May 2013-The Finish Line Commencement Issue, Student Life at Washington University in St. Louis

THE FINISH LINE

BROUGHT TO YOU BY STUDENT LIFE, THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

10

CONGRATULATIONS CLASSOF2013

12

PRESENT 6

Editor-in-Chief: Sahil Patel Managing Editors: John Schmidt, Derek Shyr, Emily Sybrant

Senior News Editors: Divya Kumar & Michael Tabb

Senior Forum Editor: Natalie Villalon

Senior Sports Editor: Alex Leichenger

Senior Senior Editor: Caroline Ludeman Senior

Editor: Kayla Hollenbaugh & Georgie

Senior Photo Editors: Zoë Kline & Rahee

Online Editor: Billy Jacobson

Design Chief: Sam Schauer

Copy Chief: Zach Kram

Copy Editors: Greg Herman & Rebecca Horowitz

Designers: Kara Gordon

General Manager: Ray Bush

Advertising Manager: Sara Judd

Freshman to Senior years in review

SoFoHo,

Mothers Men and tomatoes

The 2009-10 school year has been filled with a great amount of developments, student activism and controversy, allowing Wash. U. students to make their mark.

The year began with the opening of the new South 40 House, which not only included sophomore housing but also a wide selection of new dining options, including new grill items, the comfort food station and the kosher station. Construction on the South 40 proceeded around the Swamp to finish building several new modern dorms.

Despite the construction on both the South 40 and Danforth Campus—focusing on new engineering buildings—the University experienced budget cuts in other areas. The lower endowment prompted the decision to close the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values by the end of the year.

At the same time, Wash. U. professor Jeff Smith resigned from his Senate seat and dropped his course for the semester after he was charged with allegations of obstruction of justice.

But students still took an active role in community life. WU/FUSED (Washington University for Undergraduate Socio-Economic Diversity) was founded on campus to increase socioeconomic diversity. By the end of the year, it was expanded to become a part of U/FUSED (United for Undergraduate Socio-Economic Diversity) which has expanded to other universities as well.

As the year continued, many seniors attended their class trip to Chicago. While there, they felt that Mother’s Night Club Original bar

discriminated against several of their classmates for being black by not allowing them into the bar. The seniors responded with a protest the next morning by the bar, but that was not all they did. After much discussion back on campus, the senior class decided how it should respond and take a stand against discrimination. The bar agreed to publicly apologize to the seniors and have diversity training for its employees.

Furthering the quest for diversity, Student Union Senate passed a resolution to form the Diversity Affairs Council. SU Treasury rejected the council the same week, however. Involved students did not give up and brought the issue to the University’s spring SU elections, allowing it to finally pass and become a part of SU’s structure.

On another note, Bon Appetit stopped providing tomatoes to the University community from November to March. The Florida tomato farms were not paying their tomato-pickers enough, so Bon Appetit partnered with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and took a stand against this issue, pledging not to buy tomatoes from companies with inadequate working conditions. By springtime, it was able to purchase tomatoes from other states whose farms did not go against any standards, and tomatoes returned to campus.

Coal was another hotly debated issue on campus throughout the year. Despite the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization helping to reduce the usage of coal, the University still depended on many coal companies.

This prompted many students to fight back and voice their opinions on the adverse effects of coal.

The University had a successful year in the athletic arena. The volleyball team defeated Juniata College in four sets to win its 10th national championship, and the women’s basketball team defeated Hope College in a tightly contested game for its fifth championship.

The school year ended with the restoration of Metro services as Proposition A passed. Chancellor Mark Wrighton, in support of this bill, was even featured in commercials to encourage its success. The increased taxes will provide more Metro services, such as more bus routes and more frequent trains, over the next year.

MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE

Six black students who were not allowed into a bar during their senior class trip speak during a town hall-style discussion about diversity.

LAUREN OLENS

Bear’s Den, Bristol Palin and snowy days

The school year started off with Washington University’s largest-ever incoming class arriving on campus and the further transformation of the South 40. Students arrived on campus in August to find construction on the South 40 complete. The new Bear’s Den dining facility was built and offered new dining options, including an Indian station, a stir-fry station, a pizza station and a pasta station. Two dorms, South 40 House and Eliot B House, were completely constructed. The University went fully tobacco-free in July, and students arriving on campus in August were forced to leave campus to indulge their tobacco habits. Almost immediately, smokers on campus began to congregate on Forsyth Boulevard and at other places around the border of the University campus to smoke. University officials said that they hoped to not have to implement punishments for students

who smoked on campus, and Student Health Services stressed the services it offered to students interested in quitting smoking.

In January, Dining Services introduced its new “Connie’s Choice” initiative, named after University nutritionist Connie Diekman. There were stickers posted at dining facilities around campus promoting healthy eating options. In conjunction with the program, Dining Services famously began to enforce tater tot portion size. To the disappointment of many students, dining facilities began to give students 12 tater tots in each serving. This did not last long, however, and by the end of the year, servings were back up to their previous sizes.

The Student Health Advisory Committee decided to expand Sexual Awareness Week to include discussion of alternative sexual options and, in a controversial move, decided to invite Bristol Palin to

lead a panel discussion on celibacy. In January, Student Union Treasury approved the panel, which was set to cost $20,000. Treasury’s approval caused an immediate uproar on campus—students thought that Palin, who was infamously pregnant during the 2008 election cycle, was not an appropriate person to speak about abstinence on campus. The controversy lasted for two days and garnered national media attention until SHAC revoked Palin’s invitation. The panel moved forward without her.

The winter was notable for its severe weather, and in February, the University had its first snow day since 1982. The administration shut down the University preemptively due to a bleak weather forecast; however, the weather did not live up to its forecast, and little snow actually accumulated on the ground. During the 1982 snow day, 13 inches of snow accumulated on the ground. The University re-opened

the next day although certain services, including dining, remained limited over much of the next few days.

In March, the University’s women’s basketball team fell one game short of winning the national championship. The team won the championship in 2010. This spring, the University admitted members of the class of 2015 and posted its lowest ever admissions rate, 15.4 percent.

In April, the University announced its decision to bring Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to campus as the 2011 commencement speaker. Seniors were excited that the University was bringing such a well-known speaker in for graduation. Last year’s commencement speaker was Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

The year ended with Student Union elections. Students voted UP Slate into office, and the new Senate and Treasury voted on the new budget without contest.

CHLOE ROSENBERG

Missing McLeod, big speakers and Occupy

Heading to their respective basements to print the ARES pages for their first class, students discovered they had to pay for printing for the first time, and suddenly people brought their laptops to class with more frequency.

In addition to saving trees, the University cemented its dedication to the environment and hired Washington University alumnus Phil Valko to fill the position as director of sustainability, which had been open for a year. When water cups caused a stir and disappeared from Whispers, students suspected sustainability reasons, but really the water cups were removed from the library to keep spills from ruining the tables in Olin Library.

In September, the entire campus mourned Dean James McLeod’s passing. The former vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences was loved by all and left a legacy of kindness and respect for all in his wake.

September also saw the expansion of the Bear Bucks program, the system in which students can add money onto their Campus Cards and spend it on items like laundry, vending machines and on-campus meals when their meal points run out. Starting in September and expanding through the year, students were able to use Bear Bucks to pay for food and drinks at Bobo Noodle House, Kayak’s, several establishments on the Loop and Chill Frozen Yogurt.

In spite of Bear Bucks expansion, students had to be careful in the fall about venturing off campus. A string of six robberies occurred over

five days, and police suspected the same perpetrators and temporarily increased patrols north of campus and in Skinker DeBaliviere.

While robberies churned out trouble on the Loop, butter was churning back on campus with the new student group WUChurn, which made its own butter on campus. The group initially had about 50 members, more Wash. U. students than were involved in the Occupy movement, which left campus mostly untouched.

Occupy wasn’t the only big name to skip over the University. Though Student Union Treasury approved funding for big speakers Al Gore and Sofia Vergara, of “Modern Family” fame, they both had no room in their schedules to actually visit Wash. U. John Legend was able to come to campus, as were chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov and

tiger mom Amy Chua.

Students also celebrated across campus when the Cardinals won the World Series.

As always, signs of construction were all over campus with the renovations in Umrath Hall and other buildings. Notably, the University installed bike nodes outside the library as a part of its ongoing bike-path plan. Gates were temporarily placed along the overpass but were removed when they proved incapable of keeping bikers from the walkway.

In October, 10 strange structures appeared on the lawn in front of the Women’s Building as an artistic interpretation of sukkahs for the competition Sukkah City STL. Architecture students and firms from across the world competed to have their versions of the traditional wooden shelter constructed for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot featured

on the lawn.

While new structures were erected, one was slated to fall: the administration announced plans to bulldoze Eliot Hall and McMillan Hall and begin construction on two new buildings to hold the Olin School of Business’s graduate program this summer.

In December, the administration announced an increase in its endowment, allowing departments to start rolling back the budget cuts they had been forced to make a few years ago when the endowment fell. The board of trustees then approved a 1 percent increase in endowment spending.

As the year wound down, the University selected Jennifer Smith as the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Sharon Stahl as the new vice chancellor for students.

CHLOE ROSENBERG

SENIOR YEAR

Greek issues, fundraising and major celebrities

MICHAEL TABB

Before the 2012-13 year had even started, tragedy had struck over the summer. Rising junior Gabby Reuveni was fatally hit by a pickup truck during a morning jog in Pennsylvania only months after her Alpha Phi sister and freshman Emily Benatar passed away from meningococcal disease. Vigils on campus honored the lives of the women intricately connected to the campus community.

As Alpha Phi dealt with devastation, the Greek community also lost one of its fraternities over the summer, with Sigma Alpha Mu losing its University recognition and national charter following a University investigation into drug abuse and hazing. It would be the first of three fraternities majorly disciplined through the

year, with Sigma Phi Epsilon being suspended indefinitely and Sigma Alpha Epsilon being suspended for more than a month as the latter saw a pledge activity in Bear’s Den become racially offensive.

The year was also remarkable for its explosion of University-specific social media communities. “Wash U Compliments” appeared on Facebook early in the fall semester, with students submitting compliments to be posted anonymously by a moderator. The anonymous groups proliferated, with satirical groups like “Wash U Backhanded Compliments,” the more straightforward “Wash U Admirers” and the sometimes earnest and overwhelmingly popular “Overheard at Wash U” and “Wash U Confessions.”

It was a year of substantial university growth. Chancellor Mark Wrighton announced in October that the school was halfway through its largest fundraising campaign yet, dubbed “Leading Together.” When the campaign went public, the University also announced its plans to do a major renovation of the Athletic Complex over the next few years. Meanwhile, the University also began construction of new student housing on the Delmar Loop, which is slated to open in fall 2014.

Team 31 put on its last W.I.L.D., headlined by electronic dance musician Wolfgang Gartner, before ceding the stage to the new conglomerated Social Programming Board. SPB’s first major event was bringing Comedy Central’s Demetri Martin to Graham Chapel for the Spring Comedy Show, and the group reworked Spring W.I.L.D. to have three major bands instead of one—Yeasayer, Mat Kearney and Atmosphere.

A number of major speakers brought students together for evening entertainment over the course of the year. Comedian Hannibal Buress mocked Student Life during the Fall Comedy Show; three of the MythBusters talked in Graham Chapel about their experiences in the special effects industry and how their TV personas were actually not personas at all; Nate Silver talked about “being foxy” during political analysis—and brought the audience to applause when he said he might quit blogging if he started actually affecting results; and James Deen joined Tori Black and Lance Hart for a porn star panel that finished off Sex Week.

The University garnered national attention in April when the Clinton Global Initiative University conference brought in major politicians and

celebrities including former President Bill Clinton, his daughter Chelsea Clinton and Stephen Colbert, among others, to talk about committing to social action. Around 1,000 students from around the world came to the University to attend a weekend of workshops intended to inspire a generation of rising leaders to use modern technology to spur change.

The year was also highlighted by the fall elections, in which students voted with the nation to re-elect President Barack Obama and to help Senator Claire McCaskill triumph over her word-fumbling opponent, Todd Akin. Mr. Wash. U. held a nearly-naked run at the end of the fall semester to raise money for charity, and the competition saw its first-ever female winner in senior Mamatha Challa.

The year closed on a hesitant note. Congress of the South 40 became the target of student rage because of bumbled ticket distribution for Macklemore after a snowstorm forced WUStock to be moved to The Pageant. Holi stopped using water balloons in an effort to return to Indian tradition, and the University resolved to move forward from February’s Bear’s Den incident to pursue additional diversity programming for the following year.

Jacob Sharp Photo Courtesy of AWS

Class of 2013

To report your plans, visit careercenter.wustl.edu/plans.

Emily Adelson, Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation, St. Louis, MO; Francis Aguillard, Waggonner & Ball Architects, New Orleans, LA; Ariel Aisen, Advisory Board Company, Marketing Associate, Washington, DC; Pavithra Anand, McKinsey & Company, Employee; Matthew Ashner, MIT, PhD In Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, MA; Katherine Ayanian, Ed Markey For U.S. Senate Campaign, Fellow, Boston, MA; Anna Bareiss, Tulane School Of Medicine, Medical Student, New Orleans, LA; John Beach, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; Christopher Bechler, Analysis Group, Inc., Analyst, Boston, MA; Kyle Beiser, Bank Of America, Analyst, Los Angeles, CA; Ethan Bell, Washington University In St. Louis, Law School Student, St. Louis, MO; Justin Bender, City University Of New York, New York, NY; Anne Bennet, The Estee Lauder Companies, Presidential Associate, New York, NY; Tyler Beqiette, Selznick School Of Film Preservation, Rochester, NY; Joseph Berk, Digitas, Account Executive, Chicago, IL; Taylor Berman, University Of Florida Levin College Of Law, Gainesville, FL; Allison Betley, University Of Colorado At Boulder, Applied Mathematics PhD Program, Boulder, CO; Kathryn Betts, University Of Texas School Of Law, Austin, TX; Deeksha Bhat, Bain & Company, Consultant, Dallas, TX; Jason Binder, Square, Hardware Engineer, San Francisco, CA; Peter Birke, City Of New York, Urban Fellow, New York, NY; Peter Birke, The Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Intern, Washington, DC; Danielle Blatt, L’Oreal, Management Development Program; Graham Block, Epic, Full-Time Employee; Brayden Borcherding, U.S. Department Of State, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Cartagena, Colombia; Sophie Bracken, Fulbright, Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan; Natalie Brackett, Princeton In Asia, Teaching Fellowship, Nan, Thailand; Allison Brand, University Of Pennsylvania Dental School, Dental Student, Philadelphia, PA; Nathan Brodell, Capital One, Project Manager, Richmond, VA; Michael Brunsten, Bank Of America, Private Banking Analyst, St. Louis, MO; Jared Bullock, The Spectranetics Corporation, R&D Engineering Intern, Colorado Springs, CO; Jessica Butts, Georgia Tech, PhD Candidate In Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Kristopher Campa, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA; Carolyn Carpenter, Fulbright Scholarship, Teaching, Republic Of Korea; Nicolas Carroll, ESDEnvironmental Systems Design, Inc., Mechanical Engineer, Chicago, IL; Jacob Carson, Bank Of America, Credit Analyst, San Francisco, CA; Kimberly Cash, Aon Hewitt Ennisknupp, Fixed Income Analyst, Chicago, IL; Christopher Castelluccio, Deloitte LLP, Business Analyst; Claire Chaney, Teach For America, Teacher, Chicago, IL; Grace Chao, Harvard Medical School, Medical Student, Boston, MA; Adam Cheng, Stony Brook University, MD/PhD Student, Stony Brook, NY; Kevin Cheung, Boeing, Program Manager, Everett, WA; Kathryn Child, University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Student, Dallas, TX; Willy Chotzen-Freund, Teach For America, Math Teacher, Oakland, CA; Alina Cohen, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Visitor Service Associate, St. Louis, MO; Sarah Cohen, New York University, MFA Student in Fiction Writing, New York, NY; Amy Cole, Teach For America, Teacher, Charlotte, NC; Zachary Cole, Environmental Systems Design (ESD), Mechanical Consulting Engineer, Chicago, IL; Evan Cory, Deloitte LLP, Business Analyst, Boston, MA; Brittany Cronin, Juan Valdez Cafe, Barista, Bogota, Colombia; Meaghan Crowley, Mooreland Partners, Investment Banking Analyst, San Francisco, CA; Weina Dai, Cornell Wildlife Health Center, Volunteer, Ithaca, NY; Leslie Davis, Janji, Sales Director, Boston, MA & St. Louis, MO; Alexander De Salazar, Capital One, Employee, Mclean, VA; Jesse Delan, Analysis Group, Inc., Analyst, Boston, MA; Zach Deutch, Ohio State University, Medical Student, Columbus, OH; Christine Diepenbrock, Cornell University, Graduate Student, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Ithaca, NY; Laura Dietrich, Washington University In St. Louis, Assistant Director Of Undergraduate Admissions, St. Louis, MO; Thomas Dinsmore, Epic, Technical Services Analyst, Madison, WI; Katie Dobscha, ZS Associates, Business Associate, Evanston, IL; Anne Dohmen, Procter & Gamble, Manufacturing Engineering, Green Bay, WI; Jason Dorn, U.S. Air Force, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Student, Laughlin AFB, TX; Alana Downie, Fleishman-Hillard, Design Internship, St. Louis, MO; Claire Downs, Fund For The Public Interest, Assistant Director, Ann Arbor, MI; Will Draffin, Georgia Tech, Electrical And Computer Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Melanie Driscoll, The Dow Chemical Company, Process Engineer; Olivia Dudek, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Graduate Student, Madison, WI; Sara Dusenberry, University Of Georgia, Athens, GA; Caroline Eden, Washington University School Of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Amanda Elder, Epic Systems, Project Manager/Implementation Consultant, Madison, WI; Reilly Ellis, Fulbright, English Teaching Assistantship, Taiwan; Kelsey Eng, Motivarti Mentorship Program, Visual Artist; Harris Engelmann, Yahel-Social Change In Israel, Participant, Rishon Lezion, Israel; Molly Evans, Harvard University, Research Assistant, Cambridge, MA; Esther Fainzilberg, Bain & Company, Associate Consultant, Houston, TX; Kexin Fang, Kuchnir Dermatology, Patient Care Coordinator, Marlborough, MA; Zheng Fang, Rice University, Bioengineering PhD Candidate, Houston, TX; Rivka Feinberg, Israel Government Fellows, Israel; Michael Feinstein, The PRIME Network, Operations Manager, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Eric Fischer, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC; Lauren Fischer, Hope Renewed International, Intern, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Andrew Fishell, Washington University In St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Charles Fisher, Capital One, Finance Rotation Program, Richmond, VA; Jessica Fleeman, Microsoft Corporation, Media Specialist, Seattle, WA; Megan Foran, Accenture, Systems Integration Analyst, Chicago, IL; Carina Fowler, Epic Systems, Implementation Consultant, Madison, WI; Bonnie Frieden, Appalachian Mountain Club, Hut Naturalist, North Conway, NH; Vinoo Ganesh, Palantir Technologies, Palo Alto, CA; Keenan Garrett, The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston, Medical Student, Houston, TX; Xinyi Ge, Temple School Of Medicine, Medical Student, Philadelphia, PA; Paul Goedeke, Tarsier Inc, Electrical Engineering Design Intern, Minneapolis, MN; Antonya Gonzalez, University Of British Columbia, M.A. Student In Developmental Psychology, Vancouver, Canada; Anna Goss, University Of Washington, Seattle, WA; Benjamin Gregory, Venture For America, New York, NY; Eric Gross, Mastercard Worldwide, Associate Analyst, Purchase, NY; Daniel Guenther, MIT, Research Associate, Cambridge, MA; Bryne Hadnott, University Of Vermont, Remote Sensing Specialist, Burlington, VT; Matthew Halpern, Microsoft Corporation, Software Development Engineer, Redmond, WA; David Hamm, Harvard GSD, Cambridge, MA; Sara Harris, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; Julia Hartel, L’Oreal, Operations Management Program Associate, Little Rock, AR; Helena Hay, Bloomingdale’s, Full-Time Employee, New York, NY; Emma Hine, New York University, Graduate Student In Poetry, New York, NY; Atalie Holman, Microsoft Corporation, Software Development Engineer In Test, Bellevue, WA; Josh Holter, Beta, Berlin, Germany; Trevor Hu, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Actuarial Assistant, Seattle, WA; Nicolas Iadarola, Washington University In St. Louis, Researcher, St. Louis, MO; Christopher Izzo, Michigan State University, Ph.D. Candidate In Physics, East Lansing, MI; Diana Jack, Delegation Of The European Union To The United States, Press And Public Diplomacy Intern, Washington, DC; Ashley Janssen, University Of Nebraska Medical Center, Medical Student, Omaha, NE; Clara Jaques, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Healthcare Consultant; Annie Johansen, Teach For America, Los Angeles, CA; Oliver Jones, Microsoft Corporation, Software Development Engineering, Seattle, WA; Aziz Kadric, Missouri University Of Science & Technology, Graduate Student, Rolla, MO; Marjorie Kalomeris, LinkedIn, San Francisco, CA; Stella Kamm, Washington University In St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Hannah Kaplan, Brown University, PhD Candidate, Providence, RI; Hidemasa Kato, Google, Mountain View, CA; Brittany Katz, Bloomingdale’s, Assistant Buyer, New York, NY; Bomin Kim, Harvard University, Graduate Student, Boston, MA; Minchul Kim, Korean Army, Soldier, Seoul, Republic Of Korea; Ellen Kirshenbaum, WME Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA; Wei-Yin Ko, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Brittany Koch, Medical School, Student; Rachel Koren, Genetic Alliance, Program Assistant, Washington, DC; Allie Kornstein, RF Binder Partners, Inc., Account Services; Jereme Kramer, Epic, Madison, WI; Philip Kraus, Teach For America, Physical Science Teacher-KIPP Collegiate HS, Memphis, TN; Jennifer Kronick, Answers, Content Team, St. Louis, MO; Jessica Kruger, University Of Kansas School Of Medicine, Medical Student, Kansas City, KS; Bart Kudrzycki, Fulbright, English Teaching Assistant, Germany; Eugene Kwon, Republic Of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), Interpreting Officer, Republic Of Korea; Simon Kwong, Ohio Citizen Action, Campaign Intern, Cleveland, OH; Eileen Lai, Progressive Education Lab, PEL Fellow; Naveena Lall, City Year, Corps Member, Philadelphia, PA; Wei Lang, Cerner, Software Developer, Kansas City, MO; Zachary Laskin, Blackrock, Employee; Ethan Lassiter, Harvard University, Masters Of Urban Planning, Boston, MA; Jake Lefkowitz, Burns & Mcdonnell, Assistant Electrical Engineer, Kansas City, MO; Collette Lemaire, Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN), Design Intern, Philadelphia, PA; Steven Lemasters, Emerson Process Management, Engineer 1, St. Louis, MO; Caroline Levere, Capital One, Business Analyst, McLean, VA; Joshua Levin, Epic Systems, Software Engineer, Madison, WI; Michael Lewis, Analysis Group, Inc., Analyst, Denver, CO; Kevin Lin, Teach For America, Corps Member, St. Louis, MO; Julia Lindon, NBC Universal, Inc., Page Program, New York, NY; Bihui Liu, Deloitte LLP, Business Technology Analyst; Jonathan Loewy, Epic, Technical Services, Madison, WI; Amanda Lordemann, Epic, Project Manager, Madison, WI; Rachel Luangdilok, Teach For America, Teacher, Kansas City, MO; Cord Luehrman, Washington University In St. Louis, Web Designer / Developer, American Culture Studies, St. Louis, MO; Robert Lukauskas, Analysis Group, Inc., Analyst, San Francisco, CA; Andrew Luy, Washington University In St. Louis, Architecture Discovery Program Teaching Assistant, St. Louis, MO; Ethan Lynch, U.S. Department Of State, Foreign Service Officer (Preceded By Graduate Program), Washington, DC; Stephanie Machlin, Marketing And Planning Systems, Market Research Analyst, Waltham, MA; Paige Madara, The George Warren Brown School Of Social Work, Graduate Student In Social Work And Public Health, St. Louis, MO; Theresea Main, Accenture, System Integration Analyst, St. Louis, MO; Kate Marcal, The George Warren Brown School Of Social Work, St. Louis, MO;

Brittany Marcus-Blank, University Of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Industrial-Organizational Psychology PhD, Minneapolis, MN; Anne Martin, Epic Systems, Project Manager And Implementation Consultant; Nicole Martin, University Of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD Student In Education Psychology-Learning Sciences, Madison, WI; Rina Matsumoto, GREE, Business, Tokyo, Japan; Daniel Melzer, Garmin International, Intern; John Mern, Boeing, Rocket Propulsion Design Engineer, St. Louis, MO; Jonathan Merrill, Loyola University Chicago, Department Of Residential Life, Assistant Resident Director, Chicago, IL; Basia Michalski, Medical College Of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Lexy Millett, University Of Minnesota, Masters Of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN; Alex Mirman, Epic Systems, Project Manager, Madison, WI; Karen Mok, Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Washington, DC; Lucy Morgan, Union League Boys And Girls Club, Logistics Coordinator, Salem, WI; Brendan Morin, United States Air Force; Thomas Morrell, University Of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI; Niki Murata, Harvard University Graduate School Of Design, Cambridge, MA; Cecilia Murray, Teaching Assistant Program In France, Teaching Assistant, Strasbourg, France; Byron Neuhaus, Capital One, Business Analyst, Richmond, VA; Cara Nickolaus, MIT, Economics PhD Student, Cambridge, MA; Julian Nicks, Deloitte LLP, Business Analyst; Ben Noble, GRA MATR, Copywriter, St. Louis, MO; Sophia Nunez, Princeton University, PhD Student In Spanish And Portuguese Languages And Cultures, Princeton, NJ; John Nye, Deloitte LLP, Business Analyst; Funmilola Oladini, University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine, Student, Chicago, IL; Richard Ortenberg, Amazon, Web Service Employee; Cassia Ortolani, Washington University In St. Louis, Student, St. Louis, MO; Alexander Padovano, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, Medical Student, Maywood, IL; Jessica Page, Critical Language Scholarship, Critical Language Scholarship For Arabic Study, Ibri, Oman; Sarah Paleg, University Of Michigan, PhD Student, Ann Arbor, MI; Sungho Park, ROK Army, Private, Republic Of Korea; Priyanka Patel, KU School of Medicine, Medical Student, Kansas City, KS; Avery Pearce, General Mills, Buyer; Di Peng, Google, Software Engineer, New York, NY; Kathy Peter, University Of Iowa, Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa City, IA; Pamela Peters, University Of Chicago, Medical Student, Chicago, IL; Liza Petrie, Bain & Company, Associate Consultant, Dallas, TX; Julie Pfeffer, Epic, Project Manager, Madison, WI; Brian Pflaum, University Of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Jannina Phi, Citigroup, Hong Kong; Marilyn Piccirillo, Temple University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Student, Philadelphia, PA; Tiago Pimentel Martins Da Silva, Intelligrated, Intern, St. Louis, MO; Jeremy Pivor, Luce Scholars Program; Hannah Pollock, Spencer Stuart, Financial Services Analyst, New York, NY; Thomas Powers, University Of Washington, Seattle, PhD Student, Seattle, WA; Thomas Prose, U.S. Army, Second Lieutenant, Ft. Sill, OK; Adam Putterman, Deloitte LLP, Business Analyst; Ethan Rabb, University Of Arizona, Undergraduate Researcher, Tucson, AZ; David Randolph, University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Christian Rans, Deloitte LLP, Human Capital, Actuarial, Risk & Advanced Analytics, Minneapolis, MN; Marc Remmert, Sachs Electric Company, Project Engineer, St. Louis, MO; Colleen Rhoades, MIT Lincoln Lab, Research Assistant, Boston, MA; Adam Rhoades-Brown, Venture For America; Danielle Rodnizki, Temple B’nai Israel, Cantorial Soloist, Clearwater, FL; William Rogers, Washington University In St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Bennett Rosenblatt, Hillstone Restaurant Group, Management Training Program, Manhattan, NY; Jodi Rosenzweig, Deloitte LLP, Business Analyst, Chicago, IL; Madeline Rossman, Capital One, Project Manager, Mclean, VA; Hillary Rothman, Bloomingdale’s, Full-Time Employee, New York, NY; Gordon Ruan, Kuchnir Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, Milford, MA; Sarah Rubin, Abercrombie And Fitch, Merchandise Planner, Columbus, OH; Michele Rudolph, Bain & Company, Associate Consultant, Chicago, IL; Abigail Russo, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Pulkit Sabherwal, The Vanguard Group, Client Relationship Specialist, Scottsdale, AZ; Sydney Saito, Raytheon Missile Systems, Systems Engineer II, Tucson, AZ; Madeline Salzman, Wilderness Ventures, Adventure Trip Leader, Seattle, WA; Julie Samuels, Bloomingdale’s, Full-Time Employee, New York, NY; Ashlee Sang, Tostan, Administrative Assistant, Dakar, Senegal; Margaret Sayers, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO; Jeremy Scheiner, Teach For America, 4th Grade Teacher, Boston, MA; Patricia Schepman, Covidien, Senior Market Research Analyst, St. Louis, MO; Steven Schleibaum, Chrysler Group, LLC, Chrysler Institute Of Engineers, Auburn Hills, MI; Jacob Schutzman, Deloitte LLP, Business Analyst; Michael Schwartz, Mercer, Human Capital Consulting Analyst, Chicago, IL; Matthew Schweiger, Deloitte LLP, Human Capital; Elizabeth Scoble, Microsoft Corporation, Program Manager; Adam Segal, Teach For America, Teacher, Detroit, MI; Ryan Segal, Bernstein Global Wealth Management, Private Client Associate, Chicago, IL; Andrew Senter, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Sam Shapiro, Teach For America, 1st Grade Teacher, Phoenix, AZ; Matt Shelton, Memphis Teacher Residency, Resident, Memphis, TN; Katherine Shirley, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Leigh Shugart, Camp Kohahna, Counselor, Leland, MI; Leigh Shugart, Epic, Project Manager, Madison, WI; Andrew Shulman, EMC Corporation, Software Engineer II, Hopkinton, MA; Alina Sigmond, Fulbright US Student Program, English Teaching Assistantship, Madrid, Spain; Amanda Signorelli, McKinsey & Company, Business Associate; Alix Simnock, Law School, Law School Student; Gordon Skeoch, Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, Carbondale, IL; Fiona Sloan, Venture For America, Fellow; Jillian Smith, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Mary Smith-Lin, Capital One, Business Analyst, McLean, VA; Mikkel Snyder, Epic, Technical Services Engineer, Verona, WI; Pooja Sohoni, FindThebest, Product Associate, Santa Barbara, CA; Thane Somers, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Stephen Spanos, ILA Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Charles Spielman, Google, Software Engineer, Mountain View, CA; Andrew Spitz, Deloitte LLP, Business Technology Analyst; Sunil Srivatsa, Square, Software Engineer, San Francisco, CA; Charlotte Srnka, The University Of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Alissa Stavig, Duke University School Of Medicine, Durham, NC; George Steenkolk, Intelligrated, Applications Engineer, St. Louis, MO; Alyssa Stein, National Building Museum, Collections Intern, Washington, DC; Alyssa Stein, University College London, Graduate Student, London, United Kingdom; Daryl Stein, Kiosite, Intern, St. Louis, MO; Marybeth Stork, Georgetown University, Research Assistant, Washington, DC; Shelby Strong, Yonsei University, 2013 Critical Language Scholarship Recipient, Wonju, Republic Of Korea; Olivia Suber, Teach For America, Corps Member, Memphis, TN; Eve Surcobe, Acumen LLC, Data And Policy Analyst I, San Francisco, CA; Mary Swinson, City Year, Corps Member, Boston, MA; Carolyn Swope, Advisory Board Company, Research Analyst, Washington, DC; Zoe Tabachnick, Teachers College, Columbia, New York, NY; Elana Taub, Teach For America, CT; Philip Thomas, OpenDNS, Software Engineer, San Francisco, CA; Alexander Tolkin, Epic Systems, Technical Services; Wendy Tsai, University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas, Student, Dallas, TX; Estella Tu, Progressive Insurance, Actuarial Analyst, Cleveland, OH; Michelle Turgeon, Answers, Content Intern, St. Louis, MO; Melissa Turkel, University Of MissouriSt. Louis, Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate, St. Louis, MO; James Underwood, ExxonMobil Corporation, Houston, TX; Rushangi Vakil, Deloitte LLP, Business Technology Analyst, Chicago, IL; Chetan Vakkalagadda, Washington University School Of Medicine, Medical Student, St. Louis, MO; Kristen Valaika, Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN), Concept Design Intern; Emily Vanderbleek, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN; Sophi Veltrop, Siena Farms, Apprentice, Boston, MA; Siri Vikan, MSD, Engineer, St. Louis, MO; Natalie Villalon, University Of Virginia, Law School Student, Charlottesville, VA; Kevin Wacker, Texas A&M University, PhD Chemistry Program, College Station, TX; Stephen Wagner, Moneta Group, Client Service Manager, St. Louis, MO; Alan Wang, City Year, Corps Member, Chicago, IL; Peggy Wang, Cummins Inc., Human Resources Generalist, Columbus, IN; Charles Warner, Analytic Partners, Associate Analyst, New York, NY; Molly Warner, Bloomingdale’s, Full-Time Employee, New York, NY; Daphne Washington, The George Warren Brown School Of Social Work, Graduate Student In Public Health, St. Louis, MO; Jennifer Wei, Viacom Media Networks (MTV), Ad Sales Strategy Analyst, Manhattan, NY; Charles Weiss, KPMG LLP, Auditor, Stamford, CT; Sarah Weldon, Wolfsons Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL; James Whedbee, Epic, Software Developer; Mark Wilensky, Apple, Inc, Digital Partners Incorporated, St. Louis, MO; Tyler Willibrand, Deloitte LLP, Technology Internship, Chicago, IL; Ariel Wind, University Of California, Berkeley, Graduate Student, Berkeley, CA; Samuel Witte, University Of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Stephen Wong, McDonald’s, Sourcing Analyst, Oakbrook, IL; Huchuan Xia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University Of Pennsylvania, Medical Scientist Training Program (MD / PhD), Philadelphia, PA; Muxi Yang, Duke University, Master Of Environmental Management, Durham, NC; Cagri Kaan Yildirim, Microsoft Corporation, Software Development Engineer, Seattle, WA; Camille Young, Urban Teacher Center, Resident, Washington, DC; Olivia Young, Edward Jones, Rotational Development, St. Louis, MO; Brent Ytterberg, Intelligrated, Mechanical Engineer, Level 1, St. Louis, MO; Amy Zajac, Duke University School Of Law, JD/LLM International/Comparative Law, Durham, NC; Jingjing Zhang, Microsoft Corporation, Program Manager, Redmond, WA; Peter Zhu, Medical School, Student.

“Don’t be afraid to take initiative – you can’t expect a new employer to know all of the things you can do. Let them know, and you’ll have a much more rewarding experience.”

Anna Applebaum’s Career Tip

STS CONGRATULATIONS

Senior Class of 2013!

Albert Byun

Kenith D’Souza

Oliver Jones

Betty Liu

Rachel Luangdilok

Jereme Kramer

Ethan McMahon

Mark Wilensky

Freeman Word

Alexander Xu

Each of these student employees has provided excellent technology support for the student population at Washington University in St. Louis.

STS knows they are well prepared as they begin their next careers. We send them off with fond memories and our best wishes.

Six to receive honorary degrees

Washington University will award six honorary degrees at the 152nd Commencement on May 17.

Cory Booker—Commencement speaker Cory Booker is the current mayor of Newark, N.J. Booker was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University after earning his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and graduating from Yale Law School. Booker has garnered acclaim for his public service in addition to his political presence, at one point risking his own life to save a woman from a house fire. Booker will be awarded a Doctor of Laws.

Marilyn Fox—Marilyn Fox is a philanthropist in the St. Louis area married to alumnus Sam Fox (class of 1951), the namesake of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Fox was the first female president in the history of the Jewish Community Center of St. Louis. She will be awarded a Doctor of Humanities.

Martin L. Mathews—Martin Mathews is the president, CEO and co-founder of the Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club. With the late Hubert “Dickey” Ballentine, Mathews founded the Club in 1960, and it has grown to serve about 40,000 people in the St. Louis area. Mathews will receive a Doctor of Humanities.

Peter Rosen—Dr. Peter Rosen graduated from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1960 and has gone on to build a legacy in the field of emergency medicine. Rosen served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Emergency Medicine for nearly 30 years and is the editor emeritus of the emergency medicine textbook “Principles and Practice of Emergency Medicine.” Rosen will receive a Doctor of Science.

Juhani Pallasmaa—Juhani Pallasmaa is a former professor of architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology and an architect based in Helsinki. Pallasmaa has written several books on architectural theory and is an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He is the Ruth & Norman Moore Visiting Professor at Washington University. Pallasmaa will be awarded a Doctor of Art and Architecture.

Howard Wood—Howard Wood is the co-founder of Charter Communications and Cencom Cable Associates. Wood graduated from Washington University School of Business in 1961 and also co-founded Cequell III in 2002. He is a member of the St. Louis Sports Committee and worked to bring the 1994 United States Olympic Festival to St. Louis. Wood will receive a Doctor of Laws.

Oh the places you’ll go: St. Louis attractions

SCENE STAFF

From natural attractions to entertainment venues, St. Louis does not want for things do to, whether for a daytrip or an extended vacation. Check out seven of the Scene staff’s top recommendations on the places you should go while in town.

Katy Trail—For those with an adventurous side, bike, hike or run along the Katy Trail, a 237-mile scenic route that stretches across most of the state of Missouri. Known as America’s longest rails-to-trails project, the Katy Trail follows more than half of Lewis and Clark’s path up the Missouri River.

Six Flags St. Louis—This St. Louis attraction is perfect for a day of fun with the family. Six Flags comes with 34 rides located in the theme park; unfortunately, water park Hurricane

Harbor won’t be open until May 25. And no theme park trip would be complete without enjoying delicious treats along the way. From burgers to fries to funnel cakes and Dippin’ Dots, Six Flags has it all.

Busch Stadium—Sports fans, get excited. The baseball season has started, and you can have the opportunity to cheer for the 11-time world champion St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis Zoo—Recognized as one of the nations leading zoological parks, the St. Louis Zoo is free to the public and offers the opportunity to pet llamas and watch tigers.

Local breweries—Take the family on a tour of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, where you can see the classic Budweiser Clydesdales and sample a

variety of premium brands. Schlafly, another native brewery, offers a free tour with samples of more than 40 different styles of beer.

Casinos—St. Louis is home to many casinos complete with hotel amenities, delicious restaurants and topnotch entertainment. From the piano bar at Harrah’s Casino to the sports lounge of Casino Queen to the theater of the Lumiere Casino, there are countless options.

Theater—For a night out on the town, take the family to The Fabulous Fox Theatre for incredible live theater ranging from Broadway entertainment to popular music concerts. The St. Louis Symphony, home to famous and favorite classical musicians, the newly renovated Peabody Opera House and even The Muny in Forest Park, the nations largest outdoor amphitheater, all offer premiere entertainment.

Congratulations & Best Wishes to the Graduates of the Class of 2013

From: The Faculty of Arts & Sciences

The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences University College

KARL MONDON | CONTRA COSTA TIMES | MCT

Restaurant recommendations

CLAUDIA VAUGHAN

Blue Ocean Sushi

6335 Delmar Blvd.

Blue Ocean Sushi calls itself “the original All You Can Eat Sushi in St. Louis,” which largely attributes to its popularity. Blue Ocean has a wonderful variety of rolls and even allows you to choose from a combination of rolls named after celebrities (I personally prefer the George Clooney). The menu offers both standard and more complex rolls, both of which are rolled fresh to order and are absolutely delicious. If you have younger siblings, they will love the anime cartoon characters carefully painted across the restaurant’s walls. And if those younger siblings happen to be picky and will not go for sushi, Blue Ocean also offers a great selection of ramen bowls that even the pickiest of eaters will enjoy.

As parents come in for graduation, you will most likely want to give them a little taste of St. Louis culture. And what better way to do so than to take them to some of the greatest eateries around the area? Below are five of my personal favorite restaurants that make St. Louis dining special.

St. Louis Bubble Tea

Piccione Pastry

6197 Delmar Blvd.

Eating at Piccione Pastry is truly like hitting the jackpot—the charming bakery is just a few weeks old. Started by Richard Nix Jr. with his wife Elizabeth, the bakery was inspired by the founder’s grandmother, Grace Viviano Piccione. Piccione Pastry offers an enormous selection of Italian sweets and beverages, and believe me when I say that it is near impossible to pick just one. The selection includes classics like cannolis and tiramisu, but also some of the Nixes’ own inventions, such as “chips & dips,” which are pieces of cannoli dough that can be dipped in different-flavored cream fillings. With a convenient location on the corner of Delmar and Skinker Boulevards, Piccione Pastry should certainly be at the top of your list for places to take the family.

Rooster

1104 Locust St.

The insanely popular Rooster is a favorite of locals and visitors alike. Famous for its enormous crepes, loaded scramblers and wide Bloody Mary selection, Rooster often has a line out its door, so try to get there early. It is simply impossible to resist this award-winning cafe’s rich dishes and fowl-themed decor. “Fan favorites” off the menu include crepes filled with Nutella or s’mores (dark chocolate, marshmallow and cookie crumbs) as well as scramblers loaded with bacon. In addition, Rooster only uses ingredients that are raised and produced locally. All of its eggs, pork, beef, chicken, milk and more come from small, family-owned farms. Knowing this, you can feel a little less sinful when indulging in a stuffed, savory crepe.

6677 Delmar Blvd.

St. Louis Bubble Tea is probably the most unassuming restaurant of the five as it is tucked away in a small location on the Delmar Loop. However, this does not mean that it is worth passing up—rather, bubble tea is something that all Wash. U. visitors should try before they leave the area. The restaurant offers upwards of 50 kinds of bubble tea, a drink that combines tea or a smoothie with tapioca bubbles, little balls of tapioca that are chewy and that come up through your straw as you enjoy your beverage. Admittedly, bubble tea is not for everyone as the gumminess of the tapioca balls can put people off, but it at least deserves to be tried once. And if it turns out that bubble tea is not for you, the restaurant also offers a large selection of inexpensive Asian dishes that can be eaten there or taken to go.

Student  Union

your  student  government

Student  Union  manages  a  budget  of  2.7  million  dollars  for  students.   We  aim  to  advocate,  allocate,  and  program.

Advocate

the  needs  and  interests   of  the  undergraduate  student  body.

Allocate

student  ac=vity  fee  to  unique  and   engaging  ac=vi=es,  programs  and  ini=a=ves.

Program

and  develop  both  innova=ve   and  tradi=onal  events.

Student  Union  is  comprised  of  three  branches

Execu9ve  Branch  Legisla9ve  Branch

• There  are  five  execu=ve   officers  who  set  the  vision for  the  administra=on  and  a   class  council  for  each undergraduate  class.

• Social  Programming  Board   provides  concerts, comedians,  and  special events.

• Senate  and  Treasury comprise  the  legisla=ve branch.

• Senate’s  primary  role  is  to   be  a  proac=ve  body  by working  with administrators  on  projects   to  improve  the  university.

Judicial  Branch

• The  judicial  branch  consists of  the  Cons=tu=onal  Council, which  upholds  the  Student Union  Cons=tu=on  and statutes.

• There  are  four  Associate   Jus=ces  and  two  Alternate Jus=ces  who  mediate disputes.

Student  Union  thanks  you  for   the  powerful  legacy  you’ve  leL   on  our  university  and  wishes   you  all  the  best  moving   forward.

Congratula=ons!

Farewells FROM STUDENT LIFE’S GRADUATING SENIORS

GENEVIEVE HAY FORMER SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR

When I accepted my first photography assignment for Student Life during my sophomore year, I had no idea how much the paper would shape my remaining years at Wash. U. Through StudLife, I met an inspiring group of photographers, designers and writers whose eclectic passions and talents shaped my years at Wash. U., both directly through my work in the office and on the scene for StudLife and through the wide array of experiences my work with StudLife inspired.

Student Life introduced me to a wonderful staff of photographers whose tips and training inspired me to see photography as more than just a passion in itself but also as a way of re-conceptualizing my approach to narrative, service, performance

and campus life. I embraced my camera as a form of advocacy to cover events like Take Back the Night and other thoughtprovoking discussions and lectures on and off campus. My experiences with the paper also encouraged me to enroll in photography courses and to transform class assignments into opportunities for photojournalistic narratives about residents of Old North St. Louis and Midtown. I never would have imagined that I would have the chance to delve so deeply into photography at Wash. U., but as a typically overcommitted Wash. U. junior, I accepted the position of senior photography editor in 2011. My time as senior photo editor taught me so much about the process of rapid-fire editing, production and communication and allowed me to meet an amazing cohort of photographers. I’ll never forget lighting my roommate and

wrapping her in caution tape for James Harrang’s amazing 2012 Sex Issue cover photo, acquiring my first press pass to shoot Beirut at The Pageant, or photographing Bill Clinton and Stephen Colbert at Clinton Global Initiative University with Matt Mitgang and Eric Chalifour. My hard drive may never recover from the countless images from Diwali, Lunar New Year Festival and Carnaval performances past, but I cannot express how much I appreciate the opportunity to creatively document my amazingly talented peers.

I want to thank all of the StudLifers who made the past three years so positive. Thank you to the 2011-12 senior staff for your inspiration, positivity and collective sarcasm, and thanks to designers Mary Yang, Leah Kucera and Emily Sybrant for keeping production nights upbeat and entertaining. Thank you to all my dedicated

photographers: Mariam Shahsavarani, for her delicious food photos and for venturing into the bullpen so many Sunday evenings; Ben Gottesdiener, for filling the huge void of a sports-literate sports photo editor; and James Harrang and Eric Chalifour, for squeezing some incredible photo shoots into their unbelievably hectic schedules. Finally, thanks to Matt Mitgang for dragging me into the world of StudLife and for three years of humor and mentorship; and to my editors, Cole Bishop and Grace Fung, for their amazing, upbeat attitudes and for making last-minute assignments look beautiful and exciting. To Rahee Nerurkar and Zoe Kline, congratulations again! Your talent and enthusiasm have already brought so much creative and journalistic vigor to the senior photo editor position. I can’t wait to see what else you accomplish over the next year.

a rambling, confessional love letter to Wash. U.

NATALIE VILLALON FORMER SENIOR FORUM EDITOR

When I got to Wash. U., I knew jack about jack. Because I could casually reference Camus (ermagerd, existentialism!), I decided I was rather deep and destined to be a philosophy major. I thought I was informed. I was delusional.

Nearly four years later, my Wash. U. education hasn’t cured my ignorance; it’s only showed me just how little I actually know about anything. That isn’t to say I haven’t learned anything here— on the contrary, I have learned quite a bit. I chucked the philosophy path and studied Chinese instead, with sides of political science and writing. I can talk to you about a wide range of subjects from the Opium Wars to primate evolution. But my broad liberal arts education has only taught how much there is to know and the limitations of my relatively narrow perspective. Everything—politics, art, ethics, even what I had for lunch today—is connected in some way (I would not get away with broad, sweeping statements like these

in a research paper; don’t take this as a reflection on the quality of a Wash. U. education). No “truth” or “fact” is objectively correct either—except that WUFI is literally the devil. Gravity? Please. It’s probably witchcraft.

My experiences here have also just been fun. I enjoy academics, and I’ve made some wonderful friends here.

I’m blessed to know about a bajilion future doctors for when my poor heart and liver finally rebel. I’m emotionally attached to Wash. U. mostly because of the people here.

I’ve also witnessed, directly and indirectly, unpleasantness at Wash. U. ranging from rudeness to racism to sexual violence. But I’ve also seen amazing feats of intelligence. And the response to all kinds of human nastiness on campus has been thought-provoking, to say the least. All of my experiences, in and out of the classroom, have made me examine myself. I’ve learned mostly about the agony and the ecstasy of expansiveness: of taking in every experience, every lecture, every conversation and digesting it and figuring out what I can learn.

Student Life has been a huge part of that learning process for me. My personal opinions, for better or worse, have assaulted readers for the past 3 1/2 years. It’s a rare privilege to have a public forum (literally) for your opinions that people actually read on a regular basis. Putting my opinions out there for public scrutiny has forced me to think more about how I view the world, condense my thoughts into 600 words and open myself up to scrutiny. I’m not always right, but darn am I prolific. And my opinions on everything from rape culture to plastic bags will be enshrined online in a font that I don’t particularly care for long after my brain has decomposed. All of these opinions have been influenced by conversations, classes and people I’ve been exposed to here, and for that exposure, I am grateful.

What I really want to say is that I’m not really ready to leave Wash. U. or StudLife or St. Louis. My best friends are here. My academic life is here. I will miss late, bizarre nights at the StudLife office. I will miss moaning about WUFI and the feeling of snagging a Whispers booth during finals week. I will miss

skipping class on warm spring days to lie on the grass in Brookings Quadrangle. I will miss all of the lovely chaos that W.I.L.D. brings. I will miss talking to all of the lovely, intelligent, passionate people who go here. I will even miss interacting with the dicks because they sometimes throw good parties, and they always challenge me to be less of a dick myself. All of these things alone are relatively inconsequential, but they make up my niche here at Wash. U. I’m not really ready to leave that niche. I’m a little bit more sappy than I expected. I’m also a little bit of a coward; I’m afraid to leave.

During my time here, I’ve woven uncountable threads into the web of my life that will tug at me, for better or worse, until I die. That sounds melodramatic--purple, even. That doesn’t make it any less true, only that my writing minor hasn’t exactly worked magic on my prose. There’s not much else that can be said except that I cannot imagine my life without Wash. U. and I wouldn’t give up my experiences here for anything.

Congratulations to all WUSA alumni!

Francis Aguillard, Cristy Alvarez, Tej Azad, Morgan Baer, Denis Balaban, Ashley Bartels, Annie Belfield, Chris Bick, Peter Birke, Stephen Bonser, Munira Boxwalla, Matt Braza, Jessie Butts, Kelly Cole, Becky Daniel, JR Davis, Amanda Elder, Sara Elster, Molly Evans, Garrett Feinberg

Aaron Foote, Grace Gaumnitz, Ilana Greenberg, Vivek Gupta

Phil Hanna, Michael Harries, Mohit Harsh, Katie Helfgott

Emma Herman, Anna Hilke, Trevor Hu, Brooke Husic Jennifer Ibe, Alaa Itani, Jill Jacobson, Danny Jones, Abby Katsev, Emily Kline, Jenn Korman, Dan Kurzner, Lamley Lawson, Jacob Lenard, Kevin Liang, Ange Lin, Julia Lindon, Melany Lopez, Hannah Lustman, Molly McGregor, Erin McLear, Jon Merrill, Lydeah Negro, Andres Parra, Ross Passo, Jessica Reber, Allory Relf, Phoebe Richards, Danielle Rodnizki, Paul Roth, Ali Ruth

Maureen Saylor, Michael Schwartz, Je Shevach, Brittany Shropshire, Alix Simnock, Drew Sinha, Fiona Sloan, Sadie Smeck, Shanet Stefanos, Chantal Strasburger, Carolyn Swope, Sneha Thakur, Brian White, Julia Wong, Mike Yang, Jordan Zipkin, Nate Ferree, Dillon Martinez David Chiang, JohnNye, & Shivani Mahapatro

Thank you for all you have done to make Washington University an even better place than when you arrived.

A special thanks to the members of the members

Munira Boxwalla 11’ & 12’, Ilana Greenberg 12’, Anna Hilke 12’, Molly McGregor 11’, Paul Roth 11’, Maureen Saylor 11’, and Jordan Zipkin 11’ & 12’

enriching your life

HANNAH LUSTMAN FORMER MANAGING EDITOR

Condensing my feelings about four years at Washington University is no small task for people as sappy and nostalgic as myself. For someone who does a perhaps detrimental amount of thinking about what I’ll miss about Wash. U., one thing always tops my list: the people. Each of my friends, classmates, professors and acquaintances has a story worth hearing, and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to make these stories a part of my Wash. U. story.

In my work as a residential advisor, I’ve heard the wonderful words of Dean James McLeod many times: “Know every student by name and story.” This mission is both what made my college experience such a happy one and what makes the thought of leaving college so difficult. Being at Wash. U. presents us with the incredible opportunity to get to know new people and do things that merge their stories with ours. At the risk of sounding too sentimental, I’ll skip to sharing a few of my favorite Wash. U. stories.

Many of the stories that have impressed me most came from my work at this newspaper. In my years on staff, I had the chance to meet people I never would have in class or on my floor. In two seasons working with the men’s soccer team, I met athletes who played for hours

every day, traveled every weekend and somehow managed to stay on top of a demanding schedule. Don’t get the wrong impression, though; they had plenty of fun—and perhaps the most fun story I’ve written for the newspaper was the one that chronicled the team’s idea to film lipsyncing music videos on each of its road trips. I went from sports reporter to a girl writing about a group of athletes, dressed as cowboys, dancing in Times Square to Taylor Swift.

My favorite Wash. U. stories aren’t all silly ones, though. At RA camp each year, we take the chance to sit down with our staffs and share some of the most meaningful and challenging experiences of our lives with one another. What struck me wasn’t how sad or challenging life can be for students here at times but the ability of my fellow RAs to combat these challenges. Don’t worry—we can turn the silly on. I did wear a bright blue tutu to Convocation two years in a row, after all.

Whether you have one, two or three years left at this University, you still have time to take McLeod’s advice. Meet your fellow Wash. U. students, and get to know their stories because they are the supporting characters of yours. My last piece of advice? Never think you’ve met enough people to satisfy this experience because the students of Wash. U. will enrich your life right down to your last minutes here. Congratulations, class of 2013!

Best Wishes from Dean Stahl, Danielle Bristow, Katharine Pei, Kirsten Smith, and Terri Brennan

KURT ROHRBECK FORMER SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

“Yeah, sorry, I didn’t read it.”

I got that a lot about my articles the last four years.

Sports aren’t a centerpiece of the Wash. U. experience the way they are at some other schools. Whether it’s because that’s just how it’s always been or because people genuinely don’t care, I could count the number of times I saw genuine enthusiasm about Wash. U. sporting events on one hand. And that’s including postseason games. Which is a shame. Without going into too much detail, I’ve been able to cover my fair share of excitement in my four years here: two national championship winners, several entertaining postseason runs, dozens of conference-winning squads and the first Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame honoree in Division III history. I’ve been pretty lucky. Whether you’ve been reading about

sports here or not—and it’s OK, I don’t think my editor-in-chiefs did, either—if I’m leaving you with one takeaway from my time with Student Life, let it be this: there are some fairly incredible athletes here. People who are setting school and national records. Kids who are going to medical school next year. Athletes who put as much time as almost anyone here into their work—on the field/court/pool and off of it. And for the most part, they’ve all been a pleasure to work with, to speak with and to cover.

When I visited Wash. U., one of the things I loved the most was that everyone— students, faculty, workers, everyone—was supportive of what everyone else was doing. They knew what was going on, and they were quite proud to be a part of it. Take that enthusiasm you’ve got and extend it to the Bears. Watch them. Learn about them. You’ll be surprised at how impressed you are at first, but in time it won’t be a shock at all.

of the First Year Center Executive Board!

bear-ly noticeable

truth with a capital T

SADIE SMECK FORMER SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

One of the things I most loved about Wash. U. before I even got here was our motto, “Per Veritatem Vis” (“Strength Through Truth”). Strongly of the conviction that honesty is the best policy, I was drawn to what I perceived to be the motto’s meaning, an affirmation of the rightness and power of truth telling, which, in my goody-two-shoes adolescent mind, was equitable to admission of guilt. At the time, my conception of a “capital T”-Truth was a narrow stripe, perhaps blurred at the edges. In the realm of academia, where the search for Truth and, more interestingly, examination of multiple truths, is among the most valued pursuits, I have come to understand better and appreciate the Latin phrase my diploma will bear. I learned that Truth is much more complex a concept than I had originally thought. Even an event with specific facts and actors can produce more than one truth—differing accounts and testimonies, memories that diverge in the details—and these truths are often equally legitimate.

In writing for the News section and for class, proximity to Truth was always of principal concern. Facts had to be attributed, cited, backed with significant quotes and verified by a variety of sources. I strove to produce stories that were round, complete and balanced—not just told, but reported. At times, this exercise was more successful than others in avoiding inaccuracies and offense. But with experience, I came to understand that the story, though purportedly objective, would always be told with some

the long road

As most of my friends and professors know, I’ve had an atypical path through college. Now, after five years here as an undergraduate, I’m finally graduating. In those five years, I’ve had some incredible experiences, and I’ve spent time with some spectacular people.

One thing has been made increasingly clear over that time. When I look back at my time here, my memories will not be of late nights working on differential equations problem sets or all-nighters for Artificial Intelligence labs. Instead my thoughts will turn to experiences outside the classroom. They’ll turn to memories of evacuating Lopata Hall at Vertigo, to racing downtown

degree of variation if told by anyone other than me. While I never told a lie, my truth was only one of many possible.

In creative writing, that boundary becomes all the blurrier, and at first, this intimidated me. Many remember the truth-telling debacle over James Frey’s “A Million Little Pieces,” the Oprah’s Book Club smackdown that has gone down in creative non-fiction history. In my own writing, I was frightened both by what I remembered and what I had forgotten. I wrote what I believed to be true but had to temper my self-suspicion in order to do so.

In his famous work “The Things They Carried,” Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien loosely distinguishes what he calls “happening-truth” from “story-truth” in the semiautobiographical work of fiction. But by his estimation, the two are equally valid. He says: “What stories can do, I guess, is make things present. I can look at things I never looked at. I can attach faces to grief and love and pity and God. I can be brave. I can make myself feel again.”

While there certainly is a difference between fact and fiction, I believe (and now can say in print, since I will not be writing news anymore) that the intersections between the two can add value and richness to a story; both have great capacity for truth. I have no sense of how to perfectly balance the two, and I know that I never will. But I do know that it is precisely this effort from which we build our lives and that strengthens us as we inch toward what is true, for ourselves and for others. In the words of the great Joan Didion, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”

to catch the victory celebration at the end of the 2012 presidential election, to impulsively buying plane tickets to Cleveland to cover a volleyball championship.

Those are some of the experiences that have shaped me into what I am today, and they’re going to be a much larger part of who I am in the future than Parallel and Sequential Algorithms.

Chancellor Mark Wrighton once said at Convocation (and I’ve covered so many that I cannot recall which one) that it was important to “taste the ice cream” and try new things. Don’t get stuck in a rut; put yourself out there. College is a time to make mistakes and then ask for forgiveness, not a time to ask for permission first. Even if it means you end up in handcuffs outside of Francis Field.

MATT MITGANG FORMER SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR

TREVOR LEUZINGER MOVIE EDITOR

MUSIC TV MOVIES MUSIC

2009’s winner of American Idol?

2009 in music seemed to be a year of beginnings and endings, which seems oddly fitting in this commencement issue. The year our seniors matriculated at Washington University saw the rise of Lady Gaga to the monumental superstardom she enjoys today—“Just Dance” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January, and “Poker Face” followed in April. These songs went on to become two of the top-selling songs of 2009, joined by two lyrical masterpieces from the Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling” and “Boom Boom Pow.” Indeed, some landmarks may make it seem like no time has passed at all since you were bright-eyed freshman at Convocation; it certainly doesn’t feel like four years since we were throwing our hands up and partyin’ in the USA with Miley Cyrus (this might be accredited to the fact that it’s still a frat party staple). But it sure does seem like we’ve had to deal with Susan Boyle for longer, and who really even remembers Kris Allen,

Yes, the theme of beginnings and endings works well for 2009. Just as Blink 182 reunited for a world tour after a four-year hiatus, Fall Out Boy embarked on its own leave of absence (which, coincidentally, has also ended after four years with its new album released this month). Just as Oasis was dissolving, Blur reformed for a few glorious reunion shows. Britney Spears began her first world tour following her public breakdown and the heavily criticized performance of “Blackout” at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Adele finally made the transition stateside with a Grammy Award for “Best New Artist.” Perhaps most significant of all, though, 2009 marks the year the world said farewell to the iconic king of pop, Michael Jackson, mere weeks before his “This Is It” tour was scheduled to begin in London. Prompting a tidal wave of grief worldwide, his death meant the loss of a great force in music. 2009 in music may not have been all positive, but it certainly was memorable.

In the movie world, 2009’s most important offering was “Avatar.” Its groundbreaking use of 3-D technology has had a lasting effect, for better or worse, on how movies are made (and how much it costs to see one in theaters). Other notable blockbusters included the “Star Trek” reboot from J.J. Abrams, “Sherlock Holmes,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” The year also saw two notable but very different war movies in “The Hurt Locker,” winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, and Quentin Tarantino’s film “Inglourious Basterds.” Sandra Bullock won our hearts in “The Blind Side,” and we all cried at the opening montage

from another Pixar classic, “Up.” There was plenty to laugh at, too, with the year featuring a number of strong comedies. The three that stood out offered their fair share of quotable lines. “I Love You, Man” and “The Hangover” each gave their take on the buddy comedy, with “The Hangover” almost single-handedly launching Zach Galifianakis’ career. Another comedy, “Zombieland,” gave us a brilliant parody movie (and told us what Bill Murray regrets). George Clooney turned in two impeccable performances, even if only one blessed us with his face. “Up in the Air” captured the zeitgeist at the height of the recession while “Fantastic Mr. Fox” was simply fantastic. With plenty of good movies, 2009 had a little something for everyone.

TELEVISION

Fall 2009 was a great season for TV, especially for comedies. The quirky cast of ABC’s “Modern Family” stole our hearts right away when the show premiered in September 2009, leading it to take home the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series every year since. Over at Fox, viewers were singing along to the smash hit “Glee,” which also premiered in 2009 to massive critical acclaim. This prolific season also launched fan favorites like “Community,” “The Cleveland Show” and “Cougar Town,” all of which remain on the air today despite shaky ratings.

In terms of dramas, 2009 marked the beginning of CBS’s legal drama “The Good Wife,” which has been raking in awards ever since, especially for star Julianna Margulies. Meanwhile, The CW capitalized off the success of “Twilight” with another vampire book-to-screen adaptation called “The Vampire Diaries,” launching a new era of supernatural TV shows for young adults.

Many of 2009’s other most-watched shows remain popular today, including “American Idol” (the most popular

show of the 2009-10 season), “The Big Bang Theory” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” However, plenty of other hit shows from that season are now in the TV graveyard. Fans were sad to see cult favorite “Lost” enter its final season in fall 2009, and few realized at the time that the 2009-10 season would mark the end of Fox’s critically acclaimed serial drama “24.”

Of course, the biggest TV-related news story of the 2009-10 season was NBC’s infamous “The Tonight Show” controversy. In September 2009, Jay Leno launched his new talk show, “The Jay Leno Show,” after handing over the reins of “The Tonight Show” to host Conan O’Brien. However, just a few months later, NBC announced that both shows’ time slots would be shifted back, with Leno taking back O’Brien’s 11:35 time slot. O’Brien fought back vehemently against the change and eventually left the network over it.

Overall, fall 2009 was a volatile season for TV. Many of our favorite shows premiered, others were on the verge of ending and some were making headlines thanks to public relations disasters.

KAYLA HOLLENBAUGH SENIOR CADENZA EDITOR

KATHARINE JARUZELSKI TELEVISION EDITOR

FILLED WITH BEGINNINGS, ENDINGS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, 2009 WAS AT ONCE A VOLATILE AND UNIQUE TIME IN POPULAR CULTURE.

THEATER: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

The Washington University Performing Arts Department and student theater groups put on quite a show this year. The PAD started off with a bang in “Cabaret,” the fall musical starring senior Pete Winfrey and junior Sarah Palay. Audiences had the pleasure of sitting on stage while being serenaded. The season took a somber turn with “The Night Season” and “Oedipus at Colonus,” both featuring junior Will Jacobs and senior Phoebe Richards. The actors of the Irish and Greek plays took the A. E. Hotchner Studio Theatre by storm, conjuring up tears and catharsis. The

2012 Hotchner Playwriting Festival winner, “’If I Were You’ and Other Elvis Presley Songs” by senior Leah Barsanti, starred senior Jamie Gottlieb and freshman Hal Matthews, who did his best impression of hip-swaggerin’ bop-bam-boomin’ all over the Hotchner stage. The PAD season closed with “In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play),” including a visit from the playwright, Sarah Ruhl. Sophomore Kiki Milner and Winfrey played the show’s main couple, culminating in an exciting (and a tiny bit sexy) scene in a winter garden.

Student theater groups provided an equally fun season. Quirky group Cast & Crew did its own

take on “The Wizard of Oz” along with the controversial show “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.” “Oz” featured board member and senior Barsanti and junior Emma Trachman while “Dog” introduced a younger crowd including freshman Ethan Shen. “Dog” tackled tough teenage issues while “Oz” provided a lighter, more scandalous approach to the classic. Along with its bi-annual cabarets, All Student Theatre pulled off a beautiful production of “Our Town” in Brookings Quadrangle starring junior Henry Clements and senior Mitch Eagles. The cast managed to turn the Pavilion into Wash. U.’s own quaint and fading Grover’s

Corners. Thyrsus, (in)famous for its “No Shame Theater” and dance productions, produced a collection of student-written shows in the fall and “Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche” in the spring, showcasing freshman Julia Zasso, sophomores Clare Mulligan and Cassie Roberts, junior Ariel Saul and senior Abby Traub. The audience will never forget, as testified by the “Wash U Admirers” Facebook page, the events that transpired in Thyrsus’ fauxbunker in the Washington University Cooperative basement between Roberts, Saul and a quiche.

Disclaimer: Julia Zasso and Jamie Gottlieb both write regularly for Student Life.

JULIA ZASSO THEATER EDITOR

SEAN SAVOIE | WUSTL PHOTO SERVICES

William Biegler as Cliff and Sarah Palay as Sally in Cabaret. The musical started off the fall season at the Washington University Performing Arts Department.

DEAR MEN’S TENNIS SENIORS,

These five graduating scholar-athletes, Kareem Farah, Bryan Haywood, Gary Parizher, Adam Putterman and Seth Sanakary, personify both the spirit and mission of elite athletic participation at Washington University. In spirit, these exceptional men combined team commitment, development of tennis expertise and determination to enhance their competitive skills and performed in competition, bringing splendid recognition to the high standards of sport achievement to our Danforth campus. As scholars, each of these men has excelled academically even with the demanding schedules of practice and tournament play that varsity Division III tennis requires. As members of our tennis program, they each played a key part in us making the Final 4 of NCAA nationals their freshman-junior years. We hope to take it a step or two further before their collegiate tennis experience/journey comes to a close. On behalf of the tennis coaching staff and remaining team members who hope to continue to build upon the legacy they have added to, we wish them the best in their future endeavors.

Go Bears!!!!!

-Roger Follmer

DEAR CROSS-COUNTRY AND TRACK-AND-FIELD SENIORS,

Thank you! It has been a privilege to watch you grow as athletes but even more so as young men and women who not only want to but who are preparing to change the world one person at a time. I want to challenge you to apply the lessons learned throughout your time at Wash. U. on the cross-country and track-and-field team. Life is about the process and not the destination, and relationships should always outweigh the end result. Life boils down to relationships and putting others before yourselves. Thank you for doing that for me and the rest of your teammates and never stop. Apply it as an employee, father, mother, husband and wife. Through this attitude that has become more and more rare these days, I know that you will continue to make a difference and leave the world a better place. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you over the past four years. You are forever a part of the Wash. U. Bear family. Blessings!

-Jeff Stiles

TO THE MEN’S SOCCER SENIORS:

Thank you for four rewarding years. Three NCAA appearances and two UAA championships are strong accomplishments. More importantly, each of you lived out the team-building expression “give everything; expect nothing.” I have loved our relationships we have built and look forward to continuing them long into the future.

-Joe Clarke

FROM THE WASH. U. COACHES TO THEIR SENIOR ATHLETES

DEAR DREW, KELLY, MARILEE AND MEG,

It’s been my greatest pleasure to have coached you over the last four years. During that time I’ve noted an evolution that’s taken you from wide-eyed freshmen to mature and learned young women who are ready to “take on the world.” You’ve enjoyed great success on the court, a national championship and wonderful individual honors. Most importantly, however, you’ve been a tremendous role model for all those around you. Your Spartan work ethic, your total commitment to your teammates and your outstanding leadership qualities will bode well for you when you embark on your careers. You have been, and will remain, wonderful ambassadors for Washington University and the Bears’ volleyball program. A coach could not have asked for finer players/people to coach. Now, take the next step in your life and make the great impacts you’re destined to make.

You’ll be sorely missed.

-Rich Luenemann

DEAR WOMEN’S SOCCER SENIORS,

Thank you!!! To the 2013 women’s soccer Bears, thank you and good luck. You have brought so many memories to this soccer family. The pictures and videos that were created over the years capture the essence, class and character of the women’s soccer family. The sound of “WU,WU,WU WUSTL” will be engrained to each of our minds. In 2009, we brought in a large bunch of rookies as my first recruiting class. From the moment you stepped on campus, we knew we had a special group both on and off the field. You have been to three Elite 8 appearances. This program has only been to six ever. You all were amazing players, but more importantly, you are amazing women. I am honored to be a part of your lives for the last four years. Good luck in all your future endeavors! Bears Grrrr.

All the best,

-Jim Conlon

DEAR LAUREN, MAX AND TIM,

What an amazing group of student athletes you are! We feel so lucky and proud to have had the opportunity to coach and mentor you. Your hard work, leadership and passion have helped to drive the team to a new level over the course of just a few short years. Each of you individually brought different strengths to the table, but together you all brought a positive attitude and drive that motivated your fellow teammates. We look forward to maintaining your friendships, hearing all about your future successes and sharing how the foundation you have laid during your time at Washington University has helped to grow our program. You’ll always be a part of the Wash. U. Cheer family! Congratulations on all your accomplishments.

-The Washington University Cheer Coaches

DEAR FOOTBALL BEARS,

Over the years the mantra of our football program has been “Win with PMA.”—a positive mental attitude. It teaches us of the importance of the way we shape how we feel and how we proceed into the future to meet present and future challenges. This team battled allowing excuses to come into our thought patterns. It indeed was difficult to fight off making excuses (like injuries and strength of schedule) in that we tasted victory just once in our first six games.

There never was a turning point in our season. We continued to grow as a team, building strength from our team chemistry and our resilience to stop believing. The graph continued to rise each day. Each injury became an opportunity for someone new to step up. Each failure in a play, a series or a game became a stepping stone to allow our leaders to bring our team closer together.

Leading author John Maxwell discusses 360-degree leadership as vital to any organization, including the concept of “leading up.” He reminds us that leadership comes from any place within the organization. He would smile to see how the seniors led the coaches and their teammates to become better every day and at taking each step one at a time. At Denison, we played one degree better than we had been playing. The game ended with a defensive stand on a 4th-and-1 that ended an inch shy of perhaps another defeat. The successive victories on the 3-C Highway (Carnegie, Case, Chicago) left a trail of highlights that will be cherished forever.

The journey ended with a UAA conference championship, a goal that has eluded our program for the past eight years. Yes, you did it! You each played a vital role; there was no hero. This team became special because the senior leadership stayed the course and embraced PMA like no other team I have coached. I wish for each of you to take that with you into your chosen professions in medicine (four of you will be doctors), business, engineering, publishing or wherever your future path leads. You have learned that each step you take becomes richer with a positive mental attitude, and success and victory are always right around the corner if you stay the course. My challenge to you is to enjoy each of those steps. Be one degree better as a man, a professional, a husband and a father. Picture yourself surrounded by those you love raising the cup—hold it……….PMA!

-Larry Kindbom

DEAR HANNAH AND MELANIE,

It’s hard to believe it has been four years since you began your golf journey as student-athletes on the newest varsity team on the Danforth Campus. As our first official recruits to the golf program, you have had tremendous successes and fostered an atmosphere that brings out the best in all your teammates. We have seen three All-American awards as well as an Elite 88 winner (as well as countless other awards), and I know you both would gladly trade them in for a national championship…a team award (we still have work to do!). One of the reasons we have had such a strong beginning as a team is because you both helped set the tone and attitude for those that have played alongside you or have followed in your footsteps. We cannot thank you enough for the time, effort and commitment you have so generously given to your team. We all know that you will continue your successes in the future and hope that you remember these times as some of the best of your life. Thank you for being great teammates and exemplary student-athletes as well as ambassadors of the game.

-Sean Curtis

TO THE BASEBALL SENIORS:

I would like to thank you for the four seasons you have given to the baseball program here at Washington University. The contributions you all have made to the legacy of Wash. U. baseball cannot be overstated. By the end of this season, you will have averaged roughly 25 wins per season during your tenure. However, these contributions are nothing in comparison to the impact you have had on my life, in particular my experience during my first three years at Wash. U., as well as the impact you’ve had on each and every assistant coach that has been associated with this program. We all truly value the relationships we have with each of you.

Next year’s squad will have major shoes to fill, in terms of talent, leadership and especially personality. You all will be missed—but I am hopeful that you will stay connected to the people involved with this program—by your teammates, by your coaches and by me.

I look forward to continuing our friendships and following your next steps as you begin or continue (KP) your post-graduate lives. I am confident that you will respond well to the challenges life will undoubtedly present to you, as you have proven your character on the baseball diamond time and again, responding with class, dignity and courage to the challenges and adversity experienced throughout the course of your collegiate baseball career.

-Steve Duncan

Congratulations on your graduation from Washington University. In another year you both will also earn your master’s degree from the School of Engineering. You are true student-athletes, great leaders and most importantly incredible people. Each season has challenges we face as a team, but you both experienced personal adversity as well. Adversity, as we all know, can develop your character but more often reveals your character. Your resiliency and leadership were examples to all of us from players to coaches. That “fight” was our example to keep going on the court. So many times you stepped up at key moments both on and off the court. Over the past four years there were championships to celebrate, but I hope what stays with you the most is the lifetime friends and memories you have had as a Bear! You are respected!! I thank you for the legacy you have left with us. Always remember “ONCE A BEAR, ALWAYS A BEAR!”

-Nancy Fahey

DEAR NISHI AND KRISTIN,

DEAR SOFTBALL SENIOR CLASS,

During your Wash. U. careers, we have shared in moments of disappointment, triumph, perseverance and growth. And through it all, you ladies have been steadfast and made contributions to this program that will be everlasting.

Claire—aka “Downsie”—You epitomize the words “Team Player!” You consistently went above and beyond to help teammates improve, even at the expense of playing time for yourself. Because of your “Team before Self” attitude, you earned the utmost respect from your teammates and coaching staff alike.

Ashley—aka “AJ”—You handled the pressure of being the “table setter” like a champion! You are unquestionably one of the best leadoff hitters that has ever played here at Wash. U. You have truly amazed me with your leadership and the ability to consistently get things done on the field.

Sondra—aka “Sonj”—You were always looking to contribute and help strengthen the team regardless of how it might impact you. No matter where you played, you always found a way to have a significant impact. You are an extraordinarily versatile, talented and selfless athlete…the type of player every coach needs. I can see you as a collegiate head coach someday.

Hilary—aka “Hil”—Your work ethic is second to none! You led by example and always pushed your teammates to work harder and strive for more. Being a two-sport athlete is no easy task, but you were successful at it because you weren’t afraid to get outside of your comfort zone or make mistakes. Thanks you so much for bringing feistiness and swagger to our program.

Seniors, your parents have done a magnificent job raising such wonderful young women. I am truly grateful that I had the opportunity to work with each of you and get to know you and your families. You have my utmost respect for successfully balancing academics and athletics here at Wash. U. I look forward to staying in touch and hearing about your future endeavors. Thank you all for giving me your absolute best!

-Leticia Pineda-Boutte

DEAR KATE AND PAIGE:

Where did the last four years go? I want you both to know what an honor it was to coach both of you. The three of us set out on a mission to improve and advance this team to new heights four years ago. With your dedication and determination, both of you have left a strong imprint on the Washington University women’s tennis team. I will miss seeing you: on the tennis court, at practices, at Olive Garden, at Culver’s, at USTA/ITA Regionals, at Panera, at Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison, on our spring break training trips to California or Hilton Head, at Fab 7, at UAA Conference Championships, NCAA Regionals, in dual matches, during our cheers, in our tough dual matches, when the team score is 4-4, in my favorite reflex volley drill, at Chill, in the Athletic Complex and most importantly…..I will miss our daily chats!!!!!! Kate and Paige, you represented our women’s tennis team and the Washington University student-athlete community with integrity, honesty, fortitude and a sense of purpose. You made it your mission to pick up other team members and make the team stronger. Paige and Kate, you created a strong team culture and a cohesive team chemistry that will continue in the future; these achievements are credited to your four years of camaraderie and leadership with our team. Thank you for your friendship!!!!! I will always be a phone call away if you ever need anything. 1-2-3. let’s go Bears!!!!! RAWRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

-Kelly Stahlhuth

TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL SENIORS:

As your four-year journey comes to a close at Washington University, we take a moment to reflect on what you have meant to the campus community and the men’s basketball team. During your time here you helped the basketball team post a 78-28 record (.736) and captured three UAA Championships. In addition, all three of you have been named to the UAA All- Academic Team each of the last three years. Your success on the court and your success off of the court leave a rich legacy for those who follow in your footsteps. Although the ultimate goal of winning a national championship has eluded us these past four years, you have left a solid foundation that makes that a realistic goal for future teams. As you move forward into the next phase of life’s journey we thank you for what you have given us. Your strong leadership as team captains, your commitment to the program’s success and your consideration of others will be missed. Go forth and conquer new challenges, armed with the experiences and memories you helped create at Washington University. Remember the words of Norman Vincent Peale, “Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.” Thank you for being cherished members of our basketball family.

-Mark Edwards

DEAR BRENDAN MORIN AND VERONICA TSE,

Since arriving on the campus in the fall of 2009 you have helped our program grow and have provided tremendous leadership along the way. You have dealt with adversity and grown stronger as young men and women. I would like to thank you for your dedication and commitment to Washington University and the swimming-and-diving team over the past four years.

Your decision to attend Washington University has provided you a quality academic degree and hopefully memories of a competitive NCAA swimming & diving experience. You never slept enough but come back the next day anyway. You cheered for and supported each other because that is what good friends and teammates do. As you progressed from freshmen to seniors, you touched the lives of everyone you came in contact with including coaches, faculty, teammates and classmates.

As you leave Washington University I hope you take with you the belief that you are ready to meet life’s challenges head-on. The goals that you set were definitely more than about achieving a personal best or winning a race, and the benefits you will receive will extend beyond the boundaries of the pool. You will always be a Wash. U. Bear!

Set your expectations high, and we expect the best in everything you do. We are proud of what you have accomplished and look forward to seeing where you will go after leaving Wash U. You are forever a part of our program and Washington University, and we are excited about your continued involvement now that you are alumni.

We wish you all the best in your future endeavors. BATTLE ON!

-Brad Shively

STUDENT LIFE SPORTS WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CLASS OF 2013 ON ITS THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, 13 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES AND 24 UAA TITLES.

Adam Adenwala

WU Class of '13

Adam - we are so proud of you. Congratulations! We know you will do great in medical school. Nanaji would have been so proud. With Love, Dad, Mom and Khadijah.

Max Coll

WU Class of '13

From Santa Fe, New York to Washington University in St. Louis and Beyond! We’re so very proud of you and the man you’ve become. Congratulations on your Graduation. Love, Mom and Dad

Lauren Leah Abadie

WU Class of ‘13

Congratulations, Lauren! We’re so proud of your many accomplishments and successes. You’ve worked hard and reaped the rewards. May your dreams and your goals be within your reach. Happiness always, and never stop dancing!

With love and admiration, Mom, Dad, Claire, and Mia

Kathryn Child

WU

Class of '13

A heart for service, a sense of fun and DM. We are very proud of your achievements. You will make a wonderful MD and Naval Officer. We love you.

Mara Cruvant

WU

Class of '13

Hey! Heard you are graduating! Congrats! Is that like being tutored? Squirrel! Where are our cookies? Where are you? Hey! Love and licks, Dot and Daisy

SETH BENSUSSEN

Congratulations on obtaining your Biomedical Engineering degree while balancing baseball, fraternity and personal life. We are extremely proud of you and your accomplishments! We look forward to watching you succeed in your future endeavors.

Love, Dad, Mom, Josh and Dani WU

Class of ‘13

Jason Dorn

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Jason!

We are so very proud of your graduation from Wash U. Enjoy this moment as you begin your next adventure in the USAF.

We love you - Mom & Dad

Gavin S. Frisch

WU Class of '13

Gavin you are amazing! We wish you a lifetime of success! Congratulations and enjoy your next step in your life’s journey.

Love, Mom, Dad, Skylar and Rambo

Congratulations Stephen! My how you’ve grown. I’m so proud of you and all that you have accomplished.

I know that you will continue to do wonderful things.

Love you!

Mom

Michael Feinstein

WU Class of '13

We are SO proud of you, Michael! We know you are destined for great things. Much happiness and love, Mom, Dad, Adam, and Erica

Max Gordon

WU Class of '13

Max: Congratulations! We are so proud of you! Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars. With all our love, your family

WU Class of ‘13

STEPHEN BONSER

ERIC FISCHER

Dear Eric - Congratulations! We are so incredibly proud of you! We look forward to your next adventure and all you will accomplish. From WUSTL to Georgetown and beyond!

We love youMom, Dad, Jonah, Isaac and Roscoe

WU Class of ‘13

Elizabeth Anne Graham

WU Class of '13

Our little girl is all grown up! Four years of fun and challenges--memories made on the South Forty and the Loop, at Swing Club and STUDLIFE, travel through Chile and Dean’s List! We are so proud of you and love you dearly, Mom, Dad and Kevin

Bryne Hadnott

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Bryne!! We are so proud of all that you have accomplished. You are a spectacular and tenacious young woman.

We love you.

Mom, Dad and Bailey

RYAN FURTICK

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation and admission to law school! Keep dreaming and enjoy the journey.

Love, Mom, Dad and Ben

WU Class

of ‘13

Jon Gross

WU Class of '13

Hope the rest of your long and happy life is as incredible as the last 4 years. It is an honor to be your parents.

We love you madly and unconditionally.

Mom and Dad

Drew Hargrave

WU Class of '13

You live your life with such passion and kindness. It is a joy to watch you on your path.

Continue to follow your dreams. Congratulations!

Love, Mom, Dad and Gma

MOHAMMAD HASHIM

CONGRATULATIONS

Mohammad!

We are so proud of your great achievements. We love and support you.

Mom , Dad and Ali

WU Class of ‘13

Rebecca Horowitz

WU Class of '13

Rebecca, Congratulations on this spectacular milestone. We are very proud of you-- who you are and what you have accomplished. We can’t wait to see what comes next.

Love, Mom, Dad and Jeff

Jeremy Lippmann

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Jer! We love you and are so proud of you!

Dad, Mom, Evan and the rest of the Lippmanns xo

Jamee Marie Hourani

WU Class of ‘12

Jennifer Kier Kronick

WU Class of '13

“ The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” - (Sarah Ban Breathnach)

Congratulations to our beautiful dreamer. Go get ‘em, Jenny! Love, Mommy, Richard, Lizzie, Michael, Alli

Melany N. Lopez

WU Class of '13

We still remember the day we left you. It was hard. Now that you are graduating, it was worth it! Very proud of your accomplishments.

Love, Dad, Mom, and Jean

CONGRATULATIONS, JAMEE!

You have had an amazing four years. Your hard work has certainly paid off. We can’t believe it is graduation time!

We Love You!

Mom, Dad, Jennifer and Juliette

S. LONES

Congratulations Luke!

We hope that the friendships you have made and that the knowledge you have gained at Wash U will continue to mold you into the man God desires you to be.

We are proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, and Calvin

WU Class of ‘13

Jessie Lurie

WU Class of '13

Dear Jessie, You are the most wonderful daughter in the world! Congratulations to you and the entire graduating class! We love you forever!!!

Mom and Dad

Hannah Marshall

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Hannah! You excel in everything you do! We can’t wait to see what is next!

Love, Mom, Dad, Ben, and Maya

Stephanie Machlin

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Steph! We are so very proud of you! It has been such a joy to watch you through the years. We’re so excited as you start the next phase of your journey, knowing you will succeed at anything you do!

All our love, Mom, Dad, Jen and Michael

Rina Matsumoto

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Rina!

We’re so proud of you! We wish you success and joy in everything you do. We’re always here for you and support you.

Love, Mom, Dad, Erika, Keith

Beth Palmer

Beth:

No parents could be more proud than we are of you. You have been a joy to us since the day you were born. Watch out D.C. (and law school) here comes the BMOC!

Congratualtions!

Mom and Dad

WU Class of ‘13

Molly Grace McGregor

WU Class of '13

We are so proud of you! From Trinity to CSG to Wash U. Congratulations to you and all your friends!

Love, Mom, Dad, Danny, Emma, & Maddie

John Michael Mern

WU Class of '13

You’ve always made us proud since you were a little boy. Now we are even more proud of the man you’ve become. We’re excited for your future.

Love, Your Family

Sunny Mehta

WU Class of '13

Sunny,

We are so proud of all your hard work! Wishing you continued success and smooth sailing in the real world. Congratulations. With lots of love from, Karan, Mom and Dad.

Sam Newman

WU Class of '13

Congratulations on your graduation! We wish great things for you in the years to come!

Love, Dad, Mom, and Hannah

“Still smiling after all these years.”

Your talent, energy and attitude just keep on growing.

Ben, we love you.

Congratulations!

Mom, Dad, Elizabeth, Richard, Zeus

WU BENNETT ROSENBLATT

RYAN SIMPSON

Fall of 2009, we left you at Wash U to receive an education and play some football. What an amazing 4 years! Thanks for taking us along! Great people and opportunities await you. God is with you always!

Love, Mom & Dad

WU Class of ‘13

Matthew J Polites

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Matthew! We are so proud of your many achievements and accomplishments. Dream big, the sky is the limit.

Love, Dad, Mom, Eleni and Luke

Zac Query

WU Class of '13

Congratulations! We are so proud of you! Step forward and enjoy the blessings and challenges God has for you!

We love you!

Dad, Mom, Victor, Nicholas, and Sarah

JAMES COLBY UNDERWOOD

Meghan Powers

WU Class of '13

Congratulations on Graduation. Nothing comes easy but you have balanced your diligence and perseverance with numerous friendships and an enjoyment of life. Well done! All our love. Mom and Dad.

David Randolph

WU Class of '13

We are very proud of your accomplishments! You will begin a new chapter at UNC Medical School and we look forward to sharing your dreams.

Love – Mom, Dad, Jessica and Matthew

DAVID WILSON

Congratulations David! You have known what you wanted to accomplish since you were a little boy and have not waivered from that Challenge. You are now one step closer. We are so very proud of you!

With love and support, Mom, Dad, and Sarah.

WU Class of ‘13

Congratulations Jamie! You have become an extraordinary young man. That brilliant intellect, caring heart, passion, grit and compassion means the world will be so much better with you in it. We are so lucky to be able to call you, son.

Love, Mom and Dad

WU Class of ‘13

Kurt Rohrbeck

WU Class of '13

We’re incredibly proud of you and your college career! We’ve loved watching your progress and reading your articles, and we know the future will be just as exciting – just don’t forget your Philadelphia teams and your Philadelphia family!

Love, Mom, Dad, and Scott

Michael Rosengart

WU Class of '13

Michael we couldn’t be more proud of you! We can’t wait to follow you as you continue your journey! We know you are going to be a huge success!

All our love,

Congratulations Michael Mom, Dad and Eric

Erika Ruben

WU Class of '13

Congratulations! It has been an amazing journey, and we are so proud of you!

Love, Mom and Dad

Michael Schwartz

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Michael! We are so proud of you and all of your achievements at Wash U. The journey continues...

with all our love, Mom, Dad, Eric & Lauren

Paula Jean Avery

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in your life.

After years of hard work and dedication, you are receiving your Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from a very prestigious institution. And with this distinction, you assume great responsibility. You are now one of a very select few who will be an architect for a better tomorrow.

We are so very proud of everything you have achieved. And, as the fourth generation of engineers in our family, we believe tomorrow will be a better place because of your commitment, diligence and life experiences navigating the way forward.

With all of our love, Dad and Susie WU

Class of ‘13

KYLE BEISER

Simone Raymond Sept

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Simone! We applaud all your efforts at WashU and are so proud. Thank you for being a faithful and loving friend, daughter, and sister. We love you, xoxo. Annie, Mom & Dad

Matthew K. Techy

WU

Class of ‘13

Congratulations Kyle! We are very proud of you! You always go the distance! We love you, Mom, Dad & Tara

WU Class of '13

You amazed us with all that you had accomplished in your life. Continue to dream and believe in yourself and you will realize your goals.

Love, Mom, Dad and Alex

Ari Tenzer

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Ari!

It’s been a terrific four years. You’ve accomplished so much. We love you and we are so very proud of you. Love, Mom, Dad & Deena

Tim Thannum

WU Class of '13

Congratulations, son! Your perseverance and character have paid off! Love, Mom and Dad

Jordan Beck Wagner

WU Class of '13

Jordan Beck, you were an amazing child from the start so why should your college career be any different. We are bursting with pride!

Love, Mom, Dad, and your Siblings

Bari Weiss

WU Class of '13

Dear Bari, Congratulations on your graduation from WashU. We are so proud of you!

The best is yet to come!

We love you, Mom, Dad and Perri

Samuel Joseph Witte

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Sam! It’s been a long and winding road filled with wonderful memories and exciting dreams for the future. We love you and wish you the best in Grad School, Mom & Dad

Elizabeth Yablon

WU Class of '13

We are so proud of all that you have accomplished. Congratulations!

All our love always.

Mom, Dad, Lauren and Michael

DUSTIN YI MING KLINE

WU Class of ‘13

CONGRATULATIONS DUSTIN!

Curiosity, conviction, determination, kindness, intellect, humor, enthusiasm, friendship, loyalty, creativity, playfulness, selflessness, and courage are the traits that make you special. You are at life’s doorstep. Embrace the journey as you have every step of the way so far. And, always know that your family loves you and is so very proud of you.

Mom, Dad, Lauren, Nathan, Grandparents Kline, Blanchard and Wang!

ZACHARY LASKIN

Fred Yang

WU Class of '13

Congratulations Fred!

You have continually challenged yourself and earned your degree. We are very proud of you and wish you the best!

Love, Mom , Dad, Grandpa, Grandma & Dangdang, WeiJunkai Family

From North Wales, to Bryn Mawr, Warrensburg, Nova Scotia, the Caribbean, Australia, Madrid, St. Louis and now New York. It’s been a fantastic journey – and we’ve loved watching you make it happen. May your determination, resilience, and strength of character continue to serve you well. We’re very proud of you.

CONGRATULATIONS ZACH!

We love you, Mom, Dad, and Jeremy

Christopher Zarins

WU Class of '13

Chris Congratulations! Biomedical engineering at Wash U has been the best for you.

Class of ‘13

Scott Zenker

WU Class of '13

Scott, you planted the seed.... now go with it, grow with it, stay happy & enjoy the journey! Congratulations to you & your classmates. With Love, Mom, Dad & Andrew

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For in the end, it is between you and God.

--Mother Teresa

Style and grace describes you-but your heart for others defines you. With much love, Mom, Dad and Meredith

Madeleine Shroyer

WU Class of ‘13

Molly Simon

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

WU Class of ‘13

So proud of you today and everyday!!! May you continue to follow your dreams and soar.

Love you always, Mom

CJ WEISS

Live, Laugh, Love

Continue to soar and reach new heights as you enter the next phase of your life. Always strive to do your best in everything you do. Congratulations on a job well done!

We are proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad

Class of ‘13

HOORAY FOR AMANDA AND THE CLASS OF 2013!

With all our love, Mom, Dad, Katie and Emily

Class of ‘13

Branden T. Zollar

Darling Branden:

Life with you has been a blast! We have enjoyed every minute of loving you and living with you. From the moment you introduced us to “Baby” we knew you had a nurturing instinct (and a sense of resolve and adventure). Of course life with your brothers suggested they were in charge. Little did they know that in the end, college life at Wash U set you free. You have blossomed into an extremely beautiful, over-the-top smart, charismatic woman. However,…

You will always be our Princess, LOVE, Mom & Dad

Class of '13