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Two WU students named 2007 Truman Scholars

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Junior A.J. Singletary, an earth and planetary sciences major, is one of two Washington University students who received 2007 Harry S. Truman scholarships.

Arts & Sciences juniors A.J. Singletary and Paul Moinester were both awarded 2007 Harry S. Truman scholarships on Monday, March 26.

Singletary, a Danforth Scholar, is an earth and planetary sciences major, and he is minoring in both environmental studies and ballet. He is a residential advisor and the undergraduate student representative on the Washington University Board of Trustees.

Moinester is majoring in political science and environmental studies. He is the president of the Student Union and used to be the speaker of the Congress of the South 40.

The scholarship program’s purpose is to recognize juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are interested in

pursuing careers in public service.

This year there were 65 scholars who were chosen nationally from among 585 candidates nominated by 280 colleges. The University is one of only eight colleges where more than one student won scholarships.

The University of Chicago was the only school at which three students won scholarships this year.

Starting in September, applicants fi rst competed with other University students. Roughly a dozen students applied this year, according to Ian MacMullen, assistant dean of Arts & Sciences. The University then nominated the following four students to compete nationally—Moinester, Singletary, Sarah Coppersmith, and David Shepard. All four of the nominees were named fi nalists.

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SENIOR STAFF REPORTER In the newly released 2008 U.S. News and World Report’s rankings for America’s Best Graduate Schools, Washington University ranked in the top 10 in 18 different fields.

The 2008 edition updated rankings in several areas, including engineering, medicine, the sciences, education, law and business. Most notably, the University improved in biological sciences from ninth to seventh place and the School of Medicine retained its fourth place ranking overall for research schools.

In the School of Medicine, 11 programs have been ranked in the top 10. Among those medical programs ranked this year, biochemistry improved from number 17 to a tie for 10th, and neuroscience/neurobiology returned to ninth place after leaving the top 10 last year.

“We’re happy to be back in the top 10,” said Karen O’Malley, director of the program in neurosciences.

She said the fact that neuroscience at Washington University operates as a program rather than a department gives it a significant breadth in research. She attributed much of the program’s success to this breadth as well as to the collaborative nature of the University community.

“There are very few aspects of the neurosciences that aren’t being covered by someone in our program,” she said. “We have such a great concentration of such outstanding people here that there’s always someone who’s doing exactly the next technique you want to incorporate into your research.”

Additionally, in the medical school rankings, microbiology improved from sixth to third and genetics/genomics/bioinformatics moved up from

sixth to fourth. Cell biology remained ninth, internal medicine remained seventh and immunology/infectious disease remained fi fth.

Within the School of Medicine, audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and pharmacology/toxicology retained the same positions as last year’s rankings.

In the School of Law, clinical education training retained its third place ranking, while the trial advocacy program improved from seventh to third.

Additionally, the Department of Education improved five spots from 46th to 41st, the School of Business placed 29th and the School of Engineering placed 42nd.

Within the School of Engineering, the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) continued to improve, rising two more spots this year from 14th to 12th.

BME is a relatively new department, founded in 1997, yet it has managed to fi nd its way up the rankings in that ten-year span. Frank Yin, chair professor of BME, attributed the success to the quality of students as well as faculty. “Good faculty attract good students, and good students attract good faculty.”

He noted that the department is being cautious not to place too much emphasis on the rankings.

“It’s good to go up in the rankings, but I wouldn’t put too much stock in that,” said Yin. “If we get overly happy with a rise in two positions, what happens if we fall two positions?

You have to look at the longterm trend. I wouldn’t get carried away either way.”

O’Malley said that her program, too, does not put much stock in the rankings. “They’re very much dependent on who

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ment to be a fi nalist. It was very pleasing that all four nominees were selected for an interview,” said MacMullen.

Singletary founded the Roosevelt Institution, which is a national public policy think tank. Students involved with the Institution conduct policy research and analysis. From his work with the Institution, Singletary will be publishing a paper on 25 ideas for solving the energy crisis.

Singletary said that he has always been interested in public service. He mentioned that growing up in a blue-collared community made him aware of the existing inequities in our country.

Singletary plans to spend his summer in India teaching a course to local students and performing research on envi-

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that private institutions such as Washington University would follow the example of the state.

“I would be surprised if private universities do not immediately adopt this language,” said Page. “We are limited in what we can do to regulate private universities, but I am confident that if this passes, there is no private university in the state that would not comply.”

Because of the speed with which it moved past its committee hearings, the University has not yet formulated a response to the bill. In less than one week, the bill was passed from the Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety to the full

BY SAM GUZIK SENIOR NEWS EDITOR State Representative Sam Page of the 82nd Creve Coeur district, which neighbors Washington University, has introduced legislation to ban sex offenders from college dormitories at public colleges and universities in Missouri.

“This bill is about protecting young women who live in close quarters. I’m trying to extend the same rights to young women living in dorms that they would have in their home neighborhoods,” said Page.

The state government is only empowered to legislate over Missouri’s public universities and colleges. However, Page expressed hope

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South 40 residents compete in a game of flag football between Ruby/Umrath and WGE on the swamp during ResCollege Olympics on Saturday, April 7. Approximately 700 students came out and participated in the games, despite the unseasonable cold. “It was a tremendous success. It was cold, but ultimately it was enjoyable for everyone,” said sophomore Harrison Suarez, speaker of the Congress of the South 40.

Black theater groups in jeopardy

BY ELIZABETH LEWIS NEWS MANAGER In recent years, several African-American theater companies across the country have suffered fi nancial woes that have forced them to cut staff, cancel productions, or close entirely. A rash of closings and economic hits have swept theaters from the Jomandi Theater in Atlanta to the Freedom Theater in Philadelphia.

Ron Himes, the founder and producing director of the St. Louis Black Repertory Company, said that the closings stem from a lack of much-needed funding, in

part because local and corporate funding is diminished in some communities.

“Funding has been down all over for arts organizations, and African-American theaters have been hit particularly hard,” he said. “They had funding in the past that is no longer there and have not found funding to replace it.”

Himes added that another reason for fi nancial trouble comes from the new makeup of the Black Repertory’s board of directors. The new board has changed the allocation of their resources so that theatres are not receiving enough money. In addi-

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tion, some theater companies have been unable to maintain stable performance facilities, which have led to difficulty in building and maintaining an audience base.

Himes believes that these closings have negatively affected several aspects of the growth of African American theater. He said that this negative effect constitutes a loss of society as a whole.

Junior Kristal Matlock, who took Himes’ class last semester, agreed.

“The closings limit the number of voices that represent the African American community,” she said. “In a way, different aspects of cul-

ture are underrepresented.

Any time something representative of black art is done away with, culture is diminished because [it has] one less representative. It turns from being multi-faceted to being just one-dimensional.”

“One institute committed to producing works by African-American writers is no longer there,” said Himes. “[A lot] of these theaters had training programs that young people can no longer take advantage of. There is less exposure to the theater.”

The Black Repertory Theater, however, is not in cur-

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University of Missouri – Rolla changes names

Increased hunger and water shortages across the world are expected to hit poorer countries the hardest unless they can adapt to and prevent them, according to a recent report on global warming, the fi rst to break down predictions by region. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fi nal report is the most scientifically comprehensive to date regarding global warming as man-induced, based on 29,000 data sets collected over the past five years. It states that 30 percent of species face a higher chance of extinction if temperatures continue to rise, that dry areas will become drier, and that viable habitat will shrink greatly.

The captain blamed currents for the Sea Diamond’s sinking on Thursday. The Greek-flagged ocean liner hit rocks and eventually sank in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Santorini. All passengers and crew on board were rescued except for two French tourists, who have been missing since the incident. The captain and five other senior crewmembers have been charged with negligence and violating international maritime rules; such charges could be upgraded if the tourists are declared dead. Divers are continuing the search, and the six crew officers are currently free without having posted a bond. They face a potential five-year sentence if convicted.

Curators of the University of Missouri – Rolla (UMR) have officially approved a proposal to change its name to Missouri University of Science and Technology, or Missouri S&T. They say the name will better defi ne and differentiate the school as a leader in technological research. The decision came after several months of research and discussion with UMR associates. The university, founded in 1870 under the name UM School of Mines and Metallurgy, will still remain part of the four-campus University of Missouri. The name was changed to UM at Rolla in 1964 and UM – Rolla in 1968.

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es after four of them were discovered having sex in an unsupervised classroom in the presence of classmates. The fi fth student was posted as a lookout for teachers. The students, from 11 to 13 years old, were arrested Tuesday in rural north Louisiana, and authorities found out about the incident the following day. It remains unclear whether the children will face penalties.

Dr. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist, has been tracking how the human brain processes religion and spirituality as part of the new field of neurotheology.

He has taken the brain-scanning technology used on psychiatric conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and applied them to people speaking in tongues. He and his team said they were surprised to fi nd a high level of similarity across many practices and traditions in regard to spiritual beliefs. He also says that similar brain regions are affected during prayer and meditation, which may make it easier for people to believe in a supreme being.

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“We would, of course, take a look at the recommendations that they put forward, but it’s hard to say specifically what we would do without taking a close look at the bill,” stated Steve Givens, associate vice chancellor for public affairs and executive director of University communications.

A representative of Residential Life could not be reached to comment specifically on current housing policies with respect to registered sex offenders.

In particular, the bill is meant to deal with the crimes of rape, prostitution and child abuse, although its language includes all felony sexual offenses that require registration on the state sex offender database in the State of Missouri.

Minors as young as 17 could be required to register on this database if they are convicted of relevant crimes, meaning that incoming freshmen or transfer students could potentially be

ronmental concerns affecting rural Andhra Pradesh. He said, “I am most interested in environmental problems affecting developing worlds.”

Down the road, Singletary plans to get a joint master’s degree in public policy and environmental science.

Moinester has also worked on environmental issues on campus. He founded the Hybrid Living Sustainability Committee and the Green Council which works to unite environmental organizations on campus.

This summer Moinester will work on grassroots campaigns in Denver to promote environmental awareness. After graduating, he plans to pursue graduate degrees in public administration and agricultural, environmental and nutritional science. He also envisions himself working with the GrassRoots Action Center for the Environment and becoming a political representative for non-profit environmental groups.

“I will pursue a career in an environmental organiza-

listed on the database.

“I’ve never really thought that anyone our age could be listed on the sex offender registry—it never really occurred to me,” said senior Lindsay Anchors. “But now that it occurs to me, this seems like a good idea.”

Students across the state have had a common reaction as news of Page’s initiative spread. Page attributed part of the State House’s favorable reaction because of the support of Missouri college students.

“There has been a huge outpouring of support for this bill among college students and universities,” said Page. “This is a good bill whose time has come.”

While other students understood the bill’s rationale, they felt that this measure would be excessive and intrusive.

“It’s motivated by making people feel safer, but that’s not really necessary. I already feel safe,” said freshman Zach Ernst.

tion. My two big passions are education and sustainability. I am interested in campaigning and doing things to promote awareness and in becoming involved in policy development,” he said.

Each scholarship provides a total of $30,000. Scholars receive $3,000 for their senior year and the remaining $27,000 for two or three years of graduate school. Students also receive priority admission to premier graduate institutions as well as leadership training, career and graduateschool counseling, and internship opportunities through the federal government.

Truman Scholars are selected based upon their intellect, leadership abilities, and their commitment to public services. The application process consists of essay questions and extensive interviews.

MacMullen pointed out that the Truman Scholarship application process is extremely demanding. Both Moinester and Singletary said that simply going through the process was beneficial. “Even if I would

not have won the scholarship, the process has been extremely helpful. It has been taxing mentally, but I am better off having tried. The process offers applicants experience in creating career paths,” said Singletary.

MacMullen said that he was delighted to hear that Moinester and Singletary had received scholarships. “It will really make a difference in their careers. The networking it provides within their cohort and with other cohorts in the past and future is valuable. I am glad to have been involved in helping them to get that connection,” he said. “These students are exceptionally gifted, hard-working, and committed to public service issues. It is always a pleasure working with the Truman nominees from the University.”

Singletary said that he has already been contacted by members of the Truman Scholar community. He said that he is excited about becoming a part of this network because it will allow him to affect positive social change.

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U.S. NEWS v FROM PAGE 1 they send these surveys out to.

They’re not based on anything statistical, just word of mouth.

That’s the only thing that can account for the fact that we weren’t [in the top 10 last year], but we are now,” she said. “In essence, we aren’t doing anything that we haven’t always done.

We’re doing the same cuttingedge neuroscience research.”

According to the U.S. News and World Report’s Web site, rankings in business, engineering, education, law and medicine are based both on

statistical indicators such as acceptance rates and standardized test scores, and on assessments made by some 9,600 academics and experts.

Individual programs and areas in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, however, are ranked solely on expert opinion, which comes from deans, program directors, and senior faculty across the country. Complete rankings can be found at rankings.wustl. edu.

U.S. News and World Rankings 2008 2008 Rank

Department School of Medicine Audiology Biochemistry Cell biology Drug/alcohol abuse

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Genetics/genomics Immunology/infectious disease Internal medicine Microbiology Neuroscience Occupational therapy Pharmacology/toxicology Physical therapy School of Law Clinical Education Legal Writing Trial Advocacy

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Keeping the faith: religion on campus

BY NEWS STAFF Easter and Passover coincided this year, as Jews and Christians across campus celebrated two holidays central to their faith at the same time.

For believers on campus, living an observant life provides many challenges, ranging from resolving confl icts between a demanding course load and religious obligations to fi nding food for the holiday.

Students also must cope with being on campus rather than at home with relatives.

“Easter is a very family kind of holiday,” said Campus Minister Cathy Modde. “Christmas is our other big feast, but most people are not here. [During Easter] people create their own experiences here.”

Creating that experience is often difficult for students used to spending holidays without the pressure of their peers’ religious and social expectations.

“In high school, I would take off all eight days of Passover to be with my family, but here I have trouble even taking off the [holiest] fi rst and last days,” said freshman Stephi Blank. “Here it is not ok for me to miss even the holiest four days of the holiday because my professors and friends judge my observance against other Jews’,” said Blank.

Celebrating the first Holy Week in a new chapel This Easter was the fi rst that the Catholic Student Cen-

ter (CSC) celebrated in its newly renovated building. Although it held the actual Easter Mass in Graham Chapel, the Lenten masses leading to Easter and Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday (April 1), were held in the new space, which opened its doors in December.

Modde, a campus minister who has been at the CSC for 13 years, thinks that the new space offers a lot of advantages, especially during this time of year.

“The space feels so different because it feels so much more wide open and airy,” said Modde. “While it was dim and cozy before, it is now so much brighter. The new one is defi nitely an overall improvement.”

Modde sometimes misses the intimacy that the original space offered and the crowded feeling that led to a need for renovation. However, she loves the possibilities that the new space offers in terms of growth.

“People can bring friends and not worry about whether or not they can sit down,” she said. “It brings the energy back.”

Junior Brittany Wright agrees and enjoys the wider space that the new CSC offers.

“I think the renovations are great,” said Wright. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t feel as cozy, but there are more places to sit, which is really nice.”

In terms of Easter in general, Modde said that she embraces the family feel that Easter offers and loves seeing families and friends of college students meeting for the fi rst time.

Because Modde has worked at the CSC for 13 years, she

also enjoys seeing alumni come back to the CSC to celebrate the holiday.

“A lot of alumni come and celebrate for Holy Week and Easter to support the community and continue to be supported by the community,” she said. “Some are from out of town and some are from St. Louis. They bring a really neat dimension to the celebrations.”

Modde also loves her role as a campus minister because it allows her to directly influence students year-round and especially during Easter.

“To help create experiences that are so spirit-fi lled and moving, it is great to serve in that way and know that people had a really powerful experience,” she said. “People are so grateful. Seeing people come back is a testimony to how moving it is. People meet friends, meet in St. Louis, and plan their reunion weekends around Easter with the CSC community.”

Observing Passover Jews have a limited range of permissible food for eight days, may not use electricity for four of the eight days and may miss several days of class.

Missing school has proved to be the hardest part of the holidays for many.

“As a more religious Jew, it was much easier [to] take time off in high school because there was no comparison between myself and other Jews,” said Blank.

These students not only

miss taking notes, but must make up for several days of work, sometimes with professors who aren’t very understanding.

Though professors are sometimes willing to grant an extension for one student, it is more difficult when large numbers of students ask for an extension or when a holiday is stretched over an entire week, like Passover.

Maintaining a balanced diet can also cause some problems.

“Anyone who wants food during Passover can just get Kosher for Passover food from Schnucks or another grocery store,” said sophomore Michael Safyan. “However, in terms of getting food from residential dining services, they only provide Kosher for Passover food in very limited time frames.”

Hillel offers holiday meals from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“The quantity suffices but the quality and accessibility have much room for improvement,” said Safyan.

Opening doors to get inside the dorms can also create some issues. Using machineautomated doors is forbidden in accordance with not using electricity. Jewish students often sometimes fi nd themselves stuck outside until someone else opens the door.

Residential Life does provide manual keys to dorms, but not to on-campus buildings.

“I know people who have accidentally opened electric doors and it’s hard for them.

There’s nothing you can really do about it because you can’t go back in time,” said Blank.

BLACK REP v FROM PAGE 1 rent danger of facing the fate of some of its peers.

“The Black Repertory Theater has survived, [and we] are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year,” said Himes. “Fundraising is a major challenge for non-profits, but we are addressing that.

We are optimistic about the future [and] are trying to put effort forward to continue to grow.”

As part of a continued celebration, the Black Repertory’s traveling company will perform their childrens’ plays entitled “Precious and The

Boo Hag” and “Folktales and More” at this year’s Thurtene carnival. The shows, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 12:30 and 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22.

With this new addition to the Carnival, Thurtene Hon-

orary hopes to highlight their continuing commitment to the St. Louis community.

“The purpose of the carnival is to have an event that unites ... much of the greater St. Louis with the Washington University community,” said Joe Brown, member of the

Thurtene Honorary.

Thurtene Honorary member Sydney Schneider added, “We think that the Black Repertory’s performance will draw more people and give the show another aspect of St. Louis. The Black Repertory is one of the most infl uential

and important community theatres.”

A portion of proceeds from the Thurtene events will be donated to the George Washington Carver House, a community center that offers youth development programs.

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Thurtene needs reforms

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n April 21 and April 22, the annual Thurtene Carnival will once again be held on the Washington University campus.

This is the largest and oldest student-run carnival in the country and it is worth mentioning that all net proceeds from the event go to a local St. Louis charity. Creating such a positive impact means that the event deservingly attracts attention from the entire St. Louis community. But not all of this attention is positive and, in particular, the staging of this event has renewed questions about why Thurtene Honorary, the organizers of Thurtene Carnival, refuses to publicly disclose how much money it donates to charity. Such a practice is unacceptable. We are once again prompted to conclude that the reasoning behind this decision is flawed and that Thurtene Carnival is badly in need of reforms.

The primary reason behind why Thurtene Honorary refuses to disclose any financial information is because of a worry that any disclosure would cause the success of the carnival to be judged on the amount of money it raises. In a statement to WUTV in response to a

nival that cannot be explained away by any other means. In the WUTV documentary, a representative from Archway Amusements, the company that provides carnival rides for the event, states that it donates a percentage of its gross profits from the event to Thurtene Honorary. So far, so good. This is a standard practice that maximizes profit for the carnival ride company and minimizes costs for the carnival organizers and it applies to many carnivals across the country, charity or otherwise. But interestingly enough, the representative from Archway Amusements also admitted that they donate a larger percentage of their gross profits to Thurtene than they would normally be inclined to give. We can guarantee that this was not done because the carnival, “[brought] together Washington University student organizations and [opened up] our campus to the surrounding communities.” Instead, the Archway Amusements representative explained that reason for this unusual display of generosity is due to Thurtene’s focus on charity.

None of this would matter if Thurtene publicly donated all of its net proceeds from the car-

documentary special entitled, “Thurtene: The Carnival and the Controversy,” Thurtene argued that, “the purpose of the carnival is to bring together Washington University student organizations and open our campus to the surrounding communities,” and that, “the fact that the net proceeds from the carnival are donated to a local charity strengthens this objective but is not the primary purpose of the Carnival.”

Also, in an interview with Student Life, junior Sydney Schneider, Thurtene public relations co-chair, commented that, “in the end, the charity is not the main purpose [of the carnival].”

We find all of these statements to be disingenuous at best. Official Thurtene Carnival participant registration packets from 2006 contain a specific note to student groups saying, “the primary purpose of Thurtene Carnival is to raise money for charity.” And numerous press releases in the Washington University Record emphasize that all net proceeds from the entire carnival will benefit a specific local charity.

Moreover, the charity aspect of Thurtene has produced substantial benefits for the car-

nival to charity. Unfortunately, Thurtene Honorary has sought to convolute the charitable aspects of the carnival and then refuse to publicly disclose the amount that it donates to charity. In a previous Student Life editorial, a Thurtene press representative said that Thurtene, “doesn’t want the success of the carnival to be judged based on a number” (“Disclosing Thurtene’s charity successes,” March 15, 2002). While this statement is five years old, Thurtene’s tune has not changed. Considering the large role that charity plays in the event, such excuses represent nothing less than either willful ignorance or rank hypocrisy. These excuses need to end and Thurtene Honorary must either publicly disclose any relevant financial information relating to its charitable donations or else stop referencing its charitable contributions in all Thurtene publications.

The WUTV documentary signaled another troubling revelation about the Thurtene Carnival. Thurtene Honorary stipulates to all student groups participating in the carnival that, “if [a student group] uses the name of a charity in any way when trying to sell [their] involvement in Thurtene

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Carnival, all proceeds from the fundraiser must be directly donated to the charity.” This is a laudable warning. Unfortunately, Thurtene misleads visitors into believing that every dollar that they spend at the carnival does in fact go to a charity of some sort. This doesn’t happen. The documentary noted that there were many student groups, including the Chinese Students Association, that use their carnival proceeds to fundraise for their private group activities in addition to donating to charity. If they are going to openly state that the money will be donated to charity, they are morally obligated to donate all of their proceeds to charity. Any other course of action is dishonest to the community and it reflects poorly on both the student group and the Thurtene Carnival.

One of the dominating elements of Thurtene is the competition between fraternities and sororities for the coveted Burmeister Cup. Currently, the winner of the award is chosen based on the quality of their play production and façade construction. We believe that charitable contributions should also be considered. Create a third category for the Burmeis-

ter Cup that measures how much money a fraternity and sorority raises and donates to charity. Members of the Greek community fight tooth and nail to win the Cup. Let them channel that competitive spirit into charitable fundraising.

Imagine what could be accomplished if part of the intensity of Lot Week was channeled towards helping others. Last year, senior Satyam Khanna, the fundraising chair for Sigma Alpha Epsilon, told Student Life that. “the carnival would benefit the community more if we incorporate fundraising into it more. A lot of sororities and fraternities don’t donate at all, because it’s not required.” We agree with Khanna’s suggestion, and implore Thurtene Honorary to consider including charity in the Burmeister Cup. Ultimately, the reasoning behind Thurtene Honorary’s decision to remain secretive regarding its financial donations to charity is something that flouts the community sentiment that charity plays an incredibly important role in the event. As such, the community deserves to know where the charitable donations go and how much money is being given. Anything less is unacceptable.

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Hey, why not? It worked well for SWA. The underground parking garage currently under construction on Danforth campus.

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A rough example, I know, but what I am getting at is that no matter what you read, specifically in a journalistic setting where writers are pressured to make events seem snappy or worse than they actually are for entertainment’s sake, you need

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Grindhouse revives 70s B-movies

BY BRIAN STITT SENIOR CADENZA EDITOR Robert Rodriguez may be my favorite filmmaker. I love that he writes, shoots, edits and scores his movies himself; I love that he does this all outside of Hollywood on the cheap; I love that he quit the Director’s Guild of America when they wouldn’t allow him to give Frank Miller a directing credit on “Sin City;” and I LOVE that he funded his first movie, “El Mariachi,” by submitting himself to experimental drug tests. Unfortunately, I’m never completely in love with the movies he makes, for various reasons, but mostly because he’s never made one

that really clicked into place. He makes trashy movies, which I can dig, but all of them end up being either over-long or poorly paced, resulting in a product that never quite lives up to its potential.

Ah, but Quentin Tarantino.

There’s a guy who can make a movie that runs on all cylinders. He can take bizarre dialogue and often very poor acting and present it in a way that delivers on all its promises with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. I’m not a fan of QT’s shameless self-promotion (living on talk show couches, casting himself in his own movies, assuming that everyone thinks he’s the world’s

best director) but the release of one of his movies is undeniably an event, while RR’s movies simply offer a fun night out.

These two, however, share a kinship that runs deeper than their burgeoning friendship and mutual disdain for the Hollywood system. They share a lust for movies of all types and qualities and use their own movies to pay homage to those films that shaped their personalities. They constantly buck any and all trends without ever alienating their core audience, which comprises of a rare mix of college students and art house snobs.

And under these circumstances, this pair of outlaws has

‘Planet Terror’

brought “Grindhouse” to the multiplex. This singular movie is in fact a double feature, a staple of chop-shop, inner-city movie houses and drive-in theaters which has disappeared in today’s world of multi-layered marketing campaigns and direct-to-DVD releases. “Grindhouse” is composed of Robert Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Death Proof,” with four previews for imaginary movies guest-directed by the likes of Eli Roth and Rob Zombie scattered before and between the two main attractions. There is something undeniably American about double features, and these movies pack in more sleaze and vio-

lence than a weekend in Vegas with R. Kelly and Russell Crowe.

The filmmakers obviously understand this, as the films are being separated in foreign markets but shown in the states as one three-hour orgy of sex, gore and more. Overall, “Grindhouse” is an absolute success, a 21-gun salute to raunchy crap.

The previews are especially tasty, featuring ads for an overthe-top revenge flick, “Machete;” a sex-obsessed classic slasher movie, “Thanksgiving;” and the ridiculous “Don’t,” which actually seems pretty realistic as a cheap ’70s terror film. But the cake is taken and violated

by Rob Zombie’s title-says-it-all, “Werewolf Women of the SS.”

Grindhouse Rating: ★★★★✩ Now playing: Galleria 6

The experiment works and I would love to see more filmmakers ditching the featurelength format for more creative takes on the movie-going experience.

It would be nice to see Grindhouse become a yearly event, with up-and-coming directors placing their works next to those of established ones taking a break from their more “legitimate” movies.

‘Death Proof’

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Kurt Russell stars in “Grindhouse,” as Stuntman Mike in Quentin Tarantino’s “Death Proof,” from Dimension Films.

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Bruce Willis stars in “Grindhouse,” as Muldoon in Robert Rodriquez’s “Planet Terror,” from Dimension Films.

The generically named first feature starts as every movie honestly should: a scantily clad, go-go dancing Rose McGowan grinding skillfully to a sax-heavy score that sounds almost rusty and totally trashy. The picture is grainy and frames skip as if the film were damaged, which it was, intentionally.

She plays Cherry (that sounds about right) a reluctant dancer with many useless skills who lives in a small Texas town, unknowingly very near to an abandoned army base where rebel army soldiers are testing a dangerous new chemical weapon. This gas, of course, turns almost everybody into boil-covered, pus-spewing zombies with a taste for human flesh.

Freddy Rodriguez is Wray, a drifter and Cherry’s ex that could lead the few survivors to freedom if only the sheriff would let him out

of his handcuffs. Josh Brolin plays a fabulously sadistic local doctor whose wife has chosen the exact wrong night to leave him.

The true merit of the picture lies not in the ludicrous plot, thin characterizations or even the gimmicky visuals. “Planet Terror” succeeds because it wallows in the bile and blood and exploitation with joy and a light spirit.

While the situation becomes progressively grimmer for our heroes, the tone is always comic without ever betraying its horror movie roots. Rodriguez is without a doubt in his element here and has produced his most completely enjoyable movie.

He moves us quickly from scene to scene, incorporating exposition when needed but glossing over the more complicated plot elements.

His cast is absolutely delicious, highlighted by Rose McGowan’s ’70s throwback

performance and Michael Biehn as the in-over-his-head sheriff. His ability to tease us with cheap thrills that make us laugh is laudable and I especially appreciate that all of the best tricks are saved for the end.

The final action sequences are wonderfully rendered and the energy level is kept very high throughout. “Planet Terror” would be a workout if it weren’t so much fun.

Planet Terror Rating: ★★★★✬ Directed by: Robert Rodriguez Starring: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Naveen Andrews

Quentin Tarantino has billed “Death Proof” as a slasher movie with a car instead of a knife, and if this were indeed his intention then I am sad to report that for the first time, Quentin Tarantino has completely failed.

There are no creepy thrills or cheap scares and there is too much characterization of the villain to fall into the genre but not enough to subvert it. I like to think, however, that his loosely plotted story centered on the sociopath Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell), his death proof car and his bevy of buxom victims is much more complicated.

The slasher movie structure is arguably there as Mike stalks two sets of four girls resulting in a long (well-shot) chase sequence, but the movie is slowly paced and dialogue-heavy. Extremely dialogue-heavy, in fact.

“Death Proof” seems to be less of an attempt by QT to resurrect the grindhouse spirit and more a virtual time machine to see what a low budget Tarantino movie made in the mid-’70s would have looked like. Unfortunately, this view into the past is not as pretty as one might have hoped.

“Death Proof” has two major

flaws, neither of which are of the same laughable, easy-to-dismiss variety as those that riddle “Planet Terror.”

The first flaw involves the dialogue and especially the fact that there is far too much of it.

While most Tarantino movies are filled with people talking endlessly about mundane subjects, these are well-drawn characters who we enjoy getting to know through their cadence and pop culture insights. While most QT characters seem like they normally reside in bad movies but got lost in a good one, the girls in “Death Proof” are still in the bad movie. They are flat characters, as they should be, but their endless bickering and chattering leads nowhere, making them out to be empty-headed and obnoxious.

Several stories and plot details were entirely unnecessary and even confusing, and we never got to know anything about these women other than the fact that only two or three out of the eight are worth listening to for any period of time. This may be par for the course in a Tarantino grindhouse picture, but it makes for a very slow second half to a double feature that

started with a bang. I prefer the keep-the-action-coming attitude of “Planet Terror” and found the first two thirds of “Death Proof” to be tedious and boring.

I am happy to say that his climactic car chase is not boring by any means. His mix of classic cars and innovative suspense (Zoe Bell does the best acting work on top of a car I’ve ever seen) makes for a great ending to “Grindhouse.” However, one leaves the theater wishing that he could have gotten something more from Kurt Russell’s Stuntman Mike character and his death-proof car. Most Tarantino movies are built around his ability to make bad acting seem good and good acting seem classic. Unfortunately, there is nothing to hang onto from “Death Proof” after the credits have rolled other than the perfect title and cool cars.

Death Proof Rating: ★★★✩✩ Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell

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Around the WU: This week in home sports

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Recent Top Performers COMPILED BY TRISHA WOLF SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

MONDAY Men’s Tennis vs. McKendree College 4:00 @ Tao Tennis Center

WEDNESDAY Tennis vs. Maryville University Women - 4:00, Men - 6:30 @ Tao Tennis Center

FRIDAY Women’s Tennis vs. Missouri Western State University 2:30 @ Tao Tennis Center

Erin Fleming Women’s Tennis The senior led the team at the Midwest Invitational this weekend, going 4-4.

Fleming won both her singles and doubles matches in both of the matches Wash. U. won, showing poise under pressure.

Morgan Leonard-Fleckman Track and Field The junior provisionally qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the pole vault. She lept 3.50 meters at the WU Select Meet Friday.

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Morgen Leonard-Fleckman pole vaults at the WU Minimeet on Mar 23.

Track and Field at the WU Quad at Bushyhead Track Events begin at 4:00

Laurel Sagartz Softball The senior pitcher threw a perfect game on March 28 against Greenville College.

In five innings, she struck out 11 players for the fourth perfect game and ninth nohitter in school history. She currently leads the team with an 11-1 record from the mound.

SATURDAY Tennis vs. Coe College 9:00 @ Dwight Davis Center, Forest Park - Men Tao Tennis Center - Women vs. University of Texas - Tyler 3:00 @ Dwight Davis Center, Forest Park - Men Tao Tennis Center - Women

SUNDAY Men’s Tennis vs. University of Chicago 10:00 @ Tao Tennis Center

SCOTT BRESSLER | STUDENT LIFE

Senior Laurel Sagartz of softball pitching fame is an athlete of the week.

Brian Williams Baseball

John Watts Men’s Tennis The freshman and 10thranked player nationally recorded his tenth-straight win Saturday against Wheaton College’s Ian Kirchner 6-3, 6-0. Earlier this week, he defeated Division II opponent Francis Lam of University of Missouri-St. Louis 6-2, 6-0. He was also perfect in doubles play on the week, with partner junior Charlie Howard, winning at the second spot 8-4 against UMSL and at the third spot 8-2 against Wheaton. He leads the team with an overall record of 33-7.

The sophomore pitcher gave coach Ric Lessman his 1,300th career win Thursday against Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. Pitching the entire game, he struck out 10 batters and allowed just three hits and three walks.

With the win, Williams improved to 7-1 on the season and leads the team in strikeouts with 66.

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Sophomore pitcher Brian Williams is 7-1 on the season and leads the team with 66 strikeouts.

TENNIS v FROM PAGE 8 the weekend, with each player taking a set 6-4. Dorsett fi nally prevailed in the super tiebreaker 14-12. “[Dorsett] was the last to fi nish and was down 9-7 in the tiebreaker. Everyone from both teams was watching the match and cheering. She pulled it out. It was a huge win,” said Dender.

Though the squad went on

to be blanked by 24th-ranked University of Chicago 6-0 in the fi fth place match, they still maintained a positive attitude.

“We had two great team wins. Everyone contributed and worked hard,” said Stahlhuth.

The Bears return to action Wednesday versus Maryville University. Match time is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Tao Tennis Center.

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8 STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS

Senior Sports Editor / Trisha Wolf / sports@studlife.com

MONDAY | APRIL 9, 2007

SPORTS Equestrian team successful even against Division I rivals

BY CARRIE JARKA SPORTS REPORTER Washington University is known nation-wide for its strong academics. But in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Iowa, Wash. U. has a different reputation.

These states represent Zone 9, Region 2 of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, where the Washington University Equestrian Team, or WUET, placed second last month. But unlike some of their competitors, WUET is not a varsity team and is only in its fourth year.

In 2003, Amy Reahard and Melissa Mosley founded the team and joined the IHSA as an official member school.

Recalls senior and current president Jennifer Beasley, “I found WUET at the fall activities fair my freshman year. I rode one year when I was younger and thought it

might be fun.”

Four years old and 25 members strong, WUET has grown into an opportunity for students of all abilities to ride and has even become

a selling point for potential Wash.U. students.

“The admissions office knows about us so if they hear of someone interested or tell freshmen [about the

team], we get e-mails and take people out and show them the barn,” said Beasley.

“There are people who came out and saw the barn and it was a main factor for them coming here.”

With five different levels arranged by experience and ability, WUET offers the opportunity for people who have no experience to try the sport.

“I had never ridden before college,” said sophomore Maria Hossain. “Just trail rides but nothing formal. I found the team and decided to try it.”

It is this range of experience that has contributed to WUET’s success. At show competitions, riders compete for points in each of the five levels for overall team points. Freshman Ari Mishkin, junior Tori Fancher and sophomore Kerry Rheinstein advanced to Zone competi-

tion in three different levels and contributed to WU’s second place finish, beating out NCAA varsity teams.

But the team is not satisfied with just individual advancement. “I really want the team to get first place in our regions and then be able to compete in Zones as a team,” said Beasley.

For a team that is funded by the Sports Club Federation, not the athletic department, WUET competes against Division I schools with team barns, trainers and horses.

“We use the school horses at Baskin Farms,” said Beasley.

“It is good to experience a lot of different types of horses because in competitions you get onto a horse without any warm ups on them.”

Competitions also allow for the team to get together and bond over their unique common interest. “It’s a chance to get away from school and

do something different than what you’re doing the rest of the week,” said Hossain.

“We’re the same as any club. We get together and have a good time. It’s a lot of fun,” said Beasley.

Building on the recent success, WUET’s members are focused on the future. “I hope the team continues to excel in our regions and grow as a team,” said Hossain. “We keep looking for new members and we keep getting better. We need to keep putting our best foot forward.”

Reflecting on her time with the team, Beasley added, “You come for the academics but it has been an integral part of so many people’s lives and it is great to continue that.”

If you are interested in joining the Washington University Equestrian Team and continuing their success, contact them at wuequestrian@yahoo.com.

COURTESY OF MARIA HOSSAIN COURTESY OF MARIA HOSSAIN

Sophomore Maria Hossain astride her golden-maned beast.

The Washington University Club Equestrian Team.

TRACK AND FIELD

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Women’s track remains undefeated, men take second at WU Select Meet

Women’s Tennis in Top 6 in Midwest

BY UNAIZ KABANI SPORTS REPORTER The Washington University women’s track and field team continued its undefeated outdoor season by finishing in first place at the WU Select Meet Friday and Saturday at Bushyhead Track. The men’s team improved from its sixth-place finish at the WU Invitational to take second this weekend.

The Lady Bears dominated the other schools, totaling 224 points. Illinois College finished a distant second with 168. On the men’s side, the Red and Green (150.5) finished five points behind St. Olaf College, which won the meet with 155.5 points.

Junior Morgen LeonardFleckman paced the Wash. U. women’s squad by winning the pole vault event title. Her mark of 3.50m provisionally qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Senior Delaina Martin continued her reign atop the field events by winning the shot put (12.62m) and hammer throw (44.49m). Martin also finished fifth in the discus throw (33.18m), while sophomore Aubrey Edwards won the event, setting a new personal record with a toss of 39.11m.

On the track, sophomore

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Senior Natalie Badowski leads the pack at a recent track meet.

Erika Wade won the 400m with her time of 1:02.64. Senior Natalie Badowski and freshman Caitlin Hartsell finished second and third, respectively, in the 200m.

“A lot of people are surprising them with how well they’re doing this season,” said Edwards, following the meet.

Senior Nick Buckvar led the men’s team with his firstplace finish in the 200m in a time of 22.58. Junior Ryan McDonald swept the hurdle events, winning the 110m in 16.58 and 400m in 1:01.76. In the distance events, senior Ryan Lester finished atop the 800m (1:59.38), edging out his second-place opponent by .18s.

On the field, senior Cameron Williams’s high jump of 1.93m was good for firstplace, while fellow classmate Aaron Mangold also took first-place in the pole vault (14-0).

The teams return to the track Apr. 13 to host the WU Quad. It will be Washington University’s last meet before University Athletic Association Championships in Atlanta, Ga. Apr. 21-22.

“Winning the conference is our top priority. We are looking forward to the meet and bringing home our tenth title,” said Edwards.

BY TRISHA WOLF SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR It was not easy, but Washington University’s women’s tennis team asserted itself as a top-performing squad this weekend. Behind the strong play of senior captain Erin Fleming, who went 4-0 in the matches the Bears won, the team rallied for a sixth-place fi nish.

“It was a great experience,” said freshman Allison Dender.

“The team is very united. We were seeded seventh, so the team played very well and we are very happy with the results.”

Fleming’s game consistency proved to be a highlight of the weekend.

“She shows phenomenal leadership and has the right work ethic, which really helps the team to get better,” said head coach Kelly Stahlhuth.

The Red and Green started off the tournament strong, going 5-3 against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Fleming and sophomore Ania Tchergueiko notched the Bears only win in doubles play, winning 8-3 at fi rst doubles in the pro-set. Behind 2-1 after three matches, the Bears rallied in singles play. Fleming easily won 6-1, 6-2 at fi rst singles.

The rest of the squad won

nearly as easily, with Dender going 6-4, 6-1 at the second spot and Tchergueiko 6-2, 6-4 at third. After freshman Stephanie Paul lost at fourth singles in three sets, sophomore Julie Bowerman came through at the fi fth sport, winning 6-3, 62 to clinch the match.

After losing to Gustavus Adolphus, Wash. U. began the second day in the back draw.

The Bears found themselves facing 29th-ranked University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for a chance to compete for fi fth.

The doubles results looked eerily similar to the ones versus Eau Claire, with Fleming and Tchergueiko pulling out the only victory, going 8-5 in the pro-set. Singles proved to be much more exciting, as all six matches need to be played to determine the winner.

Fleming and Dender again posted straight-set win at the top spots, going 6-3, 7-5 and 6-4, 6-0 respectively. Tchergueiko and Paul dropped both of their matches, meaning all would be decided on the outcomes of fi fth and sixth singles. Bowerman dropped her fi rst set 3-6 before bouncing back in the second set, winning 6-0. She then easily won the super tiebreaker easily 104. Freshman Elise Dorsett then played the tightest match of

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