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The student newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 6, Number 12
Tuesday, May 2, 1978
Tougher penalties
TIME TABLE FOR SUSPENSION
New suspension policy released by Phil Czllp/ll NewspetJk Staff While the WPI plan offers tremendous flexibility and freedom in terms of academic program selection and course grading, students are expected to maintain a certain llrvel of satisfactory "academic progress" • outlined In the WPI Operational Catalog. Until now, the only consequences of poor academic progress were loses of eligibility for financial aid and undergraduate employment, and restrictions on playing a team sport. If a student consistently failed to meet academic requirements, he might also face the possibility of having his class year designation reclasslfled into a lower year. Beginning next fall, another new requirement will be added to this list of penalties Voted in by the faculty this year, a new Academic Suspension Policy has been implemented. In order for a student to be suspended, he must first have been reclassified into a lower class year. Before a student can be 18Cfassified, however, there are a number of rnermed1ate steps. Acceptllble Work
Guidelmes If a student fails to complete:
-at least one unit of acceptable work l1.e getting an AC grade on thnte one--third unit courses or the equivalent) dunng two tucC&SSive terms or -at least 8-3 units of acceptable work during four successive terms, a warning note from the Dean of Academ1c Advising Wl'l be sent to a student and his advisor. The note serves to remind the student of his unsatisfactory progress. If a student for a second time fails to fulfill the above guidelines, his name will be placed on a list of students with unlltisfactory academic progress "which will result in loss of eligibility for team sports, for the undergraduate employment program, and for f.nancial aid."
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Usually, a student meeting the above minimum requirements will not have to worry about reclassification, since he will automatically earn enough accumulated credit. A student must have an accumulation of: 24-3 units for fourth year status 16-3 units for third year status 8 -3 units for second year status Thus, meeting the "at least 8-3 units of acceptable work during four successive terms" guideline will insure that a student stays in his original class year designation throughout four years. A student not accumulating enough credits will be liable for reclassification. Accumulation of credits is reviewed each year at the end of E term, reclassification Is effective for A term in the fall Once a student is reclassified, when he returns in the fall he will also face suspension If he again fails one of the "acceptable work guidelines." Once suspended, a student may not reg1ster for courses. Thus, for example, a student suspended at the end of B term for falling to complete one unit during termsA and B. could not register for C and 0 terms. The accompanying flow chart shows the sequence of events leading to suspension. The "letter of Intent" refers to a letter of intent to suspend from the Committee on AcademiC Advising to the student. Since the suspension policy is new, and untested, for next year only there will be a modification in the policy. Students already reclassified at the present time, or those students who will be reclassified at the end of E term this summer will not be suspended unless they fail to meet the 8-3 units requtrement for A, 8, C and D terms. Questions on the suspension policy should be referred to Oean Van Alstyne or Dean Grogan. The ''Guidelines for the Determination of Satisfactory Academic Progress" are described in greater detail in the latest Operational Catalog.
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Glee club at IMC con Last weekend, the WPI Men's Glee Club was represented at the 25th annual Intercollegiate Musical Council !IMCI convention, hosted this year by the Men's Glee Club of the University of Georgia at Athens (UGAI. Professor louis J. Curran (music) and students, Stephen Salamin ('~). Bill Gu~foile ('~1. and Oavld Oliver ('81 ), drove the 1,050 miles to attend the varied seminar programs. lectures, concerts and receptions. In all, twenty·three colleges were represented at the convention, totalling 98 delegates, from all across the nation. While they were down in the warm, sunny, summer-like weather, the students were able to discuss and exchange information with other delegates. Many of the delegates from the other colleges were 1mpressed with the PLAN. They were also interested in how music could play an active role in our program through the humanities sufficiency requirement. The WPI delegates were equally impressed hearing from other delegates within each club; i.e .• the relationships arnong not only each member of each club, but of the
hearing from other delegates how their clubs are organized and the varyang situations within each club; 1.e., the relationships among not only each member of each club, but of the brotherhood and sp1rit, not 10 mention the support end rapport generated within each college administration. Concerts were performed by the Men's Glee Club's of Wofford College, Appalacian State University, University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, University of Florida, Emory College, and Morehouse College. An exquisite concert was given by 1he glee club from Moultrie High School of Georgia. Tne UGA Women's Glee Club gave an interesting concert/demonstration on how movements, within the chorus, can be included while performing to intensify the music and its meamng. The guest speakers this year and their 1opics included Dr. E. Paerce Arant, Jr., director of the UGA Men's Glee Club, who spoke on, 'Should the Male Glee Club be allowed to vanish?". Or Arpad Darazs of
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Crew team sweeps city meet by Barry Aronson Newspeak Sports Staff Last Thursday WPI won the Worcester C1ty Row~ng Champaonsh1ps and proved themselves to be the top crew 1n the area by w1nning f1ve out of the seven races they entered. Once again the weather kept the 1rad1110n of cold and cloudy for any crew race held at Lake Ouinsigamond, Wor cester. The vars1ty eight race was the last race of the day and by the ume the heavywe1ghts came in1o v1ew everyone of the spectators was thoroughlY chilled by
the strong cross wind. As the eight man Shells passed the dock WPI was 1n the lead by e1ght lengths "Look at the size of those puddles," an oarsmen from another crew was overheard sayJng. " After two thousand meters I can't believe IWPI'sl puddles are that b1g " The puddle 1s made when the oarsmen d1ps the oar blade into the water at what is called the "ralch". 1he most important part of lhe stroke. WPI' s heavys fin1shed at 6·15 5 and Holy Cross came in over ten seconds later. The closest and most exc1ting race was not lhe vars1ty e1ght race. however. The
women·~ varsity eight race had everyone on shore screaming for one of the crews. Wnh 100 meters to go WPI was an the lead hy a length and seemed assured of a first lime women' s eight win in the City Cham· nionships. until Holy Cross started their spr.nt. Holv Cross brought lhe stroke up to about fortY strokes per mmute and made up almost a boat length before they crossed the finish hne. WPI was able to hold off Holy Cross by about a fool or so. Clark. last year's w1nners. l•n1shed second, followed by Assumption
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Tuesday, May 2, 1978
NEWSPEAK
(Editorials)
More money not
Big Brother in the newsroom
the answer
The first amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of the press. There are no qualifying phrases, paragraphs, or clauses. It is a very simple, clear law. It is a law that has provided the people of America with the power to overcome the power plays of those with money or high office. It is a law so important that any challenge to it, in any form, is an offense of the greatest degree and vilest intent. Lately, we have seen many challenges to the law in this country. People are attempting to ban the sale of Hustler magazine o.n the grounds of obscenity. While the material may not be of the h1ghest caliber and most of us may be offended by it, the question is more seriou~ than that. It is a question of people in power preventing the distribution of printed material because it offends them or disagrees with their philosophies. Such attempts are the obscenity, and not the publication. We have seen attempts in the college media as well. Recently, pressure was brought to bear on the staff of the Boston College Heights by the administration of the Catholic school because of an advertisement in the paper. The advertisement, for a birth control and abortion referral clinic, offended the administration, which responded by terminating the lease of the independent paper. The Anchor, newspaper of Rhode Island College, was threatened with a freeze on their funds because a photo on the cover of their April1 satire issue offended members of the college community. Fortunately, this was settled without the cessation of publication. Nonetheless, the threat was made by a group in power to inhibit freedom of the press. What applies to the national press in general also applies to colleges and their newspapers. The courts have upheld time and agai~ the rights of campus publications to be no less t~an those of. the1r counterparts in the larger community, and that fund1ng or allocatiOn of space by college administrations or student governments are not grounds for editorial control. That control rests with the duly ~elected editors. The opinions of the editors, or their judgement of what IS newsworthy and what is not, can be disagreed with by those who read the publication. It cannot be used as grounds for censorship. The newspaper provides space for the exchange of ideas and the expression of viewpoints that are in disagreement with that of the editors. Attempts to control the editorial opinion of a paper smacks of a weak argument by the opposition. If an argument is substantive, the authors should not be afraid to present it next to opposing viewpoints. By control, those with weak arguments try to subvert the free exchange of ideas and prevent the people from making a decision. Attempts at censorship will always be fought by the free press. Anything less than that would be dereliction of duty. Big Brother has no place in the newsroom. The Editors
Once again, the social committee wants an increase in the amount of money each of us pays directly to it. This time, the proposed increase is $15 - or a total additional revenue of over $33,000. This increase is simply too much too soon. The committee has not yet demonstrated enough good sense in its money management to warrant entrusting it with such an enormous (50%) increase all at once. We cannot simply believe that the reason entertainment has not been up to someone's par is because of lack of money. Certainly, more money may help, but improving other things would be a greater help. Poor promotion of concerts and other events have led to less than hoped for attendance levels. Timing of events has been unsatisfactory, and people have chosen to stay home rather than buy a ticket. Other factors have contributed to the loss of a great deal of money in a short time. While the committee is organized basically to lose some money on each event, the rate of loss is too high. We suggest the committee look to improving its present practices before asking its customers for additional funds in such amounts. It's still a buyers market, and if someone is not satisfied it's obvious that two things hold true: the committee is not meeting the needs of the people who pay for it, and these people won't see fit to spending more until it does. It is naive to think a simple monetary increase is the answer to everything. Better management is. Rory J. O'Connor TAP
( Letters )
Lottery inequality To the Editor: I would like to comment on a fallacy in this year's women's room lottery and selection I know that the lottery will be performed in this way only one more year, however, I consider this point important enough to be fi)(ed. Because the CtJrrent upperclasswomen are guaranteed housing, their lottery numbers were drawn before those of the current freshwomen. This resulted in no
freshwomen ho my knowledge) getting single rooms, and very few being allowed in Stoddard and Trowbridge. NOWHERE is it stated that the upperclasswomen are guaranteed BETTER rooms than the freshwomen, who were fortunate to receive any housing at all. I hope that the Office of Student Affairs changes the lottery so that the nonguaranteed student has the same opportunity to get the housing she wants. Rachel Frankel
Spring thanks To the Editor: Spnng Weekend has come to an end, hut it has left us with a feeling of !>Stisfaction and accomplishment. We were very pleased with the students' tremendous support of the Gaits Head East concert, and we shall also remember Tom Parks for h1s runn•ng commentary dunng the Saturday events. and for his quick wit and great routane during the nightclub. We wish we had heard more of Rythym who, while on stage, gave a lively and professional show. The weekend was a concerted effort by many people too many to mention them all here. but we would like to offer our special thanks to Dean Bernie Brown and John Goodwin, whose help and suggestions were invaluable. Also, thanks
to Tom Rockwood and Chris Corpus for an e)(cellent promotional JOb; to Don Patten, Mark Galvin and Tom Murray, fOf organizing all of the Saturday events, in· eluding WPI's first " Almost Anything Goes" and Frisbie contests; to Scott Booth, Diane McConnell and Diane Dix fOf the beauttful decorations for the nightclub; Tina Tuttle, for providing the full bar during the nightclub; and finally, to all of the others who worked on the Committee that made this weekend a success. And, thank you, Class of '79 for giving us rhe chance to organize Spring Weekend, and for the tremendous support that you gave us. Bob DeMarco Rick Schneider
·More is better echtor·m·chief Thoma' A Oantels news.fet~ture
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phot09nphy ed1tor Mark 8 . Hecker graphtcs echtor Thom•s A. Pohto CO· SpOrts editors
Dtek Forand David Lesser assoc1ilfe ed1tor~ Rory J . O'Connor Ann·Mirtt Robtnson Cra19 S. V1ckery faculty advisor Patrick P Dunn
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To the Editor: I'm sure that by now you have either read or heard about the proposed Social Committee mcrease. Before you begin wondering 1f a "50 per cent" increase is valid, read the other articles to see exactly where the extra $15.00 is going to go. You may also find it interesting to compare our Social fee with many of the other colleges in thl! ArPII
We want all of the increased benefits that a new Social fee could help us attain; rhe Executive Council proposed the Amendment by unanimous decision. We hope that you will decide for yourselves on May 11. .Jeffrey L. Boike President. Student Body
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Social fee increase explained To the Editor: • As a result of a unanimous vote of the Execuuve Council of the Student Govern· menton Tuesday, April 26, 1978 there will be an amendment to raise the social fee brought before the WPI students. This election will be Thursday, May 11. The in· crease is to be from $30 per year per student to $45 per year per student. Assuming (approximately) 2200 students pay we will arrive at a total budget for next year of $99,000, a 33,000 increase. This amount of money might sound outrageous but JUst read on . . • Below you will find the proposed Social Committee budget for next year. One with the $30 fee the other with $45 fee. Following this I shall attempt to clarify each individual budget.
goes towards periodicals and other music .ndustry books that we use to program talent on campus. The National Entertainment and Campus Activities Association is made up of schools. agencies, bands, variety acts, and many other music oriented organizations Delegates from WPI attend both the regional and national conferences. It IS from these that we hire a fair amount of the talent appearing throughout the year. A few of the acts who have been on campus we've auditioned at NECAA showcase. Tom Parks, The Great Estate, Edmonds & Curley, Head East, Luna, Robin Lane, Barry Drake, John lms, Albatross, end Ocean to name a few.
BUDGET
Th1s year the Social Committee has dec1ded to start its own film program in· dependent of the Lens & Lights program which will also run nelet year. Through workshops at NECAA conferences we have acquired a lot of valuable hints on programming advertising and booking of the films. At the NECAA conferences in Boston, we made many good contacts with film companies who w ill help us immensely in the coming year. We will be showing much more contemporary films that have been shown in •t~_ ~· Films such as:
Starting at the top of the list you will notice a 50% increase in the budgets for both Homecoming and J. P. Weekend. This $7500 is the amount the Social Committee will have to lose for thoee events. More money will mean better entertainment with lower prices. The other alternative is larger acts for the same prices you pay now for concem and nightclube. The budgets for Books & Magazines shall remain unchanged (along with the phone bill - for 12 months). This money
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Soc. Comm. Film Pro1ram Spree Day Van (SAB) Cinematech Spectrum Lens & Upts Peddler Intersession GOPHEC Pub Entertainment Coffuhouse Total Bud1et Amt. from fees
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semester .
A re-election for the Campus Hearing Board
is in order and therefore, will take place on May 11, 1978. This will be a·closed election
in which only the original seven candidates may run for office. No campaigning will be permitted. The reason for this re-election is due to the illegibility of the names on the ballots of the CHB candidates.
" The Goodbye Girl" , " Rocky", "Annie Hall" are all available for the com1ng year. The Spree Day budget ts rather flexible. It would be nice to have some larger regional acts as opposed to the usual locals The amount spent on Spree Day will depend on how wen· the budgets fair lhrough the course of the year. At the present time there are two SAB vehicles. Plans for next year right now to lease two vans. The $1500 would be the half of leasing (end maintenance service) charges for roughly 12 months. The Cmematech Program for those who don't know funds the films in the Kinnicutt and Alden These are free, and are more in the fire arts area than the Sunday night ($1) films Lens & Lights presents. This budget will remain unchanged. Now we come to the Spectrum/Fine Arts budget. This money pays for the free Monday night performances of people such as Irwin Corey, and the Isreal Piano Trio. Next year with the new social fee we are hoping to not on ly book better classical/fine arts performers, but to also program more jazz into the campus. This way the minority of jazz {and classical) buffs on campus will be able to attend more entertainment they've helped pay for. Thia small addition to Spectrum budget will take quite a load off the concert budget. For the past few years the Social Comm1ttee has granted Lens & Ughts Club monies for the purchase of new equipment and their film programs. This year the grant is to be used for equipment only. With the addition of a new sound (mixing) board, new monitors, mikes, etc., and more lights and cable Lens & Lights will be able to prolfide the campus with more professional support. These purchases end up saving the Social Committee money. Many shows could then be done by Lens & Lights instead of outside sound and lighting compames. lntersession shall remain unchanged since we were able to book some very strong acts this past January and still remain m the black on that particular budget. The Peddler right now hes a deficit from the past few years which can only ancrease without more help from the Social Com· mittee. The $3000 increase Includes both money to begin to pay off the debt and to
g1vo the yearbook's editors more creative room in producing the book. Without the money 10 work with the editor wilt be forced to cut too many corners which detracts from your yearbook. The Coffeehouse budget shall remain unchanged for next year. The reason the Coffeeh'buse budget is an large (with the S45 feel or more than (with the $30 feel the Pub budget IS that we have previously not charged an admission to the Wedge shows. The Pub IGOPHEC) budget woofd see an increase of $1000 next year with the new social fee. This will give us the chance to hook some larger bands and/or charge less at the door with our regular acts. Totalling up the budget we see that there will be $16,650 to spend on concerts for each semester This will put us in a much better posuion. We will now be able to approach many artists who have previously been quite a way out of our reach such as The Doobie Brothers, Bruce Springstein, Boz Scaggs, James Taylor. Carty Simon to name a few. Of course not all of the ects would want to play at W PI but some will. We don't even have to get bigger names. A lowering of ticket prices could also be a possibility. lmagme being able to have seen Giels or Dave Mason for $2.50 or $4.00 (respec· tivelyl. Comparatively W PI's social fee is small. Clark and API both pay over $120 per year and Holy Cross pays $65 per year. Clark has a show the size of one of our Alden shows almost every week. In the past year API has had Jackson Frowne, Boston end Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. At Holy Cross there is free entertainment in their pub every weekend. There are also larger concert/mixers a few times a month. With more money ne~et year we will be much more flexible in what we can book. If you plan on paying at least $6500 next year at WPI for all your expenses this $15 increase will amount to 0.25% of the money you wtll pay. It seems a small percentage when you consider how much you cen get out of it Your chance to vote on this issue wtll be on Thursday, May 11, 1978. Before th1s day make sure that you understand what you are voting on. So, please contact me at Student Affairs, Box 1628, or 7911421; or talk to any other person you know on the Social Committee. John Goodw1n
Student Government minutes The Executive Council meeting of 4/25n8 was called to order at 7!00 p.m. in the Student Affairs Conference Room by Student Body President Jeffrey Boike. Attendance: Jeff Boike, President; Hannah Halliday, Secretary; Cathy Reed, IRHC; John Janas, Class of 79 Rep.; Tom Storey, Class of ~ Rep.; John Meader, CHB; Mary Farren. proxy, Comm. Rep.; Tony. Weiner, CCS; John Goodwin, Soc. Comm.; Pete Labelle, IFC; Joe Wall, Ind. Rep.; and Taylor Gibson. SA B Unexcused Absence: Ray Dunn, Class of 78 Rep. Comminee Reports· Comminee of ConcemiJd Students: Tony Weiner announced his resignation. Abolishing the CCS was dilc:ulled but dismissed. Paul Wrabel accepted the positlon as Chairman of the CCS from Tony Weiner. SAB· Taytor Gibson asked Dean Brown about the conflicts between the SAB By-Laws and the Student Body Constitution. No such conflicts were found. Soc1al· John Goodwan discussed the need for a social 1ncrease IRHC Discussion of women's housing turned up the problem of lottery preference for reclassified females whose date of matraculation still guarantees tham housing. Old Business· None New Busm~tss
Discussion for Social increase w as again brought up. A motion was made end seconded to propose an Amendment to Article VII, Section 4, Paragraph D of the Student Body Constitution. The propoeed Amendment reads es follows: "An assessment of $45.00 per year per undergraduate student shall comprise t.he Social Committee budget. This charge will be ancluded on the official college bill for each student. From the budget, $11,600 is alloted to 1he college yearbook and $7500 is elloted to the Junior Prom Committee." The motion was passed by a 2/3 majority vote of the Council. Voting on the Amendment will take place on May 11, 1978. A petition on the legitimacy of the CHB eleC1ions was introduced and discussed. It was then made known that this type of busmess could only be conducted through a special closed sasssion of the Executive Council A motion was made and seconded for a closed meeting to Immediately follow the public one. The motion passed. A motion was made end seconded to adjoum the public meeting. The motion passed The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. From the closed meeting it was decided that a new election for the Campus Hearing was '" order. The new electton will only have as candidates the seven people who were on the origtnal ballot. The reason a reelection was called for was the illegibility of the ballots Respectfully submitted, Hannah J Halliday, Secretary, Student Gov't
NEWSPEAK
Tuesday, May 2, 1978
Campus access split-level floors between dorm rooms and bathroom. Of the trio of buildings they chose to c~rrect in theory, Higgins Labs is complete, wtth an external elevator site added to the back of the laboratory, opening into HL 110 on the bottom floor. An external site was chosen to minimize classroom space lost,
by Don Csllawa Newspeak Staff Have you done anything for WPI lately? It' s your campus, and your world. Recently, I've had the pleasure of meettng two people of a group of three students engaged tn an lOP/ POP effort to modify in design the buildings on campus. allowing physically
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(On Projects:] handicapped people (in wheelchairs), on crutches, the blind, etc I to enter the school as students and have all indoor facilities available for them. The thret> persons involved are: Ed Viner, ME. 78; Kurt Ross, CE, '81; and Gretchen Chlpperini, ME, '81 Of these three. Ed was the starter of the project - long a hopeful gem in the mind of its advisor, Prof. Harold Corey. Kurt works on cost estimations and physical site evaluations of the project, as well as assisting with the general brainstorming. Gretchen, unlike the others, works on th•s project as a POP, doing the design layouts of all proposed changes in the buildings for each floor. As she approached the work as a POP and is most tntimately aware of the design problems (as the general draftsperson for the group), I decided to team more of the group actions through this individual. According to her notes and observations, the objectiVes of the project are two-fold; first, to examine each building on campus, pointing out the mobility restrictions inherent with each structure. Secondly, from this preliminary look, the group is taking three edifices (Higgins Labs, Stratton Hall, and Atwater Kent) and propostng locations for methods of access and egress to each building and its subsequent floors At this point all the build•ngs have been evaluated in terms of mobility, and it is ironic perhaps, to learn that of all our buildings. Stoddard Complex, the newest, was decided to be the most inaccessible, due to its staircases and the
and enable them to tnstall a hydraulic piston-type elevator (less expensive) in favor over a winch-type elevator. The elevator entrance would be protected by an extenor vestibule, and would operate on all floors. Stratton Hall, on the other hand, is surrounded by underground steam tunnels and electrical and plumbing conduit, so they chose an interior alevator site. This site would be on the side of Stratton nearest the Project Center. Atwater Kent, their thtrd building. is yet to be fully assessed. As Gretchen talked, she commented that they were just scratchtng the surface of the problem with their work. "People can observe and design changes for the other buildings lon campus), and even improve on our changes. We're just breaking the ground, we're the first ones with this project, so there's always room for improvement." Regarding projects in general, she was more reflecttve . and more verbal " My advtce is to do one (POP), - the reason I came here ts to do projects (I would) recommend a freshman (or sophomore) hook on to an lOP. (It) sort of fills in the holes of classroom learning . • • and they're bi~holesl"
pparently one learns a few lessons, too, on how to approach a project. "It (a POP) is a good way of easing into something . . and you could still get out (if necessary) You learn to line up materials and the job. And it's gotng to teach you to find the right people for your group."
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byEdWhtte If vou' ve got a bicycle, and you enjoy nd1ng then you'll loo~ing fo":""~rd ~o the Third Annual Sigma P1 - M1ller B1cycle Race. The Race is slated for Saturday, May 6 - and the starters gun is due to be fired · at 12:00 Noon
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The prizes include trophies for team and Individual placers. The rules for teams go as follows· teams may be composed of three or more members, the combined times of the top three finishers would be the team score, and the team wuh the lowest score wms.
~FC Corner) roen••••"vo•••edtsabtcvc~••d50 The Route. which be~ IS on the quad. follows a loop through Holden and then ~tturns back to the WPI Campus. To avoid rtf confusion the race course will be dearly marked out and the route Will be published in advance. A police escort w!ll be provided in order to prevent any traff1c problems.
cents. If you race you will receive a Miller Beer Tee-shirt and free drinks at Sigma PI's Party the night of the race. So, even If you've never raced come on out and give It a try. Last year 33 riders tumed out - th~ year we're expecting even more. Entry blanks are ava1lable at the bookstore or S1gma Pi. For further information, call Sigma Pi at 757-9308.
Mountaineering 1 is a skill of timing as well as nique. The wrong moment, like the wrong method, marks the gap between amateur and afimonado. So the
key to successful mountaineering iS to choose the occasions WiSely and well. When. then. is
it appropriate to slowly quaff the smooth, refreshing mountains of Busch Beer? Celebrations, ofcourse, are both expected and excellent opportunities to test your mormta.ineering mettle. Indeed, on major holictaors it is virtually mandatory
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The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon are proud to announce the initiation of the following new brothers; Thomas Amoruso, Anthony Cabral. Paul Chatham, Ronald Cortese. Robert Coughlin Ill, Louis Greuling. William Hall, Kenneth Hogue. Jeffery Labuz, David Lussier, John Ntcholson Jr., Timothy Pac. Paul Rice. Gregg Shahian Donald Soubie, William Stange. and Edward Wysocki Jr. After a lengthy educatton program, the new brothers were tnitiated on April 21, 1978. The initiation banquet which followed was
held at the Paxton Inn. Honored guests at the banquet were Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Talbot. Prof. and Mrs. Thom Hammond, CapL and Mrs. Ron Bishop, Mr. Phil Warren, Mr. Mike Corby, Mr. Andrew Clancy, Miss Catherine Kirla, perspective Sisters of TKE, and all of the brothers dates who are too numerous to mention. The Paxton Inn was the perfect setting for this 1978 initiation banquet and it should start off many new brothers in a f"Uifilling experience as members of TKE.
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Stgma Alpha Epsilon held a car rallye last Saturday for the benefit of Friendly House of Worcester. The ratlye, which included 125 cars, netted about $400.00 for Friendly House. The winners of the rallye were: 1st Place, Johnson ( # 60) with 551 points; 2nd Place, Lodlgiant (31) with 616 points; 3rd Place, Vanzler {58) with 692
The team placements were as follows: lst Place 4th and 40 with 2920 points; 2nd Place WACCC with 3295 points; 3rd Piece SAP with 3725 points; 4th Place ASME with 3765 points; 5th Place SigPi with 3849 points. Kevin Carlson ( 172) had the best leg time, which was three seconds from
pleasures of mountaineering run the risk of being labeled social climbers. But such cheap shots are to be ignored They are the work of cynics, ney-seyers and chronic malcontents. Similarly, the ambience of an athletic afternoon (e.g. The Big Game) iS another ideal moment. Downing the mountains elevates the morale of the fan and, hence, the team. Therefore, if you care at ail about tne outcome, it is your duty to mountaineer. When should one not enjoy the invigoration of the mountains? Here, you'll be happy to learn, the list is much briefer. Mountaineering is considered declasse with dessert, improper during judicial i.ngS and just
plain fooliSh while crop dusting arm.md power lines. OtherwiSe, as the hotrheads of the sixties used to sey, "Seize the timel"
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by Maureen Higgms FM IS the story of five muSic loyal disc JOCkeys devoted tO making their StatiOn, Q Sky, 'number one in LA while maintaining the same purist standards of music. Com·
commerc1al sales and all nell breaks loose. The mus1c was good and current but. almost AM1sh. The concert appearances of Jimmy Buffet and Linda Ronstadt added much to the entepainment value of the
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(Entertainment] plications insue when they do succeed in making it to the top. but their profits ttave not increased proportionally to their audience growth. The company sends a straight business manager in to rev up
film. By far the best music in the movie was the title cut, FM, composed and produced by Stet!ly Dan. Surely anyone who enjoys rock and a little bit of anti·estabhshmentism witt be able to have a good time at this fun, sometimes risqu e flic~.
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Summer Crafts The Craft Center of Worcester, Meu. will spon10r "Summer WOfkahope 78" from July 10 thlough the 28th. Intensive three-week courMS in Ceramics/RKu, MetaVJewelry, Photography, Weaving, ~ Wood/Fumiture will be offered. In eddition, special one-week workshops in Basketry, Stained Glass and Enameling will be held.
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When our workers sit down to lunch they: sit down to a tradition. When they make Cuervo Gold it's the srune. EvenJ day at just about eleven the wives from Tequila arrive at the Cuervo distillery bean'ng their husbands' lunches. Lunches that have been lovingly prepared in the same proud manner since men first began working here
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Women 2nd in state Track 1-2 for week by Fr~tnk Leahy, Newspeak Stltff It was a disappointing week for the WPI Track team, which ran three meets 1n the span of e•ght days. Coupled with an injury to mainstay John Barghout, and sickness (Mumps. Did someone mention becoming sterile?! to top hurdler Randy Wheeler, the team was not in top form in either case. The first setback (75-791 occurred last ..eekend, in a nail·biter versus M.I.T. (the omer tech). With only the relays to be run, WPI was leading 75-74. But the mile relay .am. in typical fashion, ran just fast fl()ugh to lose. Not that they were the ones to be defeated by seconds or inchea. John Turpin ran a typical strong race, .Mnmng easily, while Murray, Rosen and Glntick found their match in Rich O'Kine, M.I.T.'s superb sprinter. Paul Fearnsides won the javelin by a mere two inches with a ~w of 176'10", and in the shot Dave I.IISer (43'10"1 inched Mark McCabe 143'9"1, who also took the hammer 1173'1 1" 1. John Neilon. was timed in 59.0 tor the 440 hurdles, the same time as the MMer, but was given second place after a ..OOus kick to catch Wasniak from M.I.T. lllmost catch). last bUt hardly least, in~ John Barghout broke the school 1100rd by long· jumping 22'3 ~ ", taking but twO of a possible six jumps. Wednesday WPI traveled to New london, Ct. to take on the skinheads from N Coast Guard Academy. It is a meet that i possibly best forgotten. Things started well as WPI swept the javelin (Fearnside, Rheault, Wilder) , but things quickly worsened as Mark McCabe (hammer) was the only other pe¥son able of taking a first
place from the cadets. In the words of Coach Norsross, "I didn't think there was a Division Ill team In New England that could beat us so bad." WPI ended up on the short end of the score 49-105. Th is past Saturday, a seemingly rejuvenated WPI squad met an extremely weak Middlebury team. romping to a 127· 26 win. Times and distances were not record setting, but were generally better as compared to three days previously.
Russ Murray (100, 220, 440 relay), John Neilon l•riple jump, 440 hurdles) and Mark McCabe (hammer, shot) were double wmners. Randy Wheeler was taken off the disabled list, returning to take the 120 high hurdles and place third in the 440 hurdles. Frank Leahy came within one second of qualifying for the Eastems, taking the mile in 4:23.5, while John Turpin ran a much smoother three mile, winning easily in 14:30.2. led by Fred Rucker (61.61 and Jim " Mercury" Morris (62.21, W .P.I. finally attained three respectable 440 times with AI Gehami's 52.6, only good enough for fourth. IAI try the grass to fall on next timell. Fred Mirabelle and Ralph Marrone battled only each other in the pole vault, with vautts of twelve feet, as did John Panora and Stu Baker in the high jump at six feet. Bruce Jenkat obviously didn't get something, as he wasn't able to quite match last year's time, but did hold on to win the 880 in 1:59.5. after trailing a Middlebury rabbit the first lap. W.P.I. track finishes up the season this Wednesday with several individuals continuing on after the trip to Trinity with the Eastems and the New Englands.
Tennis takes two by Brian Hallett,
NewspeiJk Staff The W.P.I. Tennis Team ended its losing lkein wtth wins over Nichols and Assumption College. Nichols came in with a4·2 record. The match, which we thought would be an easy victory. tumed out to be IIIIth tougher. After the singles, the score llllod at 3-3. with wins by Mark Haynor, Peter Sharpe, and Don Sabies. Right before the start of the doubles, captain Ken ''Wazoo" Steinhardt gave the team a pep tllk that inspired the team so much that we took all three doubles matches. Saturday, Aseumption came across town. Coach
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by J Gordon Gregory Newspe11k Sports Steff While the other inhabitants of WPI were esther stuffing themselves with pancakes or speeding around the countryside (trying to find "Mower" St.), the Womeo's Softball team was battling for first place in the 1978 MAIAW State Softball Championships held last Friday and Saturday and hosted by Brandeis University First, however, a recap of the women's regular season is in order. WPI opened ,._ season this year by blowing Clark away, 1710. A few days later, Assumption proved much tougher competition, but tha Tech wc.men managed to score the winning run in the last inning. WPI's winning streak ended abruptly when they travelled to Springfield to face AIC. AIC's strong all· around team walked by WPI, 13-4. All of the above games were reported on previously. last Tuesday, In more regular season play, WPI hosted the J .V. squad from lowell I lowell is a D1vision II team) . Sophomore Janet Hammerstrom went 4for-4 for the day, with three singles and a triple. But things weren't going as well for the rest of the team. and going into the laJt inning, WPI was trailing by one point. In ~ amazing replay of the situation that occurred in the Assumption game, Cathy Linehan again drove In the tying and winning runs as W PI squeaked by, 10-9. The next day, the Tech girls travelled to Holy Cross to face what turned out to be a really weak team. The big inning in the Cross game was the third, where WPI brought 12 batters to the plate and acored nine runs, the first run scored on a homerun by Janet Hammarstrom, and then a few more runs were scored toward the end of the inning on another homerun, this time by Catcher Peg Peterson. Holy Cross' pitching proved to be their ultimate downfall, though, as they walked a total of eight batters, six of whom went on to score. Final score: 20-8. With a record of 4-1 , WPI entered the State Tournament, ranked second behind the only team they had lost to, AIC of Springfield. Only four teams were allowed to enter the Div. Ill tournament, and
Athlete of the week The athlete of tha week award goes to nine members of the W.P.I. Crew Team. The men's heavyweight nines picked up two victories this week. On Thursday, they captured the city championship, defeating their closest competitors, Holy Cross by eight lengths And on the previous Saturday, they "stroked" their way to a new course record of five minutes, fifty-five seconds while beating Harvard. A little headwind never hurt anyone. The members of the crew are Doug Meuth, Eric Hedberg, Bill White, Bob " the Rusty Tool" Yule, Brian McCarthy, Bob Coughlin, Scott Booth, Wally Catnach, and the coxswain Herb Dunnington. By the way, if anyone Is interested in writing an article for the Lacrosse games, please call either Dave lesser or Dick Forand at 752-9371. And Safe, when are you going to write another article?
Framingham St. and MIT were seeded third and fourth, respectively. A double elimination format was followed, so that a team had to lose twice in order to lose the championship. WPI was slated to play Framingham first, and the game went smoothly and efficiently, if unspectacularly, and WPI emerged the victor, S.1 . WPI then played their "favorite" team, AIC. In a depressing loss, AIC again beat WPI, this time by a shot-out, 6-0. In the strange twists and turns that a double elimination toumament can take, WPI therefore had to play Framingham St. again, who had defeated MIT who had lost to AIC in the first round; it is much simpler to diagram, believe rna. The girls from Framingham played a much better game the second time around, nearly beating WPI in the si)(th inning• losing 3-2, WPI took advantage of two walks and put three runners across to again take the lead. Framingham's seventh went 1-2-3 and WPI had earned the chance to play their old friends, AIC, for the third time to determine the 1978 Div. Ill State Champion. WPI remained defensivefy what they have been all M8Son - poor. Even when WPI wins, the opposing team ueually scores 8-10 runs. In a championship game, such largess cannot be tolerated. A combination of w alks, errors, and just plain bad judgement gave AIC ita eight rune, while WPI couldn't uae an almost equal number of walks and errors committed by AIC, and scored only twice. A multitude of attitude and personality problems exist on the ta.n (in this retpeCt it's probably not much different than any other team) and most of these problems are solvable. Hopefully, In the. five remaining games to be played on the schedule, the team can pull together and finlah the season with a really impressive record. WPI has only lost to one team, and WPI 1s the second ranked team in the State, an achievement that should not be just paned off. After all, this is only the first year of Varsity status for the softball team. The women of WPI continue their winning ways; another women's varsity team haa shown that it is worth Its budget.
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• • • One big surprise that made a lot of WPI suooorters very nervous was the closeneas of the J.V. eight race. Holy Cross had somehow managed to stay even with the heavily favored WPI boat until the 500 meter mark. WPI finally started to move and beat the Holy Cross boat by nearly a length of opon water. WPI's time was 6:37.0, two seconds slower than Holy Cross' freshmen. " They rowed terrible," said Coach Ploss. WPI's two other victory's went to the women's varisty tour, who rowed to an effortless 17 second win over Assumption. WPI also took the men's varsity four race, defeating Worcester ·state College, Holy Cross, a"d Assumption, in that order. The up and then down freshmen must have been down last Thursday. They lost In both the eight man and four man racea. Last Saturday the crew rowed fifty miles tor their annual rowathon held to raise money for the crew. Everyone made It through the day; a little stiff and sunburnt, though.
Sailors win by Craig Vickery, Newspeak St•ff The W. P I. sailing team took the wind out of the sails of some of the top powers in the east two Sundays ago. After taking seventh in a nine school team race the previous weekend. the W . P.I. team returned to Coast Guard to beat the Coasties on their own water in their own boats. Only Tufts, one of the top rated teams in the United States could beet the Tech crew. Gary Doyle, president of the Sailing club, was at the helm with Edson White as tactician, Duane Delfosse on foredeck and Paul Filewich manning the spinnaker.
White commented that these poeltions were not fixed, and things were generally done by whoever was cloeest. Skipper Gary Doyle credited the victory to excellent spinnaker work by the crfiW, which typically had the chute flying ln under eight seconds. The second place finish of the W .P.I. team Ia remarkable In that they have neither the facilities, budget, nor time to practice that the other teams enjoy. The boats used were the 30 foot Shields, a keelboat modeled after the 1958 America's cup defender "Columbia." W .P I. has two races this weekend, one at Yale and a freshman invitational at U.R.I.
WANTED Be part of the action be a FOOTBALL or SOCCER MANAGER 1978 SEASON - starting September, 1978 Please see Prof. Pritchard - Alumni Gym
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Dining out by George Tobm, Jr. The Meeting House Restaurant. Hours: Mon.·Thurs. 11 a.m. • 12 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.·2 a.m. Kitchen opens until 9 p .m. weekdavs. 10 p.m. on Fri. and Sat. nights. Phone: 753-1209. Well people, find food can be had here in downtown Worcester, and at verv reasonable prices! Thts amaztng discovery was made several weeks ago, when a spur of the moment call was made to "reserve a table for two" so that my date and I would not be stuck for a dining place on J.P. Weekend. Along with that came a humurous response to mv question about The House's dress code... " As long as you wear something, we really don't care what it is!" (The phone is answered by a woman who goes by the name Ursala; she speaks six languages fluently). As we walked through the dark stained, wooden eighteenth-century sty1e doors, the aroma of fine herbs and sauces tingled my olfactory senses. The sights of diahes coming steaming hot out of the kitchen made us all the more prepared to satiate our appetites, and enjoy what lay in store for us. Aher being courteously greeted, we were seated and told of the specials of the evening - a 18 oz. sirtoin steak and broiled scallops. Rolls arrived at the table hot, along with soh creamery butter. We did not feel rushed about ordering; the help by the waitress in delcribing several dishes was given very descriptively, In an unhurried friendly manner. The menu includes such dishes as pork chops, steak.a, lamb and Mafood offerings, as well as some Italian dishes llasagna, spaghetti). Sandwiches ere also offered, as well as omelettes and eeveral choices of dinner or lunch salads. CAll dinners include The Houee's lavish salad bar, all vou can eat, plu• a vegetable and potatoes or rice pilaf). Judging from the gastronomic pleasures other diners were deriving from their dinners, I would not hesitate to recommend any of the menu offerings (I've been told that ChefManager Steve Totolos' Veal Scallopini and Veal Marseila are musts for anyone into exquisite dining enjoyment). After pon-
I Continued from Page 1I dering the various offerings on the menu, I settled for a luscious onion soup - thick with delicately flavored onions, and topped wtth a thick cheese- crouton topping broiled golden brown, and the unlimited refill offerings of the salad bar. My date opted for an excel!ently prepared lasagna. full of stringy mozarella (the way it should bel, ground beef, topped with more cheese and a mild Italian spaghetti sauce, and a serving of The House's soup du jour; an excellent vegetable soup. Everything arrived hot, and we did not feel rushed through our dinner. (Subsequent visits have proven equally successful - good food, a plentiful salad bar offering, and courteous. unhurried service). I'm a particular fan of The House's seafood fillets; all finely prepared, and their salad bar; offering both a spinach salad and a head lettuce salad, plus numerous garnishes: croutons, garbanzos, bean seiad, cheese, olives, cucumbers, a variety of dressings, and...well, you get the Idea. All dinners are priced less than $8.00, with most under $6.00. All disheS are individually prepared by, and cooked to order, by either Chef Jotolus or one of t~e seven cooks that work under his watchful eye. And.. if you're a dessert freak, as I confess to being, save room for one of the many homemade dessert grande finales. IAII the desserts are made by grandmotherly Mary Kay - she gets up at 4 a.m. to bake such treats as luscious Chocolate Whipped Cream Cake, Cheesecake, Mile High, Apple Pie, Carrot Cake. Banana and Chocolate Cream Pies, and lately. Strawberry Shortcake lavishly served with real whipped cream and drooling with crushed fresh strawberries. !I'm now an addict of Mary's Chocolate Cake, other people I've talked to recommend Mary's Cheesecake "the best around" or one of her pies). There is also live musical entertainment almost every night, and a full bar that's open till 12 p.m. on weeknights, and 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. !Alas, the kitchen closes at 9 on weekdavs. and 10 on weekends, so vou'll have to satisfy your late night cravings elsewhere). So Worcester, bon appetite at The Meeting House.
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the Untversllv of South Carolina spoke on strengthening musicianship during choral rehearsals !the Kodaly approach). From the University of Florida, John Grigsby lectured on. " Male Choruses from Broadway Musicals and Operettas." The special guest speaker this year, and perhaps the real highlight of the whole convention was Dr. William L Dawson's lecture on, .. Arranging for Male Voices." Dawson, a well known musician and choral director, is regarded by many todav as one of the finest in his profession. His Tuskegee Choir has thrilled audiences throughout America and Europe, and has over the years maintained a standard of excellence recognized worldwide. An alert and musically sensitive composer and arranger, Dawson has presented programs tn which singers and public are held together in a strong emotional bond. His energy and enthusiasm remains an in· fluence on those associated with choral
mustc, and serves as a constant incem1ve for excellence in that field. The last concert and the closing to the 1978 convention. conststed of four o111 clubs on stage totalling at least 250 members, performing three well· known spirituals arranged and conducted by Dawson himself. The sound was imme1111 and an appropriate closing to the con. ventlon. The knowledge gained at this convention is well worth the prrce of it all. The thr• students from WPI all agree that the whole weekend was quite a unique experience. Already they are looking forward to Ittending the 1979 convention in California. They are planning to use the knowledge gained to further the tradition and imaQI already evident in our own Glee Club. Support must be given by each individull member and the entire WPI community • these goals are to be achieved.
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Thursday. May 4 -Women's softHII vs. Regis, 3:30 p.m.
Friday. May 5 -Thesis pre~ntations: "A Proposed Design of a GPSS Subset for the Honeywell level-4 Minicomputer," linda Lammi, HL101, 1:00 p.m . -"A NetWork Node Design and Implementation," Stan Goldfarb, HL 101, 4:00 p.m. -"Energy Studies for Solar Powered Green Houses and Agriculture Syste~s/' Russ McLean, HL 101, 3:00 p.m.
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Iunday, May 7 -Lens & Light Movie, "The Seven-Percent Solution," 1 & 9:30 p.m., Sl.OO. -Wore. Musician's Assoc.: 11 Sounc:h Unlimited" and "AdrianGervais Orchestra", big band era sound, St. George Orthodox Church Hill, 7:00 p.m. Price: $2.50.
Monday. May 8 -Discussion: "Intermarriage and lnterdating," Higgins House, 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Hillel and Worcester Campus Ministry, Refreshments will be served.
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