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MONDAY | APRIL 10, 2006
SU ELECTIONS v FROM PAGE 1 sibility, hoping to reach out personally to more individual students. “A lot of it is not necessarily a plan, but more how you conduct yourself,” said Moinester. “It is being more willing to open yourself up. You need to care about people.” While the executives may not have many concrete plans, they feel that their ideals and concepts will lead to a successful year. If you are curious about
what sort of vision we are going to have, we have not discussed that in detail yet,” said Jones. “But we all have the best interest of the students and the campus as our number one priority.” In another aspect of last week’s election, the Women’s Panhellenic Organization (PanHel) and the Interfraternity Council’s (IFC) resolution for block funding was voted down. Had the resolution passed, the Greek stu-
FINALISTS v FROM PAGE 1 dent groups would have been able to receive funding for programs several years in advance, thus bypassing the SU funding process. “In the past we have gotten really sporadic numbers as far as funding goes,” said Katie Kotowski, vice president of finance for PanHel, the umbrella organization for all campus sororities. “We just wanted to plan events. We wanted to make sure we could have the same events every year, and
that we got consistent funding.” Kotowski attributes the resolution’s failure to a lack of information among voters. “A lot of people do not understand that we get that money whether we go thorough SU or not,” said Kotowski. “We are not asking for more money, we are just asking to get out of SU and all the political stuff. A lot of people do not understand that they are not paying more.”
paign has had on the student body until we get the results from the final survey,” said Shah. William Witbrodt, director of student financial services, sees the importance of educating students about their credit score. “When [students] become adults, they’ll carry it around for the rest of their lives. It’s an important number to understand, and to know how it’s determined,” said Wit-
brodt. Witbrodt is also quite pleased with the enthusiasm the students working on the campaign have showed. “I think they’ve done a fantastic job,” said Witbrodt. “They’ve been committed to it, they think this is a great community service that they’re doing. Students here have so much going on and so much to do that I’m amazed that they’ve stepped up to take this on.”
CREDIT v FROM PAGE 1 lieve that not having a credit card may save you money; however, they do not realize that not having a credit score may be a drawback in the future.” So far, they feel the campaign has been effective. “I’m pretty confident that our comprehensive campaign has truly reached much of the Wash. U. student body, making it a success in my eyes,” said Shah. Alpha Kappa Psi conduct-
ed a survey of students at the outset of their campaign to gauge just how much students at the University know about their credit score. At the end of the semester, they will be conducting that survey again to truly see the success of their campaign. Additionally, the campaign will hopefully become a part of freshman orientation. “We won’t truly know the kind of impact the cam-
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Deadly stampede in Pakistan
Mental patient appears before court today on charge of threatening Bush
At least 26 women and children were killed in a stampede after a religious gathering in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi last Sunday. The stampede was sparked when a girl fell down and cried out in front of the mosque. Thousands were gathered with their children to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad this coming Tuesday. Citizens of Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim nation, commonly mark the anniversary by holding gatherings in mosques, attending rallies and singing religious hymns.
The first Brazilian in space returns safely A capsule carrying the fi rst astronaut from Brazil, Marcos Pontes, along with Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev and American astronaut Bill Mcarthur, landed without trouble early Sunday after leaving from the international space station. Pontes was handed a Brazilian flag and a Panama hat upon exiting the capsule. The hat was one he had carried to the space station in tribute to the Brazilian inventor and aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, to whom Pontes had dedicated his fl ight. The head of Brazil’s space program, Raimundo Mussi, said Pontes would receive “a big hug from all Brazilians” upon returning home.
All Student Theater to perform ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ The All Student Theater production “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard, a cross between the existentialist play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett and the classical play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, is going to be performed in Brookings Quadrangle on April 13-16 at 8 p.m. The directors of the play are Justin Rincker and Carolyn Kras, a Washington University alumna. The cost of attending the production is $5, and tickets are available at Mallinckrodt and at the door. In case of rain, an awning will cover the audience.
St. Louis kids successfully finish marathon challenge On Saturday, 2,800 youth from 67 schools in the St. Louis area fi nished the fi fth annual Read, Write and Run Marathon. For the event, the kids had to run 25 miles, read 26 books and do 26 good deeds. All of these tasks were done over a six-month period. To satisfy the running requirement, the kids participated in events like the St. Louis Marathon’s family day and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade run. The highest amount of participation for the event came from the two campuses of Chesterfield Day School, with 40 percent of their students participating.
Last week, a federal grand jury charged Arafat Nijmeh, a mental patient at the Alton Mental Center, on two counts of threatening to infl ict bodily harm on President Bush. Today, Nijmeh will appear before the court for a hearing that will decide whether he can be released on bail. In a motion to prevent release, prosecutors claim that Nijmeh is a fl ight risk and poses a serious danger to his community. Nijmeh is a naturalized U.S citizen, born in Palestinian territory. The case raises interesting questions concerning the legal accountability of mental patients.
CAMPUS Jen Chau arrives on campus Thursday to lead workshop on multicultural experience This Thursday the Association of Mixed Students will bring Jen Chau, the co-founder of the diversity training fi rm New Demographic to campus to lead an interactive workshop. Chau is a leading advocate for the accurate portrayal of the multiracial experience. Interviewed by NPR and the New York Times, Chau will discuss the stereotypes portrayed in fi lm and the popular media and their effect on society’s acceptance of interracial relationships. The presentation will serve to generate discussion about what can be done today to improve the situation. The event will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in Rebstock 215. At 8 p.m. that evening, Chau will hold a follow-up forum titled, “Cute But Confused: Myths and Realities of Mixed Race Identity.” Since seating will be limited, those interested should e-mail tsvarns@wustl.edu.
from community partners. In a 2005 press release, Jim Cullen, long-time board member of the YouthBridge Association, expressed his excitement about the partnership with the University. “We believe a partnership with Washington University is the perfect way to extend our mission of serving children at risk or need,” said Cullen. “We have a history of successfully working with and funding new approaches to youth-related social problems. Working with Washington University allows us to discover new ways to leverage our resources and exper-
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Heavy workloads lead to poor work, study says Faculty at the Olin School of Business recently concluded that employees are most likely to cut corners when their goals change often and too much work is placed on them. Judi McLean Parks, the Reuben C. and Anne Carpenter Taylor Professor for Organizational Behavior and doctoral candidate Li Ma conducted the research. Notable examples included police officers making questionable arrests and journalists fabricating sources to produce high-quality stories. The research is based on a survey of 215 employees. People who felt overworked or whose companies kept shifting its goals were more likely to cut corners in the interest of fi nishing their workJudi McLean Parks load.
tise to help others.” The participation within the St. Louis community is well appreciated; however, Gleidt feels that more students at the University ought to participate in the competition. “The folks in the community, and we at the Skandalaris Center, would love to see increased student involvement,” said Gleidt. “The community knows the great reputation our students have in learning, leading and serving the community, and the competition participants are eager to engage more students in their ventures.”
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