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C M g e ts n e w d e p a rtm e n t h e a d by M elanie E. Wallace Newspeak Staff The Chemical Engineering depart ment is operating under new leader ship. Prof. Albert Sacco, Jr. assumed the reins this past July from Dr. Y. H. Ma. w ho had served as department head for the past ten years. Prof. Sacco was born in New Eng land. and lived in the North End o f Boston for many years. He attended high school in the North End and also in Belm ont, where his parents moved while he was still in high school. He did his undergraduate work at North eastern University in Boston, receiv ing his B.S. in Chemical Engineering. During the next few years, he worked part o f the time for Cabot Corpora tion. and for Badger Engineering in the chem ical process division. He then did his graduate work at MIT. receiving his Ph.D. in 1978. His ini tial intention had been to get his M aster's Degree and then go into industry, but during graduate school

he decided to get a Ph.D.. and he then decided to join the academ ic world. After receiving his Ph.D.. he joined the Chemical Engineering faculty at WPI and has been here ever since. He is married, with four children and several pets. He says he has the "allAmerican family.*’ They reside in Holden. MA. One o f Prof. Sacco's favorite hob bies is scuba diving. He has been an avid diver for about 23 years. He is a certified instructor, and has been teaching scuba diving at WPI for the past several years. He travels world wide to dive, and spends some time each year in the Caribbean diving and doing underw ater photography. In his time al W PI. Prof. Sacco has taught many different courses. He has taught the Unit O perations Lab. Mass Trans fer. Therm odynam ics, both graduate and undergraduate level, and a gradu ate level course entitled “Solid-Gas Reactions." At this time he is teach ing only a graduate level thermodynamics course.

Prof. Sacco has many plans for the department. O ne o f his more chal lenging goals is to update the Unit Operations laboratory to a state o f the art facility. C oncentration will be in two main "um brella areas’’ of chem i cal engineering, one of which is ad vanced materials, including zeolites, inorganic mem branes, and catalysis. The other area is biotechnology, which includes ferm entation, separa tions. and biomaterials. Some o f the existing experim ents will be replaced with more updated experiments. Al ready there is a bio unit in the lab. the department is in the process o f getting an inorganic m em brane unit set up. an they are trying to negotiate with DuPont to get a fiber spinning unit. This unit is a state o f the art piece of equipment that DuPont already has in use. For a number o f years. Unit O pera tions has been coordinated by Dr. Robert Wagner, w ho will be retiring. At this point, each professor in the

department is participating in the. operation of the course. The depart ment is trying lo decide the best way to run the lab. One suggestion has been to have the faculty act as consult ants. and have T A 's available for assistance, but to have the students be more on their own for experiments. This would give the students more of a feel for what industry is really like. Prof. Sacco would welcome any sug gestions from students about what they think would be a good way to run the Unit Ops. lab. The long term goal is to publish a book on Unit O pera tions. which would highlight the new lab. To Prof. Sacco's knowledge, there would be 110 other lab like this at any other school in the country, so it would be a good first for WPI. Another of Prof. Sacco’s goals is to bring the department as a whole closer together. He feels that in many ways the department is growing apart, and he would like to take steps to change that. A bulletin board with pictures of

all faculty, staff, grad students, and AIChE officers is in the making, and will be hung on the first floor of Goddard Hall to assist everyone in getting to know w ho’s who. Many students have noticed the change in many teaching assignments in the department. Prof. Sacco is trying to increase the flexibility o f the professors, so that if any given profes sor has a particularly busy term, an other professor can fill in to teach the class. The departm ent wants each professor to be able to teach four different undergraduate and tw o to three different graduate courses and be able to teach them well. That flexibility would allow Prof. Sacco to arrange a teaching schedule to best suit the outside dem ands of profes sors. The new leadership in the depart ment should produce a fresh atm os phere with many positive changes taking place. Best o f luck to you. Dr. Sacco!

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 17, Number 18 Tuesday, September 26, 1989

Updated Rush rules imposed by the IFC by M elanie E. Wallace Newspeak Staff In response to concerns expressed by Dean Grogan as to the academic influences of fraternities, the IFC has rem odeled its Rush rules and policies. The goal of this remodeling is to im prove the academic performance of freshm an m ales by lim iting the am ount of time spent at the fraternity houses during the rush period. Some of the policies remain the same, while others have been changed drastically. "D ry Rush.” as it is commonly called, is still in effect. This means that no male who is a rushee may be served alcohol by any fraternity dur ing the rushing period. This year is the fourth year for dry rush. Last year’s rush period began on the first day o f arrival for freshman, with house lours, and lasted only three w eeks. This year, rush is not begin ning until the third week of A-term, and will last for seven weeks. By postponing the beginning of rush, the IFC is trying to allow freshmen to becom e acclimated to the school and their new environment before having the fraternity scene thrust upon them as well. The increased length of rush is intended to give the rushees more time to really get to know the house they are interested in. By having a longer rush period, it will be more difficult for any given house to uphold

an image that does not present the house as it truly is. It gives the rushees a better opportunity to see the individ ual houses in the true light, and will help them to make a more well-in formed decision as to which house to join. Hopefully, the amount o f depledging that som etimes occurs will be reduced by this longer rush period. The num ber o f rush events per week is now being limited. Rather than allowing the fraternities to have events on w hatever nights they choose, events are scheduled for Monday and Friday nights during Aterm, and during B-term on Monday and Thursday nights. One weekend event per week may also be held, with Sunday events being over by 6 pm. The idea is to prevent rushees from being at a different house every night o f the w eek, thereby increasing the amount o f time available for studying. Also, only two "studying" nights will be occupied by rush events. These m easures will hopefully improve the academic perform ance o f rushees. In order for a rushee to receive a bid. he must pass at least one course during A-term, and a total o f 4/3 units during A and B term s. Bids night is Novem ber 17. during the middle o f B term. In a sense, all bids are “probationary” until B term grades are received. At that point, anyone who fails to meet the above criteria will be ineligible to participate in pledging. Penalties for

violation of rush rule*Jpve also been set forth. The first violation results in three weeks social probation, a letter to the Alumni board, and a letter to the fraternity's national office. A second violation results in three additional weeks in three additional weeks social probation, a S5(K) fine payable to IFC.

and a second letter to the national office. A third violation will be sub ject to review by the President's board, who will decide the punish ment on a case by case basis. The IFC is hoping to improve the quality and effectiveness of rush with these m eas ures. Any input from fraternity

members or rushees on what further changes could be m ade for next year would be w elcomed. The im pending changes will hope fully curtail some o f the poor aca demic perform ances experienced in years past.

Two dorms will be re-keyed by G ary DelGrego G raphics Editor When the residence halls were opened during the last week o f Au gust, the Office o f Housing and Resi dential Life discovered m ajor security problems in both Morgan and Found ers Halls, nam ely the loss of master keys. In Morgan, a resident advisor key ring was found to be missing while in Founders two m aster keys were not returned by a conference group that used the building during the summer. T o te m p o ra rily p re v e n t any breaches of security, the outside doors o f both buildings were re-keyed until the buildings could be perm anently re-cored. Because of the overw helm ing work involved in changing over 300 locks and issuing new keys, the jo b will be com pleted over A/B break. All Morgan and Founders residents

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will be issued new keys upon return ing. The estimated cost of the work in Founders is S8000.00 and $4000.00 for Morgan, according to Peggy Jab lo n sk i. D irector o f H ousing. While the Office of Housing andResidential Life will absorb the cost to re-key Morgan Hall, the charge from Founders will not be paid by the Housing Office. W hether or not the sum mer conference group will be charged has not yet been determined. Students should realize that they will NOT be charged for the work in their

building. The Office o f Housing and R esi dential Life in conjunction with Plant Services decided to change the cores to maintain the security o f the build ings. According to Peggy Jablonski. many colleges do not change locks even if a m aster key is lost. WPI has been trying to upgrade the security o f its residence halls as well as educate students about their responsibility in m aintaining the security o f their hall. The O ffice of H ousing and R esiden tial Life appreciates the cooperation o f the residents o f Morgan and Found ers.

Need to talk? Stop by the counseling center by M ichael O 'M alley Not many people are aware o f this, but there is a place at WPI where someone can go to talk about any problems he or she might have what soever: It's called the Counseling & Student Development Center. It's located at 157 West St.. right near the corner o f Institute Rd. Upon hearing the word "counseling." most people automatically respond by widening their eyes, thinking that counseling is

only for your average, run-of-themill. suicidal lunatic who needs noth ing more than a small room with I foot-thick padding. In other words, most people have an immense feeling of personal insecurity when it com es to dealing with their own problems. What most people think is not true at all. The counseling Center is for anyone who wants to talk about any problems one might have: no m atter how big or how small. You don't have continued on page 3

ELECTION RESULTS The votes have been counted! Here are the results from the| Freshmen Class Officers elections held last week: President: Kimberly Phillip Vice President: Cynthia Richards Secretary: Jennifer Hodge Treasurer: Tania Wolanski Representative: Lisa Panico

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Ay G eorge Regnery N ewspeak S ta ff Hurricane Hugo was the m ajor news event of the week. Winds reached speeds o f 140 mph on some days as the hurricane traveled through the Caribbean islands leaving about 50,000 people homeless and killing 25. A m ajor oil refinery was hit, although most o f the gasoline was contained. Pow er and comm unication lines were knocked out virtually everywhere. The French islands o f M ontserrat and G uade loupe were hil the hardest. In the Virgin Islands, there was extensive looting and rioting after the hurricane. President Bush later d e clared Puerto Rico a disaster area. Relief from the Red Cross and other organizations was to the Caribbean islands. The Hurricane caused over SI billion in damages. A French D C -I0 airliner traveling from the Congo to Paris crashed over Niger on W ednes day. All I7 l passengers aboard were killed. Moslem extremists later said that they had bombed the plane. A disaster team from the United Slates was sent to Niger to investigate. Preliminary reports say that a bomb is a reason able explanation. In Llov, Ukraine, a republic o f the USSR, between KK).(HK) and 200,000 people attended a two hour long Catholic Mass. The people dem anded that Moscow recognize the Church. It was the largest Ukrainian mass since World War II. The mass was on the 50th anniversary of S talin's annexation o f the W estern Ukraine from Poland. On Friday, US Secretary o f State Baker and Soviet Foreign minister Sheverdnadze met in W yoming to discuss nuclear arms reduction. Outline for a summit laid out. Bush and Gorbachev are expected to meet some time early next year, no other details are available. In Vienna. Austria. N ATO presented its pro posal for conventional force reduction in Eu rope. Bombings occurred in Bogota. Colom bia almost daily. On Thursday, there were K) bombs that went off in various parts o f the city. The US em bassy was narrowly missed by a missile attack. East G erm ans continued to flee to the W est. There was some speculation that Hungary would close its borders soon. However. H un garian Prime Minister M iklos Nemeth said that the border would rem ain open. Previously, East G erm ans could easily obtain tourist visas to Hungary, then they went to Austria and on to West Germ any. However, both East German

and Czechoslovakian officials were not letting any East G erm ans go to Hungary (Czechoslo vakia is between Hungary and East Germany). Travel perm its were being taken away. One man drow ned in the Danube because he was attem pting to swim from Czechoslovakia lo Hungary. His travel permit had been seized. West G erm any closed its em bassy in W ar saw. Poland due to the number o f people seek ing refuge in the em bassy so they can head west. Hungary, in another move to im prove rela tions with the W est, restored diplom atic ties with Israel. They are the first Comm unist country to do since the 1967 Arab Israeli War. In Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta), a firing squad killed the two leaders of a failed coup against President Campore. Vietnam began its final withdrawal from Cam bodia. The C am bodian governm ent said it would continue to fight the three rebej groups, one o f which is the K hmer Rouge. Two hard line m em bers o f the Politburo were forced into retirement by G orbachev. Form er Socialist Greek Prime M inister Papandreau will have to face trial for various charges, including wire tapping, during his eight year reign. The 44th UN General Assembly convened in New York.

The prices for AZT. the only approved antiAIDS drug, was lowered 20 c/ ( . Researchers in Boston said that “extended wear" contact lenses were much more danger ous than day only lenses. Currently. 13 million Americans w ear extended w ear lenses. Irving Berlin. 101. died. He was considers one o f A m erica's greatest songwriters. He wrote over 1.000 songs, o f which the most noticeable is probably God Bless America.

financial institution. They will control a whole division of Hanover - the CIT finance com pany. American Airlines m ade fairly substantial increases in prices for short notice buyers. Other airlines followed suit. Some Democrats in Congress want to re duce the Capital gains tax to a m aximum o f 28<7r.

S ports N ew s E con om ic N ew s Dai Ichi Kangyo Bank o f Japan, the largest bank in the w orld, bought S 1.4 Billion of stock in M anufacturer's Hanover. It is the biggest Japanese investm ent ever into an American

L anes 1 and 2 at th e W PI track m ay p eriod ically have signs asking people to stay o f f them because o f uneven usage. T h e A th letic D epartm ent w ants the w hole track to w ear evenly and a l though the w h o le field is holding up well for its four seasons o f use, the first tw o lan es o f the track are taking the brunt o f the public use.

A New York appeals court declared that the San Diego Yacht C lub really did beat New Zealand, and that using a catam aran was not against the rules.

In follow in g w eeks, N ew sp eak will honor stud en ts and faculty o u tsta n d ing in the W PI com m u n ity. Y ou are the ju d g e. Sim ply drop a n ote to N ew speak Box # 2 7 0 0 or th e N ew speak office w ith the nam e o f your selection and h is/h er sp ec ta c u la r ach ievem en ts. In altern ate w eeks, N ew sp eak will spotlight these stu d en ts and facu lty. This w eek, get your n om in ation in for the W PI S p otligh t.

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N ational N ew s A U SA ir 737 plunged into the East River in New York on W ednesday. 2 o f the 63 passen gers on board were killed. The cause of the accident w as a result o f the co-pilot pushing a wrong button. It was his first operational flight in a 737 after his test. Some m em bers o f congress are calling for a special counsel to investigate ethical m iscon duct. The FAA has ordered inspections o f GE engines used on DC-10s. due to the crash in Sioux City. Iowa earlier this year. Form er HUD Secretary Samuel Pierce was subpoenaed to testify before a house panel. Pierce w as secretary of HUD for R eagan's entire term as President. C ongress approved $90 million in military aid to the governm ent of El Salvador. The El Salvadoran governm ent is currently involved in a civil w ar with the Marxist FMLN guerillas. In the custody case over 7 frozen embryos. A Tennessee judge said "human life begins at conception" and therefore the 7 frozen em bryos should go to the wife, who w ants to have the children, and not the husband. He added that em bryos are not marital property.

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W P I w o m en ’s volleyball team in action verses W orcester S ta te’s L ancers.

S u c c e s s f o r w o m e n ’s by Kim Johnson The w om en’s volleyball team continued this y e a r’s prom ising season with a defeat over W orcester State College last T uesday night. T he Engineers beat the Lancers 2-0 and later that night went on to beat the women from

v o lle y b a ll UM ASS-Boston thanks to the great setting of senior Stacey Cotton and sophom ore Amy Shoemaker. The team was also helped by the exceptional service o f Sue M itchell and Stephanie Buhl. The Engineers hope to have as much success when they face B randeis, Amherst and Tufts in their upcoming schedule.

Cross country news W om en ’s

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In the w ake of Hugo, the W PI cross country squads rolled over Framingham State and Babson. With high humidity and w arm sunshine, the WPI women remained undefeated (4-0). With a team score o f WPI 18, Fram ingham 45, and Babson 73. Athena D em etry, Maura Collins, and Chris M ikloi che again finished 1-3 with the rest of the team in close pursuit: Jenn Schaefer (5th), R obin Fontaine (7th) Det Carraw ay (8th), K risten Brem er (9th), Kelly McQueeney (10th) and Jenn Do (15th). B oth the m en ’s and w om en’s team s will face strong competition in the City C ham pi onship Saturday at Alden Labs in Holden. T he w omen run at 11:00 and the men at 11:30.

The WPI M en ’s Cross Country Team d e feated Framingham State and Babson over a 4.8 mile course. WPI took the first five places to score 15 points, followed by Babson with 55 and Fram ingham State with 76. Mike Cum m ings was first for WPI in the time o f 26:10, 2nd was Brian Foley with 26:13, 3rd was Dave Bertheaume with 26:49, 4th place was Philip W illiams with 26:53 and 5th David Cortese with 26:56. W PI's recored is 3 wins and 1 loss. Next meet is on Saturday at the W orcester City Meet.

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to be suicidal. You don’t have to be anything unusual. If you have som ething bothering you, whether it’s personal, academ ic, social, spiri tual, or any new category you can think of, you can simply go down and talk to someone. So for those o f you who never knew about it, the Counseling C enter is a place to go under o n e’s own will to talk about one’s problems. The Counseling & Student Development Center offers many services, besides advice and help. Seminars are given on a wide variety of topics including stress m anagement, study skills, relationships, anxiety, and many other per sonal areas. Tests are offered to help asses on e’s personal problems or career interests. Upstairs is the M ajor Selection Program C en ter for people unsure o f their major and their career future. The Center reaches out to many campus organizations, fraternities & sorori ties, and academ ic departm ents, making their services known and the problems which WPI students could encounter. By doing this, they can try to m ake people aware of their own problems or potential problem s before things become too serious. This is called the Primary P rev en tio n tech n iq u e. H ow ever, m ost people’s concerns are with personal help. Usually, upon first thinking about it, they wonder: “W hat actually goes on down there?’’ The Counseling Center offers professional help to everyone. There are three degreeholding professionals who work there, includ ing the director. Dr. Jam es G roccia, along with two doctors from St. Vincents, who are there about once a week. These people are not there to interrogate you. T hey’re not there to label you as a mental case. T hey’re there to listen. T hey’re there to help students stay in school and be more productive when they leave. Dr. G roccia says that “ Everyone needs some kind o f help, no m atter how insignificant,’’ and that if more people knew the truth about the coun seling services he and his staff offer, the more people would com e by to seek help in sorting out their problem s. There is no charge for any counseling services. Nor is there anything forcing you to go there. Above all, it’s com pletely confidential. No one will know that you

went there, unless you told them yourself. Nothing goes down on any record o f yours. Everything that the staff and the C ounseling Center puts down on paper stays in that build ing and is released to no one without your written consent; and even then, all th at’s re leased is a brief written summary. So basi cally, what you do and what you talk about is for you only and no one else. Once again, if you have any personal problems of any nature, feel free to go down to the Counseling C enter for help. It’s free, confidential, and recom mended. The number to call is 831-5540.

WPI nips MIT in soccer by Gregory Humora 13:43 into the game, senior forward Rob DiGregorio, picked up a loose ball in front o f the M IT net and put it where it belonged. That proved to be the difference as WPI held on for a 1-0 victory last Wednesday afternoon in Cambridge. It was D iG regorio’s first goal of the season. The day started out rough for W PI, as the team bus broke down just fifteen m inutes from MIT. After a forty-five minute wait for another bus. Tech managed to hit the pitch a half hour late. Sloppy field conditions made the game very slow and cautious. Scoring opportunities were few and far between. Despite as of this there was some strong individual play on the pan of WPI. The bench was more vocal than ever, in fact so vocal the referee decided to dampen it with a warning. Junior Peter Francis did a fine job filling in at forward creating several scoring opportunities (he normally plays defense.) And defender Stephen Jam es saved a goal late in the second half, as MIT was pressing, with his head. Greg Humora racked up his second shutout of the year making five saves. The next home game for WPI is this W ed nesday at 7:00 against Assumption.

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MW Repertory Theatre, etc. is preparing for our A-Term perform ances o f Paul Selig's T erm inal Bur, Percy G ranger s Vivien, and Edward A lb e e s The Zoo Story. MW Rep was form ed in O ctober o f 19X8 by Brian Freeman. Jonathan Drummey. Nadeem Ahmad, and Paul Szlyk to prom ote theater on the WPI campus beyond the four productions per year per form ed by Masque. The first production, last January, was well received and we hope this one is as successful. T he perform ances start promptly at 7:30 PM on Friday Septem ber 29 and Saturday Sept.

30 and at 2:00 PM on Sunday O ctober I in the G reat Hall of Higgins House. House opens one half-hour before the show and tickets are $3.00 to cover the costs o f production. Produced by Jonathan Drummey. A ssoci ate Producer is Danielle Lemieux, Technical D irector is Paul Szlyk, Designers are John Berube and John Stolfel. Lips by Donna Roche. W illiam Bullard directs The Zoo Story, W illiam Katzman Vivien, and Mary Beth Liener directs Term inal B ar, with original m usic by Jonathan Drummey. MW Rep is dedicating this production to the mem ory o f Nadeem Ahmad. We hope that you can come!

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John W aters entertained students in Alden Hall last Monday evening. W aters, sometimes referred to as "the Puke King" has written and produced many unconventional and unusual “cult" m ovies including "H airspray." "Polyes ter" and “ Female Troubles." W aters' novel films concentrate on the mundane. "It's the little details that make life fun," W aters comm ents. Before his career as a producer and writer. W aters did concentrate on the details, as he rushed from story lo story as a new spaper reporter, entertaining his tw isted sense of humor. "I liked to go to all the car accidents... I enjoyed seeing what the people w ere wearing." And before that, as a crime reporter. Waters enjoyed sitting in on unusual court cases. In his m ovies as well. W aters concentrates on the unusual aspects o f people, and from his even more uncanny point o f view. When asked to describe his film "H airspray." Waters says “ I wanted to show how great rock "n roll was before the Beatties wrecked it." Intermixed with W aters' ridicu

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lous themes, though, are more serious imports into the film world. "H airspray" was the first film to ever feature a fat girl in a lead role, it also made com m ents about segregation and social roles. In "Polyester," Waters introduced “O doram a," the incorporation of scratch and sniff into cinem a. During the film, each viewer was given a numbered card which corre sponded to particular scenes in the movie. Why scratch and sn iff in the m ovies? "I wanted to make a movie that really stunk," Waters stated plainly. W aters movies may bring as tonishing images o f insanity to Ihe screen, but even W aters is limited by money and the editors who review and approve his films. Someone in the audience asks the unpredict able "W hat if... ?" W ell, if he had the extra time and money, view ers could expect even more confusion from the Puke King. “ I'd like to make a m ovie about a nudist camp... but I would want to have Ed McMahon in it." Waters latest film is currently under review, and should be released before the end o f the year. In this film, “ Cry Baby," Waters says he developed to prove that teenagers before the sixties were rebellious before sex. drugs and rock ‘n roll.

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M W R ep ertory m em bers d u rin g rehearsal fo r Friday n ight's show .

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Burt Rutan. founder o f Rutan A ircraft, gave a thrilling account o f his leadership in the three year developm ent and subsequent success o f the V oyager aircraft. Rutan has developed tw enty-tw o new types o f aircraft. His use o f com posite materials and innovative designs have revolutionized aircraft design. Rutan presented "the Voyager Story" to parents in Harrington Auditorium this past weekend during Parents Day. A long with filmed foot age and slides o f testing and developm ent o f the V oyager, Rutan narrated some o f the chal lenges he and his small team o f developers faced in the construction o f a craft capable o f world flight. R utan’s team conquered many structural and material strength problems, enabling a single light weight com posite craft to take o ff and carry the 2,000 pounds of fuel required for the 13,000 mile journey around the

earth. R utan’s team accom plishm ents are miraculous and are an inspiration for any engi neer or scientist. His success can be attributed to his ability (o break from the dogm a of accepted design methods and standards in aviation. A fter reexam ining formerly ac cepted conventions in aircraft design, he placed all flight system s accessible from the cockpit, elim inating the extra weight o f access panels and doors. His new design scenario also made it possible for the pilots to diagnose and repair problem s during flight. Rutan told of his victories and aeronautical genius, but he also had a message for all engineers. The bounds of engineering problem s are not defined by ac cepted standards or established m ethods. Engineering problem s are a means to attaining goals. In solving such problems, the engineer will devise m ethods for achieving his goals, and in many cases, solutions are a com bination o f traditional routines and unconventional approaches specific to a problem.

Burt Rutan talks with a parent after his discussion on parents day.

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Tuesday September 26,1989

ARTS A ND EN TER TA IN M ENT

Livingston Taylor

Music Trivia by Troy Nielsen N ewspeak Staff Q u e s tio n s :

1). 2). 3). 4).

In what year was Eric C lapton's first solo album released? What is the name o f the Boston band that had a college radio hit called "Hate Your Friends?” Who were the three 50's pop stars who died in a plane crash in Iowa? What late 60 s band, formed in Ann Arbor. Michigan, with singer Jam es O sterberg. has been called a major avatar of punk rock? 5). Name the lead singer lor the Belfast garage band called "Them ." Them had a hit with the song "G loria." 6). What band, besides the Doors, did a cover a the Them tune "G loria"? 7). What songs were on the first successful Credence Clearwater Revival single? 8). The Crows were one of the first black groups to go into the white pop market w ith the hit "G ee." What year did "G ee" become a hit? 9). Before there was Joan Jett, there was Suzi Quatro. What role did she play in the TV show "Happy Days"? 10). True of False: The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first album on an 8-track recorder. A n s w e rs :

1). 1970. 2). Lemonheads (they'll be playing at WPI on October 7th). 3). The Big Bopper. Buddy Holly, and Richie Valens. 4). The Stooges (the singer's stage name was Iggy Pop). 5). Van Morrison. 6). Shadows o f Knight. 7). “ Suzie Q" and “ I Put a Spell on You." 8). 1954. 9). Leather Tuscadero. 10). False, the first album was recorded on a four-track.

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Bonus Question o f the Week: Two weeks ago I asked a question about the Eddie Cochran hits “Summertime B lues" and "C 'm on Everybody." The only correct answ er I received from Al Costa. He correctly stated that Eddie wrote the songs, played and sang all o f the parts. This week I got a doozie of a question. The Rolling Stones had a hit a few years back with a song entitled "W aitin' on a Friend." There is a dandy tenor saxophone solo al the end of it performed by a popular jazz saxophonist. When asked to record the solo for the Rolling Stones, he replied that he never heard o f the group. Who is this saxophone player? Send guesses to L.T. (Laugh Track) at Box 2 124.

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Tribe, the blossoming group from Boston was the source o f the music you heard coming from G om pei's Place on Saturday. Septem ber 16th. I had never heard o f the band before the show, but had heard a bit about them. I was told that they were becoming more and more popu lar in the Bay State, and that they had a local hit, “A bort.” So I went to the show with a com pletely open mind, not knowing what to expect. I had to wait awhile to find out, as the WPI group Aliens was opening that evening for Tribe. First a bit about Aliens. Aliens consists o f four members: Jay Solo mon on drums. Jon Bird on guitar. Jeff Hebert (a.k.a. The W edge) on guitar as well, and David Curry on bass. The band specializes in instrumentals, but they did a nice cover of A erosm ith's "Train Kept-A R o llin ',” with Jon Bird on the vocals, and there was an interesting moment in the show where each member traded their own instrument for another. I thought it was one of the better bits of the evening. Aliens are talented, and they like to go for unusual effects, maybe a little too often. They reminded me o f Joe Satriani, and started off im mediately with some im pressive guitar work, that seemed to get better as the fifty minute set progressed. Then came Tribe, which consists of Janet LaValley taking on vocals and guitar, Greg LaPiccolo on bass, Terri Barous on keyboards and lead vocals on “ Rescue Me." Finishing up the quintet are Eric Brosius on guitar and Dave Penzo on drums. I spoke before the show with Janet LaV al ley, the lead singer, and she gave m e a little bit o f information about the group. O ne thing that surprised me after hearing them w as that this was the first band for all of them. None o f the members knew each other at the start, and in fact, they got together by audition, via an article in the Boston Phoenix. When asked about the group’s origins, Janet replied “ ...and we d id n 't know what we were doing." When asked for a quote to describe the music Teri Barous said, “ Hypnotic, melodic rock with a hard edge.” Well, The show certainly sounded like they did know what they were doing, although at times it was difficult to hear anything at all (which may be the fault of the person manning

the sound board). The guitars at times drowned out Janet's voice (which is dynam ic and haunt ing at the same time), and the rest o f the instruments, for that matter, the best I can describe Janet's voice is a mixture between Debbie Harry (of Blondie fam e) and Natalie Merchant (10.000 Maniacs). The set consisted entirely o f original Tribe music, except the second song in the encore, "G oldfinger." Hypnotic is a good word to describe the music, and m elodic, too. When asked about influences, the reply was: An Rock, hardcore, pop, and soul. A couple of obvious influences are U2 and REM, as evi denced by the opening song, "Pinw heels." Tribe, as Aliens, seemed to get better as the set went on. And they went on. completing the 17 song set in just a little over an hour. They work quickly, and they work well. “Here At The Home.” which I can only describe as different, "W inter Flower,” which was solid instrumentally, but a bit iffy on vocals. “Lemm ings,” "G o,” and “ Vigil” wrapped up the first half o f the show, in which Tribe seemed to be w anning them selves and the crowd up. The quality picked up about halfway through the set, with "In Dreams,” which boasted a good beat, beginning slow rising to a crashing crescendo. It was followed by “ Res cue Me," and "T ry," which bordered on hard rock. "Vast W asteland" was slower paced, and a little weird. “ D addy's Home" was one song I could hear well, and the words made sense. “Jackpot” was definitely distinct from the other songs in the set, followed by “T ied." Then they performed their hit, "A bort,” and l can see why it was a hit: it has a good beat, very catchy, and includes some interesting lyrics. The regular set was completed with “O utside," another catchy tune, inspired most likely by U2. The Encore consisted o f an original, “Speed" and a cover of "G oldfinger,” the theme from the James Bond movie of the same name. Tribe is now playing the local clubs in Boston, and are branching out to other parts of New England, with a following grow ing at each step. They have pul out a couple of Demo tapes, (which are excellent) and Janet reports that they are being show cased, or “checked out” in vernacular by “several labels.” Hopefully w e’ll see a full album by the group in the near future.

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Minutes of the Executive Council Meeting Minutes from the Executive Council M eet ing of Septem ber 19, 1989 Meeting called to order 7:33 p.m.

Members present: Mike D onahue. Pres; Brian Gosselin, VP; Lisa King, Sec; M elanie Stoops, '90; Stephen Nelson, Academ ic Comm; Beth Schafer. SAS; Becky G riffith. SAB; Brian Beauregard, '92; Dave Dicky, CHB; Rob Sims. Newspeak; Dan Falla, IFC; Kim Lemoi, SocComm, Janet Richardson, Advisor.

Committee Reports: Academic Committee: At the May 4, 1989 Faculty Meeting it was announced by Dean Grogan that this year's freshmen who are paying approx. $18,500 / year including housing and books will be pay ing $22,300 for their senior year. This assumes projected increases o f 9 c/c a year over the next four years. W ithin about seven years the total annual cost will fall in the $30,000 range.

SAS: Had first general meeting 9/18. Student sponsored Homecoming A ctivities for 10/14 are in progress. The SAS will be selling WPI seat cushions at all home football games for the Alumni Association. SAS is also working in conjunction with the Alumni Association in organizing a phoning o f young alumni in an interest questionnaire developed by the Young Alumni Task Force.

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Old business: Campus Center - Keep up the enthusiasm !!! Ask alumni to sign petition.

In d iv id u a ls, p a r tn e r s , c lu b s , & g r e e k s in v ite d .

New business: John W aters went well on Mon. 18th. "Fletch" W ed. 20th in G om pei’s at 8:00 pm. Livingston Taylor, Fri. 22nd in Alden Hall. Burt Rutan presentations 2:30 p.m. in Harring ton. "Fletch Lives," Sunday the 24th 6:30 and 9:30 in Alden Hall — $2.00. Dana Carvey Hom ecom ing Oct. 14th. General Meeting Oct. 2nd.

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Bird informed me last week in a brief but informative interview, the books that WPI uses for its EE classes are not very good. The EE professors that Jon talked told him that they, too, would like the students to use better EE books. But the professors have not been able to obtain an outstanding EE text! Jon Bird went on to state that his book is NOT m eant to replace the textbook assigned to a particular EE class, but instead the book is designed to be a supplem ental source of know l edge for all electrical engineers. Those taking EE 2 0 0 1 or EE 3601 would benefit the most from the text. This is not a m oney-m aking scheme, mind you. The book will be priced under S20(priced to move). This book is an inexpensive aid to understanding EE— check it out!!

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EDITORIAL

C o m e o n u p p e rc la s s m e n !! This year, there were no pictures in the freshman hand book. So, upperclassmen looked at the class statistics instead. According to these statistics, the freshman class scored lower on the SAT's and didn’t rank as high in their high school class rankings. Upperclassmen then thought, "ah, no competition here. We can relax for another year." Wrong. This freshman class is more active and more involved than any class to come through WPI in a long while. Everybody knows it. All clubs are seeing massive increases in membership, mainly from the freshman class. Professors are commenting that students are coming to them more often for help and advice. The

administration notes a general increase in involvement across the campus in general. They tend to party harder in the residence halls (Especially Institute Hall) than previous classes (note the lengthy police logs). The reason for the increased involvement isn’t quite known, but several factors have been suggested. One is that the delayed Rush has allowed students to form group identities on the floors before being drawn into a smaller fraternity situation. Another factor might be that the Admissions Office looked for students that had stuck with something in high school, such as athletics, a club, the yearbook or newspaper, or any substantial activity. Whatever the reason, the image of an upperclassman

as an involved individual is dying. The number of freshmen in clubs is about equal to the number of upperclassmen, while we outnumber them about 3 to I. What’s the problem? MQP taking up all your time? Reruns of Gilligan’s Island? For Juniors and Seniors, this year is the last year to get seriously involved with a club, because many of the lead ership roles run from midyear to midyear. There are many committees on campus that students can join to make a difference. Believe it or not. faculty and adminstration listen to students, but the students have to say something first. Let's not get showed up by the fre sh m e n .

COMMENTARY/LETTERS

Efforts of Social Committee applauded T o the Editor: On Septem ber 12 the film Koyuanisqatsi was shown on the quad. I am a grad student here starting my seventh y ear at WPI and I must applaud the efforts of the Social C om m ittee. The idea of a film outdoors on the quad w as nice (except for one o f our new freshm en in Daniels who decided that everybody else deserved to hear his/ h er stereo. Where did this kid grow up? ). The film shown was an excel

lent choice although I think that many in the audience were expecting som e thing different. Unfortunately, the evening was dependent upon the skill and expertise o f Lens and Lights which was, once again, disap p o in ting . T o SOCCOM M. Thanks, and to L & L, ... Jeffrey A Bloom EE Department

Ask Mike Poetry in Motion Hello readers. This week I have a question that was asked by an upper classm an. However, before I get to the question I have an apology to m ake. The Director o f the Food Serv ice was not happy about my comment concerning false advertising. It was only a joke, but I was only com pound ing a stereotype o f college food serv ices. The actual truth is that WPI has som e of the best food out o f all the colleges in W orcester. Now on to this w eek 's question: W ho is the guy in the brown uniform who is alw ays tick eting cars? He only carries a radio and a parking ticket book. To find out the answer. I consulted the local authorities on parking m at ters. WPI Police. I talked with an officer and found out who the individ ual is. Scott Johnson is the Parking

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Enforcement Officer for the WPI Campus Police. He is responsible for ticketing any illegally parked cars on campus. His work hours are from 7 to 3. Monday thru Friday. In addition, he assists when cars must be towed. Students, please rem em ber that if you have any question you want an swered, just Ask Mike. I can help with school problem s, family disputes, project information, sexuality prob lems, or general all-around informa tion questions. I have experience with all types o f these problems. My ad vice comes from myself, counselors, religious people, or an expert in the field o f the question. All letters are kept in the strictest confidence. So if you need help just Ask Mike, box 2 142 or 2700.

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Joger’s View Choices and Activities by Joger “ W elcome to WPI. This is your ‘Good S tu ff box, and here's your m ailbox com bination. Go there now and get your homework assignment." This is how we, the Class o f 1993 were greeted on move-in day. There was elation in the air: we had finally made it. Then we were bombed with homework immediately. What fun! Even more fun was when we got to our mailboxes, and learned that most o f the com binations that had been given to us were wrong. So this is college. Some were already regretting the first choice in a series o f hundreds or thou sands to come. In fact, there have been numerous choices already, for instance: how to arrange the room, who to hang around with, and what activities to join. Ah! Here is a major problem. We had already been told that "C ollege is hard, you better do your damn best..." from our parents. The rest was under stood without saying, "...because if you fail, you die!!" My parents mean it. With that in mind, Barney (a friend o f mine) and l decidcd, well, we better limit our activities to just one or two. Simple enough, right? Then came the activities fair, and the upperclassm en all know what that means. Yes, everybody from the Scuba Club to L.A.G.A. (the “Gays 'R ' Us" banner was cute, guys) is putting on their best face to convince the new schm ucks on campus to join, and waste all their time. Well, Barney and I did just that, of course. So now I am involved in about twenty-three groups and activities (which all meet at the same time) not to mention working and class. Social Life? W hat the hell is that? Barney and I were talking to Bud Miller, the guy down the hall. He

loves beer, but that's a story for an other time. He said he also joined enough clubs for nine or ten people. Well, Barney, Bud, and I sat down and listed all the clubs that we had joined betw een us, and we found that we had joined 57 of the "m ore than 140 activities and organizations in w hich students can becom e in volved."

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We were amazed, and kind of appalled. So we said forget the whole thing. We typed up the charter for our new "A nti-Club C lub", and left il at that. At last count we had 17 m em bers. It ought to be a smash. Barney and 1, looking back, however, agreed that we were both kind of bumm ed that they w o u ld n ’t let us jo in W om en's soccer, but you c a n ’t win them all, I suppose.

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Observations from the Asylum A Very Special Woman by Alton Reich Newspeak S ta ff For thousands o f years, m an has been lured to the sea. Early m an relied on the sea as a source o f fish for food. He learned lo man small boats in order to reach farther out to where the big ger fish were. After a time m an began to form cities, and the people in each city sought to exchange goods with others. Someone though it w ould be a good idea to build rafts and m ove their cargo by water. The first boats were rowed, but sails proved m ore efficient for merchants seeking to keep their crew size down. Soon merchant-m en were sailing the seas seeking markets for their goods. M en-of-war followed soon behind as each country tried to influence those around it. The age o f the sailing ship was a fantastic one. There is no way to describe the beauty of a schooner that would do her justice. Ever wonder why ships are female? It's because sailors know the inner beauty o f a ship. It is like the most beautiful woman in the world, sleek, fast, sturdy, and strong. Like a w om an, if you are faithful to her, she will always be there for you. It is difficult to look at a ship and not want to be w ithin her. one with her. You must care for your ship, lest she not be able to withstand storms. For if she perishes, you will too. Sail powered ships w ere really am azing. Such seemingly simple technology was very versatile. For exam ple, in W iscassett. M aine are the last 2 four masted schooners in the world. They are in very bad shape, and there is no hope o f their being restored. But if you look at them you can still see their majesty. T o some they are rotting, old hulls; lo others they are fine maidens o f the sea. When they sailed unloaded, they drew about 20 feet; loaded, tw ice that. Their crew was seven, with more needed in port to help load and unload. The modern ship is more com plex, but no less beautiful. On 16 Septem ber. it was a Saturday, a few o f us took a trip up to Bath, Maine. On that day another beautiful woman went home to sea. The U.S.S. A rleigh Burke (DDG 5 1) was launched at about 2:03 pm. Until you have seen a ship launched you really can ’t know what it's like. Before I try to describe what it’s like, a bit about the Burke. The Burke is the first o f a class of destroyers that is o u tfitted with AEGIS system. AEGIS is sim ply a BIG com puter hooked up to a fixed phased array radar, and three weapon directors. The SPY-1 radar locates targets that the com puter autom ati cally classifies as friendly or un friendly. The com puter also chooses targets based on proxim ity, speed, etc. This targeting inform ation is sent to the weapon directors w hich control either her 5" gun or her surface-to-air

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m issiles. T he stre n g th o f an A E G IS equipped ship are her SM 2's. SM stands for Standard M issile, the 2 indicates the second version. After the 2 will be either MR. Medium Range (about 35 miles), or ER, Ex tended Range (about 70 miles). The advantage to S M 2's is that they have inertial guidance. The ship fires them and tells them which direction to go. Periodically the missiles are given course corrections based on the move ment o f the target. The directors then guide the missile during the terminal phase (about the last three seconds before the missile hits). The ship is limited in number o f targets only by how many missiles it can put in the air. In the first few ships with AEGIS (CG 48 Ticonderoga 2 class) a MK 26 twin arm launcher was used. The MK 26 can put 2 missiles in the air every 8 seconds, there are two launchers on each ship. On later Ticonderoga class ships (CG 52 Bunker Hill and on) and on the Burke there are 2 MK 4 1 VLS launchers. The MK 4 1 is a box launcher, this means that each missile is stored in a rectangular box set ver tically into the deck. The Burke can launch one missile about every sec ond. She carries only 100 m issiles on her own. but some o f the Spruance class destroyers are being refitted with MK 4 1 launchers and SM 2’s. These destroyers will effectively be magazines for the Burkes they operate with. Another o f the B urke’s weapons will be the VL Tomahawk. This is a version o f the Tomahawk designed to be launched from the MK 4 1 launcher. Depending on the mission at the time, the Tomahawk can have an anti-ship guidance package, a land attack guid ance package, or a nuclear warhead (in which case guidance doesn't mat ter m uch). The T o m ah aw k is launched with inertial guidance and homes in with its own seeker. It has the biggest warhead of any surface-tosurface missile in the U.S. Navy. More important that what the Burke can do. is the man sh e ’s named after. One o f the significant things is that Admiral Burke is still alive. I can 't recall another ship that was named after a living person (I can't rem em b er if the R ick o v e r was launched before he died). Admiral Burke distinguished him self as the com m ander o f Destroyer Squadron 23 during World W ar II. During the Battle o f Cape St. G eorge Burke's squadron, the "Little B eavers" sank one cruiser, nine destroyers, one sub marine, and shot down over 30 planes. It was at this time that Burke earned the nicknam e "T hirty O ne Knot Burke.’’ Most of his kills cam e during high speed torpedo runs. In 1955 Burke became C hief o f Naval Opera tions, a post he held for an unprece dented 6 years. It is fitting that a destroyer should

be named after a man who fought in destroyers. Burke said a few words at the cerem ony (all too few, l could have listened to him all day), and he had this to say to the crew , "This ship

Beans and the typing pianist by N athan D aniels Every article I write is a delicate mixture of the absurd and the truth. Some articles I write have only the barest o f kernels o f truth and I em bel lish the otherwise mundane and bor ing facts. When I choose this option it is often necessary for m e to change the names o f the people involved so as to avoid a libel suit or physical retali ation. My job is so much easier when the absurd and the truth are the same. And in the crazy, m ixed-up world, the truth is often absurd. Take for ex ample this: I was walking through the Wedge earlier this week and I overheard a student ask another student a trivia question. The second students an sw ered. "I probably know, but I've forgotten it." Excuse me. Student N um ber Two. I m ay be mistaken, but this must a new application o f the word “ know .” Apparently in my foolish naivete I though "to know" referred to som ething that was readily available in your head, not something that wafted out o f your brain one fine su m m er's eve never to be thought of again. It’s like a com puter user to say "Y es, I have that file. I deleted it yesterday."

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by Adam Johnson O kay, I know that many o f you d o n ’t really have much time during the week to play Harpoon or Call of Cthulhu, since your studies, hom e work, jo b and social life take oh so much o f your gaming time. So here's a sim ple situation — a Role-Playing Party. Yes, it’s sort o f like a theme party, where the only things there are games, m unchies, players, and maybe a movie or two. I ’ve been to quite a few o f these, and I ’ve found that two or three of these a month can bring your adventure to a quick and speedy end. First o f all, you need a house whose ow ner/renter is willing to put up with a bunch of rowdy gamers for at least

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When I use the word "know " in a sentence, it is usually prefixed by the words "I d o n 't." I guess Student N um ber Two never heard of that gram matical construct. People really shouldn't be so asham ed to admit to their limitations. Personally, I cannot spell worth a pile o f beans. (Say. does anybody know just how much beans are going for these days? I should ask Student N um ber Two. He knows, but I bet h e 's forgotten it.) But I have a spell ing verifier that I send my articles through. O f course, that doesn't help too much since I am expected to cor rect these errors. If I knew how to spell these words correctly in the first place. I w ouldn't have spelled them wrong. But it is handy when I mistype a word. To be very truthful with you. I do not type that well. My accuracy is rather low and it is a common thing for me to transpose letters. However I do type 75 words per minute. I have discovered that a person's typing speed is directly proportional to their ability lo hit the delete key. So that means since I can type 75 WPM. I can hit the delete key at least 150 times a minute. The muscles in the fourth finger o f my right hand are dramati-

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twelve hours. Usually, the person whose house everyone is at for the game is the DM, so his rules are golden. H e's the only one who can disobey the house rules (and blame it on someone else lo his/her parents later on). Even if he isn’t the DM, he still usually breaks a few game rules, using the " It’s my house and I can do what I want" strategy. Even so. some rule-breaking leads to fun (and maybe some dire consequences — "Y our thief peeks around the corner and gets his head knocked off by a black dragon" or the like). Next, munchies are in dire need at these parties. Just look into any gam ing session in a private room and y o u ’ll see bags o f Fritos ripped open and scattered throughout the room and mashed into the rug, empty two liter bottles stacked in the com er for a makeshift bowling alley, and maybe the odd bottle o f good o f JD from daddy’s liquor cabinet just slightly hidden by books and character sheets (this practice with JD is not recom mended — but slightly encouraged nevertheless). Make sure that the person has plenty o f eats for you, so they d o n ’t have to put that bear trap in the fridge should you go raiding it. Now comes the subject o f movies. If you do decide to show one, try and have it fit in with what you’re playing.

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If the game is fantasy/sword & sor cery. som e good ones to get would be "Excalibur" or "M onty Python and the Holy G rail." For horror games, show “ D racula” or “ Fright N ight," but don’t show Freddy or Jason; it doesn't really work. Science fiction games should have "Star W ars." “ A lien/Ali ens,” or even old reruns o f “Space: 1999." Save the Star Trek movies/ episodes for when you are actually playing Star Trek (even then. I sug gest the “ Unofficial Star Trek Bloop ers T ape” — it even contains SN L 's "Last Episode of Star T rek.” ) If you don't have a VCR, try to plan the game on a night when a good movie is on. If you find the party doesn't last long enough, try doing it overnight — it’s lots better than a regular afternoon party. You can play as long as you want (as long as it’s quiet), and then, on the following day (provided you d o n ’t have class or work), you can sleep in after playing for nineteen hours (not straight, though— breaks are often needed — great time for the pre-mentioned m ovie). Last thing — why a party such as this? W hy not? It’s fun, it gets adven tures done quicker, your social life goes slightly up (or down, depending on the crow d), and you lose sleep. It’s a blast! ‘Till next time!

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CLU B CO R NER Alpha Phi Omega Hi everyone, h o w 's your week? In APO news, our ear wash was so successful that w e're planning another one very soon. W e still have lots o f good events com ing up. Bash "2 5 ." tolerating tons o f U CONNism, house haunting, and project pledges. Speaking of pledges, the cerem ony is tonight, sem i-form al, at G om pei's. Hope so see you there. Q uotes from the meeting; I like football, but football doesn't like me. (Gimp, gim p!) Clap, clap, congratulations. R EG -the-ex-pledge. on FINALLY getting your certificate. About tim e, huh? I like peanuts, pea. pea. pea, pea. peanuts: cause peanuts taste so good. Wow look at all the prospective pledges! Team bus - that'll cost 5 dollars cause w e'v e gotta crawl on the roof. Ejl. you draw like Pat Sajak. but you look more like Vanna W hite! W ho broke your glasses? I wish I could hear the sound track to my life, then I would know when to duck. T h at's it for this week, see you tonight!

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics C hairm an Mike Barry opened last Thursday meeting poised to tackle the new year. Many of you signed up for various com m ittees and your efforts in these com m ittees can make for a very interesting and exciting year. To all the freshm en and sophom ores. AIAA welcomes new m em bers and needs your participation to get AIAA grow ing proportionally to the MEA program . At the meeting we talked about upcoming events (watch for bulletins) for the year such as

movies, guest speakers, plant tours, and con tests. Dues are to be sent in as soon as possible and new m em bers should contact Prof. George Jum per in the ME dept, at 831-5368

in B -tenn. T h a t's all the news for now. We hope to have som e more recreational events in the near future. Stay tuned!

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W elcome back, everyone! The first column o f the year has been a bit late in coming, but watch this space to see w hat's happening! We have a lot o f great things planned for the upcoming year. W e just had our first m em ber ship meeting, and it was quite well attended. Dues were set at $10, so pay them soon! Send checks, made payable to A IC hE, to Al Prescott, Box 632. Any CM orC M B is eligible for membership. We will be selling T-shirts with a catchy little saying on them , sometime in the near future. More info will be forthcoming. We will also be having a car wash, tentatively sched uled for next Saturday, Sept. 30. A tutoring service for underclassm en, run by juniors and seniors, is being planned. Anyone with a couple o f hours a week to spare, contact Melanie W allace at Box 347. There will be an organizational meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 7:00 pm, som ewhere in Goddard. Location TBA. A HAPPY HOUR is being planned, but due to complications with rush rules, the date has not yet been decided. W e will keep you informed. Last Thursday, we participated in a fun. non-competitive volleyball match with IEEE. Everyone had a lot o f fun. aside from almost being killed by a couple of O lympic team hopefuls from IEEE! A plant tour to Clean Harbors W aste T reat ment facility will be scheduled for som e time

Well we are all back for another high Hying season. It looks like the freshmen recruits are going to be great and the old-tim ers are as good as ever. O ur first tournament last weekend went quite well and we are looking forward to a great season. For all o f you people reading this who do not know what Ultimate Frisbee is. I'll explain. It is sim ilar to frisbee football except that there is no tackling and there are no referees: the players make their own calls. It is one of the few gam es left where sportsm anship and hon esty are still alive, right Mr. Rose? The disk changes hands when the other team catches it o r knocks it down. The object is to pass the frisbee to one o f team mates in your endzone. The passer cannot run with the frisbee. The sport is very basic and very fun and practices are a blast. So if you are looking for something fun to do around 4:00 to 5:45 pm on weekdays give frisbee a try. you might like it. contact C onan Fitzgerald @ 752-1838 box # 2623 or Robert Vincent Tiernan @ 831-5152 box # 799.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 6 gam es to 0. T hat's all I have to say. T hanks to the regulars and the Infamous Duo. We all had a great time! Better luck next time A ICHE. General meeting this Thursday. AKI 16 (Newell Hall) at 12 noon. Barbecue to

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Flying club by H eidi Lundy Newspeak Staff At the very end o f the last academ ic year, WPI gained a fantastic new organization. The WPI FLYING CLUB offers something totally unique to the campus; an opportunity to learn how to fly airplanes. The idea was concieved by Scott E. Ashton and Micheal Messer presently president, and director o f education and training, respec tively. They took it to their IQP advisor. Professor Dinger, who is a pilot himself. He was interested, but told them the project was theirs to start and control. Mr. Ashton is the A ircraft O w ners and Pilots A ssociation (AOPA) representative on campus, so he got in touch with them , and they sent a speaker to the school. Mr. Ashton and Mr. Messer put up flyers and an advertisem ent in Newspeak. and more than 25 people were present to hear a very exciting pep talk about getting the club started. The club today consists o f over 75 plane crazy members. The clu b 's goal is to promote general aviation through education, aviation related activities, and interaction with other pilots. Ed Kelley is the Vice President. Tom Silva is Secratary, and Luli Cocran is T reas urer. Although there are eleven m em bers who are pilots, anyone can join. The program s are geared not only for people who can tly but also for people who want to learn how. The WPI Flying C lub already has many exciting projects in progress. Last Saturday night ten representatives from the club took Burl Rutan out to dinner. The Flying Club is organizing a ground school for B and C term of this year. Mr. Messer is qualified to teach this program which will enable students to pass the private pilots written exam. Another adventure that the club is planning is a tour o f the weather station and control tower at W orcester Airport. The m em bers of the Flying C lub are trying to organize a Big Brother program with W orcester Pilots A sso ciation. This way every member will know personally som eone who as an airplane or lots o f experience with them. While Mr. M esser is more into the profes sional. m oving up the rating scale of Hying. Mr. Ashton likes the air sports and design side. He plans to design planes for a living and right now lives on thoughts o f aerobatics, air racing and precision Hying. He would like to group four or five pilots together and start a precision (lying team. Perhaps if this is successful WPI and other area collegiate clubs could establish a competition. In order to feel justified in writing an article about the Hying club. I was invited to experi ence Hying in a small craft for the first time. Mr. Messer was my pilot and the short hop from W orcester airport to Pittsfield and back was one o f the most spectacular things I've ever experienced. The flight back was high lighted by a golden sunset and we Hew on a purple cushion, under a gorgeous turquoise sky. Anyone even remotely interested in Hying should contact a member. They meet once a month, usually for one o f their projects. The club deserves congratulations for finally re ceiving recognition and being such an active group.

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GREEK C O R N E R Alpha Chi Rho Hello to all the Brothers and to all the undergraduates looking forward to a great Rush. House Tours went well and the Rush schedule is full of aw esom e events this year. And don’t forget about Carnival Night this com ing Friday either. We would also like to thank everyone that brought their parents to the house of P arents’ Day for food and drinks. It was a good time for all and M ario still hasn’t snapped yet (place your bets now , there aren’t too many days left). Intramurals are still going strong. The football team beat TKE, and Blume h a sn ’t stopped talking about it yet. The Pad on Elm St. had it’s debut party o f the year, and we wish Carps, Sean, and Serge much success in the future, but hold the guacam ole next time. The congratulations this week go out to McConnell for joining the foosball assassin club. Also good luck to all the guys that conquered their Kinem atics projects last week. And we c a n ’t forget the exciting volleyball game either. IEEE beat AlCHE, in a hard fought battle. Watch Savina’s spikes next time, Al. T h at’s it for another week. D on’t study too hard, leave a little room for the upcoming Sex on the Beach Party. And finally, we hope to see a great turnout for the upcoming Rush events. The door is alw ays open, so come down and hang out anytim e.

Delta Phi Epsilon Hello sisters and pledges! Thanks to all the sisters who cam e out for G reek Kick-Off. We had a great tim e. Everybody keep up the good work!!! Come visit sisters in the residence halls, w e’re lonely! Cindy, how do you bum spa ghetti? Does it taste better that way? Spaghetti was great; but no dessert?!? Gee Kate, why do you m ake such great posters? And what hap pened to them anyway? Sheryl and Val, stay psyched. You can see the end of the road now - if you look hard! You guys are great - we love you!! Kris - D id you wash the dishes today?? (just joking...) Tell me please...what does the “thought for the day” mean? Hey girls- le t’s leam that sign language. W e should invest in paper plates. Sorry about the dishes, I was busy with the big G . L et’s road trip over O ctober break- any suggestions? Lisa, play in any puddles lately? She tried real hard!! W hat’s a

bulldozer doing here? Brenda- do you taste garlic? What about you Sue? Spring Break countdow n- road trip. Everyone leam the signs. Pledges- keep up the great grades. Want to tutor us? Good work on carnation sale. Brend- THANKS for everything- W E'LL MISS YOU!!! D on’t forget to come back. Carolyn Tidwell- we know you’ll do well with Livingston. Thanks to Rob from Sue and Lisa. How long has it been? Yes, Rob, it was quite and interesting evening! Val, stop asking what a dog with wings is called. Yes, Val, w e’re happy for you but must you scream?! Chris, thank Bill for my new name- The Neutral One. W anda, forget Steve & Lou, we love you!

stayed at our humble abode. R um or has it that many sophom ores will switch to management or civil engineering, let’s aid those who plan to switch. Hey Blanch, the toilets are located on the second deck and in the basem ent, not in room 9. Roadtrip this weekend should be a blast. Official Rush began yesterday, let’s keep the house in order. Pod, let’s not yell obscenities at an IQP advisor, OK? Hey, this is new: Bubble, zipperhead again this week and Klein, loser of the century. Final note: Grabs, beware women are dangerous to your health. Aye, Alfred Gene.

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W ell, we had house tours last week... But we never got to explain to our guests the impor tance of our house on l M assachusetts Ave. Our house is located in W orcester’s First His torical district, which consists o f about 4 blocks of our neighborhood. The house has been in our hands since 19 6 1. The house was built in the style of “Georgian R evival,” and its deed dates to 1906, when it was purchased from Stephen Salisbury. Now, a report on the happenings of our house. We had two awesom e parties in the last two w eekends, and we have a dry party coming up for all freshmen, its going to be the “wet n ’ wild party,” next w eekend, com e up with a bathing suit and towel and plan on having a great time. O ur Rush events for this week will be a trip to Riverside Park on the 30th, so if you are interested in coming you better be early ‘cause we have a limited number of tickets. We will also have the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Monday (O ctober 2), it should start around 7:00 PM. W e’re in rush and lots o f freshmen are thinking about joining Fraternities; The ques tion that I’ve been hearing a lot is; W hat is TKE known for? TKE at WPI is a diverse group of men with many goals in mind, the most impor tant is getting through college with a well rounded experience. O f course we study...that is why we are at WPI in the first place, but we also have our fun...W e have parties and we meet people from different colleges. TKE is com posed o f more than 300 chapters in the US and Canada, we have been the largest social fraternity in the US, since 1958. This year Fraters (our word for Brothers) from RPI, Suffolk, N ortheastern, SMU and Merrimack have come up to meet the Fraters and Little Sisters in our chapter. W e’ve also gone to

Salutations! A great big hurrah! goes out to the entire sisterhood for making the cafe for Livingston Taylor a mega success! ...so many cheery Phi Sig faces. Thanks Moe, Patty, Kathy, Lisa and their (apartm ent?) for hosting the festivities o f Sat urday evening. I still agree with Moe that a “ seventies” theme would be excellent!!! I’d like to take time out at this time to give Fraternal Organizations o f the Campus fair warning: Phi Sigm a Sigm a is going to win the Sports Cup this year! (So you might as well not even show up for the games.) Remem ber, sisters, which time slots you signed up for, to assist with yearbook pics. The bonus is you get to see all the senior mem decked out in suits! G reetings to Liza Clinton w ho’s in Florida, we wish you the best. Also, come see your beloved sisters, Cari W. & Donna R. in MW Repatory C o’s produc tion o f Terminal Bar on Fri., Sat., and Sun. in Higgins House. It should prove to be an entertaining evening, to say the least! Personal H i’s to M ichelle Brideau and Debbie Long. 22 days ‘til the end o ’ the term. Until we meet again, LITP.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon The Hurricane Hugo celebration was a great success, it was “a b so lu te ly awesome. Other im portant news, A-team football is boasting an awesom e defense. It has only allowed 7 points in three games. How about the volleyball team s? The Sports Cup is only three terms away. O ther im portant news, R aftery’s parents cam e to visit, let’s hope they enjoyed their

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various cam puses to meet the Fraters at the other schools. The TKE chapter at WPI has kept a very high passing rate of over 9 1% o f all courses taken for the past five years. So if you’re interested in being a winner, come visit us and w e’ll show you what it takes to be a TKE. Sports... sorry alm ost forgot this part... TKE has com e a long way in intramural sports. We went from 11 th place five years ago to fifth place last year, quite an accom plishment. We also have m em bers involved in practically all varsity sports in school. So now you might be wondering w hat’s in it for you? A fraternity is a group o f people that will care for you and will help you in the good times as well as the bad times. Once you become a m em ber you’ll be part of a bond of friendship with more than 160,000 men around this country - sounds great, doesn’t it? What are you waiting for? C om e rush a fraternity, even if it’s not TKE, y o u ’ll never regret it... By the way this is a last minute line: TKE won over FIJI in volleyball 5-15, 15-7, 16-14; it was an awesom e game with good sportsm an ship from the brothers o f FIJI; best o f luck in Rush to everyone..

Zeta Psi Brothers, hows it hangin’? Sorry about last week I handed it in too late I guess. Did ya notice we have only 2 fire extinguishers left that work, must be lots o f fires in the hole. No more beef strokitoff ok Art. TJ bring more pizza (to my room only though). Nice car Pete, where can I pick one up. Nate what do ya think time to punt. Joel lay down and tell me about you mother. Did Papa Dave sleep over a few days ago, must be in trouble with the little woman. Nate, Brigett stop that you’re em bar rassing me. Nate, Saint, and I would like to thank visa scams for all their help. See ya late Tomm y have fun in Finland special forces, maybe w e’ll com e up and see you, ya right, right after we pay off our house bills. Pyro, quiet...w e’re huntin’ fans. Skin you portugese pea eaten...what? TJ and Mo if you were a cat would you let yourself be nuetered. Andy the pledge does his clean ups in the nude smoking tiparillos (is this how all good rum ors start, I should work for the Star or the National Enq.) Oh well better leave before I get the urge to castrate Art with a butter knife again. Rem em ber you choose to go to Hell so make your reservations early, its gonna be crow ded, ‘nuff said.

Friday September 29th Cocktails Presents: Pool and Foosball Tournament 8 pm in Gompei’s

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POLICE LOG A note concerning the police log: For the past several years, N ew speak has included the police log feature within its pages. The original purpose o f this feature was to make students aware o f what w as happening around them and of the function of the C am pus Police department. It was also hoped that by being informed o f the crim es which were occurring on campus, students would be more security conscious and would be more likely to report suspicious activity or provide information w hich could help solve cases. Police logs in recent weeks have been somewhat cluttered with com plaints o f m inor disturbances or loud stereos. Listing all o f these complaints received doesn’t seem to help serve the original purpose o f including the police log. Beginning this week, most o f the m inor complaints o f this nature which cam pus police receive will be omitted. In return, Newspeak will attempt to provide greater detail o f the more significant incidents. The following policy gives a general outline o f the types o f incidents which we intend to include or omit. All arrests made by Campus Police will be reported, as well as all serious crim es comm itted or incidents where there was criminal intent. If an incident under investigation is o f a nature that reporting its details would ham per the investigation or cause unnecessary duress for the victim, it may be listed with sketchy details only or omitted entirely. A victim reporting a sexual assault has the legal right to request that the incident not be made public. These incidents may not appear unless an arrest is made. Incidents involving students with psychological o r emotional problems may also be om itted or alluded to briefly, except when the incident itself attracts public attention. Medical em ergencies or reports o f sick persons will generally only be included if an ambulance is required or if circum stances surrounding the illness or injury w arrant it. Auto accidents will be included, as will vandalism reports (except when the damage is very minor) and any major physical plant em ergencies. Fire alarms will be reported, except when they result from system malfunction. Noise com plaints or reports o f minor disturbances will be included only if some action is taken on the O fficer’s part other than “advising” the students. This action could include an arrest, clos ing dow n a party, confiscating alcohol, etc. Reports of suspicious activity may be included if there is evidence that a crim inal act has been committed or that there was intent to com m it a criminal act. Cam pus Police stress, however, that reports o f any suspicious activity are always welcome even if the com plainant is not sure whether there is anything wrong. Any o ther incidents deemed to be of general interest will be included. N ew speak welcomes any com m ents or suggestions concerning the police log.

S a tu rd a y S ep tem b e r 16 12:01 AM - SN aP reported a student with a wrist injury on the athletic field. O fficers responded and the student was transported by ambulance to Hahnemann Hospital for treatm ent o f a broken wrist. 12:29 AM - A Sergeant reported that a vehicle travelling on Salisbury Street at the intersection of Dean Street had just stopped in the middle o f the road, with the occupants fleeing into Institute Park. Two occupants from the vehicle were located and the W orcester Police De partment was contacted. The two subjects were arrested by W orcester Police and charged with drinking in public and being disorderly. Investigation revealed that both subjects had outstanding default warrants for failure to appear in court on prior charges. The operator o f the vehicle was not located, and the car was towed from the scene. 1:39 AM - A sergeant reported that a bush had been uprooted at the intersection o f West Street and Institute Road, and that someone had attem pted to carry it away. 2:15 AM - A WPI student reported that his Volkswagen Jetta Parked on W est Street near the Project C enter had been broken into. The passengers side w indow had been broken and a stereo had been rem oved from the dashboard. 3:03 AM - O fficers reported speaking with several students found in Riley Hall, one o f which was reported to be in possession o f martial arts weapons and behaving in a threatening manner. The student who owned the w eapons was determined to be a martial arts instructor. The subjects were removed from the building.

Sunday September 17th 12:00 AM - O fficers assisted members o f the Theta Chi fraternity in removing unwanted guests from a party at that location. 2:27 AM - An RA reported that a rock had been thrown through a window in Institute Hall. Subjects who may have been responsible w ere seen fleeing in a vehicle, but the car was not located. 7:12 PM - A student residing at 26 Hackfeld Road reported that his room was broken into during the weekend. Entry was gained through a broken window. T he room was disturbed but nothing was reported missing. 7:03 PM - A Teaching Assistant reported the theft o f a textbook valued at $50 from a room in Atw ater Kent. 7:37 PM - A report was received o f an auto accident at the intersection of Boynton Street and Institute Road. WPI Police officers responded and the W orcester Police Department was notified. There were no injuries.

Friday September 22 1:38 AM - A sergeant reported stopping a vehicle on the quad containing 3 male subjects. Drivers license checks were run on the subjects as none of them had a license in posses sion. The subjects were removed from the cam pus and warned o f trespass. 10:05 PM - A fire alarm in Morgan Hall was activated. The alarm was caused by a pull station in a stairwell which had been pulled. 11:42 PM - The W orcester Police Department requested an assist w ith a complaint of a large party involving WPI students on Lancaster Street. The students were reportedly breaking bottles outside o f the house. The Party was broken up by W orcester Police. This week's tip: A void bringing w allets and other valuables to the athletic facilities. When leaving locker rooms and lockers unattended, even fo r brief moments, keep your locker locked. Most o f the thefts at the athletic facilities are from unlocked lockers and items left unattended.

Tuesday, September 26, 1989 10:00 am - 6:00 pm - Central M assachusetts Job Fair at the Centrum , free admission. 11:00 am - OAC tutorial: PC-W rite version 3.02 II, H iggins 221 7:30 pm - Brother / Sister Informational Meeting, lower W edge 8:00 pm - Cinem atech: “ Fluke” & “ Dementia," Kinnicut Hall

Wednesday, September 27, 1989 11:00 am - OAC tutorial: PC-W rite version 3.02 III, H iggins 221 7:00 pm - Varsity soccer vs. Assumption 8:00 pm - The Audubon String Quartet, Hogan Campus C enter Ballroom, College of the Holy Cross 8:00 pm - Video: “Animal House,” G om pei’s Place

Thursday, September 28, 1989 11:00 am - Articial Intelligence Research Group: “Com puters for Symbolic Processing," A tw ater Kent 232 11:00 am - OAC tutorial: PC-W rite version 3.02 IV, H iggins 221 7:00 pm - Volleyball vs. RIC 8:30 pm - Folk Group practice at Religious Center, 19 Schussler Road

Friday, September 29, 1989 11:00 am - OAC tutorial: PC-W rite version 3.02 Mail M erge, Higgins 221 3:00 - 5:00 pm - Sacram ent of Reconciliation, Religious C enter, 19 Schussler Road 4:00 pm - Vocal Recital, Jean-M arie (Regan) Minton ’78, Fenwick Chapel, College o f the Holy Cross 7:00 pm - Film: “The A dventures o f Baron M unchausen,” Kimball Cinem a, College o f the Holy Cross, Admission Charge $1.50 with college I.D. 8:30 pm- Cocktails & Special Events: Foosball & Pool Tournam ent, G om pei’s Place

Saturday, September 30, 1989 10:00 am - Varsity Soccer vs. Trinity 11:30 am - C ross-Country (M en’s and W om en’s teams) City Meet 1:00 - 4:00 pm - “ Beach C ow boys” (music group) and contest drawing at Greendale Mall. For details call 856-9400. 1:30 pm - Varsity Football vs. RPI 7:00 pm - Film: “The A dventures o f Baron M unchausen,” Kimball Cinem a, College o f the Holy Cross, A dm ission Charge $1.50 with college I.D.

Sunday, October 1, 1989 10:30 am - First Presbyterian Church, W orcester, invites you: Join us for spiritual growth, personal involvement, making new friends. W orship is at 10:30 am. 125 Holden St., W orcester. Call 852-2111 or 829-3378 for a ride o r directions. 11:30 am - Catholic M ass in Alden 6:00 pm - Catholic M ass in Founders Dorm 6:30 & 9:30 pm - Film: “Three Fugitives,” Alden Hall, $2.00

Monday, October 2, 1989 8:00 pm - Spectrum: C alliope: A Renaissance Band, Alden Hall

S a t u r d a y N i g h t L i v e ’s :

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“Animal House” Wednesday, September 27th 8:00 pm Gompei’s Place Free Admission Don’t miss this college classic!