New faculty members appointed (W PI N ews Service)-W PI has announced the appointment o f four teen new faculty m em bers for the 1989-90 academ ic year. The appoint ees represent seven departm ents: C hem istry, Computer Science. Elec trical Engineering, Humanities, Man agem ent, Mathematics and M echani cal Engineering. H ussein B aher will be an associ ate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. B aher’s re search background includes signal processing and electronic com m uni cations circuits. He earned his undergraduate de gree in electronic engineering from A le x a n d ria U niversity in C airo, Egypt, and his Ph.D. in electronic engineering from University College in Dublin. Ireland. B aher has conducted research sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and in Ireland, by the N ational Board for Science and Tech
nology. He has lectured at Cairo University, Dublin Institute o f T ech nology, and University College, D ub lin. His teaching includes Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U ni versity, and most recently, professor at the School of Electronic Engineer ing at the National Institute for Higher Education in Dublin. C h risto p h e r A. B row n joins the Mechanical Engineering Department as an assistant professor, his research includes machining, and tribology, related to com posites and ceram ics, as well as fractal analysis of surface topography. Brown’s undergraduate, m aster’s, and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering are from the University o f Vermont. His professional back ground includes work at the U niver sity of Vermont, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and most recently, at CERAC S.A., European Research Center for A tlas Copco in
Switzerland. He is a former co-captain of the University o f Vermont ski team. E ast ern Downhill champion in 1973 and 1974. and a 1973 A ll-Am erican Ski Team member. Steven C. B ullock will be an assis tant professor in the H um anities Department. His undergraduate his tory degree is from Houghton C ol lege, with a M.A. from State U niver sity o f New York - B ingham ton and an A.M. and Ph.D. from Brown U niver sity. His teaching interests include C o lonial and Revolutionary America, 19th Century Am erica, American Social and C ultural H istory, and English History. Bullock has taught at SUNY Binghamton, University o f M assa chusetts - Boston, Lawrence U niver sity and Vassar College. In 1988-89 he was an American Council of Learned Societies research fellow for
recent recipients of the Ph.D. re searching “ Freemasonry in America, 1730-1840.” W illiam W. K arr has joined the M athematics Department as an assis tant professor. He comes to WPI from the Department of Mathematics at the University o f Houston where he was a postdoctoral fellow. He earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University o f Minnesota. Farr worked as a research engineer for Dow Chem ical and has published articles in Chem ical Engineering Sci ence. M ei-H ui G uo will be an assistant professor in the Mathematics Depart ment. Her undergraduate m athem at ics degree is from the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, Republic of China. Her Ph.D. in probability and statistics is from the University of
M aryland. Her m athematics teaching experi ence includes the University o f M in nesota, and most recently, the U niver sity of Maryland. C h ick o ry J . K asouf will be an assistant professor in the M anage ment Department. His education includes a B.A. in psychology from Providence College, an M.B.A. from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in marketing with minors in statistics and strategic management. K asouf's research interests are m arketing strategy, product life cycle, managem ent o f declining in dustries, and health care marketing. His teaching background includes the Monson Developmental C enter in Palmer, Mass., University of North Carolina, Christian Brothers A cad emy in Syracuse. N.Y., and Syracuse U niversity. He also worked for the (continued on page 2)
The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 17, Number 14
Saturday, August 26, 1989- Welcome Back Issue
The Princess Apartments: A miracle cure by Jeffrey S. G oldm eer In the last three months the Prin cess A partm ents (a.k.a. the Lambda C hi Alpha House) has been a focus of activity at WPI. The school has al most com pleted converting this house into a ‘state of the art' dorm itory. This dorm has been named Institute Hall. A ccording to R oger Fournier, A ssociate Director of Physical Plant, the decision to renovate the house was m ade in early June. This decision was m ade in order to accom m odate the large num ber of incoming freshmen. This new dorm itory will house 70 freshm an men, in singles, doubles, and triples. In order to properly renovate the building, the interior had to be gutted and rebuilt. This process was bur dened by the severe time constraint; a start to com pletion time o f less than three m onths. During this time, the contracts had to be approved, and com plete plans for the demolition and construction had to be completed. A tour o f the building last Thurs day revealed a majority o f the work com pleted, with finishing touches being applied. Furniture was being set up, and the fixtures in the third
floor bathrooms were being installed. To date, the only m ajor renovations still uncompleted are the basement and the elevator. The basement will house a laundry room, a study lounge, a recreation room, and vending machines. The plans call for the elevator to be in
stalled into an addition that has yet to be built. This addition will function as the main entrance into the building. It will take a number o f weeks to complete this work: the foundation must be rem oved on one portion o f ihe building so that the elevator can serv ice the basem ent. The process o f
supporting the foundation as sections are rem oved takes three days for ev ery two feet of foundation. One o f the few difficulties that those living in this dorm will face is that the phone lines have not been completed, and will not be till the phone company strike ends.
The building became available for this renovation when Lambda Chi Alpha had its charter revoked. The school allowed the members o f the fra.emity to continue to live in the house until the end of the academ ic year. This renovation has a total cost of 1.5 million dollars.
Doing business with the phone company Reaching out and touching someone is not so easy by Jeffrey S. G oldm eer and Gary D elG rego What type of service would you like? What is your social security number? W ho is going to be your long distance carrier? Do you want touch tone, call waiting, call forwarding, three way calling, speed dialing,...? These are just some o f the ques tions you are going to answ er if you are planning on getting a phone. New England Telephone will be in the Wedge Monday through W ednesday (8:30 to 5 all three days), so be pre pared when you go. There are only a few things that
you need to do beforehand. The first is to decide who the phone bill will be sent to; you or your room m ate, and have the address ready. The phone com pany’s representative will also ask for that person’s social security number, and if he o r she has previ ously had a listing with New England Telephone, and what that num ber was. If not, the representative will ask for a credit reference; either a parent’s phone number, or a bank account number. The only other question that deals directly with billing is the in stallment charge o f $31.77. This charge can be paid on the first bill, or
broken up into two, three, or four monthly payments. (Hint: If you break it up over four months your money can be making interest for you and not for the phone company.) The rest of the questions that you will be asked deal with the type o f service that you want. If you have a touch tone phone, and want touch tone dialing, you must tell them so; this will add a fee o f 58 cents to your monthly bill. One o f the most important ques tions is what type o f service you would like. There are three options: (1) M easu red K ate, (2) U nlim ited Local C alling, and (3) Bay S tate
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New plan for Freshman events by Chris Barcus N ews Editor This year the Dean o f Students Office is taking a different approach to welcom ing the freshman class to cam pus. In ste a d o f h a v in g p ro g ra m s planned only for the arrival weekend and those few days before classes start, the arrival program is now scheduled to last for a two week p e riod in an attempt to make the transi tion to WPI a little easier. Some of the events scheduled in
clude the annual WPI Tonight Show, which introduces the campus to fresh men. O ther events include programs on effective study skills, a special pres entation for the entire WPI com m u nity on date rape, a session on finding the right major, and a presentation on the ethical issues in Biotechnology. One major event o f the year is the annual activities fair, which falls on Septem ber 6 this year. All of the clubs on campus will have representatives there to tell you about their clubs. Read the W hat’s Happening col umn for specific events and times.
What to expect at registration by Chris Barcus N ews Editor Registering for the first time at a college often is a lesson in patience. You are told that registration begins at a certain time, and more than half o f the freshman class arrives within 15 m inutes o f the given time. What happens is you have a line o f 4(H) plus people waiting to sign their forms and pick up their registraion cards. The trick to avoiding such long waiting times is to wait for an hour or so after registration begins, provided
you don’t desperately need to make a class change. This should eliminate som e of the standing in slow moving lines. During the registration process itself you will be asked to sign several forms. One form which is new this year is a release o f a student’s grades to the Greek System, which will be presented to all students. A nother form which everyone is required to sign is about hazing, illegal according to M assachusetts law. Tips to surviving registration are to be patient, w ear comfortable shoes, and bring a writing utensil with you. Best of luck at registration.
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What is the Class of ’93? The following is a com parision o f this year's freshmen class with the previous two years. The size of the freshmen class grew by 68 students, with a male:fem ale ratio of 5.33:1 versus 4.12:1 for last year.
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New faculty members announced G reater Syracuse Business Center. W hile at Syracuse University he assisted the track and field coaching staff in event coaching, recruiting, meet travel, and home m eet arrange m ents. R o b ert N. K atz will be the Norton A ssociate Professor in the Mechani cal Engineering Departm ent when he joins WPI in January 1990 from the A miy M aterials Technology Labora tory at W atertown, Mass. He pres ently is the chief m aterials technolo gist (chief scientist) there. His education includes an under graduate degree in metallurgy from M assachusetts Institute o f Technol ogy, a m aster’s degree in m etallurgi cal engineering from the University of M ichigan and a Ph.D. in materials science from MIT. His professional career with the Army M aterials Technology Labora tory included work as a physical met allurgist, research ceram ic engineer, acting chief o f the M etals Research Division, and chief o f the Ceramic Research Division. Katz has co-au thored several books on major na tional and international technical m eetings. K o n stan tin A. L u rie joins the WPI M athematics Department as a professor from the Department of A erospace Engineering, University o f M ichigan. A former U.S.S.R. citizen. L urie’s education includes a M.Sc. in Physics from the Leningrad Polytech nic Institute, Ph.D. and Doctor o f Science degrees in theoretical and m athem atical physics from A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, A cad emy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. in Leningrad. He served as a research fellow, senior research fellow and leading research fellow at the Ioffe PhysicalTechnical Institute, and as professor in the Department o f Mechanical E n g in e e rin g , In stitu te o f N aval Architects, and at the School of M athem atics and Mechanics, Lenin grad State University. L urie’s field of research includes control theory for the distributed pa ram eter systems, optim izations and nonconvex variational calculus, and optimal design.
W illiam G . M cG im psey will be an assistant professor in the Chem is try Department. His undergraduate education is in physical chemistry from the University of Western O n tario and Brock University, a m aster’s degree in chem istry from Brock Uni versity, and a Ph.D. in chem istry from Q ueen’s University in Kingston, On tario. His professional career includes teaching at Brock University and Q ueen’s University, and working as a research associate at the National Research Council in Canada. M cG im psey's research interest covers laser flash photolysis, mul tiphoton processor, laser specific photoinitiators, and laser evapora tion. B algobin N a n d ra m jo in s the M athematics Department as an assis tant professor. His bachelor’s degree is in mathematics (m inor in physics) from the University o f Guyana. He earned his m asters degree in statistics from Imperial College, London, and his Ph.D. from the University o f Iowa. N andram ’s interests include sur vey sampling theory and methods, categorical data analysis, and Bayes and Empirical Bayes Theory and M ethods. His professional background in cludes teaching in Guyana in govern ment and at the University o f Guyana, at the State University of New York Albany and at the University of Iowa. H em ant G . R o tith o r will be join ing WPI in January 1990 as an assis tant professor in the Electrical Engi neering Department. His undergradu ate degree in electronics and telecom m unications is from the University of
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• Attention Writers! The first N ew speak w riter’s meeting o f the year will be held Tuesday, A ugust 29 in the N ew speak office at 6:30. O ur office is in the basement o f Riley hall on the Daniels side. Last years writers as well as anyone else interested in any aspects of w riting are welcome to attend. No previous experience is necessary. Hope to see you there!
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Poona in India. His m aster’s degree in electrical engineering is from the Indian Institute o f Technology in Bombay and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering is from the University of Kentucky. Rotithor’s professional career in cludes teaching at the Indian Institute of Technology and the University of Kentucky. He has worked as a devel opment engineer with ORG Systems and with Phillips India, both in their research and design divisions. Roy S. R ubinstein will be an assis tant professor in the C om puter Sci ence Department. He joins the WPI faculty from N ortheastern University where he served as assistant professor in the College o f C om puter Science. His undergraduate degree in elec trical engineering is from Johns Hopkins University. He earned his m aster’s in com puter science from Iowa State University and his Ph.D. from Northeastern University. His professional experience in cludes work with Bell Telephone Laboratories as a m em ber of the tech nical staff. T haleia Z a rip h o p o u lo u joins the M athematics D epartm ent as an assis tance professor. A native of Greece, her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering is from the National Technical University o f Athens. Her m aster’s and Ph.D. degrees in applied mathematics are from Brown U niver sity. Her research interests include nonlinear partial differential equa tions, and stochastic control with applications to finance. She has taught in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University.
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Continued from page 1 get maintenance plus ($ 1.95/month). This service covers everything under basic m ainte nance and does not charge for service visits if the problem is your phone. In addition, New England Telephone will loan you a phone for 60 days, free o f charge, w hile you get your phone repaired. Probably the last question you will be asked is to choose a long distance phone company. There are many selections, and New England Telephone will not give out information on any of the carriers. You must know what company you want when applying for service. The major carriers are: A T& T, US Sprint, and MCI. Each o f these com panies has advantages and disadvantages. For current information, contact the companies directly. The only other thing that you need to know is that New England Telephone does not supply
the phone, but they do provide a free phone book. Although the phone book is free, if you want your room m ates listed in it or on direc tory assistance, there is an additional charge of $1.26 per person per month. Also, non-listed (not in the phone book but available through directory assistance) is an additional 68 cents per month and non-published (not in the book or directory assistance - your number will not even be given out in an emergency) costs $ 1.41 per month. After going through all this, you may w on der when your service will be installed. Ac cording to a representative at New England Telephone, lines will be installed as soon as possible. If you have questions about having a phone installed, either see the representative in the Wedge or call New England Telephone at 7985830.
Helpful hints from the ancients (those who remember THE plan) Here are some helpful hints about being at W PI.
Avoid daka foods you d o n ’t recognize, es pecially if you have already read the menu.
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daka will pack you a lunch or dinner instead o f the regular service if you ask for it a day in advance.
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SOCCOM M and its various subsidiaries sponsor many different events on campus, many of which are free, and the rest are cheap.
Try to buy supplies (paper, pens, etc.) off campus. The bookstore is expensive on many o f these items. Buy your textbooks early. The bookstore often runs short. Do not put things off to the end. The last week of classes is extremely hectic. Lock your doors when you leave your room. WPI is in a city, so take care accordingly. The CCC is always packed when m ajor assignments are due, but there are almost always free phone lines to the computer. A modem is a valuable asset. If you do have a modem, do not get call waiting. Do not wake up your RA. There is life after studying. D on’t work too hard.
AGAINST HER WILL
A LOOK AT DATE RAPE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: A PROGRAM FOR MEN AND WOMEN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 8PM, GOMPEI'S PLACE Today's college student faces a very reai threat of date rape. This presentation will use the television documentary, “Against Her Will," featuring Kelly McGillis, to educate participants about date rape and prevention strategies.
Presented by: Cheryl Martunas, WPI Police Officer Peggy Jablonski, Director of Housing Nancy Hunter Denny, Assistant Dean of Students Sponsored by the Dean of Students Office
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Newspeak will run classitieds free lor all WPI students, faculty, and staff Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $3 00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line Classified ads must be paid for in advance No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subiect 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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RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP Presented by JIM VREDENBURGH, FIPG NATIONAL SECRETARY/TREASURER and THETA CHI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MONDAY, AUGUST 28 7PM, KINNICUTT HALL Sponsored by the Alumni Interfraternity Council
DAY TRIP TO
HOPKINTON STATE PARK SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1989 SIGN UP IN DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE BY AUGUST 31. BUSES DEPART FROM THE WEDGE AT 10 AM. BUSES LEAVE HOPKINTON AT 4 PM
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SOCCOMM and Lens and Lights present
the Academy Award winning film:
Working Girl Tuesday, August 29, 1989, 6:30 & 9:30 pm, Alden Hall Admission $2.00
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What’s going on? S u n d a y , A u g u s t 2 7 , 1989
9:0() am - 2:00 pm - A rrival o f C lass o f 1993 8:30 pm - “W PI T o n ig h t!" with Barry D rake. H arrington A uditorium M o n d a y , A u g u s t 2 8 , 1989
All freshm en M U ST m eet w ith their advisor prior to enrollm ent on T uesday afternoon. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Enrollm ent period for seniors. H arrington A uditorium . 9:00 am - 10:00 am - All freshm en m ust report for testing. See arrival schedule for lo ca tio n s. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Sign Ups for N ew England T elephone in W edge. 9:00 am - 2:00 pm - P arking S ticker R egistration begins. Police Station. 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - “The W hole Student A cadem ic Success Program : An Introduc tion to E ffective Study S kills,” W ashburn 229 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - E nrollm ent period for ju n io rs. H arrington A uditorium . 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - C om puter Science A dvanced Placem ent Exam , W ashburn 229. See arrival schedule for m ore inform ation. 4:00 pm - Inform ation Session on m usic at W PI, Janet Earl Room in A lden H all. All interested students should attend. 8:00 pm - “The 6 0 's: W hen M usic M attered," a presentation by Barry D rake, A lden Hall. 9:00 pm - m idnight - B ow ling A lleys open for student use. 9:30 pm - G rand opening o f C ocktails w ith “ Hush H ush" in G o m p ei's. T u e s d a y , A u g u s t 2 9 , 1989
8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Sign Ups for N ew E ngland T elephone in W edge. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Enrollm ent period for Sophom ores. H arrington A uditorium . 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - "Introduction to E ffective Study S kills" Part II. W ashburn 229 1:00 pm - 4:(X) pm - Enrollm ent period for Freshm en. H arrington A uditorium . 6:30 & 9 :3 0 pm - Film : “ W orking G irl," A lden Hall, $2.00
W ed n esd ay, A ugust 30, 1989 C lasse s Begin, term A. 8 :3 0 am - 5:00 pm - Sign Ups for New E ngland T elephone in W edge. 9 :0 0 am - 4:00 pm - C arpet sale. W edge. 9 :0 0 am - 4:00 pm - Plant sale. W edge. I I :(K) am - 12:30 pm - “ Introduction to E ffective Study S kills," Part III. W ashburn 229. T h u rsd ay, A ugust 31, 1989 4 :3 0 pm - Big B rother/B ig S ister R eception. H iggins H ouse 8:00 pm - Presentation: “ A gainst Her W ill: A Look at D ate Rape on T o d ay ’s C am pus,” G o m p e i’s. F rid a y , S ep tem b er 1, 1989 9 :0 0 am - 4:00 pm - Im aginus art poster sale. W edge. S a tu rd a y , S ep tem b er 2, 1989 8:00 pm - V ideo: "B aby B oom ," G o m p ei’s. S u n d a y , S ep tem b er 3, 1989 10:00 am - T rip to H opkinton State Park cosponsored by ISC. D epart from W edge. If interested, sign up in D ean o f S tu d en t’s O ffice by A ugust 31st. M on d ay, S eptem ber 4, 1989 L ab o r Day - No Classes! 6 :3 0 & 9:30 - Film : “The N aked G un,” A lden Hall, $2.00 T u esd a y , S ep tem b er 5, 1989 I 1:00 am - P resentation: “ W here Do I G o From H ere?” H iggins 130. 4 :3 0 pm - P resentation: “ Introduction to E ffective Study Skills Part I,", W ashburn 229.
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Newspeak will run classifieds free lor all WPI students, (acuity, and staff Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than si* lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $3 00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line Classified ads must be paid for in advance No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subiect 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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Enforcement of Party rules...
Members of the WPI Greek System* are invited to discuss these issues at the
RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP Presented by JIM VREDENBURGH, FIPG NATIONAL SECRETARY/TREASURER and THETA CHI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MONDAY, AUGUST 28 7PM, KINNICUTT HALL Sponsored by the Alumni Interfraternity Council
DAY TRIP TO
HOPKINTON STATE PARK SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1989 SIGN UP IN DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE BY AUGUST 31. BUSES DEPART FROM THE WEDGE AT 10 AM. BUSES LEAVE HOPKINTON AT 4 PM
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; especially recommended for presidents, house managers, social chairmen, pledge educators, house corporations, and advisors!
SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COUNCIL AND
AWARD WINNING MEXICAN h AMERICAN FOOD
OPEN TILL 4 A.M Worcester's Largest Variety TAKE OUT SERVICE
7911746 107 HIGHLAND ST
SOCCOMM and Lens and Lights present
the Academy Award winning film:
Working Girl Tuesday, August 29, 1989, 6:30 & 9:30 pm, Alden Hall Admission $2.00
I
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NEWSPEAK
Saturday August 26,1989
What’s going on? Sun day, A u gu st 27, 1989 9:0 0 am - 2 :0 0 pm - A rrival o f C lass o f 1993 8:30 pm - “ W PI T o n ig h t!” w ith B arry D rake, H arrington A uditorium M onday, A ugust 28, 1989 A ll freshm en M U ST m eet w ith their advisor p rior to enrollm ent on T uesday afternoon. 9:0 0 am - 12:00 pm - E nrollm ent period for seniors, H arrington A uditorium . 9:00 am - 10:00 am - All freshm en m ust report for testing. See arrival schedule for lo cations. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Sign U ps for N ew England T elephone in W edge. 9:0 0 am - 2 :0 0 pm - P arking Sticker R egistration begins. Police Station. 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - “T he W hole Student A cadem ic S uccess Program : A n Introduc tion to E ffective Study S kills," W ashburn 229 1:00 pm - 4 :0 0 pm - E nrollm ent period for ju n io rs, H arrington A uditorium . 1:00 pm - 2 :3 0 pm - C o m p u ter S cience A dvanced Placem ent Exam , W ash b u rn 229. See arrival schedule for m ore inform ation. 4:0 0 pm - Inform ation Session on m usic at W PI, Janet Earl Room in A lden Hall. All interested students should attend. 8:00 pm - “T he 6 0 ’s: W hen M usic M attered," a presentation by Barry D rake, A lden Hall. 9:0 0 pm - m idnight - B ow ling A lleys open for student use. 9:3 0 pm - G rand open in g o f C ocktails with “ H ush H ush" in G o m p e i’s. T u esd ay, A ugu st 29, 1989 8:30 am - 5 :0 0 pm - Sign U ps for N ew England T elephone in W edge. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - E nrollm ent period for Sophom ores, H arrington A uditorium . 1 1:00 am - 12:30 pm - “ Introduction to E ffective Study S k ills" Part II, W ashburn 229 1:00 pm - 4 :0 0 pm - E nrollm ent period for Freshm en, H arrington A uditorium . 6:3 0 & 9 :3 0 pm - Film : “ W orking G irl," A lden Hall, $2.00
W ed n esd ay, A ugust 30, 1989 C lasses Begin, term A. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Sign U ps for New England T elephone in W edge. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - C arpet sale. W edge. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Plant sale. W edge. 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - “ Introduction to E ffective Study S k ills,” Part III, W ashburn 229. T h u rsd a y , A ugust 31, 1989 4:30 pm - Big B rother/B ig S ister R eception, H iggins H ouse 8:00 pm - Presentation: “ A gainst H er W ill: A Look at Date Rape on T o d a y ’s C am pus,” G o m p e i’s. F riday, S ep tem b er 1, 1989 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Im aginus art poster sale, W edge. S a tu rd ay, S eptem ber 2, 1989 8:00 pm - V ideo: “ Baby B oom ,” G o m p ei’s. Sun day, S ep tem b er 3, 1989 10:00 am - T rip to H opkinton State Park cosponsored by ISC. D epart from W edge. If interested, sign up in D ean o f S tu d en t’s O ffice by A ugust 31st. M on d ay, S ep tem b er 4, 1989 L abor D ay - N o Classes! 6:30 & 9 :3 0 - Film: “T he N aked G un,” A lden Hall, $2.00 T u esd ay, S eptem ber 5, 1989 11:00 am - Presentation: “ W here Do I G o From H ere?” H iggins 130. 4:30 pm - Presentation: “ Introduction to E ffective Study Skills Part I,” , W ashburn 229.
Miss Mom’s Home Cookin’??? sub & 93 Highland Street, Worcester (Next to Jim Dandy Laundromat)
791-5551
TRY THE NEXT BEST THING!
Worcester’s Hottest New Deli and Sub Shop...and More!
Discover the Boomers Difference
WELCOME BACK Hours:
Sun-Thurs 4:30 pm -1 am Fri & Sat 4:30 pm - 2 am
2 FOR 1 SPECIAL WE HAVE AN EVERYDAY SPECIAL, WHERE YOU CAN GET 2 PIZZAS FOR 1 SPECIAL PRICE. NO COUPON IS NEEDED. 2
12" REGULAR CHEESE PIZZAS
2
12" NEW DOMINO'S PAN PIZZAS
2
12" PIZZAS, 1 REGULAR, 1 PAN
ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS (COVERS BOTH)
791-7760 219 Pleasant Street
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$8.95 $11.95 $9.95 $1.50