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Mayor Levi attends Hillel brunch areas of the city and from all religions.

Mayor Levi talked about the anti­ sem itism he faced when growing up O n Sunday Septem ber II, a on the east side o f W orcester, and the brunch was sponsored by W PI's lack o f it now. "W e understand each Hillel group. The guest o f honor was other better,” he said. During his M ayor Jordan Levi of W orcester. I’ve years on the City Council and as spent the last four years living in and m ayor, Levi has spent a great deal ot around this city and am fam iliar with tim e trying to get the many ethnic M ayor Levi. I'v e heard him speak on groups in W orcester to respect and several occasions, and was prepared better understand each other. to hear more on typical themes.

After his short talk Mayor Levi I was quite surprised by the infor­ fielded questions from the group. One m ality o f the event. M ayor Levi spent dealt with any anti-sem itism he had a few minutes recounting his life felt as mayor. His recalled in his story, and stressing the need to get answ er more o f a misunderstanding involved. He em phasised the fact that than anything else. In 1980, during he is a Jewish m ayor in a largely nonL ev i’s first term, the Rev. Jesse Jew ish city. His point was that often Jackson visited W orcester, and Levi people in the Jewish com m unity feel refused to give him a key to the city. unable to get involved because of the At that time Jackson was very suppor­ view others have of them. He used his tive of the PLO, a group that is antiown sucess in local politics to show Israel. Levi said, “There was a lot of the exact opposite.

In the recent opposition to my decision in the Black m ayoral election Levy won by a wide com m unity, but I met with the leaders m argin. His supporters com e from all

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and explained my reasons to them.

They understood and the resentm ent faded.”

Another person asked about the renovation o f Union Station. The project was held up for varied reasons in the Senate, but finally passed in last year's session. The funding bill is now in the House o f Representitives, but the House is still out o f session. “ Normally the House is back in ses­ sion by now.” said Levi, "but G ovenor Dukakis w on't let them return until after the election.” M assachusetts is also in deep financial trouble, and state funding may not be available.

The highlight o f the event was the presentation of the key to the city to the Jewish student who traveled the farthest to attend WPI. The honor went to Ron Doron of C olum bia.

Mayor Levi congratulated him on his excellent choice o f sch o o l, and wished everyone sucess in the com ing year.

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Mayor Levi presents the key to the city to Ron Doron of Colum­ bia.

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Volume 16, Number 17

Tuesday, September 20, 1988

Plant Services strike brought to an end a

We’re all w in n ersboasts President Strauss

by Jeffrey Coy Features Editor

W PI students walked to class W ednesday morning w ithout having to deal with picket lines scattered throughout cam pus as the strike by Local 254 cam e to an end. The 63 m em bers of WPI Plant Services had been on strike since Septem ber 7, protesting the school's offer of a 70 percent contribution tow ard their health plan.

T he end o f the work stoppage was announced at a news conference held in Founders Hall. Roger C.E. A lbre­ cht assured that the school was re­ lieved that the dispute was over. “The econom ic settlement fell very closely w ithin the lines of our original pro­ posal.” he said. Many feel that the school’s offer of 70 percent in regard to the health plan eventually won out.

"T hey would like to get on with their jo b s,” Albrecht said in reference to the 63 workers. H owever, adjust­ m ents were made for the highly skilled workers. Albrecht did not elaborate upon the details o f the set­ tlem ent.

John Miller. Vice President of the Physical Plant, spoke on behalf of the w orkers. He stressed the difficulties

o f the custodian's jo b , calling il “one o f the most difficult jobs on campus . . . Two sinks full o f vomit are not very interesting at five o'clock in the m orning," Miller gave as an example, “ and that’s a realistic part of their routine." Miller also announced the

development o f a new checklist of custodial duties to be im plem ented immediately.

“These folks really are us." WPI President Jon Strauss announced in conclusion. “There is a tendency to divide up into w inners and losers,” he

contract they previously rejected.

Only Plant S ervice's highly skilled workers walked away w ith "some contract adjustm ents.”

In this sense, the school, indeed, came out as the winner.

Wireless society provides link to Jamaica

by George Regnery Last week H urricane Gilbert caused billions of dollars worth of damage to Jam aica its neighboring islands. Telephone service has ceased to work, and will take about three weeks to be replaced. However, not all forms o f com m unication have ceased to work: am ateur radio, or ham radio, still works. The WPI W ireless Society, a club of about 20 students, has been passing messages between WPI and Jamaica.

The messages that have been sent are designated by the FCC (Federal C om m unications C om m ission) as ARL-19. ARL- 19's are messages that request health and w elfare informa­ tion of an individual.

People all across the country have no way o f knowing whether or not friends or

family in Jam aica are safe, except through a ham radio link. The WPI wireless club is one of many stations that has been providing this link.

People call the Wireless club with a name and their telephone number.

The W ireless club passes this infor­ mation to Jam aica with their radios.

When the m essage gets to Jam aica, they give it to a m em ber o f the Inter­ national Red Cross who tries to locate the person. When they are found, a message is relayed back to the United States with the phone num ber to call and report the information. W hen a ham operator in the United States receives this information, they call the person collect and relate the infor­ mation. The W ireless club has mainly been sending m essages to Jam aica, although they have made a few calls to people to tell them the status o f an

individual. The W ireless club has already sent approxim ately 75 m es­ sages to Jam aica.

The FCC has designated certain frequencies for m essages dealing with hurricanes. The only undergradute at WPI who is licensed to use this frequency is Bob Inderbitzen.

O ther people can use this frequency only if Bob is present in the room. The Wireless club has been loaned an amplifier to use during the hurricane crisis. This am plifier provides 900 watts of power: usually, the W ireless club can only put out 100 watts of power.

Bob Inderbitzen was interviewed on the Channel 7 news last Thursday.

This prompted many calls to the WPI switchboard from concerned relatives o f vacationers in Jam aica. At first the switchboard was not aware that the W ireless club was relaying inform a­

tion. and the sw itchboard did not know the number o f the radio club.

However, the switchboard now has the W ireless club number, so all calls are getting through to the Wireless club.

The Wireless club headquarters is located on the top o f the Salisbury Labs, near the big antennas on the roof.

The Wireless club will continue relaying messages until there are no more to send. If another sim ilar crisis should arise in the future, the WPI W ireless club will again offer their services. As the year goes by. more people will get novice licenses or get their licenses upgraded. If another crisis should arise, hopefully the WPI wireless club will have more mem ­ bers who can use the equipm ent so the job doesn't need to be done by one individual.

Bomb threat at WPI

Field Hockey off to a flying start see page 3

cautioned. “ I hope we can avoid that."

However, to many, such a conclu­ sion is inescapable. In the last analy­ sis. the union just could not hold out forever. It seem s that their settlement is merely a mild reworking of the

by Jeffrey S. Goldmeer

News Editor

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Nicki McGowan and Jody Mormandin go for the ball in a game against Bridgewater State. WPI won the game 2-0 on 2 goals by Carrie Nolet.

This past Tuesday. WPI had its first bomb scare in over eight years. The cam pus police received a call at about eight p.m. announc­ ing that a bom b had been placed in Higgins Laboratory.

The caller, w ho was a male, said that "you have a bomb in the Higgins building, and, ah. you w ouldn't want anyone to get hurt, and have a nice day."

Upon receiving this call, the police sounded the fire alarm in Higgins. The police also alerted

the W orcester Police D epartm ent, as well as the W orcester Fire D e­ partment. The building's occu­ pants were then told that there was an em ergency, and that they must evacuate the building.

A thorough search of H iggins revealed that a bomb had not been planted. At this point, all students and faculty were let back into the building.

The last bomb threat occurred in 1979, during the period in which Americans were held hostage by Iran. It is believed that the previous incident was caused by student protests against Iranian m em bers o f the campus.

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Tuesday September 20, 1988

NEWSPEAK

WPI students travel to the fringe

by Jeffrey Coy _________ Features Editor In the midst of the sum m er’s worst heat w ave, Professor Susan Vick, WPI A ssociate Professor o f Drama and Theater waited, uneasily aboard a Boeing 727. As the plane sat patiently on the tarm ac of B oston’s Logan A ir­ port, the cabin tem perature began slowly to rise. In the seats around her, fidgeting in the stifling heat, were thirty WPI students, many of them mem bers o f Masque, the school’s theater group. In a mere 24 hours, they would all be in London, England, ready to perform at various theaters and street festivals.

Suddenly, passengers aboard the plane began passing out as the cabin tem perature climbed to nearly I 10 degrees. And only one thought could flash through Professor V ic’s mind: “What the hell am I doing here?"

Professor Vick has had several works published and has directed numerous successful stage produc­ tions, but this was the first time she had undertaken an adventure o f this

type. The trip had its genesis in a call from Lance Schacterle, head o f W P I's London Project C enter.

W ould Masque be interested in perform ing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? he wondered to Professor Vick. The Fringe is, she said, "a convention of the performing arts," the largest thea­ ter festival in the world. A nother call was made and Maria W atkins o f the London Project Center was able to secure for the group a slot in the festival. Masque would be one o f over 500 theater groups performing.

O rganization of the trip began.

The group would be performing sev­ eral works w ritten by students as well as one o f Prof. V ick’s m onologues.

Each student filled many roles, whether as actor, publicity agent or technical crew. And arrangem ents were finally m ade to perform at vari­ ous theaters and pubs in London be­ fore actually arriving at the Fringe.

The travellers finally did arrive in London, but only after sw itching planes in Boston and enduring the six hour trans- Atlantic (light. O nce in Europe, the students “w arm ed up"

with perform ances at several London playhouses, offering a program of e n tire ly s tu d e n t-w ritte n w o rk s.

W ithin the week, they were at Oxford.

Professor V ick’s favorite perform ­ ance site. "The atmosphere there was totally com fortable," she said, “the s ta g e , the a u d ie n c e , e v e n the w eather.”

Before heading for Edinburgh, they made a slop al a youth hostel in M elrose, Scotland, "a perfect little village." Several students took to hiking in the nearby hills, taking ad­ vantage o f this "last rural plunge be­ fore the big city," according to Profes­ sor Vick.

By now. everyone in the group had formed their own idea o f what the Fringe would be like.

Professor V ick’s own conception was one o f a focused event, one with a set, straight­ forward identity. But once they fi­ nally arrived in Edinburgh on August 13, they found quite nearly the oppo­ site. "The whole place was totally out of control," Prof. Vick said. “ It was all rather unwieldly.” Indeed, along with the theater festival, Edinburgh

was also playing host to festivals honoring cartooning, crafts, and Pablo Picasso.

All around them, “ from ten in the m orning until three am ," continuous theater kept the old city alive. Groups from everywhere - Britain. Australia, the United States, Japan - performed v ir tu a lly a n y th in g - " A n n ie ” , Shakespeare, experim ental works.

The entire Festival was a huge mix a tastes and cultures.

But the WPI students were not intimidated. Though perhaps over­ whelmed by the m assive scope o f the event, they remained confident in their abilities. The task of getting audiences to choose your show over so many others was, according to Professor Vick, "virtually cutthroat.”

Still, she says, “ We did acquire a few groupies, including som e former WPI faculty."

O ther groups were duly impressed by the students’ abilities. “We were dram atic,” Professor Vick boasted, "w e were solidly dram atic."

The writing was highly regarded, and some professional feedback was re­

ceived in regard to further developing the scripts. And even though it is considered harder for an American group to be taken seriously in Europe, m any international contacts were m ade. The group is looking forward to future exchange.

After working amid the tumult of the Fringe for nearly a week, after seeing more shows than any other perform ance group that was there, after a final, trium phant performance at Edinburgh’s Hollyrood Park in front o f nearly 500 spectators, the troupe prepared for its return home.

“W e were still feeling the exhilaration o f that final show ," Professor Vick said, “even as we stepped aboard the plane for hom e.”

Looking ahead. Professor Vick sees the definite possibility for future trips. As an opportunity to see and learn about the theater first hand, such an adventure is unequalled. Prof.

Vick cautioned, though, that she “was a little too old to have done this for the first tim e.” Perhaps now, after having had some practice, the second time around will be even more successful.

Arts and Entertainment

Music Notes Here’s the Pistols

by Troy Nielsen Newspeak S ta ff A narchy. Venom. Outrage. Filth.

Fury. These are some o f the many words that describe one the most in­ credible rock and roll bands of all time, the Sex Pistols.

The year was 1975 and British rock music had lost its creativity and excitement. Rock had become a form of light entertainm ent, and a small group of people were out to change that. They wanted the shock back in rock, the kind of music that made parents shudder and block their ears.

The ow ner of a bondage clothing boutique called “ S ex ” w as a p ­ proached by 3 m usicians (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock) who w anted a sort o f m anager for the g ro u p .

T he o w n e r. M a lc o lm McLaren, had been the manager of the New York Dolls, and had some expe­ rience in managing some non-conventional rock groups.

McLaren drafted John Lyndon as a singer, b e­ cause of a brillant juke box singing debut in the boutique. He also had a reputation for being rude, insulting, and d isg u stin g , w hich M cL aren thought was essential. John never brushed his teeth, hence the name Johnny Rotten.

W ithin a year o f their formation, the Pistols had a loyal following, and played regularly at the 100 Club.

Their following o f fans consisted mostly o f young teenagers looking for something else in rock m usic— som e­ thing that was honest, energetic, and explosive. They found what they wanted, and the word spread like w ildfire.

The goal of the group was to play brain-beating, no-holes-barred rock and roll, with frantic energy and hon­ esty. They did not want to be com ­ pared with a business-like approach to music like most bands were at the time. Instead they broke the rules, and insulted everyone within 10 feet.

They called the Queen a moron, and stated "she ain ’t no human being” in one o f their songs. When EMI (record label) dropped them because o f too much controversy, the Pistols wrote the song “ EM I” to be sarcastic about the com pany’s controversial nature.

O f course, with a group like this, the controversy spread like wildfire and consequently the Sex Pistols were banned left and right. In fact, they were banned in almost every club in the London area. As usual, the press ate it up like mad, creating plenty o f free press coverage. On a nationwide

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talk show hosted by Bill G rundy, the Pistols appeared and during the inter­ view were asked to say som ething outrageous. They proceeded to say that Grundy was a “ F**king rotter.”

Grundy urged them on. He was then called a "dirty f**ker.” The whole nation was in an uproar, with hordes of phone calls com ing into the station, denouncing the punks.

The group broke up in 1979 be­ cause o f bassist Sid Vicious death.

Sid made quite a personal statem ent whenever he sang “ Bom To Lose."

He enjoyed things like cutting him self with razor blades, and shooting heroin before gigs. His talent on the bass was very limited, to say the least.

Johnny Rotten, now reverting to his original name o f John Lyndon, heads up Public Image Lim ited. He calls the Pistols a farce now but at the time the group was very relevant in the rock music scene in England.

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A Tradition of Procrastination

by M ike Godin As A-term slides by, I wonder what my IQP will be about. W e’ve been working on it since D-term last year and haven’t even offered a pro­ posal yet. We cow er in fear whenever we hear the words “som ething sub­ stantial" from our advisor.

What could be the source of our procrastina­ tion? Beer? No, couldn’t be. Other classes? Maybe, but we really d o n ’t work in those either. Perhaps procras­ tination is something o f a long stand­ ing WPI tradition.

After all, the school, which was “established" in 1865, never taught anyone until 1868.

W hen WPI was "established” in 1865. it was a small school, as small as few sheets o f paper announcing its intentions. It’s exact location hadn't even been decided yet. Eventually Stephen Salisbury's offer o f five hilly

acres was accepted as a good location, and he became one o f W PI’s most prom inent sponsors. For over a year, the trustees conducted an exhaustive review of E uropean engineering schools, sim ply co n cluding that A m erican students w ere different from European students and that bath­ rooms should not be put into the school’s buildings. T w o years into the project, John Boynton expired, pass­ ing away before the building that he sponsored was ever started. However, plans for the building were by this time completed, and W P I's biggest “project proposal" was finished, even if it did take two years.

Proof that the proposal is the hard­ est and the most likley to be altered part of any project surfaced when Ichabod Washburn jum ped suddenly into the project with his ideas for a machine shop. Now WPI would have

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bathroom s and it would have two buildings on cam pus, each with its ow n tower, teaching emphasis, and architect, facing back to back on top o f a hill. Another year passed as the two structures were constructed, faculty w ere selected, and curriculum was developed.

Finally, the opening day notice was issued by the W orcester Free Institute. Classes were to begin on N ovem ber 10, 1868. It took three years for this “WPI project” to finally reach completion. So how can my advisor expect me to do my project in just three terms?

But, alas, m aybe things have in­ deed changed. The opening day no­ tice also announced tuition: free for residents of W orcester County, $60 a year for out o f county people like me.

T h at’s only 99.5% less than my tui­ tion this year.

Drake delights all in coffeehouse

by Troy Nielsen Newspeak S ta ff Before I went to see Barry Drake perform in the pub coffeehouse, I thought " H e ’ll be some folk singer who strums guitar and bores people to sleep.” Oh, how wrong was I! Yes. Barry Drake is a folk singer and he plays guitar, but he is also a re­ cording artist (with 3 album s to date), a virtual walking encyclope­ dia o f rock n ' roll knowledge, a lec­ turer on rock music (he appeared in the wedge the next night with his “ Roots o f Rock n ’ Roll" presenta­ tion), and an overall excellent enter­ tainer.

Barry Drake was raised in New Jersey, and started his musical career (after dropping out o f pre-m ed) in G reenwich Village. Now he travels all across the country, playing his music on college campuses, and per­ forming with people like Van M orri­ son, Jim Croce, and Emmylou H ar­ ris.

The first song o f the night was a down-home New England tune en­ titled “On The Road Again.” This was not the W illie Nelson tune com ­ monly heard under that title. Be­ tween each song, he usually spoke of his experiences o f grow ing up, and

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B a r r y D r a k e d e lig h ts th e c ro w d in G o m p e i’s p la c e . learning how to play music for people.

The third song, “ Me and Julio Down

By The Schoolyard”, was about his grow ing up in New Jersey amongst many different nationalities, espe­ cially Cuban people.

He imitated som e “C uban percussion" sounds with his mouth. The song that fol­ lowed was a Barry Drake original called “Looking For An E cho.” It rem inisced about singing in doorw ays

to get a good sound from the echo in the doorway.

Another song he did was interest­ ing in that the audience learned how the song was stolen from a Bob Dylan tune. The 80s’ tune “ Keep Your Hands To Y ourself’ is actually based on a Bob Dylan 6 0 s’ tune.

The last song o f the first set was a Mississippi Delta Blues tune called

"W alking Blue.” Barry told about the M ississippi players who mi­ grated up North to NYC and C hi­ cago to play their music there.

A fter a break, Barry Drake played another original about the history of rockabilly music, singing about players like Carl Perkins and Bo Diddley. Also in the second set, he played covers from artists such as The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Dire Straits and Bruce Springsteen.

T he best song o f the second set was a Bo Diddley tune called “ Who Do You Love?” It featured the frantic ham-bt ne rythmn strummed on his acoustic guitar, and the wail of his hamionica.

The last song of the night was an Elvis cover. He said that this song was the first record he ever bought with his own money.

The audience w ouldn’t let him go, so he played 2 more tunes. The first was an original called “ Bob D ylan.” The last song o f the night was a popular Buddy Holly cover called “ Not Fade A way.”

It was a great perform ance, with a lot o f personal touch that m ade the concert very enjoyable.

If you haven’t seen Barry Drake before, I highly recommend him.

Tuesday September 20,1988

NEWSPEAK

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SPORTS

WPI romps Randolph-Macon

by Roger Burleson Sports Editor WPI evened up its record to one and one with a 35-14 victory over Randolph-M acon in Ashland, Virginia. It was a tune-up for WPI as this week they will take on Coast G uard which is ranked num ber three in the ECAC. WPI is ranked tenth. The game will take place on Saturday at 7:00 at Alumni Field.

WPI lead at the half, 2 1-7 on three touch-

dow n passes by Greg W hitney. In the first quarter Whitney threw a fifteen yard pass to Evan Elkington. Kevin B uckler's kick w as good and WPI lead 7- 0. In the second quarter, W hitney threw a five yard pass to Mike Bucci.

Again, the kick by Buckler was good and W PI held a 14-0 lead.'

R andolph-M acon answered with a 29 yard pass to cut the lead in half, but W hitney cam e back with his own 29 yard pass to Elkington.

Randolph-M acon come out in the third

quarter with a scoring drive capped with a ten yard run to close the gap to 21-14. WPI started its own scoring drive up, this time it was Mike Bucci with a ten yard run. The kick was good, and WPI led 28-14. WPI got its final score in the fourth on a one yard run by fullback Tom C um m ings.

WPI rushed for 2 5 1 yards in the game, averaging 5.5 yards a carry. G reg W hitney connected on 17 o f 24 passes (71% ) for 201 yards.

WPI men and women sweep cross-country meet

by Roger Burleson Sports Editor On a rainy Saturday at Saratoga Springs, NY, the cross-country squads ran away with both m en's and w om en's Engineers' trophies.

The wom en had never won this meet in its four previous attem pts. However, this year was to be a com pletely different story with the Final score WPI 20, M IT 44, RPI 77 (low score

wins in cross country.)

Chris M ikloiche '91 took the early lead over the 3.1 mile layout with team mate A thena Demetry '91 taking over at the two mile m ark.

At the finish, it was Demetry (first) 19:16, M ikloiche (second) 19:51, Lori DeBlois '8 9 (third) 20:09, sixth freshmen Jennifer Schneffer 20:39, Robin Fontaine '9 0 eighth 21:00, tw elth was Maura Collins '91 21:14, follow ed in thirteenth by Det Curraway '92, fifteenth

Noelle Bonin ’92 21:38, and in seventeenth was Kelly M cQueenay '92 22:04.

W ithout a doubt, this was the best victory ever for the w om en's squad.

In m en 's com petition it was WPI 31, RPI 45, and MIT 51. Art Resca was second in the meet but first man across for W PI. He was followed by Chris Labarre in fifth, Robert Lanclot in seventh, David Certese in eighth, and Carl Benher in ninth.

NEWS

Residence Hall Judicial Board being formed

by Judy Robinson Director o f Residential Life In an effort to offer students more options in the WPI judicial system, a new judicial body has been form ed to respond to student policy infractions. The Residence Hall Judicial Board will augment the efforts o f administrative hearing ofFicers and the C am pus Hearing Board.

The Residence Hall Judicial Board (RHJB) is designed to respond to residence hall stu­ dents who may be involved in a residence hall

or W PI policy infraction, or a non-resident student who may be involved in policy infrac­ tion which occured in a residence hall.

T he goal of the Residence Hall Judicial Board is to work with students who may have violated a WPI policy, to hold students ac­ countable for their actions and to deal with these students as adult m em bers o f the WPI com m unity. Any sanctioning done by the RHB will reflect this goal while keeping in line with precedent set by the Campus Hearing Board.

T he RHJB is com prised o f one C hief Ju s­ tice w ho is a m em ber o f the WPI adm inistra­

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tion and appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs, Bemie Brown; the C hairper­ son o f the Residence Hall Council Executive Com m ittee; and three full-tim e residence hall students. Alternates will also be elected for each of these student positions.

Elections for the RHJB will be held to­ wards the end of Term A. Information about elections and nom ination sheets will be avail­ able through the residence hall staff and the Office o f Housing and Residential Life. Once RHJB officers are elected, a training program

Hockey off to flying start ________________________

by Roger Burleson Sports Editor The WPI field hockey team posted vic­ tories over defending ECAC cham pions B r­ idgewater State (2-0) and A nna Maria C ol­ lege (7-0) this week. Their record now stands at 2-0.

WPI started slowly against Bridgew a­ ter, with W PI being on the defense for m ost of the beginning of the game. But, midway through the First half WPI picked up the pace and started picking up the offensive game. At the 15:35 mark, Carrie N olet scored her First goal of the game. WPI kept up the pressure during the second half controling the ball for most of the second half.

Nolet scored for the second tim e at the 29:10 mark. Kim G abis had three saves for the, shutout.

Against A nna Maria, it was all WPI with Nolet, N icky McGowan, and Lori GrifFtn each scoring tw o goals with Kristen Baierlain adding one. Heidi Sellers and L isa D iFrancesco com bined for the shutout.

This w eek, WPI will take on A ssum p­ tion on Septem ber 20 at 4:30 away. On the 22nd of Septem ber W PI will be hom e to take on SM U. O n Saturday they will travel to Am herst for an 11:00 match.

in judicial hearing procedures, due process, and educational sanctioning will take place.

If you are a full-time residence hall student interested in student governance and judicial procedures, we encourage you to consider running for a position on the Residence Hall Judicial Board.

For m ore inform ation, contact Judy McGuire R obinson, Director o f Residential Life, in the H ousing and Residential Life of­ fice.

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Tuesday September 20,1988

NEWSPEAK

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SPORTS

WPI romps Randolph-Macon

by Roger Burleson Sports Editor WPI evened up its record to one and one with a 35-14 victory over Randolph-M acon in A shland, Virginia. It was a tune-up for WPI as this week they will take on Coast Guard which is ranked num ber three in the ECAC. WPI is ranked tenth. The game will take place on Saturday at 7:00 at Alumni Field.

WPI lead at the half, 21-7 on three touch­

down passes by Greg W hitney. In the first quarter W hitney threw a fifteen yard pass to Evan Elkington. Kevin B uckler's kick was good and WPI lead 7- 0. In the second quarter, W hitney threw a five yard pass to Mike Bucci.

Again, the kick by Buckler was good and WPI held a 14-0 lead.'

Randolph-M acon answered with a 29 yard pass to cut the lead in half, but W hitney came back with his own 29 yard pass to Elkington.

Randolph-M acon com e out in the third

quarter with a scoring drive capped with a ten yard run to close the gap to 21-14. WPI started its own scoring drive up. this time it was Mike Bucci with a ten yard run. The kick was good, and WPI led 28-14. WPI got its final score in the fourth on a one yard run by fullback Tom Cum m ings.

WPI rushed for 251 yards in the game, averaging 5.5 yards a carry. G reg Whitney connected on 17 o f 24 passes (71% ) for 2 0 1 yards.

WPI men and women sweep cross-country meet

by Roger Burleson Sports Editor On a rainy Saturday at Saratoga Springs, NY, the cross-country squads ran away with both m e n 's and w om en's Engineers’ trophies.

The wom en had never won this meet in its four previous attempts. However, this year was to be a com pletely different story with the final score WPI 20. MIT 44. RPI 77 (low score

wins in cross country.)

Chris Mikloiche '91 took the early lead over the 3 .1 mile layout with teammate Athena Demetry '91 taking over at the two mile mark.

At the finish, it was Demetry (first) 19:16, Mikloiche (second) 19:51. Lori DeBlois 89 (third) 20:09, sixth freshm en Jennifer Schneffer 20:39, Robin Fontaine "90 eighth 21:00. twelth was Maura C ollins '91 21:14. followed in thirteenth by Det Curraw ay '92, fifteenth

Noelle Bonin '92 21:38. and in seventeenth was Kelly M cQueenay '92 22:04.

Without a doubt, this was the best victory ever for the w om en's squad.

In m en's com petition it was WPI 31. RPI 45, and MIT 51. Art Resca was second in the meet but first man across for WPI. He was followed by Chris Labarre in fifth. Robert Lanclot in seventh. David Certese in eighth, and Carl Bcnher in ninth.

NEWS

Residence Hall Judicial Board being formed

by Judy Robinson Director o f Residential Life In an effort to offer students more options in the WPI judicial system, a new judicial body has been formed to respond to student policy infractions. The Residence Hall Judicial Board will augment the efforts o f administrative hearing officers and the Campus Hearing Board.

The Residence Hall Judicial Board (RHJB) is designed to respond to residence hall stu­ dents who may be involved in a residence hall

or WPI policy infraction, or a non-resident student who may be involved in policy infrac­ tion which occured in a residence hall.

The goal o f the Residence Hall Judicial Board is to work with students who may have violated a WPI policy, to hold students ac­ countable for their actions and to deal with these students as adult m em bers o f the WPI community. Any sanctioning done by the RHB will reflect this goal while keeping in line with precedent set by the Cam pus Hearing Board.

The RHJB is com prised o f one C hief Jus­ tice who is a m em ber o f the WPI adm inistra­

THE CLASS OF 1990 Invites all members to a welcome back cookout.

Monday, September 26, 1988 Higgins, 5 pm $2.00

RSVP BOX 1256

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tion and appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs. Bem ie Brown; the Chairper­ son o f the Residence Hall Council Executive Committee; and three full-time residence hall students. Alternates will also be elected for each of these student positions.

Elections for the RHJB will be held to­ wards the end o f Term A. Information about elections and nom ination sheets will be avail­ able through the residence hall staff and the Office of Housing and Residential Life. Once RHJB officers are elected, a training program

Hockey off to flying start

by Roger Burleson Sports Editor The W PI field hockey team posted vic­ tories over defending ECA C cham pions Br­ idgewater State (2-0) and Anna M aria C ol­ lege (7-0) this week. Their record now stands at 2-0.

WPI started slowly against Bridgew a­ ter, with W PI being on the defense for most o f the beginning o f the game. B ut, midway through the first half WPI picked up the pace and started picking up the offensive game. At the 15:35 m ark, C arrie Nolet scored her first goal o f the game. W PI kept up the pressure during the second h alf controling the ball for most o f the second half.

Nolet scored for the second time at the 29:10 mark. Kim G abis had three saves for the, shutout.

Against Anna Maria, it was all W PI with Nolet, Nicky McGowan, and Lori Griffin each scoring two goals with Kristen Baierlain adding one. Heidi Sellers and Lisa DiFrancesco combined for the shutout.

This w eek. WPI will take on A ssum p­ tion on Septem ber 20 at 4:30 away. On the 22nd o f Septem ber WPI will be hom e to take on SM U. On Saturday they will travel to Amherst for an 11:00 match.

in judicial hearing procedures, due process, and educational sanctioning will take place.

If you are a full-time residence hall student interested in student governance and judicial procedures, we encourage you to consider running for a position on the Residence Hall Judicial Board.

For m ore inform ation, contact Judy M cGuire Robinson, Director o f Residential Life, in the Housing and Residential Life of­ fice.

SOCCOMM presents "NO WAY OUT"

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Tuesday September 20,1988

NEWSPEAK

Put Your Name On The Line.

Join us in supporting the 40th Anniversary o f the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." This is the historic promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaim ed by the governments in the United Nations 40 years ago.

Today that promise is mocked by governments in more than 120 countries represented in the United Nations.

In Colom bia Dr. Hector Abad Gomez, president of that country's largest independent human rights organization is machined-gunned to death. No one is charged.

In Czechoslovakia Jiri Wolf Is in prison for signing a document in support of human rights.

In South Africa Ntombazana Gertrude Botha is detained without trial because of her church related human rights work.

In every corner of the world men, women and children are imprisoned, tortured and executed because of what they believe.

On betoalf of human rights victims who have been seized or silenced, we appeal to every government, and to the United Nations, to protect all those who raise their voices in defense of human rights.

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Please add my name to help support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

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This being our first new sletter of the 88-89 academ ic year, the Office o f Academic C om ­ puting (OAC) w ould like to welcome everyone back. The O ffice o f Academic Com puting is located in the basement o f the Project C enter (PC). O A C ’s U ser Services Room, PC room 107, provides public dom ain and shareware software for IBM -com patible machines, esp e­ cially AT&T 6300s, and tutorial assistance for all O A C -supported software. A list o f avail­ able software may be obtained at the User Services Room. Individuals need only bring blank, form atted 5" 360K or 3 ” 720K disks to get copies of these public domain and share­ ware packages. In addition, OAC can give information about how to purchase hardware and software. The OAC com puter shop, also located in the Project Center, services all com puter equipm ent purchased from the OAC. New Facilities W ord Processing Laboratory

This lab is located in the College Com puter C enter (CCC) and consists o f 20 AT&T 6300 dual floppy PC s networked to a M icroVAX m inicom puter via Ethernet. A user can access PC-W rite (and soon LATE) on the M icroVAX with these PCs. T w o Hewlett Packard LaserJet Series II laser printers are also accessible via these PCs over the network. A user need only bring data disks on which to save his/her work as startup boot disks and manuals are available at the I/O desk in this lab and the softw are packages them selves reside on the M icroVAX. W ith regards to PC-W rite, a user especially should not use his/her own printer definition file (PR.DEF) - only the M icroV A X ’s PR.DEF file should be used. Also, all important data files should/m ust be saved on the user’s floppy disks, not on the M icroVAX - the M icroVAX is frequently “cleaned up" and users’ files deleted so it should not be relied upon as a storage device.

Encore M u ltim ax 320

Over the sum m er months the CCC D EC-20 was replaced by this new mainframe. The Encore M ultim ax 320 running under the UNIX operating system with 8 parallel processors provides interactive tim esharing service to all W PI students, faculty, and staff for academ ic course work, research, and self-education. The M ultimax may be accessed via the campus data network from a w ide variety o f locations on cam pus in addition to the CCC terminal room which is available 24 hours a day when term s A through D are in session. A user account may be obtained at the I/O desk in the CCC terminal area upon presentation o f a valid WPI ID. M anuals are also available at the I/O desk.

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com plete Kermit manual (a 300+ KB file), can be obtained as well. A copy o f these disks or any other public dom ain or shareware software can be obtained in O AC User Services Room, room 107 in the basement o f the Project C en ­ ter.

M in itab 6.1.1 M initab is the statistics and data analysis package supported at WPI. Minitab is not public domain but has been installed on the machines in cam pus labs clearly labeled “M INITAB". It is illegal to copy this software.

The following com puters on cam pus have M initab installed: 24 PCs in the PC Classroom 6 PCs in the M icroCAD D Lab 6 PCs in the Apt Lab 2 PCs in the M anagem ent Lab 1 PC in the O A C User Services Room.

M initab will be used in math courses d u r­ ing the 88-89 academ ic year. The new version includes: -H igh resolution graphics (640x200).

-Lotus 1-2-3 and Sym phony interface in­ corporated into the software.

-M ulti-factor analysis o f variance for bal­ anced designs (ANOVA).

-Analysis o f covariance for orthogonal designs (ANCOVA) -L inear and quadratic discrim inant analy­ sis.

-B est subset regression.

F or more information on what Minitab can do, contact Professor M arsha Davis in the Math department.

A new 95-page AT& T Introduction M an­ ual will soon be available at O AC and in the labs for users o f the AT& T 6300 and the new A T& T 6300 WGS (W ork G roup System). The A T& T 6300 W GS is a new model of A T & T 's IBM PC/XT com patible. It runs on a 10 M Hz 8086 microprocessor (form erly 8 MHz). It can be equipped with either a V D C 400 graphics card, which has the same CGA and A T& T 640x400 graphics capabilities as the old 6300 OR the new VDC 750 graphics card which gives all the capabilities of the VDC 400 plus EGA graphics and a special A T& T 640x400 16-color graphics mode (not the same as the old 6 3 0 0 ’s DEB mode). A lso, the A drive of the 6300 WGS is on top o f the other drive w hereas it was alw ays on the bottom o f the other drive in the old 6300s. O therwise, the two types of 6300s are very similar. Only the new 6300 WGS can be purchased at OAC. O f course, OAC will still support the old 6300s on cam pus.

T U T O R IA L S C H E D U L E F O R T E R M A

by the Office of A cadem ic Computing All classes are offered in the PC C lass­ room , Higgins 2 2 1, from 11:00 to 12:00 on the days indicated below:

K erm it 2.31

Kermit is a public domain software pack­ age which provides facilities to transfer files between different com puter systems. It also is a text and graphics terminal emulation pack­ age. Some of the new features that this version contains are: 1. Support for ports C O M I through C O M 4 on IB M P C /A T and PS/2 series computers (already supported for PC/XTs).

2. Support for NetBios-based local area networks and Ungermann-Bass Net/One. 3. File attribute packets are now exchanged with other Kermits that know about them.

Original date and time o f creation of files are preserved with the Files. M S-DO S Kermit will know about the size of incoming files and will display the percent done or will reject the file i f there is not enough space for the file on your disk.

4. Improved operation under M S -W in ­ dows.

5. 8-bit characters can be input to the Kermit command line.

6. Many new SHO W commands.

7. A file T R A N S A C T IO N log is now available to record filenames, dates, times, sizes, and status o f files sent or received.

8. Better Tektronix 4010 emulation with graphics drivers for C C A , EG A, V G A . Hercu­ les, and A T & T 640x400.

9. The Kermit script language has been significantly expanded and improved. It is similar to a small programming language.

The Kermit program with auxiliary files fits on one 5”, 360K floppy disk. A complete list of changes from Kermit 2.30 to 2.31 is in the file M S R 2 3 I.U P D on the Kermit disk. A second disk containing M S K E R M .D O C , the

Tue Sep. 13 Wed Sep. 14 Thu Sep. 15 Fri Sep. 16

M S-DOS Introduction M S-DOS Intermediate M S-DOS Advanced Useful Hard Disk C om m ands & Utilities

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PC-W rite PC-W rite PC-W rite PC-W rite Kermit

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Turbo Pascal v. 4.00, Introduction Turbo Pascal v. 4.00, Advanced Turbo G raphix Toolbox v. 4.00 H.P. Laserjet Series II M aintenance 8 Useful Public Domain Program s

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Note: Handouts are available for most of the classes. If there are any questions, call ext.

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Executive council minutes Minutes from the Executive Council of Student Government Meeting, September 8, 1988

The m eeting was called to order at 7:05 by Ellen Sloan. President.

The M inutes from the last meeting were accepted without changes.

Attendance: M em bers present were Ellen Sloan, President; Jon Lamkins, Vice President: Leslie Reed. Secretary: Brian Horgan, SOCCOM: Kim Lernoi, C lass of 1990; Kris Szwaya, Campus Hearing Board; Stephen Nelson, Academic C om m ittee; Jon Tucker, Campus Hearing Board; Pete Mullen, IFC; Chris Talbot, Residential Hall Council; Jac­ queline O 'N eill, N ewspeak: Chris G ray, Class of 1989; Mark W eil. SAB. Two Speakers, one representing the Union and the other representing the Administration spoke to us about the issues concerning the strike. Each speaker was allowed to present their view for five m inutes and then answer questions for five minutes. The union repre­ sentative spoke at 7:00 and the administration representative spoke at 7:30. Details of their speeches were published in the Septem ber 13 issue o f Newspeak.

Old Business: If a m em ber cannot make a meeting, a proxy from their organization must be sent. Please have your report written for Leslie so she will be sure to include all that you reported in the minutes.

The student health education and advisory com m ittee will be handling the issue o f the condom machines.

C om m ittee Reports: Academic Com m ittee - They are waiting to hear from faculty comm ittees.

CCS - D iscussion about the purpose and usefulness of this group was discussed. The idea o f utilizing the group as a task force for m iscellaneous problems was presented, (ie.

Discovering what is happening with Alden Hall and presenting the plan to the WPI com ­

munity.) The idea o f eliminating the group was also presented. The issue has not yet been resolved.

C H B - The first meeting will be held Sep­ tem ber 19. At that meeting.a student represen­ tative for the Executive Council will be elected.

R H C - They had a brief introductory m eet­ ing today.

S O C C O M M - Their new advisor is Chris Jachim ow icz. Parent's Day is com ing soon.

They w ould like to change the name of G om pei’s place, alias the Pub, but will wait until its future is determined.

SA B - The Activities Fair went very well.

They are also working to help Pathways.

IF C - They have established party guide­ lines and registration procedures for fraternity parties. Rush is going well. ’89 - They met with President Strauss.

Graduation will either be held in Harrington or outside. The decision will be m ade 24 hours before graduation.

"90 - They are starting to plan graduation and are thinking o f ideas for a speaker for the cerem ony.

Newspeak - The new News Editor is Jeff G oldm eer.

New Business : Jon Lamkins will be setting up a Vote A m erica program at W PI. We will be encouraging all students to register to vote either in W orcester or at home. If students are voting at home, we have information about absentee ballots and voting early. He needs a few people to help him set this up so if you are interested, send him a note.

Freshm en elections will be Septem ber 30, 1988.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15.

The next meeting will be Septem ber 22 at 7:00 in the conference room in Riley.

Respectfully Submitted, Leslie Ann Reed

“He’s rested, tan, and ready Nixon in ’88!”

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All College Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Resident Advisors are cordially invited to attend the symposium:

AIDS ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS: A PREVENTION STRATEGY Keynote Speaker: Dr. Clark Taylor, Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, CA Wednesday, September 28, 1988 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Amphitheater 1, University of Mass. Medical Center Worcester, MA *This Symposium is free. Refreshments and free parking will be provided. For additional information please call the sponsor: The Univ. of Mass. Medical School AIDS Educational Outreach Program, Tel: 856-6028 If you are interested in atteding please contact JoAnn Van Dyke 831-5520 or 831-5526

Tuesday September 20,1988

NEWSPEAK

EDITORIAL

Checklist provides opportunity for more communication During the meeting last week where President

many students would like to have more input into

Strauss officially announced that the strike was

what goes on with Plant Services since they are

over, one point stood out. He said that because we

very much affected by what they do.

as a campus were able to maintain, if not increase,

The new checklist system provides a prime op­

the level of cleanliness, even though the Plant

portunity for the students to voice their opinions.

Services workers were on strike, we would be

They should be consulted as to what they see as

expecting higher standards from them now. John

having cleaning priority. Forexam ple, if students

M iller. Vice President of Plant Service, said that a

in a certain residence hall feel that their bathrooms

new system had been implemented just prior to the

need to be cleaned more often then they currently

strike, which would provide a checklist of items to

are because of the high rate of use. then they

be completed by each member of the Plant

would ask that the checklists allow for their bath­

Services crew. This is a good way to make sure

rooms to be cleaned biweekly. It would provide a

all the things that need to be done daily, weekly or

way for students to meet with Plant Services and

monthyly are completed.

tell them what they see as working very well, and

Throughout the duration of the strike, many stu­

things that need to be improved.

dents voiced their opinions about who was right,

The students live in the residence halls and

who was wrong, what the real reson for the strike

spend a great deal of time in the academic build­

was, and what wasn't the reason. But one thing that came out clearly from these discussions is that

ings; they need to be involved in what goes on.

COMMENTARY

Simpleton On: Adult men need a way to learn colors. Adult male America suffers from a severe lack of "cultural liter­ acy'’ when it comes to knowing all hut the most common of colors. Accord­ ing to one report, one 23 year old, a recent M BA graduate, mistook crim­ son for a shade of green. Of course, it is not always this serious, byt shades such as maize, ecru, taupe, lapis, and forest are cryptic to today’s males. It is just one more example of ‘cultural illiteracy'. How can we expect to compete with the Japanese when our adults - educated adults - can't iden­ tify our 23rd President, name the capital of Liechtenstein, or distin­ guish peacock from forest?

I asked an expert to explain ‘cul­ tural literacy’ it is not enough for two people to share a language to communicate effectively .. We as a nation share a common history and

must if real communication is going to take place."

I. of course, wanted to now what aspects of this shared history were examples of “ cultural literacy." ‘‘Well, names like Audie Murphy, sayings like ‘caveat emptor’, and titles like ‘Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man’. Its not necessary that everyone read it. of course, but having heard of the title is quite important.

Our children just aren’t being prop­ erly prepared.”

I was quoted a recent survey. A number of children did perform well on the W HSCT - Waterson/Holmes Standardized Color Test - but it was discovered that declined drastically as the children entered their late teens.

Also. b2c/( of those that scored high as young children were owners of the Crayola Big Box - the one with the built-in sharpener.

Intrigued by this, two students at UPenn found that women adults scored high 3 times more often than males. They believe the link might be found in mail order catalogs that in­ clude sweaters and knits in a variety of colors. The readership included

tion begin to recognize this serious default in “ color literacy,” who knows what might come next. Perhaps our next generation of youngsters will not even be able to Find Madagascar on a map. This is a trend that must be stopped.

Garbage Dilemma Dear Mike, On the same day as President Strauss' letter about the W PI Trades Strike, the Ellsworth/Fuller Residents received a letter stating that they would have to clean their own bath­ rooms and put garbage out for daily

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collection. (We never did this be­ fore?!) The only organisms interested in the resulting piles of garbage were dogs (messy!) and an old man collect­ ing bottles. Now the strike is over, but the garbage still remains!

My questions are: what is going to be done with the (hall a ton of... no not ... Arlo Guthrie!!?!?) G A R B A G E ?? and who had the bright idea to an­ nounce a new garbage collection serv­ ice when there are fewer janitors to do it? John Spartan Dear John: After countless hours of research (actually it took about five minutes) and a talk with a Plant Serv­ ices Representative (John Miller had already left for the day by 3:30 on Friday), I found out that the garbage retrieval program was started by a joint Residential Life and Plant Serv-

ices group. It was a temporary solu­ tion to helping with the manpower shortage. Residents of Ellsworth/ Fuller Apartments had to clean their own bathrooms and leave their gar­ bage for daily pickup. Obviously, this was because of lack of manpower to clean the bathrooms and get the gar­ bage. (A similar program was used down in Founders.) The Plant Serv­ ices/Residential Life Committee fig­ ured that they could have someone get this garbage daily. Unfortunately, that person never picked it up or was not available. I was told that now that Plant Services knows the problem exists, the garbage will be picked up.

I hope the dogs had a feast, the old man made a million, and get some ice cream for the half ton and Arlo Guthrie. Thanks for your letter.

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"There are 2 sides to this issue. One is he raises taxes but the other side is what he docs with the taxes. He has done good for Mass with the taxes, so I plan to vote for him."

"Mike Dukakis wants to vastly reduce de­ fense spending. He has had no foreign policy.

I'd rather take Reagan's foreign policy - it has been working well the past 8 years."

1 think Mike Dukakis is taking too much credit for the Mass Miracle. The Mass Miracle comes from defense contractors on rte. 128."

"No. I do not want him to raise taxes for the rest of the United States."

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IQP Insights What is Venice, and why is it in the newspaper?

by B ria n Weissman and Je ffre y Yoder

This B-term. 6 students will he traveling to Venice. Italy to complete thier IQP requirements. While in Venice, this group will complete a “ bootstrap" project which means, in layman’s terms, they will lay the foundation fora possible Venice Proj­ ect Center. They will establish new contacts and confirm already existing ones in and around Venice. The liai­ son in Venice is a scientist who works for Italy’s National Council of Indus­ tries. This council controls all state run research in Italy. Working with this council, the IQP students will be meeting with many different corpora­ tions and organizations to brainstorm possible future IQPs. The students’ goal is to inform them of W P I and how they can benefit from IQPs. By re­ searching Italy’s societal, environ­ mental and scientific problems, these students will determine future IQP topics in Venice.

This research will be done by three

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pairs of students. Each pair will exam­ ine a different set of possible future problems/profits to the government.

These areas are environmental, urban/socio- economic and technical/ scientific. Possible IQP topics to be studied range from potential solutions to the pigeon population to the de­ creasing population within the city to the preservation of the lagoons.

This term the students are com­ pleting their PQPs which include ini­ tializing their contacts and setting up appointments in Venice.

One potential drawback to this Project Center will be the language barrier, the extent of which this initial group plans to determine. They will also attempt to discover how well a student should know the Italian lan­ guage in order to be able to complete a project in Venice. All the students going either already speak Italian, or have taken an introductory course.

Anyone interested in doing a project in Venice in the future should first consider doing a sufficiency in Italian through the Worcester Consortium.

although ii is not a requirement.

The idea for this Pr°jecl Center originated with Fabio Carrera. Fabio is a resident of Venice. I1111He received his Bachelor's degrc’c in electrial engineering from WP* and is now continuing his educati°n at W PI by pursuing his Master's degree in com­ puter science. Fabio weni to Wash­ ington D.C. for his IQP As an under­ graduate. he considered the possibil­ ity of W PI taking IQ P s to Venice. By working through W PI s Project Cen­ ter. Fabio made the necessary con­ tacts in this institution und abroad. He has set up many potential |Qp spon­ sors on a recent visit home. Fabio's point of view is that Venice is eco­ nomically dependent ° n *°urism and small shops: there is no industry. His long term goal is to utilize vVPI's Project Center to encourage an eco­ nomic "rebirth of Venice".

The Project C e n te r urges inter­ ested freshmen to consider Venice as a viable option for their iQp T h e r e will be a general informational meet­ ing in the near future.

By Leigh Rubin

DON'T PLAV 7 ^ DUMB WITHUS! ^ WET KNOW YOU'RE THE BRAIMSOF THE O R G A N IZ A T IO N !!/

by C arlos M . Allende

Tuesday September 20,1988

NEWSPEAK

CLUB CORNER American Nuclear Society Art Club The W P I American Nuclear Society will open its first speaker series by presenting Bob Litman of New Hampshire Yankee. Mr. Litman will discuss current topics regarding the issue of radioactive waste disposal. In­ cluded will be handling procedures, repository siting, and current government policy. There will be a short question and answer session.

Mr. Litman will speak this evening at 7:30 pm in Higgins Labs 109.

APO Make sure you wash the tires!...WELCOME PO TEN TIAL PLED G ES. We look forward to seeing you at future activi­ ties! ...An encore: “ Slappy Sulewtobbagon?"

What kind of name is that?...RUSH, RUSH, RUSH...Wow, what a rush!...Howdy, Stump­ er, Stomp...Lemon Curry? What?...Nice place for a radar- detector, Steve...Shoot me...How fast are you going Steve?...At least my radardetector works! L...Mindy, what did you do with the pen you found last week?...It’s among the mess in my room. Did you find the owner?

I ’ll find it...Strept what?...mm Iks tql. Lick.

Slurp. Suuuuuuck! ...No Agave!...Tofu danish?...What? Did I hear the voice of the Aztec Sun God?...WPI is like being in hell, in a big cauldron of boiling water. For every problem you must face. Satan adds another log to the fire. You a can ignore the extra heat produced by this log for only so long before you get burned.

Announcements, Announcements etc. The car wash was definitely a wild success beyond our wilddess expectations, so my apologies to Newspeak for ranking on them last week. Pay your dues to Mike N. by Sept. I9th? Treasure Valley experience occurs on October I. LD W at UNH, we have at least three people to keep Seth company on the trip up so far. Servant Auction is Tues. Oct. 4 with service on the 5th.

Mindy has volunteered to run this shebang, so give her your support. (As well as your whips, chains, and assorted torture apparatus.) Let’s visit the new chapter at Clark. Right? Just keep convincing people to pledge and shit this col­ umn sounds awful boring this week, so good bye. And Take Off. you hosers.

Flash Bulletin: Organizational meeting for the year. Noon Sept. 26. Prof. Austin's office.

S L 34. We need T-shirt designers. For more info write to Bill. Box 2089.

Pi Tau Sigma Opening Wednesday at a Lower Wedge Near You - Peer Tutoring in Basic Math and Science, Engineering Science, and Mechanical Engineering Courses.

For more information on show times and Feature Presentations. Contact: Manish Gupta @ 754-2025 or W PI Box 1409.

got a new license.

Our Novice classes are still going strong, meeting Tuesday and Thursdays in Higgins 224. at 7:00. ‘Y K has been really busy this week with messages going to and from hurri­ cane-ruined Jamaica, Cancun, and others.

About 75 messages have been sent or received from Jamaica, about l() from Cancun, and others to the Grand Cayman Islands. The messages were delivered there and replies passed on to concerned family or friends by other hams. Bob Inderbitzen, the President, spent many hours and a lot of effort getting

those messages through. Good going. Bob! Also, extra special thanks to a local ham, Peter B. Magee. K A IG H O , who brought up his home-brew amplifier to help get those mes­ sages through with a lot less effort, due to the extra power. It made getting the messages through take minutes, not hours. Again, thanks!

Our next meeting will be this Thursday, at 4:30 pm in the Salisbury Lounge. Anyone interested in finding out about ham radio, including emergency message handling, come and find out more about it.

WPI undergraduate thesis on display in library vestibule

SFS Club Update: Yes. we have a date for King Richard’s (October Ist) and for our first Gaming Weekend of the year (October 29 + 30). Now it’s up to Prez Wombat (i.e. M E) to get off his duff...

Anyway, all problems, comments, sugges­ tions, whatever should be aimed at me c/o Box 929 or (and this is the easier of the two) by knocking at apartment Ellsworth 3.

And Fred’s not doing too badly...

As the man in black closes to within sword’s reach, Fred realizes that mugwort is a healing herb and (while probably very neces­ sary later) is of no use to him at this point. The man swings; the G M groans and looks up tables; Fred uses the time between the swing and the hit to wonder what spells he has memorized.

The GM rolls dice. Fred pales. The man catches Fred's robe, causing something to shatter. Shards of glass fall out of Fred's robe and onto his boots...

N EXT TIM E: Fred examines the damage as the GM gets peeved!\

W PI Wireless Association W I Y K 's trustee. Bob Taylor, held the first of what will probably be several license exami­ nation sessions on Saturday. Fourteen people came hoping to upgrade or get a new license, and 9 passed some test, 5 of which upgraded or

by Lo ra Brueck W P I A rchivist

The idea of students at W PI completing projects as part of their graduation require­ ments is not a new one. The practice began with the first graduating class in 1871. President Charles Thompson proposed to trustees at their annual meeting on June 7, 1871, that the “ graduating class shall prepare a thesis. These theses shall be examined and marked by a committee of experts invited by the Trustees.”

Students read the theses to the examining board on the morning of graduation, were questioned and graded all before receiving their diplomas in the afternoon ceremonies.

For about the first five years, theses were handwritten and largely unillustrated. They consisted mainly of descriptions of scientific and engineering knowledge of the day, such as "The Theory of the Arch” and “ Comparision of Combination Trusses for Railroad Bridges.”

Gradually, however, the theses became more experimental in nature, with students conduct­ ing tests of machinery and materials, propos­ ing bridge, factory and railroad structures, and designing electrical apparatus. Freehand and mechanical drawing were major elements in the engineering curriculum at that time. Illus­ trations in the theses include beautiful draw­ ings, such as those of proposed bridges over Lake Quinsigamond in the I880’s and 1890’s.

Photographs taken by students of equipment and engineering structures now tell us much

Spectrum Video:

"Siaugh terhouse Five”

I

Cjompei’s Thuirsday 9/22 8:00pm

about what the W PI campus, Worcester and local towns looked like. W PI itself provided a number of subjects for projects, such as de­ signs for grandstands on Alumni Field and the Electrical Engineering Laboratories (now Atwater Kent), tests of machinery and manu­ facturing methods at the Washburn Shops, and many more. Local industry, including the Norton Company, Coppus Engineering, and Heald Machine Company welcomed students to perform theses using their facilities, equip­ ment and products.

At the time of World War II, when W PI became largely a campus of Navy trainees, and the academic calendar was condensed to three years, thesis writing was dropped for all but students in the Physics Department. The Phys­ ics Department, however maintained the thesis requirement until I976, after the W P I Plan was underway.

The W P I Archives maintains a complete collection of W PI undergraduate theses. A selection of theses is on view in the vestibule of the Library now through the middle of Octo­ ber. The Archives has set up a database to index the undergraduate thesis collection by author, title and subject using D BA SE on an A T & T 6300. If you would like to leam more about this precursor to today’s projects, come to W PI Archives, Gordon Library, 3rd floor, Monday through Friday, 8am to 2pm.

Tuesday September 20, 1988

NEWSPEAK

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GREEK CORNER Alpha Chi Rho It was another fun week at the Crow House, with partying, sports, and rush taking center stage. The Sex on the Beach and Boxer Shorts parties were blasts, and have set the tone for what promises to be the wildest, most outra­ geous partying year ever. Captain Friendly continues his proud tradition of intimate (but entirely platonic) relationships with the fairer sex. We wish him better luck in the future.

In the intramural sports scene, last Tuesday night the Crows defeated ATO in a close defen­ sive battle in flag football on the omniturf, 20. The only score of the game was a safety, when Brothers Rick Rogers and Al Prescott smashed through the ATO line and sacked their QB in their own end zone.

As always, rush is going strong, thanks to the combined efforts of the entire brotherhood.

The clambake was amazing, as usual, thanks to our cook, Norma Abney, and her intense fivestar Clam Chowder. There are plenty of excit­ ing events remaining on the Rush Calendar, including cookouts, sports (both spectator and participatory), and much more - so freshman check your calendars and come on down!

Finally, Happy Birthday wishes to Broth­ ers Pete Perrotti and Jeff McConnell. Now Pete can finally go out to 21and over clubs with his fianc£! (And Jeff, as Rush Chairman, has probably aged a year or two in the last three weeks, anyways). Many returns!

Alpha Gamma Delta Roses go to Jenn for an awesome job organ­ izing our rush functions. Welcome to the AGD pledges. Get psyched because the fun is just be­ ginning, starting tonight! 120 West St. Be there! Jenn I hope you’re ready!

Everyone pledge an AGD for the lOK walkathon to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Foun­ dation. W e will be walking on Sunday in Framingham. Sign up this week in the wedge.

Phi Sigma Sigma CO N G RA T U LA TIO N S TO O U R N EW PLED G ES!!! Get psyched. Pledging is a blast.

I hope everyone had a great Rush. Thanx for everything Danny and Tammy, now you can relax once again. Good luck to the incredible Pledge Mom and her committee.

We all know that Phi Sig Sigs are awesome

but we proved it to all at the Greek cookout.

Tug-of-war champions!!! Thanx to all those who helped to pull for victory. It was great seeing our letters everywhere. We should al­ ways do the half-time show. And yes. I will dance with, “ The Goat” , mascot again.

So who is gonna mudwrestle with ATO? Phi Sig Sig did awesome last year. Don't worry ATO brothers we won't hurt you: just pin you.

A standing "O " goes to Theta Chi for a great cookout on Thursday and “ Social” hour on Friday.

Don't forget Parents Day!!! If you have free time this week ask Patty if you can help her. Let’s show our Phi Sig Sig pride (and smiles) to all our parents by going to the reception.

Happy Birthday “ 21” to Karin K. So what's it like to be legal?

Everyone go to the field hockey, soccer, cross country, and intramural volleyball games to cheer all Phi Sig Sigs.

Thanx for the “ Warm and Fuzzy” Patty!!

L.I.T.P. Sigma Pi Welcome back everyone! Y FPG was a little slow getting back to work and he doesn't feel he needs to apologize to you uDgrateful fans. So, I would like to say that most of the folks here at Sigma Pi have had quite a wild first two weeks of A-term. Leading the way was our own heartbreaker Lenny Quave, mak­ ing many a young bird cry. Also on my list of bros with SACK are those idiots who traveled north a couple of weekends ago to UNH. On that note almost every weekend has been full of wild, if not, stupid acts of loadedness. It makes me proud.

That hasn’t stopped our football and vol­ leyball teams from starting the year off with Victories! Keep up the great effort! D-team volleyball also started off as it should, with a hearbreaking loss in its first match. * Hey freshmen keep in mind our Mexican Food Fest on the 20th and movie night of the 22nd, and come on down for some fun.

One last word, bros. Remember parents day is coming up, so get the house looking great and get psyched to see Iggy - Speaking of Iggy, the question of the week is “ When is Naz going to move in permanently, and/or when is Randy going to get some new clothes?”

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS SNAP WILL ONLY BE

Theta Chi Theta Chi intramurals are off to another excellent start. Our A and B volleyball teams defeated Phi Sig and Kap. respectively. Also, our football team came away victorious 16-0.

Last week’s rush events included V-ball on the quad, afternoon Bar-B-Q, and the Hawaiian night in Gompies. JP's famous last words: “ Do you think it will be loud enough?" All events were heavily attended and we are looking for­ ward the same this week. We have homemade pizza night on Tuesday cooked by chef Smitty with coaching from Georgeo. the master. And on Thursday we'll be having our last barbeque of rush.

Rick, we can't place it but somehow you look different- but your car finally looks goodsay, how fast can that thing go? Crutch mas­ ters, Serge and Sporto, try the sympathy ap­ proach again. Blaze and JC see identical twins as a good alternative to guidoing. Packy, know any good mechanics? Bill-O, nice method of crowd control. Wanted: transom inspector.

And finally, thanks to everyone who volun­ teered their help in the Bancroft tower land­ scaping project on Saturday.

Zeta Psi

folks, the day you've all been waiting for! The Zetes are back, we're back in force.

Freshmen- where are you?!!!? Has W PI brain-washed you against having fun? What were you thinking? Escape the clutches of the Hill! Come down to our house! We have some good rush events this week. In fact, tonight, come down for some free Boynton Pizza and some movies at 6:00 pm. Later this week, on Thursday, we are having a casino night at 7:30 pm. And then on Friday, we're having a graffiti party at 8:00 pm so bring a t-shirt and your favorite freshman girl...

We'd like to “ thank” Dead Men on Holiday for that (gasp!) rockin' show at our party last weekend...good show guys! We would also like to thank BK for his trip to our National Convention in Calgary this past summer. And last but not least, thanks to Ralpher for finally going shopping!

Congratulations to our new officers: An­ drew Boyer - Sgt. At Arms, Steward - Mike Madara. and Supreme Council: Adam Pease, John Anthony, Dave Rothkopf. and Jamie Maynard. And finally, a big hand and a big congratulations to Adam for his recent engage­ ment to the lovely Jessica and Skull for giving that monster rock to Holly. Good luck to all of our soon-to-be-married brothers - and thank God it’s not me!

“ I may be slow, but I get there...” Here it is

What the Heck is This?

AVAILABLE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM 9 PM TILL 2 AM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, PLEASE CONTACT CAMPUS POLICE AT 831-5433. THANK YOU Congratulations to Jennifer Smith, ’92. She correctly identified the side of Alumni Gym facing Higgins Laboratories taken by Chris Patstone. She wins a Domino’s pizza! This week’s photo should be pretty easy, so get your entries in early, good luck!

Tuesday September 20, 1988

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GREEK CORNER Alplni ( hi Rho It was another fun week at the Crow House, with partying, sports, and rush taking center stage. The Sex on the Beach and Boxer Shorts parties were blasts, and have set the tone for what promises to be the wildest, most outra­ geous partying year ever. Captain Friendly continues his proud tradition of intimate (but entirely platonic) relationships with the fairer sex. We wish him better luck in the future.

In the intramural sports scene, last Tuesday night the Crows defeated ATO in a close defen­ sive battle in Hag football on the omniturf, 20. The only score of the game was a safety, when Brothers Rick Rogers and Al Prescott smashed through the ATO line and sacked their QB in their own end zone.

As always, rush is going strong, thanks to the combined efforts of the entire brotherhood.

The clambake was amazing, as usual, thanks to our cook, Norma Abney, and her intense fivestar Clam Chowder. There are plenty of excit­ ing events remaining on the Rush Calendar, including cookouts, sports (both spectator and participatory), and much more - so freshman check your calendars and come on down!

Finally, Happy Birthday wishes to Broth­ ers Pete Perrotti and Jeff McConnell. Now Pete can finally go out to 21 and over clubs with his fiance! (And Jeff, as Rush Chairman, has probably aged a year or two in the last three weeks, anyways). Many returns!

Alpha (iam m a Delta Roses go to Jenn for an awesome job organ­ izing our rush functions. Welcome to the AGD pledges. Get psyched because the fun is just be­ ginning, starting tonight! 120 West St. Be there! Jenn 1 hope you're ready!

Everyone pledge an AGD for the I OK walkathon to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Foun­ dation. We will be walking on Sunday in Framingham. Sign up this week in the wedge.

Phi Sigma Sigma C O N G RATULATIO N S TO O UR N EW PLED G ES!!! Get psyched. Pledging is a blast.

I hope everyone had a great Rush. Thanx for everything Danny and Tammy, now you can relax once again. Good luck to the incredible Pledge Mom and her committee.

We all know that Phi Sig Sigs are awesome

but v\e proved u to all at the Greek cookout.

Tug-of-war champions!!! Thanx to all those who helped to pull for victory. It was great seeing our letters everywhere. We should al­ ways do the half-time show. And yes. I will dance with, "The Goat", mascot again.

So who is gonna mudwrestle with ATO? Phi Sig Sig did awesome last year. Don't worry ATO brothers we won't hurt you; just pin you.

A standing "O " goes to Theta Chi for a great cookout on Thursday and “ Social" hour on Friday.

Don't forget Parents Day!!! If you have free time this week ask Patty if you can help her. Let's show our Phi Sig Sig pride (and smiles) to all our parents by going to the reception.

Happy Birthday “ 21“ to Karin K. So what's it like to be legal?

Everyone go lo the field hockey, soccer, cross country, and intramural volleyball games to cheer all Phi Sig Sigs.

Thanx for the "Warm and Fuzzy” Patty!!

L.I.T.P. Sigma Pi Welcome back everyone! YFPG was a little slow getting back to work and he doesn't feel he needs to apologize to you uDgrateful fans. So, I would like to say that most of the folks here at Sigma Pi have had quite a wild first two weeks of A-term. Leading the way was our own heartbreaker Lenny Quave. mak­ ing many a young bird cry. Also on my list of bros with SA CK are those idiots who traveled north a couple of weekends ago to UNH. On that note almost every weekend has been full of wild, if not, stupid acts of loadedness. It makes me proud.

That hasn't stopped our football and vol­ leyball teams from starting the year off with Victories! Keep up the great effort! D-team volleyball also started off as it should, with a hearbreaking loss in its first match.

Hey freshmen keep in mind our Mexican Food Fest on the 20th and movie night of the 22nd, and come on down for some fun.

One last word, bros. Remember parents day is coming up, so get the house looking great and get psyched to see Iggy - Speaking of Iggy, the question of the week is "When is Naz going to move in permanently, and/or when is Randy going to get some new clothes?”

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS SNAP WILL ONLY BE

Theta ( hi Theta Chi intramurals are off to another excellent start. Our A and B volleyball teams defeated Phi Sig and Kap. respectively. Also, our football team came away victorious 16-0.

Last week's rush events included V-ball on the quad, afternoon Bar-B-Q. and the Hawaiian night in Gompies. JP's famous last words; "Do you think it will be loud enough?" All events were heavily attended and we are looking for­ ward the same this week. We have homemade pizza night on Tuesday cooked by chef Smitty with coaching from Georgeo, the master. And on Thursday we'll be having our last barbeque of rush.

Rick, we can't place it but somehow you look different- but your car finally looks goodsay, how fast can that thing go? Crutch mas­ ters, Serge and Sporto, try the sympathy ap­ proach again. Blaze and JC see identical twins as a good alternative to guidoing. Packy, know any good mechanics? Bill-O. nice method of crowd control. Wanted: transom inspector.

And finally, thanks to everyone who volun­ teered their help in the Bancroft tower land­ scaping project on Saturday.

Zeta Psi

folks, the clay you’ve all been waiting for! The Zetes are back, we're back in force.

Freshmen- where are you?!!!? Has W PI brain-washed you against having fun? What were you thinking? Escape the clutches of the Hill! Come down to our house! We have some good rush events this week. In fact, tonight, come down for some free Boynton Pizza and some movies at 6:00 pm. Later this week, on Thursday, we are having a casino night at 7:30 pm. And then on Friday, we're having a graffiti party at 8:00 pm so bring a t-shirt and your favorite freshman girl...

We'd like to "thank" Dead Men on Holiday for that (gasp!) rockin’ show at our party last weekend...good show guys! We would also like to thank BK for his trip to our National Convention in Calgary this past summer. And last but not least, thanks to Ralpher for finally going shopping!

Congratulations to our new officers: An­ drew Boyer - Sgt. At Arms, Steward - Mike Madara. and Supreme Council: Adam Pease, John Anthony. Dave Rothkopf, and Jamie Maynard. And finally, a big hand and a big congratulations to Adam for his recent engage­ ment to the lovely Jessica and Skull for giving that monster rock to Holly. Good luck to all of our soon-to-be-married brothers - and thank God it’s not me!

“ I may be slow, but I get there..." Here it is

What the Heck is This? ...

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AVAILABLE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM 9 PM TILL 2 AM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, PLEASE CONTACT CAMPUS POLICE AT 831-5433. THANK YOU Congratulations to Jennifer Smith, ’92. She correctly identified the side of Alumni Gym facing Higgins Laboratories taken by Chris Patstone. She wins a Domino's pizza! This week’s photo should be pretty easy, so get your entries in early, good luck!

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NEWSPEAK

Tuesday September 20,1988

SOCCOMMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SPECTRUM COMMITTEE is proud to present:

KURT VONNEGUT author, critic lecture topic: "How to get a job like mine" Friday, September 23, 8:00 pm

HARRINGTON AUDITORIUM Free to WPI students, faculty, and staff $2.00 General Public A reception for Mr. Vonnegut will be held in Alden Hall following the lecture. fie

Tuesday September 20, 1988

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CLASSIFIEDS LOST - HP Calculator. If found please contact Tom Bruns at 755- 0481 or Box 220.

Seniors and Juniors who have not picked up their '87 Yearbook -please come to the Peddler Office this week during Senior Pictures. '85 and '86 yearbooks will be sold for SI each to those who want them.

Project Students: Need statistical help?

Contact the W PI Statistical Consulting Serv­ ice. Available to faculty and students. Send all inquiries to Prof. Petruccelli, Stratton Hall 105C. W A N T ED - Two financial aid work-study students to assist in preparation of materials for the Seminar Division of Continuing Education Dept, at 20 Trowbridge 2nd floor. Call x5517 for details.

Roommate Needed - (male) for school year. Nice Apartment, walking distance, own bedroom. $2()0/month plus 1/3 utilities. Call today 792-0049, leave message.

Frank and Shawn - The Mets won it in ’86 and they’ll be popping the champagne corks after four games this year! You can bet on it.

Class of ’90 - don’t forget the picnic on 9/

Start practicing for the Lyp Sync - Oct. 6 How do ferrets mate? Aren’t they too low to the ground?

Did you know that W PI conducts animal experimentation on campus? Do you want it to stop? Drop a note (o Brian, Box 2507 if you agree.

Newspeak will run classilieds free (or all W P I students, faculty, and staff Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines Adss of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $3 00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line Classified ads must be paid for in advance.

No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one sub|ect The deadline for ads is the Friday before publication.

All classified ads must be on individual sheets of paper and must be accompanied by the writer's name, address and phone

“ Do you know how to say no?" Come and find out on September 29th. 7pm, Gompei’s place.

President Bob, TV and Newspaper Celeb­ rity— QSL?

Name.

Phone

Address.

Total Enclosed $_

AD TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Get your friends together - the Lyp Sync is coming!

Allow only 30 characters per line

Phi Sig Sig is psyched on our pledges.

Thanx Danny and Tammy for a great rush.

L IT P !!!!

-----------------------------------“Tom" - Are you looking forward to dinner on Saturday? "Jean” . P S. Je t’aime.

Help stop Animal experimentation at WPI. Send a note to Brian, Box 2507 if you’re interested.

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B E A K E R Alert!!!

Maggie had two little gold kitties.

Submit to Pathways. Dust off the pen and paper and create a poem, short story, or pen and ink drawing. BO X 5150.

Beware the air freshener from hell!

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25% off with this ad I per Customer Expires 10/25/88

W e Accept Keith, has it sunk in yet?

If you want anymore chocolate yogurt, pay for it yourself.

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441don’t want a lot of hype.

I just want something I can count on.^

Wakeup Calls!

Keep forgetting to set your a larm ? tired of waking up to a stupid buzzer every m orning? T ry a wakeup ca ll!!!

F o r only $2.00 a week we w ill wake you up in time for class in a memo* rable way.

Some long distance companies promise you the moon, but what you really want is dependable, high-quality service. That’s just what you’ll get when you choose AT&T Long Distance Service, at a cost that’s a lot less than you think. You can xpect low long distance rates, 24-hour operator assistance, clear connections and immediate credit for wrong numbers.

And the assurance that virtually all of your calls will go through the first time.

That’s the genius of the AT&T Worldwide Intelligent Network.

When it’s time to choose, forget the gimmicks and make the intelligent choice—AT&T. If youd like to know more about our products or services, like International Calling and the AT&T Card, call us at 1800 222-0300.

Ju s t send yournam e, telephone #(no hall phones please), a schedule of when you wish to be awakened M onday thru Frid a y and $2.00(cash or check) to W P I box 2307. M ake all checks payable to Stephen Nelson.

Service available only in W orcester.

HUNGRY? THINK

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ANGELA'S 257 Park Ave. Worcester, Ma. Tues.-Sun: 4:30-10:30

The right choice.

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What’s Going On? Tuesday, September 20 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. - ‘‘Introduction to D ISC O V ER ", computer-aided career guidance system.

■ Student Counseling Center, free.

Wednesday, September 2!

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. - “ Academic Success Workshop". Part III. Student Counseling Center, free (may bring your own lunch).

4:00 p.m. - Women’s Tennis: MIT, Home.

7:00 p.m. - Soccer : MIT. Home.

8:00 p.m. - Video: “ No Way Out." Gompei’s Place. Free.

Thursday, September 22 7:15 p.m. - Field Hockey: SM U, Home.

8:00 p.m. - Spectrum Video: “ Slaughterhouse Five." Gompei's Place. Free.

Friday, September 23 8:00 p.m. - Spectrum: Kurt Vonnegut, Harrington Auditorium, Free to W PI. S2.00 to public.

Reception following in Alden Hall.

Saturday, September 24 10:00 a.m. - Soccer : Coast Guard. Home 11:00 a.m. - Women’s Tennis: Emanuel. Home.

1:00 p.m. - Men’s Cross Country : Framingham/Babson, Home PA R EN T 'S D AY '88 : President Strauss: “ W P I Today and Tomorrow." 2:00 p.m., Harrington Auditorium 2:45 p.m. Hypnotist: James Mapes, Harrington Auditorium Sunday, September 25 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. - Film: “ Broadcast News". Alden Hall, $2.00 Monday, September 26 4:00 p.m. - Women's Tennis: Assumption. Home.

Newspeak Wants You! Join the best organization on campus!

Learn a valuable skill in our various departments: Writing/Computer Layout Business/Advertising/Photo/Sports

Tuesday September 20,1988

POLICE LOG Saturday, September 10, 1988 - Complaint received regarding noise on Dean St. Officers report loud noise coming from the K A P fraternity. Officers secured the stereo that was playing loudly.

12:51 am - Complaint received about loud persons in the Fuller basketball court area. Officer responds and advises players to cease.

12:58 am - SNaP reports person in the wedge with an injured finger. Officers respond and transport the person to the hospital.

7:30 am - Power failure hits the campus, power was restored quickly.

2:25 pm - Officer responds to a woman collapsed in Institute Park. Woman was having a heart attack. Officer performed CPR, and victim was transported to hospital by City Ambulance.

4:44 pm - Complaint received regarding Sigma Pi brothers playing football in the street. Officer responds and advises brothers to remove themselves from the street.

Sunday, September I I , 1988 1:32 am - Student calls complaining of a larceny of a couch being stolen from a porch at his apartment. Officers completed their reports.

2:26 am - RA calls from Morgan regarding subjects in the hallway wishing that they be removed.

Officers respond.

2:28 am - Worcester Police calls regarding several complaints about a party at Boynton St. and Institute Road. A sergeant and officers respond. Sergeant reports that party at Sig Ep is breaking up and that there is traffic from people leaving the party. Sergeant also reports a loud stereo located at Lambda Chi. 2:46 am - Complaint received at Fuller Apartments regarding people playing basketball.

Subjects were advised.

3:03 am - Report of noise in the Humboldt Ave area. Several females in the roadway near SAE. Officers respond and report no disturbance, that people were moving along.

Monday, September 12, 1988 - Noise complaint received at Stoddard Complex regarding people making excessive noise. Officers contacted and reports all is quiet in the courtyard.

8:58 am - Officers request an ambulance to Olin Hall for a student having a seizure. Subject stabilized and transported to Hahnemann Hospital for further evaluation.

10:55 am - Salisbury Building- female had fainted and was transported to the infirmary with an injured hand.

Tuesday, September 13, 1988 10:46 am - Accident at Institute and Hackfeld involving the mail truck. Driver of the van was slightly injured and was transported to the hospital for evaluation. Worcester P.D. completes reports.

1:08 pm - Officer requests assistance in the quad w ith a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.

1:15 pm - Officer requests that Worcester P.D. Wagon be contacted, one subject under arrest.

7:58 pm - Call received regarding a possible bomb being placed in Higgins Labs. The building was evacuated and W P I and Worcester Police Officers searched the building, and the building was declared secure. Classes then resumed.

10:23 pm - Student falls at Stoddard C. Officers respond and subject was transported to UMass Medical Center for a knee injury.

Wednesday, September 14, 1988 11:09 pm - SNaP reports a student injured on the field. Officer requests an ambulance for the student who has a knee injury. Student was transported to the hospital.

For more information, contact box 2700 or call 831-5464.

PARENT’S DAY ’88 HYPNOTIST: JAMES MAPES

HARRINGTON SATURDAY 9/24 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm FREE