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Beads and scarfs = Mardi Gras Soccer, basketball two-timer

The cold St. Louis weather didn’t lend itself to typical Mardi Gras festivities. Staff columnist Altin Sila looks at how the snow put a chill on this year’s celebration. Forum, Page 5

Senior Jenny Southworth has represented the Bears both on the soccer fi eld and the basketball court. How does she do it? Sports, Page 6

The Offi ce of Residential Life has revamped the housing pe-tition system this year. Instead of using pencil and paper, all students applying for housing with ResLife must petition for rooms online using WebSTAC.

According Assistant Direc-tor of Residential Life, Rhonda Kiely, who is in charge of room assignments, the new system was implemented not only for the technological benefi t, but also to make the process of selecting housing more conve-nient.

“We’re trying to give a little bit more fl exibility back to the students,” said Kiely.

Lottery numbers for room selection will become avail-able on Thursday, February 22 in a new section in WebSTAC’s menu under the header “Cam-pus Housing.” Additionally, this section will include the online petition creation sys-tem.

To create a petition, each group of potential roommates must designate a contact per-son, who is responsible for fi lling out the online form, ranking housing options and formally inviting the room-mates to the petition by enter-

ing their email addresses into a special fi eld in the form.

In order for these email ad-dresses to be made available to the housing process, all students must type in a con-fi rmation word at the top of the main petition page to al-low their email addresses to be used in the housing process. This is because, according to Kiely, roommates can be added to the petition only by typing in their email addresses into a fi eld in the form.

The online form also pro-vides a fi eld to add any special requests, comments and per-sonal options that students may have regarding their hous-

ing preferences.Upon completing the form,

the contact person must click a button to formally create the petition. Once the petition is created, invited roommates will receive an email asking them to confi rm or deny the in-vitation in WebSTAC. After all roommates have agreed, the petition must be submitted to ResLife within a range of dates specifi c to the round in which the students are applying.

Making the transition to an online housing petition system allowed ResLife to add new features to streamline the pro-cess. According to Kiely, one such feature allows students

to make modifi cations to their petitions online any time be-fore the fi nal petition must be submitted.

“We had a lot of people who wanted to come in and change things,” said Kiely. “And now they have a little more fl exibil-ity in doing that.”

Also, when ranking resi-dence halls in order of pref-erence, students must now provide a rank for all the avail-able options in a certain round instead of ranking only their top few choices. This, accord-ing to Kiely, takes a lot of the guesswork out of the process for ResLife.

“What would happen before

was that a lot of students would only mark one or two things. So that forced us to have to choose their order for them,” said Kiely. “Now the student has to fi ll it all out because if they didn’t, they’re going to get an error message.”

Another feature notifi es students if they have been dropped from the petition. For example, if the contact person deletes the petition, all stu-dents invited to that petition will receive an email notifying them about the deletion.

Kiely noted that all petitions must be fi lled out completely,

BY PUNEET KOLLIPARA STAFF REPORTER

Christopher Buckley, a famed American political sat-irist who has written several pieces for The New Yorker, sev-eral respected novels and has served as a former managing editor for Esquire magazine, is speaking at the Assembly Series today at 11:00 a.m.

What Buckley is perhaps most known for, though, is Thank You for Smoking: The Novel, which was adapted into a Golden Globe nominat-ed and critically acclaimed film in 2006 starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Katie Holmes and Cameron Bright. The movie, about a satirical look at the tobacco industry, grossed $24 million in the U.S. box office.

Hannah Sharp, a sopho-more, thought the movie was quite entertaining and dealt well with irony.

“[The movie] did a good job with satire and irony. It pointed out the negatives and the complete lack of morals [the main character] had in

promoting a product,” she said.

Richard Chapman, a senior lecturer in screenwriting who has written for shows and movies such as Simon and Si-mon, My Fellow Americans and Live from Baghdad, helped to write one of the first drafts for the movie Thank You for Smoking. Consequently, he has known Buckley since the first days when he and his partner wrote the first draft of the script back in 1995. After reading Buckley’s novel in preparation for writing the screenplay, Chapman was im-pressed and said that it was the most fun he had ever had while adapting a screenplay.

“His writing was so sharp, funny, knowing, and intelli-gent that it was a dream as-signment to adapt the first draft of that novel,” said Chapman.

“We naturally warmed up to the material right away because it dealt with the poli-tics of marketing, lobbyists and many issues that were ripe for satirical treatment,” he said.

In fact, the way the book was written was so ripe for the cinema that Chapman was able to take a lot of the dialogue from the book word for word.

“The dialogue is very sav-vy and hits the mark for a screenwriter. [This was] an advantage in adaptation be-cause you could take the ac-tual dialogue and edit it down to fit the economical needs of the screenplay,” he said.

This kept the movie fairly close to the book, which does not always happen when a novel is adapted into a mov-ie.

Though Jason Reitman’s screenplay was the one final-ly used when the movie was released in 2006, Chapman was pleased with the finished product and remarked that the movie, which was origi-nally slated to be a big-bud-get studio vehicle, had been changed into a smart, high-toned intelligent comedy on a smaller-scale budget.

“The movie is interest-

BY ELIZABETH LEWIS STAFF REPORTER

Dr. John Gleaves is building reactors he invented himself in

his basement. They are helping lead the search for new indus-trial catalysts.

The reactors, known as Tem-poral Analysis of Products or

TAP reactors, help determine the effi ciency of new catalysts. Finding new catalysts has al-ways been important to science and industry and is at the cut-ting edge of new energy tech-nologies.

“We are consuming 80 mil-lion barrels of oil a year. Even if there’s no increase in consump-tion, we’ll run out in 40 years. Gasoline, fi bers, plastic, pharma-ceuticals, paints and fertilizers are all in some way derivative of oil. What will we do then?” said Gleaves. “We can take coal and biomass and turn it into prod-ucts. You convert it into synthe-sis gas [carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas], with which you can make anything you want to make. But to do that, you need catalysts.”

According to Gleaves, the TAP reactors are fairly simple conceptually. A tiny amount of materials are pulsed into the top, react in the reactor vessel, a tiny inch-long centimeter-wide cylinder, and the products come out at the bottom and are sam-

pled by a detector, a mass spec-trometer. The whole reaction takes place in a vacuum, only one billionth as much pressure as the atmosphere.

Gleaves invented the TAP reactor at Monsanto, a biotech-nology corporation, before becoming a professor at Wash-ington University. There are now around twenty TAP reac-tors around the world. Since the original creation, he’s refi ned his reactors into the TAP-2 and TAP-3 models. Gleaves’ compa-ny, Mithra Technologies, builds one or two reactors a year. They take around 6-8 months to build and cost $300,000 to 400,000 each. The fi rst TAP-3 production model will be delivered to BASF, a chemical company, next week.

Gleaves brought fresh per-spective into his work at Mon-santo, which allowed him to de-velop the TAP reactor.

“You get trained in one area and thrust into a new area. You see the new area with a different

BY SCOTT FABRICANTCONTRIBUTING REPORTER

An unusual experiment: prof builds experimental reactors in his basement

ResLife moves housing petition system online

‘Thank You for Smoking’ author hits Assmebly Series

See REACTOR, page 2

A number of planned chang-es to the Center Court dining center and to the Washington University food services are slated to take effect this se-mester. According to Student Union Senator and Chair of the Senate Food Committee Steven Hollander, Center Court’s larg-er dining room will see place-ment of a television and chairs overlooking the swamp.

“One of the changes,” said Hollander, “is going to be a big-screen television and comfy couches like those in Holmes Lounge. That way, people can have dinner and watch televi-sion together for events like the Super Bowl.”

Hollander noted that be-cause of the relatively low traffi c at the far end of Center Court, near northwest Wohl, the new television and chairs

will be placed in that portion of the room.

“The chairs won’t take up that much space. There’s al-ready a lot of dead space over there.”

Students will be able to eat at stools facing the window that overlooks the South 40. At dinnertime, traffi c and lines are usually greater in Bear’s Den than in Center Court; part of the intended purpose be-hind this change, suggested Hollander, was to encourage students eating alone on some nights to still go to Center Court.

“The other change is bar stools, tall chairs, and tables where the windows are fac-ing the Swamp. That way, you can sit and look outside while you’re eating. A lot of people were intimidated by eating alone; we want to increase the

Graduate student Xiaolin Zheng works on a Tap 2 Reactor System in Professor John Gleabes’ lab in Urbauer Hall on Monday, Feb. 19.

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Center Court soon to receive make overBY DAVID SONGSTAFF REPORTER

See CENTER COURT, page 3

See BUCKLEY, page 2

See HOUSING, page 2

A man dances down the parade route behind a Hell’s Angels fl oat during the Mardi Gras parade in down-town St. Louis on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The parade lasted about an hour and drew a crowd of more than 10,000 spectators.

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GETTING DOWN AT MARDI GRAS

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Tuesday, Feb. 13

3:22 p.m. LARCENY-THEFT—BROWN HALL—Com-plainant reported unknown person(s) used her debit card online to make a purchase. Fraudulent purchase occurred on Jan. 30. Victim had posses-sion of her debit card when

the fraudulent activity took place. Disposition: Pending.

Wednesday, Feb. 14

12:03 a.m. BURGLARY—MY-ERS DORM—Complainant re-ported that suspect(s) unknown entered their unsecured dorm rooms and took two cameras

and an iPod. They believe that the incident occurred between Feb. 11 in the evening and Feb. 14. Disposition: Pending.

9:38 a.m. LARCENY-THEFT—MALLINCKRODT CENTER—Complainant reported that she had left her fl ute in the Edison Theater tech room from Feb.

8 to Feb. 12. When student re-turned, the fl ute was gone. The offi ce is usually staffed or the door is locked. Loss valued at $900. Disposition: Pending.

Friday, Feb. 16

5:17 p.m. ATTEMPT SUI-CIDE—SOUTH 40—Sick

case. Disposition: Cleared.

Sunday, Feb. 18

5:53 p.m. INVESTIGATION—WEST CAMPUS BUILDING—In-vestigation into love notes be-ing left by an unknown person. Disposition: Under investiga-tion.

POLICE BEAT

Climbers, dog from Mount HoodRescue teams in Oregon saved three climbers and a dog 7,400

feet up Mount Hood Monday after they set out to climb to the top on Saturday. A heavy storm moved in Sunday, separating those three from the other fi ve they originally set out with. The rescuers said they were able to save the group because of the dog’s extra warmth and an emergency radio beacon which guided the rescue teams to their loca-tion. The dog suffered minor injuries and one woman is being treated for a head injury, but both are expected to make full recoveries.

Britney Spears enters rehab

Pop star Britney Spears has voluntarily checked into an undis-closed rehab center after shaving her head and getting a new tat-too over the weekend. This incident comes after her recent divorce to Kevin Federline and her being seen partying with Paris Hilton, among her increasingly sloppy appearance. Spears is the mother of two young boys.

Corporations agree to emissions

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More than 100 international corporations and organizations have agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to curb global warming. The leaders of the groups have also urged governments to set goals for reducing the amount of harmful emissions by raising the price on emissions and capping them. Among the corporations are General Electric, Ford and Wal-Mart. The Bush Administration has not set emissions caps yet, but is under much world pressure to do so. The amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased 30 percent since 1900, with half of the increase since 1980.

Tires exacerbate reef problemA million tires implanted off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

from the 1970s are being removed in the three-year long project that is costing two million dollars. Environmentalists installed the tires in hopes that they would serve as surrogate coral reefs as well as relieve overfi lled landfi lls, but after 35 years, sea life has failed to adapt to the tires. Dozens of nylon and steel ties that once held the tires together have snapped and tires are now washing up on beaches and become stuck in a neighboring coral reef, impeding growth.

Groups were looking at scatter-ing, and it occurred to me that there would be an advantage do-ing the molecule scattering with real catalysts instead of simple surfaces,” said Gleaves. “Most people didn’t think it would work, but I built the fi rst experi-ment. Didn’t work perfectly, but it demonstrated the technique was feasible.”

A reactor is not easy or cheap to build. It requires, among other things, high-speed valves to inject tiny molecules in 200 millionths of a second, pumps to make ultrahigh vacuums, a

highly sensitive mass spectrom-eter, specially designed comput-er software and a custom made stand.

Graduate students in Gleaves’ lab get hands-on experience with the reactors.

“I ran a single particle ex-periment with a platinum cata-lyst to test the uniformity of the TAP reactor. You want to achieve uniformity to eliminate gradients like temperature and concentration, so we’re now do-ing the simplest, one particle,” said graduate student Xiaolin Zheng.

The next step in Gleaves’s lab is devising new ways to atomi-cally tailor the surface of cata-lysts.

“We shoot a laser at the surface, which heats it up, and atoms are knocked off the sur-face. They fl y through the air and land on a bed of catalyst particles on the surface and stick on. You can build it up in small amounts, layers of only an atom thick. Once we make it, we test it with the TAP system. Then you can go back, add a few more atoms, and test again,” said Gleaves.

REACTOR v FROM PAGE 1

funny and character-orient-ed. A lot of original potential from the novel was delivered. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and found it well-directed. It had a good sense of humor, as will as some laugh-out-loud moments,” he said.

In addition to admiring “Thank You for Smoking: The Novel,” Chapman praised

Buckley’s ability to be origi-nal and fresh.

“Anytime you see his by-line in The New Yorker, you’re in for a treat. [Buckley] can-not be pigeonholed. If you start reading his pieces, you will see that he is his own man and an independent thinker,” he said.

Christopher Buckley, author of “Thank You For Smoking” in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago. Buckley is speaking at today’s Assembly Series.

MCT DIRECT

BUCKLEY v FROM PAGE 1

in a petition for new or transfer students. “The room selection process is strictly for those stu-dents who are returning, who have lived with us this year and are returning to live with us next year,” said Kiely.

For students who are hav-ing diffi culty fi nding a last roommate, there is the online roommate fi nder, which allows students to search for potential roommates. It can be found at http://reslife.wustl.edu/fi nder.

ResLife will be hosting in-formation sessions to discuss the housing petition system with students and to fi eld ques-tions. These sessions will occur Wednesday, Feb. 28 and Tues-day, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Friedman Lounge.

More information about the new online petition system, including important dead-lines and eligibility rules, can be found at ResLife’s Web site, http://reslife.wustl.edu/hous-ing_selection.

HOUSING v FROM PAGE 1

As part of its contribution to the Big Read, the English department

is sponsoring an essay contest open to all Washington University

undergraduates for an essay of approximately 3,000 words on the

theme "Burning to Read". The essay may concern itself with the

history of reading or of specific books, with the love of reading or

with the desire to burn, ban or censor books. The essay should be

submitted by March 1, 2007.$2,000 will be awarded to the best essay.

For more information, visit:

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BURNING TO WRITE?

Senior News Editor / Mandy Silver / news@studlife.comWEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2007 STUDENT LIFE | NEWS 3

When sophomore Tyna Washington received her ac-ceptance letter to Washing-ton University in 2005, she immediately set her mind to forming the first African American sorority at the Uni-versity, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

“On the first day that I started at Wash. U., I started working on forming [Sigma Gamma Rho],” Washington said. “It has been two years in the making.”

When Washington first learned that that the Univer-sity did not have a recognized African American sorority on campus, she was surprised.

“I still really don’t under-stand why this is just start-ing now,” Washington said. “There are so many powerful black women on this campus and it’s finally happening.”

Saint Louis University (SLU) has a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. chapter on its campus. SLU sophomore Andrea Gorris feels that Wash. U. will benefit from the addition.

“I think Sigma Gamma Rho is a great organization that brings a lot of diversity to the university,” Gorris said. “I strongly believe that it would have a positive impact on Washington University.”

Washington believes that one of the greatest achieve-ments of Sigma Gamma Rho is its community service pro-grams. The sorority’s phi-lanthropy projects include Operation Big Blue Bear, a program that provides school supplies to students in need; mentoring to area students; Africare, a national organi-zation that assists Africa; Project Wee Saver, a program that educates children about investing their earned money wisely; and Project Reassur-ance, a program that assists teenage mothers.

Washington is pleased with the interest demonstrat-ed by University students as well as Wash. U.’s response to the sorority.

“A lot of people came up to [Sigma Gamma Rho’s booth] at the Activity Fair earlier this semester,” Washington said. “I’m also really excited about the support [from the

University]. The Greek Life Of-fice and the Office of Student Activities have been great. I honestly didn’t expect Wash. U. to be so accepting.”

Caitlin Molloy, a sopho-more and member of Alpha Phi, is pleased with the addi-tion. She is looking forward to working with Sigma Gamma Rho in the future as a mem-ber of Greek life at Wash. U. “I think it’s a great addition to Greek life at Wash. U.,” Molloy said.

“Diversity is very impor-tant on campus. Making sure these minority groups are recognized is essential.”

This past weekend, Sigma Gamma Rho had a skating party at Skate King in St. Lou-is. A portion of the proceeds went to buy school supplies for students at a local St. Lou-is Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Head Start program. This week, the sorority will be spread-ing awareness about the Bone Marrow registry in the Afri-can American community.

“In my heart, I see [Sig-ma Gamma Rho] growing and continuing to prosper,” Washington said.

Students establish fi rst WU African American sororityBY BRITTANY FARBSTAFF REPORTER

amount of going to Center Court.”

While Hollander also stated that these changes would take place this semester, a precise date was yet uncertain. Infor-mation from the University and Bon Appétit, the restau-rant company that services food on campus, will be avail-able to students this week at Food Forum.

“We’re having Food Forum on Thursday and Ursa’s from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m,” said Hollander. “Everyone at Bon Appétit is go-ing to be there to answer ques-tions and give information about the food.”

While Center Court sees a signifi cant amount of patrons during the weekend brunch-es, fewer students dine there during the rest of the week. The Food Committee hopes to change that and has been trying to attract students to attend Center Court more fre-quently.

“Center Court has been a big issue for a couple of years now, because the number of people coming in the weekdays is very low, and it costs more to oper-ate [in the weekdays]. We’re trying to reach out to Resident Advisors and for fl oor brunch-es and dinners, and to student groups mostly for brunches.”

Hollander stressed that for vegetarians, vegans and stu-dents trying to eat healthy, Center Court—as well as the Mallinckrodt food court and Bear’s Den—contains a num-ber of available options.

A lot of people talk about they don’t have healthy and vegetarian options; Center Court is one place with those options. There are a lot of healthy options, like at the Mallinckrodt food court’s sal-ad bar and grilled vegetables and fi sh at Bear’s Den.”

To obtain and respond to student opinions to the uni-versity food, the Food Commit-

tee will be sending out a food survey in the near future via e-mail.

“It will cover health con-cerns and gauge what people are thinking. There are chang-es that can be made, but we want to know how satisfi ed students are. The best time for their voice to be heard is now,” said Hollander.

The food survey may also allow students themselves to determine what sort of food options will be available in the future at the University Center; an intended feature therein is a dining area where, unlike with the Mallinckrodt food court, students can purchase food in the evening while on the Dan-forth campus.

“The places there could be chosen by students,” said Hol-lander, in reference to the Uni-versity Center. “There’s a lot of open space for what students want.”

CENTER COURT v FROM PAGE 1

Senior Eric Wu eats in the large dining room in Center Court on Tuesday, Feb. 20th. LUCY MOORE | STUDENT LIFE

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Tuition readjustment needs to stay

The life of a second semester senior can be a stressful time. These students often

have to spend their time trying to find jobs, get-ting accepted into graduate schools, working on their theses, or a combination of the three. And there are also students who, after three and a half years of hard work, just need a break. So, some second semester se-niors take a reduced course load. Until now, they had been able to pay a reduced tuition as well. Unfortunate-ly, this will no longer be the case starting next semester.

In a Jan. 19 article, Student Life reported that tuition readjustment, which allowed students to gain part-time status in order to pay by the amount of credits taken instead of the more expensive tuition rate, would be discontinued. Students were eligible for this plan if they had at least 114 cred-its previously accumulated, and were not going to take

more than six credits that semester. The only differ-ence between this plan and the regular system is the tuition: students on the plan still pay items like room and board, health insurance and the activities fee. Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences Dean Killen stated that the plan resulted in a million-dollar deficit for the University. This deficit comes from the costs of running the University that are accounted for in tuition, such as professors’ and staff salaries, library resources and maintenance costs. Stu-dents on the reduced tuition plan would not be paying these costs, forcing tuition to rise for other students, according to Dean Killen. This plan, however, is too important for students, and should be kept in place.

There are many reasons that students go on the reduced tuition plan. Aside from the reasons mentioned above, some students have to work in order to help

pay their tuition, and must spend much of their time at their job. Being able to go on the reduced tuition plan allows them to spend more time working, which enables them to take fewer classes, thereby resulting in less to pay as a whole. This plan af-fords lower-income students a greater opportunity to at-tend the University, especial-ly if the financial aid pack-age that they are awarded is not sufficient. Giving more students the chance to come here should be one of the top priorities of the Univer-sity, and eliminating the reduced tuition plan does exactly the opposite.

The elimination of this plan also forces students who would go on the plan if the option were available to subsidize the tuition of oth-er students. This is blatantly unfair. If a senior wants to spend all of his or her time working on his or her thesis, and is still able to gradu-ate without taking other classes, he or she should not

be forced to spend money that is not being used to further the education of this student. It is tantamount to robbery. A full-time student who takes a full course-load and utilizes all of the aspects of the University should pay the full tuition; a part-time student who has the luxury to take a smaller courseload should not.

No one will deny that Washington University is hard. After seven semesters of almost non-stop work, second semester seniors deserve a break. The reduced tuition plan allows second semester seniors to take this break and not have to spend money in tuition dol-lars that they do not get to reap the benefits of. Without it, students just to have to spend more money, which is especially harmful to students who need to work to pay tuition. Students need the break provided by the reduced tuition, both from work and tuition.

RACHEL TEPPER & KARL IMPROV | EDITORIAL CARTOON

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor:

In “SU reduces Relay for Life funding,” (Feb. 16, 2007) Senior Matt Zinter argues that because Student Union is not giving Relay for Life all the money it asked for. He is quoted saying “[It] compromises our pledge to our participants that their fundraising money will support the American Cancer Society’s research and patient programs.” Actually, according to charitynavigator.org, which

rates charities, American Cancer Society received one out of four possible stars for efficiency. This means that more money is going to fund raising and adminis-trative costs than it should, reducing the ability to fund programs and research, directly. While I think Relay for Life is a great Washing-ton University tradition and experience, and it is for a good cause, there are other organizations that will give your money more directly to programs, so your money

goes where it helps the most. To learn more about donating money to charity, I highly recommend check-ing out charitynavigator.org. There, you can find out where your money is (and isn’t) going.

-Dave ShapiroClass of 2009

American Cancer Society ineffi cient in spending funds

We need a serious look at dorm security

If there were ever a time to reexamine campus safety, that time would, of course, be now. The recent sexual assault incident on campus has shat-tered the Washington Univer-sity “bubble” for many people, and it deserves some serious thought. The accounts of the event are unset-tling. An intruder manages to gain access into Myers Hall, forces his way into a student’s suite and then proceeds to sexu-ally assault and rob her. We need to recognize this for what it really is: a complete and total failure of campus security. And if there is any way that Washington University can move past this incident, then it must seri-ously examine the way that it approaches dorm security.

One of the interesting things about Student Life’s coverage of the sexual assault incident was its examination of how other schools handle dorm security. In particular, last Friday’s front page article in Student Life (“Reslife takes new security measures after break in,” Feb. 16, 2007) noted Northwestern University’s plan to install more “preven-tative measures” like security cameras and possibly place “community service moni-tors.” The article also men-tioned that these implementa-tions were being considered even though “Northwestern has not experienced a similar incident on its campus.” But the only problem is that this isn’t exactly true.

Yes, Northwestern has not experienced a sexual assault similar to the one that recently occurred here. But it has nevertheless had tremendous problems with unwanted intruders gaining access to dormitories. Last year, a trespasser gained entrance to Allison Hall (an all-girls dormitory) and was only caught after entering two dorm rooms and approach-ing a student in the shower. Two years earlier, a man armed with a gun entered the Foster-Walker undergraduate residence complex, pulled a fi re alarm, and then stole several items from dorm rooms during the confusion. Both intruders were fi nally caught, but the fact that no one was hurt is nothing short of a miracle. If you casually search the Daily Northwestern student newspaper, you’ll now fi nd staff editorials from the past year with headlines like “Northwestern U. dorm safety needs overhaul,” and “Dorms need to up security.”

So the measures now be-ing taken by Northwestern are not as much “preventa-tive” as they are reactive. Serious security breakdowns became painfully obvious, and Northwestern decided to act or else face charges of neg-ligence. It isn’t quite as bad at Washington University. It goes without saying that WUPD has done an admirable job serving this community. But we have known for years that the Achilles’ heel of campus security has always been the ability of intruders to sneak their way into dorms by “tail-gating” another student. And we have spent years educating students to make sure that they don’t allow this to hap-pen, yet it still does. The peep-holes are a welcome security

addition, but they do nothing to address this problem. We need a new plan.

The primary plan for dorm security was outlined in Student Life by Associate Residential Life Director Tim Lempfert when he spoke of Reslife’s decision to redouble

“[its] efforts to educate [its] students to keep their room and suite doors locked, to not let others ‘tailgate’ into the residence halls, and to report suspicious persons in their com-munity to the police de-partment.” This outline is well-intentioned, but it assumes that each

student will follow every part of it. Experience and com-mon sense suggest that many will not, and this leads to the inevitable security break-

downs that have plagued the campus for years. A better measure would be to establish a permanent security moni-tor at one entrance in each dormitory and then close off all of the other entrances. The closed entrances can be con-verted into fi re exits so that these access restrictions do not violate fi re codes. The se-curity monitors would check student identifi cations and ensure that unauthorized visi-tors do not enter the building. If a guest does not have an identifi cation card and he or she wishes to enter the build-ing, then another student will have to vouch for them. Some of this was implemented in a few dormitories after the sexual assault, but it is only temporary at this point.

There are certainly ques-tions about how such mea-sures are feasible. The fi rst question is cost, and it is true that the University needs to consider how much money it would have to spend. But if it is going to look at how other schools deal with dorm secu-rity, then it might as well look at Northwestern again. The school is relatively the same size as Washington University, and it expects to implement these measures without rais-ing room and board rates. Another consideration would also have to be which dor-mitories would be protected, although we can surely as-sume that it would include the South 40 and the Village.

Now even if this plan is never implemented, it will still be valuable if it forces Residential Life to realize that it simply cannot install peepholes, hold a few public meetings on safety and then otherwise maintain the status quo. It isn’t enough, and we’re kidding ourselves if we be-lieve that it is.

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

“We have known for years that the Achilles’ heel of campus security

has always been the ability of intruders to sneak their way into dorms by ‘tailgating’

another student.”

Nathan Everly

CORRECTION

In the staff editorial on Feb. 19, 2007 (“Re-sponse to attack on the 40 commendable”) listed the incorrect dates for ResLife’s installation of peepholes. The instal-lation began on Friday, Feb. 16 and continued through Tuesday, Feb. 20. The staff editorial incorrectly listed the installation beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 14 and ending Friday, Feb. 16. Student Life regrets this error.

BY CHRISTIAN SHERDENSTAFF COLUMNIST

Of all the many differ-ences I have had to get used to—fries are chips, chips are crisps, a line is a queue, an apartment is a flat, a col-lege/school is a uni (as in university), a check is a bill, Bush haters are Blair haters, straight teeth are crooked ones, $1 is ½ £ (it’s kill-ing me), a quarter pounder with cheese is a royale with cheese (thank you Mr. Vega), sketchy is dodgy, a Metro-link station is a Tube stop and so on and so forth, the hardest by far has been the rigorous security.

More than once, in my first few weeks, have I read the label of a push door and pushed and pushed, put-ting my whole body at a 45 degree angle against the handle and, feeling feeble, backed up a few steps to get proper distance for a run-ning kung fu style kick to free myself from a building when a small girl has casu-ally stepped in front of me, pushed a little green but-ton and opened the door as though it were made of light paper. Other such instances

have proven more embar-rassing when I violently shake a door, hoping to loos-en a few hinges or screws or to get out my frustration, and a true Londoner again pushes the miniscule, bottle green button and lets me out with a laugh. I usually respond with “Oh, I’m sorry, it must be my stupid, Ameri-can brain” (though offensive and self-deprecating, such low self-worth has proven very useful here for getting out of paper deadlines, hid-den fees, bus fares, trouble with police and awkward conversations, thus proving to me and everyone else that the American brain is in fact quite clever).

But what is this magi-cal green button you might ask? It is the exit button. Why does a button need to be pushed to exit a build-ing when a closed door can easily lock from the outside while still being able to be opened from the inside you might ask? Well, I have no idea, but they say it is for security purposes.

Similar apparatuses exist for the Tube (the subway) where you must keep your ticket during your ride

because you need it to exit the station. For those of you from Boston, this might recall the horror stories our parents told us when we were little of poor Charlie on the MBTA, unable to escape the train for lack of five cents (I still have nightmares). Again, the first few times riding the Tube I put a kink in the system, as I have a nervous habit of destroying paper tickets when bored. Normally, one has to pay full price upon exiting a station without a ticket because they assume you got on the Tube without paying, even though such a feat would be almost impos-sible due to the half dozen security officers at the en-trance, but I do not have to because I am American, and I do what I want.

Aside from knowing when you enter or leave any building or Tube station, they know exactly where you are in between through a system called CCTV: Closed Circuit Television. They say over here that if you live in London, your pic-ture is taken via camera or video every three minutes. I would not be surprised

if it were more frequently, because every building has one video camera out front, one behind and at least one on the side just monitoring pedestrian activity. Walking

a block in downtown London you may walk through as many as four CCTV cameras that send video footage of your activity directly to the police.

Now, being glamorous and beautiful, I am used to all of the attention, but when it comes from law

enforcement I usually start to get a little paranoid. Having read a few too many novels and some books that I wish were fiction, depict-ing supreme government control and monitorship leading to dystopia, I start to wonder if Big Brother, or possibly someone worse, is watching me. Then comes the horrible realization that there is no Bill of Rights over here; there is no such thing as freedom of speech. Just before I curl up into a tiny ball on my bed trying to avoid the reflection of my mirror, which might just be a telescreen, I remember what I did last night.

Going from pub to pub, drinking in the streets, get-ting loud, rowdy and violent with my friends, participat-ing in other public activities (of which I will refrain from mentioning here…use your imagination) that would be certain to gain negative attention from the police in America, I received not a word of disapproval from any of the Bobbies. They know where I am, exactly what I am doing, can prove anything in court with visual evidence, and though

some of it may be illegal, they don’t care.

But why? My shenanigans are edgy and may sometimes cross the line, but they are fun, and they don’t really bother anyone. In America it would not matter, what is illegal is illegal is illegal and should be punished as such even though no one noticed or cared except the cops. In England, if I’m not a threat to myself or someone else the police will look the other way because instead of busting a college kid for drinking in the streets, they are looking out for rapists, murderers and terrorists.

In conclusion, security in London is tighter and seems oppressive at first but it inevitably is used for good purposes, allowing a greater degree of freedom with steadily decreasing crime rates. Next time a cop breaks up a party and hands you an MIP, ask him how many un-solved murders there were in St. Louis last year. Where was he? What was he doing?

Christian is a junior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at ct-sherde@artsci.wustl.edu.

Senior Forum Editor / Daniel Milstein / forum@studlife.comWEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 21, 2007 STUDENT LIFE | FORUM 5

Restore Relay for Life fundingR

elay for Life is easily the best event on this campus. There’s just an appeal to

freezing half to death in the middle of the night in uni-son with the rest of campus, or a large amount of cam-pus. And freezing to death in order to try and under-stand the daily struggles of people fighting off a disease is something that you don’t get from other campus events that share the likes of W.I.L.D. While I wouldn’t want to deny that stuff like W.I.L.D. and every other event hosted by this campus have an important place, are really enjoyable and provide a necessary release from working, Relay for Life is worth so much more than this. It’s an experience that is meaningful and emotion-al. It imparts social aware-ness while also being lots of fun and bringing the cam-pus together to work toward a common goal of helping create positive change in our society in a way that other events do not. It gives us a chance to work together

in order to learn about and contribute to a social cause. It’s special.

It is because Re-lay for Life has this unique ability and is unique among events on campus (even Dance Mara-thon does not seem to have quite the same magnitude as Relay for Life), that Student Union should continue to fully fund the event. Accord-ing to the Feb. 16 issue of Student Life, Student Union denied part of Relay for Life’s appeal for funding, “effectively reducing their yearly budget by 23 percent.” Student Union representa-tives made arguments that the student body at large should not take on the burden of making the event happen and that because other groups and events must fund themselves to some extent, Relay for Life should be held to the same standard. The argument has also been made that the American Cancer Society is

inefficient with the money it receives.

While all of these argu-ments provide ratio-nal justifications for cutting event fund-ing, and it is hard to criticize Student Union for holding these views, they’re leaving something important out of the equation and under-estimating exactly what the event means

to the Wash. U. community and the value of keeping the event both robust and pure.

First, the argument that the student body as a whole should not be responsible for shouldering the cost of the event doesn’t even make sense. Student Union funds all sorts of groups who pro-vide no benefit to most of the community and targets only select students. Last year, Relay for Life attracted over 1,700 students (“More than 1,700 students walk towards a cure at Relay for Life,” Mar. 6, 2006), making it one of the most popular events on campus. Second,

while it’s fair to attempt to

invoke the same standards on most student groups and most events, it seems almost contrary to the meaning of

this particular event. Using fundraising money that is purported to be going to the American Cancer Society in order to fund the event ru-ins the feel of it, and cutting the activities at the event means it will attract fewer students, which also takes away part of what makes the event special—that we can unify as a school to work for change.

Relay for Life is an event unlike any other on this campus, and Student Union should make sure that it stays strong so that students will continue to partake in the really special tradition. But the event provides at least as much benefit for students as it does for the American Cancer Society and money that people be-lieve is going toward fight-ing cancer should actually go there instead of toward making the experience bet-ter for students. That the American Cancer Society may or may not be inef-ficient is almost irrelevant because we don’t have simi-lar events that would donate

money to more efficient organizations. It’s a choice between keeping this event strong or not doing so—not a choice between which or-ganization to donate money toward.

Wash. U. has the stron-gest college Relay for Life event in the country, and it’s something that’s uniquely special to this campus. Stu-dent Union should continue to make policy exceptions for this event and ensure it is fully funded. By fund-ing the event through the school and making sure it continues to be such a great time, we can work together and say we’ve really made a difference and had a mean-ingful experience by being a part of that process. We should work to make sure this event is not compro-mised and remains at the forefront of events support-ed by Student Union.

Jill is a sophomore in Arts & Sciences and a Forum edi-tor. She can be reached via e-mail at forum@studlife.com.

“Using fundraising money that is pur-

ported to be going to the American Cancer

Society in order to fund the event ruins the feel of it, and cutting the activities at the event means it will attract fewer students, which

also takes away part of what makes the event special—that we can unify as a school to work for change.”

Jill Strominger

Voice from abroad: seriously secure!

“In England, if I’m not a threat to myself or

someone else the police will look the other

way because instead of busting a college kid for drinking in

the streets, they are looking out for rapists, murderers and terror-

ists.”

Mardi Gras in the snow? In St. Louis? It’ll have to do

BY ALTIN SILASTAFF COLUMNIST

I grew up here in St. Louis, but I never once attended the Mardi Gras celebration in Soulard until this past weekend. I spent the last two years celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans, while I was in school at Tulane Univer-sity. It was interesting to experience my hometown’s Mardi Gras celebration this year after spending the last two in the Mardi Gras capital of the country.

The most major differ-ence, obviously, was the weather. Being bundled up and unable to feel your toes or hands in 30 degree weather in the snow was defi -nitely a different experience than being in sunny 50 or 60 degree weather in New Or-leans, where it never snows. Although the beers never got warm, it was harder to enjoy them while shivering. And girls had a much harder time—ahem—expressing themselves when they were wearing four layers of cloth-ing and a scarf. The main issue with the cold, how-ever, was that it put a real limit on the time that people could spend celebrating. In New Orleans, Mardi Gras celebrations last from early in the morning to early the next morning, and it’s only

fatigue that slows people down. With this weather, we were only able to spend about four hours in Soulard, and those last two hours were pretty unbearable.

I will give credit where it’s due, though; St. Louis’s bathroom situation trumped the system in New Orleans in every way. While people naturally complained about having to wait in lines to use the port-a-potties this past weekend, it was reliev-ing (pun intended) compared to what one can experience trying to use the bathroom in New Orleans. In Soulard, port-a-potties weren’t ever too far away, and the line took at most 15 minutes. I can distinctly remember-ing wandering through New Orleans in search of a place to go to the bathroom where I wouldn’t have to wait 45 minutes to use it. If you don’t believe me, just think of the numbers: The Post-Dispatch reported Feb. 15 that there would be about 800 port-a-potties in the Soulard area. Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press, New Orleans, where over a million people are out to celebrate Mardi Gras, provided 228 throughout the city, only 58 of which are located in the French Quarter. A tip of my hat to the City of St. Louis for realizing that that people

have to use the bathroom when they’re drinking all day.

The overarching differ-ence between the two cities’ Mardi Gras celebrations is the differences in the their cultures. New Orleans is immediately associated with Mardi Gras anywhere you go in the United States, while St. Louis’ Mardi Gras cel-ebration is likely unknown to anyone who doesn’t live in the area. The city of New Orleans prides itself on this fact and takes Mardi Gras very seriously. Mardi Gras in New Orleans doesn’t just take place in one neighbor-hood, as it does here, but it encapsulates the entire city. In every restaurant, bar, and neighborhood, Mardi Gras’s presence is over-whelming. The city revolves around Mardi Gras, and every resident is involved in the celebration. Families take part in the more than a dozen parades and line the streets for miles. The cel-ebration doesn’t take place on just one day but goes on for over a week. Universities give their students a “Mardi Gras Break,” because it’s nearly impossible to focus on anything else in New Orleans during that time. Mardi Gras is an integral part of the cul-ture of New Orleans, whereas in St. Louis it is merely a fun

celebration that takes place in Soulard once a year.

So what’s the answer for St. Louis? There isn’t one; there isn’t much more that St. Louis can do to improve its celebration. Most of the negative factors are outside of any planner’s control. The cold weather here is unavoid-able, and St. Louis can never achieve the notoriety of New Orleans’s Mardi Gras. St. Lou-

is’s city culture is incompa-rable to New Orleans’s. City offi cials can’t force the city to become something that it is not. St. Louis has its own culture, and Mardi Gras is a virtually negligible part of it. The fact that despite living in St. Louis since preschool, I never had any experi-ence with Mardi Gras until I got to New Orleans shows this. Sure, St. Louis could

make the celebration larger in terms of both size and length, but it shouldn’t try to compete with New Orleans. St. Louis’s Mardi Gras, while certainly smaller, shorter and colder, is fun and crazy in its own unique way, and it shouldn’t change.

Altin is a junior in Arts & Sciences. He can be reached via e-mail at asila@wustl.edu.

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SPORTSSPORTS

Very rarely, even at the Division III level, do athletes compete in two intercol-legiate sports. Meet Jenny Southworth, a senior on the women’s basketball team, who is an exception to this rule.

When Southworth first decided to come to Washing-ton University five years ago, she had yet to decide if she wanted to play soccer or bas-ketball at the collegiate level. She knew that she wanted to play one sport in college; she went on to excel at both.

“I never thought about playing both,” she said. “I did not think it was possible. Basketball had such a long season, and I wanted to have a life outside of sports.”

Before she officially en-rolled at Wash. U., South-worth had established con-tact with both Nancy Fahey, head coach of the women’s basketball team and Wendy Dillinger, the women’s soc-cer head coach. Both coaches proved to be incredibly un-derstanding of her situation.

During her freshman year, Southworth decided to play soccer. She had a successful

season, appearing in all 20 games the team played that year, and starting in four. She also scored four goals, one of which was a game winner, putting her fifth on the points list for the team in her rookie campaign. After her solid freshman season, h e r playing t i m e and role on the t e a m seemed d e s -t i n e d to in-c r e a s e over the n e x t t h r e e years.

T h e s u m -mer be-fore her s oph o -m o r e y e a r , S o u t h -w o r t h made a decision that would affect the rest of her athletic career on the Danforth Cam-pus. She decided it was time to switch to basketball.

“I loved everything about

soccer,” she said. “But I missed basketball so much more. I have never once regretted my decision to change sports.”

Although the initial tran-sition proved difficult for Southworth, the Springfield, Illinois native would ulti-

m a t e l y excel on the bas-k e t b a l l c o u r t . Since her s w i t c h , s h e has ap-p e a r e d in ev-ery bas-k e t b a l l game the women’s team has p l a y e d and has s t a r t e d e v e r y g a m e of her s e n i o r s e a s o n .

This season has truly been a breakthrough year for South-worth, as she was named a captain and scored a career-high 14 points against Black-burn College in November.

Over her three years play-ing basketball, Southworth has become an integral part of the team.

“Regardless of what sport (Southworth) plays, she brings a unique and special intensity and passion to the court or field. Her work ethic and leadership are respect-ed by both teammates and coaches. I am glad I have had the opportunity to coach her for three years,” said Fahey.

Although she knew that she never wanted to play both sports at the varsity level, she has found a way to mix the two over her time as a Bear. During her freshman year, she played a lot of pick-up basketball and now often conditions for basketball season by playing soccer.

With only one regular-sea-son game remaining in her Wash. U. career, Southworth knows that she has found something special in both of her athletic experiences at the University.

“All of the women’s teams on this campus are incred-ibly close,” she said. “They really become your second family.”

Senior Southworth a rare two sport starv Current lady hoopster Jenny Southworth began Wash. U. career on the soccer fi eld

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Jenny Southworth brings up the ball for the Lady Bears during their game against Carnegie Mellon on Sunday. Jan. 21.

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Like a supernova, Edie Sedgwick’s life was as spec-tacular as it was fl eeting, leaving a legacy that still resonates in pop culture to-day. In director George Hick-enlooper’s frenetic, dizzying biopic of the ’60s icon, view-ers are given access to both Sedgwick’s meteoric rise as the “it girl” of the decade as well as to the personal and drug-induced demons that would ultimately bring about her downfall. Set against the backdrop of Andy Warhol’s famous studio known to inti-mates as “The Factory,” Sedg-wick was perhaps his most enduring vision, becoming a true production of her time.

One theme composing Sedgwick’s (Sienna Miller) legend is the fact that she was a blue-blood and a direct descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Indeed, her life could have turned out quite differently had she remained at Radcliffe and married within her privi-leged circle. Fate, however, propelled her to New York City where she quickly became fodder for gossip columns and eventually found her way to the artist whose career she would help to defi ne, Andy Warhol.

Miller’s resemblance to Sedgwick is uncanny: the gamine profi le, wide-eyed exuberance and clotheshorse fi gure are all there. A society girl who was once better known for being Jude Law’s fi ancée than for her acting abilities, Miller is surpris-ingly effective in her perfor-mance. Her transformation from innocent art student to desperate drug-addict is astonishing, and though we know how Sedgwick’s story will end, we can’t help but root for the tragic heroine. In one memorial montage, we see her running down the streets of Manhattan with her anguish almost palpable. It is as though she is try-ing to escape all the pain-ful memories of past and present.

Though the fi lm clearly belongs to Sedgwick, her mentor always hovers in the background. Disturb-ingly detached and at times

even demonic, Guy Pierce is entirely unrecognizable as he slips into the role of Warhol. What makes the painter of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe so enigmatic is his incongruous behavior towards those closest to him. Warhol is portrayed as a true “mama’s boy,” basking in the doting affections of his mother, while he could just as quickly turn into a calculating “bloodsucker,” swindling his muse out of the profi ts of their collabora-tions. Of course, all of the artist’s eccentricities are in full display as well as he sought to surround himself with the subversives of New York’s artistic underground.

As she becomes more and more enmeshed within Warhol’s skewed world, Sedg-wick falls prey to fast living and even faster to chemical substances. Though a brief dalliance with Billy Quin (Hayden Christensen)—a thinly veiled distillation of Bob Dylan—provides hope that the “poor little rich girl” (coincidentally, the title of a Warhol fi lm in which Sedg-wick starred) will fi nally fi nd happiness, the brief lull only serves to delay her inevitable end. In her scenes with Quin, we see Sedgwick as the beguiling free spirit she could have been, instead of the bruised, semi-coma-tose junkie she eventually becomes.

Though there are inspired moments throughout “Fac-tory Girl,” especially in the scenes where Sedgwick’s childlike vulnerability is exploited in Warhol’s experi-mental fi lms, Hickenlooper ultimately falls short in cre-ating a coherent, enduring fi lm. Radical though it may be, “Factory Girl” will not be on the short list of defi nitive fi lms on Warhol, ’60s coun-terculture or even Sedgwick herself.

The Magic Numbers’ new album, “Those That Broke,” is a pleasant, but at many times redundant, collection of light rock songs. Many of its songs feel long-winded and listless. Even though there are a few memorable moments, the album is not particularly distinct or exciting.

One of the biggest problems that plagues The Magic Num-bers is that they do not know when to end a song. Many of their tracks are delightful for the fi rst two minutes, but then become bogged down by a half-hearted bridge that causes the song to feel overextended. “Carl’s Song” is a prime example of this problem. The fi rst two minutes of the song are pleas-ant and enjoyable. But three minutes into the song, the band descends into a bridge that has no purpose and makes the song seem interminable. “Undecided” and “Slow Down (The Way It Goes)” are two more six-minute

plus songs that would benefi t from being more concise.

The inability of The Magic Numbers to make a song short and exciting is a problem that affl icts the entire album. After 14 tracks, “Those That Broke” becomes very lethargic. Songs such as “Goodnight” and “Take Me or Leave Me” are indistinct fi llers that add nothing to the record. Other songs, such as “Let Me In” and “Running Out” are aimless and sound completely unoriginal. These songs also suffer from a lack of creative musicianship. They feel worn and tired because they have no variation or inventive-ness that makes them musically exciting.

Even though the album suf-fers from many problems, there are some truly fantastic songs on “Those That Broke.” One of the greatest moments the band has is when guitarist/singer Romeo Stodart is able to sing with conviction. “All I See” is a lovely ballad that Stodart sings with an appropriate amount of sadness and longing. More upbeat songs such as “Boy” and “Take a Chance” are highlighted by Stodart’s lively and energetic voice. “You Never Had It” is an enjoyable song that Stodart graces with a powerful vocal performance. When he sings, “I was wrong/I was lost/But now I’m found/Don’t be scared/Of something you’ve never had,” the listener feels ready to attempt something new and daring. Unfortunately, this level

of vocal prowess is not present in many of the other songs on the record.

The Magic Numbers’ new album, “Those That Broke,” is a sporadic record that begins

to wear thin by the end of its 14 tracks. Even though some of the songs are terrifi c, many of them are listless and repetitive, impairing the album’s overall success.

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One has to suspend one’s…well, one’s everything, when walking into “Ghost Rider.” It is, after all, a movie centered around an infl ammable skel-eton and his motorcycle. Only when all disbelief is fully suspended, like a motorcycle hovering above 300 feet of parked helicopters, can the true beauty of this fi lm shine forth. Unfortunately, the only thing shining here seems to be Eva Mendes’ oddly glossy bosom.

Writer and director Mark Johnson, of similar spec-tacles “Elektra” and “Dare-devil,” has an eye for making fl aming skeletons look cool (but, really, who doesn’t?) and none at all for any other type of fi lmmaking.

Something must be said for the effects and stunts—they were daredevilishly, albeit vapidly, entertaining. Otherwise, the fi lm boasts mostly clunky dialogue and lackluster performances. Nicholas Cage, smeared with eyeliner and shrink-wrapped in black leather, makes some interesting, though ultimate-ly unsatisfying, choices as the eponymous hero. Mendes is twitchy and seems uncom-

fortable in her shiny, shiny skin. Wes Bentley is adequate but unexciting as the devil’s disobedient son, and Sam El-liot as “the caretaker” is fi ne, looking weather-worn and at ease playing the part he always plays.

After selling his soul to

the devil at the infamous crossroads, Johnny Blaze (Cage) is double crossed (by the devil, who’d have guessed?) and sets off to be the most daredevil-y dare-devil he can possibly be. Literally. He leaps the length of a football fi eld on his mo-torcycle just to see if he can actually damn the devil, and die. But the devil has other

plans for Mr. Blaze. The return of his teenage

sweetheart Roxanne (Mendes) coincides nicely with the reemergence of the McGuffi n and Blaze’s formal conscrip-tion to the devil’s service. He becomes the Ghost Rider, scorcher of damned souls

and personal assassin for the devil, complete with fl aming skeleton skull in place of a face. He loses his head—at least, those non-essential fl eshy parts of it—and goes on a fi ery city-wide rampage of evil battling.

“Ghost Rider” might have had a semblance of possibil-ity—the element of choice presents itself as a potential

theme—but it is inevitably wasted in favor of more and ever mounting motorcycle/horse-on-fi re spectacles. (Though, admittedly, some of said spectacles were cool—there’s a fl aming horse keeping up with a fl aming motorcycle as they thunder across a fl aming tundra—it’s completely devoid of any sense within the plot, but... things were on fi re!) It wasn’t as if the fi lm disposed of its theme willingly. As the wise father of an on-fi re skel-eton once said: “Sometimes you ain’t makin’ the choice; the choice is makin’ you.” For Johnson, the minute he picked the “Ghost Rider” comic book for his subject matter, the choice had been made. Too bad the script wasn’t as fi ery (or as on fi re) as its subject material.

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This is a one-woman race and everybody knows it. The Academy should just toss the statuette to Helen Mirren at the beginning of the show and get it over with. She was grace-ful, stern and completely human as the robotically self-controlled Queen Elizabeth and raised “The Queen” from a standard biopic to a remorseful masterpiece. Oscar traditionally loves actors who play real people, and they will not give up the chance to award someone who played living royalty.

But I’m still rooting for Kate Winslet. She doesn’t have a chance: Mirren has a long, dis-tinguished and completely Oscar-less career, which needs to be recognized, but I still want Winslet to win, and badly. She has distinguished herself has an actress capable of creating complex characters in a variety of different roles, showcased wonderfully in “Little Chil-dren,” in which she imports Madame Bovary to the suburbs. The other three performances were defi antly nomination-worthy, but two are former winners (Dench and Streep), and Penelope Cruz is still hard to swallow for everyone who has seen her try to act in English.

Best ActressPenelope Cruz (“Volver”)Judi Dench (“Notes on a Scandal”)Helen Mirren (“The Queen”)Meryl Streep (“The Devil Wears Prada”)Kate Winslet (“Little Children”)

Nominees:

Who will win: Who should win: Kate WinsletHelen Mirren

Best ActorLeonardo DiCaprio (“Blood Diamond”)Ryan Gosling (“Half Nelson”)Peter O’Toole (“Venus”)Will Smith (“The Pursuit of Happyness”)Forest Whitaker (“Last King of Scotland”)

Nominees:

Who will win: Forest Whitaker Who should win: Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker will take home the award for his role as a political fi gure in “The Last King of Scotland.” His Idi Amin and history’s version are virtually indistinguishable. He prowls the screen with lion-like grace but never chews scenery and holds on to the gentle side he’s shown us so many times before. Peter O’Toole is the other major contender, and his performance in “Venus” is certainly more than a career-capping victory lap, but Whita-ker has more momentum going into Sunday night.

I’d like to say that I want O’Toole to win as payback for the Honorary Award he received that he took as an insult suggesting he didn’t have a shot at a real one. But I am an un-abashed Forest Whitaker fan and can’t wait for him to shuffl e on stage and deliver a shy, mumbly speech. Peter O’Toole is one of the great actors and will be remembered always for his classic roles, but Forest Whitaker has been giving classic performances that few remember, in movies like “Ghost Dog” and “The Crying Game.”

Best Supporting Actress

Adriana Barraza (“Babel”)Cate Blanchett (“Notes on a Scandal”)Abigail Breslin (“Little Miss Sunshine”)Jennifer Hudson (“Dreamgirls”)Rinko Kikuchi (“Babel”)

Nominees:

Everything’s coming up Jennifer Hudson. The only other person in this category anybody’s ever heard of is Cate Blanchett and she just won this award two years ago. Breslin was very strong in a tough role for a child, but she is very young and this nomination is just an excuse to invite a little girl to an awards show. After ev-eryone gets their collective “Awww, isn’t that cute” out of the way, the award will go to Hudson, whose performance was physically arresting and vocally mind-melting. After getting snubbed by American Idol, she deserves this.

But not as much as Rinko Kikuchi. I know I’ve said it before, but she dominated the ensemble cast of “Babel” and never said a word. Oscar gave Jamie Foxx a lot of credit for acting without his eyes in “Ray,” and Kikuchi should get the same kudos for acting without her voice. She and Adriana Barraza, who was also fantastic, will split the “Babel”-vote, pushing Hudson to victory.

Who will win: Jennifer Hudson Who should win: Rinko Kikuchi

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”)Jackie Earle Haley (“Little Children”)Djimon Hounsou (“Blood Diamond”)Eddie Murphy (“Dreamgirls”)Mark Wahlberg (“The Departed”)

Nominees:

Nobody would have bet on Eddie Murphy taking home an Oscar even one year ago, but he will probably do just that for his role in “Dreamgirls.” He puts so much life and verve into James “Thunder” Early that it is hard to imagine any other actor playing the part. But this race is the closest of the majors and features some of the strongest contenders out of any category. Djimon Hounsou was more important than Leo DiCaprio in “The Blood Diamond,” and Alan Arkin stole scenes and hearts as a heroin-snorting grampa.

However, it is Mark Wahlberg who deserves to take home the naked man this year. An-other performer whose presence in an Oscar race would have been inconceivable when he hit the scene, Marky Mark has graduated from glorifi ed underwear model to go-to leading man/character actor. His Detective Dignam is funny, jaw-droppingly crude and somewhat underwritten. Wahlberg takes what he’s given and works wonders creating a round char-acter out of a cutout. I also like former child star Jackie Earle Haley as the confl icted sex offender in “Little Children” and hope to see his career take off once again.

Who will win: Eddie Murphy Who should win: Mark Wahlberg

Best DirectorClint Eastwood (“Letters from Iwo Jima”)Stephen Frears (“The Queen”)Paul Greengrass (“United 93”)Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“Babel”)Martin Scorcese (“The Departed”)

Nominees:

This will fi nally be the year for Martin Scorcese, or so all the buzz is telling us. He who has been snubbed so many times before (most notably for the 1980 “Ordinary People” over “Raging Bull” debacle) will fi nally get the chance to tell all of the Academy voters how he really feels. Hopefully this win will get him past his Oscar-begging phase, and he will start making those small movies he has been promising us. The possible spoilers are Eastwood (whose recent stuff I feel is more straight depressing than emotionally affect-ing) and Inarritu, but their fi lms will probably be honored in other categories.

But I’m throwing my completely inconsequential vote towards Paul Greengrass. Not be-cause he really deserves it, although he did an amazing job with “United 93” that should be recognized, but because Martin Scorcese shouldn’t have to beg for an Oscar. Screw ‘em, Marty! Flip up your middle fi nger and roar at those political Academy self-important gas-bags. Join the ranks of Hitchcock and Kubrick as those that were too good for Oscar. Also, I want to see the shade of purple Scorcese would turn if he got passed up again.

Who will win: Martin Scorcese Who should win: Paul Greengrass

Best Picture“Babel”“The Departed”“Letters From Iwo Jima”“Little Miss Sunshine”“The Queen”

Nominees:

This is the hardest of any race to call and unfortunately not because all of the movies are so undeniably deserving. Each of these fi lms was good, sometimes even great but none inspired that stick-with-you or “wow” that often wins Oscar races. The emotions portrayed in “Letters From Iwo Jima” juxtaposed well with the pride and shame displayed by Ameri-can soldiers in “Flags of our Fathers,” but the fi lm was too ploddingly sad to stand alone as a triumph. “Little Miss Sunshine” was wonderfully acted but is too quirky to win and not quirky enough to deserve it. So this leaves us with three possible winners. “Babel” had a great message, but it wobbled and is too similar to last year’s winner “Crash,” so I’m going with “The Departed” to win. I felt it was a great crime picture but not the kind that elevates the genre like, I dunno, “Goodfellas.” However, it had enough pop to please everybody and will therefore take home the award.

“The Queen” gets my vote for what should win by default. I really liked what Stephen Frears did with the comparison of the royal family with Tony Blair’s shockingly normal home life and believe that this fi lm deserves some attention. However, I can think of several pictures this year I thought were better, but they weren’t nominated and that’s not how the game is played.

Who will win: Who should win: “The Queen”“The Departed”

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This is where my baby “The Pres-tige” has a chance at an award, but “Children of Men” and “Pan’s Laby-rinth” should fi ght for this one.

Original Screenplay

“Babel” will get rec-ognized here, but don’t count out “Pan’s Laby-rinth” or “Little Miss Sun-shine,” which could both surprise.

Adapted Screenplay

Best Documentary

Best Editing

Best Cinematography

“Little Children” will probably see this Oscar, but “Borat” could upset by picking up the swing votes.

Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” will be tough to beat, but don’t be too surprised if “Deliver Us from Evil” wins in a recount.

“Babel” will most assuredly win this, although editing was its biggest fl aw. “Children of Men” is the no-brainer choice with some aston-ishing work.

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