said Shah. “Many people be-

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Finalists announced for Skandalaris entrepreneurship competition

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By Brittany Farb Staff Reporter

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Performers dance at the 16th Annual Pow Wow held all day Saturday in Wash. U.’s Field House. The event, headed by the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, marked the culmination of American Indian Awareness Week.

Young entrepreneurs and several important St. Louis business organizations were on the edge of their seats when the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies announced the finalists for its Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC) on March 30 at a special ceremony held at Graham Chapel. Co-sponsored by the Youthbridge association and the Skandalaris Center, the SEIC was launched at Washington University at the beginning of the fall semester. The competition is comprised of four deliverables, or stages, that represent the normal process of starting up a new business. The finalists are currently finishing their business plans, which will be submitted later this week. Final presentations will be given on April 27. “At each stage, the competitors are judged and receive feedback from judges on their

deliverables,” said Rosemary Gliedt, center manager of the Skandalaris Center. “At the elevator pitch competition we had judges representing service providers, practitioners, academics, investors and foundations. Those will be the folks also evaluating the business plans and the final presentations.” The finalists are competing for a $65,000 of funding for their projects. Finalists include: Meds & Foods for Kids, a company that will distribute nutrient-rich peanut butter paste developed at the University; Panda Athletic Club, a full-service boxing gym for underprivileged teens; and ArtWorkPos Enterprise, an organization that will sell products such as note cards and calendars designed by at-risk teenagers who are artists’ apprentices. The remaining five finalists include Build St. Louis, the Haven of Grace, La Loba Life Services, Redevelopment Opportunities for Women and the Wyman Center’s Peak Performance Profile Initiative.

Although most of the founders of these ideas are not students at the University, the competition has benefited the University as well as the St. Louis community. “We’ve seen participants learn as they attend workshops and think about their ventures, and the ideas of sustainability and social value,” said Gleidt. “They are learning to collaborate with each other and share more information more openly, which helps each of them move their ventures forward.” Gleidt is also impressed with the generosity of the donors in the St. Louis community. The YouthBridge Association donated $500,000 to provide five years of seed funding for the competition. As a result, the YouthBridge Association was made a partner with Washington University for the competition. The University has also matched this donation, with the help

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Carnaval lights up the night In its seventh year, Carnaval is an annual celebration of Latin American culture. This year’s show, “Luces de Nueva York,” chronicled a young woman’s travels through New York City. The show, which featured a wide variety of dancing and a skit, played to a packed house both nights. Photos by Alwyn Loh

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Students return to playground antics for Katrina relief v First WU Dodgeball Tournament’s proceeds to help Habitat For Humanity rebuild Gulf Coast By Kristin McGrath Staff Reporter

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Students scramble for balls to start the final match at the First Annual Wash. U. Dodgeball Tournament Saturday in the AC. Teams of five competed for prizes and bragging rights. The proceeds from the event went to Habitat for Humanity’s Katrina Relief Fund.

Getting hit in the face with a rubber ball during grade school physical education class might have caused many to abandon the game of dodgeball. Some Washington University students returned to the game on Saturday, however, and this time, they got pummeled for a good cause. At Washington University’s first dodgeball tournament, teams of five vied for prizes and bragging rights. The event, organized by first-year law students and sponsored by several campus groups, raised several hundred dollars for Habitat for Humanity’s Katrina Relief efforts. Nearly eight months after Hurricane Katrina’s devastating blow to the Gulf Coast, donations for the relief effort are as vital as they were days after the disaster, said first year Christopher Shim, publicity chair for the tournament.

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“I worked for the Red Cross [before going to law school], and it’s important to realize that these things can take years,” said Shim. “So even if we can just remind people of that and if everyone comes out today and has some fun, that’s enough.” While fun, dodgeball can still be as brutal as the playground bully. The Leeroy Jenkins, one of the teams representing the Law School, was defeated in its first game by the Purple Cobras, a team of freshmen from Lee dorm, due to extenuating circumstances. “One of our team members [was] hung over, and two are girls,” explained second-year law student Audrey Aden. Meanwhile, the Purple Cobras were celebrating their victories over both of the tournament’s law school teams. Freshman AJ Ford attributed the team’s success to one factor in particular. “I’ve found that aiming for the head works well,” said Ford. “It’s both satisfying and powerful.” Yet, just as intent on winning the tournament were the Onez, a team made up of members of Washington University’s football team. In addition to sophomore Jeff Howenstein’s ability to “curl up in the fetal position” and junior Nick Lizanich’s “background in ballet,” the Onez had all the advantages that come with their training, said freshman Ben Fox. “We have superior athleticism, great team strategy, stadium steps and inspiration from coach Larry Kindborn,” said Fox. “So there [were] a lot of factors working for us.” Equally instrumental was a rare and difficult “fourman swing” play from sophomore Scottie Guthrie in which he caught two balls at once, securing the team a spot in the play-offs. As the final four teams awaited the championship rounds, third-year law student Barry Wormsur recalled the performance of his team titled, Clap your hands, say Parkdale, earlier in the tournament. “We suffered a lot of injuries,” said Wormsur. “We had some knee problems and some overt showing of moustache, which broke down on our aerodynamics.” Dodgeball has changed since his days on the playground, said Wormsur. “For a purist like myself, though, it remains fundamentally the same,” he said. “But I do miss shooting a basket from half court to get everyone who was out back in the game.” In the playoffs, Clap your

hands say, Parkdale beat the Leeroy Jenkins, winning third place. While disappointed with the outcome, third-year law student Darren Grady was content to be “on the medal stand.” Grady was also pleased with his individual performance in the competition. “I’m proud of my yelling and distractive techniques,” said Grady. “People call me ‘the Disruptor.’” As the two top teams, the Purple Cobras and the Onez, pelted each other and those on the sidelines with balls, first year law student, Aryeh Kaplan, the event’s chair, looked on. “I’m not a big fan of getting hit,” said Kaplan. “I’m more of a four-square person myself. That’s more my speed.” Kaplan hopes the event will become a yearly tradition. In addition to helping a good cause, such events help to bring together two normally disconnected groups, he said. “It’s hard to bridge the gap between undergraduates and students in the graduate schools, and, with this event, we learned a lot about reaching out,” said Kaplan. “With the number of places that need help, I’m hoping that this will happen again next year.” Also on the sidelines was junior Maurine Wall, a member of Students of the South (SOS). Comprised of students from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, SOS began organizing campus relief efforts immediately after Katrina hit. Wall, who hails from New Orleans, has seen the damage first-hand and applauds the efforts of those who organized the tournament. “It’s tough going home, and it’s a little scary sometimes,” said Wall. “It’s important to have things like this to remind people what’s going on. Down there, every conversation you’re in involves the hurricanes, and it’s discouraging when you’re here trying to get the word out and people act like it’s something that’s over or that’s all okay now. So it’s great to see people at an event like this who aren’t from New Orleans.” Meanwhile, the Onez had emerged as the tournament’s champions. “I’m going to Disney World!” said junior DaRonne Jenkins, as the team left the court. If the tournament takes place next year, the Onez plan to return. “We’ve got to defend our title,” said Fox.

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SU ELECTIONS v FROM PAGE 1 sibility, hoping to reach out personally to more individual students. “A lot of it is not necessarily a plan, but more how you conduct yourself,” said Moinester. “It is being more willing to open yourself up. You need to care about people.” While the executives may not have many concrete plans, they feel that their ideals and concepts will lead to a successful year. If you are curious about

what sort of vision we are going to have, we have not discussed that in detail yet,” said Jones. “But we all have the best interest of the students and the campus as our number one priority.” In another aspect of last week’s election, the Women’s Panhellenic Organization (PanHel) and the Interfraternity Council’s (IFC) resolution for block funding was voted down. Had the resolution passed, the Greek stu-

FINALISTS v FROM PAGE 1 dent groups would have been able to receive funding for programs several years in advance, thus bypassing the SU funding process. “In the past we have gotten really sporadic numbers as far as funding goes,” said Katie Kotowski, vice president of ﬁnance for PanHel, the umbrella organization for all campus sororities. “We just wanted to plan events. We wanted to make sure we could have the same events every year, and

that we got consistent funding.” Kotowski attributes the resolution’s failure to a lack of information among voters. “A lot of people do not understand that we get that money whether we go thorough SU or not,” said Kotowski. “We are not asking for more money, we are just asking to get out of SU and all the political stuff. A lot of people do not understand that they are not paying more.”

paign has had on the student body until we get the results from the final survey,” said Shah. William Witbrodt, director of student financial services, sees the importance of educating students about their credit score. “When [students] become adults, they’ll carry it around for the rest of their lives. It’s an important number to understand, and to know how it’s determined,” said Wit-

brodt. Witbrodt is also quite pleased with the enthusiasm the students working on the campaign have showed. “I think they’ve done a fantastic job,” said Witbrodt. “They’ve been committed to it, they think this is a great community service that they’re doing. Students here have so much going on and so much to do that I’m amazed that they’ve stepped up to take this on.”

CREDIT v FROM PAGE 1 lieve that not having a credit card may save you money; however, they do not realize that not having a credit score may be a drawback in the future.” So far, they feel the campaign has been effective. “I’m pretty confident that our comprehensive campaign has truly reached much of the Wash. U. student body, making it a success in my eyes,” said Shah. Alpha Kappa Psi conduct-

ed a survey of students at the outset of their campaign to gauge just how much students at the University know about their credit score. At the end of the semester, they will be conducting that survey again to truly see the success of their campaign. Additionally, the campaign will hopefully become a part of freshman orientation. “We won’t truly know the kind of impact the cam-

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Deadly stampede in Pakistan

Mental patient appears before court today on charge of threatening Bush

At least 26 women and children were killed in a stampede after a religious gathering in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi last Sunday. The stampede was sparked when a girl fell down and cried out in front of the mosque. Thousands were gathered with their children to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad this coming Tuesday. Citizens of Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim nation, commonly mark the anniversary by holding gatherings in mosques, attending rallies and singing religious hymns.

The first Brazilian in space returns safely A capsule carrying the fi rst astronaut from Brazil, Marcos Pontes, along with Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev and American astronaut Bill Mcarthur, landed without trouble early Sunday after leaving from the international space station. Pontes was handed a Brazilian flag and a Panama hat upon exiting the capsule. The hat was one he had carried to the space station in tribute to the Brazilian inventor and aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, to whom Pontes had dedicated his fl ight. The head of Brazil’s space program, Raimundo Mussi, said Pontes would receive “a big hug from all Brazilians” upon returning home.

All Student Theater to perform ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ The All Student Theater production “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard, a cross between the existentialist play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett and the classical play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, is going to be performed in Brookings Quadrangle on April 13-16 at 8 p.m. The directors of the play are Justin Rincker and Carolyn Kras, a Washington University alumna. The cost of attending the production is $5, and tickets are available at Mallinckrodt and at the door. In case of rain, an awning will cover the audience.

St. Louis kids successfully finish marathon challenge On Saturday, 2,800 youth from 67 schools in the St. Louis area fi nished the fi fth annual Read, Write and Run Marathon. For the event, the kids had to run 25 miles, read 26 books and do 26 good deeds. All of these tasks were done over a six-month period. To satisfy the running requirement, the kids participated in events like the St. Louis Marathon’s family day and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade run. The highest amount of participation for the event came from the two campuses of Chesterfield Day School, with 40 percent of their students participating.

Last week, a federal grand jury charged Arafat Nijmeh, a mental patient at the Alton Mental Center, on two counts of threatening to inﬂ ict bodily harm on President Bush. Today, Nijmeh will appear before the court for a hearing that will decide whether he can be released on bail. In a motion to prevent release, prosecutors claim that Nijmeh is a ﬂ ight risk and poses a serious danger to his community. Nijmeh is a naturalized U.S citizen, born in Palestinian territory. The case raises interesting questions concerning the legal accountability of mental patients.

CAMPUS Jen Chau arrives on campus Thursday to lead workshop on multicultural experience This Thursday the Association of Mixed Students will bring Jen Chau, the co-founder of the diversity training ﬁ rm New Demographic to campus to lead an interactive workshop. Chau is a leading advocate for the accurate portrayal of the multiracial experience. Interviewed by NPR and the New York Times, Chau will discuss the stereotypes portrayed in ﬁ lm and the popular media and their effect on society’s acceptance of interracial relationships. The presentation will serve to generate discussion about what can be done today to improve the situation. The event will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in Rebstock 215. At 8 p.m. that evening, Chau will hold a follow-up forum titled, “Cute But Confused: Myths and Realities of Mixed Race Identity.” Since seating will be limited, those interested should e-mail tsvarns@wustl.edu.

from community partners. In a 2005 press release, Jim Cullen, long-time board member of the YouthBridge Association, expressed his excitement about the partnership with the University. “We believe a partnership with Washington University is the perfect way to extend our mission of serving children at risk or need,” said Cullen. “We have a history of successfully working with and funding new approaches to youth-related social problems. Working with Washington University allows us to discover new ways to leverage our resources and exper-

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tise to help others.” The participation within the St. Louis community is well appreciated; however, Gleidt feels that more students at the University ought to participate in the competition. “The folks in the community, and we at the Skandalaris Center, would love to see increased student involvement,” said Gleidt. “The community knows the great reputation our students have in learning, leading and serving the community, and the competition participants are eager to engage more students in their ventures.”

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ig Brother is coming to the University. Or is it? The recent consideration of closed-circuit television (CCTV) usage on campus could potentially help campus security, but it also raises many questions about how the idea has been developed thus far as well as the future of the project around the University. There are always more steps that can be taken to make sure that the Wash. U. campus in general is a safer place. Still, there is a ﬁ ne line between what will help in ways worthwhile and other more frivolous reasons put in place simply to make students feel comfortable while not actually solving the problem. While there is no good reason

why security cameras could not be placed in areas like parking garages, the effect that these cameras would have may be negligible in terms of reducing campus crime. The promise of the development of an oversight committee for the implementation and guarantees from various people connected to the project that the cameras won’t be placed in private spaces is reassuring, but even so, the potential for abuse of the system is somewhat disconcerting. Student Union Senate decided that CCTV is important enough to implement to some extent, but did not specify any details regarding the cameras, the system or the guidelines. Since it will take time to decide upon all of these specif-

ics, this system still will not be implemented for at least a semester, if not more, given that initial discussions about the project were held last fall. If this is something that will truly help the campus community, then the project as a whole should be moving much more quickly. Furthermore, if it is true that so many other campuses already have CCTV set up, then one can’t help but wonder why it has taken our much acclaimed school so long to catch up. With crime on campus seemingly at a consistently low level, it is puzzling why so much effort would be expended on lowering incidents on campus when there have been more numerous highproﬁ le incidents off campus

this year. Coupled with the new locks installed on doors in many on-campus buildings earlier this year, there has clearly been a push for a safer campus, even as offcampus crime has proven to be an increasingly dangerous problem. Additionally, the recent increase in crime off campus has been a trend all year and will more than likely continue as the MetroLink stations near campus open. Rather than slowly progressing with ideas that may have limited usefulness to begin with, perhaps Brookings and WUPD should look for solutions that would make off-campus residences as safe to live in as on-campus dorms and apartments already are.

Choice does not mean right By Chrissie Skelley Op-ed Submission

believe Kerry Rheinstein is sincere when she says she is not for abortions. However, there is no practical difference between supporting abortion as a positive good and supporting abortion as a terrible act which should nevertheless be a legal “choice.” Her argument for “safe, legal and rare abortions” is inherently contradictory. First, legal abortions are not safe. Abortion is a major surgery which, if performed incorrectly, can seriously damage vital organs. Most women who undergo it are in good health and have no medical need to take such risks. Sadly, complications and deaths from legal abortions are far more common than the prochoice movement claims. For extensive documentation, see Lime 5 by Mark Crutcher or <www.lifedynamics.com/Prolife_Group/Pro-choice_Women/>. It is unacceptable that abortionists and abortion clinics are rarely regulated by the state. We take it for granted that the government should inspect restaurants, daycare centers and most medical facilities. Yet pro-choicers decry measures such as the

recent Missouri law requiring abortionists to have privileges at nearby hospitals as infringements on the “right to choose.” If they have women’s best interests in mind, why don’t they support efforts to protect the women who undergo abortions? Not only is legal abortion never safe for the unborn child it kills, it also poses serious dangers to the mother. Secondly, legal abortions are not and never will be rare. Rheinstein states the shocking statistic that “one in three American women will have had an abortion by age 45.” Yet one of her solutions is to open more abortion clinics, a measure that will make abortions more common, not less. And while I do not support banning contraception, its availability tends to increase sexual activity, leading to more misuses and failures, which in turn lead to more unplanned pregnancies. Thus, contraception alone will not solve our tragically high abortion rate. (Incidentally, the claim that emergency contraception will not end pregnancy is misleading because it deﬁ nes “pregnancy” as beginning with the embryo’s implantation in the womb. EC can, in fact, be an abortifacient because it can prevent

implantation after conception, destroying the embryo.) Making something legal encourages it; making something illegal will not stop it altogether, but will deter people from it. If abortion were illegal, most women who might have had legal abortions would decide to carry their pregnancies to term. As long as abortion is legal, it will not be seen as a rare last resort, but as a viable “choice”—or even the only choice—in response to an unplanned pregnancy. Finally, I ask Rheinstein and similar pro-choicers: Why do you believe abortion should be rare? In saying this, you imply that the procedure is undesirable. What you prefer not to say is that abortion kills an unborn human life. It cannot be justiﬁed with excuses of “choice,” “women’s health” or “our bodies.” Abortion is not a purely individual choice which affects only a woman’s body; it is about both her and her child’s bodies, and it is not good for either of them. It does not promote health or cure disease, because pregnancy is not a disease. Rather, it is usually performed on healthy pregnant women and puts them at unnecessary risk. Furthermore, calling something a “choice” does not make it

an unlimited “right.” People can also choose to steal, rape or murder, but no one would argue that they have the right to do so or that these actions should be legal. If civilized societies should not sanction these things, neither should they sanction the killing of human beings in the womb. In the difﬁcult case of pregnancies resulting from rape, suggesting that abortion will solve the woman’s problems trivializes the suffering she is going through. Once she is pregnant, she already has a living child, and that child is just as much hers as the perpetrator’s. Killing her baby will only add another victim to the situation and increase the suffering of all involved. By all means, let’s work to make abortions rare by letting women know that they and their babies deserve better, by providing information and resources to help them choose life and by deciding that we as a society will not legally sanction a procedure that kills unborn children and submits their mothers to needless physical and psychological trauma. Chrissie is a junior in Arts & Sciences. She can be reached via e-mail at csskelle@artsci. wustl.edu.

Beyond acronyms By Ian Schatzberg Op-ed Submission

eveloping a coherent and yet ﬂuid label for a group of individuals has become an increasing problem within any identity politic. The categories which once seemed so stable—race, class, gender and sexual orientation—have undergone critical re-evaluations by those activists from within each movement. One such example comes from the women’s movement: contemporary feminist perspectives have called into question what it even means to be a woman and in doing so, concurrently destabilized the cornerstone of the women’s movement itself. This confusion, the inability to articulate a coherent and inclusive term that has the capacity to unify a political body, now faces the recent LGBTIQAA Task Force. The LGBTIQAA Task Force’s

challenge in regards to its name seems fairly obvious: how does one go about constructing a term for itself that incorporates the diversity of perspectives it seeks to represent? How does one bring together the questioning individual and the homosexual, the transgender individual and the ally? While all-inclusive acronyms serve the purpose of incorporating without offending, they are counterproductive both socially and politically. In regards to the former, the LGBTIQAA Task Force must create for itself a name that can be effectively used within social discourse. In other words, it need be pronounceable and memorable. By allowing itself to extend out endlessly, the term reinforces the already dismissive attitude heterosexual society has toward those outside its norms. The joke that ensues

behind a person’s inability to pronounce the multi-lettered acronym only allows the straight community to disregard alternative sexualities as being less than serious. However much emphasis I may be placing on the agency of language here, I do not think we should underestimate how inﬂuential our words are on even the most liberal-minded. In this respect, the development of a label that can be clearly articulated must be a major concern for this LGBTIQAA Task Force if it wishes to gain social equality from the start. Politically, the implications of such titles are more complex. The LGBTIQAA Task Force must establish a name for itself capable of serving as a rallying point for the nonheterosexual community. Such a term would help promote the commonalities between those individuals outside of the dominant sexual para-

digm. In doing so, it would provide these myriad folks with a uniﬁed type of representation denied by the terms gay, lesbian and ally. The LGBTIQAA Task Force has a great opportunity to usher in a new generation of non-heterosexual politics at the University. And now for my suggestion: that name should be the Queer Task Force. Queer helps to overcome the boundaries enacted by the term gay and lesbian. It’s not socially dismissive, since it’s easy to say, and politically, its usage can incorporate all those identities outside the heterosexual paradigm. It’s time for us to move beyond the fragmentation caused by acronyms: it’s time this campus starts thinking Queer. Ian is a junior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at isschatz@artsci.wustl. edu.

years of life down the nd so here road, but 50, 60. I don’t I am, starwant to know yet who ing out into I finally am; when I am the sun, ready to enter whatevand graduation, once er afterlife may await a mere spark in the me, then I will wish to distance, has burned Jeff Stepp know who I am. I will through time and turn my shoulder back once space, becoming a flame too again and be able to say, “This close, too hot. was me.” But my sun is still risI have stood before, as all of ing, and I will look not back but us have, at particular jumping forward, saying, “This will be off places in life—fi rst kisses, me.” I do not know what “this” puberty, driving, proms, school is, but I know that I am ready to graduations—but none seems find out. much like the place on which I There are, of course, the true now stand. In the past, after evsoldiers of the real world that ery milestone I could see anothwill greet us after graduation: er one just off in the distance. homes, taxes, jobs. I cannot And if I turned my shoulder discount them, but I cannot be back, I could see my parents, doomed by them. Somehow, friends, relatives all ready and somewhere, everyone must conwaiting to lend me a hand, or front these issues, and so will I. at least a few dollars. But now They may dictate my existence I see no more milestones. I’m for a few years, and so it must sure, or at least, I hope, more be. To borrow Emerson: I run will come my way—a wedding, eagerly into this resounding perhaps children, mid-life tumult. crises—but they are not so parIn his novel “Underworld,” ticularly ordered and ordained Don DeLillo writes, “What a as before. People will tell us, as wound to overcome, this paswe march across the Quad, that sage out of childhood, but a our futures are bright, and so beautiful injury too, pure and I wish them to be. But staring unrepeatable.” And so it is: as into so bright a future seems we turn our tassels, we step a bit like staring into the sun: forever through the door, but temporarily blinding. we must not close it. We haven’t I am not fearful. I have, been children—in the strict you have, we all have crawled, sense of the word—in years, walked and run through our but we nonetheless have been collegiate years. We’ve discovliving a collective childhood. ered the fun and frustration of For what is childhood but a communal living, trekked endtime begun in innocence, lived lessly to Bear’s Den, been tanthrough discovery and finished talized by new members of anby reflection? Our four years of other (or the same) sex, thrown tumbles, turns and triumphs back drinks in a darkened frat have shaped us into what we or an apartment basement, both never wanted and always glimpsed our own reflection in wanted to be: adults. the toilet bowl. We’ve studied We will never live like this all night for all subjects, from again, and that truly saddens p-chem to Petrarch, played me. But it comforts me as well, IM football, run marathons, because I know that who I am to started clubs and washed our be will always hold some piece own laundry. All this, and still of who I used to be, and who I time for more. used to be was never just me; The “real world” haunts us it was my friends, my companincessantly, but why? Why does ions. And so to you, all of you, I it cast such a shadow? Have we say good luck but not goodbye, not learned, intuited, discovbecause no matter the distance, ered enough about life to be ready? No, we haven’t, but that’s we will always have hello. the point. Though seniors in Jeff is a senior in Arts & Scienccollege, we are merely children es. He can be reached via e-mail in life, and this is okay. I yearn at forum@studlife.com. to see not just 10, 20 or 30

Just the Facts Last week, a record number of Wash. U. students voted in the SU elections, and put the Perspective slate into SU exec positions. Why did Perspective win?

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Paul Moinester: dead sexy. Students were unsure how to correctly pronounce “PerSUnal.” People were afraid of a possible Neil Patel – Aaron Robinson sex scandal. People are hoping for a Jason Lewis – Bobby Jones sex scandal. Someone actually listened to Student Life! - compiled by Daniel Milstein

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MONDAY | APRIL 10, 2006

SPORTS

Men’s and women’s track teams turn in strong performances at weekend meet v Both teams excel as conference meet approaches By Carrie Jarka Sports Reporter This past weekend was another successful one for the Washington University track and field squads as the women placed second and the men finished fifth in the Washington University Select Meet which took place Friday and Saturday. The women collected 146 points to finish just behind Augustana (156) in the competition which had 13 teams on hand. The 13-team men’s field included tough competition as U W-Whitewater dominated and took the overall title with 208 points. The Bears finished two points shy of fourth-place St. Olaf, collecting 66 points. The women’s team saw

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Senior Leah Sabin sprints to a third place finish in the 100-meter dash at the Washington University Select meet this weekend.

strong performances from its sprinters, as senior Leah Sabin finished third in the 100-meter with a time of 12.94 while classmate Michelle (Mook) McCully grabbed third in the 400meter with a season-best time of 59.22. Seniors Andrea Moreland and Laura Ehret placed first (2:17.15) and third (2:19.91) in the running of the 800meter event. The 4X400 relay also ran well, finishing second with a time of 4:02.82. “We’re preparing for Conference in two weeks and right now there have been many big breakthroughs and everyone is dropping a lot of time,” said Moreland. “It’s very encouraging for the whole team.” While the sprinters excelled at the meet, the most impressive highlights of the afternoon were again found in the field events. Sophomore Morgen Leonard-Fleckman won the pole vault with a NCA A provisional qualifying jump of

12-02, barely missing an automatic bid. Junior thrower Delania Martin had a strong weekend, finishing second in the shot put (12.22 m), fourth in the discus (35.47 m) and first in the hammer with a provisionally qualifying throw of 46.61 meters. On the men’s side, junior Kevin Gale, last week’s UA A athlete of the week, won the 1,500-meter with a time of 3:58.13. The 4X400 relay was strong as well, finishing fourth (3:22.71). The men’s field events, like the women’s, were the area in which the University boasted its strongest performances. Junior Cameron Williams won the high jump with a leap of 1.92 meters; junior Matt Amantea placed fourth in the long jump (6.48 m); and senior Karl Zelik finished second in the triple jump (13.59m). “This weekend we had a lot of different people doing a lot of different things, taking care of what needs

to be done for Conference,” said Track and Field Head Coach Paul Thornton. “Both the men’s and the women’s teams are coming together really well.” The Bears return to action this Saturday for the W U Quad Meet before heading to the UA A Outdoor Conference meet in Cleveland, Ohio. Washington University has one of the earliest conference meets in the nation, putting some added pressure on the team. “Since we have one of the earliest conferences it gives us less time to prepare for the UA A Conference meet,” said Thornton. “But, on the other hand, we have more time to prepare for the NCA A meet and we can really take the time to prepare our NCA A qualifiers.” But after a successful weekend, the team can look forward to hopefully repeating such performances. “We feel good about where we are as a whole team,” added Thornton.

Williams, Buffa lead Bears to a pair of wins v Baseball moves to 26-5 on season By Steven Hollander Sports Reporter The Washington University men’s baseball improved its record to 26-5 with wins over Eureka College on Wednesday and Westminster College on Thursday. In Wednesday’s game against Eureka College, freshman starting pitcher Brian Williams led the way to a 5-2 win at Eureka, by pitching nine strong innings and striking out seven Eureka hitters. The University bats broke out in the third inning, thanks to senior catcher Alan Germano’s fly-out to centerfield which brought senior designated hitter Jim Haley in to score, tying the game at 1-1. In the seventh inning, the

Bears built a comfortable three-run lead thanks to a doubles by senior shortstop Ryan Corning and junior leftfielder Eddy Hoering and a fly out to leftfield by freshman rightfielder Zander Lehmann. Corning’s gamewinning double was his eighteenth of the year, giving him the University singleseason record for doubles in a season. Over nine innings, Brian Williams gave up 10 hits, two earned runs, walked three and struck out seven to earn his first win of the season. The victory also gave WU head coach Ric Lessmann his 300th win as manager of the Bears, giving him an overall record of 300-176 in his 13 years at the University. Thursday’s game against Westminster College was a slugfest for the Bears who hammered the home team, 12-2. In the second inning, the Bears broke out for six runs, knocking out the Westminster staring pitcher after he had yielded three earned

runs. The inning began with a home run by Germano that was soon followed with a two-run shot by Hoering. The Bears came back again in the third inning to score two runs thanks to another tworun homer by Hoering. Westminster kept things competitive by scoring their only two runs in the third, but the Bears sealed the victory by scoring four more runs in the sixth inning. The sixth was highlighted by junior centerfielder Andy Shields’ three-run homer. Junior and starting pitcher Brent Buffa tossed a complete game for the Bears. Buffa gave up just six hits and struck out five over his seven solid innings. The victory secured him his seventh win of the year and kept him undefeated for the season. The Bears begin a twogame homestead on Tuesday against MacMurray College at Kelly Field at 1:30 p.m. The next game for the Red and Green will be Saturday against DePauw University

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Junior center fielder Andy Shields prepares to bat at a game last week. Shields hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning of Thursday’s game against Westminster College. at 1 p.m. After the DePauw contest, the team will play at

Illinois Wesleyan University before the last homestead of

the regular season begins on the following Monday.

SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES

MEN’S TENNIS

BASEBALL Tues., April 11 Sat., April 15

MacMurray College HOME, 1:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL Fri., April 14

Central College HOME, 4 p.m.

Tues., April 18

Greenville College HOME, 4 p.m.

Fri., April 21

Fontbonne University AWAY, 3 p.m.

Sat., April 22

Webster University HOME, 3:30 p.m.

DePauw University HOME, 1 p.m.

Thurs., April 20 Illinois Wesleyan U. AWAY, 5 p.m. Mon., April 24 Tues., April 25

Illinois College HOME, noon

Sun., April 30

Tues., May 2

Case Western Reserve AWAY, 9:30 a.m. U. Chicago AWAY, 4 p.m. Greenville College AWAY, 2 p.m.

Wed., April 12

McKendree College HOME, 4 p.m.

Thurs., April 13 Principia College HOME, 4:30 p.m.

Tues., April 18

Westminster College HOME, 2 p.m. Case Western Reserve AWAY, 12:30 p.m. U. Chicago AWAY, 4 p.m.

Lindenwood University HOME, 4 p.m.

Mon., April 17

Wed., April 26 Sat., April 29

Tues., April 11

Illinois College HOME, 3:30 p.m.

Fri., April 28

Millikin University AWAY, 3:30 p.m.

Sun., April 30

Maryville University AWAY, noon

Fri., May 5

McKendree College HOME, 4 p.m.

UM-St. Louis HOME, 4:30 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville HOME, 4:30 p.m.

TRACK & FIELD Sat., April 15

Sat.-Sun., April 22-23 UAA Championships AWAY Fri.-Sat., April 28-29 Drake Relays AWAY Fri., May 5

Fri.-Sun., April 21-23 UAA Championships AWAY

WOMEN’S TENNIS Tues., April 11

McKendree College HOME, 3 p.m.

Thurs., April 13 Principia College HOME, 4:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun., April 21-23 UAA Championships AWAY

WU Quad HOME

Butler Twilight AWAY

Thurs.-Fri., May 11-12 Dr. Keeler Invite AWAY Thurs.-Fri., May 18-19 North Central Invite AWAY Thurs.-Sat., May 25-27 NCAA Championships AWAY

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Romance 101:

Following the rules...of breaking up You two have been on picnic dates in Forest Park, dressed as a themed couple for Bauhaus and spent many a night sleeping in a cramped dorm bed. But eventually, the inevitable occurs—one person will go to the other and say, “I just don’t think this is working anymore.” It is the most dreaded part of a relationship—the breakup. Is there any way to prevent the breakup from being one of the worst days of your life? Is there some kind of breakup courtesy system that should be followed? If you are considering dropping that relationship bomb on someone, consider a few rules for the breakup and the time immediately following that fateful announcement. If you ever want to be friends with your soon-tobe ex, texting him or her a “sorry, it’s not working,

see you around” message is probably not the best way to go. Though it is obviously difficult to be broken up with, it is also very challenging to execute a smooth, clear and fairly pain-free breakup. Little things make the experience less horrible, like being honest (though not cruel), letting them speak their mind and fi nally, something that many Wash. U. students forget, fi nding the best possible time. Though there is never a good time for a breakup, there are times that are especially bad: if your partner is going through family problems, if they have just made air reservations to visit you during the summer or, a very stressful time for students, the night before a test. Sophomore Myrtle Karam expressed her opinions on breakup timing saying, “I could deal with a breakup,

to avoid hooking up just not during heavy after a breakup, “as test time. It’s an inlong as you need in sensitive distraction. order to feel comfortTeachers schedule able again with physaround other courses ical contact…that and tests...it’s a small could be a day or a courtesy someone year or somewhere in else can do.” If your ex C’mon people, Laura Alexander between.” fi nally decides to get if you know your dressed and head out significant other has to the frats, don’t ruin it by a psychology test at 10 a.m., making out on the dance floor do you really think it’s fair to right in front of him or her. have them crying all night or Rule Two: Don’t be a bitch. losing the ability to concenThis person has devoted lots trate because you couldn’t of time to you and it’s rewait a few hours? ally not fair to turn around Even if the breakup goes and be rude the second you as well as it can, what rules decide you would rather not should be followed immedibe together anymore. “You ately post-relationship removshouldn’t rub your new-found al? What are some of those interests in their face,” said unspoken though understood Karam. breakup rules? Imagine if the breakup Rule One: Don’t hook up had happened the other way immediately if you want to around and then use that perhave a chance at friendship. spective to judge whether or Sophomore PJ Edelman says

OUT

BOOGALOO

STEPPING By Jake Levitas

It’s certainly not every night that I go out to eat at a Caribbean restaurant. Even more rarely do I eat Creole or Cuban food—but all three in one night? Only at Boogaloo, a chic and unique fusion restaurant, is this possible. Located in the heart of Maplewood, Boogaloo is an easy crowd-pleaser, blending great food with a fun and stylish atmosphere. From outside, the restaurant is hardly distinguishable from the small shops surrounding it on Manchester Road. It is once you walk in the front door that the scenery becomes completely different. The décor is as off-the-wall as the menu, sporting everything from a lizard-skin wall to colors you haven’t seen since you memorized all 64 colors in your Crayola box (macaroni and cheese, anyone?). With so much to see around you, it might be a few moments before you notice the front bar—and the swings hanging from the ceiling that serve as its stools. The rest of the interior is similarly playful and upbeat, making it ﬁtting for anything from a ﬁ rst date to a group night out on the town.

Looking at the menu, you might think you were dining in New Orleans or Negril, but, thankfully, Boogaloo brings these underrepresented ﬂavors to the Midwest. The menu not only draws upon elements from each culture but blends them all together in nearly every dish for a truly different dining experience. With many creative seafood dishes accompanying the classics like jerk chicken and pulled pork, there is really something for everyone. Some of the selections are smaller, tapas-style dishes, perfect for starting off your meal with a bang. The authentic Jamaican minced beef patties taste like they are fresh from Kingston and the side of pineapple salsa adds the Boogaloo twist, providing that extra kick. If you’re looking for seafood, the crab empanadas or plantain-encrusted salmon are sure to please, and the conch fritters are something you certainly won’t ﬁ nd everywhere. As far as a nightlife scene goes, Boogaloo’s atmosphere makes it a great place to go to escape the typical bar feel

not your actions are appropriate. If it could really hurt your ex, give it a rest—the breakup has already done enough damage. Rule Three: Give your ex/ yourself some time and space. Edelman thinks that postbreakup space apart is good. “You have to take time to evaluate what you need or want from the other person,” said Edelman. Karam thinks time and space apart are important in order “to move away from you hanging out as boyfriend [or] girlfriend to hanging out as friends, because it’s not a seamless transition. At least allow a commercial break between episodes.” A continuation of this rule is to start thinking of life as a single. For many, this is a scary thing and they immediately begin to regret their choice to break up.

without sacriﬁcing quality drinks and good fun. Of course, the drinks here aren’t your everyday cosmos and Bud Light. Instead, plop down on a swing, sip a mojito or Red Stripe and envision yourself back in Montego Bay. The rosy sangria is also a step outside the norm, and is a perfect balance to the sometimes spicy food. The regularly scheduled live music is just another reason to head out to Maplewood for something new. The Maplewood location means it is often less crowded than the bars downtown or on the Loop, but that can certainly be seen as an advantage. You should be able to ﬁ nd a swing or table for you and a date without much struggle, and it doesn’t have the clogged, smoky feel of many bars. For a fun and creative departure from anything you’ve probably experienced before, try a night at Boogaloo—it’s the closest you’ll come to Jamaica, Havana or New Orleans while you’re still in the Show-Me State. Your mouth, your mind and your date will all leave happy.

“Stop and think it over,” urged Karam, “because there had to be some reason you broke up with someone and usually people don’t make those decisions hastily. There are cracks and you can do cosmetic repairs, but at the end of the day, the foundation is still faulty.” Instead, take this time to get to know yourself as an independent person. The rules have been laid out; now please try to follow them. Why do pools have rules against running on the deck or diving in shallow areas? To protect people from getting hurt. The same is true with breakup rules. A person will always be hurt by a breakup, but it is up to you to make sure you are not inﬂ icting cruel and unusual pain. So follow the rules or you might just end up in time out.

Boogaloo 7344 Manchester Rd., Maplewood 314-645-4803 Price range: $10-$15

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David Tabor enjoys the unique blend of flavors and extensive drink selection that are Boogaloo. The restaurant can be hard to find if you’re not looking carefully but, directly across from the Shop ‘n Save, this is a culinary treasure you won’t want to miss.

Greek letters not just for official fraternities By Indu Chandrasekhar Scene Reporter Frat Row is a typical haunt for many Washington University students, but the University’s fraternities and sororities are not the only organizations on campus to use the Greek letters. Countless student groups and honors societies share the Greek alphabet. The business fraternities on campus, Delta Sigma Pi and Alpha Kappa Psi, are two such groups. Both are professional, international organizations. The younger of the two, Alpha Kappa Psi, has been rebuilding its organization for the past fi ve to six years. Currently, they have approximately 40 members and accept students regardless of their major. Junior Kelly Cohn, president of Alpha Kappa Psi, believes that their small numbers will be beneficial in the future. “Everyone in the fraternity is really close, and most of us know that our future business partners or networking connections will be from the fraternity,” said Cohn. Delta Sigma Pi also has a significant presence at the Olin School of Business, with many of the faculty being brothers of the fraternity. Open exclusively to business students and economics majors, the fraternity has a huge membership and has grown dramatically over the past fi ve years.

Delta Sigma Pi members do a good deal of community service, ranging from walking dogs to volunteering at children’s centers. In the past, they have co-sponsored a bone marrow registry with Alpha Kappa Psi. Speciﬁcally at the University, Delta Sigma Pi has the distinct honor of consistently being the most proﬁtable group at Thurtene Carnival with their sales of funnel cakes. Both fraternities are currently involved in on-campus events. Alpha Kappa Psi has been on a campus-wide campaign this year called “What’s My Credit Score,” using posters and e-mails to reach students. Both Delta Sigma Pi and Alpha Kappa Psi are involved in an upcoming panel titled “Backpack to Briefcase,” an informative seminar about the transition from college to the real world of business. The rush process for both fraternities is much like that of other fraternities and sororities. Alpha Kappa Psi pledges are required to raise $40 per person and participate in both social and professional activities. Delta Sigma Pi has a formal recruiting process with typical rush events, according to sophomore Sally Bergmann. These include softball games, service events and interviews. The University’s extensive number of student groups does not end with business fraternities; anyone who has

attended a step show at the University knows there are several sororities and fraternities that don’t exist on Frat Row. Other than their campus events, though, these groups are shrouded in secrecy, complete with a conﬁdential rush process. Delta Sigma Theta is one such organization. The University’s section of Delta Sigma Theta has the unique distinction of being part of a citywide chapter that includes Fontbonne University, Saint Louis University and several other universities in the St. Louis area. The group’s members are predominantly African-American, with over 200,000 members nationwide, and are able to boast Aretha Franklin as a former member. According to senior Ashley Massey, the focus of Delta Sigma Theta is to promote academic excellence and provide services and programs that support human welfare. Delta’s Five-Point Program focuses on economic and educational development, international and political awareness and involvement and physical and mental health. The sorority often works with other campus groups for service and entertainment events; members held College 101, an annual event addressing incoming freshmen. They have also held public forums on education in St. Louis. Perhaps their most well-known events,

COURTESY OF KELLY COHN

The members of Alpha Kappa Psi, a business honorary, represent the academically based Greek organizations at the University. however, are Feel the Vibe, their annual open mic event, and an annual variety show featuring several groups from the University and elsewhere. Many of these fraternities and sororities have been on campus for a long time. One of the University’s newer groups uses Greek for its name, but has a very different background. Kappa Lambda Tau is the brainchild of the 2006 cast of the Vagina Monologues and headed by Caroline Rau. Like any

sorority, the group has its restrictions: interested persons must be of the female persuasion. (Curious about the name? The initials spell one of the Monologues’ common topics.) While not yet ofﬁcial, the group does have a focus—to support any and all kinds of sexuality, be it abstinence or S&M, and to improve the quality of life for women. Hawley Braswell, a cast member of the Vagina Monologues and a future member of Kappa Lambda Tau,

described one of the group’s most important activities. “A portion of the proﬁts from the Vagina Monologues went to Lydia’s House, a shelter and safe haven for abused and battered women,” said Braswell. “We plan to continue working and performing for the women there…it makes a real difference in their lives.” With Greek letters abounding, these non-ofﬁcial fraternities and sororities cater to a wide range of interests.

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MONDAY | APRIL 10, 2006

STUDENT LIFE | SCENE

Day trips for the bubble-bound student By Felicia Baskin

Alton, Ill.

Scene Regular Features Editor Due to meetings, social commitments and that pesky thing called homework, it’s sometimes hard to take time off from campus life. Enter day trips—the perfect solution for the college student with very little time to spare but a strong hunger for adventure. There’s more to see than just the Arch, so put away those books and pile into the car for a day full of new scenery and new experiences. World’s Largest Catsup Bottle If you have a couple of hours to spare and a fondness for strange sights, take a trip to the town of Collinsville, Ill., which is about 40 minutes away. Collinsville’s claim to fame is a giant catsup bottle that was added to the National Register of Historic Places four years ago. In fact, it is the world’s largest catsup bottle and it ﬁ rst graced the town of Collinsville in 1949. The bottle is actually a water tower constructed to serve the G.S. Suppiger Company bottling facility that bottled Brooks brand catsup. In the 1960s, after many changes to the ownership of Brooks catsup, bottling operations were moved to Indiana. The bottle remained, and was recently restored to its original beauty by the efforts of the Catsup Bottle Preservation Group. Summerfest, held in July, is the annual celebration of the bottle’s birthday and includes activities like catsup-tasting, a classic car cruise and a competition for the titles of Little Princess Tomato and Sir Catsup. Belleville, Ill. A short 20-minute drive south from Collinsville is Belleville, Ill. Belleville is more than the hometown of musical group Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy—it is also known for its incredibly long, yet easy-to-traverse, historic Main Street. The strip is 190 years old and was voted the Best Main Street by the Riverfront Times in 2005. Belleville’s Main Street boasts clubs, art galleries, live music venues and a historic movie theater. Historic main street businesses, like a military surplus store, are mixed with more modern boutiques and restaurants. If you are around this summer, make sure to check out the artsy Fusion Street Festival.

Across the Mississippi sits Alton, Ill., a small city with a great historical past. Alton’s gorgeous territory includes several recreational parks and bike trails and is a popular destination for bird-watchers. Despite the tranquility of its natural landscape, Alton is known as one of the “Most Haunted Places in America” because of its bloody and conﬂ ict-ridden past. Today, an Alton company offers haunted tours that visit numerous spots rumored to be haunted by unhappy spirits. Alton was a supply station during the Civil War and many of its buildings served as stops on the Underground Railroad. Attractions include a Confederate cemetery and an Armed Forces museum. A local legend is the Piasa Bird, a dragon-like creature that is painted on a bluff along the Mississippi river that was discovered in 1673. Traveling to Alton will take you about 45 minutes one-way. Hannibal, Mo. If you’re a fan of Mark Twain, you’ll want to pay a visit to his hometown of Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal thrives on its connection to the great American author, a fact welldemonstrated by the array of activities available in town. You can visit Twain’s boyhood home, explore the Mark Twain museum or wander through the Mark Twain Cave Complex. The Planters Barn Theater even offers shows with a Mark Twain impersonator. Beyond the Twain angle, Hannibal advertises itself as “America’s Hometown.” The town used to be a ﬂourishing docking port for ships and boats traveling the Mississippi River. Today, historic homes like the Rockcliffe mansion await visitors, as do lots of art galleries and local artisans. Hannibal can be reached in about two and a half hours. The Meramec Caverns

in temperature and great fun to explore. More recreation abounds above ground, where visitors can take rafts, canoes and riverboats on the Meramec River. The Meramec Mining Company offers a place to “mine” for gold (ﬁ nding gold is guaranteed). The Meramec Caverns are located in Stanton, Mo., which is about an hour away. The Cahokia Mounds Collinsville is also home to another testimony to human civilization. The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site’s earthen man-made structures are relics of a once-thriving Indian population that dominated the area before the French arrived in the late seventeenth century. The Cahokia Mounds are located in what was the only known prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico. Experts are not certain what caused the decline of the prehistoric Cahokians, but they believe that the site was abandoned by 1400 C.E. Also in this National Historic Landmark and World Heritage Site is a formation of timber circles that has been named Woodhenge because of its similarity in form and function to Stonehenge in England. Archaeological excavation is still being done on the site so that more can be learned about the history and signiﬁcance of the mounds. Visitors should make sure to see Monk’s Mound, which, at a height of 100 feet, is the largest man-made earthen mound in all of North America. Both self-guided and guided tours are available at the site. Bike trails For those who like to bike, multiple bike trails weave throughout St. Louis county. The Riverfront trail is 10 miles long and passes through many St. Louis neighborhoods. Part of the trail runs parallel to the Mississippi river. The Forest Park trail takes riders throughout the grand park. The Page Avenue

Bike Trail connects Creve Coeur Park to the Katy Trail that stems from St. Charles.

the early 1800s. St. Charles boasts a renowned dinner theater called the Goldenrod Showboat and several other entertainment venues as well.

The Wild Canid Center The Wild Canid Center is part of Washington University’s Tyson Research Center, which is about 35 minutes away from main campus. The Wild Canid Center encourages people to help protect the wolves that remain in the wild. The Center is the only American Zoo and Aquarium Association accredited wolf facility in the world. The Center has conducted several projects for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and also carries out research on nutrition for wolves. It also focuses on raising endangered wolves so that they can be re-released into the wild. Appointments must be made to visit and the Center also runs nighttime programs that include a campﬁ re with wolf stories and a visit to the wolf enclosures.

No matter the destination,

day trips are a great vehicle for relaxation and entertainment. Of course, part of the fun is getting there, so make sure to grab your friends and favorite CDs and get ready to hit the road.

St. Charles, Mo. St. Charles is about 40 minutes away from the Washington University campus. The town’s lively 200-year-old main street features over a hundred stores that offer all sorts of goods and services. The street houses unique stores like This Olde House, which sells Victorian gifts, and Karen’s River Cabin, which offers a lot of Missouri-made gifts in addition to other gift items. St. Charles was the state’s fi rst capital and its restored capitol building is open to visitors. The town celebrates Lewis and Clark heritage days in honor of the famous explorers who camped in St. Charles before beginning their expedition. These heritage days include reenactments of Lewis and Clark’s encampment, parades and tours of the Lewis and Clark Museum. History buffs will also love venturing to nearby Defiance, Mo., to visit the Daniel Boone Home and Boonesfield Village, a living history village that represents

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It may be kitschy, but this giant catsup bottle is just one of the many offcampus wonders awaiting Wash.U. students just a day trip away.

Missouri has more than 6,000 surveyed caves and the Meramec Caverns are its largest commercial caverns. In the 19th century, the caves were reportedly used by Jesse James and his cohorts to hide men and horses after conducting bank and train robberies. These days, visitors can take guided tours through the multiple-storied complex. The caverns also feature a ballroom, a restaurant and, of course, a gift shop. The caves are naturally cool