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WU says no to potential pork

By Brad Nelson

Washington U. in Washington, D.C. How colleges lobby congress

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Congress authorized over $2 billion in 2003 —the last year for which data is available—to colleges and universities in federal appropriations, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Washington University wasn’t among them.

In fact, the University last received a congressional earmark in 2000, when it was awarded $300,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for research on improving sewage treatment, according to federal records.

As more and more colleges and universities across the nation turn to lobbying to score funding for programs and research projects attached to the end of congressional bills, known as “pork,” Washington University remains an anomaly. Between 1990 and 2003, the school received just five federal earmarks, with only one of them—the sewage treatment project—going exclusively to the University.

The other four earmarks, which were awarded between 1990 and 1993 and ranged from $2.5 million to almost $2.87 million, were shared by the University with the Midwestern Plant Biotechnol-

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had the opportunity to choose their housing before Round 1 petitions, according to Dean of Student Affairs Justin Carroll. Carroll further explained that, like RAs, execs’ housing is paid for as a compensation for their work. CS40 is currently the only organization with an executive board receiving the benefits of compensated housing.

Sophomore Sarah Chen, the outgoing CS40 director of public relations, explained that members of the CS40 exec board receive their choice of housing but are not com-

pensated for all types of rooms.

“We get compensation through housing [for an] old traditional double room,” said Chen. “It’s not that you get free housing; it depends on what you pick. A couple of execs live in Mudd, so they pay the difference.

More or less, you kind of get the room that you want.”

The CS40 exec board receives housing compensation for overseeing nearly all of the activities that take place on the South 40. They manage the student activities fee and help college councils with

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Two Dodge Rams like the one pictured here were stolen around the same time on Friday from a campus parking lot.

By Sarah Kliff Senior News Editor Two Dodge Rams were stolen from a campus parking lot within hours of each other last Friday.

The cars, which did not belong to students or faculty members, have since been recovered. According to the Washington University Police Department, their theft indicates that burglars are targeting certain cars at the University for certain parts.

The Washington University Police Department (WUPD) received a complaint around 1 p.m. that a 2004 Dodge Ram had been stolen from the park-

ing lot at the corner of Skinker and Forest Park, northeast of Brookings Hall. They received a further complaint at approximately 5 p.m., also regarding another stolen Dodge Ram. St. Louis City Police recovered both cars within an hour of each other that evening. WUPD Chief Don Strom saw the cars after their recovery and noted that they had been targeted for specific parts. The thieves had removed the tires and wheels.

Strom says that multiple car thefts aren’t unusual in the surrounding area but have not been a com-

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programming for their residential colleges.

“The great thing about being an exec is making sure that everything is running smoothly in CS40,” said Chen. “You not only have ten committees, you also have to [oversee] the college councils and make sure they use their money. We also organize larger events like the Assembly Series.”

Chen estimated that she could spend anywhere from ten to 40

Cars stolen from Brookings lot Pell Grants going unused by students

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CS40 execs guaranteed free housing While many students spent the past few weeks waiting tensely to see their housing assignments for the coming year, and others are still waiting for a call from Residential Life about where they will be placed, there were five students who experienced no housing worries. They are the Congress of the South 40 executives.

Members of the Congress of the South 40 (CS40) executive board

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The amount of academic pork that Congress awards has exploded in the past couple of years.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, spending on pork grew 10 percent in 2003 to $2.012 billion, up from $1.837 billion in 2002. The 2003 total is six times larger than the $296 million doled out by Congress in 1996.

A lot of that pork goes to major research institutions that receive millions of dollars each year in competitive grants from organizations like the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Of the top 30 institutions receiving academic pork, 17 were also among the top 100 in receiving federal research grants, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The University ranks 15th in nondefense-related research grants and got almost $303.5 million in federal grants in 2002, according to the NSF.

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The Federal Pell Grant program was formed to help finance college educations for low-income students, but it has been nearly impossible to determine the effectiveness of the grants reaching qualified candidates. A new report released in mid-April by Congress’s Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that many students are not taking the initiative to apply for the Pell Grant aid that so many are eligible to receive.

Pell Grants are a form of federal financial aid that functions like an entitlement program, guaranteeing a student up to $4,000 a year.

Undergraduate students who apply through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid program (FAFSA) can qualify for the grant. Bill Witbrodt, director of Student Financial Services, explained that all eligible students are automatically considered for Pell Grants.

“If it is determined that the student is eligible for a Pell Grant, the awarding of the Pell happens automatically,” said Witbrodt. “So any student who applies for need-based financial aid and completes a FAFSA is automatically considered for a Pell Grant.”

Currently 493 University students receive Pell Grants. One Pell Grant recipient, senior Jennifer Simpson, said that she had no trouble receiving information about the program.

“I don’t think it’s poorly advertised,” said Simpson. “I found out about Pell Grants through FAFSA. When I applied this year, they said that I was approved for a Pell Grant. I just knew about it automatically.”

In 1999, however, over 850,000 students across the nation who were eligible to receive Pell Grants did not consider applying, according to the new GAO report.

As reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education, some student-aid experts are fearful that thousands of low-income students are not applying for college because they are not aware of federal programs, such as the Pell Grant, that could help them afford college.

In an effort to reduce the number of prospective freshmen who have not received instruction about the financial aid process, the University is alerting students across the country about their scholarship and loan options.

“We encourage students to apply for needbased financial aid in all the University publications that are mailed to prospective freshmen and transfer students,” said Witbrodt. “We also encourage students to apply for need-based financial aid in presentations to campus visitors and at ‘financial aid nights’ at local high schools.

The admissions officers [also] encourage students

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SLAM presents Bard’s “Tempest” film series

You know that E Comp research paper that was due this week, the one that seemed as daunting as writing “Moby Dick”? Try penning a whole play. That’s what Brian Golden (LA 2004) did, and he managed to win the 2004 A.E. Hotchner Playwrighting Competition. His work, “Six Seconds in Charlack,” runs Thursday through Sunday at Edison Theatre. Evening shows are at 8 p.m., and tickets are $8.

“Charlack” tells the story of Bard (Chauncy Thomas—and hey, check out the Shakespeare reference to the right), who quits his newspaper job in a fit of writer’s block. His loving girlfriend Penny (Lauren Dusek) gets him a job in her father’s law firm, but Bard is hesitant to make the journey to New York City. A woman from his past, Candy (Christena Doggrell), haunts his mind. The play tackles the question of memories, realizing what your life is lacking and letting go of the past. Why not relax before reading week with some quality theatre and support a Wash U. alum in the process?

Shakespeare plays merit multiple film versions; sometimes it just seems too daunting to try to see all of them. Luckily, the Saint Louis Art Museum will be bringing several different versions of “The Tempest” to Forest Park in honor of the Shakespeare Festival’s choice this year. This week, it’s “Tempest” (1982), a loose adaptation starring the unlikely pair of John Cassavetes (“Rosemary’s Baby”) and Molly Ringwald (“The Breakfast Club”) inhabiting the roles of the Prospero and Miranda characters.

The film screens Sunday at 5 p.m. in the museum auditorium, and admission is $5.

The series continues for the rest of the month with Derek Jarman’s punky 1979 vision, Peter Greenaway’s surreal “Prospero’s Books,” and even hokey ‘50s sci-fi flick “Forbidden Planet.” (It’s the Bard in space!)

Guest speakers include Washington University’s very own Professor Jami Ake. So brush up on your Shakespeare and be sure to catch the festival’s free performance this summer starting May 27.

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CONCERTS Jazz at Holmes presents Erin Bode Thursday 8:00 p.m.—Holmes Lounge Jazz at Holmes will be uncharacteristically vocal Thursday night with an appearance by Erin Bode, a local St. Louisan whose pristine jazz vocals have taken her far. The young singer, signed to the Max Jazz label, has won praise for her interpretations of classic Dylan, Gershwin and Beatles tunes. For those who just love the ‘80s, note well that Ms. Bode’s biggest success has been a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.”

FILM SCREENINGS Film and Media Studies Department presents Children’s Film Symposium Friday 3:00 p.m., Saturday 12:00 p.m.—Women’s Building Formal Lounge/Brown 100 This two-day symposium will include lectures, panel discussions and film screenings about children’s media. Guest lecturers are Betsy Hearne from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, screenwriter Brian Hohlfeld and Amy Keating Rogers, writer for Cartoon Network’s “Powerpuff Girls.” The films “Piglet’s Big Movie” and the Powerpuff Girls’ “Mo Linguish” will screen on Saturday.

CONCERTS John Scofield Trio Wednesday through Saturday 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., $35—Jazz at the Bistro The air will be thick with sweet, jazzy guitar licks this weekend courtesy of John Scofield, the acclaimed guitarist. ...And You Will Know Us by The Trail of Dead Thursday 7:00 pm, $15—Mississippi Nights Texas rock band Trail of Dead is known for its soft-to-loud anthems, angry, intelligent lyrics and impassioned playing. Plus, its name is really, really long. See the band at Mississippi Nights as its support its latest release, “Worlds Apart.”

Of Montreal w/ Tilly and the Wall Monday 7:30 p.m.—The Creepy Crawl If you ever enjoyed the Elephant 6 scene of the mid ‘90s, which included bands like Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control and the Apples in Stereo, Of Montreal will be right up your psychedelic alley. The band, which pretty much only consists of singer/multi-instrumentalist Kevin Barnes now, comes to the Creepy Crawl in support of its album”The Sunlandic Twins.”

EVENTS Team31 Productions presents WILD, featuring Robert Randolph and the Family Band Friday 5:00 p.m.—Brookings Quad Spring WILD promises to be a hip-shakin’ good time with Robert Randolph, the celebrated pedal steel player who knows how to lead partygoers through a soul-drenched workout.

Opener Sister Hazel should remind us all of eighth grade with its alternative radio hit “All For You.” The Hatch and Michael Kelsey also open.

Dance Dance Revolution Tournament Thursday 11:00 a.m.—Mallinckrodt The Association for Computing Machinery is sponsoring this tournament for the popular video game in which players must follow dance moves on a lighted pad to score points. Prizes will go to whoever can work it best.

KARL’s Year-End Extravaganza Tuesday 7:30 p.m.—TBA The improvisational comedy group KARL promises that its last show of the year will be its best.

STAGE PERFORMANCES Big River Daily, $18–$52—The Fox Theatre The musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” comes to the Fabulous Fox. HotCity Theatre presents “Adult Entertainment” Starts Thursday, $18—The Art Loft Theatre In what promises to be a hilarious play, a group of porn directors decides to get serious and write an art film. Things get funny when a professional writer makes them study classic cinema.

FILM SCREENINGS Frederick’s Music Lounge presents Local Filmmakers’ Showcase Monday, 7:00 p.m.—Frederick’s, 4454 Chippewa Frederick’s Music Lounge presents a weekly Monday film series, featuring local St. Louis filmmakers’ material this week. Future events include the “Star Wars” trilogy, “Team America” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” Sorry, must be 21 to get in!

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PORK FROM PAGE 1

The process for receiving a grant versus receiving pork is very different. Grants are competitive and require their seekers to go through a formal application process. By contrast, congressional earmarks come directly out of pieces of legislation. Legislators will actually insert lines into a given bill directing a certain amount of money to go a certain project.

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology received the most pork of any college in 2003. According to federal records, it reeled in $56.1 million and was followed by the University of South Florida ($42.9 million), Texas A & M ($41.4 million), the University of Hawaii ($30.6 million) and Dartmouth ($29.5 million).

According to Jeff Brainard, senior writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education, pork is a better alternative for funding college’s academic needs because it is easier to come by.

“Pork is a sure thing,” he said. “Applying for a research grant is not.”

In fact, federal funding for academic research projects has been harder to come by as the number of proposals has proliferated. The NSF says it currently funds a little over 25 percent of the 40,000 proposals that are sent into the NSF each year. A few years ago, the NSF could fi nance about 50 percent of the proposals it received, said Brainard.

Pam Lokken, the University’s director of community and government relations, did not return requests seeking comment before press time.

Asked why Washington University wouldn’t try to capitalize on academic pork, Brainard responded: “There are some universities who don’t do it out of philosophical reasons, and others who already receive a lot of research money and are not as desperate as up-and-comers.”

CAR THEFT FROM PAGE 1 mon occurrence on campus. The last incident he could recall happened last fall.

“Periodically we’ve had situations like that where you’ll get a group of individuals who are involved in auto thefts, and they may steal multiple vehicles from one area,” said Strom.

“People get out, take a few vehicles and leave.

It’s part of a trend that has occurred throughout the region. We’ve seen it happen in other locations in the immediate area. I’m not downplaying the seriousness, but unfortunately we’re falling prey to something.”

WUPD has stepped up patrols in the area from which the cars were taken, but Strom says determining a course of action is difficult when the two thefts have “so far been an isolated episode.”

“Generally what you’re looking for is a pattern of theft,” said Strom. “We’re being attentive to that.”

For students seeking to make their vehicles more secure, Strom advised that they purchase a Club Anti-Theft Device to lock their steering wheel. Students can purchase a Club for $10 from WUPD. Other than that, Strom noted that car theft is largely a chance event and students should immediately report any suspicious behavior.

“I don’t know that they did anything wrong in the way they parked their vehicles, and we’re parking over 5,000 cars a day on these lots,” said Strom. “The main thing is for people to be attentive to anything that looks suspicious and not hesitate to call the police.”

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Psyche Southwell and Cary Brown perform a traditional African-Caribbean piece that conveys the Rasta message of hope and and strength.

By Helen Rhee Staff Reporter The George Warren Brown School of Social Work became a cross-cultural microcosm as it celebrated its 11th annual international festival this past Friday. With a theme of “Crossroads: Celebrating One World,” the festival began with an international food banquet, offering a taste of more than twenty countries from around the world.

Social work students transformed classrooms into cultural food markets. Chinese students handed out rice next to a booth from Arkansas while students from Kuwait offered food next to an Israeli table. The design of the festival also emphasized this year’s theme of one world andunity within the school to celebrate diversity.

Louis Chow, a visiting student from Louisiana, commented on the importance of having events such as the international festival.

“From this event, I learned about the similarities but also the differences between cultures,” said Chow. “Lots of times, people in America lump together different countries, but when they are presented like [this], I can see the drastic differences. It makes the country more real.”

In Brown Lounge, a slide-show exhibit offered a glimpse into the countries of South Korea, Georgia, Venezuela and Mexico, among others. Students presented images and displayed traditional items from their home countries.

Following the banquet, live entertainment began with dances, music and fashion shows.

This year’s cultural performances included dances from Nepal, Georgia, India, China,

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Ghana, Azerbaijan and Puerto Rico and music from Ireland, Korea, the Caribbean, Vietnam and the United States. The live entertainment also included a fashion show from Mongolia, Lithuania and many others.

Maya Mgeliashvili, an international social work student from the Republic of Georgia and chair of the international festival committee, remarked on the great turnout of attendees and participants. Through publicity within the school, the committee members were able to attract a vast group of participants from more than twenty countries. The organization of the event also emphasized students’ ability to come together to interact and to celebrate each other’s culture.

“I learned that even though we are different in many ways, there are many similarities that get overlooked in this process,” said Mgeliashvili. “Even though we have these amazing differences, we are all people. It doesn’t prevent us from cooperating and working together.”

Talithea McHenry, a fi rst-year social work student from Arkansas, remarked on the atmosphere of the festival. “[The] best part of the festival is the atmosphere,” she said. “Being here I can just feel the energy when I see people dressed in clothes from their homeland.”

Robert Pierce, former professor in the School of Social Work, remarked on the success of this year’s program.

“I watched this festival grow from the very beginning,” said Pierce. “I used to have international students over at my house in the early days of the festival, but to see it become this large is very exciting.”

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WEDNESDAY | APRIL 27, 2005

POLICE BEAT Tuesday, Apr. 19

Journalists run into beer pong trouble The Kalamazoo Gazette in Michigan dismissed two members of its staff after they became involved in games of beer pong while reporting for the paper. The students, one a news reporter and the other a photographer, decided to research their subject of college drinking habits by attending several parties. While doing such research, the two decided to drink with their subjects. They did not reveal their drinking and participation in the beer pong game until after the articles were published.

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and Apr. 22. Disposition: Under investigation.

4:38 p.m. LOST ARTICLE, OLIN LIBRARY—Student reported a lost wallet, which he had last seen at the S40 mail room. Disposition: Pending.

Compiled by Sarah Kliff Wednesday, Apr. 20

INTERNATIONAL

Students secluded after some receive hate mail

Japanese commuter train crash kills over 70

Dozens of minority students at Trinity College in Deerfield, Ill., were moved to a secluded area last Thursday night after three students received racially motivated hate mail, one making mention of using a gun. The 43 students, who spent the night with administrators at an undisclosed location, returned to campus over the weekend. They left campus after the three handwritten letters of hate mail were delivered through the campus’s internal mail system. The incident is still under investigation and has already involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Local police departments have stepped up their patrols of the university and its surrounding areas in response.

A Japanese commuter train crashed into an apartment building on Tuesday, killing over 70 and injuring approximately 400 others. Authorities call this the worst transportation accident to occur in decades. The train, which had a capacity of 580 passengers, derailed at 9:20 a.m. at a curve in its track. It had been going slightly faster than usual to make up for a delay earlier in the day, and survivors have blamed the train’s quick speed for the accident. Rescue workers have thus far been able to extricate two survivors from the debris and continue to search for others.

10:12 a.m. FOUND PROPERTY, WOHL CENTER —Midwest Waste employee found misc. items near the trash cans next to Wohl Center. Disposition: Pending.

1:47 p.m.

MEDICAL, HEALTH SERVICE—Sick case.

Disposition: Cleared.

Thursday, Apr. 21 2:40 p.m.

TRESPASSING, PARKING LOT #4—Suspect arrested for trespassing and possession of drug paraphernilia on Lot #4.

Suspect was soliciting a ride and money from a student.

Disposition: Cleared by arrest.

4:42 p.m. LARCENY-THEFT, HILLTOP BAKERY —Deposit missing from safe. TOC Apr. 20 from 2:00–10:00 p.m. Disposition: Under investigation.

Friday, Apr. 22

LOCAL Students and scientists fight over Missouri’s state amphibian The Missouri State Legislature has faced recent opposition to an attempt to name the bullfrog as the state amphibian. The bullfrog, scientists say, is a poor representation of the state. The bullfrog is known for eating other animals, such as baby ducks, and even its own young. As alternatives, scientists have suggested the Ozark hellbender salamander that is native to the state or the gopher frog. The group of fourth grade students from Chinn Elementary School in Kansas City, who nominated the bullfrog after seeing it on a field trip, have come before the legislature and testified in defense of their choice.

8:53 a.m. LARCENY-THEFT, SMALL GROUP #1 LOPATA HOUSE—A student reports that someone accessed her bank account and stole $1,800. Loss was noticed on Apr. 19 and has been reported to the bank already. Disposition: Under investigation.

11:58 a.m.

LARCENYTHEFT, RUBELMAN DORM —A student reports that his bicycle, a rental from Bear Bikes, was stolen sometime between Apr. 18

12:55 p.m. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, PARKING LOT #4—Complainant reports the theft of his 2004 Blue Dodge Ram truck from area. TOC Apr. 22 5:45 a.m.

–12:45 p.m. Vehicle recovered by St. Louis City PD at 6: 30 p.m. Disposition: Under investigation.

5:15 p.m. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, PARKING LOT #4— The victim reported that he parked his 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck on the northeast quadrant of Lot #4 at about 6:45 a.m. this date, and at that time he locked and secured the vehicle. The victim stated that he returned to the parking lot at about 4: 15 p.m. this date, and at that time discovered that his vehicle had apparently been stolen by some unknown person or persons. Vehicle recovered 7:32 p.m. by St. Louis City PD. Disposition: Under investigation.

Monday, Apr. 25 2:09 p.m. LARCENY-THEFT, ATHLETIC COMPLEX—A student reports her backpack and laptop computer stolen from the Athletic Complex. TOC from 5:30 –8:30 p.m. Computer is a Dell Inspiron 8600, value = $1,500.00 Student later found her backpack with all items intact. Disposition: Unfounded.

4:29 p.m. PARKING VIOLATION, PARKING LOT #34—Vehicle located with a fraudulent parking permit. Parking pass was confiscated and owner contacted. Disposition: Referred to Judicial Administrator.

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STAFF/FACULTY PROFILE

Professor of Political Science

Did you attend college and/or job training? Where?

I was an undergrad at University of Oklahoma and Indiana University.

What was your mascot? In a fight, who would win: the mascot from your alma mater or the Wash U. Bear?

The Indiana mascot is a Hoosier. In a fight, I would bet on a bear against just about any other creature.

What brought you to Wash U.?

The only job offer I had at the time.

What is your favorite book?

Sorry if this sounds immodest, but my favorite books are the ones I’ve written. I’ve written four of them. The latest is titled “Dam Politics: Restoring America’s Rivers.”

By Helen Rhee, Staff Reporter Name: Bill Lowry, Professor of Political Science Years at Washington University: Assistant Professor from 1988–1995 and Associate Professor from 1995–present.

Originally from: Indianapolis, Ind.

Something interesting that many people don’t know about you is...?

I once pulled a couple of injured guys out of a burning car just before it exploded. A couple of years ago, my girlfriend and her son and I were driving along a back road in Grand Canyon National Park [when] we came upon a car wreck that had just occurred. The car had hit a tree and was on fire. I ran over to the car and found the two guys in it were badly hurt and couldn’t get out. So I pulled one of them out and away from the car and, with the help of someone else who stopped, lifted the other one out. A few minutes later, the gas tank in the car exploded. The two guys were taken to the hospital. I heard later that they had survived, but I’ve never heard of or from them since.

hours a week working on CS40 events and attending meetings. CS40 executives also complete RA training in the fall, since it outlines rules for programming.

Each exec oversees certain committees as well as two or three residential colleges, “but as an exec, we don’t really partition out our responsibility,” said Chen. “We’re all there; we all help with all the committees.”

Carroll reiterated the amount of work CS40 execs do on a regular basis.

“I can tell you that they work really hard,” he said. “They spend a lot of time—it’s a big commitment on their part.”

Student Union (SU) executives reported that they spend equivalent amounts of time working with their organization but do not receive compensation like their CS40 counterparts.

“I would say [I spend] on average… probably 25–30 hours a week,” said SU Vice President Pamela Bookbinder, a junior. “That time consists of exec council meetings, senate, treasury and office hours, among other things.”

Bookbinder does not feel that SU executives deserve payment.

“It’s nothing that I’ve really considered since it would violate our constitution,” she said. It states that no SU executive will receive payment for his or her work.

“If that’s how [CS40] runs, then that’s fine. I love being in SU. I love my position…I get great pleasure from seeing different events going off and getting to work with people in SU,” said Bookbinder, stressing the importance of having the right motivations for acting as an executive officer.

The CS40 execs who spoke with Stu-

dent Life expressed similar concerns.

“When I ran for office, I wanted to run before I knew the housing benefit,” said Chen. “We wanted to run because we wanted to have a presence on the 40. I didn’t find out about the housing until I started running.”

Freshman Jamie Resnick, CS40 director of public relations for next year, chose to run for CS40 because of an experience she had in the fall during a leadership program.

“I really like the organization,” she said. “They’re more about having fun with the student activities fee. I like planning events for that.”

As for housing, Resnick said “it’s more something they tell everyone… but that’s not why people run.”

Resnick will be living in Mudd next year and will pay the difference between the cost of her room and the cost of a traditional double.

Chen noted that if the CS40 execs feel that one of them has personal motives other than the benefit of the South 40 in mind, the exec board can ask that that person resign.

“If [execs aren’t] pulling their weight, the other execs can choose to ask them to step down, and then they don’t get free housing,” said Chen.

Rhonda Kiely, the residential college director who assigns rooms to students, could not be reached for comment.

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ways to increase awareness of the Pell Grant program, the Department of Education is reducing monetary awards for students in specific income brackets and removing others from the program altogether. The department recently updated its tax assessment system, which evaluates how much grant money lowincome students are eligible for each year after taxes have been completed. Approximately 81,000 students will lose their Pell Grants, and about 35 percent of recipients will experience decreases in the amount of grant money they receive, according to a report released by the GAO last week. This is the first time in more than ten years that the Department of Education has updated its tax allowances. The GAO report also stated that the change will save the government around $250 million in the Pell Grant Program.

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No more free housing for CS40 executives

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ongress of the South 40 (CS40) executives receive free housing.

What’s next? Complimentary living quarters for Student Union executive board with a 50 percent discount rate for all the senators? This is ludicrous. True, the CS40 execs are only compensated for the amount of a double bedroom in an old building. Paying for an upgrade is not particularly tragic, though.

The yearly rate for an old double is $6,096. That means that an upgrade to an old single would only cost $878. A new single would cost $1,666, and a single in Millbrook would set an exec back $1,324.

These prices are ridiculously low compared

to what other students are paying; other students normally pay about six times that amount.

The responsibilities of these overly compensated students include promoting and organizing events, divvying up the group’s budget and overseeing various internal committees. This description sounds vaguely reminiscent of Student Union executives, not to mention half of the other student run activity groups on campus. There is no possible way that CS40 officers work harder than any other officer in any other organization on campus. Even if they did, free housing is much too large a compensation.

Complimentary housing puts CS40 execu-

tives on the level of residential advisers, and it is the RAs, not CS40 officers, who are expected to be “on call” at all times.

Moreover, regardless of the justice in the situation, free housing should not have to be offered in order for a student to run for this position. Wanting to do the job well— whether one is compensated or not—should be the reason for aspiring to be an officer.

If a student joins in order to receive this reward, it seems unlikely that he or she will take the job as seriously as possible. On the other hand, if students are joining the organization for personal reasons and vow to take on the responsibility regardless, why is it necessary for free housing to be offered?

There is no justification for these students to receive free housing. They may come back to school earlier than other students, but plenty of students paying for their housing come back to run pre-orientation programs. They may have to endure two weeks of training along with the RAs, but the preparation for Uncle Joe’s is much more extensive, and no compensation is involved.

If free housing is so easy to attain, why are other students paying so much to live in campus housing? CS40 should not receive free housing any more than any other member of the University community should.

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Please make Bear’s Den healthier Dear Editor: Re: “Healthy food on campus” (April 25) Wash U’s director of nutrition Connie Diekman makes an important point when she says “ it is...up to the individual to make healthier choices.” The University cannot, and moreover should not, force students to eat healthily. However, Dr. Diekman’s assertion that the University “is working to provide the options so that people can make healthier, tasty choices” is so at odds with the current state of dining options as to be almost fatuous. At Bear’s Den, for example, there is only one choice for whole grains (a sandwich, if you specifically request multigrain bread). Besides this glaring deficiency, the options for a healthy, filling meal (i.e. something that contains calories) literally comprise four choices (The fish special - at 8.95 an impractical choice, the grilled chicken, the veggie burger, and the pasta with marinara and chicken). The “health tips” that Dr. Diekman points to usually amount to poorly worded and irrelevant factoids about vitamins and minerals that do not help us make healthier macronutritional choices. The main nutritional problem facing students is not a lack of riboflavin.

Dining Services often responds to criticism of food options at Bear’s Den by pointing to the greater selection at Center Court; however, the fact is that most students do not eat at Center Court, whether it is because the hours are limited and inconvenient, the all-you-can-eat format is impractical for a student schedule, or even because

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all of the food there tastes the same.

Frankly, I am tired of eating a salad and grilled chicken or a salad and pasta with grilled chicken every night. Adding different, healthy food options would not be that difficult - how about whole grain pasta once in a while, or lentils and other legumes, or yogurt that doesn’t contain 40 grams of sugar? For those of use who would rather not eat fried food or burgers, Bear’s Den, and the University dining system as a whole, is quite inadequate.

they want. The call to censor these cartoons is absolutely sickening. If his cartoons offend you, I’d first ask you to reflect on how uncertain your beliefs must be if a three panel cartoon makes you upset and second, consider yourself lucky to live in a country where someone has the freedom to offend you.

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Pick a new topic—it’s no longer satire The freedom to offend is a valuable one

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Dear Editor: Johnny Chang deserves a great deal of thanks from the Washington University community. His last three cartoons have been truly outstanding. They are offensive, crudely drawn and divisive. They get people to think, laugh, and even write letters to the editor in anger. But that is exactly the point.

In America, people have the right to varying opinions and beliefs and should be able to express those opinions and beliefs however

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(April 25) I never found Johnny Chang’s first editorial cartoon about the bookstore to be that terribly offensive. It actually made me chuckle a bit. The second editorial cartoon with the Doberman joke seemed just a touch bitter and vindictive. This last one... is just making me roll my eyes, thinking “What... another one??”

I do think that many students did take the initial cartoon too seriously, and that the sudden stream of letters full of righteous indignation is pretty funny. But

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enough is enough! Johnny Chang really should move on to other subjects for his cartoons.

For one thing, continuing making cartoons on this topic would just provoke students even more. Especially since the cartoons grow increasingly aggressive in the jokes. Johnny Chang is starting to indirectly belittle his readers, and it’s growing tiresome, even to people who enjoyed his first cartoon. The “l33t” in this last comic was really rather condescending.

Secondly, these cartoons really aren’t that great satires anyhow. For comedic satire to be really effective, you need subtlety and wit. Absurdity and shock value helps, of course, but the main thing is the wit and the subtlety. Wesley Legant’s letter about squirrel anorexia in last Friday’s issue was a great example of satire. These recent cartoons aren’t subtle or witty, and really rely more on “in your face” humor and controversy.

It’s not satire anymore, Johnny Chang is just making taunts.

I don’t think Johnny Chang is a talentless, offensive hack that should be fired. But isn’t it about time that he moved on to other subject matters for his cartoons? Maybe the StudLife office is still receiving daily hate mails from offended readers, but even so, these cartoons just add oil to the fire. It’s just time to move on to other jokes.

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It’s the end of the school year as we know it

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here’s one main problem I have with SWA. And that problem is, wait a second, HOLY S*IT THE YEAR IS BASICALLY DONE. This Friday will be the last day of classes, followed by two weeks of fi nals, and on May 12, two weeks from tomorrow, we’ll all be forced to abandon our residence halls and fi nd something to do for the next three months. It will be tough to get through life without classes, roommates, or reading some stupid freshman complain about something every Wednesday on this very page. Alas, I am here to save the proverbial day, and provide some suggestions for those who just

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need their Washington University fi x during the summer (without taking classes here, that is).

The fi rst semester was all about the debate.

First it was on, then it was off, then it was on again, and for a couple of days, people knew that Washington University was actually in St. Louis.

Why not try to replicate it? It will be October all over again! Build a little John Kerry, George Bush and Charlie Gibson, download some of the better sound bites, such as “Need some wood?” and just have a blast. For good measure, fi nd some old action figures, and put them on top of a bookshelf to recreate the snipers on frat row. That will satisfy your Wash U. craving in no time.

For some, summer is a time of copious drinking. Well, if some of those people need a little Washington University fi x, never fear, because there is a solution. Forbid yourself from drinking at parties to simulate the alcohol ban at Greek events from the fi rst semester. It may not be that fun, but it will teach you a valuable lesson about how you should behave while inebriated:

make sure not to hurt the security people.

That may only quench one semester of your Washington University thirst, though. For the second semester, one option is to just stop using the toilet for a couple days. If you need to defecate, fi nd some authority figure’s room or office and just pop a squat. And for those keep-

It may not be that fun, but it will teach you a valuable lesson about how you should behave while inebriated: make sure not to hurt the security people. ing track, that was the 237th time the word “defecate” was used in the pages of Student Life this semester. Won’t you miss seeing words like

Where has our pride gone?

By Emilie Schlickman Op-ed Submission

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t’s Saturday morning. All of the sudden, you feel an overwhelming urge to crack open your books. Astounded by this rare impulse, you decide to actually get some work done.

As you walk over to the library, you begin to notice something you had never paid attention to before: the remnants of a Friday night carelessly strewn all over the 40.

Last year Wash U. took part in a recycling competition with 16 other universities. The 10 -week competition ranked each university by the amount of recyclable material each student could produce. Miami University succeeded in securing the number one position with 58.28 lbs/person. Wash U. placed last with 3.87 lbs/person—15 times less than that of the leading schools.

Now, before we start pointing fingers, we must realize that certain variables probably don’t help the situation, such as poorly labeled disposal containers, St. Louis City restrictions on recycling, and the lack of adequate instruction. Yet, these factors alone cannot account for this massive discrepancy. Other universities must face some of the same recycling roadblocks that we encounter, but they are capable of instituting successful programs.

With this, we must wonder if these uncontrollable variables constitute just a deceptive layer of excuses under which the true problem lies. Are we—the students, the faculty, the staff—at least

somewhat responsible?

We have all heard of the “Wash U. Bubble” where academia and partying take precedence over other priorities.

At one point or another we all have fallen into this trap of only seeing narrow bands of importance in our college lives. But this does not give us the right to renege on our personal responsibilities that we once took pride in adhering to. It seems as though once thrown into the college scene, many of us (myself included) become so wrapped up in our own desires and aspirations that we refuse to respond to issues that once compelled us.

Now, this troubling issue extends far beyond the realm of recycling programs. For example, many of us have lost touch with the rest of the world. Most of us grew up reading the newspaper and watching the news. We took pride in becoming informed of the events that shaped the environment around us. Yet now it seems as though our only concerns revolve around GPAs and the next place to get drunk.

I am not trying to reprimand the Wash U. community. Rather, I wish simply to expose a personal observation that has become more and more evident to me. So now we must pose this question to ourselves: Where did our pride go? Just because our atmosphere has changed, doesn’t mean that our selfimposed duties can. In a recent survey, 97% of Wash U. students admitted that recycling could improve on campus. So, I beg of you, whether you are finishing up at the library and tossing your

notes away, or cleaning up after a party and getting rid of a massive bag of beer cans—think twice about blindly lobbing them into the garbage.

Emilie is a freshman in Arts & Sciences.

She can be reached via e-mail at eeschlic @artsci.wustl.edu.

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Survivor: SWA

By Micah Bateman Staff Columnist

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ately, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading in StudLife the coverage of post-sit-in SWA protesters. There has been speculation and banter as to what their punishment should be, and there has even been a day-in-thelife article about Joe Thomas after the culmination of the sit-in. I contend that this celebrity status shouldn’t be confi ned to our college newspaper – we should put it to good use. The protesters could be the basis for a new reality television show.

They could travel the country and stage sit-ins in famous American sites. The Oval Office might take some doing, but I’m sure there are some impetuous producers out there that could make it happen. After Season I, they could go global: the Louvre, the Leaning Tower, Taj Mahal, etc. There’s really no limit. They could sit-in on Mars, and the entire country could watch their every move.

After the response that I’ve seen here on campus, I have no doubts that it would

be a damn successful show. And that saddens me.

I’m just wondering two things: fi rst, how the protesters attained this weird reality television celebrity status, and second, why the general public cares about them as individuals (not to be harsh here, but really, get on with your lives).

I was confounded by this celebritization at last with Jeff Stepp’s editorial entitled “Let Them Fail.” The author’s argument was pretty thoughtful, saying that not to reap the punishment for their actions would be to undermine the actions themselves. I can buy that, I suppose, if the purpose of their sit-in was to teach the protesters a life lesson. However, I’m sure if you asked any one of the protesters, they would tell you that they sat in to raise wages for campus workers, not to learn the value of self-sacrifice. The protesters themselves were merely a tool for bringing living wages to campus, and so it baffles me that they should be the objects of examination on individual levels. So they got what they wanted (sort of). Leave them alone.

If the administration fi nds it necessary

to punish them in order to set a precedent so that next year, no one will stage a sit-in to lower bookstore rates, or get in to med school, or bring the Foo Fighters to WILD (please?), then so be it. But certainly there is no point in having them fail classes if by the end of the semester, they have completed all the work. Secondly, there is no point why the student body should care, anyway. I realize people could be jealous if they thought that Brookings was a three-week non-stop party locale, but I assure you that its temporary inhabitants were working and suffering just as much as everyone here in the university community suffers.

I realize that by claiming no one should care about the plight of the SWA protesters except for the protesters and the administration, I’ve made this article terribly ironic by writing about it. But mainly, I just want people to shut up. Shouldn’t you be studying for fi nals?

Micah is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at mbateman@wustl.edu.

Taco hell: Tex-Mex food crisis

By Danny Bravman Op-ed Submission

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rices fluctuated wildly last month as the effects of Taco Bell’s imminent departure were wreaking havoc upon the Mexican food market in the Washington University marketplace.

Students are still enduring long lines and shortages from this unprecedented culinary catastrophe. At Mallinckrodt, lines for the Taco Bell station have begun forming over 45 minutes before the food court even opens, and the queues spill out into Bowles by the time the fi rst burrito is served.

Nobel laureate and economics professor Douglass North explained, “This has become a classic supply-and-demand analysis. As the Law of Supply states, when demand is held constant, an increase in supply leads to a decreased price; a decrease in supply leads to an increased price. With the free market discovering this fi nite supply, the corresponding increase in demand will drive prices up exorbitantly.” Upon hearing the latest price for a Gordita Supreme, North added, “Ay Chihuahua.”

The chaos has spread across campus,

as students seek Mexican food wherever they can fi nd it. Bear’s Den’s Tacqueria’s prices have spiraled upwards as students pay increasingly high rates for the sole remaining source for campus burritos.

One student, wishing to remain anonymous to protect her stash, admitted that she walked out with 16 quesadillas hidden in her backpack. “I’m going to hide them under my mattress and pray that my roommate won’t notice the stench.”

Indeed, some students have begun to hoard tacos away for next year, in anticipation of harder times. Vice Chancellor for Students Dean James McLeod observed that the difficulties in the fall might be worse than imaginable. “These poor undergrads have no memory of a time when Mallinckrodt lacked soft tacos. I just don’t know how their going to manage to survive next year.” Other students are looking for alternatives. “My suitemate’s from Monterrey, so if he purchases me a wrap, that counts as Mexican, doesn’t it?” inquired one hungry junior.

ResLife is considering imposing a rationing system, in which each student would be assigned a number based on the number of semesters they have lived on campus. A student with a low number

would have a minimal wait for a quesadilla, while conversely a student with a high number would never even smell fresh guacamole, and would likely have to trek over to the Village multiple times a day for sustenance.

The Student Worker Alliance released a statement indicating that they were all “extremely disappointed that [Chancellor] Wrighton has been most irresponsible in not doing anything about these unconscionably high prices, which preclude the downtrodden workers of the University from being able to partake of the very food aristocratic students indulge in without a second thought.” The SWA refused to comment on rumors that they would be holding a hunger strike until the campus included affordable chalupas as benefits.

A representative for Bon Appétit offered reassurances that “it is simply not true that we are manipulating our prices to fi nancially rape students,” adding that “[that metaphor] would be rather inappropriate.”

Danny is a freshman in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at dbravman@wustl.edu.

defecate in your local paper?

If that isn’t enough, you can always take in some culture and hit up a museum. Of course, if you’re trying to feel like you’re at Washington University again, you might want to drink a little fi rst. In fact, enough to throw up. Throw in a dab of girl scout, and you’ll be set.

There is one fi nal thing you would need to do to allow yourself to enjoy the 2004-2005 school year over the summer. Find an injustice, and go pay the perpetrator a visit. Take a seat in his or her office, and stay there for a couple weeks.

Moreover, you can stop eating for six days while you’re there. Then, to make it even more realistic, get people to protest your protest. The only thing missing will be the Bunny. And you could always build that too, you do have three months…

Daniel is a freshman in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor. He can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

SWA: help us understand…

By Michelle Purdy and Solana Rice Op-ed Submission

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s two alumni of Washington University, we have been forwarded an alumni petition that supports the Student Worker Alliance’s demands. The petition, however, also calls for alumni to stop fi nancial support of Washington University until SWA’s demands are met. After receiving the petition several times and after reading articles in Student Life, we ask SWA to provide more information about its campaign. We applaud SWA’s energy and persistence; as former students we both know how easy students can get caught up in the excitement being a part of a social movement. While we know that the sit-in has ended, we have a few questions that may help reflect upon the situation.

For what are you arguing?

Is the living wage the best priority of demands? How did you come to the living wage issue as the highest priority? Negotiating for benefits and the right to unionize should be much higher on the list.

Endowment Limitations A university only spends the interest of its endowment, and in most cases monies donated to an endowment are earmarked for particular programs, schools or academic chairs. Therefore, what is your recommendation for how Wash U. should generate $2.4 million for its operating budget? How do we (as alumni) not giving to the University help the University to pay contractors who in turn would pay higher wages to its workers?

How are you negotiating?

Administrators are entrusted both to oversee the current life and the long-term trajectory of the University. Therefore to make demands of the administrators without a strong plan for cooperation will lead students nowhere. During the 1997-1998 school year when the Association of Black Students wrote and submitted their Action Proposal, the proposal gave ideas for student, administrative and community involvement to enact the proposal. Has the SWA issued any compromises to University administrators? When students have chosen to work with the University their ideas have greater influence and persist over time.

Internalizing the Cost of Convenience We understand the demands, but what negotiations have been made? What are the compromises that students (and workers ultimately) are willing to make? In a recent Student Life article, Professor Rehfeld made a good point that increasing wages means cutting back on services or hiring a different set of people. Have you thought about the cost of convenience at Washington University?

Four years ago, Washington University was found to have more eateries per capita than most universities in the country.

Additionally, these eateries are open at convenient times (i.e. early morning and late night). Therefore, to improve worker conditions, has consideration been given to decreasing the number of eateries or the hours, thereby decreasing the number of workers needed, and thus having the possibility of increasing needed workers’ wages and benefits?

Has SWA considered how community life in the residential halls would be improved if students were more responsible for cleaning after themselves? Students are paying for convenience, housekeeping service and residential staff that provide support for the communities. What would happen if students suggested that each floor be responsible for maintaining the residence hall one week a month?

Again, we truly appreciate your dedication, and we ask that you seriously consider these questions to provide clarity and support for this cause. As students, you are benefiting from beautiful facilities, small classes, world-renowned professors’ instruction, outstanding research and a diverse community that is actively recruited to make Washington University a great place. Therefore, we know that you have the capacity to envision creative solutions, not just demands.

Michelle and Solana are alumni of the school of Arts & Sciences and the School of Architechture, respectively. They can be reached via e-mail at mapurdy08@hotmail.com and rices@mit.edu.

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Your Horoscope for Wednesday, April 27, 2005

By Linda C. Black, Tribune Media Services Today’s Birthday (04-27-05). The difference between wanting and obtaining this year has to do with planning. Being spontaneous is fun, but won’t get you where you want to go.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7. Change around your savings so you get a better return. New options are available now. Find out what they are.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7. You have amazing talent, that’s obvious. It’s all about timing, as you may know. Practice to where you don’t think about it.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8. Travel and romance both look good, but not necessarily in that order. You mustn’t forget to take care of business, however. You’re being watched.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 6. You have plenty of money to pay your bills, and there’s always money left over. Keep believing that’s true, and it happens again. You’re onto something here.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8. Friends push you to take new ground and break through to new levels of awareness. No point in resisting; accept their boost. You’re headed in the right direction.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) _ Today is a 5 _ Completion is a wonderful experience, as you well know. Even if you can still find imperfections, check an old item off your lists. Declare it done.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 6. Authority figures could be impetuous now, and easily angered. Help an imaginative person stay calm, and you’ll make a good impression.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6. Although you’re a social butterfly, truth be known, your favorite thing is to hide away with a good book all by yourself. Work that into your busy schedule.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is an 8. If you want to go past the boundaries, take along an exciting companion. With a guide, you’ll have a lot more fun, and get a whole lot farther.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7. You can save by shopping the sales. You can increase your income by working harder. Do both, and you really score.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7. You’re energized, and ready to tackle the impossible again. Concerns about home and family slow you down, and keep you grounded. This is a good thing, for now.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7. Perhaps subconsciously, you’ve been preparing. You’re becoming qualified for the next level. Request admission. (c) 2005, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC. Distributed by Knight Ridder-Tribune Information Services.

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Sports Editor / Justin Davidson / sports@studlife.com

TRACK FROM PAGE 10 that up with a first-place finish in the 5,000 -meter by clocking a 17:36.09, provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the 5K run.

Wadlington won the triple jump and the 200 -meter dash Sunday afternoon, recording a meet-best mark of 11.16 meters in the triple jump, and a WU season-best and NCAA “B” cut time of 25.06 to win the 200 by 1/100 of a second. Wadlington also led off the Bears’ winning 4x100 relay squad that set a UAA record by clocking a 48.79 to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Outdoors. She was joined on the winning team by senior Hallie Hutchens, junior Leah Sabin and junior Julie McDermitt.

Hutchens, also a key player of the women’s track and field team, made UAA history in the 100 -meter hurdles, becoming the only student-athlete to win the event four consecutive years in the league’s 18-year history. Hutchens clocked a 14.57 to win the event, a team season-best time and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Wadlington followed close behind in second place (15.18).

Following the victory by the women’s squad, Grabow was very emotional from the win and her impending end to her four-year career as a WU athlete.

“I was very proud of everyone for the running, jumping, throwing and so on over the weekend. This [event] was especially important to me because we won all four UAA Championships in my four years here, and especially that the fourth came here at Wash U. There was lots of support from friends and family there,” explains Grabow. “As a senior, it was difficult because this was my last UAA Championship to experience and I won’t be able to form any more new memories. I was both happy and sad at the same time. It was also very special and very emotional for me to win the 5K.” The men added their tenth outdoor UAA title in its program’s history with persistence and key victories. Junior David Skiba paced the men’s squad, winning both his hurdles events, the 110 -meter hurdles in 14.81, good for an NCAA “B” cut. Skiba recorded another provisional qualifying time in the 400 -meter event, clocking a time of 54.36 for the win.

In the field events, Junior Drew Martin matched sophomore Delaina Martin’s women’s discus victory by registering a throw of 42.84 meters, as well as winning the shot put with a 14.96 meter throw. Senior Lance Moen capped off his conference career by placing second in the 400 -meter run (49.66). Junior Brennan Bonner also took second in the 3,000 steeplechase, finishing the race in 9:36.93.

The WU men won seven individual titles on the weekend. The women have totaled nine UAA outdoor titles and have won six straight since 2000.

The squad returns to action this weekend, April 28-30, at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.

BIG MAC FROM PAGE 10 as a top priority throughout his playing days and allowed it to go on. Because of this, the blame should be placed squarely on them, the owners and players’ union.

Let’s take a few seconds to recount McGwire’s 1998 dream season. On this date seven years ago, Mark McGwire had already hit 10 homeruns. As the Mid-Summer’s Classic arrived, he was at 37.

His record-breaking 62nd home run, breaking the 37-year record held by Roger Maris, came at Busch Stadium on the last game of a home stand against Sosa’s Chicago Cubs. The game was televised to a national audience. The family of Roger Maris was seated directly behind the Cardinals dugout. After rounding the bases and touching home plate, McGwire grabbed his son, Matt, a Cardinals batboy, and lifted him nearly above his head. Then he walked down the first base line and embraced Sosa, the ultimate sign of respect and sportsmanship between the two men. He then ran into the stands and paid homage to the Maris family.

On the final day of the regular season, McGwire gave an encore performance at Busch Stadium, hitting two home runs. He beat Sosa to 61. He was the first to break Maris’ 37-year old record. He outlasted Sammy for the new major league record, 70 home runs to 66. The Cardinals slugger defeated the rival Cubs bomber. Could it be more perfect for a Cardinals fan?

It was a dream season for McGwire and for the city of St. Louis. In 2001, McGwire retired, leaving the game for the quiet life in the California sun. He was not to be heard from again until this spring, when the steroid accusations, which have haunted his credibility for years, returned in a big way.

McGwire’s failure to come clean on an issue that sorely needs to be resolved was a disappointment to all Cardinals fans. If he took steroids, he should have just admitted it, owned up to his mistakes. Coverage of his testimony was deemed so important in St. Louis that CBS often interrupted their first round coverage of the NCAA tournament to broadcast his statements live.

Mark McGwire deserves no sympathy. He wouldn’t want anybody’s pity. But he still is worthy of our respect. He was one of the greatest baseball players in ‘The Steroid Era.” The last two decades deserve to be regarded as such, but a few individuals should not have to shoulder the responsibility of the mistakes of an entire league.

Top 10 sports comedies of our generation

By Jordan Katz Sports Reporter I trust you have all read dozens of these lists and are probably sick of them already. But, give me a chance; my unprofessional journalism has defi nitely carried over to my choices for this list, adding a dimension never before seen in sports movie lists. I bet you haven’t ever seen “Space Jam” on a top 10. What about “Mighty Ducks” 1 and 2? I think this list will speak more to our generation, and by doing so will become a watershed event in Generation Y journalism. Read on.

Because not all sports movies try to achieve the same purpose, I have taken my Brahma-given right to discuss here but one aspect of the world of sports movies—the fabled sports comedy.

10) Space Jam: Ok, well, I’ll admit it, I’m as puzzled as you are to see this movie on the list; hell, I even wrote it and I’m confused. But, Michael Jordan stands as one of my favorite people ever and I think this movie is both funny and charts his transition from baseball back to basketball in a very comical fashion. Don’t forget that the middle school slow dance staple, R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly,” came from this movie, and that was before R. peed on an underage girl in a porn fl ick.

9) Mighty Ducks 1: I think this movie should be a lesson to everyone not to drink and drive. Seriously though, this movie sparked a hockey obsession in America that lasted about a week and a half, the fi rst event to spark such passion in Canada’s sport since the 1980 miracle on ice, whereby the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the “unbeatable” Russian Olympic team in the heart of the Cold War. This movie had it all—action, drama, teamwork and endless fat jokes directed at the reluctant Passover-celebrating goalie, Goldberg.

8) The Sandlot: Wow, what a crazy storyline. A bunch of kids lose a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, the nerdy kid, Squints, fakes drowning to make out with the knock-out lifeguard Wendy Peppercorn, Benny “the Jet” Rodriguez has to outrun a dog to get the Ruth ball back and eventually everything is OK when James Earl Jones appears as the dog’s owner/ former Negro league player.

In other words, watch this movie sober. It’s confusing, but funny as hell.

7) Mighty Ducks 2: This is probably the only case when a sequel is better than the original. While the second installation might not be as original as the fi rst, who can ignore this movie’s political significance? Who did the Ducks play in the fi nal game of this movie? Iceland. Who was the United States’ biggest Scandinavian foe when this movie debuted? Iceland, of course. Also, the knucklepuck was tight.

6) A League of Their Own: These women can play. Plus, I’m sure the feminists would’ve been all over me for not including this movie on the list. It hosts a great cast featuring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell (who didn’t get as much attention until she hosted the Nickelodeon

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A bittersweet farewell I’d like to think that nothing worth writing about will be going on in the sports world for the next, oh, four months. After all, I don’t know that I’ll be able to handle no longer having the opportunity to express my opinions to whichever Wash U. students pick up a copy of Student Life every Wednesday. Nor will I be able to choose what to bitch about in my first fall 2005 column.

I can’t say I’m looking forward to four months of an inbox devoid of e-mail asking for everything from my hand in marriage to my death sentence. Four months of no one approaching me about seeing my picture in the paper and proceeding to test my sports knowledge. Four months without Student Life sports staff meetings, which inevitably turn into everyone making fun of me for being a Duke fan.

Perhaps over the next four months, rather than furiously struggling to spit out a column, my Tuesday afternoons (sometimes evenings when I really feel like pissing the editors off) will be spent at Cubs games and, if not, at least watching them on TV in a city where their games are actually televised. I don’t have to worry about being made fun of for any of my teams (except Duke, of course, but I’m used to that). It will be the Cubs, not the Cards, on every TV in every restaurant and other public places.

And I will be surrounded by the revitalized Chicago Bulls and the most faithful of faithful fans who are finally getting what we’ve been waiting for since 1998. So maybe I don’t want the sports world to stop turning. Chicago sports are more fun in Chicago.

But then again, what if big stuff happens and I’m not here to write about it? What if LeBron James gets traded or Phil Jackson starts coaching again? And am I supposed to experience the later rounds of the NBA playoffs, the championship series or the draft without writing about it?

And who knows what’s going to happen in baseball? I’m not even going to try to predict anything because it’s far too early in the season to tell. But when I do start speculating, it’s not going to be on paper and I won’t get other people’s responses emailed directly to me. When players we actually care about start to suffer the consequences of taking steroids and similar substances, I’m not going to be here to say, “I told you so,” or further comment on the MLB’s bogus policies.

On the other hand, I will be back in perfect time to boast about Duke’s amazing recruitment job (assuming everyone doesn’t go pro). Football won’t start without me. I will be back in time to cover the more important time of the baseball season. And I definitely don’t doubt that there will be plenty more steroid cases to cover.

Somehow, however, it seems I’ll feel more removed from the sports world when I go home. We’re all well aware that Wash U. is not exactly full of sports fans or sports-focused people, but it’s not easy to keep up in the summer. I, for one, will be a counselor at my secluded little camp in the middle of nowhere. Here, at least, when big things happen, everyone is talking about them. So if you miss anything, you’ll overhear people talking in class and know to get on ESPN.com right when you get back to your room. And it’s also become my job here to know what’s going on, for my social and professional life.

At least I know that for the time I’m home, I won’t be missing out on the Chicago stuff.

We have an unfortunately exciting summer ahead of us. You, our noble readers, will have to do without my banter. Anyway, enjoy going home to your home teams. I know I will.

Allie Wieczorek

Kid’s Choice awards three years in a row). I put this into the comedy section because I think the funny parts outweigh the drama.

However, this movie is a pretty big tearjerker towards the end, I mean, if you’re into the whole crying thing. I’m not.

5) The Bad News Bears: Well, I’ve never actually seen this movie, but, it’s on every list of the funniest sports movies, so, I’ll check it out if you do.

4) Major League: Ok, so, I’m from Cleveland, and, coincidentally, that’s where this movie takes place. I’m not biased, I swear. This movie features some of the funniest characters in movie history (“Wild Thing” Rick Vaughan and Willie “Mays” Hays to name two). This movie really put Cleveland on the map (from which it was removed about a month later).

3) Bill Durham: Kevin Costner’s fi rst of two great baseball movies, featuring Tim Robbins and that zombie girlfriend of his, Susan Sarandon. This movie has some of the wittiest dialogue you’ll ever hear and almost makes the life of minor league ball players look glamorous. It combines two of America’s greatest pastimes: sex and baseball.

What could be better?

2) Slapshot: Defi nitely the dirtiest sports comedy on the list. Paul Newman, a washed up hockey player gets to tutor the hard-hitting Hanson brothers (no, not those “mmbop” shemales) and try to turn the Charlestown Chiefs into a respectable minor league hockey team. This movie is fi lled with fi ne slapstick humor, mixed with some of Paul Newman’s cerebral hilariousness.

1) Caddyshack: For sure the best sports comedy, and possibly the best sports movie made, period. As if former Saturday Night Live stars Bill Murray and Chevy Chase aren’t enough, director and Wash U. graduate Harold Ramis casts Rodney Dangerfield as the wise-cracking millionaire.

This movie has more quotable lines than a Cam’ron album— believe me, I’ve counted them.

Other Movies worth watching: Cool Runnings, Happy Gilmore and Kingpin

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Goodbye senior spring athletes!

By Derek Winters Sports Reporter As the end of the year approaches and seniors are getting ready to walk across the aisle and prepare for the “real world,” a look back at the past four years holds special meaning for senior athletes. There are a couple outstanding spring athletes who have contributed so much to the University in their past four years, both academically and athletically, that a look back into their undergraduate experience must be in order.

In particular, Kacie Cook of women’s tennis, pitcher Victoria Ramsey of the no. 1 ranked softball team, designated hitter Dan Rieck of baseball and Jon Ganger of men’s tennis have much to share.

What was your greatest sports moment or memory in your last four years at WU?

and then came back to win the next five in a row. The team showed a lot of character by bouncing back and winning those five games and set the standard for the season.

JG: I probably would have played at least one more year in an attempt to not suck as much. I also would not have let girls be a distraction to my game.

Jon Ganger: My greatest sports moment actually didn’t involve playing. During our spring break trip in California, we happened to be on the same block as the governor. The team was rolling around in an unmarked white van and thought that it would be smart to take a picture of Arnold’s house. Lo and behold, this was a terrible idea and an angry Austrian security guard ran out of the dark, not unlike a forehand winner down the line with topspin, and nearly smashed our camera.

KC: I would not have changed anything about my experience. I was able to play doubles with both my older sister Stephanie and my y o u n g e r sister Ashley [current

Kacie Cook: My greatest moment: freshman year going to team Nationals in Virginia. doubles partner].

Victoria Ramsey: I have a lot. I can immediately think of two recent ones. The first is when I pitched a perfect game in our conference tournament.

The other is my brother coming to watch us play Greenville, who my neighbor from home happened to play for.

It was pretty cool to see her family and my family sitting together yet rooting for opposing teams. My first great moment of my four years here happened during my freshman year. It was when we found out we got a bid into Regionals. Not only was it my first NCAA tournament appearance but it was also the Wash U. softball program’s first.

Dan Rieck: My greatest sports memory at Wash U. was winning the UAA Conference Tournament in Florida this year. It was the first time a Wash U. baseball team had won the tournament outright. What made it special was the fact that we lost the first game

If you had to do it all over again, would you have changed anything about your experience here?

What is your ultimate sports dream/ fantasy?

VR: I wouldn’t change any particular moment. I would have let the little stresses go more easily and would have realized that these four years would go by so quickly. So, I would have enjoyed and cherished the time I did have with my teammates [a little more].

DR: I wouldn’t change anything about my experience at Wash U. I left a team at Simpson College that was nationally ranked to finish my fourth year of eligibility at Wash U. and don’t regret my decision.

To switch schools in my senior season and step into a program at Wash U. that is on the verge of a record-breaking season has been a great experience.

VR: The softball team winning Nationals this year and then celebrating with the other 18 Bears by Riding the Pony!

DR: My ultimate sports fantasy would definitely be playing baseball in Chicago for the Cubs and hitting a walk-off homerun to win the seventh and final game of the World Series giving the Cubs their first World Series Championship since 1908.

JG: Well, to be honest, I would go with a Grand Slam victory at the U.S. open.

What is the best thing you are taking away from the University?

VR: Great teammates who turned into amazing friends of mine. Together we’ve overcome many obstacles and created many wonderful memories and laughs. The friendships I’ve made really are one of a kind. No other time do you really bond so closely to 18 other girls.

DR: I think the best thing I will take away from Wash U. will be the friendships I have developed with teammates. And, hopefully, a degree that makes me some money.

JG: The best thing I took away was definitely the people here. If you look hard enough, there are some real quality people walking around campus.

KC: Many of my greatest memories are from tennis trips—from the van rides to the competition.

Would you like to give any shout-outs to any coaches, friends, teammates, family?

VR: Just a quick “Yeah Bears!” Especially my bear buddy, Mount Prospect!

DR: I would like to thank my professors for working with my schedule and allowing me to take exams/quizzes early when conflicts with baseball and school arose. Finally, I would like to thank all of my teammates, as well as my parents, who were always there for me.

JG: A shout out to “Bing” and “Mr. Kim” for pulling me through the season and to coach [Follmer] for giving me a chance to play for just a senior season (why not the rest?)

And finally, to my family for paying for tennis lessons that somewhat helped me become the flawed player I am today.

KC: I want to thank my teammates for the endless memories and Lynn for four amazing years. A special thanks to my parents for their endless support— I am so grateful for their countless efforts and trips to come watch me compete and their constant encouragement.

Track and field dominates Cut Mac some UAA Championships slack

By Justin Davidson Senior Sports Editor Hosting the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships this past weekend at Bushyhead Field on Hilltop Campus, both the men’s and women’s Washington University track and field teams took home the top prize, ousting their competition in embarrassing fashion. The women’s team finished the three-day event topping the second place finisher by more than 100 points, totaling up to 252 on the event. The men’s squad came away with 184.5 total points, which was 44.5 point in front of the second place finisher, the University of Chicago.

The two Bears’ squads also won both indoor UAA titles in February. With the two league championships, Washington University broke the UAA record for most overall conference titles during a single athletic year with 11; the University previ-

ously held the old record, nine, which had been set on three occasions.

“Going into the UAAs, the women’s team has been undefeated the past five years, so there was a lot of pressure from our competitors who were hungry to beat us, said senior captain Maggie Grabow. “We knew that if we wanted to win, we knew there was lots of work to do. And on top of that, we have to overcome some injuries and some illnesses, so we needed to work hard at it. Knowing that we couldn’t just get the title handed to us, we came in well prepared.”

That preparation and standout performances are what set WU apart from the rest of the field.

The women tallied 13 titles on the weekend, 11 of which came on the last day of competition. Led by Grabow and freshman Danielle Wadlington, the Bears were unstoppable. Grabow won the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:41.74, and followed

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PAM BUZZETTA | STUDENT LIFE

Junior Dave Skiba blows past the competition in the 110m hurdles at the UAA Championships over the weekend. Skiba won both his hurdles events, helping both the men’s and women’s squads to win first place in the event.

By Andrew Nackman Staff Reporter Mark McGwire made a mistake. He took steroids. With the millions of dollars that were at stake and the relative ease with which Major League baseball allowed it to occur, I don’t hold it against him. But many Cardinals fans do—a trust has been broken.

Mark McGwire’s fall from grace in the hearts of St. Louis Cardinals fans has been sudden and drastic. He played the final five seasons of his career in this city, hitting 220 home runs and providing fans with a hitting display during the 1998 season that they will never forget. But now amid this spring’s steroid controversy and McGwire’s failure to admit his wrongdoings at the congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., many Cardinal fans want to dislodge him from their memories.

For years McGwire steadfastly denied taking steroids whenever asked by the media. But when put on the stand at the congressional hearing, he repeatedly used the line “I’m not here to talk about the past.” This has not sat well with St. Louisans. In a March 17 article, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bryan Burwell wrote that McGwire “has used up every shred of credibility he might have had.”

After his record-breaking 70 homer season of 1998, a five-mile stretch of I-70 was appropriately named Mark McGwire Highway. However, a March 18 article

by Jim Salter, appearing in the Post-Dispatch, reported that William Lacy Clay, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Missouri, is hoping to have McGwire’s name removed from the highway.

In my opinion, this is much too harsh a measure to take. It is unfair that a few select players, namely McGwire, Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds, have to bare the brunt of the blame.

What about the 300+ players who probably have also taken steroids in the past 15 years?

Cardinals fans: be grateful for what Mark McGwire gave you. He’s a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest home run hitters in baseball history. Furthermore, he has demonstrated concern and dedication for the community, donating $3 million to jumpstart an organization to fight child abuse. Major League baseball owners and players’ union representatives did not regard the steroid issue

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