New Voices festival starts today by Kevin Dahm It’s the m iddle of D-term, and you’ve had about as much o f this engineering-school drudgery as you can take in one year. Y ou're tired. Y ou’re restless. Y ou're sick of the monotony of it all. You need a break, but you have no money. W ell, relax, because this week, WPI Masque has the answers to all your problems. It’s the seventh annual New V oices play festival. There will be performances in Alden Hall at 4:30 and 7 every day Tuesday through Friday, plus one showing at 7 pm Saturday. New Voices features 25 fine student w rit ten plays, and great acting - and best of all, it's free! More than 200 students are in volved in writing, directing, produc ing and performing the New Voices plays. This year's shows feature the entire range from hilarious com edies
to beautiful, thought-provoking dra mas. They deal with such diverse is sues as abortion, the Vietnam W ar, what happens when an MQP takes an unexpected turn, dealing with losing a friend, the tribulations of giving an oral speech in class, what kids dig up in a romp through the attic, and the end of the world. Alpha Phi Omega will be running the cafe during the New Voices festi val, selling refreshments before and during the perform ances, so if you do happen to have some money, APO wants every nickel of it. The face will include som e special attractions. There will be an art display, plus a band for each performance. The m usi cians include Jon Bird, The Rules, Mike LeBlanc, Heaven Up Here, The Questions, and The Andy Fuelleman Trio. So if y o u ’re planning to show up early and Fight for those front row seats - d o n ’t worry, you w on’t be
bored while you wait. Each show will be performed twice during the week. Here is the com plete schedule for the festival: Tuesday at 4:30, “The M iracle o f Life,” by Steve Delfino, "W alking the Line,” by Jim White, "The T reasure C hest," by Cynthia Gould, and “ Beast Incarnate” by Brian Freeman. Tuesday at 7:00 will open with two video features, “Tall Hat, Deadly Hat,” by Michael Yoder and "R id i cule D oesn’t Floss.” by David Scampoli, followed by the plays “ MA 2051,” by Rob Tiem an. "S peech 101,” by Rob Everton, “ Som ething I Have to Do,” by Duane Morin and Karen Dockery, “ W ritten By Me... Myself... and I,” by Cheryl Church and Jon Lamkins, "D on’t Call Me D addee” by W illiam Katzman and “Tw ilight o f the G ods,” by Jon Lam kins. W ednesday at 4:30 will be the
second showing of “Written by Me... Myself... and I,” followed by William Bullard’s “Rem em brance,” “ It Takes one to K now O ne,” by M indy Neligon, “Jukebox,” by Peter Tousignant, and “ Astral Fantasy,” by Rob Everton. W ednesday Evening’s perform ance will feature “Subm ission,” by Anne Marie O ’Connor, 'Open Your Eyes... And Look Around,” by An drew Kutner, “W hat's Her Name,” by David D eGrange, “Ventriloquist," by Todd Fantz, "A Fugue," by Andy Wang, “The C lubhouse,” by Brian Berg, and “ Seasons in the Sun,” by Eric Salvador. Thursday at 4:30 will be a special feature, an entire performance pre sented in the cafe. This will include "M A 2051,” “ Speech 101,” Open Your Eyes... And Look A round,” and the videos “Tall Hat, Deadly Hat,” and Ridicule D oesn’t Floss.”
Thursday Evening “Submission,” “The C lubhouse,” “ It Takes One to Know O ne,” “W h a t's Her Name,” “The Treasure C hest,” "V entrilo quist," “ Seasons in the Sun,” and, seen for the first tim e, Harold MacKiem an ’s “G etaw ay,” and “The Final C hapter (T entatively),” by Brian W eissm an. Friday Afternoon will feature “Just Think Tw ice,” by Kristine Galley and “The Black Tulip,” by Ellie Falsafi. Friday Evening’s presentation will include “ W alking The Line,” “A Fugue,” “G etaw ay,” "A stral Fan tasy,” “Jukebox,” "Tw ilight of the G ods,” “ D on’t Call Me D addee,” and “The Final C hapter (Tentatively).” Finally, the festival will close Sat urday at 7 with "Som ething I Have to Do,” “The Miracle o f Life,” “ Remem brance,” "B east Incarnate,” “Just Think Twice,” and “The Black Tu lip.”
The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute _____ Volume 17, Number 11__________________________ Tuesday, April 18,1989
WPI: A Closer Look The Office o f A dmissions has sent letters of acceptance to about 2000 very qualified high school seniors. Most of these students have also re ceived offers o f admission from many other highly competitive colleges and universities and now have to decide where they would like to spend the next four years! To assist in their decision-m aking process, the Office of Admissions is sponsoring “WPI... A C loser Look" on W ednesday, April 19 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Your cooperation and support in helping to make this a positive experience for these students and their parents will be greatly appreciated. Following is a brief description of the d ay ’s events. Robert Voss, Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, will address the participants about the newly developed Major Selection Program for students undecided about their field of study. Following this, Kay Dietrich, Associate D irector of Admissions, will present some inter esting and entertaining facts about the students offered admission to WPI as she profiles the Class o f 1993.
Throughout the rem ainder of the morning, the participants will attend panels about Co-op, Career Planning and Placement, and the role of the Humanities in W PI’s program of study. The group will then be divided into small discussion groups about student life, led by current WPI undergraduates. They will also have lunch and be entertained by the WPI Jazz Band as they stroll around the Activities Fair to discover the diverse student clubs and organizations avail able at WPI. After lunch, the participants will meet with faculty and current students as they attend presentations by the academic departments. At the end of the day, everyone will have a chance to sample some o f the exciting M Q P’s and IQ P’s being conducted by WPI students as they take part in a Projects Fair. By 3:30 pm, everyone will proba bly be exhausted, but hopefully enthu siastic about the variety of opportuni ties available to them if they select to attend WPI in the Fall. The program should prove to be a success in attract ing students to W PI’s Class of 1993.
Advisor Named to IFC (News Release) - Robert D ietrich accepted an invitation last week by IFC President, Greg Baryluk, to serve as the council’s advisor. Robert is presently the D irector o f Alumni Programs at W PI, and brings to the WPI Greek system co n siderable Greek experience at the local and national level. Robert began his Greek experi ence at W est Virginia W esleyan College where he became a m em ber o f Theta Xi Fraternity, and held the positions o f Rush Chairman, Social Chairm an and President. Upon his graduation, he traveled for tw o years for Theta X i’s National H eadquar ters as their C hapter Consultant. For the next four years he served as their Northeast Regional Director. During this time, he becam e
Nitsch to Speak at Recognition ‘89 by Jeffrey S. Goldmeer Associate Editor
WPI Students Selected by Antiquarian Society (News Release) - Two WPI stu dents, Dorothy Sue Malone and Alan W. Nordquist, have been selected to participate in a special sem inar for undergraduates at the American Anti quarian Society (AAS). Eight other W orcester-area college students will also participate in the sem inar next fall on “Religion in the American R evolution.” Malone, a WPI Humanities major, and Nordquist, a Mechanical Engi neering major, were selected on the basis of their letters of application, transcripts, and teachers’ recom m en dations, according to Laura J. Menides, associate professor English and W PI’s representative to the AAS. "These students have a unique oppor tunity,” said Menides, "a chance to work with original historical docu ments. things that would not be avail able to most college students.”
Located across Park Avenue from the WPI cam pus, the AAS is known by scholars around the world for its library collection of American his torical materials. The AAS library is used primarily by Ph.D. candidates and established scholars. Each year, however, the AAS and five W orcester Colleges (Assum ption, Clark, Holy Cross, W orcester State, and WPI) sponsor a research seminar for under graduates. The 1989 sem inar will be conducted at the AAS by Stephen A. M arini, professor o f religion at Wellesley College. According to Kevin J. Smith, a WPI student who participated in the sem inar in 1988, “the experience one gains from attending this seminar cannot be duplicated in any other academic setting. I learned valuable research skills that will aid me in my IQP and M QP.”
active in the Fraternity Executives Association and presently sits on the Board of Directors for Theta X i’s Educational Foundation, as well as, on their National Board of Direc tors. The IFC has been without its own advisor since its inception at WPI, this function was filled by the Assistant Dean o f Students who will still continue to oversee the entire Greek system. The Panhellenic Council at WPI has been fortunate to have Kay Dietrich as their advisor since 1983. K ay D ie tric h g ra d u a te d from LaFayette College in 1982 a Pi Beta Phi. D uring her undergraduate years, Kay served as her sorority’s Rush C hairm an and M embership Chairm an.
The Keynote Speaker at R ecogni tion 1989 is Judith Nitsch. Nitsch graduated from WPI in 1975 with a B achelor of Science in Civil Engi neering. She is currently a senior vice president at Allen, Demurjian. M ajor, and Nitsch, Inc. Nitsch has stayed involved with W PI. She was a member o f the: Alumni A ssociation Executive C om m ittee (1983 - 1989), and the Publica tions C om m ittee (1981 - 1986). Nitsch was also the chairm an for
C areer Day in 1988. Since graduation in 1975, Nitsch has been active in her profession. She has been a guest speaker at numerous New England colleges. In addition, she has m ade presentations to local groups, such as the M assachusetts Audubon Society. N itsch jo in ed Allen and D e murjian, Inc. in 1982, and became a senior vice president in 1986. Her professional interests include subsur face sewage disposal systems and drainage facilities, and the design of subdivisions and parking areas.
W ellness day ‘89 sponsored many health activities in the low er W edge last T hursd ay. Included in the activities w ere cholesterol level and blood pressure tests. NEW SPF.AK STA FF P H O T O /J O N FRF.NCH
Making a Difference by Stephen Nelson Academic Committee Chairman Have you ever had a suggestion about advising and didn’t know who to take it to? Did you ever feel that an academ ic policy m ight be outdated or unfair but had no idea where to voice your opinion? T hose are the duties of the WPI Academic Committee. The Academic Com m ittee is a branch of student governm ent whose function it is to appoint students to sit on various faculty com m ittees and insure the students receive fair representation in decisions concerning academic issues on campus. As a body, the Academic Comm ittee tackles student academic issues that do not fall under the aegis of any one com m ittee or act upon im portant issues being explored by one of the com m ittees. This past spring the com m ittee sponsored the freshman advising night in response to concerns that freshman advisors were usually faculty outside the stu d en ts m ajo r a n d th erefo re illequipped to help students create a sophom ore year schedule. We now need interested students to serve on faculty com m ittees for next year in order to replace our graduafing senior members. If you are interested we would like to hear from you. Positions only require two or three hours o f your time each week but it is a valuable chance to work with faculty on important issues. W ithout your participation we w ill lose a valuable voice on campus. Please mail the coupon to Stephen Nelson, Box 2307. D on’t hesitate, apply for a position today. j
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RALLY TO PREVENT HEALTH CARE CUTS Friday, April 21 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Meet at Boynton Hail For Information, see the Students for Social Awareness, Box 2564. SIGN THE PETITION!