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Students mobilize to counter Gonzales’ visit BY KAT ZHAO

The torture issue, according to sophomore Sean Rhoads, a member of the Peace Coalition, is the main cause of disapproval for many students planning to attend the protest, although some also hope to address Gonzales’ role in the misuse of the National Security Administration (NSA) surveillance program in 2005 and the controversial dismissals of U.S. Attorneys in 2006. “Gonzales is in the epicenter of all those things if you look at the paper trail,” said Rhoads. According to sophomore Becky Hufstader, vice president of the College Democrats, large posters detailing Gonzales’ actions in the Bush administration will go up around campus two weeks prior to the event. A faculty panel coordinated by the College Democrats and the Peace Coalition will also lead a discussion on torture issues at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 at Ursa’s Fireside. “Gonzales has been indicted in Germany for war crimes,” said Hufstader. “That really plays into the question of why we’re inviting an indicted criminal on campus to speak.”

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U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation from the Bush administration on Monday, August 27, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Gonzales will speak on Feb. 19 at Wash. U.’s 560 Music Center. His appearance on campus is expected to be met with mixed responses.

With three weeks to go before former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is scheduled to speak at Washington University’s 560 Music Center, students across campus are preparing a myriad of responses to his arrival. Several St. Louis area organizations including the College Democrats and Washington University Peace Coalition will be staging a peaceful protest on Feb. 19, the day of Gonzales’ appearance. Ben Guthorn, president of the College Democrats, also stressed his group’s campus educational campaign leading up to the event. “Our main goal is simply to educate the public about Alberto Gonzales—his past record, what he’s done in the past, quotes he has said and the things he’s done to condone torture,” said Guthorn, a sophomore. Guthorn blames Gonzales for allowing the ill treatment and abuse of captured Al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners, which Guthorn says violated a code in the Geneva Convention.

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Taking a deeper look at students’ politics BY MICHELLE STEIN With the College Democrats, College Republicans and student groups for particular candidates currently active, and with more than two-thirds of the campus voting, students do not need a poll to tell them that Washington University is politically involved. Taking that into consideration, the Student Life poll from Jan. 15 has some insights into the Washington University campus culture. When asked what issues were the most important for this country in the coming election, students from Arts & Sciences, and the schools of Engineering and

Law all responded with the same answer: the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Twentyfive percent of students in the Olin School of Business who responded to the poll, however, believe that the economy’s performance was the biggest issue facing the United States. Why the split? According to Professor of Political Science Steven Smith, students without jobs who are not yet a part of the working economy are not affected as much by the economy’s status as is the nation as a whole. “Young people wouldn’t worry quite as much about the economy, as they are still in college not holding down jobs yet,” said Smith.

“It makes sense they would worry about the war as it is largely being fought by people their age.” Smith added that because business school students are studying the economy, it may concern them more. The poll also weighed in on how students view the U.S. Congress and the President. Eighty-two percent of Democrats, 70 percent of Independents and 30 percent of Republicans believe that the country is going in the wrong direction. Despite the fact that the University is a very Democratic-leaning campus, with 42 percent of the respondents affi liating with the Democratic party, 47 per-

cent of Democrats, 58 percent of Independents and 60 percent of Republicans either disagree or strongly disagree with the job that the Democrat-controlled Congress is doing in Washington. If the students disagree with Congress and with the president and most put the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as the most pressing issue facing our country, then it is no surprise that Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., is the Democratic or Democraticleaning students’ choice for a candidate. The poll indicates that Democrats want change—in their President,

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dent of the College Republicans, wrote disapprovingly of the planned protest, calling it “intolerance” and “disappointing at an academic institution such as ours.” Fischer said that the Peace Coalition’s accusations “are not grounded in fact, and it would be in their best interest to actually listen to the other side of the story for once.” “It is ironic how a party that weds itself to the First Amendment selectively abandons that principle when a Republican speaker is involved,” wrote Fischer in an e-mail regarding the College Democrats’ contribution to the protest. The protesters hope that security will not prove to be an issue. It is uncertain at the moment whether they will even be allowed on the property. “We still don’t have a good sense of where we’ll go, and we’re a little unhappy with that,” said Rhoads. Hufstader said that all the protesters will demand will be a presence either directly outside the building or across the street.

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Student Union (SU) approved the College Republicans’ proposal last semester for Gonzalez to speak, in an effort to draw more well-known though perhaps more controversial speakers to the University’s lectern. Rhoads and Guthorn agree that while they enjoy the polarization and politicization on campus, they feel ambivalent about a figure such as Gonzales being invited to campus using the student activity fee. “Personally, I’m always interested in hearing both sides of the story,” said Guthorn, “but this makes me apprehensive.” Gonzales will receive a payment of $30,000 for his speech while $4,000 will go toward security, airfare and first class accommodations, said Guthorn. In reaction to these figures, Professor of Political Science Gary Miller said, “That isn’t how I would use my money.” “Even many members of the Republican Party have issues with Gonzales,” said Guthorn. “It’s ironic that the College Republicans would choose this figure to represent the party.” Junior Charis Fischer, presi-

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WUPD as they investigate crime on campus BY JOHANN QUA HIANSEN STAFF REPORTER Detective Don Moore was in the Washington University Police Station on Friday night when he received a call about a mugging near Park House. According to Don Strom, chief of the Washington University Police Department (WUPD), police responded within 60 seconds. The first patrol officer on the scene conducted a preliminary investigation and interview of the victim to determine suspects and the nature of the crime and to generate as many leads as possible. “If there are viable leads, [officers] are empowered to follow them,” said Strom. When investigating crimes, many WUPD officers are also trained to collect basic physical evidence such as fingerprints, DNA and footprints, which can be run through Automated Fingerprint Identification System and other databases to produce suspects. The officer then types up an initial report at the station. “A lot of it starts with the patrol officer,” said Moore. “That information gathered allows us to get out there with both feet running.” This report also provides much of the information found in the police bulletin. “From the time we had the facts and a good description of the suspect it took less than 10 minutes to send an e-mail bulletin out,” said Strom. The preliminary report then undergoes internal review and is reviewed by a supervisor to see if the department can develop suspects or recover property before the case is formally assigned to one of the two fulltime WUPD detectives. Unlike

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patrol officers, detectives are able to follow leads off campus. These detectives work from Monday to Friday and sometimes on the weekends, and handle about 12 or more investigations at any given time. “It’s not uncommon to be working from 8 a.m. to midnight six, seven or eight days through,” said Moore, who has worked for WUPD for seven years and has over 20 years of experience in law enforcement. “Ultimately, we go out and make arrests.” According to Moore, crime investigations are a team effort involving 16 or 17 officers and technicians. Detectives review images from closed-circuit TV cameras that monitor public areas and talk to 20, 30 or even more potential witnesses to fi nd the one detail that could break a case open. Police also conduct a canvass of the area, in which they knock on doors and ask students if they had seen or heard anything. “[The interview] was quick and easy,” said freshman Aric Skurdal, who was interviewed at Park House following the recent robbery on the South 40. “Professional would be a good way to describe it.” “The investigative and forensics capabilities we have exceed a lot of smaller departments,” said Moore. If WUPD cannot conduct needed tests, it can send forensic evidence to the St. Louis Crime Lab or, for crimes of an even more serious nature such as rape, to the FBI. WUPD also relies on a network through which it can share information with law enforcement agencies across the region. In his seven years at WUPD, Detective Moore said that students have never had to testify in court because the detectives’ cases have been solidly built. However, the difficulty with investigations at a university, according to Moore, is the tran-

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Students’ Internet startup tries to bring social networking to new level BY JEREMY ROGOFF STAFF REPORTER It all began in an apartment with a second-hand computer and a homemade server that would shut off whenever anyone flipped on the toaster. The server was powering a new Web site designed by several Washington University students at the Olin Business School who thought their idea to connect people’s opinions on the Internet could catch on. “We started really small,” said Richard Feldman, a second-year M.B.A. and computer science student who hatched the idea behind the site in 2006 while exploring an already exploding social network. “I was looking at Facebook, and I was trying to think what made it so successful,” said Feldman. “Then I tried to think what else they could do with

that idea.” Feldman and three of his friends then created what today is ITOG.com, a comprehensive social opinion site designed to expose people to new things based on their interests. Just finished in July 2007, ITOG—short for “Is That One Good?”—allows users to rate on a five-star scale anything related to popular culture, from books and movies to airlines and alcoholic drinks. Then, the site uses those scores to match visitors with other products, people and ideas that fit their personalities. The Internet startup, which began as a recommendationbased site with a narrow selection of products, now uses a complex statistical analysis to match a person’s tastes with the tastes of every member on the site. ITOG tries to bring together several information sites,

including Netflix, Amazon.com, Flixter, IMDB and Facebook. Besides including nearly every facet of popular culture, the site includes information on several products and a discussion board that fuels the debates that arise from the ratings. “It’s all dynamic,” said Paul Bender, another business school student and ITOG co-founder. “The more ratings you give, the better it gets. And the more people on the site, the better the results.” Now ITOG is on the frontier of a new form of online interaction called social opinion sites, said Feldman. “Much like Facebook has transformed relationships, we want to transform the way you look at your opinions,” said Feldman. Less than two years after Feldman’s original idea, the site has a constantly-running pro-

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arctica. Yttri is also the director and conductor of the pep band. “Eric was integral in helping me organize everything, research, [handle] surprises and just advise me because he’s been through it with the pep band. What would be good to propose, what are the best ways to go about getting funding, things like that,” said Ruebhausen. “Really, he and Steven [Kertes] put this together to start, then tapped me and said ‘Hey, wanna be president? Would you like to get this thing going?’ I was pretty honored for that, and I’m happy to be doing it.” While the Drumline has all the drums it needs, they are still actively in the process of recruiting members. Graduate student Allison Rader, who will not be at Washington University next year, still wants to help get the ball rolling. “This is something I missed from high school because I played for four years. I met Mike through orchestra, and he let me know that he was starting this up, and I figure I’d come out and play,” said Rader. “However, I’m not going to be here past this year, so I’m hoping to get things started, [even though] I won’t be able to see it all the way through.” Some students have questioned Ruebhausen on the similarity of Washington University’s Drumline to the movie of the same name. “No offense to the people who enjoy the movie Drumline. It’s a movie with certain merits, but not as far as core style drumming goes. Their style is fundamentally different,” said Ruebhausen. “It’s far more showy, a lot less exact. We’re more about military precision, but we still get an excellent sound, and we still do visual stuff like that. We’re about a unified visual and aural effect.”

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Freshman David LaMartina and junior Mike Ruebhausen play their drums last Saturday in the Athletic Complex. The Drumline, which became an official student group in October, is intended to play at sports games and other events around campus.

POLITICS v FROM PAGE 1 their Congress and the direction in which their country is going. Senator Clinton, DN.Y., who came in second and is leading in national polls, is seen by Democrats as the candidate of the establishment. Obama, on the other hand, is relatively new on the political scene with which students are not happy. Also, the Illinois senator has said regarding the war that “we have to be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in,” and has never supported the Iraq war. “Hillary [Clinton] set up for the general election campaign,” said Smith. “The antiestablishment candidate is always more popular with

Several students on campus are already spreading the word about ITOG and admit that the site’s endless options can be addicting. “I love it. It’s a great way to spend time fi nding new things,” said senior Cat Karayan. “But after a while I have to stop myself.” Feldman and his business team eventually want to work with the major entertainment merchandise Web sites—like Netflix and Amazon.com—to make ITOG the starting point for online shopping. For now, though, Feldman just wants to win the Olin Cup, an entrepreneurial competition at the Olin Business School for which his company is in the finals. The winning team will receive $70,000 towards its business.

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fessional server in downtown St. Louis and hosts close to 800 members, 120 of whom frequent the page monthly. “I’m really pleased with how we’ve come along so far,” said Bender. “We made a huge amount of progress in the past year.” With the success of ITOG, the foursome now looks to expand its notoriety using several marketing strategies, including wider advertising on MySpace. com—another social networking site—and a Facebook application. Most crucial to the site’s success though, will be its ability to gain popularity among students here on campus, said Feldman, who equates it to Facebook’s explosion at Harvard University. “We want to turn it into a Wash. U. thing,” said Feldman of the site. “We really want Wash. U. students to get excited about

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younger voters.” On the Republican side, Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., was the students’ choice, with 26.58 percent of respondents supporting him. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, with 17.11 percent, was the students’ second choice. This is not surprising, since the leading issue among Republican voters at Washington University was the War on Terror. McCain’s “No Surrender” slogan regarding the Iraq war fits well with this concern. McCain’s popularity on campus was matched by the national New York Times/ NBC poll on Jan. 15, which put McCain fi rst, with 33 percent of the vote, followed by Huckabee with 18 percent.

GONZALES v FROM PAGE 1 “As students, we deserve to be on the property,” he said. With the protest and Gonzales’ speech still yet to come, the College Democrats are already looking forward to bringing in speakers of their own in the future. “We haven’t had a hard-line commitment from SU,” said Guthorn. “However, we’ve been told that since this money has

been given to the College Republicans, the same amount of money should be available to any other student groups.” In the meantime, Guthorn has high hopes for the protest. “We’ll be speaking out as a Wash. U. student body,” he said. “Hopefully our voices will resound louder than his.”

WUPD v FROM PAGE 1 sient nature of the school community. “There’s a completely new group of students every four years and a small time to interact with them,” said Moore. Students who have been interviewed by WUPD differ in their opinions of their experiences. Most of those interviewed agreed that the interviews were professional, and some viewed their experiences favorably. “[The police] were really responsible,” said freshman Andrew Warshauer. “They stayed in the dorm for most of the night. They just seemed to be concerned about it and on top of it.”

Others were not as satisfied with their experiences. “When they came here and asked me questions, the guy seemed to be doing his job,” said junior Mike Rodriguez, whose dorm room was broken into during winter break. “But they were not forthcoming about the investigation. I would have liked to know about redemption [for losses].” Other victims had no opinion when asked. “I’ll wait and see what [the police] do,” said sophomore Nick Prickel, whose common room was burglarized over winter break. “That will determine what I think of them.”

Washington University has started a drumline, a standalone offshoot of the pep band, to sound off at sports games and other events. The Drumline, which became an official student group in October, intends to be a 15member standing percussion group. “Drumline is going to function within pep band. We are not the same group, but we will be performing at the same sorts of events,” said junior Mike Ruebhausen, president of the Drumline. “Whereas pep band has a set drummer and wind instruments, drumline is a stand-alone kind of group.” After receiving recognition and funding, the group ordered a set of brand new drums, costing around $8,000 dollars. “We had almost no equipment. We had an old mistreated quad, not in great shape. It’s not in very playable condition, but we used it at pep band because it’s what we had,” said Ruebhausen. “The best way to put together a line is to get a whole set of instruments. It’s all about uniformity and a clear sound.” The new drums arrived over break, but as they are Student Union (SU) materials, they could not be delivered to a private apartment. With nowhere else to go, the drums ended up in SU President Neil Patel’s office. “I thought someone had built a fort in my office,” said Patel. “But they weren’t heavy and they moved them out quickly. They were excited, passionate and ready to go.” Patel added, “It was nice. I didn’t have to work in my office; I could work outside.” The advisor to the Drumline is graduate student Eric Yttri, who could not be reached for comment because he had just returned from a trip to Ant-

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This semester University Parking & Transportation Services and Enterprise Rent-ACar are offering a car-sharing program on campus to students who need to get away and can’t wait for the Metro. The fleet is comprised of four Priuses and two Ford Escapes that can be rented at a rate of $10-12 per hour, respectively. The WeCar project was inspired by similar programs at other universities and is something of an experiment for Wash. U. Though the campus already seems flooded with cars on weekdays, many students are still without wheels and rely on shuttles, the Metro and taxis for offcampus needs. The program seems to offer a convenient and safe alternative, but steep prices may turn people away. Student views on the program were mixed. “I don’t know if I would use it because the price is so high,” said freshman Kelly Ness. “It sounds like it would only be good for errands.” Freshman Jacob Beckerman agreed. “It could be useful for a trip to Target when you have big bags that would be a pain to take on the Metro.” When asked how they deal with transportation issues, many students said they get rides with friends who have cars. Junior Joy Chiang doesn’t have a car—or a license—and has gotten along fi ne so far. “When I go out, friends drive or I take the Metro,” Chiang said. “I think only people going on dates for the fi rst time would use [the

new rental cars]. If you’re just getting dinner with friends, spending ten or fi fteen dollars an hour is kind of a lot.” Another student expressed concerns about liability issues with a rental car. “I would talk to my friends with cars fi rst because I feel like there are more liabilities driving [WeCars],” said sophomore Becca Shareff. “I’d rather call a taxi. But I also think that freshman could benefit from having the WeCars.” Freshman Rishi Pandya echoed this sentiment, pointing out that younger students don’t know as many people with cars. The WeCars program allows students 18 and older to rent, however students under the age of 21 must also complete a parent consent form and have insurance. “I think it’s great to have a viable means of transportation for freshmen who might not know upperclassmen with cars,” said Pandya. Pandya didn’t fi nd WeCar prices to be too high. “If you split the cost with friends it is not too expensive, and you can get all your shopping done or go to dinner on the Hill.” Though registration is free, the price of a day with a WeCar is slightly higher than a daily rental rate with a comparable Enterprise Car at the Clayton branch. Daily rates are $60 for Priuses and $75 for Escapes, which is about $10 more than comparable cars rented directly off the Enterprise lot. The price includes gas and physical damage coverage. Students who live on the South 40 mentioned that there’s already a cheap CS40

car available for students to rent. “I’m in CS40, so I can always use the CS40 car, but I think [WeCar] is a good option for freshmen,” said sophomore Andrew Seidl. “More people would use it if the price were reduced.” “I think it’s fair that the WeCars are priced like Enterprise cars, but it’s nice that the CS40 car is so cheap,” said freshman Jackie Fox. The CS40’s car is available for daily rental only for $1520, but requires three days’ notice and may only be driven in St. Louis and to Six Flags, while the WeCars are available on call and can be driven anywhere in Missouri and its neighboring states. Drivers can quickly reserve the cars online after becoming program members. Members receive keys to open the cars which are activated when the student reserves a vehicle. Keys to the ignition are left inside. Parking and Transportation administrators see the program as a good last-minute option for students. “We thought of students late at night or unable to use the Metro, thinking, ‘What do I do if I have an emergency?’” said Lisa Underwood, director of Parking and Transportation services. The University is the fi rst organization to car-share with Enterprise. Aaron Robinson, undergraduate representative to the Parking and Transportation Committee, said that the University enjoys a special relationship with the company. Because Wash. U. is the flagship WeCar program, “Enterprise has tailored the program for us.

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One of the WeCars sits on campus outside of Mallinckrodt. The WeCar program, started this semester by Parking and Transportation Services and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, has received a mixed reception from students. If there are features we’d like to add, we can go straight to them. The relationship we have with the company is very strong.” Underwood hopes that it will enjoy the same acclaim that similar projects have enjoyed. “We talked at great length with Johns Hopkins who have a very successful car sharing program,” she said. She added that since the WeCars have been introduced on the Danforth Campus, “The Medical School has expressed interest about the program.” Underwood and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Sustainability Matt Malten

also mentioned that all WeCars were picked, in part, because they are hybrids. They said that they want the cars to be environmentally friendly and to set an example in the community. Robinson added that the WeCars could be available for emergencies and errands, so not as many students would need to have their own cars. In this way the school could further cut down on its carbon emissions. At present, the WeCars are spread out across campus; two vehicles are located in the Liggett-Koenig parking lot, two outside of Mallinckrodt, one in front of Brookings, and one in the Snow Way garage. Some students are upset

that WeCars have reserved the best parking spaces outside of the already crowded parking lot in front of Mallinckrodt. However, these positions will give students the opportunity to see if the cars are getting road time. Robinson believes that if the WeCar program is successful at the University, Enterprise might expand their operations to downtown St. Louis. Students with internships or jobs in the city would have cars available at other sites. It remains to be seen how students respond to the new program.

“I think politics is sort of tricky…There is a strong push towards appealing to college students. I’m forced to ally myself to faces since I can’t go any deeper than that.” -Jake Marks Freshman, Moderate “[My views] stem a bit from my parents, especially my dad. A lot of it comes from the economy and how businesses are doing.”

“What are your biggest political influences?”

-Justin Samakow Freshman, Republican

“Originally my parents, now a lot of just talking with my friends.” -Whitney Lesch Senior, Democrat

“My mom’s a democrat and my dad’s a republican, so I guess both of them, and I guess that’s why I’m not really set to either.” “My parents and my hometown. I grew up in sort of a liberal enclave…As I grew up, I was able to form my own opinions.” -Max Lubarsky Junior, Democrat

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hat soccer moms were to the 1992 presidential race, young voters are to the 2008 race.” This recent pronouncement from the Florida Today newspaper illustrates just how much has changed during the 2008 presidential primaries. Historically, young voters (18- to 29-year olds) have not been a significant force in electoral politics. Political campaigns viewed them as unreliable and politically apathetic, and many political operatives felt that voter turnout efforts

were better spent targeting other voter groups. In fact, according to the Washington Post, it wasn’t even that long ago that young voters were often the fi rst group slashed from target lists of potential voters. Yes, it was really that bad. But recent events have forced political scientists to reshape their notions about the reliability of young voters. In short, young people are voting in larger numbers than in the past, which is having a profound impact on how political campaigns

target voters. In the 2000 presidential election, 15.8 million 18- to 29-year olds voted. Just four years later, that number rose to approximately 20.1 million. Large increases also took place during gubernatorial elections in 2005 and midterm congressional elections in 2006. Part of the reason for these turnouts is that political campaigns are simply getting better at attracting young voters to the polls. But according to Peter Levine, director of the Center for Information and

Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), another reason is that today’s young people have a completely different outlook on politics. “The millennials [young people born in the 1980s] are quite idealistic and concerned about a whole range of issues, compared to the [Generation Xers], who tend to be pessimistic and detached.” Whatever the reason, the trends are continuing during the 2008 presidential primaries. According to CIRCLE, the number of 18- to 29-year

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olds who caucused in either the Democratic or Republican caucuses was 65,230, which is up from 14,940 in 2000. Similar results were observed in the New Hampshire primary, where the number of 18- to 29-year olds who voted in either the Democratic or Republican primary rose from 43,924 in 2000 to 84,232 in 2008. All of these trends will be put to the test, however, on February 5. On this date, which is known as “Super Tuesday,” twenty-four states will hold either caucuses or

primary elections. Missouri will be one of those states, and we would like to encourage everyone to vote for the candidate of his or her choice. Few would argue that the 2008 presidential election doesn’t matter, and who you vote for on February 5 will have a profound impact on who the presidential candidates will be. At the very least, young people should be proud of the fact that the concerns of young voters will not be written off in the coming presidential election.

Make time to live BY KATIE AMMANN STAFF COLUMNIST

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elcome back to another semester of papers, problem sets, projects and pranking mayhem. Here’s a quick update on the prank situation from last semester. The small stuff escalated into a war of shaving cream, chocolate syrup-fi lled condoms, dish soap, cooking spray, marshmallows, peanut butter and nacho cheese. It all smelled good until the cheese. Arguably even better was the retaliatory duct taping. A few nights after the food fight, my suitemates and I ripped strips upon strips of duct tape and stuck them to our hallway ceiling; then, in the middle of the night, we crept out of our rooms, grabbed the tape a few pieces at a time, and made our way down the hall to make it a bit harder for the guys to get out of their suite in the morning. I know it’s been done before, but there’s nothing like doing it yourself. We left no part of the door visible, plus we constructed a jungle of tape down part of the hallway. Waste of duct tape? Defi nitely not. I don’t know whether this semester will entail quite as many shenanigans, but it seems that the more important part is the enhancement of relationships. Fun memories are a great starting point for conversations that may not otherwise be invoked. The bonds we share make it easy to be in each other’s silent presence, too. I hope that everyone fi nds

time for each other this semester; it’s easy to get caught up in schoolwork, labs and rehearsals, and it’s also common to feel torn away from friends at home after break. The people here, though, are your family for the next semester, or year or years, so be their family, and let them be yours. If you haven’t talked to someone for a while, send them a Facebook message or a SuperPoke. If there’s someone who just returned from studying abroad, make sure he or she is welcomed back; and if there’s someone who just left for the semester, keep in touch. Also, get to know the transfer students, or if you are a transfer student, let us know you; you’re here to be part of the Wash. U. community, and I hope you’ll enjoy it here. Whether people are living in your building, off campus or around the world, make time for them. Do all of the things you’ll want to remember in 20 years. They could be super-awesome inter-suite pranks, getting together with friends for weekly movies, grabbing coffee together in the mornings or having deep conversations either in person or online. To everyone: have a wonderful semester, and keep in mind that you are here to gain knowledge and understanding and to share your time with the people who are meaningful to you here and everywhere. Katie is a junior in Arts & Sciences. She can be reached via e-mail at kaammann@artsci. wustl.edu.

The case against distribution requirements

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o I was going to be nice: I was going to write something light hearted, fluffy, possibly funny and altogether innocuous because I was in a good mood. Then someone had to go and ruin my mood and change my happiness into seething, murderous rage. Here I am, in the spring of my senior year, trying to complete all of my requirements for two majors and a minor. I am very close: I made myself a schedule that incorporates the last requirements for my majors, the last class for my minor, a class that completes a fi nal cluster and a writingintensive class for a total of 15 credits fulfi lling everything leading to inevitable graduation. Absentmindedly, like some sort of Flubber genius, I managed to ruin my perfect schedule by changing a class.

Enter confl ict. But it was all going to be okay. There were to be two weeks of a class-shopping period during which students are allowed to try out a series of different classes in order to see what works best in terms of timing and requirements (which apparently doesn’t apply if you join a class one day late, but that’s another article), and there were to be deans to help us along the way in case something unforseen should happen. Now, before I start my tirade, I would like to say that yes, you could say that this is all my fault. You could say that. You. Could. Say. That. Technically I did not take the appropriate steps laid out by the school in order to graduate. It is a fairly simply laid-out problem, which can be looked at in a binomial manner: Did

I or did I not complete the requirements? However, like most real problems concerning real people with real and diverse lives, this botheration is much more gray than it is black and white. The administrators of our school have the idea that there is only one way to get an education: the way they have prescribed with clusters and basic Christian requirements. It is important to look at why these requirements are in place. Originally, they were intended to give students a well-rounded education, preventing any one student from leaving Washington University without knowing, at least rudimentarily, the basic tenets of a complete liberal arts education.

Herein lies my argument, and enough anger to fi ll an Ann Coulter book. I have so far failed to take a writing-intensive class, and because of this one class, even though I have enough total credits, I will not graduate. “There has never been a student that has graduated without taking a writing-intensive class,” Dean Dirk Killen told me earlier this week over the phone. Sherden The assumption here, if we use the logic of the school, is that if I do not take a class within the category of writing intensive, then I will leave school not knowing how to write. Take a closer look at my personal situation: I am an English and Anthropology major, two of the most writing extensive majors. I have taken

more writing classes than I can count toward my major, and I am editing the newspaper you are reading right now. Student Life should fi re me right now because, when they see that I lack a writing-intensive class on my student record, they will fi nd out that I am illiterate. Why is it that exceptions cannot be made? I do not think it can be argued that I do not have the ability to write on par with the minimum standards accepted by our University. Three little credits (that would teach me how to write once and for all!) mean more tuition for the school. What is more important to the school? Squeezing every last penny they can out of their patrons, or satisfied customers? These are poor business tactics, if you ask me, combined with the compassion and empathy of Dick Cheney.

In a university setting, each student is a different person with different skills and different needs. Post-modern anthropology tells us that there will be no one system that will work for everyone. The requirements are a great guide for a liberal arts education, but that is all they really are. They should not be viewed as divine law (unbreakable except by heathens!) because there are certain, specific situations in which they do not apply. There you go; this article was personal, bitter and angry, and I promise I will write about something happier next time, like fashion. Christian is a senior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor. He can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

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MUSIC REVIEW

Kentucky Knife Fight: ‘Live at the Stagger Inn’ BY ELIZABETH OCHOA MUSIC EDITOR Hailing from Edwardsville, Ill., Kentucky Knife Fight brings to mind sitting in a smoky bar and drinking hooch out of the bottle. And that’s just their name. The five-song live album, aptly named “Live at the Stagger Inn,” may be short, but it packs a punch. Lying somewhere between rockabilly and blues rock, the album doesn’t hold a candle to the live performances they offer. “Crooked Waltz” showcases the band’s ability to incorporate many instruments into one clean sound. Full of enough energy to make you tap your toe, the only thing the song seems to be missing is cleaner sounding vocals. Undoubtedly this is due to the poor recording equipment at the Stagger Inn, but the sound still leaves you wanting a slightly higher production quality. In general, the raw nature of a live show serves the band

well. The pure power is easily heard in every note, with the crowd response energizing but never overbearing. The highlight of the album is “Herschel Walker.” A lyrically heavy song, Jason Holler, the vocalist, does the track great credit with his twang. If anything, Kentucky Knife Fight is a good lesson teaching us that everything from the south doesn’t have to be bluegrass or country pop. Their style is refreshing among myriad local pop-punk bands. “Nothing To Lose” features a harmonica solo which sounds better in the recording than expected. The harmonica compliments the thumping drum and bass lines proving why they were so prevalent in early rock. “Got My Heaven,” a MySpace exclusive track features more of the distinctive voice of Holler. This song could easily be used as a test of consciousness. The beat is so toe-tappingly great that it would be impossible to hear and not get into the beat and repetitive chorus.

Overall the band shows us why rock music took off in the fi rst place. Channeling the bluesy rock vibes from the good ol’ days, Kentucky Knife Fight is able to prove that old formulas are just as applicable in modern times, just as long as you have the passion to play it. Sound like something you like? Kentucky Knife Fight will be playing The Bluebird Friday, Feb. 1. Tickets are $7 if you can prove you’re at least 21, $10 otherwise. Show your student ID and save a dollar. A sweet deal, considering the parking is free, too.

Live at the Stagger Inn Kentucky Knife Fight Rating: ★★★★✩ For fans of: Victoria, Reverend Horton Heat, rocking out country style Tracks to Download: Got My Heaven, Herschel Walkers

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8:30 p.m. - Parachute Musical, Kentucky Knife Fight, Circus Window, Ryne Watts 8:30 p.m. - Early Day Miners, Victoria, Gentleman Auction House, Grace Basement 8 p.m. - Nina Nastasia, Tree Heart Orch., Walk Sophie, Cameron Matthews (all ages) 8:30 p.m. - A.K.A.C.O.D. (x-Morphine/Common Ailments), The Aviation Club, Bill Boll 8:30 p.m. - Soft, The Incurables, The Sham, The Mirror Stage 8:30 p.m. - KDHX 88.1FM Welcomes: Glossary, Ghost finger, Theodore, Dock Ellis Band 8:30 p.m. - Mr. Goodbye’s God Sex Immaculate Valentine’s Day Revue 8:30 p.m. - Feed St. Louis Benefit with Esther Macomb, The Feed, Upright Animals, P.F.I.C. 8:30 p.m. - The Bureau, Riddle of Steel, So Many Dynamos 8 p.m. - Mutiny Productions: Dead to Fall, Winds of Plague, Belay My Last, Impending Doom 8 p.m. - RTX (Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux), Shame Club, Banshee Lips (all ages) 8:30 p.m. - People Noise, Troubadour Dali, Daydream Astro nauts 8:30 p.m. - Gone City, Von Guarde, A Bit Shifty, Tone Rodent 8 p.m. - The Redwalls, John Henry and The Engine, Mar low Honey

Studlife.com debuts Cadenza Song of the Day: Today, studlife.com launches its new Cadenza Song of the Day feature. Drop by the Student Life Web site every day to hear a new clip from some of our favorite songs. If that’s not enough, here’s one of Matt Karlan’s awesome top 10 lists to start the kick-off celebrations. Keep checking out studlife.com for updates and even newer features that will help to blow your mind the natural way.

Top 10 Songs to halt the progression of a tender moment: BY MATT KARLAN CADENZA REPORTER

10. They Might Be Giants – “Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head” Most awkward, possibly sexual, command in a song since “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” 9. Peter Gabriel – “Shock the Monkey” I mean, I could probably do that alone. And a side note, who would have thought this would be the member of Genesis to make the list? 8. Pink Floyd – “Welcome to the Machine” Maybe it’s the shrill voices, the droning of (you guessed it) machines in the background, or the horribly bleak lyrics, but I wouldn’t want this particular machine within fifty feet of any orifice. 7. Queen – “Bicycle Race” With all those tempo changes, it’s a lot to live up to. That’s more performance anxiety than I need. 6. Juvenile – “Slow Motion” Here’s an excerpt: “If you goin’ through your cycle, I ain’t with it, I’m gone / You musta heard about them hoes that I beat up in my home / They wasn’t tellin’ the truth baby, you know they was wrong.” Oh Juve, you scoundrel. You sure know how to woo a ho. 5. Eric Clapton – “Tears in Heaven” Bringing up dead children and the afterlife probably isn’t the best way to get to second base. 4. Joe Esposito – “You’re the Best Around” . . . Yeah, and you also wear a neon headband, refer to yourself in the third person, and take karate at the local YMCA. And you’re not getting laid. 3. Hootie and the Blowfish – “Let Her Cry” I know all you Hootie sympathizers will be hating on me for this one, but besides die, cry is worst verb to associate with a hookup. And I also wouldn’t want a girl who could be described as “hootie.” Wait, now that I think about it … 2. Coldplay – “Yellow” If you are reading this and actually believe that this song is not the epitome of lame, you are Chris Martin. Hi Chris. How’s Gwyneth? 1. Electric Light Orchestra – “Telephone Line” The song can’t help but evoke the image of Steve Buscemi applying lipstick ever so erotically in “Billy Madison.” And the hookup is now over. Tell your roommate he can open his eyes again.

LOCAL FOCUS

The Bluebird: A local venue with national appeal BY ELIZABETH OCHOA

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The closing of Mississippi Nights left a hole in the St. Louis music scene. Fortunately, a new venue has opened up, ready to serve the needs of rock fans. The Bluebird, located near St. Louis University on Olive St. just west of Jefferson, looks to be the place in town where all types of local and regional bands can share the stage with national acts. With a capacity of over 400, the Bluebird is one of the larger venues in St. Louis. The venue itself brings back the glory days of live music. That’s right kiddos: revisit those wonderful high school nights, hanging out with your closest friends in the VFW hall. The Bluebird has perfected the cozy atmosphere: a pool table, booths and couches fi ll out the large space. Management moves all the furniture around depending on the show, so audiences can always expect something new. Patrons of the bar can easily see the stage where bands like Ladybug Transistors and State Radio have

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8:30 p.m. - Mucca Pazza, Ether Project, Super Fun Yeah Yeah Rocketship 8 p.m. - One Lone Car CD Release w/Calhoun, Bear Hug Jersey, The Late Hours (all ages) 7:30 p.m. - Canada, Cotton Jones Basket Ride, Ryne Watts 8:30 p.m. - Holy Fuck, A Place To Bury Strangers, Stella Mora, The Bureau 8:30 p.m. - Two Girls, Shame Club 8:30 p.m. - The Kinetiks, Barn Owl (CoMo), Hibernauts, Make shift Gentlemen 8:30 p.m. - Call Me Lightning, Ring Cicada 8:30 p.m. - Cloud Cult 8:30 p.m. - Gil Mantera’s Party Dream 8:30 p.m. - Delta Spirit, Port O’Brien 8 p.m. - Black Mountain, Birds of Avalon, Nordic Nomadic 8:30 p.m. - Lollipop Factory, Strawfoot, Bad Folk 7:30 p.m. - Icarus Himself, Circus Window 7:30 p.m. - The Independents, Benedict Arnold, Johnny Saint & TPOH 8:30 p.m. - The Paper Chase, Sinkane 8 p.m. - Comasoft, the Beautiful Bodies, Femme Fatality

played. The kicker: the venue shares a double door with a respectable family eatery, Beffa’s. Nothing feels more like high school than being watched over by the older gents who own the place next door. Two Mikes, Tomko of the band Gentleman Auction House and Cracchiolo from The Bureau, own the venue. Two guys in bands opening a venue seemed “to make sense,” and has defi nitely affected how they deal with patrons and talent. A simple ideal, “treat bands decent and give them guidance,” has served them well so far. Voted Best Place to See Local Music in 2007 by the Riverfront Times, they must be doing something right. Touring with their own bands made them realize that most people in bands “work nine to five, they don’t want to be yelled at and treated like dirt by the staff and owner.” With their own venue they “tried to not do all the things [they] hate about playing.” They also were exposed to the way other venues run shows in different parts of the country. Maybe that’s why they’re able to handle seemingly disas-

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trous situations. While I was interviewing the Mikes, two of the four bands that were slated to play that evening canceled. They handled it with cool heads and a very “stuff happens” attitude. The venue also has one great mission: to help local bands along. Sometimes this means hooking them up with local artists for album art or t-shirts, or helping them to fi nd practice space, but mostly, and most importantly, it means having local bands open for national acts. The idea is to give local bands exposure to the professionalism of more successful bands and hopefully a leg up on booking more outside shows. The best news for you? Show your student ID and get a buck off any show. Sweet deal, no doubt. Check out all of their upcoming shows on their Web site or on their MySpace. (http://www. myspace.com/bluebirdstl).

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STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS

SWIMMING & DIVING

MONDAY | JANUARY 28, 2008

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Swimming sinks Principia Track starts indoor season BY JOHANN QUA HIANSEN SPORTS EDITOR The Washington University swimming and diving team devastated Principia College Friday night with crushing victories for both the men’s and women’s teams. The Panthers, who were blown out of the water, never knew what hit them. All they could see was the wake left behind by a Wash. U. swimmer. For many Bears, it was an opportunity to try an event they had never tried. “We got to swim some of our off events,” said senior co-captain Ross Vimr. The Bears pounced on the Panthers with wins right from the very beginning, scoring 153-64. The Lady Bears shared similar success with a 132-73 victory. The Red and Green gained their momentum with back-to-back wins in the fi rst four events. The women’s B squad, composed of seniors Katie Hodges and Nicole DeFord, sophomore Jessie Lodewyk and freshman Devon O’Leary set a blistering pace of 1:55.73 to win the 200-yard medley relay. The men’s B squad of sophomores Alex Beyer and Dan Arteaga, junior Kevin Leckey and senior Tom Morris sliced through the water to take the 200-yard medley relay in only 1:41.23. They were further propelled by the freshmen in the 1000yard freestyle with Karin Underwood swimming to success in the woman’s event in 10:59.30 while classmate Michael Flanagan won the men’s event with a time of 10:06.21. Freshman Anjur Kartik was a speed demon clocking in at 1:49.97 to take the men’s 200-yard freestyle. The Bears showed their dominance in this event as he was closely followed by junior Charles Stewart, sophomore Dima Galkin, and Arteaga, respectively, who fi nished within 3.39 seconds of Kartik. Kartik also won the 200-yard backstroke at 2:02.33. “The freshman are absolutely wonderful,” said Lodewyk. “They’re a very im-

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Sophmore Jessica Lodewyk dives into the pool during the Wash. U. Invitational on Jan. 18. During this weekend’s meet vs Principia she won the 100-m butterfly, and the team dominated the meet in a blowout victory. portant part of the team.” When the distance was decreased to the 50-yard freestyle event or increased to the 500yard event, other Bears showed off their speed. Like a dolphin, co-captain senior Meredith Nordbrock cut through the water, setting a new Wash. U. season best of 25.10. Junior Kyle Ota captured fi rst in the men’s event with a quick time of 22.31. Ota (4:57.57) and Nordbrock (5:10.45) also took their respective 500-yard freestyle events. At the 100-yard freestyle, Stewart took fi rst in the men’s with a 49.50 while senior Kristen Mann won the women’s clocking in at 55.80. Bears in both squads took fi rst, second and third in the 200-yard individual medley. Sophomore Liz Caravati led the way with a time of 2:16.45 with Lodewyk (2:16.50) and senior Jennifer Yu (2:20.62) close behind. Beyer fi nished fi rst at 2:00.57 with freshman David Chao and Vimr only seconds behind. Arteaga also took fi rst in the 100-yard butterfly, burning through the water at 52.16 while Lodewyk took the women’s with a time of 1:01.87. Senior Priya Srikanth continued her excellent performance in the one-meter diving event, winning

with a score of 247.45, topping her previous personal best of 246.15. This was the last meet of the regular season, which prompted reflection for several seniors. “It was great to end [the regular season] on a high note,” said DeFord, a cocaptain. “[My experience] has been nothing short of terrific.” “I wouldn’t have it any other way,” added fellow cocaptain Yu. “It’s the best decision I’ve ever made.” The Bears have a few weeks to practice before the UAA championships, which will be hosted at the University of Rochester from Feb. 21 to 23. According to Nordbrock, the Bears are coming up on tapering soon where they will work really hard and slowly bring down their amount of swimming while increasing the intensity of their swimming. This year will be different, with skilled swimmers in more events and a diver for both teams. “Our team is a lot deeper strokewise and defi nitely more well rounded,” said Vimr. Although the UAA is one of the toughest conferences with former national champions Emory, the team is excited. “Everyone is counting down the days,” said Underwood.

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BY TRISHA WOLF SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR WashingtonUniversity’strack and field teams have begun their indoor seasons with a bang. In back to back meets at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind., the women’s team placed first and second, while the men’s team placed third and fourth, respectively. “Our commitment to excelling and training hard over the offseason has made us successful,” said co-captain junior Aubrey Edwards. The women opened their season with a win at the Friday Night Invitational. They dominated the distance events as the team swept the top six places in the 3000meter run, led by senior Abbey Hartmann, while classmate Angela Hartman won the 800-meter race. Freshmen Kelli Blake and Sangeeta Hardy also ran a solid 1-2 in the one-mile run while junior Erika Wade and sophomore Allison Lee did the same in the 400-meter dash along with the 4x400 meter relay teams. Sophomore Caitlin Hartsell and junior Danielle Wadlington finished second and third in the 200-meter dash while junior Trudi Pugatch finished third in the 55-meter dash. In the field events, senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman led the team, winning the pole vault while surpassing the NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Sophomore Reva Broussard, freshman Emily McNish and Edwards also won the high jump, triple jump and weight throw respectively. Classmates Liat Rome and Edwards took second and third in the shot put. The men placed fourth at the same meet. Senior Jeff Bayers and freshman Aaron Weidman took one and two in the 3000 meter run while junior Nate Koslof finished second in the 800-meter race. The team also won the 4x400 meter relay. Sophomore Eric Soifer took third in the 55meter dash as did senior Marcus Woods in the 400-meter dash. In the field, freshman Ben Harmon won the high jump. Classmate Scott Pettit also took third in the pole vault. The women followed up their opening effort with a second place finish this

past weekend at the Engineer Invitational. Wadlington was among the leading runners, winning the 55meter hurdles. The women, led by Wade, Hartman and Lee, also swept the top three spots in the 400-meter dash. Seniors Tricia Frisella and Tyler Mulkin also finished 1-2 in the 3,000 meter run. Freshman Taryn Surtees took second in the one mile run. Blake and senior Lisa Sudmeier took second and third in the 800-meter run. The 4x400 meter relay team also finished second. In the field, Leonard-Fleckman and Edwards each won their second title of the season. Leonard set the school record in the pole vault, clearing 3.65 meters while Edwards won the weight throw. Broussard took second in the high jump while senior Cristina Garmendia took third in the triple jump. The men finished third, improving on their opening performance. Soifer and Koslof led the team, winning the 55-meter dash and 800-meter run respectively. The 4x400 meter relay team also won their race. Woods had a second place finish in the 400meter dash. Freshman David Spandorfer finished third in the 3,000 meter run. In the field, Harmon finished second in the long jump. Pettit also had another third place finish in the pole vault. Even with these strong opening performances for the men, there’s still more to come, as according to Bayers, about half of the distance squad is injured. The team will definitely be back at full strength for the outdoor season and possibly by the indoor conference championship. “I have to help make up for the loss of my teammates,” said Bayers. “I have to work even harder.” The team will now spend its next two weekends at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill. On tap for this weekend is the Titan Open, followed by the Bob Keck Invitational next weekend. “People were close to provisional marks last weekend,” said Edwards. “We will be getting ready to go to nationals next weekend.”

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Bears snap Violets’ 27 game home win streak BY JOSHUA GOLDMAN SPORTS EDITOR Washington University’s women’s basketball came from behind to defeat UAA arch-rival New York University with a score of 66-60 on Friday night. The win put an end to the Violets’ 27 game home winning streak and kept the Lady Bears tied with No. 12 ranked University of Rochester atop the UAA at 4-0. The weekend did not end as well for the Bears (12-4, 4-1 UAA) as they suffered a 66-46 loss to Brandeis University (124, 3-2 UAA) in Boston, dropping the team to second place in the UAA. Wash. U. 66, NYU 60 The Bears demonstrated mental toughness in winning the game. After trailing 124 on only 2-14 shooting, the Bears cut the lead to 21-14, only to see NYU go on an 11-1 run. Head Coach Nancy Fahey was forced to waste her third time out of the fi rst half in order to stop the Violets, and Wash. U. ended the half with an 8-0 run to cut the score to 32-23. The Bears rebounded from a poor fi rst half and shot 45.5 percent for the remainder of the game. More importantly,

the Lady Bears took advantage of an area where NYU faltered, the free throw line. Wash. U. shot 13-19 for the game and 36 in the second half. While not their best showing, the Red and Green out-shot NYU from the charity stripe, as the Violets were 10-20 for the game and only 6-15 in the second half. Junior Jill Brandt led the scoring effort with 19 points on 6-11 shooting and 5-6 from the free throw line; she also shot 3-4 from behind the arc. Classmate Halsey Ward added 10 points off the bench, including the only other three pointer for the Red and Green. Aside from Brandt, scoring was distributed relatively evenly throughout the game, with sophomore Janice Evans, freshman Kathryn Berger, junior Shanna-Lei Dacanay, and freshman Alex Hoover chipping in eight points while sophomore Zoe Unruh scored the remaining five. “It was a big win. We were really excited, but we refocused on Saturday for Brandeis. It was an emotional win, and we knew that Brandeis would be ready for us and use it against us,” stated Ward. Brandeis 66 Wash. U. 46 However, the Brandeis Judg-

es were not intimidated by the Lady Bears and thrashed Wash. U. 66-48. The Lady Bears led 2523 at halftime, only to be outscored 23-43 for the remainder of the game. Brandt and Ward led the attack with 11 and 12 points respectively, but they were the only player in double figures. Wash. U. only shot 25 percent from the floor while allowing Brandeis to shoot 41.5 percent and 17-28 from the free throw line. For Brandeis, Jaime Capra, Cassidy Dadaos, Jessica Chapin, and Lauren Orlando scored in double figures, and their combined points would have been enough to defeat Wash. U. by three points. “We didn’t execute what our coach told us to do. We definitely had open looks, which didn’t go in. It’s hard to beat any team shooting 20%,” said Ward. “We didn’t do anything on defense.” The loss ended the Bears’ seven game winning streak and dropped Wash. U. to second in the UAA with a 4-1 conference record. However, the Bears could regain a share of fi rst place in the UAA with a win at Rochester on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Eastern time.

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Senior Troy Ruths goes for a layup during the Jan. 18 game vs. Emory. The men’s team won a last minute victory against Brandeis University after trailing by seven points with a minute and a half left on the clock.

v Team upsets second-ranked squad in the nation BY ANDREI BERMAN SPORTS REPORTER After Brandeis guard Joe Coppens’ off-balanced threepoint attempt fell into the hands of Wash. U.’s Tyler Nading, one could hardly blame the Bears for the brief but emotional postgame celebration, which immediately followed the errant, last-second jumper at Auerbach Arena Sunday. The fourth ranked Washington University men’s basketball team had just pulled off a stunning, comeback upset over the second-ranked Judges in a huge league game on the road. More importantly, the 71-69 win put the Bears in the most ideal of situations for accomplishing their quest at defending the UAA title. In addition to the victory over Brandeis, Wash. U. defeated fellow conference foe New York University in a hard fought contest Friday evening, 57-50. When today’s national poll is released, there is a very good chance that the Bears will move back to where they started the season: No. 1. Getting there was far from easy, though, as the Bears had to win two challenging road games halfway across the country. Last year’s Final Four team was dealt just five losses all season; two of them came on the annual East Coast trip. Wash. U. is now 14-2 and 5-0 in the UAA. Wash. U. 57, NYU. 50 On Friday, the Bears set out to avenge last season’s frustrating road loss against the Violets. Initially, it appeared their efforts would be in vain. The hosts opened up an 8-0 lead before a rowdy home crowd and their deliberate Princeton-style offense limited Wash. U.’s transition game in the early going. “They really spread it out and are so patient. We did a good job defensively but we create so much of our offense from our defense and they slowed the game down so much, so we were just drawing half court sets and we got really sloppy,” said Nading. But sparked by the efforts of senior captains Troy Ruths and Danny O’Boyle, the Red and Green gradually fought their way back into the contest. O’Boyle, who has thrived of late in his

role as sixth man, came off the bench to hit a pair of 3’s and tally eight first half points. Ruths went to work down low, garnering a team high of ten points. By halftime, Wash. U. had adjusted to NYU’s slow-down style to take a 31-25 lead into the locker room. The second half saw more of the same, as Wash. U. was able to cling to its relatively narrow lead throughout the final stanza and leave NYU’s Cole Center with a crucial league victory. Ruths finished with a team high 17 points and seven rebounds, while O’Boyle added 15. “Once we started getting the ball into Troy, we pulled it out,” said Nading. Wash. U. 71, Brandeis 69 In what will be remembered as one of the greatest comebacks in recent Wash. U. basketball history, the Bears miraculously managed to pull off a 9-0 run over the game’s final 1:38 to leave Waltham with an improbable victory over the nation’s second ranked team on Sunday. Both teams were evenly matched from the start, with the game seeing seven lead changes before halftime. Sophomore Ross Kelley, playing in the first UAA road trip of his career, brilliantly handled the pressure of Brandeis’ ultra-quick backcourt. The first-year starter continually evaded the reckless defensive abandon which he faced from Brandeis guards Kwame Graves Fulgrahm and Andre Roberson, scoring seven points and dishing out four assists in the opening frame. More significantly, he turned the ball over just one time. Nading led the Bears in scoring in the opening frame with 11 points, but his unrelenting defense on Brandeis forward Terrell Hollins drew more accolades than his offensive stats. Wash. U. took a 37-33 lead into the break, but Brandeis quickly took the lead in the second half. A 10-0 run over the first four minutes of the half gave the Judges a lead they would not relinquish until there were six minutes remaining. Brandeis quickly took back the lead, though. The Judges went on a 12-2 run over a fourminute stretch, which seemingly sealed Wash. U.’s fate. That’s when Ruths went to

work. Nading missed the second of two free throw attempts with under two minutes to go, but Wash. U. came away with the miss and Kelley quickly found Ruths open for an easy two with 1:33 remaining. A steal by sophomore Cameron Smith on the ensuing possession led to three-point play for Ruths ten seconds later to cut the Brandeis lead to one at 69-68. Wash. U. regained possession with thirty-eight seconds remaining and quickly called for a time-out. Bears coach Mark Edwards again called a play for Ruths, who had been phenomenal throughout the second half. Ruths buried a difficult lay-up with 16 seconds to go and was hacked in the process. He hit the free throw to complete the three-point play and give Wash. U. a win, which had seemed out of reach just minutes earlier. “I got a post-up in the middle. Ross dumped it down from the top. They’d [Brandeis] been fouling the whole game. I just spun around him [the Brandeis defender], took it off the glass and got the foul. I didn’t see the ball go through until I hit the ground. I was pretty stoked,” said Ruths of the final play. The senior big man and reigning UAA Player of the Year finished the contest with a gamehigh 25 points, 19 of which came after halftime. He also added a game-high 12 rebounds. Nading finished with 16 points, while O’Boyle added 14. Kelley contributed a career-high 12 points and finished with six assists and just two turnover in an uncanny 36 minutes of action. “It was a huge win for us. Road wins in this conference are obviously really hard to come by and for us to pick up two this weekend is definitely huge especially with the Rochester game coming up on the road [next weekend]. It was a huge win for our program,” said O’Boyle. Friday’s contest against Rochester promises to be no less challenging than those of the past weekend. Last week’s unanimous number one suffered it first loss of the season to a mediocre Emory squad Friday. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. in New York.

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Junior Jill Brandt sets up for a pass during the Jan. 18 game vs. Emory. Although the Lady Bears held a narrow lead at the end of the first half, they had a difficult time scoring in the second half.

RECENT TOP PERFORMERS: Troy Ruths, Men’s Basketball The senior led Wash. U. to a dramatic 71-69 comeback win over Brandeis University scoring 25 points in the game. With the Bears down 69-63 and 1:38 to play, Ruths scored the fi nal eight points pf the game, pushing the Red and Green to victory and allowing the team to preserve a 12-game winning streak. Ruths also led the team with 17 points on Friday when the Bears defeated New York University.

Jill Brandt, Women’s Basketball The junior tied her career high of 19 points to lead the Lady Bears from behind to take down arch-rival New York University 66-60. Wash. U. was trailing 21-8 before a scoring run began late in the fi rst period. Brandt had back-to-back three pointers early in the second half which trimmed the lead to 37-36.