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THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS SINCE 1878 VOLUME 129, NO. 4 WWW.STUDLIFE.COM FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007 KEEP IT CHEAP| FUN, FREE THINGS TO DO IN THE LOU | SEE SCENE, PAGE 8 S TUDENT L IFE NEWSROOM PHONE 314-935-5995 ON THE WEB www.studlife.com E-MAIL US [email protected] ADVERTISING PHONE 314-935-6713 INSIDE: Sports .................... 3 Forum .................... 4 Scene .................... 6 Sudoku .................... 7 And runnin’, runnin’... New alternative to Bear’s Den See what the cross country teams are up to this season. The Bears are preparing for another great season, so go to a meet and cheer them on to victory. Sports, pg. 3 There’s a new kid in town, so see what our Stepping Out team has to say about it. Boosters is one of the new restaurant additions to the the Loop. So, come on in and grab a bite. Scene, pg. 8 In a controversial move or- chestrated by the Washington University Music Department, all a cappella groups and ap- plied music lessons will be re- located to the newly renovated 560 Music Center located on the Delmar Loop. Groups were formally told on Aug. 22 that they would no longer be able to use the music building, although auditions of over 200 students will be taking place on Sept. 1 and 2. The Music Department cites high demand for practice space by various musical as reason for the change. “The acquisition of the new 560 Music Center, in addition to providing a strong University presence on the heart of Uni- versity City’s cultural district, also relieves some of this pres- sure on campus facilities,” said Professor and Chair of the Music Department Dolores Pesce. “Mu- sic Classroom Building rooms will now be used solely for class- room teaching.” A cappella groups must now rent practice space, whereas in past years they had free use of rooms in the music building. The new 560 Music Center is managed by Edison Theater and Student Union is currently nego- tiating with Executive Director of the Edison Theater Charles Robin to defray the costs. Funds would come from the Student Union operating budget and no student group will lose fund- ing. “There is a rental agreement with Student Union to provide 110 rehearsal hours per week for the a cappella groups, plus 12 weekend performances and eight weekday performances,” said Pesce. Student Union Treasurer Marius Johnson showed opti- mism regarding the controversy with the a cappella groups. “I definitely think there is a solution in sight and Student Union can work as a mediator,” he said. The concerns of a cappella groups have been aired on a Facebook group titled, “Keep a cappella on campus!,” a group with over 150 members. Like- wise, a petition is circulating among students, containing over 110 signatures, asking that the a cappella groups be allowed to practice somewhere on the main campus if not the Music Building. “We think the frustration in the a cappella community is caused by the fact that we were told on such short notice and because we were told [the deci- sion] was non-negotiable,” said representatives of the a cappella community in a joint statement. “But the first decision reached is rarely the correct one. There must be discussion and there must be compromise.” The statement also called for the music department to provide a location that was “safer, more convenient, and more accessible than the location on Delmar.” Off-campus safety stands as a chief concern, especially as groups generally practice from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. “The Music Classroom Build- ing has provided an advanta- geous location directly adja- cent to the South 40, where the presence of other students and WUPD contributes to a general feeling of safety and protec- tion,” said sophomore Kelly Ru- bin of the Amateurs. “Relocat- ing to the 560 Center still poses security concerns for the many students who will have to take various means of transportation to get to an area where safety is a concern frequently cited by the University. “ Junior Stephen Harrison of After Dark expressed similar concerns over safety. “We are very fortunate to have a safe campus but this is not on campus,” he said. According to Director of Stu- dent Activities Julie Thornton, the 560 Music Center will be physically guarded from 4:30 p.m. to midnight and the guard will offer to escort people to their vehicles; in addition, the Center will have electronic card swipe access, CCTV in the build- ing and parking lots, and ample lighting. “The University definitely is not ignoring what the students are saying,” said Thornton. According to Director of Vo- cal Activities John Stewart, an- other key safety measure is the Green Line Shuttle Service that stops three steps away from the entrance. The shuttle arrives every half hour and will serve Mallinckrodt and the clock tow- er until one in the morning on weekdays. “It’s safer than walk- ing from Mallinckrodt to the South 40,” said Stewart. “When I talked to my parents about it, they were already ner- vous about me walking to the Music building from the South 40. The bus I think is too much,” said sophomore Rachel Yoon of After Dark. Music department forces a cappella to relocate, practice off campus BY JOHANN QUA HIANSEN CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Although installed over the summer, the residential wire- less network has not yet gone live for student use because of continued testing and the im- plementation of a new network access control system. “We’ve had a lot of projects going on this summer and the first priority is to make sure that the wired network is up and running so that students get the connectivity they need,” said Jan Weller, assistant vice chancellor for Network Technol- ogy Services. “Now we’re work- ing at bringing up the wireless network a few buildings at a time.” The components of the new network are being brought on- line in stages in order to help troubleshoot any potential problems. Specifically, the wireless network will be turned on building-by-building. After the wireless network has been com- pletely activated, the registra- tion system for Internet will be implemented and students will be billed. “It’s less important to have the bills going out than to have the service up,” said Weller. Weller stressed that this method of bringing the network online is especially important because of the complexity of the system; there are over 800 access points in the new resi- dential network. For students beginning their work in the first few days of class, the absence of the network has caused some problems. “I don’t feel like I should have to get up in the middle of the night and go to Bear’s Den to use wireless,” said freshman Blake McKisick. “I shouldn’t have to go to a public place.” Other students looked for- ward to the start of the wireless network so that they could work more closely with their dorm- mates. “If I go to a friend’s room to do homework and they’re both plugged in, I can’t use [the In- ternet],” said freshman Nick Abramson. “It’s not a big prob- lem yet, but it could become in- convenient later in the year.” Despite the frustration over wireless Internet, there have been few complaints to Student Technology Services regarding Internet services. Weller attri- butes this to the larger band- width available for each student this year, a change that results in faster average connection speeds. The new network access con- trol system, called the Bradford Campus Manager, will allow students to register their com- puters for wireless Internet ac- cess using the unique MAC ad- dress that is embedded in every wireless device. Additionally, once the new system is completely func- tional, it will be able to provide students with extra protection against viruses by requiring them to have up-to-date virus software before using the net- work. “There may be some pain associated with [the process] at first,” said Matt Arthur, director of enterprise networks. “But we want to make sure that when students are on the network, they are as safe as possible.” Wireless network delayed due to continued testing BY SAM GUZIK SENIOR NEWS EDITOR South 40 Sunshine offers tanning Washington University stu- dents are known for their in- telligence, work ethic and com- munity awareness, and starting this year, for their great tans. South 40 Sunshine, a stu- dent-run business located in the Gregg storefronts recently opened to provide sunless tans for the University community. “We wanted a quality prod- uct, not something that’s cheap, but something that looked good and that the students would enjoy,” said Dave Silverman, a junior and one of business’s founders. In opening a consumer driven business, Silverman and his co-owners—juniors Adam Schneider and Nathan McCur- ren—hope to redefine the busi- ness culture of student run businesses. “Most of the businesses on Storefront Row right now are distribution-based, but we wanted to bring a little more life to the area,” said Silverman. By bringing more foot traffic into the Gregg storefronts, the entrepreneurs envision bring- ing customers into other busi- nesses as well. “This is the perfect business for the community,” said Sch- neider, “and the perfect busi- ness for the entrepreneurship community, because it’s going to bring people to the store- fronts.” The team developed detailed models and forecasted for the venture and at the end of sum- mer 2006, presented their busi- ness plan to the eight-person board of the Student Entrepre- neurial Program (StEP). “In talking to people and pro- fessors, there was some uncer- tainty about whether this could work,” said Silverman. “But we put a lot of thought into how we could make this work.” Under the guidance of StEP, the team was able to meet with lawyers to formally incorporate under Missouri state law and to begin setting up their busi- ness. The three entrepreneurs be- gan looking for suppliers, in- surance companies and more importantly, specific tanning products to use. Eventually, South 40 Sunshine chose Mys- tic Solution as their provider of tanning products. Currently, South 40 Sunshine provides four different options for tanning: original clear, orig- inal bronze, premium clear and premium bronze. A premium tan is darker and lasts 7-10 days, rather than the 5-7 day tan offered by the original. The most important feature of South 40 Sunshine is that their Mystic tanning machines, unlike tanning beds, do not BY ABBY SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING REPORTER W.I.L.D. EXPANDS TO INCLUDE SUGARHILL GANG Team 31 recently announced the addition of Sugarhill Gang to the lineup for fall W.I.L.D. The hip-hop group is best known for their song “Rapper’s Delight.” Sugarhill Gang is the fourth band slated to play at the concert on Saturday, September 29. “I wanted an old-school hip-hop act to round out the bill and give more variety to the show,” said Team 31 Co-chair Pehr Hovey. “It is always tough to please everyone with the picks for W.I.L.D. acts, so my goal was to pick several artists who represented different aspects of the hip-hop genre to give people as much variety as possible.” South 40 Sunshine, the new sunless tanning spot on the row is now open for business. This new enterprise is owned by Juniors Nathan McCurren, Dave Silverman and Adam Schneider. JENNY SHAO | STUDENT LIFE See TANNING ON THE 40, page 2 MCT

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And runnin’, runnin’... New alternative to Bear’s Den

See what the cross country teams are up to this season. The Bears are preparing for another great season, so go to a meet and cheer them on to victory. Sports, pg. 3

There’s a new kid in town, so see what our Stepping Out team has to say about it. Boosters is one of the new restaurant additions to the the Loop. So, come on in and grab a bite. Scene, pg. 8

In a controversial move or-chestrated by the Washington University Music Department, all a cappella groups and ap-plied music lessons will be re-located to the newly renovated 560 Music Center located on the Delmar Loop.

Groups were formally told on Aug. 22 that they would no longer be able to use the music building, although auditions of over 200 students will be taking place on Sept. 1 and 2.

The Music Department cites high demand for practice space by various musical as reason for the change.

“The acquisition of the new 560 Music Center, in addition to providing a strong University presence on the heart of Uni-

versity City’s cultural district, also relieves some of this pres-sure on campus facilities,” said Professor and Chair of the Music Department Dolores Pesce. “Mu-sic Classroom Building rooms will now be used solely for class-room teaching.”

A cappella groups must now rent practice space, whereas in past years they had free use of rooms in the music building. The new 560 Music Center is managed by Edison Theater and Student Union is currently nego-tiating with Executive Director of the Edison Theater Charles Robin to defray the costs. Funds would come from the Student Union operating budget and no student group will lose fund-ing.

“There is a rental agreement with Student Union to provide 110 rehearsal hours per week

for the a cappella groups, plus 12 weekend performances and eight weekday performances,” said Pesce.

Student Union Treasurer Marius Johnson showed opti-mism regarding the controversy with the a cappella groups.

“I defi nitely think there is a solution in sight and Student Union can work as a mediator,” he said.

The concerns of a cappella groups have been aired on a Facebook group titled, “Keep a cappella on campus!,” a group with over 150 members. Like-wise, a petition is circulating among students, containing over 110 signatures, asking that the a cappella groups be allowed to practice somewhere on the main campus if not the Music Building.

“We think the frustration

in the a cappella community is caused by the fact that we were told on such short notice and because we were told [the deci-sion] was non-negotiable,” said representatives of the a cappella community in a joint statement. “But the fi rst decision reached is rarely the correct one. There must be discussion and there must be compromise.”

The statement also called for the music department to provide a location that was “safer, more convenient, and more accessible than the location on Delmar.”

Off-campus safety stands as a chief concern, especially as groups generally practice from 8:00 p.m. to midnight.

“The Music Classroom Build-ing has provided an advanta-geous location directly adja-cent to the South 40, where the presence of other students and

WUPD contributes to a general feeling of safety and protec-tion,” said sophomore Kelly Ru-bin of the Amateurs. “Relocat-ing to the 560 Center still poses security concerns for the many students who will have to take various means of transportation to get to an area where safety is a concern frequently cited by the University. “

Junior Stephen Harrison of After Dark expressed similar concerns over safety.

“We are very fortunate to have a safe campus but this is not on campus,” he said.

According to Director of Stu-dent Activities Julie Thornton, the 560 Music Center will be physically guarded from 4:30 p.m. to midnight and the guard will offer to escort people to their vehicles; in addition, the Center will have electronic card

swipe access, CCTV in the build-ing and parking lots, and ample lighting.

“The University defi nitely is not ignoring what the students are saying,” said Thornton.

According to Director of Vo-cal Activities John Stewart, an-other key safety measure is the Green Line Shuttle Service that stops three steps away from the entrance. The shuttle arrives every half hour and will serve Mallinckrodt and the clock tow-er until one in the morning on weekdays. “It’s safer than walk-ing from Mallinckrodt to the South 40,” said Stewart.

“When I talked to my parents about it, they were already ner-vous about me walking to the Music building from the South 40. The bus I think is too much,” said sophomore Rachel Yoon of After Dark.

Music department forces a cappella to relocate, practice off campusBY JOHANN QUA HIANSENCONTRIBUTING REPORTER

Although installed over the summer, the residential wire-less network has not yet gone live for student use because of continued testing and the im-plementation of a new network access control system.

“We’ve had a lot of projects going on this summer and the fi rst priority is to make sure that the wired network is up and running so that students get the connectivity they need,” said Jan Weller, assistant vice chancellor for Network Technol-ogy Services. “Now we’re work-ing at bringing up the wireless network a few buildings at a time.”

The components of the new network are being brought on-line in stages in order to help

troubleshoot any potential problems.

Specifi cally, the wireless network will be turned on building-by-building. After the wireless network has been com-pletely activated, the registra-tion system for Internet will be implemented and students will be billed.

“It’s less important to have the bills going out than to have the service up,” said Weller.

Weller stressed that this method of bringing the network online is especially important because of the complexity of the system; there are over 800 access points in the new resi-dential network.

For students beginning their work in the fi rst few days of class, the absence of the network has caused some problems.

“I don’t feel like I should

have to get up in the middle of the night and go to Bear’s Den to use wireless,” said freshman Blake McKisick. “I shouldn’t have to go to a public place.”

Other students looked for-ward to the start of the wireless network so that they could work more closely with their dorm-mates.

“If I go to a friend’s room to do homework and they’re both plugged in, I can’t use [the In-ternet],” said freshman Nick Abramson. “It’s not a big prob-lem yet, but it could become in-convenient later in the year.”

Despite the frustration over wireless Internet, there have been few complaints to Student Technology Services regarding Internet services. Weller attri-butes this to the larger band-width available for each student this year, a change that results

in faster average connection speeds.

The new network access con-trol system, called the Bradford Campus Manager, will allow students to register their com-puters for wireless Internet ac-cess using the unique MAC ad-dress that is embedded in every wireless device.

Additionally, once the new system is completely func-tional, it will be able to provide students with extra protection against viruses by requiring them to have up-to-date virus software before using the net-work.

“There may be some pain associated with [the process] at fi rst,” said Matt Arthur, director of enterprise networks. “But we want to make sure that when students are on the network, they are as safe as possible.”

Wireless network delayed due to continued testingBY SAM GUZIKSENIOR NEWS EDITOR

South 40 Sunshine offers tanning

Washington University stu-dents are known for their in-telligence, work ethic and com-munity awareness, and starting this year, for their great tans.

South 40 Sunshine, a stu-dent-run business located in the Gregg storefronts recently opened to provide sunless tans for the University community.

“We wanted a quality prod-uct, not something that’s cheap, but something that looked good and that the students would enjoy,” said Dave Silverman, a junior and one of business’s founders.

In opening a consumer driven business, Silverman and his co-owners—juniors Adam Schneider and Nathan McCur-ren—hope to redefi ne the busi-ness culture of student run businesses.

“Most of the businesses on Storefront Row right now are distribution-based, but we wanted to bring a little more life to the area,” said Silverman.

By bringing more foot traffi c into the Gregg storefronts, the entrepreneurs envision bring-ing customers into other busi-nesses as well.

“This is the perfect business for the community,” said Sch-neider, “and the perfect busi-ness for the entrepreneurship community, because it’s going to bring people to the store-

fronts.”The team developed detailed

models and forecasted for the venture and at the end of sum-mer 2006, presented their busi-ness plan to the eight-person board of the Student Entrepre-neurial Program (StEP).

“In talking to people and pro-fessors, there was some uncer-tainty about whether this could work,” said Silverman. “But we put a lot of thought into how we could make this work.”

Under the guidance of StEP, the team was able to meet with lawyers to formally incorporate under Missouri state law and to begin setting up their busi-ness.

The three entrepreneurs be-gan looking for suppliers, in-surance companies and more importantly, specifi c tanning products to use. Eventually, South 40 Sunshine chose Mys-tic Solution as their provider of tanning products.

Currently, South 40 Sunshine provides four different options for tanning: original clear, orig-inal bronze, premium clear and premium bronze. A premium tan is darker and lasts 7-10 days, rather than the 5-7 day tan offered by the original.

The most important feature of South 40 Sunshine is that their Mystic tanning machines, unlike tanning beds, do not

BY ABBY SCHWARTZCONTRIBUTING REPORTERW.I.L.D. EXPANDS TO INCLUDE SUGARHILL GANG

Team 31 recently announced the addition of Sugarhill Gang to the lineup for fall W.I.L.D. The hip-hop group is best known for their song “Rapper’s Delight.” Sugarhill Gang is the fourth band slated to play at the concert on Saturday, September 29. “I wanted an old-school hip-hop act to round out the bill and give more variety to the show,” said Team 31 Co-chair Pehr Hovey. “It is always tough to please everyone with the picks for W.I.L.D. acts, so my goal was to pick several artists who represented different aspects of the hip-hop genre to give people as much variety as possible.”

South 40 Sunshine, the new sunless tanning spot on the row is now open for business. This new enterprise is owned by Juniors Nathan McCurren, Dave Silverman and Adam Schneider.

JENNY SHAO | STUDENT LIFE

See TANNING ON THE 40, page 2

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A Cappella AuditionsThe All A Cappella Auditions Council (ACAC) is holding auditions today and through the weekend. ACAC round one auditions are held all day. For the Fall 2007 semester, The Aristocrats, After Dark, The Amateurs, The Greenleafs, More Fools Than Wise, Mo-saic Whispers, The Pikers, Staam and The Stereotypes fall under the ACAC Jurisdiction.

Classic Korean ComicsCatch Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames, a Korean comic book exhibit, opening today at Washington University Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. The exhibit aims to highlight a similarity, the love of comic books, between North and South Korea despite several other main differences between the two countries. Sponsored by the Korea Society, it features 80 works by over 22 comic book creators. Admission is free, and the exhibit is open every day except Tuesday, running through mid-December.

Improv ComedyThe Campus Programming Council presents First Friday with Second City from 7-8:30 p.m. in Edison Theater. Admission is free with a University ID. Second City has hosted comic legends like Mike Meyers, Gilda Radner and Chris Farley.

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Friday, August 31

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Service FirstCommunity Service Opportunities (CSO) is hosting the University’s Ninth annual day of community service with St. Louis public schools. You can help paint murals, clean playgrounds and make a difference. Contact your Residential Advisor for more informa-tion, or visit www.communityservice.wustl.edu/sf. CSO will host a barbecue from 4-7 p.m. afterward, and is free for Service First participants.

A Tale of Two CitiesCome see Charles Dickens’ famous novel, A Tale of Two Cities, on stage at 2 p.m. at Grandel Theater. Taking place in Paris and London at the height of the French Revolution, the adapted play charts the growth and destruction of the two cities. Tickets cost $15-20 and the show runs through Sept. 6.

Bike ShowAny motorcycle fan will want to come The Rebel Rat Pack’s 6th annual Labor Day Bike Show & Barbecue, where a raffle for a 2007 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy will be held. For $5 you can also enter your own bike in a contest to compete for a trophy. All proceeds go to the Amanda Cates Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of the fallen police officer. The event lasts from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sherri’s Ashby Inn at 3206 Ashby Road.

ThrottleHead out to the Landing from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. for Riverspin, an electronic-music event hosted by the Feisty Bulldog and Throttle at 720 North First Street. Admission is free, and the show will feature artists-of-the-night Mikey B, Robitaille and DJ Scotty Mac. Visit www.throttlestl.com for more information.

Sunday, September 2

Construction continued over summer

As the majority of Washing-ton University students were away from campus this sum-mer, construction across cam-pus progressed and advanced the development of several capital projects currently un-derway.

“We make a big effort to do the stuff that is outside the project sites during the sum-mer,” said Steve Rackers, man-ager of capital projects and records. “There were a lot of areas of campus that were torn up before students got here.”

According to Rackers, up-grades to the plumbing and utilities, which will service the Law and Social Sciences Build-ing, required digging trenches as deep as 25 feet in some places.

Although the effects of digging have been largely re-moved, there is still no foli-age between the Knight Center and Law School where much work took place.

“It looked like a strip mine,” said Rackers. “It all got back together just days before ev-

eryone got back.”Other notable construction

milestones reached over the summer include the comple-tion of the central under-ground parking garage that is now open for use. Due to continuing construction on the university center, however, cars must use a temporary en-trance to the garage that pass-es by Simon Hall.

Above the garage, construc-tion on the new University Cen-ter has also moved forward; workers have established the frame of the building and have begun to erect the ma-sonry walls.

According to Rackers, as construction moves forward on the University Center, it will largely be contained with-in the building site for safety reasons, however vehicles will continue to use the access lo-cated north of the building site.

Both the University Center and the Social Sciences Build-ing are set to open during the summer of 2008.

Some students have noticed the green paint currently vis-ible on the new Law building.

According to Rackers, this layer is a moisture-air barrier added to the building as part of its LEED certifi cation.

In addition to the continu-ing improvements on the Dan-forth Campus, this summer’s construction sites included several residential areas.

The most signifi cant project was the start of construction on “Village East,” a new resi-dential building next to the Millbrook Apartments. Struc-tural concrete was poured over the summer providing a foun-dation for the new building.

On the South 40, renova-tions were made to Park and Mudd residential halls. Work in Park focused on creating a freshman dorm, while sprin-klers were added in Mudd.

Some construction on cam-pus, however, was unrelated to the University’s capital im-provement plans.

The footbridge that spans the MetroLink tracks and con-nects campus with the Loop has been given a new appear-ance as a result of the addition of a masonry fi nish from work by MetroLink.

BY SAM GUZIKSENIOR NEWS EDITOR

Saturday, September 1

Construction continues on campus. The former hole is now taking shape as the upcoming University Center.

JENNY SHAO | STUDENT LIFE

emit harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays that potentially cause skin cancer.

“If you want the golden look, we’re going to recommend [Mystic tanning] over using a tanning bed or lying in the sun because the UV rays are what causes skin cancer, which is the most common form of cancer in the U.S.,” said Christine Win-ter, communications director at

the High Plains Division of the American Cancer Society.

From a scientifi c sense, the machine, “sprays negative ions that attach to positive skin ions like a magnet,” explains Sch-neider.

The spray is completely com-puterized and takes about 20 seconds.

“Our goal for the future is for each person to have a cus-

tomized experience,” said Sil-verman.

As of right now, students can mix in a vanilla scent, among other mix-ins in the future, with the sunscreen.

For more information about the business, visit http://www.south40sunshine.com.

—With additional reporting by Sam Guzik.

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SPORTSSPORTSPREVIEW

Getting back on their feetBY UNAIZ KABANISPORTS EDITOR

The Washington Univer-sity men’s and women’s cross country teams look to con-tinue last season’s success as they kick of the season this Saturday. In its only home event of the season, the Bears host the Washington Univer-

sity Early Bird meet at the Central Fields in Forest Park. The women’s 4K run begins at 9 a.m., while the men start their 8K at 9:30 a.m.

Head coach Jeff Stiles, who begins his seventh year at Wash. U., believes Saturday will be a good indicator for this season.

“We’ve had a great summer and our goal is to be the best team we can be,” said Stiles. “But we don’t know how other teams are doing.”

Last season, the women’s squad finished fourth at the 2006 NCAA Championships, marking its fourth top-four finish in five years. Two-time UAA runner of the year and 2007 graduate Beth Herndon led the team in the champion-ships, finishing fifth overall. The Lady Bears also won their second straight Midwest Re-gion title and placed second at the University Athletic As-sociation Championships.

On the men’s side, the team made its fourth overall appearance at NCAA Champi-onships, the first since 1997, coming in 25th. The Bears also finished second at the UAA Championships and fifth of 37 teams at the Mid-west Regional.

Coach Stiles is pleased with the team’s upward trend

and is excited about the up-coming season.

“We have shown a lot of improvement,” said Stiles. “This is the deepest team we’ve ever had.”

Seniors Tricia Frisella, who garnered All-America honors last year, and Lisa Sudmeier, another member of the cham-pionship squad, captain the women’s team. Seniors Kate Pentak and Tyler Mulkin, both individual finishers at the NCAA meet also return along with sophomore Col-leen Davis.

Though the men lost three of last season’s top runners, including last year’s top run-ner Kevin Gale, several other key athletes return. Seniors Brandon Brown, a member of the NCAA squad, and Co-rey Kubatzky lead the men’s team. Senior Jesse McDaniel and sophomores Donald Mc-Clure and Alex Bearden round out the rest of last year’s top runners.

Although both teams have taken long strides in recent history, Stiles feels there is still a bit of uncertainty re-garding this season.

“We’re all competitors and we need to compete to see where we are at,” said Stiles. “There will be a much clearer picture after this weekend.”

Senior Jesse McDaniel runs at a meet last season.

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This summer, I de-cided to read George Orwell’s 1984. I know I’m about six

years late, but I somehow missed reading it in high school. Anyway, I read the book while I was working my third summer at the offi ce of a major St. Louis company.

Of course, compari-sons of the book to today’s politics and government could be made, but I saw it a different way. Sitting in my lonely cubicle, read-ing paragraphs of the book between doing menial tasks for supervisors, I picked up on the eerie similarities between Orwell’s vision of a dystopian future and the culture of corporate life of which many of us will soon be a part.

Orwell’s world of 1984 was built upon a central concept of called “double-think,” the act of holding two contradictory beliefs at the same time and “know-ing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them.” I realized that this doublethink is practiced in the corporate world on a regular basis.

For example, while train-ing for my job, we were re-peatedly told to always place our customers as the top priority, serving them in the best way possible. We were also told, however, to save as much money as possible for the company and to make as much money as possible for the company.

These two beliefs inevita-bly clashed regularly. There were often situations where placing a customer as the highest priority would mean less in revenue for the com-pany and so one of the two beliefs had to be abandoned. (Take a guess which one that was.) Yet somehow, everyone refused to admit that some-times we didn’t place our customers as the top prior-ity. Somehow, the company was able to believe that the two mindsets were compat-ible, while knowing full well that they were often contra-dictory.

As I read about “New-speak,” the politically cor-rect language of 1984, I was trained in the acceptable vocabulary of the company.

Just like 1984, certain words and phrases were consid-ered unacceptable because of their negative connota-tions, and alternate words and phrases were used to mean the exact same thing; they just didn’t sound as bad. It was called “positive phrasing.” “No” and “can’t” were removed from the com-pany vocabulary and weren’t to be used, even if what the customer wanted or needed was impossible. Instead, we told the customer what we could do, even if, as was the case most of the time, what we could do couldn’t help out at all.

I found that the corporate world parallels the world of 1984 in more general ways too. In the company, there was essentially an “Inner Party,” those higher up in the company who knew things that those lower in the company were kept com-pletely in the dark about. When I was promoted, I was told things that those below me didn’t know about. In fact, trainees were told that certain things were abso-lutely impossible when in actuality they were entirely possible, just not done very often. And of course, this was all done for their own good.

Finally, and maybe most importantly, the culture of the corporate world is very much the same as the cul-ture of 1984. All employees’ actions are monitored—what Web sites they visit, who they e-mail, what they say on the phone and where they are. And anyone in the com-pany is all-too-quick to turn someone else in for doing something they shouldn’t be in order to get themselves ahead.

So what I realized over the summer is that many if not most of us will be enter-ing that world full-time after we graduate. We will have to believe in contradictory ideas, speak differently and act differently. The good news is that we still have a little time left. So, let’s enjoy our remaining time as students before we graduate and have to enter the Or-wellian corporate world—the “real world” of 1984.

Altin is a senior in Arts & Sci-ences. He can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].

Here’s to the Class of 1984

BY ALTIN SILASENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST

STAFF EDITORIAL

SAM WASHBURN | EDITORIAL CARTOON

Just this year, Washing-ton University hired Matthew Malten to serve as the assistant

vice chancellor for campus sustainability. With the goal of putting the University at the forefront of campus sus-tainability among national universities, Malten will work towards implementing eco-friendly measures on campus.

To aid in this effort, we recommend that Washington University strongly consider implementing the use of hybrid or otherwise environ-mentally friendly vehicles in place of some of the service vehicles currently used on campus.

“Any decision we make on anything like that, is go-ing to be a part of a com-prehensive transportation policy for the University as a

whole,” said Malten. Under this kind of plan,

new hybrids would be pur-chased with the goal of re-placing some of the gas-only service vehicles at Washing-ton University.

Among vehicles to con-sider “hybridizing” are Bon Appétit service vehicles, maintenance vehicles and some WUPD patrol cars. Washington University-owned shuttle buses might also be upgraded to run on bio-diesel or natural gas in-stead of gasoline. This is an ideal way for the University to make their commitment to campus sustainability because the results would be clearly visible.

More eco-friendly vehicles will also be more affordable for Washington University students in the long run. We agree with Assistant Vice

Chancellor Malten: “Part of sustainability is economic sustainability as well. That’s the side of it that often gets overlooked.”

Though environmentally friendly vehicles might cost more initially, ultimately the savings from reduced gasoline usage will make up for the higher cost and save students money.

As an example, a 2007 Chevrolet Impala LS, the make of vehicle that WUPD drives, has gas mileage of 18 miles per gallon in the city and 23 miles per gallon on the highway. A comparable vehicle, the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid, gets 43 miles per gallon in the city and 37 miles per gallon on the highway. Because campus police will usually be doing city driving, that means that switching vehicles would

lead to an approximate increase in gas mileage of 140%—which means a de-crease in the harmful effect on the environment and the money spent on gasoline by more than one and one third times.

The Editorial Board thus encourages Matthew Malten and the rest of the admin-istration to consider, as a part of their comprehensive transportation program, the implementation of hybrid or otherwise sustainable options for vehicles, from those of Bon Appétit to WUPD to the shuttle buses.

These innovations will not only ultimately lower costs for students but they will make the University stand out as truly commit-ted to environmental sus-tainability.

University should consider hybrids

Making your way through college seems (so far) like licking through a

Tootsie Roll Pop. Let me explain. It’s an ar-

duous, tir-ing process, sure, but it can still be pretty delicious through-out. And the reward for all your hard work is that the second half of the Tootsie

Pop (your junior and senior years) promises even more (and even richer) satisfac-tion than all of the hardened sugar coating that preceded it. You keep licking one layer after another until you get down to the good stuff.

First layer: freshman year. Everything is new and excit-ing, but (for the most part) you’re still just sucking on the surface. Your classes are entry-level, your major is largely unexplored and your friends are bountiful (pre-packaged courtesy of Wash. U.’s freshman floors). You don’t have to question

anything too much. You just have to get through some hard stuff; you survive all the newness and grow up a little.

Next comes sophomore year and, to me, it came as a shock. I spent a good semes-ter mourning the loss of my freshman floor. The social scene had shifted.

We were no longer an amorphous mass of fledg-ling freshmen, marching boldly forward. Instead, everyone had split off into suites, tightly knit, con-venient little groups. To an outsider, these cliques

seemed impenetrable and, for the first time at Wash. U., I had to actually work to maintain my relationships. It was really hard, like lick-ing the lollipop and tasting nothing but the stick.

But at the same time, my classes got exponentially more interesting. I was done with general chemistry, calculus and Writing I. For sophomore year, I could take all of the classes I really wanted to take. I started to know things I really wanted to know. Sophomore year was the first time that my education went deep.

Deep enough that now, a week into my junior year, I can almost taste the Tootsie Roll. In a number of ways, I think we’re actually closing in on what we’ve been work-ing toward. My friends are even more spread out than before, but I’m starting to believe that there’s noth-ing like a little geographical separation to show you who your real friends are (and who you’d like your real friends to be).

The more you go through, work through, and experience, the better you’re able to recognize the

friends that matter most and the class/major/career that turns you on. You have to keep going and accept that it takes some time and effort. There’s no crunching down hard and rushing to the prize.

You just have to trust that by the end of four years, you’ll make it to the chewy, chocolatey center of this massive freaking sucker.

Tess is a junior in Arts & Sciences and a Forum editor. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].

How many licks does it take?

Tess Croner

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The bridge over For-est Park Parkway spent the whole of last year in what

appeared to be an unfin-ished state. After a few weeks, though, I started to worry that this was it: the chain-link fencing, the cable ties, the industrial flood-lights, the sloppy-looking concrete—perhaps all of these constituted a finished design, boldly inept and resolute in its “screw you” attitude towards the hun-dreds of students who would trudge across its dismal span each day. It seemed implausible, and yet, if it really were still unfinished, why was it that you never once saw anyone working on it? Why did it go the entire year without making any progress?

Today, I visited the bridge for the first time since last May and part of the mys-tery has been resolved. The bridge had indeed been unfinished: last year was merely an extended pause on the way to an even more offensive finished design. As for the reason for this pause, I imagine that those respon-sible for the bridge had a delayed crisis of conscience. Perhaps the building crew laid down their equipment and refused to continue. Perhaps the chair of the con-struction corporation went to seek the spiritual guid-ance of an Eastern guru.

Whatever the case, con-struction has resumed, in the worst Wash. U. fashion. As the most recent buildings on campus suggest (except for those of the School of Art and Architecture, which, thank God, is allowed to play by its own rules off in its little corner of campus), Wash. U.’s commitment is to the principle that bad

architecture is made good when coated in a candy shell of gothic trinkets. It is often plain horrifying to see how cynical and shallow these gothic treatments can be.

Before the latest phase in the construction of the foot-bridge, the most succinct statement of the University’s design policy was the park-ing garage that sits on the north edge of campus, wear-ing its gothic façade like a resentful transvestite. Who-ever is responsible for that building must have felt that it was a delightfully offbeat gesture. I suppose there is a boundary between “offbeat” and “idiotic and hideous,” but those in charge have no idea where the hell it is. Just ask the Bunny.

Other buildings on cam-pus don’t appear to be play-ing for laughs, but rather seem to sport their prepos-terous decals and concrete spires as though, by imitat-ing the style of Princeton imitating Oxford, this would lend the school just the sort of old-world prestige that keeps the alumni donations rolling in. Not quite. Confec-tions like the Psychology laboratories, “The Village,” and the incredibly tacky Liggett-Koenig look presti-gious and old fashioned in the same way that a drunk-en costume party attendee wearing a cardboard mask of Charles Darwin looks prestigious and old fash-ioned.

And now we have the foot-bridge, which has just re-ceived a cladding of glittery pre-cast panels: a simple operation which, so we are to believe, has transformed a structure of humdrum clunkiness into a venerable emblem of the University’s fine traditions. These panels are made of red pebbles cemented together and textured to look like stone,

with borders of zigzagging concrete. Where the span once held up on its own, the panels being affixed to its either side have half-circles cut out of them, as though a majestic arch were actually doing the structural work. You half expect that the building crew’s next move will be to festoon the thing with make-believe suspen-sion cables.

From a great distance, the sham may be more con-vincing, but it’s doubtful. From close up, which is how we pedestrians are forced to experience it, the cheapness of construction is oppres-sive. The gluey substance that holds together the pebbles gives the surface a sheen that looks more like rhinestones than any natural material. The panels don’t quite fit together, so that there are gaps at the corners, some nearly two inches wide. In true gothic fashion, these are filled in with silicone sealant. (When I saw this, I had to prod the rubbery seam with an out-stretched finger to convince myself that it was true.)

The layer of cladding has also caused the unneces-sary piers that poke up on the sides of the bridge to expand in girth. Dopey and swollen, and with a slight trapezoidal tilt, they suggest a Fred Flintstone-inflected Mayan ruin. The lanterns perched on top just look silly. Throughout, the level of intelligence involved in the design is somewhat less than that which goes into the decoration of a fast food franchise. His majesty the Burger King, in all likeli-hood, has a more sophisti-cated bridge spanning his moat.

In mandating that all campus constructions ad-here to a gothic style, how-ever superficial or clumsy,

the University may think that it is giving its campus an air of respectability. With buildings like this bridge, though, the University’s ob-session with a clichéd style of institutional architecture becomes a public embarrass-ment. Cars passing under it may slow up a little to wonder at the spectacle of a university so undermining its claim to being a serious institution.

This goes beyond “fitting in.” Just because most of the buildings on campus have notches along their roofs so that archers can safely fire arrows down at invad-ing barbarians does not mean that a building with-out these notches is out of place or is not mindful of its context. Requiring that the University’s hack architect accommodate these archers in all of his commissions does not make for a unified and beautiful campus. It makes for a dull and preten-tious one.

If it is prestige that the University is angling for, it ought to try to accomplish it through good design. There are plenty of talented, thoughtful architects out there (some of whom are al-ready employed by the Uni-versity as professors). But no self-respecting architect wants to work for a commit-tee that has such a narrow idea of what a building should look like, and at the same time is (evidently) so frustratingly without taste or good sense. The gothic policy ensures that no com-pelling new architecture will ever go up on the Danforth campus.

“It’s like I wrote a joke that doesn’t work, and now I have to tell it for a year.” This is how Mitch Hedberg described signing a contract that he regretted. Similarly, the footbridge is like a pub-

licity slogan gone horribly wrong. “Wash. U.: a top-flight school!” thus comes out “Wash. U.: a fly-by-night establishment engaged in a bit of medieval play-acting!” But the banner is not so easily taken down, and the University is stuck with its unintended slogan for years to come. Architecture, being

permanent, is dangerous in this way. So it is disturb-ing to see evidence of such mindlessness in those who are responsible for putting buildings on our campus.

Duncan is a senior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].

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If you’ve never seen “High School Musical,” I am indescribably sad for you. I’m also super jeal-

ous, but mostly sad. It’s an experience.

If you’ve never seen “High School Musical 2,” I’m both that much sadder for and jealous of you. As much fun/torture as the first movie is, the second is just… wow.

Before I go on, let me note for the sake of my pride that I did not voluntarily sit through either movie. The first was seen during an unfortunate babysitting incident and the second, oddly enough, is how I spent the night of my 20th birth-day. In neither instance was I thrilled with the choice of entertainment, but at the end of the second movie, I could finally see some of the appeal in this latest instance of pop-culture run amuck.

I went into the movie disdainful, sat through it re-belliously and walked away enraptured. I know, complex emotions for a Disney chan-nel movie, but really, how can something that bad be so good?

The plot was predictable and linear, an awkward med-ley of “Dirty Dancing,” “She’s All That” and that season of “Saved by the Bell” where they moved to the beach. In essence, boy gets job with friends at resort, has ego stroked by basketball coach and acts like a douchebag, is pseudo-stalked by spoiled rich girl and redeems him-self by getting staff into end of summer talent show.

Oh, the joy. Not particularly gripping, I must say.

What was gripping were the intensely shallow song lyrics and awesomely bril-liant/tragic choreography, particularly of the lead male (who, incidentally, is hot enough to make the movie almost worth it purely be-cause you get to stare at him for so long). I would prob-ably have to shoot myself were I forced to listen to the soundtrack on its own, but in the context of the movie and given license to mock freely, there’s a certain kitsch value to the whole thing. The mocking in and of itself is satisfying. Also, what was born of the mockery was, for me, the true substance of the “High School Musical 2” experi-ence.

I was watching with my younger brothers—ap-parently this movie is the height of cool for those in middle school—and I have to say that nobody can mock things like a middle school boy. There’s some magical mixture of awkwardness, bravado, sarcasm and ac-cidental humor that just makes everything so much funnier.

So, during one particu-larly ridiculous number in which the lead male real-izes his douchebaggery and decides to reform, I com-mented on the fact that all of the characters seemed to sing their feelings. My baby brother (who is 12) picked up the joke and ran with it. Leaping across the living room and landing on a chair and then slid-ing dramatically off and to his knees on the carpet, he belted out, “I’m so MM-MAAAAAAAAAAAADDDD!” He then popped up and pranced around some more, striking exaggeratingly thoughtful poses and pout-

ing seductively/sarcastically at me, all the while chanting “angry, mad, angry, bad” in the same tone of voice freshman orientation actors use in “Choices.” He pulled my other brother (who is 14) into the routine, the two of them mimicking the ro-

mantic scenes with impos-sible irony, until ultimately collapsing in hysterics. I, of course, was already in fits on the floor.

I’m probably not doing justice to the story, but how do you really capture an event like that in words? You

can’t. Which is why I advise everyone who has not al-ready done so to go out and see “High School Musical 2” as soon as possible. As I said before, it’s really just… wow. Inspiring. Just remember not to take it seriously, to open yourself to all the pos-

sibilities for mockery and, last but by no means least, to sing your feelings.

Sara is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].

Sing your feelings

v Why you should

watch ‘High School

Musical 2’

Welcome to the costume partyBY DUNCAN WHITE OP-ED SUBMISSION

BY SARA REMEDIOSSTAFF COLUMNIST

RACHEL HARRIS| STUDENT LIFE

-compiled by Nathan Everly

Just the Facts Just the Facts Recently, former lecturer Jerome Bauer announced the creation of Cervantes Free University, an experimental college designed to offer low-cost courses to students in the St. Louis area. What are supporters of CFU doing to ensure the school’s long-term survival?

Repeatedly watching the movie “Accepted” as a source of inspiration.

Stealing traffi c detour signs and using them to steer unwitting drivers to CFU open house meetings.

Using potluck dinners as the be-all and end-all tactic for recruiting new students.

Offering free courses for life to any student who can fi nd incriminating pictures of Chancellor Wrighton.

Promoting a free giveaway of Dr. Bauer bobble-head dolls to the fi rst 50 students to enroll in classes.

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As we arrive back on campus, many “get-togethers” occur to celebrate reuniting

with our friends. Much to my disappointment, it is rare to come across vegetable plat-ters or fruit bowls at these events—you are much more likely to find dishes of the usual chips, cookies and candy. While obviously not healthy choices, it is OK to eat these foods once in a while. I may be the writer and creator of Health Beat, but that doesn’t mean I condemn the idea of eat-ing a cupcake, a cookie or some chips every now and then. However, I do believe that that one must be very careful in doing so because it is easy to binge on tasty treats. You may not see an immediate impact on your health and well-being after enjoying something sugary, but it very well could wreak havoc on your waistline in the not-so-distant future.

So what, when and how can you indulge without ending up looking like the Pillsbury Dough Boy?

There is a common belief in the dieting world that when it comes to junk food, it is allowed, as long as it is in “moderation.” In this sense, moderation is refer-ring to the quantity and frequency with which one chooses to have high-calorie foods. I’ll use a doughnut as an example of quantity control. The average dough-nut has 310 calories and 16.5 grams of fat, but a doughnut hole, which is much smaller, has just 65 calories and 3.5 grams of fat. When it comes to the frequency of eating junk food, having a concrete from Ted Drewes or fries from Bear’s Den every once in a while will not ruin your health. It is when a person has a concrete or fries every night that he or she may develop problems. So what is a healthy portion and how often can you eat these treats?

Appropriate portion size of different types of junk food can be determined by the calorie content of each food. For example, seven tortilla chips have more calories than fifteen mini

pretzels. Every food differs in fat, carbohydrate, sugar and calorie content, and all are important components in determining the relative “healthiness” of a food. But when it comes to weight maintenance, calorie intake is the most important thing to watch. If you eat as many

calories as you burn in a day, you will maintain your weight. Eat more calories than you burn and you will gain weight; eat fewer calo-ries than the daily allotment and you’ll lose weight. Thus if you choose to splurge, it is important to keep in mind just how many calories you are adding to your daily intake.

There are many treats on campus that contain be-tween 200 and 250 calories. If you are a sweets person, you can indulge on 1 whole Rice Krispie treat, 2/3 of a sugar cookie with M&Ms or half a brownie with walnuts. If salty is more your style, a snack-size bag of Rold Gold Pretzels, Ruffles, Nacho Doritos or ¼ of a serving of Bear’s Den tortilla chips are all good choices.

You can check the nutri-tional information of the “junk foods” on campus by visiting http://diningser-vices.wustl.edu/. Select a dining location on campus and click on the nutrition pyramids to find out ingre-dients and nutrition infor-mation in different food items.

Keep in mind that as a general rule you should eat healthy snacks and meals, but even in a healthy diet there is always some room for junk food, as long as it is “in moderation.”

Everything in moderation

HealthBeat

Brooke Genkin

BY NICOLLE NEULISTSCENE REPORTER

A new school year is starting. You’re signing up for new classes. You’re meet-

ing new people. You may be moving into a new apartment or dorm. You may be joining new clubs, choosing a new major, or hanging out in dif-ferent places on the week-ends than you did last year.

Why am I pointing all of these things in a dating ad-vice column? Simple: because you are going to change this year. You are not exactly the same person you were a year ago. You are also not exactly the same person now as you will be a year from now. Real-izing these things is crucial to making the best of your dating life, whether you are single or in a relationship.

If you are in a relationship at any age, you need to con-tinually assess your compat-ibility with your partner as well as the direction your life is heading in relation to that of your partner. This is espe-cially necessary when you are a teenager or in your twen-ties though, because young adults change so much and so frequently. Young adult-hood is when you become mature enough to become comfortable with an identity and take concrete steps to shape it and live by it. Some of the choices you make will

work, and you will continue to integrate them into your life. Some of them will not work, and you will need to fi gure out another principle or goal that feels more ap-propriate and follow that instead. And as you reinvent parts of yourself, you need to make sure to keep your partner aware of the changes you make. Tell her what you have learned about your-self and fi nd out what your partner has learned about herself. Continue to discuss the changes you make in your lives, because there will inevitably be changes. Find out whether your current selves are still compatible. If you still work together that’s a good thing, but don’t let that make you compla-cent. Continue to be mindful of and interested in your growth and that of your part-ner, and continue to reassess the relationship.

It is possible that you may come to the painful realiza-tion that who you have be-come confl icts with who your partner has become. You have to discuss the changes and the confl ict with your partner, and then you have a choice to make. Is the con-fl ict something that makes things between you and your partner more complex but does not undermine your core values or your ability to be happy? If so, then the con-fl ict is something you should

probably consider working through, because there still may be a way to make the relationship work long-term if that is what both you and your partner want.

However, if your most im-portant values and goals con-fl ict now with your partner’s core ideals and motivations, you may have to consider whether the relationship is worth continuing. If you impede on something that is important to your partner or your partner is a sort of obstacle to something impor-tant to you, then continuing the relationship could very likely breed resentment. Even if it doesn’t, it will at the very least send your ability to be-come your full adult self (as well as your partner’s ability to become his adult self!) to a grinding halt. Although the risk of realizing you have grown apart is an unpleasant one, it pales in comparison to the misery you will face if you never assess the relation-ship at all, and only realize years or decades down the road how little you have had in common since you were eighteen, twenty, or twenty-two.

If you are single you need to apply this same critical eye to your expectations and your interests. Have you re-evaluated your “type” recently? Or have you been interested in people with the same personality traits and

life interests since you were thirteen? If you take a minute to ask why, it may be for good reason. The characteristics you have sought for years could still describe a person you will enjoy, or a person who is good for you. But, they may not. It may be time to re-focus your attentions toward people with new characteris-tics, characteristics that will complement, nurture and intrigue you as you are now.

It’s so comfortable to keep on doing what you’ve always been doing: to see yourself as the same person you’ve been for a very long time or to see your current or potential love interests as the same old people as always. But, you’re changing and they’re changing—it is unrealistic to expect otherwise. Take the time to evaluate these changes now, at the begin-ning of the school year, when the fact that you are chang-ing is most obvious. You will reach your full potential and be more satisfi ed in the long run if you get in the habit of evaluating your ideals, your life goals and what you want out of a partner.

Do you have any ques-tions about love, dating, sex or romance that you want me to answer in a future Scene column? If so, e-mail them to [email protected]. All names will be changed and all identifying details will be confi dential.

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OutStepping BY KATE GALLAGHERSCENE REPORTER

Just off of the Loop near Blueberry Hill, Boosters Café is now up, running

and waiting to greet its fi rst customers.

Opened this summer, Boosters offers a casual, relaxed dining experience at low prices.

Entering the café, it was easy to tell that Boosters is not a chain. The décor is warm, clean and comfortable with buttery yellow walls that display photos of St. Louis landmarks. From the beginning, our dining experience was full of charm. After looking around a bit, it became clear that certain aspects of the restaurant were still in the works. Although there was an “order here” sign

typical of chains like Bread Co. or Chipotle, there was no large menu posted near the sign. This led to some brief confusion until my friends and I were handed to-go style menus and told to take a seat at one of the tables. Our server was young, nice and friendly, asking us things like where we went to school. A woman who appeared to be the owner looked on smiling and asked about what we’re studying.

Boosters Café focuses on breakfast, served from 7-11 a.m., and lunch, which is served from 10:30 a.m. till 10 p.m. This restaurant’s menu is simple, composed of mostly classic offerings with some unorthodox touches mixed in. While some may crave more variety, I found the Booster’s approach to be a pleasant

change from the massive menus that seem to have become the norm. Breakfast items include such standards as eggs, bacon, toast and pancakes “from scratch.”

One breakfast specialty is the scrambler: three eggs scrambled with cheese, onion, and sweet peppers, sautéed potatoes, whole wheat toast or an English muffi n and either bacon or sausage. The scrambler is served with homemade syrup and salsa—and all of this for $6.50. Crepes with cream cheese and mixed berries are also offered for breakfast.

Lunch items include sandwiches and soups. I tried the prosciutto ham sandwich, which was served on soft ciabatta bread and topped with pears and brie cheese. Arguably the most unique item on the menu,

the sandwich was savory without any of the strong fl avors overpowering each other. All sandwiches come with a house salad, broccoli caulifl ower salad, cole slaw or chips. I opted for the house salad and took the advice of our waitress in ordering the garlic lemon dressing. The salad came with crisp romaine lettuce, red peppers, onions, grapes and walnuts. Though the menu claims that the salad also includes fresh baby spinach, I unfortunately did not detect any in my dish.

The garlicky lemon fl avor of Boosters homemade dressing perfectly complemented the richness of the walnuts. While I wouldn’t say that the dressing was too strong, I should warn that there were visible pieces of garlic in it and the fl avor did not escape me for a while.

It should also be noted that the house salad is the only salad actually available as an entree. However, there is a choice of four dressings, and salmon or a chicken breast can be added to the dish for an additional fee.

Five other sandwiches are offered at Boosters, including turkey, ham, beef au jus, barbequed pork and tuna salad. Though such options sound standard, Boosters manages to mix them up a bit. The beef au jus is slow-roasted with pepperoncini and served on ciabatta or whole wheat bread with horse radish sauce on the side. The tuna salad is made with eggs, grapes, water chestnuts, and lemon.

Boosters also offers two soups: carrot-ginger soup and vegetarian potato leek. My friend tried the carrot-ginger,

which had a tangy, sweet, homemade fl avor.

My friends and I were unable to try any of the cafés delicious-sounding desserts on our fi rst visit, but I look forward to returning and trying out some of the tempting offerings. Selections include warm berry crepes, mixed berries with fresh cream or yogurt and the “Ebony and Ivory,” a chocolate cake layered with vanilla ice cream.

Though the menu at Boosters does not go on for pages and pages, this new little restaurant has a lot to offer in terms of fl avor and ambience. If you’re in the mood for a sandwich but are sick of hitting up Bear’s Den and Bread Co., check out Boosters for some yummy food and a little hometown friendliness on the side.

Boosters Café567 Melville Ave. on the Delmar Loop,University City, MO 63117Tel. (314)721-4499Price Range: $4-8

Rating:

There’s a new café in town

free things to do

in the louBY KARIN UNDERWOODSCENE REPORTER

Whether you’re still hurting from the cost of books, or you just don’t like spending money, don’t let your cost-conscious status keep you from traveling St. Louis. There are plenty of free activities in town that

can provide a few hours or even an entire day of entertainment. Here are 14 great places to go around town that will give you a little history and a little fun for no money at all.

The Gateway Clas-

sic Walk of FameIf you venture downtown,

make sure to check out the Gateway Classic Walk of Fame. Located at the St. Louis Gateway Classic Sports Foun-dation, this walk honors the local and national achieve-ments of African-Americans from the St. Louis area. Featured legends include Dick Gregory, Jackie-Joyner Kersee, NAACP leader Roy Wilkins, former Congressman William L. Clay, the 5th Dimensions, and many, many others that you’ll have to see for yourself. Take some time to stroll the Walk and celebrate the diver-sity of local heritage.

The Saint Louis

Zoo

Yes, you’ve heard it before, everything in Forest Park is free, but the Saint Louis Zoo is one costless thing that you defi nitely can’t pass up. It is just a short walk from Wash. U. to a land of polar bears, elephants and much more, all located in the southwestern

corner of Forest Park. With over 800 species from all over the world, this friendly place is an awesome spot to spend an afternoon. Make sure to stop by the penguin exhibit and take a ride on the carou-sel while you’re there.

Laumeier Sculp-

ture Park

Interested in contemporary art? Then you should check out this exciting outdoor art gallery in southwest St. Louis. One of the most famous sculpture parks in the coun-try, the Laumeier features over 80 outdoor pieces, as well as related photography, drawing, glass, painting and ceramic pieces displayed in an indoor gallery. It is one of the most popular attractions in the St. Louis area and defi -nitely worth the trip.

Anheuser-Busch

Consumer Hospi-

tality Center

If you’re visiting the

Arch, make sure to stop at the nearby Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center. This 100-acre brewery is the world headquarters for Anheuser-Busch and features many free tours and exhibits. Tours blend the history of the brew house with explana-tions of the modern technol-ogy that is used to make the company’s popular beers. And if you are 21 and older, you can also sample brews and shop for your favorites in the Anheuser-Busch gift shop.

Bellefontaine

Cemetery

If you’re interested in a more ghoulish type of land-mark, the Bellefontaine Ceme-tery might be perfect for you. Located north of St. Louis, the cemetery hosts some notable graves like those of explorer William Clark, Thomas Hart Benton, James Eads, Adolphus Busch and poet Sara Teasdale. You can fi nd maps and guides the Bellefontaine’s graves and monuments at the cemetery offi ce.

Old Cathedral

In the heart of downtown, not far from Busch Stadium, you will fi nd St. Louis’s oldest church. Known informally as the “Old Cathedral,” the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, was completed in 1834 and still stands tall today. The basilica is now a national monument, and its museum showcases many precious religious artifacts. Come for a daily mass or just to appreciate the history.

Old Courthouse

To experience some real U.S. history right in your backyard, stop by the Old Courthouse and visit the site of the fi rst two Dred Scott trials. Located near Jefferson Park in downtown St. Louis, this historic courthouse fea-tures tours and reenactments of the famous trial. There are also galleries displaying the history of St. Louis from its earliest French and Spanish roots. Put it all together, and it is a free piece of history you shouldn’t pass up.

St. Louis Walk of

Fame

Make sure to watch where you’re walking next time you’re visiting The Loop, be-cause you could be stepping on the names of St. Louis’s most famous natives. The St. Louis Walk of Fame, embed-ded in the Loop’s very own sidewalks, features 116 stars and informative plaques. Make sure to keep an eye out for big names like John Good-man, Chuck Berry, Bob Costas and Tina Turner.

Eads Bridge

The Eads Bridge, built in 1874, is a great place to take a stroll or even take a bike ride for a quick trip into Illinois. This unique bridge was the fi rst to cross the Mississippi and the fi rst to use steel truss construction. It is still acces-sible today, and can give you some great views of the St. Louis skyline.

Holocaust Mu-

seum & Learning

Center

If you’re willing to make the drive, the Holocaust Mu-seum in Westport is an amaz-ing place to visit. This huge museum gives a chronologi-cal history of the Holocaust, intermixed with personal stories of survivors who came to St. Louis. Its multi-media exhibit includes a self-guided tour detailing everything from pre-war Jewish life to the major post-war events. There is even a Garden for Remembrance located outside the museum for personal contemplation.

National Great

Rivers Museum

Learn all about the majes-tic Mississippi River at this free museum created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers. There is something for everyone here, whether or not engineering is your passion.

You can learn how to steer a barge, discover the plant and animal life of the river, or ex-plore the history of important people and places. Between the exhibits, theater presen-tations and tours, you will learn all about the history of the Mississippi as well as the modern systems of locks and dams that maintain the river’s fl ow.

St. Louis Union

Station

Although you may think of Union Station as a great place to shop and eat, this converted train terminal also has an interesting history. Inactive since 1978, Union Station provides free guided tours examining the station and its history, which traces back to 1894.

Tower Grove Park

For a relaxing afternoon, visit the Victorian Tower Grove Park. Missouri Bo-tanical Garden founder Henry Shaw commissioned this downtown walking park in 1868. He fi lled it with statues and ornate pavilions, as well as over 8,000 plant species. Today it is a National His-toric Landmark, as well as the home of many Frisbee and soccer games, picnickers and strollers who come to enjoy the pleasant atmosphere.

World Bird Sanc-

tuary

Nestled in southwest St. Louis, you will fi nd a lively 130-acre bird park known as the World Bird Sanctuary. The mission of this sanctuary is to preserve the biodiversity of many threatened bird spe-cies. Along with the eagles, owls, hawks and other spe-cies living here you will also fi nd hiking trails and picnic areas for visitors. Ask any of the knowledgeable naturalists about the birds they are pro-tecting or about the center’s leading role in bird species preservation.

Frolic in the Laumeier Sculpture Park and maybe bring a picnic.

Commonly known as the “Old Cathedral,” the Basilica of St. Louis has the most mosaics in the world.

★★★★✩

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