M e n ’s s o c c e r o ff to s tro n g s ta rt by G regory Humora With eight returning starters from last y ear’s squad, the WPI m en’s soccer team is looking forward to a successful cam paign this season. They will be aided by a strong crop of talented freshmen. On the front line are senior Rob DiGregorio, sopho more Greg T ucker, and the team leader in shots last year Brian Daly. The midfield is m ade up of senior co captain Jam ie W hite, senior Rich Tocci, and freshm an Jeremy Diemetre. Defenders are senior co-captain Chris Burke, senior Paul Hanlon, senior Kevin Jum per, and Freshman from England Steven Jam es, and in goal sophom ore G reg Humora. A fter a tough preseason the team
opened up at home against New Eng land College last Monday afternoon. The Engineers took control o f the match early on establishing their ball control style. But it w asn’t until five minutes into the second half that Chris Burke, with his first goal since enter ing WPI, put Tech on the board with a penalty kick. Shortly after Jamie W hite fed freshman defender Ross W eyman a pretty through ball for a two - nil lead. Later W hite finished the scoring with a blast from thirty yards out. Greg Humora recorded his first shutout o f the season making just five saves. The Engineer’s next foe, Bentley College, showed up on W ednesday night. It first appeared as if it were
going to be a long night indeed as the Falcons took the ball right to WPI the first ten minutes. A fter a deflected ball in some way found the back o f the home team s net. Tech began to settle down as Bentley led 1-0 at t the half. The Engineers came out very strong the second period, with defenders Kevin Jum per and Paul Hanlon doing an excellent job shutting down the Falcon attack. As the large crowd on hand got into the game WPI increased their intensity until Jam ie W hite lofted a twenty-five yarder into the upper com er for his second goal in as many games. But the momentum quickly shifted as several minutes later a well disguised top-spin volley put Bentley on top to stay 2-1.
W PI's Soccer Team puts up a fight again st Bentley W ed n esd ay, but lost 2-1.
The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 17, Number 17 Ttiesday, September 19,1989
Football victorious in home opener Team survives late scare by R oger Burleson Sports Editor After losing to Springfield College last week, WPI was determined to win its home opener against Western Connecticut. They did, by a score of 23-21, but it was not without its close mom ents. WPI struck first in this contest w hen fu llb ack Tom C u m m in g s punched the ball in from the two. WPI struck two more times in the first half including a 55 yard pass to Mike Bucci. WPI went into the locker room with a 20-7 lead. But in the second half, WPI let W estern Connecticut back into the
game. The difference proved to be a 21 yard field goal with 7:24 to go in the contest. It was a good thing too, as after that. W estern Connecticut came back with two touchdowns to make the score 23-20. With time running out. W estern Connecticut went for the onside kick. But with all of W PI’s receivers and backs on the field, the ball was recov ered harmlessly. Last w eek’s player o f the week Greg W hitney had an other outstanding week for WPI. He went 26 for 38 for 325 yards with one touchdown. Mike Bucci only had 28 rushes in 7 carries, but he had 137 yards on eight receptions.
No relief in sight for Morgan triples by Antonia Correa N E W SPEA K STA FF P H O T O /B U D H ISA N Y O T O
W PI lunges forw ard in on e o f several su ccessfu l attem p ts to score a tou ch d ow n . E n gin eers d efeated W estern C on n ecticu t 23-20.
Condom machines are on their way M any stu d en ts at W PI h ave b een w o n d erin g w h y there are still no co n d o m m a ch in es on ca m p u s. Jo A n n e V an D y k e , a ssista n t n u rsin g su p erv iso r at W P I’s In firm ary, ex p la in ed that the holdu p has n oth in g to d o with W P I at all. W PI sig n ed a contract w ith LJP E n terp rises in Grand Ju n c tio n , C o lorad o around the en d o f July. T h is co m p a n y lo c a te s v e n d ors w h o w ill in stall the m a c h in e s on ca m p u se s in this area. LJP E n terp rises has found c o n dom m ach in e ven d o rs for s e v eral local c o lle g e s , in clu d in g the U n iv e r s ity o f C o n n e c tic u t, C lark, U n iversity o f N ew H am p sh ire and B o w d o in . LJP E n ter p rise s had fou n d a ven d or w h o w a s ^upppsed to in stall the m a
ch in es by A u g u st 28 th , h o w ev er the deal fe ll through b eca u se the com p a n y d id n ’t want to d istrib ute in this area. T h e last tim e M rs. V an D y k e co m m u n ica ted w ith LJP E n terp rises, they had tw o o r three p o ssib le ven d ors they w ere look in g at but co u ld n ’t guarantee an yth ing at that tim e. As soon as LJP find s a suitable ven d or, the m a ch in e s sh o u ld be in sta lled w ith in tw o w eek s. T here w ill be eig h t m achir. ;s on cam p u s. T h is w ill g iv e W PI a slig h tly better ratio (1 to about 4 2 0 stu d en ts) than the o n e (1 to ev e ry fiv e hundred stud en ts) su g g e ste d by LJP. The m a ch in es w ill be located in e a sily a c c e sse d sp o ts all ov er cam p u s. T h ere w ill be tw o on D a n iels third, on e on M organ
third, and tw o d o w n sta irs in the S anford R ile y bath room s near G o m p e i’s. F o u n d ers’ H all lau n dry, E llsw o rth /F u lle r laundry and the Institu te H all laundry w ill a ll h ave o n e to m ake a total o f eig h t m a ch in es. T h e m a ch in es are c o s tin g the sc h o o l n o th in g , in fa ct, W PI had a c h o ic e o f re c e iv in g 20% o f the p rofits or n o th in g. T h e c h o ic e w a s fo r the 20% w h ich w ill be u sed to h elp w ith any p o ssib le van dalism . T he sc h o o l also has a c h o ic e o f p a ck a g es w ith o n e or three co n d o m s. T h ese are eith er 5 0 ce n ts or $ 1.50 p a ck a g es. U n til the m a ch in es are in p la ce there are a lw a y s co n d o m s read ily a v a ila b le w ith no c o st and no q u e stio n s in the W PI In firmary.
The freshmen who are now occu pying the thirty-five or so triples in Morgan Hall can expect these rooms to remain the same for at least the fall semester. There are under five spaces available elsewhere on cam pus to move these freshmen. Although space is available in the upper-class dorms Founder's and the EllsworthFuller apartments, the Residence Hall Council is not considering these spaces for the freshmen. Peggy Jablonski, the Director of Housing, says the council believes from experi ence that the students are better off among their own peers. Space for the overcrowded fresh men will most likely become avail able in the spring term when students leave for co-op or drop out. The Residence Hall Council will be offer ing a rebate to those students who cannot be offered housing elsewhere. The rebate will be 330 dollars to each of the three roommates in a triple all semester, or 110 dollars for each month spent in a triple. The Residence Hall Council pre pared as best they could for the one
hundred or so extra students in the freshman class. Institute Hall, which was just opened this year, was opened as an all m ale dorm for freshmen. The hall, w hich originally had been planned to hold office space, now houses seventy students. Next year when the class of ’93 joins the housing lottery, Institute Hall may be made available to both freshmen and underclassmen because o f the extra students who will be par ticipating in the lottery. Those stu dents who don’t “win” in the lottery, but wish to remain within a one-mile radius of the school may find it diffi cult. The housing is available, but the quality and a good price is not.
F R E S H M E N !!
Don’t forget to vote in elections tomorrow and Thursday near the mailroom. See page 5 fo r election letters.
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Tuesday September 19,1989
NEW S World News Hungary opened its borders and let thousands o f East G erm ans emigrate to Austria en route to W est Germany. Over 12,000 citizens fled - as many as 100 per hour were leaving on Thurs day. East G erm any criticized the Hungarian governm ent, saying it had “directly interfered” with its internal affairs. The East G erm an government also said that the Hungarian govern ment was involved in “sm uggling” human beings. East G erm ans go to Hungary on tourist visas then head west. All East G erm ans are guaran teed a W est Germ an passport. East Germ any is expected to restrict travel to Hungary. In B elgrade, Y ugoslavia, 100 Romanian citizens on tourist visas are asking for perm ission to emigrate to the West. G orbachev warned o f “dangerous consequences” due to the increasing ethnic violence and labor strikes. Boris Yeltsin, a critic o f G orbachev, is on a two week tour o f the United States, and said that G orbachev has betw een 6 m onths to one year to start moving the Soviet econom y forward, or he will face an ouster or “revolu tion”. Yeltsin m et with Bush and asked him to help “ rescue” G or bachev’s restructuring. The Bush adm inistration said it is willing to send advisors to Bolivia and Peru. H owever, Bush stressed that no troops would be put in com bat rules to fight the drug war. In Parliam entary elections, the Labor party o f Norway suffered its worst setback since W orld W ar II. Forest fires were started on the outskirts o f Beirut due to continued fighting between Christian and Syrian m ilitiam en. On Sunday, a Romanian pleasure
boat crashed into a Bulgarian tugboat on the Danube 125 miles northwest of Bucharest, the capital o f Rumania. 161 people died, and 18 people sur vived. A rchbishop Tutu met with foreign diplom ats to “condemn brutalities” of South African police last week during election protests. 20,000 people marched with Tutu to protest police brutality. South African police said they w ould no longer use whips against protestors. F.W. De Klerk was form ally elected to the presi dency. He said that the blacks would “becom e part of the decision making process.” The new Polish governm ent, under the direction of Solidarity, was finally organized. 11 o f the posts belong to the Solidarity party, and 4, including defense, belong to the Communists. The new governm ent said that it would try market incentives and sell some o f the state run companies. H ow ever, some C om m unist trade unions said they would fight privati zation. Bush said that food aid to Poland will double next year. Talks between M arxists rebels and the El Salvadoran governm ent contin ued in M exico City. The rebels of fered to dismantle and become a po litical party if some changes in the governm ent structure were intro duced.
National News The US Government has ordered Exxon to clean up Alaska next spring, or it will, and charge Exxon. The Senate voted 76-8 to bar dis crimination against the handicapped. Em ployers are expected to make “reasonable accom modations.” In New York City, D inkins de feated m ayor Koch in the Democratic
Choosing a bank by Michael O'Malley
M ost new people arriving this fall are interested in getting their own checking accounts, making it more convenient to manage their money. M any still haven’t signed up for their ow n account yet, which is understand able considering the multitude of banks out there, each with their own, unique checking account formats, options, m inim um balances, etc... so to m ake things a bit easier for everyone, h ere’s a description o f all o f the available checking accounts offered by several o f the local banks: Bank o f Boston 359 Main St. 799-7777
1) Basic checking account: $2.50 / mo. No min. balance. 8 checks / statem ent. No limit on # o f checks. 8 ATM transactions / mo. 2) 1 Fee checking account: $8.00 / mo. No min. balance. No limit on # o f checks cashed. No ATM fees 3) Minimum balance: No charge. $500 minimum balance. No lim it o n # o f checks cashed. No ATM fee.
Bank of New England 370 M ain St.
1) Basic checking account: $2.50 / mo. 7 checks / mo. 2) Minimum balance: $750. No fee. No limits. 3) 1 Fee checking account: $9.00 / mo. No limits.
Baybank M iddlesex 311 Main St. 791-8890
1) Basic checking account: No fee if under 19. 8 checks / mo. 2) Fee Saver account: Min. balance $500 or else $3.50 / mo. 3) Interest account: $1000 min. balance. 5.25% interest
M echanics Bank 1) Minimum balance: $500 min. balance or $5.00 / mo. 33 Central No limits 798-6400 N ortheast 1) Basic checking account: No fee. No limits. Up to 4 Savings Bank ATM transactions / mo. 22 Elm St. 1-800-637-2255 Peoples Savings 1) Check-M ate .ccount: $100 min. balance or else Bank $8.00 / mo. No limits. 5% interest. 120 Front St. $1.00 fee if other ATM s are used. 791-3861 Shaw m ut W orcester Co. Bank 446 M ain St. 1-8005H A W M U T
1) Student checking: No fee. N o min. balance. 7 checks / mo. 2) Flat-Fee account: $7.00 / mo. No min. balance. No limits. 3) Minimum balance: $500 m in. balance o r else $ 1 .5 0 /m o . No limits. 4) NOW account: $1000 min. balance or else $3.00 / mo. E arn interest.
Note that this is not nearly a complete listing, but merely a listing of those banks and accounts which are more appropriate for new WPI students. Call for further specific details.
party. He will now face Giuliani in N ovember. If D inkins w ins, he will be New Y ork’s first black m ayor. The ethics panel of the House has opened an investigation concerning M assachusetts congressm an Barney Frank. Frank hired a m ale prostitute for sex, and later as his personal aide. Barney had requested the ethics com mittee look into the m atter to prove his innocence o f breaking any rules. In Texas and C alifornia, Demo crats won races for house seats va cated by form er Speaker W right and W hip Coelho. The house voted 380-38 to restore criminal penalties for flag burning. Senate panels rejected the N avy’s Trident D-5 missile. The Navy did launch the most advanced destroyer, the D DG-51, which costs $1.2 B il lion. The Senate, in a $26.4 Billion transportation bill, banned cigarette sm oking on all domestic flights, and increased the C oast G u ard ’s budget 15% to help them fight drugs. The Senate failed to get enough votes to override President Bush’s veto concerning the FSX fighter. 66 people vote to override, tw o thirds are needed. The US will now em erge in a joint effort with Japan to produce the FSX fighter, a variant o f the F-16. The M ayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, removed some trapped fluids from R onald Reagans brain. This is a result o f a July 4th accident Reagan had on a horse. Doctors say the operation went fine. Boris Yeltsin was there to wish
him a speedy recovery. Bush gave a nationwide speech on Tuesday directed at schoolchildren asking them not to take drugs. In Kentucky, m ethane gas ex ploded in a coal m ine, killing 10 workers and injuring two. It was the worst coal mine accident in the US since 1984. In Louisville, Kentucky, a man with an assault rifle entered a printing press and killed 7 people, injured 12, then shot himself. He was a former employee at the printing press. He was also being treated for mental dis orders. The College Board said that the average and the number o f takers for the SAT w ere down again last year. The SAT average is now 903 (476 M, 427 V), a one point drop. The num ber o f people that took the test was down 4%, although high school graduates were dow n less than 1%. This is despite recent efforts to im prove edu cation. Educational spending is up 29% in the last four years, after adjust m ents for inflation.
Sports News The N F L ’s 70th season started last Sunday. The US Open w as won by West Germ an Boris Becker, who defeated Ivan Lendl 3 sets to 1. Steffi G raf won the w om en’s com petition, defeating M artina N avratilova 2 sets to 1.
Compiled by George Regnery Newspeak Staff
Minutes of the Executive Council Meeting Minutes from the executive coun cil meeting o f Septem ber 12, 1989 Meeting called to order 7:31 pm M em b ers p resen t: Brian Gosselin, V.P.; Lisa King, Sec.; Maureen Murphy, C CS; Chris Forand, PanHel; Rob S im s, New speak; Melanie Stoops, class of '90; Kim L em oi, SocC om m ; Stephen N e ls o n , A c a d e m ic c o m m itte e ; Tammy Perry, Class o f ’91; Brian B eauregard, class o f ’92; Janet Richardson, Advisor. C o m m ittee re p o rts: N ew speak: Friday, Septem ber 15th is Newspeak’s 80th anniversary. All of our new m em bers look very promising. P an H el: The Greek system just completed the “G reek system evaluation sum mary.” The evaluation was per formed last D-term and identifies the w eaknesses and strengths in the areas o f supporting W P I’s academ ic m is sion. respecting the rights of the
com m unity, complying with laws and regulations and avoiding hazards and harm to people and places. This evaluation will serve as a means for improving the Greek system. PanHel is sponsoring “Aerobics Unlim ited” to benefit the W orcester Day Re-H ab Center. PanHel and IFC are sponsoring “Greek K ick - Off ’89" Friday Sep tem ber 15 on the Quad. S ocC om m : Tuesday: Movie on the Quad. W ednesday: Movie in the Pub, Friday post game party in the Pub. O ctober 14th: Dana Carvey at H om ecom ing. D ecem ber 3rd: 10,000 Maniacs (possibly) O ld business: Mike Donahue will take care of the memorial for Andrew Heitman. C om m ittee for independent rep. will meet Thurs. at 3:30
Durgin Speaks By Auretn Cyr Professor William Durgin, the new head of the Mechanical Engi neering Department, attended Brown University and attained both his bachelor’s and doctorate there. He taught at the University o f Flor ida in the Engineering Science De partment for two years and then came to WPI fat 1971 as a member of the faculty. Professor Durgin found the ME department to be a one and his goal as the ME
the engineer ing field stronger than ever. a I't toft a ri I A si IO OCCOWtv m UCpBiUilvul ifvAU)
qualifications are needed, die candidate must have a ftt-. .I jSl 1^ — • ■- • - ,-iit ,-1 a snc anu nave & member of the? faculty for some time. In addition to these qualifications. Professor Durgin has accumulated experience in issues of tenure and promotion for his facuity One o f the duties o f the snt head is to make sore nroeram is both what the job market wants the engineers to know. In engineering, the goal is to teach students bow to use the knowledge they have accumulated to formulate a course o f action in a new situation. Professor Durgin is not planning any personal changes for the ME department, but situational factors will cause modifications. A prime example is the influx of interest in Aerospace Engineering. About half o f the class o f 1993 has exan interest in majonng m Aerospace. By contrast, only a small fraction of the ME faculty is in the Aerospace discipline. Durgin also said that he would like to strengthen the graduate program in Aerospace and that there is a good chance that it will be ready by 1993. Yet another challenge will be to find the space for these programs. In addition to his new responsi bilities, Professor Durgin will re tain his advisees in both under graduate and graduate work. He wants to stress that he is available to the students and intends to teach a class next year. * A n n o u n cem en ts: Petition for the Campus C enter— ------ Everyone must get as m any sig natures as possible. Meeting adjourned at 7:46 pm. Respectfully subm itted, Lisa A. King Secretary
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Tuesday September 19, 1989
NEWS W o rld News Hungary opened its borders and let thousands o f Hast Germans emigrate to Austria en route to West Germany. Over ! 2,(H)0 citizens fled as many as KK) per hour w ere leaving on T hurs day. East G erm any criticized the Hungarian governm ent, saying it had "directly interfered" with its internal affairs. The East German government also said that the Hungarian govern ment was involved in “smuggling” human beings. East G erm ans go to Hungary on tourist visas then head west. All East G erm ans are guaran teed a West G erm an passport. East Germany is expected to restrict travel to Hungary. In B elgrade, Y ugoslavia, KK) Romanian citizens on tourist visas are asking for perm ission to emigrate to the West. Gorbachev warned o f “dangerous consequences" due to the increasing ethnic violence and labor strikes. Boris Yeltsin, a critic o f Gorbachev, is on a two w eek tour of the United States, and said that Gorbachev has between 6 m onths to one year to start moving the Soviet economy forward, or he will face an ouster or “revolu tion”. Yeltsin met with Bush and asked him to help “rescue” G or bachev's restructuring. The Bush administration said it is willing to send advisors to Bolivia and Peru. However. Bush stressed that no troops would be put in combat rules to fight the drug war. In Parliam entary elections, the Labor party o f Norway suffered its worst setback since World W ar II. Forest fires were started on the outskirts o f Beirut due to continued fighting between Christian and S\ nan m ilitiam en. On Sunday, a Romanian pleasure
boat crashed into a Bulgarian tugboat on the Danube 125 miles northwest of Bucharest, the capital of Rumania. Ift l people died, and 18 people sur vived. Archbishop Tutu met with foreign diplomats to “condemn brutalities" of South African police last week during election protests. 20,(KK) people marched with Tutu to protest police brutality. South African police said they would no longer use whips against protestors. F.W, De Klerk was formally elected to the presi dency. He said that the blacks would “become part o f the decision making process." The new Polish government, under the direction of Solidarity, was finally organized. 11 o f the posts belong to the Solidarity party, and 4, including defense, belong to the Communists. The new governm ent said that it would try market incentives and sell some of the state run companies. However, some Comm unist trade unions said they would fight privati zation. Bush said that food aid to Poland will double next year. Talks between Marxists rebels and the El Salvadoran government contin ued in Mexico City. The rebels of fered to dismantle and become a po litical party if some changes in the governm ent structure were intro duced. N ational News The US Government has ordered Exxon to clean up A laska next spring, or it will, and charge Exxon. The Senate voted 76-8 to bar dis crimination against the handicapped. Employers are expected to make “ reasonable accom modations." In New York City, Dinkins de feated mayor Koch in the Democratic
Choosing a bank by M ic h a e l O 'M a lle y
Most new people arriving this fall are interested in getting their own checking accounts, making it more convenient to manage their money. Many still haven't signed up for their own account yet, which is understand able considering the multitude of banks out there, each with their ow n, unique checking account formats, options, minimum balances, etc... so to m ake things a bit easier for everyone, here's a description of all of the available checking accounts offered by several o f the local banks: Bank of Boston 359 Main St. 799-7777
1) Basic checking account: $2.50 / mo. No mm. balance. 8 checks / statement. N o limit on # o f checks. 8 ATM transactions / mo. 2j I Fee checking account: $8.00 / mo. No min, balance. No limit on # of checks cashed. No ATM fees 3) Minimum balance: No charge. $500 minimum balance. No limit on # o f checks cashed. No ATM fee.
Bank of New England 370 Main St.
1) Basic checking account: $2.50 / two, 7 checks / mo. 2) Minimum balance: $750. No fee. No limits. 3) I Fee checking account: 59.00 / mo. No limits.
Baybank M iddlesex 31 I Main Si 791-8890
1 s Basic checking account: No fee if under 19. 8 checks / mo. 2) Fee Saver account: Min. balance $500 or else $ 3 .5 0 /m o . 3) Interest account: $1000 min. balance. 5 25'. interest
party. He will now face G iuliani in November, If Dinkins w ins, he will be New Y ork’s first black mayor. The ethics panel of the House has opened an investigation concerning Massachusetts congressm an Barney Frank. Frank hired a male prostitute for sex, and later as his personal aide. Barney had requested the ethics co m mittee look into the matter to prove his innocence of breaking any rules. In Texas and C alifornia, Dem o crats won races for house seats va cated by former Speaker W right and W hip Coelho. The house voted 380-38 to restore criminal penalties for flag burning. Senate panels rejected the N avy’s Trident D-5 missile. The Navy did launch the most advanced destroyer, the DDG-51, which costs $1.2 Bil lion. The Senate, in a $26.4 Billion transportation bill, banned cigarette smoking on all domestic flights, and increased the Coast G uard’s budget 15% to help them fight drugs. The Senate failed to get enough votes to override President B ush’s veto concerning the FSX fighter. 66 people vote to override, two thirds are needed. The US wiil now em erge in a joint effort with Japan to produce the FSX fighter, a variant o f the F-16. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, removed some trapped fluids from Ronald Reagans brain. This is a result o f a July 4th accident Reagan had on a horse. Doctors say the operation went fine. Boris Yeltsin was there to wish
him a speedy reco v er). Bush gave a nationwide speech on Tuesday directed at schoolchildren asking them not lo take drugs. In Kentucky, methane gas ex ploded in a coal mine, killing 10 workers and injuring two. It was the worst coal mine accident in the US since 1984. In Louisville, Kentucky, a man with an assault rifle entered a printing press and killed 7 people, injured 12. then shot himself. He was a form er em ployee at the printing press. He was also being treated for mental dis orders. The College Board said that the average and the number o f takers for the SAT were down again last year. The SAT average is now 903 (476 M, 427 V ), a one point drop. The num ber o f people that took the test was down 4 % , although high school graduates were down less than 1%. This is despite recent efforts to improve edu cation. Educational spending is up 29% in the last four years, after adjust ments for inflation. S ports News The N FL ’s 70th season started last Sunday. The US Open was won by West German Boris Becker, who defeated Ivan Lendl 3 sets to 1. Steffi G raf won the w om en’s com petition, defeating Martina Navratilova 2 sets to 1. Com piled by George Regnery Newspeak S taff
Minutes of the Executive Council Meeting Minutes from the executive coun cil meeting o f Septem ber 12, 1989 Meeting called to order 7:31 pm M em bers p resen t: Brian Gosseiin, V.P.; Lisa King. Sec.: M aureen Murphy, CCS; Chris Forand, PanHel; Rob Sims, N ew speak: M elanie Stoops, class o f '90: Kim Lem oi, SocC om m : Stephen N e lso n , A c a d e m ic c o m m itte e ; Tammy Perry, Class o f '91; Brian B eauregard, class o f H)2; Janet Richardson. Advisor C o m m ittee re p o rts: N ew speak: Friday. Septem ber 15th is N ew speak's 80th anniversary All o f our new members look very promising. P an H el: The Greek system just completed the “Greek system evaluation sum niary " The evaluation was per formed last D-term and identifies the weaknesses and strengths in the areas of supporting W PI's academic mis sion. respecting the rights of the
comm unity, complying with laws and regulations and avoiding hazards and harm to people and places. This evaluation will serve as a means for improving the Greek system. PanHel is sponsoring “Aerobics U nlim ited" to benefit the W orcester Day Re-Hab Center. PanHel and IFC are sponsoring “Greek Kick - O ff "84" Friday S ep tember 15 on the Quad. SocC om m : Tuesday: Movie on the Quad. Wednesday: Movie in the Pub. Friday post game party in the Pub. October 14th: Dana Carvey at Homecoming. December 3rd: 10.000 Maniacs (possibly) O ld business: Mike Donahue w ill take care o f the memorial for Andrew Heilman. Committee for independent rep. w ill meet Thurs. at 3:30
Professor William Durgin, the new head of the Mechanical Engi neering Department, attended Brown University and attained both his bachelor’s and doctorate there. He taught at the University of Flor ida in the Engineering Science De partment for two years and then came to WPI in 1971 as a member of the faculty. Professor Durgin found the ME department to be a strong one and his goal as the ME department head is to work with the people in the department to make the impact of WPI cm the engineer ing field stronger than ever. To become a department head, special qualifications are needed. Usually the candidate must have a Ph.D in the discipline and have been a member of the faculty for some time. In addition to these qualifications. Professor Durgin has accumulated experience in is sues of tenure and promotion for his faculty. One o f the duties of the department head is to make sure that the program is both what the students want to study and what the job market wants the engineers to know. In engineering, the goal is to teach students how to use the knowledge they have accumulated to formulate a course of action in a new situation. Professor Durgin is not planning any personal changes for the ME departm ent, but situational factors will cause modifications. A prime exam ple is the influx of interest in A erospace Engineering. About half o f the class of 1993 has ex pressed an interest in majoring in Acrospace. By contrast, only a small fraction o f the M E faculty is in the Aerospace discipline. Durgin also said that he would like to strengthen the graduate program in Aerospace and that there is a good chance that it will be ready by 1993. Yet another challenge will be to find the space fo r these programs. In addition to his new responsi bilities, Professor Durgin will re tain his advisees in both under graduate and graduate work. He I wants to stress that he is available to the students and intends to teach a class next year. * A n n o u n cem en ts: Petition for the Campus Center— -Everyone must gel as many sig natures as possible. Meeting adjourned al 7:46 pm. Respectfu 11y submi lted, Lisa A. King Secretar\
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Student checking: No fee. No min. balance. 7 checks / mo. Flat-Fee account: $7.00 / mo. No min. balance. No limits. Minimum balance: S5(K) min. balance or else $1.50 /m o . No limits. NOW account: $ 1000 min. balance or else $3.00 / mo. Earn interest.
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Track season begins well for women WPI opened up its cross-country season on its home course at Alden Labs in Holden, trying to defend both Engineering Cups. The w om en’s squad started off the day with an im pressive victory: WPI 24 MIT 34 RPI 72. Athena Demetry rolled to victory on the 3.25 mile course in 20:39, only six seconds off her own record. Roommates Maura Collins (2nd - 21:46), Chris M ikloi che (3rd 22:10), and Jennifer Schaef fer (6th, 23:20) solidified the team victory. A second group o f WPI runners took 12th - 15th: freshman Kristin Bremer, Senior Captain Robin Fon
taine, Det C arraw ay, and K elly McQueeney. Newcom ers to the team Deb Duhamel and Jenn Do were 20th and 21st in the 32 person field.
M e n 's tr a c k ta k es s e c o n d The WPI m en’s team could no repeat last year’s victory and had to settle for second place behind RPI. RPI 30 WPI 32 M IT 63. Dave Berthiaume was 3rd for the Engineers followed by Phil W illiam s 4th, Dave Cortese 6th, Alan Fosberry 7th and M ike Cumm ings 12th.
N E W SPEA K S T A FF P H O T O / B U D H ISA N Y O TO
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G reg W h itn ey chooses his target w ith care, thanks to a good front lin e.
Few college basketball and football players ever graduate
T h is is the w ay fund raisin g should be done! P anH el breaks a sw ea t raising m oney for the W orcester D ay R e-H ab C enter last W ednesday.
(CPS) — Few er than one in five football and basketball players at many colleges ever graduate, a con gressional report said Sept. 9. The report, written by the General Accounting O ffice (GAO), promises to play a m ajor role in the current debate about a proposed law to force schools to reveal their players’ gradu ation rates. “There is no justification for any athlete to be abused by a college sports program, and then left without an education,” Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-M ass) said in releasing the report. In it, the G A O examined National C o lle g ia te A th le tic A sso c ia tio n (NCAA) statistics portraying how
basketball players on 97 “m ajor" campus teams did in class. Thirty-five of the 97 teams graduated from zero to 20 percent of their players. Only eight of the programs gradu ated as many as 80 percent o f their players. O f 103 “m ajor” college football programs, the GAO found 14 gradu ated from zero to 20 percent of their players. NCAA Executive Richard Schultz has said he opposes the law that would require colleges to publish athletes’ academ ic progress, asserting it vio lates their rights to privacy and that such business should rem ain an inter nal NCAA matter.
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H o w m a n y p a rtic le s ?
by Isaac A sim ov How many different particles m ake up the U niverse and everything in it? How many rem ain to be discovered? Physicists are now on the edge o f getting some answers to those im portant questions. There are three different classes o f funda mental particles (that is, particles that can ’t be broken down into anything sim pler). They are 1) leptons, 2) quarks, 3) bosons. T he most im portant lepton is the “electron” which is found everyw here. There is a heavy electron called a “ m uon” — although it doesn’t exist in nature in appreciable quantities, it can be m ade in the laboratory. T here is a still heavier electron called a “tauon.” Each o f these particles has a neutrino associated with it and all three neutrinos are different. That makes 6 leptons alto g eth er." There is also “antim atter,” which is ju st like ordinary m atter but is opposite in characteris tics such as electric charge. A ntim atter doesn’t exist in the universe in appreciable quantities, but it also can be made in the laboratory. A ntim atter is m ade up o f 6 different “antileptons,” That makes 12 leptons and antileptons. The quarks com e in 6 varieties also. The most im portant o f these are the “up-quarks”
and “dow n-quarks,” which are the lightest one. They make up the protons and neutrons that are found everywhere. The heavier a particle is, the more difficult it is to form. The most massive quark, the top-quark,” is 8,(XX) times as massive as the lightest quark and it hasn’t been formed yet, but scientists are sure that it exists. For each quark there is an “antiquark,” so there are 12 quarks and antiquarks alto gether. The bosons are particles that make it pos sible for leptons and quarks to interact with each other. There are four kinds o f interaction. There is gravitational interaction, for which there is 1 boson; the electrom agnetic interac tion, for which there is 1 boson; the weak interaction, for w hich there are 3 bosons; and the strong interaction, for which there are 8 bosons. T hat means 13 bosons altogether. Leptons, antileptons, quarks, antiquarks, bosons — 37 particles altogether. Are these all there are? Well — The most massive o f the weak interaction bosons is one called the Z degree particle. It is twice as massive as the most massive quark and it w asn’t until 1984 that it was first formed and observed. The man in charge o f the work that found it was the Italian physicist, C arlo Rubbia, and he got a Nobel Prize for it. A very massive particle is formed by forc ing two ordinary particles together with great force. The particles smash each other into a spray o f other particles. The energy o f colli sion can be converted into m ass so that the particles formed can be much more massive that the particles that originally collided. Right now, Carlo Rubbia is working near Geneva, Sw itzerland, with the “Large Electron Positron” Collider, usually referred to as the LEP. In it, a stream o f electrons is whirled in a circle in one direction and a stream o f posi trons (the antiparticle equivalent o f electrons) is whirled in the sam e circle in the other direction. They sm ash into each other head on
Artificial Intelligence b y A jay Khanna A IRG, or the Artificial Intelligence Re search G roup, involves many students and faculty m em bers at WPI. The most active departm ents are com puter science, electrical engineering, civil engineering, and m anage ment. There is also a strong role for chemical engineering in A l, if any CM m ajors wish to be involved. Al research at W PI is spread across know ledge acquisition, m achine learning, case-based reasoning, expert system s, infor m ation system s, decision support systems, com puter design, image processing, com puter vision, real-tim e com puter system s, and com puter architecture. G rants worth millions of dollars are available for Al research. T here are many students involved in A l at W PI. Most of them are graduate students, but undergraduate involvement in this field is picking up. Last year, David Gosselin, Jeffrey LeBlanc, and Kathleen O ’Sullivan designed a “S elf D iagnosing System for a Robot A rm ” for their M QP which autom atically defines an alternate path for a robot arm to follow in space if one (or m ore) o f its joints freeze during operation. It was part of a much larger project to m ake an unm anned spacecraft diagnose and solve some problems during flight. T his year, Rick W ood and Rob Petit aim to develop a speech recognizer that is speakerindependent, and can decipher connected (continuous) speech! Let us wish them both the best o f luck in their endeavors.
For all you students out there, and I d o n ’t m ean only CS majors, A l is a very progressive field still in its initial stages o f developm ent. There is going to be an Al lab at Fuller Labora tories, which is going to be an information sciences building, and if there isn’t any other reason to take an A l course, take it because y o u ’re paying for it! Al courses offered at WPI are CS4341 (In tro to Al, B term), C S534 (Al, terms AB and CD ), CS525 (Special CS topics, different courses each sem ester), and CE513 (K now l edge based system s in structural engineering, fall semester). Hurry up to register for these very popular courses! AIRG usually m eets every Thursday at 11:00 in AK232. These meetings are both informative and interesting and include both formal and informal speeches and paper dis cussions. For exam ple, on Monday, Septem ber 11, Jon Sim ms W illiams and Ken Brown cam e over all the way from Bristol, England to give a lecture on a project they are working on called “A K nowledge-Based Advisory System for the Design and Developm ent of A utom o tive C om ponents.” (In laym an’s terms, it helps design car parts.) If you have any questions or would like to know more about AIRG, come to any o f the m eetings or contact M ichael Gennert (AK 010, box 5476), who coordinates AIRG m eetings, o r me (Ajay Khanna, box 2363). I will be glad to answer any questions you may have on the subject.
should be possible to tell how massive each particle is with greater accuracy than has been possible till now. Then, too, it should be possible to tell how long the Z degree particle lasts before it breaks donw. So far we know that it lasts about a millionth o f a billionth of a second, but scientists need a figure that is more exact than that. If the properties of the Z degree particle are known with proper accuracy, scientists believe they will be able to deduce just how many leptons and quarks there can possibly be. They rather suspect that the answ er will be that there are only 12 leptons and 12 quarks possible and that all but the top-quark have been discovered. However, even if that is so, there is still the possibility that there may be particles that are neither leptons, quarks, nor bosons, but that fit into different categories altogether. It may well be that the Universe is far more com pli cated than we know.
and, in that way, form other particles. If the energy o f collision is just right, they form Z degree particles. Construction o f the LEP was begun in 1981. Electrons and positrons were to be made to pass through a circular tube nearly 17 miles in circumference. The tubes was to contain a vacuum so that there would be no air molecules to collide with. The LEP finally went into action in July 1989 and within four weeks had formed its first Z degree particle. The L EP is not the first device to form Z degree particles. In the United States two different devices have been used to form them. However, the LEP has the capacity to fine-tune the quantity of energy it produces so that it is just right for Z degree particle formation. That means that when it really gets going it should produce them in quantity. The hope is that by the end o f 1989. the LEP will have formed something like 100,000 Z degree particles. With that many particles to work with, it
1990 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Competition WPI sophomores interested in a career in government service at the state, federal or local level are invited to apply for a 1990 Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Truman Scholarship candidates must: 1. Be US citizen or US national, 2. Be enrolled at WPI in a BS program, must have a B average or better, and must be in the upper quarter of the class of ’92, 3. Have a commitment to a career in government service, and be prepared to document this career through previous education and service activities. The Truman Scholarship committee supplies the following list of possible public-service careers: environmental specialist, government administrator, juvenile corrections officer, legislative staffer, public defender, prosecutor, and positions in local and state government, foreign service, and various elective offices. The Truman Scholarship covers eligible expenses up to $7,000 per year for the junior year, the senior year, and two years of graduate study. WPI can submit three candidates for the competition. If you would like to be considered as a WPI candidate, please attend the Open Meeting for the Truman Scholarship Candidates on Wednesday, September 27, at 4:30 pm in SL104. If you have any questions, see Prof. Schachterle in the Project Center.
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Freshman Candidates Speak Out Freshman class officer elections will be held on the 20^ and the 2l2l. The following letters are from the candidates for each office.
large chain o f music stores. If you have any questions for me o r just would like to meet me, feel free to come up to D aniels 3 2 1 or call me at 792-1949. - Greg M oeller
President
Kim Philipp M ike L azarz The first three weeks here at WPI have been hectic ones for freshmen. We are all in the stage of adjustm ent; making new friends, d eal ing with the hardships o f being away from hom e, and getting back into the swing o f things academ ically, after, for some of us, a lazy senior year and a long summer. W ell, sum m er’s over and it’s time to buckle dow n. A fterall, w e’re freshmen again. W e’ve had many decisions to make to get where we are, and more to com e that will impact our future, such as deciding what classes to take, selecting a m ajor, joining a fraternity o r soror ity, etc. Coming up is an important event that will require you to make more choices: Elec tions. I urge you to vote since you will decide on w ho the leaders o f the class will be. And I, M ichael Lazarz, am seeking your vote for the office o f class President. I can make no prom ises yet, other than to lead the class by the best o f m y ability tow ard a successful freshm an year. Thank you.
H ey ... Has one o f these things happened to you... You walk all the way to a frat just to find out that you’re prohibited from being there for ten weeks. Then in order to com pensate for this you go to one of the surrounding schools on a party quest only to forget which direction you cam e from — lost till m orning — maybe you are one o f the people that is paying for all new locks in the dorm s by losing y o u r keys or flinging them out the window. Perhaps you... yes you are maybe homesick for Mom, Dad, the dog or even that special som eone. You may even be one o f the people who has fallen head over heels for that senior football player you saw at Friday’s game. But just m aybe you were a lucky one who was able to sign up for M organ’s Cook out with girls! (w ow !) Or possibly you drank too much and d o n ’t rem em ber a thing since the day you arrived. W ell, welcome to the class of 1993... They say w e’re not the sm artest class ev er to come along but ju st wait till we show them our eagerness to leam and our vast ability to party. My name is KIM PH ILIPP and I’m vying for the office o f freshman class President. As a fellow student and experienced council person I can relate to your needs and effectively conquer any problem s presented to this class. I haven’t found the library yet but I have a paper due Oct. 3 so I guess I’ll have to visit there soon. N E W AY... Now to give you a bit of trivial background. I presently dw ell on the 4th floor of Daniels (the com er room and boy is it hot) however, I am originally from N.J., what?... Oh... Exit 9. N o it d oesn’t smell and it’s very suburbanish. I graduated from a class o f 650 to w hich I w as greatly com m itted. I was captain o f the swim team , a m em ber of the cheerleading squad and a constitu tio n al scholar (but th at’s a story in itself). The list continues but I hope I have provided you with enough info, to make an educated decision as to who you will choose as the freshman class President. Just don’t forget to vote, after all it’s your civic duty. Thank you KIM PHILIPP
Sue Mielinski M em bers of the Class o f ’93: The other day, I was walking down Institute Road and o f course I had my head in a book trying to get in some last minute studying before my “interesting” chem test. I w asn’t really looking where I was going and I bum ped into this huge guy wearing a tie-dye. I looked at him once, blinked, then I knew exactly who it was. It was G od!! He looked at me and said, “ Sue, you have to m ake the class of ’93 the best class it can be so you. Sue Mielinski, have to run for class President and get everyone in volved to have the best year in the history o f W PI. Then: POOF! He was gone! I thought about it and now I know what I have to do. I have to take the first step to make sure the freshman class has a great year. I have a lot o f ideas for fundraisers because freshman year is raising money. I was President of my senior class and here’s an example of some o f the crazy things I got started last year: W e found som e daring people in our school and they dunked their heads in red Jello for hot dogs! (W e called it the W eenie Dunk). It might sound stupid but when you know some o f the hot dogs have fives, tens, and twenties wrapped around them, som e people do tend to adm ire the feeling of Jello up their nose. I’m ready to work hard for our class and I ’ve talked to people who were officers in past years so I know what to look forward to. Let’s have a great year. Thank you.
The Dream Team President - Anthony Offredi Vice President - Jason Herrick Treasurer - Alpesh Petal Secretary - Scott Krause Class Representative - Pete Lachance W e are running together as a team and wish for all of us to be voted for as a team or none o f us at all. W e, The Dream Team, know how hard it can be to m ake a decision in a class election when we have only been here for 3 w eeks. We offer a solution to that problem. Instead of electing 5 class officers who may n ot have the ability to work together as a productive team, we offer a group o f diverse personalities and interests that will appeal to the entire freshman
Greg Moeller D ear Fellow Classm ates, M y name is G reg M oeller and I would like to represent our class this year as President. I have dealt with the public and my peers in many different occupations, from captain o f the wrestling team to sales representative for a
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class. Each one of us have a great desire and determ ination to become your freshman class officers. W e are taking this election seriously and want to be considered just as much as anyone else. The Dream Team will bring fresh and new ideas into WPI and w ants to make the freshman class the best class ever at WPI. The Dream Team would appreciate your vote. Sincerely, The Dream Team President - Anthony Offredi Vice President - Jason Herrick T reasurer - Alpesh Petal Secretary - Scott Krause Class Representative - Pete Lachance
Vice President
snack bar? The health care cutbacks are not crystal clear to me, but as I am learning more, I am becoming discouraged by the situation. I’m happy that I haven’t had to use the health services yet, but what would happen if I couldn’t get an appointment because of the tightened budget? Emergency rooms are ex pensive. I will admit that 1 am not fully informed on this issue, but this does not mean that I will not leam. I can be inquisitive; I can be attentive; I can use these traits to benefit my peers. I may not have a record of however many years on student council, but I am not inexperienced in leadership. I, as Vice Presi dent, will work with the other class representa tives to act upon the wants and needs o f my peers. I would appreciate your vote if you thought I could best fill the office of Vice President o f the freshman class. - Cynthia Richards
Sue Cusick Class o f 1993!! Isn ’t WPI all you’d hoped it would be and more?! G etting my letter o f acceptance from W PI was one o f the happiest days o f my life. I will admit the excitement started to wear o ff when I started writing tuition checks. Anyhow, I ’m very excited to be here and I plan to m ake these next four years some o f the best years o f my life T h at’s why I’ve decided to run for Vice President o f the class of ’93. W e’re here to get the best education available, but w e’re also here to have fun! Vote for me and I’ll m ake sure we, as the class of ’93, m ake the most o f W orcester Polytechnic Institute. Sue Cusick Candidate for Vice President
Ajay Khanna W elcom e to W PI, Class o f 1993! I have had the pleasure o f meeting about half the fresh man class (that’s about 350 freshmen) during my cam paign and hope that you rem em ber me. I’m that serious-looking bespectacled six-foot Indian student you might have seen staggering under the w eight of a heavy course load. I hope that all freshmen have received flyers I sent you. If you haven’t, contact m e IM M EDI A TELY. W ould you like to know why I am running for V ice President? Well, prim arily because being a Vice President entails having a great responsibility for the freshman class and doing a lot o f work. I just LOVE W O RK IN G! I also like tackling problem s, be they in com puter science (my major) or college life. I ’m already involved in quite a few activi ties including the W PI Glee C lub, the Interna tional R elations Council, the Intarticle on Student Council, the Asian Society C lub, N ewspeak (my first article, the Artificial Intel ligence Research Group at W PI (AIRG) is in this edition) and the Association o f Computing M achinery. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at Morgan 3 1 2 - 1 believe that a class officer should be approachable and friendly - or write to Ajay K hanna, box 2363, or talk to Alan Ruiz, Angelo Sorrentino, John O rtiz, or Deborah Sanna. They will be glad to answ er your questions. A A dventurous J Jolly A A ctive Y Youthful K Knowledgeable H H onest A A m bitious N N otew orthy N Noble A A m icable Remem ber: A vote for Ajay Khanna is a vote well used! With Ajay as Vice President, your freshman year will be unforgettable!
Lisa Panico C lass o f 1993 My name is Lisa Panico and I am hoping to be elected as your class representative. I have five years o f experience in student governm ent and I also held the office o f V ice President during my senior year. Y our vote will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Lisa Panico
Cynthia Richards D ear m em ber of the class of 1993, The name is Cindy. Cindy Richards. I ’m running for Vice President o f the freshman class. W here do I stand, you ask? Well, I strongly support the idea o f a cam pus center (Store 24 isn’t exactly the best place to hang out, and w e’re getting sick o f D om ino’s pizza). The students need a common area which can be used for study, as well as for recreation. Sure, we can go up to the library, and socialize in the W edge, but w ouldn’t it be nice to have a place for a movie theater and a tw enty four hour
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Jennifer Hodge Hi, my name is Jennifer Hodge and I ’m running for the position of secretary o f the freshman class. Freshman year is a difficult year because we are all new to the many things going on around us. It is my goal as secretary to work with the other class officers to make a name for the class of 1993. We need to cooperate, participate, and enjov our first year at college! Throughout high school I took part in student governm ent at various levels, finish ing senior year as secretary o f our student council. It is my intention to work with you and for you. Thank you. Treasurer
Kathryn Ann Ingemi Hello! My name is K athryn Ingemi. I am running for the office of T reasurer for the class of 1993. I feel that I am the most qualified candidate because I was treasurer o f my class in eighth grade and high school for five full years. I organized such events as our proms, dinner dances, and our class trip to W ashington D.C. If elected I will perform the duties of Treasurer to the best of my ability. I am the most responsible and trustw orthy person fo r the position o f Treasurer. Class ReflreacQtatiYe
Shane M. Stanek Well, fellow WPI freshm en, I, Shane M. Stanek, w ant to personally welcom e you into the class of ’93, and I hope you, like myself, are having fun with all the changes in our lifestyle. W e have to relate to each other in adapting to these changes, and as Class Representative, I hope to encourage a closer relationship be tween m em bers o f the class, and from there relate better with other classes and the school itself. But enough about that. Y ou’re probably wondering who on earth 1 am. This candidate for Class Representative com es from Remsen, New York, about 20 miles north o f Utica, if you know where that is. I am an A erospace major in Air Force ROTC. I am an avid writer (poet) with numerous other hobbies. The next question, of course, is what kind o f experience do I have? First o f all, I was one o f the founding members o f student governm ent in my high school. I first served a term as Vice President, then an interim as President, and last year as a C lass Representative. I also served as President o f our chapter o f the National Honor Society, and was captain o f both our Model U.N. as well as Speech and Debate Teams. How about issues? As freshm en, we have n ’t really entrenched ourselves into the WPI lifestyle yet enough to be fam iliar with all concerns. The one that probably affects us most directly is housing. In Morgan Hall alone, there are 35-40 triples alone, sometimes making things difficult in the rooms. More housing is definitely needed if next year’s class grows the sam e as ours. Another issue is having som e place for students to socialize. W e have no student union or campus center where we can go to just hang out, play pool or foosball, watch TV (cable!), study, or simply be with friends in a relaxed environm ent. There are petitions around that define and exam ine the problem that need your signature on them. I urge you to sign one. O f course, there are many other concerns that can be addressed, so if you’re interested in what I have to say, just stop by M organ 430, the door is alw ays open when I’m around. If I ’m not, just leave your phone num ber o r W PI box number on m y door. Or, just drop a note in my box, 3024, and I’ll get in touch.
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N E W SPEA K STA FF P H O T O / JO N FR E N C H
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SAT scores drop (CPS) — Years o f slow progress by women and minority students on the Scholastic A pti tude Test (SA T) stalled during the last school year, results released Sept. 12 showed. Average com bined scores o f the SAT, spon sored by The C ollege Board and administered by the Educational Testing Service in Prince ton, N.J., dropped a point from last year to 903. Male test-takers averaged 934, a point higher than last year, but w om en’s combined scores dipped two points to 875. Non-white students, although they scored 8 8 1, l l points higher than last y ea r’s average, still trailed white students, who im proved 2 points to 937. Black test-takers fared the worst, averaging 737, the same as last year. U.S. Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos called the results “disheartening at the end o f a decade m arked by substantial education re form efforts.” The lastest scores “ prove that the College Board and ETS have failed to address the issue of bias,” said Bob Schaeffer, co-author of “Standing Up to the SAT,” a newly published book by the M assachusetts-based watchdog group FairTest.
“The SAT is simply not a level playing field for women and m inorities.” College Board president Donald Stewart blamed the disparities on differing educational opportunities: “Score differences am ong eth nic groups and between men and women re flect wide disparities in academ ic preparation, or lack o f it.” American Indians suffered the biggest drop among ethnic groups, averaging a com bined 812, down 9 points on the verbal section and 7 on the math. The best gain was by Puerto Ricans, who rose 5 points on the verbal to 360, and 4 on the math to 406. The national averages have changed little over the past several years, though blacks, Hispanics and A sian-Am ericans have gained ground, even though their scores still trail overall averages. Observers in past years have attributed yearly variations in scores to everything from the percentage o f high school seniors taking the test, the size o f test-takers’ fam ilies, the school reform movem ent and even atm os pheric nuclear testing.
ST U D E N T N E W SP A P E R
"Ozone Sniffer" Aircraft Roger Luidens of the NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio will visit WPI on Wednesday, September 27th. in conjunction with the NASA/USRA University Advanced Aeronautics Design Program. Mr. Luidens will make a presentation entitled “A HighAltilude, Remotely-Piloted Ozone Sniffer Aircraft.” The design of the vehicle is the subject of an ongoing MQP in the department of Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Luidens will also discuss career opportunities within NASA. His talk will take place at 4:00 pm in Higgins Lab 109. For further information, contact Professor M. S. Gareiick at 831-5459. All students are invited to attend.
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SAT scores drop (CPS) — Years of slow progress by women and minority students on the Scholastic A pti tude Test (SAT) stalled during the last school year, results released Sept. 12 showed. Average com bined scores o f the SAT, spon sored by The C ollege Board and administered by the Educational Testing Service in Prince ton. N.J., dropped a point from last year to 903. Male test-takers averaged 934, a point higher than last year, but w om en’s combined scores dipped tw o points to 875. Non-white students, although they scored 881, II points higher than last year’s average, still trailed white students, w ho improved 2 points to 937. Black test-takers fared the worst, averaging 737, the same as last year. U.S. Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos called the results “disheartening at the end o f a decade marked by substantial education re form efforts.” The lastest scores “prove that the College Board and F.TS have failed to address the issue o f bias,” said Boh Schaeffer, co-author o f “Standing lip to the SAT," a newly published book by the M assachusetts-based watchdog group FairTest.
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Gamer’s Guide A game buyers’ guide by A dam Johnson
The world’s longest chess match between Vladimir Lipovitch and Ivan Zundorfski was disqualified from The Guinness Bogk of World Records when both players were discovered to be deceased.
W elcome, fellow gamers, to a new article about games; not only roleplaying games, but some w argames and interactive fiction games for your PC. This article is written by a gam er for gamers. Topics in the future will cover such items as cons, figures, playing sessions, and even clues and hints to those puzzles that are always found in Zork. Letters to this column will be entertained either in the col umn or by return letter (if you decide on the latter, please leave your box number on the letter.) To start o ff this weekly colum n, I thought I would discuss some of the better R PG ’s found on the com m on market. I dove into various catego ries, such as fantasy, science-fiction, espionage, and m ilitary, just for a few examples. H ere’s a quick list of what I came up with a s my choices: In fantasy, I found three gam es to be outstanding. The first one is, of course. A dvanced D ungeons and Dragons. I would tell anyone who was beginning gam ing to try this first, especially since the second edition is now available. I would also advise the person to use the second edition, since it is a bit easier that the first. The second game on my list was W arham mer Fantasy. Published by G ames W orkshops, this game my seem com plicated when first played. It ce r tainly did to me, but I got hooked on it the first time I played it. For a game that looks com plicated, it certainly got easier as the adventure went along. The system is quite different from AD&D, since each attribute requires a certain die-type roll, not A D & D ’s universal 3-six-siders-perability. Magic is also handled differ ently, using a point system rather than so many spells per day according to level. All in all, I would suggest W arham mer to an experienced roleplayer. The third fantasy game on my
list is Palladium Fantasy Role-Play. T his was the first game published by Palladium, establishing a game sys tem that can be connected with its counterparts, such as Heroes Unlim ited and Beyond the Supernatural (only one minor detail that is found in the other games has been left out of Palladium Fantasy, though, so it is not completely compatible). Much of the fantasy system has been modelled from AD&D, but the game is quite good and I recommend it for roleplayers of all levels. Science fiction gam es threw me for a loop. I play so few of these that my list will include all of them. Star Frontiers is one such game. Put out by the makers o f AD&D (TSR), the game has many of the needed science-fiction elements — mostly on technol ogy, though. Alien races that can be used as player characters are few, but well-designed, as is the game. Any one who wants to start playing a SF RPG should look at Star Frontiers (Alpha Dawn set; Knight Hawks is for ship-to-ship combat). Robotech is Palladium ’s entry for SF on my list. As with most Palla dium games, it uses their universal system of abilities, skills, and combat that m ake P alladium som ew hat unique. Their adaptation of the Robotech saga is well done. For military and espionage, three games come to mind. Recon, pub lished by Palladium, is a simple game based in Viet Nam during the war. It also includes rules for modem merce naries for its own fictional world, but I find it lacks any supplemental m od em specialty/skill/weapons & equip ment listings. (Therefore, I am w rit ing Recon:Elite at this time). How ever, the game is easy to learn and fun to play. Top Secret/S.I. is the current issue of the Top Secret game. For those of you who have played the original system, I know you'll find the new system easier to handle, espe
cially the combat section. Ninjas & Superspies, also by Palladium , gives players many character "tem plates” to choose from, such ad “Wired Agent,” w ho has cybernetic equip ment, and a “ Dedicated Martial Art ist,” who can choose three of the forty-plus arts listed in the book. Again, this game is com patible with any Palladium gam e (while Recon is not, but there are conversion rules). Superhero games are at a premium now, especially since Batman came out last June. Marvel Superheroes is an excellent game. I would suggest the A dvanced Rules for anyone, since the first set is not as detailed as the second. In any o f the adventures, players can choose to use pre-rolled characters commonly found in the Marvel Universe (i.e., the Punisher or W olverine), or they can choose to use one of their own. Palladium ’s Heroes U nlimited is a bit more detailed than Marvel, but it plays just as w ell. There are limits on powers, and powers can get better as the character advances in levels. Skills are plentiful, and the combat system is excellent. Here is a list o f other games I would recom mend (along with their category): Beyond the Supernatural (Palla dium, m odem -horror); Ghostbusters (W est End G ames, humor/horror); Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium /Gam es W orkshops, Lovecraftian/gothic hor ror); D elta Force (Task Force Games, modem military); Phoenix Command (Leading Edge G am es, m odem fire arms com bat system); and Paranoia (W est End Games, science fiction w/ humor — choose either edition). If you haven’t tried any o f these games as o f yet, do so. It w on’t hurt to try them (just don’t be willing to shell out $25+ for a game that you’ll end up hating — see if a friend has it, and steal it from him!) ‘Till next time!
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Students should contribute - not complain This editorial serves as a reminder to the campus that N ew sp eak is a club on campus which takes the responsi bility to go through the work and effort to produce a newspaper once a week for the WPI community. Quite often w e hear complaints about the content o f the paper or how a headline isn ’t as appropriate as it could have been. W e have said so many times w e are blue in the face that if you don’t like how things are DO SO M E THING A BO U T IT! However, we do not see a large number o f people willing to give their time to help think o f and write stories for the newspaper. There is only so much the people w ho are actively involved with the paper can do. We work through exam
week to get a paper out every Tuesday. W e ask that you please remember that w e are a club on cam pus, just like the radio club, SOCCOM , and the science fiction society. However, for most clubs on the campus, there is som e flexibility and give and take. If a lot is going on a meeting may be cancelled or very few people may show up. Here at N ew speak w e can’t cancel the paper for the w eek, but quite often w e do not have enough people available to do the work. Therefore the follow ing paper lacks som e o f its content. Please think o f us as students who have homework, exam s, friends, and a life outside o f the N ew speak office. Just for a moment consider what would happen if
N ew sp eak only published if they had the time. The paper is a means o f getting information out to the campus by the faculty and administration. M eetings are listed, events on campus are advertised, and generally lets the WPI community know what is happening on campus. The paper o f WPI has been published for 80 years and over that time has becom e a way to distribute informa tion. S o remember the next time you pick up the paper and have your own individual complaints that if you are not w illing to help make it better, there are som e on this campus who care enough to give their time and they are doing their best.
LETTERS/COMMENTARY
DiscontinuitiesAhead j DOS Should d©fend actions by N athan Daniels A m an once said, “D on’t put o ff to tom orrow what you can do today.” W ise? Maybe. Practical? Not a chance. A nother man once said, “If it w eren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” W ise? You bet. Practical? Definitely. W anting to be a w ise and practical man, I subscribe to the latter o f these two adages. In fact, at this instant, I am living it. It is m ere m inutes before the N ew speak deadline and I ’m only on the first paragraph o f this article. W ith my experiences in m athem at ics I som etimes think that I under stand the concept o f continuity. With m y experiences in writing, I am sure that I have no idea o f what continuity means. I suppose my articles should be prefixed with a large yellow road sign that reads “ DISCONTINUITIES A H E A D .” Fortunately, discontinuities are not often found in real life. O ur bodies are continuous. Can you im agine the em barrassm ent o f having, say, a dis continuous abdomen? Think o f un sightly gaps in your midriff. Maybe now you can appreciate my em bar rassm ent o f having a discontinuous article. O f course, there are probably many freshm en out there (and m aybe a sophom ore or tw o) w ho are ju st now going over the explicit definition of continuity in their Calc classes. And there are probably at least a few of these Calc students who really d o n ’t like learning about continuity. These people are easy to identify. Just say “D elta-Epsilon p ro o f’ and they break out into a sweat. And it is to these people that I apologize for m ention ing continuity in such a flippant m anner and making them sweat. W hen I was younger, like about a w eek ago, I had such a tough tim e with the w ords “ sw eat” and “sw eet.” W hen reading or writing, I could no differentiate betw een the words. (Oh, sorry about that math word.) I sup pose it was because “ea” som etimes
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has the same sound as “ee.” Fortu nately, in speech (or is it “ speach?”) I could tell the difference. O f course, that doesn’t m ean that I used the cor rect w o rd . “ S w e e ts h irts ,” “ Sweatheart,” and “ Sweat and Sour Pork” were som e o f my grander fauxpas. (For you non-French people, faux-pas is French for “social blun der.” It is pronounced “ Fox Pass.”) Shortly after learning to deal with m y sw eet/sw eat in ad eq u a cies, I learned that people were supposed to be able to see better than I was accus tom ed to and had to get glasses. A bout four years ago I graduated to contact lenses and have had some ever since. For four years I would wake, shower, and pop in my lenses. It may have been because the bathroom mir ror was clouded, or maybe I ’m not that observant in the morning, but last w eek I discovered something peculiar about how I put in my lenses. I balance the lens on my right index finger and open my eye a little bit w ider with my left hand. And I open m y mouth as w ide as possible. I was ju st about to put the lens in, finger poised a m ere centim eter from the surface o f my retina when I realized that I was standing there naked with m y mouth ajar. I was startled. W hy did I open my mouth? Does it help my eye open farther? It d o esn ’t. I experim ented. I closed my m outh and put in my lens. It fit fine. I tried the other eye with my mouth closed. It worked too. Maybe this reaction is a genetic throw back to our ancestors. Maybe it was an advantage for Cro-M agnon man to open his mouth when applying contact lenses. M aybe he had tusks that would get in the way of his contacts and by opening his mouth he would have easier ac cess. Hmmm. Thoughts to ponder. W ell it’s now mere seconds before the N ew speak deadline. Sorry that this article w as so quickly written. I d id n ’t have tim e to work on a second or third draft. Ah, but next week I’ll get the article done early! Yeah, right.
To the Editor: Just as M elanie W allace claim ed, I was very curious as to why freshman pictures were not included in the Stu dent handbook. I had always thought the book useful for identification purposes m yself, andwas previously unaware o f the negative connotations o f the book that were pointed out by the Dean o f Students office. I don’t necessarily think that get ting rid o f the pictures in the Student Handbook w as as good a decision as the Dean o f Students office thinks it was. There are a few reasons behind my beliefs. Personally, I had never heard o f the “meat book” term before I was intro duced to it, by the actions o f the Dean of Students Office. The point here is that, in my eyes, that many people inside and outside o f the school would never have heard o f this term, had not the DOS office so kindly introduced it to us. C ertainly none of the freshm en would have known about it. W ho cares, in any case? By ignor ing the term , the DOS office and the adm inistration distance them selves from connection with its possible bad connotations... In my eyes, by ac knowledging the term through its elimination o f the pictures, the ad ministration associates itself more closely with the problem in question. To elim inate the pictures simply as a result o f the “meatbook” term is paranoid— why should it m atter in what way a few students refer to a book published by the adm inistra tion? The Institute certainly hasn ’t canceled courses with nicknam es like “Diffy Screw s”, “EE for D um m ys”, “Rocks for Jocks” and “G rungeLab”, although m ost of these nicknam es have bad connotations towards their respective classes. In its decision not to print pictures in the student handbook, the Dean of Students office has not elim inated
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problem that they had no part in creat ing. Can the D ean o f Students office specifically point out an instance where the elim ination o f the photos will HELP the Institute? Let them defend their actions, instead o f simply stating them.
what it thought of as a problem , it has only taken an alleged problem and made it real. Through generation of publicity tow ards this “meat book” issue, many WPI students, not to mention the ENTIRE freshman class, are now aw are of and are paying for a
The Student newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Box 2700, WPI, Worcester, Massachussetts 01609 Phone (508)831-5464 Writing Staff Mike Barone Geoft Littlefield Heidi Lundy Mindy Nadeau Troy Nielsen Eric Rasmussen George Regnery Alton Reich Businesa/Advtimina Editor David Perreault
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For many years the Soviet Union has been a great inspiration for people like myself. W ithout it I ’d have no “Great Satan” to talk about. There would be no scenes like those pro vided by Kruschev in the UN. It would be a very boring world without the USSR. Lately there h asn ’t been much good to talk about from the USSR. Their latest new w eapon is actually a copy o f our Harpoon missile, no big deal. The Soviets have been doing a lot of things sim ilar to west lately. The “Iron C urtain” seems to be a thing o f the past, and most W esterners d o n ’t know what to m ake o f it. Take Poland forexam ple, what is going on? Poland is still firmly in Soviet control. There are 3 Soviet controlled tank armies and l air arm y on Polish soil (a few divisions are com prised of Polish troops, but their com m anding officers are Soviets). If the Polish experiment, I refer to it as an experim ent because I ’m sure the Soviets view it as such, should go awry I believe the Soviets will not hesitate to stop it. The Soviet governm ent recognized that great unrest existed in Poland. It saw that it was virtually pow erless to save the failing Polish econom y, it is having sim ilar problems w ith its ow n econ omy. The Solidarity movem ent has been slowly allow ed to gain accep tance (anyone w ho thinks that the Soviets didn’t have the pow er to stop Solidarity’s rise is a fool). The situ ation in Poland had reached a point where all the players knew the rules. The Com m unist Party knew that it had
some power, but essentially Moscow was in com m and all the time. They and the men in M oscow realized that Poland would be easier to govern with Solidarity’s help. It was decided (probably in M oscow) to allow nonCom m unists to be elected to the legis lative body. The new Polish governm ent is in a tricky position. The Soviets, through the Polish C om m unist Party, have told the Solidarity governm ent that it can do whatever it wants, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the army. The new leaders o f Poland m ust make their people happy while not making any m oves that would incur the wrath o f the Polish com m unists, or the Soviets. Then we have this w eek ’s little fiasco for the East G erm ans. It seems the people d o n ’t like the system as much as the East G erm ans would have us believe. The truly interesting thing is that they left at all. The East Bloc is notorious for its possessiveness o f its people. In the good old days, people were shot for thinking about leaving. Ah, how the evil em pire has changed, but has it. There is a theory I hold that some o f the fleeing East G erm ans are actually Spetznast comm andos. Officially the Spetznast doesn’t exist, but in practice they do. The Spetznast are not ordinary com m an dos. They are planted in a certain locale prior to a w ar beginning. They live their lives as their neighbors do, and they seem to be ordinary people. They actually have special training to perform specific missions before war starts. These m issions generally in volve the destruction o f com m unica tion centers, com m and posts, or any
other target that would ham per the Allied response to the beginning o f a sh o o tin g w ar. T h ere are a lso Spetznast that serve with each arm y. T heir mission is to infiltrate behind enemy lines and destroy hindrances to
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Readers, sorry I missed last w eek ’s issue. We advice colum nists have em ergency vacations to take and a letter shortage. I am trying to say that I have not received any letters yet, but people who know me have ask qu es tions or asked advice. T o all Fuller Apartm ent residents: A very hot show er can set off your fire alarms. This comes a little late for residents in apartm ent 15 and above. At 7:30 on Saturday morning an un known culprit (we will call him Bob) took a steamy hot shower. Bob forgot to turn on the fan. W hen he opened the door the fire alarm went off. Believe me, the fire alarm does not come with a snooze button. People have been wondering about D aka’s hours (I am supposed to say
food service but that could be false advertising). Daka is open from 5 to 6:30 Sunday to Friday for all students on the meal plan. From 6:30 to 7:00 on Monday to Thursday, the food service (oops, I mean Daka) is open only for athletes on selected and ap proved teams. Friday nights are vari able, so don ’t take any chances. Beware, Daka is not allowing nonath letes in after 6:30. Also, this schedule m ight be modified. R um or has it that there is dissention in the ranks. The crew is refusing to work the late hours caused by staying open for athletic team s. Ed Murphy (Daka Director), R ay G ilbert (A thletic D irector), Nancy Hunter Denney, and Janet Begin Richardson are working on the
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problem. N ew speak will keep you informed o f what is happening. Finally, I would like to com m ent on the freshman photographs which were not in the handbook. At the time of my colum n two weeks ago, a secre tary in Dean o f Students told me that Nancy H unter Denney had m ade the decision to cancel the tradition. I could not reach her for further com ment, so I felt that Mrs. D enney’s secretary would know best what the story was. I then printed what I had. It is over and done with, so I ’ll stop bitching. If you have any problems or ques tions that you need help with feel free to write to me at box 2142 o r 2700.
Saturday September 23rd
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Greek C orner Alpha Chi Rho Tim e is really flying. A-term is almost half over. And the happenings at Alpha Chi Rho have yet to slow down. Rush is the talk o f the house right now. The expo last week went well, and the house tours show some promise for the rest o f the year. The brothers are looking forward to talking to many more people tom or row night. C ongratulations are in order this week to some brothers. T he most important goes to
Carps for getting engaged to Dawn. Steve and Jay did a great jo b as guest D J’s at our annual Toga Party (Toga! Toga! Toga!). The party was a lot of fun and we hope they try again at the upcoming Sex on the Beach Party. Dan the S-man will probably be in action there. Last w eek, we had a successful road-trip to UMass to help our guys out there break in a new house. Despite G ibba’s directions, we all made it and had a blast with the UMass and RPI brothers. C hris even found the love o f his life (wipe that stupid grin o ff o f your face)
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The Intramural season is also heating up with a win over FIJI in volleyball. We are now following a strict new training program that consists of great meals from our new cook and constant foosball, if the Nibs ever lets anyone else play. And the flag football team is still training for Crow Bowl in O ctober. Schm eg finally decided to take a shower, even though W yoming hasn’t won a game yet. T hat’s it for this week. We are looking forward to meeting students and their parents on Sep. 23rd for Parent’s Day. Do don’t be shy, and come on down to the house for a visit.
W elcome back everyone and sorry for being so late in getting the first article out. C ongrats to Paul Decosta and M arianne Berolini on their current pinning. Best o f luck to the both o f you. Black and W hite party last Friday. Enough said. Punt. Everyone. Punt. Eye. Spy. Fiacco. Rush. Involvement. Moore & Deco. Moore. Trophy. Change o f hands. Pies. Fraser. W here. O rphans. Dinners. Fun. Raisers. Neighbors. Squirrels. Psyche. MA. Harry. Beav. Summer. Past. School. Future. Lights. Fines. Slugs. Never. JD. Black. Man. Parking. W orthy. Proia. Atlas. P.K. Monkey. Deli. HI! Einer. Howey. Defenders. AL. Def. HA. HA. M URPH. FOOT. VOLLEY. CROSS. SPORTS CUP! Pride. Come. Alive. ATO. Tim e has arrived. If none of this has meaning, then who are you and what are you doing? Decipher next week.
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Delta Phi Epsilon Hello to the sisters o f D Phi E. I’d like to thank all o f you for your participation in the
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coffee break and aerobathon. We had a great turn out. Thanks! O ur pledges Val and Sheryl are doing an awesome jo b - w e’re all proud of you! G reek kick-off is Friday so let’s get psy ched to mix and mingle. H ere’s the rest: “Whose footprints are those?” Bill - where are you now? Bridgette, why is the metal detector going off? Sorry you didn’t m ake it to Chicago. What a bummer. Sheryl - would you stop making anim als noises? Kris - why do you keep losing your shoes? Married men now?!! Sheryl - are you gonna be my mother all year!! When is Rufus coming back — I miss him! So Kris, are you going to scar Gary for life or what?! Mike did not desert me! Hey Val, who are you calling a Bim bo-Slut from Hell????? Follow the yellow brick road - I’m melting. What - you d o n ’t like Tiffany! W ell, let’s see how you like this!!! It’s only eight-thirty!
Phi Sigma Sigma Hello All! G olly, so much has happened since last we met! First off, a belated congratu lations to Leandra Clark on her pinning to her Phi Sigm a Kappa sweetheart. Thanks to Phi Sig Kap for inviting us down; the reception was wonderful! The highlight of the festivities was definitely when we broke out in song— what a beauteous moment. Also, great fun was had by all at the Phi Sig Sig/ Phi Sig Kap BBQ the following Friday. Finally in Phi Sig Sig-Phi Sig Kap news: LOOK FOR THE RETURN OF THE BOW L-A-THON! Thanks to Amy B. and all who participated in the car wash. Donna R. did a superb jo b o f hiding the sign and attracting all those custom ers. W hat fun, we'll have to do it again. Panhel's "Aerobic Unlimited" was also a success! Holly H. did a swell job o f leading us off. The Rush Kick-off was a blast! The Interfraternity Council o f Panhaellenic Council did a wonderful job o f pulling it all together. It was great to see so many Greeks! Parent's Day is cim ing up this w eekend— re m e m b e r L iv in g s to n T a y lo r. H e's execellent;bring your parents! The evening festivities o f this past weekend served as a great stress reliever. I hope every one was angelic (as M arcela would say). Personal Hi to Maureen Murphy. Four days until the velcro is gone forever. Rem em ber to support the Fund! Until we meet again, LITP.
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Hey Mon, The Purple Rain Passion Party was aw e some with Ray Bon Vincent making a special appearance. In another unrelated item, the stuffed cabbage was voted down. Less cab bage, m ore pizza, hopefully. Random question: What can Z am ’s sister learn from Bubble? a) how to m ake Gin & Tonics, b) how to meet someone o f the oppo site sex. c) how to give a you know what, d) how to survive Park Ave. Friel’s random sidewalk “driving” should be experienced by all, h e’s giving lessons after house meetings. W hoever thought the little guy had so much spunk. No not you, Coy, the other little guy. House tours have begun, le t’s keep the house clean and don’t forget to show off the new “crate” furniture. W ho will last longer in their respective categories: Klein as loser o f the decade or Bubble, zipperhead extrordinaire. W ho said “FM U TA?” Last but not least, Sully get a real car: som ething that doesn’t fall apart and get dented easily. Until next week. Aye, Alfred Gene. T h eta C hi Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness o f the first article. No one seemed to know who the author was. J.T. will be missed. First of all we would like to w elcom e the freshm an to WPI and the G reek system. House tours have begun and rush starts next Monday. D on’t miss our first event that night: A cookout at 7:00 and Monday night football to follow. Sick o f DAKA? Com e on down. Feel free to come and visit the house at any time. Our Rush chairm an Jeff Smith and assistant Derek “Sum o” Cygan will be happy to answ er any questions. And to other business- W ho got parking tickets. At least the house is painted. This sum m er nine brothers attended the Theta Chi national chapter leadership confer ence. W e won the M an-M ile award for having the most brothers traveling the greatest d is tance. And for the first time in the history of Theta Chi Fraternity, we won the Howard Alter award for the most outstanding chapter foF the fourth consecutive year. Before I close. I ’d like to ask Kent where h e’s sleeping tonight? Smitty, w hat’s that in your eye? Hendu, how ’s your motha? Great food fight thanks to him , sponge and Barry. See ya.
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A short sum mary of im portant dates, like Conclave and the H aunted House which are the weekend of O ctober 27th thru 29th. The 25th Anniversary, for which plans are going very well, is Saturday, Novem ber 4th. Pledge ini tiation is set for Septem ber 26th at 7:00 in G om pei’s. Our w eekend for Treasure Valley is O ctober 7th. Service Day this year is the same day as our 25th Anniversary and the theme is Take Pride in America. I think for som e o f this w eek’s quotes you “needed to b e th e r e .” A n y w ay : “ M M M M ...want som e chocolate soup while w e’re waiting for D .L.C.? Gee, d o esn ’t Bill die really well? Taps at the bar - John. I wanted to put something in - a pledgling. I want a cookie! I see a APO party in the near future. Pinky sez hi! Zoom, Skid M arks: Q uicksilver. How ‘bout tomorrow night on that party?” Have a great w eek everyone!
the New England AIAA Section Annual Picnic this year. Schools from all over New England will be attending this annual event. The festivities will take place Sunday, September 24, from 1:00 - 4:30 pm, and will commence with a paper airplane contest to be held in Harrington A uditorium . This contest will include prizes for the m axim um range and flight time for college age, over college age, and under college age participants. Each plane will be m ade at the contest site. Following the airplane contest, the festivi ties will shift direction and all involved will gather for the annual picnic. You do not have to be an AIAA m em ber to attend. For reserva tions contact Professor G eorge Jum per in the ME dept, at 831-5368. Join the festivities, it will be fun for all. A quick rem inder to members and those who wish to become a member; pay your local dues by Friday Sept. 22 and y o u ’ll receive your m em bership pin at the picnic.
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new people who signed up at the Activities Fair there. I hope we see more o f you. We have a Brown Bag lunch this Thursday. It’s in Newell Hall (AK) from 12 to 1. Mr. Jim Northrup will be talkin’ ‘bout C-Robots (that’s computer robots). And, o f course, there’ll be pizza and sodas - probably $3.00 for a pizza and soda. It’s been brought to my attention that AICHE thinks they can beat us in volleyball! How much did you hate Chem 1010 and 1020? Everybody come on down behind 01 in/God dard on Thursday after classes (4:30 or so) to help IEEE show those C hem ’s how it’s really played. All E E ’s invited! See you there.
WPI Lesbian and Gay Alliance This w eek’s meeting will be a movie night featuring “Torch Song Trilogy” a movie based on the play by the same name. The play was written by Harvey Firestein as a reaction to the AIDS epidem ic, and focuses on the life o f a gay man (played by Firestein) in NYC during the early to m id-eighties w ho will eventually care for, and support, a lover who is dying o f AIDS. This m ovie shows a very broad spectrum look at gay life during this time period. Anyone may contact the group by writing
the club box (5965). Names o f group members are held strictly confidential. The group meets weekly OFF campus. Speaking of contacting the group, we re ceived the following anonymous letter in the mail last week: The thought o f having a gay relationship m akes me want to puke! But hey, pucker up boys — that leaves more pussy for me. All fags must die!! But my 10 inches will convert the dykes.
Management Society Attention all m anagem ent majors. We would like to thank everyone who cam e to our barbecue last Tuesday. W e hope you all en joyed the fine cuisine. O ur next meeting is today - Tuesday Sep tem ber 19 at 4:30 in SL104. Pizza and soda will be served as we discuss ideas for upcom ing events. Also, questions concerning the society and mem bership in the Institute of Industrial Engineers will be answered. So, if you are a m anagement m ajor (freshman, so phom ore, junior, or senior) please attend this m eeting.
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C LA SSIFIED S Apartment for rent. 7 rooms total, 3 bedrooms, 1st floor, offstreet parking. $725 plus utilities. Call 756-3634 and ask for George. Honda C ivic, 1981. W ell maintained, standard transmission, nearly new tires, 80 ,000 m iles. 853-5045, $1100 Gold and Gifts jew elry sale Thursday, September 21 from 10-4 in the W edge. Low est prices on 14-Karat gold jew elry and sterling. Lay away now for the holi days. Is It True You Can Buy jeeps for $44 through the US Government? Get the facts today! Call 1-312-742-1142 Ext 5883. JOBS FOR THE ENVIRONM ENT. Join M ASSPIRG, the state’s leading en vi ronmental lobby. Campaign for clean air, toxics clean up, and com prehensive recy cling. Earn $5.50-8/hour. Work 14-40 hours/w eek, Mon-Sat. Call Wendy at 7 5 6-1936 for more information. Police lo g addendum: 01:00 Saturday: Student crashed and burned after take-off from W est St. bridge. Student was advised and F.A .A . was notified.
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Tech W eenie Y A RD SALE Thursday Sept. 2 1 ,1 1 AM to 3 PM at Fuller 7 on Trowbridge St. Stereos, CD player, cas sette deck, Geiger counters, microphones and accessories, WW II gun ‘scope, kitchen stuff, road rack case, slide projec tor, tools, bicycle stuff, electronic stuff and more. Prices from a little to a lot.
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EE2001 students: Arriving in the book store next week: “An Introduction to Circuit Theory.” Inexpensive book which you can actually learn something from! Pass EE 2001. It’s worth it! W ho do you know that looks like a peanut head? Hint — it ain’t M innesota Fats! PI T A U SIG M A ’S A N N U A L EGG DROP CO N TEST is this term, so put your thinking caps on and com e up with a winner. Prizes are $100, $50, and $25. Are you confused about your major? Do you want more information about op tions? The major selection program can help. Drop by the office at 157 W est St., 2nd floor or call 831-5012.
W ANTED: Student for landscaping work weekends. Experience helpful. $ 6 .0 0 /h r . (5 0 8 )5 6 8 -1 1 3 1 O ff campus apartments $490 and up. S ee us for your needs. Call Jim at 7992728 or 755-2996. 2-3-4 bedrooms. Apartments include appliances and park ing. Attention 8 9-90 BS/M S/PhD candi dates... The O ffice o f Graduate & Career
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POLICE LOG Saturday September 9 12:05 AM - An RA reported that a bottle had been thrown through a window in the 2nd floor of M or gan Hall from the exterior of the building. # 12:09 AM - A report o f a violent individual on the 4tn floor of Daniels Hall was received. O fficers responding reported locating a student on the floor who was very upset. The student calm ed down after speaking with the officers. 12:43 AM - A complaint was received o f a loud party at the Theta Chi fraternity on Salisbury Street. A Sergeant reported observing students in front of the house with open containers of alcohol. The subjects were m oved inside and fraternity members were advised to keep the noise down. 1:17 AM - An RA reported an intoxicated student in the Mens room on Riley 2nd floor. An officer responded and reported that the student was coherent and appeared to be OK. 2:18 AM - A student reported that a rock had been thrown through a window o f Institute Hall by a subject wearing a jacket bearing a Lambda Chi Alpha insignia. 2:39 AM - A Clark University Police O fficer called reporting that a fem ale Clark student was transported to UM ASS hospital for treatment o f injuries sustained when she was reportedly as saulted by two other females earlier in the evening at a party at the Theta Chi fraternity. 11:35 PM - W orcester Police reported receiving com plaints of a disturbance in the area of Boynton and Dean Streets along Institute Road. The disturbance was reportedly due to crow ds outside of fraternities in the area. A Sergeant reported speaking with m em bers o f the Sigm a Phi Ep silon fraternity on Boynton Street requesting that the keep the noise down.
Tuesday, September 19, 1989 Tickets for the Athletic Hall o f Fame induction cerem ony on O ctober 14 available for $14.00 each. Call 831-5327 for further details. 10:30 - 3:00 pm - D Phi E carnation sale in front o f mailboxes 11:00 am - OAC tutorial: MS-DOS I. HL221 (PC classroom) 6:00 pm - Volleyball vs. W orcester St. / UM ass Boston in Harrington. 7:15 pm - Field Hockey vs. Assumption at Alumni Field.
Wednesday, September 20, 1989 10:30 - 3:00 pm - D Phi E carnation sale in front of mailboxes 11:00 am - O AC tutorial: MS-DOS II, HL221 (PC classroom ) 4:00 pm - Chem istry colloquium: Transition State Inhibitors of Hum an Renin, Goddard Hall room 227. Informal coffee period at 3:45. 6:30 pm - OGCP orientation for Seniors at the Harrington Balcony. An introduction to OGCP and the recruiting process. 7:00 pm - Fraternity house tours 8:00 pm - Video: “Fletch,” G om pei’s
Sunday September 10 12:02 AM - A break into a room in Morgan Hall was reported. Entry was gained through a window and $20 cash was reported missing. 8:10 PM - WPI Police officers investigated a com plaint from W orcester Police regarding m em bers o f the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity o f Institute Road firing a BB gun at a house across the street. The BB gun was confiscated and the incident referred to Student Affairs.
Thursday, September 21, 1989 10:30 - 3:00 pm - D Phi E carnation sale in front of mailboxes 11:00 am - Artificial Intelligence Research Group: “An Example o f Knowledge Compilation U s ing C onstraint Inheritance,” Atw ater Kent 232. 11:00 am - O A C tutorial: MS-DOS III, HL221 (PC classroom) 8:30 pm - Folk group practice at Religious Center, 19 Schussler Road
Tuesday September 12 11:06 PM - Lens & Lights club m em bers reported that a subject on a red Honda scooter had just attempted to steal a hand truck from them in front o f Alden Hall. The subject dropped the hand truck and fled when chased by the students. Investigation revealed that the culprit was a WPI student, who admitted to the incident when questioned. The m atter was referred to student af fairs.
Thursday September 14 12:02 AM - A com plaint w as recieved of a loud stereo in an Ellsworth apartment. An officer responded and the m usic was turned down. 11:05 AM - A report was received o f a student with an ankle injury outside of 28 Trow bridge Road. An ambulance was called and the student was transported to the hospital. 10:48 PM - A WPI student at an off-campus location on West Street reported a male yelling that he would kill somebody. WPI and W orcester Police officers responded. Tne incident did not involve WPI students, and was handled by WPD.
Friday September 15th. 9:30 AM - The theft o f an Apple laser printer valued at $4000 from a laboratory in A tw ater Kent was reported. 1:55 PM - A WPI student reported that someone had attempted to steal his vehicle parked in the Founders Hall parking lot on Boynton Street. The door lock and ignition switch on the vehicle had been removed. 9:39 PM - A complaint o f loud music was recieved from the Zeta Psi fraternity on D ean Street. An O fficer responded and the music was turned down. 9:54 PM - A Sergeant reported fireworks being discharged from Morgan Hall. T w o subjects, one a WPI student, were observed discharging the fireworks from a window in the hallway. The subjects were identified and numerous fireworks confiscated.
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Saturday, September 23, 1989 P arent’s Day ‘89 1:00 pm - Field hockey vs. Amherst at Alumni Field 2:30 pm - Special Event: Burt Rutan Presentation, Harrington auditorium .
Sunday, September 24, 1989 10:30 am - First Presbyterian Church, W orcester, invites you. 125 Holden St., Call 852-2111 or 829-3378 for a ride or directions. 11:30 am - Catholic Mass in Alden 6:00 pm - Catholic Mass in Founders Dorm 6:30 & 9:30 pm, Film: “Fletch Lives,” Alden Hall, $2.00
Monday, September 25, 1989 Formal Fraternity Rush begins 7:00 pm - Varsity Soccer vs. Anna Maria at Alumni Field
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