F R I D A Y DEC. 5, 2003 Vol. 125, No. 40
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STUDENT LIFE T H E I N D E P E N D E N T N E W S PA P E R O F WA S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y I N S T. L O U I S S I N C E 1 8 7 8
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Cornerstone launches new coaching program
BEFORE THEY WERE BIG
Program helps teach students methods for better time budgeting By Shara Siegel q Contributing Reporter
Matt Simonton’s rental picks this week point us toward the embarrassing beginnings of some of today’s biggest directors and actors. Also in Cadenza: Making WUpee on genital herpes and glory trails, and a review of JayZ’s supposed final effort, “The Black Album.”
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industry. On Nov. 20, Wu presented House Resolution 3567, which asks the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) to examine the reasons why college students in America are paying much more than their foreign counterparts for identical textbooks. Bookstores on college campuses in the United States are currently prohibited from buying cheaper versions of books from overseas distributors. The GAO will look specifically into the aver-
Now hav i ng a coac h doesn’t necessa r i ly mea n brea ki ng a sweat f rom physica l act iv it y—not u n less st ra ig hte n i ng out one’s acade m ic l i fe sou nds l i ke a pe rspi ra t ion - i nduc i ng task , t hat is. Fra n L a ng a nd K at hy Wi ld ma n rece nt ly lau nc hed a new prog ra m at Cor ne rstone : The Ce nte r for Adva nced Lea r n i ng ca l led Acade m ic Coac h i ng. Beg i n n i ng on Nov. 17, st ude nt coac hes se lected by L a ng a nd Wi ld ma n w i l l set out to he lp st ude nts ba la nce t he i r t i me bet te r. L a ng a nd Wi ld ma n deve l oped t he idea a fte r work i ng w it h st ude nts who be nef ited f rom coac h i ng t hey had pro v ided. They compa red t he new prog ra m to t he re lat ion sh ip bet wee n a playe r a nd a coac h i n at h let ics. “At h letes have coac hes to he lp t he m u nde rsta nd what t hey need to do to ac h ieve EMILY TOBIAS success a nd to c hee r t he m Cornerstone Director on i n t he process,” sa id L a ng. “A n acade m ic coac h is si m i - Fran Lang la r to a n at h let ic coac h or pe rsona l t ra i ne r, i n t hat t hey pa r t ne r w it h st ude nts to he lp t he m u nde rsta nd how, for e x a mple, to i mprove t he i r t i me ma nage me nt a nd t he i r abi l it y to orga n ize a nd pr ior it ize t he i r respon sibi l it ies.” Si x st ude nt coac hes have u nde rgone t ra i n i ng t h is
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EMILY TOBIAS
Senior Jeremy Sigmon browses in the University bookstore. If the legislation proposed by U.S. Congressman David Wu passes, students will pay less for textbooks at university bookstores across the nation.
Legislator proposes limits on book prices By Kelly Donahue q Staff Reporter Each semester, college students everywhere gaze unhappily into empty wallets after paying excessively high prices for textbooks. This drain on students’ bank accounts may soon be curbed thanks to David Wu, the Democratic congressman from Oregon who recently introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that requires investigation into the pricing techniques used by the textbook publishing
Sleep Center better than warm glass of milk Find out how the basketball teams fared this weekend and how the volleyball team is preparing for the Final Four. Also in sports: From the Stretch, as well as an installment of 20 Q’s with Chris “Queens” Alarcon.
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do you reduce your Q: How finals stress?
A: A. I like to spend quality
time with my good friend Jack. Maybe you know him—his last name is Daniels.
University’s Sleep Medicine Center helps diagnose potential sleep disorders By Justin Choi q Assistant News Editor
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assistant news editor, catches a nap during production. He’s been going to the sleep center to have his sleep disorders diagnosed. Photo by Brendan Watson
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Gifts & Your holiday tech guide 2003 Gadgets galore
C. I find screaming at my roommate very therapeutic. I don’t think my roommate finds it helpful, though. Is huddling in a corner in the fetal position, rocking back and forth a sign of healing?
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overnight session was arranged so that it could be split if necessary, with more tests scheduled throughout the following day. The sleep study could not proceed until 21 sensors were attached to my body. Ten of these sensors were attached to my head in order to monitor brain waves, muscle movement, and breathing. The other sensors were used to monitor heart information, breathing motions, limb motion, and blood oxygen levels. “[In the first part,] we’re going to see you how sleep—what we’re looking for is sleep apnea. The second part of the night, if we need to [do it], will be [a] CPAP (nasal continuous positive airway pressure),” explained Mike McLeland, a polysomnographic technician. The CPAP is only utilized for those Justin Choi, Student Life’s patients who have been
on’t worry if you hear ‘roll to your left’ or ‘roll to your right’ during the night, because we need data from when you sleep on your sides too,” said Elisa Beck, a supervisory registered nurse working at the Washington University Multidisciplinary Sleep Medicine Center. This advice proved to be the most valuable tip of my study. The Sleep Center is like any other doctor’s office, with the exception that it specializes in sleep-related health issues, including narcolepsy, sleep apnea, insomnia and periodic limb movements disorder. In order to determine which disorder(s) I suffer from, I stayed at the Sleep Center for a nearly 24-hour-long study. According to Beck, approximately 60 patients undergo such stays on a weekly basis. Their ages range from the teens to the nineties, with a mean in the fifties. Depending upon which analysis you’re
B. I have three words for you: Ben and Jerry’s.
D. I don’t really have any stress during finals week. Maybe that’s because by that point I’ve given up all hope of actually doing well and just embraced failure.
in for, the overnight stay can be split into two sleep sessions. In my case, I complain of excessive daytime sleepiness to the extent of falling asleep at the wheel on short drives. My
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ith the winter holidays just around the corner, two important questions are on shoppers’ minds: What should I get for my friends and family, and more important, what should they get for me? Digital cameras and mp3 players used to be gifts that only the geekiest gadget hounds would appreciate, but now they are some of this year’s most sought-after presents. But with literally hundreds of products flooding the market, it can be hard to decide which ones should be subtly mentioned to parents. To save eager buyers the trouble of spending hours reading reviews online, Student Life has gathered a list of the top seven tech gifts for 2003. Under $25
10 GB Apple iPod: $269 @ Apple.com
100–pack of TDK CDs—$7.99 at Best Buy (after rebates)
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Some people say that not much can be bought for $25 anymore, but that amount of money can go a lot farther than one might think. Spindles of 100 blank CDs have enough storage to hold over 130 hours of music or seven gigabytes of computer fi les (several seasons of favorite TV shows). With prices dropping every weekend, it can be hard to fi nd the absolute best deal, but it’s easy to fi nd good ones. Best Buy sells 100-packs of TDK disks for under $8, after mail-in rebates. At prices that low, one can buy a pack for beloved suitemates. Finding Nemo DVD—$17.99 at Amazon.com “Finding Nemo” became the bestselling DVD of all time before it had even been on store shelves for a full week. Continuing the tradition of Pixar’s great computer animation and entertaining story lines, “Nemo” wows audiences of all ages. This movie is great
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