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Student body to be reduced over ﬁve years BY SAM GUZIK SENIOR NEWS EDITOR Chancellor Wrighton announced at the Chancellor’s Forum on Tuesday night that the University would begin to gradually reduce the size of the student body from approximately 6,300 students to a target of 5,800 students. This decision comes one year after the University admitted its largest freshman class to date and during the current admissions season in which the Department of Admissions has announced its intention to

hold the incoming freshman class to no larger than 1,350 students. “The University was designed to be smaller than it is and the University has made the decision to bring the student body back to its target size,” said Nanette Tarbouni, director of the ofﬁce of admissions. In order to gradually reduce the size of the incoming freshman classes, the department will closely adhere to the target size it sets for the freshman class by initially under admit-

ting and then relying on the waitlist to fi ll the class. This reduction will mean that more prospective freshmen will not receive defi nite admissions decisions initially, and that the fi nal class composition will be set later in the year. “We like admitting people, but we do understand that the University needs to be the size that it’s meant to be because that is what is best for students,” stated Tarbouni. According to Tarbouni, reducing the size of the student

body will alleviate many of the difﬁculties associated with having a surplus of students, such as long lines for food and problems with housing assignments. “I think in some ways it would be better to do this because having smaller classes makes the learning environment very much more interactive and discussion based,” said sophomore Tori Kortlandt. Many other institutions of higher education have begun to rely on the waitlist in similar ways as a means to control the

number of accepted students who choose to enroll or yield. As a result, waitlists across the country have grown, as reported recently by the Wall Street Journal. While the implementation is largely the same, the University’s decision was made for reasons different from those of other schools. “This has nothing to do with any other college or university,” said Tarbouni. “The intent of this is not to manipulate or improve yield, but rather to meet a freshman enrollment goal

consistent with what our University was supposed to be.” Many students expressed concern that there could be unintended consequences to becoming more selective. “We need to make sure we don’t get more elitist than we already are,” said junior Neil Wingkun. “We should become more selective while keeping in mind that when we become more selective, we may compromise diversity.” -With additional reporting by Sara Rajaram

Symposium explores achievements Energy conservation in WU Latino community

competition, environmental rally to be held BY DAVID SONG NEWS EDITOR

Beginning this Saturday, the Washington University student environmental organization Green Action will host “Do It in the Dark,” a two-week contest to see which residential college will be able to conserve the most energy. Additionally, University student groups and local organizations will host an Earth Day rally on the same day on the Women’s Building lawn and at Bowles Plaza. Sophomore Lee Cordova, the Green Action public relations chair, stated that the idea for the energy-saving contest began earlier in the year with student surveys. “It began when ResLife did a survey on students’ ideas on environmental issues and people mentioned a general apathy,” said Cordova. “One of the suggestions was competi-

tions. This energy competition will measure the energy use of all the dorms.” The energy measured by the contest, ending on the April 28, will include energy from lights and personal electronics, but not from hot water or air conditioning. Cordova noted, however, that although the contest might not effect drastic change, it will spread the word about environmental issues. “In terms of logistics, we could get the numbers back and nothing would change and that would be unfortunate,” he said. “But, no matter who wins, we’re deﬁ nitely going to get the word out about energy use and its effect on the environment.” Green Action also hosted a recycling competition in March to measure which residential college could recycle

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Mariachi Cuicacalli musicians Christina Garmendia, Alejandra Ponce De Leon, Daniel Ramirez and Stefan Santiago entertain the presenters and attendees of “Footsteps Across the Americas: A Symposium on Latino Affairs,” on Thursday, April 12.

BY JOSH HANTZ NEWS EDITOR Washington University students presented “Footsteps Across the Americas: A Symposium on Latino Affairs” last night, highlighting the work of the Latino community at and around Washington University. The event featured keynote speaker Mandalit del Barco, a National Public Radio (NPR) journalist from Los Angeles, and was sponsored by the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) and the Annika Rodriguez Scholars Program (ARSP). “[Del Barco] was a good choice for covering things that are timely like social issues and world politics,” said senior Alejandra Ponce De Leon, a member of ALAS. “She’s very prominent in the Latino community.” In addition to presenting del Barco, the symposium

featured student works, including performances and exhibits ranging from Mariachi Cuicacalli to piano to comedy skits. But the symposium was about more than Latino culture. “We hoped to raise awareness about all the neat and interesting projects that Wash. U. students are working on,” said Julia MaciasGarcia, coordinator of ALAS and ARSP. “Maybe people will learn a little more about Latin American issues and history. We wanted to show the other faces of Latino culture—academics, politics, different forms of expression.” Senior Cristina Bejarano, also an ALAS member, said that while Carnaval is a good way to promote the cultural side of Latinos, the symposium is better for highlighting achievements in the community. The name of the sympo-

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sium itself was also intended to spark discussion. “It’s really about the idea of not only people moving from one country to another, but the idea of our ideas moving around too,” said Ponce De Leon. “We’re trying to tie what we do to greater social events going on.” “The idea is to reflect the Americas as North and South America and the interconnectedness between all events and cultures…it’s sort of a seamless connection,” said Macias-Garcia. This is the third year that ALAS and ARSP have hosted such a program. Two years ago the groups brought in a Columbia University professor of Spanish and religious studies. Last year’s keynote speaker was a University professor who spoke about his experience coming from Cuba to New York. Del Barco related her own

personal story in addition to sound clips from her radio production and samples of her written material. She also presented a slideshow about her work with aspiring journalists in Latin America. Born in Lima, Peru, to a Peruvian father and Mexican-American mother, del Barco was raised in Kansas and California. She worked for the student newspaper at the University of California, Berkeley and received her master’s from Columbia University. Before coming to NPR, she worked for The Miami Herald and The Village Voice. Currently a general assignment reporter, del Barco has written a number of articles about immigration, race relations, police, Hollywood, street gangs and other issues. She has also made several documentaries on topics such as Frida Kahlo and gangs in Central America.

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Freshman Macy Moore empties her recycling in Umrath on Thursday, April 12. Green Action is holding a challenge to see which ResCollege can conserve the most energy.

Where are these folks going? To the regatta of course! Wash. U. is host to a sailing team and senior sports editor Trisha Wolf tells you all about her life on the water. Sports, Page 3

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Study finds that people are willing to wait for money BY ANDREA WINTER NEWS EDITOR

Alice in Wonderland All Student’s Theatre’s spring production of “Alice in Wonderland” will take place Friday and Saturday from 8 to 10:30 p.m. on Beaumont Pavilion in Brookings Quad. Directed by senior Lauren Dusek, the show will contain all the hysterical antics of the popular childhood story. WU Concert Choir The Concert Choir will perform music based on Old Testament texts tonight at 8 p.m. in Graham Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will contain music ranging from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Featured works are “Sing We Merrily unto God” from Psalm 81 by Renaissance composer William Byrd. The program will end with pieces composed by Randall Thompson.

Saturday, April 14 WU Game Developers Society Feeling a craving for the video games of your childhood? You’re in luck—the Washington University Game Developers Society will be hosting an arcade in Northwest Wohl where you will be able to play of all those classic games on a projection screen. While having a great time, you’ll even be able to contribute to charity: 50% of the $5 admissions fee goes to the Child’s Play charity. The event lasts from 3 p.m. to midnight and the admissions fee covers your gaming for the whole day. ALAS Date Auction The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) is having its second annual date auction to beneﬁt one of the students they tutor in their Cambios tutoring program who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. The proceeds of the auction will go to defray the costs of the student’s medical bills. The auction will take place on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Ursa’s Stage. For more information, contact Kathleen O’Malley at Kathleen05@yahoo.com.

Sunday, April 15 House of Desires House of Desires, a romantic comedy-of-errors written in 1683 by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and full of cross-dressing, mistaken identities and mischief, will be performed by the Performing Arts Department beginning this weekend. Performances begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in Edison Theatre. Performances continue the following weekend at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22. Tickets are $9 for students and $15 for regular admission.

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Washington University psychologists have found that people are more willing to wait to collect full-payment for money than they are for consumable rewards. Rather than wait for beer, candy and soda in the future, people will take less of these goods immediately. But money is different; research has shown that people are more willing to wait longer for money in the future than less money now. “We were interested in how delay affects the subjective value of rewards. We looked at money and immediately consumable goods and how their value changes with delay and with probability. No one had done that before,” said Daniel Holt, a former graduate student who worked on the study. “We had worked on the discounting of delayed rewards for several years,” said Professor Leonard Green, one of the researchers. “The overall issue of how value changes over time is one we have been interested in for a while—issues of self-control, and issues of choice.” Green and Holt said that their colleagues at the University had

done this sort of research with speciﬁc populations such as heroine addicts, but they were the ﬁrst to study both the effects of delay and probability on the subjective value of goods. Participants were asked to decide between two hypothetical outcomes such as, “Would you rather have $9 now or $10 next week?” In addition to delay, the researchers also studied what is the minimum a person would take immediately rather than taking the risk to obtain more. Both Green and Professor Joel Myerson, a second researcher, said that they were surprised by the study’s results, which suggest that in terms of delay for payment, money is different from beer, candy and soda. Green attributes this difference to the “inconstancy of desires.” The logic is, he said, “If you’re really thirsty now, you might want a soda, but you may not be thirsty a month from now.” The researchers eventually tested several control groups ranging from people in Poland and China to children and the elderly. They even tested rats, pigeons and monkeys. They found one mathematical function that works to predict the choices made by all of these types of

people and animals. The research continues for Green and Myerson. They are now focusing on speciﬁc groups such as alcoholics, smokers and obese individuals. In the future, they hope to incorporate more variables into their research. They plan to combine delay with probability. “Choices in the real world are not simply more later or less now. Smokers get immediate pleasure but non-smokers are not necessarily better off. It’s probabilistic. If you smoke you don’t necessarily get cancer,” said Green. Michael Johnson, a junior, was not surprised by the results of the survey. When asked whether he preferred three sodas now or six sodas in a month, he said, “Soda in the future? Who cares about that? You don’t know if you are going to want soda in a couple of weeks.” He added, “But money is something you are always going to want and need, so you’re willing to wait longer.” Professors of psychology Joel Myerson and Leonard Green conducted the study with former graduate students Sara Estle and Daniel Holt, who are now professors at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

ENERGY v FROM PAGE 1 the most. The JKL residential college won the competition. Saturday’s Earth Day rally, hosted by Project Earth, takes place as part of the Step It Up campaign, a national movement to address global warming. Events will include live music, free food and community art. Green Action also intends to display an “electrocycle,” a bicycle that will generate energy as pedaled. Speakers at the rally will include Bill Lowry, professor of political science at the University, and Missouri State Representative Rachel Storch. The rally will last from noon to 5 p.m. A group called Project Earth Day has been working on the rally, according to Cordova.

There are more than 1,300 rallies in all 50 states, with the goal of political change for the global climate. Representatives from more than 20 environmental groups, including Green Action, will hold booths and activities at the rally. The rally will also take place after this year’s International Area Studies’ student conference on environmental issues. “We felt that Earth Day would be a perfect culminating celebration for the conference and perhaps a chance for panelists to get together again to build a community around their common initiatives and interests,” said Danielle Silber, international events coordinator.

Silber also noted the extent to which students at the rally, including those from Sigma Iota Rho, the International Studies Honorary Society, have been working with members of the St. Louis Community. “The honorary students have been working to put together a community art project, along with the campus group Verde,” she said. “They have put together a puzzle piece mural that will be painted by St. Louis area elementary and middle school children over the course of this week.” The mural will be assembled during the Earth Day programming and the following week will be installed at the Skinker MetroLink stop where it will be on display for the next year.

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LIFE ON THE WATER

A weekend in the life of a college sailor cause no one wants to skip class. Our rental car is particularly tight all the time: the sixth seat is basically in the trunk. We arrive at the registration event in Iowa City around 11 p.m. to find it already in full swing. Shortly after we arrive, alumnus and former commodore Jon Levine arrives from Chicago to cheer us on for the weekend. We leave registration around two and head to the dorm of Iowa freshman Maria Argueta, our host, for the night.

Saturday

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The picture is from a regatta earlier this year at the University of Minnesota. Team Members from left to right: Trisha Wolf, Nat Penn, Sarah Katz, Jen Reeves, David Cohen BY TRISHA WOLF SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR Wash. U. has a sailing team? People constantly ask me this question when they find out I am on the team. Not only do we have a sailing team, we compete in regattas

throughout the spring and fall in the Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association. An average weekend at a race is very similar to the one that the team spent at the Hawkeye Invitational at the University of Iowa March 30th-April 1st.

Friday Six sailors leave the Danforth campus around 4 p.m., much later then many of the other teams in our district. We are constantly teased for showing up late on Friday be-

Waking up before eight is never fun, especially after going to bed at 2 a.m. We zombie to the lake and, not surprisingly, are the last team to arrive. Our A-fleet skipper, new team member Andrew Munro, got car sick driving to the lake, so I have to take over in A. Fellow sophomore Jen Reeves and I head onto the water. Two races later, we come away with eight and tenth place finishes, not bad for a team that has not gotten water time since November. Andrew is still feeling sick, so we sit out the first B rotation. During this time, we discover that Jon still has a semester of eligibility left and can skipper for us if nec-

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essary. For the second A rotation, I head to the water with sophomore Jewell Thomas. Jewell has never sailed before, but at 6’3,” his size will help to balance my smallness in the ever-increasing wind. Things are going smoothly enough until we blotch the jibe around the downwind buoy and capsize. We fail to finish that race, but come back in 10th in the next. Andrew is still not feeling up to racing, so Jon heads out with senior Anne Marie Brooks. They take tenth in both of their races. With one more rotation left for the day, sophomore Sarah Katz and I hit the water. A ninth and another capsize later, I am done for the day. Andrew finally feels good enough to race. He sails with

Jewell for the final two B races. They take sixth in both, our best results of the weekend. We head back to our dorm exhausted. Bedtime will definitely come early tonight.

Sunday Jen and I head out to start the day. Everything seems to be going well until one of our side-stays breaks, taking the mast down and flipping the boat with it. While we detach out mast and get towed back in, three other boats capsize. The racing committee calls it a regatta. We throw on warm clothes and cram back into the car to return to St. Louis and the piles of homework that await us.

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n September 13, 2002, Student Life penned an editorial arguing that the University should do more to extend its recycling efforts to off-campus housing. “The receptacles around campus—those that say ‘co-mingle’ or ‘mixed paper’— are visible and widely used,” it said. “Having more such bins on the way to off-campus apartments would be a wise investment for the University’s—and the environment’s—future.” Little action was ever taken, and on September 15, 2006, Student Life wrote another editorial arguing that the University’s recycling efforts would “continue to be undermined if it forgets to take simple steps to improve recycling, like placing recycling bins in off-campus apartments.” Sadly, the administration has still not done as much as it could to rectify this problem. So we must again ask that recycling bins be provided to students living in off-campus apartments such as Greenway. Chancellor Wrighton and University ofﬁcials have consistently pledged their support to making the campus greener and more energy-efﬁcient and they have taken steps to make this happen. The Earth and

Planetary Sciences is LEED certified, meaning that the building leaves a minimal impact on the environment. The University has also claimed that it will try to make future buildings, such as new residence halls on the South 40, LEED certified as well. And it now plans on hiring a sustainability officer to evaluate the University’s environmental impact and generate solutions for a more eco-friendly campus. These plans are all well and good. They are laudably ambitious and they will perhaps one day make a big difference in reducing energy consumption on campus. But as of now, they are still just plans. What the University needs to do now is this: immediately take small, incremental steps towards environmental sustainability while the long-term plans continue to develop. One quick and easy solution to reducing campus waste is, of course, a better recycling program. Student Life has raised concerns about the University’s recycling, particularly after the campus received another disappointing score in the annual RecycleMania competition relative to other colleges nationwide. Last year, the winner of the RecycleMania competition, Mi-

ami University, recycled 66.19 pounds of material per student. Washington University, however, was only able to raise a mere 4.39 pounds per student. There are currently not enough recycling bins and the about 25 bins that already exist on main campus are so poorly labeled that they can easily be mistaken for garbage cans. This leads to high contamination rates in the recycling bins that are detrimental to the campus’ environmental efforts. In 2004, Student Life reported that approximately 70 percent of all material collected in recycling bins on main campus was contaminated with non-recyclable material. Once the material in a recycling bin is contaminated, it must all be thrown out in the trash. This leads us to suggest perhaps one of the simplest solutions possible: either get new recycling bins or paint the existing ones with a distinguishing color. One coat of paint (not the usual green or brown or black) can make a world of difference for the campus and for the world. Also of particular concern to us is the lack of a Universitycoordinated recycling program in off-campus apartments such

as Greenway. A Student Life article reported on September 15, 2006, that the Greenway, University Drive, Loop Lofts and Rosedale apartments did not provide their residents with recycling bins. All of these apartments are owned and run by the University, so the University must step up and be responsible for the recycling efforts of the apartments. Students will make the effort to recycle as long as they are provided with the means to do so. In a September 9, 2002 staff editorial, Student Life argued, “students need recycling options on and off campus.” We are still waiting for them today. In 2002, Student Life suggested that the University provide large recycling bins in the Brookings parking lot for people to drive-and-dump recyclable materials. This hasn’t happened. College students, by nature, produce a lot of waste. Much of it is recyclable and recycling programs could be easily started if the University were committed to implementing them. This has been their promise and this has been their responsibility. It is now time to stop wasting words and start taking action.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wash. U. does have school spirit Dear Editor: I am writing to comment about Forum Editor Jill Strominger’s article about school spirit (“Tap into the Wash. U. fan potential, ” 4/11/07). I grew up an avid UConn basketball fan, so coming to Wash. U. with a Division III school was quite a turnaround. But, as a junior last year, I randomly went to my ﬁrst men’s Wash. U. basketball game. From all the articles in Student Life, and from other students, about the lack of spirit, I expected no one to be there and the games to be a drag. But I was wrong. There were tons of people there and

the games were exciting. I became a fan immediately, going to several games. This year, I went to almost every single men’s game, in addition to a few women’s games. If you showed up at the AC on one of those Friday nights in January and February and had never been to a game before, you would have been in disbelief. It was packed. Students did not sit down. With the small AC and a few thousand people, it was loud in there. And the games were exciting. On the last day of the season, I watched both the men’s and women’s team win conference championships in dramatic fashion with

over 2000 people in the AC. The following weekend, it got even louder when the Division III men’s tournament was held here. If you want school spirit, we have it. Right here. I agree with Jill that we should start publishing some of these individual stories. I agree with her that if people don’t show up, it is not that exciting and that Red Alert can’t do everything. I agree with her that we need to build some hype around these games. But I disagree with her that we do not have an athletic tradition here. I saw it this year with basketball. I saw the “camaraderie, excitement and feeling like

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you’re working for a common goal,” that she mentioned we lack here. That excitement may just need to be built more with other sports. I know a ton of students who wish Wash. U. had more school spirit. If you’re one of these people, look up the sports schedule, grab a bunch of friends, head down to the games, and yell your head off. It will be a great time—I promise you. And you will become a part of the Wash. U. Athletic Tradition. -Jeff Zove Class of 2007

Lessons in Contradiction BY SAM GAYNOR OP-ED SUBMISSION

he events of this week have, more than others, provided great insight into the state of America’s societal structure and mannerisms. On Monday, famed talk show host Don Imus, in a discussion about the NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship, referred to the runner-up Rutgers team as a bunch of, “nappyheaded hos.” On Wednesday, Collin Finnerty, David Evans and Reade Seligmann, the former Duke lacrosse players indicted nearly one year ago for the kidnapping and rape of an exotic dancer, were vindicated by the state of North Carolina. What’s intriguing about these two particular situations is the dichotomy between the ways in which their respective developments are viewed. It is undoubtedly true that inherent in both circumstances is an exemplification of the wrong and unjust treatment of a set of individuals. To take a broader scope, one might argue that both cases certainly raise issues regarding civil rights, defi ned as one’s entitlement to freedom and equality within American society. The successful athletes and women of the Rutgers basketball team certainly, at the least, possess the right to live and compete free of superficial, derogatory references to their appearance. Likewise, the three Duke lacrosse players hold the right of individual freedom, ensuring that any undue legal burden will not be infl icted upon them. However, this is where the similarities in regard to civil rights between the two scenarios end. It is tremendously disturbing that Wednesday’s media concentration overwhelming favored ubiquitous analytical conversation of Imus’s remarks, while, for the most part, only provided objective coverage of the immense violation of Finnerty, Evans and Seligmann’s civil rights. While headlines discussing the former situation consisted of wording such as “a slap in the face” and “Imus tarnished our triumph, Rutgers players say,” articles discussing the latter were given titles such as “Duke lacrosse players cleared in sexual assault case” and “Duke shows little harm from lacrosse case.” Although Imus’s comments were terribly inappropriate and insensitive, the ways in which former Durham, NC district attorney Mike Nifong handled the case involving the Duke players not only neglected American legal code but also materially affected the three students in a way incomparable to the emotional damage infl icted upon the Rutgers basketball team. In addition to the tiresome legal proceedings to which they were subjected, these students were suspended from school indefi nitely, publicly ostracized and deemed racist representations of white privilege in America. In such, their lives have been, and will continue to be, defi ned by the inci-

dent, effectively erecting a nearly insuperable barrier to true freedom and success in both the present and future. Conversely, the Rutgers team, while universally seen as victims of civil right disenfranchisement, was emotionally affected in a manner that will have no adverse, material impact on the lives of individual players. So what is to come of the comparison of these two situations, what can be discovered by juxtaposing the respective societal reactions? First, it displays an increasingly large and troubling trend aimed at the labeling of certain acts as “emotionally detrimental” in America. This is not to say that real emotional trauma is illusory, nor is it to say that Imus’ comments were anything but insulting, but rather it is to draw attention to the fact that off-color comments made by a washed-up morning radio personality hardly constitute a life-altering tribulation. Conversely, the Duke case displays a situation in which three individuals’ once promising futures were severely hindered by a negligent, politically driven usage of the American judicial system. Secondly, and most importantly, the dichotomy in response between the two circumstances exempliﬁes the false notion that the term “civil rights” applies

“It is tremendously disturbing that Wednesday’s media concentration overwhelming favored ubiquitous analytical conversation of Imus’s remarks, while, for the most part, only provided objective coverage of the immense violation of Finnerty, Evans and Seligmann’s civil rights.” only to victims of widespread bigotry, racial or otherwise. Just as all in society have the rights to vote and openly voice their political opinions, all have the right to a fair treatment under the American legal system. And this is exactly the essence of civil rights: all are entitled to be treated in an equal manner. Yet, through all of this, it has not been widely acknowledged that the white, wealthy Duke students’ civil rights were violated, while much discussion has ensued regarding the breach of the Rutgers students’ rights. It is indeed sad that we continue to exist in a time where, just as 50 years ago, one’s civil rights are dependent on the color of his/her skin, rather than his/her standing as an equal member of American society. Sam is a junior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at sgaynor@wustl.edu.

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here is such a thing as too much freedom. Yeah, the idea of “free” sure sounds nice. It can evoke some glorified movie image of tearing down a beachside highway in a convertible, screaming your lungs out (and possibly removing some articles of clothing, but that may be just me). But freedom is also about calling your Tess Croner own shots. And who doesn’t want to be his or her own boss? To be “the man?” Well, actually, I’d rather not be the man, at least not all of the time. And forget the convertible. I’m starting to think the reality of dealing with freedom can be alarmingly different from the concept. I need a little structure, a little direction. I’m here to confess that there comes a point in all this collegiate freedom when we just need someone to tell us to put our clothes back on

and get our acts together. Mom, Dad, you can pull your jaws off the floor now. I’m sure you’re shocked to hear me express any desire for instruction. I don’t generally like to be told what to do. I’m more likely to sit and stew in indecision than to ask questions or seek out advice from knowledgeable people. And if I do get worthwhile advice, I rarely take it. Or at least I sit around and wallow in inaction until I’m absolutely forced to act. I do things the hard way, I forge my own foolhardy path; I’m ruggedly independent. And how stupid is that? Do the rest of you have as hard a time admitting how much easier things would be, how much better life would be, if we could just do what we’re told? I’ve made so many dumb mistakes that I wouldn’t have made if I had just listened to my parents. Blunders that I couldn’t have made if there was someone hanging around constantly shoving me in the right direction. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still a freedom fan. I’m not

saying I want some supreme dictator controlling my life. I would just like a little less improvisation. Or at least, I’d like the ability to take better advantage of the guidance provided me. I blame college, of course. We take independence and creativity very seriously here at Wash. U. But nobody’s exactly celebrating structure. You’re expected to have it, of course. But everybody worships the joys of freedom, not the joys of having the tools and discipline to survive freedom. I value those things a lot more now. I remember loving coloring books and paint-by-numbers. I appreciate Cosmo’s monthly 400 new secrets to pleasing my man—who wants to hit the sack unarmed and clueless? So I think it’s OK to take worthwhile advice—it’s OK to color in the lines—and not always terrible to be a follower. Sometimes the end product is just better. I’m trying to figure out my study abroad plans for next year and there is so much damn freedom that I feel like my head is go-

ing to explode. I could go anywhere. It’s all up to me: the choices and the responsibility of setting it all up. I feel crippled under the weight of all this liberty. I’m finding that I absolutely need outside advice. I need to be shown the next step or I might just stand still. Independence, I’m learning, should not be taken lightly. Sometimes a little dependence is the right choice. And then there’s Forum and these articles I write every week. They tell me I can write about anything. Anything at all. And every week, I find myself staring at my computer, unable to think of anything to write. That’s when I start desperately calling friends, family and estranged pets to beg for topics. Absolute freedom is a daunting thing, and it can leave you paralyzed. True liberation, I’ve found, comes with a little outside support. Tess is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor. She can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

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Let’s take the time to ﬁnd out about the Leslie Brown decision BY ANUJ SHAH OP-ED SUBMISSION

s a recent alum, I sometimes glance at Student Life online. I’m hopefully headed for an academic career, so I’ve been interested in the recent articles on Dr. Brown’s tenure. First, I should say that I wasn’t lucky enough to take a course with Dr. Brown, so I don’t have an opinion on whether her tenure denial was unfair. Given the poor public discussion of facts related to this matter, it’s difficult to develop an informed opinion. This argument over tenure has several major aspects. Some may feel that good teaching should be enough for tenure. Or perhaps Dr. Brown was unfairly denied tenure, regardless of racial issues. Finally, maybe her case signifies problems with University policies on promoting diversity. Each of these issues can be discussed in different ways. Yet from what I’ve read, none of them has been addressed properly. If people feel that good teaching should be enough for tenure, then that may be

a valid point. But that issue is not limited to Dr. Brown or professors of any one demographic group. It’s a big question about institutional priorities and should be treated as such—Dr. Brown’s case would just be one factor to consider. If people feel that Dr. Brown was unfairly denied tenure—but that this is not a racial issue—then there are a few ways to look at this. People have complained about how mysterious the tenure process is, but it seems that any sort of rigorous research has been ignored. I quickly Googled “Washington University tenure.” The University’s general discussion of tenure can be found at: http://www. wustl.edu/policies/tenure. html. Imagine what I would have turned up if I actually called or e-mailed administrators. The site broadly describes tenure factors; each school within the University tells incoming faculty members about tenure requirements. Student input, service and department endorsement are some factors, but they’re not everything. And it’s hard to put much weight on student

evaluations, given how fickle they are. Most students give higher evaluations when they get better grades, which isn’t fair to professors who hold their students to a high standard. There’s also the larger question of how a professor’s publication record stacks up and how the field as a whole views this professor. (I could be wrong, but looking at the caliber of invited addresses a professor gives might be a clue to this.) And of course, dollars speak louder than words— attracting grant money is also important. We should compare all of her statistics to professors that were both offered and denied tenure. If something looks fishy, maybe there’s an actual story here. But hurt feelings alone can’t decide tenure. One recent editorial said the school should be clearer about why professors are denied tenure, but notes that there should be a right to privacy. Indeed, there must be a right to privacy. A negative tenure review, if made public, might make it hard for a professor to find strong employment else-

where. So let’s be careful when we pry—our curiosity might actually harm some professors. Finally, the most frightening prospect is that Dr. Brown’s case is an example of how the University is not

“The simple point is that it doesn’t seem like people have checked to see if their gutreactions are right.” fostering diversity. There’s a reasonable approach to answering this question. We simply need to look at the facts about who does and does not receive tenure. In recent articles, such facts seem skewed or even missing. Student Life published some useful numbers (“Professor Brown Denied Tenure,” 4/6/2007), but these are insufficient. It mentions that there are currently six tenured black professors, but in the next

paragraph a fellow alum says that only two black Wash. U. professors have been offered tenure. If there are six tenured black professors, this means that Wash. U. made the choice to offer at least six tenured positions to black professors, regardless of whether these professors first held tenure elsewhere. Here’s what I think we need to know to address whether this is a case of the University unfairly denying tenure to minority professors. In recent years, what is the tenure rate for minority professors? Consider professors of every minority—ethnic, gender and sexual orientation. How does this percentage compare to the tenure rate for some majority group at Wash. U. and at our peer institutions? If there is a great discrepancy, then that’s a problem. But these numbers might also show that Wash. U. is keeping up its end of the bargain. Also, how many minority professors willingly leave Wash. U. for better jobs? If this number is high, it might indicate something negative about Wash. U., or it might

just highlight the fact that Wash. U. still has a hard time competing against the Harvards and Stanfords in some disciplines. The simple point is that it doesn’t seem like people have checked to see if their gut-reactions are right. I hope Student Life and those invested in this issue might help make these facts more readily accessible. While the Association of Black Students has posted information about Dr. Brown, we need to see how her tenure outcome compares to professors with similar records. We should not inject emotion into a debate before reason; especially a debate that implies the University is stifling diversity. There very well might be a larger problem here. If that’s the case, then we can let our emotions take hold, armed with facts. I just think we should first be sure that we’re making the right argument. Anuj Shah is an alum of the class of 2005 and a graduate student at Princeton University. He can be reached via e-mail at akshah@princeton. edu.

The spiritual perspectives of an architecture drop-out BY DAVID MALAN OP-ED SUBMISSION

ecently I came across “Modern Architecture in St. Louis,” a profusely illustrated book published in 2004 by the Washington University School of Architecture. The most interesting eight pages for me, however, were the “Memoirs” of Joseph Passonneau, the brilliant and innovative dean of the architecture school from 1956 to 1967. His successor George Anselevicius, who now teaches at U. of New Mexico, said Joe was, “the most outstanding dean” he ever met. Dinos Michaelides, my design professor in 1960 and dean from 1973 to 1993, wrote that, “JP was the right person at the right time in the right place [who] ran the school almost single-handedly in the early 1960s, [and set its] course for the next four decades.” A few weeks ago I sent Joe—now retired in Washington D.C.—a long e-mail thanking him for his positive influence on my life and recalling many memo-

ries reawakened by his Memoirs: from the hilarious week my drafting table was perched atop a row of lockers in Givens Hall, with the lamp-cord plugged into ceiling tile holes, to the tragic July 1960 suicide of academic super-star Sara Jo Andalafte. I met her only once; a Mona Lisa-like image hovers in my memory. Sara’s 70% test average dwarfed my runner-up 50% in the fall 1959 inaugural semester of the Lambe-Fowler Freshman Physics course (see TIME magazine, 3-14-60, page 45). I was probably one of Joe’s biggest disappointments. Just 20 months after justifying my first scholarship by making an “A” in 4 courses (14 SEM UNITS) and a “B” in 2 courses (5 S U) during one very taxing semester, a campus religious group’s regional advisor convinced me in 15 minutes that my spiritual needs were more important than my architectural career. So I abandoned my scholarship (which Joe had increased twice by then) and transferred to a southern Bible College. But they never

even asked about my spiritual needs and I left after one semester, disillusioned by their petty rules. Back in St. Louis I resumed working for Raymond E. Maritz & Sons, Architects, where I had learned a lot in 18 months

“I didn’t realize it then, but two dissimilar mental characteristics or attitudes that are necessary or helpful for the practice of architecture were slowly shaping my spiritual perspectives.” between Roosevelt High School and Wash. U. I married, raised two sons, passed the 4-day-exam to obtain my state architec-

tural license and worked for a variety of large and small consulting firms, Dept. of HUD, and from 1977 to 1986, as Facilities Planning Director for the United Van Lines Headquarters in Fenton. That was my most satisfying job, partly because a fringe benefit helped me gather genealogical info., which inspired me to use my architectural skills to design and draw an 8-footlong Family Tree Chart showing 1600 relatives. Two parachute jumps, two campaigns for public office and hiking on two Pacific-Northwest mountains for parts of two years, made my life doubly exciting. Around 1993, a friend at the HBE Design-Build Corp. asked, and kept asking, about my relationship with God. But I didn’t quit my job there. Before saying anything to her, I studied and pondered for two years. I didn’t realize it then, but two dissimilar mental characteristics or attitudes that are necessary or helpful for the practice of architecture were slowly shaping my spiritual perspectives.

In the beginning of each project, architects should spread out a blank sheet of paper and try to be like intelligent designers on Day One of Creation. But after construction starts—before any mistakes get cast in concrete—architects should become nit-picking devils aggressively looking for incompetence or corruption, and/or errors in judgment or interpretation, by the dozens and dozens of suppliers and sub-contractors. Certain Biblical passages and traditional Christian beliefs now strike me as “mistakes” in programming, design, construction or maintenance. During the last decade, I’ve whittled numerous troublesome dilemmas down to three pairs: the seldom-mentioned spiritual implications of two Texas tragedies, two apparently arbitrary injustices and two major design issues. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ said that “many” humans will enter the “wide” gate to destruction, while only a “few” will find the “narrow” path

to life. But God also created another intelligent species in a totally different environment and with a significantly different form of Free Will. The Bible says a much lower percentage of them will end up in hell. That was probably predictable since each one of them was apparently innocent when they came into existence. So if I had been offered real Free Will, plus important facts relevant to my eternal destiny, I would have chosen to be created in that other environment. But by creating us so that we have to be predatorily-proficient to stay alive and sexuallyselective for our species to survive, God placed humans on the slippery-slope of personal performance and individual accomplishment, competition, pride, aggression, hostility and violence, which, somewhere down the slope, becomes sin. David is a former student in the Architecture School (1959-1962). He can be reached via e-mail at davidmalan27@msn.com.

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It doesn’t hurt to flirt BY NICOLLE NEULIST SCENE REPORTER

hink back to high school and that goodlooking person who sat across the room from you in algebra class. You sat there, you gazed across the room at him and you said nothing. You fretted that you weren’t good enough to get his attention, that you lacked the confidence to fl irt with him and that he was just out of your league. What did you learn from that? Not a whole lot, right? You didn’t learn any algebra, because you were too busy daydreaming about your classmate, and you didn’t learn a thing about fl irting, because you weren’t even talking to that person—much less fi guring out the best

way to show him you were interested without coming on so strongly that you would scare him. Most importantly, you didn’t learn what your attractive classmate thought of you. For all you knew, she could have been sitting twenty feet away, daydreaming about you instead of paying attention in class, also far too timid to make a move. You assumed in every single one of those daydreams that she wasn’t interested, but did you actually know? No. You had no idea, and never would until you ignored your nerves, sauntered up to him after class one day and asked him if he wanted to go out and see a movie on Friday night. It’s no different now than it was then. You are never

going to learn how to ﬂ irt with this person until you step out and do it. Flirting is something you have to learn by experience and get comfortable with through experience—sitting, daydreaming and stressing out will only make you more nervous about stepping up and talking to the person you like. It will be nerve-racking, but you have to try. The people who ﬂ irt a lot, the people who are good at it, haven’t completely turned off their insecurities about rejection. It still lurks—they have just become comfortable with pushing that fear as far as possible to the back of their minds and putting themselves out there. They don’t spend every night agonizing over what the person they like thinks of them. They get

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out there, they fl irt, they ask and they learn. If the person they like is interested, it’s happily ever after, or at least happily through a few really fun dates. If the person isn’t interested, it’s disappointing, but it’s not the end of the world. What they learned in their fl irting attempt adds to their bag of tricks for next time they want to go out and fl irt with someone. Furthermore, they know that particular person is not interested in them. Instead of continuing to spend their time and energy wondering what that person thinks, they can instead concentrate on moving on and meeting fun, new people. Flirting is a continual learning process. At fi rst, it will be scary. It may be

clumsy. But, interpersonal skills are like all other kinds of skills—they start rough and get better with practice. The more you fl irt, the more natural it will become. You will overcome your nerves and fears of rejection if you talk to the people who attract you. You will become attuned to the things you do to which people react well and things you do to which people don’t. You can adjust your behavior accordingly and become more adept at capturing the interest of those who interest you. On the other hand, not practicing your fl irtation techniques will only leave you in the melancholy position of wondering what might have been and wondering is far worse than rejection. All you will have are fictional daydreams about that

person. You’ll never know if he would have said yes or no if you asked him out. You’ll never know what would have happened if you went out to dinner—because you never presented the chance. So, next time you see someone you like on campus and think about shying away yet again from asking something, ask yourself this question: what will be a better memory for you ﬁve years down the road? Would you prefer to remember months of agonizing over whether that person liked you back and have the same memory as you have of agonizing about your high school algebra classmate from afar? Or, would you prefer to remember how you had the guts to step up and ask that person out?

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Busting the Myths

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Chancellor Wrighton invented glowsticks

It’s easy to see how this myth came about if you recall freshman convocation. All the parents hold glowsticks to light up a path from the ceremony to free frozen custard in the quad. The Chancellor is a chemist with a number of patents to his name. It’s not that hard to believe.

Chancellor Wrighton did not invent glowsticks It certainly makes a good story, but it’s not true. The actual patent belongs to Richard Taylor Van Zandt. But, the story isn’t without merit. The Chancellor did indeed do research with chemoluminescence and that helped inspire the glowstick tradition. “I have done fundamental chemical research that relates to the chemistry of glowsticks and have been keenly interested in chemical systems that emit visible light,” said Chancellor Wrighton. “The use of glowsticks at our academic convocations stems from my ﬁrst orientation program for entering students in the fall of 1995. I had the idea of using the glowsticks because the light in the evening [would help brighten] a dark path. In 1995, as I do now, I [noted] to the entering students that the University [would provide] the gift of knowledge that will illuminate their path through life.”

houses, they’re likely to say something along the lines of what Schwartzreich told me. “It’s the brothel laws,” said Schwartzreich. “They have them in New York, too. But those laws aren’t justiﬁed. Not anymore, and probably not ever. They’re highly outdated. I think it’s kind of sexist they don’t have houses, especially if there’s no laws against it.” Are there brothel laws in Missouri, New York and elsewhere? Apparently, this idea is so widespread that Snopes.com, an urban legends busting site, has done an investigation of their own. Their results are pretty conclusive.

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Graham Chapel has a four-year waiting list If you’ve been in Graham Chapel, you may have seen the plaques on the pews that m honor weddings held in the building. While the chapel is nondenominational, Graham Chapel is in fact a popular wedding location, especially for faculty and alumni. But can the waiting list possibly be four years long as is commonly stated by tour guides? “I don’t think so,” says freshman Harris Schwartzreich. “There can’t be that many people who want to get married, and there are a lot of dates to get married. I would [get married there], but I’d only wait a year or JENNY SHAO I STUDENT LIFE two. That’s a long time to be a ﬁancé.”

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There are no sorority houses on campus because of a brothel law

This one is a fan favorite. The myth is that an old law dictates that any dwelling with a certain number of unrelated women is considered a brothel and therefore illegal. Explanations vary from the idea that the possibility is still on the books to the idea that it was repealed too late to establish housing. If you ask people on campus why there are no sorority

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No laws exist classifying houses of unrelated women as brothels

According to Snopes.com, no law of such a nature has ever existed. The number of women living in a building does not provide sufﬁcient grounds to label it a “brothel;” the designation can only be used if there is actually prostitution going on inside. Some zoning laws may state that only a certain number of unrelated people can live in one house together, to prevent unreasonable living conditions or rent abuse, but fraternities and sororities are usually exempt. Other Missouri universities have sorority houses, so why doesn’t Wash. U.? “The Village was originally supposed to be all fraternity and sorority houses, but the sororities did not want housing,” said Jessica Gendron, coordinator for Greek housing programs. “A lot of national sororities have restrictions on housing, so it’s easier for them to just get apartments.” So, it turns out that the sororities actually chose for themselves years ago not to have housing. It’s therefore not unreasonable that there may be on-campus sorority houses one day in the future.

SCENE REPORTER Tour guides have their stories; your RAs do, too. No matter the source, there are a number of myths about the University you’ve probably heard before. Maybe you believe them, and maybe you’ve shrugged them off as urban legends. But I sought the truth. Sources ranging from innocent freshmen to the Chancellor himself have shed light on the facts behind the rumors. Prepare to have your myths busted wide open.

haunted. Allegedly, a 1972 ghost busting and séance in the attic resulted in some frightening experiences that inspired Wash. U. alumnus Harold Ramis to come up with the idea for “Ghostbusters.”

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The idea for “Ghostbusters” was created by Dan Aykroyd, not Harold Ramis

While Ramis did co-write and act in “Ghostbusters,” the idea for the ﬁlm was Aykroyd’s. According to the book “Making Ghostbusters” by Don Shay, Aykroyd originally envisioned the movie as a sprawling epic starring himself and fellow SNL co-star John Belushi. With budgetary limitations and the death of Belushi, however, Aykroyd and Ramis turned the script into a sci-ﬁ comedy and rewrote the part of Belushi for Bill Murray. Also worth noting: Rick Moranis’s role was originally to be played by John Candy. A ghost hunt in Whittemore House using infrared cameras revealed a few glowing orbs of questionable origin. Whether or not Whittemore is truly haunted is a myth for another day.

The South 40 isn’t actually 40 acres m

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The myth is simple enough. “South 40” sounds catchy. It’s a big round number.

The South 40 is, unsurprisingly, actually 40 acres

“It is exactly 40 acres south of Forsyth,” conﬁrms Jim Severine, associate director of Residential Life. Seems this myth is just another case of Ockham’s Razor—the simplest solution is the best one.

Animal House is based on ZBT The movie Animal House, starring John Belushi, is often seen as the fraternity-deﬁning cliché. A m few universities around the country claim to be the inspiration to the ﬁlm, but did our own school give the creative spark? Well… sort of.

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The waiting list is not nearly that long

Looks like Harris got this one right. At its busiest, Graham Chapel can have up to three weddings a day. But don’t let that discourage you from getting hitched at your alma mater. “I do not even accept any applications until 14 months prior [to the desired date],” said Event Coordinator Shannon Greenwell. “It doesn’t bother me that [tour guides] tell people [the list is four years long], but it is just not true. I just hope it does not discourage people from even trying to get married here.”

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Harold Ramis, a co-writer of Animal House, was a member of Zeta Beta Tau at Washington University

It’s entirely possible that some of the movie may have been inspired by Ramis’ experiences at Wash. U. But, most of the credit for the movie’s crazed antics goes to co-writer Chris Miller and his college days as a member of Dartmouth’s Alpha Delta Phi. Also, Ramis graduated in 1966, and college life is not the same as it was 40 years ago. “There are certain parts of the movie that are believed to be based on Ramis’s experiences at Wash. U., but no one in our house really knows,” said ZBT chapter president Justin Snyder. “Everyone in the house enjoys the idea of Harold Ramis being an alum and we all love the movie, but I don’t think there is a very strong association between our house and the movie.”

“Ghostbusters” is based on the hauntings of Whittemore House This is another Ramis-related myth. In 2001 Student Life investigated Whittemore House, also known as the Alumni House, on rumors it was

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If you step on the seal under the Brookings Arch, you won’t graduate

Some things are considered taboo. Perhaps the worst infraction a student can commit is to step on the University Seal (the original, not the giant Danforth seal) between North and South Brookings. Depending on whom you ask, punishments for your misstep vary from general bad luck to expulsion from the graduation ceremony.

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Well, let’s let the Chancellor tell us himself

“Stepping on the seal in the arch linking North and South Brookings results in a curse that can result in not graduating,” said Chancellor Wrighton. “The curse can only be lifted by physically touching the Chancellor’s Medallion, [which is] typically worn by the Chancellor at commencement and other academic occasions. During my time as Chancellor, at least one person has had the curse lifted in time to graduate, but lifting the curse requires much effort and planning.” Seriously. Those were his exact words. I’d better start planning now.

Wash. U. girls are ugly the jury’s still out

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The myth is false. My lawyer has advised me to make no further comments.

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BY ERIC BIERMAN AND BROOKE SCHACHNER SCENE STAFF REPORTERS Towards the end of the Loop across from The Pageant sits Mirasol, a Latino restaurant in a building that seems totally ordinary to the casual eye. To those who’ve been inside, however, Mirasol is anything but ordinary. As soon as we walked through the door, vibrant colors, not-too-bright lights and a friendly staff were there to greet us. Though there is often a wait if you don’t make reservations, the wait at Mirasol’s bar can be one of the best parts of the night. The drink menu is one of the most extensive we’ve ever seen, with pages of tequilas, rums, wines and mixed drinks, all with a Latino ﬂavor. When we were seated, the ﬁ rst thing we noticed was the salsa already sitting on the beautiful, black wooden table. The waiter explained that the

yellow salsa was very hot and the red version was milder. After a fellow diner learned the hard way that very hot means exactly that, the waiter asked if we had ever been to Mirasol before. When we said no, he gave us some recommendations and explained how to order tapas. Looking at the menu you may be tempted to order one of everything, but our waiter explained that you should buy two to three tapas per person. After we made our decisions we were given nuts to munch on, but it actually wasn’t long before our ﬁ rst dish arrived. Essentially, the idea behind tapas is that plates arrive one at a time so that the diners have time to enjoy each one separately. While dishes often get backed up, the delicious food at Mirasol quickly made us forget any service-related problems. The shredded duck with green apple slaw wrapped in a crunchy taco shell was wonderful when dipped in the roasted

bell pepper cream. The sea scallops were cooked to perfection; their smooth texture was well complemented by the spicy “mojo” (a kind of hot sauce) with which they were served. We also tried Mirasol’s two varieties of empanadas. Though both have the same delectable flaky crust, one contains beef and cheese and the other is fi lled with hearts of palm and blue crab. Both are definitely worth a try, though the blue crab is lighter and more appetizing. The menu is on the very short side when it comes to entrées. This makes sense given that the chef at Mirasol seems to more adept at making small, often light dishes as opposed to dishes that are larger and heavier. The chicken chimichanga, a mix of chicken, vegetables, beans and rice, was only fair compared to the tapas we had just eaten. Mirasol’s lunchtime selections are very similar to those on the dinner menu. Lunch-

time diners are offered more salads and sandwiches, each of which costs around seven or eight dollars. Cuban fries, dusted with tasty spices, are a great addition to any of the lunch sandwiches. Mirasol also offers crunchy chips that feature the same spices. The chips are served with a side of excellent guacamole. Whatever time of day you visit Mirasol, you are guaranteed good food and a good time. The reasonable prices of each tapas plate make Mirasol a good choice for any big group looking for a delicious meal. Everything titillates the senses, from the prickly pear margarita that you can order while waiting for a table to the incredible churro with a cup of sipping chocolate that you can savor at the end of the night. After enjoying our own Mirasol experience, we were not surprised that the restaurant won Sauce Readers’ Choice Awards in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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Chef Cesar Correa stands outside of Mirasol. The restaurant is home to delightful cuisine and an array of tapas.