M O N D AY NOV. 24, 2003 Vol. 125, No. 38
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Students head to Oxford as Rhodes scholars
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Ehlmann, Gilmore recieve prestigious Oxford scholarship By Molly Antos q News Editor
Melissa Langdon fearlessly enters Boxers ‘n Briefs, one of the East Side’s finest establishments. Learn how the club’s members sway to the music. Also in Cadenza: Hot Topics, a special Foodnatic and an invitation to dine with the Corleone family.
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Two Ohio Northern players jump to block a Washington University player’s hit. The Bears won the match in four games to advance to the 2003 Final Four tournament in LaVerne, California.
Lady Bears advance to Final Four for 12th time By Matthew Goldberg q Sports Editor Behind a raucous crowd of 1,087 fans, the Bears shut down the No. 5 Ohio Northern University attack Saturday night, winning 30-28, 28-30, 30-27, 30-18 to earn a trip to another Final Four. The win marks the volleyball team’s third Final Four appearance in four years and the 12th in the history of Washington University. “The consistency this team has shown over the last four years is amazing,” said coach Rich Luenemann. The Bears came out flat in the first couple of games, and the Polar Bears took advantage, reeling off five straight points to win the second game. Senior middle blocker Katie Quinn said, “Typically we come out flat, unfortunately…I think everybody had a lot of jitters tonight.”
The women’s basketball team began the season by winning the Illinois Wesleyan Tip-Off, with the men losing in the finals of the Wittenberg Kiwanis Tip-Off after defeating Wisconsin-Platteville in the first round. Also, find out how the swim team did at their own Thanskgiving Invitational and what the volleyball team expects for its trip to the Final Four.
Despite their early struggles, the enthusiastic crowd breathed life into Bears as the match went along. “It was just great because we knew that [Ohio Northern] was going to bring loud fans, which they did,” said Quinn. “It is just good to have your school backing you.” “The crowd was outstanding,” Luenemann said. “The crowd had a big hand in this win tonight, there is no doubt about it.” Luenemann also made some changes during the third game to curb the potent Polar Bear attack. “We made an adjustment halfway through the third game and changed some back court defense around and that seemed to slow them quite a bit after that.” While the Bears regained some momentum in the third game, they came out swinging in the fourth.
Out of more than 900 applicants, two Washington University students were chosen as Rhodes Scholars over the weekend. One of the winners, senior Allison Gilmore, said she can hardly believe it. “I could not believe both students from the University won,” she said. “I keep asking myself if it’s really real.” Gilmore’s fellow honoree, Bethany Ehlmann, agreed. “I wasn’t very confident after my interview,” she said. “So I was shocked and thrilled when they announced the winners.” The application process is broken down into three stages. First, a student’s college or university must endorse Allison Gilmore applicants. Then selection committees in each state make nominations based on applicant interviews. Students who pass this stage move on to appear before district committees in eight cities across the country; four fi nalists are eventually selected from each of the eight regions. Winners are chosen in accordance with the standards set by the will of Cecil Rhodes, based on high academic achievement, integrity of character, a spirit of unselfishness, respect for others, potential for leadership, and physical vigor. Gilmore said that all the interviews were very tense. “The interviews were the most nerve-wracking, but they were also the most fun,” she said. “You have to go in with the attitude that it’s just the luck of the draw. I felt ready for anything they could Bethany Ehlmann throw at me because we did a lot of mock run-throughs beforehand.” Despite the intimidating atmosphere of the interviews,
‘Fear Factor’ pushes freshmen to extremes By Adrienna Huffman q Staff Reporter
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Freshman Daniel Jorisch tries to hold down the contents of his stomach after eating mealworms as part of Freshman Fear Factor last Thursday.
“If you need to vomit, we have trash cans all around, so make your way to the back,” said Freshman Class President Gad Rouache to contestants as Freshman Fear Factor kicked off last Thursday night at the Gargoyle. Roughly 40 students attended the event. By the end of the night, at least three of the 12 contestants had used the surrounding trashcans, especially during the mealworm-eating contest. “The night went a lot better than we ever expected,” said freshman Eric Senta, who co-chaired and emceed the event. Freshman Fear Factor, a take-off on the network series “Fear Factor,” included five main events. The first event was a ”Soda Can Stack,” where contestants created towers using recycled contaminated soda cans. The second event was the “Shot Round,” during which contestants took “shots”
of olive juice, pickle juice, mayonnaise, hot salsa and French onion dip. The next event was called “Makeout Timeout.” In the event, contestants grabbed a partner and made out with him or her for as long as possible. “We were afraid that 90 percent of our contestants would drop out during ‘Make-out Timeout,’ but surprisingly enough stayed in,” said Senta. Following “Make-out Timeout” was a “gross out” event called “High Protein Boost,” in which contestants ate a bowl of live mealworms. “We bought several hundred of them hot off the presses, and they’re live, squirmy and juicy,” said Senta. Freshman Josh Lawrence, who was eliminated during “Make-out Timeout,” was disappointed he did not reach this round. “All mayonnaise and pickle juice and no worms?” said Lawrence. “I was disappointed because I was kind of looking forward to the worms.” In the final event, called “We All
Scream for Ice Scream,” the contestants ate ice cream covered with olive juice, hot sauce, Thousand Island dressing and salsa. The whole event took less than two weeks to plan. “We zipped through it in 11 days when normally it takes a month to plan,” said event co-chair Samantha Oberkfell. Oberkfell said that the event was meant primarily for freshmen to get to know each other. Freshman Dan Jorisch won first place. “It feels almost as good as when I kissed [fellow contestant] Dallas,” said Jorisch of his victory. He took home a $50 gift certificate from the Esquire. Other prizes included Bubble Tea gift certificates, a stack of CDs and free root beer floats from Fitz’s on the Loop.
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Forum explores relationships that hit the skids By Sarah Kliff q Staff Reporter
Reporter Kristin McGrath investigates the dangers of becoming too used to fire alarms. What happens when students stop thinking of fire drills as real and start becoming complacent to their droning?
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Uncle Joe’s Peer Counseling and S.A.R.A.H. came together Wednesday night to give information and offer advice on what to do when the pain of love is due to more than heartache. The groups co -sponsored a panel discussion entitled “When Love Hurts: A Forum on Unhealthy Relationships,” to increase awareness of relationship problems on campus. “Abusive relationships at college don’t get talked about a lot,” said Jami Ake, S.A.R.A.H.’s advisor and one of the panel members. “There are a lot of different factors that make it very invisible. Even when it is a big deal, many people think it isn’t.” Ake, an assistant dean in Arts & Sciences, said that many people do not consider college relationships serious. She also believes that it is
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a myth that smart women, such as Washington University students, do not let themselves get into these kinds of relationships. Many situations are also complicated by confusion about what is and is not normal in a romantic relationship. While many find a degree of jealously normal in a relationship, Ake said she believes it is usually a sign of some sort of abuse. “There is no place for jealousy in a relationship,” said Ake. “If there is jealousy, something is wrong. There is no need to exert power over one another.” The panel also tackled the difficulty of getting out of an abusive relationship. Panelist Michelle Schiller-Baker, who works at St. Martha’s Women’s Shelter, believes that many people overestimate the ease of leaving abusive situations. “One of the most difficult things
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Professor Jami Ake discusses abuse in college relationships at the forum “When Love Hurts” sponsored by Uncle Joe’s and S.A.R.A.H. Ake said that jealousy, among other things, is a warning sign of an abusive relationship.
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