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THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSIT Y IN ST. LOUIS SINCE 1878 Abort “every black baby in the U.S.”? Cartoonist Temu Brown takes on moralist Bill Bennett in a hard-hitting cartoon. Page 5.

A crowd of 2,176 was on hand to watch the Bears’ heartbreaking loss to U. Chicago in football this weekend. Page 4.

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Inside News: Colleges prepare for the end of the “Echo Boom,” the current generation of children of the Baby Boomers. Page 3.

With a new position as administrative coordinator, University alum Jim Mourey has a lot to dance about. See Page 6.

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Pakistan earthquake kills thousands

By Elizabeth Lewis Staff Reporter A massive earthquake with a rating of 7.7 on the Richter scale hit 60 miles north-northeast of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Saturday at 8:50 a.m. (11:50 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday).

The earthquake also affected major cities in India such as Lahore and New Delhi.

As of Sunday afternoon, 20,000 dead, mostly in the Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, and over 43,000 injuries have been reported, according to Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz.

Balakot, Pakistan, a village of about 30,000, was hit the hardest. In Kashmir, the death toll climbed even higher, with 30,000 casualties as of yesterday. Thousands more are injured throughout Pakistan.

Major General Shaukat Sul-

tan, a spokesperson for the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, told CNN, “The army has been fully mobilized to handle this situation. This disaster is by far the biggest in its magnitude and scale so far that we have witnessed in Pakistan’s history.”

Freshman Nyda Mukhtar is from Pakistan. She was on the phone with her parents when the earthquake hit. “[I] was chatting with my parents when the phone went offline,” said Mukhtar. “I thought there was a power shortage, but there had been a massive earthquake. It was the worst that my grandparents had ever seen.”

The earthquake also affected some of Mukhtar’s friends and their families. She said, “One guy from my high school is dead and my best friend can’t find her parents. My parents are very tense about my best

friend’s parents. Another guy from my high school was found under the rubble, and he is lucky to be alive.”

Mukhtar further described the devastation. “The rubble is three stories high, and there are many people underneath,” she said. “The army is there going through the rubble and the British are there with sound detection devices.”

A school crumbled 40 miles from Islamabad, and 250 students were killed. Three other school buildings have also been demolished in the Pakistani Kashmir area, resulting in more than 200 child deaths.

The death toll is expected to continue to climb because rescue workers and the military have been unable to access certain areas due to massive landslides.

The army is trying to help the injured by setting up medi-

cal camps and aid centers. Military forces are also airlifting supplies and taking the injured to hospitals but report that the roads are too full of rubble to transport any supplies for the victims of the earthquake.

There are many wounded people who need to be treated, but this task is made even more difficult because one of the three hospitals in Pakistani Kashmir collapsed. Relief workers are continuing to feed the newly homeless survivors of the earthquake, as well as to relieve those trapped under the rubble.

Many Pakistanis stayed in the streets on Sunday for fear of returning home and facing possible aftershocks. People are extremely frightened and have lost their loved ones.

Mukhtar can understand their sentiments.

“I am in shock,” she said.

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Tulane plans to reopen for 2006 spring semester

By Marla Friedman Contributing Reporter

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Members of the Treasury Council listen as appeals are made before the general committee at last week’s meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Some groups left out as SU appeals process ends early

By Ben Sales Contributing Reporter The Student Union Treasury has been forced to end the budget appeals process for the fall 2005 semester earlier than in previous years after it was inundated with requests for additional funding.

The formal end to the appeals process came in the third week of September, over a month earlier than last year.

In years past, the extra month was used by student groups to appeal for money for conferences, speakers and events at the end of the semester.

While student groups can still apply for emergency appeals, the unusually early end to the regular process irks some.

“If [the appeals ended] two weeks later, that would have made a big difference,” said Aaron Keyak, treasurer of the College Democrats. Keyak’s group was unable to present an appeal after Sept. 20, the last meeting at which Treasury representatives heard regular budget appeals.

Keyak complained that the window for appeals this semester was too short to provide groups with an adequate chance to make requests. He explained that he attended

a mandatory meeting for all treasurers of Category I groups (groups that receive the most funding from SU), during which the appeals process was explained. Only days later, Keyak was notified that the appeals process had closed.

Speaker of the Treasury Judson Clark explained that the appeals process comes after each of the more than 100 Category I groups has submitted a budget suggestion and received funding. Since Treasury does usually approve funds for speakers or conferences during initial budget requests, due to the difficulty in accurately predicting these costs in advance, the appeals process must be used to gain SU funding for such events.

In addition, the Treasury sets strict limits on funding for food in the initial estimate, leaving some cultural groups—for which food is a central part of ceremonies— short of their expected budget. The only way to receive this money is to appeal.

Appeals for fall semester began at the end of spring 2005, when an unusually large number of groups submitted appeals.

“The fiscal semester be-

gins earlier than the academic semester,” said Clark. “[We received] more appeals, larger appeals and we worked quicker.” This, he said, resulted in fewer available funds at the beginning of the fall academic semester.

Clark explained that the appeals process is designed to fairly provide funding for as many groups as possible, given budget constraints.

“The Treasury is [dedicated to] helping the most students it can,” said Clark. “We don’t know when the money is going to run out,” he added.

Treasury allows for student groups with extenuating circumstances to apply for emergency appeals throughout the semester. At their Oct. 4 meeting, the Treasury approved the emergency appeals of all three student groups that applied.

According to SU Treasurer Ed Banti, a senior, the Treasury was allocated $260,000 in appeals for the entire year, which is the majority of its budget. Appeals were officially closed after the Treasury was left with approximately $118,000 for spring 2006 following a Sept. 20 meeting.

Banti’s answer, however, did not satisfy some student

groups that needed the appeals process in order to fund programs.

“We all feel that the Student Union is losing touch with us,” said Jamie Lee, a past president of the Hong Kong Students’ Association.

“Every year … we have to play the game with the Budget Committee.” Keyak also expressed resentment toward the policy on food, saying, “I don’t think that’s an appropriate policy. For the College Democrats, food is essential.

It gets people together and talking.”

To that comment, Clark responded, “The Treasury is not a meal plan.”

The Treasury encourages groups to fundraise independently in order to provide for food, giveaways and other items less likely to be included in the initial budget.

Clark said that the groups are “very cooperative” in this regard and that SU does not require groups to raise any specific amount of money, but rather to “just fundraise.”

Keyak criticized the role of fundraising in SU budget allocations. “There’s very little positive incentive to fund-

See TREASURY, page 2

Tulane President Scott S. Cowen announced Wednesday that the University plans to reopen for the upcoming spring semester and will offer two academic semesters between January and June 2006 to help make up for lost time.

Classes for the spring semester will begin on January 17, with the semester running through early May. An optional seven-week “lagniappe semester” will follow, running from May 15 to the end of June. In Southern Louisiana dialect, “lagniappe” means an unexpected gift or benefit.

Cowen said the extra semester will allow students who chose not to attend school this fall to catch up on their credit hours. Further, students who attended another institution this fall on a part-time basis and decide to enroll in both Tulane semesters will be able to earn enough credits and graduate on time.

Julie Knorr, a sophomore student from Tulane who is attending Washington University this semester, thinks the lagniappe semester is ultimately “the best solution for a really difficult problem,” and believes that “it will be

nice to get everyone back on track so [they] can start being Tulane students again.” “[I’m] very excited about going back [to help rebuild] because, especially being an architecture student, I have more knowledge of what I can do to help out,” said Knorr.

She said that the return “will be good for the community and for [the school] because Tulane will really pull together in helping out both on and off campus.”

Mike Strecker, the director of public relations at Tulane, said that the campus “is in improving shape and wasn’t hit as hard as many parts of the city [we] saw on television.”

“The president reported that the front half of the campus possibly looks even better than when [they] left it,” said Strecker.

With the ideas for a return to academics squared away, Tulane still faces housing problems for students and faculty. The university has been toying with various ideas, such as leasing a cruise ship, constructing temporary housing and renting space in apartment buildings in order to accommodate everyone.

Strecker said that students living in on-campus housing,

See TULANE, page 3

University grads surge towards Teach for America

By Ben Sales Contributing Reporter Teach for America has transformed into a magnet for recent college graduates looking for ways to help children in underprivileged schools.

Applications to the program, which recruits actively on the Washington University campus and is a popular choice among graduating seniors, rose 30 percent nationally this year.

Over 17,000 college seniors applied this fall for 2,200 spots in 22 urban and rural areas nationwide.

The applicants had an average GPA of about 3.5 and, according to Teach for America’s (TFA) Web site, “nearly all held a position of leadership on their respective campuses or within their communities.”

Aaron Seligman, who graduated from the University in

For a first-hand account of a WU alum doing TFA in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina hit, see Scene, page 6.

2005, and now teaches in Washington, D.C., said he isn’t surprised by the application surge.

“People aren’t happy with the way this country is going; they want to change things,” he said.

Founded in 1989 by a senior at Princeton in an effort to close the nation’s education gap, TFA has become an appealing option for college graduates hoping to make a difference.

Students are “aware of the education gap” between the wealthier and poorer schools in the U.S., said Seligman, who majored in Spanish and cur-

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Australian society creates text message Bible The Bible Society in Australia on Thursday unveiled its translation of the complete 31,173 verses of the Bible in modern abbreviations similar to text messages.

Cell phone users can access

the verses free of charge online and send them to other phones. The Bible Society used the International Contemporary Version of the Bible and claimed to only change the spelling of words

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have discovered how macrophages, the immune cells that fight disease on a microscopic level, manage to protect themselves against infection.

Amplifying this mechanism may help patients with respiratory infections heal at faster rates. The study found that the body produces a specific protein, called CCL5, during respiratory viral infections, including influenza and the common cold.

CCL5 protects macrophages from succumbing to

the illness, thus allowing the body to increase resistance against disease. The researchers, under the direction of Michael J. Holtzman, the Selma and Herman Seldin Professor of Medicine and director of pulmonary and critical care medicine, found that mice produced 100 times the amount of CCL5 when sick.

Investigators also found that CCL5 activates signals that allow cells to avoid virus-induced death. Holtzman plans to study how CCL5 prevents cell death in future research.

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Student expelled for Facebook comments Fisher College expelled its Student Government Association president for comments he posted on the student networking Web site Facebook. Sophomore Cameron Fisher received a let-

ter last week notifying him of his expulsion due to his online remarks critiquing a campus police officer. In the post, Fisher wrote: ‘’He’s got to do something wrong, in either case, he’s gotta foul

up at some point‌anyone willing to get arrested?� According to a Fisher College spokesperson, his comment violated the Student Guide and Code of Conduct.

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Astros defeat Braves in record 18-inning game In a Division Series-record 18 innings, the Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 to move on to the National League Championship Series after a walk-off, game-winning home run by Chris Burke.

Trailing 6-1 going into the bottom of the eighth inning, Lance Berkman hit a grand

slam to shorten the Braves’ lead to one. In the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing and with two outs, Brad Ausmus hit a game-tying solo home run to knot the score at six a piece, sending the game into extra innings.

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ta pitcher Joey Devine sent the Astros into the NLCS. Houston pitcher Roger Clemens made his second career relief appearance in the 15th, pitching three innings and earning the win. Houston will play the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS.

The Treasury Council swore in its newest members at a meeting last Tuesday night. raise,� he said, noting that a group’s expected fundraising is subtracted from their budget allocation. “Had I said we [expected] to fundraise less, we would have [received] more. We got penalized for fundraising.�

Also denied funding was the Greek Life OfďŹ ce, which received no assistance for their annual Grand Chapter speaker.

Senior Nicole Soussan, president of the Panhellenic Association, noted that Grand Chapter has received funding every year it has existed up until this point.

Clark explained that Gra-

ham Chapel, the Grand Chapter speaker’s venue, presented a problem. “The entire Greek community—1,500 people—is supposed to attend, and the room’s capacity is 700.�

Clark was told that many students would try to get out of the event, which would lower the number. “If people were being forced into it, then the reach of the event was very small. It’s unclear what the drive was.�

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Students complete classwork during Teach For America participant Alicia Herald’s fourth grade class at Figueroa Street Elementary School in Watts, Calif. Herald is a 2005 alumna of the University. son,” he said.

Hershman pointed out that TFA is not an endeavor for those who want to avoid working.

“I expected it to be really hard and it is. Teaching is something where so much is learning how to do it. I’d never worked that hard,” said Hershman, who teaches at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York.

Despite all of the hard work the program entails, both Hershman and Seligman have reported positive experiences so far in their respective capacities.

“I’ve really enjoyed it so far.

[TFA is] incredibly well run, and I’m impressed with the support they give,” said Seligman.

Hershman, on the other hand, is pleased with his program, but less than satisfied with the school environment where he works.

“The school makes a number of awful decisions,” he said. “I think our administration makes lots of decisions not out of concern for the students. It’s not run well.”

Yet despite the problems he faces as a recent college graduate teaching at a low-income school, Hershman concluded, “I’d like to keep on teaching.”

TULANE v FROM PAGE 1 who make up the majority of undergraduate students, would be able to return to their dorms. Returning faculty and students living off campus, however, face a “housing crunch,” he said.

“Wherever possible [we] are looking into temporary housing, such as trailers and the cruise ship possibility,” added Strecker.

Tuition payments are another obstacle the University will begin to address.

Cowen said that students who paid their Tulane tuition for the whole year will not have any additional charges for the “lagniappe semester.”

All other students will be paying a discounted tuition rate. There has been no talk of reimbursements for the

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TEACH FOR AMERICA v FROM PAGE 1 rently teaches the subject in a Washington D.C. high school.

Nick Hershman, a 2004 University graduate, now works with the New York City Teaching Fellows, a program similar to TFA. As he sees it, Teach For America sends a positive message to the country’s college graduates.

“They made the point that there’s a big need for motivated people to start teaching, people who will be okay doing something they care about but not making millions of dollars,” said Hershman.

Hershman said that these programs are beneficial to graduates’ development as well, as they “[give] you your degree in the classroom.”

After the two-year TFA commitment, students are awarded an advanced degree in education.

“Over sixty percent [of participants] stay in education” after the two-year period, working in either educational policy, or continuing in their teaching jobs, said Seligman.

Criticism of TFA and its sister programs has come from those who say that it works as a vehicle for college graduates to postpone their future for another two years.

Seligman, however, sees his participation in the program as the beginning of a new career.

“It’s so different from Wash.

U. Everyone I’m with has done well. Everyone is a ‘Type A’ per-

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fall semester.

Outside of Tulane, New Orleans is slowly but assuredly making progress towards rejuvenation.

On Oct. 5, residents were allowed back into all areas of the city except the Ninth Ward, which is still partly flooded and off limits.

But those residents who return are finding conditions grim. Nearly twothirds of the power is out, water is undrinkable, the majority of debris still needs to be cleared and hardly any businesses have opened. The city’s bus and train terminal is still serving as a makeshift jail.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers only has the authority to rebuild the city’s levees

to pre-Katrina strength. Even if the Corps does get approval from Congress to build higher and stronger levees, it would be too late to finish the construction before the next hurricane season in June 2006.

Tulane officials remain optimistic in the face of their city’s destruction. Strecker noted that most students and faculty will be returning to the University and applications for admission are up from last year.

“Tulane is going to be better than it was [before the hurricane] because the challenges and rebuilding will provide a learning experience that you can’t get anywhere else in the world,” said Strecker.

While Washington University’s Office of Admissions has seen a steady increase in the number of applications in recent years, a drop could soon be in store. Projections indicate that the number of college applications nationwide could begin decreasing as early as 2010.

Currently, admissions officers keep busy reading the applications of the “Echo Boom” generation—the children of Baby Boom parents entering college.

Echo Boomers, those born between the years 1982 and 1995, comprise approximately 80 million people. They have caused a rising number of college applications at almost all colleges in the country.

50 million people comprised the more modestly sized Generation X, the generation that followed the Baby Boom. This has lead some colleges to fear a potential drop in the size of their application pools beyond 2010, when the children of Generation X parents reach college age.

Although the University’s admissions department recognizes the risks that the generational shift may have, it expects to maintain the consistent quantity and standards of its student body, currently 5,900 students.

“While demographics may be decreasing in the next decade, it is difficult to speculate what effect that might have on Washington University’s applicant pool,” said Nanette Tarbouni, Director of Undergraduate Admissions.

“Given the current strength of our applicant pool, we would be able to maintain the strong quality of our freshman class.”

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A campus tour for prospective students departs from Brookings on Thursday afternoon. Many colleges fear that the size of their applicant pools will drop significantly in the years after 2010. at the high school level.

Kevin Fox, guidance and career counselor at Ladue High School, has observed that many out-of-state colleges, such as Villanova, Seton Hall and the University of Delaware have increased their marketing in St. Louis.

He expects that more out-ofstate colleges will adopt similar tactics.

Fox expects Ladue High School’s future graduates will have greater flexibility of choice as more out-of-state colleges develop ties to the St. Louis area.

This will affect which schools St. Louis students consider attractive and which schools they do not. All these changes will result from the changes in the population demographics.

According to Fox, “The top colleges are all very selective. We think it may have the greatest effect on the midlevel schools. In some ways, the game shifts. Now the

high schools have the upper hand.”

“What is really going to happen is that we [will] see colleges are gearing up their marketing to farther away schools,” Fox added. “We are thrilled to have out-ofstate schools market our students.”

Other local universities have already begun to take steps to ensure a steady stream of applications.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Missouri State plans to increase its recruitment efforts in Dallas and Chicago.

Saint Louis University is similarly adding a second recruiter in Chicago and Fontbonne University plans to market itself more heavily in Iowa, Nebraska, Chicago, Tennessee and Ohio.

These tactics, the schools hope, will give them an advantage in the tightening competition for qualified students.

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Crowd of 2,176 watches as Bears crumble and lose Founders’ Cup to U. Chicago 27-0

By Andrei Weiss-Berman Sports Reporter A sizable Senior Day crowd of 2,176 watched the Washington University football team suffer a disappointing 27-0 loss to the visiting University of Chicago Saturday at Francis Field.

The Bears squandered a number of key chances offensively and the Maroons took advantage of four University turnovers in gaining their fi rst win of the season. With the win, the Maroons also regained the coveted Founder’s Cup for the fi rst time since 2000. The University falls to 2-4 on the season with the defeat. It was the fi rst time the Bears have lost a University Athletic Association contest in nearly five years, snapping a 15game in-league winning streak.

Their last UAA came from U. Chicago on Oct. 28, 2000.

The previously winless Maroons quickly proved that their record belied their ability. Thanks to some exceptional running by Chicago tailback Nick Schey, UC went on a scoring drive on their fi rst possession and took a quick lead.

Schey accounted for 58 of Chicago’s 69 total yards on the ten-play drive. It was receiver Mike Dawson, however, who got the glory. UC Quarterback Matt Rinklin found his receiver for a seven-yard touchdown strike on third-and-goal with 4:55 remaining in the opening quarter. The subsequent point after attempt failed and the Maroons had an early 6-0 lead.

A University sack by junior Drew Wethington and senior Drew Martin and a weak, 26-

yard punt by Chicago gave the Bears strong field possession and a chance to tie or take the lead in the early going. University junior quarterback Nick Henry found star receiver, senior Brad Duesing, for a 12yard pickup. Then, two plays later, he connected with junior George Abell for a 12-yard gain.

After a small gain by junior running back DaRonne Jenkins, the Bears held possession on the Chicago 25-yard line and looked like they were in solid position to tie the game.

But back-to-back incomplete passes by Henry brought up a difficult 4th and seven. The Bears gambled and went for it, but Henry was intercepted and Chicago defensive back Colin Carrier took the pick 65 yards all the way down to the Bear 17yard line.

The University was presented with another picture-perfect scoring opportunity early in the second quarter. On the Maroons’ fi rst play from scrimmage in the second quarter, Schey coughed up the football and University junior linebacker Matt Balthazar pounced on it. The Bears took over possession at the UC 27-yard line. Just four plays later, though, senior Heath Hunter fumbled the football at the Chicago 4-yard line and Chicago’s Tom Miller recovered, as the Maroons narrowly avoided the prospects of a tie score.

The UAA rivals traded possession for the remainder of the half, with no possession for either team exceeding 3:30.

Despite gaining just 23 total yards on the ground, University headed into halftime trailing

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Junior QB Nick Henry charges through a barrier of Chicago players. Henry threw 158 yards on 18-of-38 passing at the Homecoming game. just 6-0.

Henry found sophomore WR Dan Cardone for a 38-yard gain to excitingly open the second half. A 15-yard, roughing the passer penalty by UC brought the ball all the way down to the Chicago 21-yard line and the Bears again looked poised to tie or take the lead. Consecutive incomplete passes by Henry on third and fourth down, however, gave the ball back to the visitors.

Perhaps buoyed by the solid play of their defense, the Maroon offense struck quickly in the third frame. On their fourth

Women’s cross country takes home gold at the Border War Invitational; men finish seventh

play from scrimmage, Rinklin found Schey who ran 67 yards to the end zone, giving Chicago a decisive 12-0 lead. The kick was good and with 11:42 remaining in the quarter, Chicago led 13-0.

The University defense prevented Chicago from expanding the lead when sophomore Mike Eliot recovered a Maroon fumble at the Bear 17-yard line.

The recovery was all for naught however, as Henry threw his second interception of the game on the very next play. Just like the fi rst one, this one was intercepted by Chicago’s Colin

By Justin Davidson Senior Sports Editor The 2005 campaign has been one of pure success for the Washington University men’s and women’s cross country teams. After winning the UM-Rolla Miner Invitational on Sept. 24, their second top place finish in three meets, the women’s

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Senior Brennan Bonner finished sixth out of 286 runners in the men’s 8k race with a time of 25:33.81 at the Border War Invitational. As a team, the men finished in seventh place out of 29 teams.

squad was voted to be the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. Their No. 1 ranking was the first top spot for the University in its cross country history.

“It is a great honor for our program,” said head coach Jeff Stiles. “We have a long way to go and a lot of work is left to be done. Hopefully, we can prove the pollsters right.”

The men and women’s squads did just that as they headed to Edwardsville, IL for the Border War Invitational on Sat., Oct. 8. The No. 1 ranked women’s team earned their third first place finish of the season, while the men placed seventh out of a field of 29 competing teams.

The women outperformed the rest of the 22-team field with relative ease; the point difference between the Bears and second place DePauw University was 28 points. Success came on the heels from several key performers. Four of the top-five women’s runners finished in the top 25 in a field of nearly 220 runners.

Juniors Beth Herndon and Lindsay Harkema paved the way for success. Herndon finished the 5K in fifth place out of 216 runners with a time of 18:18.78, while Harkema placed 10th with a time of 18:45.00. Senior Stephanie Felz, placing 17th with a time of 19:03.43, senior Andrea Moreland (23rd, 19:11.83) and sophomore Amy Levine (33rd, 19:24.69) all placed high in the field.

“We’re right where we want to be with our wom-

en; however, we do need to be competitive at Regionals and Nationals,” said Stiles.

“The men, on the other hand, did not compete that well. A large percent of the team needs to step it up.”

The men’s seventh place finish was still a strong outcome, playing in a competitive field of 29 other teams.

In a field of 286 runners in the 8K race, senior Brennan Bonner demonstrated his consistent level of play, finishing in sixth place with a time of 25:33.81. Junior Joe Guinness placed 39th in the same event with a time of 26:41.45, while sophomore Jesse McDaniel just barely missed the top-50 cut with his 56th place finish.

So far, the women’s squad has taken home the gold in three of four meets; they finished in fifth out of a field of 35 teams at the Southern Stampede. Despite Coach Stiles’ concerns for the men’s performance, they have still been close on the Lady Bears’ tails, finishing with a first place finish once, second place finish twice, and now a seventh place finish.

The Red and Green hope to keep up the winning trend as the teams travel to Oshkosh, WI, for the UW-Oshkosh Invitational this Saturday, Oct. 15.

Chicago’s Chuck Little ran in a three-yard score with 6:35 left in the ballgame, as the Maroons began an early celebration on the sidelines knowing the Founder’s cup would be headed back north. The kick was good, giving UC an insurmountable 27-0 lead, rounding out the scoring on the afternoon.

The University falls to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the UAA with the loss. They begin the fi rst of four straight road games next Saturday when they face UAA opponent Case Western Reserve University on the road in Cleveland, Ohio on Sat., Oct. 15.

Another nail-biting OT loss for men’s soccer

By Joe Ciolli Sports Editor

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Carrier who caught it and was tackled at the UC 41-yard line.

The ever-so-tough Bear defense held strong yet again, holding UC to a field goal attempt, which was blocked. After the blocked kick, the Bears regained possession at their own six-yard line.

Yet again, Henry couldn’t fi nd his receivers and threw an interception on the fi rst play of the drive. Chicago QB Rinklin hooked up with Dawson on the very next play for a 38-yard touchdown strike. The kick was good and with 00:13 left in the third, the Bears trailed 20-0.

This past Saturday night, the Washington University men’s soccer team took on University Athletic Association (UAA) rival Carnegie Mellon University in front of a Parent’s Weekend crowd of 255 spectators. Coming off a surprising double-overtime loss to Greenville University on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Bears were looking for redemption after a poor offensive showing.

For the Carnegie Mellon match-up, head coach Joe Clarke selected an experienced line-up.

Midfielder Kevin Brege was the only freshman given a starting nod in what the Bears expected to be a hard-fought, physical conference game.

The first half of the game was no exception, as both teams came out playing hard.

Sophomore midfielder and captain Elie Zenner was issued the game’s first yellow card in the 13th minute with a tackle that set the tone for the game. Two Carnegie Mellon players were also cautioned in the first half for questionable tackles.

For the most part, the first half consisted of half-chances in which both squads fired errant shots. The Bears were able to create a few scoring opportunities from corner kicks. Near the end of the first half, senior forward Nick Kalscheur directed a difficult header barely wide of the net. Going into halftime, the Bears held a slight edge in shots with seven to Carnegie Mellon’s four, but the score was knotted at zero apiece.

The Bears and the Tartans continued to create chances as the second half progressed, but neither team was able to find the net. Carnegie Mellon forward Andrew Park had two of the game’s best chances in the second half, but held on to the ball too long on both occasions.

This allowed seniors John Horky and Seth Schreiber to cut down Park’s angle, leading to a pair of

missed opportunities.

The game remained scoreless into the waning moments of the second half when sophomore Marshall Plow fired a long-range shot with 20 seconds remaining that challenged the goalkeeper and resulted in a rebound. The Bears, however, were unable to convert the chance and regulation expired without either team finding the goal.

Sudden death overtime ensued for the Bears for the second consecutive game, and coach Clarke’s squad looked to make up for their disappointing overtime loss to Greenville.

However, the Bears were unable to get a shot off and spent most of the first overtime period pinned in their end defending corner kicks.

Junior goalkeeper Matt Fenn was able to make several key saves to keep the Bears alive, but Carnegie Mellon’s offensive pressure ended up being too much. Making up for his pre-

vious misses, Park was able to calmly collect a through-ball and finish with a hard, low shot to the far post to give the Tartans an exciting 1-0 victory.

Despite the disappointing outcome, the Bears (5-4-3, 02 UAA) should be able to take some positives away from the game. The team was able to play physical and create chances despite being considered the underdog. The Bears will have another chance to win their first UAA match of the season this coming Friday against Case Western Reserve University.

Although Case Western Reserve is traditionally the weakest team in the conference, they managed to beat the Bears last season and are coming off a 1-0 victory over New York University. Needless to say, the Bears will have their work cut out for them. Look for the Bears to fight for their first conference win this Friday at Francis Field at 5:30 p.m.

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Sophomore Austin Barsophy lifts his leg to expertly control the ball. The Carnegie Mellon game is the second loss in a row in overtime for the Bears.

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Spirit Week fails to rouse T

his past week, Student Union attempted to reform its previously failed attempts at having a Homecoming Week by redressing the week before the Homecoming football game as “Spirit Week.” These efforts were certainly made in good faith and had the right general idea; most students at Wash.

U. certainly recognize that our school is not exactly bursting with Bear pride. Despite SU’s good intentions, however, their efforts, including selling green and red cookies and providing green and red beer at Happy Hour, did not exactly raise school spirit throughout the week. In fact, most students seemed to be unaware that changes in the week had been made or that anything at all was happening, other than the fact that they were randomly seeing the Wash. U. Bear around campus.

Just as a rivalry won’t begin with painted slogans, school spirit won’t happen with a display of colors or a mascot.

If students are given something to actually be excited about, maybe more spirit will be seen around campus; if students are given something gimmicky, they’ll just respond with more apathy and indifference. After investing so much time and effort in trying to change Homecoming Week

into something more exciting and interesting for Wash.

U. students, the organizers would have done well to create programming and events that were actually exciting and interesting.

On the other hand, Red Alert, the organization devoted to fostering greater school spirit throughout the year, has continued to be fairly successful at its job—no small feat. Even at somewhat obscure events like a swim meet against SLU, Red Alert continues to bring out Wash. U. students to support their (often ignored) Bears. Whether it’s the free t-shirts, offers of free food or the simple enjoyment that can be had by a group of fans cheering for their school, Red Alert has clearly struck a chord with the University community, and hopefully their future endeavors will continue to be met with success and high attendance.

Perhaps those in charge of the past week’s activities could look to Red Alert for some advice and aid in planning and organizing future attempts at amassing school spirit. Red Alert has shown that, for at least some University students, there’s school spirit waiting to come out; hopefully, SU’s future efforts at tapping into this spirit will be more creative and engaging for the community.

Enough Katz vs. Dogz

W

e all know that Katz and Dogz have never played well together. Each has their own unique style of play; Katz are more quiet, more reserved, entertained by feathers on strings.

Dogz are more gregarious and energetic, preferring to Jeff catch large Stepp Frisbees in their mouths instead of swatting at a fake mouse. This isn’t to say one is better than the other, but combine the two and sparks tend to fly, as we’ve seen on this campus over the past few weeks.

Often this disorder is entertaining. I’ve seen a small Kat take a whack at a big Dog, the former running away in shame. I’ve also seen the opposite, and it’s not pretty.

Watching the Katz vs. Dogz phenomenon I started has been enlightening, and I think both sides have enjoyed the attention and have made good attempts at putting forth their opinions.

But now it’s starting to get scrappy, with each animal nicked in the ear and thirsting for more. As the fur settled over the weekend, I realized that we were quickly approaching the critical point, the point where intelligent play and discussion end and gratuitous bickering begins.

I don’t want to move past this point. Sure, like underground cockfighting, it would be entertaining, but neither side would come out the winner. The point of my initial column was not to start a Katz vs. Dogz clash, though I still bear the responsibility. What I wanted to bring up were some

interesting and troubling issues inside the backyard we like to call Washington University. For the most part, I’m happy with what has turned up. The problem is that Dogz don’t play nice with Katz, and Katz never wanted to play nice in the first place.

So enough is enough. We’ve been super-saturated with Katz vs. Dogz in the newspaper, on TV, on the radio and on campus. Katz vs. Dogz has started to eclipse the more important underlying issues. Frankly, if I never have to type or read the word Katz anymore I will be happy, because that would mean we’re talking about the issues outside of the parties involved and the argument will no longer be personal and vehement. It could take on more weight, more substance. If we’re not careful, Katz will go the way of Quayles, where all we focus on is where the next gaffe will be, instead of pulling back and examining the larger picture.

There are also many things happening in our backyard that remind us of what it’s like when Katz and Dogz aren’t penned together in the same cage: the Cardinals are quickly running toward the World Series, the weather has become amazingly tolerable and lines are finally starting to go down in Bear’s Den. Let us, then, take time away from playing with our pets and instead enjoy the other parts of our world, for a change. We will, of course, return to our pets, and when we do, keep them away from each other, examining the middle ground ourselves, rather than letting them scrap over it.

For now, however, let sleeping Dogz (and Katz) lie.

Jeff is a senior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

Where cluster bombs and patriotism meet

By John Hewitt Forum Columnist

P

atriotism is the moral judgment that nonAmerican behavior is wrong. Patriotism is not like ethnic, racial or religious prejudice, which deny the intrinsic moral rights and value of other people. Rather, patriotism is a moral judgment upon acts engaged in by choice.

Indeed, non-Americans guilty of un-American activities cannot be considered full humans with intrinsic moral rights or values, so it is acceptable to do anything to them to punish their deviance. Bombs have been proven to cure unAmerican neuroses in many affl icted countries outside of the continental United States of America.

The cluster bomb is a great example of our great missionary struggle to cure un-Americans of their moral failings.

It is a fantastic weapon fi rst invented by the Germans during World War II. The Germans were a great people with excellent morals, until the Soviets

and we blew up all their buildings and killed loads of them.

In the modern era, the German people produce thousands of pornography videos every year that focus on the eating of human excrement. As Germany continues to modernize and integrate with the former East Germany, the scheisse porn industry shall reach levels of scheisse-eating efficiency unheard of in foreign markets.

Ah, where was I? The cluster bomb, yes. The basic design has been used for anti-tank, anti-personnel and anti-electronics purposes. The cluster bomb releases many little bombs (named bomblets) in mid-air in order to maximize area coverage. It is the shotgun of bombs. Ten percent of the bomblets do not explode on contact, often burying themselves underground like small landmines.

If you are a rationalist, you ask for a logical explanation, beyond the word of the Pentagon and beyond the disgust most people feel when noticing such a glaring inefficiency in the American arsenal.

Bomblets often lie unexploded for years until small children notice them. When the little ones come home with missing hands, feet or craniums, their parents learn the consequences of not being like an American. This affl iction was initially known as Nationality-Related Limb Deficiency, but it now has no name because it is not healthy for Americans to be thinking of limbless brown or slant-eyed children.

The religious believer may see the hand of God in guiding our actions, but both the rationalist and he must see a fact of Nature. The naughty child notices a brightly colored submunition and when he picks it up to play with it, the little ball explodes.

It is natural for us to provide this learning tool to denizens of the developing world, otherwise their undeveloped minds would not understand the consequences of not being American and the disease of un-American thinking might spread.

The patriot understands

that it is the un-American that causes the mutilation of their own children and that Americans should not be criticized for dropping the bombs because the United States Air Force was providing a world-class education for their subhuman children that would not have been necessary if they would simply become American.

The patriot does not engage in violence against un-Americans. Repelled, he stays away from them. Instead, he supports a professional warrior caste through his tax dollars to engage in violence against them. He approves of this violence vocally and supports the warrior caste by affi xing a yellow magnet on the back of his vehicle. Many people feel great anger or intense hatred at some point in their lives. They do not kill. They pay other people to do the killing for them.

I am a patriot, and proud.

John is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at jkhewitt@wustl.edu.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Unfair benefits under Title IX? Dear Editor: Steven Hollander’s article on Google asks, “Who is afraid of Title IX.” The answer: “sexually segregated colleges,” which currently are exempt under Section 901 (a) 5 of Title IX. If the federal government would follow the Fifth and 14th Amendments, as in Brown v.

Board of Education and Bolling v. Sharpe for federal District of Columbia, no segregated schools would be exempt from Title IX. The major beneficiaries are the schools in the Women’s College Coalition (www.womenscolleges.org), who do not have to obey the law of the land as co-ed schools do.

One woman reportedly filed a $25 million lawsuit under Title IX against the University of Georgia. The case reportedly was dismissed.

-Kauko H. Kokkonen

Misreporting of Mechanic’s charges Dear Editor: I don’t know how I could have made it clearer. When your writer interviewed me for your Oct. 5 story about me, he asked me something about my involvement in the “burning of the ROTC building” back in 1970. I told him I had nothing to do with that and had never been charged with it, but that I was charged and convicted of throwing a one-inch firecracker (a “cherry bomb”) that hurt no one during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration during which the ROTC building was burned.

I explained that many other news outlets had misreported my story by mixing me up with arson. Five years

ago, the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz., made the same error. They printed my letter in response, as I hope you do.

I compared my story with a riot that followed a soccer match in England. The fans went wild. Someone was killed in the ensuing fights.

One person was charged with pushing a police officer. Would you say that person was involved in murder?

Of course not. So why say I was “charged for [my] part in the Washington University Reserve Officer Training Corps building conflagration in 1970”?

Also in the article is a paragraph-long quotation from me, with the attribution “Mechanic told the interviewer.” What interviewer? I believe this was something I said 35 years ago. If so, you should have indicated it. Otherwise readers will

think it’s something I just said to your interviewer.

-Howard Mechanic Class of 1970

Ready to debate Dear Editor: According to Matt Adler’s reasoning (Op-Ed, Oct. 7, 2005), we shouldn’t criticize Typhoid Mary because being a typhoid carrier and a cook is what she was.

However, Adler seems to have persuaded Lawrence Wiseman to withdraw his challenge to me to debate these issues. So I will issue a challenge: I am ready to debate them.

-Jonathan Katz Professor of Physics

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Former Mr. WU is back for more

By Felicia Baskin Scene Reporter Jim Mourey had a lot to look forward to when he graduated from the Olin School of Business this past May. An international business/trade/commerce and marketing major, Mourey graduated at the top of his class. Companies like Yahoo! and several major advertising agencies had offered him lucrative jobs, and, in February, Mourey accepted a job at a firm with which he had interned the previous summer.

But you won’t find Mourey’s office at any of those firms. Instead, it’s nestled in a corridor on the bottom floor of the Women’s Building. Mourey’s official title is now administrative coordinator for the Office of Student Activities.

Less formally, however, Mourey is a Washington University alumnus who continues to be a driving force behind student activities on this campus.

A mere week after graduation, Mourey found himself thrust into the world of business. His plan had always been to obtain a Ph.D. in marketing, and this goal didn’t fade with his entrance into the work force. But he soon began to ask himself, “When you enter the work world, when do you go back to school?”

Mourey worried that his entry into the business world was too quick.

“People need to take more time, at least one last summer,” said Mourey in retrospect.

Mourey arranged to meet with John D. Branch, a faculty member in the Olin School of Business, to discuss his situation and express his desire to engage in more intellectual and creative endeavors. “[In the business world], you are part of a team and there are limitations on what you can do,” said Mourey.

Branch encouraged Mourey to satisfy his craving for a return to the University environment.

Mourey’s parents respected his goals and believed that the Ph.D. option was perfectly suited for him. Since graduate school was still a year of applications away, Mourey decided to spend that year at Washington University and take the job as administrative coordinator.

Mourey’s job consists of filling in gaps in the Office of Student Activities. All aspects of the programming process, from the initial planning to publicity, fall under his list of responsibilities.

Because of his long relationship with the University, he is able to approach programming from many different perspectives—as a

student, an administrator and as a businessman.

In fact, his field of study plays a large part in his job. Using his background in marketing, Mourey is working to rebrand the Office of Student Activities. Focusing on the department’s role on campus, Mourey is hoping to bring changes to student life. A fan of the campus lifestyle, he hopes to breathe a new vitality into life at Washington University.

Mourey’s own undergraduate life was filled with activities. During his senior year, Mourey was crowned Mr. Wash. U. after being chosen by his peers to participate in the pageant. For the talent portion, he sang an a capella version of the Britney Spears song “Toxic,” accompanied by The Stereotypes, the all-male a capella group of which he was a part.

Mourey exercised his eventcoordinating talents through his position in Ursa’s Nite Life, a student group that presents movies and other entertainment on a weekly basis.

Additionally, he was an RA in Danforth and Shepley. RAs are required to put on programs that discuss general areas of student life. In response to one such area, Physical and Sexual Wellness, Mourey jokingly suggested that the two categories be combined.

What resulted was Sexercise, a unique fitness program that he developed with a fellow RA that sets sexual motions to upbeat music. The program began as a floor activity, but soon expanded to include participants from other floors and buildings. Now that Mourey is back on campus, Sexercise is slated to make a comeback.

He intends to recommence the activity this fall with routines set to The Pussycat Dolls’ “Don’t Cha” and Jessica Simpson’s “These Boots Were Made for Walkin’.”

Excited about the future of life on campus, Mourey describes his new job as “the best of everything.”

While working to improve Washington University’s student programming, Mourey is also working on applications to graduate programs at schools like Harvard, Northwestern and the University, where he would love to remain for his Ph.D. studies, as he feels a true connection to this school and its atmosphere.

Independent of what happens in the years to come, Mourey feels his choice to return to Washington University as an administrator is the right one.

“The more I think about it… it makes complete sense,” Mourey said. “It just gets better and better.”

OLIVER HULLAND | STUDENT LIFE

Jim Mourey performs with the Stereotypes at Ursa’s last January.

MIRASOL

Mirasol

STEPPING OUT

6144 Delmar Boulevard 314-721-6909 Price range: $15-30

By Alexa Nathanson and Margot Dankner Scene Reporters

For most Washington University students, the strip of Delmar from Blue Hill to the Tivoli holds the extent of the Loop’s culinary experiences.

With its numerous restaurants serving burgers, gyros and, of course, Thai food, students often don’t feel the need to explore. However, if you are willing to travel a little further down the street, you will stumble upon a restaurant that stands out from all the rest.

Mirasol is truly different from anything you can get on the main strip of the Loop. Or in St. Louis, for that matter.

We made our reservation for a Friday night at six o’clock in order to see Mirasol as it would be at peak hours. As we approached the restaurant after our relatively lengthy walk over (neither of us owns a car), we were pleased to see that there was already a crowd outside eating. With a surge of excitement upon smelling the lovely spicy aromas emanating from the doors, we walked inside and were immediately transported into a chic Latininspired dining room with an impeccable indigo, saffron and coral color scheme. Virtually every item in the restaurant,

from the menus to the piquant mango-scotch bonnet sauce placed on every table to the multi-hued mosaic above the bar, follows this theme. The lighting further adds to the groovy Latin ambience, with small blue blown-glass lamps imparting a soft glow above every table.

After we were seated in a cozy coral leather-covered booth with indigo goblets and straw place mats, we were greeted by our friendly (and handsome) waiter Kevin, and handed a relatively exotic drink menu. On Kevin’s recommendation we ordered the Chocolate Covered Raspberry, a rather potent cocktail that arrived with swirls of frozen chocolate coating the glass and an edible flower floating on top. For good measure, we also ordered a Cuban mojito which came filled to the brim with fresh lime wedges and muddled mint leaves tempering the bite of the rum. Both were as pleasing to the eyes as they were to the palate, and went down quickly with the thirst we had built up from our trek.

By the time Kevin came back to take our orders, we were feeling quite happy but ready

for some vittles. Although the food is primarily influenced by traditional dishes from Cuba and South and Central America, it is served in small plates or tapas, which is a style most frequently associated with Spain. Because the serving sizes are small, the way to eat at Mirasol is to get several dishes, about two per person, and share them.

The tapas are split into four categories: salads, chilled, ceviches and warm. For the first course we had the Honduran Ceviche which included raw tuna, shaved pieces of coconut, ginger, pickled onions, jalapenos and lime juice impressively served in a fresh coconut shell.

Although the tuna was good quality and the pickled onions added crunch and a bit of bite, the sauce was slightly bland and not too exciting.

Next we ordered the Escabeche de Lula, a dish consisting of calamari, spaghetti squash salad, peanuts, ginger, lime and basil. This dish was not only interesting and unique, but it also had a marvelous blend of textures and flavors. Our third order, which was the standout of our meal, was the Vieras con Quinoa, scallops pan-seared to

perfection with a cool quinoa jalapeño salad that was a good pairing with the hot shellfish.

Blue Crab Enchiladas, our final order, were fine but forgettable.

Our bellies full and our glasses empty, Kevin came back with a list of dessert selections. We could not decide on one in particular and were starting to feel a bit thirsty again, so we decided that the smartest plan of action would be to order another drink and a sampling of desserts just to make sure we covered all of our bases. The deserts were, simply put, orgasmic. A silky smooth mocha flan with piping hot cinnamon-sugar-covered churros was clearly the winner of the bunch, although the exotic fruit flavored cheesecake and tres leches cake were excellent as well.

After we had mopped the plate clean of every last drop of chocolate sauce and drank the last of the tasty house sangria that we had paired with our dessert extravaganza, we sat back patting our bellies and awaited the check. However, as our kind server handed us the bill, we quickly awoke from our gluttonous stupor. The price?

Don’t ask. We both looked at

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Margot enjoyed her meal at Mirasol, but not the dent it made in her wallet. each other and thought, what... how?

If you want a cheap, quick meal, Mirasol is not the place to go. It is a place to sit and savor different creative and interesting dishes with friends, but on a night when you are willing to spend generously. The food and drinks add up quickly, so we

advise that you order wisely.

Here’s a tip: if you want the Mirasol experience on a budget, go for lunch. They have a wonderful and reasonably priced list of sandwiches (we highly recommend the Pollo Criollo) in addition to several of the tapas found on the dinner menu.

Spirituality on campus

By Mike Duncan Scene Reporter How would you define your spirituality?

I am a liberal Christian; I believe Jesus Christ is my personal Savior.

What parts of your faith would you consider liberal?

I believe women have a role in leadership in the church, I believe homosexuality does not go against the will of God and I also believe that not only Christians have a place in heaven.

What leads you to believe those things?

I am a United Methodist and we have something called the Wesley Quadrangle, which goes by the acronym REST, which stands for Reason, Experience, Scripture and Tradition. That’s how we look at the world. In my experience and the way I feel inside, I don’t see women as any lesser of people or having fewer abilities. For me, women having leadership roles in the church has no negative effect on the way that Christianity can be taught or perceived. For me—being gay and a Christian—it is all about how I feel inside and my experiences in my life. I don’t feel that God sees my homosexuality as a sin. Finally, it is

impossible for me to conceive of a God that is so focused solely on Christianity that He would let people who don’t profess a belief in Christ not have a place in heaven.

When God looks at you, what does he see?

He sees everything about me—my negative actions and qualities as well as my positive actions and qualities. I feel that I recognize my negatives, the things that I do that are harmful to other people, and I do ask for forgiveness from those. It is my belief that God forgives my trespasses and focuses more on the positive things I do in life. I hope that He sees me as a selfless, good person.

Christians believe that when you die you appear before God for judgment. What will God say to you on that day?

I can only hope for what He says. I have faith that I am trying to live my life in accordance to what God wants me to be doing, and if I’ve done that I would hope that God would say, “Good work, good job, welcome home.”

But if I have my faith placed in the wrong spot, I would hope that He would realize that I did the best I can and [still] say, “Welcome home.”

Do you believe in a hell?

I don’t believe in the stereotypical fire and brimstone hell where you are tied to hot rock and whipped ten times a day. I believe that hell is a state lacking the existence of God; where you realize what life is like without God in it. I think that would be a terrible state of being.

What is it like being both gay and Christian?

It depends on where I am. If I were to be back home, in Wheaton, it would be hard to be both gay and a Christian because more traditional Christians that take the Bible literally believe that there is no place for homosexuals in Christianity. But the liberal church that I am a part of feels that God made everybody a particular way and that everyone has gifts. They view homosexuality as a gift, just as any sexuality is a gift. They view homosexuality as a positive gift and something that can be brought to church and have a positive influence on the community. For me, reacting to the stereotypes of being gay is hard because there’s the stereotypical gay male who is viewed as a [non]-spiritual, [non]-religious person because of the tradition of them being excluded.

Where do you draw the line with where the Bible is true and not true?

Saying that some of the Bible is true and some of the Bible is not true is a misleading statement. I would say that most of the Bible is true for me, but you have to keep in mind that the Bible was written 2,000 years ago.

So, while the overall message of the Bible has not changed, the individual words apply differently to us today. I believe that the Bible was true for the people it was written for; most of the places where I disagree with the Bible are in the traditional Jewish law in Leviticus and Deuteronomy and the letters of Paul, which were written for specific churches who were seeking guidance on how to be a successful early Christian church.

Those are more of guidelines for Christians today rather than rules.

What doubts do you struggle with?

I can’t say that my faith is concrete. I don’t think it ever will be because I am a human being and to be stupid is one of my bedrock characteristics—to not be able to see or understand everything. I find myself doubting everything: did Jesus exist, did Jesus die for our sins, is homosexuality really right in the eyes of God, am I living the life God wants me to live?

Every time I experience a doubt like that, I have to step back and

meditate or pray or write about it. I always come back with the strong faith I have now.

When do you feel closest to God? I feel closest to God when I’m with people that I love [and] when I am by myself worshipping. My favorite place to be is my church; I have a key, so I will go there and play the piano while praying or concentrate on my life and reflect on who I am.

How has God revealed himself to you?

Through the world around me. I originally didn’t believe in intelligent design. But when I took a step back, I realized the perfections and the beauty and the imperfections of the world around me. I realized that it is not by mistake and that we are all here for some reason. I also see it in love, because there are some people that I love so deeply. Seeing love around me lets me know that there is something out there more than human that is influencing things.

If I were interested in becoming a Christian, what would you say to me?

I would ask you, “Why?” [but] not in a “Why would you do that?” sort of way. I would ask you, “Why do you feel that Christianity is the way that you want

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I hope that the answer would be, “I have explored other outlets and when I explored Christianity, I found a truth that rang with me more than anything else.”

The only thing I can explain it as is that warm-fuzzy feeling you get inside when you discover some of your purpose here.

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SCENE Coping with pregnancy at Wash. U.

By Allie Wieczorek Scene Reporter When we talk about sex, we often discuss the most exciting places we’ve had it, the most interesting positions we’ve tried and the people we’ve had it with. Or maybe we talk about sexual frustration—how long it’s been since the last time or the sexual setbacks we’ve encountered.

But rarely do we discuss the possible repercussions of sex or hear about people who have endured those repercussions.

So what exactly should a Washington University student do if she fears she might be pregnant? If

she decides to handle the situation through the school, the University has ample resources available to support and assist her.

Pregnancy can be verified through lab testing at Student Health Services. If the results are positive, the student can subsequently meet with Stacy Selbert, a women’s health nurse practitioner at Student Health Services, to discuss her options and possibly be referred to services available in the community. The testing is free, but there is a $15 co-pay for the visit.

“We have to evaluate each personal situation individually,” said Selbert, regarding her assessment of patients’ options.

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While Student Health Services doesn’t directly provide services like abortions, Selbert can provide information about outside community resources that do.

Any student that meets with Selbert can rest assured that the process is completely confidential.

Beyond being school policy, this confidentiality is provided for under Missouri state law. Selbert, therefore, has no obligation to inform the student’s parents about the pregnancy.

Selbert said she refers patients who decide to get an abortion to either Reproductive Health Services of the St. Louis Region or the Hope Clinic, and she is “happy to address any questions and concerns students may have to the best of [her] ability regarding termination services.”

Selbert also acknowledges, however, that when a patient goes to a clinic she is “counseled in depth regarding the process and potential outcomes, both physically and mentally.”

Most clinics, as well as Student Health Services, will also provide follow-up care if a student decides to have an abortion.

Selbert also discusses the option of adoption with patients who, for ethical, physical or other personal reasons refuse to terminate a pregnancy but do not believe they’re ready to raise a child.

“We do have community resources if someone wanted to adopt out,” said Selbert.

As pregnant students are not required to utilize the resources Student Health Services makes available, it is difficult to determine any statistical information about unwanted pregnancies at the University. Many students are likely afraid of or uncomfortable with the school knowing such personal information.

“Students do not have to come through Student Health Services in order to obtain obstetrical care with the student health insurance,” said Selbert.

Once a student has evaluated her options and reached a decision, she has another thing to worry about: school.

“Students who might need to take time off for issues related to pregnancy are eligible to take a medical leave of absence,” said Dr. Alan I. Glass, director of Student Health Services.

Glass also said that a pregnant student can stay on the student health insurance plan for the length of her medical leave. In order to obtain a leave, a student would have to contact Student Health Services, but the office cannot reveal the reason for the student’s leave of absence until the student has submitted written permission.

In addition to helping students handle unexpected and unwanted pregnancies, the University works to prevent them. Selbert noted that the University offers education through Student Health Services and Health Promotional Services.

And, as many already know, Student Health Services keeps a stash of free condoms.

Selbert adds that any female seeking other forms of contraception can be seen in Student Health Services.

“We offer the full range of contraceptive choices, both hormonal and non-hormonal options: birth control pills, patches, rings, injections, IUDs and diaphragms for a fee,” said Selbert.

The only condition is that the student has had a gynecological exam within the last 12 months, whether at Student Health Services or elsewhere.

According to Selbert, birth control is “readily available” at Student

Health Services.

“You don’t even have to leave campus to attain it,” Selbert said.

Getting a birth control prescription, however, does require a student to make an appointment fi rst to discuss her situation and some of her health history with a professional who can then fi nd the best prescription for her. According to Selbert, this is yet another “very individualized” process.

Another option for avoiding an unwanted pregnancy is emergency contraception. Plan B is available at Student Health Services for a nominal fee of eight dollars.

According to the Student Health Services Web site, Plan B “works to prevent pregnancy by temporarily stopping the release of an egg from a woman’s ovary” or by “prevent[ing] fertilization” if taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. It cannot work if a woman is already pregnant.

Selbert said that students seeking Plan B “don’t have to have a visit.” Nevertheless, they will be required to take a urine pregnancy test at no charge (though there is a $20 fee for non-University students).

Selbert said that the pregnancy test is only necessary if the fi rst day of the student’s last menstrual cycle was more than one month before the day she needs Plan B. Plan B is available at the Student Health Services medical clinic between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and also in the infi rmary after clinic hours while school is in session.

Even if a student dealing with pregnancy-related problems cannot fi nd her answers directly through Student Health Services, Selbert pointed out that women can receive pamphlets of information and be referred to outside community resources that can help.

University alum fighting the New Orleans achievement gap

By Archana Varma Scene Reporter When Giovanina Gardiner graduated from Washington University in 2003, she didn’t join many of her classmates in graduate school.

Appalled by the achievement gap between those born in wealthy areas and those less fortunate, Gardiner went to New Orleans as a participant in Teach for America.

TFA sends college graduates to teach in low-income communities for two years and pays them a salary similar to that of beginning teachers in the district.

What she encountered in New Orleans as a special education teacher at John McDonough High School disturbed her considerably.

“Most [of the special education] kids could not read beyond the fourth grade level,” Gardiner said. “They had just been passed along by teachers.”

In addition, some boys who were placed in special education in elementary school due to their disruptive behavior remained special education students, even though they were not learning impaired.

Gardiner noted problems in classroom expectations of students and teachers as well. Students were so used to being passed along that they expected school to be a joke, and, in turn, teacher expectations of students

were also low. “[The teachers] didn’t expect them to come in, look to the front of the room and start their work. The kids knew this. … they knew how to win that battle,” she said.

The physical environment of McDonough High was also detrimental to the students’ learning.

“I never realized the importance of having a decent environment to learn in, but right when you walk in the building, underneath the stairs is this huge hole that is about three feet wide and two feet tall. ... It’s just full of junk kids put in it,” Gardiner said.

The special education classrooms were also illsuited for learning. In one instance, a room had been split into two special education classrooms by a divider that only went up threefourths of the way to the ceiling, a set-up that caused distraction for both classes.

Not only could the students hear each other, but students would throw objects over the divider.

“No matter how much we complained to the administration, they wouldn’t do anything about it,” she said.

In another case, four special education classes were held in two adjoining classrooms without any dividers. The students had to walk through the gym to get to these rooms and would often mingle in the gym rather than go to class. When they fi nally

reached their classrooms, they found themselves in an environment that made it difficult for both teachers and students to fulfi ll their duties.

“These are kids who already have trouble concentrating. ... Some of the veteran teachers just gave up and let their classes do whatever they wanted, and when everyone else isn’t [teaching] and you really want to, it gets to you,” noted Gardiner.

“Before you even get to the fact that these kids can’t read and you have to teach them science, you have to be very creative to overcome these massive difficulties.”

Gardiner also cited the laissez-faire culture of New Orleans as a problem when it comes to education. “[The culture is] part of what makes the city great, but New Orleans is a ‘play place,’ and when you teach, you have to fight that cultural phenomenon,” she said.

Gardiner doubted that more funding would completely fi x the educational problems she witnessed in New Orleans.

“It’s not money that is the problem,” she said. “It is the culture and lack of pride in education in general. This problem needs attention and care and respect from the community. Yes, part of that comes from getting more money, but another part of that is having more dedicated, focused teachers.”

Another issue Gardiner

noticed was that about half of the graduating seniors of McDonough High leave as teenage parents and that their children then become the next generation of McDonough students. Louisiana is an abstinence-only education state and does not advocate sex education, she said.

Although Gardiner did not leave New Orleans this May feeling satisfied about the school’s condition as a whole, she felt content about the improvements she brought about in some students.

“I realize that I can’t change [the whole school district], but a few students understood something better, gained confidence in themselves and their abilities. ... That is all that I could ask for,” she said.

Gardiner hopes that Hurricane Katrina will turn a public eye towards the living conditions in poverty-stricken areas of New Orleans.

“A lot of these people weren’t that much better off before Katrina,” she said.

“We used to joke that New Orleans is a third world country.”

McDonough High is slated to re-open in November if its students return to the area and the restoration process remains on track.

Gardiner believes that the school was under about three feet of water and that many of the students who attended McDonough High

were affected by Katrina.

“I hope that the students are able to get back in. …

Maybe now they have an excuse to clean out the school,” she said, mentioning the presence of asbestos in the building.

Gardiner believes that the education system can still be fi xed if enough people get involved and work to change it.

“I felt like I was a soldier; I was on the front lines, and you need to be on the frontlines to make a change,” she said.

Gardiner is currently working and plans to pursue a dual graduate degree in social work and law.

“I want to fight for social justice and I will do that wherever I can fi nd a place for myself,” she said.

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WU alum Giovanina Gardiner worked for Teach for America in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina hit. She wonders what has become of the school where she once taught.