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WUPD attempts to combat rising Kia thefts

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The Kia Boyz Tiktok trend, which demonstrates how to steal a Kia or Hyundai in a matter of minutes, took hold over the summer. The Washington University Police Department (WUPD) Chief Angela Coonce believes that the trend has led to three cars being stolen from WashU students living off campus since the start of this academic year.

The trend originated in Milwaukee, from a group known on social media as “the Kia Boyz.” In a matter of minutes, wielding nothing more than a USB cord or screwdriver, a person is able to break apart the steering column and drive off with a stolen vehicle. The targeted vehicles are Kias made between 2011-2021 and Hyundais made between 2016-2021. These vehicles use a key and mechanical ignition rather than a button and fob which would protect against the jacking.

Coonce described this problem as, “The big story [for us] going into the school year,” and hopes that students will take the proper precautions to avoid their vehicles being stolen.

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The Kemper Art Museum opened a new exhibition, “Katharina Grosse Studio Paintings, 1988-2022: Returns, Revisions, Inventions,” by renowned contemporary German artist Katharina Grosse, Sept 23.

This new exhibit features 37 large canvases organized into two separate themes: “Returns/ Revisions/Inventions” and “Fissures/Ruptures.” The collection also includes three new fabric pieces featuring photographs of unfinished paintings and behind-the-scenes elements.

The museum celebrated the opening of the exhibit with a Q & A led by Grosse and Eckmann. Set in the Steinberg Auditorium, the event brought Grosse’s friends to campus along with Washington University students and faculty members.

Sabine Eckmann, the Kemper Art Museum’s chief curator, shared the significance of housing this exhibit in an interview with Student Life.

“This exhibition is the first to explore three decades of Grosse’s studio paintings and their embeddedness in the history of modern and contemporary painting,” Eckmann said.

The Q & A expounded upon Grosse’s artistic voice, inspirations, and techniques.

Grosse has explored and utilized a variety of approaches throughout her artistic career, a trend visible throughout the works on display in the current exhibit.

Grosse experiments with both layering and spraying paint techniques in her pieces; she also studies the effect of applying various natural elements to her work, like tree branches, kelp, and soil, to capture the way they interact with the canvas.

To create another one of

her pieces, Grosse walked over wet paint with special rubber shoes to engage with her canvas differently. “The only thing that is constant and recurring in my work is the color; the intensity of the color,” she said.

One student who attended the event was junior Jane Whellan, the student social media coordinator for the Kemper Art Museum. Having researched Grosse and her work prior to the event, Whellan said that she is looking forward to witnessing the impact of the color and scale of the new exhibit.

“I’m excited to see all of the color in person because color is such a big part of her work and because it’s so hard to capture that on camera,” Whellan said.

This exhibit isn’t Kemper’s first partnership with Katharina Grosse. Back in 2016, the University’s Art on Campus initiative partnered with Kemper and commissioned an original

painting for the Gary M. Sumers Recreation Center on campus that can still be seen today.

Grosse’s exhibit will go to the Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland and then the Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany.

Eckmann said that the artist’s international presence and boundary-breaking artistic style supports the Kemper Art Museum’s legacy to provide students with access to new works in the arts and humanities.

“Katharina Grosse hopes to achieve a reorientation, ‘a space where you can finally begin to talk and to think beyond binaries and conventional categories and definitions,’” Eckmann said. “I hope that the viewing of her painting will generate such contemplations and conversations relevant to our lives today.”

The exhibit is on display in the museum until January 23, 2023.

WUPD purchased more than 50 sets of steering wheel locks which prevent a would-be thief from driving off with a vehicle. WUPD is going to distribute them to students, on Friday from 1-5 p.m. in the North Lobby–Lounge 171 in the DUC. Those who own the specific makes and models of Kias and Hyundais that are susceptible to being jacked have already received emails from WUPD. The email states that “Law enforcement agencies across the St. Louis region and nationwide saw a significant increase in thefts involving Kia and Hyundai vehicles…attributed, at least in part, to recent social media postings.” Students who cannot make it to the event but are still interested in obtaining a loan can email Sergeant Geof Himstedt at Geoff_himstedt@wustl.edu or call 314-935-5084.

Wild and Gonzalez speak to SU about space equity and housing

don’t know the actual number [we now have], but it is smaller than what we are comfortable with,” Gonzalez said.

The main takeaway from Student Union’s Senate meeting this week is that Washington University’s residential and extracurricular space is more scarce than administrators and students want to see.

Student Union Senate brought in Associate Vice Chancellor Rob Wild and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Anna Gonzalez to speak about the University’s space equity initiative at their Tuesday meeting and to yield other questions from students in attendance.

Their conversation turned to residential spaces at one point, which is when Gonzalez spoke to the paucity of housing on campus.

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She said that many students are interested in living on campus largely because they view it as safer than off-campus housing and she also added that transfer students are currently in need of more residential space.

“One of the most important factors for transfer students to accept coming to Wash. U. is if they are guaranteed housing space,” she said. “We could have probably filled two or three [houses with transfer students] had there been space for housing [so] we gave them one.”

Gonzalez added that the residential needs of transfer students are not guaranteed and are only met if there is space available.

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planning efforts, although no concrete steps were presented at the meeting for increasing residential space.

The SU meeting was otherwise centered on the University’s space equity initiative.

Through the Future of Student Space Planning initiative, the University will evaluate how to more equitably distribute residential, performance, rehearsal, social, and storage spaces on campus.

“We want to create a process with a shared understanding of how those spaces get out to meet the needs of today’s really diverse student body,” Gonzalez said.

A new committee, the Future of Student Space Planning Team, was created to work on the initiative. The group of 22 students, chaired by Executive Director for Campus Life Stan Sweeney and senior Raevyn Ferguson, was selected to represent different

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student perspectives and create recommendations for the Board of Trustees in regards to student space.

By the end of October, the team aims to publish an online forum for students to voice their concerns to the committee.

The initiative’s three phases are discovery, clarification, and implementation, all of which will take a full academic year to complete. This year, the group will begin seeking out the biggest problems that they can then focus on solving. Next year will be dedicated to creating policies to be implemented by Fall 2025.

For many students, the big question with this initiative is how access to the eleven houses on campus, primarily occupied by Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternities, will change. According to Wild, the future of the houses is unclear.

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group over another [in terms of] space,” Wild said. “I also think it’s not fair for the University to make arbitrary decisions without student input into how we allocate the spaces.”

According to Wild, it’s necessary to determine whether an organization even needs space, as well as for the organization to understand the responsibility that comes with taking up space.

“Having space dedicated for a student group is a privilege,” Wild said. “With that privilege comes some responsibility to give back to the campus community.”

At the meeting, Gonzalez said that fraternity houses privilege one gender over the rest of the school because men in Greek housing have paid cheaper residential fees than students in the South 40.

Students from various organizations also voiced

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concerns about how group size and faculty needs will factor into space equity decisions.

Representatives from theater and dance groups specifically asked about the longstanding sixhour rehearsal space reservation limit which has created problems for some performance groups.

“We do not have enough rehearsal space to meet demand today,” Wild said. Part of the problem is that the amount of student groups has grown

significantly in recent years, he added.

“Dr. Phyllis Jackson, who oversees event management and campus life and is responsible for the spaces that Student Affairs manages…is trying to look at the number of student groups and come up with what she believes is a fair number to reallocate space,” he said.

Wild said that one of the great successes of the University in the last 10 years has been its commitment to improving

socioeconomic diversity and they don’t want to stymie that improvement from tuition increases.

“This is a solvable problem,” Wild said.

“The tricky nuance is to do things new and better without putting the cost back onto the shoulders of students,” Wild said.

“The tricky nuance is to do things new and better without putting the cost back onto the shoulders of students.”

School of Arts & Sciences moves forward with signature initiatives

LYDIA SIDRYS JAMES ELLINGHAUS CONTRIBUTING WRITER AND JUNIOR NEWS EDITOR

The School of Arts & Sciences continues to make progress on planning and implementing what they have deemed “signature initiatives” as part of their updated strategic plan— a decade-long agenda to “build a top University.” The web page for the initiatives says they will “build on existing strengths to create exciting and transformative new ventures,” though few specific actions are named at this point. The school hosted a “first look” fair for community members to learn more about the initiatives on Wednesday Sept. 14.

Arts & Sciences announced the initiatives last spring, along with several other changes to the strategic plan. At the time, Provost Beverly Wendland stated that the University would begin implementing the outlined changes during the Fall 2022 semester and continue to do so for the next decade.

such as the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures.

“[The Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures] is a framework for people to write proposals for funding to try new transdisciplinary research and teaching programs,” Barch said.

The Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences (TRIADS) initiative also supports research between areas of study to address social issues.

“[TRIADS] is not a project itself, but rather a conduit to help faculty come together around new research projects that are focused on applied data sciences,” Barch said. “Data science can be used to answer big questions about government, economics, sociology, and other subjects.”

The Center for Quantum Leaps initiative is focused on quantum technology and how it can be applied to uses in biomedical and life sciences, from nuclear power to drug testing.

Other initiatives are geared towards public service and community collaboration.

Career] will touch every Arts & Sciences course, student, advisor, and faculty member,” McGlothlin said.

Selected faculty members will meet throughout the Fall 2022 semester to work on the rationale for the initiative and determine the specific literacies that will be featured.

“We have engaged 10 faculty members from Arts & Sciences to be Literacy Fellows who will define the literacies,” McGlothlin said. “They have already met and begun their work.”

After defining the literacies, early adopters will test the efficacy of the initiative through existing courses. Eventually, the literacies will be implemented throughout all first-year courses and beyond.

“At the end of the 5-year timeline, [Literacies for Life and Career] will factor into all Arts & Sciences courses,” McGlothlin said.

Though each initiative has its own committee and schedule, all are on a threeyear planning and testing timeline. Many are still in the planning stage.

New technology used for Fall Career Fair

JIMMY HU CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The annual Internship & Job Career Fair returned to its pre-COVID operations last Thursday, with the addition of new employment options due to the implementation of Handshake and the Career Center’s expansion efforts.

After two years of virtual fairs, the Career Center hosted the Fall 2022 Internship & Job Career Fair in the Sumers Recreation Center. According to Casey Jenkerson, Interim Associate Director for Employer Relations at the Career Center, the latest fair was bigger than ever, drawing in a large and diverse crowd of both students and companies.

“[22%] of the [116] registrants are new employers to the career fair this year and include companies such as Atomic Object, BASF Corporation, Electric Power Systems, Humana, Huron Consulting, and UnitedHealth Group,” Jenkerson said. “We had record-breaking numbers of over 2,200 students in attendance at the fair.”

Aside from bringing in new businesses, the Career Center made use of Handshake, which

differentiated the Fall 2022 Career Fair from those of the past. Information about companies, the employees who would be present at the fair, and the times for events, such as company and graduate program presentations, were posted on Handshake in advance. Many students felt that this decision helped them prepare for the fair and gauge what businesses and positions interested them.

“A couple of companies emailed [me] through [Handshake prior to the fair], and I would talk to them, as I had that immediate connection,” junior Reece Nicholson said.

First-year master’s student Dominic Fulginiti also praised Handshake as a new avenue to search for jobs.

“[Handshake] gives me another range of options for places to look for, in addition to LinkedIn and other websites. It’s user-friendly and easy to navigate,” Fulginiti said.

Students were not the only ones who benefited from Handshake. Companies used the service to connect with students at the career fair and personalize their hiring processes.

“[With Handshake], we’ve added different

ways to keep track of the people who come in and see us,” a representative for Total Access Urgent Care said. “We can tailor their experiences for them to see what their training process can look like.”

A recurring message from companies at the fair was the importance of diversity, not only in terms of demographics, but also in terms of skill sets. Many companies stressed the interdisciplinary nature of their work and encouraged students of all majors to apply for their jobs.

“We are open to people from all sorts of different backgrounds and minds of thoughts,” a representative of the U.S. Marine Corps said.

More Career Center events and employment opportunities can be found on the Handshake website.

A representative from L’Arche St. Louis, a non-profit community organization for people with disabilities, echoed the claim of hiring people with different experiences and interests.

“We take people from all backgrounds — but usually people who come from psychology, health science, and nursing.”

The eight initiatives were created to strengthen the Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan, with each one tying into one or more of the six strategic pillars: Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures, Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Science (TRIADS), Program in Public Scholarship, Center for the Literary Arts, Living Earth Collaborative 2.0, Center for Quantum Leaps, Undergraduate Program in Global Health, and Literacies for Life and Career.

Vice Dean of Research Deanna Barc served as the strategic planning co-chair for the signature initiatives alongside Abram Van Engen, the Dean’s Fellow for Educational Innovations.

According to Barch, creating the initiatives was a team effort for the Arts & Sciences faculty and administrators.

“We had a big team of people who were involved,” Barch said. “Creating the plan was really a communitywide effort. There were a lot of town halls, surveys, outreaches, and meetings for generating ideas to elevate Arts & Sciences.”

The strategic initiatives cover a wide range of disciplines and interests. Many of the initiatives are focused on the advancement of research at the University,

The Program in Public Scholarship initiative seeks to translate the University’s work to the general public through collabing with local organizations, creating jobs and internships, and teaching innovative courses.

The Living Earth Collaborative 2.0 initiative similarly aims for the University to partner with local groups involved in biological and environmental issues.

“The Living Earth Collaborative is focused on conversation and education about sustainability and ecological ideas,” Barch said.

The Undergraduate Program in Public Health initiative will roll out a global health major, focusing on how environmental and racial factors play into health outcomes and patterns observed across the world.

All eight of the signature initiatives facilitate interdisciplinary learning. The Literacies for Life and Career initiative, for example, promisies to incorporate information that is applicable to relevant jobs and life experiences into courses across departments.

Erin McGlothlin, CoDirector of Literacies for Life and Career, said that the initiative will have a wide impact.

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“We hope for all [of the initiatives] to start this year,” Barch said. “However, we need to see if they are working and if they achieve what we hope that they will. We think a three-year timeline is a good assessment period.”

New initiatives are also underway, but the University has yet to announce any of them.

Junior and environmental analysis major Lauren Bruhl has not heard about the Living Earth Collaborative 2.0 yet, but sees it as an interesting a initiative for the University to take.

Bruhl said that the Living Earth Collaborative 2.0 could allow for more students studying environmental analysis or majors in similar fields to engage with the material in a unique way.

“I definitely would be interested in learning more about it [the Living Earth Collaborative 2.0] and think that it would be a great initiative for WashU,” Bruhl said.

As the year unfolds, students can expect to hear progress updates on the signature initiatives.

“This is a particularly exciting time to be at WashU,” Barch said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing how things unfold over the next few years.”

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The (Waffle) House always wins: a story of hope, despair, and maple syrup

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Hour 0 (6:30 a.m.): The sun barely peeked out from the horizon as my friends and I began our journey to our home for the next 24 hours: a Waffle House.

Any seasoned fantasy football player has probably heard of this challenge (losers often have to do it). The rules are simple: stay at a Waffle House for 24 hours and for each waffle you eat, one hour is deducted off of the total time.

The irony in this challenge is that none of my friends nor I are fantasy football players. WashU juniors Phillip Kim, Jin Park, Kellen Wang, and I, Annabel Shen, thought this would be a fun way to spend our Saturday.

As we pulled up into the parking lot, I could feel nervous energy exuding out of every pore in my body. My mind was racing. Is this place sketchy? Is it packed? How much would I actually be able to eat?

Hour 1 (7:00 a.m.): We enter the restaurant and are immediately greeted with the aroma of eggs and

buttermilk. The reality of the next 24 hours hits us. There is no Wi-Fi. There are no outlets. The three foot-long booth allows us to squish in just perfectly. The first waffle deceptively welcomes us.

Flavor fatigue has yet to set in. By waffle number two, Kim and Wang begin to laugh nervously, gradually slowing their chewing. Park finishes four while I clean off my fifth.

“If I cut it [the waffle] into smaller pieces, it helps with the illusion of eating less than what I actually am,” Wang said.

Hour 2 (8:00 a.m.): Now, the novelty of waffles is

long gone. Kim and Wang’s fourth waffle lies cold and unattended on their respective plates; the former reads a book and the latter tries to get some shut eye. I pass the time by reading “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi. The hustle and bustle of the diner has picked up, with regulars enjoying their Saturday breakfast. Personally, I think I’m doing okay so far. I’ve always had an extreme appetite since I was a kid and waffles, in my humble opinion, are superior to pancakes.

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Expectations versus reality: from admissions tours to the first month of school

JENNY RONG CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It has been over a month since the week of hectic red move-in carts, kaleidoscopic residential college shirts, and proud convocation chants for the Class of 2026. In the past weeks, the freshmen have kept their plates full with infinite pages of homework readings and rounds of club tryouts.

For most freshmen, the two main selling points they heard about WashU before stepping on campus were the renowned academic rigor and the top-rated food and dorms.

Courtney Davis, a first-year in the McKelvey School of Engineering, described her expectations of the school:

“I heard about [how WashU is] academically rigorous but it’s not competitive between students,” she said.

After a month on campus, Davis found that the programs here lived up to her hopes. She found the Peer-Led Team Learning program and The Writing Center’s resources to be “pleasantly surprising,” and the support she felt from her peers was unlike her high school back in Newport Beach, California. Davis said that indifference of the coastal city contrasts the midwest hospitality of St. Louis she has experienced here.

Davis especially loves her machine shop practicum.

“I got really nervous for the machine shop because I never had access to machines they had there [back] in high

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school,” she said. “It was intimidating but my TAs were so supportive. Now it’s my new favorite class.”

Katie Zhu, a freshman in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, felt similarly regarding the art programs available here. The long studio hours and insightful critiques are as expected, and Zhu appreciated the many visiting artists' lectures Sam Fox provided. Zhu thinks of her first month as a “crazy wild rollercoaster.”

Others found the programs here to be unexpected in a different way. Conor Daly, a first-year from the College of Arts & Sciences, chose a different range of classes for his first semester, ranging from Intro to Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Design to American Politics. He loved the flexibility and versatility of the courses here, but he was surprised to find that teaching assistants lead the subsections of lecture classes.

Daly encountered one TA that was unprepared for his American Politics subsection; they once ended class 20 minutes early because they ran out of content to discuss and teach. “[Admissions] didn’t express involvement of TAs [teaching classes]. I wish that wasn’t the case,” Daly said.

Overall, Daly described his first month living in college as “crazy, adventurous, and different.” He is satisfied with his modern double in Lien that features full-length mirrors

and a spotless bathroom — a brag-worthy topic with his friends back at home.

Freshman Adrian Chiu resides in Umrath, a modern dorm on the 40, and he offered a different perspective. “I know we are the No. 1 dorms and it’s supposed to be super nice, but people on my floor are not close because there are like 100 people [in our dorm] which kind of sucks,” he said.

The complaints of those in modern housing are minuscule compared to the residents of traditional dorms, who had much more to say about their quality of life.

Freshman Olivia Benitez lives in Myers and she loves the tight connections she has made amongst her suitemates. However, she complained about the occasional “funky smell” and “unclean walls,” even noting how she saw a cockroach running around her room late at night. “Not only that, if I want to get food from BD, which is the worst but most convenient choice here, I have to walk all the way to Zetcher and get it,” she added.

These interviewed firstyears reached a consensus that BD earned the award for least appealing food, and many noted enjoying the Delicioso station at the DUC. Zhu thought that maybe reviews were too harsh.

“I hear a lot of people complain about the food, but if you think about other friends’ dining options at other colleges, it’s a lot worse,” she said.

House challenge? We have not had that in years — good luck!” said our waitress, realizing after our fourth order of waffles that we were not leaving anytime soon.

Hour 3 - 4 (9:00 - 10:00 a.m.): Kim and Wang polish off their fourth waffles and the effects of insulin pumping through our body take effect. Fortunately, we prepared the night before: out of his backpack, Wang pulls packets of digestive enzymes to help reduce the bloating. I brought Settlers of Catan and we played a fun round with Wang claiming a clean sweep victory.

Hour 5 (11:00 a.m.): By this point, my stomach had opened up slightly and the idea of eating some waffles was once again appealing. We each order another two waffles and create a game plan. First, we tried waffles with ketchup. GROSSSS, I know, BUT this immensely aided with cutting back the sugary taste. Second, orders of sausages were placed.

The combination of sausage and waffle is legendary — we realize that we are not necessarily full, but rather sick of the carb-heaviness from the waffles.

“I could totally clean another 5 stacks of sausages right now…just…no more waffles,” said Kim.

Hour 6 (12:00 p.m.): The hardest hour, truly. Kim, Park, and Wang were each at six waffles, and I was at seven. At this point in the day, our morale has taken a slight dip. Even if we finish our goal of ten waffles, it would not be until 8:00 p.m. until we could escape. The booths are small and cramped for four people and our conversations have slowly died out. We tried to get as much homework done as we could without any internet, but efforts were mostly fruitless. The hustle and bustle of the diner, the greasiness sticking onto our hair, and the long line of people waiting for a table certainly did not help our case.

Hour 7 (1:00 p.m.):

Our friends, who were not partaking in the challenge, decided to come visit us. This is exactly what we needed — a change of pace. I feel a wave of excitement rush over me that I had not felt since the beginning of the challenge.

Prior to coming here, the four of us had watched a YouTube video of a man who attempted the Waffle House challenge. He had completed SEVENTEEN waffles and was able to leave at 3:00 p.m. Looking back at this, we now giggle and scoff at the confidence we had in completing the challenge.

Hour 8 (2:00 p.m.):

Slowly, but surely, I begin to regain a bit of stomach capacity. A couple more of our friends arrive and they each order their own respective meals — Texas Bacon Patty Melts and Cheesesteak Melts — the delicious aroma was enticing, but we knew we needed to save our precious

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Spread the word: WUChurn is back, butter than ever!

ADEL CYNOLTER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

WUChurn, Washington University’s butter churning society, has been an occasional talking point on WashU admission tours. However, the club, which was founded in 2016, no longer existed by 2019. It was then restarted by junior Addison Liang who heard about WUChurn when applying to WashU. Unfortunately, during the pandemic they couldn’t meet, and again,

membership fell. After graduating in May 2022, Liang handed the dasher (the part of the traditional butter churner which you hold) to current seniors Dylan Rosenthal, Kaiti Walko, and Sam Hirsch.

The executive members are hoping to create a relaxing, safe space for students. “I really want WUChurn to just be a community where anybody feels welcome,” Hirsch, the club’s vice president, said.

“There have been times I’ve been turned away [from clubs] because I’ve just been interested in trying something out, but I don’t compare to the person who has had five years of doing this before. That’s not what we want for WUChurn.”

“We want to take the people who are curious, who maybe don’t have a passion yet, but we want to inspire that passion in them,” Hirsch said.

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stomach space for more waffles. My own personal game plan was to rest a bit more and finish off strong at ten waffles hopefully around 5:00 p.m.

Hour 9 (3:00 p.m.): The waitresses were starting to get angsty and finally came up to us, declaring that they would no longer be able to serve us for the challenge anymore. Unbeknownst to us, they don’t allow these challenges during the weekend due to limited space. After pleading for a few minutes, we convinced them to serve us each our final two waffles.

The first of WUChurn’s monthly open-churn events was on Saturday, Sept 24. Students gathered in the Mudd Multipurpose room to shake WUChurn-provided mason jars filled with liquid whipping cream. The cream first turned into whipped cream, and in about ten to fifteen minutes, depending on how vigorously one shakes the jar, it becomes delicious, soft butter. The extra liquid is then drained through a cheesecloth and participants are left to smear their creation on an assortment of bread or pastries provided by the club. The butter can be taken and enjoyed later, though the jar had to stay.

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This was definitely a cram for me — I had not anticipated eating this early, but I wanted to finish strong.

Hour 9.5 (3:30 p.m.): My ninth waffle had finally disappeared. This was it. This was the end. I considered ordering one final waffle to go as a statement in reaching my goal of ten, but quickly shut down the idea after I was given the stink eye by one of the chefs.

We left around 4:00 p.m., several hours earlier than anticipated. Although the experience was not exactly what we had envisioned,

I would not have wanted anyone else besides me during the challenge. Kim, Park, and Wang motivated and pushed me to finish strong in today’s challenge — they believed in my capabilities as I did in theirs. Overall, I am still shocked and rather impressed with this accomplishment — by no means will we ever attempt this again. NO WAY, NOT A CHANCE. While none of us will be looking at a waffle fondly anytime soon, at least for today, Waffle House became our Waffle Home.

According to first-time churner freshman Jordana Brenes, churning is simple and enjoyable. “I feel so happy that the students from WUChurn are teaching us how to churn butter because it is something so ordinary, but it is also a new way to have fun with friends,” she said. There was no shortage of butter related puns.

Walko hopes that churners will keep returning to the club. “Before, people would come maybe once and be like, ‘okay I churned butter’, but we want people to be excited about coming back because it won’t be the same event every time,” she said.

Beyond the open churn events, the club has various competitions planned, such as who can make the best butter or make butter the fastest. They are also looking to expand into flavored

butters, for example garlic or cinnamon sugar, and into non-dairy options. Additionally, they are hoping to receive more funding from Student Union to possibly expand into farm-to tableinitiatives and organize field trips to local farms to see the whole butter making process from start to finish.

There is not yet a specific plan to get people more

involved in the event planning process, but Walko said they are open to new, enthusiastic ideas. On the club’s future, Walko hopes it continues on past Rosenthal, Hirsch, and herself. “I definitely don’t want it to die out,” she said.

Hirsch said WUChurn wants students to relax, make some butter and have a good time. “Even if they’re olive oil fans, we’ll forgive them,”

Tower Grove Pride Festival Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community

ROSE LIU CONTRIBUTING WRITER

This weekend, the annual Tower Grove Pride came back to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, two months after PrideFest was celebrated downtown in June.

The event attracted hundreds of small businesses, nonprofits, artists, and performers who support what pride stands for. WashU students, both allies and members of the community, also flocked to the Grove.

“I love the diversity of it, but also the inclusivity is so cool. There are so many small communities in this large community. It’s cool seeing everybody be able to express themselves.”

“I found out about Tower Grove Pride through the pride alliance. I really appreciated the event for being a place where there was so much queer joy and acceptance—it’s just so beautiful to me and I can’t wait to go back next year.”

– Freshman Sophie Lin

“THIS. People meeting new people. It’s such a nice vibe where everyone is really chill, and the mood is light.”

Cookie’s handmade jewelry business is a staple to the St. Louis community.

– Owner of of Love by Cookie [jewerly], Cookie Hart

“My favorite part of this event is seeing all the crazy, awesome, different people get together and celebrate everyone’s individual uniqueness.”

– Wildlife Rescue Center representative Christina Kinnamon

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Students show off their freshly-made butter, alongside a WUChurn-provided scone to spread it on.

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The event brought in huge numbers of local businesses and attendees were able to check out tons of booths throughout the day.

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A child at Tower Grove Pride holds a sign that reads “You Are Loved and Accpted (sic)” and “Free Hugs” while strolling through the event.

“I love just being around a bunch of different queer humans.”

– Freshman Zoe Carter

– Freshman Merry Schlarman

PHOTO BY SCARLETT PATTON | STUDENT LIFE Performers take the stage at Tower Grove Pride.

PHOTO BY MADI HERMEYER | STUDENT LIFE A couple holds hands as they walk through the festival.

PHOTO BY SCARLETT PATTON | STUDENT LIFE This apparel booth is selling St. Louis, Tower Grove, and Pride themed clothing.

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Dust off that U-Pass

Early during welcome week, first years are given three plastic cards, along with a thick stack of paperwork. The first two — the Student ID card and room key — are slid in and out of phone wallets every day. They get scratched, worn, and usually lost a few times. But the third card, the Metro U-Pass that WashU gives to students to ride the public transportation system, can stay unused in the welcome envelope.

The U-Pass program gives WashU students a chance to explore the city beyond the reaches of WashU’s shuttle transportation system. Public transportation options include MetroLink and the bus, which are much more affordable (and thus, often more equitable) options than ride-share apps to navigate the city.

Due to the flooding in July, some public

transportation (namely the MetroLink) has been subject to inconsistent schedules and delays. However, for those new to St. Louis, don’t let this color your opinion of the Metro, or dissuade you from using it if you are able.

St. Louis can be an intimidating place to navigate without a car, and first-year students often let that define their relationship with the city at large. Still, there are so many neighborhoods to explore, and so many fun stores and adventures just a MetroLink ride away.

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Transit: 19 minute bus ride (from Mallinckrodt) on MetroBus 1; two minute walk

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West End. All the stylists are actually students who are training to work at professional salons. To gain real work experience and build their portfolio, Paul Mitchell students provide a wide range of services through their school salon at a discounted price. You can get a haircut for just $12, dye your hair for less than $30, or get your nails done for $8. And you can even get a student discount with your student ID card! Just call ahead of time to ask which days and services

MetroLink ride leaving from either University City-Big Bend or Skinker station to Union, Civic Center, or Stadium

There is something uniquely exciting about taking public transportation to a game. (Almost) everyone is wearing the same jersey, united around the same mission: to see the Cardinals, Blues, and soon, St Louis City FC win. You feel as if you are a part of the team, arriving at the station and immediately walking into Enterprise

station is not something to take for granted. Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, but I do care how I come back; it should be on the Metro.

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Mini Golf at Union Station Transit: 25-30 minute MetroLink ride from either Big Bend or Skinker stations (Eastbound)

Union Station used to be

doesn’t mean you should cross Union Station off your list of Metro stops. Union also houses an 18-hole mini golf course, open until 10pm all weekends and weekdays. With a $10 entry, it’s much cheaper than a ferris wheel ticket, or even a day pass at the now-extinct climbing gym. Afterwards, you can enjoy ice cream from the Soda Fountain next door!

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SPORTS

Men’s soccer remains undefeated at home heading into UAA showdown

HUSSEIN AMURI JUNIOR SPORTS EDITOR

Washington University men’s soccer looked like it was headed into an 0-0 tie before freshman defender Nathan Szapak charged up the field. Assisted by sopho more Nate Vota, Szapak was found on a fantastic breakaway through-ball that split Hope College’s defense, arriving in front of the penalty box in a one-on-one staredown with the goalkeeper. With the nerve of a veteran striker, the freshman slotted the ball into the bottom right corner beyond the reach of the Flying Dutchman goal keeper, to record his first WashU career goal.

“I mean, just a lot of

emotion,” said Szapak, describing the goal that won WashU the game. “We’ve been working for months now, and this is my first real opportunity to start and play a whole game. So it was good to get out there and just contribute in any way I could.”

While travel trips con tinued to be a point of difficulty for Washington University men’s soccer, the team remained undefeated at home after overcoming Hope College 1-0 Tuesday afternoon. The win buoyed the team’s season record to 3-3 for the year as it heads into UAA conference show down games this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

“You’re always glad when you win,” said Coach Joe Clarke. “We looked tired,

but I think Hope did a good job possessing the ball for a long period. Last year we lost to them, but I thought we played a better game and I think they actually might have played a little better than us today.”

Aside from recording their third win of the sea son, fifth-year goalkeeper Matt Martin and the Bears defense recorded their third shutout of the year, while also managing to outscore their opponents 7-0.

As the scoreline sug gested, the game was closely contested by both sides, and thus the first half didn’t dis play much action aside from a few exchanged shots.

“Today I still think we played sloppy at times,” said junior defender Reece Nicholson. “I think we’re

all pretty tired, practices have been ramped up.”

The one glimpse of action in the first half came in the 15th minute of the game, when senior Hudson Hazlewood found himself wide open just outside the 16 yards box. He tried to curve his shot in the upper 90, but his shot was calmly collected by the Flying Dutchman goalkeeper to keep the scoreline at 0-0.

Hope responded in the 30th, but the giant presence of Martin kept the Flying Dutchman attacker at bay.

The second half shared many of the elements of the first. A few shots were exchanged between the two sides. With only 20 minutes left in the game, freshman Nathan Szapak put WashU ahead of the game with a

goal, bringing the score line to 1-0.

With 20 minutes remain ing, Hope College wasn’t out of the game yet, as they came back to knock on WashU’s door one more time. Specifically, in the 87th minute, with bodies all over the WashU pen alty area, Hope College’s had a near perfect shot to tie the game, but a flying Superman save from Martin cemented WashU’s perfect home record and the shoot out win.

With non-conference games done, the Bears return to defend their UAA title from last year as they face Emory this Saturday. While many on the team wish to keep their UAA sil verware this season, Clarke acknowledges that the team

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isn’t at a place to do that yet.

“We are far from ready for the UAA, but it’s here,” said Clarke. “So we’ll do the best we possibly can with it. Maybe other teams are in the same position as us.”

Other members on the team feel the same way.

Drawing on his experi ence competing in the conference last year, Nicholson acknowledges the difficulty of UAA, but he also had faith in some old and new faces on the roster.

“UAA is a different ani mal,” said Nicholson. “[But] I think experienced guys will be ready to know what to expect. [And] like you saw today, freshmen are stepping up. I think if we tell them, let them know [what to expect], they’ll be ready for it.”

Women’s soccer played 180 minutes of soccer with out a single shot in the back of the net over the weekend. They traveled to Wheaton College and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, two non-conference matchups, to tie 0-0 in both games. They have now tied in their last three consecutive games.

In the team’s first matchup, WashU outshot Wheaton 14-6 with six shots on goal, putting significant

pressure on the opposing defense. But while junior Sidney Conner and the backline had the WashU possessions locked down, the WashU forwards — which included senior Maggie Brett and freshman Ella Koleno — struggled to convert possessions into goals. A total of 21 players ended up taking the field on Friday as head coach Jim Conlon experimented with different combinations on the field, none of them

ultimately successful in scor ing. In their last game before UAA play, the squad won 2-0 against Webster with two goals from freshman Marilee Karinshak.

This weekend’s struggles are an indicator of both the team’s rock-solid defense and their occasional struggle to find offensive power to propel them top wins. Their record of 4-1-5 reflects this; in ten games, they have only lost once, but they’ve also only scored nine goals.

In their first two games, the Bears have shown how comfortable they are play ing with the lead. They’ve scored first, scored early, and never relinquished the win. In the team’s third game and first road matchup, they were placed at a deficit for the first time all season. They spent 14 minutes and 52 seconds at a score of 0-3 before a oneyard run from freshman Fred Ware scored the first touchdown of the game.

From there, WashU proceeded to leave no doubt, pushing the squad to a 31-3 lead by the third quarter despite Carthage

College hogging possession time. Sophomore Kenneth Hamilton caught his lon gest ball of the season — a 22-yard pass from Matt Rush — and sophomore Collin Goldberg brought in the third touchdown for the team. WashU allowed no rushing touchdowns and passed for a total of 425 yards in comparison to Carthage’s 273. Ultimately, the Firebirds had more plays, but WashU averaged almost double the average yardage per play.

This team has already proved their ability to play on their home turf, but today’s matchup was proof

that this group can domi nate despite not having their whole roster on the side lines. Their performance this weekend was good enough to net them 15 votes in the D3Football.com poll. They now lurk just outside the Top 25, and are 8th in the nation for rushing defense.

“I’m really fortunate to coach a bunch of a group of guys who love play ing football,” head coach Aaron Keen reflected after their second win. “They love practicing, they love playing. And they love com peting more than anything else.”

Jubilant, Nathan Szapak hugs Carl Vestberg after scoring the gamewinning shot. Szapak isn’t normally found near the far goal — he has played 125 minutes as a defender — but the freshman scored his first WashU goal against Hope on Tuesday.

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Women’s Soccer: Three games, two ties

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Matt Rush is taken down by defenders in the team’s second game against Millikin.

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Sophomore Gabby Kogler pivots away from defense in the team’s game against Trinity (Texas).

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Matt’s Musings: A column on potentially the greatest year of football ever

MATT SINGER STAFF WRITER

I should be miserable right now as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Through their first two games, they’ve looked abysmal on offense, and T.J. Watt, the reign ing Defensive Player of the Year, hurt his pec and will be out until late October/ early November. Pittsburgh did beat Cincinnati 23-20 in Week 1, though the fact that they would have lost had the Bengals’ long snap per not gotten injured even after turning Cincy over five times is embarrassing.

Don’t even get me started on this weekend, when they fell to an equally disappoint ing New England Patriots team in what will go down as one of the most boring games all season. Mitch Trubisky continues to be a below average starting quar terback. Matt Canada is an anemic offensive coordina tor whose scheme belongs nowhere near college foot ball, let alone the National Football League.

It’s not a great year to be a Steelers fan. But yet, I’m having more fun with this season than I have with football in years.

The primary reason for this is getting to see four of the most dynamic and talented players to ever play quarterback compete for American Football Conference (AFC) suprem acy. I’m talking, of course, about the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen, the Baltimore Ravens’

Lamar Jackson and the Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert.

These guys have been tearing it up for a few years now, but this season feels different.

Yes, it is partially due to all of them being on Super Bowl-contending rosters in the same conference. But it goes deeper than that. They’re so good that they’re causing a shift in the way everything from team build ing to play design and play calling is conducted.

The discourse around football has long been QB-dominated, and if we’re being honest, they’re often given both more praise and more criticism than they deserve. These four, though…they might deserve it.

Who else can pass for over 3000 yards and 39 touchdowns, plus rush for 1200 yards and seven touch downs in one season? But on top of that, unanimously win the MVP?

Who else can lead four total scoring drives in the last two minutes of a play off game?

And who else can throw a dime of a pass moments after breaking their ribs?

Mahomes has arguably been the best quarterback in football since his 2018 MVP season which, mind you, was his first year as a starter. So far, he’s won one Super Bowl and gone to another, plus two AFC Championship Games.

Men’s swimming took a 123-91 victory over local rival St. Louis University on their season opener, while the women’s team lost 136-104.

Combined, the Bears tied the Billikens 227-227 over 26 events.

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Aaron Judge won’t break the home run record — and that’s okay

It’s a cool summer night in the Bronx when Aaron Judge steps to the plate. There is one out in the bot tom of the ninth, as the first place Yankees are locked in a pitchers duel with the Kansas City Royals. It’s 0-0, and the Yanks have been held to just one hit through eight innings. Judge towers over the plate, and watches as Royals closer Scott Barlow winds up and deliv ers a 4-Seam fastball over the plate. The pitch is low for the 6-foot-7 Judge, but hangs over the plate just enough, and the Yankee superstar unleashes his powerful stroke and belts it well over the Centerfield fence. Game over, Yankees win 1-0.

Aaron Judge is in the

midst of a season for the ages– as of September 25th he stands at 60 home runs, nearly 20 more than the next big-leaguer. All eyes have turned to Judge over the last week of the season, as he climbs up the rungs of the MLB single season home run record ladder.

Babe Ruth knocked 60 home runs in 1927, and fel low Yankee Roger Maris drilled 61 in 1961 to set the big league record. Between 1998 and 2001, a trio of sluggers–Sammy Sosa, Mark McGuire and Barry Bonds, combined for an unsur passed seven seasons of 60+ home runs, with Bonds set ting the current record of 73 in 2001. In the years since, the legitimacy of Bonds’ record has been called into question, as Bonds, along with Sosa and McGuire,

have each been found to have been using banned performance enhancing drugs during their careers. Each star remains outside of the pearly gates of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and many fans and writers alike con sider Maris’ 61 home runs to be the “true” record.

As a Yankee fan, Judge has been a joy to root for over the last few years. He is a home-grown star– I remember watching him years ago in the minor leagues– and is a great and lovable character on and off the field. He emerged from a period of relative Yankee mediocrity, leading the team to six consecutive playoff appearances, and has impressed even as the team has failed to make it past the American League

Championship Series. It seems like everyone has been rooting for Judge this season– no member of the Yankees has enjoyed such widespread support since Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera retired.

But when push comes to shove, Bonds still holds the record. And as much as many of us would love to see a player like Judge (who despite his 6’7”, 287 frame has never even been accused of using steroids) top the record books, this will not be the year. Maybe the records of Bonds, McGuire and Sosa deserve an asterisk in the record books– but as far as fans should be concerned, they still stand today.

When Judge’s cur rent teammate Giancarlo Stanton had his own home run chase with the Miami Marlins in 2017, Stanton repeatedly announced that he saw 61 home runs as the true record, sparking the debate that continues today. Stanton ultimately finished with 59 home runs, and now bats behind Judge for the Yankees. Judge, on the other hand, has been crystal clear on his view- Bonds’ 73 home runs is still the mark to beat. Growing up in California, Judge admired Bonds and his pursuit of 73. Said Judge in a New York Post Interview, “[Bond’s record is] the record. I watched him do it. I stayed up late watch ing him do it. That’s the record. No one can take that from him.”

But really, what fans should be more focused on is appreciating just how great Judge has been this season. While Judge has always been good- he mashed 52 home runs in his rookie season of 2017, and made the All Star team four times, he has taken his

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Digital Transformation: Harnessing Its Power to Lead the Future of Research and Innovation

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

9–11 a.m.

Eric P. Newman Education Center, Medical Campus

Dr. Philip R.O. Payne, strategic planning lead for digital transformation, will facilitate a panel discussion with WashU leaders and innovators, followed by Q&A. Reception to follow.

game to new heights. Judge hasn’t just hit for power this year– he has been, far and away, the best, most valuable, and most wellrounded player in the league.

With nearly every cat egory, Judge is in the company of some of base ball’s greats. He leads the MLB in wins above replace ment, on base percentage, slugging percentage, runs, walks and total bases, with marks that in many catego ries have not been topped since Bonds. Perhaps most impressively, he is nearly in position to win the American Triple Crown–with his 60 home runs and 128 runs batted in, Judge easily leads the AL, and his .314 batting average puts him in a tie for first place. If he can finish the season strong and move back into sole position of first place, he would join future firstballot hall of famer Miguel Cabrera as just the second player in 55 years to win the Triple Crown. A Triple Crown is perhaps the most prestigious feat a baseball player can accomplish on offense– one that legends Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Alex Rodriguez and Willie Mays all failed to attain.

Perhaps the most under rated part of Judge’s game is his defense, which was showcased on September 22nd in the Yankees’ play off clinching win versus the Red Sox. With no one out and the game tied at 4 in the top of the ninth, Red Sox outfielder Tommy Pham ripped what appeared to be a surefire double to right field. But no, enter Judge, playing the ball with ease off of the Yankee Stadium wall and ripping a perfect strike (later measured at

92.3 miles per hour) from the warning track to sec ond, nailing Pham and keeping the Sox out of scor ing position.

This season, Judge has split time between Center and Right Field, performing above average in each spot. He has played wherever the Yankees needed him the most, and became the epitome of defensive stabil ity on a Yankees team that struggled might ily through the months of August and September.

Judge has largely by himself kept the Yankees afloat. Despite injuries to All-Star caliber players Anthony Rizzo, Giancarlo Stanton and DJ LeMahieu, and underwhelming sea sons from veterans Aaron Hicks and Josh Donaldson, the Yankees are on pace to win 100 games, and are given the third best odds to win the World Series, per baseball reference. The Yankees are 38-11 when Judge homers, compared to much more pedestrian 55-47 when he fails to do so.

Judge should win his first MVP award this season, even as Shohei Ohtani has put up historic numbers as both a pitcher and hitter (34 home runs, 2.47 ERA, 8.9 WAR). And even though he won’t match the numbers of Bonds, Sosa or McGuire, he will soon finish what sta tistically appears to be the greatest single-season per formance in the 120 year history of the Yankees’ storied franchise. Once the calendar turns to October, Judge will have the chance to lead the Yankees to their 28th World Championship–and his greatness will continue to be on display.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

October 4–14, 2022 Register at happenings.wustl.edu

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION: APPLYING EQUITY TO OUR WORK Tuesday, October 4 12–1 p.m.

The Academy will facilitate an interactive session exploring how equity asks us to focus on outcomes in our everyday work. All are invited to participate and build their own capacity around this guiding principle of the strategic plan.

PUBLIC HEALTH: THE PATH FORWARD Thursday, October 6 12–1 p.m.

Public health at WashU is a multifaceted endeavor consisting of many schools, faculty, staff, and students. You’ll hear from multiple speakers who will touch on WashU’s overall strategic plan, plans for a new School of Public Health, and faculty work representing the scope of public health research at WashU.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: BUILDING MOMENTUM Wednesday, October 12 12–1 p.m.

To address current and future environmental challenges, WashU is mobilizing a suite of environmental research initiatives across several fields, including biodiversity, environmental justice, and planetary health. You’ll hear from speakers highlighting multiple dimensions of our environmental work and discussing our path toward enhancing our research impact.

ST. LOUIS: FORGING GENUINE PARTNERSHIPS Thursday, October 13 12–1 p.m.

WashU is strengthening community-based research, teaching, and practice to improve outcomes for St. Louis children and youth by addressing disparities in health, education, and economic opportunity. The webinar features faculty across our campuses whose work demonstrates the range of methodologies that can be deployed in service of community impact.

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION: OPERATIONALIZING EQUITY IN FACULTY RESEARCH

Friday, October 14 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

This interdisciplinary panel will highlight how Danforth Campus faculty, from the Law School, Brown School, and Arts & Sciences, engage and operationalize equity in their research. Faculty will share insights about research practices that center equity in areas such as finance, sexuality, and parental racial socialization.

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