M O N D AY MAR. 29, 2004 Vol. 125, No.65
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INSIDE Kerry attacks Bush in St. Louis PILLAR OF SATIRE
Melissa Langdon sits down with infotainer and former Daily Show correspondent Mo Rocca before his campus appearance, Travis Peterson visits Kid Peculiar at the Coral Court Motel and Brendan Watson pens a new Foodnatic.
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John Kerry appears on stage with former Democratic rival Dick Gephardt at the Forest Park World’s Fair Pavilion on Saturday. Below Kerry greets the crowd. Kerry criticized the Bush White House in his speech, touching on his economic, health care, and Social Security plans. Among other things, Kerry promised to create 10 million jobs if elected.
By hannah draper q Contributing Reporter Massachusetts Senator and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry appeared in front of a crowd of about one thousand St. Louis residents Saturday evening in Forest Park. St. Louis was one of several stops on Kerry’s Rally for America’s Future tour around the nation, during which he appeared in Detroit on Friday and Kansas City Saturday morning before speaking at St. Louis’ World’s Fair Pavilion. U.S. Representative and former Democratic opponent Dick Gephardt hosted the event, and was joined on stage by a delegation of Missouri Democrats, among them Governor Bob Holden, former U.S. Senator Jean Carnahan, and May Scheve Reardon, the chair of the Missouri Democratic Party. Campaign volunteers and sign-waving constituents were also in attendance, including Washington University freshman Aaron Keyak. “We must win this election and in this human being, we have someone with the character, the intelligence, the values, and the heart…to win!” Gephardt said of Kerry after introducing the other dignitaries. Kerry thanked Gephardt, those assembled with him on stage and the voters who had come out to see him before beginning his speech with a story of Republican president Theodore Roosevelt. “The World’s Fair facilities [were built under the administration of a man] who cared about the environment, who believed in protecting Americans, who busted economic principles that were working against America, and believed in fairness,” he said. “Do you know what we call Republicans like that today?” The crowd responded with a resounding cheer of “Democrats!” Kerry went on to criticize the actions of the Bush administration, saying that there is “nothing mainstream or conservative” about massive deficits, the melding of church and state, or Attorney General John Ashcroft—a remark
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you think that the Q: DoStudent Union Executive Board should be paid? A. 21% B. 17%
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C. 54% D.8% hard and it A: A.takesYes.upTheya lotwork of time—the task-forcing alone probably eats away 15 hours a week. B. Maybe. They do put in a lot of hours, but I’m sure the Emperor of the Anime Exploration Team does, too, and I’m not sure I’m ready to have a portion of my activities fee go to him. C. No. Aren’t they drunk enough with power that piddly concerns like finances shouldn’t matter? Isn’t the satisfaction of SU-themed accent walls enough? D. I don’t really care. Most of the time I don’t even remember there are SU execs, although if a slate came up with an acronym involving breasts and/or beer I would be all about paying them. Results are unscientific, based on 117 votes cast.
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Two groups seek block funding Wash. U. Build, Campus Y look for student approval in this week’s Student Union Elections By Sarah Kliff q Staff Reporter
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This Wednesday and Thursday, Washington University students will have a chance to decide how part of the activities fee, which comes out of their tuition, is allocated by voting on block funding for two campus groups. This year, Wash. U. Build and Campus Y are asking the student body to approve their budgets rather than going through the Student Union budgetary process. “Block funding is for student groups that want a set dollar amount of each student’s activity fee to be automatically allocated to them each year,” said sophomore Chris Wray, speaker of the Student Union Treasury. “Student groups thus bypass the budget process used by the Student Union Treasury; they are granted money directly by the student body. Block funding goes in two-year cycles and requires a two-thirds vote by the student body to pass.” Block funding does not raise the activity fee or give groups additional funding, Wray
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STUDENT LIFE
A student auditions before the camera for a job as one of next year’s “Missionary Positions” hosts. Current host Alison Small graduates this year.
WUTV seeks next star By David Tabor q Contributing Reporter
“Missionary Positions,” the sexually-themed Washington University TV (WUTV) call-in show, will feature a new student host when it returns to weekly programming. The show—which features a student host directing a panel of religious authorities, who field questions from audience members, call-in viewers, and emails—held open auditions for the new host position on Thursday night. “We’re looking for someone who’s not afraid to voice an opinion, even if it’s different from the other panelists,” said executive producer of “Missionary Positions” and WUTV general manager Alison Small, the show’s current host. Small explained that in the past, when she
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began hosting the show, she had usually deferred to the other panelists. She eventually discovered, however, that the show was more engaging to viewers when she provided a student’s perspective. During Thursday’s auditions, each applicant was asked to read an original self-prepared introduction to the show, as well as an introduction prepared by Small. Applicants were also tested on their extemporaneous responses to prepared questions. One such question tested each applicant’s ability to respond maturely to a potentially humorous prank call. The simulated prank question asked what a girlfriend should do about a boyfriend who
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