Student Life | October 8, 2007

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Greenway Apartment residents fear lockouts

UP IN THE AIR

v ResLife backs away from threats, cites “miscommunication”

BY DAVID BRODY EXECUTIVE EDITOR Turnout at Greenway’s recent building meeting was great, largely because residents feared that they would be locked out of their rooms if they did not attend. Now Residential Life states that the threat of lockouts was a “general miscommunication” and is not their policy.

“That’s not going to happen,” said Associate Director of Residential Life Josh Walehwa. “That’s not the message that should be going out to students.”

But that is exactly the message that Greenway residents received from their Residential College Director (RCD), Ozie Goodwin. About two weeks ago, Goodwin, who is also the RCD for Millbrook and University Drive Apartments, told his residential advisors (RAs) to threaten residents with lockouts in order to improve attendance at

building meetings.

“ResLife and our RCD are taking this program VERY seriously,” read an e-mail sent by one Greenway RA to his residents. “They have said that if an apartment does not show up to their meeting… they will actually SHUT OFF card access to the people living in that apartment until they meet with Ozie, our RCD” [emphasis in original].

Goodwin says that he decided to threaten lockouts after being continually disappointed by the low turnouts at building meetings in Greenway Apartments.

“Greenway is a very big building and it’s very hard to get residents’ attention sometimes,” he said. “We had to kind of grab their attention and stir the pot a little bit.”

Goodwin continued to say that, while this was not the policy being implemented for all of ResLife housing, “it definitely was not some idle threat or a bluff…I would

LGBTQIA promotes Awareness Week

BY NICK HAWCO CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Lesbian, Gay, Genderqueer, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual.

Each of these words and their defi nitions, displayed in bold, were posted onto halls, stairways and bulletin boards marking the start of LGBTQIA Awareness Week as part of campaign to foster understanding and communal growth.

Sophomore Bobby Harvey, who led the Awareness Week committee, affi rmed that the week is focused on understanding. “[Pride Alliance is] trying to make sure that everyone knows how to be a good ally, how to treat people with respect and understand what it means to identify with the acronym,” said Harvey.

The planning for the week has followed a split path.

Pride Alliance, the organization running the program, has created workshops and information sessions addressing key problems with the LGBTQIA community such as employment opportunities, discrimination and family relations.

Such events include programs run through the Career Center, a National Coming Out Day Party in Ursa’s and a workshop for parents on Parents’ Weekend.

Pride Alliance also hopes to specifically draw students who do not identify with any part of the acronym LGBTQIA through a campus-wide “Safe Zone” dialogue concerning how to make the University a more comfortable place for those who do identify as part

of LGBTQIA. One of the biggest problems for Pride Alliance is educating students about the subtleties of gender identities.

“We want to help people learn about the acronym because we realize it’s a long acronym,” said Harvey. “A lot of people don’t understand what the letters stand for, and we want to try to get rid of some of the ambiguity and try to help people understand what it means to be genderqueer and what it means to be bisexual.”

Most students are unaware of the difference among the names; although many are able to defi ne the fi rst four letters of LGBTQIA, they often struggle with the remainder.

“I didn’t know [the acronym] beforehand,” said freshman Jack Yu, who could not defi ne the latter. “I’ve seen it on the fly. That’s how I learned the meaning. I haven’t heard the QIA part, so I’m guessing other students may not know that part as well.”

Awareness Week also hopes to establish a more visible presence on campus, allowing students to realize how many people in their community are affected by LGBTQIA issues.

“We basically want the community at large to know that we’re here,” said Harvey.

“The whole acronym actually means something.”

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[turn off card access] if it came down to that.”

He did note that he understood that the policy seemed excessive, but he remained adamant over the importance of meeting attendance, emphasizing that residents need to be involved with their community.

But in an interview with Student Life, Walehwa issued a complete reversal of Goodwin’s statements. Regarding Goodwin’s threats to lock students out, Walehwa said that “this is not the message that he wanted to communicate.”

He added that it is not ResLife policy to lock students out of their apartments or to threaten to lock them out.

Walehwa continued to say that the situation is a “general miscommunication” and that ResLife and Goodwin will work to “more accurately express what the expectations are.”

Even the ability of ResLife

to require students to attend mandatory building meetings seems questionable.

John Ammann, a law professor at Saint Louis University who focuses on real estate law, says that ResLife can only require students to abide by the terms of the housing contract which residents sign each year. That contract establishes no written requirements pertaining to meetings.

In fact, the only item in the contract that even relates to such an attendance requirement is a clause under the “Rules and Regulations” section, which states that students must comply with all University rules, student government rules and the regulations of the Residential Life Handbook. ResLife’s policies do say that students are expected to comply with instructions from University personnel, including RAs

See GREENWAY, page 2

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Cameron Ritter, three-time International Juggler’s Association competition finalist, wows the crowd Saturday night at the St. Louis Jugglefest Public Show. Jugglefest, hosted in Wash. U.’s Brown Hall, was sponsored by the National Prestigious Society of Collegiate Jugglers, Wash.

U.’s juggling group. The event featured both local and national acts.

Paid parental leave source of debate on Danforth Campus v Non-tenured

faculty receive fewer benefits than their tenured counterparts

BY ANDREA WINTER NEWS EDITOR This is the first in a series of articles examining the status of women in academia at Washington University.

For tenured and tenure-track faculty and staff who choose to have a new child through childbirth or adoption, the University guarantees a semester of paid leave to spend with their new child.

“I have used it twice when we adopted children. There was really no problem. I was completely

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Professor Elizabeth Childs and her daughter, Ana Elizabeth Childs-Klein, in front of Brookings. Childs said that she is pleased with the University’s parental leave policies for both tenured and non-tenured faculty. excused from my duties and the leave was granted without ques-

tions,” said Michael Sherberg, a tenured professor of Italian.

Tenured and tenure-track faculty of either gender who act as a primary caregiver to a new child—either through childbirth or adoption—are guaranteed one semester of paid leave.

During the semester, tenure-line faculty are relieved all teaching duties and are not expected to make any progress on their research.

These parental benefits, however, are not extended to nontenured faculty and staff members.

Non-tenured faculty are not offered any paid parental leave, but in compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, the University is required to allow all employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.

“That’s a huge disparity. And I happen to think it’s quite unfair,” said Barbara Baumgartner, a long-time lecturer of women

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Ahmadinejad speech raises question: Could it happen here?

BY JEREMY ROGOFF CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Could Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speak at Washington University? Two weeks ago, students here and around the country watched as Columbia University followed through on its controversial decision to provide a platform for one of the world’s most controversial and inflammatory leaders. The speech, given by Ahmadinejad, an accused violator of human rights, drew intense criticism, thousands of protest-

ers and—for a few weeks—incessant national media attention.

Columbia was at once condemned and praised from both sides of the political spectrum.

Some thought its decision allowed the ultimate exercise of free speech; others found Ahmadinejad’s beliefs unworthy of an American audience. Ahmadinejad claimed that Iran had no homosexuals like those in the United States and proposed that the Holocaust be treated as theory instead of fact.

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While Columbia’s invitation to the Iranian leader is not typical behavior of a major university, the premier’s speech could open the door to more institutions mulling the possibility of inviting controversial figures to their universities’ campuses.

Student Union President Neil Patel answered that inviting a person such as Ahmadinejad could be a possibility, but hosting any speaker that impacts the entire student body would require approval from the highest rungs of the administra-

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Patel, whose presidential candidacy last year was based on engaging the campus politically, said that he would pressure the administration to welcome more political pot-stirrers if enough students raised the question of hosting them.

“A lot of students have talked about these controversial speakers, especially in light of Columbia, but not too many have asked me if we can bring

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IRAN v FROM PAGE 1 someone in like that,” said Patel.

Certain political speakers are currently being considered for this year, Patel said, but due to the current uncertainty of those speakers’ appearances, he would not release their names.

Patel admitted there has been some discussion of inviting the embattled former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez but could not confi rm his appearance. While the administration would make the fi nal decision, student groups must take the fi rst step in proposing to invite large-impact speakers.

Patel said that some student groups don’t see the possbility of bringing controversial speak-

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For the last two years, Dr. Zhou-Feng Chen has been researching matters of tolerance and addiction to opiates. Now he may have found something to assist patients’ problems with this class of drugs that includes morphine and its pain killing effects.

Chen, associate professor in the departments of Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, focuses his research on serotonergic neurons, a very small group of neurons located in the hindbrain.

The group only contains a few thousand cells, but their axons extend to several places.

As Chen believes, certain situations such as stress heighten the importance of these neurons.

The 5-HT neurons are very important in the pain killing effect, but play no role in addiction. He says that if the 5-HT neurons are removed, the drugs lose their analgesic effect.

“If you remove those neurons, the analgesic effect is not as effective as it is supposed to be,” said Chen. “However, we found that this population of neurons is not involved in tolerance and they are also not involved in morphine reward which means there must be other things mediating those side effects. Those neurons only mediate the good aspect of the analgesic effect.”

Many students were glad to see that the research provided insight into what makes pain medication addictive.

“It represents a powerful advantage for technology in pharmaceuticals,” said junior Clint Morgan.

Freshman Angie Gao agreed that the research will have positive effects.

“It could be a really good thing for people with chronic pain problems,” said Gao. “Once [patients] get better they won’t have to keep taking them.”

Despite the benefits from the research, several students also noted that it may lead to increased use of pain medication.

“If I’m not worried about getting addicted, I might take them more,” said freshman Andrew Frangos.

Chen cautions that opiates have several side effects that were not targeted in the research and that people need to make good decisions concerning pain killers.

“Pain killers will always have side effects,” he said. “We may be able to increase pain killing effect while minimizing the side

Lmx1b gene removed from the 5-HT neurons. “[The gene] is so important that if you delete this gene, the neurons die,” he said. “We removed the gene only in those neurons. If you completely knock out the gene, the mice will die because genes have multiple functions.”

Chen says the mice can survive when the gene is only removed from the specific group of neurons. The mice‘s preference of morphine was tested using an apparatus with two chambers. In one chamber the mice received morphine and in the other chamber the mice received a saline solution.

The mice lacking 5-HT neurons preferred the chamber where they received morphine even though they did not get the same effect from the morphine.

PARENTS v FROM PAGE 1

AWARENESS WEEK v FROM PAGE 1 not under the protection of Missouri anti-discrimination laws.

Despite incidents like that one, Harvey stated that the University has a good record of support for the LGBTQIA community.

“Wash. U. is pretty good,” he said. “We’re much better than a lot of schools, but we have some serious issues.”

For more information about LGBTQIA Awareness Week, which begins today, visit http://pridewu.blogspot.com/ and learn more.

effect. It’s a little bit misleading.

It is not likely that we will fi nd a drug or fi nd a pain killer with no side effects. There are many different things involved in analgesic effect or tolerance. We just tried to look at how [these neurons] are involved in these processes. [There are] many side effects, but here we only addressed two. They have side effects we didn’t talk about.”

In the future, it may be possible to target the 5-HT neurons in order to maximize the analgesic effect while minimizing the negative effects such as addiction.

According to Chen, the study was originally interested in how neurons develop. A gene known as Lmx1b was identified as being important to the development of neurons.

In order to study the effects of the drugs, mice had the

JENNY SHAO | STUDENT LIFE

Mike Brown, the new coordinator for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) resources, was one of the forces behind the upcoming expanded LGBTQIA Awareness Week. Events are planned throughout the week to raise student awareness about issues facing the LGBTQIA community on campus.

GREENWAY v FROM PAGE 1 and RCDs. But the contract does not seem to empower ResLife or an RCD to lock a student out of his or her residence for failure to attend a meeting. The housing contract contains explicit details as to how and when a student may be “removed” from University housing, and no detail mentions attendance of building meetings.

Ammann says that the written contract agreed to by both parties trumps later policy changes by ResLife.

“The contract does say students must abide by all rules of the University, but I would argue that means the rules in effect at the time they signed the contract,” he said.

Therefore, students are

not necessarily contractually required to comply with policies implemented after they sign the housing contract.

“Contracts should involve bargaining and negotiation,” said Ammann. “This is not something the students bargained for. Minor changes to rules might be allowed, but something that results in the loss of a student’s housing would be deemed a substantial and material change to the contract.”

Even if ResLife could legitimately justify locking out students for poor attendance, Ammann says that would be a “serious issue.” He says the University would be opening itself up to huge liabilities if it did this.

For example, the Univer-

sity could be responsible for health problems suffered by students unable to access medications locked in their rooms.

In the end, even though the threats were illegitimate and unfounded, Goodwin’s tactics to increase attendance at the Greenway meetings appear to be successful. He said that many people attended the 30-minute meeting and that it was quite productive.

When asked if the threat of losing card access motivated her to go to the Greenway meeting, junior Zhao Zhao responded, “That is the only reason I went.”

ers to campus, an integral element to the open forum a college environment may consider providing to its students.

“If we let them know there is a possibility, I think more people would be likely to state their opinions, both positive and negative,” added Patel.

Perhaps the most difficult task of bringing a major, con-

troversial political figure to the University rests in the series of compromises that must be made among all layers of the institution.

“It boils down, many times, to logistics,” said Pamela Lokken, vice chancellor of government and community relations.

Lokken, who constructs the University’s guidelines for political speakers, pointed to the media frenzy that came with

Ahmadinejad’s speech at Columbia as a major disturbance to daily campus life.

“Not everyone’s thrilled about their lives getting disrupted,” she said.

Comparing institutions in terms of how many political speakers each brings in is not a fair measure of each institution’s political engagement, argued Lokken.

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and gender studies, in response to the University’s alternate policies for tenured versus nontenured faculty and staff.

Non-tenured faculty who take time off for a new child are required to use up their sick days and vacation time during their time off. Baumgartner said she considers this aspect of the policy to be “onerous for new mothers.”

Faculty who have taken advantage of the semester of parent leave are quick to express their approval of the benefits the University offers tenurelined faculty.

Rebecca Messbarger, a professor of romance languages, described the policy for tenured faculty as “extremely generous and necessary.”

Other faculty members, such as Elizabeth Childs, the chair of Art History & Archaeology, are satisfied with the University’s current parental leave benefits.

She said that the University does a good job of making arrangements with professors on a case by case basis.

“I have seen models of flexibility that have been invoked again and again.” She added, “I think there are reasons why the University cannot afford to give the same to everyone.”

Childs mentioned that a staff member at the Kemper Art Museum is currently allowed to work partially from her home.

Further, some professors are not in favor of paid parental leave because they think it unfairly benefits faculty who choose to have children.

“Part of the worry is that people get leave and then hire a nanny so that they can prog-

be different at a peer institution,” said Lokken.

Whether the lack of politically controversial speakers stems from a lack of campus interest or the added burden of campus-wide coordination, Patel and students agree that the University falls short in bringing contentious speeches to campus.

“I can’t remember the last time we had a controversial speaker,” said Patel, “except maybe [conservative commentator] Ann Coulter in my freshman year, but that was during the debate time.”

Patel also noted that the University is currently acting conservatively in bringing controversial figures to campus be-

ress on their research,” said Sherberg.

While on family leave, professors are not expected to progress on their research.

Many professors feel that there is a strong need to address the discrepancies between the two policies.

“I think that people who have achieved status of lecturer and who have been here many years are crucial to the university,” added Messbarger. “[Paid maternity leave] would be a tangible way of recognizing the service and commitment that they have already given the University.”

Andrea Friedman, an associate professor of history, agreed with Baumgartner that the policy should be revised.

She mentioned that because non-tenured faculty have less job security it is difficult for them to push their concerns forward.

“I think it would be great if they expand it. The problem is that non-tenured faculty members do not have an authoritative voice. [They] are just not represented in leadership positions,” said Friedman.

Alana Burman, a junior, was surprised to find the University does not offer non-tenured faculty paid leave. Burman said she was particularly troubled by this information because she is considering a career in academia.

“In light of research published around campus last year on the lack of diversity in academia at Wash. U., it is especially important that the administration reconsider their policies toward female professors,” she said.

cause of its bid to host a 2008 Presidential debate.

“Diversity is acknowledging negative ideas as well as positive ones,” said junior Raymond Colletti, who would favor the University’s decision to invite a controversial leader to campus.

“The danger of being politically correct is that you only encourage people who are like yourself to speak.”

When asked if he would welcome Ahmadinejad to speak, junior Aaron Sidorov expressed a different opinion.

“I wouldn’t want to see him here,” said Sidorov. “I don’t want to go sit and give this man the time and respect, just like I wouldn’t want to go watch Hitler speak.”

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Greenway meeting tactics were misguided S everal weeks ago, residents of Greenway Apartments received an e-mail stating that card access to their rooms could potentially be shut off if they did not attend a meeting on sustainability hosted by Residential Life. “ResLife and our RCD are taking this program VERY seriously,” reads the e-mail. “They will actually SHUT OFF card access to the people living in that apartment until they meet with Ozie, our RCD.” It should be noted that this practice is no longer occurring. Associate Director of Residential Life Josh Walehwa has already stated that this is “not the message that should be going out to students,” which effectively puts to rest any questions over whether this might happen again. And according to John Ammann, a law professor at Saint Louis

University who focuses on real estate law, any threats to deny card access to residents’ rooms unless they attend a meeting are, at best, dubious under the terms of the Residential Life housing contract.

But while there is little cause to believe that this controversy might re-emerge in the future, there are several issues that it has raised and we would like to use this incident to further discuss the proper relationship between Residential Life and junior and senior undergraduate students who live in Universityowned housing.

According to University Apartments Residential College Director Ozie Goodwin, one of the primary purposes for these informational meetings is to “get [students] the information regarding issues that they’re going to face throughout the

year.” He continued that while individual resident reports can certainly bring specific problems to light, “to understand the full extent of the impact that it’s having on a community, it’s much easier to sit down with people in their room and get that understanding.”

In this context, it is perfectly reasonable for Residential Life to request a thirty minute informational meeting with residents. Residential Life does have a certain level of responsibility for getting important information to its residents and sometimes this can only be effectively achieved through face-to-face meetings.

That said, if meeting attendance leaves much to be desired, the methods employed in order to motivate residents to attend these meetings should nonetheless remain measured

and considerate. Goodwin spoke of using the meeting to help facilitate an understanding of “where [residents] stand within their community and how they can really be a part of their community.” While we agree with the sentiment expressed by Goodwin, we must point out that hardball tactics rarely foster a sense of community. Instead, they breed resentment among the residents that can negatively impact relations between students and Residential Life.

But while these tactics may indeed be counterproductive as efforts to foster a community environment among the residents of Greenway, we must question whether Residential Life should even make such a concerted effort to create that sense of community. This isn’t to say that Residential

Life shouldn’t care about how students interact with each other in close living arrangements. But, it does mean that the strong, tight-knit communities found in freshman dorms simply do not exist in upperclassman apartments like Greenway and Millbrook.

We shouldn’t consider this a bad thing. Most residents who live in apartment-style housing actually prefer an autonomous living arrangement. It offers a measure of independence that a resident can’t find if she or he lives in a standard dormitory.

Consequently, most residents of apartment-style housing believe that the aspects of freshman living which are so effective at fostering a community environment—floor meetings, meetand-greets, etc.—simply should not have a prominent role in their housing experience like

Something I find interesting...

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BY MICHAEL MORGAN STAFF COLUMNIST

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Celebrity voyeurism: you know you’re interested

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he topic is irresistible. At the very least, it got enough of your attention to make you read part of this column. At the very most, it is an international phenomenon. People crave the newest and dirtiest information available on their favorite famous Christian Sherden people as tabloids virtually fly off the racks at gas stations and grocery stores. Something about the private lives of celebrities makes people ravenous to know more. How disappointed would you be if this were an article with a flashy title that had nothing to do with celebrity voyeurism? Luckily for you, it does.

I figure there are two sides to this issue: either for or against. I hear some people say that we have no reason to pry into the lives of others, that relentless picture taking and constant monitoring are a breach of an individual’s right to live life unmolested.

These same people seem to think that three magazines (“Star Magazine,” “People” and “US Weekly”) in the top 100 best-circulated publica-

tions in America are sleazy for their portrayal of other people’s calamities. However, the biggest argument against celebrity observation is that it marks a downfall in our country’s collective intellect, that such information serves no purpose but to cheaply entertain. I, for one, have to wholeheartedly disagree.

To start, the entertainment value of ruined celebrities is infi nite. Thanks to the many paparazzi in the world, we get to watch as people with perfect lives destroy themselves on a weekly basis. How would I like it if there were cameramen around me at all times ready to take pictures of my most vulnerable moments?

Well, I wouldn’t like it all, but neither would you. Sure there would be some embarrassing photos of me passed out after a taco binge, bloated and dribbling nacho cheese from my mouth down the front of my shirt, but who cares? It is not interesting watching someone at the bottom (like me) stay at the bottom; we need the drama of people at the top who insist on toppling all the way down past our own standards of dignity.

We got to watch, over the last three decades, every step of the way as Michael Jackson, King of Pop, devolved into Michael Jackson, creepy alien-

looking dude with a child molestation fetish. Creepy and sleazy? Possibly, but also endlessly entertaining.

Celebrity voyeurism isn’t just fun, it’s healthy. If doctored pictures of super models in magazines create impossible standards of beauty for women and men such that we all have personal image issues, then tabloid photos serve the opposite purpose.

An always popular part of these magazines are the pictures of celebrities without makeup. Paparazzi all over Los Angeles try to take the most hideous pictures of people who are popularly considered the most gorgeous in the world, and it feels great. (Take that, Christina Applegate. Not so pretty now without your army of makeup artists, are you?) It makes me think that, with a little professional makeup and movie magic, anyone (other than a person who has had a fi re put out on their face with the help of a pitchfork) could be the next hottest thing in Hollywood.

Most importantly, we are doing a service to the world by keeping a vigilant eye on our famous people. Celebrities are normal people who have been driven insane by limitless wealth, admiration and power, but they still have

they once did.

It therefore isn’t surprising to find out that many residents of Greenway were upset after being told that they would be denied access to their rooms unless they attended a mandatory meeting hosted by Residential Life. It represented the ultimate act of infringement on the independence they were striving to achieve while living in apartment-style housing.

Once again, this is not to say that Residential Life should not play any role whatsoever in maintaining good relations among students living in upperclassman housing. We are simply asking Residential Life to remember this piece of advice from Professor Ammann: “If they want to have people go to meetings, they should offer free food instead of threatening people.”

normal life issues with which to deal.

For example, there was the video of Britney Spears, holding her baby like a loaf of bread, almost dropping him head-fi rst on the cement and then acting like nothing happened. Thanks to our watchful coverage, Britney’s kids are where they belong: in the hands of someone else.

Famous people are crazy and if there weren’t a system of checks and balances, they would be allowed to roam the world with millions of dollars wreaking havoc everywhere.

Is celebrity voyeurism the downfall of intelligent society or the most noble and enlightening thing ever to happen to human culture? It is hard to say, really, but I do know that together we can make the world a better place by raising people to the height of stardom and then knocking them down again until we feel good enough about ourselves to continue with our own lives.

So, for your entertainment, your personal health and the safety and well-being of your fellow man, know the intimate details of your celebrities.

Christian is a senior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor.

He can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

omething I find interesting is the ridiculous overuse of the word “interesting” in English classes.

“What I think is interesting is..,” “What I find interesting is...,” “Something that I thought was interesting....” Welcome to the nails on a chalkboard, the shrill banshee’s scream, the gremlin’s gurgling growl to anyone in an English class.

Now maybe it’s just the fact that I’m taking five English classes, but I must hear lead-in phrasing containing the word “interesting” at least 600 times a week, no exaggeration, honest. So what is the explanation for the unstoppable use of this word used in hopes to bolster one’s reliability and authority in the statement they are about to make? Well, the Oxford English Dictionary has two main definitions. Let’s explore together.

Interesting: 1. “That concerns, touches, affects, or is of importance; important.”

Ah, yes, importance. So by making the preliminary statement of your acknowledgment of the interesting nature of the passage, then you, yourself, are communicating this same importance to the class. This importance gives you an authority to speak and also scores points with the professor, unless you say something incoherent and uneducated which is fully unsupported by the text. (This of course would never happen within the prosperous and well-recognized engineering, political science, history and numerous other classrooms where English classes are forced to be held because of the lack of room in the actual English building.) Very good.

2. “Adapted to excite interest; having the qualities which rouse curiosity, engage attention, or appeal to the emotions; of interest.”

Oh, good. This is the point that I was hoping to get to. If I’m not the only person who is noticing the proliferation of this interesting word, (and trust me, after reading this, you will also) I’d have to say that the overuse and almost required utilization of the word to preface a statement has successfully killed all “exciting interest,” “rousing curiosity,” “engaging attention” or “appeal to the emotions” that the speaker using it may wish to conjure.

Through the constant use of this filler word, we as students are not challenging ourselves to think outside of the conventional realm.

We are remaining in a mindset that refuses to honor the constant barrage of AP English vocabulary tests that we have endured.

We are complacent and placid in our use of this word in what can be seen as entering a discussion similar to how we watch television. In the days of old (preplasma screen television sets), when you’d turn on a television set it would take a second for the bulbs to start and then the lines would appear, the “explosion of light” would take place on the

screen and suddenly the picture would become clear. Our use of the word “interesting” is that lag, that warming up that was common and acceptable for televisions in the 1980s and 1990s. But we’re the millennial generation.

We don’t need warming up; our minds should be thinking in high definition.

So now that we’ve identified the problem, let’s see what alternatives are available: “This passage reminds me of this one time where I got really wasted and almost slept with a pterodactyl.” Perhaps a bit extreme...and definitely off topic.

“What I thought was inscrutably astute of the author to elucidate for my educational benefit...”

A bit wordy, Mr. Verbosity.

“This passage gave me a huge boner.” Maybe too much information?

So seeing as how none of those worked, let’s try and find a healthy balance. Do you want to communicate excitement, a pride in the arsenal of vocabulary you’ve worked so hard to amass, and maybe even slight sexual arousal? I suppose that would be particular to the type of material you are reading and what you really want to express. We’re English majors, so let’s try and form little mini-theses in our heads before we speak, to save the other students in the class—and for heaven’s sake, the professor—the pain and anguish of having to hear that murderous word for the fiftieth time in one class period.

So please join me to ban the word “interesting” from use in English classes. Maybe the trend will catch on and we’ll put a stop to its abuse in all liberal arts classes. All it does is dumb down the point that you really want to make. Imagine reading a book where the introduction (written by some impressively well-known scholar) was, “This book is interesting because…” followed by a handful of wonderful explanations for the importance of the work. Now imagine that every author in the universe wrote the introductions to their books like that. The statement acts as a three-second introduction that everyone uses. It’s like the neighborhood bicycle, the popcorn machine at the movie theater or even your mom.

So keep an ear out. If you hear someone in one of your classes use the word “interesting” before they go on to explain their position, just shoot them a cold stare, cough obnoxiously loud, scream in pain or just slap the person with your dueling glove.

This virus must be stopped at all costs. Chances are what you’re referring to probably isn’t even that interesting. Maybe seeing a six-eyed baby in the med school with unmatched leaping prowess and laser eyeballs would be interesting, but a line of poetry from Milton? C’mon, that’s downright fascinating.

James is a senior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at mlmorgan@artsci.wustl. edu.

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FOOTBALL

WU 31 w LAGRANGE 10

Bears win third straight on weekend v Football team improves to 5-1 for first time since 1995

BY JOSHUA GOLDMAN SPORTS REPORTER Washington University football is back. The team improved to 5 -1 with an impressive 31-10 blowout of LaGrange College Saturday, marking their best start in 12 years.

The Bears won a sloppy game, which featured six turnovers, five of which were committed by the Panthers. LaGrange held the ball for more time and gained more yards than Wash. U., but a turnover on a kickoff and three in the red-zone allowed the Bears to run up the score.

After a scoreless first quarter, sophomore Tim Machan recovered a fumble on his own 19 and returned it 81 yards for a touchdown.

LaGrange fumbled on the ensuing kickoff return, and Panther quarterback Drew Carter threw his first interception on the Panthers’ next possession.

Taking full advantage of these errors, Wash. U. scored touchdowns off the next two turnovers and made the

score 20-0 with 7:20 left in the first half.

Machan also notched his sixth interception of the year in the game, returning 53 yards.

“He has been playing outstandingly all year and making some huge plays for our team,” stated Wash. U. quarterback Buck Smith.

The Red and Green defense held LaGrange to zero points in five red-zone attempts, thanks to the turnovers and a missed field goal. The Panthers’ only touchdown came on a 63-yard run by tailback Mario Wallace.

Head Coach Larry Kindbom attributed the Bears’ ability to move the ball downfield to a great tailback duo and overall patience to wait for big plays.

“What was neat was how patient our defensive kids were. They did not panic.

They waited for opportune moments. Hence, we got the turnovers. Five turnovers are outstanding. I hope we get that many every week. Our punt team also created another big play on a fake. Special teams make a difference

in field position when you play games like this one,” said Kindbom.

The team knew they were on top of their game, even in the face of LaGrange’s strong offense.

“We made plays when we had to and eventually shut them down. I know on paper it looks like it should have been a close game, but never once in the game did I feel like they ever had a chance,” added linebacker and coCaptain Mike Elliot.

The Bear offense played a pretty clean game, committing only one turnover.

While the offense did nothing spectacular, the rushing game gained 156 yards and ran for three touchdowns.

Freshman Jim O’Brien, sophomore Matt Glenn and senior Gabe Murphy all averaged at least 3.8 yards per carry, providing a rushing offense that has been absent the past three weeks.

Smith also played another efficient game, completing 15-21 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown.

“Our better net in the running game really has been

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Senior halfback Scottie Guthrie drives through the LaGrange College defense during the Oct. 5 game. The Bears will play their last home game next weekend against the University of Chicago. enhanced by the way we have thrown the football,” stated Kindbom.

The Bears’ schedule now shifts to UAA play.

Wash. U. plays its final home game Saturday at noon against the University of Chicago.

After Chicago, the Bears

will have a week off before a showdown with the 2006 UAA Champion Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

WOMEN’S SOCCER EMORY 3 w WU 2

Women’s soccer suffers first defeat of year

BY TRISHA WOLF SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

LIONEL SOBEHART | STUDENT LIFE

Midfielder Alyssa Chudnofsky stops a Carnegie Mellon drive during the Sept. 30 game. The Lady Bears played a tough game against the No. 8 Emory on Oct. 7.

The streak is over for women’s soccer.

After going thirteen months without losing a regular-season game, Washington University’s women’s soccer team (10-1, 1-1 UAA) fell to Emory University (10-0-1, 1-0-1 UAA) 3-2 in double overtime Sunday in Atlanta.

“It was a head check,” said sophomore Becca Heymann.

“It didn’t have to happen, but it doesn’t affect our future goals.”

Emory started the game in a way that has eluded the Bears

all season. While Wash. U. struggled to fi nd the net in the fi rst half, the Eagles scored in the fi rst minute of yesterday’s game.

Joyce Lam took a corner kick 20 seconds into the game and Alexa Wahr fi nished the play 25 seconds later.

Emory continued their superior early play. In the fi fth minute, Jamie English scored Emory’s second goal on a breakaway. Even though the game had barely begun, Emory already had a comfortable lead.

“The fi rst five minutes killed us,” said head coach Wendy Dillinger.

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The Red and Green had many opportunities to close out the game in regulation. Fox did a particularly good job of getting behind the defense to create opportunities. However, nothing found its way into the goal.

“We had lots of opportunities and more talent,” said Heymann. “It was our fi rst real test. We need to play the way we know we can.”

In the fi rst overtime, Wash.

U. had another golden opportunity to win the game. Sophomore Caryn Rosoff got off a great shot, but Fedeles made a

After that, the Bears picked up play considerably. They were even able to overcome one of their biggest weaknesses when Heymann found the net in the 43rd minute. Junior Carly Anderson and sophomore Therese Fox assisted on the goal.

Early in the second half, sophomore Libby Held took a free kick from the midfield area. Classmate Elyse Hanly headed the ball. An Emory defender jumped up to knock the ball away. Instead, it skinned over the top of her head, causing goalie Emily Fedeles to misjudge it, tying the score at two all in the 52nd minute.

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VOLLEYBALL WU 3 w GRINNELL 0 WU 3 w KNOX 0

CLUB SOCCER WU 3 w NORTH CENTRAL 0 WU 3 w ELMHURST 0

Bears brush away Augustana opponents in weekend sweep

BY JOHANN QUA HIANSEN SPORTS REPORTER Sweep after sweep, Washington University beat Grinnell College, Knox College, Elmhurst College and North Central College over the weekend at the Augustana Invitational.

With their four wins over four colleges, the Red and Green captured the tournament title and continued to extend their winning streak to eight straight games.

The Bears dominated play over the weekend and their opponents could not fi ght back. In one set against Knox College, the team had a .475 attack average, enabling them to win by 24 points for their greatest margin of victory on the season. Sophomore middle hitter Erin Albers was able to tie her career high of eight kills in nine attempts with no errors in that game.

In a memorable moment of the tournament, an opponent actually served underhanded.

Such a serve is rarely seen at the collegiate level. The Red and Green were able to easily return and then kill the ball.

Bear power could also be witnessed as some of the hitters spiked balls with such force that on one occasion, the volleyball crashed into an opponent’s face and into the other team’s bench. Wash.

U. also began incorporating more plays such as back slides where a hitter quickly slides behind a setter to go for a kill.

“I feel like we’re connecting more,” said sophomore libero Laura Brazeal. “[This tournament] helps us gain

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more confidence.”

Outside hitters Haleigh Spencer and Alli Alberts were named to the All-Tournament Team, yet their comments show that their fi rst team is the Bears.

“Being on the All-Tournament Team is always nice, but it is never the focus or goal of the weekend,” said Spencer. “I can’t do anything as a hitter without the defense and setters.”

Even more showing of the team mentality, Alberts had no idea that she had been selected to the All-Tournament Team when interviewed.

“As long as we win, I don’t care,” she said.

Alberts was the deciding factor in the closest set of the tournament against Elmhurst.

The score was at 28-27 Wash.

U. with Elmhurst serving. The Bluejays committed an error, allowing the Red and Green to try for the game-winning point. Elmhurst was able to return the serve, but the ball was only on the Bears’ side for a fraction of a second before Alberts had a solo block to clinch the game.

In the title match against North Central, Spencer crushed a three set. Setter Audra Janak set the ball between herself and the left sideline of the spiker, in this case Spencer. Zooming low and fast from the set and boosted by Spencer’s additional energy, the ball sailed into an opponent, giving another point to Wash. U. The Bears travel to Cleveland over the weekend to compete in the second round of UAA Round Robin play. Wash.

U. begins against Emory Uni-

Club soccer grows in number and commitment

BY BRITTANY BERNACCHI SPORTS REPORTER Attending a women’s club soccer practice this season is a completely different experience from a practice from last year. Last year, the fields were often close to empty—it was not unusual to have only five or six girls come to a practice.

This year, the team has undergone a complete transformation and now the attendance at practice is always close to 30 players.

This significantly increased turnout is thanks to a better practice time and a heightened level of commitment.

“We were lucky to get double digits at practices [last year], ” said club secretary Brittany Parker.

One time last year, the team had to cancel a game because the roster could not be fi lled. Now the fields are packed with players and their previous drills are difficult to run because so many girls come to practice.

Since the team’s size has grown dramatically, the roster unfortunately is not large enough for everyone to play in the games. Girls who want to play in a weekend game have to submit their names a week in advance.

“We have found a core group of girls committed to

club soccer [which is unique to this season],” said Parker.

“Consistent players are rewarded with game time.”

This core group increased the team’s overall level of competitiveness. “[There] used to be too much of a step down from varsity to club,” said Parker.

The men’s club soccer team has an A team and a B team, and the teams have different levels of intensity. If the turnout for the women’s team continues to surge, they are considering following suit.

As the number of players and level of commitment increased, the team adapted accordingly and now has a more competitive schedule. This past weekend the team traveled to Boulder, Colo., to play in a weekend tournament, a fi rst for the team.

Wash. U. was the only Division III school in the tournament, and played competitively against their Division I opponents. While they did not record a win over the weekend, the girls had a series of very close games.

Despite the lack of wins, the team shows great potential and certainly should not be underestimated.

“We are raising the profi le of the club,” said Parker. “The commitment and level of play are there.”

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Senior Haleigh Spencer saves the ball during the Sept. 15 game vs.

Whitewater. Their first place finish in the tournament this weekend is a great morale booster for the Lady Bears. versity and the University of Rochester Friday before playing against New York University and Brandeis University Saturday.

“This weekend will be the tougher round robin of the

season,” said senior middle hitter Ellen Bruegge. “We’ll have to be on our A-game.”

The Bears return to the Field House on October 26.

“It’ll be nice to be back home,” said Brazeal.

Shirt swap highlights Spirit Week before homecoming game

BY UNAIZ KABANI SPORTS EDITOR

GREEKS GO FOR THE GOLD

It’s time to show some spirit.

Red Alert kicks off their annual Spirit Week Wednesday to promote school spirit before Washington University’s football team’s last home game, also this year’s homecoming game, of the season on Saturday.

The football game features perennial University Athletic Associate rival, the University of Chicago, and begins at noon on Francis Field. It falls during Parents’ Weekend, which provides the perfect opportunity for students and parents to support the Red and Green.

This game is particularly exciting, as Wash. U. football is currently 5-1, showcasing their best start in over a decade. The team has also received votes in the national Top 25 poll.

On Saturday, before the game, Red Alert will host a tailgate barbeque that will be free for all students wearing their Red Alert shirts.

In preparation for Saturday’s

game, Spirit Week activities tip off Wednesday in Bowles Plaza with the Shirt Swap. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., students are invited to trade in shirts from other schools to get a new, long-sleeve Washington University shirt. All traded shirts will be donated to Goodwill.

Spirit Week continues Thursday to further promote awareness and excitement for the upcoming football game with a free pizza lunch in Bowles Plaza for students wearing Wash. U. apparel.

Friday’s event will feature donuts with red sprinkles in front of Olin Library for students before they head to class in the morning.

“We’re really excited to be able to promote school spirit with the series of events that is the Red Alert Spirit Week,” said Kristy Kramer, co-director of Red Alert. “[We hope] to get everyone pumped up for Saturday’s game to show Wash. U. pride.”

And finally, don’t forget to look out for the Washington University Bears on campus all week.

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Junior Jennifer Golinsky of the Blue Team puts up a shot Sunday afternoon on the Swamp during Greek Olympics. The event came at the end of Greek Week, a week-long competition between teams of fraternities and sororities. The Blue Team, consisting of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Theta Xi, came out on top with strong performances in the food eating contest, trivia competition and Greek Twister.

Recent Top Performers: Tim Machan, Football The sophomore defensive back recorded his team-leading sixth interception Saturday. He also recovered a fumble and returned it 81 yards for his fi rst touchdown of the season.

Alli Alberts, Volleyball The junior was named to the All-Tournament Team at this weekend’s Augustana Invitational. Over the course of the weekend, she totaled 41 kills and 35 digs. Against North Central in the championship match, she notched a doubledouble with 12 kills and 10 digs.

SOCCER v FROM PAGE 6 solid save.

Emory fi nally scored the game winner in the second overtime. In the 105th minute, English scored another goal on another breakaway, ending the lengthy game played in unseasonably warm conditions.

Carrie Sear played the entire game in goal for the Bears. Despite allowing three goals, the senior recorded eight saves against the fi rst strong attacking team Wash.

U. has faced all season.

Even in the loss, the team managed to fi nd positive aspects.

“We need to work on our defensive shape and our counterattack. We were also able to come back,” said Heymann.

“We need to have better communication in the back,” added Dillinger. “It’s better that this happened now rather than later.”

Next up is a weekend trip to the East Coast. Wash. U. plays New York University Friday and Brandeis University Sunday. The team hopes to demonstrate its greatest strength in these games.

“To be 2-0 down and come back shows lots of heart,” said Dillinger.

Turn in your other college T-shirts for some brand new Wash. U. apparel.

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Karen: 314-894-3080.

MAD SCIENCE INSTRUCTORS. Enthusiastic instructors needed to teach part-time (after-school, 2-4 days per week), FUN, hands-on science programs in elementary schools. MUST HAVE TRANSPORTATION. $25$27.50 per 1 hr class. Call 314-991-8000.

NADOZ CAFE IS now hiring Barista/Cashiers for our second location at #12 The Boulevard. Convenient location near Crate and Barrel.

Stop by our Job Fair on 10/13 from 11 AM - 3 PM or apply online at www.nadozcafe.com.

CLAYTON, U. CITY Loop, CWE and Dogtown.

Beautiful studios, 1, 2 bedrooms.

Quiet buildings. $410-$900.

Visit us online at ByronCompany. com or call 725-5757.

LARGE SELECTION OF apartments throughout STL! Red Brick Management has apartments in UCity, CWE, Richmond Heights, Doctown, Shaw, and Soulard. Find your space today! Please call (314) 361-7067 or visit w w w.r e dbri c k manage ment.com.

HELP FOR INTERNATIONAL students: tutoring, language practice, editing papers, running errands, help with studying for driving exam. Call 314.962.2188.

Reasonable rates.

CONDO: AVAILABLE NOW. A 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom garden level condo for sale in Brentwood. Vaulted ceiling, fireplace, and California closets.

Call Bridget at 314-486-6448 for showing.

ANNOUNCING

$5000 PAID EGG donors. +Expenses. Non-smokers, ages 19-29, SAT > 1100, ACT > 24, GPA > 3.0. Reply to: info@eggdonorcenter.com.

SPRING BREAK 2008. Sell Trips, Earn Cash, and Go Free. Call for group discounts. Best Deals guaranteed! Info/Reservations: call 1-800-648-4849 or visit us online at www.ststravel. com.

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All you can eat in Clayton $11.99 specials!

Includes one bowl of salad and bread and butter.

Monday Special: Pasta of any kind (except seafood) Tuesday Special: Pizza of any kind Wednesday Special: Toasted Ravioli

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Sudoku

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

Solution to Friday’s puzzle

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