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BY MARGY LEVINSONSTAFF REPORTER

Washington University’s School of Law may have the highest percentage of Afri-can-American students when compared to other major law schools in Missouri, but it still lies far below the national aver-age. According to a report from the Mound City Bar Association (MCBA), the oldest black bar association west of the Missis-sippi, black students only com-posed 6.2 percent of the total number of law students in the 2004-2005 school year.

“[Diversity has] certainly been discussed,” said Janet Bolin, associate dean of admis-sions at Washington Universi-ty’s School of Law. “It’s a very

real and very urgent need.” Bolin emphasized that di-

versity is more of a pipeline is-sue, meaning that preparations should be started from a young age. “[We need to be] getting young people from early on, on a path that will help them to get them to college and to law school,” said Bolin.

She explained that students from different backgrounds might not be as aware of what is needed to get into colleges and graduate schools and thus do not have the same opportu-nities as other students.

Bolin also explained that the University does recruit heavily at historically black colleges, but agrees that more needs to be done.

“We need to…put more ef-

forts into our recruitment ef-forts, such as getting more information and more opportu-nities for people to visit or talk to people in the program, such as professors or graduates of the program,” continued Bolin.

There are also efforts be-ing made within the St. Louis community, according to Bolin. There are organizations that work with high school students from the public school system providing internships and helping to educate students on higher education at a young age.

In addition, the dean of stu-dents and the dean of admis-sions met with the Black Law Students Association and the undergraduate pre-law society to attract a more diverse popu-

lation.Law students also acknowl-

edge the efforts by the faculty. “I know we’ve talked to the

admissions offi ce and other deans here who want to increase diversity and are working with students,” said fi rst year law student Pooja Kadakia.

The lack of diversity is defi -nitely noticed. “I came from the U.C. school system in Califor-nia, which is a lot more diverse than this; we have like 50 per-cent Asians,” said Kadakia.

In addition, current students and alumni have been reaching out to students of various back-grounds to inform prospective students about their experienc-es. “They are defi nitely trying

BY PUNEET KOLLIPARASTAFF REPORTER

The Washington University Marrow Registry’s (WUMR) an-nual drives begin this week and for the fi rst time getting onto the registry is both free and painless.

According to senior Brayden Yellman, president of WUMR, thanks to innovative cell typ-ing, students can get onto the national marrow registry with a simple cheek swab. Through sponsorships and community grants, WUMR is also fully sub-sidizing the $65 cost of regis-tering for the second straight year. Yellman said that the group has high expectations for this year’s drives.

“We would really like to see what the cheek swabs do to get people to come this year,” he said.

“This new technology allows us to very quickly gather cells that can quickly be typed,” said Marla Esser the alumni advi-sor to WUMR. “And I think it’s going to bring a lot of people out.”

The group has been publi-cizing the event by handing out fl yers, contacting Residential College Directors and holding small events to inform people about the event and to allevi-ate certain misconceptions. The group is also giving away a pizza party to the freshman fl oor that registers the most students.

According to Yellman, a common misconception is that joining the registry re-quires drawing blood through a needle, even though the pro-cess now only requires a cheek swab.

“Registering is different than actually donating,” he said. “They’ll donate if they need to, but to join the registry the needle stick is not the most appealing thing.”

With thousands of people on waiting lists for marrow trans-plants, the group hopes to draw large numbers to the drives, as the probability of a patient per-fectly matching with a certain donor is about one in a million and even lower for minorities and multiracials.

Yellman emphasized the relative ease of registering this year. “Coming to a drive takes about 15 minutes. Most of that

BY MANDY SILVERSENIOR NEWS EDITOR

Junior Erin Fults has been named editor in chief of Student Life for the 2007-2008 school year by the Board of Directors of Washington University Student Media, Inc., the newspaper’s publisher. The announcement was made at Student Life’s an-nual banquet Friday night.

Fults, currently Student Life’s Senior Scene Editor, will begin her tenure as editor in chief on April 4, 2007.

As editor in chief, Fults is responsible for hiring the edi-torial staff, overseeing the pro-duction of the newspaper and

making all fi nal editorial deci-sions before it is printed.

Fults, self-described as a “people person,” hopes to take an open-minded approach to managing the paper.

“I want all staff members, campus groups and any stu-dent to feel they can approach me about a concern or an event,” said Fults. “When you can con-nect with people and can make them feel a part of something, you gain their dedication and earn their contributions.”

Fults has been involved in Student Life since her freshman

Law school diversity highest in Mo.v Diversity percentage at Wash. U. still lags behind national average

WU Marrow Registry drive switches to cheek swabs

Student Life names Fults editor in chief for 2007-2008 year

USA Today recognizes four seniors’ achievementsBY SARA RAJARAMNEWS REPORTER

USA Today awarded four undergraduate students at Washington University for their strong academic commitment and exemplary leadership out-side the classroom. Senior Jef-frey Marlow was named to the All-USA College Academic First Team and senior Laura Klein-

man and junior Troy Ruths were named to the third team. Senior Jessica Friedman received an honorable mention.

The University tied with the University of Alabama for hav-ing the most students recog-nized in the competition.

Marlow is one out of the top 20 students who were se-lected out of the 600 students

nominated nationwide by their schools. Members of the fi rst team were awarded with $2,500 scholarship, a trophy and a copy of the USA Today newspa-per honoring them.

Marlow, a Marshall and Goldwater Scholar, is a senior majoring in earth and plan-etary sciences and chemistry. He has conducted environmen-

tal research in the Mojave Des-ert, Spain and Hawaii. In the summers of 2004 and 2005, he collaborated with scientists on the Mars Exploration Rover mission to study the geology of Mars and prove that liquid wa-ter once existed on its surface. One of Marlow’s main goals is to determine whether there is life on Mars.

In addition, Marlow is an Arts & Sciences Council Trea-surer, co-president of the mar-athon team for Lou Gehrig’s disease charities, an under-graduate representative to the Board of Trustees and a Science Outreach group leader. Science Outreach is a program that

Sophomore Tyler Nading gets carried off the court by the Phi Delt bomb squad cheering section after the Bears’ victory over University of Chicago Friday night, Feb. 24. With the victory Wash. U. took the UAA conference Championship. The women’s team also won, giving them them their 10th straight conference championship.

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BY ANDREI BERMANSENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The road to Salem has offi cially be-gun.

The 12th ranked Washington Uni-versity men’s basketball won the UAA championship Saturday afternoon with a thrilling 79-74 victory over 11th-ranked Chicago before an announced crowd of 1,907 fans at the Field House. With the win the Bears (20-4, 11-3 UAA) received the league’s automatic bid to the Division III NCAA Tournament.

Saturday’s championship tilt had all the makings of an instant classic. Bears

head coach Mark Edwards said the fren-zied, red-clad crowd was the best he could remember in his 26 years at the helm of the program. Despite heavy morning downpours, the Field House’s lower bowl was completely packed, with much of the second deck full as well. Both Thurtene and Honorary and the Athletic Department heavily promoted the game throughout the week.

Chicago opened the contest on ab-solute fi re, as the three-happy Maroons connected on four of their fi rst fi ve at-tempts from downtown to take a 12-7 lead in the game’s opening minutes. The

Bears responded, however, thanks to the early hot-hand of forward Nick Nikitas. Playing in his fi nal regular season home game, the senior scored ten of Wash.U’s fi rst twelve points to keep the game close in the opening minutes.

The Bears trailed by as many as six with 14 minutes remaining in the half before going on a 14-0 run over the game’s next seven minutes to take a 28-20 lead.

It was a lead they would never relin-quish.

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STUDENT LIFE AWARDS v FROM PAGE 1is just fi lling out a question-naire and they ask you for some contact information so that they can fi nd you if you’re a perfect match,” he said. “Then you give yourself the cheek swab.”

If a donor is found to be a perfect match for someone, the National Marrow Donor Program (NDMP) calls the donor asking for a donation. If the donor agrees to do-nate marrow cells, then 95 percent of donations occur in a relatively new process known as apheresis. Yellman said that apheresis is much less painful than previously more invasive methods, and it is fairly similar to plasma donation.

“All they do is draw blood from one arm, it goes through [a] dialysis ma-chine, then they cycle blood into [the] other arm. The machine fi lters out marrow cells in your blood,” he said. “It’s quite simple and almost painless.”

Even in the 5 percent of cases requiring the extrac-tion of marrow from the pel-vis, Esser said that the pain involved is less than many believe it to be.

“They put you on anesthe-sia and put a needle in your hip and pull [the marrow cells] out. There is some dis-comfort for a couple days,” she said. “We’ve talked to a number of donors who have done it and they say it’s not a big deal.”

WUMR is holding fi ve drives this week, including today and Tuesday in the Friedman Lounge from 5 to 10 p.m., Tuesday in Room 404 of Anheuser-Busch Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday in the Lopata Gallery dur-ing the Engineering School’s weekly Cheap Lunch, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Thurs-day in the Undergraduate Lounge of Simon Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Since its founding in

2001, WUMR has played a substantial role in fi nding a matching donor for 10-year-old Matthew Pearl, a resident of nearby Eureka, Ill., who, along with his sister Alex, has a rare genetic disease known as Fanconi anemia (FA).

Victims of FA exhibit symptoms from birth and it often results in the failure of a person’s bone marrow and eventually death unless the person can receive a marrow transplant. In 2006, a near perfect match was found for Matthew and he received a life-saving marrow trans-plant in July.

According to Esser, a close friend of the Pearl fam-ily, Matthew, who has been home since November, is on the long road to recovery. His family received a new puppy named Rosie to help bolster the children’s spirits.

“Matthew is back in school, weaker than he used to be, as his immune system regenerates. He’s starting to pick back up his life a little at a time,” she said. “It’s been a long hard road and there’s still a long way to go. It’s still hard for him to eat and he’s been on liquid nutrition for six months.”

Even though both chil-dren have received life-sav-ing transplants, Matthew may soon need another one, as his donor was not an ex-act match. Additionally, as there is still no cure for FA, the children will be living with symptoms of the dis-ease and will need to take medications for the rest of their lives.

“We hope we can keep these guys going long enough to fi nd a cure,” said Esser.

The Pearl family has a Web site with a journal detailing the children’s progress. The site is located at http://www.alexandmatt.com.

WUMR v FROM PAGE 1conducts demonstrations for middle school students. After graduating he would like to im-prove science education in the United States.

“If younger students are ex-posed to the wonder of science they will incorporate those principles in their lives,” said Marlow. He hopes to one day work as a professor or a NASA researcher, as well as work in public policy in areas related to science.

Senior Laura Kleinman and junior Troy Ruths were named to the third team, which is also composed of 20 students na-tionwide.

Kleinman, a Truman and Danforth scholar majoring in philosophy, has worked exten-sively with victims of domestic violence. From her experiences, she saw the need for an educa-tional support group for abusive men, so she helped implement one in St. Louis.

“I feel strongly that from ef-fective intervention program-ming, batterers and violent criminals more generally can gain indispensable tools for building healthy relationships and maintaining safe commu-nities,” said Kleinman.

In her sophomore year, Klein-man developed the Pathways program to encourage higher education among St. Louis youth. She is hoping to work in the Department of Justice’s Of-fi ce of Legislative Affairs after graduation. Her ultimate ca-reer goal is to become a federal judge.

Her co-winner, Ruths, is a computer science major and developer of the programming and animation for NanoKids e-book, an interactive workbook that teaches middle school kids about nanotechnology. The project started in Ruths’ sopho-more year of high school and he is constantly making improve-ments to the program.

Ruths has also been a mem-ber of the basketball team since his freshman year and he serves on the Computer Science Advi-

sory Board. Following gradu-ation, he is hoping to enroll in graduate school or play basket-ball for a European team. He one day hopes to work in industry research or graphics art.

The USA Today honorable mention went to Friedman, a two-time winner of the Udall Scholarship who is majoring in earth and planetary sciences. She helped establish a FOCUS program for women in science and she is currently a teaching assistant for that class. She is also a member of the University committee for sexual assault, which strives to understand and

address the problem of sexual assault on campus.

Following graduation, Fried-man will participate in Teach for America in the Mississippi Del-ta. Friedman’s career goal is to become a professor in science.

Like Marlow, Kleinman and Ruths, Friedman says that her involvement in the community has impacted her on a personal level.

“I enjoy getting to know a lot of different people. I love fi nd-ing out what their passions are and what makes them tick,” said Friedman. “A little bit of work can go a long way.”

Senior Jeff Marlow is one of the 20 seniors that USA Today selected to their All American Academic Team.

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to recruit minorities and give support to minority student groups here if possible,” said Kadakia.

Diversity did not play a ma-jor role for all students in de-ciding which law school to at-tend.

“I chose Wash. U. because the admissions offi ce treated me like a person instead of a number—diversity didn’t real-ly factor in,” said fi rst year law student Tia Parks.

“Wash. U. is disadvantaged in terms of location. I think most black students go to the East Coast or the West Coast,” said Debora Rogo, a fi rst year law student.

“People tend to go back to where they are from or to a ma-jor legal community. St. Louis is in there, but the big ones that come to mind are Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.,” said Bolin.

“I am very comfortable here even though there aren’t that many minorities. We are a very tight-knit community,” said Parks. “I think that when mi-norities see a low proportion of minorities they think that it’s

because they’re unwelcome.”In a letter to the MCBA, El-

len Suni, dean of the University of Missouri—Kansas City, said that in spite of the low num-bers of minorities in the law school, “We are very pleased with our low attrition and high bar passage rates for minority students and graduates over the past several years, which confi rm that we are indeed ad-mitting students who will be successful.”

Suni elaborated that the UMKC School of Law extended offers to three professors of color, two of whom accepted. Other institutions examined in the MCBA study include St. Louis University and the Uni-versity of Missouri Columbia.

Currently, the Washington University School of Law has one tenured professor of Asian descent and three professors of African or African-American decent.

“[Dean Syverud] has stated on repeated occasions that [di-versity] is a priority for him, meaning a full range—not only race and gender but also intel-lectual diversity. Political diver-

sity is also an interest, and is something our new dean takes very seriously when he joined the faculty around a year ago,” said Christopher Bracey, associ-ate professor of law and admis-sions committee member. “[Di-versity] is an issue I care about as a faculty of color.”

“Entry level hiring was ag-gressive in recruiting minor-ity and women level positions,” said Bracey. “We have an atypi-cally strong representation of women on our faculty and I think we have some political diversity, but that could be im-proved as well. We’re making a good effort but there’s work to be done.”

Bracey explained that al-though the school has provided many hiring opportunities to minorities, the problem lies in the acceptance rate.

In terms of classroom diver-sity, the lack of minorities is defi nitely noticeable.

“It’s not that we’re not mak-ing the effort, I’d love to see a more diverse population” said Bracey. “It would benefi t all stu-dents.”

DIVERSITY v FROM PAGE 1

year and has served the paper in a variety of capacities including news reporter, scene reporter and special features editor.

While enthusiastic about her new position and optimistic about the future of Student Life, Fults said she faces staffi ng challenges.

“Washington University doesn’t have a journalism program and we don’t attract our writers by credit or money, so recruiting students is always a concern and a priority,” said Fults. “The biggest challenge is maintaining a large staff. You have to seek out the passionate people who are willing to dedicate a lot to the paper.”

Washington University Student Media, Inc.’s (WUSMI) Board of Di-rectors interviewed Fults on Friday before making its fi nal decision based upon her application, a board interview and the recommendation of the staff.

Student Life’s current editor in chief, senior Sarah Kliff, expressed her confi dence in the board’s selec-tion and Fults’s leadership and inter-personal skills.

“I think Erin is going to do a great job with the paper. I have worked with her for three years and she has been a great leader,” said Kliff. “I expect that to continue. She is one of the most reliable people I have worked with. As our Senior Scene Editor she is always looking for new ways to make the paper better.”

Fults intends to continue to strengthen the relationship Kliff built between Student Life and its readership.

“My goal is to maintain the strong paper that we have now and to con-tinue to inform, educate and enter-tain the student body. I want to leave Student Life in a closer relationship with the student body,” said Fults. “Sarah worked towards this goal by developing the blogs and I plan to continue to reach out and connect with students.”

In addition to selecting the editor in chief, the WUSMI board also rec-ognized two graduating staff mem-bers for their achievements over the past four years.

Kliff received the Gregory M. Freeman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism. In ad-dition, News Editor Laura Geggel received the Gregory M. Freeman Award for Excellence in Journalism.

EIC v FROM

PAGE 1

Senior Amish Geshi and the Pikers perform at the Artistic Interpretation Designed to Stimulate (A.I.D.S.) Show in Ursa’s on Saturday, Feb. 24. The event, hosted by Wash. U. Hope, was the climax of AIDS Awareness Week and raised money for the St. Louis Effort for AIDS and the Keep a Child Alive charities. A series of musical groups performed, including The Apostles, a local hip-hop group from the south side of St. Louis.

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Bears athletics a crucial strength

Over the weekend, 2,000 people fl ocked to the Field House to watch the men’s and

women’s basketball teams win their league championships. This comes at a time of lots of internal debate over the future of Division III, and a Division IV or Division III-B may soon become a reality. There may not be the same school spirit for Wash. U. sports as there is at Division I universities, but it is weekends like this past one that prove that people will go to Wash. U. sporting events, and moving even further down the NCAA ladder would be a mistake.

An article in the Feb. 13, 2007 issue of the New York Times detailed the grow-ing disagreements between schools in Division III. D-III is the largest division in the NCAA with 420 members and these 420 schools have dis-agreed on many issues, rang-ing from money to the very goal of collegiate sports. The schools come from all across the country and include small,

lesser known schools like Fontbonne as well as Wash. U. Clearly, D-III schools all have varying interests, and the possible split has grown out of that.

The article stated, “Some prominent conferences and academic elites, like Williams College in Massachusetts and Washington University in St. Louis, seem resistant to change.” This is the appropri-ate position for the University to take. For starters, athlet-ics are a valuable recruiting tool. When courting prospec-tive athletes, the University can point to 116 University Athletic Association titles and 12 D-III national champion-ships that Wash. U. sports teams have won in the past 20 years. This high stature in D-III could help convince academically gifted athletes to come to Wash. U. Being in D-IV or DIII-B would not have the same allure, especially if schools like Emory were to stay in D-III. Even if Emory switched divisions, staying in D-III would give Wash. U. yet

another recruiting edge over Emory.

Staying in D-III would also help school spirit. This would need to be coupled with persistent efforts by groups like Red Alert and the Athletic Department, similar to those of Thurtene and the Athletic Department this weekend. School spirit is essential for a University and currently, it is one department in which the University is lacking. It helps bring students together and increases pride in the Univer-sity.

Much like D-III as a whole, Wash. U. students come from across the country and vary-ing walks of life, with very different interests. The one uniting factor we all have is that we go to Wash. U. and we can all root for Wash. U. sports teams. By staying in D-III, and likely at the top of D-III, Wash. U. would be able to recruit stronger athletes than would be possible in a proposed D-IV. With that would come more UAA and maybe even NCAA championships, providing

more for Wash. U. students to gather together to root for instead of just preparing for the next exam.

One way to help get higher attendance in the Field House and more school spirit on a consistent basis would be to hold pep rallies at Happy Hour. Happy Hour is already well attended, and that would not change if a pep rally was held at the same time. Mean-while, it would be a good way to introduce students to the teams and help create buzz for upcoming games. Giving away free food or prizes at games is always a good option as well.

Much praise should be heaped on Thurtene and the Athletic Department for get-ting so many students into the Field House this weekend. If Wash. U. were to drop out of D-III, it may not be possible for this to happen again. Given the strength of athletics as both a recruiting tool and a way to increase school spirit, cheapening athletics would most certainly be a mistake.

On ‘Find the Illegal Immigrant’

On Feb. 22, the New York Times reported that the NYU College Republicans were

planning a little event, called “Find the Illegal Immigrant.” In “Find the Illegal Immi-grant,” an actor played the part of an illegal immigrant (with a label identifying him or herself as such) and the fi rst pseudo-INS agent (also with a nametag) to fi nd him won a prize. The purpose of this “Where’s Carlos” was to spark debate about illegal immi-gration. “The goal here is to get people talking about it,” ex-plained NYU College Republican Presi-dent Sarah Cham-bers. Despite this admirable goal, the event is racist and in incredibly poor taste and was called “obnoxious” by New York Senator Charles Schumer.

I want to see it at Wash. U.The Wash. U. political

groups, both liberal and con-servative, Democrat and Re-publican, are shadows of such groups at other universities. You could walk around cam-pus on any given day and, if you didn’t know better, think we were living in an alternate universe with no confl ict. The political debates that are un-dertaken on campus are little more than people, often of a like mind, sitting in a closed room and just talking about an issue. In other words, it is essentially the same as my girlfriend and I arguing about drug laws in my apartment, except organized by groups. There is nothing to make such events special, nothing to draw people in. They are boring.

In response to “Find the Illegal Immigrant,” liberal groups like the NYU chap-ter of the ACLU, College Democrats and NYUinc.org, a “radical website,” all planned protests, and over 300 people did protest—compared to only nine people who participated in the actual event, which went without a winner. In the New York Times, NYUinc.org was quoted as saying, “We’ve got banners, stickers, chants, literature and passion.” Unfor-tunately, passion is something that is hard to detect in our own political groups, even though it is almost undoubt-

edly there.In my three years at Wash.

U., there have only been two real, tangible displays of passion: Student Worker Alliance’s sit-in for a living wage and the graves put up on main campus to signify deaths in Iraq. The sit-in was especially notable, drawing similar news attention and counter-protests like “Find the Illegal Immigrant” has done. It also did bring the

topic of a living wage to the forefront of the campus discus-sion. But really, there has been nothing to raise discussion since then. Environ-mental groups have put on token dem-onstrations, such as the whole turning off your lights for fi ve minutes thing. But

these have mostly been parts of national displays and were gone from public conscious-ness after the protest was over, if not before it began.

Wash. U. political groups need to start thinking outside of the box and plan events that are more than just dis-cussions, and actually draw attention. The events need to be more novel. But the blame for a lack of political discus-sion on campus does not lie with the groups. We’re an apathetic campus and politi-cal matters only seem to be discussed in the context of an election. Hell, for all of my talk, I haven’t put on any cool events, and I am as much to blame as anyone else.

I will try to do my part, and I will give an idea that any group can use, if they like it (I won’t be offended if no one does, though).

To protest global warming, and to try to get the Universi-ty to take action on the issue, kiddie pools fi lled with water should be placed all over cam-pus, especially in walkways, to represent cities like New York, Los Angeles and even St. Louis being underwater because of global warming. It might not be the best idea, but it’s something. Hopefully Kit Bond will call me obnoxious for suggesting it.

Daniel is a junior in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Senior Forum Editor. He can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

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Science and magic—not even close

A white-coat mixing chemicals on an atomic scale but unsure of the out-

come is little different than a village doctor mixing his ingredients and saying they will work.”

That is what Zachary Stein-ert-Threlkeld says of modern medicine in his recent Stu-dent Life editorial and it is 100 percent wrong (“Science and magic,” Feb. 23, 2007). I’m appalled that this mis-conception even exists, espe-cially at a place like Wash. U. Modern medicine relies upon the scientifi c method in every aspect of its formation; you make an observation, create a logical hypothesis from that observation and thoroughly test the hypothesis. No, medical researchers aren’t sure of the outcome; there would be no point in the

experiment if they were. But they’re not cluelessly “mixing chemicals” either, hence the hypothesis. Sometimes the hypothesis is wrong, some-times it’s right. Sometimes it’s a little of both. This test-ing of an educated guess with no unsupported claims as to its effi cacy couldn’t be fur-ther from some witch doctor prescribing you goat testicles with mayonnaise and saying it works with no reason bet-ter than cultural precedence, hearsay or blind faith.

What doctors consider the best method for positively changing health is always subject to reevaluation and alteration. Looking at how many dieting trends have come and gone in such a short span of time will tell you that much. Whatever a doctor’s treatment recom-mendation, it is the prod-uct of empirical data, not a “self-evident,” “axiomatic truth” that must be accepted

without further thought as Steinert-Threlkeld alleges. Just because a patient igno-rant of the scientifi c process sees modern medicine as such, and treats a pill no dif-ferently than a magical talis-man, doesn’t mean the pill is actually the same as the magical talisman. It means the patient is ignorant.

This is not to say tradi-tional medicine is totally bunk, nor that scientists always methodically develop their ideas without surprises and accidents. Willow-bark tea, used for centuries as a painkiller, contains the same chemical as aspirin. Aloe, used profusely by Native Americans, is one of the best burn-soothers available. And if it weren’t for “accidents” being capitalized upon by very bright and observant researchers, we’d never have penicillin, microwaves or x-rays, all of which have saved countless lives over

the years. Yet these too had to undergo the scientifi c method before they became valid medical tools, literally in the case of the latter three and in a more rudimentary way for the former.

But that doesn’t mean traditional medicine is every bit as valid a health system as modern medicine. I fi nd it troubling that Steinert-Threlkeld thinks, “whether [modern] medicine proves [traditional medicine’s] ef-fi cacy is irrelevant—that others believe in it suffi ces. For plenty of people not used to [modern] medicine, their system works acceptably.” Most people would probably consider “dead” neither ir-relevant nor acceptable, and “dead” is what you get when you rely on the spirits to cure your malignant cancer, no matter what you believe. “Sick” is an equally unsatis-factory result for any ailment that can be favorably affected

by modern medicine. Not wanting to be sick or dead is not some cultural fl uke of the Western medical discursive system. Similarly, not want-ing to use non-traditional medicine is not singular to all other discursive systems except this one; Christian Scientists believe Bible study heals all illnesses of every type; faith healings are broadcasted on network TV and prayer groups of many religions are frequently called upon to intervene on behalf of one of their sickly fellow congregation mem-bers.

But just because the West has its own very prevalent brands of traditional medi-cine doesn’t make them valid healing alternatives, either. Why? Because they don’t actually heal. The placebo effect can heal, improvement in spiritual and emotional health can heal, but the damage done by both well-

meaning traditional medicine practitioners and malicious quacks out for money is too great a price. When they don’t actively cause harm, they prevent the patient from knowing they need to seek real medicine—the kind that will make them better. Mod-ern medicine has “drowned out competing opinions” not because it is louder but because it improves people’s physical health better, by every discursive system’s defi nition of improved physi-cal health. If it “makes sense” to someone to stay sick or in pain due to their cultural be-liefs, or they think it’s more important that their spiritual health remain unsullied at the expense of their physical, that’s their choice. But it cer-tainly isn’t valid medicine.

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SCENESCENEValentine’s Day may be

past, but the craving for sweetness remains.

Perhaps sweetheart didn’t remember to get the choco-lates this year; perhaps sweetheart forgot Valen-tine’s Day in the onrush of work. Or perhaps there is no Sweetheart at all. What-ever the reason, it’s time to splurge and celebrate with some fine desserts.

Sadly, you’ll need access to a car as the places I’ve found aren’t within walking distance of campus.

Cyrano’s in Webster Groves requires a 15 minute drive down Big Bend Blvd.

The restaurant’s hot pink and black walls, decorated with mirrors and antiques, offset the traditional Ameri-can desserts.

Renowned for ice cream sundaes like the Cleopatra ($8.95), traditional favorites also include Caramel Bri-oche Bread Pudding ($6.95) and Roxanne’s Chocolate Layer Cake ($7.25). One or two seasonal desserts, such as Pumpkin Cheesecake, appear as well. Cyrano’s desserts for two, Banana, Cherry or Strawberry Flam-bés and Chocolate Fondue ($18.95), complete the menu.

The latter I shared with a friend. When the tepid dark chocolate arrived at our table, the waitress lit the sterno can underneath the pot, but it took 10 minutes for the chocolate to feel somewhat hot. I left the bananas and straw-berries to my friend and went instead for brownies, macaroons and banana-nut bread. Dipping the brown-ies in chocolate pushed them to decadence, as the fudgy brownies mimicked the taste of the fondue. The macaroons provided a discernable texture con-trast, the coconut remaining chewy but weakly flavored. The banana nut bread’s fla-vors, however, were lost in the chocolate.

Although Cyrano’s has a parking lot, it tends to fill quickly, so parking on the street might be your only option on a busy night. Cyrano’s is open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thurs-day and stays open until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Cyrano’s does not take reservations, but does offer carry-out.

A short distance from

Cyrano’s lies Cravings Gourmet Desserts (8149 Big Bend Blvd.), one of the more colorful places I’ve found. Walking in, I noticed im-mediately a giant fake palm tree, complete with parrot, in the middle of the store. The desserts here grab al-most as much attention.

On my waitress’ advice, I ordered the Hazelnut Zuc-cotto ($6.25). This dessert’s flavor was so complex that I paused after the first bite, a symphony of chocolate, cappuccino and hazelnut flavors sounding on my tongue. My friend dining with me opted for the Apple Galette ($4), making it a la mode for an additional $1.50. It arrived hot on delicate pastry, with enough caramel to add a sweet counterpoint to the tart apples.

Although Cravings closes at 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, dessert contin-ues to be served until 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cravings can deliver their desserts to campus, but they charge $15 during normal delivery hours and $35 if the delivery is time specific. If you order from Cravings, give them at least three working days to make your dessert.

You can see their dessert catalog online at www.crav-ingsonline.com and place your order over the phone (314-961-3534). Some des-serts are sold by the slice at the store, so be sure to ask if all you want is just a little sweetness.

For those willing to venture further abroad, try Bailey’s Chocolate Bar in Lafayette Square. Posters of old French advertisements for chocolate and absinthe

hang on the burgundy walls of this bar-restaurant and red roses rest in old wine bottles on the black tables.

Once seated, it arrives: a plate of tiny chocolate chip cookies. With a few excep-tions, Bailey’s desserts rely on chocolate for their theme and most fall between $5 and $9.

As a regular patron of Bailey’s, I’ve recently been stuck on the Kahlua Brownie Mousse Martini ($9), one of the more playful desserts on the menu. The crown-ing cap of fresh whipped cream, sprinkled with toffee bits, almost cascades over

the sides of the dessert’s martini glass. The thick whipped cream cap, how-ever, requires digging to get to the chocolate mousse and brownie. Mousse may be a misnomer, as the rich heavi-ness of it outweighs any oth-er mousse I’ve tasted before. The brownie, crushed to fit into the glass, reminded me of eating a dry, smashed cookie-crust. The brownie’s Kahlua flavor remains

strong, perhaps too strong; when I had this dessert a second time and ate just the brownie, the mixture of Kahlua and brownie flavors confused me and distracted from the dessert’s over-all taste. I advise getting all three parts in a single spoonful.

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Chicago’s versatile junior Nate Hainje kept the game close, however, scoring 15 of his team-high 20 points in the opening half, as the Maroons trailed by just one, 37-36, at intermission.

Wash. U. limited Hainje and the rest of the Maroons’ potent three-point shooters in the sec-ond half, en route to a ten point lead with less than fi ve minutes remaining. “We really tried to get out on their shooters in the second half. In the fi rst half, es-pecially early, they killed us,” said freshman off-guard Aaron Thompson, who fi nished with 13 points, including four 3’s, in 31 minutes of action.

Thompson singled out the unrelenting defensive intensity of sophomore swingman Tyler Nading: “As the game gets on, Tyler gets better because he just keeps on hustling and hustling and I think that had a big factor on Hainje.”

Edwards seconded that senti-ment, describing a play in which Nading received a standing ova-tion from the Wash.U. faithful midway through the second half.

“Tyler had one of the most unbelievable hustle plays I’ve ever seen. He dove and knocked the ball loose, got up, dove and grabbed the ball, threw it to a guy, got up and ran and was at the basket and got fouled on a lay up— all in one series,” said Edwards. “He beat their whole team down the fl oor while div-ing on the fl oor twice. You can’t knock that heart.”

The Bears led by as many as 12 with less than eight minutes to go in the second stanza, but Chicago refused to quit. The South Siders cut the lead to four on three separate occasions in the fi nal two minutes of play, but couldn’t get any closer, as the hosts pulled out the gritty win on the fi nal day of the regu-lar season.

Chicago fi nished the regular season tied with Wash. U. in the UAA standings and will offi cial-ly be considered UAA co-cham-pions, but the Maroons will not receive the league’s automatic

bid since they lost both the sea-son’s meetings to Wash. U. Head-to-head match-ups serve as the league’s fi rst tiebreaker.

Ever-steady junior big man, Troy Ruths, was his normal self, tallying 19 points to ago along with nine rebounds. Nading led four Wash. U. scorers in double fi gures with 24 points and add-ed six rebounds, despite having his playing time limited due to foul trouble. He also continually drew diffi cult defensive assign-ments throughout the afternoon and noticeably altered Hainje’s effectiveness in the second-half.

But perhaps the most out-standing statistic from the af-ternoon came from Wash. U. point guard Sean Wallis. The sophomore fl oor general tal-lied a school record 16 assists in the contest to go with just two turnovers in 38 minutes of play-ing time. Wallis did not record a fi eld goal and fi nished with three points.

“They came out pretty hard on me. I had a good game up at their place, so I think they made some adjustments. I wasn’t get-ting very many looks today,” said Wallis. “I was able to get everybody else involved. It was great because they were hitting their shots. I couldn’t be hap-pier.”

Nikitas joined Thompson, Ruths, and Nading in double fi g-ured, as the senior fi nished with 12 points.

The championship victory marked the ideal culmination to a regular season which has piqued the curiosity of more Wash. U. students than any school sports team in recent history. While crowds routinely fi lled the Field House through-out the second-half of regular season play, the excitement Sat-urday was at an all-time high.

“The atmosphere in that game was probably the best bas-ketball atmosphere I’ve played in front of. It was just awesome. It was a big game for us, the fans knew it and they really helped us win,” said reserve guard Phil Syvertsen.

“The fans defi nitely didn’t let

us down. They were great. They were loud,” said Wallis.

As a bruised and battered Nading was carried off the court on the shoulders of the Wash. U. student body, it might have been diffi cult for many in attendance to fathom that the Chicago win, in fact, did not mark the end of the season. The Bears will fi nd out today where they are headed in the NCAA tournament.

Fans will likely have at least one, and probably two, more opportunities to see the squad compete, as Wash.U. is expected to host early-round competition. Chicago is expected to receive an at-large bid to the Big Dance.

The fact that the team is now

six games away from a national title was lost on no one on the young team.

“We’ll take some time [to en-joy the Chicago win] but we’re not going to lose sight of our ultimate goal,” said Nading. “We’re in the tournament now and that’s what matters. It’s where wanted to be at the start and now we can go get our ulti-mate goal.”

And what is that ultimate goal?

“Coach sets us down on the fi rst day of practice and says ‘we’re here to win the national championship,’” said Wallis.

“That’s what we’re here to do.”

Sophomore Tyler Nading goes for a layup during the Bears’ regular sea-son fi nale against the University of Chicago. Nading scored a game high of 24 points, helping the Bears clinch the conference championship.

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in the second half, moving to the boisterous student sec-tion. “They were behind [by 15 points] and needed me,” he said after the game.

Overall, this win made the season even more gratifying after many felt it was a lost cause. “This win was really satisfying,” said Schell. “We faced lots of doubt and so many people felt we could not do this after losing key

players from last season.”“Every win just kept get-

ting sweeter and sweeter and reflected our improvement over the course of the sea-son,” added McFarlin.

The team will now begin preparing for the NCAA tour-nament, which begins next weekend. Pairings are set to be announced on Monday morning.

played during the rest of the tournament, including a stel-lar comeback win against the defending gold medalists from Canada.

Down 3-0 halfway through its game with the Canadians,

the team realized that their medal hopes were on the line. Losing would give them two losses, which would not be able to match up against the rest of the competition from Russia, Germany, Finland and

Sweden.“We took our game to the

next level and played from the heart. We took brutal hits for the team, delivered rib-crack-ing checks, blocked slap shots with unpadded and exposed

skin to get the job done,” Hyde recalled.

The team scored two un-answered goals in the second half of the second period to pull within one and take the momentum into the third pe-

riod. After quickly tying the game early in the third, both teams fought for their Olympic lives until the red, white, and blue came out on top 4-3 after an exciting game-winning goal with fi ve minutes remaining.

“It was defi nitely the high-light of my experience, and it was one of the fi ve or so most fun games I’ve ever played in my life,” Hyde said. Following the upset of Canada, the team

defeated both Finland and Germany, all but ensuring the gold.

Hyde left Salt Lake with a gold medal, memories, and an experience he’ll never forget. The Deafl ympics now behind him, Hyde plans to take the memories gained from his ex-perience with him to Australia, where he is currently studying abroad, and back to St. Louis when he returns in the fall.

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Being deaf isn’t easy. Nei-ther is winning a gold medal for Team USA Hockey in the 2007 Winter Deafl ympics, the international Olympic Games for the deaf and hearing-im-paired.

Doug Hyde knows all about both.

The current Wash. U. sopho-more was selected to represent the United States in this year’s 16th Games, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and came away with a gold medal victory.

The 19-year-old computer science major from Alexan-dria, Va. appears to be like any normal college sophomore. But Hyde is legally deaf and must overcome daily struggles that many students never experi-ence.

Growing up with Hearing Loss

“My parents discovered my hearing loss before my third birthday,” Hyde explained. “My hearing loss grew slowly throughout my childhood, but when I was 16, I quickly lost the remaining hearing in my right ear.”

Thereafter, Hyde decided to get a cochlear implant, a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is pro-foundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. Hyde, who consid-ers the decision to be perhaps the best he’s ever made, con-tinues to wear a hearing aid on his left ear. The combination of the cochlear implant and hearing aid has enabled him to

have near-normal hearing and has allowed him the ability to communicate without the use of sign language.

Although his hearing has not hindered his ability to make friends and actively take part in activities such as the club ice and roller hockey teams, he has had to work ex-tra hard in order to lead a nor-mal life. With years of practice, though, he has perfected his form.

“The only real difference is I have to listen and focus on the speaker much more to hear ev-erything they say. It’s like the difference between glancing and squinting, but it works for me,” said Hyde.

“I also read lips and sub-consciously fi ll in the blanks for words and syllables I miss. In ideal situations, most people don’t notice my hearing loss, but in large groups and noisy environments, I sometimes struggle.”

Additionally, Hyde has had a lifetime to deal with the mis-conceptions that people attri-bute to the hearing-impaired.

“People often err towards the extremes of assuming ei-ther that my hearing aids make my hearing perfect, or that they need to talk really slow and loud,” he said. “If people know that I can read lips, they may exaggerate the mouth expres-sions, which makes it harder to read because it is awkward and unnatural.”

Nevertheless, because of all of this, Hyde has learned to relish the relationships he has gained with his parents, friends and peers.

“I don’t think my hearing

loss affects my relationships with friends and classmates, but occasionally people are too lazy to repeat things when I don’t hear something, but

they’re not worth my time ei-ther.”

The people that matter to Hyde the most are the people who see past his hearing im-

pairment and accept him for who he is: a fun-loving kid who enjoys hockey, snowboarding, mountain biking and back-packing.

From the Peewee Leagues to the Olympics

Hyde’s illustrious hockey career began when he was just 6-years-old. A self-described “physical but usually clean defensemen,” he has been playing with travel teams for the last decade, the pinnacle of which was realized upon his selection to the 2007 Win-ter Deafl ympics United States hockey team.

“I saw pictures of the 1995 gold-medal-winning [United States] hockey team and was in awe, and it’s been something I’ve wanted to do since then,” he said.

Upon arrival in Colorado Springs, Colo., in mid-January to train at the United States Olympic Training facility, he quickly learned the dynamics of what Deafl ympic hockey is all about.

“About half the team has a hearing loss similar to mine, where they can hear well enough to communicate with speech, while the other half is deaf and signs,” he explained. “In the beginning, the team was a little divided, but with some effort we can express what we’re trying to say be-cause almost everyone can

read lips very well.” But the fast pace of the

sport often precludes the need for verbal communication, even among hearing players. In practices, however, there are interpreters on hand, so that the players who are accus-tomed to using sign language are able to understand the coaches. Games are a different story. “In games we rely on our vision and understanding of the game to anticipate and fi nd teammates,” said Hyde.

Coming to Salt Lake for the Games from Feb. 1-10, which featured over 600 athletes rep-resenting 23 countries from around the world, Hyde and Team USA were determined to win the gold. The team had taken the silver medal in 1999 and the bronze in 2005. In 2007, the squad was intent on capturing gold.

“We had the most talented team the United States has ever had and the coaches gave us the most extensive train-ing camp and conditioning program we’ve ever had. We were there to win,” said Hyde. Initially, though, things didn’t go according to plan. The stars and stripes were defeated by Russia in their fi rst game, 9-6.

Nevertheless, Team USA did not waver, rebounding from the disappointment to go on and win every game they

Defying the odds: being deaf and an Olympic gold medalist

Sophomore Doug Hyde defends a German opponent at the 2007 Deafl ympics in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 9, 2007.

BY JUSTIN DAVIDSONMANAGING EDITOR

Doug Hyde poses in front of the rink where he and Team USA won a Gold Medal at the 2007 Deafl ympic Games on Feb. 10. The 16th Winter Games represented over 600 athletes from 23 countries around the world.

COURTESY OF DOUG HYDE

COURTESY OF DOUG HYDE

Women’s basketball wins 10th-straight UAA title

They were the scrappy little team that could. After losing three of their first four games of the season, no one thought that Washington University’s women’s basket-ball team (20-5, 12-2 UAA) would achieve the same acco-lades of past teams. Believ-ing in themselves, the play-ers were determined to prove critics wrong.

The team silenced any re-maining critics once and for all Saturday, defeating the University of Chicago (18-7, 7-7 UAA) 80-75 in overtime of the regular season finale and earning the school’s 10th-straight and 17th-over-all UAA title in the process.

With the win, the squad also clinched the UAA’s automat-ic bid to the NCAA tourna-ment.

At the beginning of the day, the season looked like it would begin just as it had started—on a low note. The Maroons hit their first 3-point shot just 14 seconds into the game and held the lead for the next two min-utes. The Bears took the lead at the 17:40 mark, but Chica-go regained it 1:10 later.

UC remained on fire for the rest of the half. They ended the half on a 15-4 run over the last four-and-a-half minutes. Chicago’s shooting was unprecedented, as the Maroons hit 60 percent of their shots from the field, in-cluding 67 percent from the

3-point range on their way to a 42-29 lead at halftime.

“Their shooting was sur-real,” said senior Rebecca Parker. “They could not miss. It did not matter what we were doing.”

After switching ends of the court, the Bears came out with newfound determina-tion for the second stanza. They went on a 9-3 run to open the half and continued to close the 13-point deficit that had haunted them at halftime.

“We knew that they did not like pressure,” said Park-er. “So we really tried to in-crease it in the second half.”

“We really turned up our defense,” added sophomore Jaimie McFarlin.

The Red and Green contin-

ued to close the gap through-out the second half. They end-ed the half on a 12-4 run over the final five minutes, tying up the score three times. Se-nior point guard Sarah Schell hit the final field goal of reg-ulation with 47 seconds re-maining to tie the game at 69 and force overtime.

In overtime, Wash. U. fi-nally caught fire. Parker hit a trey 25 seconds into the period, giving the team its first lead since early in the game. From there, the Lady Bears never looked back. The Red and Green shot 60 per-cent from the field in OT and used stifling defense to limit Chicago to just 20 percent shooting.

The Bears came alive af-ter the first half, as Parker

scored 16 of her career-high 27 points and grabbed 11 of her career-high 20 rebounds after halftime. It was her 11th double-double of the season. Schell also scored most of her 26 points in the second half.

Despite foul trouble and only playing eight minutes in the first half, McFarlin also achieved her 10th double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. When she fouled out in over-time, sophomore Halsey Ward was able to step up and fill her shoes.

“We were able to contest their 3s better in the second half and just played more ag-gressively,” said Schell.

On the Chicago side, ju-nior Nofi Mojidi led the Ma-

roons with 19 points. Senior Korry Schwanz also came up big with 14 points and sopho-more Alex Leach added 11 in the first half. Freshman Anna Woods led post play will 11 rebounds.

Everyone, including play-ers and fans, was exuber-ant after the contest. “Our seniors led the team today,” said head coach Nancy Fahey. “Jenny Southworth, who was honored for her dedication prior to the game, shut down Mojidi, Chicago’s best player. In the second half, Parker’s three in overtime was huge, and Schell was able to con-vert lots of opportunities.”

Even Chancellor Mark Wrighton got into the spirit

BY TRISHA WOLFSPORTS REPORTER

See LADY BEARS, page 6

See OLYMPIAN, page 6