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Building projects give campus new look By Helen Rhee Staff Reporter Returning students may feel new to campus this fall, thanks to several summer building renovations and construction projects that are giving the University a facelift for the coming year. Highlights of the work include a continuing renovation project on Wilson Hall, the old home of the Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) department, the announcement of a new building planned for the political science department and renovations to the Hilltop campus. Wilson will reopen in the summer of 2006 to be shared by the biology department— which will move out of its old home in Rebstock Hall—and the Philosophy department. In addition to renovated in-

terior space, there will be an additional lobby area when students enter the building. The exterior appearance will not be changed. According to Steve Rackers, capital projects manager for the facilities planning department, the design will be consistent with several new University building standards and initiatives. For instance, University planners applied environmentally friendly principles such as those found in the LEED rating system for buildings. LEED, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system, is a voluntary standard that promotes sustainability and responsible energy usage. “Although we are not going for LEED certification, we are using LEED principles in our design,” said Rackers.

Last year the new EPS building was developed using LEED principles and gained certification under that standard. According to Biology Department Chair Ralph Quatrano, the initial push to move out of Rebstock was considered when the department expanded. Over the last seven years, several biology professors retired, and Rebstock was unable to accommodate the facilities needed by their replacements. As a result, the department decided to move to Wilson after EPS had moved out. “We are excited about the move. It gives us more space for faculty and for students. It looks like the renovations will be nicely done,” said Philosophy Department Chair Mark Rollins. Political science will soon

find a new home on the side of Olympia Way. Rackers noted that a master plan for a new building along that street has already been made. The building’s 14 additional classrooms will be shared by the Political Science department and School of Law. Construction for the new building will start sometime in the first half of 2006. Upon completion of the new building, the University plans to demolish Eliot. It will cost the University approximately 30 million dollars to build the new structure. “I think it will be

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Construction equipment has almost completely gutted Wilson Hall to allow the building to be renovated to clear room for the biology and philosophy departments. Construction will continue throughout the school year, with Wilson set to reopen for See BUILDING, page 3 the fall semester of 2006.

New workers’ wages to increase tuition By Sarah Kliff Senior News Editor Student tuition hikes could be footing the bill for the University’s new $1 million pledge to improve the wages of lower-paid workers. The financial commitment came at the conclusion of the Student Worker Alliance’s 19-day sit-in to demand a living wage for all workers on the University campus, held last spring in the admissions office. In an interview with Student Life, Chancellor Mark Wrighton explained that the money would come from the University’s unrestricted resources, a fund largely composed of student tuition. ”Any increase in resource commitment, any increase— whether we expand the health center or hire a new faculty member or commit to supporting lower paid workers more generously—all of that drives tuition and it will be a tuition consequence,” said Wrighton. The tuition increase could come as early as the 2006-2007 school year, a number that the University will most likely decide upon in January. The tuition for the 2005-2006 year has not been impacted by new expenditure, since it had already been set before the financial commitment was made. “This issue we’re talking about will be a factor in what the tuition will be and obviously, since expenses are not going down, it will be a positive contributor to higher tuition,” said Wrighton. The same agreement between the University and SWA that pledged the $1 million for workers’ rights also created a committee to decide how the money ought to be spent and investigate other sources to finance the commitment. The committee consists of one SWA representative, two administrators, two faculty members, and a student representative. Some students are not enthusiastic about their dollars contributing to increases in workers’ wages. Sophomore Brandon Brown opposes the wage increases and is upset that his tuition dollars will soon support them. “I believe in the free market and if that’s what the market says that is what it says,” said Brown. “I don’t think Wash. U. needs to be the moral compass of the world and try to change the market forces. That money

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Freshman Press participant Julian Beattie documents Move-In Day from the roof of Liggett. To see and read more about Move-In Day and the Class of 2009, turn to our special Freshman Press section, produced entirely by the freshman of Student Life’s pre-orientation program.

University ranking steady at No. 11 By Elizabeth Lewis Staff Reporter The newest issue of U.S. News & World Report showed the University holding its spot at 11 in the rankings of national undergraduate universities while its rankings fluctuated in more specific categories. Eleventh is the same ranking that the school shared last year with Northwestern. This year, the University holds eleventh place outright, with Northwestern ranked No. 12. Columbia and Dartmouth are tied at ninth. U.S. News also ranked the University in more specific categories. The school was ranked nationally as the sixth most selective university, an improvement of two places from last year. The University ranked 10th in proportion of classes under 20 students, 17th in graduation and retention (an improvement of two spots from last year), fourth in fi nancial resources, fi fth in faculty resources (an increase of one spot), and ninth in alumni giving. The Olin School of Business was ranked No. 12, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science was

ranked No. 41. The University was also ranked 20th in the Best Value category, a signiﬁcant drop from last year’s No. 12 ranking. Chancellor Mark Wrighton responded to that drop with a strong assertion of the University’s value. “I think we’re the best value in the country,” said Wrighton. “[The University] is not that different from last fall in terms of value.” He added that the University’s overall rankings were strong. “Rankings come every year. The overall impression is that people view us very favorably,” said Wrighton. Nanette Tarbouni, the director of admissions, said, “We are privileged to be in the rankings. To be in the top 100 or 200 is really a compliment.” She said that “around 21,000 students” applied for the 2005-’06 school year, as opposed to “a bit under 20,000” for the 2004-’05 school year. Tarbouni explained that students ought to visit the University and form their own impressions, independent of rankings. A student from another country unable to visit might rely on

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them, but ﬁ rst-hand visits were preferable, she said. “I want people to come and see what a great institution this is. It has a place for everybody, and there is no way that any ranking can ever capture the spirit of Wash. U,” said Tarbouni. Students also weighed in on their

views of the rankings. Laura Keys, a sophomore in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, said, “I’m not necessarily familiar with the schools that ranked before [the University], but I know from experience that the students [here] tend

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The federal base-closing commission voted yesterday to close two Defense Finance and Accounting Service ofﬁces in Kansas City and St. Louis. The closure of the two departments could result in the loss of 900 jobs. The commission also voted to close more than 20 Defense and Accounting Service ofﬁces around the nation.

Ex-SLU student sues sorority for hazing A former student of Saint Louis University has pressed charges against the African-American sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, citing the organization for a hazing ritual for leading to a car accident that later resulted in permanent injuries. According to her attorney, James A. Fox, sorority members made initiates live in the same apartment and called their cell phones throughout each night, forcing them to remain awake. The student claims that the sleep deprivation led to a car accident in 2003.

INTERNATIONAL Iraqi constitution still awaits drafting The National Assembly in Iraq called off yesterday’s meeting where a decision on the draft constitution was slated to occur. The vote on the constitution was already delayed earlier this week, when National Assembly speaker, Hajim al-Hassani, decided to host three days of talks to strike an agreement with Sunni Arab negotiators. While Shiite and Kurd parties have already agree to the draft constitution, Sunni parties have yet to approve of the federalism it proposes, which would set up powerful local governments rather than a strong national governing body.

RANKINGS v FROM PAGE 1 to be hard workers who are academically inclined. I think the ranking is valid.” When Laura was deciding which school to choose, she “did not know what Wash. U. was ranked. I just knew it was a good school.” “I did take the ranking into account as a helpful guide rather than something I put an extreme emphasis on,” said freshman Adam Schneider. Schneider added that the

11th-place ranking was “deﬁnitely respectable,” though he would not mind it being higher in the future. “I would like to be in the top 10 just so I can count it on my ﬁ ngers.” U.S. News & World Report compiles its rankings by picking 15 academically related categories and then gathering data about each one. Then weights are assigned to each category. The colleges are then ranked based on their total weighted score.

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BUILDING v FROM PAGE 1 worth it, but I don’t think it will be necessary. It will be a good thing. The current Eliot building stands out in the camps. It is such an ugly building,” said political science major Lucas Mette, a junior. Major improvements are also underway to improve the aesthics of Hilltop campus. One of the projects is the pathway renovation near the underpass connecting the South 40 to the Hilltop campus. Rackers cited aesthetics as one of many reasons that prompted the University to renovate the pathway. “Renovation in the South 40 has seen a major improvement in the last few years. But our side [Hilltop Campus] was still in a pretty poor

condition,” said Rackers. He also cited several functional problems with the old design, including congestion on the narrow walkway. In order to better serve pedestrians, the University decided to widen both walkways and replace the wooden railing ties with masonry. Rackers said he hopes the new renovation improved the appearance and functionality of the pathway. In addition to the pathway renovation, there will be a sitting area near the underpass with sculptures to improve the aesthetic of the space. It will look very similar to the sitting area around the clock tower. “That hopefully will

be a place where people can stop, talk, converse, sit, and relax,” said Rackers. The planned sculptures will be geometrical figures, though the final design has not been completed. The sitting area will also be complete within a few weeks.

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Eliot Hall, home to political science and economics, has been slated for demolition next semester. Eliot Hall is widely considered to be the least visually appealing building on the Hilltop campus.

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A huge conveyor belt carries scrap and debris out of Wilson Hall during the building’s renovation. Bulldozers have also been at work inside the building, ripping apart its interior.

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The new social sciences building will be located just south of the law school. Eliot Hall, set to be demolished this spring, is located just east of that location.

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POLICE BEAT Wednesday, Aug. 17

Monday, Aug. 1 Monday, Aug. 15 8:32 a.m. THEFT, ALUMNI HOUSE—Unknown person(s) entered an office located in the basement of the Alumni Building and took a black Dell flat-screen desktop computer. The door was found propped open with a doorstop. Total loss valued at $2,000. Disposition: under investigation.

9:19 p.m. VANDALISM, SOUTH 40—Student observed driving in a restricted area in the grass. Damage was caused by the subject vehicle. Disposition: cleared, referred to Judicial Administrator.

9:34 p.m. THEFT, SOUTH 40 WALKWAY—Victim stated he left his secured/chained bicycle outside Cornerstone between 2:00 and 9:35 p.m. When he returned he discovered it to be missing. Disposition: Pending. Friday, Aug. 19

Tuesday, Aug. 16

with “twisted” hair, small goatee, wearing a black Tshirt, and blue jeans, attempted to use a stolen credit car. Disposition: under investigation. 11:53 a.m. AUTO ACCIDENT, PARKING LOT #35—a backhoe slipped out of gear and rolled into vehicles on parking lot #35 in front of Simon Hall. Owners were notified and one of the vehicles was towed.

Friday, Aug. 12

10:57 p.m. TRESPASSING, CONSTRUCTION AREA—Students found trespassing in the construction area. Disposition: Referred to Judicial Administrator.

3:15 p.m. PARKING VIOLATION, PARKING LOT #25— Transportation issued a ticket and seized an altered permit from a vehicle on parking lot #25. Disposition: cleared.

3:03 p.m. MISUSE OF EMERGENCY 911 SYSTEM—Group of students contacted regarding misuse of emergency phone system. Disposition: cleared by arrest. 11:05 a.m. CREDIT CARD FRAUD—a subject described

11:35 p.m. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, MILLBROOK APARTMENTS—Caller stated that person(s) unknown had thrown a rock through a window. Upon arrival, witnesses advises they observed four black males, approximate ages 18-24, wearing

baggy clothing, white bandanas, possibly on bicycles. These individuals were seen near the window at the time of the incident. Disposition: Under investigation. Saturday, Aug. 20

12:34 a.m. TRESPASSING MILLBROOK APARTMENTS—two students were found to have trespassed in the Millbrook Pool. Subjects released on summons.

Dorm. Officer recognized subject from last year after subject was given a no trespass warning. Subject was looking at bicycles in bike racks. Disposition: subject was arrested for trespassing and booked at county intake. 2:28 p.m. AUTO ACCIDENT, SOUTH 40—Driver delivering coin machine washer and dryers struck the light pole on the southeast corner of Rubelmann. The top of the light pole was torn off. No injuries. Disposition: Cleared.

Monday, Aug. 22

TRESPASSING, MYERS DORM—Report of a suspicious subject near Myers

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Orientation director to depart for Guildford Woodward â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ready to take on more responsibilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; By Mandy Silver Contributing Editor Today marks Bill Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last day as director of new student orientationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a position he has held at the University for the past seven years. Woodward is leaving the University to pursue a job offer as associate dean of campus life at Guildford, a liberal arts college in North Carolina. During Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time at the University he has worn many hats, from serving as an advisor to transfer students, the freshman class council, and the InTown Student Association to directing Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Weekend programs. In his various roles, his primary efforts have always been aimed at facilitating orientation programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Orientation is important because it gives students an opportunity to interact with their peers before the pressures of classes begin,â&#x20AC;? said Woodward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also helps familiarize them with resources on campus.â&#x20AC;? Since Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival, he has concentrated on extending orientation beyond freshmen. Assistant Vice Chancellor for Students and Associate Dean for Freshman Transition Karen Coburn said Woodward has strengthened communications across campus, making orientation a community experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bill has developed a student team of orientation di-

rectors and assistants who not only provide great service to students but also develop leadership skills,â&#x20AC;? Coburn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has also been a fantastic mentor to the students, involved student groups so that entering freshmen can meet student leaders, and extended orientation to meet the needs of transfer students and January Scholars,â&#x20AC;? said Coburn. In his new role at Guilford, Woodward will supervise new student programs as well as new student activities. Coburn, sorry to see Woodward go, said she

remains supportive of his decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bill was ready to take on more responsibility,â&#x20AC;? said Coburn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was not a role for him here that would allow him to take the next step. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry for Wash. U. to lose him, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m conďŹ dent he will contribute a lot to Guilford,â&#x20AC;? said Coburn. Woodward, who said that some of his best interactions were with student volunteers, encourages all students to become involved with orientation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the students who enjoy their experience this year should get involved next year,â&#x20AC;? Woodward said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good low-key way to give back to the Wash. U. community.â&#x20AC;? Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s replacement has not yet been named. Coburn emphasized, however, that Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projects and visions will continue to be developed in the future.

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SWA v FROM PAGE 1 is being used from our tuition is even worse.â&#x20AC;? Instead of drawing upon student tuition, Brown believes the University should look for alternative solutions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think one place to start would be all Wash. U. professors who signed the letter in support,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think all of them should use money out of their pockets, out of their salariesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re obviously well off and making around $100,00 a year. If theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so adamant about it, why arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they paying for it?â&#x20AC;? While students may not agree with the ideology of wage increases, junior and sit-in participant Meredith Davis does not think that necessarily gives them a reason to disagree with this use of tuition funds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our tuition can go to just about anything and the $40,00 we pay is going to any number of things,â&#x20AC;? said Davis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our tuition goes to all different things so we have diversity of student groups and we have a good campus life.â&#x20AC;? Like Brown, Davis thinks the University should be considering ways to fund their $1 million commitment without increasing tuition. She added that the committee overseeing the spending of the $1 million would not only

look at where the money is going, but also where it is coming from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think in general we need to be looking at our budget and looking at what our priorities are,â&#x20AC;? said Davis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that everyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been to Wash. U. has seen an example of a lot of money being thrown somewhere, such as the plasma TVs [in Whispers CafĂŠ] or the ďŹ&#x201A;owers at April Welcome.â&#x20AC;? Sit-in participants sort out academic, judicial consequences While the committee meets to decide how to distribute funds, former sit-in participants are sorting out their own academic concerns that have arisen from the classes they missed while occupying the admissions ofďŹ ce. Sit-in participant Danielle Christmas has moved on from the University but has not yet received her diploma. Although she walked with her class in the May 2005 graduation ceremony, Christmas did not have the credits to graduate at the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the biggest punishment to take place was not being able to graduate on time and not get my diploma on time, but I went into this knowing that was probably going to happen and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more than happy that I

did it,â&#x20AC;? said Christmas. Christmas spent the summer making up the two incomplete classes and one withdrawal that she accrued during the semester of the sit-in. She turned in the last of her coursework in July and is currently waiting to receive her diploma. Christmas has also responded to the judicial sanctions handed down to sit-in participants by University Judicial Administrator Tamara King. Multiple sit-in participants reported receiving sanctions that included the writing of a ten-page essay on Henry David Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Civil Disobedience and $150 payments to help repair the admissions ofďŹ ce. In addition to the essay and the fee, Christmas also apologized in person and in writing to Director of Admissions Nanette Tarbouni, on behalf of the group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I completely feel that writing the paper was more than appropriate,â&#x20AC;? said Christmas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to be able to think critically about what we did. If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in an educational institution itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helpful to think about our actions in terms of what they asked us to think about.â&#x20AC;? She noted that many other sit-in participants also completed the essay and paid the fee as part of the judicial sanction.

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August 26, 2005 Dear Student Life Readers, Welcome to the Class of 2009, and welcome back return ing students! Throughout each year, Student Life tions from readers like you about invariably receives questhe way the paper works. For the secon d year in a row, we decided to comp asked of those questions in an attem ile the most frequently pt to make the paper more easily acces sible. Than ks for your interest, and discuss these or other issues, please if you want to further do not hesitate to send me an e-mai l at editor@stud life.com. Sincerely,

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FORUM Welcome from the new Senior Forum Editor

ello. I am Molly Antos, and I will be hosting Forum this upcoming year. Be afraid. Just kidding. I just wanted to write a few words of welcome, because I’m new to this position and not at all because we didn’t have time to write a staff editorial for this issue. First of all, I just want

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to say that if you have any complaints about Forum, please feel free to email me and tell me. It would be fabulous if you would take the time and write an op-ed about whatever’s bothering you, but I’m a realistic person, so I know that angry letters to the editor are easier to construct—so these are also acceptable. Additionally, if you have

an idea for a Forum article, but don’t have the time/ don’t feel like writing the article yourself, or if you’re in the witness protection program and you’d rather not be seen in the public eye, just email me and I’ll get someone to write about it, or we’ll use it for a staff editorial. We can always use more ideas, if only so we don’t ever have to write

that dreaded staff editorial entitled, “We’re complaining because there’s nothing to complain about.” I don’t really have too much more to say, but I did have one request: please don’t stalk my columnists. Just because their picture is in the newspaper once a week does not mean you know them. Allow them to enjoy campus life without

constantly being harassed about some column they wrote at some time or another. Just because you’re drunk at a party does not mean that they want to hear what you have to say. Also, read Forum. Please. Thanks.

BRIAN SOTAK | EDITORIAL CARTOON

Corrections: v

The Orientation Issue (July 27) incorrectly located the medical school on West Campus in the Washington University Dictionary. The medical school is in fact on a campus of its own. Student Life regrets the error.

As noted in a letter to the editor below, our Orientation Issue article about Uncle Joe’s Peer Counseling incorrectly listed the service’s hours. The Uncle Joe’s office is open from 10 p.m.-1 a.m., not from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. as was stated in the article. Also, the article incorrectly stated that Uncle Joe’s counselors can give advice on difficult matters. In fact, Uncle Joe’s counselors are trained to avoid giving advice. See any more errors or inaccuracies in this issue of Student Life? Let us know! Email editor@studlife.com or call (314) 935-5995 to contact us about an error or correction.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Division III can go pro too Dear Editor: I have a comment about Justin Davidson’s article “Division III sports can be worthwhile” which appeared on U-Wire on Aug. 3. Justin‘s choice of the Los Angeles Lakers as an impossible destination for a Division III’s star player to be drafted is ironic. That may be true of Wash U. But a much smaller school in Minnesota, Augsburg College, has had a star on the L.A. Lakers for the last six years: Devean George. It’s not impossible, just unlikely. Those rare exceptions make D-III even more fun. -Bill Chapin Palo Alto, CA

dot in the sea of red Missouri.” If you wish to maintain your “status” as a non-afﬂ iated newspaper (laughable at best), quit using political banter so “covertly” hidden in your articles. There was no reason for this comment. It makes some of the students (including me), who do not share your views sick to their stomach. Thank you. -Bill Maas Class of 2006

Inaccuracies in Uncle Joe’s article Dear Editor:

Keep liberal bias out of paper Dear Editor: “Yet while Bush took the state of Missouri, St. Louis remained a blue

This email is in reference to Elizabeth Lewis’s “A Shoulder to turn to: a guide to on-campus counseling” in the July 27th edition of Student Life. The article does a good job outlining some very important resources on campus. Unfortunately, some of the information about Uncle Joe’s Peer Counseling and Resource Center is

misleading/incorrect. As a co-director of that group, I wanted to check with you about clarifying some facts. The article states that the office is open from 1 p.m.-1 a.m. when it should read 10 p.m.-1 a.m. The article also reads “Students can turn to Uncle Joe’s...for advice on any issue.” Actually, the counselors are trained to avoid giving advice. Instead, they work with students to fi nd out what the student feels would be the best resolution for their concerns. The point may seem minor, but it can make a big difference if students come to us expecting advice. Lastly, the quote explaining how we always have a female counselor on duty is misleading. We always have a female counselor sitting during office hours from 10-1, but if people call during the day they could very well speak with a male counselor. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Thanks very much for your time and consideration.

Just the Facts The U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings were recently released, and for the second straight year, Wash U came in at 11th. However, there were many other categories in which Wash U was able to improve its ranking:

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Best statue of a bunny (#2, #3 last year) - During the summer, former silver medal winners Trix University decided to tear down its “Thinker in a Bowl,” citing the fact that TU was “just for kids.” Bugs College still reigns supreme. Least people at sporting events (#7, #14 last year) - In this prestigious category, traditionally led by Basra U, Wash U surged past schools like Devry and ITT Tech, but is still tied with Fontbonne University. Best newspaper (#1, previously unranked) - Just kidding. We’re pretty good, though.

-Patrick Weaver Uncle Joe’s Co-Director - compiled by Daniel Milstein

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STUDENT LIFE | FORUM

O brave new world: apartment living

t first, I was sure it was artillery fire. There was a cacophony of crashes, furious pneumatic hissing and the sound of metal striking concrete with an intensity that indicated a deep dislike for both materials. Little explosions bombarded my open windows and the revving of a diesel engine filled my room. As my eyes tentatively blinked open, I worked to adjust my sleep-addled brain to the idea that University City was at war. After a few moments of ceiling-staring and eyerubbing I came to some important conclusions: (1) the United States was in the middle of a hostile conflict, but fortunately, for myself, Washington University and the ill-prepared University City Armed Forces, the war of the moment was tak-

ing place about 7,200 miles away; (2) Washington Avenue was, in fact, under attack from the Tuesday morning garbage-collection truck,

Zach Goodwin not a vengeful nation-state. With my imagined machinegun fire forgotten, I roused myself from bed, performed some vigorous yawning and took a look out my window. From my perch on the

second floor, I could see Delmar’s stoplight glowing green, I could see clusters of telephone wires and power lines, and, of course, the war-producing garbage truck. As the dumpster was lifted and emptied with deafening, wall-shaking percussion, I smiled serenely: Ah, the beauty of off-campus living. This seems an appropriate time to note that, originally, I was not exactly eager to head off-campus. In fact, one might say that I was down right resistant. For a man of limited culinary abilities and a strict aversion to walking, the draws of campus life were many. At nearly anytime, the bounty of Bon Appétit—from eggplant sandwiches to freshwater salmon—was available with only a swipe of a card. Moreover, there was the

distance to classes and the convenience of a pre-furnished room to consider. In sum, being a genuinely lazy person, it was hard to pass up the opportunity to have someone else arrange my life. And as a result, instead of heading out with the more intrepid, I hung back and found room and board at Small Group Housing for my Junior year. But after a year of hotel-style living within the characterless walls of Small Group, it became clear to my suitemates and I that it was time to step out into the brave-new-world. Upon moving into our new apartment we were struck by the realization that “moving in” isn’t something you do, so much as it is something you suffer through, something you survive. Furnishing the apartment was a two-week-long

job and one that required either treasure chests full of cash or the generosity of many SUV-driving friends and an intimate knowledge of St. Louis thrift stores. Painting the walls of our bedrooms and “family room” was as much fun as getting stitches as a child; calling—and waiting on hold for the better part of the afternoon—to setup internet, cable, gas and electricity was actually less fun. Showering across the hall while we waited for the hot water to be turned on best summarizes the experience: For the first two weeks, we felt more like squatters in an abandoned apartment than the newly minted semiadults we were supposed to be. And yet, trials withstanding, from the very first step into our very unfinished

apartment, there was the sense that this was undeniably a good thing—that we should have been here much sooner. Though it defies explanation, just being in the middle of things, just seeing power lines and parking lots, seeing Delmar and its traffic lights, offers a great sense of well-being. Which brings us to garbage trucks and artillery fire: loud though they may be, its just one more reminder that I’m out in the world, out in the fray. So, for now, I’ll leave my windows open. Zach is a senior in Arts & Sciences and a forum editor. He can be reached via email at forum@studlife.com.

Burst out of the bubble: get out By Matt Shapiro Staff Columnist

eople normally present a few basic arguments against going abroad. They don’t want to leave their friends, they don’t want to miss out on a semester at school, people who don’t speak English are scary and smell bad. And while these may be valid reasons (mostly), they are also very short-term oriented. Going abroad, in addition to being the most fun I’ve ever had, is also very helpful in long terms ways that just another semester at Washington University doesn’t come close to providing. First of all, there’s the simple opportunity. Never again in your entire life will you have the chance to leave everything behind for about half a year, and come back without any interruption in your studies or job. If you told your boss after college, “Hey, I’ll see you in 4 months, I’m off to Australia,” not only would he think you were insane, he would probably ﬁ re you on the spot. In college, however, this is not only acceptable behavior, it’s encouraged, with a wide variety of locations and programs to choose from. Even though I sound like an infomercial here, the point is that no matter what your major, what languages you speak, where you want to go, chances are pretty good you’ll be able to do it. This past semester I spent abroad has prepared me much better for life after college

than any time at the University could. Going to Prague for a semester put me in an unknown city, with a new group of people and a completely different set of circumstances. This setup, however, is not too different from the one I’ll be facing after I graduate (deep breath) this coming spring. Without this past semester’s worth of experience interacting with new people, places and situations, I would be much more apprehensive about the impending end of my college career. Furthermore, going abroad

“I’m asking you to trust me on this: leave the nest, burst the bubble, use whatever metaphor you like. Just make sure to go.” forces you out of the comfort zone that you’ve built up over 5 semesters at the University, which, given the already protective nature of the school, is quite a cushion. And, although it’s nice to be able to get sushi in multiple locations on campus, and buildings that all look exactly alike (except for Umrath, of course) make it easy on the eyes, taking a break from the unusual semireality that the University presents is helpful for both personal development, and,

more importantly, personal sanity. Eventually, going abroad presents the interesting paradox of being glad to leave the bubble and enjoying taking a break from the sometimes stiﬂ ing effect that the University provides while also increasing appreciation of how unique and helpful that bubble can be. The great thing about going abroad that nobody talks about is that it makes you appreciate what you have back at school even more. Even though traveling all over Europe was fantastic, an experience I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world, I also managed to miss the weirdest semester on record, with very un-WU events like the sit-in/hunger strike and the infamous Lee 3 dump. How could I not be excited to come back to St. Louis after missing all that? Seriously, after a semester away from the friends, activities and life that I have here, I couldn’t be more excited to get back. Only by leaving a place and looking at it from afar can

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you truly appreciate it; I’m glad I have the perspective on the University that I do now, both because I appreciate it more, and because it’s much healthier than the one I had before

I left. And so, with my ﬁ rst column of the year, I’m asking you to trust me on this: leave the nest, burst the bubble, use whatever metaphor you like. Just make sure to go.

Matt is a senior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via email at mishapir@wustl.edu.

Random pieces of advice that you should probably ignore

’m not sure how I got here, but I’m here. I’m a senior in college (eek!), and the head of Forum for the newspaper next year (ha ha), and even though I can’t legally purchase beer (doh!), I’m apparently qualiﬁed to instruct incoming freshmen about the ﬁ ner points of college life (no comment). So here is a collection of random pieces of information that I have picked up over the last few years, set to song. They are in no particular order, are not necessarily vital or even pertinent, but veritably remain, nonetheless.

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1. “And it doesn’t really matter if I’m wrong. I’m right where I belong” (The Beatles, Fixing a Hole) You probably had a special niche for yourself carved out in high school. Certain friends, certain extracurricular activities. It works very similarly at college. Try lots of new things and don’t shun new possibilities. A niche doesn’t have to be exclusive; concoct a combination of

friends and activities that ﬁts you. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t be friends with people from Greek Life just because you write for Student Life. It’s the impossible dream, but someday, someday… 2. “Either way, it’s ok, you wake up with yourself” (Billy Joel, My Life) For many people, college is the ﬁ rst time to sleep in a new bed. And by new bed, I don’t mean the one your parents help you set up with three egg crate foam pads and My Little Pony sheets. Overnight shacking is a serious issue in college, and there are a few important things to remember. Be careful, because who you go to sleep with could change completely overnight with the diffusion of alcohol. Even if your bedmate still is Mr./Ms. Charming the next morning, leave at the break of dawn, otherwise you run the risk of being labeled a “day shacker.” My roommate suffered through one of these one time – if she hadn’t kicked him out, I’m convinced he would have stayed all weekend. But heading back to the original message of the song, I think the lesson is that you always have to live with the choices you make, even if you postpone your reality for a few hours, so all joking aside, if you’re going to drink, be prepared to make terrible decisions and live with the

consequences. It will happen. 3. “She (We gave her most of our lives) is leaving (Sacriﬁced most of our lives) home (We gave her everything money could buy)” (The Beatles, She’s Leaving Home) Call home. Your parents probably really miss you. Well don’t do it now. But once you get here. Then. DO IT. 4. “If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?” (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Freebird) I realize it’s a little early to be thinking about graduation, and I’m just biased because that event is deﬁ nitely imposing on my life. It’s never too early, however, to start thinking about the kind of person you want to be remembered as. You’ve had some practice with high school, but this environment is slightly different. There’s no need to leave a tidal wave size impact behind, but you can always make a difference in someone’s life (sorry for sounding like a made-for-TV movie). 5. “Don’t forget your second wind” (Billy Joel, You’re Only Human) Forget about how hard you may have worked in high school. (If this doesn’t apply to you, you need to really pay attention here.) This Univer-

sity will work you about 90 times harder than you’ve ever worked in your life. It doesn’t matter if you’re premed, pre-law, or just a lowly English major, you will have more reading and writing to do than you ever thought humanly possible. I spent my ﬁ rst weekend at college highlighting a Psychology book, color coding it and re-reading. That was stupid. The mixed message here is that you will have a lot to do, but eventually you have to achieve a balance. Do the things that you think are important, and if you feel really burned out, it’s time to take a break. No one ever got anywhere by pushing past the point of explosion. If you got in here, there’s a reason, and capability or intelligence is probably not going to be the issue for you. You just have to work on your mental endurance. 6. “Oh apathy has rained on me and now I’m feeling like a soggy dream” (Green Day, Burnout) The message here is somewhat like the one above. Don’t get discouraged if you can’t get all your work done. Hardly anyone does. At the same time, don’t be one of those annoying kids that never goes to class and never does any work. It costs a lot of money to go to this school, so don’t waste it. 7. “I have spent my life

seeking all that’s unsung” (Attics of My Life, Grateful Dead) Remember how it was so important to be cool in high school? That’s not really something you have to worry about here. If you spend time worrying about how staying in on a Friday night will affect how “cool” you are, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you have bigger problems. Do what you feel like doing and don’t worry about anything else. At the end of the day, it’s about whether you’re happy with yourself; it has nothing to do with other people. 8. “Now you always say that you want to be free, but you’ll come running back” (Time Is On My Side, The Rolling Stones) Now is a really good time to learn that sadly, adults have been right your entire life. When you’re old, all you want to do is be young again. So don’t waste it; make the best of your ephemeral youth, and don’t waste all your time wishing to be older so that you can drink in bars or whatever else. You’ll get there eventually (while I, in fact, may NEVER turn 21) but you should try to enjoy what’s going on in the present. 9. “Make it hurt so good” (Hurt So Good, John Mellencamp) Don’t spend all your time

worrying about what might happen. Jump into things head ﬁ rst, and if you get hurt, obla di, obla dah. 10. “Glory Days, well they’ll pass you by” (Glory Days, Bruce Springsteen) They do. Be careful. 11. “Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads; I’m runnin’ down a dream” (Runnin’ Down a Dream, Tom Petty) Figure out what you want to do in your own way and on your own time. You no longer have to get good grades because your parents might ground you if you don’t. Do things for yourself and always know the reasons behind what you’re doing, even if the reason is that there isn’t one. So that’s it—sorry if you’re disappointed, but I almost hope you are. The best piece of advice I can give you, but couldn’t ﬁ nd a song for, is never take anyone else’s word over your own experience. Even though everyone and their golden retriever wants to give you advice about college right now, just know that it’s your experience that really matters. Molly is a senior in Arts & Sciences and the Senior Forum Editor. She can be reached via email at forum@studlife.com.

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Meet your 2005-2006 Student Life Senior Editors David Brody

Sarah Baicker Margaret Bauer

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Year: Senior Major: Psychology Hometown: Florissant, MO Random Fact: Margaret used to be an avid collector of My Little Ponies. Her interest in the ﬁgures continued through last year, when she had to set the hobby aside to become Student Life’s fearless leader.

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Year: Senior Majors: Chemistry and German Hometown: Mountlake Terrace, WA Random Fact: Dan is an Apple aﬁcionado who in his copious free time works for VersionTracker, a well-known Mac software site.

Year: Senior Major: English Hometown: Carversville, PA Random Fact: Sarah may be Jewish, but she attended a Quaker high school. Senior Scene Editor

Justin Davidson Liz Neukirch

Sarah Kliff Year: Junior Majors: English and Dramatic/Theatre Arts Hometown: Genoa, IL Random Fact: Liz can sing, dance, and act—and she played Snow White in her most recent role in the musical “Into The Woods.”

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Year: Junior Majors: Political Science and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Hometown: Sammamish, WA Random Fact: Sarah has a twin brother who attends the University of WashingSenior News Editor ton. Confusion ensues.

Year: Junior Majors: Anthropology and Political Science Hometown: Roslyn Heights, NY Random Fact: Justin really likes monkeys. Like, really.

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Women’s soccer ranked high in preseason, looks to build upon strengths By Justin Davidson Senior Sports Editor

ers fighting for the spot, but I trust that we’ll be okay. The team understands what it means to lose our seniors.” For the rest of the freshmen, they have come into the preseason with their eyes set on contributing to the team as much as they can, and the returning players and coaches are excited about the incoming group. “The group has been ad-

help out this season and become important players.” Though she is not sure if there will be any freshmen starters, Dillinger noted freshmen Lauren Mehner, LeAnne Nguyen, Shirley Lane, Caitlin Malone, and Carly Anderson to be the freshmen players, in particular, she can see stepping in and contributing to the team, while the rest of the freshmen batch is

The 11th-ranked Washington University women’s soccer team captured their 2nd consecutive University Athletic Association (UAA) title last year after finishing the season with a program best 17-3-1 record, and hope to continue the trend in the upcoming season. A f te r adv a ncing to the NCAA Sectional Finals for the third time in school history, the Bears are already being chosen to win the UAA title once again, according to the Preseason Con fe r e nce Coaches’ Poll. Neve r t he less , the squad has a difficult task ahead of themselves; the loss of key starters due to graduation will make for a tough transition at the start of the season. Fourteen new freshmen faces and one sophomore transfer will be representing the Red-and-Green this season, doing their part to continue the winning trend. In all, the team will have 17 letterwinners and eight starters returning from last year’s squad. The biggest hole that needs to be filled this season comes from JOE ANGELES | WUSTL PHOTO SERVICES the goalkeeper Junior MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn hopes to take the women’s soccer team to a slot. Following championship this season. The new captain was the leading scorer last season, the departure of last year’s start- with 11 goals under her belt. ing goalie and co-captain, Charlotte Felber, justing pretty well,” said close on their heels. During the preseason, a new goalie must step up Dillinger. “We have a pretty to fill in between the goal large group, and all of them Dillinger and her squad have posts. Starting all 21 games have jumped in quickly and been looking to improve on of the season, Felber allowed are raising the level of inten- all aspects of the game, with a mere ten goals throughout sity out on the field. They’re a particular emphasis on atthe entire season, making 48 very driven, and I believe that tacks. “Improving our attack saves and coming away with some of them will be able to an impressive .828 save percentage, while tacking on ten shutouts in the effort. Aside from Felber, the squad also lost co-captain Kara Karnes, Casey Herrforth, and Lindsey Ulkus to graduation. Nevertheless, Head Coach Wendy Dillinger or is confident that the team can rebound. “The team is coping pretty well,” said Dillinger. “Lottie First time customers only. Must present ad to receive discount. [Felber] is definitely tough to replace, not only for her talOpen 7 Days A Week! ent but her leadership on and 381N. Big Bend @ Forest Park Parkway Northwest Corner of Campus off the field as well. Right (314) 726-2004 now we have four goalkeep-

leads to increased offensive production and goal scoring, which expands on our success,” explained Dillinger. “We just need to focus on winning key games, such as against Emory, Illinois Wesleyan, and Wheaton College to come out even more successful than last season.” Two of the Bears’ three losses last season came against Emory and Illinois Wesleyan, respectively. Junior MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn, last year’s leading goal scorer, will be returning with hopes of bringing home a conference championship once again. Fowler-Finn knocked in 11 goals during the season, had four assists, and a team-leading 26 points in 18 games last season. Additionally, she also scored four game winning goals, also a team best. Fowler-Finn will be taking on captain duties along with fifth year senior Stephanie Ackerman this season. Ackerman, who was redshirted during her freshman year and has one last season of eligibility, will be returning to lead the team JOE ANGELES | WUSTL PHOTO SERVICES to success while she finishes pursuing her degree Junior Talia Bucci will be stepping in this season to provide some leadership to the young squad. in ancient studies. Additionally, Dillinger their opponents’ 0.51 goals year we have more depth will look to juniors Talia Bucci and Sara Schroeder to scored average. The squad and our forwards and outstep up and demonstrate the also outnumbered their op- side midfielders are getting leadership they’re capable ponents in assists by a stag- smarter with the ball,” said of in the offense, while she gering 33 assists spread, Fowler-Finn. “As long as cites senior Jessie Munger where the Bears capitalized we take what we learn from and sophomore Jessica De- on 42 assists on the season practice to our games, we’re usually very successful. neweth to be the anchors in to their opponents’ nine. The squad starts off their Fowler-Finn is optimistic the backfield. As a team, the Lady Bears about her team’s capabilities 2005 campaign away against 17th ranked DePauw Univerwere nearly unstoppable as this season. “We learned a lot last year sity and Wheaton College on a unit against opponents in 2004. Scoring 50 goals in 370 and even though getting to September 2nd and 3rd, reattempts, their 2.33 goals the Final 8 was great, we spectively. scored average trampled over wanted to go further. This

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SPORTS Busch Stadium In our Hearts and Minds for 40 years By Kelly Donahue Copy Editor Holding hands, a middle-aged couple leans against the guardrail, peering out into a pit of metal support beams and scurrying hard hats. At their backs stands the soon-to-be-demolished monolith of Busch Stadium, which will be left in the dust when the construction on the Cardinals’ new ballpark concludes next spring. “It really is the end of an era,” the older man says. “And it’s about more than just baseball…believe it or not, our fi rst date was to the Cards–Braves game in ‘66—the stadium’s inaugural game. I don’t remember who won. But the date went well,” he says, while his wife affectionately rubs his thinning hair. The Cardinals in fact defeated Atlanta 4–3 in that match-off. But now, almost 39 years later, fans such as these are the ones left feeling beaten down. “It just makes me feel old,” the man says. “It brings home the idea that we’re not as young as we used to be. It’s a little difficult to see something like this turned into something for the St. Louis history books. I know it’s just a stadium, but it’s also a landmark that represents a lot more to me—attending those ballgames as a teenager, drinking my fi rst ballpark beer, and courting my wife,” he adds with a wink. This nostalgic older couple is not alone at their perch high above the foundations of the infant Busch Stadium. One college student peering across the site to the new park’s framework says he’ll miss the old Busch despite being a recent transplant to the city. “The town I grew up in didn’t have much in the way of professional sports, let alone a major-league baseball team,” he says. “When I moved out here for school a little over three years ago, I was immediately drawn in by the atmosphere, and I’ve been a captive Cardinals fan ever since. I like the feel of the old Busch— whenever I’m at a game I just get the feeling that I’m a part of something very established.” Construction workers are busy laying down support beams and a tour group of elementary school kids walks by on a stadium tour, arm-in-arm. As the middle-aged couple leave their post at the edge of the platform and walk off toward their parked car, I can’t help but be reminded that this ebb and flow of old and new is far from an isolated occurrence. Fast forward six months from now to February 2006. With spring around the corner, many of us are setting out on new adventures of our own. Maybe it’s the prospect of life after graduation in May for the seniors, the excitement of a budding new relationship, or a really kick-ass summer break destination that puts St. Louis to shame. In any case, you’re in good company. Spring should be a time for reveling in the present and enjoying where you’re at. Winter’s behind us, and what better time to focus on the here and now then today, the time of year when the fi rst tans appear, people fall in love (or so the story goes), and you can’t walk through the Quad without dodging the Frisbees whizzing past your head. You never know when you’ll fi nd yourself in the position of that husband and wife, looking back on your fi rst-date locale with an air of nostalgia, wistfully accepting that your ballpark will soon be a pile of rubble or that they’ve turned your all-night diner into a Walgreen’s. So try to relax and enjoy what’s left of our precious Busch Stadium. And if you really want to make a good impression, buy your girlfriend some Cardinals tickets so she can legally kick back with a Bud Light in the nosebleed section of Busch while it still exists.

Out with the old

In with the new

Can men’s soccer defy the critics and make an NCAA berth this season? By Joe Ciolli Sports Editor Potential. The seniors on Washington University men’s soccer team have grown accustomed to hearing this word before the start of every season. With pre-season practice still underway and the season’s first kick-off still to come, these Bears players come into each new campaign with lofty expectations. Last season’s squad, which finished with a 12-5-2 record (3-2-2 UAA) was by no means a disappointment. However, many of the team’s players felt unfulfilled with yet another unsuccessful attempt to qualify for postseason play. With an exceptionally strong senior class that has since graduated, the Bears of last season came up slightly short in their bid for an NCAA spot. So will this year’s team, having lost several key standouts, be able to fulfill the goal of its current seniors and play their way to

a University Athletic Association (UAA) title and NCAA berth? If they’re going to have a chance against their notoriously difficult conference, the Bears must not look further than their ability to score goals. Once again, the ultimate postseason fate of head coach Joe Clarke’s squad could be determined by the play of its attacking players. For the past three seasons, the Bears have struggled to consistently find the net. Having averaged a mere 1.39 goals per game last year, the team will need to find a player to complement senior forward Rob Weeks, who led the Bears with eight goals last fall. After Weeks, the team experienced a considerable drop off in scoring, with senior Dave Borton tallying three goals as the Bears’ second-leading scorer. If the Bears are to have success on the offensive end this coming season, sophomore forward Onyi Okoroafor will need to have a strong impact. Okoroafor led the team with four assists last season, and showed flashes of bril-

liance setting up goals. If he can start scoring more of his own, Okoroafor should be dominant up top for the Bears. In the midfield, the Bears will rely on the play of sophomore captain Elie Zenner, as well as seniors Andrew Franklin and Seth Schreiber. All three players played considerable minutes last season and will be relied upon to get the ball up to the forwards. Franklin, in particular, possesses incredible speed and should pose match-up problems on the wing. Perhaps the biggest question mark for the Bears this fall season is their back line. Having lost all-conference standouts Matt Twardowski and Jeff LaBoskey, who both started regularly for four years, the Bears certainly have some holes to fill. Senior John Horky, who also played frequently in the midfield last season, and sophomore Ethan Silver will carry a great deal of defensive responsibility as the defense’s only two returning starters. The Bears also will miss the goalkeeping ability of Co-

lin Robinson, who was first team all-UAA last season. However, junior Matt Fenn appears ready to make an impact after backing up Robinson for the past two years and will be the starter for the Bears this season. Although the Bears lost an exceptionally strong group of graduated seniors, they still carry lofty expectations going into this season. The preseason pick to finish fourth in the UAA by the Preseason Conference Coaches’ Poll, Joe Clarke’s squad hopes to make it through a perilous conference schedule and finish ahead of Carnegie Mellon University, who has been the UAA’s top team for the last few years. So will the Bears be able to rise to the occasion and land that ever-elusive NCAA bid for its seniors? That remains to be seen. But with this season’s group of players, there’s no doubt that they have plenty of potential. The Bears kick off the start of their season on Saturday, Sept. 3 against Millsaps College in Memphis, Tenn.

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Senior forward Rob Weeks leads the charge in the men’s offensive attack this season. Last year, Weeks led the Bears with eight goals.

FRESHMAN PRESS — THE VOICE OF STUDENT LIFE’S PRE-ORIENTATION PROGRAM SINCE 1997 —

Welcome to the Class of 2009!

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Class of 2009 impresses campus By Mackenzie Leonard Freshman Press Reporter Many members of the university community have described this year’s freshman class as one of the strongest in the school’s history, citing exceptional talent, organizational skills, and genuine enthusiasm for the University as some of the most positive aspects of the class. Increased national recognition of the University led to the largest applicant pool in the school’s history, with just over 22,000 applications for a freshman class of approximateily 1,385 students. Chancellor Mark Wrighton commented on the University’s increased status. “Favorable events like [last year’s presidential debate between President Bush and Senator Kerry] have lifted our visibility. People are coming to know that we have a great environment for students, and people who leave reﬂect that they’ve had good experiences and tell

others about the university.” Director of Admissions Nanette Tarbouni described the class as intellectually curious, talented, and very involved outside the classroom. She pointed out that the average admitted student in this year’s class was heavily involved in more than five extracurricular activities per year. Members of the class also hail from 47 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and 20 countries. Approximately 33% of the class of 2009 is composed of international or multicultural students, making the class one of the most diverse in the school’s history. Tarbouni also commented on the exceptional organizational skills and efficiency of all of this year’s freshmen, and she expressed her awareness of a strong sense of community within the class. When questioned about the most difficult aspect of her job in admissions, Tarbouni immediately mentioned the size of the freshman class, saying that

there is no way to admit all of the talented students who deserve to be here. Unfortunately, said Tarbouni, some students whom admissions officers become attached to and admit decide to go elsewhere. Tarbouni also commented on this year’s application essays. “It’s always humbling and inspiring for those of us in the admissions offices to see what obstacles young people have overcome and how they persevere in spite of it,” said Tarbouni. Two of the most frequently asked questions regarding admissions in any freshman class are queries about the waitlist admit process and the existence— or lack thereof—of quotas for the number of students admitted from certain high schools or regions of the country. Tarbouni explained that the process of admitting students from the waitlist is both thorough and holistic. Admissions officers monitor the size of the freshman class from mid-May

through the end of June, and conduct admissions committee meetings similar to those held earlier in the year, taking the applications of those who accepted places on the waitlist and reviewing new information, including grades, honors/awards and recommendations received since March. Tarbouni also stated that even if the class is filled by May, the number of enrolled students can fluctuate for some time after that based on students’ acceptance to other schools at which they were initially wait-listed. The simple answer to the commonly asked quota question is that there are no quotas for the number of students admitted from a particular high school, city, state, or country, and Tarbouni explained that the first admissions officer to read each application is the one who traveled to that region of the country, who therefore has the most complete understanding of the student’s record within the context of his or her high school.

Admissions Stats For The Class of 2009 • Just over 22,000 applicants for a freshman class of 1380-1390 students • 20-25% of applicants admitted • Students from 47 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and 20 countries • 33% of the class composed of international or multicultural students • Average student heavily involved in over 5 extracurricular activities per year This system seems to foster a geographically diverse class. “This system of advocacy makes us invested in making sure every student is fairly reviewed in the process,” said Tarbouni. Though the admissions process is complex, multi-faceted,

and, especially in the case of this year’s class, competitive, this year’s freshmen are entering a community ﬁlled with diversity, talent, and enthusiasm that will signiﬁcantly contribute to a memorable experience at WU for all.

Beyond the classroom By Nyda Mukhtar Freshman Press Writer

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A student worker in the Washington University Bookstore scans the barcode of a textbook. Many students work part-time at the bookstore to pick up extra cash or to get a discount on their own textbooks.

Students seek employment at oncampus locations By Alison Curran Freshman Press Reporter With jobs available through work-study positions, research opportunities, and campus services, Washington University will employ hundreds of students this year. Career Center director Mark Smith has not encountered a student looking for part-time employment who was unable to ﬁ nd a position. Jobs are available all over campus in places such as the bookstore, the Athletic Complex, Edison Theater, the libraries, the academic departments, and campus ofﬁces, Smith said. Students in the work-study program are placed in positions, and Smith encourages other students to seek out employment. Students can visit the Career Center on campus to view a binder of job listings and obtain help compiling a resume. “It is important to get ex-

perience while an undergraduate,” Smith said. “Jobs that can be built on later are the most important.” For jobs in a speciﬁc academic department, both research positions and non-research positions are posted in the individual department, he explained. Another option for employment is internships, Smith added. The internships available can be found in the Internship Book, a Career Center publication that lists positions for the summer and the school year. Smith cautioned freshman against over-involvement with a job. “Don’t work if you don’t have to,” he said. “If you do, keep it to a minimum, about 10 to 12 hours a week.” He encourages freshmen to take advantage of extra-curricular activities for at least the ﬁ rst semester and start work the second semester. He advised freshmen to come by the Career Center in the spring and develop an employment plan. Washington University’s

campus provides several of the type of jobs that Smith mentioned. An example is the STaRS (Student Technology and Resource Support) Program. In the program, students learn skills that are built upon easily and the position requires only 10-12 hours a week. “STaRS is here to increase career opportunities for Wash. U. students through practical business and learning opportunities,” program supervisor Corey Maul said. The program hires students to work in various aspects of technological support through out the campus, he explained. The program provides “short internships” to different departments of the university, Maul said. Positions range from basic knowledge to technologically advanced jobs, and the training is provided as part of the program, Maul added. Flyers are posted around campus advertising the STaRS positions and applications are

due by September 12. The program is looking for a around 50 or 60 new students, Maul said. The fi rst interview for the program is not technology based, and the basic technology skills will be provided in orientation and training, Maul said. Students involved in the program then undergo professional development courses to provide skills needed for the positions. After training, the students apply for positions in specific departments where the employer provides further training. “STaRS is the best job on campus,” Maul said. “It balances very well with activities and students gain more than just a paycheck,” he added. The STaRS program’s tagline, “learn while you earn,” summarizes the benefits of an on-campus job that provides skills needed when students graduate.

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Starting college is not only about registering for courses with fancy names—it’s also about interacting with new people, learning from new experiences and/or developing new hobbies. As such, besides academic education, student activities are considered an important component of any college life, especially for the freshman year. Washington University provides its students with countless such opportunities to try their hand at new skills or continue old ones. The student activities at the University span a variety of fields and several offices. The Office of Student Activities and Student Union, as well as the Greek Life office and the community service program work to bring to the students over 200 student groups, numerous student events and various activities for students to get involved beyond their classroom. The Office of Student Activities (OSA) highlights its purpose as a “premier resource for involvement and leadership at Washington University in St Louis.” It works through the elected Student Union representatives to encourage students in different student organizations. The student groups registered with Student Union and OSA include groups relating to academics, art, entertainment and media, culture, health, recreation, religion and social action. More well-known groups are the student yearbook, Hatchet; the school newspaper, Student Life, WUTV on Channel 22; Team 31, the concert production board; Amnesty International; and the Association of Black Students, which encourages membership and participation from non-black students. Julie Thornton, the director of student activities, said these activities encourage students to be leaders and “make good ethical decisions.” In addition to student groups, most student events held on campus are organized by Student Union and OSA, including the famous semi-annual WILD (Walk In Lay Down) concert in the Quad. Some upcoming Student Union events include the SU freshman class officer elections and the Activities Fair, which will be held on September 7 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The activities fair includes stalls set up by many student groups on campus at which the freshmen can learn about and sign up for various activities. The Congress of the South 40 (CS40), the governing body of the South 40 residential area, also has many committees for its residents, especially freshmen, to join. These include community service groups, cultural committees, environmental committees and other groups. CS40 is also known for organizing various events for freshmen, including open houses, movies, trips to the Six Flags and

trips to Cardinals games. Greek Life at the University is run by the Greek Life Ofﬁce, an umbrella organization for three student groups: the Women’s Panhellic Association, which governs the six sororities on campus; the Inter Fraternity Council, which governs the twelve campus fraternities; and the Black Greek Council, which includes seven black Greek chapters from the St. Louis area, encompassing members from all local colleges. Besides social activities, the Greek chapters offer leadership and community service opportunities to many of their members. Scholarships, too, can be available to its members. Requirements for recruitment include a GPA of 2.5, along with a full-time schedule of 12 credit hours. Formal recruitment begins early in the spring semester. Community service is another way for students to get involved. Many and varied community service groups are present on campus. The more well-known ones include Campus Y, Feed St. Louis, Wash. U. Build and Green Action. Campus Y is a student-based organization, linked with the St. Louis YMCA, that works in collaboration with the University. The Y offers many programs relating to education and children. Community service events are also conducted throughout the school year, some specially catering to the freshman class. Service First, blood drives, Give Thanks Give Back, Relay for Life and Dance Marathon are some of the popular community service events held during the school year. Student Union and OSA encourage students to pursue some co–curricular activities along with their academic challenges. According to David Ader, the president of Student Union, “students have a lot of control on this campus, and if you have ideas and initiatives, there are people available to make them a reality.” He also noted that student activities have a lot of advantages for students, including meeting like-minded people with common interests, leadership opportunities and an enhancement of the educational experience. Running for elections, planning an event, writing an article and other such activities can all work well with one’s curriculum. He cautioned, however, that involvement in student activities can lead to “time management problems and, at times, over-commitment.” Julie Thornton, director of student activities, suggested that freshmen ought to have “an awareness of what you can handle” and “prioritizing options.” Marci Colb, the coordinator for student involvement and programming, added that it is more important to have “quality over quantity” and that students should have focused participation in a small number of groups. OSA also discourages freshmen from starting their own

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Bears on the hunt for next UAA title Despite the graduation of critical starting players, the Washington University football team looks to improve its 6-4 record By Unaiz Kabani Freshman Press Reporter Football season is here in full force, and the Washington University football team is looking to continue its streak of 12 consecutive winning seasons and win its sixth University Athletic Association title in seven years this season. Head football coach Larry Kindbom has been diligently working during the pre-season

The team has not lost a UAA game since it fell to University of Chicago on Oct. 28, 2000. More speciﬁcally, Kindbom has goals for both his offense and defense. Consistency, fewer turnovers, and an improved running game are his top priorities on offense; defensively, he hopes the Bears establish “attitude.” Kindbom believes the University’s biggest rival and competition in its conference

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Junior Pat McCarthy (No. 13) competes with junior Nick Henry for Wash. U.’s coveted first string quarterback position. to come up with a game plan for the team’s goals this season. In the short run, he hopes to build team chemistry and improve technique while in the long haul, Kindbom would like to win the University Athletic Association (UAA) title for the ﬁ fth straight season.

is Carnegie Mellon, which WU defeated last season 21-16. “Carnegie Mellon is a very, very good team,” Kindbom admitted. “Although we’re picked to win the league, Carnegie Mellon will be tough.” Ninety-one players, including 65 returnees, reported

to training camp on Aug. 14. Seven starters on defense and three on offense have returned for the 2005 season. “We’re practicing extremely hard, and we’re staying fairly healthy,” Kindbom said. The Bears will be facing a new batch of faces in their starting lineup, however, due to the loss of key starters to graduation. The squad will have to cope with the departure of last season’s starting quarterback Adam Meranda and running back Kevin McCarthy. Meranda ﬁ nished last season with 2,175 passing yards for an average of 217.5 yards per game with 16 touchdowns. McCarthy rushed for an average of 67.0 yards per game en route to 603 net yards with seven touchdowns. Yet Kindbom remains optimistic even after losing these two integral players. “I take a different philosophy on graduating seniors,” Kindbom said. “I don’t like to look at them as losses. I just like to look at the team I’ve got.” Kindbom has yet to decide on a starting quarterback, although juniors Nick Henry and Pat McCarthy are the favorites. Last season, Henry passed for 91 yards and a touchdown while McCarthy completed 71.4 percent of his passes in eight games. Senior co-captain Brad Duesing returns as wide receiver for the Bears and hopes to add to his school record of pass receptions (212) and receiving yards (3,113). “Brad is an outstanding football player and a good leader,” Kindbom said in a campus publication by the athletic department. “He is

very integrated with other members of the football team and works hard throughout the course of the year. He is a complete player.” Senior cocaptains Ben Schaub and Joe Rizzo, as well as seniors Jared Weis and Drew Martin, lead the Redand-Green defense. “We have a lot of guys coming back on defense, and that is where we start our program each year,” Kindbom also said in the publication. “Hopefully, our defense JULIAN BEATTIE | STUDENT LIFE will be able to keep us afloat The men of the Washington University Bears football team show what real iron while we bring man football is all about during an intense and rigorous pre-season practice. the offense toSept. 3, looking to avenge a 0- “Then we need to take it one gether.” Kindbom found many re- 38 defeat in the 2004 opener. game at a time and improve cruits and there are a number Under Kindbom, the Bears are day by day.” Although Schaub is looking of talented freshmen on the 13-3 all-time in season openat the smaller picture, his cosquad, but he says it is too ers. “Mount Union is an ex- captain has a broader view in early to tell if they will make tremely talented team,” Kind- mind. After fi nishing 6-4 for in impact this season. “There is no way to gauge bom said. “It’s ranked third in the last three seasons, Rizzo right now what they’re capable the nation and the game will has made it a priority to obprovide us a measuring stick tain that elusive seventh win. of,” Kindbom said. “Every year I’ve been here, However, he feels that a on how we’re doing.” Schaub is looking at the the team has fi nished 6-4,” scrimmage against Lindenwood University, scheduled season one game at a time, Rizzo said. “I think every senior has it in his mind to get for 4:30 p.m. today, will help starting with Mount Union. “Our main priority right over that hump. We have to foin evaluating his team. The team kicks off the sea- now is to get a win against cus and win the close games son at Mount Union College on Mount Union,” Schaub said. that we’ve lost the past few

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Freshman volleyball players excited to join Wash. U.’s No. 1 ranked squad By Max Lubarsky Freshman Press Reporter Looking to improve on an already stellar volleyball program, 2003 National Coach of the Year Rich Luenemann leads perennial powerhouse Washington University into the 2005 season with high expectations. The Bears, motivated by a loss to rival Juniata College in last year’s National Championship, will attempt to ﬁ ll the massive void left by the departure of three-time All-American and 2004 senior captain, Colleen Winter. The Red-and-Green return four starters, including senior captain and two-time AllAmerican Kara Liefer, and import an impressive freshman class from all over the United States. “We begin the season with the same goal—to compete for a national championship,” Luenemann recently told a university publication. “We certainly have the players with the talent to achieve that goal.” At last year’s National Championship, University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year Emilie Walk demonstrated the impact that a freshman can make to the University’s contending squad. The current sophomore paced the Bears with 11 kills in the Championship bout while averaging 2.92 kills per game in

the regular season plans to look into on her way to UAA involvement in Athlete of the Week the Catholic comhonors (11/16/04). munity and posThis year’s batch of sibly the sorority newcomers should scene on campus. prove equally vital. A fun-loving girl, The new class Morrison’s goofy features roommates personality alJulie Meyer, a defenlows her to fi nd sive specialist hailentertainment in ing from Appleton, the most boring WI, and right hitof situations. ter Nikki Morrison. A high-honor Meyer, hoping to roll recipient in parlay her Appleton high school conmagic into on-court templating a mawizardry, started jor in the social volleyball in the sciences, Meyer fi fth grade. takes classes in Morrison, a LinArts & Sciences as coln, NE native, also well as the busibegan playing volness school to leyball at a young compliment her age and starred athletic skills. at Pius X Central With their High School, earnfi rst volleyball ing three letters practice only two JULIAN BEATTIE | STUDENT LIFE and team captain days after their honors. Both girls, Niklki Morrison, Alli Alberts, Ali Crouch, and Julie Meyer are the new freshmen faces to make up the arrival on campus, however, cited club No. 1 ranked women’s volleyball team. the young freshvolleyball as the man had little time most important aspect of the nesota and Colorado. Girls as lete-students,” and the bleak to adjust to a new school, enrecruiting process. young as 12 years old compete prospective of playing volley- vironment, and culture. Both “[Club volleyball] is the for national attention from ball after college as some of Morrison and Meyer praised avenue to get recruited,” universities in all three NCAA her reasons to attend Division not only the senior leadership on the team but also the said Meyer. Morrison agreed, division levels. III Washington University. claiming her relationship Many young players hold Academics play a large role friendly reception from all of with Luenemann stems from Division I aspirations, hop- in both Meyer’s and Morrison’s the team members. Morrison her club days. ing to cash in on the glamour lives, Washington University’s characterized the fi rst pracClub volleyball is growing in of ESPN and the lure of high- superior reputation influ- tice as “very positive,” noting, popularity, as it allows college priced recruiting. Morrison, enced their decisions. Mor- “From the fi rst step, we can coaches to recruit prospective however, cited the lack of edu- rison, an Academic All-State only go up.” Alli Alberts and Ali Crouch players at national qualifiers cational concern for athletes, selection, hopes to major in from states as varied as Min- calling Division I players “ath- psychology and philosophy, join Meyer and Morrison as

freshmen on the volleyball court this fall. Alberts, from nearby Smithton, IL, carries an impressive resume onto the Washington University campus. The outside hitter, a fouryear varsity player in high school, holds two-time selections to her All-Conference, All-Area, and All-State teams, and, in addition to her valedictorian honors, became a state fi nalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman, a prestigious program honoring high school men and women for their excellence in academics, community service, and athletics. Crouch, an outside hitter from San Antonio, TX, posts an equally impressive high school record, including helping her team to a 2003 state championship. Crouch merited state volleyball semi-fi nalist honors, while participating in the National and Spanish Honor Society and receiving the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. The Bears enter their seventh season with Luenemann intent on continuing the winning tradition of Red and Green volleyball. For the Bears, coming off a perfect 12-0 conference season, their fi rst test comes at the Washington University Classic, a tournament held on campus September 2nd and 3rd.

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When saying goodbye is a good thing By Jenna Goldhaber Freshman Press Reporter

Looking back on senior year, I can still hear the everso-popular “I can’t wait for college” line. There’s a good chance that you were one of hundreds of students counting down the days until high school was over and the title “freshman” became yours. Note: Having the title of “freshman” is a good thing. This is the beginning of the best four years of your life. If you were a senior, it would be approaching the end. (Now wouldn’t that be sad?) You can see an empty career path ahead of you without worrying. That’s right; you don’t

need to know what you want to study or do with your life. Undecided is the way to be! Don’t let anyone make you feel otherwise. “I can’t wait to be in college.” Well, you’re here. But did you bring the excitement with you or did it get stuck somewhere between the bodies of you and your best friends as the “gang” was hugging—or holding on for dear life? Personally, I was always wary of the whole “I can’t wait to be in college” spiel. It’s not that I loved waking up early, obligatory classes, standardized tests, hearing “What if I don’t get into So-and-so University,” pointless drama, having to tell my parents when

I was going out, etc. I simply loved the people I had come to know well and had trouble accepting the fact that I would no longer be able to hop in the car for a ﬁve-minute drive to see them whenever I so pleased. It turns out I’m not the only one who felt this way. When August rolled around the corner on the island (Long Island, New York, that is), some high school graduates didn’t seem as anxious to leave as they had back in May. Away messages on AIM displayed text reading, “Goodbye, there’s just no sadder word to say” and “Time’s running out…stay up and make some memories”. The ﬁ rst close friend of mine to leave cried as we hugged her

goodbye just hours before her departure. I won’t lie…I cried too. I bet someone reading this right now is ridiculing me. He or she probably thinks I was acting irrational or being stupid. What can I say? Some of us just let it all out. Emotions, that is. Come on, I know you felt even the smallest pang of sadness when you said goodbye to someone who meant a lot to you throughout high school. If you still can’t sympathize with me, have no fear. I no longer sympathize with myself and shall proceed to ridicule myself in some way, shape, or form. At some point we’re all going back home. We’ll hang

out with our friends just like old times. Or will it be different? Can you really go back to your friends back home as if nothing’s changed after living in a new place, with new people, for a few months? I used to be scared that the answer was no. Now I’m hoping that the answer is no. I know that I don’t want to go home being exactly as I was in high school. Instead, I need to mature and lose my fear of the unknown. The whole saying goodbye to someone as if I wasn’t ever going to see him or her again was essentially me being afraid of moving forward and growing up. My ﬁ rst day here, it ﬁ nally

hit me that I was free. Fear pushed aside, I knew that it was time to be excited about being here and hope that you too will all be able to say the same. Let’s not forget that we can do what we want when we want. We’re at a beautiful school with beautiful people and beautiful technology (another reason not to fear losing touch with high school friends). We’ve got all the resources we could ever need or want at our ﬁ ngertips. How bad can change be? Jenna is a freshman in Arts and Sciences. She can be reached via email at jcgoldha@artsci. wustl.edu.

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Wash. U. should provide rice By HeeEun Kang Freshman Press Reporter

The freshman experience: holes in the walls and stealing cable By Andrew Wong Freshman Press Reporter Not four months ago, we freshmen were haughty seniors proudly marching down the aisles of our own high schools, unaware yet anticipatory of what awaited us here at Wash. U. As we eagerly packed our bags and tenderly kissed our mothers goodbye, a shadow passed over our faces. But these were smiling faces! They were optimistic faces! Incredibly smiley smiling faces. Our faces were so bright, in fact, that their brightness hid the approaching shadow…until it was completely upon us. As we laid, panic-stricken, in our larger-than-extralong-twin-beds, wide-eyed and fearful, the night before our planned drive/ﬂ ight, the “reality” of college began to set in. Psychotic roommates and community bathrooms plagued our nightmares, but we hopped onto the face-

book and, in our insomnia, gleefully friended the entire freshman class. And now we have arrived. We have arrived and realized that college is not so bad. Our roommates are tolerable, and an available shower isn’t too hard to come by. Plunged into a new environment of not-quiteadulthood, we, like furry woodland creatures, frolic and play in our lush, collegiate environment. Granted a new sense of freedom and a carefree disposition, we feel as though we are truly living for the ﬁ rst time. Sleep becomes an old memory not worthy of reminiscence, and a diet consisting entirely of chicken tenders is

perfectly acceptable. While much of this may seem commonplace to a seasoned upperclassman, they no doubt recall the bewilderment we now feel. It is in their natures to sympathize with us as we peer into our packed closets, feeling a looming sense of despair upon calculating that only one-sixth of our extensive polo shirt collections have saturated these miniscule repositories. Our upperclass brothers and sisters take equal share in our horror upon hearing that mounting “Starry Night” on the wall has racked up over $400 in damages, and they caringly, lovingly instruct us on the

“Sleep becomes an old memory not worthy of reminiscence, and a diet consisting of chicken tenders is perfectly acceptable.”

most efficient methods of acquiring cable television at no cost, just as a mother penguin regurgitates fi sh for her young. Generally, our upperclassmen share with us something more important than their alcohol or their beds, something less valuable than meal points. This something is called “experience.” Thus, let their efforts not be in vain, freshmen. Let us tackle our Bearship with assiduity and cunning. Specifically, let us not embarrass ourselves. Let not the EST people know us by name, and women: let not the golden lions be painted in your honor. In short, let our faces shine bright, Class of 2009, as we march on like dutiful penguins. Andrew is a freshman in Arts and Sciences. He can be reached via email at adwong@artsci.wustl.edu.

It was probably the hottest 5 weeks I ve ever had to endure, but FSAP as worth it. I earned 6 credits, made lots of friends and got to know the school. I loved FSAP and I loved Wash. U. But now that I m back there s just one thing that I find somewhat disappointing about Wash. U.: the food. As I grew up and started moving out of Korea and all over the world, I found out that you shouldn t have big expectations about food. Insisting on kimchi every meal didn t help with the whole fitting-into-anotherculture thing. So in New Zealand I had cereal for breakfast, PB & J and other normal stuff for lunch. For dinner I d sometimes have a rice-based meal, but it wasn’t a big deal for me. Combination kebab from Pashaa, Bolognese pasta from Esplanade, butter chicken from Little Indian with nahn bread. Everything was good, because not having rice was a choice rather than a forced situation. Only here, at Wash. U., did I begin to panic. According to the University website, 9% of Wash. U. students are Asian, the second largest ethnicity on campus. Also, most of the international students are from Asia. What’s more, rice is not eaten only by Asians—after all, we are in America (the cultural melting pot) and I’d be surprised if anybody on campus has never had Chinese takeout for a quick dinner or gone out to a Japanese restaurant for sushi. Yet there is not a single place that sells cooked rice on a regular basis. Rice is amazingly healthy and nutritious. It is no big surprise that rice is the staple food for half the world. Rice is packed with vitamins, high quality protein, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium. Rice fills you up more quickly than bread without having as many calories. And the taste! It may seem plain, but as the

Korean saying goes, rice gets sweeter each time you chew. Rice is also incredibly versatile. Rice goes with anything: meat, vegetables (preferably a mix of the two), or even plain soy sauce. My little cousin has his bowl of rice with ketchup. My uncle used to eat his with margarine. My Tibetan friend has hers as dessert with raisins and yogurt. The various applications of cooked rice are simply amazing. I’m not picky about what kinds of rice I eat: shortgrain, long-grain, sticky, non-sticky, brown or white. The best part: rice is easy to make. It can be served steamed, boiled, or somewhere in between. If any is leftover, the rice can always be fried. I was going to bring a rice cooker to school, but I live in a triple. I don’t want to bother my roommates with my peculiar eating habits, nor do I wish to damage the paint or wooden parts of the room with the steam that rises endlessly from the cooker (the moisture and the heat can’t be good for a building). I refuse to go down to the kitchen with my rice cooker and bring it back upstairs, after every meal. If Bon Appetit regularly offered some kind of rice-based dishes, enjoyable eating would be so much easier. On campus, fans of rice deserve to have a better choice in dining. It doesn’t have to be from any particular place—just something rice-based will do. Students should be able to eat something healthy that gets sweeter each time you chew. HeeEun is a freshman in Arts and Sciences. She can be reached via email at heeun.kang@artsci.wustl. edu.

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Forget the freshman 15 By Jillian Strominger Freshman Press Reporter I am against worrying about the freshman 15. I am against dieting. Maybe I don’t understand dieting because I don’t have the willpower to eat broccoli and drink 15 glasses of water of day. Even if I did have that type of self-control, something seems odd about using it to live a life without smoothies or peanut butter. I’ll admit that I do have some level of desire to be thin. When I heard I was destined to gain 15 pounds as a college freshman, I looked in the mirror and began hyperventilating. A few breaths into brown paper bags later, I began a mission to beat the fate of my stomach. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but in the hopes of losing a preemptive 15 pounds, I did swear to exercise everyday and eat sparingly all summer. My plans to diet and run religiously lasted approximately a week, before my more important agenda of consuming chocolate gained a clear upper hand on my desire to be thin. I mean, I couldn’t honestly be expected to turn down a three for $5 sale on Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Passing up chocolate sales goes against what my parents taught me—I had to think of the world’s starving children and support the cocoa bean industry in third-world countries. While I took a few moments to congratulate myself for my

selﬂess decision to improve the economy, I actually realized how truly pathetic my attempts to justify eating junk food were. Did I really care—or even know anything—about the chocolate industry? Of course not. I just love the way it tastes…and that’s okay. Contrary to the beliefs of many dieting industries and glamour magazines, food is a basic need. I’m not saying you must consume potato chips, fast food, and 33 pops each day—in fact, that will probably make you

“More importantly (time out for a few sappy, but truthful, words), if we don’t learn to embrace ourselves as the beautiful individuals we are, it becomes impossible for us to contribute everything we have to the world.” sick—but worrying obsessively over everything that goes into your mouth isn’t healthy either. The average American needs to consume 2,000 calories a day in order to stay healthy and function at his or her full potential.

While dating, partying, making friends, and having an awesome social life are important parts of being happy while at college, the bottom line is that we are here to get an education. Each of us wants to leave with a degree and some hope of surviving in the big bad world that awaits once we leave Wash. U. In order to succeed, it is really important that we stop any compulsive worrying about our appearance and focus instead on accepting ourselves. As human beings, we have to eat. More important (time out for a few sappy, but truthful words), if we don’t learn to embrace ourselves as the truly beautiful individuals we are, it becomes impossible for us to contribute everything we have to the world. We’re ﬁnally (drum roll) in college. Let’s break free from worrying about everything we worried about in high school, like how we look or how cool we are. In the grand scheme of things, weight doesn’t matter that much. Life is more fun when you aren’t married to the bathroom scale. If Washington University’s No. 1-ranked food doesn’t stop you from worrying about that potential weight gain, just remember the starving children in Ecuador. Jillian is a freshman in Arts and Sciences. She can be reached via email at jlstromi@artsci.wustl. edu. JESSICA ROGEN | STUDENT LIFE

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Health? A user’s guide to your stay-healthy resources on campus KRT CAMPUS

One hint to keep your body in good condition: don’t use food as a stress reliever.

By Archana Varma Freshman Press Reporter Anxious, sleep deprived and savoring your narrow escape from the new SAT, you are ready to spend the next four years intoxicated, sleep deprived and dreading the duration of the MCAT. Thankfully, there are easily accessible services on campus to help you stay healthy and sane. “Students should come in for a general exam about every other year,” said Dr. Alan Glass, director of Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS). For those inevitable bouts of sickness, SHCS nurses are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for walk in appointments as well as those made by phone. SHCS can be contacted at 314-935-6666. If you get an infectious virus like strep throat and suspect its spread throughout your floor, alert those around you to come in for testing, Glass said.

The SHCS also has an onsite dispensary for you to obtain prescription drugs after receiving prior approval from an SHCS doctor. If your nutcase roommate drives you to a breakdown, call SHCS and make an appointment with a counselor or psychiatrist. You will likely be given an appointment within two to three days of your call; however, you can arrange to see one right away in the case of an emergency. You might not know it, but health insurance is included in your tuition and covers the full cost of nine counseling visits per year. According to Glass, Wash U students most often seek counseling for depression, anxiety, relationship or roommate issues, chemical dependency and eating disorders. If you’d prefer to have a one time talk with a trained peer, call studentrun Uncle Joe’s Peer Counseling’s twenty-four hour beeper at 314-9355099. Both SHCS counseling and Uncle Joe’s are confidential services. For those of you who are still won-

dering what the 631 dollars-per-year Student Health Insurance Plan is good for, it covers all but ten dollar co-payments for visits to SHCS (excluding free counseling and nutrition visits). Laboratory work done for students under the plan is free. If the SHCS refers you to a hospital, your student insurance pays between seventy and eighty percent of covered charges up to 250,000 dollars per year. On campus, the free Emergency Support Team (EST) is a confidential 24-hour service comprised of about 45 trained students who respond to medical situations such as sports injuries, heart attacks, and dangerous intoxication cases within three to five minutes. They can be contacted at 314935-5555. “If you are concerned about yourself or a friend, don’t hesitate to call,” said Robbie Paulsen, current senior and president of the EST. “We’re here for a reason.” If you’re reluctant to walk back to your dorm at night because of the

creepy shadows or feel unable to walk in a straight line, you can call Bear Patrol, a student-run organization under the Washington University Police Department, at 314-935-7777. They’ll pick you up and whisk you away in a golf cart. Ladies, if you haven’t already noticed those signs plastered onto countless bathroom stalls, Sexual Assault and Rape Action Hotline (S.A.R.A.H.) is yet another confidential, 24-hour organization run by trained students. What you might not be aware of is that S.A.R.A.H. can be called at 314935-8080 not only to provide counseling and referrals for sexual assault, but also to discuss issues such as STDs and contraception. Here’s another tip to remember for the next four years: if you call these or other Wash U numbers from a dorm phone, just dial five and the last four digits of the phone number to save your fingers for typing your English paper. That shouldn’t be too difficult a task for you brainiacs to perform.

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AlcoholEdu: Time Well Spent?

By Amanda Ogus Freshman Press Reporter After watching many movies with stereotyped views of college, most incoming freshmen expect alcohol to be influential factor in their college careers. Freshmen at the University are no exception. This year, the University joined 450 colleges and universities nationwide and required its incoming freshmen class to complete the online prevention tool AlcoholEdu. AlcoholEdu consists of a tutorial with audio and visual presentations of slideshowstyle bullet points to explain causes of drinking, effects of drinking on the body and common stereotypes about college drinking. The fi rst three chapters occupied about two-and-ahalf hours, and were followed by a survey to be completed one month later. A series of case studies about a “typical” group of friends with intricate and different attitudes about drinking complements the factual information. Director of Student Activities Julie Thornton approved of the program and its goals. “AlcoholEdu is intended to be preventative and educational,” Thornton said. “The program tries to give the freshmen class and—ultimately over the course of four years—all of our students the same information on alcohol, so we all have the same talking points related to alcohol.” This educational program reflected the work of a multidisciplinary group of University student services, professionals and staff called the University Committee on Alcohol. This committee included representatives from Residential Life, the Greek Life Office, the Office of the Dean of Students, the College Office and Health Promotion & Wellness.

After the University participated in a study last year as part of the National College Health Assessment, the results showed that many students considered alcohol use one of the top 10 negative inﬂuences to academic performance. In addition to this data, the Committee noticed that many of the University’s peer group schools like Princeton, Columbia, Stanford and Duke had been using AlcoholEdu with their own freshmen classes. Following their leads, the University introduced the program to its own class of 2009. “We aren’t trying to stop drinking, and we would be very naïve to think we could do that,” Thornton said. “The program really just contributes to what we can do to help slow down or moderate the use of alcohol.” Director of Student Health and Counseling Services Alan Glass shares Thornton’s perspective. “The point of the thing and the hope is that over the course of time that it makes people think more about their alcohol use,” Glass said. “You look at students both before and after taking the course, and admittedly, it doesn’t have the same affect on everybody, but over the course of time, you hope that it starts to change some of the culture on drinking.” A University of Illinois researcher concluded these very same results in a study of the effectiveness of AlcoholEdu. According to Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, Dr. Andrew F. Wall studied 23,127 students and stated that people who participated in the prevention program in 2003-2004 reported 50 percent fewer negative health, social, and academic consequences than students who had not been exposed to the program. Glass cited this study as an important reason

for the University’s i m p l e m e nt at i o n of AlcoholEdu, as opposed to other similar programs. Univerity students had mixed reviews as to the results of this study and the true effectiveness of AlcoholEdu. “If you have more knowledge on a subject, you’re more likely to make better decisions,” freshman Mysti Sky Niermann said. “But I don’t think it will make a grand impact. I really don’t.” Freshman Aaron Sidorov concured. “I think they should continue offering the program,” Sidorov said. “But I don’t think it will change people’s behavior. People are going to drink, but at least AlcoholEdu is required viewing for all freshmen starting with the class of 2009. they’ll know what people who did a lot less than program compared to the indithey are doing.” viduals’ group of friends. Other freshmen believed I did.” “They were very stereotypiWhile most students agreed that while the program likely won’t create miracles, offer- that general information about cal and more than on the edge ing standardized information alcohol is useful for the incom- of fake,” Niermann said. Karbach also disliked these about drinking may help their ing class, many saw major flaws case studies. in the program. class. “The studies were rather “I didn’t like that you “I don’t know if AlcoholEdu is the best option, but there is couldn’t skip over things,” cliché,” Karbach said. “A story value in continuing some sort freshman Clare Stevens said. “I about a football player who of requirement, because some didn’t pay attention to it at all. stopped drinking because his people come in here with no Then, I took the test in the end friend died from a car accident alcohol education,” freshman and still got a 90. I wish you with a drunk driver was so ‘cut could just skip things, then and dry’, this is why you should Lauren Karbach said. Freshman Courtney LeGates take the test. If you fail the test, stop drinking, which is not reyou could go back and do the ally the whole truth.” agreed. Lastly, Glass received a few “It was defi nitely a good idea other parts.” Besides the length of the complaints from parents of for Wash. U. to use the program,” LeGates said. “I did a lot course, many students found people who did not drink who of alcohol training in school, problems with the specific case did not fi nd value in their chilbut there are probably a lot of studies included, which the dren running the program.

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However, he said he believes that AlcoholEdu provides valuable information for everyone, regardless of his or her own alcohol preference. “Alcohol is very much a part of our university culture,” Glass said. “Even if a person is an abstainer, it is guaranteed that they are going to be exposed to it, so giving them the tools they use to deal with that is a good argument for why those people should take this program.” University students and administration have yet to see whether AlcoholEdu will make a larger impact on their own campus.

Parental anxiety leads to irrationality as students move in on campus By Jessica Sommer Freshman Press Reporter While some say there are no stupid questions, the staff of the Residential Life Ofﬁce would beg to differ. Somewhere in between the oversized boxes and tear-stained tissues that

characterize freshman move-in day, both parents and incoming students occasionally lose sight of common sense, asking questions they probably could have answered themselves. St. Louis is famous for its heat and humidity, forcing most people to plug in a fan, open a window and cope, but

two sets of parents of freshmen wanted special assistance from the Residential Life Ofﬁce to handle the extreme temperatures. While one simply requested that the university provide more shade, another disgruntled parent asked for their child to be put up in a hotel room because the dorm was

just too hot. Associate Director of Residential Life Rob Wild handles these bizarre and demanding requests, but deals with it well as a seasoned professional. “A lot of times parents ask irrational questions because of their heightened sense of anxiety,” he said.

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Students display hefty burdens on move-in day as they attempt to get everything inside before the pouring rain disrupts them completely.

Pat Nichols, receptionist for the Residential Life Office, also deals with parents’ apprehension that comes along with move-in day. “A lot of [the concern] is just that parents are nervous sending their kids away,” she said. During move-in, some people were shocked that certain items were banned. While one incoming freshman wanted to know if his large sword was dorm room appropriate, another was wondering if he could bring his gun—but don’t worry, he said it was just for hunting season. Room and roommate assignments are two of the most frequently complained about topics by incoming students. “The day the room assignments come out is the day we start getting complaints,” said Wild. “People visit and then get their heart set on a certain type of room, and people also get freaked out when their roommate is totally different from them.” While many freshmen are simply concerned with getting along with their new roommate, one girl had a very specific stipulation for her future roommate: she had to be a size seven so they could share clothes on a regular basis. Other students want to share their room with a number of common or not-so-common pets. Although most people called the Residential Life Office asking if one could bring a dog or cat, one student was curious if his seven-foot long pet boa constrictor was all right for his dorm room. On Thanksgiving, the university provides a free shuttle to the airport for students flying home, but this service was somewhat dubious to one parent who requested the exact

route the bus would be taking from school to the airport. “We get a lot of ‘will my child be safe’ questions, which are ﬁ ne, but people want to get too detailed,” said Wild. Space in dorm rooms is limited, leading many people to measure their rooms, windows and drawers in order to make the most of it. Unfortunately for Nichols, many parents want her provide this service for them. “I get a dozen ‘can you measure my room for me’ questions, and we have 2200 different types of rooms of the south 40,” said Nichols. Some people are less concerned with the space in room and more concerned with their sleeping arrangements. Incoming students have asked to bring their own king-sized bed or waterbed to bring the comfort of their home to campus living. During the chaos of movein, Resident Advisors also deal with their fair share of odd parental questions. Junior RA Dan Goldstein was faced with a parent asking for the money back that a washing machine stole earlier in the day, and others receive parental requests for their cell phone numbers and other personal information. “RAs are pretty savvy because they’re used to it and they are also students here,” said Wild. Perhaps the most frequent questions that shouldn’t be asked are the ones beginning with the phrase, “Can you just make an exception for me?” There may be no stupid question in the realm of academia, but when it comes to freshman move-in day there are plenty to go around.

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Movies, booze, and you: A guide to the greatest movie drinking games By Chris Breault

joint smoked). This rarefied activity has been approved by no less an authority than Ethan Coen himself, who once said it made him “feel proud.” Sadly, his once-iconic comedy has aged badly, and spends most of its running time trying to be too goddamn cute. People who like “The Big Lebowski” have probably already turned their repeat viewings into ritual, and this can only liven up their ceremony; for those of us who don’t, hey, at least you’re drunk.

Freshman Press Reporter Drinking games are among the most vital aspects of dorm life, and film-related drinking games are among the most pointlessly elaborate versions. This random sample ought to satisfy any individual looking to mix their interests in cinema and excessive drinking, and should include an item from most any DVD collection. So if you manage to drag yourself away from the beer pong table, try your hand at one or more of these fine gateways to drinking success.

sion: drink when anyone says “super” or “space,” when the word “Bat-” is used as a prefix (as in “Bat-arang” or “Bat-missile”), when someone voices an implausible super-exclamation (“Holy [Something], Batman!”), and whenever the Wonder Twins activate, or for that matter de-activate. You’ll soon lose the ability to pronounce the name of any Super Friend who isn’t Gleek.

nothing happens. Except, in this case, for apocalyptic alcohol intake on the part of the character Withnail – who partakes of ale, gin, sherry, wine, lighter fluid, and other classics – that is duly copied by any participating masochists. Our ever-helpful AlcoholEdu program calculated that by keeping pace with Withnail, my Blood Alcohol Content would reach at least .41 (“fatal for most”), even without the lighter fluid, which is sort of the heart of the whole exercise.

“Top Gun” At last, your favorite debatably gay Air Force recruitment tool has another function: getting you wasted. Like the movie, the game is efficient and not without a certain technical ingenuity: when you hear “Maverick,” “Goose,” “Iceman,” “Cougar,” “Viper,” or any other callsigns that come up, you know what to do. But take care not to let your ego write checks your liver can’t cash.

“Withnail & I” “The Super Friends” Drinking games aren’t just for people who hate watching movies sober – even for the sardonic art film appreciator, there is a drinking game niche. The only drinking incentive listed here that is available in a Criterion Collection edition, “Withnail” is one of those wry, literary comedies in which almost

“The Big Lebowski” Sometimes called the Lebowski Challenge, the sport herein is matching the Dude drink for drink. Every White Russian slurped, every beer quaffed is requisite (along with, in some circles, every

Not a movie, but rentable. The endearingly terrible ‘70s superhero cartoon is the ideal companion to bacchanalia, and – thanks to some brilliant rules on seanbaby.com – the two are at last joined, like the Wonder Twins when they were a board and a nail or some shit. The abridged ver-

“The Aristocrats”: 100 comedians, 1 dirty joke

Students go WILD:

By Chris Breault

An evolution from movies to the top event on campus

By Chrissy Pulles Freshman Press Reporter

Of all the upcoming events for freshmen to attend, Walk In Lay Down, or WILD, a campus-wide concert event that takes place on September 23, may be the most highly anticipated. WILD is held at the beginning of the fall semester and the end of the spring semester, and usually involves a big-name artist performing in the Quad with other bands, food, and activities. The event began in 1972, when freshman Andy Friedenberg decided to write a persuasive paper for his English class about how to put on a free, outdoor ﬁ lm festival in the Quad. His class appreciated the idea but didn’t believe that it would ever actually happen. “Andy wanted the Quad to be more utilized,” said Anjan Tibrewala, co-chair of Team 31 Productions, the student-run committee in charge of organizing and running WILD. Andy found another way to bring his idea to life. While Andy’s English class’ response to his idea was not a positive one, he was able to gain support from his suitemates. They began planning the movie festival for the next spring. The name Team 31 comes from the number of the

suite in which Andy and his friends lived. 1973 marked the ﬁ rst ever WILD, where movies and picnics took place in the Quad. The festival began and it quickly became a popular event for students. “Literally it was walk in, lie down, lay on a blanket, and have a picnic and watch a movie,” said Julie Thornton, Director of Student Activities and advisor to Team 31. “It used to be an all-campus event.” Around 1978, however, the focus of the event shifted from movies to music. “A band volunteered [to play], and then they started paying local bands to play,” Scott Abrahams, co-chair of Team 31 Productions, said. As Team 31 acquired more power to hire bands, they were able to book nationally recognized acts, which recently have included OutKast, Live, Nappy Roots, and Robert Randolph and the Family Band. This year, Team 31 is also planning a barbecue in the Quad from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., after which one student band, one or two opening acts, and ﬁ nally the main band play on the stage. Aside from the main act, WILD puts on Second Stage, where four to eight student bands perform from 11 a.m. to

3 p.m. in Bowles Plaza outside Malinckrodt Center. Special activities also take place in Bowles Plaza. “We have sumo suits, inflatables, a mechanical bull, and a pie-eating contest with prizes,” Tibrewala said. “People can sign up [to participate] and it’s fi rst come fi rst serve.” Additionally, WILD draws almost everyone on campus to its activities. “We don’t have an accurate count, but the Quad is full and the lines are pretty ridiculous,” Thornton said. An event with so much participation takes a long time to organize. Team 31 begins working in June for the fall WILD and in January for the spring WILD. “We have people who order port-a-potties, tents, and tables, set up hospitality for the bands, work on publicity by putting up posters and handing out t-shirts, plan the special activities, and work with security,” Tibrewala said. “We start setting up the Thursday before WILD and that Friday we are working from 7 a.m. to around 2 a.m. the next morning.” Security and safety have played large roles in the organization of WILD in recent years, and in spring 2002, kegs were banned from WILD for safety reasons.

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This lucky shot can be your ticket to a great film-viewing experience.

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“There were a lot of individuals concerned about the safety of our students but also the various disturbances we caused in neighborhoods, and the amount of transports to the hospital,” said Jill Carnaghi, assistant vice chancellor for students and director of campus life. Thornton agrees with Carnaghi in regard to the necessary precautions. “There have been and frankly there continues to be some really risky behavior that takes place at WILD with major alcohol consumption and there’s really sort of an expectation that to go to WILD you need to be blitzed,” Thornton said. “Of course the producers of the show don’t feel that way and want it to be the best concert possible.” The changes in 2002 also included an increase in security, food, port-a-potties, and the quality of the band as a result of a growing budget. The money that goes into WILD comes from the student activities fee that is one percent of tuition, although some of it allocated through fundraising. WILD’s activities begin around 11 a.m. on September 23, and the entire lineup should be announced sometime during the second week of school.

Documentaries are making money now. In their push for mainstream acclaim and profit, they’ve taken to aping Hollywood: “Spellbound” was staged as a suspense picture, while glorified National Geographic specials like “Winged Migration” and “March of the Penguins” were turned to bright visual spectacle, the special effects film as documentary. So it’s something of a relief to find the real thing in “The Aristocrats,” a film about a dirty joke. It’s an ugly movie, shot on handheld cameras, close enough to homemade that you can spot the film crew reflected in Robin Williams’s sunglasses or in a mirror at a restaurant. It couldn’t have less commercial ambition. It’s a movie that’s built like an essay. The joke in question is ancient (we’re told it came from vaudeville). It was told among early comedians as a sort of test of comic fortitude. The joke goes like this: A family walks into a talent agent’s office, tells him they have a great act. An improvised, graphic description of their act, containing as much obscenity as possible (with no lack of scatological and incestuous reference), is the body of the joke. When they finish, the agent says “That’s a hell of an act. What do you call it?” The answer is always the same: “The aristocrats.” “The Aristocrats” the film is the only intellectual documentary to emerge from the recent fad, and its true subject is interpretation itself. The joke is nothing but the telling; the punchline is inconsequential, the setup boilerplate. We hear

it taken in every direction by the comedians interviewed: it’s the worst joke in the world, the funniest. It’s about show business, freedom of speech. It’s a post-modern exercise, it’s about surprise. It’s a secret handshake for comics. Their tellings of the joke are edited, quickly and deftly, to suggest a single mutating performance, the same concept from every angle. And in spite of its intellectual heft, the movie is pretty damn funny. It works only after we’re familiar with the joke and recognize the ingenuity of the best versions —Sarah Silverman’s deadpan, Kevin Pollak mimicking Christopher Walken’s delivery, the South Park “Aristocrats” segment, and a wrenchingly filthy take from Bob Saget, of all people. It’s not all good—there are some terrible physical comedians in the world—but 90 minutes of stand-up comedians can’t avoid being uneven. For all the analysis heaped on it, the joke remains, as Jon Stewart acknowledges in the film, ultimately opaque. The appeal of “The Aristocrats” the film is easier to get a handle on: we’re fascinated with an idea that lasts, whether it’s the Iliad or a story about an incestuous family wallowing in their own shit and spunk. Speaking of which, “The Aristocrats” is unrated, and contains a lot of the worst words you’ve ever heard, to say nothing of the ways they’re combined, alongside lovingly rendered descriptions of felching and all manner of obscure behavior. I figure anyone who goes knows what they’re getting into anyway. On the other hand, I saw this guy walk out of the theater and throw up into a trash can, so there’s that.

Word on the Street: Compiled by Freshman Press staff

What is your biggest roommate fear?

Jonathan-Bruce King, freshman Drama/psychology major

David Leonard, freshman History/psychology major

Lauren Karbach, freshman Undecided

Laura Smith, freshman Biochemistry/math major

Clare Stevens, freshman Neuroscience/Spanish major

“I’m afraid my roommate will be completely flat with no enthusiasm. It would make me sad inside.”

“I hope my roommate doesn’t smell or have bad personal hygiene.”

“I don’t want one of us to be too nice to each other to start so that we won’t talk to each other directly. We would feel the need to conceal our feelings.”

“I’m worried we won’t have the same hours and I’d bother her or that she would use my stuff.”

“I don’t want my roommate to have sex in our room.”

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Fall ﬁne arts make By Ellie Curran a splash W

Theatre To the theatrically inclined student, St. Louis offers a variety of theatre performances, many right here at WU. Our own Performing Arts Department is producing “Hair” at the Edison in October. A musical, “Hair” follows Claude as he leaves his hometown in Oklahoma for NYC, befriends a Freshman Press Reporter group of hippies, and is drafted for the Vietnam War. The Ovations! series at the Edison has a hat better way to acquaint yourself with a diverse season ranges from linguistic-oriented “Slanguage,” in new city—or even your hometown—than by which five wordsmiths combine hip-hop and nursery rhymes and venturing out into the cultural world? Options more in celebration of a spoken word, to the traditional play abound both on- and off-campus to stick your big toe into “Death and the Ploughman,” which portrays a grieving man’s the pool of fine arts or even to dive right in. As a fellow attempt to sue Death for stealing his wife. The Fox Theater also freshman and a native St. Louisian, I offer my humble and offers several musicals this fall including favorites “Joseph and hopefully entertaining overview of arts in the Lou. the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and “Annie” along with newcomer “Wicked.” “Joseph,” based on the Biblical story, follows Classical Music Joseph, his father’s favorite, as he is sold into slavery by his jealous The St Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO), back after last brothers, moves up in the Egyptian society, and the eventual season’s musicians’ strike, features new conductor David reunion with his brothers. “Annie” tells the classic story of the Robertson. In September, there is a student-only orphaned Annie and her quest to find her parents while avoiding preview of the new SLSO season featuring works by the mean Miss Hannigan; this production features a newlyMozart, Bach, and others. October features a Young Adult composed song “Why Should I Change A Thing?” Wicked, based performance with songs from “Carmen” and “Romeo and on Gregory Maguire’s novel on the lives of the two witches of the Juliet” is repeated in November. Handel’s “Messiah,” famous Wizard of Oz for its “before Dorothy UMB Bank Pavilion Age, Fri. Oct 14. 7:30 p.m. Savvis “Hallelujah CONCERTS: dropped in,” Center James Taylor Wed. Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m. Jason Mraz Wed. Sept. 28, 8 p.m., Chorus,” is is a fairly The Pageant U2 Wed. Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m Savvis UMB Bank Pavilion presented Montgomery Gentry Sat. Oct. 1, 5 Center Brooks & Dunn, Big & Rich Sun. new musical p.m. UMB Bank Pavilion Sept. 11 7 p.m. UMB Bank Pavilion in featuring Bonnie Raitt Sat. Oct 8. 8 p.m., The THEATRE: December. Allman Brothers Fri. Sept 16 6:30 fabulous Pageant p.m. UMB Bank Pavilion Wicked, Fri. & Sat. Nov. 18-19, 25Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone scenery and Coldplay Sat. Sept. 17 7:30 p.m. 26, & Dec. 2-3 8 p.m. excellent songs. Visual Art: Dance The ever popular (and free!) St Louis Art Museum, found in From the modern dance-extreme sports hybrid found in Forest Park, offers a showing of the Hudson River School, Diavolo and the Spanish-flavored Noche Flamenca on including works by Thomas Cole and Asher stage at the Edison as part of the Ovations! series to the Durand, a collection of 19th century photographs, and high-kicking antics of Michael Flatley’s Riverdance at the Shannon Kennedy’s film of yeast, algae, and worms. The Fox in December St. Louis has no dearth of nonverbal Duane Reed Gallery offers varied options from Phil entertainment. Also, for those more interested in classic Stein’s “Photographic Mixed Media Assemblage” to Ginny dance, the Houston Ballet, a nationally renowned company, Ruffner’s “Glass and Metal.” The St Louis Artists’ Guild will also will be at the Edison in October. offer a history of photography in “Daguerreotypes to Digital.”

ART EXHIBITS: 19 th Century European Photographs Aug. 29Nov. 20, St Louis Art Museum Fiber Focus 2005 Sept. 16-Oct. 28, Art St. Louis Girls’ Night Out Sept. 17-Dec. 31, Contemporary Art Museum Innovations in Textiles 6 Bus Tour Oct. 1, Regional Arts Commission 4 th Annual Richmond Heights Group Art Exhibition Aug. 18-Oct. 28, the Heights Ancestral Images: a Tribute to the Mandans Sept. 9-Oct. 7, Fontbonne University Gallery of Art Artist along the Missouri Sept 1-Sept 5, Catherine A. Mahoney (Gallery??) Artmart “Say Yes to Art” Exhibit Aug 14-Oct 8, St Louis Artists’ Guild ARTstravaganza Oct 28-Oct 30, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Bob Currie, a One Person Show Sept 30- Nov 17, Portfolio Gallery Brancusi and Serra in Diaglogue July 27-Sept 24, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Breach Nov 5, Shaw’s Gallery Cindy Sherman: “Working Out” Sept 17- Dec 31, Contemporary Art Museum St Louis Cote Brilliante Aug 14-Oct 8, St Louis Artists’ Guild Craft Alliance Faculty Invitational (Bi-Annual Exhibit) Aug 5-Sept 4, Craft Alliance

DoDo Jin Ming: Land and Sea Sept 17-Dec 18 Museum of Contemporary Religious Art Emerging Artists: an Invitational Exhibit of Works by Recent MFA/MA Recipients July 22Sept. 16, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Exhibit of the Artists’ Guild’s Part Presidents Oct. 16-Dec. 3, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Exhibition Opening: “Girls’ Night Out” and Cindy Sherman “Working Girl” Sept 16., Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Figuratively Speaking Oct. 16-Dec. 3, St Louis Artists’ Guild Gallery Talk by Scott C. Smith Oct. 7-Oct. 17, Fontbonne University Gallery of Art Greenhouse by Gaslight Oct 1-Oct 2, Shaw’s Gallery Healing through the Arts June 28-Dec. 28, David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St John’s Mercy Holy Trinity School Oct. 16-Dec. 3, St. Louis Artists’ Guild House Portraits of St Louis Aug. 1-Sept. 30, Metropolitan Square Building Innovations in Textiles VI Reception Sept. 16, The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission John Garrett: New Work Sept. 16-Oct. 15, R. Duane Reed Gallery Juried Exhibit Sept. 9-Sept. 10, the ArtDimensions Gallery Larry Godwin- “A Retrospective: Historic Scenes of St Louis in Sculpture, Paintings,

Drawings, and Terra Cotta” July 8-Sept. 30, Norton’s Fine Art and Framing Manual Feed: Work by the Firecracker Press Aug. 26- Sept. 25, Subterranean Books Metro Theater Company’s Educator’s Preview Oct 4, Missouri History Museum Orphan Car Show Oct. 16, Missouri History Museum Paintings by FASONDA July 8-Sept. 18, the City Studio Art Gallery Paper Cuts and Track Marks Sept. 3, Shaw’s Gallery Parallel Dreams Aug 14- Oct. 8, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Phil Stein: Photographic Mixed Media Assemblage Sept. 16-Oct. 8, R. Duane Reed Gallery Photography: Daguerreotypes to Digital Dec 11- Mar. 4, 2006, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Picasso Pedal Sept. 11, St. Louis Art Museum Portfoli’05/”Progressions” Dec. 11-Mar. 4, 2006, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Public Notice Exhibition Oct. 8-Jan. 15, 2006, Laumeier Sculpture Park Recent Works by Scott C. Smith Oct. 14-Nov. 11, Fontbonne University Gallery of Art St. Louis Watercolor Society Big Splash 2005 Aug. 21-Sept. 10 —information provided by www.art-stl.com