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Battle of the bands on its way by Troy Nielsen Newspeak Staff Tell your social secretary to re serve the nights of January 27 and 28 on your calendar so that you can wit ness the power of about a dozen bands compete for the coveted first place in the annual W PI Battle of the Bands. For those of you who haven’t been to “ the Battle” before, let me tell you this: it is by far the most entertaining and musically satisfying event at W P I until big spring concert. The hype and promotion of each band you will see this week usually reaches Super-Bowl

or Presidential Inauguration levels. If you notice that the band advertise ments taped around campus get tom down quickly, it is mainly because the custodians must do this in order to prevent paint-removal on the walls caused by the masking or scotch tape. So if you’re putting up ads, try to put them on a bulletin board or some thing. O f course they’ll still get ripped down... J_et me tell you about the format of the battle. The Battle begins at 7:00 on Friday night with a comedian (usually) providing a little pre-battle humor. The comedians (there’s a

different one each night) also serve as emcees throughout the evening. Each band has 20 minutes to play as many songs as what w ill fit into that time span. Usually this means 4-6 songs, so that each band can display variety in their song selection. The bands themselves also display an amazing variety of type of music and performance. There’s mellow folk bands, cover bands, heavy metal bands, alternative rock bands, pop bands, funky jazz bands, etc. Half of the fun is just seeing a huge difference between musical styles. Last year a band called Snakes and

Ladders won the event, and went to a nationwide contest to compete against winners from similar events. Snakes and Ladders came in second in the nation, so you can get the idea that these bands are hackers! Second place was captured by Dead Men on Holiday, who caused 20 minutes of powerful music and chaos that mesmerized the huge crowd packed in Alden Hall. In third place was a more popheavy metal band called X L. They appealed to a wide variety of music with their popular music style. The crowd enjoyed their stage presence also.

“ Nobody in Particular” captured the fourth place spot. This band fea tured the use jazz/funk/fusion in their music. Also, this band was the only band out of the 2 nights to utilize non rock instruments (saxophone and trumpet) into a rock and jazz setting. Lens and Lights goes “ all out" for the affair, with a professional-style mixing board and speakers that can crank well over the legal limit of decibels. The coordination of equip ment and personnel is amazing. So come and see fellow students battle it out for 2 nights on stage in Alden Hall at the W P I Battle of the Bands.

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 17, Number 2 Tuesday, January 24,1989

Pub bands provide tunes by Troy Nielsen Newspeak Staff This review should have been in the Nov.22 issue, but I lost it in the PC Write data banks of hell. So, here it is finally. I know that some people have had some very sleepless nights over this. A couple of weeks ago, a W P I band, 12 Mile Limit, and a UMass band called “ Edgemere” played the Pub. From what I heard, “ Edgemere” is quite a popular band in the UMass area. “ 12 M ile Lim it” is a relatively new band that is quickly becoming well- known in the W P I area. This is their second pub appearance within a month. There wasn’t that much of a delay before 12 Mile Limit started to per form. They started the set with “ Be

lieve In Yourself,” a straight-ahead rock and roll tune that featured a lot of stage presence and lots of energy. Jon Bird, the lone guitarist of the group, dished out an effects-laden solo that was quite tasty. I enjoyed the fact that he didn’t resort to typical blues rock solo. He also pulled some Van Halen tapping-style out of his hat. John proved throughout the set that he is not your typical rock/blues/heavymetal soloist who knows how to play a few bar chords. Most of the songs featured very interesting chord forms and intelligent solos. The band cranked out Rush’s “ Tom Sawyer” next, much to the crowd’s approval. They did a fine job with this very difficult tune. Jon Bird used some foot pedals during the song that were very low and shook the audience’s ribcages.

There was no rest between songs throughout their set, save for a couple of seconds before the intro to the next song was started. A few songs later, 12ML played “ Fire” (no, not the Hendrix tune) which featured the very talented Stephen Arnold on bass. W ell to make a long story short, Edgemere came on and did their rather large sets. They stick mostly to 60’s and 70’s rock, while 12 Mile Lim it is definitely an “ 80’s” band. Edgemere played stuff like Neil Young, Doobie Brothers, Pink Floyd (which went over very well with the crowd), and some fine originals. The only problem was that Edgemere needed to shed one of their 3 (count 'em) guitarists and get a steady drum mer to make a better group. A ll in all, they weren’t that bad.

Swimmers have tough competition by Kim Kuzm itski and Jo e Pappadia The W PI swimmers are back for more in C-term. The men and women’s teams started the term with meets against Colby College then last Wednesday the men took on Coast Guard. The men started off the meet against Colby with a close victory in the medley relay, comprised of M iklos Kiss, Rob Crocker, B ill Howey, and Ben Gray. Miklos Kiss then came back with a victory in the 1000 free. In the 200 free, Scott Korol turned in his best time while finishing third. Then in the 160 IM , Rob Crocker came away with the win. A best time was done by B ill Howey in the 100 free while finishing second. Also, a best time was performed by Andy Owen in the 200 back. W PI then won the 500 free and 200 breast, Miklos Kiss and Rob Crocker, respec tively. This lead to the 400 freestyle re lay, deciding the winner of the meet. W P I fielded a team composed of Ben Gray, Brian Sylvester, Scott Korol and Andy Owen. The race was ex tremely intense with the lead being swapped a few times, but no one could take control of the race. Even though the first three swimmers for W PI swam great times, W PI was still los ing as Andy Owen entered the water. Owen made up the difference in his leg of the relay, but in a controversial decision, Colby was declared the win ner by the judges. The final score of the meet was 53-42. The Women’s team swam an overpowering Colby team, losing 6728. However, several of the W PI

women turned in fine performances. In the 200 free, Jen Lambert turned in her personal best time, while finishing third. Then in the 60 free, Kim Kuzm itski broke her own school record while winning the event. Great per formances were achieved in the 160 IM by Jenn Tobin and Sarah Glow, swimming their best times this year. Next in the 200 fly, Cara Della Guistina performed a personal best time. Then in the 100 free, Kim Kuzmitski won her second event as well as turning in her fastest time this year. W P I was victorious again with Mindy Neligon winning the 200 back stroke. Also in the 200 backstroke, Sarah Glow turned in a personal best time. Then, in the 500 free and 200 breast, Jen Lambert swam her per sonal best times, taking second in both. Also Cara Della Guistina swam a personal best time in the 200 breast, finishing third. In the meet against Coast Guard, the men lost to a nationally ranked team, 79-50. In the 1000 free, Miklos Kiss swam a great race while being victorious. Also, in the 1000 free, Jeff Link swam a personal best time, next, Ben Gray swam his fastest time ever in the 200 free while finishing third. Also, Andy Reed (100 breast), Tony Daniele (200 fly), Rob Crocker (200 fly), and Mark Borek (60 free) swam personal bests. Then in the 100 free Ben Gray turned in another best time and won the event. From this point on, W PI outscored Coast Guard 32-8. It started with Brian Sylvester and Troy Dupuis taking first and second respec tively in the 200 breast. Next, W PI swept the 500 free, Miklos Kiss win ning and Joe Pappadia getting second. Tony Daniele turned in a personal best

in the 100 fly. W PI returned to its win ning ways, Miklos Kiss and Rob Crocker took first and second, respec tively, in the 400 IM . The relay team composed of Andy Reed, Jeff Link, Dave Gosselin, and Joe Pappadia fin ished the meet for W PI with a victory in the 400 free relay.

WPI wrestlers now nineteeth in nation by Roger Burleson Sports Ed ito r Last year. Coach Grebinar achieved his 200th victory against Western New England College with a 26-25 victory. This year the tables were reversed. Coach Skelton of W N EC came into the meet needing one victory for his 200th. He was denied as the Engineers defeated the third ranked team in New England 20-1$. With that victory, W PI also assured themselves of being the number one team in Division III in New England, and they also gat themselves into the national picture by now being ranked nineteenth in Division III. The meet lived up to everyone’s expectations of being a very physi cal match and also a very close one. Leading off for the Engineers was 118 pounder tri-captain Rick M a guire. Maguire clearly showed who was superior as he won easily by a score of 21-7. Maguire was fol lowed by tri-captain Todd Wyman at 126. In a closely contested bout, Wyman ended up on the losing end by a score of 7-4. At 134 was Tom Sgammato. Sgammato won by a

score of 12-8 to put W P I up by a score of 7-3. Following a loss by pin at 142, it was 150 pounder Toby Wyman’s turn to step on the mat. Wyman was trailing late in the match, but almost came back and won it against an opponent that was hanging on for his life. The match ended up in a 12-10 decision. At 158 was tri- capatian Dave Sunderland. He shook off a few bad calls, but still managed to win by a score of 13-11. All-American Brian Glatz was next at 167. Glatz won by a score of 9-1 and remained undeafeated on the year (8-0). W PI lost the next two matches and were trailing going into the heavyweight match by a score of 18- 14. Mike Aheame was put in the same postion as he was against Rhode Island College, needing to win the match decisively in order for W PI to win the meet. He did just that by pinning his opponent in 45 sec onds and giving W P I the victory. W P I w ill be away this week as they take on Lowell Wednesday night at seven, and Bowdoin and Maine on Saturday at one. W P I will return home on February 1, when they will face M IT in Alumni Gym in a 7 p.m. matchup.

New program starting with a bang by M ark W eil “ TN T” is a new program initiated to bring organizational and leadership skills to W PI students and faculty advisors of campus organizations. It is sponsored by the Student Activities Board, Dean of Students Office, and the Student Government. “ TN T", which stands for “ Talks at Noon Time” , w ill be held Tuesday, January 31, in Gompei’s Place at, of course, 12

WPI’s Pep Band plays at the WPI vs. Merchant Marines basketball game. WPI lost 80-66.

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o’clock noon. A free pizza and soda lunch will be given to all who attend, provided reservations are made by Thursday, January 26. The program, entitled “ Student Group Liability: Case Studies,” will be lead by Dean Janet Begin Richardson. Groups of students and faculty will discuss evidence given at actual trials where student clubs are involved. The groups w ill then decide on a ruling and then hear the actual

decisions. This ‘T N T ” program will defi nitely be exciting and interesting. If ‘Talks at Noon Time” is successful it may also develop into a series which will run one or two programs a term. Show your support to these W P I or ganizations by calling the Student Activities Office or writing the Stu dent Activities Board at Box 5800 for reservations.

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Tuesday January 24,1.989

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World News Briefs

C by George Regnery Newspeak Staff

Saturday, January 14- NATO and the Warsaw pact said they will hold a conference on the reduction of •conventional forces in Europe. Japanese officials announced that security for Hirohito’s funeral would be very tight due to terrorist threats. Jesse Jackson said that Ronald Reagan was the worst civil rights president. Georgetown University basket ball coach John Thomson said that SATs are unfair for blacks. Geor getown recently required that all people admitted have a total com bined score of 700 points. The Soviet news agency TA SS reported that the story of the people in the rubble was false, and was made up so one person would get better medi cal treatment. Sunday, January 15- Services were held today in honor of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King said that there were still segregated schools and neighborhoods. In Bangladesh, 120 people who were going to a religious festival were killed in a high speed train accident. Three Boeing 757 airline jets were found to have faulty wiring leading to the fire extinguishers in the cargo hold. A CNN/Time magazine poll re leased showed that 70% of the people think George Bush will raise taxes. Monday, January 16- 500 human rights activists are in jail after protest ing in Czechoslovakia. The West German finance minis ter said that Libya can make chemical weapons in their controversial chemi cal facility. Tuesday, January 17- In Overtown, Florida, near Miami there were riots after an unarmed black was shot

off his motorcycle by a Cuban police officer. There was widespread loot ing and police reported hearing auto matic weapons fire. 230 people were arrested. At an elementary school in Stock ton, California, a man dressed in a camouflage uniform walked onto a playground and started shooting his AK-47 automatic assault rifle. Five children were killed and 30 were in jured. After the man ran out of bullets in his AK-47, he pulled out a handgun and shot himself. The US conference of mayors stated that Ronald Reagan left a leg acy of homelessness. There were reports released that said Iraq has biological weapons. Soviet troops are pulling out of Afghanistan in large numbers. The deadline is February 15. s iiim Wednesday, January 18- Inau guration ceremonies started. George Bush said “ I will try hard to be everyone’s president.” Ronald Reagan awarded presiden tial medals to 38 people including Charlton Heston, William F. Buckley, Jr, Robert Dole, and Strom Thur mond. The trade deficit was up last month 22% to 12.5 billion. Georgetown basketball coach John Thomson refuses to coach until the SA T limit of 700 is lifted. Thursday, January 19- Some members of the Chicago Mercantile board of exchange and the Chicgo board of trade face investigation by the F B I. Subpoenas were served to 100 members. Secretary of State Schultz was awarded the Presidential medal of freedom. The Senate foreign relations com mittee unanimously recomended that * Jim Baker be sworn in as Secretary of State. 19 of the children shot in Stock

ton, California remain hospitalized, one is in serious condition. All chil dren are expected to live. All five children that died were from South East Asia, although people that knew the man who shot the kids said he probably didn't have a bias against Asians, but that he hated everyone. South African President Botha is in a Johannasburg hospital and listed in stable condition. Former Ph illipine president Ferdinand Marcos’ condition wors ened- one of his lungs collapsed. He was scheduled to appear in court, but is not able due to his condition. Singer W ayne Newton was awarded $6 million in a libel suit over NBC. It is the largest amount ever

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Friday, January 20 (Inaugura tion day) George Herbert Walker Bush was sworn in as President, and John Danforth Quayle was sworn in as V ice President. Sandra Day O ’Connor administered the oath for Dan Quayle, and she left out a phrase for him to repeat. Ronald and Nancy returned to California. An Eastern Boeing 757 flying from Atlanta to Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing because it lost part of its wing. In Chicago, an engine fell off of a Piedmont 737 right after take-off. The plane made an emergency landing. No one was hurt in either incident. A Solid Rocket Booster was tested

in Colorado in 40 degree weather to test the new O rings under cold condi tions. The results w ill be avaliable in a few days. The Archbishop of Canterbury held services for the hostages in Beruit, including Terry Waite. The controversial Rev. A1 Sharpton arrived in Miami. He said he will lead a protest in front of the Superbowl on Sunday. Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thomson is back coaching after the University agreed to re evaluate the use of SA T scores. The Boston Herald newspaper reported that Sen. Ted Kennedy was in a fight in New York bar.

Corn refiners honor WPI researcher (W P I News Release) - A thousand miles from the com and wheat farms of the Midwest, a W P I graduate stu dent has been honored by the Com Refiners Association- American As sociation of Cereal Chemists (CRAA A C C ) for his research on starch. Alessandro Corona III was re cently notified that his paper (coau thored by Prof. James E. Rollings) “ Rheology of Gelatinized Corn Starch: Granule Size and Composi tion Effects" was selected as this year’s outstanding paper by the CRAAACC. The award, which carries a $1,000 honorarium, is given to the entrant whose paper best demon strates relevance to the com wet m ill ing industry, scientific originality and valuable and supportable conclu sions. Corona read his paper at the Octo ber 1988 American Association of Cereal Chemists’ meeting in San Diego, Calif. “ A1 was the first

master’s degree candidate to receive the award since its inception in 1985,” said Kyd D. Brenner, C R A ’s director of public affairs. “ Previous winners have been an industrial researcher from a non-com processing company, a U SD A biochemist, and Ph.D. candi dates. A ll have been ‘mainline’ agriculatural people.” Corona, a Worcester resident who earned a bachelor’s degree in chemi cal engineering from Vanderbilt Uni versity in Nashville, is completing his master’s degree at W PI and w ill re main at the Institute to study for a Ph.D. in biochemical engineering. “ My research involves understanding how flow properties of gelatinized com starch pastes are influenced by basic physical and chemical differ'ences within granule populations.” The idea for the research came from W P I Chemical Engineering Professor E. Rollings, who is Corona’s advisor.

When he received a one-year, unrestricted fellowship from the C RA about 18 months ago. Rollings said he decided to use the money to fund research on the granules and Corona agreed to do the work. “ Ultimately, the goal of the re search is to predict starch’s viscuous behavior from a well-defined and easily measureable set of physiochemical properties,” Corona said. “Currently, starch is primarily util ized in the food and paper industries,” Rollings added. “ New uses of starch in these and other markets are being envisioned, for example, as feed stocks for fuel production, biodegrad able additives to plastics, and materi als for the construction industry. To direct future research and hence speed introduction of starch into new mar kets, fundamental studies which seek to correlate starch functional proper ties with their molecular origins are necessary.”

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by H eidi Lundy Newspeak Staff Returned Peace Cqrps Volunteers are visit ing W P I today to recruit new volunteers. The Peace Corps is a fantastic opportunity to travel, leam new languages, see your W PI degree put into use, and gain valuable experience for your future careers. The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (R PC V ) will be in the wedge from 11:00 to 2:00 today to answer questions and talk to interested students. From 3:00 to 6:00 there will be interviews for people who have already signed up in the Graduate and Career Planning Offices in Boyton Hall. Tuesday evening at 7:00 in Salisbury Labs (room 011) there w ill be a special film presen tation of the award winning, “ Let It Begin Here.” The film tells the story of three corps members who volunteered in M ali, Morocco, and Honduras. The RPC V will be available for

WORK-STUDY PO SITION Now availabe in the Office of Housing and Residential Life. Responsibilities include answering phones, some filing, xeroxing, and working on special projects. We need people at various times between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. Contact Carolann Gagnon at the Office of Housing and Residential Life, Ellsworth 16, x 5645.

questions, conversation, and information. The Peace Corps has over 6000 volunteers in 65 different countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. They are especially interested in W PI graduates because of the engineering capabilities they have. C ivil Engineers are in serious demand, along with others such as Math and Physics majors. Judy Jackson, Area Representative, and a RPCV herself, said that every W P I major is of interest to them. Several countries request volunteers for fisheries, forestry, and agriculture, in which fields many W PI degrees would be put to use. Ms. Jackson said that while liberal arts graduates from other colleges are hard to place, if you have a four year degree at W PI, we’re interested in talking to you.” There are also positions with shorter time commitments available for faculty members on campus. Interested professors should feel free to visit either the information booth in the wedge or the film tonight. Jim Rollins of the W P I Chemistry Dept, and his wife have volun teered in Kenya and will hopefully be in Salis bury tonight to answer questions. Peace Corps VtiTffiffteers' need to be ex

Project comet takes off... by Brian Weissman and Je ff Yoder ... at least it will take off, and soon. For those of you who don’t know what project comet is, here’s some inside information. Project comet is a funded program being run by the Worcester Board of Regents in conjunction with W P I, the Hispanic Community Agency, and the Worcester Public Schools. Participants in the program would become tutors for minor ity students at the Worcester Middle and High Schools. The goal of the program is to give these students the desire to go to college and instill in them self confidence. The tutors would not just be teaching, they would also be making a personal hook-up with the students. The program requires a commitment of 2 or

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tremely committed. Their goal is to blend in with their host countries, not to push American culture on them. Jim Jackson, Director of the College Computer Center, and father of Judy Jackson, felt a little reluctance sending his daughter off to Gambia, West Africa. He only communicated with Ms. Jackson 3 times dur ing the 2 and a half years she volunteered. Ms. Jackson experienced extra difficulties because the country she went to practiced the Moslem faith. She had to build her own hut and facilities whereas her male counterpart was not allowed to do these things for himself. Mr. Jackson said he wasn’t concerned as much for his daughter's safety (because of the Peace Corps precautions), but he was a little hesitant because of her “ deadly fear of little furry animals.” Mr Jackson and his other children are very proud of Ms. Jackson, although he said she’s still afraid of cats. All W P I students should check out the benefits of spending two years in the Peace Corps. Interested people who can’t make the infomationals today should contact Jana Sample at (617) 565-5541.

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more two hour slots from two until four in the afternoon each week. This means prospective tutors would have to be done with classes by 1:30 in the afternoon to participate. Hopefully the tutors will be able to work from now until the end of the year, however, the program will also accept tutors for C or D term work if that’s all their schedule allows. The students to be tutored have a commitment to uphold too. They have to apply to be in the program, and those accepted are paid for their participation. To them, it’s like a part-time job. There will be an orientation meeting for Project Comet on January 30th. Anyone inter ested in being a tutor should contact Professor Vemon-Gerstenfeld in the Projects Office immediately. Tutors will begin working the first Monday in February (That’s the 6th.)

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Why did the Green Bank Telescope collapse?

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by Isaac Asimov Large scientific instruments usu ally make the news by being con structed. On Nov. 15, 1988, however, one such instrument made headlines by suddenly collapsing. The instru ment was a radio telescope that had been built near Green Bank, W . Va., in 1962. It was a parabolic dish (shaped like a huge, but shallow, automobile headlight) that was 100 meters (328 feet) across. It was not the largest radio tele scope in the world. There is one at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, that is 305

Radio waves, however, are about a million times as long as light waves. To focus radio waves as sharply as an ordinary telescope focuses light waves requires a radio telescope dish that has a million times the area of an ordinary telescope mirror. The fa mous telescope at Palomar, Calif., has a mirror that is 200 inches across. To sense radio waves as clearly as the Palomar telescope sees light, we would need a dish that was 17,000 feet (3 1/2 miles) across. That would be a difficult instru ment to build, but, fortunately, we don’t have to. Suppose we build an array of smaller dishes and have them all focus on the same object with a precision that computers can now make possible. The group of smaller dishes then acts like a single dish spread out over the entire width of the array. The result is that we can see radio waves more sharply than an ordinary telescope sees light waves. But why bother sensing radio waves when we can see light waves? For one thing, light waves are easily stopped by dust, whereas radio waves pass right through it. We can not see the center of our galaxy be cause there are vast dust clouds be tween it and us. Radio waves from the

meters (1,000 feet) across, three times the width of the Green Bank tele scope, but the Arecibo telescope is immobile. It looks stright up at the sky and only detects objects that move across the zenith. The Green bank telescope was the largest one the abil ity to move freely and look at any part of the sky. Radio telescopes have to be so large because they trap and focus radio waves. An ordinary telescope has a para bolic mirror that reflects light waves over all its area and focuses them into a point, just as the lens of our eye transmits light waves and focuses them into a point on the retina. The telescope mirror is much larger than the lens of the eye, so it focuses much more light into a much blighter dot than that which appears on the retina of our eye. That’s why the telescope shows us dim far-off objects we could never make out by eye alone. A radio telescope does precisely the same, except that it reflects radio waves and focuses them into a point. We can’t make out those focused radio waves with our own sense or gans, but we have instruments that can do so and we can study what those instruments show us.

galactic center, however, pass through the dust and can be studies in detail. It is by these radio waves that we can tell that something very ener getic, possibly a black hole, exists at the center. Then, too, some objects emit much more in the way of radio waves than they do light. If we study quasars by the light they emit, they simply look like very dim and very unre markable stars. W e’d ignore them. However, they emit large quantities of radio waves, which ordinary dim stars don’t. That attracted the atten tion of astronomers, who found they were exceedingly bright objects that were actually billions of light-years away. Then there are neutron stars, as massive as our sun but no more than eight miles across. The light they emit is far too dim to see. However, they give off beams of radio waves that sweep over us in pulses as the neutron stafs rotate; -the pulses can come at intervals of anywhere from four sec onds down to 1/600 of a second. As tronomers detected those pulses, and neutron stars are still called “ pulsars.” In 1967, the Green Bank radio telescope discovered such a pulsar at the center of the Crab Nebula, which

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Todd: I ’m psyched! Geoff: I ’m psyched too! Todd: W e’re psyched for Phi Sig Sig! Geoff: W e’re psyched for our (their) pledges! Todd: How about that movie? Geoff: I ’m not psyched anymore. Todd: Me neither. Geoff: Folks, we’re not psyched ‘cause we went to see a movie called Deepstar Six. It was about a group of Navy people trying to set up an under water nuclear missile base under the ocean. They soon discover a cavern underneath the site and, surprise!, some prehistoric spider-thing is liv ing there. This creature sets about attacking the workers and killing them off one by one. Like Aliens, there is a lot of suspenseful moments, but they really don’t change anything except the body count. In Aliens, each encounter with the alien served as a point when the attitudes of the Ma rines were altered in some way. Also like Aliens, the group of humans tries to kill the monster and they arm them selves to do so. Whether they succeed or not is irrelevant. What IS relevant is that this film failed where Aliens succeeded. Todd: This movie also injected scenes of human concern and under

standing, sort of right out of The Big Chill. W hy? I don’t know. It went something like this... “ Have you ever thought of settling down?” (monster eats people) “ ... I knew you were close, (hug) thanks a lot.” (monster eats people) “ Are you O K ? Yes, thanks for asking.” (monster eats people) It was rather funny in retro spect, but I don’t think it was meant to be. It seemed to be filler in between death scenes. I quickly forgot I saw this movie not because it was awful, but because it wasn’t worth the effort to make it. We could identify most of the actors and they have all done much better jobs previously. It was also ridiculously predictable and once the monster revealed itself it was no longer terrifying, unlike the mama A L IE N which is consistently intimi dating in a very magical way. Geoff: I agree. This wasn’t a par ticularly bad film, like that horrid Feds thing, but it just wasn’t all that original. The makers made the alltoo-often seen mistake of killing off the most interesting characters - in this case Thom Bray as a Southern beatnik-looking fellow among them and keeping the characters that weren’t very memorable. Not only that, the one intriguing character who stuck around longest was a jerk who lost it after an attack by the monster. This same man also made the situ

ation more urgent before he flipped out by detonating the missiles they were to put in place. I found this part amusing because he did so because it was proper procedure. Granted, there was a bit of a communication mix up that directed his actions. I ’m sure Tod has something to say about this part of the movie. I give Deepstar Six a plaid guinea pig, a romp in the park, and two pencils shoved carefully up either nostril. Furthermore, we remind you that any comments can be sent to W PI Box 2643, or us in care of Newspeak. We shall continue our assault on campus organizations until we get someone to send us something. Todd: Hey! Southem-beatnik? Sounded more like an out of work Northern auto-worker! If he was a Southern beatnik, he had the best lines in the movie. Unfortunately we can’t repeat them for fear of offending cat lovers. The bit where the guy deto nated the missiles underwater was very strange. You saw what was hap pening and knew what it was, but it did not make a lot of sense. The dark comedy of this scene was lost due to poor direction. I give the movie a copy of A L IE N S (so it could leam some thing) and four Reagan (soon to be Bush) one-liners. So long until next week when I w ill have the choice of which movie we review, it’s gotta be better than this.

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^ Deepstar Six: Sounds like Aliens, but it isn’t by G eoff Littlefield and Todd Fantz

is a cloud of dust and gas that is the remnant of a supernova that exploded in 1054 and that is a mere 5,000 lightyears away from us. The pulsar is the tiny condensed object that is all that is left of the star that exploded, yielding the vast light of the supernova. The Green Bank radio telescope worked without trouble for 26 years. It was still working at 10 pm on No vember 15, 1988, a clear, calm night. Then, at that moment, without warn ing, the two pylons that supported its structure gave way. The lacy arrange ment of steel mesh that caught and reflected radio waves collapsed into a tangle of steel spaghetti. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the control room. W hy did this happen? We don’t know. Mathematicians have recently been studying “ catastrophe theory,” in which tiny changes take place pro ducing tiny results until, at some cru cial point, one last additional change produces a large result, or “ catastro phe.” Presumably, the pylons weak ened, until one of them could no longer support the structure. It col lapsed and the other, unable to do the job by itself, crumpled, too, and the whole thing came down.

by Troy Nielsen Newspeak S ta ff W ell, (I start every column with “ well” ) it is that time of year where the media starts cranking away with those “ Jamaica is Fun” type of commercials, and that’s when I start to rag on the “ reggae” music being played in those commercials. I like to call it “ white boy reggae” because it is boring, touristorientated, and has no soul. So as a tribute, I will devote this column to real reggae trivia. Questions: 1). Winston Rodney is the real name for what reggae singer? 2). During the 40’s, reggae was called something else. What was it called then? 3). What is “ toasting” in reggae disc jockeying? 4). Who are the “ rude boys” in Jamaica? 5). Who is the leader of Rastafarian religion who is frequently quoted in the reggae music as a religious form. 6). In what year was the term reggae coined? 7). How did Bob Marley die? 8). What happened to Marley as a result of the W ailers’ pronouncements on public issues? Answers 1). Burning Spear 2). Mento 3). When sound-system disc jockeys and add vocal effects to the music, including recital of aphorisms and doggerel. 4). Ghetto youth 5). Marcus Garvey 6). 1968 7). lung and brain cancer 8). there was an assassination attempt on Bob in 1976

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Bill proposes replacing student aid with national service (C P S) — Students would have to join the military or do volunteer work to get college financial aid if a new bill intro duced Jan. 6 becomes law. As expected. Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and Rep. Dave McCordy (D- Okla.) said they’d introduce legislation that would phase out all federal student aid programs within five years, replacing them with a deal in which students would have to per form some kind of “ national service” in return for aid. McCurdy, in announcing the measure, said it would enforce the notion that “ de mocracy is not free.” If the plan passes — both legislators ex

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pected Congress to vote on it by early 1990 — students would have to serve one year in a public service civilian job like working in a nursing home or hospital or two years in a combat branch of the military. Students who served in the military would get a $25,000 grant at the end of their hitch. Students who worked in civilian jobs would get a $10,000 grant. McCurdy hoped the plan would “ reinvigorate citizenship” as an ideal that was first severely damaged during the Vietnam war. Then “ the 1970s and early 1980s featured ‘me generations’ more interested in their own financial gain and getting B M W s than serving their country.”

Why officials think students are unhappy (C P S) — The University of Arizona’s Forensics team, ranked among the Top 20 in the land, concluded in a November 30 debate that U A ’s “ Year of the Undergradu ate” program — aimed at getting students to help administrators learn about and solve student classroom problems — failed because U A administrators forgot to tell undergrads how they could submit complaints.

..And from the an nals of good taste (C P S) — Four University of Michigan freshmen pleaded “ no contest” December 15 to charges of running naked through the Gamma Phi Delta sorority house two weeks earlier, stealing underwear from it and demanding that the house’s residents — not a little frightened by several recent rapes in and around campus — sign their buttocks to prove to their fraternity broth ers they had been there. |— |

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Vandalism costly to all W P I has a security problem, but most of that important tasks. Windows, such as the ones in the problem is with the students themselves. Vandal doors and ticket booth in Daniels Hall are expensive ism and harmful pranks are very prevalent on this to replace. In addition to replacement costs, expen sive security measures such as installation of cameras campus. This vandalism can be seen by simply have been necessary. This money comes straight out touring the campus or by reading the Police Log of our pockets in the form of higher tuition and every week. Vandalism ranges from scattering housing fees. IQ P surveys in Daniels to smashing windows to Finally, there is very little point to vandalism. possibly costing lives by placing prank calls to the Littering might be convenient, but there are more 911 emergency number. than enough places in the mail area to dispose of These pranks, whether harmful to people or not, are costly. The constant scattering of leaflets, trash. Damaging or defacing objects is also pointless. surveys, and newspapers costs a lot in terms of Is it some kind of proof of skill that someone can custodial manpower, taking time away from other outwit an inanimate object?

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Focal Point: The isolation of mathematics by Jeffrey S. Goldmeer Associate Editor It has been three and a half years since I took Calculus 1, and I know that a number of changes have been made in the Mathematical Sciences depart ment in regards to the freshman calcu lus curriculum. But I still believe that one of the biggest problems in engi neering education at W TI, and possi bly in the rest of the United States, is the link between mathematics and engineering. Mathematics, in the form of calcu lus, and engineering have an interest ing relationship. Calculus can exist without engineering. However, engi neering, in its current form, could not exist without calculus. The problem that exists is that calculus, as it is taught at W PI, exists in isolation from engineering. In many engineering classes, calculus is retaughl to stu dents. The reasons vary, but for most students, they never saw any reason in remembering it, or they were never taught the material. This is not to say that the engineering curricula do not do the same, but that is another issue. Calculus is taught in the abstract. It is taught by mathematicians, to a predominantly non-mathematician audience. Most students do not care about the proof that shows that equa tion A is correct, or the derivation of principle X Y Z . They only want to know how to use it. Granted this is a problem; one that both sides need to work on. One solution that comes to my mind is one that compromises on both fronts. (The presentation of this idea may be a little odd. but just read on.) Imagine you are a small child in school, and today you have art; not gym, not music, but ART. You hate art. For the last two weeks your teacher has told you everything that

you would ever, and I mean, ever want to know about clay. You hate art so much you are even thinking about eating cafeteria food; do that and you are sure to get a stomach ache. Then you will have go to the nurse’s office, and miss art. But you have no such luck, they move art to the morning. You go into class, and to your surprise you do not have to listen to your teacher again, today you get to play with the clay. Even more surprising, you remember some of the things you learned about clay, and are able to sculpt a beautiful dog; the fact that the dog looks like a horse with five legs is not of our concern right now. This analogy seems about as far from W P I as you can be, but just the opposite is true. Think of the weeks of learning about clay to be calculus, and playing with the clay as engineering. The analogy of cafeteria food is not supposed to represent D AKA, but the fact that students do miss calculus class, and some do so with great joy. The reason is, like the child in the story, students do not see the intrinsic value of the lessons they leam in cal culus. To them, calculus is a boring class that they are required to take to graduate. The ‘pearls of wisdom’ that stu dents are given in calculus often go hidden until the student is well into his or her engineering sequence. At some point in a student’s sophomore, jun ior, or, sometimes as late as the senior year, they begin to realize the power of the tools that they learned in calcu lus; in many cases with the guidance of a professor from an advanced class. This makes the student realize that calculus was not a total waste of time; he or she actually got something out of it. However, would it not be better for students to come to this realization a little earlier in their education? Maybe the proper time would be as

they are taking calculus. This may be a radical idea, but let us examine it using the original story. You are a small child in school, and today you have art; not gym, not music, ART. You love art. For the last two weeks your teacher has taught you everything that you would ever, and I mean, ever want to know about clay. But the fun part about it is that after you have learned something new, you get to try it out. First you learned how to handle the clay so that it would not harden too quickly. Then you learned how to mold the clay into different shapes. Then you learned how the clay is heated in the kiln. Today you will get to make you own clay statue, and you are excited. The weeks of learning pay off as you sculpt a beautiful dog. Did you notice that the small child’s dog looks like a dog this time, and not like a mutated horse? Maybe it is because he or she has had experi ence with the clay, and had more confidence in shaping it. Could the same be said for calculus? What if students learned the applications of calculus as they were taught the the ory. This does not mean that students should be taught thermodynamics or any other subject with calculus. It means that students should be taught what real world applications deriva tives, integrals, partial derivatives and other topics have. As a side comment, the answer that an integral is the area under a curve does not meet this criteria. My responses for those who might answer in this way are: what curve? What does the area represent? Does it rep resent a physical quality? Why does it represent this? Maybe if this is done, students like the child in school will have more confidence in their skills. With this experience and confidence in their ‘box of tools’, it would be

hoped that students can go leam more about engineering, instead of being hindered by the mathematics. This is a compromise solution. Students would still be expected to leam the derivation and the proofs of certain important principles, and pro fessors would now be expected to teach their students the uses of the material they are learning. A leap above this might be for faculty from the engineering, science, computer science, and mathematical science

departments to group together discuss how the current system could be improved. I am not suggesting that this would be an easy solution, but I do believe that this will bring the disci plines closer together. The net result could be a unified approach to engi neering education; a combination the curriculums of the basic sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics), mathematics, computer program ming, and the core curriculum of the student’s major.

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The End of an Era by Alton Reich Newspeak Staff W ell, the Reagan years are about to draw to a close. Actually, by the time you read this they already w ill have. I ’m a bit disappointed about the way they seem to be ending, though. The Reagan presidency has been full of excitement, controversy, scandal, and drama. I was hoping that he’d order the bombing of the Libyan chemical weapons plant as a final military hurrah. He didn’t, and I fear that in his final days the “ Great Com municator” has become a lame duck. Please pardon me if I reminisce for a while, but this solemn occasion is one that demands we look back for a time on where we’ve been. I don’t remember much about the campaign that preceded Reagan’s election in 1980. As I recall he didn’t have to try very hard to win, the coun try was unsatisfied with Carter’s lack of ability to do much of anything. Then on the day of the inauguration, Iran let the hostages go. That made the people think that they’d elected a president who could get things done. Reagan did accomplish a lot, the economy is stronger than when he took office, and we are a military power again, but these aren’t my fondest memories. People and events that make it big

and then go away are what memories are made of. The economy is still good, and so it isn’t really a memory. My favorite person of the Reagan era must be James Watt. Anyone remem ber him? He was Secretary of the Interior until ’83 or so. His favorite hobby was selling off park land to developers and miners. This isn’t the most ludicrous thing he did though. There was one year the city of Wash ington was setting up a Fourth of July celebration, and the Beach Boys were scheduled to play on land that was owned by the federal government. Watt had jurisdiction over this place and he banned the group from playing on it. Something about them being “ un-American” , or something like that. As I recall Watt’s political ca reer suffered early death from foot in mouth disease. Then I recall Reagan bragging about how he had put life back in the U.S. military. This was all well and good, but most dismissed it as politi cal rhetoric. Then on the small island nation of Grenada it seemed the com munists were taking over. We wouldn’t stand for that, and so Reagan stood in front of Congress and told them where to go. He also told the Marines where to go, and they went. The papers hailed it as a great success for our armed forces. Reagan said that it was proof that he was making prog

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ress in bringing us back as a world power, and to prove this he’d loan some troops to the U.N. How can we forget that fateful morning ( I’ve for gotten the date, but not the mourning) in Beruit when a car bomb driven by some crazy arab (this is not a racial slur, I know some very nice people of arab decent, Beth for example). It was then that we began to re-assess our position as world defender. We didn’t stop doing the job, but I think we now have a different outlook on things. In the past year, the military has done some things well, and some not so well. In the air raid on Libya, report edly a camera was mounted in the head of a Tomahawk missile fired that night and the tape that was recorded was sent to Khadaffi. The last picture before it self destructed was his house. The Stark incident, well at least the system works. Peace made a big comeback in popularity with a large portion of the population. Reagan and Gorbachev made big headlines in both countries. I remember anxiously awaiting word of what was going on at the summits. I think that my biggest fear was not that Reagan and Gorbachev wouldn’t make progress, it was that Nancy and Raisa would start an international incident. While Ron is a good politi cian, Nancy is too weird. Remember when the story about her consulting an

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Members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) argue that if abortion is outlawed that women will be forced to get illegal abortions. The issue of abortion has got to be the only issue where people can say “ if you outlaw it, people will do it anyway, only it will be more dangerous.” Doesn’t that argument just sound stupid? If something is outlawed, usually it will become harder to do, but that is because it is not meant to be done. NOW is also encouraging its members to write letters to members of the Supreme Court to encourage them not to outlaw abortion. This is not going to work. Supreme court members don’t have to-worry abdot re-election. They can stay as long as they warn (unless they are recalled, but this is very hard to accomniishk Tfefc Suoreme Court iii&tices don’t care what the general population thinks on the issue. The Supreme Court is there to determine whether or not an issue is constitutional. Different justices have different ideas on the limits df the constitution, but popular opinion has little effect Many members of the women’s movement also have the misconception that the Supreme Court can directly make abortion illegal. They can’t A ll they can say is whether or not laws can be passed denying women abortion in each state. Even if the Supreme Court did overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion would be legal in all 50 states (although each state would then have the option of

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Ask Mike Love Goes Bye-Bye Dear Mike, M y problem is kind of compli cated. Six to seven months ago I broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years. (She broke up with me. At the time, she did not know why.) We had talked of marriage and children. Even though we were a little young for it, we felt our love and trust in each other was strong enough to last. After we broke up, I was hurt and pissed off. It came as a crushing and shocking blow. After we talked, she admitted that part of the reason was because I was so far away at school (yes, a long distance relationship) and she thought I was cheating on her. I never have cheated on anyone, all I did was study and do homework with two different girls. Nothing ever happened, and I told her

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After reading the article “The Stupid Argument of Now,” we begin to start questioning some of the points made in the article itself. One of the first statements that raises controversy is “ the issue of abortion has got to be the only issue where people can say if you outlaw it, people will do it anyway, only it will be more dangerous/’ Let a at otl^or issues, .if ^sutl^i^^ts^l ^vc)uld be ignored by members of society. Gun control is one such issue of current debate; deciding if they should be outlawed to reduce crime. If the guns are made illegal, all the people who own them are voluntarily going to comply with the law, right? Another issue is speeding. Everyone in the United States follows the posted speed limits and the radar detectors are used for ornamen tal purposes only. And finally, the issue of the posted signs of “ No Walking on the Grass.” The Supreme Court also receives attack in the article. The Supreme Court is accused of not taking the concern of the general population into account in united Mates, wmch ts the people, l neretore, they must consider now tue people will be affected by each of their decisions. And finally, the example of taking away highway funds to get states to change their current laws cn abortion doesn’t make as much sense. When looking at the legal drinking age, the logic can be followed, however vaguely. But what relationship exists between abortions and highways? The more logical choice would be to cut the amount of money going to healthcare, but that is when ami ever this issue ever comes up. The- issue of abortion does not seem to be of primary concern in the previous article, whereas the politics of the Supreme Court does. If one wanted to attack

that. My problem is that 1 still love her (1 think) and feel cheated and used be cause of her lack of faith. I want to get back together but she wants nothing of the sort. She said she always would be there and love me forever. Sometimes I think that I should just call her a lying bitch and forget everything that hap pened. What should I do? Shafted Dear Shafted, Your problem sounds familiar, and your signature probably tells the truth, though I don’t know all the details. * First, let me give you some statis tics. Only 1 in every 100 persons marries his/her high school sweet heart. (It sounded as if you’ve been dating this girl since high school.) In addition, only 1 in every 20 long dis tance relationships lasts the duration of college. Most go down the tubes after 2 or 3 months. The circum stances vary with distances. The longer the distance, the tougher it is. I don’t think you should go off on your ex-girlfriend. That would make it seem like you are an immature, jealous, and hurt lover, which is true for 2 out of the 3. Telling her once might help you get back together, but it sounds like she is set against that. Sometimes love ends for no apparent reason. As the Italians say, “ Dio solo lo so” , or “ God only knows.” Don’t let yourself feel it is your own fault. It sounds like she is to blame. Just let her rest and go out to pasture. Try to find someone new. It will be tough around here, but just start slow and don’t push it. Hopefully you’ll find a new girl to love or be with. Do you have a problem? Ask Mike fo r help. Write to box 2142 or box 2700.

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What would you have gotten President Strauss for his birthday last week?

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"Flourescent pink shoelaces and a polar bear for the front lawn!"

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COMMENTARY

Observations from the Asylum The End of an Era by Alton Reich Newspeak Staff

W ell, the Reagan years are about to draw to a close. Actually, by the time you read this they already will have. I ’m a bit disappointed about the way they seem to be ending, though. The Reagan presidency has been full of excitement, controversy, scandal, and drama. I was hoping that he'd order the bombing of the Libyan chemical weapons plant as a final military hurrah. He didn't, and I fear that in his final days the “ Great Com municator" has become a lame duck. Please pardon me if I reminisce for a while, but this solemn occasion is one that demands we look back for a time on where we’ve been. I don’t remember much about the campaign that preceded Reagan's election in 1980. As I recall he didn’t have to try very hard to win, the coun try was unsatisfied with Carter’s lack of ability to do much of anything. Then on the day of the inauguration, Iran let the hostages go. That made the people think that they'd elected a president who could get things done. Reagan did accomplish a lot, the economy is stronger than when he took office, and we are a military power again, but these aren't my fondest memories. People and events that make it big

and then go away are what memories are made of. The economy is still good, and so it isn’t really a memory. My favorite person of the Reagan era must be James Watt. Anyone remem ber him? He was Secretary of the Interior until ’83 or so. His favorite hobby was selling off park land to developers and miners. This isn’t the most ludicrous thing he did though. There was one year the city of Wash ington was setting up a Fourth of July celebration, and the Beach Boys were scheduled to play on land that was owned by the federal government. Watt had jurisdiction over this place and he banned the group from playing on it. Something about them being “ un-American” , or something like that. As I recall Watt's political ca reer suffered early death from foot in mouth disease. Then 1 recall Reagan bragging about how he had put life back in the U.S. military. This was all well and good, but most dismissed it as politi cal rhetoric. Then on the small island nation of Grenada it seemed the com munists were taking over. We wouldn’t stand for that, and so Reagan stood in front of Congress and told them where to go. He also told the Marines where to go. and they went. The papers hailed it as a great success for our armed forces. Reagan said that it was proof that he was making prog

ress in bringing us back as a world power, and to prove this he’d loan some troops to the U.N. How can we forget that fateful morning ( I ’ve for gotten the date, but not the mourning) in Beruit when a car bomb driven by some crazy arab (this is not a racial slur, I know some very nice people of arab decent, Beth for example). It was then that we began to re-assess our position as world defender. We didn’t stop doing the job. but I think we now have a different outlook on things. In the past year, the military has done some things well, and some not so well. In the air raid on Libya, report edly a camera was mounted in the head of a Tomahawk missile fired that night and the tape that was recorded was sent to Khadaffi. The last picture before it self destructed was his house. The Stark incident, well at least the system works. Peace made a big comeback in popularity with a large portion of the population. Reagan and Gorbachev made big headlines in both countries. I remember anxiously awaiting word of what was going on at the summits. I think that my biggest fear was not that Reagan and Gorbachev wouldn't make progress, it was that Nancy and Raisa would start an international incident. While Ron is a good politi cian, Nancy is too weird. Remember when the story about her consulting an

J astrologer broke? That’s all we heard about for weeks. Reportedly the as trologer knew the revelation was coming long before it happened. Nancy is part of the reason the Reagan years have been so much fun. I think we’ll miss her, but are thankful that no more books will be coming out that

Ask Mike Love Goes Bye-Bye Dear Mike, My problem is kind of compli cated. Six to seven months ago I broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years. (She broke up with me. At the time, she did not know why.) We had talked of marriage and children. Even though we were a little young for it, we felt our love and trust in each other was strong enough to last. After we broke up, I was hurt and pissed off. It came as a crushing and shocking blow. After we talked, she admitted that part of the reason was because 1was so far away at school (yes, a long distance relationship) and she thought I was cheating on her. I never have cheated on anyone, all I did was study and do homework with two different girls. Nothing ever happened, and I told her

Point and Counterpoint

stupid argument of NOW by George Regnery Newspeak Staff

by C hris Barcus News Ed itor

Members of the National Organization for Women (NOW ) argue that if abortion is outlawed that women will be forced to get tiiegal abortions. The issue of abortion has got to be the only issue where people can say “ if you outlaw it, people will do if anyway, only it will he more dangerous.” Doesn’t that argument just sound stupid? If something is outlawed, usually it will become harder to do, but that is because it is not meant to be done. NOW is also encouraging its members to write letters to members of the Supreme Court to encourage them not to outlaw abortion. This is not going to work. Supreme court members don’t have to worry about re-election. They can stay as long as they want (unless they are recalled, but this is very hard to accomplish). The Supreme Court justices don’t care what the general population thinks on the issue. The Supreme Court is there to determine whether or not an issue is constitutional. Different justices have different ideas on the limits of the constitution, but popular opinion has little effect. Many members of the women's movement also have the misconception that the Supreme Court can directly make abortion illegal. They can’t A ll they can say is whether or not laws can be passed denying women abortion in each state. Even if the Supreme Court did overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion would be legal in all 50 states (although each state would then have the option of declaring abortion illegal). The states should decide this issue, as well as many other issues, but they usually aren't able to. What is probably going to happen is this: The Supreme court w ill overturn Roe v. Wade. Then some states w ill declare abortion illegal in their state. Then the Federal Government w ill say to the states, “You don’t get any highway funds until you overturn that law.” The laws w ill then be overturned. (This is why the drinking age is 21 in every state- otherwise states would lose highway funds, which are very large grants. Basically, this is flat out bribery). W e’ll just have to wait and see what happens, but in the mean time, we’ll get to hear all of those stupid arguments members of NOW bring us.

After leading the article “ The Stupid Argument of Now.” we begin to start questioning some of the points made in the article itself. One of the first statements that raises controversy is “ the issue of abortion has got to be the only issue where people can say if you outlaw it people will do it anyway, only it will be more dangerous.” Let’s look at other Issues, which if outlawed would be ignored by members of society. Gun control is one such issue of current debate: deciding if they should be outlawed to reduce crime. If the guns are made illegal, all the people who own them are voluntarily going to comply with the law, right? Another issue is speeding. Everyone in the United States follows the posted speed limits and the radar detectors are used for ornamen tal purposes only. And finally, the issue of the posted signs of “ No Walking on the Grass.” The Supreme Court also receives attack in the article. The Supreme Court is accused of not taking the concern of the general population into account in their decisions. The job of the Justices is to uphold the Constitution of the United States, which is the people. Therefore, they must consider how the people will be affected by each of their decisions. And finally, the example of taking away highway funds to get states to change their current laws on abortion doesn’t make as much sense. When looking at the legal drinking age, the logic can be followed, however vaguely. But what relationship exists between abortions and highways? The more logical choice would be to cut the amount of money going to health care, but that is when and ever this issue ever comes up. The issue of abortion does not seem to be of primary concern in the previous article, whereas the politics of the Supreme Court does. If one wanted to attack how the Supreme Court functions, there are better ways to do so than taking a single issue, especially one with high emotions attached to it

that. My problem is thal I still love her (I think) and feel cheated and used be cause of her lack of faith. I want to get back together but she wants nothing of the sort. She said she always would be there and love me forever. Sometimes I think that I should just call hera lying bitch and forget everything that hap pened. What should I do? Shafted Dear Shafted, Your problem sounds familiar, and your signature probably tells the truth, though I don't know all the details. First, let me give you some statis tics. Only I in every 100 persons marries his/her high school sweet heart. (It sounded as if you’ve been dating this girl since high school.) In addition, only 1 in every 20 long dis tance relationships lasts the duration of college. Most go down the tubes after 2 or 3 months. The circum stances vary with distances. The longer the distance, the tougher it is. I don't think you should go off on your ex-girlfriend. That would make it seem like you are an immature, jealous, and hurt lover, which is true for 2 out of the 3. Telling her once might help you get back together, but it sounds like she is set against that. Sometimes love ends for no apparent reason. As the Italians say, “ Dio solo lo so", or “ God only knows.” Don't let yourself feel it is your own fault, it sounds like she is to blame. Just let her rest and go out to pasture. Try to find someone new. It will be tough around here, but just start slow and don't push it. Hopefully you'li find a new girl to love or be with. Do yon have a problem ? Ask Mike fo r help. W rite to box 2142 or box 2700.

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Men's and W om en's Ski Teams open seasons The W PI Men’s and Women’s Alpine Ski teams opened their 1989 seasons on January 14 and 15 at Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, N.H. The men’s team had two good showings placing 5th in slalom and 6th in giant slalom. A noteworthy performance was turned in by #12 alternate skier, John (D .J.) Webster who placed 6th and 8th places, respectively, on the team. The women’s team, however, didn’t fare as well as the men’s team placing 5th in giant slalom after a disappointing day on Saturday in slalom. The women’s team also lost their number three skier for the season because of a knee injury. Any women interested in filling this vacancy, please contact Karen Tegan. Highlights for the weekend: Wendy Sears, 4th giant slalom, Tom Zamecnik, 4th giant sla lom, and Burritt Haag, 11th in slalom. Overall league standings after two races show Wendy Sears in 7th place, Tom Zamecnik in 7th place, Burritt Haag in 13th place, and both teams in 6th place. The team’s latest race was on January 21 and 22 at Wildcat Ski Area.

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N E W SPEA K S T A FF PH O T O /R O B SIMS

The ski team gives the high sign after a victorious run.

Field Hockey has another super season by Roger Burleson Sports Editor First year W PI coach Jody Soderlund took up the team where they left off and imroved their record from 162-1 to a 19-1 season. But for the second year in a row they were denied a berth to the ECAC tournament. “ There was no justifica tion of why we were denied, it was all politics,” Soderlund said. Now what was really bad about the decision was that teams that were ranked below W P I were picked for the tournament, teams that W PI had beaten during the year. Also, another team that W PI had beaten, Bridgewater State, was picked to go to the NCAA tournament. But Soderlund said that “ she was really pleased with her team’s perfomance.” Soderlund felt that they achieved many of their goals that they set out to accomplish. “ W e spread the scoring out which was evident in the totals.” This year Carrie Nolet led the team with thirty goals and eleven assists. Kim Cloutier had 26 goals and eight assists, Nicola McGowan ended up with twenty goals and five assists, while Kathy Goggins had fifteen tal lies and eleven assists. Soderlund also like “ that everybody worked together, everything was ‘we’.” She felt that this could be seen by the fact that the team started out with 21 people and ended up with 21. The team also won the New-8 tournament which was held here at W PI. There they avenged their only loss during the season, which was to Wellesley in overtime. And out of the nineteen wins this year, thirteen were shutouts. But, unfortunately, this year W PI graduates five seniors, all of which were starters. They are Carrie Nolet, Kathy Goggins, Danielle LaMarre,

Leslie Andrews, and Heidi Sellers. All should be commended on four years of fine play. Next year Soderlund feels that there will be some changes and, they will be due to different personal on the team. “ With the graduation of five seniors we will be a much younger team. I ’m hoping that people like Kim Cloutier, Becky Harasimowicz,

and Kim Gabis will pick up some of the slack,” Soderlund said. She also hopes that all of the team members return and she feels that they will. “ W e’ve had a lot of fun this year, and the team seemed very enthusiastic.” With a a hopefully good recruiting season and a ‘winning tradition’ on W P I’s side, W P I should continue its winning ways next year too.

what they wasted h>do* “ : Mark also tries to inspire | teammatea. life believes there | “F in team, thanks to his junior | coach, and as a team leader he | that winning or losing is a team fort “ As a captain, there is not ing about yourself.*' He gets * well with bis teammates and er their cooiradcrie. The team bere, no matter what age, keep each other, trying I© gather as experience aa possible. Bar Mark, who started pi basketball in elementary school experience wasn't always there laughs, remembering how he has. experience, had no idea how to

•in school or badkeibaJlJtis tn do year heat” For the future he sees hini lying at home In Conneetlcu &««»*$ league. As fer as wet ■ricemed he is interviewing ark in the C M Bagtee&to# i tth his eye on land devel^Stee

Merchant Marines drown WPI Despite a su perb effort on the part of the WPI Engineers, the Merchant Marines fought a bitter battle and defeated the Engineers 8 0 -6 6 . NftWH&AK S tATT PHOTO/JONATHAN P U N C H

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Men's and Wom en's Ski Teams open seasons The W PI Men's and Women’s Alpine Ski teams opened the’i l^8l> seasons on Januaty 14 and IS at Crotehed Mountain Ski \rea in Francestown, N il The men’s team had two good showings placing 5th in slalom and 6th in giant slalom. A noteworthy performance was turned m by #12 alternate skier, John jp .J.j Webster who placed 6th and 8th places, respectively, on the team, I'he women’s team, however, didn't fare as well as the men’s team placing 5th in giant slalom after a disappointing day on Saturday in slalom. The women's team also lost their number three skier for the season because of a knee injury. Any women interested in filling this vacancy, please contact Karen Tegan. Highlights for the weekend: Wendy Sears, 4th giant slalom. Tom /amecnik. 4th giant sla lom.and Burrili Haag, I I th in slalom. Overall league standings after two races slum Wendy Sears in 7th place. Tom Zameemk in 7tii place. Burnt! Haag in 13th place, and both teams in 6th place. The team's latest race was on January 21 and 22 at Wildcat Ski Area.

N E W SPEA K S T A FF PH O TO /R O B S IM S

The ski team gives the high sign after a victorious run.

Field Hockey has another super season fry Roger Burleson Sports E ditor f'irst year W PI coach Jody Sodei hind took up the team where they left off and imroved their record from 16 2-1 to a I 1)-1 season. But for the second year in a row they were denied a berth to the ECAC tournament. "There was no justtfica tion of why we were denied, it was all politics." Soderlund said. Now what was really bad about the decision was that teams that were ranked below W PI were picked for the tournament, teams that W PI had beaten during the year. Also, another team that W PI had beaten. Bridgewater State, w as picked to go to the NCAA tournament. But Soderlund said that "she was really pleased with her team’s perfomance.” Soderlund felt that they achieved many of their goals lhat they set out to accomplish "W e spread the scoring out which was evident in the totals.” This year Carrie Nolet led the team with thirty goals and eleven assists. Kim Cloutier had 26 goals and eight assists, Nicola McGowan ended up with twenty goals and 11\e assists, while Kathy Goggins had fifteen tal lies and eleven assists. Soderlund also like "that everybodv worked together. everything was ‘we’." She fell lhat this could be seen by the fact that the team started out with 21 people and ended up with 21. The team also won the New-8 tournament which was held here at W PI. There they avenged their only loss during the season, which was to Wellesley in overtime. And out of the nineteen w ins this year, thirteen were shutouts. But, unfortunately, this year W PI graduates five seniors, all of which were starters. They are Carrie Nolet, Kathy Goggins, Danielle LaMarre,

Leslie Andrews, and Heidi Sellers. A ll should be commended on tour years of fine pla\. Next year Soderlund feels that there will be some changes and, the) will be due to different personal on the team. “ With the graduation of five seniors we will be a much younger team. I ’m hoping that people like Kim Cloutier, Becks Harasimowic/.

and Kim Gahis will pick up some of the slack." Soderlund said. She also hopes that all of the team members return and she feels that they will. "W e've had a lot ot fun this year, and the team seemed very enthusiastic." With a a hopefully good recruiting season and a 'winning tradition’ on W P I’s side, W PI should continue its winning ways next year too.

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by Seana D ow ling by D avid Stec (Reprinted by Perm ission from “The Cru sader,” Novem ber 18, 1988) Have you seen B ilo x i B lu es? You know, the m ovie where the kid from Brooklyn goes to basic training? O kay,how ‘bout Stripes? Now , w ith that frame o f mind, let me tell you about my summer... It a ll started when the recruiting officer said those magic words (no, not adventure, excitement, danger): M O N E Y . S C H O L A R S H IP S . I said tell me more. I had missed the deadline in December for scholarship applica tions, but as a sophomore I had one more chance: Arm y Basic Camp, the Arm y ’s version of Club M ed, held for six weeks in the lush tropics o f Fort Knox, Kentucky. I really wasn’t sure but the officer said there was no com m it ment; I go, do m y best, if I don’t like it, I don’t join. And they would pay my airfare, as w ell as for my time there. A fter reading every pam phlet and brochure he gave me, and after to talking to everyone I knew ( I ’m sure they

O n Saturday, Novem ber 19, 1988, mem bers of the W P I Junior Interfratem ity Coun c il (JIF C ) participated in the second Bancroft Tow er Park Clean-up. W ith the help o f the C ity of W orcester and the Greater Hammond Heights Neighborhood Group, the JIF C was able to clear more unwanted underbrush and dead trees from the h ill area providing a more aesthetically pleasing sight o f the h ill from the parking lot. The Tow er clean-up w hich was initiated in September of this year ap pears to be a project that the W P I Ju n io r IF C w ill hopefully take on as a year-round event. W ith more attention focused on the Bancroft Tow er area and w ith future eventsplanned by the neighborhood group to include the use o f the tower, this area may once again be ad mired and respected by the W orcester com munity. Thanks to all the hard work and effort put forth by the JIF C , the C ity o f W orcester, and the Greater Hammond Heights Group to support a worthy task that was desperately needed.

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Speaking your mind without losing itn by M adeleine C. Longman Student Counseling Center

Have you ever: a) had something to say but lacked the guts to say it? b) exploded at some one and lost a friendship? c ) kept silent about things others have done and later felt angry or resentful? The follow ing dialogue illustrates the essential elements o f effective confronta tion and assertive persuasion skills. Read on. Angry Student: M y neighbor’s driving me crazy I He blasts his stereo so loudly I feel like m yhead'sinthe speaker! One ofthese days I ’ll show him ! A ssertive. Friend: Have you considered telling him how you feel7 A .S .: H o w ’s that gonna change him ? M aybe if I blasted some Mozart... A .F .: W hoa. W a it a minute. You can’t change another person, and expecting to do so w ill frustrate you. W hat you can do is let that person know how his actions affect you. A .S .: W hat good w ill that do? A .F .: Once the person knows how you feel and how his actions affect you, he has the choice o f altering his behavior. I f he cares about you or about how others see him , he just might do things differently. If he gets the message from different people, it may sink in. Plus, expressing yourself w ill help you feel better. A .S .: Great! I ’m gonna run right out and tell m y neighbor what a jerk he is! A .F .: Hold on! Name calling only puts a person on the defensive, making him more angry and unwillin g to listen to you. Besides, commenting on a person’s behavior is much more effective than criticizing or labeling a person as a whole. A .S .: Do you mean that my neighbor’s behavior o f blasting music at 3:00 a.m. was inconsiderate, but that he’s not necessarily an inconsiderate person overall? A .F .: Right. How can you judge a whole person from one behavior? If you criticize a behavior the person can change that behavior.

If you label him as a jerk or otherwise, he ’II feel misjudged, rejected and resentful, and he w on’t know what to change— w hich brings me to m y next point. It ’s important to tell a person how you feel without blam ing him or acting as if he caused your reaction. W e each react differently to different situations, and if we want someone to know how his behavior uniquely affects us we have to communicate this in a clear w ay. This is called “ owning and expressing feelings.” A .S .: You mean like saying, “ I feel angry that you blasted your stereo and I ’d appreciate it if you’d use headphones next tim e?” A .F .: Perfect! N ow w ouldn’t that be easier for your neighbor to hear than ‘T u rn that down, you inconsiderate *#*#!” A .S .: O K . B u t what if he doesn’t change? A .F .: Telling him how you feel is the first thing. If this doesn’t work look at other options such as asking the R. A . for help in facilitating communication w ith the person or laying down some rules. A .S .: O K . M aybe I ’ll tell my neighbor sometime next week. A .F .: Umm, I wouldn’t advise waiting that long. G ive yourself time to cool down and get perspective, but it ’s best to discuss feelings soon after the event. He may not even remem ber this next week! A .S .: Gee, I feel that you understand my dilemma so w ell. A .F .: That’s because I ’m a “ conscious listener.” I don’t interrupt, I clarify and keep good eye contact. A .S .: Y o u ’re modest too. O K . S o now I know how to deal with gripes, but on the other hand. I ’m sure you’ll agree that too many compliments go to a person’s head. A .F .: Nonsense. Everyone needs posi tives. In fact, they ’re even helpful when you ’re telling someone about a behavior that bothers you. N ever forget the positives; we all need them from time to time. • A .S .: Oh, re ally? O K . W e ll, actually, I think you’re kinda cute. A .F .: Good grief.

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my platoon. I ’ve met the girls, and we’ve already compared life histories, boyfriends, clothes and schools. W e’ve made plans to go drinking that Saturday night at the Officers' Club, and we’ve started a list on how many ways you can wear a BD U cap. The guys seem really cool too; we’ve already talked home, sweethearts, schools and beer. Even my drills are becoming tolerable. Okay, I ’ll stay one more week. The next week, we rappelled off a fifty-foot tower and jumped blind- folded into a pool. I ’ve decided I ’ll melt in Kentucky heat (Hey, I ’m from upstate New York; it just doesn’t get hot like this!) if the drills don’t kill me first. But I ’ve forgotten that I ever wore anything besides green, or that before I didn’t know what a cadence was, let alone how to call one (think of Stripes, “That’s a fact. Jack!). I carry my M-16 with ease and wonder why I didn’t always get up at 4:30 in the morning. My friends and I have already exchanged addresses, as well as a few beers; we’re “ battle-buddies” . I can’t leave now! Okay, true; six weeks did seem like six months. And there were parts I hated. But there were parts I loved. I could even say I enjoyed myself, without being gung-ho. And I walked 4way with a scholarship. But most of all, I learned; about myself and other people. When I look back, it seems all worth it.

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Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Phi Omega’s first meeting of the year took place last Monday, 1/ 16/89. Linda W illey officially took the pulpit as president, Jeff Yoder took attendance as recording secre tary. The agenda of the meeting con sisted of a review of planned C & D term events along with suggestions for others. The Semi-Formal Dance is still on at 15 dollars a couple. Je ff says you can come single, too, you just have to pay 50 cents extra Oust kidding). We can all look forward to going iceskating. W ith God’s organizational skills and Pete’s expert supervision, it should be a blast. Our first batch of comments is pretty lean, but touching: I love you all. (sob); Ha-pffft! It’s weird sitting back here; (U R P ! B E L C H !!); Where’s all the comments?; I hope you miss all of us old officers... the new ones are great though; GOOD JO B LC W !!; Pinky’s at another meet ing? What the hell is going on?; Good won!; I love viruses in Atlantic City; Cough! Cough! Gag! Ackkk! PLthhh! Everyone is too quiet at meetings; H O W D Y Y A ’A L L ! We love you, Bi joux (excuse my french). One more thing, everyone inter ested in APO should attend our Mon. meeting, 6:30 in S L 121. W e’re hav ing an informal spring rush.

Annual A SM E/IEEE Meeting On Wednesday, January 25th, the Worcester sections of A SM E and EEEE w ill be holding a joint meeting. Members of the senior section w ill be meeting in the Morgan C dining hall for dinner at 6:00 pm. After the din ner, students, faculty and guests w ill

have an opportunity to tour our M EA C (Manufacturing Engineering Applications Center). The hour long tour of the $2.5 million laboratory facility w ill include the latest comput ers in this field, CAD systems, indus trial robots, vision systems, etc. The M EA C tour will begin at 8:00 pm. Students, faculty and guests inter ested in attending the tour should gather at the Morgan C dining hall around 7:30 pm. Students who wish to pursue a M Q P in this area are strongly encouraged to attend. For more infor mation contact Professor M. Noori in Higgins Labs 118.

H illei Last Wednesday H illei had a meeting at the campus religious cen ter. In this meeting we discussed all upcoming activities for the term. Some of these activities include a trip to Wellesley College for a conference and joint activities with H illei groups around the area. The biggest event that’s coming up is a “ Shahaton” which w ill be held at Yale (£, Febru ary 3-5; activities include comedy show, hottest improv, scruples, songs, and lots of fun. If you want to join, please send a note to our club box. Last Saturday was the fifteenth day of the month of Sh’vat. This day is called Tu (15) bishvat, or Arbor Day. The purpose of this day is to raise conscience in raising trees. A ll over the world, Jews plant a tree during this day. The purpose of planting a tree is to perpetuate life on this planet, and to follow the words of the prophet Isaiah who said: “The days of our trees, are the days of my nation.” It’s also tradi tional to eat dried fruits and picnic during this day.

IE E E On Thursday, January 26th, W P I’s student chapter of the IE E E w ill be selling Fundamentals of Engi neering Review, a review manual for the Engineering in Training Exam, from 11 am to 1 pm near the Daniels Hall Ticket Booth. It is an excellent manual, covering 13 subject areas, and includes a full 8 hour practice exam. Available in the W PI Book store for $26.75, the IE E E is selling this valuable reference book for only $23.00. Quantities are limited. Elections for new officers w ill be held in February. The positions avail able are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Chairperson, Advertising Chairper son, and Signals Representative.

Men’s Glee Club Yes, another week and yet another message. These things get harder to write each week without anything hap^ping. Last Thursday we re started the Thursday night club. W e got some pizza, finished quite a few beverages, had some nachos (which went real quick), played canasta... basically had a great time. If you missed it, too bad. Maybe you can make the next meeting. I ’d like to thank our newest mem bers who have joined. For those who haven’t met these people, they are: Dave Lavallee, Steve Judy, and Brian Weissman. Remember, all new mem bers are welcome. A note from your treasurer: W e’re going to D.C. as you all know to see George and Barbara. This costs $$$!!! We are a poor club so those of you who owe $40 pay up!!! We want to go out to eat all together on 2/25 so we’ll

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probably collect another $15 to cover the meal. I take cash. Visa, Master card, wampum, furs, and anything else negotiable. Thanks, Mo. Any good, or even bad, gossip I ’ll be glad to put. So please, give me some good stuff to write about. Remember, there will be voice lessons held Tues. & Thurs. with Suzanne or Louis, this gives you a chance to improve your voice and practice your parts. Times w ill be announced again at the next rehearsal. Quiz: Wellesley 1) Name Neal’s new girlfriend. 2) Who lost Ron’s hat? 3) W ill Chad ever be called? 4) What two people does Portnoy call there? 5) What are his monthly phone bills like? Send all answers to box 2486. The winner will be announced at next Thursday’s rehearsal.

Polytones When was the last time you saw an article in Club Comer under this head ing? I don’t know either but it was a while ago. W ell, we’re back and we are looking to grow! For those who don’t remember the Poly tone group, let me give you a clue. The group consists of a bunch of guys who enjoy singing and partying (not necessarily in that order). Don’t let me fool you, we sing at a high caliber yet it is because we enjoy it and it gives us a purpose to get together to have a good time, whether it be singing, partying, or talking about how some tree jumped in front of me on the ski slope after a massive aerial maneuver. If you are interested in singing professionally, and enjoy doing it, then it would be in your better interest to join! Space is limited so let us know you want in soon. Also the music we sing is for male voices so unfortu nately, you must be male to join. Ladies, if you are interested, the Women’s Chorale is the place to be. Professor Robbins is always receptive to interested women. As a matter of fact, we will be singing for them soon! If you don’t want to sing with us but know of a gathering which may need some good singing entertainment to get things going, give us a holler and hopefully we can help! Thank you and Good day. The Polytones is entirely student Run and meet Wednesday nights from 7-9. If interested please contact John Blanchette Box 2157 or Gary Vincens Box 2187 or just join us downstairs in Alden Hall in the Alumni Conference Room. If you’ve never sung and would like to try we’d love to have you join us.

Science Fiction Society On Saturday, January 14th the Soviet Union and the United States agreed in a secret meeting in Geneva to reduce the number of IC BM s by 358 and 104 missiles respectively. Meanwhile the UN conference center in Geneva was blown up by the same terrorist who downed Pan Am flight 103. Earlier in the day the members of the peace group The Olive Branch Corps were murdered by an escaped homicidal maniac who was posing as a W eekly World News reporter. The Olive Branch Corps had been peace fully protesting nuclear arms, but were later found to be a terrorist or ganization who caused the death of a news reporter, the head of the C IA , a business executive and a Treasury Dept, official. An Interpol agent along with UN security pursued a CNN reporter for being an interna tional arms dealer, he was appre hended by local police after a bomb threat, but later escaped. Later in the evening the K G B & CIA cooperated to provide technicians parts for an anti- ballistics ray to deactivate mis siles in stolen American and Soviet subs who were about to launch their warheads to melt the polar and antarc

tic icecaps, thus flooding the world. If this seems terribly interesting or just terrible to you, it was all part of a Science Fiction Society sponsored active roleplaying game that hap pened last weekend on campus. Play ers of the game assumed the role of persons such as negotiators, terrorists or C IA and tried to accomplish spe cific and not so specific goals. Roleplaying tends to be a very good form of escapism and very entertaining. Seeing W PI needs both escapism and entertainment most people found this most enjoyable. Several other active role-playing games are being planned, so if you are interested please contact one of the many mem bers of the SFS or of the hopefully soon-to-be-established W P I Assas sins^) Guild.

Students for Social Awareness Contradictory U SA : discourage terrorism and mine harbors. Just one of may discussion topics presented last week at the SSA meeting. Another topic was just whose side should the U SA be on over in Iran, Palestine, and Israel? We also hypothesized the decline of tampon sales in Israel (paying attention?) A little closer to home, as college students, we aired our views on “ flagrant abuse of money” and our lack thereof. We also answered the question “ what were your best and worst experiences re lated to drugs or alcohol?” From our answers we decided that most things are best in moderation — and ex tremes can be dangerous — for in stance, if your roommate talks non stop, someday you might throw him out the window. On that note, what’s in store for next week... we will have Iris Young from our own W P I faculty speaking to us (are you coming?) on feminism in this nation, and on this campus, (are you interested???) She will be speak ing on gender roles, equal pay for equal jobs, and necessary pregnancy leave. If you have any views on this issue, or would simply like to hear other people’s views, please join us. The meeting will be Thursday, January 26th, at 4:30 pm in Salisbury Labs T V Lounge. Or, if interested but unable to make the next meeting, feel free to write for information from Glenn, W PI box 2564. (B y the way, there were no gigan tic skunks in the area, but next time, bring your own duct tape!!)

Wireless Association What an exciting meeting we had last week! So many people that we haven’t seen in so long, due to many reasons, and some new faces as well. We discussed bringing in a local au thority on radio or other technical matters as well as the possibility of purchasing a 220 MHz radio. Bring ideas for both to this coming meeting, as we have to start spending some more money. In addition to this we need ideas for activities for this term. It’s too cold to do a field day, but a trip somewhere isn’t out of the question. And, for the time being, the Gardner Dog Sled Race is postponed due to lack of winter precipitation... But the Boston Marathon is in only a few months. Also, the Q SL contest is get ting hot, so keep working on those designs. Anything is acceptable: photo, drawing, pen, ink, pencil, crayon, magic marker, as long as it conforms to the standard size Q SL and can have all the info we want on it. And the prize has been upped too, now up to a whopping $25 at EG E. (That'll pay for 1/3 of an Icom BP-7/8!) Anyway, all of these exciting top ics and more will be brought to you live, in Salisbury 011, at 4:30 on Thursday, during the Students for Social Awareness meeting ( you de cide on your priorities.) See you there, and bring a friend!

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G R E E K CORNER Alpha Chi Rho Welcome back to Wormtown! Hope you all had a rockin’ time over break! The Crows had a blast at New Year’s Eve with people partying downtown, at the traditional party at Snake’s, and of course on the roof of the house. Our ears are all still ringing from Sponge. Our postulants are still attempting, how ever ineffectively, to pull a raid. Keep up guys! I ’ll plan on a late D-term initiation. Some congratulations are in order for: Dave Smith for his recent engagement to Morgan Bastille, Ken Carpenter for passing the first Actuarial Exam, Keith Pflieger and Todd Parker for their initiation into Eta Kappa Nu, Rick Rogers for his initiation into Pi Tau Sigma, Mark Siciliano for his initiation into Tau Beta Pi, Kevin Bowen for his initiation into Alpha Phi Omega, and, of course, Sean Sweeney for being the proud father of bounc ing baby Nintendo. Welcome back to co-op types Todd and Pflieg, although it seems like you weren’t gone at all. See you at the B!

Alpha Gamma Delta The sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta would like to welcome the 22 new initiates: Kristin Conley, Lynne D ’Arruda, Rachel Forgit, Maureen Hoke, Tori Hunter, Christine Javorski, Pam Mamacos, Leilani Muth, Tammy Odea, Michelle Owens, Melissa Pad dock, Lisa Pickar, Patrise Puleo, Jody Pisinski, Stella Shaw, Marci Smith, Kimberly Tharp, Nancy Torrey, Kathy Waterhouse, Tammy Watson, Jen Wood, and Tara Zaharoff. Preinitiation week went great and a good time was had by all! W e’re psyched to have you guys as sisters. Roses to Chris Hajjar for all her hard work! It definitely paid off!! There’s only three more weeks to find dates for the Valentine’s day Dance! Get psyched! The pledges looked great at K A P - who’s their hair dressers and make-up artists?!!? Lisa- I think you’re part-time plumbing job is inter fering with your studies! Congratulations to Michelle Petkers and Stacey Cotton for being inducted into Tau Beta Pi!! Congratulations also to Bridget, Allison, and Kathy G. for getting A D ’s on their M Q P’s. Happy 21st, Chris T .!!! Michelle P: Groan, baby groan - on the phone! Congratulations to Kim Lemoi for being elected Social Committee’s President!

Phi Sigma Sigma Our first National Rock-a-thon for the National Kidney Foundation was a huge suc cess. We would like to thank the W PI food service and the bookstore for their generous donations and support. A special thanks to Maureen Murphy, Chris Gray, Patty Dube, Avie Barlow, and Ashton Sisson for all of their time and effort - thanks so much for being there!!! Thanks also to everyone who rocked and all the generous supporters who contrib uted to our cause. A special thanks to Alpha Chi Rho for their donation. Karin you really did a fantastic job running the whole show! You made it a success. I hope everyone’s looking for dates. The Valentine’s Dance will be here before you know it. Best wishes to Maria Karanikoaou on her engagement. W e’re all so happy for you. Congratulations to Jody on reaching 1000 scoring points. Great job! Good Luck in Cali fornia, Leslie. Keep up the Phi Sig Sig Spirit! LIT P

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Congratulations to this year’s newly elected officers: President - John Bell; Vice President - Jeff Coy; Treasurer - Mike Stiller; Assistant Treas urer - Mike Godin; Steward - Tony Landry; Assistant Steward - Geoff Mersen-Mersen; Secretary - Joe Patton; Correspondent - Kevin Webb; Warden - E. Scott Hart; Herald - Jeff Gilbertson; Chaplain - Je ff Brown; Rush Chairmen - Tony Landry and Mike McLaugh lin; House Manager - Greg Poole; Assistant Mike Smith; Social - Mark Cloutier and Lamont Sanford; Sports Chairman - Chip Brown; Shortstop - Jeff Brown. The best of luck to you in your offices and a great job by last year’s brothers. In sports this week, SA E A-team hoop was defeated by Independents. Our team played very well, but good ball playing doesn’t always get you a win. With some luck, we should be in the play-offs and contending for the sports trophy. Play hard guys, you too, Rem. SA E bowling went 3-1 as Capt. S and Robbie Raftery blew the Gam away! W e knew that little guy had it in him. Brothers, just get psyched for C-term, let’s keep those blues away. Bahamas? Florida? Jnstitute Park? Hey, Spring Break! Get ready for CS-PR events this term out the ying-yang. “ Bye-Bye Cookies” Hockey Lovers, 5-2 over

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Tau Kappa Epsilon Thirty Seconds! Break was great, time to hit the pinnings again; Congratulates to George Hosey for pinning Maggie Walenty. By the way did you see the picture in the new catalog, guess what, B ill Noel and Paul Mancini got a picture taken in London, from two years ago. Now the greatest news of all, CO N G RATULATIO N S to all the Tekes at W P I’s TKE-ZM , we are not T H IR T Y years old. Great way to go. In the sport scene T K E(c) hammered ATO 46-24, boy was that a beating. Also a big cheer to Pete Kofod for being part of the Rhode Island National Special Forces, and huge, I mean a huge cheer to our wrestler R IC K M A G U IR E for being number 1 in his weight class, great job Rick and the W P I wrestling team. I hope everybody enjoyed my Monday memo, don’t forget to drop stuff in my box.

Theta Chi Being our first article of the new year, Theta Chi would like to welcome everyone back for vet another term. One weekend ago

our pledge class took charge of the house and made major improvements including all around painting, dry-wall replacement, and drawing of a new Theta Chi crest in our livingroom. We would like to thank everyone for an outstanding job that weekend as well as this past Friday night when the pledge class united to run the show. While on the subject of major events, the Brotherhood would like to con gratulate Andy Robes on his engagement to Heidi Reichert. Our recent graduates that we would like to congratulate are Dan Kumke, Dave Ferullo, and Fred Newey. How do we know it’s Friday? Because we usually have our favorite chicken meal, affec tionately called “ brains” . Apparently someone in our kitchen department lost his last week. Where, oh where, did my room go? Robo-men unite for a stimulating evening while the pseudo-men remain confused. “ I think the pledges raided last night” . The trivia at Deke’s was well pursued but not quite up to jeopardy standards. Elm pond: just how thick is the ice?. Dr. Fun is seen among the Heffers. And finally, we would like to wish the best of luck to Tang Teepsuwan, J.P. Vadnais, Matt Rosenwaser, and Eric Earls.

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LO V E YO UR BO D Y! Weekly group for women Mon. eves 6-7:30 C term. Student Counseling Center, 157 West St. Go-Getters! Earn $8000+ next summer. Own and operate your own franchise. For more info call (508) 543-3706. FO R SA LE: Radio Shack Computer sys tem. Includes TRS-80 Color Computer 64K, Disk Drive, Line Printer, Modem, Joysticks, Disks, Cables & More! $200 or best offer. Write to Bob, box 1993. E.I.T. Review manuals available from the IE E E near the Daniels’ ticket booth on Thurs day. See Doppler Effect at the W P I Battle of the Bands. Robert G Cook Inc is seeking an assertive individual to teach and conduct no money down real estate seminars. You have seen them on T.V. ... Now, do them in person. $5000 to $10000 a month possible p/t. $10000 to $25000 a month full time possible. Don’t delay, call today... 208-385-0313 or 208-3850301.

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POLICE LOG W ednesday, Ja n u a ry 18, 1989

1:33 am - An RA in Daniels called in reporting that students had removed ceiling tiles from the men’s room on the floor. A group of students that had been in the men’s room were identified and determined to be fraternity pledges. Members of the fraternity agreed to replace the ceiling tiles, although the pledges deny having any involvement in the incident. 11:27 pm - An RA in Daniels reported that one of the windows in a room had been broken by a small rock.

Gordon Library Exhibit: January 27 - February 28 Canyon: Photographs by Gene and Ken Epstein Gene Epstein and his son Ken photographically explore the seldom-seen canyons of the Southwest. These canyons, in Utah and Arizona, form part of the drainage system of the Colorado plateau, ultimately draining into the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Clark University University Gallery Exhibit: January 24 - Feb. 24 Peaceable Kingdom: Human and Animal Sleep Portraits U M A SS Medical Center Exhibit: January 30 - February 17 Glimpses of West Africa and Barbados

F rid a y , Ja n u a ry 20, 1989

12:45 am - Worcester Police and W P I Police Officers responded to the Sigma Pi fraternity where Worcester Police arrested a W PI student on charges of disorderly conduct and interfering with 911 operations. The student had reportedly made prank phone calls to the Worcester Police emergency line earlier in the evening. 2:46 am - An RA in Daniels Hall called reporting a student in the building was sick and in need of transportation to the hospital. Worcester Ambulance was called and the student was admitted to Hahnemann Hospital. 1:54 pm - An Officer responded to the Computer Science Department to investigate a report of the theft of telephones. 11:28 pm - Officers responded to the Alpha Chi Rho parking lot to investigate reports of a disturbance. Fraternity members reported that two Assumption College students who were guests at the fraternity were causing problems. The subjects had departed the area upon the Officers arrival.

Tuesday, Ja n u a ry 24, 1989

11:30 - 1:30 : Campus Ministry, S.T.D. and G.O.R.P. - all in the Wedge! Stop by! 7:00 pm - Peace Corps presentation - Higgins Labs Rm 109 8:00 pm -Cinematech Film Series: “ Olympia Diving Sequence,” “ Night and Fog,” & “ The Nazis Strike” , Alden Hall, Free. W ednesday, Ja n u a ry 25, 1989

3:00 - 4:00 : W PI Life after Coop - Reception for students with Coop experience. University Relations Conference Room, Boynton Hall, 3rd floor. 3:00 & 8:00 pm -Holy Cross Film: “ Out of Africa” , Kimball Hall Auditorium. $ 1.50 w/ ID, $2.50 general public. 8:00 pm - Video: “ Raiders of the Lost Ark” , Gompei’s Place, Free.

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Frid ay, Jan u a ry 27, 1989

4:30 pm - W PI Math Hour, Library Conference Room. Speakers Leslie Reed, Lori Jew, Dave Housman, Jim Northrup, and Kathryn Lenz will talk about resume writing, looking for job listings, the interview process, jobs for mathematicians in industry, and graduate school opportunities in applied math, O.R., statistics, and numerical math. Submit your solutions to the holiday problems and any questions you’d like answered about jobs or graduate school to the W P I Math Hour, SH 108. 7:00 pm - SOCCOM M : Battle of the Bands, Alden Hall 7:00 pm - Holy Cross Film: “ When Father was Away on Business” , Kimball Hall Auditorium, $1.50 w/ID .

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Saturd ay, Ja n u a ry 28, 1989

7:00 pm - SOCCOM M : Battle of the Bands, Alden Hall Sunday, Ja n u a ry 29, 1989

6:30 & 9:30 pm - Film: “ Big” , Alden Hall, $2.00

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