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Five men injured

Accident at Fuller Labs site by H eid i Lundy Newspeak S ta ff

Five men were injured on the construction site of Fuller Laborato ries on December 13. three days be fore Christmas break. Around 3:30 pm an 8 by 14 foot section of cement floor on the main level of the building collapsed. On the Salisbury Street side of the building the main floor is actually 2 stories above the ground. Six men were working to smooth and finish the cement section when it swung open like a trap door, plunging them into the cement basement 40 feet below. One cement worker managed to hold on to the girders and save himself. The rest were transported to the hospital. Several organizations are investi gating the accident, including W PI and the City Code Commission. The accident gained the construction site the scrutiny of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA), a federal government or ganization located in Springfield, Massachusetts. OSHA had a meeting last week and stated that several cita tions would be issued concerning general safety on the site, and on the accident itself. Mr. John Miller of the WPI Department of Plant Services stated that W PI is a part of OSHA’s regular routes of inspection now. An official statement the day after the accident stated the cause of the accident as being too much wet con crete in that particular area. The metal decking wasn't strong enough to hold it. Mr. Miller also stated that they are about 3 weeks behind schedule be cause of repercussions of the acci dent. He said on a positive note that a floor was poured last week and the area of the accident is being removed so it can be rebuilt. The five men who fell had to be dug out of the wet cement and styro foam that fell on top of them. Jose

Robiero, 43, of Clinton, was treated at the UMASS Medical Center and re leased. Joao Mello, 30, of Clinton was reported to have internal injuries and a fractured ankle; Kenneth Gould, 48, of Worcester was reported to have fractured ribs and a compression frac ture in the spine. The two other work ers were William Cunningham, 39, of Stoneham and Carlos Souza, 31, of Hudson. Mike Dorsey, W PI Director of News Services, said all 5 men were out of the hospital for Christmas. The workers were employed by D and M Concrete Floor Co. of Fall River, MA. The part of the building where the floor collapsed was to be a triangular section on the front. The building is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 1990, although some sec tions will be open to students next fall. The building will house the Computer Science Department, the Instruc tional Media Center and a 400 seat lecture hall.

NEWSEPAK STAFF PHOTO/JONATHAN FRENCH

The section of cement floor that collapsed in the December 13 ac cident which injured five workers.

The Student Newspaper of W orcester Polytechnic Institute

Volume 17, Number 1___________________________ Tuesday, January 17,1989

MW Repertory Theatre Etc. debuts by Troy Nielsen Newspeak Stuff

M W Repertory Theatre, etc.. in case you didn’t read John Drummey’s article yet, is a new sort of “ subdivi

sion” of W P I's theatre group. Masque. This group is tackling two very difficult one-act plays: “The Dumb Waiter” by Harold Pinter and “The Actor’s Nightmare” by Christo pher Durang. Both of these plays are

N E W S P E A K ST A F F PH OTO/GARY D E L G R E G O

Diego Leske strangles B ill B u llard in a M W Rep Productions, Etc. rehersal.

being performed on January 20,21. and 22 at 8pm, 8pm, and 2pm respec tively. The $2 admission fee covers the cost of the scripts and royalties. One must realize that these plays aren’t average, ordinary, read-themin-junior-high-school plays. The amount of talent and acting depth involved in order to successfully pres ent these plays is extraordinary. The reason these plays were chosen was because certain Masque members wanted to find something different to perform. After deciding on a short one-act play, it was suggested that 2 one-act plays be performed. The di rectors of each play decided on the works to be performed. After observing the rehearsals of these plays, I must say that the all of the people involved are doing a great job of providing quality theatre on campus. “ The Dumb Waiter” is by one of the best British “ new wave” play wrights from the 1950's, Harold Pin ter. This particular play was first presented at the Hampstead Theatre Club on January 21st, I960. The

Financial Aid applications available possible, The financial aid application 2. Important points related to the packets for the academic year 1989FAF: 90 are available now. Current finan a. There are instructions for every cial aid recipients in the classes of data item requested; '90, *91 and ’92 who h*.-e been en b. The FAF for 1989-90 is primar rolled since Term A ’8^ should al ily a laser “ scanned” form, therefore ready have received th<.r packet in your line entries must be entered ac their mailboxes. If you did not re cording to instructions; and ceive an application and plan to c. Most important: make a copy of apply for assistance please obtain the the FAF before it is submnitted to the necessary forms at the Financial Aid College Scholarship Service and re Office. tain it for your records. The following list contains sev 3. Our instructions refer to forms eral items to consider as students and for “Divorced or Separated Parents” parents begin completion of the ap as well as families who operate a plication forms. Please review the business or farm... these forms are following and note those items rele available in the Financial Aid Office. vant to your application: 1. Completion of the Financial 4. Please be aware that you will not be advised of your financial aid Aid Form (FA F) is much easier if until approximately July 1, 1989. students and parent(s) have com pleted their tax returns. Therefore, in Financial Aid recipients in the current freshmen class should note that this conjunction with your parent(s), upperclass notification date is consid please make every effort to complete your 1988 IR S tax returns as soon as erably later than the date entering ■»*»♦«**■* < ■»: : . , S*•:.*

freshmen are notified. 5. Current members of the Class of ’89 who anticipate continued en rollment in the 1989-90 academic year will need to obtain an applica tion packet at the Financial Aid Of fice. {Please note that the policy of Finacial Aid eligibility for grants and scholarships being available for 16 terms only is closely monitored.) 6. Students who entered W PI during the current term C *89 will have to obtain their application pack ets for 1989-90 at the Financial Aid Office. 7. All students applying for fi nancial aid for the 1989-90 academic yean please note relevant deadlines are indicated on the application packet and included in the instruc tions. 8. Most importantly, please con tact staff members of the Financial Aid Office for any questions you may have regarding completion of the 1989-90 forms.

play features the discussions of Britians Ben Nicholas Selby (played by Diego Leske) andGus George Tobey (played by Bill Bullard) as they wait for something in the dark and dingy basement of a Birmingham cafe. The director is Nadeem Ahmad. The plot of “The Dumb Waiter is incredibly vague to say the least. But the plot is almost immaterial because the inner thoughts and philosophy of the actors is what dominates this play, which is part of the existentialistic approach. For some reason. I think that a good way to describe the play is “dark tension with almost no resolution," which makes for a very interesting play. Diego and Bill showed intensity and concentration in their rehearsals that will prove the play to be very success ful I am sure. Things like man’s na ture, questioning authority and freethinking are the main topics of this “ abstract” type of theatre. So the bottom line is that in order to under stand this play, you must go and see it for yourself because “ summariz ing” the play to you is virtually impos sible. The other play, “ The Actor’s Nightmare” is an interesting mix of existentialism and British humor. "The Dumb Waiter” will make you

think, while "The Actor's Nightmare" will make you laugh like hell and then think. The students involved are di rector Brian Freeman, actors and ac tresses Kajsa Cadwell, Alicia Martin, Cheryl Pegnam, Minette Levee, and William Katzman. I was pleased to see that a number of freshman are a part of this production because the continuation of quality theatre from Masque is important to the W PI community. “ The Actor’s Nightmare" is basi cally about what happens when con fused man somehow forgets who he is and winds in a theatre as a substitute actor for the great Edwin Booth. This confused man is brilliantly played by junior Minette Levee. The actor’s nightmare seems to be reality but the confused man can’t tell as he is forced to act when never attended rehearsals. The humor arises from his vain at tempts to patch together his lines, improvise, and adapt to the seemingly endless string of actors presented to him. The themes here seem to be isolation and insecurity. Once again, you have to witness these productions in order to experience the wonderful abstract nature of the two plays. Is it all a dream? Find out at “The Dumb Waiter” and if you can’t figure it out the first time, try again at “The Actor’s Nightmare.”

Jody Normandin passes 1,000 career point mark (W PI News Release) - W P I’s basketball standout, junior Jody Nor mandin of Westminster, Mass, chipped in eight points in a game played against Nichols College re cently, putting her over the 1,000 career point mark. Normandin now has l ,006 total career points. The 1986 ECAC Division III Rookie of the Year and freshman starter has led the women’s basketball team in shooting for the past two years and is currently averaging 17.8 points per game. Normandin is also ranked as one of the best three-point shooters in New England. In addition to basketbal, Nor mandin also plays field hockey and

lacrosse at W P I and is “ one of the best female athletes that I have seen come through the college," head basketball coach Naomi Graves said. "Jody is a true competitor and it is a great ac complishment for her to reach the 1,000 point mark in her junior year.”

Welcome Back to WPI. Have a great new year - only seven weeks until spring break!

Five men injured

Accident at Fuller Labs site by H eid i Lundy Newspeak S ta ff

Five men were injured on the construction site of Fuller Laborato ries on December 13. three days be fore Christmas break. Around 3:30 pm an 8 by 14 fool section of cement floor on the main level of the building collapsed. On the Salisbury Street side of the building the main floor is actually 2 stories above the ground. Six men were working to smooth and finish the cement section when it swung open like a trap door, plunging them into the cement basement 40 feet below. One cement worker managed to hold on to the girders and save himself. The rest were transported to the hospital. Several organizations are investi gating the accident, including W PI and the City Code Commission. The accident gained the construction site the scrutiny of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA), a federal government or ganization located in Springfield. Massachusetts. OSHA had a meeting last week and stated that several cita tions would be issued concerning general safety on the site, and on the accident itself. Mr. John Miller of the W PI Department of Plant Services stated that W PI is a part of OSHA’s regular routes of inspection now. An official statement the day after the accident stated the cause of the accident as being too much wet con crete in that particular area. The metal decking wasn't strong enough to hold it. Mr. Miller also stated that they are about 3 weeks behind schedule be cause of repercussions of the acci dent. He said on a positive note that a floor was poured last week and the area of the accident is being removed so it can be rebuilt. The five men who fell had to be dug out of the wet cement and styro foam that fell on top of them. Jose

Robiero, 43, of Clinton, was treated at the UMASS Medical Center and re leased. Joao Mello, 30, of Clinton was reported to have internal injuries and a fractured ankle: Kenneth Gould, 48, of Worcester was reported to have fractured ribs and a compression frac ture in the spine. The two other work ers were William Cunningham, 39. of Stoneham and Carlos Souza, 31, of Hudson. Mike Dorsey. W PI Director of News Services, said all 5 men were out of the hospital for Christmas. The workers were employed by D and M Concrete Floor Co, of Fall River, MA. The part of the building where the floor collapsed was to be a triangular section on the front. The building is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 1990, although some sec tions will be open to students next fall. The building will house the Computer Science Department, the Instruc tional Media Center and a 400 seat lecture hall.

NEWSEPAK STAFF PHOTO/JONATHAN FRENCH

The section of cement floor that collapsed in the December 13 ac cident which injured five workers.

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Volume 17, Number 1___________________________ Tiiesday, January 17,1989___________

MW Repertory Theatre Etc. debuts by Troy Nielsen Newspeak Staff

MW Repertory Theatre, etc., in case you didn’t read John Drummey’s article yet, is a new sort of “ subdivi

sion" of W P I's theatre group. Masque. This group is tackling two very difficult one-act plays: "The Dumb Waiter" by Harold Pinter and “The Actor’s Nightmare" by Christo pher Durang. Both of these plays are

N F.W SPEA K STAFF' PHOTO/<;ARY D E L C R E G O

Diego Leske strangles B ill Bullard in a M W Rep Productions, Etc. rehersal.

being performed on January 20,21, and 22 ai 8pm, 8pm, and 2pm respec lively. The $2 admission fee covers the cost of the scripts and royalties. One must realize that these plays aren't average, ordinary, read-themin-junior-high-school plays. The amount of talent and acting depth involved in order to successfully pres ent these plays is extraordinary. The reason these plays were chosen was because certain Masque members wanted to find something different to perform. After deciding on a short one-act play, it was suggested that 2 one-act plays be performed. The di rectors of each play decided on the works to be performed. After observing the rehearsals of these plays. I must say that the all of the people involved are doing a great job of providing quality theatre on campus. “The Dumb Waiter" is by one of the best British “ new wave" play wrights from the I950's, Harold Pin ter. This particular play was first presented at the Hampstead Theatre Club on January 21st, I960. The

Financial Aid applications available possible. The financial aid application 2. Important points related to the packets for the academic year 1989FAF: 90 are available now. Current finan a. There are instructions for every cial aid recipients in the classes of data item requested; '90, ’91 and ’92 who h«.-e been en b. The FAF for 1989-90 is primar rolled since Term A ’8K should al ily a laser “ scanned” form, therefore ready have received th' ir packet in your line entries must be entered ac their mailboxes. If you did not re cording to instructions; and ceive an application and plan to c. Most important: make a copy of apply for assistance please obtain the the FA F before it is submnined to the necessary forms at the Financial Aid College Scholarship Service and re Office. tain it for your records. The following list contains sev 3. Our instructions refer to forms eral items to consider as students and for “ Divorced or Separated Parents” parents begin completion of the ap as well as families who operate a plication forms. Please review the business or farm... these forms are following and note those items rele available in the Financial Aid Office. vant to your application: I. Completion of the Financial 4. Please be aware that you will not be advised of your financial aid Aid Form (FA F) is much easier if until approximately July 1, 1989. students and parent(s) have com Financial Aid recipients in the current pleted their tax returns. Therefore, in freshmen class should note that this conjunction with your parent(s), upperclass notification date is consid please make every effort to complete erably later than the date entering your 1988 IR S tax returns as soon as , ; • 4 ' M 'i ^ ♦ <" ■< * * fr-

freshmen are notified. 5. Current members of the Class of ’89 who anticipate continued en rollment in the 1989-90 academic year will need to obtain an applica tion packet at the FmanciaJ Aid Of fice. (Please note that the policy of Finacial Aid eligibility for grants and scholarships being available for 16 terms only is closely monitored.) 6. Students who entered W PI during the current term C '89 will have to obtain their application pack ets for 1989-90 at the Financial Aid Office. 7. All students applying for fi nancial aid for the 1989*90 academic year please note relevant deadlines are indicated on the application packet and included in tfw instruc tions. 8. Most importantly, please con tact staff members of the Financial Aid Office for any questions you may have regarding completion of the 1989-90 forms. .......... .............,,, ..... ....... ........

play features the discussions of Britians Ben Nicholas Selby (played b> Diego Leske) andGus George Tobey (played by Bill Bullard) as they wait for something in the dark and dingy basement of a Birmingham cafe. The director is Nadeem Ahmad, The plot of “The Dumb Waiter is incredibly vague to say the least. But the plot is almost immaterial because the inner thoughts and philosophy of the actors is what dominates this play, which is part of the existentialistic approach. For some reason, 1 think that a good way to describe the play is “dark tension with almost no resolution,” which makes for a very interesting play. Diego and Bill showed intensity and concentration in their rehearsals that will prove the play to be very success ful I am sure. Things like man’s na ture. questioning authority and freethinking are the main topics of this “abstract" type of theatre. So the bottom line is that in order to under stand this play, you must go and see it for yourself because “ summariz ing" the play to you is virtually impos sible. The other play, "The Actor’s Nightmare" is an interesting mix of existentialism and British humor. “The Dumb Waiter” will make you

think, while “The Actor's Nightmare" will make you laugh like hell and then think. The students involved are di rector Brian Freeman, actors and ac tresses Kajsa Cadwell, Alicia Martin, Cheryl Pegnam. Minette Levee, and William Katzman. I was pleased to see that a number of freshman are a part of this production because the continuation of quality theatre from Masque is important to the W PI community. “ The Actor's Nightmare” is basi cally about what happens when con fused man somehow forgets who he is and winds in a theatre as a substitute actor for the great Edwin Booth. This confused man is brilliantly played by junior Minette Levee. The actor’s nightmare seems to be reality but the confused man can’t tell as he is forced to act when never attended rehearsals. The humor arises from his vain at tempts to patch together his lines, improvise, and adapt to the seemingly endless string of actors presented to him. The themes here seem to be isolation and insecurity. Once again, you have to witness these productions in order to experience the wonderful abstract nature of the two plays. Is it all a dream? Find out at “The Dumb Waiter” and if you can't figure it out the first time, try again at “The Actor's Nightmare."

Jody Normandin passes 1,000 career point mark (W PI News Release) - W PI’s basketball standout, junior Jody Nor mandin of Westminster, Mass, chipped in eight points in a game played against Nichols College re cently, putting her over the 1,000 career point mark. Normandin now has 1,006 total career points. The 1986 ECAC Division III Rookie of the Year and freshman starter has led the women's basketball team in shooting for the past two years and is currently averaging 17.8 points per game. Normandin is also ranked as one of the best three-point shooters in New England. In addition to basketbal, Nor mandin also plays field hockey and

lacrosse at W PI and is “one of the best female athletes that 1have seen come through the college," head basketball coach Naomi Graves said. “ Jody is a true competitor and it is a great ac complishment for her to reach the 1,000 point mark in her junior year.”

Welcome Back to WPI. Have a great new year - only seven weeks until spring break!

Tuesday January 17,1989

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NEWS

World News Briefs

C by George Regnery Newspeak S ta ff Decem ber 16,1988 to Ja n u a ry 6, 1989-

A Pan Am 747 crashed in Scotland while on a flight from London to New York city. The plane had flown from Frankfurt to London. Investigators later concluded that there was a bomb on the plane, although they do not know who is responsible for placing the bomb. There was some contro versy after the media found out that an anonymous caller in Finland had said a Pan Am flight from London to New York would be bombed. The State Department notified some embassies, including the one in Moscow; many people were upset because they said the State Department notified some people, but not others. The State Department said that if they notified the general public every time they received a threat, airline travel would be impossible. Over international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, two US Navy F14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23s. The US pilots said the MiGs had made threating moves, and therefore shot them down. The State Department said this incident had nothing to do with the controvery over a chemical facility in Libya that the US claims produces chemical weap ons. Libya says it makes pharmaceu ticals in this facility. In economic news, the European Economic Community (EEC ) banned all beef that is grown using hormones. The US sells $100 million worth of hormone beef to the EEC each year. The US retaliated by placing a 100% tariff on $100 million worth of EEC foods exported to the US. A conference on chemical weap ons convened in Paris. Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry is under investigation for many charges. Japanese Emporer Hirohito died after a 62 year reign. Independent prosecutor Walsh asked that two of the central charges against Oliver North be dropped be cause classified documents would be needed for North’s defense. Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis said he would not seek reelection. A report was released that said extensive use of the birth control pill may lead to breast cancer. In the NFL, the 49ers and Bears advanced to the NFC championship game. The Bengals and Bills ad vanced to the AFC championship. The first round draft choice was clinched by the Dallas Cowboys, as they had the worst record, 3-13. The Packers will draft second, as their record was 4-12. Satu rd ay, Ja n u a ry 7, 1989-

At the Chemical weapons confer ence in Paris, Secretary of State George Schultz said that chemical weapons in terrorist’s hands would be “ a nightmare.” He was referring to Libya.

Ronald Reagan sucessfully under went an operation on his left hand’s ring finger. Ronald Lauder, one of the 400 wealthiest men in the USA (his esti mated worth is $333 million) an nounced he would run against Mayor Ed Koch for mayor of New York City. Sunday, Ja n u a ry 8-

A British Midlands 737-400 air plane crashed on a flight from Heathrow airport in London to Bel fast, Northern Ireland. 32 people died and 76 were injured. The cause is believed to be engine failure, not sabotage. The Soviet Union announced it would destroy some of its chemical weapons. Parts of Illinois, Indiana and Ken tucky were hit by tornadoes. The American Council of Educa tion and the Higher Education Re search Institute at UCLA released a survey of 308,007 full time college freshmen. 72% of the freshmen said that making more money was very important in their decision to go to college, as opposed to 49.9% in 1971. Students entering business careers fell slightly, to 23.6%. Freshmen women entering teaching is up to 4.4%. Students entering teaching careers is up to 8.8%, from 4.7% in 1982. Students entering into fields of science was down again, to 5.8% (11.5% said the would enter a scien tific field in 1973). 58.7% of the freshmen said they would pursue advanced degrees. The poll also showed the current freshmen class is very conservative in their political beliefs- only 19% thought marijuana should be legalized, while 52.9% thought so in 1977. Over two thirds of the students said the best way to con trol AIDS is through widespread, mandatory testing. The Bengals and 49ers advanced to the Superbowl, making it a rematch of Superbowl X V I, where the 49ers won 26-21. M onday, Ja n u a ry 9Ronald Reagan presented his plan for the 1990 budget. It calls for a 2% increase in Defense spending and a 24% increase in AIDS research, and cuts in domestic spending. The $1.15 trillion plan would place the deficit at $92.5 billion, which is below the $100 billion target set by the GrammRudman- Hollings bill. Questions are now being raised about the US shooting down of the two Libyan planes. The F-I4s were only on “ warning yellow” , not “ warn ing red.” The Defense Department maintains that the F- 14 pilots were justified in shooting the MiGs, and they did not need to request permis sion from their superiors on the USS Kennedy because air battle develops too quickly to call back and get per mission. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning a Missouri law on abortion. The outcome could over turn or modify the controversial Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 that said a woman has a constitutional right to an

abortion. US district court judge Gerhart Gesell said that Attorney General Richard Thornburgh must file an affadavit saying the US government is holding back classified documents to protect national security, not Oliver North. After an affadavit is filed, the two central charges against Oliver North, conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment and theft of government property, would be dropped. Former Reds catcher Jonny Bench and Red Sox Carl Yastrzenski were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Tuesday, Ja n u a ry 10-

Prosecutor Rudolph Guiliana re signed. He prosecuted Ivan Boesky and other “ white collar criminals” of Wall Street. He also successfully prosecuted mafia leaders and drug kingpins. He said he did not want the cabinet level position of national drug czar in the Bush administration. Bery Sprinkel, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors said that FDIC insurance of $100,000 per account was too high and many banks went belly up as a result. George and Barbara Bush said they would go to Japanese Emporer Hirohito’s funeral. The Air Force said that a missile flight recorder aboard a test Minuteman II missile shot to the Marshall Islands in the Pacific is missing, and the Soviets are believed to have inter cepted it. The Soviets deny this charge. A surgeon general’s report said that half of American adults who once smoked have quit. In the NBA, the Los Angeles

Lakers lost their eighth straight game on the road. However, they have a perfect home record. W ednesday, Ja n u a ry 11-

The Chemical weapons confer ence in Paris is over, Although little was accomplished, both the USSR and the USA said they were pleased with the results. West German investigators said they have proof some of their firms sold hi-tech equipment to Libya, which could be at the controversial chemical facility. Some newspapers in England re ported that the pilot of the British Midlands airplane that crashed may have accidentally shut off the good engine instead of the one that was on fire. Ronald Reagan gave his final address to the Nation. The Supreme court is hearing a case that will decide if the dealth penalty for mentally retarded crimi nals is acceptable. The stock market closed at 2206.43, the first time it has closed above 2200 since the crash of October 1987. T hursday, Jan u a ry 12-

West German investigators have confirmed that some firms sold hitech equipment to the Libyans. Six Armenians were rescued from rubble 35 days after the earthquake. They survived on canned food and ham. The Soviets said they estimate 25,000 people were killed by the earthquake. In an attempt to improve relations with the US, Libya announced they will return the body of the US pilot

shot down during the 1986 air raid. George Bush completed his cabi net- James Watkins was appointed to be secretary of Energy and former Education secretary William Bennet will be the drug czar. The stock market set another post crash record- it closed at 2222.32 F rid a y , Ja n u a ry 13-

Bemard Goetz, the “ subway vig ilante” who shot four black youths in a New York Subway received a sen tence of one year in prison and a $5000 fine. He will be eligible for parole in 51 days. Libya is charging that two US warplanes buzzed a Libyan airliner over Greek airspace on Tuesday. Great Britian said that the Libyan chemical facility wasn’t producing medicine. The British government said that they would stop exporting any equipment the Libyans could use to produce chemical weapons (Britian currently exports $350 million worth of goods to Libya a year). A car bomb went off in a Beriut suburb, killing 1 and injuring 15. The British transport minister said that Heathrow security has been tight ened after several journalists were able to get up to the cargo holds with out being checked by security. Two of the Central charges against Oliver North were dropped. In Weismoor, West Germany, a British Tornado fighter flew into a squadron of West German fighters. Two fighters were destroyed and another was damaged. For the third day in a row, the stock market broke its post crash record, this time closing at 2226.07.

New engineering labs dedicated (News Release) -At the December 13 dedication of two new laboratories devoted to microelectronics educa tion, W PI President Dr. Jon Strauss praised the labs as “ a major educa tional resource for Massachusetts’ high tech industries.” The labs, equipment for which was donated through the Massachu setts Microelectronics Center (M 2C) in Westboro, will be used for semi conductor design and processing technologies which are used in prod ucts as wide-ranging as military sys tems and consumer electronics. Professor John Orr, W PI Electri cal Engineering Dept, head, hosted the event, which began at 4 p.m. in the Atwater Kent Building on campus. At the ceremony, he said, “There simply would have been no way to offer courses in microcircuit design with out graphics workstations and the assistance of the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center and private industry, especially Digital Equip ment Corporation, in providing this equipment."

“Thanks to M2C and its member corporations, we also now have a first-rate laboratory for instruction in the theory and techniques in semicon ductor processing. It is rare to have these kinds of facilities available to students.” “These labs will benefit both our selves and industry as our students take away new skills and new interests in microcircuit design, an area which is vitally important to the state and the nation in maintaining and improving our competitive position in electron ics.” Dr. Richard B. Gold, M2C execu tive director, added, “ W PI students now have the opportunity to train on the kind of industry-standard equip ment that’s used in the workplace. This gives them - and their future employers - an advantage.” The computer-aided design labo ratory has a Digital Vax-11/785 com puter system, two VAXstation 2000 workstations and peripherals, six single G PX workstations and a dual GPX workstation. This equipment.

worth almost three-quarters of a mil lion dollars was donated by Digital and distributed by M2C to WPI. Robert Palmer, Digital’s vice president, group manager, of semi conductor operations in Hudson, MA, said “ Digital is pleased to be able to assist Massachusetts universities in educating our future engineers through projects such as M2C. Our investment in education and research are part of a long-term commitment on Digital’s part.” Digital, the world's leading manufacturer of network computer systems, has contributed more than $10 million to the M2C project to date. The W PI equipment is part of that donation, the balance of which has been distributed to other M2C member universities. In addition to W PI, they are: Boston University, Harvard Uni versity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Merrimack College, Northeastern University, Southeast ern Massachusetts University, Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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Tuesday January 17,1989

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New theatre company formed by Jonathan Drummey

This Friday marks the debut of a new theatre production company at WPI, called M W Repertory Theatre, etc. This company was formed by several members of the other drama group on campus, W PI Masque, dur ing Masque’s recent trip to England and Scotland. Though the quality of the perform ance arts at W PI is very high (go see the next Wind Ensemble or Stage Band concert, or Masque’s next production and you’ll see what I mean), we were disatisfied with the amount of support given by the school. The main idea behind M W Rep is to see more performance art at W PI, especially theatre. There is another reason for the formation of M W Rep, and it has something to do with the name of the company. If you’d like to hear the real story just see any original member. Over the course of the fall of 1988, direc

tors were found and two one-act plays were chosen to be performed in Gompei’s Place. Nadeem Ahmad directs his first play with The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter. It’s some thing of an absurdist play about two men waiting downstairs in a restaurant for the man they are about to kill. The Actor’s Nightmare is a hilarious comedy written by Christopher Durang and directed by Brian Freeman. W il liam Katzman portrays an accountant enter ing a theatre just before the curtain opens. He’s forced into acting, but he’s never quite sure of what play he is doing. These plays can be seen in Gompei’s Place on Friday Jan. 20 at 8pm, Saturday at 8, and Sunday at 2pm. The cost is $2 at the door to help cover costs. Popcorn and soda will be available, as well as watermelon at the end of the show. For further information, call Brian Freeman at 795-1817 or Jonathan Drummey at 792-1185.

Music Trivia by Troy Nielsen Newspeak Staff

I hope y’all were studying up on music trivia this break. Yeah, right. Well, this week features sundry questions on anything about music in general. Q U E S T IO N S :

Earl Reed cracks up Pub by Pat Charles Features Editor

Thursday night in Gompei’s Place, Soc comm presented another night of humor, “ easing us back into things,” with stand-up comic Earl Reed. Reed commented and joked on subjects ranging from the college experience to racial topics. Reed reminded us how blacks always concede to dance in food commercials. “ You know,” Reed jested, “ When I go into McDonalds, sometimes I just don’t want to have to ‘moonwalk’ for a cheeseburger.” When Reed asked how W P I’s college ver sion of food was, he set himself up nicely. “That’s too bad... You guys build space shuttles, but they can’t make a sandwich.” He also remarked on his college experiences, in cluding dorm room selection process; “ Yeah,

when I was in college, we ran around the dorm building and when the music stopped you ran in and got a room, or you were out of luck.” Much of Reed’s success was due to his dynamic and well gestured show. Reed was an active part of the performance. On a few occa sions, He was even overtaken by his own laughter. The relaxed atmosphere Reed created warranted audience participation, or in some cases, audience humiliation: “That guy is wearing a Circle Jerks t-shirt... What’s that? ...a club on campus?” Reed did offer some consolation, though. After joking about W P I’s sports, food and tuition: you guys are pissed. Come back to my place and we’ll play some jarts [lawn darts].” Earl Reed’s act was free of charge. Reed will be performing on Cable Network’s Showtime channel sometime early this year.

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Tuesday January 17,1989

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WPI vs. Worcester State Swimmers off to a great start B y Joseph Pappadia

The Women's team enters the second half of their season with a 2-2 record, one of their best starts ever. Meanwhile, the men’s team is 3-1. The swim teams finished the first half of the year with meets against Connecticut College. The men devastated Connecticut College 5837 to end B term on a high note. After losing the Medley Relay, the men's team came back with a gutsy performance by Miklos Kiss, who won the 1000 and 200 Free (back to back events!). Then W PI took the lead with I-2 finishes in the next 3 events! In the 50 Free, Ben Gray just out touched teammate Bill Howey for the victory. Rob Crocher and Andy Owen ( l -2 respectively) ran away with the 200 Individual Medley. The men also sweeped Conn. College in the 200 Fly as Rob Crocker won the event while Scott Korol took second. After the men finished second and third in the 100 Free, Andy Owen got the men back on the winning track with impressive performance in the 200 Back. Next in the 500 Free Miklos Kiss s\yam to his third victory of the day to guarantee the victory for the men. However, the

W PI men were not through yet as they took l -2 in the 200 Breast with Rob Crocker taking his third victory of the day and Andy Owen taking second. The women did not fare as well as they lost a tough one, 53-42 to the women of College. In the 1000 Free, Becky Griffith turned in a per sonal best while finishing third. Later Kim Kuzmitski was victorious in the 50 free but Conn. College continued to dominate. The W PI women sweeped the 100 free with Kim Kuzm itski winning and Jenn Tobin rounding out the l 2 punch. Sarah Glow turned in a personal best time in the 200 Back. Even though the W PI women were swimming well, they were still on the short side of the 46-24 score. Then the women started their rally, outscoring Conn. College 18-6. It all started with Tara Zakaroff taking second place in her first ever 500 Free. Then Jen Lambert and Cara DellaGuistina fin ished first and second respectively in the 200 Breast. The women finished off the meet with a close victory in the 400 Free Relay. The winning team was comprised of Kim Kuzmitski, Jenn Tobin, Tara Zakaroff and Jen Lambert.

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Room and board will be provided to the orientation staff for all of the orientation periods (three overnights and 15 meals). Orientation leaders must live on campus in an assigned room during this time period. Additional remuneration w ill be provided to all student orientation leaders for participation in the June 20 and 21 orientation program. Room and board w ill also be provided during the term break training program.

Tuesday January 17,1989

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Founders security incomplete The concern about campus security has grown tremen dously over the past two terms. Founders Hall has been the target of most security improvements, but the meas ures taken have been applied haphhazardly. The first step taken was to lock Founders 24 hours a day. This caused problems for many students who were on the meal plan but not Founders residents. Frequently nobody was on duty to let these people into the building during meal hours. Last week, doors were installed to separate the resident area from the cafeteria area of Founders. The front doors are now supposed to be unlocked during meal hours, but have not been. In addition, the new interior doors block off only the elevator and main stairs, and not a back

stairway which has the same access to the resident areas as the main stairs. People can essentially walk around the new security doors. Plans for these doors were not posted before they were installed (as promised at a Founders security meeting) so that residents did not get a chance to offer suggestions. The security system is intended to have at least two locked doors between the outside and the hallways. Except for the back stairway, the second, third and fourth floors have this double layer of protection. However, the first floor has only the new security doors and a set of fire doors. The fire doors are not only useless because they are unlocked, but dangerous because there is no way to see through the doors to avoid being hit with the door by

someone coming the other direction. Finally, there is no way for a guest to contact residents so that the resident can let him or her in. An intercom system would be nice, but a much cheaper alternative would be to install a phone in the front lobby or in between the two sets of main doors. A guest could simply dial the room number desired and the phone would dial the appropriate room. An even simpler system would be an ordinary phone restricted to local numbers. The security measures taken so far have been individual steps, not part of a security system. The entire system needs to be completed for the parts to be effective rather than a nuisance.

COMMENTARY

Focal point: The horrors of history return by Je ffre y S. Goldmeer Associate Ed ito r

[ It has been three and a half years since I began working with New speak, and three years since my first tenure as the paper’s news editor. In this period, a majority of my articles have focused on some aspect of cam pus news. This article marks the beginning of a column of my own. I do not plan to write about squirrels, bottomless bookbags, or other mind less topics; my columns will focus in on other issues. Some of the issues are ignored by most, and some that are in the public spotlight. You may not agree with my positions in these mat ters, but I hope that I have at least caused you to think about them.] This column is dedicated to all those who died victims of mankind’s indifference to the world that sur rounds him. Many say that history is a contin uum, and that the events of the past will repeat themselves unless man kind does otherwise. This is not the point of this article, for history does repeat itself. There are many ex amples of this, too many to discuss each and every one here, but there is one that deserves to be discussed here and now, for it concerns all of us; the Holocaust. During World War II, one of the greatest horrors in the history of humanity occurred in the death camps of the Third Reich. Hitler accom plished a feat that to this day should

bring terror into the minds of men and women; he slaughtered over two mil lion people. I use the term slaugh tered, because to use the term exe cuted does not properly describe what happened; to terrorize, to torture, and to kill two million members of the Jewish faith is a crime for which death is not a severe enough punishment. But there are other aspects of this tragedy that need examination. It is important to know how the world of the I980’s remembers what happened forty years ago. In the past weeks I have seen two examples that showed that there are those who do remember, and are trying to make sure that the rest of the world remem bers. The first example came in an odd place; I was watching t.v. last week at home, when I started to watch Tattingers, which is broadcast on NBC. The show dealt with the child of a survivor of the holocaust. The line that I remember from the show is “ that the tragedy is not that two million died, but that even one died." The second reminder came from A B C ’s news show 20/20. It featured a report on Cambodia. You might be asking yourself, ‘what does Cambodia have to do with the Holocaust?’ The tru *i is, ‘more than you would ever believe’. Cam bodia is a small country in Southeast Asia, bordering on Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. began a campaign of bombing Cambodian territory to destroy portions of the Ho Chi Minh Trail that were in Cambo

dia. One of the major effects of this operation was that it destabilized the Cambodian government, and allowed a revolution to occur. The revolution ary forces of the Khmer Rouge took the country by storm, and toppled the government. Initially they were seen by the people as saviors, but this soon changed. The population of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh was evacuated as the army began destroy ing the city. The Khmer Rouge’s leader Pol Pot began a program which was designed to bring the country back to time zero, so it was necessary to remove all traces of outside influ ence. But the terror had only begun. To completely remove outside influence, the Khmer Rouge started to execute the educated members of Cambodian society. Doctors, nurses, lawyers, journalists, and anyone who wore glasses were executed. In addi tion, any person who was seen as a threat to the new government was executed. The purge of Cambodia had begun. One sadly ironic note that stands out in Pol Pot’s time zero plan is that while all traces of the outside world, such as telephones, sewer lines, modem bridges were removed from the general population, the forces of the Khmer Rouge were al lowed to used modem weapons. The situation steadily grew worse. The final solution was an invasion by the Vietnamese, which drove the Khmer Rouge into hiding. To the shock of the outside world.

the Khmer Rouge left detailed reports of their executions, and torture. It is estimated that over two million people were killed. The tragedy of this is that history does repeat itself; Cambodia is the holocaust reborn. It happened in a different part of the world, but it is really all the same. Hitler and Pol Pot were two different men, but they both saw a simple solu tion to their problems; execute those who might resist, or see the reality of the situation. The report then went on to de scribe the current situation in Cambo dia. The Khmer Rouge still exist, and they have an army estimated to have 40,000 members. They are also well armed; automatic rifles, and grenade launchers. The fear of many is that when the Vietnamese pull out of Cambodia, that the Khmer Rouge will again try to take power. There are already signs; they have been waging a war against Vietnamese troops. More importantly, they appear to have the same clouded visions. They say that their initial revolution was a mistake, and that they will not make the same mistakes again, but how can you write off the killing of two million people as a simple mistake? So history has repeated itself, and the question now is will we let it repeat itself yet again? What will the world do if the Khmer Rouge gain power in Cambodia once more? I do not know the answer to this question, but I do know that there are changes going on that make me wary. Some historians are now question

ing if the Holocaust actually occurred. I do not know if these people are antisemitic, but I do know that »the Holocaust was not a scheme by the world’s Jewish population to disgrace the Nazis. What scares me even more than this is the attitude of others, some of whom are classmates of mine here at WPI. Last year I took a class entitled Concepts in Historical Analysis. The class focused in on Huey Long, and the Great Depression. Long was the governor of Louisiana during the Depression, and went on to become a United States Senator before he was assassinated. During his period in power, he created an authoritarian government in Louisiana, which he used to rule the state and its people. During one particular class, a dis cussion started on the merits of an authoritarian power structure. To my amazement, a group of students be lieved that Hitler brought about good for Germany. I do not know their exact feelings about the situation, but I do know that I can not commend a leader for creating a powerful infra structure when he uses it for transport ing millions to their death. To me, this would be the equivalent of thanking Smith & Wesson for making a gun that kills people efficiently. What will the world of the future be like as people begin to question the tragedies of the past? What will hap pen as my generation takes over the leadership of the world? The answer is the same as it has always has been. The horrors of history will return.

IQP Insights An Investigative IQP by Bria n Weissman and Je ffre y Yoder

Many students think of their IQPs as an exercise in research; spending hours in the library reading journals and finding facts that they consolidate into their report, which they believe will not be read by anyone except their advisor. There are some projects that at tract attention from people other than the project advisor. Few of these proj ects attract the attention of an entire town. One such project was done by Matt Burnham and Shawn Harrison. They researched the history of the feldspar quarry in Georgetown, Maine which is near their hometown. They addressed not only the history of the quarry itself, but how the quarry affected the people and economy of Georgetown. The residents of Geor getown are very much interested in this project; it is part of their local history. Matt and Shawn were lucky enough to discover professor Ramon Scott of the Computer Science depart ment. Professor Scott’s father had attended Bates College and re searched the history of this feldspar quarry for his senior thesis of mineral

ogy at Bates. Professor Scott recently discovered his father’s thesis and was interested in having an IQP done to further his father’s research. In Colonial days, Georgetown was a popular location for the ice, fishing, and shipping industries. During the first half of the 1800s, as national industries and technologies im proved, Georgetown started to lose its popularity and its population began to decrease. Around I860, however, feldspar was discovered in Geor getown and business began to boom. The purpose of this IQP was to find out how the discovery of feldspar affected this town. Matt and Shawn were living at home in Maine during the summer of 1987 and did most of their research and detective work at this time. They tied up loose ends during the school breaks of the 1987-88 academic year. And did the bulk of their writing in Dterm 1988. This team investigated many so cial influences that the quarry had on the town. One main influence was the many Italian workers'that appeared in town to work the quarry, many of which did not speak English. Eco nomically the quarry was a success and brought more businesses into

Georgetown. Matt and Shawn's detective work originated in the deeds office of Geor getown. They wanted to interview people who had lived near the quarry and find out what effect the quarry had on their lives. Most of these people had moved, so Matt and Shawn tracked them down through the deeds office. People they interviewed some times knew how to locate other people who were affected by the quarry. This IQP entailed a lot of interviewing, not simply reading then writing. Additionally, this IQP team shot many photos of the quarry. They took pictures of old pictures of the quarry that are held at the Maine Maritime Museum, and compared them to pho tos they shot of the present day quarry. This emphasizes the physical change the quarry had on the local environ ment. A lot of help was given to the team by the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine and from local museums and historical societies. The Maine Maritime museum is interested in helping with similar IQPs. IF anyone is interested in an IQP of this sort, and know of a quarry that is easily acces sible from their residence they should contact Professor Scott.

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Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence

L.A. TIMES SYNDICATE

by Isaac Asimov

One question that bothers scien tists endlessly is whether we are alone in the universe. There is simply no evidence either way. There is only speculation. One group of astronomers argues that there are so many stars in the universe, and each is so likely to have planets, that there must be many mil lions of Earthlike planets in our own

galaxy alone, let alone in the hundred billion other galaxies that exist. Surely on some of those Earthlike planets, life must form and on a few of them intelligence must come into existence, and even a high technologi cal civilization. Another group oi astronomers argue that Earth is so delicately poised at just the right set of conditions for life; that even the slightest change in any number of different directions would be so sure to make life impos sible, that the chances are just too small that life could develop else where. It’s a most astounding coinci dence that we are here. Is there any way we can ever de cide this? We can go out to distant stars and look, but who knows when that will be possible? On the other hand, aliens might come here and visit us, but as far as any sensible evidence is involved, they haven’t* (In fact, some scientists think that any civili zation more advanced than ours would have reached us by now. The fact that they haven’t, they argue, shows that ours is the most advanced

civilization — and perhaps the only one — in the galaxy, or even in the universe.) Is there another way to explore the possibility that life exists elsewhere? Yes, there is. Some alien civiliza tion of high attainments might be sending us a message. If we recieve it, we will know we are not alone, with out either ourselves or the aliens hav ing to leave home. But how would such a message be sent and how would we be able to receive it? Scientists feel that the most sensible way of sending a message is by radio waves. They even make guesses as to what wavelengths are most likely to be used. In that case, what we have to do is to study the sky, and see if anywhere in it we can detect radio waves of likely wavelengths that are not random and not too regu lar, either. If we find something that is irregular, but not random, it could be a code sent out by intelligent beings. Still, that's not an easy task. To study the sky in detail would take many years; it would take complex and expensive instruments; and it

would tie up much scientific atten tion. And if we do take the time, the money and the effort, it may be for nothing. Maybe we are alone, or maybe aliens are not sending mes sages, or maybe we won’t really catch on if we do detect something, or, even if we do detect something, we cer tainly won’t understand what they’re trying to say. So why bother? We should bother for three big and important reasons. First, the very effort to establish the necessary radio telescopes to de tect the messages will teach us a lot about advanced technology — tech nology that can be useful in many other areas even if we never get any messages. Second, if we look over the sky very carefully with new and advanced instruments, then even if we don’t detect anything we can think of as messages, we are sure to discover other things that it might be very useful to know. We should never miss the chance to increase our knowledge. Third, suppose we are alone. Is

Observations from the Asylum Matters of Time by Alton Reich Newspeak S ta ff

During break I spent a few days back in New York. There is no other city on Earth where so many people are in such a hurry to get nowhere. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and for the longest time I thought that there is only one speed, fast. There is a fixation in the city about the use of time and about how much time certain tasks should take. After I moved out of New York I thought that the rest of the world was moving extra slow, but the more I saw, the more I realized that sometimes slower is better. Often quality is not achieved without time consuming preparation. Now when I go to New York I look around at all the people, and all the rushing, I ask myself what are they doing that is in such need of being done that there is no time.

Time does not come anywhere near WPI. When was the last time you really felt that you had enough time to do everything that needed doing? Most things that are done on this campus are done with the Demon of the Deadline lurking about. As a matter of fact she is sitting next to me right now. It isn’t only this column that brings her around, it’s just about anything I do. When homework is due she's here. When a test is the next day, she knocks on the door at midnight. It really isn’t fair. I wonder if this demon spends any time (there it is again) in other places. Does she get a vacation? It seems to me that as long as there are students on this campus, and as long as even one of them has work to do, the demon will be lurking about in the shadows. The question is, what is the key to getting things done when under the grey clouds of deadlines? Good foresight

and planning are essential for getting things done. A good example of this was the recent fuel change at the reactor. The process began many months ago, and was finished over the break. It was, to say the least, an interesting experi ence. When the fuel arrived we had no idea how to get it from the truck to the reactor. After some trial and error we managed to get it inside the building. Those of you inside Washburn at the time may recall the shaking floors, etc. Sorry about that, but we had to drop the shipping casks a bit of the way. Once the casks were inside and visually inspected, it was time to load fuel. Each cask was thoroughly sealed before shipping, and opening it up may have been the most difficult part of the process. Once the elements were out, they were checked, and then loaded into the reactor.

The point to all this is that the parts of the process that we could prepare for such as checking and loading the elements took very little time, and were relatively easy. We had no way to plan how to move the shipping casks, and no idea how they would be sealed, and so these things caused confusion. We had time to plan ahead some aspects of the job and this helped. Time has been written about by many different people, and in many different ways. Even little children read things about time. Have you ever read a children’s story that began, “ Once upon a hurry” , well? I haven’t, and I don’t think one exists like that. My grandfather once told we, “ Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” I agree, but to do things well takes time, and time is the one thing I have much too little of.

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that because life is so rare, or because intelligence is so deadly? Might it not be that life is very common in the universe, but that once a species de velops a technology advanced enough to unleash nuclear power, it invari ably destroys itself? After all, we may be taking that road. In that case, there may be uncounted numbers of planets with life that have not yet developed an advanced technology; and many planets that have developed one and now lie ruined. It may be that there are a very few that are at just the thin dividing line (like us) of having devel oped the power but not yet having used it destructively. And if they are there, they are not advanced enough to send us a detectable signal. In that case, just imagine that in our search for extraterrestrial intelli gence (usually abbreviated as SETI) we do obtain a message. Even if we can’t understand it, even if we can’t make heads or tails out of it, there will be a few things we can get out of it. First, that out there somewhere at least one extraterrestrial intelligence exists. Second, in order to be able to send such a signal, that extraterrestrial in telligence must be more advanced than we are. Third, in that case, it is possible for at least one extraterrestrial intelli gence to have developed a civilization more advanced than ours and yet not have destroyed itself. Fourth, if they can do it, then maybe we can do it, too. After all, a supreme danger to the human race is that, under the press of gathering problems, we may despair. Let a message from space give us reason not to despair, and we may save ourselves.

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(Press Release) - The Crisis Center, Worcester’s 24-hour crisis intervention, sui cide prevention hotline will offer a training workshop beginning on January 28th. for people interested in becoming volunteers. When the problem is overwhelming and there seems to be no one to talk to, there is a place to turn for help. The hotline receives about 15,000 calls per year and is staffed by dedicated volunteers of all ages and from all walks of life who are ready to listen to anyone at any time. The training begins on January 28th with an intensive workshop weekend and is open to people 18 years of age or older who have a sincere desire to help and the willingness to make a six month commitment. If you are interested in the upcoming train ing or more information about the crisis center, please contact Diane Madonna at 791-7205. Extensive supervision is provided. Internships are also available.

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SPORTS

Wrestling Number One: Tonight they take on number two WNEC By Roger Burleson Sports Editor

In thirteen years, Rhode Island College has never beaten W PI. Now, make that fourteen. Saturday, the number one ranked team in New England Division III, RIC, came up against the number two ranked team of W PI. W PI prevailed in front of a packed Alumni Gymnasium, 21-15 to take over as the number one team. Opening up for the Engineers was 118 poun der Rick Maguire against three time New Eng land champion Scott Martin. In the first period Maguire put Martin on his back twice and finally ended up winning by a score of 7-3. At 126, Todd Wyman faced the defending New England champ Brian Allen. Wyman wrestled him tough, but ended up on the losing side in a 5-1 decision. Next up was Tom Sgammato, who also lost in a 6-0 match. Chris Carey followed at 142. Beating his man 7-2, he suddenly found himself on his back and was pinned at the 4:21 mark. W PI was down 12-3 at this point. Toby Wyman got some points back for W PI by beating his opponent 13-9 in the 150 pounds bout. At the next weight class was Dave Sunderland. Sun derland lost by a score of 4-2, and W PI was behind by a score of 15-6. That would be the last victory for RIC. At 167, was defending New

England champ Brian Glatz. He won by a score of 6-2. After him was 177 pounder Jeff Graveline who won 9-5. Still, W PI was down 15-12 going into the 190 pound match. Aaron Castel lano tied it by winning his match 7-2, and the meet was 15 all going into the heavyweight bout. At heavyweight was Mike Aheame, who settled the meet showing everyone who is number one by pinning his opponent at the 6:32 mark. Also, earlier in the week W PI mauled Amherst College by the score of 51-0. There were six pins for the Engineers, Maguire in 2:52, Todd Wyman in 1:18, Sgammato in 4:14, Sun derland in 5:23, Glatz in : 13, and Aheme in 2:33. Winning by decisions was Carey 4-1, Graveline 7-3, and Castellano 13-6. Toby Wyman won by forfeit. Tonight the Engineers will be up against a very tough third ranked Western New England College. Coach Skeleton of WNEC feels that this is one of his best teams he has ever had. Last year, WTMEC placed third in New England, while W PI placed fourth, so it is also expected to be a very physical meet. This is also the team that Coach Grebinar got his 200th win against last year so W NEC will be out for revenge against the Engineers. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start in Alumni Gym. It should be a very exciting meet for all the fans to watch.

Indoor track wins second meet The indoor track team placed second, with 53 points, behind first-place Tufts University (123 points), with Worcester State College being third with 4 points. W PI took first place in three events. Sophomore Mike Thibert won the shot put with a throw of 45 feet 8 1/2 inches. Senior Brian Johnson won the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.4 seconds and John Cigh jump with a 6-foot, 2 inch jump. “ W PI was more competitive this meet,” noted Head Coach Merl Norcross. “ We doubled our output in points from our first meet."

Ski Team By J . Robert Sims Editor-in-Chief

The W PI Alpine Ski Team recently an nounced its starting racers for the 1989 ski season. The team was chosen from about sev enty students by examining past performance, land training during B term, and performance during the team’s training camp held at Mt. Sutton in Canada. Team members were wel comed to Canada by ten inches of new snow and negative thirty degree temperatures. While at Sutton, members were trained in running both slalom and grand slalom courses. Time trials were held at the end of the week on a slalom course. The new team members are as follows:

WPI Stomps Suffolk 78-61

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Women’s Team Wendy Sears Karen Tegan (Crash) Sharon Whyte Carrie Scheinman Nancy Torrey Cathy Pawloski

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Jeff Rozak (Rozi) Burritt Haag Tom Zaminick (Zam) Glenn Virball Igor Manoylovich Mark Sullivan (Sully) Andy Allasso

Men’s. Team

Alternates Jeff McClane Jamie Connelly Don Wyse John David (J.D.) Chris Hung (Hungbro) John Webster (D.J.) Rick Willett Chris Patstone Tom Dione Rick Drulard The team’s first race was held this past week end at Crotched Mountain in southern New Hampshire. They competed against several colleges including Boston University, St. Anselm College, Babson College, University of Rhode Island. Franklin Pierce College, Western New England College, University of Lowell, and Green Mountain College. The slalom event was held on Saturday and the grand slalom was held on Sunday. One hundred racers will com pete each day. This race was the first of five that the team will compete in. The team expects to do well this year. Their current record shows WPI in the top two for four out of the past five years.

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W P I's Skip Bow ker shoots for 2 in a game against Suffolk

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W P I's Dan O 'Connel recovers a rebound in a game against Suffolk

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M ark Sullivan hits a gate during the time trials at M t. Sutton in Canada.

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CLUB CORNER

GREEK CORNER

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Sorry guys, no quotes this being the first week and all. So how was your break. Did you get a lot of presents from Santa? Did you stay sober on New Years (Har, Har, Har). A few quotes if you must have them: Tunafish ain’t happening without celery... Western Macoroni and Cheese without peppers, onions and tomato paste sucks...Oog Oog is caveman for ‘Let’s twist again like we did last year’...George Bush is a Twinkie. Well congrats to the new officers: President: Linda Willey V.P. Service: Stephanie Apprille V.P. Membership: Deborah Lee Carney Treasurer: Drew Boynton Recording Secretary: Jeff Yoder Alumni Secretary: Jen Smith Corresponding Secretary: Wendy Sears Social Chairperson: Bill Bullard Historian: Sharon Savage Publicity Chairperson: Heidi Lundy Court Jester: Brian Weissman Thanks to last years officers for a job well done, you have taken us so very far. Upcoming events: The Big Screw, UMOC, CPPC, Chariot(?), Spring Weekend. Semi-formal Dance Febuary 11th, $15.00 a couple and we need at least 25 couples, it should be jamming. Hey Jeff. For your contest next week, I think the brothers should guess who wrote this col umn. Well Chow Mein baby.

just send a note to box 2486 or come to our rehearsal on Tuesday and Thursdays, 6:30 -8:00 pm. If there is anyone who wants me to put something into these articles, just tell me and it will appear. Till next week!! Students for Social Awareness

Welcome back from home-cooked meals, free laundry services, and dad’s wallet emer gency spending money fund. Welcome back to infinite classwork, roommate tiffs, and your basic sleep- deprivation environment. During winter vacation, SSA organized a schedule of 5 speakers who will join us this term. Their respective topics are feminism, homo sexuality, tribal communication, compassion, and economic ethics. While the members of SSA continue to meet each week to discuss topics of personal interest, we are looking forward to including these important contemporary issues to be presented by our guests. If there are any members of the W PI staff or faculty, or any W PI students who would be interested in hearing a speaker slated for this term, information is available from Glenn, W PI box 2564. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Janu ary 19, at 4:30 pm in the Salisbury Labs TV Lounge. (There will be no gigantic skunks in the remote area... we think.) W ireless Association

M en’s Glee Club

Well, once again break is over and it is back to the old grind again. There are still those of us out there who haven’t paid for the D.C. trip yet, and we know who you are. Please get your money into Mo as soon as possible for we will soon (very soon) be making all the deposits on the trip. So how was everyone’s break? Good I hope. Did you get any good stuff for Christmas? Mine was kinda boring for the most part, but what is there to do in Fallon, Nevada? We got lots of new music to sing, and new places to go for some. Remember that we are always on the lookout for new members to join our ranks. If there is anyone out there interested

Hope everyone had a good break and worked a lot of DX. Hope everyone’s classes started off well, and they leave you some time for radio stuff. Good luck to our new (and returning) Officerial staff, hope everything runs as smooth as last year (and hope we get nice notices, too.) Our first meeting of C-term will be Thurs day, January 19 at 4:30 in SL 011, same time, same place. We will be discussing things to do in the near future. There will be no Novice Class this semester, due to time constraints, but if anyone is interested in getting a license, contact a club member and someone will help get you started. That's it for now, CU at the meeting.

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Welcome back everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and vacation. We’re so happy to have Kathi, Patty, Pam and Sue back with us. The sorority Valentine’s Dance is on February 11, so start thinking about dates. Next meeting is on Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 pm in the Janet Earle Room. See you there. Congratu lations to all the pledges who did all those interviews. Stay psyched, and we’re psyched on you. We loved your song and project. It’s time to Rock! Starting today at 4:00 pm we’re going to all be rockin in the Wedge for 24 hours straight. Everyone stop by to cheer us on and help us raise money for the National Kidney Foundation. Karin’s going to need lots of help and support so everyone be there. Rock with the Phi Sig Sig’s all night long. LITP.

Brothers, welcome back to W PI for C term. I ’d like to say welcome back to brother Tony and the pledges Art, Mike, Andy, Chris, and the thousand or so others. Hey Pete from Zete South, pick up your Bud Light beer, they can’t handle the taste of that crap. Marshall, next Christmas party hold your nose shut. Johnny Z is still accepting donations to the bar. Nate from this babe that wandered in, you’re her Pookie Matty Bear, it’s a purely sexual relationship isn’t it. Elections were held for all you non-house meet ing people, and may 1 say that the Scum party kicked ass once again. Doesn’t President Sitomer sound about as bad as President Quayle? ‘nuff said.

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Found- Pair of girl’s glasses after Calculus IV Final during B Term. Found on Atwater Kent stairs just outside the building. Contact Box 2124.

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Newspeak will run classifieds free for all W PI 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 Newipeak 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 subject. 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

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LO V E YOUR BODY! Group for women meeting Mondays C Term, Student Counsel ing Center, 157 West St., 6:00 pm.

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For rent: 6 room apartment, 3-4 bedrooms, clean, quiet, walking distance to college (off Highland St). Rent is $550, call 835- 2806.

LO VE YOUR BODY! Weekly group for women Mon. Eves 6-7:30 C Term, Student Counseling Center, 157 West St.

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PO LICE LOG Sunday, December 11, 1988 4:15 am - An RA from Morgan reported that the guest of a student had possibly overdosed on drugs. Officers and an ambulance responded and the student was transported by ambulance to the hospital. He was reportedly snorting large amounts of cocaine.

Tuesday, December 13, 1988 Tuesday, January 17, 1989 7:00 pm - Wrestling vs. W N EC . Alumni Gym 8:00 pm - Cinematech: Opening Reception/Film Shorts; an informal reception and program exhibit of the Cinematech Film Series’ first two decades will precede the screening of four film shorts, Alden Hall, Free.

Wednesday, January 18, 1989 3:00 & 8:00 pm - Holy Cross College, Film: “ The Big Easy," Kimball Hall Auditorium, $1.50 with College ID, $2.50 general public. 6:00 pm - Coop Education Registration/Orientation for June 89 Coop Assignements, Kinnicutt Hall. 8:00 pm - Video: "Dirty Harry,” Gompei’s Place, Free.

Thursday, January 19, 1989 8:00 pm - Attorney Richard Horrow, multimedia presentation, “ Violence in Sports.” Kinnicutt Hall, Free.

10:00 pm -An Officer reported a major water leak in the Sub- basement of Riley. The leak reportedly was from summer water heaters that had frozen and subsequently broken. Plant Services was called in to take care of the problem.

Wednesday, December 14, 1988 3:14 am - An Officer reported several inches of water on the first floor of Salisbury, resulting from a broken radiator on the second floor. Plant Services personnel were called in to take care of the damage and repair the radiator.

Friday, December 16, 1988 11:38 pm - A Fire alarm sounded in Riley Hall. Officers responded but were unable to reset the alarm. However, a student attending a party for residents of 12 Boynton St. in Gompei's place wasobserved kicking in a door panel to the electrical room in Gompei's. He was placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct and falsifying his name to an officer. An electrician repairing the Riley fire alarm system determined that 2 pull stations in the basement had been soaked with beer, causing the alarm to sound.

Friday, January 20, 1989

Wednesday, December 28, 1988

7:00 pm - Holy Cross College, Film: “ Bull Durham,” Kimball Hall Auditorium, $1.50 with College ID, $2.50 general public. 8:00 pm - M .W . Repertory Theatre presents: “ The Dumb Waiter" & “ The Actor’s Nightmare,” Gompei’s Place, $2.00

9:09 am - The custodian at 12 Boynton St. reported several doors and door frames, including the door to the supply closet had been broken in. An officer responded to investigate, and also recovered several street signs from the premises. 10:57 am - An Officer reported observing 2 young teenagers exiting the rear of Phi Sig on Dean St. W PI and Worcester Police Officers responded. The two were placed under arrest by Worcester Police and charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony.

Saturday, January 21, 1989 7:00 pm - Holy Cross College, Film: “ Bull Durham," Kimball Hall Auditorium, $1.50 with College ID, $2.50 general public. 8:00 pm - M .W . Repertory Theatre presents: “ The Dumb Waiter” & “ The Actor’s Nightmare,” Gompei’s Place, $2.00

Sunday, January 22, 1989 2:00 pm - M .W . Repertory Theatre presents: “ The Dumb Waiter" & “ The Actor’s Nightmare,” Gompei’s Place. $2.00 3:30 pm - Clark University, Concert: Allison d’Amato, Free. For more information call 793-7349. 6:30 & 9:30 pm - Film: "The Dead Pool,” Alden Hall. $2.00

Saturday, December 31, 1988 10:30 pm - Officers responded to 12 Boyton St. after observing a party in the basement. Approximately 30 subjects were found in the basement, all of them were underage and were observed drinking. Alcohol was confiscated. One of the subjects was a resident of 12 Boynton St, the others were non-students, and they were evicted from the premises.

Sunday,January 1,1989 1:14 am - A member of the K A P fraternity was arrested for disorderly conduct by Worcester Police after Worcester Police and W PI Officers attempted to break up an altercation between the KAP and Sig Pi fraternities in the Founders Parking lot.

Monday, January 23, 1989

Wednesday, January 4, 1989

4:00 pm -Chemistry Department Colloquium: Dr. Michael R. Detty. Eastman Kodak Company Research Laboratories - "Tellurapyrylium Dyes as Potential Photochemoiherapeutic Agents” 6:00 pm - Coop Resume Writing Workshop, Kinnicutt Hall. 8:00 pm - Spectrum Fine Arts Series Presents: Pianist Vladimir Zeitsev, Alden Hall, Free.

8:39 pm - A Worcester Police Detective called reporting that a “ First Night - Worcester" Banner had been stolen from the front of the Worcester Memorial Auditorium just prior to New Year’s Eve, and they suspected a W PI Fraternity was involved.

Tuesday January 17,1989

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POLICE LOG Sunday, December 11, 1988 4:15 am - An RA from Morgan reported that the guest of a student had possibly overdosed on drugs. Officers and an ambulance responded and the student was transported by ambulance to the hospital. He was reportedly snorting large amounts of cocaine.

Tuesday, December 13, 1988 Tuesday, January 17, 1989 7:00 pm - Wrestling vs. W N FC , Alumni Gym 8:00 pm - Cinematech: Opening Reception/Film Shorts; an informal reception and program exhibit of the Cinematech Film Series' first two decades will precede the screening of four film shorts, Alden Hall. Free.

Wednesday, January 18, 1989 3:00 & 8:00 pm - Holy Cross College. Film: “ 'I he Big Easy." Kimball Hall Auditorium, $1.50 with College ID, $2.50 general public. 6:00 pm - Coop Education Registration/Orientation for June 89 Coop Assignements, Kinnicutt Hall. 8:00 pm - Video: “ Dirty Harry," Gompei’s Place, Free.

Thursday, January 19, 1989 8:00 pm - Attorney Richard Horrow, multimedia presentation, “ Violence in Sports." Kinnicutt Hall, Free.

10:(K) pm -An Officer reported a major water leak in the Sub- basement of Riley. The leak reportedly was from summer water heaters that had frozen and subsequently broken. Plant Services was called in to take care of the problem.

Friday, December 16, 1988 11:38 pm - A Fire alarm sounded in Riley Hall. Officers responded but were unable to reset the alarm. However, a student attending a party for residents of 12 Boynton St. in Gompei's place wasobserved kicking in a door panel to the electrical room in Gompei’s. He was placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct and falsifying his name to an officer. An electrician repairing the Riley fire alarm system determined that 2 pull stations in the basement had been soaked with beer, causing the alarm to sound.

Friday, January 20, 1989

Wednesday, December 28, 1988

7:00 pm - Holy Cross College. Film: “ Bull Durham.” Kimball Hall Auditorium. $1.50 with College ID. $2.50 general public. 8:00 pm - M .W . Repertory Theatre presents: "The Dumb Waiter" & "The Actor's Nightmare." Gompei’s Place, $2.00

Saturday, January 21, 1989 7:00 pm - Holy Cross College. Film: "Bu ll Durham," Kimball Hall Auditorium. $1.50 with College ID. $2.50 general public. 8:00 pm -M .W . Repertory Theatre presents: "The Dumb Waiter" & "The Actor's Nightmare,” Gompei’s Place, $2.00

Sunday, January 22,1989 2:00 pm -M .W . Repertory Theatre presents: "The Dumb Waiter" & "The Actor's Nightmare." Gompei's Place, $2.00 3:30 pm - Clark University, Concert: Allison d’Amato, Free. For more information call 793-7349. 6:30 & 9:30 pm - Film. "The Dead Pool." Alden Hall. $2.00

Sunday, January 1, 1989 1:14 am - A member of the KA P fraternity was arrested for disorderly conduct by Worcester Police after Worcester Police and W PI Officers attempted to break up an altercation between the K A P and Sig Pi fraternities in the Founders Parking lot.

Monday, January 23, 1989

Wednesday, January 4, 1989

4:00 pm -Chemistry Department Colloquium: Dr. Michael R. Detty. Eastman Kodak Company Research Laboratories - "Tellurapyrylium Dyes as Potential Photochemotherapeutic Agents" 6:00 pm - Coop Resume Writing Workshop, Kinnicutt Hall. 8:00 pm - Spectrum Fine Arts Series Presents: Pianist Vladimir Zeitsev. Alden Hall, Free.

8:39 pm - A Worcester Police Detective called reporting that a “ First Night - Worcester" Banner had been stolen from the front of the Worcester Memorial Auditorium just prior to New Year's Eve, and they suspected a W PI Fraternity was involved.

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