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Fraternities, SU Med school wins $15 million struggle to let beer grant for new research center and safety coexist BY SCOTT FABRICANT STAFF REPORTER Washington University’s School of Medicine has received a $15 million grant to create a research center to study Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the fourth leading cause of death nationally. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a combination of chronic bronchitis, inﬂammation of the small airways of the lungs and overproduction of mucus and emphysema, the destruction of air sacs and loss of lung elasticity. “The most common cause for the disease people point to is cigarette smoke,” said Michael Holtzman, the University’s director of pulmonary and crucial care medicine. “70-80 percent of patients with COPD have [a] history of smoking. However, that’s not the whole answer, because a number of patients have had no signiﬁcant exposure to smoke

that we can determine. We also know if you stop smoking, there can still be progression of the disease, and there’s a possible genetic susceptibility to COPD.” The grant, awarded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, is considered a “score grant.” It will be used to establish a specialized clinical center at the School of Medicine, with four different projects investigating possible causes and mechanisms of the disease. Holtzman hopes to be able to use this information to develop new ways to diagnose and treat COPD. “The idea behind score grants is to make basic discoveries about what causes the disease using experimental models, and to translate it into studies of patients of the disease,” explained Holtzman. “It’s often called a bench-to-bedside approach.” Britney Moss, a graduate student in biology at the University with experience in grant writ-

ing, was very impressed with the winning of the grant funding. “Typically a grant of this size is many hundreds of pages long and is the collaborative effort of many faculty members at a research institution. It is quite an honor for Washington University to have received one of these grants, but it doesn’t surprise me because Wash. U. has exceptional faculty who excel in the ﬁeld of biomedical research,” said Moss. Holtzman, while pleased with the grant, remains realistic. “This grant and other grants like it are under a lot of pressure from downsizing because of constraints of the federal budget these days. It’s a huge problem,” said Holtzman. “We’ve got a lot of money, but not nearly enough to solve the problem. It is a good start, and you can’t complain when someone gives you $15 million, but it’s not enough to solve chronic lung disease.”

To students wishing to avoid developing COPD, Holtzman advises avoiding smoking. While pollutants, genetic susceptibility and other unavoidable factors exist, exposure to cigarette smoke remains the leading controllable factor. Holtzman hopes the research center will raise awareness and understanding of the disease in addition to seeking potential cures. “It’s important to stress how common this condition is and what a huge public health and medical problem it presents, so anything we can do to impact this would be a big deal,” said Holtzman. “One fourth of Americans over 45 have COPD. It’s one of the leading causes of disability and death. It really is a major health problem. There are only 3 COPD research centers in the whole nation, and we’re one of them. We should be proud.”

the Energy and Environment Committee and part of the subcommittee on health care access. “I just got out of a hearing of a bill that would set a standard for all fuel to come from renewable, biologically dependent resources such as biodiesel and ethanol,” he said. “These would beneﬁt the rural communities in Oregon and reduce pollution. “Another renewable energy standard would require providers of energy to make sure that 25 percent of energy came from renewable sources by 2025. It simply requires us to look to solar market, the wind market, tidal energy—there’s huge potential there.” Cannon, an Oregon native, started his political journey as a history major at the University. Cannon credited his involvement in journalism and experience as editor in chief of Student Life for his interests in politics and policy. “The meetings that we had around

sity from becoming liable for alcohol related injuries. The fraternities are covered under national insurance plans, and they could lose coverage if an injury were to arise inside the house. “The problem is safety,” said Locke. “We are discussing ways to make it safe to prevent the frats from becoming liable from kids who come to parties already drunk from pre-gaming.” Fraternities become less liable for any incidents which may occur by hiring a third party to check IDs and distribute alcohol. Locke also said that the current BYOB (Bring Your Own Beer) policy is not working because it is unrealistic to expect students to provide their own drinks. Furthermore, the fraternities do not have enough B&D personnel to enforce the policy. “There is not enough manpower,” said Locke. Senior Alex Kotkin, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE), expressed his disapproval with B&D security, stating that they are “obtrusive.” According to Kotkin, the fraternity’s fi rst party of the year had three B&D guards, all of whom were ineffectual. He contends that a guard in the stairs did not do his job, the guard stationed outside arrived late and was rude to the guests, and a guard at the bar kept checking for IDs even though the guard at the door had already checked IDs and distributed wristbands. “The way they prevent things prevents us from having a good party,” said Kotkin. “Until the B&D guards can prove to us that they can maintain some level of professionalism and consistent protection or control over the parties, I don’t really see any reason to put in a fourth.” Kotkin said he registered three to four complaints on the guards to the GLO, but the office has not yet reported to him whether they have taken any actions. The IFC and administrators will also discuss the possibility of having kegs at parties in order to save on the cost of alcohol. The kegs would be controlled by a third party, unlike a few years ago when fraternity members served alcohol from the kegs on their own. According to Locke and Ron Laue, the director of GLO, IFC and administrators are discussing whether further restrictions should be placed on the distribution of alcohol, so that underage students or intoxicated students do not receive more alcohol. Kotkin said that while he felt the focus of TKE’s parties is not alcohol, he did observe that serving alcohol at fraternity parties creates a safer drinking environment for students who would otherwise drink in small, isolated groups. “If you go back to the probation which was in effect a couple of years ago, you would fi nd a lot more incidences of kids pre-gaming in their rooms because all of the fraternities were dry,” said Kotkin. “The fact of the matter is we’ve had less incidences where EST [Emergency Support Team] has been called, at least to my

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BY SARA RAJARAM STAFF REPORTER Fraternities are considering ways to prevent underage students from receiving alcohol at their parties. They are also discussing how to bar students who are already intoxicated from entering the house. To accomplish this, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and the Greek Life Ofﬁce (GLO) are discussing hiring more guards from a third party company, B&D, to distribute the alcohol and maintain security. B&D was originally hired in 2001 to work security. According to junior Andy Locke, president of the IFC, fraternities and administrators at the GLO have taken these steps to prevent the fraternities and the Univer-

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Alum elected Oregon State representative BY SHWETA MURTHI NEWS EDITOR Consider being nice to the kid next to you in your political science class, because he or she might just become your next state representative. Just ask Ben Cannon, who graduated from Washington University in 1999 to become Oregon’s youngest state legisBen Cannon lator this month. Cannon (D-Portland) used a grassroots campaign to garner support for renewable energy, education aid and transparency in the political process. One of Cannon’s focal points was his refusal to accept gifts or monetary contributions from political action committees or corporations. Instead, Cannon went door-to-door asking for smaller donations from voters.

“I really believe that Oregon as a state needs to keep money out of politics,” said Cannon. “It leads to uninspired leadership and it is a corrosion of the democratic process. My pledge is a step that I took to reflect my commitment to campaign fi nance reform and restoring democracy to the voters. As far as I know, I am the only elected legislator to take that pledge.” Sharon Stahl, dean of Arts & Sciences and Cannon’s former academic advisor, was not surprised by Cannon’s political success. “It reassures me that, at least in the state of Oregon, politics are in good hands,” she said. Stahl praised Cannon’s use of his Web site and mailing list to keep his constituents informed of the issues and request their opinions. “I thought to myself, my state representative in Missouri doesn’t do this for me,” he said. “I think it’s a wonderful reflection on Washington University that these are the kind of young people that come to us.”

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Even though his peers in the state capitol are several decades older, Cannon remains unfazed about his relatively short experience in public service. “I think I bring a slightly different perspective, as I am especially concerned about the environment and youth issues which don’t have quite the same resonance for the older generation as it does for me,” he said. “I represent about 60,000 Oregonians, and I take that seriously.” Coming from a family of teachers, Cannon said he felt a particular obligation to give back to the state’s education system. “[Oregon], more than most states, is suffering from a woeful disinvestment in education,” he said. “There is the knowledge that we as a state and as a society will fail when we fail to educate our children. I’m working as hard as I can to restore some sense to the way that we fund education.” Aside from his interests in public education, Cannon is the vice chair of

Queens and kings debut at WU Wash. U. hosted it’s first drag show Friday nigh, complete with professionals and students strutting their stuff. Our photographers captured the event. News, Page 3

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of the Oregon Health and Science University have concluded that about eight percent of rams have sex exclusively with other rams. The study gave test sheep the opportunity to pick among males and females that had been restrained to await intercourse. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a campaign against the researchers claiming that they are killing gay sheep and cutting open their brains in order to learn how to turn gay rams straight. The Oregon group has killed about 55 sheep in order to understand their neurological basis, but they have denied any intention of using that knowledge to create a drug that would turn people straight.

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Gateway Constructors announced Wednesday that they will delay the closures of the ramp from Hanley Road to westbound Highway 40. The ramp is slated to be closed in April. The second ramp from northbound Hanley to westbound Highway 40 is scheduled to close in June. The ramp closings are necessary for crews to begin construction on ﬂyover ramps that will connect Highway 40 and Interstate 170. The ramps will be reopened in 2010. The delay comes at the request of St. Louis County.

UNIVERSITY Cahalan identified self, says Post The New York Post said that Washington University senior Susannah Cahalan properly identified herself as a New York Post reporter to the alleged kidnapper Michael Devlin during two 15-minute interviews at Franklin County jail. Devlin’s attorneys said that Cahalan misidentified herself as a student reporter for a university publication. “Susannah Cahalan was working as a freelancer for the New York Post and she identified herself as such to the prisoner Michael Devlin,” the Post said in an e-mailed statement to the AP. “It was made clear to the prisoner that the story resulting from his interview would be published in the New York Post. We stand by Susannah and the story.”

Dieters who cut calories, but do not exercise, lose bone mineral density, which increases their risk for health problems such as osteoporosis, according to a recent Washington University Medical School study. The study’s results suggest that this loss in bone mineral density can be offset by including exercise in weight loss programs. Dennis Villareal, associate professor of medicine and the lead author of the study, said a total of 48 middle-aged men and women were studied. The participants were randomized into three groups: the caloric restriction group, the exercise group, and the control group. Participants in the control group did not cut calories or exercise. Researchers studied the weight and bone mineral density of all the participants after one year. The control group had no changes in weight loss or bone density. Both the exercise group and caloric restriction group experienced an average 9 percent weight loss. The caloric restriction group experienced an average 2 percent loss of bone density in the hip and lower spine. The exercise group, however, did not lose any bone density. The study concluded that loss in bone mineral density accompanies weight loss and that exercise can strengthen bone density. “It is better to combine caloric restriction and [exercise] in order to get the beneﬁts of

weight loss while reserving bone mineral density,” said Villareal. Villareal said that the results of the study were consistent with his expectations. “That was our hypothesis. We proved our hypothesis that exercise will conserve bone mineral density,” he said. Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition, was not surprised by the study’s results. She said that she already takes bone mineral density into consideration when she instructs students about their dieting goals. “In meeting with students who are interested in losing weight, overall health is the number one priority. Overall health includes things like muscle mass, cardiovascular health, and bone density. We promote foods which maintain health and we promote the importance of exercise as a way to stay healthy,” said Diekman. Diekman said that Student Health offers students both dieting information and support. “Students can make an appointment at Student Health to sit down and discuss individual goals in regard to weight control. Individual goals look at current food intake, current activity, and realistic changes. We do not just say, ‘Here, take this diet.’ Everything is tailored to the individual sitting in the ofﬁce with me. Student Health allows students to return on a frequency which best meets their schedule and their goals.” On campus, dieting exists in a variety of forms ranging

from the healthy to the not so healthy. Many students said that they do not follow a strict dieting regime. Kathryn O’Malley, a junior, said “I just try to eat healthy. I don’t want to focus all of my attention on what I am eating. Diets, most of the time, are too unrealistic to stay on. You have to find something that works for everyday.” Adam Shelly, a junior said, “Diet? I guess my diet includes not eating six meals a day and doing Tae Bo with Billy Blanks.” Shelly said that the Kappa Sigma Fraternity plans to host a fitness week later this spring in order to promote general health and fitness on campus. Many students are quick to point out the unhealthy habits of their peers. “I think students in college try to limit their caloric intake in order to make up for all the calories that come with drinking. Students are very busy so it’s not easy to always make it to the gym. I think many students will eat less as a substitute for exercise. Eating less is a quick fi x because then they don’t have to work out as much,” said Lizzie Schwartz, a junior. Diekman agreed that lack of time is a serious constraint faced by dieting students. “Concerning obstacles in weight loss, what I hear from students are the same kinds of things most Americans will express such as not having enough time, exercise is boring, and changing food choices is hard work.”

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ALCOHOL v FROM PAGE 1 knowledge, because people have been coming over to the fraternities,” said Kotkin. In years past, fraternity parties included kegs and hard alcohol. In addition, security was low, and fraternity brothers served the alcohol rather than a third party company. Since that time, each fraternity has had to adopt stricter regulations for the distribution of alcohol and hard liquor was banned. As with the fraternity parties, students have witnessed tighter regulations at campus events over the past few years. In 2003-2004, former Student Union president, Michelle Miller, and former vice president, Kenneth Edwards, said they saw increased restrictions towards alcohol usage at events. Student Union decided student groups could no longer spend SU funds on alcohol, but instead they must fundraise independently for the alcohol money. Happy Hour, a Thursday event run by Campus Programming Council (CPC), was and still is the only event with an exemption from this rule. SU decided that the event had a

unique role in drawing together undergraduate students and faculty members in a social setting. Beer was an integral aspect of this role, said Edwards. The administration, however, worked with SU to implement a new rule that Happy Hour could no longer center on alcohol. To accomplish this, SU decreed that at least 50 percent of Happy Hour must have some form of entertainment and that events involving alcohol must serve food to offset the effect. According to Edwards, members of CPC would commonly serve alcohol to their underage friends at Happy Hour, so in the year 2001-2002, the administration hired B&D to serve the alcohol and check IDs. Edwards said that the administration was not in favor of a completely dry campus. However, the student body disapproved of these and other restrictions, such as the banning of kegs from WILD and Bauhaus. “We were all rather disappointed,” said Edwards. “The majority perceived, including myself, this as another step towards eliminating alcohol.”

As a result of the new rules requiring food and B&D security at WILD, the cost of the event jumped from $120,000 to $200,000. “With any event on campus, we have to follow University policies, guidelines, and procedures to ensure the safety and security of all people who attend the event,” said Jill Carnaghi, assistant vice chancellor for students and director of campus life. Carnaghi worked alongside Justin Carroll, dean of students, and James Mcleod, vice chancellor of students and dean of Arts & Sciences, to implement the changes to W.I.L.D. The impetus for change was provided by a spike in the number of injuries due to intoxication, said junior Pehr Hovey, a current Team 31 co-chair. “Once a big incident happens the policy changes,” said Hovey. “For WILD it was the sheer number of people being rushed to the hospital.” According to the University’s 2005 crime report, the number of campus referrals due to liquor law violations was 48 in 2003, which jumped to 131 in 2004.

ALUMNI v FROM PAGE 1 that editorial board, whether about Student Union politics, or food servicing contract or labor issues, including the substantial disagreements that we had, were a great opportunity to practice the kinds of issues I’m dealing with as a legislator,” said Cannon. After graduating from the University, Cannon was named

a Rhodes Scholar. At Oxford, Cannon completed two degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics; and Comparative and International Education. On completion of his studies, Cannon took up a job teaching humanities to middle school students in Oregon. Stahl has kept in touch with Cannon throughout his

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post-graduate career and commented that Cannon remained extremely involved in the University community to this day, keeping the deans up-to-date on opportunities for students to get involved in politics. “Everybody that interacted with Ben remembers him. He’s going to make a difference,” said Stahl.

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BY JOSH HANTZ NEWS EDITOR Students may want to look out for an animated sophomore in a large bear costume delivering gifts on Valentine’s Day. It is expected to be the ﬁ rst major campaign of Bear Cares, a new student-run, Webbased care package business. “We’re trying to have a lot of fun prancing around in the bear costume just getting our name out there,” said Michael Behrens, one of the company’s owners. Started by the six sophomores who run Campus Easy Sales, a consignment shop in Gregg House, Bear Cares will deliver care packages straight to students’ rooms on campus, both the South 40 and Village. The owners expect the majority of business to be parents buying packages for students, although it is open to anybody, including faculty. Zachary Kaplan, who runs the ﬁ nance and accounting aspects of Bear Cares, came up with the idea, and the others helped to develop it over the past several months. “The idea just kind of came to me,” said Kaplan. “I thought it was something the cam-

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pus could use and it could help parents be close to their kids.” Behrens added that he further developed the idea from student feedback in an entrepreneurship class last semester. Bear Cares will share office space with Campus Easy Sales, although most operations will be online to attract parents. The company will also offer its services year-round, differentiating itself from other services that deliver around breaks and fi nals. The sophomores, who were on the same freshman floor, discussed some of the difficulties running a business, specifically with their peers. “It’s sometimes a little tough running a business with friends because you don’t want your business relationships to affect your friendships,” said Behrens. “What’s good for the business isn’t always good your friendship,” said Andrew Pazandak. “It’s hard to separate these two sometimes. We do as good a job as we can.” Still, they emphasized the good over the bad. “You figure out a lot of

things you couldn’t figure out until the real world,” said Zachary Satlin. “It’s an amazing experience,” said Pazandak. “We’re learning so many practical skills that we’ll be able to use later in life. And it’s a good way to be responsible for yourself. Nothing gets done unless one of us does it. Hopefully we’ll make a bit of profit as well.” Behrens said another positive aspect of the business is its fluid organizational structure. The owners had official titles in the past, but have since eliminated them. “We just do what needs to be done,” he said. The company has not projected its revenue or costs, as it has no historical data and is still putting together the fi nal details. The owners have yet to decide what to put in the packages, how much to sell them for, and how best to market to the Washington University community, parents in particular. Chris Byrne and Stephen Harrison are the two other owners of Bear Cares. For more information, visit washubearcares.com.

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The first annual Wash. U. Drag Show opened to a packed house Friday night in the Gargoyle. Professional drag kings and queens danced and lip-synched to the boisterous mob. Many audience members threw money on the stage, while others preferred to give their tips personally, often in a provocative fashion. A student drag contest was held during intermission, crowning “Jessie von Luscious” and “Robert.” The evening was rounded out with a variety show by Bench Press Burlesque. DAVID BRODY | STUDENT LIFE

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Clockwise from top left: Morgan Montgomery, Siren, a member of Bench Press Burlesque, Rider, a member of Bench Press Burlesque, a member of Silasie’s Carpet Kinds, and Rider.

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professors who teach multiple classes in a row. It would also give students who can make it to class in the seven minutes allotted the chance to settle down and get prepared for the class, instead of just getting to sit down as the professor starts lecturing. This would prevent students from missing the ﬁ rst couple minutes of class, and from pulling muscles just to be able to get to class. The extra three minutes of passing time would also give students who do not need a sherpa to get to class the chance to actually utilize the

utes to 10. For people who do not have a long distance to travel, the seven minutes passing time is an eternity. But if you do have to travel the Wash. U. equivalent of the Siberian Plains, making a mad dash between classrooms in seven minutes is nearly impossible. And with classes being held all over campus, from the Village to Brown Hall, more and more people have to attempt to make this mad dash multiple times a week. Increasing the amount of passing time to 10 minutes would help ease the burden of students and

efore coming to college, seven minutes were only in heaven. It meant awkward trips to the closet, not madcap rushes across campus just to get to class on time. But unfortunately, the latter is now the reality for Wash. U. students. In seven minutes, one has to get from one class to his or her next class no matter where the classes are. With campus expanding, seven minutes is just not enough time anymore. To help accommodate students better, the amount of passing time between classes should be increased from seven min-

would reinstate the draft, not a word, not even an angry comment or two. In her article “Cause without a Rebel”, Jill Strominger (Jan. 24, 2007) made the excellent point that we have been programmed to work within the system, and any real protest is just not plausible. It is scary when we get so wrapped in this system that a joke about our possible unemployability is more upsetting than more troops from our generation being deployed to fight in a war without proper rules of engagement. We live in frusMurphy trating times. Our political figures seem to care more about tripping up the other side than actually getting anything done. Becoming independent from our parents is becoming a ridiculously hard thing to do. The effects of global warming are becoming alarmingly apparent everyday. In a time, when so m any disheartening things are happening, it is important to be able to find the humor in our lives. Through humor, we see ourselves, maybe not as we truly are, but definitely in a way that challenges us. We should be able to handle the challenge. Furthermore, our generation needs humor and laughter more than many of our previous generations. We are the generation who will be forced to fix the problems of the last couple generations. Global warming, relations with the global community, and the rising population are just the beginning of the issues that are to come for us. So, at the very least, respect the humor in the world, if you can’t fully appreciate it. And, embrace the humor in your own world.

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CORRECTION A photo caption accompanying the article “New hybrids make special showing on campus” (Jan. 26, 2006) incorrectly identiﬁed a vehicle as a Saturn Jeep. The car was a Saturn Vue. Student Life regrets this error.

hand, give students less stress as they try to get to class on time, and prevent them from missing part of the lecture. Seven minutes is not a lot of time. It is especially not enough for passing time. With longer and longer distances to travel between classes, students need an extra three minutes so they don’t have to run across campus just to get to class on time, let alone catch their breath and get their notebooks out so they can actually learn what the professor is talking about. Having 10 minutes could make this possible. And that would be heaven.

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Do not take this seriously aughter is at the soul of humans. Our ability to laugh is one of the most unique things about our species (in my opinion of course). Laughter joins whole groups of people together and creates bonds through the happiness that it brings. However, it recently has come to my attention that laughter, or at least the ability to have a sense of humor, is greatly lacking at this school. Yes, I hear laughter throughout the campus. But along with laughter and a sense of humor comes the ability to relax and see the humor in yourself. Chelsea Taking yourself too seriously can be detrimental to everyone around you, and furthermore, it is just not pleasant. An example of this complete lack of sense of humor is the reaction to an article last week entitled “The Hard Truth: Your Jobless Major” by Tom Butcher (Jan. 22, 2007). In the article, he jokingly states that there is a pyramid of unemployability within the academic world. Now, yes, finding a job isn’t impossible with an English major, but the fact that someone is getting a major in his/her own language and grammar, is somewhat humorous (yes, I know, that the English major goes far beyond language and grammar, being a minor in English myself) and without further education, quite obsolete. This lack of humor is not the part that concerns me; it is the underlying problem it reveals. At this campus, we, as a student body, get more up in arms about a harmless and humorous article that may have exaggerated a fact or two, but yet when something of real importance happens, like the $1,700 tuition raise, President Bush’s deployment of 20,000 more troops, or the introduction of a bill that

e-mail. It can be argued that the extra three minutes would just take valuable time away from teaching, and more time waiting for everyone to arrive. However, with passing time the way it is, those three minutes are often wasted anyway. Many students are not able to get to class in time anyway, and many others start to pack up and leave class early to make sure they can get to their next class on time. Furthermore, in an hour or 90 minute class, three minutes is relatively insigniﬁcant. These three minutes would, on the other

passing time. Seven minutes is often not enough to go and get a quick bite to eat or check one’s e-mail, and the passing time just becomes wasted for them. With an extra three minutes, doing this would become more feasible. This is increasingly important as more professors start to utilize e-mail to send class materials to students. The three minutes added to passing time could allow students to access these materials before class to understand the material better, instead of having to relearn it after class, when the student can ﬁ nally check his or her

ank Johnson will play Super Bowl A Chicago man is charged in 2005 with owning unlicensed firearms and is put on probation. A few months later, he is charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest outside a nightclub, prompting officers to subdue him with mace. Recently, one of 30 trips made by the police to his house turned up several hundred rounds of ammunition and six unlicensed guns and assault rifles, all within reach of his two small children. A couple nights later, he heads to another nightclub, at which his bodyguard is killed during an argument. Despite the fact that he never even completed the 40 hours of community service mandated at his original hearing, and that his actions have shown no hint of remorse, he’s been given no jail time. His house arrest was subsequently put on hold for him to go to work, and recently a judge decided a gig in Miami is more important than legal punishment. The man’s name is Tank Johnson, and he is a professional football player. Critics complain about the continued explosion of arrests and crime in sports, but as long the system treats players as above the law, they’ll have no incentive to obey it.

Bush talks, people clap In his 7th State of the Union Address, George W. Bush seemed genuine in his efforts to reach across the RepublicanDemocrat gap and make actual policy changes. He acknowledged the climate change crisis and called for a long-term reduction in gasoline usage. He spoke of establishing hefty tax deductions for individuals buying their own health insurance, erasing the federal deﬁcit, and reducing excessive and unnecessary earmarks. He alluded to the need to end genocide in Darfur and slow the spread of HIV in Africa. However, in refusing to admit his mistakes and consider the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, he has guaranteed that his name will be remembered along with the most destructive, drawn-out, and unsuccessful war since Vietnam. “Pan’s Labyrinth:” go see it Most movies currently being made are sequels, or comic books, or blockbusters, or historical ﬁlms, or more sequels. Sitting through a round of trailers makes me gag as I imagine how unappealing the proposals were that the studios actually turned down. As imagination, originality, and magic are sucked out of movies more and more every year, Pan’s Labyrinth fascinated me for

hours and held onto my emotions even after it ended. It’s playing at the Tivoli, and easily worth $8.

Republic of Georgia to sell 100 grams of reﬁned uranium, which had a level of purity sufﬁcient for use in an atomic weapon. Though he believed the sale was to a terrorist organization, and a test run to establish the viability of selling several more pounds he left at home, the buyer was in fact an undercover agent of the Georgian government, and the smuggler was recently jailed. Though the sting operation was a success, this begs the question—how many deals like this go undetected? The bureaucrats in charge of “homeland” security would be best served to forget about whether our shampoos and conditioners are in plastic bags and focus on the continued spread of nuclear materials.

Clinton, Guliani, Obama, McCain, Edwards, Clark, Dodd, Hunter, Thompson, Kucinich, Vilsack, Grimace, Mayor McCheese, and the Hamburgler seek Presidency 611 days until election 2008, give or take, and crowds of politicians join America in ignoring the upcoming fiscal year. Though many of these candidates are currently serving as congressmen and women— some of the most important jobs in the country—they’ll spend the next year campaigning and fundraising instead of making decisions. Isn’t it reasonable to ask our lawmakers to spend their 104 days in session actually concentrating? It’s no wonder that a country run by men and women seeking promotion above all else could is beset by problems of inflation, tax deficits, illegal immigration and an endless war. Our government’s inefficiency lies in the fact that the political cycle requires a candidate to spend many times more effort and money getting elected than he or she does solving problems.

-Buffalo Bill Willis Mcgahee, after controversy regarding his third paternity suit in a year and his comments in Penthouse stating the Bills should be moved to Toronto. His agent did issue a press release, claiming the running back was quoted out of context.

Uranium Smuggler Imprisoned; Doc Brown Disappointed Last year, a Russian man attempted to cross into the

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College-isms: Overheard at Wash. U. BY MEGHAN LUECKE SCENE REPORTER Ever come back to school after a break and notice a difference between the way your Wash. U. friends speak and the way your home friends do? Or even better: have you gone home and found words coming out of your mouth that no one around you seems to understand? This January, I was struck by how many people at Wash. U. start sentences with the phrase, “I feel like.” And I’ll never forget when I broke out the “awkward turtle” during winter break of freshman year and my home friends looked at me like I was crazy. Who knows where the “awkward turtle” came from; it’s now common knowl-

edge at schools around the country (see awkwardturtle. net for posts on best uses of the phrase and gesture). The noncommittal intro phrase, “I feel like” also isn’t unique to Wash. U. Nonetheless, these expressions are part of the particular Wash. U. vernacular many of us have adopted. I did some Whispers Café eavesdropping and asked friends for their input to ﬁ nd out what other words and phrases are critical to the Wash. U. language. I wasn’t looking for Wash. U.-speciﬁc terms like “BD” for Bear’s Den or “the estro-gym” for the Wohl workout center; instead, I looked for words that could appear on any college campus but that seem to have become especially popular at Wash. U. Here’s what I found.

“I know, right?” -phrase This one doesn’t make a whole lot of sense but has nonetheless become very popular. It is used as an expression of agreement; if someone says something that rings true, responding with “I know, right?” is a way to reinforce the ﬁ rst statement.

“AIM” and other online items AOL Instant Messenger has produced a whole lexicon of abbreviated words and phrases. Two of the most common AIM phrases on the Wash U campus are “b. t. w.” for “by the way” and “o. m. g.” for “oh my God.” “B. t. w.” is often pronounced “b. t. dubs.”

A few last words: Here are some alternatives and additions to the words above that I’ve heard a lot elsewhere, but rarely at Wash. U. Who knows, maybe they’ll catch on.

1. “cutty” –adjective

“I am not a fan” -phrase

“abbrevs” -noun

This simply means the speaker has some negative feeling about whatever he’s discussing. The phrase can be directed at anything, even abstract ideas you wouldn’t normally expect to have fans at all. (e.g. “We’re out of milk. I am not a fan.”)

Abbrevs are, to spell it out, abbreviations. Wash. U. students will abbreviate anything— even two-syllable words. “Awkward” becomes “awk,” “awesome” becomes “awes,” “my bad” becomes “my b.” Also greatly used is “lib” for the library.

“awkward” -adjective This may be the most over-used word on the Wash. U. campus. It describes uncomfortable social situations. I once heard someone say she never knew how awkward life could be until she came to Wash. U.; she said, “it’s not that people here are more awkward, it’s just that they talk about awkwardness all the time!” Maybe we’re stretching the word beyond its original deﬁ nition – or maybe we’re just especially aware of those moments that make you cringe. Extensions of “awkward” include “S.A.,” or “Socially Awkward,” and “awk,” the abbreviation.

Ah, the sausage fest. This is any event—a party, a “gathering,” a moment spent in a dorm hallway—where the guys signiﬁcantly outnumber the girls. This phrase can also suggest that the guys present are busy asserting their man-ness: talking the big talk, knocking each other around, etc.

“wasted,” “trashed,” “krunk” -adjectives The Eskimos have hundreds of words to describe snow, and college students at Wash. U.…well, our drinking vocab is pretty dece. The ultimate, all-encompassing inebriation adjective is “wasted”; it can mean both drunk and high and can describe a mild or extreme state. “Trashed” is equally versatile. “Krunk,” “krunked” and “krunktiﬁed” are more of a joke, but get the same message across. Alternatives less common at Wash. U. but still heard on campus are “shwasted” (a combo of “wasted” and “smashed”) and “gone.”

“I feel like...” -phrase I heard this phrase more than any other bit of Wash. U. jargon in my eavesdropping. Students most commonly use this at the beginning of opinionated sentences (e.g. “I feel like that’s a really bad idea”), but also use it at the beginning of factual statements if they’re not absolutely sure that what they’re saying is true (e.g. “I feel like my professor from last year is teaching that class again.”) The phrase seems to have almost entirely replaced “I think” as a way to soften sentences and is often accompanied by the rising intonation typically used to ask a question. Also interesting to note is that girls use this phrase much more than guys.

A synonym for “sketch” that also has sexual connotations.

Fun new ways to say “wasted.” “Faded” has been a topic of debate among friends at home; some insist it only means “high,” while others say it can also mean “drunk.”

3. “hella” –adverb This Northern California word pops up every once in a while at Wash. U. and identiﬁes the speaker immediately. Simple deﬁ nition is “very.”

4. “wicked” –adjective/adverb This one’s a Northeastern favorite I’ve heard at the fraternities from time to time. Its meaning is loosely “cool,” and it often appears in the phrase “wicked awesome.”

All of these words and phrases can be found on sites like www.urbandictionary.com and www.uncyclopedia.com. Other universities have compiled their local slang on independent websites; a great example is the University of Georgia’s “Dawg Speak” at www.english.uga.edu/dawgspeak.

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“Sausage fest” -noun

“sketch” -adjective Every student I interviewed named this word when I posed the question, “What words or phrases do Wash. U. students say a lot?” An abbreviation of “sketchy,” this word describes a person, place or situation that is suspicious, abnormal and potentially unsafe. Synonyms include “shady” and even “creepy.” The noun form to describe a person is “sketchball.”

“Beirut” vs. “beer pong” Here at “the Harvard of the Midwest” (a phrase that has sparked some controversy itself), we’re situated between the coasts and can’t deﬁ nitely align ourselves with either one. The result is an ongoing debate over the terms “Beirut” and “beer pong.” East Coasters say “Beirut” while West Coasters and others call the same drinking game “Beer Pong.” So which is it? The truth is, they’re talking about two different games. Similar premise, but “Beer Pong” uses ping-pong paddles whereas Beirut does not.

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NYU n FROM PAGE 8 man guard Matthew Wilson hit a leaner and was credited with a 3-point ﬁeld goal. But a pair of Troy Ruths free throws brought the lead back to four and an NYU three at the buzzer proved all for naught, as Wash. U. escaped with a stunning 79-78 win. Sensational foul shooting down the stretch made it difﬁcult for NYU to cut the lead. Wash. U. shot 38-45 from the line in the game, with Wallis and Nading combining to go 2832 from the charity stripe. NYU was ticketed for 36 fouls on the afternoon compared to just 16 by the Bears. The discrepancy was a fact not lost on NYU coach Joe Nesci who, when asked about the refereeing,

quickly responded, “I have no comment on the officiating.” Wallis led the Bears in scoring with 26 points. The iron man point guard played 40 minutes and also dished out six assists. He was 15-16 from the free-throw line and finished the weekend 27-28 from the stripe. Nading finished with 25 for Wash. U. Ruths, who was forced to guard a plethora of talented NYU post players throughout the afternoon, battled his way to 16 points and 8 rebounds, while mostly staying out of foul trouble. Highly touted NYU big man Jason Boone fi nished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, but fouled out early in overtime and

committed with 10 turnovers. DeCorso led the guests with 17 points, including ﬁve treys. With the loss, NYU fell to 14-4 overall and 3-4 in UAA action. The Violets had lost to Chicago on Friday, 62-60. The two teams meet again just four days from now in New York. The rematch is likely to be as ﬁerce and physical as yesterday’s contest. But Wash. U. should be ready. “We have heart. We have chemistry on our team. We believe that we can win,” said Nading. “This team is something special.” Tip off is set for 8 p.m in the Big Apple.

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Sophomore Tyler Nading goes above and beyond a Brandeis defender in last Friday’s home game. Nading had a career-high 25 points, including a last minute three-pointer to push the game into overtime.

Great teams find a way to win, no matter the circumstances. Sophomore swingman Tyler Nading calmly stroked a nearimpossible 3-pointer with just over 16 seconds remaining to force overtime and the 10thranked Washington University men’s basketball team took over from there, improbably defeating No. 24 New York University, 79-78 Sunday at the Field House. The win was the team’s 13th straight, as the Red and Green improved to 16-1 overall and remained perfect in league play at 7-0. Wash. U., which was coming off of a grueling victory two nights earlier against Brandeis, struggled to find its shooting touch in the first half. The hosts trailed 36-30 at halftime, as NYU’s combination of size and terrific 3-point shooting proved difficult to contain in the early going. The beginning of the second stanza proved no less lackluster for the Bears, as the Violets opened the half on a 9-2 run to take what would be their largest lead of the game, 45-32. The Bears mounted a 6-0 run of their own to cut the lead to seven, but NYU extended its lead to 11 with just under seven minutes to go in the contest. Over the next one-and-a-half minutes, WU mounted a 7-0 run, narrowing the deficit to four at 56-52 with 5:30 left in the game. Nading tallied five of his 25 points over the 90-second stretch, as the Bears began to play consistently well for the first time all afternoon. But NYU refused to go away. Senior shooting guard Michael DeCorso hit a difficult offbalance jumper with 1:14 to go, giving the guests a seemingly insurmountable 65-59 lead. That’s when Nading and the Bears went to work. Just 11 seconds after drain-

ing what could have been the game winner, DeCorso fouled Nading, sending last year’s UAA Roookie of the Year to the freethrow line and sending NYU’s crafty southpaw to the bench with his fifth and final foul. Nading calmly drained both free throws and Wash. U. went to a full court press on the subsequent inbounds play. NYU’s backup center, Michael Magee, promptly threw the ball away, giving it back to the Bears with a little less than a minute remaining. Junior big man Troy Ruths was fouled on the ensuing possession. He stroked the fi rst of his two free throws, cutting the NYU lead to three at 65-62. Ruths then missed the second attempt, but Nading garnered a huge offensive rebound to give the Bears a final chance at the tie. After a time-out, NYU successfully limited Wash. U. from getting an open look at the basket for the first portion of the possession. But with just under 20 seconds to go, Nading came off of a Ruths screen to receive a perfect pass from fellow sophomore Sean Wallis. With a hand in his face, Nading buried a long three from just in front of the WU bench, tying the game and sending the home crowd into an absolute frenzy. “I knew I was shooting all along. I knew I was going to have it. Sean put the ball right where he needed it,” said Nading. “You’re not thinking about the crowd. You’re not thinking about anything.” The Bears played strong defense on the game’s final possession to force overtime. In the extra session, Wash. U. fed off the momentum it had accumulated in the final minutes of regulation, scoring the first six points and going up by as many as seven with 1:24 remaining. NYU managed to cut the lead to two, however, when fresh-

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Bears move into ﬁrst place with huge conference win v Senior Schell leads team to win with career game BY TRISHA WOLF SPORTS REPORTER Sarah Schell simply had the game of her career. With only seven regular season games remaining in her Washington University basketball career, the senior guard had the performance of a lifetime, scoring a career high 32 points in the Red and Green’s (14-4, 6-1 UAA) 78-71 defeat of number 15 New York University (162, 5-2 UAA) Sunday. “I remind my players that it is senior time,” said head coach Nancy Fahey. “Sarah really stepped up today.” This incredible performance, combined with the University of Chicago’s two losses over the weekend, allowed Wash. U. to move into first place in the UAA. Once overlooked as a title contender after losing three of their first four games, the Bears now lead the toughest conference in Division III women’s basketball. The Lady Bears also defeated nationally ranked Brandeis on Friday, 69-50. Sophomore Jaimie McFarlin also came up big yesterday afternoon, achieving her eighth double-double of the season. McFarlin had an especially clutch performance in the second half, where she scored 16 of her career-high

18 points and grabbed six of her 10 rebounds. “Jaimie is an explosive player, especially when she puts her mind to it, which she did in the second half today,” said Fahey. The game got off to a slow start, with both teams being held scoreless for nearly two minutes. Schell put Wash. U. on the board first, beginning her scoring rampage at the 17:10 mark with a jumper. The Bears remained sluggish for nearly two minutes, falling behind by seven points. The team began to slowly close the gap, beginning with a lay-up by senior Rebecca Parker with 15:16 remaining in the half. Sophomore Halsey Ward gave the Bears the lead at the 12:13 mark and from there, the team never looked back. The Red and Green started the second half much more explosively than the first, not allowing a Violets field goal for over four minutes. The team continued to extend its scoring advantage, leading by as many as 12 midway through the half. The Bears held their cool, connecting on 13 of 16 free throws down the stretch and sinking eight of 10 in the final minute. Schell was perfect from the charity stripe, hitting all 10 of her attempts

on the afternoon. McFarlin’s hot streak seemed to be in doubt when she received her fourth foul with 8:14 remaining in the game. However, she continued to play like she had nothing to lose. “We have a great bench with so many players capable of stepping up at any time,” said McFarlin. “This allows me to always give it my all on the court.” The Bears’ shooting was particularly impressive yesterday, as the squad connected on 46.6 percent of their shots from the field and hit 37.5 percent of their 3-pointers. No one seemed to be more excited by the team’s performance than Schell. “We have a great rivalry with NYU and this was my last chance to play them at home. My adrenaline really helped me throughout the game,” she said. In an interesting twist, Wash. U. and NYU meet again next Friday in New York. This match-up will be particularly interesting after the underdog Bears soundly defeated the Violets yesterday. “We have lots of respect for New York University,” said Fahey. “We will try to come out and win again next weekend.”

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Sophomore Jaimie McFarlin lays down the law against the Brandeis Judges during last Friday’s home game.

key league contest over Brandeis Friday v Huge crowd on hand to watch Bears move to 15-1

BY UNAIZ KABANI SPORTS REPORTER The Washington University men’s basketball team continued its undefeated run through the University Athletic Association with a 6864 victory Friday night over Brandeis University before a packed crowd at the Field House. With the win, the Bears improved to 6-0 in UAA and 15-1 overall. The Red and Green looked sluggish early in the game. The team committed three early turnovers and fell behind 13-7 five minutes into the match after the Judges (13-4, 3-3 UAA) converted their first three 3-pointers. The tide quickly changed, however. Sophomore Phil Syvertsen hit a layup after a steal to start a 7-0 run for the home team. The Bears took their first lead of the game after another steal by Syvertsen, who assisted sophomore Tyler Nading for an easy lay-up to take a 24-23 edge. Nading scored 10 points on 45 shooting from the field in the opening half. The teams exchanged baskets for the next few possessions, but junior Joe Coppens gave the Judges a 31-30 lead at the half after a layup. Coppens paced the Judges with 10 points on 3-3 shooting from the field and at the foul line, while junior Troy Ruths led all scorers with 11 points in the first frame. The Bears jumped out of the gates early in the second half, taking a 6-point advantage at 46-39 with 12 minutes remaining in regulation. After a pair of Brandeis baskets, sophomore point guard Sean Wallis stole the ball and took it the length of the court for a driving layup to maintain the Bears’ 7-point lead. Brandeis was forced to take a timeout after the play. Brandeis bounced back and came within four at 54-50 after junior Steve DeLuca converted two free throws. But that was as close as Brandeis would get. The Red and Green answered with a 6-0 run of its own to take a game high 10point lead. Free throws down the stretch by Wallis (12 of 12 from the line) and Nading (78) respectively, sealed the victory. A desperation Brandeis trey at the buzzer finished the scoring at 68-64. The advantage at the charity stripe was the story of the game, as Wash. U. had a 23-point edge in that department. The Bears converted 3139 compared to just 8-12 for the Judges. Ruths finished the game with a double-double, scoring a game-high 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. He surpassed the 900-point mark for his career in the victory. Nading added 17, while Wallis tallied 14 and nine assists. DeLuca, who leads Brandeis in scoring, was held to just 11 points on four or 12 shooting. He also committed seven turnovers. Coppens led the Judges with 17. “I don’t think we had our A-game tonight,” said head coach Mark Edwards after the game. “But the team persevered and we had enough to win.”