GM Sunraycer coming to WPI by J.R . Sim s E ditor in C h ie f G M ’s winning solar car will be on campus April 6 and 7. It will be in Freeman Plaza, and in case of bad weather, will be moved to Stoddard Labs. W orcester area high school students are invited to see the car on Friday, April 7. The car showcases the cutting edge of technology on many fronts. The aerodynamics o f the car were designed by AeroVironment. It was perfected using N A SA ’s VSAERO program. A quarter scale model had the lowest drag coefficient ever m eas ured at CalTech for a road vehicle. The suspension includes bicycle tires by Chester Kyle w ho developed much o f the technology for the US bicycle team in the 1984 Olympics. The four wheel independent suspen
sion is designed for the least weight possible. The frame is lightw eight alum i num. It weighs only fifteen pounds and supports 550 pounds. The body is m ade o f a very lightweight composite sandwich. It weighs only 3 ounces per square foot. The interior is designed to keep the driver cool. The canopy filters out 90% o f all sunlight and the seat is a nylon mesh hammock to help keep the driver cool. The solar array was a combination o f silicon solar cells with an effi ciency o f 16.5%, and gallium arsenide solar cells with an efficiency o f about 20%. The array could produce about 1,500 watts of peak electrical power. The car carried 68 rechargeable sil ver zinc cells which weighed a total of 60 pounds, which is 1/5 the weight of lead acid batteries with the same ca
pacity. The electronics to pow er the mo tors weighed fourteen pounds and was 98 % efficient. The electronics opti mized the current to the m otor and also provided regenerative braking tc save power. The m otor used was 92 percent efficient, com pared to the efficiency o f a standard m otor of 75 to 85%. The m otor weighed 8 .1 pounds and produces two horsepower. GM has been working with electric ve hicles since 1966. GM is also launching an educa tional cam paign based on the sun raycer. The package was requested by 32,(KK) secondary schools. It included a teacher’s manual and Apple |[ computer software. Topics covered were geography (o f Australia where the race was won), mathem atics, sci ence, energy, and others.
The G eneral Motors solar-powered car which won the 1,950 mile World Solar Challenge race in Australia in N ovem ber, 1987. Molly K. Brennan, one of six Sunraycer drivers in the Australian race, is shown in the insert.
The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 17, Number 8 Ttiesday, March 28,1989
Provost finalists announced by Jeffrey S. G olm eer Associate E ditor The four finalists for the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs are: Dr. Theodore Bickart, Dr. Joseph Goldstein, Dr. R obert G rie v e s, an d Dr. Im re Zwiebel. Each of the four candidates will visit WPI for m eetings with a broad spectrum of m em bers o f the WPI comm unity. An open meeting for all members of the WPI com m u nity is scheduled for late afternoon the
first day of each visit. Dr. Bickart, who is the Dean of Engineering at Syracuse University will visit WPI on March 30 and 31. Dr. Zwiebel will be on campus on April 3 and 4. Dr. Zwiebel is the form er Chairman o f the Department o f Chemical Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. G rieves, who is the Dean of Engineering at the Uni versity o f Texas at El Paso, will make his visit on April 6 and 7. The final visit will be made by Dr. G oldstein on April 10 and 11. Dr. G oldstein is
Computerized job placement service available on campus A business partnership between the national College Placem ent Coun cil (CPC, who publish the career guides) and Information Kinetics, and inform ation technology com pany from New Jersey, has provided WPI with Placem ent technology with which to help offer our students and Alumni additional em ploym ent op portunities. “R egister” into the PC-based kiNexus program using P C ’s at various campus locations. It collects a full range of information on you and your employment interests... it’s fun, and additionally, it is very useful in help ing you focus on career goals and resume preparation. Just bring the completed disk to us and we load this into our data base. As well as helping us autom ate &
standardize Placem ent registration, the service sends your information to a growing network o f employers. They use the information for preselec tion o f potential hires... you can regis ter for any type o f position: full time, part time, co-op, internships, sum mer em ploym ent. Once registered you can update your registration information any time. With C PC ’s 1400 em ployer m em bers, we believe the service will be com e a national standard in the near future. Please work with us; the more use we make o f kiN exus the more value it will provide to you and your colleagues. Register at the Apple Labs and bring your completed disk to the O G C P or Co-op office.
Election Results Student Governm ent President: Vice President: Secretary:
Mike Donahue Brian Gosselin Lisa King
Class of 1990 President: Vice President: Treasurer: Secretary: Class Representative:
Lynn Tim merm an Nancy McLaughlin Darilyn H. Reuter Lisa A Battista Melanie Stoops
Class o f 1991 President: Vice President: Treasurer: Secretary: Class Representative:
Tammy Perry Audra L. Ayotte Bill LaPrade Leslie Ann Thom as Melissa Lichwan
Class of 1992 President: Vice President: Treasurer: Secretary: Class Representative:
David Cortese Tara Zaharoff Mike Patinha Darlene A. Blanchard Brian Beauregard
currently the V ice P resident for Graduate Studies and Research at Lehigh University. The purpose of the visits is to allow the candidates to leam m ore about WPI, and for WPI to leam m ore about the candidates. After the candidates have visited the campus, the comm ittee will make its recom m endations to President Strauss. At WPI the Provost and Vice Presi dent for Academic Affairs is the insti tute’s chief academ ic officer. The provost plays an im portant role in the allocation o f funds, as well as the tenure and prom otion processes. The provost reports directly to the Presi dent, and w orks directly w ith the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, and the Dean o f G raduate Studies and Re search. The search comm ittee is composed of eight mem bers; 6 faculty, one graduate student, and one under graduate student. The faculty mem bers on the com m ittee are: Professors Hoffman, Davis, Orr, Sacco, Schachterle, and Vassallo. Thom as Nowak is the graduate student representative, and Jeffrey G oldm eer is the under graduate representative. The com mittee began the search process in late April 1988.
Bookstore advisory committee resolving problems by B rian Beauregard A Bookstore Advisory C om m it tee was recently formed to consider problems faced by the student body in obtaining textbooks. It's primary purpose is to find systematic solu tions regarding the supply of books at the start o f each term and to alle viate shortages and minim ize any surplus of books for the benefit of the student body, the faculty, and the bookstore. WPI is a unique school with unique problems. Considering that we are a four-term college com pared to the other two-term col leges, our problems are doubled. Due to the distinctiveness o f the WPI Plan, students have a greater flexibility because of a m ore diverse schedule. At the other colleges, stu dents follow a more traditional schedule which greatly reduces the amount o f course changes. Also added to this fact, the bookstore must estim ate the number o f books to order considering students buy ing books from other students, course changes by students which occur after the ordering o f books, and other unpredictable problems.
The Bookstore Committee was formed to identify these types of problems and hope to have input relative to problems students feel should be presented. We would ap preciate any suggestions, com plaints or ideas you may have re garding the bookstore and its means of operation. Students may send their written ideas or questions to: Brian Beauregard, Student Rep., Box 992 and faculty m em bers may address their thoughts to: Per Enge, EE Dept or Richard Sisson, ME Dept. We will address these issues at our meetings and look for solutions to resolve these problems. Thank you for your time and please feel free to share any comments you may have concerning the bookstore. Members o f the Bookstore Advi sory Com m ittee are: Brian Beauregard - Student Repre sentative Prof. Enge - Faculty M ember (CAP) Joe Javorski - Asst. Registrar / Scheduler Joe M ielinski - Business Man ager Prof. Sisson - Faculty Member
Wellness Days slated for April 12-13 The prom oters have designed WPI Wellness Days to provide the campus community with an opportunity to leam how to maximize individual physical, em otional, spiritual, voca tional, and intellectual well-being. Wellness is a positive state o f mind as well as a way o f life. On April 12 there will be a variety of programs offered which include: “ N utrition Inform ation You Can Use,” “Alcohol Addiction and its Effect on the Fam ily,” “ Meditation for Balance and H arm ony,” “ Fitness Basics: an Individualized Approach,” “C hiropractic as a Holistic Approach to Health C are,” and “ Managing Stress in Y our Life.” These programs will run from 30 minutes to an hour each and will be held in Morgan A. Also on the 12th we encourage you to participate in a 2.2 mile run/walk at 12:00, starting on the WPI track. This is open to com petitive runners as well as casual joggers or walkers. A $2.00 entry fee and completion o f the course will earn each participant a tee shirt and post-race refreshm ents. On Thursday, April 13, the “W ell
ness Fair” will take place from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Lower Wedge. About 20 W orcester area health or ganizations have donated services and materials ranging from blood-pressure testing and cholesterol-level test ing to nutrition, fitness, and career guidance information. You may spend as m uch or as little time as you
wish visiting the various booths. With the exception of a $2.00 fee for the cholesterol testing, the program is free. More information will be in forthcoming issues of Newspeak and m ailings, or you may call JoAnn VanDyke. Health Services, 5520, or Carol Theisen, Student Counseling, 5540.
Wellness Day Run/Walk 2.2 Mile Run/Walk - Wednesday, April 12,1989 -12:15 pm Registration is $2. Return this form to B[jan Savilonis, c/o Athletic Department, prior to race day. On race day, registration will by from 11:30 to 12:00 in the lobby of Harrington Auditorium. The first 75 people who register and also complete the course will receive a t-shirt. Course: Start on the track. Complete one lap, then up Alumni Field hill. Turn right on driveway. Turn right on sidewalk of Institute. Turn right on sidewalk of Park Ave. Turn right on sidewalk of West. Turn right at main entrance and head toward Harrington. Repeat this loop. After the second loop, return to track and finish counter-clockwise. All staff, students, and faculty are eligible. Refreshments will be served. Wellness Day Run/Walk In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I do hereby forever waive any claim for myself, my heirs, and estate against WPI and all sponsors and individuals associated with this race for injures suffered by me at this event. NAME ---------------------------------------------------A G E --------------School A d d re ss_______________________M _ F ___ R u n ____ Walk _ T shirt size: S M L Student _ Staff Signature
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OACNewsletter PC-W RITE 3.02 OAC has recently received a new version of PC-WRITE, v. 3.02. This new version has several major changes from v. 2 .7 1. One o f those is that the 60K-byte size limit on files you edit with PCWRITE has been eliminated. You can now instantly edit any size file that will fit in mem ory as well as edit a file up to the size o f your disk using a simple file subdivision method. The spell checker guessing algorithm in v. 3.02 is greatly improved. Most o f the guesses o f correctly spelled w ords actually m ake sense now! The new version provides an option to allow multiple colum ns o f text on a page, each with its own m argins and format styles. The colum ns can be defined easily via the ruler line. Also, the new version provides BOXING O PERATIONS, INDEX SEARCHING, and an A BBREV IA TION COM PLETION FUNCTION. With boxing operations, you can copy, move, delete, or shift a rectangular box of text rather than whole lines in a file. Both index searching and abbreviations are provided within the PC-W rite Spelling Menu. Handouts for v. 3.02 are available at the OAC User Services Room. To get PC -W rite version 3.02, bring three blank 5” floppy disks or tw o blank 3 ” disks to this room. Project C enter 107. PC-FILE:dB A new version o f the PC-FILE database program, called PC-FILE:dB, has been received by OAC. The m ajor difference between PC-FILE:dB and PC-FILE+ is that the database files created by DBASE-III Plus can be used directly by PC-FILE:dB. The indexing and graphing operations have been greatly enhanced too. Handouts and free copies of PC-FILE:dB are now also available at OAC User Services (three blank 5" floppy disks or two blank 3 ” disks required). KERM IT KERM IT v.2.31 has recently been replaced by KERM IT V.2.32A. This new version of KERM IT has added many more commands to its script language. Also added are several new server related commands, such as SET SERVER TIM EO UT and REMOTE LOGIN. The handling of control-Z during file transfers in V.2.32A has been greatly improved. This new version also solved several problems which existed in older versions connected with general file transfers. If anyone wants to get the copy of the new version, please go to the OAC User Services Room with one blank disk (5” or 3 ” size). SO F T W A R E AND M A NU ALS F O R SA LE The manuals and software in the following list can now be purchased at OAC. TURBO PASCAL 5.0 PC-W RITE v. 3.02 TK SOLVER PLUS MINITAB v. 6 .I.I LaTeX LaTeX dBASE III PLUS
manual manual manual manual manual manual manual
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$44.95 $17.50 $19.00 $1 10.75 $25.00 $3.00 $278.00
Anyone who wants to buy any o f the materials above should go to OAC first and get the bill for the materials, then pay the bill at the Accounting Office in Boynton Hall, and finally, go back to OAC again to get the m aterials he/she purchased with the receipt (your stam ped-as-”P A ID " bill). TECHNICAL N OTE You may have keyboard problems while using KERM IT or PC-W rite on AT&T 6300 WGS PCs ifB U F I6 0 .C 0 M (which was included in the autoexec.bat file on some machines) w as installed prior to using KERM IT or PC-Write. The keyboard may continuously send characters to either o f the packages when you attempt to use them. Our suggestions for solving this problem are as follows: 1. Do not use B U F I6O.COM on AT& T 6300 WGS PCs in which case both packages may be used without these problems. 2. Put % 0 on a line by itself in the ED.DEF file in PC-W rite (only PC-W rite is fixed in this case). W ARNING Caution should be used when using a disk caching program and a disk optim izer on any disk si m ultaneously, especially on a hard disk. Disk cachers put frequently accessed sectors (pieces o f files) on the disk into RAM for faster subsequent accesses. A disk optim izer reorganizes the sectors o f a disk so that each file 's sectors are physically contiguous for shorter overall access tim es. Cachers may use a disk lookup table that a disk optim izer does not update, meaning that if you were using a cacher and then optimize your disk, subsequent disk accesses via the cacher m ay be o ff target causing the system to crash or the loss of important data. The easy way to prevent this is to immediately reboot the PC after optim izing when also using a disk cacher. AT&T PC TUTORIAL SCHEDULE FOR TERM D by the Office o f Academic Computing
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Tuesday March 28, 1989
World News Briefs by George Regnery Newspeak Staff
Note: I am changing the form at o f World News to try and make it more readable. A r ticles are now grouped by subject, not day. National News Representative Richard Cheney of W yo ming was approved 92-0 for the Secretary of Defense on Friday. He has to face many budget decisions that have been left idle since there has been no Secretary o f Defense for the past two months. The National Rifle A ssociation is pressur ing Drug C zar William Bennet not to limit sem i-autom atic weapons. Bennet has opposed them due to their use by drug dealers. The Space Shuttle Discovery landed on Saturday before 500,000 people. Its five day mission was nearly flawless. T here will be six more space shuttle m issions this year and 15 in the next two years. President George Bush lifted an embargo on i Chilean fruit. The em bargo was placed because a minute am ount of cyanide had been found in two grapes. All Chilean fruit in the country was destroyed (there was about $25 million worth). Inspectors are going to be inspecting future shipments more closely. The Suprem e Court announced that it was not unreasonable to search some governm ent em ployees for illegal drugs. Felice N. Schwartz, a feminist activist, has come under attack from other fem inists for proposing a “ mommy track” w hich would create two classes o f women in em ploym ent those who planned to have children and those that w anted to stick with a career. A test of the submarine launched Trident 2 missile failed after it was launched from the USS Tennessee off o f Cape Canavaral. University o f Utah researchers are expected to release a report soon that will announce that they have reached a “substained nuclear reac tion al room tem perature.” If confirm ed, this would be a breakthrough in the effort to control the energy release from the fusion of Hydrogen bombs. The trial of Oliver North continued. Fawn Hall, N orth’s former secretary, said that she had com plete faith in him and did not question his orders. R epresentative Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) was elected House minority whip- leader of the H ouse Republicans - by a vote o f 87-85. Gin
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grich is a staunch conservative and analysts say he will make the Republicans more aggressive in the House. W orld News In El Salvador, elections were held. Marxist FMLN guerrillas tried to disrupt the elections by threatening to kill anyone who travelled on the roads and by knocking out a good portion o f the country’s power. The right-w ing ARENA party defeated the Right/centrist Christian Democrat party, which currently holds power and 5 sm aller parties. A RENA got 53% o f the vote. Several US lawmakers expressed dismay because ARENA has been linked to death squads. C hief of Staff B aker urged congress men to give ARENA a chance before cutting US aid. The Nicaraguan governm ent freed 1,894 political prisoners who were national guards men under form er Dictator Samoza. Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) is campaigning to reject US certification of M exico’s anti-drug campaign. He says that 14 top officials in the M exican governm ent are criminal suspects, including 5 m em bers of President Carlo Salinas DE G ortiari’s cabinet. Great Britain acknow ledged that a Decem ber bom b warning w asn’t mailed until January, after a bomb exploded in Pan Am flight 103. Data from Antarctica says that plants and animals are adjusting to the ozone hold, easing fears slightly over the ozone hold over A ntarc tica. 116 UN nations approved a ban of crossborder transport of hazardous waste. Economic News Stocks fell sharply last week, due to fears o f inflation and reports from IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation. IBM announced last Friday that sales had been less than expected. This caused IB M ’s stock price to fall 5.625 points to 112.50. IBM brought the rest o f the m arket dow n. Later in the week, DEC announced that it to was expecting lower revenues than originally anticipated. This also hurt the m arket, but not nearly to the same degree as did the IBM an nouncement. Producer prices rose 1% in February. At that rate, producer prices will rise 12.7% for the year. This caused great concern. However, these fears were eased slightly when it was later reported that consum er prices rose only .4% in February.
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER: A CONSORTIUM LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SATURDAY, APRIL 8,1989
All classes are offered in the PC Classroom, Higgins 221 from 11:00 to 12:00 on the days indicated below. Wed Thu Fri Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Tue Wed Thu Fri Mon Tue Wed Fri
March 22 March 23 March 24 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 14
MS-DOS Introduction MS-DOS Introduction MS-DOS Advanced PC-W rite version 3.02 I PC-W rite version 3.02 II PC-W rite version 3.02 III PC-W rite version 3.02 IV PC-W rite version 3.02 Mail Merge Turbo Pascal version 5.00 8 Useful Public Domain Programs Useful Hard Disk Comm ands & Utilities Kermit version 2.32A PC-File:dB I PC-File:dB II PC-Calc+ G EM /3 Draw Plus
Note: Handouts are available for most of the classes. If there are any questions, cali ext. 5197 or 5016
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ON THE CAMPUS OF CLARK UNIVERSITY A day long conference featuring presentations on topics important to today’s emerging leaders by professionals, staff members and faculty from eight of the Worcester colleges. The conference is open to all students interested in developing their leadership skills while meeting students from other area colleges. A keynote address entitled, "Leadership in the 21st Century" will be given by nationally recognized presenter, Will Keim. A nominal fee is being charged each participant. Registration forms may be picked up in the Dean of Students Office. Space is limited.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31,1989 presented by the W orcester Consortium Activities Professionals
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STUDENT&YOUTH
Lonise Bias speaks at Holy Cross
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by Sharon Savage '91 On W ednesday, February 22, 1989, Mrs. Lonise Bias, mother of the late Len Bias, spoke to more than 300 people at the Hogan Campus Center at Holy Cross. Len Bias was the first round draft choice for the Celtics in 1986. Three days after he was picked he died o f a heart attack due to a cocaine overdose. Mrs. Bias has been travelling across the country, speaking to college, high school and even junior high school students. Mrs. Bias gave a very powerful and thought-provoking talk. She m ade it clear from the beginning that she was not there to talk about drugs or alcohol, nor was she there to try to eulogize Len Bias. Mrs. Bias was not con cerned with statistics or a “just say no” presen tation. According to Mrs. Bias, drugs and alcohol are not the reason for the problems they are associated with. Instead, they are the sym p toms of a disease that is running rampant and causing the downfall o f our nation’s youth.
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with, Mrs. Bias strengthened her position of believing in yourself and inspired many people. After her presentation, students from the W orcester Consortium gave Mrs. Bias som e thing from their schools. WPI was represented by Choices: The Peer Advisors. C hoices pre sented Mrs. Bias with a shirt from Alcohol Awareness week which was held in October.
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Instead o f treating the disease by just saying no. it is m ore important to find the roots o f this problem. The inspirational message that Mrs. Bias delivered was aimed at young adults. She en courages students to think for themselves and not to yield to peer pressure. A s an example, Mrs. Bias used Michael Jackson’s “ Bad" video. In the video. Michael is faced with the dilemma o f either beating up an old man and being accepted by his peers or of not doing it and standing up for his beliefs and being thought o f as “uncool”. By making your own decisions you can better accept yourself and then you will be accepted by your true friends. The last part of her message was that every one is special and can accomplish a lot in life. Mrs. Bias believes that it is important to put your past behind you and to look positively to the future. She also told people to remember that no m atter how awful your life seems to be there is alw ays someone worse o ff than you. By using examples that everyone could identify
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CLARK UNIVERSITY College of Professional and C ontinuing Education S tudy Tour of the Lower Yangtze River D elta Region
June 2 8 -Ju ly 2 2 , 1989 The tour will include: ■ ten days in residence at N anjing Normal U niversity ■ m orning lectures by distinguished N anjing faculty ■ afternoon visits to sites u nder study, including com m ercial in stitu tio n s, hospitals, ag ricu ltu ral collectives, educational and cu ltu ral centers ■ exploration of M ount H uangshan, the Chinese g ardens of Yangzhou, and the city of Beijing. G raduate and undergraduate credit (1 u n it/4 credits) may be elected. E stim ated cost (including air/lan d tran sp o rtatio n , lodging, meals, visa, tuition): $3,980. A $300 deposit by 4/28 reserves your space on the tour. For inform ation, call or write:
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Self Defense Demonstration SCOREA PART-TIME JOB! Right now, you can score the best part-time job anywhere! Become a UPS "Package-Handier" this week and earn all the rewards of our out standing compensation package:
Self Defense Training using a nonaggressive method of self defense.
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As an added bonus, you could score a limousine ride to Fenway Park with free opening day tickets for the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, Monday April 10th. To be registered for Sox tickets, you must fill out a UPS application by Friday, March 31st.
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‘No street shoes - wear comfortable attire’
Full-time SUMMER JOBS AVAILABLE on campus The Office of Housing and Residential Life is now accepting applications for ASSISTANT CREW SUPERVISOR, SUMMER CREW WORKERS, and two OFFICE ASSISTANTS. Job descriptions and applications are currently available from the Office of Housing and Residential Life. DEADLINE TO APPLY: Assistant Crew Supervisor......... April 7, 1989 Summer Crew Workers.............. April 14, 1989 Office Assistants......................... April 14, 1989 For more information, contact Elizabeth Sinkiewicz, Assistant Director of Residential Life, x5175.
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EDITORIAL
Students are paying for a choice O ne o f W P I’s advantages is its small size. Students can get to know the professors. W P I’s small size is also a big disadvantage. All courses are not available each term ; som e are not even available each year. In addition, when the courses are offered, they are offered in only one section. T he problem w ith this is that the student cannot choose w hat professor to learn with. Students know the professors; they also know what professors they w ould not w ant to have. Som e professors are incom petent, others sim ply d o n ’t have a teaching style that m atches the particular stu d en t’s learning style. U nfortunately, this know ledge is not o f m uch use. B e cause o f so m any required courses, the prerequisites
required for so m any classes, and tight scheduling in general, a student is stuck taking a class w ith a professor that is not his choice. Students need and w ant a choice. T his is evident in the M athem atics departm ent. B ecause all students are required to have so m e m athem atics courses, the basic courses are large and offered often. T here are several sections o f each offered each term , and different p ro fes sors teach each section. Som e sections fill m uch m ore rapidly than others. Som e o f this m ay be due to people avoiding early m o rning classes, but the m ajor factor is the quality o f the p ro fesso r teaching each section.
A lthough m any courses are too sm all to offer m ore sections, the students in each course should have som e say as to w hich pro fesso r will teach the course; at least som e sort o f veto pow er. A lso, the course evaluations should be review ed by the faculty w hen determ ining course assig n m ents. Som e professors m ig h t be great in one co u rse and poor in another. Finally, a professor w ho has received very poor evalu atio n s in a certain course should not be teach in g the sam e course again. Students here are paying over $l,(X)() per course; they should be allow ed to decide which professors are w orth that m oney.
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Do not read this if you’re a bigot! To the Editor: I’d like to start this letter by quot ing one of our fellow students as overheard last T hursday by the Daniels mail boxes. “ Hey, check this out. A m arch for W om en’s Rights. Fuck that Shit.” Although that may not be the popu lar thought around campus, by look ing at the num ber o f people going to W ashington from WPI, it is obvious that most around here d o n ’t care. This conclusion may be com pletely wrong and unjustly stated. M embers o f the student body do have enough problem s of their own with classes and project work. As most of you know, the adjustm ent to college life can be traumatic as is the transi tion from being a student to a working contributor to society. This is the time in your life that you should realize that you are a m em ber of society. And as such you must leam about w hat’s going on around you. You can sit back and let the world go by, living life as you think it’s sup posed to be, but sooner than you think you’re going to be affected. You can graduate in 4-5 years, get a job, a
mate, a house, a new car and your weekend cottage down at the Cape. You can do all o f those things and live your life oblivious to apartheid in South Africa, to innocent people being in jails around the world, and to people starving both in Third World countries and in W orcester, but you can also help. I could go o ff about those students I overheard last week. I’ll just say that women are being prejudiced against in society, and it’s too bad that people can be indifferent to that. You might be wondering what type
of conclusion I’m heading towards. I’m not so sure myself. I don’t con sider m y self an activist. It’s only been lately that I ’ve started paying atten tion to w h at’s going on in the “ real” world. I can only state m y opinion that you as students should start caring. Conservative o r Liberal, it d oesn’t matter. Just take some time to think. Oh, my roommate, Mike, wanted me to congratulate anyone who fin ished reading this. Ron Skoletsky '90
Where is my mail? To the Editor: W ould som eone please care to explain to me why it takes as much as a week and a half or more for mail to get into our boxes? I ’m not sure whether the problem lies with the W orcester post office or the mailroom, but I am fed up. I’m waiting for a letter that was mailed ten days ago and still has not arrived - a letter containing money which I need right
Here are the “facts To the Editor: Last month, while I was in a friend’s apartment, Ellsworth 10, a m em ber of a fraternity (I d o n ’t know which), involved in a party at E-6 walked over (the party was about 15 feet away), opened the door to the kitchen of the apartment I was in and started pissing onto the kitchen floor. That is a fact. I saw it happening. I tend not to see or hear the better things about fraternities; that must be my problem. 1 know that fraterni ties do many constructive things. I am N OT a fratem ity-basher. It just seems to me that I ’ve been exposed
now. In ten days the letter could have been sent to Europe and back, but for some reason has not yet reached me. This is ridiculous. Yes, I know the mailroom staff works hard to put out all the mail every day, but I know o f at least one instance where a package was delivered two months late be cause it got lost in the mail room. I want my mail, and I want it now.
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to the bad side of fraternity life many more times than I ’ve been exposed to the good side. Your problem is that you w on’t admit to the fact that- you guys DO get out o f hand quite often! If you do nothing to alienate the rest o f the cam pus, then why is everyone a t tacking your system? There are advantages to fraterni ties. It is true, but there are also draw backs to them from the point o f the community. Admit it, guys. The only way to reach any kind o f agree ment in this stupid argum ent is for each side to make it’s concessions. M ichael Voorhis, '91
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Radio Club’s 80th anniversary activities planned The WPI W ireless Association, otherwise known as the Radio Club, is celebrating it’s 80th anniversary this year. To comm emorate this occasion, the club has several activities planned for D term, with others to be planned for A & B terms. On Saturday, April l (no fooling), W lY K , the club station, will operate a “ special event station” from the club on top o f Salisbury Labs. A “ Special Event Station” is when an organiza tion is com m em orating an event by operating the station, usually for an extended period o f time, and offers a special certificate to those who con
tact the station. The club has printed up special 80th Anniversary “QSL” cards to confirm the contacts, and will also be sending certificates to people who contact WPI on April 1st. The cards will be used throughout this anniversary year of 1989. The club will be open for visitors all day Saturday, opening up at 9:00 am and running straight through until about 5:00 pm. Contacts will be made, and interested parties may operate the equipm ent. Club mem bers will be on hand and willing to tell about the club, so if you have been interested in joining the Wireless
A ssociation, this is the day to find out more! The club was first organized in 1909 by a group of interested people, and had the first station in Atwater Kent, and ran power for the transm it ter o ff o f the trolley tracks. Now lo cated on top o f Salisbury Labs, it sports a top-of-the-line HF trans ceiver, equipm ent for digital com m u nications, A mateur Satellite com m u nications, regional FM com m unica tions, and commercial Satellite re ception. Come on up and work the world with Amateur Radio!
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The Tale of Margo and Wade by A lton Reich Newspeak S ta ff It has been said that everyone loves a love story gone bad. even if it w asn’t much o f a love story in the First place. I have been w atching for several weeks now as the tale o f Margo and Wade has unfolded upon the stage of reality. It is a story worthy of Shakespeare, with all the elem ents of a great comedy, and som e o f a great tragedy. See there on the field the great Sir Wade. Ah, how the comm on peasant folk love to watch him crush the infi dels with his stout cudgel. Sir Wade has all the qualities of a true hero of the people, he is brave, mighty, skill ful, and widely feared, yet kind, com passionate, and loving o f his wife. He is truly a man of heroic proportions. Yet despite his great ness, Sir Wade is still a man. One day when Sir W ade was far from home trying to crush the infidels he began to feel lonely. Sir Wade was far from the fair Lady Debbie, for what kind o f a knight took his wife into the midst o f dangerous manly combat, and he was lonely for her love. The one night a group o f Gypsy entertainers came to am use the troops under Sir Wade. One o f them, Margo, caught Sir W ade’s eye, and loins. Al though she was not really one to look at, the need that Sir W ade felt was more than any he had ever experi enced. That night Sir W ade invited M istress Margo to share his tent. She considered for a m om ent and then agreed. She had never had the honor o f spending a night with a real hero of the people. Sir W ade had a bottle of wine open and waiting for Margo. They talked for a while, and Wade thought often o f his wife and his prom ises to be true (W hile this is all speculation, this part is really specu
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M istress Margo became public, and he was forced to give her up. M istress M argo was not to be gotten rid o f so easily. She was determined to get back at Sir W ade for leaving her so abruptly. She decided to sue him in the high court o f justice to try to squeeze for all she could. Margo hoped to get all the wages she’d lost while his love slave, and for the em o tional dam age he caused her by leav ing. Sir W ade’s defense was simple, he was a sex addict. He needed someone to help him deal with the primal urges he felt, and Mistress Margo volun teered. “ She w asn’t forced,” he ex plained, “to give up her job and live at his expense.” W ell, the judge bought it and or dered that M istress Margo could get little if any money out of Sir Wade. She was quite upset so she went to the greatest Mages o f Com m unication in the land to broadcast her m essage to the people. “ Sir W ade is a fink,” she said. “Look at your hero, h e ’s a sex addict. Do you want your children to idolize that?” She hoped that the comm on folk would hear her and help her vengeful cause, but they didn’t. Then she tried one last ditch solution, posing nude in PlayElf. That also d idn’t work too well. (Although when the com m on folk got a good look at her body they began to w onder if their hero was blind.) A nd so continues the Saga of M argo and W ade. A tale worthy of H em m ingway, but written by Sidney Sheldon. I love baseball, it’s so entertaining!
W e’re finally heading for the final foot of our college undergraduate days. Everyone is most likely going crazy trying to decide what they want to do after they graduate. “What company should I work for? Maybe I should go to grad school!” To relieve some o f the pressure from all the decisions you have to make, we have planned many fun activities for the rest of the year. We also have kept the costs as minimal as possible so that everyone can attend these events. The more people the better! Everyone should have received information in their mail boxes that spe cifically explains these activities and how much they will cost. I will briefly sum marize the agenda: 4/26: President’s Senior Reception from 4-6 at the home of Pres. Jon C. Strauss. 5/6 : Senior Dinner Dance at 6:30 pm - Sheraton - Lincoln 5/7 - 5/10 : Cape Cod Trip - a list o f recommended places to stay will be provided to allow you to make your reservations. 5 /18 : Senior Barbeque at 6 :(K) pm on the Higgins House lawn. Senior Walk - Park Avenue will follow the Barbeque. 5/19 : Baccalaureate Ceremony: 6:00 - 6:45 in Alden Hall, Parent’s R ecep tion: B oyetzi’s, 9 pm - I am at Holden Hills Country Club. 5/20 : Graduation Brunch: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm. Morgan Dining Hall. Commencement Ceremony: 2:00 pm - Quad. Rain location - Harrington Auditorium. Hope for sunshine! Ticket Senior ' Senior Senior Senior
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Table assignments will start April 17th from 11-1 pm, first come first served. T-shirts will be given to the first 200 people who are purchasing the Senior W eek package. You also will be able to pick up the Senior Poster with the Class o f ’89 photo at this time! Start marking o ff these dates on your calendars so that w e’ll see everyone at these events. The BAccalaureate Ceremony will consist o f a series of inspirational messages by students and faculty. The Brass C hoir will also play a part in the program by providing musical interludes. Following the cerem ony, everyone will be able to attend the parent’s reception to conclude the night’s agenda. If there are two parents’ addresses at which graduation should be sent, please contact one o f your class officers as soon as possible. W e will also be getting happy hours rolling at R alph’s, Firehouse, etc. Keep your eyes open for posters and classifieds. W e’re seniors, so w e’re allowed to go crazy and have a lot of fun!! If anyone has any suggestions, questions, or would like to help out, please contact us. Have a great last D-term!
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GREEK CORNER A lpha G a m m a Delta Welcome back from Spring break to all you tan G am ’s. Many o f us enjoyed a bus ride from Hell to the wild streets o f Daytona. Our condo lences to those who had to endure the poor con ditions o f the hotel, but thanks to Danielle for her attempt at adding one o f the AGD colors to the halls. And A llison congratulations, your efforts down South may not have earned you the single most num ber o f votes, but cum ula tive totals will always run in the end. Congratulations to all our old and new o ffi cers - you made it through your training. Roses to Bridget, you led us through a great year. Good luck Deb. W e may have gotten you into this but there is no turning back now. We all just hope your room is no indication of your organizational skills. Lisa - we are all happy to hear that you can soon be “floppy” legally, congratulations. D-term will be great. Filled with terrific weather, so get ready for those cook-outs and taking the orphans to the beach - thanks for the great idea Sue (do you think they’ll give us custody for a day?) Delta Phi Epsilon W e’re back... So much has happened lately, and there is so much to catch up on! First, the sisters would like to welcome their newly initiated sisters: Fatm a Ekinci, W anda Gleason, Kristine G overtsen, K im berly Johnson, K atherine Knapp, and Amy Scott. The pledge/sister re treat was incredible! Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, without whom it would not be possible. Jules- nice pants, but we thought Moe was the fashion goddess. The juniors and so phomores looked especially nice in their beachwear! Nice tank tops! And seniors- G illigan’s Island was never so good! Maybe you should make a record. A m es and W an did a wonderful job refraining from quoting movies (at least while they were playing.) Evil did a spectacular job teaching us how to play pool “Treat a cue stick like a fine instrum ent” — w e’ll leave it at that! And Jean Claude looked mighty fine in his muscle shirt - or lack of! Julie- we missed you, but look forward to you
joining us as a sister soon! Deb- missed you, too -hope you and your car are OK. And to Jen - next time we throw a surprise party for you please try to show up on time!! C ongratula tions to Bridgette on her engagement!! Best of luck to you! Best wishes to our new officers: President: Cindy Bachelder, Vice Presi dent: Christine Jarzobski, Treasurer: M arianne Kopczynski, Secretary: Rebecca Hutnak and to all other officers who are equally important but impossible to list here. Maria and Liza- stop flaunting those tans!! We sw ear this giant rain cloud followed us around in Florida!! Many thanks to FIT ’s T K E ’s for the pool party on Sat. night! Special thanks to Chris, Kevin, Pat, Henk, and especially Jerry for their hospitality and patience in the shower line. W hat hap pened to the deluxe accommodations over looking the beach? Well, the view of the park ing lot w asn’t that bad. Maria, Liza, and Jendid you have a view o f the parking lot on the cruise? Y ou’re from Jersey- what exit? Lisawhat do you mean you lost them? Daryl - both ends at once? Florida policemen are so helpful! Kathy- “aren’t you a policem an?” Told you we should have stayed another day, w eek, month,... Amy, sorry about the bird attack at the gas station! Nice headlights! Birdwatching or hair patrol? Kate and Kim - told you M oroc can men are easy! W ake up, it’s the W ashing ton M onument!! Thanks, Ames! I do believe it was the half hair twist with a full giggle! 10, 10! Small, m edium, and OH MY GOD!! Did you think o f dead puppies? Daryl- get well soon. And to K ate’s Mom, thanks for lunch and breakfast! Y ou’re awesome! W elcome back Amy! W elcom e back all, and Happy D -term to you. Good luck. By the way, I do believe the train to Florida leaves the day after D-term finals... Phi Sigm a Sigma Hello All! A belated welcome back from Spring Break goes out to everyone. All o f the exciting things happening in the chapter should make it easier to brush o ff the sand and put away your sunglasses. C ongratulations to all the new com m ittee heads: Assistant Rush, M elissa Lichwan; A ssistant
Pledge, Dianna Furlong; Assistant Bursar, Kim Duff; Fundraiser, Amy Brideau; A lum nae, Melanie Stoops; House, Linda Bove; IFC R ep , M oe K e lly ; S c h o la rs h ip , C h ris Donoghue; Historian, Carmen Barillas; Ac tivities, Michelle LeBeouf; Public Relations, Donna M. Roche; Song Leader, Sue Mador; Order, Darlene Blanchard; M ember-at-large, Kathy Fanous; Sophomore Rep, G ina Pietrangelo; Junior Rep, Dara Zuckemick; Sen ior Rep, Chris Coumou; Philanthropy, Beth Ras; Panhel Delegate, Robin Winship; Fire Marshall, Maureen Brosnan; Social, Danielle Lemieux.Aim High to keep Phi Sigma Sigma the best. Cari W. and Pam H.- how you been livin’? In other news: congrats to Kristen on satis fying her “sweet tooth” with her recent pinning to Joe Sugar! And congrats to Darlene on her sig piece o f jew elry (only 2 months as a sister and already a candle passing • I think som e one’s been robbing our cradle!) A big “standing O ” goes to (Dr.) Aston Sisson on her acceptance to Tufts Vet School w e’ll miss you next year (and so will KAP). I guess I have to welcome the midgets back from Down Under and thanks for the welcome-back bash that you threw for yourselves. 25 days until JP, 38 days until the end o ’ the term, 53 days until graduation!Until we meet again, LITP. Sigm a Pi Welcome back everyone. First off, let’s take care o f some old business. Sigma P i’s Miracle Mile held on February 25th and 26th raised a total o f $9100 for Multiple Sclerosis. Sigma Pi would like to thank everyone who contributed their time, money, and effort to wards the event, which went off without a hitch. New business. Is it true Joe has gone off to be a monk? The Octopussy Lounge is now truly under the sea.Rags- Jean doesn’t even need a damn parking spot. I think there’s quite a few brothers w ho’ve forgotten the true meaning of D-term.Harmony- W ill DQ survive to get next year’s tuition?PS - Are you all ready to go South ‘O ’ the Border? T h e ta C hi
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This is it everybody- the last term, finally. ‘Hope everyone had plenty-O-fun and partying over Spring Break. Now, unfortunately it’s back to typical W orcester weather and the books for a while. Theta Chi Fraternity held elections at the end o f C-term. We would like to congratulate and announce our new officers: President: Vincent Tyer Vice President: Chris Weeks Secretary: Matt Hwang Treasurer: Jim Plummer Pledge Marshal: Dave Stascavage Rush Chairm an: Jeff Smith Chaplain: Ken Rawlings Historian: John Murphy Librarian: Gregg Pelleren First G uard: Matt Maguire Second Guard: Mike Strong Asst. Treas.: Chris Sparages & Brian Cos tello Projects Mgr: John Christopher Details Mgr: John Supczak Asst. Rush: Derek Cygan Kitchen Steward: Barry Sylvia Activities Chrmn: Kent Costa Social Chrmn: Tom Larosa
Liquor Steward: Dave Cohen Fire Marshal: George Delourero IFC Rep: Phil Marks Philanthropy Chrmn: Alex Thorp ByLaws Charmn: Dan Reis EBA Rep: Tom Silva Athletic Chrmn: Doug Martin Futures Chrmn: Scott Manchuso Publicity/Echo: Sean O ’Malley Faculty Relations: Chris Rett We would like to wish the new officers ail the best in the coming year and thank the outgoing officers for doing an outstanding job over the past year. This com ing Saturday, April 1st, Theta Chi will be holding its third annual Run For Life relay race. This year we have raised money for the W orcester C hapter o f the United Way. We will be running at 7:00am from B oston’s Government Center and arriving at W orc ester’s City Hall for cerem onies at 2:00pm. Anyone is welcome to attend the presentation at City Hall Saturday afternoon. The Epsilon Brotherhood experienced a very solemn occurrence last w eek. Richard Sheahan ( ’87), a fine brother and good friend o f many of us, passed away W ednesday afternoon into the C hapter Eternal. We all extend our most sincere sym pathies to his family and fiancee. Epsilon brothers will be attending Funeral services for Rich in W allingford, C on necticut Tuesday morning. Zeta Psi Brothers, Spring Break... does anything else have to be said? Yes you idiots, first o ff let’s congratulate Johnny Z on graduating and los ing money in Atlantic C ity. I guess that goes to Tom too, the losing money part, as for your humble writer, he came back with som e lovely green stuff, too bad he totalled his w heels in a death-defying stunt which will cost him most of it. John A. great skiing trip w asn’t it but I don’t remember the slopes at all only those evil Rusty Nails. Y our alm ost out o f here you punting FEA scumbucket. Now up to M ontreal where a few select brothers went in a trip into the twilight zone. Pete where did you get your drivers license, did you have to send in box tops or something, but the m oon was at least a 7.5 (the Russian judge gave you a 3) w e beat you though, Joe and A rt’s was a 10, com bined. Also Pete you w ouldn’t happen to have a $150 frisbee hanging around do you? As for Andy, did you ever take navigation in RO TC , we saw almost all o f the Quebec province before we left. Art what the hell were you doing with your mouth open with that babe, she said yes, yes, and you said duhhhh. I do believe I heard your tongue hit the ground. Now M arshal, what can I say about him, let me see, well how about, oh I don’t know, maybe W HIPPED a bit lately. She tracked you down like a bloodhound, even that guys at McGill could not believe it. And at the party dam n you were lost beyond help. I really should not say anything about the party I don’t rem em ber the 10 cops com ing in. W hat’s left to say? Nate next w eek in Brock ton, you, me, and smut; you w on’t be a kid there. Ralphy and Ed step aside. Adam you scum, you got a laser for free. W here’s TH, I finally got some good cookies and h e ’s never around. You know the teacher loves to shaft people just ask Joel and me. I w onder if we all step aside are we once again w here we left ponder that thought, ‘til its curtains for Tony, nuff said.
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CLUB CORNER A lpha Phi O m ega W elcom e back brothers, we have lots of Spring quotes this week: “Oh. It’s Spring. Yippee. Hurrah. Yahoo. H ubba-hubba (For Bikini Clad Women). Yeah S pring’s here but good ole W orcester still gets snow and rain. Anybody want a raffle ticket? Please?! Only 1 term left! Tan skin is in and w hite is for laundry, Mike you are clueless! G oop, floop, moop, Cindy, I ’ll buy you a box of Lucky Charms for your birthday. Which has more sugar, a box o f ring dings or a bowl of Lucky Charms? Drew & Jen - why is your clean laundry dirty? W e have lots o f good stuff planned for Dterm. Remem ber your times for recruiting blood and be there to donate April 6 th! New Voices Cafe is coming up and God needs help with the spring w eekend booth. D on’t forget our gathering this w eekend - I ’ll see you there! H illei Last Tuesday, March 21, was Purim. Purim is a holiday which might be the most modem in Judaism. It is the day to rejoice that the Jews o f the First Diaspora that lived in exile in Babylon didn't get killed in a mass of G eno cide. It is a traditional during this holiday to have a half day fast the day before the holiday and a type o f "Carnival" the day of the holiday. C hildren wear costumes and it is required to be happy that day: Drink wine but not to an excess. The only quasi-religious event which is done during this holiday is the reading o f the Meggilat Esther, this is the book that explains the story and fable o f the events in Babylon. C hildren in the synagogue and all present are supposed to make a lot o f noise when the name of the perpetrator o f the genocide, Aman, is read. This year the holiday comes a m onth later than normal because the Jewish calendar has a leap year, which consists of a whole month of 29 days. If you are further interested on Judaism or on joining Hillei drop us a note at our Club Box. S tu d en ts fo r Social A w areness W elcome back from Spring Break folks hope you all enjoyed Fine w eather wherever you were. We started out this term with am az ing am ounts o f planning. We have decided on quite a few speakers for this term... see upcom ing articles for more information. More impor tantly we organized our April 9th trip to W ash ington D.C. to join the NOW organization to protest for w om en’s rights. I’d like to thank Nick, Glenn and especially Carlos for stuffing m ailboxes on Tuesday - despite the fact that everyone threw them out. Also thanks to all faculty and staff who are helping fund our g roup’s trip. Our plan is to be on the bus Saturday night, and get to W ashington D.C. early Sunday. We will set up with the half m illion people on "The Ellipse” then march dow n Pennsylvania Ave. past the Capitol. The day will end with a rally, guest speakers and en-
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________ tertainers. We will return to W orcester M on day at 3:30 am. So I hope all our professors will forgive us if we oversleep. This last Thursday, we had Nancy Ires from the NOW organization talk to us and get us p sy ched for the march. Watch out W ashington, here we come. If you wish to send a donation or ask any questions feel free to write Glenn, WPI Box 2564. O r attend our weekly m eetings on Thursdays at 4:30 in the Salisbury TV Lounge - and Galw in, thanks for the fish.
BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER INFORMATION DAY
W ireless A ssociation Happy A nniversary W l YK! O ur 80th A nni versary spectacular will begin this Saturday, April l (no fooling) at 9 am in the Salisbury Lounge. We will operate the station all day, until about 5:00 pm, when we will hear some historic words from ‘El P residente’ Bob. Ev eryone who has an interest in A m ateur Radio is invited, and visitors can be allowed to operate the radios with supervision. Apart from that, the Boston M arathon is coming up, as well as the K id’s Fair at the C en trum, and the M IT flea market. M eeting is the same as usual,,P}V,rsday, at,^;30 in Salisbury 0 1 1. See-you there! W P I Flying C lu b The WPI Flying Club is offering a ground school class for the Private Pilot Test. The class will be held tw ice a week for two hours each class. Contact Mike Messer at Box 1385 if interested. There will be a meeting o f the flying club to night at 7:30 pm in Higgins 209. Elections will be held.
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CLASSIFIEDS Looking fo ra fraternity, sorority, or student organization that would like to make $500 S I000 for a one week on cam pus marketing project. Must be organized and hardworking. Call Jill or Corine at l -800-592-212 1. HEADING FOR EUROPE THIS SU M MER (OR ANY T IM E)? Jet there for no more than $160 with AIRHITCH as reported in C onsum er Reports, NY Tim es, L et’s Go, Good Housekeeping, and National Network morning shows. For details call ( 2 12) 864-2000 or write AIRHITCH, 2901 Broadway, Suite 100A, NY, NY 10025.
ATTENTION - G O V ER N M EN T SEIZED V EHICLES from $100. Fords, M ercedes, Corvettes, Chevys. Surplus Buyers G uide. 1602-838-8885 Ext A 7679. FOR SALE: Mamiya M645 Super Medium Form at Camera. Includes f1.9 80mm lens, m otor drive, cam era bag, film. $700. C all 7921276. Apartm ent with 3 bedrooms for rent from May. Rent: $600. 5 min walk from W PI. Call (508) 754-6628. 7-m an apartment one block from the Wedge and Store 24. 63 Fruit St. Furnished full kitchen. C ontact Chris at 756-6673.
This past summer over 350 college students took on a management position with us gaining exceptional managerial and business skills for their post graduate career. T H EY A VER AGED $10740 IN N ET SUM M ER EARN INGS. Call 1-800-922-5579.
Com e to the Radio Club on Saturday! Work the w orld from the Roof o f Salisbury. 9-5, Sal isbury 5th floor.
ATTENTION - HIRING! Government jobs - your ares. Many im mediate openings without waiting list or test. $17840 - $69485. Call 1602-838-8885. Ext R 7679.
A partm ents for Rent - available June 1. Beat the rush. Now showing 2-4 person apts. Prac tically on campus. Call 799-9833 betw een 6:00 - 7:30 pm Mon-Thu only.
ATTENTION - G O V ER N M EN T HOMES from !1 (U repair). Delinquent tax property. Repossessions. Call 1-602-838-8885 Ext, GH 7679.
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HOW I MADE $184100 FDR COLLEGE BY WORKING WEEKENDS As soon as I finished Advanced Training, the Guard gave me a cash bonus of $2,000. I’m also getting another $5,000 for tuition and books, thanks to the New GI Bill. Not to mention my monthly Army Guard paychecks. They’ll add up to more than $11,000 over the six years I’m in the Guard. And if I take out a college loan, the Guard will help me pay it back-up to $1,500 a year, plus interest. It all adds up to $18,000—or more —for college for just a little of my time. And that’s a heck of a better deal than any car wash will give you. When my friends and I graduated from high school, we all took part-time jobs to pay for college. They ended up in car washes and hamburger joints, putting in long hours for little pay. Not me. My job takes just one weekend a month and two weeks a year. Yet, I’m earning $18,000 for college. Because I joined my local Army National Guard. They’re the people who help our state during emergencies like hurri canes and floods. They’re also an important part of our country’s military defense. So, since I’m helping them do such an important job, they’re helping me make it through school.
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What’s Going On? Gordon Library Exhibit for March: Currier & Ives Prints Popular prints by the most prolific lithographers o f the 19th century, from the L ibrary’s collection.
A MAGICAL FUN-FILLED ADVENTURE UNUKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER SEEN.
The WPI Community is reminded that Alumni G ym nasium is open for recreation Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Please enter and exit through the main doors in Alumni G ymnasium. IDs are required to use the facility. Please present your ID to the Supervisor on duty in the front lobby of Alumni. Reminder - Massachusetts State tax forms are available in the Payroll Office, in the basem ent o f Stratton. Wednesday, March 29, 1989 10:00 am - 3:00 pm : Festival: Fifth Annual Cultural Festival. The festival hosts a rich variety o f exhibits, exotic foods, folkloric music and dancing and much more. The program will run continuously from 1 0 - 3 . 8:00 pm - Video : “ Ladyhawke," G om pei’s Place, Free. 1:30 - 4:00 pm : Biotechnology Career Information Day. Reps from Eastern New England Biotech Companies such as Biogen, Integrated Genetics, and Cambridge BioScience will be available to answ er your questions about careers in biotechnology and what training is valuable in preparing for them. Thursday, March 30, 1989 11:30 - 1:30 : Good Gracious GORP guys and gals - It’s time for an S.T.D. (Campus Ministry in the Wedge) 8:00 pm - Lecture : “The Human Rights M ovem ent,” Alden Hall, Free.
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Saturday, April 1, 1989 9:00 am - 5:00 pm : W ireless A ssociation’s 80th Anniversary Special Event Station. Salis bury 501a. All people interested in Amateur radio are invited to participate. Sunday, April 2, 1989 6:30 & 9:30 pm - Film : “A Fish Called W anda,” Alden Hall, $2.00. Monday, April 3, 1989 7:00 pm - Film and Discussion : “Still Killing Us Softly,” Higgins Labs 109. Free. A film by Jean Killboume focusing on how women arc portrayed in the media. Discussion to follow. 8:(X) pm - Self Defense Demonstration : Robert Lamprey, W orcester Police Departm ent. Self Defense training using a non-agressive m ethod of self defense. W restling Room, Alumni Gym. Tuesday, April 4, 1989 4:(X) pm - Chemistry Dept. Colloquium , Dr. David I. Schuster, NY University, “Characteri zation of Short-lived Transient Intermediates in Photochemical Reactions.” Salisbury Labs 123.
Soccomm Special Event Thursday March 30th Amnesty International Lecture: “The Human Rights Movement” 8 pm in Alden Hall FREE ADMISSION