F R I D A Y JAN. 30, 2004 Vol. 125, No. 44
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Metzger finds her way home
Primary battle ground Democratic presidential hopefuls visit St. Louis to woo voters before the Feb. 3 primary
Travis Peterson reviews the latest metalcore offerings, Matt Simonton reviews Charlize Theron’s award-winning performance in “Monster,” and Making Wupee asks an important question about hair “down there.”
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TOP RIGHT: KRT, ABOVE: EMILY TOBIAS, BOTTOM LEFT: KRT
Top right: Howard Dean, set to visit St. Louis this Friday, rallies voters before the Iowa caucuses. Above: John Kerry spoke at Forest Park Community College on Tuesday. Below: John Edwards, who was at Blue Hill Tuesday, speaks in Iowa. National Convention of any of the Feb. 3 contests. Initially, the Missouri race was widely ignored because most analysts expected Dick Gephardt to win his home state. Gephardt’s withdrawal from the race after his fourth place finish in the Iowa caucuses has made the contest much more wide open. The front-runner
The men’s and women’s basketball teams continue their conference schedule with road trips to Carnegie Mellon and the University of Rochester.
PAGE 10 STUDENT SNAPSHOT would you vote for Q: Who in the Missouri primary?
A: A. John Kerry. I mean,
we don’t have any real Kennedys left, might as well go with a fake one. Who’s Ted?
B. John Edwards. He’s boyish, energetic and Southern, sort of like Bill Clinton minus the sex scandals—at least so far. C. Howard Dean. His dislike of Bush matches my own, and I admire candidates that tell the truth, even if they venture into the realm of obnoxiousness. D. Al Sharpton. I think it’s really his time. I miss the medallions, but what can I say? I love an underdog.
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By Jonathan Greenberger and Erica Price q Student Life Staff Less than 24 hours after the New Hampshire primary ended in a resounding victory for John Kerry, many of the Democratic presidential candidates have turned their attention to a new prize: Missouri and its 88 delegates. Kerry, John Edwards and Al Sharpton all made stops in St. Louis on Wednesday, with most of the other candidates expected to visit the Show Me State before next Tuesday’s primary. Among those is Howard Dean, who will appear at the Missouri History Museum around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. The Missouri primary is one of seven primaries and two caucuses being held next Tuesday and has the most delegates to send to the Democratic
In a quick one-liner, Kerry, fresh off his second upset victory in two weeks, summarized the mantra of all the Democratic candidates while also showing his ability to connect with the voters of Missouri: “This is the Show Me State, and we’re here to show George Bush the door!” As with most of his speech, delivered on Wednesday at Forest Park Community College, this declaration was met with a roar from the capacity crowd. Standing before an oversized American flag, Kerry reiterated the familiar themes of his candidacy. He spoke about the need for affordable prescription drugs, blasted President Bush for changing clean air and water standards, and pledged to reform the No Child Left Behind Act. Kerry spoke extensively about the steps he would take during the first 100 days of his administration, promising to ask the United Nations for help in Iraq and to issue an executive order barring government employees from working as lobbyists for five years after they leave the public sector. David Eisenberg, a Washington University senior, said that Kerry’s speech on Wednesday had its intended effect, as he went from “leaning towards Kerry” to “definitely Kerry.” “I thought he had a real presence about him, and
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1993 student–now 29–returns from Israel to complete studies By Sarah Baicker q Staff Reporter In a lot of ways, Hadas Metzger is a typical Washington University student. A Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies major, she lived in Liggett her freshman year and rushed Delta Gamma. However, Metzger is not your average 19- or 20year-old college student. She recently turned 29 and has just returned to St. Louis and the University after an extended time overseas in Israel. Still adjusting to being back in America, she is not even sure whether she is a junior or a senior. “Technically, I’m a [University] College student this semester,” said Metzger. “I have no idea why, although next semester I should be a senior in [the College of] Arts & Sciences.” Metzger, who changed her name to Hadas from Laurel, first attended Washington University in 1993. As the date of her graduation neared, it looked as though she might not be permitted to graduate. “I didn’t take advantage of the opportunities here at all,” she said. Metzger walked at graduation, but did not receive a diploma. After graduation, she returned home to Kansas City and tried her luck at entering the work force. Without a degree, though, she found her options extremely limited and was constantly moving from job to job. “I can’t even count how many jobs I had,” she said. “I was a DJ, worked in retail—you name it, I did it.” It was not until 2000 that Metzger’s life gained any real direction. When a close friend recommended that she spend some time in Israel, she went online and discovered the Graduate Studies Program at the World Union of Jewish Students in Arad, Israel. Just months later, Metzger found herself enrolled in the seven-month program, immersed in Zionist Studies, Religious Studies and Hebrew. After the program ended, in the midst of the intifada, Metzger decided she had not had her fill of Israeli life. She stayed with WUJS for four more months, working for them as a marketer. Metzger then bought an apartment and became an Israeli citizen. She voted in Israeli elections. Soon after leaving her job at WUJS, she was offered a job teaching English at the Wall Street Institute in Beer Shiva. For two and a half years, she taught English to adults at the Institute. Because the school did not permit any Hebrew to be spoken, she found it difficult to become fluent enough in Hebrew to pursue any other occupation. After nearly four years in Israel, Metzger decided to return home and complete her college education. “I know I deserve to be here,” she said of returning to college. “I want my diploma to say ‘Wash U’.” While Metzger is content to be home and excited to be completing her college education, she passionately misses Israel. “My worst day in Israel is still better than my best day in America,” she said. Once she has completed her degree, Metzger intends to apply to a Rabbinical school to become a Conservative rabbi—a future she says she has been running from since she was 13. Finished running, Metzger has finally accepted her destiny.
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Performace spaces fail to hit high note Post: University performance venues “embarrassing” By Liz Neukirch q News Editor In a recent edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Classical Music Critic Sarah Miller cited Washington University as having “[an] embarrassing selection of dubious performance spaces.” The critique was sparked by a performance by the Eliot Trio—a group that includes pianist Seth Carlin, a music professor at the University, and two musicians from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. The Trio performed in Steinberg Auditorium this past Saturday. Steve Givens, assistant to the Chancellor, said the University is often criticized about the room’s lack of adequate acoustics. “We’re obviously aware that we
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don’t have any prime performance spaces as far as music goes,” said Givens. “[But] we’re landlocked. There [are] only so many more buildings we’re going to be able to build, and we have to set priorities [for] what we have room to do. We don’t want this [campus] to become so crowded that there’s no grass or places to park.” According to Music Department Chair Robert Snarrenberg, the number of performance spaces on campus is not as great a problem as the fact that each venue is used for many other things. “Given the range of student performances, one large performance hall (Edison Theatre) isn’t enough,” said Snarrenberg. “There’s a need for a second performance hall. None of the spaces we have are designed for music performance.” Of five performances being held on campus next month, three will be in Graham Chapel, with one each in Steinberg Auditorium and Umrath Hall. While Snarrenberg called the acoustics in Graham Chapel accept-
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Steinberg Gallery is one of the performance spaces faulted by a recent Post-Dispatch review following a concert by the Eliot Trio.
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