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Undergraduate tuition nears $33K By Brad Nelson Contributing Editor Washington University announced Thursday that it will increase undergraduate tuition for the 2006-2007 school year by the biggest margin in six years—the result of rising energy and employee health care costs. Next year, tuition will cost $32,800—a 5.5 percent increase from this year’s tuition of $31,100. Total costs for residential students will rise 5.1 percent from $41,854 to $43,976. In a letter to parents and students, Executive Vice Chancellor Edward Macias wrote, “Our increases reflect the nationwide cost pressures on colleges and universities, including some costs that are rising in ways obvious to all of us—such as energy and employee health benefits.” His letter continued, “How severe are these cost pressures? Our primary energy source—natural gas—is expected to nearly double over last year’s prices. Employee health benefits have increased by 16 percent annually over the past five years.” Scott Jaschik, editor of the online magazine Inside Higher Ed, said the rising cost of health care has been plaguing schools nationwide.
“We usually don’t think of universities as employers, but they are and they face a lot of the same pressures large corporations do,” said Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed has also documented the struggles colleges are facing in paying their energy bills. The magazine reported that university energy bills had spiked 20 percent on average, translating to millions of dollars in additional operating costs. The crunch has caused some colleges to turn off their ventilators at night and others to turn the thermostat down a few degrees, the magazine reported. Barbara Feiner, the University’s chief financial officer, said in an interview yesterday that raising tuition was the only solution to making ends meet, even though the University maintains an endowment of over $5 billion. “Endowment is designated for specific purposes,” she said. “Most endowment gifts come from donors, and those donors specify the use for endowment.” Bill Witbrodt, the director of Student Financial Services, said financial aid packages will be adjusted to help families burdened by the hikes. “The bottom line is that University has planned to have significant scholarship funds available for students,” he said.
Compared to so-called “peer institutions”—universities of comparable size, prestige and resources—Washington University charges a similar amount for tuition and room and board [see accompanying chart]. Still, the University’s total undergraduate costs for the 20052006 academic year were well above the national average of $30,295, according to statistics compiled by the College Board. Around campus yesterday, reactions from students varied from outrage to understanding. Sophomore Shweta Dambal said she didn’t understand why the University charges students so much. “If other schools can run so much cheaper, there is no reason. All of my friends get shocked by how much I pay to go here,” said Dambal. Sophomore John Hung, agreeing with Dambal, pointed out that the University “is already one of the most expensive colleges.” Hung questioned why students pay higher tuition than their peers who attend Iv y League schools. Senior Rachel Burton, although not in favor of the tuition hikes, was more sympathetic to the University’s decision. “To be a top university they need top facilities,” said Burton. DAVID BRODY | STUDENT LIFE
Wash. U. soldiers’ stories Part I: Flying choppers in Saddam’s tribal homeland
WU alum Sarsgaard to host SNL By Ben Sales Staff Reporter
themselves and their business at risk just to deal with the American forces. In the four months I’ve been in Iraq, I know of at least three who have been kidnapped and executed by insurgents for doing business with coalition forces. We are stationed in Saddam’s tribal area, and because of our location, we are not too popular with the locals. Our base receives sporadic mortar and rocket attacks, and insurgents plant roadside bombs and fi re on our aircraft whenever they have the opportunity. Despite all of this, we have been fortunate thus far, and my unit has suffered fewer casualties than the other infantry units around us, which are hit on a regular basis. I was proud to be here to witness both the referendum and the elections. Most people seem to think we have reached a turning point for the better, and everyone is looking forward to the day when Iraq will need fewer U.S. troops for protection. Being away from home is hard at times—different people have differ-
After playing a supporting role in the movie “Jarhead,” burgeoning talent and Washington University alumnus Peter Sarsgaard will be hosting this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live on NBC. Sarsgaard, who graduated from the University in 1993 with degrees in literature and history, appeared in several plays for the Performing Arts Department and co-founded the improvisational comedy group Mama’s Pot Roast durPeter ing his senior year. Sarsgaard “Peter was known to us as ‘the weird guy,’” said Michael Holmes, another co-founder of Mama’s Pot Roast who recently played a minor role in the recent film version of ‘The Producers’. “The choices he made onstage were left of center. When he was onstage, you could expect something unique to happen.” Holmes added, “Not that he was weird as a person. He is very approachable, charming, and intelligent.” Holmes also appeared with Sarsgaard in the comedy “Tartuffe,” written by 16th century French play wright Molière, in which Sarsgaard played Loramfe, a character without any lines. “He stole the show,” said Holmes. “You cannot stop watching him and you cannot help but feel for him. That is one thing that makes a movie star—you see the clarity.” Sarsgaard also appeared in “The Art of Success” at the University. He has since appeared in such films as “Garden State” (2004), “Kinsey” (2004), and “The Skeleton Key” (2005). Holmes first saw him on film several years ago in “Boys Don’t Cry” (1999). “We had two reactions to the movie,” Holmes said. “The first was, ‘Oh my god, that character is an asshole.’ The other feeling we had was, ‘Hey! That is Peter! We know the guy that plays that asshole!’ He was excellent. That is a great role for him.” According to Holmes, Sarsgaard is no stranger to displaying strong emotion on stage. “If at any given point he needed to
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Army 1st Lt. Ryan McCracken, class of 2004, poses in front of one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Tikrit at FOB Danger. The palace was turned over to Iraqis in Nov. 2005. Over the past few months, Student Life has corresponded with several Washington University graduates who have served or are serving in the military in Iraq. Some of these soldiers wrote firstperson accounts of their experiences in the Iraqi War and the transition from college to the military. These articles will run as a multipart series over the course of the spring semester. Today’s story, the first installment of the series, comes from Army 1st Lt. Ryan McCracken, of the 101st Airborne. McCracken graduated from the Business School in 2004 and is an alumnus member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He currently is still serving in Iraq. -David Brody
By Ryan McCracken Special to Student Life If someone had told me as a freshman at Washington University that I would be spending some of my postgraduate years in Iraq, I never would have believed them.
Then, during my sophomore year, 9/11 happened, and we all know where things went from there. I was an ROTC cadet then, a business school student living in my frat house and far more concerned with partying and having fun than world politics or potential confl ict. Now I am a First Lieutenant in the Army with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stationed at Forward Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. I left home with the lead element for our unit on Sept. 11, 2005, the anniversary of the event that started me down this road in the fi rst place. Even in September, the heat in Kuwait is unbelievably oppressive. I grew up in Montana and had never seen a real desert, so it was quite a shock to see the expanse of nothing but sand in every direction. Iraq is slightly better, with a comparatively cooler temperature and a little more vegetation (at least in our area). Living conditions here are also not too bad. We have housing units that are similar to a 20-foot railroad car with a door and windows. Each unit sleeps anywhere from
two to four soldiers, depending on rank and crowding in your area. We also have shower trailers and latrines not too far away from where we live. Around here, it seems like no matter where you are there is always something burning, whether it’s an oil fi re, trash, or something else. It usually smells bad wherever you go, but you get used to that pretty quickly. Truthfully, we are all just glad actually to have housing and glad that we don’t have to live in tents anymore. My job is to serve with an aviation (helicopter) battalion as the logistics officer, or S-4, for the unit. Mostly, I handle procuring and managing the supplies, ammo and property for the unit. Our mission includes everything from flying around general officers and VIPs to cargo and troop transport, air assaults and medical evacuation. One of the most interesting parts of my job is using U.S. dollars to buy things that we need from the local economy. This portion of my job puts me in direct contact with a local network of merchants. Most of the merchants that I work with are great, hardworking people who put
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KU’s intelligent design New group seeks to support course is cancelled parent undergraduates By Margy Levinson Contributing Reporter After much debate and media attention last semester, the University of Kansas made a final decision to remove a controversial course on creationism and intelligent design from its curricular offerings. Instead of advocating these theories, the course, originally titled “Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies,” was intended to teach these theories as myth. Several days following this November 30 announcement, Professor Paul Mirecki, who was planning to teach the course, was attacked by two men, allegedly as a result of his involvement in the class. Although Mirecki declined Student Life’s request for a formal interview, in doing so, he expressed hope for the future of such courses. “There probably will be classes in the future not taught by me but taught by other people like me,” he said. Before the class was canceled, several University of Kansas (KU) students voiced their opinions about it. “I think it is a great idea to get different opinions on how the world evolved to teach the students of KU so that they can be more educated about the world around them,” said Jason Oruch, a freshman at KU, Another student expressed apathy about the class. “It personally doesn’t affect me, well I know there are many theories about the world and how we were created and how we came on this earth. It doesn’t personally affect me in anyway,” said Dena Hart, a freshman at KU. Recently, the topics the course planned to address have been part of widespread debate about the proper roles of science and
religion in the classroom and in the explanation of life on earth. While the explanations for creationism and intelligent design emerge from religious doctrines, the explanations for evolution come from science. The theory of evolution is complex, but it essentially proposes that the universe and life as known today developed from earlier forms and are constantly engaged in a process of organic change through natural selection and mutation. Evolution does not offer a specific answer to the question of where life began. Creationism suggests that the divine intervention of God is the root explanation for the origins of the universe and life. Intelligent design suggests that some intelligent being created the universe and life on earth. Amidst much controversy, this theory has recently been taught in many science classes across the United States in lieu of or in combination with evolution. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, however, on December 20, a federal judge ruled “intelligent design was nothing more than creationism in disguise.” The decision effectively banned intelligent design from public schools’ curricula. Alan Templeton, Professor of Biology at Washington University, agrees with the findings of this ruling. “There is no debate [about intelligent design] within science,” said Templeton. “Intelligent design is not science…science is all about the questions, not the answers. … [Advocates of intelligent design] are actually lying… [teaching intelligent design is] completely unethical as an educator.” For Professor Frank Flinn, whose course “Religion and Science,” was offered in the Religious Studies department during the Fall 2005 semester, a college classroom is the ideal forum
to debate these issues—if both the students and professors approach the course with respectful attitudes. “The situation [at KU] was unfortunate, said Flinn. “The professor who was going to teach the course [at KU] said that he was going to show up the true [religious] believers, which is the wrong approach,” said Flinn. “The right way is to recognize that there is a serious debate going on and let the students discuss that in the classroom…We try to do that here. Some [students] found their faith challenged and then found a way to answer these challenges. Others didn’t have beliefs but wanted to discuss these issues.” A significant portion of Flinn’s course involved the analysis of the first chapter of Genesis, a source of much conflict in the discussion of religion and science. “Conflict arises because of a minority group of Christians that I refer to as neofundamentalists who have adopted a literal interpretation of the scriptures,” said Flinn. “I think you can interpret Genesis literally, but it’s not a scientific hypothesis… It’s a description of how God brought cosmos out of chaos, the formless void, and a template for how to live in an orderly and worshipful manner…It has concrete logic and makes complete sense, but it doesn’t have anything to do with cells, genetics, and evolution.” Throughout the duration of this debate, religion has also come up as a serious topic. Templeton noted how that many religions support evolution, including various sects of Christianity and Judaism. “Intelligent design will have an impact on religion,” said Templeton. “This is also an issue of religious freedom.” -With additional reporting by Caroline Wekselbaum and Kristin McGrath
SOLDIER v FROM PAGE 1 ent reasons for missing home. Some miss their kids, some miss beer and their motorcycles. I miss all of the people in my life: my girlfriend, my family, my fraternity brothers, etc. Keeping in touch is a challenge sometimes, but there is a recreational center with computers and phones that you can wait in line to use to stay in touch with the people at home. The mail takes about two weeks, but it is functional enough to communicate with the people you care about. Getting care packages in the mail is usually the highlight of a soldier’s day, and I have been fortunate to receive plenty from my girlfriend, family, friends and brothers. Aside from that, most days resemble “Groundhog Day,”
where you get up, go work out, go to work, eat chow and have a couple hours of free time before you go to bed and do it again. I usually divide my free time between working out and hanging out with my friends, watching movies, playing video games, smoking cigars and relaxing after a long day. You can usually get time off on Sunday to go to church, but other than that, everyone works all day every day. Our deployment is only supposed to be for a year, and even though we haven’t reached the halfway point yet, most people are counting down the time until their midtour leave begins (you get two weeks) or, if they have taken leave already, our return to the States. It may sound difficult, but
morale is positive in our unit, and there have been no problems getting soldiers to reenlist, knowing they will probably be back for more of this at some point in the next few years. I’m glad for the opportunity to serve with the people that I do and am sure it will make me appreciate all of the gifts in my life when I get back home. Despite my enjoyment of the army, my goal since I was an undergraduate has been to return to Wash. U. for my MBA and settle down in the St. Louis area. So hopefully, when all of this is over, I will have the opportunity to start classes again. I am looking forward to the most stressful event in my life being an all-nighter that I have to study for.
SNL v FROM PAGE 1 be emotional, he could just open the faucet,” he said. “He wasn’t that complicated an actor. He had an ability, a clarity of honesty about him.”
Except for seeing him sporadically, Holmes has lost touch with Sarsgaard over the years. “I cannot possibly imagine what it is like to be a movie
star,” said Holmes. “He is going to be busy; I understand that. His career is booming.” SNL airs Saturday night at 10:30 CDT on NBC.
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Sophomore Alexandra Haar, a commuter student with a 18-month-old son, Dylan, has started a student group for parent undergraduates. By Elizabeth Lewis Staff Reporter As a student with an 18month-old son, sophomore Alexandra Haar knows firsthand how hard being parent and a student can be. “In college, the toughest part is juggling classes and homework while taking care of my baby,” said Haar. “It’s tough, but it keeps me incredibly motivated.” Haar, a commuter student, draws on her family for support, but she knows not everyone is so lucky. “Going to school is a lot of money,” said Haar. “Once Dylan came into the world, things got a lot tougher financially. My parents have been a big help. Child care is expensive.” After seeing the conditions at the University, where no childcare facilities were available to undergraduate parents on campus, Haar wanted to create a community that undergraduate parents felt that they could belong to. So she created a new club that she hopes will serve as an outlet for support and bonding with other parents as well as for their children. “This group will cater specif-
ically to undergraduate parents and their children. Not only will the parents be able to support each other, but also the children will be able to support each other in their own ways,” reads the club’s purpose statement. The club is currently unofficial and not sanctioned by Student Union, something Haar thinks that, at least for the present, is a good thing. “It would be best to start out more unofficial. Depending on the needs of the members, [the club] can maybe later become a recognized student group,” said Haar. Haar has several goals that she would like to accomplish with her group. The group would like to set up a babysitting co-op that would help students with time management, as well as playgroups that go to the zoo, for instance. She believes these ideas would lend themselves to the supportive and nurturing environment of the group that would help both parents and children. The group would also welcome new parents to Washington University and give them tips on being a parent in a college environment. In addition, the group hopes that its creation may provide an impetus for the
University to create child care facilities on campus that cater to undergraduates and not just graduates. Haar knows firsthand how helpful such facilities would be. Her own schedule has changed drastically since her son’s birth. “It’s different having a social life as a parent than as a student,” said Haar. “In high school, I could go out every weekend and party. Now I watch movies at home. I have to look for babysitters, and there are more family-oriented activities.” Raising a child while attending the University has been both rewarding and challenging for Haar. “It is great having a kid, but it’s really tough,” said Haar. “I wouldn’t wish some of the things I’ve gone through on anyone.” Haar’s fledgling group does not yet have an official name or a long roster of members, but she hopes that the group will grow and continue to gain recognition as a supportive environment for undergraduate students. She also hopes for the club to one day gain official status. “By the time I graduate, I want it to be an actual group,” said Haar.
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Campus resolutions for the New Year T
he following is a compilation of ideas that the Student Life Editorial Board had for New Year’s resolutions for this campus. Feel free to write in and contribute your own. 1. There should be safety nets placed under all windows in case of falling students. Additionally, something similar to the “Falling Rocks”
signs found in mountainous regions should be installed. 2. Forum should begin a new regimen of fact-checking, spell-checking, grammar checking, body-checking, etc. (Don’t get your hopes up about this one—that sounds like a lot of work, and we have a newspaper to produce!) 3. All students should have to sign an “inside voices”
contract before entering the library. Three-inch voices; any more than that, and you get the boot. 4. Next to the blue light emergency phones, there should be tasers to be used to ward off unwelcome intruders or the loud freshman in your Calculus class. A $10 fi ne will be assessed for inappropriate use of the weapon,
with all proceeds go towards the purchase of a new plasma TV for Cornerstone. You can barely make out the stick figure drawings the one they have now displays. 5. Facebook groups, particularly those created by freshmen, should show more discretion. We don’t need a Facebook group for everything. For example, the group
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“People who wear matching shoes” seems a bit ridiculous. 6. Chancellor Wrighton, in an effort to be a more friendly face to the community, should eat dinner at Bear’s Den at least once a week. We recommend the burritos, Chancellor—they’re top-notch. 7. Condom dispensers should be installed in Whis-
pers Café in an effort to encourage more sex in the Olin stacks. You’re not really a college student until you’ve done it next to a bookshelf. 8. The chimes on campus should ring every five minutes as opposed to fi fteen. Students will be less likely to be late to class, and everyone likes a good chime.
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regret to say that I was deeply troubled by the mental health and nerves of our senators on the Judiciary Committee as they offered comments last week on the confirmation hearings of Judge Alito. Watching the hearings of Judge Roberts late last year and of Judge Alito last week, I was struck by the number of times senators and commentators used the words “troubled,” “disturbed” and “frightened” to describe their reactions to the prospect of a Chief Justice John Roberts or a Justice Samuel Alito. Variations of “troubling” were the worst. I became so distracted counting the frequency that senators used these words—often multiple times in a single question—that I had a hard
time even listening to what was being said. That often happens to me in classes, too, when some student will invariably use the word “like” at least 14 times in every sentence. Sometimes an overused word loses all value and becomes cliché. Imagine if the chairman had urged senators not to lose their “synergy” as the hearings progressed. “Troubling” and its counterparts became the jarring buzzwords of the week. All three of those words connote agitation, excessive worriment and mental unease—not exactly the qualities you want in senators. Already by Tuesday, when most of the day was spent on introductions and pleasantries, Senator Graham was “troubled” by Democrats’ questions about executive
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ecause it’s the beginning of the semester, I have very little campus-related material about which to complain. Consequently, the following are snippets of complaints that have recently been in the news or come to my attention. Enjoy—and if you are also pissed off, feel free to nod your head right along with me. Although I have received much flack for it, recently I have become addicted to the Dr. Phil show. I had little to do over winter break, and I became fascinated. Molly If I could be one Antos person in the world, it would be Dr. Phil. Okay, maybe not, but you have to at least respect him. He makes millions of dollars by going on television and telling people the obvious solution to a problem that they could have easily fi xed themselves. If an overweight guest cries to him about his
or her obesity, he looks the person straight in the eye and says, “You’re fat. Eat less. Exercise more.” He sells books that provide detailed information about how not to be a moron. In his latest book, he’s even revealed the secret tips necessary to meet the perfect significant other… or fi x the crapshoot you’re stuck with right now. It’s pure genius, and I want in. What a racket. There are rumors floating around now that the Facebook is being used by the CIA for tracking purposes. What’s up with that? So, like, if under “Interests,” you’ve listed homemade bombs or box cutters, you might be a terrorist? I guess the moral of the story is that if you’re up to anything fishy that you don’t want the government to know about, refrain from joining the Terrorist Youth Facebook group,
no matter how much you want to express your allegiance. I know it’s been said before, but it still hasn’t been fi xed, so maybe we need to just keep repeating this question until a solution shines through: why haven’t they replaced the garbage cans at Holmes Lounge? With all of the wonderful engineers and architects attending this school, how is it that we still can’t build trash cans with openings wide enough for the plates the food is served on? It might be different if the plates weren’t made of titanium steel, but you can’t even fold them to make them fit. Garbage always piles up in the cans at Holmes because none of the trash ever makes it into the specified receptacle. Let’s forego the pleasing aesthetics in favor of functionality, eh? The Catholic Church has recently declared that babies who die before baptism will now go to heaven. Originally, these unfortunate souls were postmarked for limbo, a fate somewhere between heaven
and hell, but after a series of appeals in the Catholic Supreme Court, the original ruling has been overruled. And with good reason! One philosopher explained the
“Apparently numerous contestants would love to sing the songs of their idol, Kelly Clarkson, but she refuses to sell the copyrights to the show that got her where she is today. What a brat.” matter thusly: “The idea of limbo conjures up the image of God as some kind of government bureaucrat who says to people, not just babies, ‘Sorry, you don’t have your passport stamped with
baptism, you’ll have to wait over there’.” I could not agree more, although I fi nd it a little odd that the Catholic Church has the power to just change rules of divinity. Does that mean that they could just start getting rid of commandments? Suddenly you can commit adultery, but you absolutely will not go to hell for it? I want to be in charge of that. On a related religious note, a Bulgarian priest was arrested yesterday for growing marijuana in his yard. This was the sixth arrest for the same offense. I just want to say kudos to that guy—that’s what I call spirituality. A new season of “American Idol” has started up. And apparently numerous contestants would love to sing the songs of their idol, Kelly Clarkson, but she refuses to sell the copyrights to the show that got her where she is today. What a brat. Talk about biting the hand that feeds her. I hope she chokes on it. I guess she must just be afraid
that someone would sing them better than her? A little insecurity goes a long way. Although I have nothing substantial to say about the hearing or confi rmation of Mr. Alito from Princeton (blech!), I did think that the process was quite entertaining. On one particular point, Senator Kennedy and Mr. Chairman got into an argument about a letter that Kennedy had sent to the Chairman. The Chairman told Kennedy [paraphrase]: “You may know what the letter you sent me said, but only I know what I received.” Good point. As we all know, the mail you send and the mail your recipient receives tends to be drastically different. However, if the post office is altering the mail I send, I have much bigger concerns than whether or not Alito was a member of some radical student activist group. Molly is a senior in Arts & Sciences and the senior Forum editor. She can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.
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onday night I attended the MLK Jr. Memorial Service at Graham Chapel. Before, I had seen every MLK Day more as a day off from school than as a somber, reflective day, and, realizing the insensitivity of this, I decided to attend the memorial service. I left the memorial service with mixed feelings. For the most part, I enjoyed myself, as the speeches were generally good, the performances impressive, and the crowd enthusiastic. Still, the last performance, by the gospel choir, left me, as a Jew, feeling alienated and unsettled. Before the choir’s performance, there were references to God in an inclusive model referencing the Civil Rights movement, but their performance shifted the emphasis from God to praising Jesus Christ, which implicitly celebrates Christianity and excludes anyone practicing a different religion.
as you are Christian. This is blatantly exclusive to all religions that do not accept Jesus Christ as the savior—Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and others. As this took place on a campus which continually touts its tolerance and diversity, this action spoke much louder than previous rhetoric. At Washington University, with its significant minority non-Christian population, the gospel choir’s performance was hypocritical and disrespectful to non-Christians on campus. Further, the gospel choir’s performance reflects poorly on Washington University’s self-anointed role as a global intellectual powerhouse, as Chancellor Wrighton and other speakers consistently asserted. Donning this mantle means that the University must meet certain standards, one of which is general inclusiveness and tolerance—i.e. the awareness and celebration of religious diversity. To ignore this by celebrating a primarily Western religion explicitly contradicts
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Alienated by the MLK celebration The tone of the night, established through speeches and songs, was of a celebration of diversity in the spirit of Dr. King. Yes, there were references to God, but this was a general God who facilitated the Civil Rights movement. While this might present a problem to some people, to not reference God would have been to ignore a central characteristic of the movement. The gospel choir shifted emphasis, however, praising the glory of Jesus Christ in two grandiose, exclusive songs. Suddenly, at the finish of the otherwise good memorial, the focus shifted from an inclusive celebration of the diversity of God’s children to the celebration of the Christian God expressed through the Lord Jesus, the Savior. It ceased being a celebration of diversity of all kinds, regardless of color, gender, sexuality, or religion, and became a celebration of diversity of all kinds for Christians. The choir effectively sang: you can be a woman, homosexual, non-white, or poor, so long
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the claims to diversity made throughout the night. One cannot explain this away. At some point in the bureaucracy, the decision was made to include the choir, and it is unlikely it performed without first getting its songs approved. Whether this was an intentional slight or not is irrelevant, as that would not excuse the insensitivity of the performance. Christianity is only one of several rich, viable religions, but the gospel choir intonated only a celebration of diversity in a Christian context. On a secular campus with a substantial, visible non-Christian population, this is rude and shameful. In a globalized competitive arena, it is disgraceful that the University was so shortsighted by excluding most of the world’s population. Diversity is more than a Christian value. Zachary is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences and can be reached via e-mail at zsteiner@wustl.edu.
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hroughout my first three years of winter breaks, I followed a carefully prescribed schedule: I would rise each afternoon between the hours of 2 and 3 p.m. nauseous, dry-mouthed and eager to waste the day. After crawling my way to the couch—often with blanket and pillow in hand—I would focus my attention upon television so dumb as to be almost pornographic. By the time the
Zach Goodwin sun was setting, some distant survival instinct would force me to find something edible and, invariably, I would set out into the world with the intention of having someone else prepare a meal. Fat with food and with the night upon me, I would then direct my considerable powers of concentration on the true purpose of winter break: unadulterated black-out drunkenness. Three or 4 a.m. would find me slumped in the back of a cab, only able to communicate through grunts and wild hand signals. This enviable cycle would then be repeated for the better part of the next three weeks. But despite the attractiveness of the familiar, I decided to stray from my well-worn path this December. Once the presents had been opened and the carols sung, I packed my bags, knotted a tie, and flew east for Washington, D.C., to intern for the Sunday-morning political talk show “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” About two weeks into my time in D.C., I was called down to the set of “This Week” to sit for the camera crew. When I arrived downstairs, I found a small collection of interns and other apparently dispensable employees sitting dutifully on the set. We were supposed to remain perfectly still, surrounded by plasma screens and six or seven cameras, as they adjusted the lighting for Sunday’s show. The crew had no intention of learning our names, or even asking about them for that matter, and so, instead, they referred to us by the name of the politician or news person we were portraying. “Stephanopoulos, you’re going to have to look at the camera. Senator Kennedy, try to look a little fatter.” Sitting around the table, we were an unlikely, incongruous group. To my left was a man of about 65—a large gentleman wearing a ridiculous baby-blue blazer with a long-outdated ABC logo sewn into the breast pocket. He was a technician of sorts, someone from the crew forced to sit for the cameras. To his left were two women: another intern—a girl who looked to be
about 17 years old—and George Stephanopoulos’s much older administrative secretary. To their left was a tired sound engineer, a quiet, gray-haired man who was completely indifferent to us all. He almost never made a sound, except to sigh and mention once that if he could “do it all over again” he would have been a chef. Hoping to spark conversation, the geriatric man in periwinkle asked us what schools were represented at the table. He started us off by noting, with swelling pride, that he had attended Penn State. The intern to his left went next and announced that she was a sophomore at Georgetown. To this, Mr. Baby-blue beamed in approval. Next, George’s secretary revealed that she had graduated from Emerson College, to which our interrogator nodded respectfully. The sullen gentleman to my right said “Ohio” the way you would say, “I hope your brakes fail on the drive home.” Then, the table turned expectantly to me. I said “Wash. U.” with an eager grin and waited. A few uncomfortable seconds passed, and the technician looked at me like I was speaking a distantly familiar foreign language and he was concentrating hard to pick out the cognates. Seeing that my pronouncement was eliciting little reaction, I tried “Wash. U. in St. Louis,” followed by “Washington University” and finally some incoherent combination of all three. He looked at me with sad, disappointed eyes that said, “Why would make you want to go and make up a school?” I assured him that Wash. U. was, in fact, a real four-year university, and told him that I was a history major. This seemed proof enough that I was a crackpot—maybe even homeless—and he asked in a mocking tone what I planned to do for a living. I responded that I was interested in politics and he gave a little chuckle followed by a thoughtful pause. “Well, maybe,” he said, “if you could go to a good school for graduate work.” For a full moment, every hope and ambition that has ever rattled around the interior of my skull evaporated, and was replaced with visions of panhandling for spare change. Though I eventually regained my composure—and I’m pretty sure my ambitions have been left unscarred—I failed to take appropriate action. I should have calmly and competently described Wash. U. to him, and invited him to check us out at, say, U.S. News and World Report.com. It seems to me that the only way we will triumph over the burden of our unmemorable name and our equally unmemorable locale, is to take the time to preach the gospel of Wash. U.—even to curmudgeonly old camera men and periwinkle enthusiasts. So go forth and spread the good news—at least until I find a job. Zach is a senior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor. He can be reached via e-mail at forum@ studlife.com.
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It’s time to evaluate the evaluations Dear Editor: As we neared the end of the first semester, one thing was universal across all my classes: the professors begged and pleaded with us to submit evaluations. I was more than happy to oblige. It takes a short amount of time and helps students, right? Well, at least the first part is true. Unfortunately, I don’t really believe the evaluations help students. There are several flaws with the system. For starters, the Course Section Requirements section is a large mass of “N/A”s. I would like to know how much work I should expect to recieve and what kind of work it is. There are no comments anywhere—why shouldn’t I turn to the tried and true ratemyprofes-
sors.com? How can five students feel the professor was not at all available outside of class and five students feel the exact opposite? Can the questions asked in the evals be any more vague? I see a few possible solutions. First, like the Intro. to Psychology class does, grant students one point upon completing the online course evals so they are more representative. The evals are of no help to anyone when only the students that really loved or really hated the class fill them out. Also, would it really be that much of a burden to make comments a part of the evals so I could get a true sense of what other students feel? Anyone agree? Disagree? -Dave Shapiro Class of 2009
SEMANTICS v FROM PAGE 4 privilege. Senator Kennedy, who was perhaps the most troubled senator throughout the hearings, if his exuberant use of the word was any indication, quickly remarked, “I regret to say that the record troubles me deeply” before adding, “I’m gravely concerned.” He further complained that Alito supports policies that “most Americans find disturbing or frightening.” Senators Feinstein and Schumer found Alito’s views to be “troubling” at least twice each while I watched, as they did before with Judge Roberts multiple times. On Thursday, senator Leahy declared that Democrats “have been troubled by what we see.” The New York Times editorial page, which has opposed Judge Alito since he was nominated, summed up the trouble by concluding: “Judge Alito subscribes to troubling views.” Howard
Dean, USA Today, an ACLU press release and numerous blogs repeated the
“Calling something troubling is cowardly. Users of the word are either lazy and cannot come up with a coherent argument, or he or she wants to make an over-dramatic grandstanding display of grave piety.” adjective. A professor at George Washington University wrote an op-ed article entitled, “Troubling times, a troubling nominee.” No irony was intended.
What I find troubling about this phenomenon is that the words say absolutely nothing informative. The word “troubling” is vague and meatless. Should we really care about senators’ personal nervous reactions to what a judge believes? Calling something troubling is cowardly. Users of the word are either lazy and cannot come up with a coherent argument, or they want to make an over-dramatic grandstanding display of grave piety. Imagine if philosophers simply responded to each other by saying, “I find that troubling,” and left the argument at that. Try proffering a thesis statement that says the same, and see what kind of grade you receive. Senator Kennedy complained that the hearings were “turned into a political campaign,” and he suspected that “the American
people walk away more confused.” If that’s true, then we’re in exactly the same position as Mr. Kennedy; “confused” has a meaning that’s similar to “troubled.” The great irony came after Feinstein, who is the most vocal pro-choice senator on the Judiciary Committee, remarked that, although she might disagree with Judge Alito, that doesn’t mean that he should not be confirmed. Kate Michelman, the former president of Naral ProChoice America remarked, “Dianne Feinstein’s comment is very disturbing.” I’m sure that it was troubling to her as well.
Steven is a junior in Arts & Sciences and can be reached via e-mail at hoffmann@wustl.edu.
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Swimming and diving heats up with win streak
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Yupsters, “Soof-yawn,â€? and the rise of the real indie pop star In the Jan. 9 issue of Newsweek, a magazine better known for appealing to politicallyminded professionals than anyone under the age of 35, an article entitled “Rise of the Yupster,â€? proclaimed both the birth of a new musical following and the virtual end to the independent music scene as we know it. For those of you who don’t regularly peruse Newsweek’s pages, the article defined Yupsters as Yuppie hipsters: young professionals with big bank accounts, preppie attire and a surprisingly eclectic musical preference. In addition to giving a correct pronunciation guide for Sufjan Stevens’s first name, the article also predicts that independent music, which used to be available only at live shows or local music stores Ă la Vintage Vinyl, holds in its grasp the entire future of the music industry. Thanks primarily to the continuing popularity of the iPod and mp3 blogs such as Stereogum.com, more people have access to all types of music— Yupsters, hipsters
and middle-aged professionals alike. The result? It all seems to be paying off big-time for our friends on the indie circuit who, like Stevens, have miraculously seen their songs show up on the Billboard 200. Despite this recent surge in popularity, the question remains: will Sufjan Stevens really be the next Justin Timberlake, wooing 13-year-old girls across America and selling out major stadium events? Truth be told, the answer is probably yes. Sort of. In just the past year, independent labels claimed 27 percent of the music market, Audi advertised on Pitchfork, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sold 50,000 CDs and had its music played in the background of an NBC sitcom. As the Britney Spears of the world are off having babies and partying their mediocre talent into the ground, independent music is becoming incredibly popular, and deservedly so. And while the Sufjan Stevens’s of this world will probably never sell out the Savvis Center, independent artists will
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The Washington University swimming and diving team has been on fire in recent weeks, finishing in at least the top three positions in every meet dating back to Nov. 19. Both the men’s and women’s teams won their last two meets against Lindenwood University and Wabash College. The men’s team defeated Lindenwood on Jan. 13 134-97 while the women also won by a score of 144-96. On Jan. 14 the men’s squad upended Wabash 151-84. The win marked the team’s fourth straight top finish. In the meet against Lindenwood, the Bears’ sweep was highlighted by top performances by the young swimmers on both the men’s and women’s sides. For the men, freshman Julian Beattie led the men to the 13497 win, clocking a time of 9:43.62 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. His time missed the school record by just one second. In the same
surely gain some degree of this so-called “pop stardom.� But what does this mean for those of us who have been loyal fans all along? Are our favorite artists going to sell out, make mediocre music, and appear on Pepsi commercials? Maybe. Are we going to have to suffer through shows at large venues, and miss seeing our favorite artists up close and personal? Probably. Are we going to feel a little betrayed when the bands we’ve been following for years suddenly show up on an episode of Total Request Live with thousands of screaming fans outside. Definitely. But will more people have access to great music being produced by artists whose usual recognition is a round of applause and a fivehour van ride to the next venue? Yes. More people will be able to fall in love with great music, and for that, it’s all worth it.
event, sophomore Ross Vimr, freshman Andy Flick, and junior Sam Haywood came in second, third, and fourth places, respectively, with times of 10:12.74, 10:24.67, and 10:32.00, respectively. Sophomore standout Meredith Nordbrock and team captain senior Jenny Scott helped their team to victory. In the 50-yard freestyle, Nordbrock posted a University season-best time of 25.06. Classmates Nicole DeFord and Kristen Mann finished close behind in the number two and three slots, respectively. Scott won the 500-yard free in 5:06.04, an NCAA provisional qualifying time, as well as the 200yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.39. The Lindenwood meet also featured a number of victories by the strong relay squads on both sides of the pool. Freshman Kevin Leckey, senior Eric Triebe, sophomore Geoff Hart-Cooper and senior Alex Antilla rounded out the winning men’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:37.97. For the
women, Nordbrock, freshman Kim Jenkins, freshman Kelly Kono and Scott led the women’s 200-yard freestyle relay to a victory with a time of 1:42.41. Against Wabash, the men kept their composure and maintained their momentum that they’ve been riding since mid-November. Beattie rounded out his excellent weekend by provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 1,650-yard freestyle event with his time of 16:22.53. He also took home the top slot in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:14.03. Freshman teammate Mike Scarparti finished close behind him with a time of 2:23.36. The University won 12 of 13 events in the meet, leading to its easy 151-84 win. The University hits the water again as the Bears host the Washington University Invitational at Millstone Pool this evening and on Saturday, Jan. 21. Events Saturday will begin at 11 a.m. and continue throughout the day.
6 ACADEMIA v FROM PAGE 8 these issues unexplored? I guess what I’m proposing is that sports and sports-related subject matter be treated with more respect and more sincerity. Too often, students who choose to write about or research certain concepts or issues associated with sports are not taken seriously. Too often, professors forget that one of the most strenuous, time-consuming assignments of the semester is due the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday. Do they ever consider how they would feel with a pile of papers to grade that weekend? And besides, the Super Bowl is in and of itself an inter-disciplinary, educational experience. Not only do we learn about odds and money manage-
ment, but we also develop an appreciation for the arts (as a result of the music and choreography of the halftime show), an understanding of the nutritional value of buffalo wings and beer, and of course an insight into the planning, training, skill, and creativity it takes to succeed. So while this all might sound utterly and completely ridiculous, I don’t believe that I, or any other Wash U student, would invest so much time, effort and interest into something that isn’t educational or inspiring. Yes, sports is entertainment, but it’s also much more than just that. I, for one, will not be ashamed of my “Sports, Media, and Society� assignment results, even when
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8 STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS
Senior Sports Editor / Justin Davidson / sports@studlife.com
FRIDAY | JANUARY 20, 2006
SPORTS NFL Championship weekend is here A look at the contenders... By Joe Ciolli Sports Columnist The Carolina Panthers are sort of like my mother’s chicken parmesan. It’s not the most presentable meal she makes and it certainly can be underappreciated by members of the family, but when push comes to shove, it goes down smooth. The Panthers don’t play the prettiest style of football and they’re often overlooked due to their inconsistent performances, but after you look closely at their roster, their style of play, and their relative strengths and weaknesses, they are truly an elite NFL team. At the forefront of most championship teams is a strong defense, and the Panthers are certainly no exception. Their front four are capable of ripping through offensive lines, and while their linebacking and secondary personnel might not be quite as highly touted, they in no way lower the bar on defense. This is a hungry, fast, hard-hitting, and anticipatory defense, and it will likely put pressure
By Justin Davidson Senior Sports Editor Pittsburgh Steelers fans and the Terrible Towel will enjoy watching their coveted Yellow-and-Black heroes play for the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl XL this year. To prove just how much this means to the fans of the Steel City, ESPN.com reported that just minutes after Steeler RB Jerome Bettis fumbled the ball trying to score from the 2-yard line late in the fourth quarter of last week’s game, Terry O’Neill, 50, of Pittsburgh, had a heart attack seconds as he watched the game in a bar. Any team that can influence whether a person lives or dies must be quite the contender. I’m pretty sure there aren’t many Houston Texan fans out there who would keel over and die after QB David Carr throws an interception with minutes remaining in the game. While this is simply just a funny story, there’s an element of truth in it: the Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most dominating, balanced and dangerous teams in the NFL. They upset the Super Bowl favorite Indianapolis Colts and the half-man, halfgod Peyton Manning last week on the road, and there is no reason to believe that they couldn’t do the same to the 13-3 Denver Broncos on the road. Offensively, the Steelers match up well with the Denver defense and have proved
and expect the same to happen to Alexander. Without the running game the Seahawks will quickly fall from the sky, as they are forced into more and more passing situations where the Panther defense truly shines. Ultimately, as its presence in the NFC Championship game indicates, Carolina is a top NFL team. The team plays stellar football on both sides of the pigskin and is entirely capable of dealing with injuries. Carolina has great coaching and discipline, and they present a solid matchup against any of the squads left standing. Does Seattle have a chance at home against the Panthers? Of course. Any time Shaun Alexander steps on the field the Seahawks are a legitimate threat. But when you look at what the Panthers bring to the table, as well as their high quality of play during the past few weeks, it’s hard to pick against them to be the NFC’s representative to the Super Bowl as well as a strong candidate to take home the Lombardi Trophy.
on the Seahawks in both their running and passing games. On offense, Carolina plays a different style of football. Here, they are not so fierce. They rely on a scrambling, intelligent, and capable QB in Jake Delhomme, and an obscene, jaw-dropping WR in Steve Smith. Not to mention that Carolina has shown a habit of hoarding running backs in recent years reminiscent of Winona Ryder, overpriced clothing, and Saks Fifth Avenue. While the Panthers don’t have RBs DeShaun Foster and Steven Davis ready for this weekend’s game, surprise Nick Goings will be ready, and while he certainly doesn’t possess a lot of the fancy moves Foster displays regularly, he will be a welcome addition to an already formidable offensive threat. Further, Carolina just plain matches up well with Seattle. Seattle can run the ball with the league MVP Shaun Alexander, but Carolina is scary against the run. They held both Giants’ RB Tiki Barber and Washington’s Clinton Portis to pedestrian performances,
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time and again that they can defeat the top defensive teams in the NFL. During the regular season they upset the staunch defenses of the Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears, and have defeated the Bengals and Colts so far in the postseason. They’ve won six in-a-row and their offense is running on all cylinders. Jerome Bettis is still The Bus and will pick up the critical yards when they’re needed to convert a 3rd-and2 or 3rd-and-3, which will help the Steelers control the clock and ball possession. And with RB Willie Parker’s ability to break free into the open, a few big runs can be the gamebreakers that can lead to a win. On the receiving side, Antwaan Randel-El has blossomed into a dynamic multipurpose performer and has an uncanny ability to get open and adjust to the football, as well as being an excellent punt and kick returner with the ability to take it the distance on any given play. Hines Ward poses the most immediate threat to the Denver secondary. One of Roethlisberger’s favorite targets, he will match up well with the small and unconvincing Denver secondary. Champ Bailey might pose a problem, but the Steeler offense can expose the weaknesses of the other corners and rack up the yardage. Most importantly, QB Ben
Roethlisberger proved last week that he can throw the ball extremely well in the playoffs and that the Steelers aren’t only about the run. This will prove critical against the Broncos’ secondranked run defense and Roethlisberger will need to have another impressive throwing performance to earn a trip to the Super Bowl. In two games this postseason Big Ben has been unbeatable. With a 65.1% completion percentage, passer rating of 124.7 (including an uncanny 148.7 against the Bengals), and 5:1 touchdown to interception ratio, he has proven that he can win big on the road. Defensively, the Steelers are as good as any other team. Led by the power of SS Troy Polomalu’s wavy black locks and intense, sometimes spastic level of play, the Steelers can put considerable pressure on Denver QB Jake Plummer, who fi nally came out and decided to play good football for the fi rst time in his career. Nevertheless, the Steeler front line will exploit Plummer’s weaknesses and lack of mobility, forcing him to make mistakes of which Polomalu and the Steeler secondary can take advantage. The Bronco run should pose a problem for the frontmen, but not enough to decide the game. Bill Cowher has proven that he knows how to stop the run and the Steel Curtain will prevent the Broncos from making an appearance in Detroit come Feb. 5.
Sports Editor In today’s society, in which people are constantly looking for the great new underdog story, certain facts are lost in the shuffle. For instance, Texas served as the underdog to USC heading into this year’s Rose Bowl despite the fact that they were playing better football for much of the season. In addition, many people viewed the World Series champion Chicago White Sox as a surprise success story, somehow failing to recognize that the team steamrolled its competition all season en route to a month-long vacation preceding the playoffs. So, before you jump on the Carolina Panthers (also known as “Steve Smith and Some Other Dudes”) bandwagon, keep one thing in mind: the Seattle Seahawks have been the league’s best team all season and will not only defeat the Panthers at home, but also come out victorious in Super Bowl XL. When analyzing the Seahawks’ chances against the Panthers, the obvious X-factor is recently-named NFL MVP Shaun Alexander. In addition to singlehandedly winning fantasy football leagues for fortunate sports fans all over the country, Alexander was the most prized piece of an offense that ranked second in the league. Although Alexander left the Seahawks’ divisional playoff match-up against the Redskins last weekend in the
By Scott Kaufman-Ross Sports Reporter All year long, the Denver Broncos have been the best team nobody knew about. Maybe it was because the Colts started off with 13 weeks of some of the best football ever played. Maybe it was because the Seahawks reeled off 11 straight wins after starting the season 2-2. Maybe it was because the Colts were handed over the AFC while the NFC seemed more up for grabs than a wedding bouquet. Regardless of the reason, the Broncos flew under the radar this season, despite their impressive 13-3 regular season record. After recycling some Cleveland Browns defenders, coach Mike Shanahan turned a shaky defense into one of the league’s most solid defensive units. Coupled with the surprisingly efficient play of QB Jake Plummer (18 touchdowns and just 7 interceptions during the regular season), and the Broncos’ always-consistent ground game regardless of who is in the backfield (Mike Anderson, Tatum Bell and even Giants reject Ron Dayne have all played a role), the Broncos bring to the table perhaps the most well-rounded team in the NFL. While the Panthers are a trendy pick, and the Steel City hopes to ride Big Ben to the promised land, here’s why the Broncos will be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 5: 1) Coaching — If Bill Belich-
first quarter with a concussion, he has been practicing all week and should be back in prime form against a stingy Panthers defense. Alexander could be helped by a shoulder injury suffered by Panthers defensive lineman Julius Peppers last weekend against the Bears. If Peppers is unable to play or is limited in his ability at all, the Seahawks running game will be the clear benefactor. Looking past Alexander’s obvious importance to the NFC title game, the rest of the Seahawks offense can also create considerable problems for opposing defenses. The team is anchored by quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who can make any throw necessary and rarely makes mistakes. And although number one receiver Darrell Jackson missed most of the second half of the season with a knee injury, he looks healthy once again and should be the main target for the Seahawks passing game against a solid Panthers secondary. Using a three-receiver spread, the Seahawks should be able to get WRs Bobby Engram and Joe Jurevicius involved while opening the middle of the field up for Alexander to run. On the other side of the ball, the Seahawks will undoubtedly be most concerned about stopping Panthers receiver Steve Smith, the top playmaker in the NFL who can score any time he touches the ball. In order to keep
ick is Wayne Gretzky, then Mike Shanahan is Gordie Howe. Shanahan is one of the league’s premier coaches and already has two Super Bowl rings on his finger. His teams have won 42 games over the past four seasons, and although early playoff exits have been the norm of late for the Mile High club, there is a new, more cautious Jake Plummer on the field. This team is well disciplined, takes care of the ball, and does not commit stupid penalties — all important keys to winning in the playoffs. 2) They took down the champs — Until someone finally beat the New England Brady Bunch in the playoffs, no one else could be the favorite. Now that the Broncos have sent the Pats home for the winter, perhaps they become the team to beat. How often do you remember the Patriots fumbling three times, or Tom Brady throwing an interception in his own end zone in the second half? The Broncos did something right, and now that the New England dynasty is no longer an obstacle, the title is theirs for the taking. 3) Balance — How many other teams can say they have a quarterback who threw for 3,300 yards, two running backs with at least 900 yards, and two wide receivers with at least 750 yards? Not many. Maybe this team doesn’t have gamebreakers like LaDanian Tomlinson or Randy Moss, but the Broncos have several guys who can beat
Smith in check, or at least limit his productivity to a reasonable level, the Seahawks will need to establish a strong position against the run. If they can do this against the Panthers’ depleted package of running backs, the Seahawks’ immensely talented strong safety Michael Boulware can drop back in pass coverage to help out against Smith. Marcus Trufant is the best cover man on the Seahawks, so expect the Panthers to line Smith up away from Trufant. This will require Andre Dyson and Kelly Herndon to elevate their game and prevent Smith from breaking off big plays as he did against the Bears last weekend. The Seahawks are not merely a team that is peaking at the right time, as the Panthers are. Rather, the Seahawks have been playing at the most consistently high level in the NFL all season and were overlooked because of a lack of national media coverage and focus on the more competitive AFC. Look for Alexander and Co. to make a resounding and victorious statement against a Panthers team that relies too heavily on Smith and will likely struggle with the injury of Peppers. On the big stage of a conference championship game, the Seahawks will finally be able to prove something to all the underdog supporters out there: they are, quite simply, the best team in the NFL.
you in a variety of ways. RBs Mike Anderson and Tatum Bell provide the power/speed combination teams dream of in the backfield, and WR Rod Smith continues to be one of the most reliable receivers in football. Throw in a defense tied for the third fewest points allowed, and you have a very difficult team to beat. 4) Champ Bailey — Last week against the Patriots, Champ Bailey made the game changing play, turning a probable Patriots touchdown into a 1st and goal for the Broncos from the 1-yard line. The 14-point swing was the difference in Saturday night’s contest, and when asked about the play, Champ responded, “It was a great play by me.” Any team who sends out a guy that can make that type of comment with a straight face is a scary one. 5) Jason Elam — Say what you want about kickers, but in these days of NFL parody, so many big games come down to pressure kicks. Last week’s Colts-Steelers game came down to 45-yard field goal attempt by the usually automatic Mike Vanderjagt. Two of the last four Super Bowls were won by kicks in the final seconds and don’t be surprised if this one does too. Elam is one of the most accurate and reliable kickers in NFL history, not to mention he is tied for the longest FG ever (63 yards). With the game on the line and three seconds left, there’s no kicker left I’d want more than Elam. ALL PHOTOS BY KRT CAMPUS
Why are sports considered a joke by academia? The University College’s Communications-Journalism program is quite possibly one of best discoveries I have ever made. Last spring, I was looking through the course book and found a University College class entitled “Sports, Media, and Society.” After meeting the pre-requisites, I fi nally attended my fi rst Sports class this past Tuesday night. Upon receiving one particular assignment, I decided to challenge my Student Life readers, students, and staff alike to complete it as well. This assignment, begin-
ning the moment we left class Tuesday night and until the moment we re-enter class this coming Tuesday, is to catalog our time spent on sports-related activities. This includes everything from reading an article on ESPN.com to watching various sporting events to actually participating in a game or practice for an intramural, club or varsity sport. And I imagine the time I spend writing this column factors in as well. This assignment has really inspired me to think about the time-consuming, life-chang-
ing effect sports can drinking or working have on so many indiout. But then again, viduals. And yet, deit seems much more spite the vast interest likely that a Wash. in, passion for, and U. student will be intelligence about in a profession that sports that so many deals with sports of us possess, “Sports, when s/he graduates Media, and Society” is than that s/he will one of the sole sports- Allie become a shoe salesrelated courses of- Wieczorek person, professional fered at Wash. U. But alcoholic, or personal along the lines of applying ev- trainer. There are all sorts of eryday activities to the world prestigious and respectable of academia, I could argue professions that deal with the that there should be courses world of sports and athletics, offered to satiate people’s ob- be it sports writing, sporting sessions with buying shoes or events planning, or sports
management, to name a few. Now, I am not contending that Wash. U. should develop some kind of Sports major, but rather that academia, particularly Division III academia, should show more respect for the world of sports and the ways in which it influences people. For most of us, whether or not we know it, there is an academic element to this fascination. Whenever I’m given any sort of leeway for a research paper or project, I usually fi nd some way to incorporate my love for sports. And it’s not as though I’m trying
to bring sports into milieus in which they don’t exist; it’s that my mind is, more often than not, focused on sports, and something clicks when a topic with which I fi nd a sports-related connection is broached in class. After all, there are certainly anthropological, psychological, mathematical, sociological, political and historical (as well as nearly every other adjective form of a major available at Wash. U.) elements that make up this complex world of sports. So why leave
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