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N e w a lc o h o l p o lic y p a s s e d b y t h e IF C

by H eid i Lundy Associate Ed itor Fraternities at W P I can’t use beer kegs anymore, only cans. Most frater­ nities are changing to B Y O B parties.

Soon, W P I will be a dry campus. For the past two weeks, since students re­ turned from break, rumors like these have been Hying around campus about fraternities, social functions, and something new, the B Y O B con­ cept. The purpose of this article is to provide the facts as to what has been happening with W P I fraternities, their National Chapters and the Interfraternity Council (IFC ).

For two years, fraternities have been aware that they need to conform to a set of regulations established by their insurance companies in “ Risk Management Policies.” Most of the fraternities on this campus have very similar Risk Management Properties, and they all include the following rules: -No alcoholic beverage may be purchased through the chapter treasury nor may the purchase of same for members or guests be undertaken or coordinated by any member in the name of or on behalf of the chapter.

The purchase of bulk alcohol is pro­ hibited.

-No chapter members, collectively or individually, shall purchase for,

serve to, or sell alcoholic beverages to any minor.

-OPEN P A R T IE S where alcohol is present, meaning those with unre­ stricted access by non-members of the fraternity, without specific invitation, shall be prohibited.

Until recently, enforcement of these Risk Management Policies was almost nonexistent. In the past three weeks, four campus fraternities have been pressured into immediate com­ pliance with these policies. Theta Chi was visited by a National Representa­ tive, an alcohol related injury oc­ curred at Alpha Tau Omega, an alco­ hol related fight occurred at Phi Gamma Delta, and an alcohol related incident occurred at Zeta Psi. These events caused closer scrutiny by the fraternities respective National’s. In attempting to comply with the Risk Management Policies, some of these fraternities did not serve beer at their most recent parties and, instead, re­ quired invitees to “ Bring Their Own.” Hence, the beginning of the B Y O B rumors.

Because of these incidents, there has been a lot of conversation among the IF C representatives as to estab­ lishing a “ system-wide compliance policy,” meaning that all fraternities on campus would conform to their Risk Management Policies.

At the closed IF C meeting one

week ago, members attempted, by way of a vote, to gain support for a System-wide Compliance Policy.

Obviously, the four fraternities who had been forced to comply would be in favor of such a policy. Sigma Pi had expressed interest in complying more strictly with their Risk Management policies and Sigma Alpha Epsilon had voluntarily started taking action to bring themselves into compliance the week before break. These two may also have been in favor of a systemwide policy. As to the rest of the fraternities, sources indicate that the idea was not popular. Nancy Hunter Denney, Assistant Dean of Students, commented that “ it was unfortunate that support (for the system-wide policy) was not forthcoming.”

After the first vote failed, a second suggestion was raised to have B Y O B parties every other weekend. This suggestion was agreed upon by all the fraternity presidents. Therefore, ev­ ery other weekend, all fraternity par­ ties will be B Y O B . The fraternities that haven’t changed their policies will still be able to run their parties however they choose on the off week­ ends.

The attitude among most of the fraternities who are in favor of such a policy is that this change has been coming for a long time, and that Risk Management Policy enforcement is inevitable. In other words, they feel

that soon every fraternities’ social functions will have to be B Y O B .

Many of these presidents feel that this change is for the best. They feel that the advantages include: making all fraternity parties equally attractive to guests; reducing the serving liability; terminating the purchase of alcohol with chapter funds; and reducing indi­ vidual’s consumption of alcohol.

Elizabeth Ried, Assistant Director of Residential Life stated that freshmen students seem to be drinking more fre­ quently this year. Individual R A ’s have commented on moderate levels of drinking on four or five nights a week, which is a change from just drinking on weekends in past years.

The major disadvantage that most sources stated in the creation of a sys­ tem-wide compliance policy is that the fraternity’s social functions will be drastically changed. Jeffrey Coy, president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, thinks that students are still expecting to have two parties every weekend, with the only difference being that they will have to lug in their own beer.

He stated that “ the whole format is going to have to change.” A possible result, and trepidation of many of the sources for this article, is that with B Y O B parties there will be a reduc­ tion in participation. The people in favor of such a policy feel that with awareness, education and maturity, the phsychological resistance to

change can be remedied.

David Elario, president of the IFC, stated that fraternities have to over­ come the largest hurdle: agreement to a System-wide compliance policy.

Once this is accomplished the other details, such as enforcement, B Y O B particulars, and new party ideas can be decided by the individual fraterni­ ties. He said that details like this will require a lot of imagination, but also mentioned that they have the models of several other campuses nationwide to help them.

Indeed, several campuses across the country have established system wide policies like the one suggested at W P I. The University of Illinois has a B Y O B policy that was passed by its IF C two weeks after it was first intro­ duced. The University of Kentucky has a policy which allows no central­ ized distribution of alcohol, and all its social functions are B Y O B . At the University of Oregon, they have been partying under the “ no kegs” regula­ tion since 1988, but recently decided to reassert the B Y O B concept. They now have enforcement measures, which include an $80 fine if three security guards are not present at every social function, and a $100 fine for not having two fraternity members present at the door to check ID ’s and continued on page 3

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T u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 6 ,1 9 9 0

85 high schools participate at WPI math competition (News Service) W P I ’s annual Invi­ tational Mathematics Meet for high school students this past week fea­ tured 85 schools from throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. The competition of four-person teams competed for $85,000 in scholarships and team awards. This was the third year of the meet. Last year 69 schools partici­ pated, while 46 took part the First year.

Top schools in the small schools division (up to 500 students) were: Weyland (Mass.) High School, First place; W estboro (M a ss.) High School, second place; and Barrington (R .I.) High School, third. Weyland and Westboro were repeat winners from last year in first and second places respectively. Weyland’s com­ petitors were Carl Elkin, David Hol­ land, Andrew Hencke and Tomoki Yanagisawa. The team's advisor was Douglas Stather. Westboro’s team

included Richard Sah, Tim Simcoe, Dave Stager and Joshua Weelock.

The team’s advisor was James Lightbody. Barrington’s representa­ tives were Stephen and Je ff Freund, Garth Herbert and Yoshiko Harada.

The team’s advisor was Robert Tobiasz.

In the medium category (500 to 1,000 students) w inners were: Amherst (Mass.) High School, first place; Foxborough (Mass.) High School, second place; and Canton (Mass.) High School, third place.

Last year Canton placed first and Fox­ borough placed third.

Amherst’s winners were Kai Yu, Simon King, Dengda Tang, and Roger Chen. The team’s advisor was Michael Froning.

Foxborough’s team included Brian Miller, Sara Michelmore, Marc Get­ ter, and James Wellnitz. The team’s advisor was Anne Licciardi. Canton’s team members were Kristen Mehler,

Haunted House scared over 600 people

by H eid i Lundy Associate Ed itor W P I ’s annual Haunted House took place on October 27th, and, as always, was a huge success. It was sponsored by the W P I Pep Band and Alpha Phi Omega, the campus’s national service fraternity.

An assortment of witches, demons, monsters and geisha’s led more than 600 hundred people through the trans­ formed basement of Alden Hall. This year’s crowd consisted of many truly frightened children, amused parents and snickering (and possibly a little apprehensive?), high-school and col­ lege students.

W hile waiting the patrons were entertained by members of two cam­ pus improvisational groups. Patch­ work Quilt, and Some Assembly Re­ quired. The students (and alum) in these groups did skits, dancing, and

singing, all while in their costumes.

Both the Pep Band and Alpha Phi Omega not only appreciate these group’s efforts, but applaud them, as they had very little rehearsal time.

There were many special effects along the tour, during which people rose from the dead, the boogieman attacked sleeping children, and scien­ tists were deformed after imbibing failed experiments. Smoke rose from glasses, eerie music sounded every­ where, and ghosts and skeletons with guns that made loud noises were liable to pop out of any dark hallway. If the children made it through the last grue­ some demon, who threatened them with a battle-ax, they were treated to free refreshments.

More than four hundred dollars of profits was divided between the Pep Band and Alpha Phi Omega, the latter of which will use the proceeds for charity.

Oliver Schneider, Julie Goodman, and Andrew Gotshalk. The team’s advisor was Martin Badoian.

Top finishers in the large category (more than 1,000 students) were: Waltham (Mass.) High School, first place; Doherty (Mass.) High School, second place; and Westfield (Mass.)

High School, third place. Last year Doherty tied for third. Waltham’s top scorers were Peter Lindgren, Stephen Wedding, Betsy Marangoly and Moses Liskov. The team’s advisor was W illiam Harrington. The second place finishers were Chanhan Tran, Jian Xu, Jessie McHugh and Scott Conover. The team’s advisor was Marie Tangney. Westfields’s team

consisted of Christopher Broggi, David Burque, Christopher Gruel and Sung Park. The team’s advisor was John Jachym. “ It was exciting to see the students compete and function as a team as well as interact with the W P I depart­ ment representatives. W e were also pleased with the advisors enthusiastic response to the presentation by Pro­ fessor Ansuman Bagchi,” said Lynn Clough and Marcia Booth, W P I visit­ ing mathematics scholars and meet coordinators. Bagchi, a visiting assis­ tant professor of mathematics at W P I, spoke on operations research.

The mathematics competition gave the students a chance to compete

individually and as a team. After the individual student competition of nine questions lasting 30 minutes came 12 team problems, also lasting 30 minutes. The tests included alge­ bra, geometry, trigonometry, but not calculus.

Top teams in each category re­ ceived plaques and T-shirts while the top scorer from each school was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to at­ tend W P I. Following the competi­ tion, participants heard a presentation

by Robert G. Voss, W P I Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, and met with W P I faculty. Lunch at a campus dining facility completed

Soviet tour being organized

by Professor Patrick Dunn Professor Dunn of the Humanities Department announces an effort to organize the fourth annual tour of the Soviet Union by W P I students. The group will leave New York on March 3, 1991, and return on March 12.

The tour will visit Moscow and Leningrad, with a side trip to Pushkin, 15 miles south of Leningrad. Pushkin,

Worcester’s sister-city, is the site of the Leningrad Agricultural Institute.

In the past Professor Dunn’s group has spent considerable time with the students of the Institute, which offers majors in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Biology, and other dis­ ciplines in common with W P I. Pro­ fessor Dunn has proposed a summer exchange between the two Institutes.

While lours of the major attractions in

each of the cities [the Kremlin, the Ermitage Museum, M cD onald’s) have been planned, the schedule al­ lows plenty of free time.

A ll travel and hotel accommoda­ tions are first-class, including the famed “ Red Arrow” night train from Moscow to Leningrad. Cost of the tour is $1525.

Interested parties should contact Professor Dunn in Salisbury 26 or by 831-5584.

Risk management seminar to be held for leaders of student groups

by N ancy Hunter Denney Assistant Dean of Students “ I don’t know... it just happened!”

As a student leader or advisor to a student organization, these words are often followed by an account o f an unfortunate incident. On Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00pm in Harrington Auditorium, there will be a special presentation on risk management by Judge Mitch Crane. This session will educate participants on the issues of criminal and civil liability and how certain incidents can be prevented

through risk management.

Mitch Crane is an attorney and for­ mer municipal judge presently spe­ cializing in criminal defense and neg­ ligence practice in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is also an active brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon frater­ nity and serves his fraternity as Dis­ trict Governor in Pennsylvania. Dur­ ing the past two years, Mitch Crane has conducted seminars on risk man­ agement, crisis points, and legal lia­ bilities at campuses all along the east coast.

W hy should you attend such a pres­

entation? Answer: Because risk man­ agement is a campus issue and a per­ sonal issue. Risk management means social host responsibilities, correct­ ing unsafe conditions, reducing alco­ hol consumption, preventing hazing and avoiding acquaintance rape. “ A unique combination of humor, case history and realistic discussion of the result of poor risk management leaves the typical audience with every emotion but indifference,” says Mitch Crane. This event is being sponsored by the Dean of Students Office and the Interfratemity and Panhellenic Coun-

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Tuesday November 6,1990

W ORLD N EW S International News Saddam Hussein told his troops to be on alert for U S attack, while officials in the United States increased their rhetoric against the Iraqi government. Hussein ordered his commanders to make complete preparations for war. One of the major issues is the American Embassy in Kuwait City, Kuwait. There are still some Americans in the embassy surrounded by Iraqi troops. The embassy is low on supplies, and there was talk once again about resupplying it.

As far as other Americans in Iraq are con­ cerned, Iraq did let a few sick and elderly Americans leave. The Iraqi government also said that families of American hostages would be allowed to come to Iraq to visit their rela­ tives.

On the diplomatic front, the U N passed another anti-Iraq resolution. Gorbachev said that his envoy to Iraq had found some flexibil­ ity in Hussein’s position. The Iraqi ambassa­ dor to the United States said that he would be willing to negotiate a compromise, but only if other gulf region conflicts (i.e. Israel and the occupied territories) were included.

The occupied territories were once again in the headlines. Israel banned any Palestinian with a criminal record or anti-Israeli past from entering into the main part of Israel from Gaza or the West Bank. Two Arabs were shot and killed on Wednesday in separate incidents one stabbed a security officer and another in a clash in a refugee camp. The October 8 inci­ dent where 21 Palestinians were killed contin­ ued to receive criticism. A Moslem religious council in Israel released a report that stated the government had planned the killing from the start. In the United Nations, Secretary General Perez de Cuellar said that the signatories of the fourth Geneva convention should get together to discuss ways to protect Palestinians in the occupied territories.

India faced religious turmoil in an issue involving a mosque that members of both Hindu and Moslem religions consider sacred.

On Tuesday, after Hindu fundamentalists broke through a police barricade surrounding the mosque in Ayodhy, police opened fire, killing 5 and injuring 30. The next day there was a clash between Moslems and Hindus at the mosque, and 24 people were killed. On Thursday, another 30 people died in religious clashes. Many towns are under curfew, and the incidents threaten the viability of the 11 month old government of Prime Minister V.P. Singh.

In the neighboring country of Bangladesh, religious confrontations have also broken out.

120 feet under the English channel, the British and French sides o f the channel tunnel, or “ chunnel’’ were linked by a two inch probe.

The tunnel will be completed in 1993, and a train from Paris to London will take about three hours. The total project cost for the tunnel will be about $16.7 billion.

In the Soviet Republic of Georgia, non communists won elections by getting 54% of the vote, on a platform that called for a break with Moscow. The republic of Moldavia was the scene of ethnic unrest, as Turks and Molda­ vians engaged in several clashes. Soviet troops were sent into the republic, and their forts were attacked by Moldavians who demanded that Soviet troops be replaced with UN peacekeep­

ing forces. France and the Soviet Union signed a friendship treaty that has a provision that they will consult during international crises. France will also help the U S S R economically in its efforts to convert its economy to a market one in a radical 500 day program.

The Norwegian government collapsed over the issue of how closely linked Norway’s econ­ omy should be in the E C (European Commu­ nity). However, the Prime Minister said he would try and form a Conservative govern­ ment.

Mandela, in a visit to Tokyo, asked the Japanese government for a grant of $25 mil­ lion. The government refused, saying they did not want to give money to political organiza­ tions, but rather to small grass roots organiza­ tions in South Africa. Mandela replied by saying that Japan was not committed to fight­ ing racism, and said that the Japanese govern­ ment has not done anyhting significant to stop Apartheid.

Polish and German negotiators signed a treaty that confirmed the present border. At the end of World W ar II, the map of Europe was redrawn in several places, and one of the actions was to give the far Eastern part of Germany lo Poland.

Sudan’s government said that reports that millions would starve were false. However, the government did say that all foreign relief would be refused, even if millions were dying from famine.

National News The U S television and radio airwaves were hit with a wide variety of campaign ads in preparation for the elections on November 6 for all 435 House members, one third of the Senators as well as many governors and local officials. A few Senate races are receiving a large amount o f attention, and one of the is the race between conservative Republican Jesse Helms and his black liberal opponent, Harvey Gantt in North Carolina. Massachusetts is also the scene of a heated race, between incumbent Democrat John Kerry and Republican Jim Rappaport. Gubernatorial races that are being closely observed are those in Massachusetts, Texas, Florida and California. There are also many referendums around the country that are being heavily debated about, including ones that concern taxes, term limits on elected offi­ cials and the environment.

F A A officials concluded that maintenance error was the reason a United Airlines DC-10 crashed last year in Sioux City, Iowa. A large crack in an engine fan disc had been detected in a routine maintenance check, although the disc was not replaced.

The College Board decided to overhaul the SA T , and the new version will be offered beginning in 1994. It will contain questions that are not multiple choice, as well as longer reading passages. Calculators will be allowed for some sections concerning non-multiple choice math questions.

It appeared as if newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Souter was troubled by the fact lhat the government denied funding to family planning clinics that recommended abortion as an alternative.

Economics and Business

American Express linked ils credit card to M C I and Sprint in an effort to counter the recenl ATT/Mastercard and Visa cards.

The unemployment rate remained un­ changed last month, at 5.7%. The L E I (Lead­ ing Economic Indicators) were down .7%. The L E I is usually regarded as an indicator as to which way the economy as a whole is headed in the near future. The federal reserve board last week lowered interest rates, and will probably continue to do so often over the next few months, although how quickly is unknown.

The reason for the lowering was because o f the deficit reduction package recently passed. The rate was lowered by .25% The manufacturing sector is in its worst shape since the 1981-2 recession, according to a recent survey of purchasers.

The big 3 automakers are all facing the financial blues- Chrysler posted a $214 million loss in the third quarter, and G M announced that I I of 29 plants would be idle. Ford’s earnings could be reduced by over $200 mil­ lion because it is reducing loan loss reserves in its S & L subsidiary.

Sports News Week 8 of the N F L concluded, and there are 9 weeks left. The Vikings and the Patriots are running neck and neck for the worst record in Ihe N FL, both teams have only been able to win one game. The Giants and the Forty Niners remain undefeated. However, the two teams both will not finish the season undefeated they play at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands in week 11. The Bears and the Raiders are also powerful this year - each team has lost only one game (the Bears lost to the Raiders).

The Cowboys are much better than expected, and they could have a shot at the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were off to a fairly strong start, although in recent weeks they have not performed well, and got severely beaten by the Chargers last week.

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Samaha receives ASCE zone 1 1990 Daniel Mead Student (A C E News Release) Mr. Bechara Elie Samaha, an engineering student pursuing a

Master's degree and eventually a PhD degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named Zone I winner for the American Society of C ivil Engineers' (A C E ) 1990 Daniel W .

Mead Student Prize.

The national winner, will be invited to the A C E Annual Convention next month at the San Francisco Hilton. The prizes, established and endowed in 1939 by Daniel W . Mead, an A C E Past President and Honorary Member, are awarded annually on the basis of papers on professional ethics. Each year the specific topis, (if any) of the contests for the forthcom­ ing year shall be selected by the Committee on Younger Members in the case of the Younger Member award and by the Committee on Stu­ dent Services for the Student Award. Each committee may nominate a winner from each of the four Zones of the Society and of these one may be designated as the national winner.

The papers written by the national winners in the Student and Younger Member categories shall be published in Civil Engineering.

Founded in 1852, A C E is the oldest national engineering society in the country and cur­ rently has over 100,000 members.

Bechara Elie Samaha

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New policy for fraternities beer. The fraternities at University of Oregon also cannot serve any alcohol from Sunday through Thursday, and are not allowed to have more than six social functions a term. At Texas Technical University, their 22 fraternities voted unanimously in November of 1989 to adopt a policy which only allows B Y O B social functions.

If the IF C at W P I does pass a “ system-wide compliance policy,” students will have to bring their own alcohol to parties. Parties w ill only be open to people who are invited. These people will probably be informed that they can bring one or two kinds of beer, and they will probably turn it in at the door for tickets. The person would then have to turn his first ticket in at the bar to receive his first beer. After

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by Kelley McQueeney, Kajsa Cadwell Jo sh Howard

How many of you fell asleep in your eight o'clock class today? And how many of you ate breakfast today?

(Coffee and toast D O E S N ’T count as breakfast.)

Protein is the primary nutrient that stimu­ lants alertness! Protein also helps you to fend off mid-morning hunger. Your breakfast should contain about a third of your day’s protein. To figure out the amount of protein you need per day. multiply your ideal weight by .36. This means that if you weigh 180

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pounds, you should eat 64.8 grams of protein per day with 21.6 grams for breakfast. Two slices o f toast and two eggs will give you 20.2 grams of protein for 260 calories.

Although few people eat protein for breakfast, twice as much protein is consumed in the U S daily as really is needed. The extra protein that you eat just gets turned into fat.

Eating extra protein is harmful to your body.

It causes your body to lose calcium, potas­ sium and magnesium. This in turn increases the chances of bone fracture, decreases muscle coordination, and slows down reac­ tion time. The moral of the story is: Eat the correct amount of protein at the right time of day.

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F e d e r a l B u d g e t e x e m p t s t u itio n (C P S ) — Congress approved a budget Oct. 27 that will exempt both undergraduate and graduate tuition benefits from federal income taxes, reform the federal student loan program and increase the cost of a six-pack of beer.

The new budget, which seeks to trim the federal deficit by $500 billion during the next five years, is a mixture of tax increases and spending cuts.

Most significantly for students and col­ leges, the budget said both undergraduate and graduate students would no longer have to pay taxes on tuition benefits paid for them by employers, or to them in return for campus work they do.

It also will try to reform college loan pro­ grams by not giving students loan money until 30 days after classes begin, and by dropping schools with default rates over 35 percent from the guaranteed loan program.

Some observers also worry the budget will make it harder for colleges to solicit money from alumni by limiting the amounts wealthy taxpayers can claim as tax deductions.

In all, the budget cuts $40.1 billion from this year’s budget and $492 billion over the next five years. The House passed it 228-200. The Senate then followed suit, voting 54-45 for the bipartisan compromise.

President Bush has said that while he ob­ jects to parts of it, he will sign the budget. “ I don't think anyone believes it is a perfect budget,” said Jim Nelson, secretary of the American University Staff Council and a founding member of the Washington-based Integrated Response Against Taxing Educa­ tion (IR A T E ). "This bill is the best we could expect out of this Congress and out of this White House.”

Students with employers who pay for their classes will have some extra pocl^t change under the new budget. The bill continues the tax exemption for undergraduate students and restores the exemption for graduate students.

Tax Breaks For Grad Students The bill makes the exemptions retroactive to Sept. 30, the day when the old bill authoriz­ ing undergraduate exemptions expired. It is valid until Dec. 31, 1991.

For the last three years, the government has treated graduate remission benefits as taxable income. For some graduate students, the cost of additional taxes has prevented them from taking advantage of the program. “ This is very satisfying after three years of efforts,” Nelson said. “ W e need people to call this Congress and the next Congress with thanks for our inclusion and to push to make this extended law permanent.”

Terri Ferinde, president of the American Association of University Students, agreed. “ That was the right move for Congress to take.

It was stealing money from students who were working their way through college. It had made it nearly impossible to make it on your own through college.”

The budget also hopes to cut $1.7 billion from federal student loan programs during the next five years, mostly by trying to prevent more students from defaulting on loans.

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Among other measures, the new law will stop students at schools with default rates more than 35 percent from getting loans, require students without high school diplomas or Graduate Equivalency Diplomas to pass a test to receive federal assistance, and delay funding first-time loans until 30 days into the semester.

The delay would keep students from using loan money to pay non-college bills.

Such efforts may not be the ultimate means that Congress uses to cut the federal loan program, Ferinde said. “ I think the real decisions will be made with the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act,” Ferinde said. “ I ’m not convinced that this is a major overhaul.”

The Higher Education Act, up for renewal next year, authorizes most federal financial programs, including Pell Grants and Stafford Student Loans.

Eric Wentworth, a senior vice president with the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, said the section of the federal budget that reduces personal tax ex­ emptions for people with incomes more than $100,000 could reduce overall donations and lower the number of lump-sum gifts.

Higher Tuition Pressures “ Historically, donations have been 100 percent deductible,” Wentworth said. “ What we are dealing with in this is putting a limit across the board.”

But Donald Triezenberg, vice president for development and planning at American Uni­ versity, said he didn’t believe the changes would hurt the university’s funding efforts. “ I think those people that are supporters of our projects will continue to be supporters of our projects,” he said. “ They didn't get in­ volved for tax breaks.”

W hile Wentworth said he does not expect the 3 percent reduction to greatly impact dona­ tions, he worries Congress may go further. “ W e are unhappy with both the principle and the potential negative effects on the size and timing of larger gifts,” Wentworth said.

Ferinde said she feared lowered contribu­ tions could increase financial demands on students. “ I am little concerned that there might be less giving from the top because that means that there will be more of a burden for univer­ sities to raise tuition,” Ferinde said.

In addition to education cuts, students will face the same higher alcohol, gasoline and travel prices that other citizens will shoulder as part of the compromise.

The budget raises the beer tax 16 cents a sixpack and the tax on wine 3 cents a 750 ml bottle.

The tax on spirits goes up 1 cent per proof of alcohol, which means an 80 proof bottle of vodka would cost 80 cents more.

Plane fares will increase 2 percent, gas 5 cents a gallon and cigarettes 4 cents a pack.

Higher education programs were cut as much as other federal programs, Ferinde said. “ I certainly wouldn’t call it getting off easy,” Ferinde said. “ Any cuts are going to effect education overall.”

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by G eo ff Littlefield and Jim Ropp

Geoff: Hey! Guess what faithful readers?

W e got two, yes T W O , reviews for you this time. This is mostly due to our laziness coming out of break, but don’t tell the Editor that, ok?

Both films were quite good, which was a welcome relief from the disappointment of Hardware. The first was Welcome Home, Roxy Carm ichael, starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Bridges. Ryder plays an adopted teenage out­ cast named Dinky who believes that her true mother is a celebrity who happens to be return­ ing home to the small town in which Dinky lives. The real focus of the story is not really a convoluted plotline or sweaty-palmed action, it’s the characters and their interaction that’s important. But more on that later. Our second fdm this week is the World War II drama, Memphis Belle. Again, even though the plot revolved around a bombing run, it was the characterization of the crew and how they responded to the anxiety and action of their 25th combat mission that gave this film a

classic-like quality.

W hy don’t you start off on the critique, Jim...

Jim: I too, found these films to be most excellent. (One of these days Geoff and 1 will eventually disagree on something.) Both of these movies built up characters which drew me into the plots, more so with Memphis Belle.

In Roxy Carm ichael, I found the Dinky to be the most interesting, perhaps because I like seeing Winona Ryder, but more because I liked seeing her deal with the townspeople with amusing doses of wit, intelligence, and apathy.

It seems that 1 always pull for the outcast in stories anyway. Overall, it was one of those good, touching films that I ’m sure I ’ll watch on cable a few times.

Memphis Belle, on the other hand, was more of an intense, gripping story disguised as a touching film. As Geoff alluded to earlier, this is about the crew of a W W II bomber on their 25th and final mission. Although they were as yet unscathed, they were faced with a difficult assignment and the knowledge that no one has ever completed an entire tour of duty. Even

J though she was barely more than a shadowy teen memory for most), and everyone was worked up over the return of the celebrity their town had produced. The story had heart. Roxy longed for a mother who really loved her, and Bridges, Roxy’s former boyfriend and alleged father of Dinky, had to come to terms with his feelings for Roxy, still present after 15 years, or lose his wife.

As I stated earlier, Memphis Belle was an example o f classic dramatic storytelling. I believe that if it had been written 30 or so years ago, most of us would have read and actually enjoyed it in school. Each crewmember had a distinct personality with their own dreams and worries. As the story progressed, I found myself really believing I knew them. Perform­ ances all around were very good, not only Eric Stoltz, but also Matthew Modine and Billy Zane (the psycho guy from Dead Calm ).

Two very good films. Roxy Carm ichael gets a completed M Q P and a winning smile and Memphis Belle gets a plate of manicotti (you don’t pronounce the last ‘i\ right G ary?) and 27 thumbs up.

though I don’t usually like war stories, I thor­ oughly enjoyed this movie because it focused on the fears and doubts of the crew members instead of the fighting scenes, (mind you, these scenes were very well done, though). As the movie progressed, you found yourself attached to each of the crew members in some way, and this is what kept you “ on the edge of your seat” (I hate cliches). I particularily liked the per­ formance by Eric Stoltz, who played a likeable, all-American guy with a poetic vision. I should also point out the excellent direction and cine­ matography which gave mesmorizing flight scenes and strong emotions as the young crew members dealt with life and death.

Keeping in tradition with our imaginative rating system, I give Roxy Carm ichael a dozen roses and a date with Janet LaValley. And I give Memphis Belle an empty beach at night and a Jim Henson reincarnation.

Geoff: What impressed me about Roxy Carm ichael was the satirical view of small suburbia living that permeated the supporting cast. The women were gossiping in the hair salon, the men were all hot for Roxy (even

Europe - A Review The Pool

by Shaw n Zimmerman Being in Germany like this gives me a unique opportunity to make important obser­ vations about a unique culture; about the Ger­ man people and their industriousness, their ability to become a major economic power after getting crushed by the Allies in W W II, and about their thoughts and emotions regard­ ing the re-unification of their country. Instead, 1think I ’ll talk about my trip to the pool, where I got to see some topless women.

Yes, that’s right! I was afraid that I would have to go to the nearest nudist beach - where I'd be forced to expose myself, and further embarrass the Germans with the superior qual­ ity of American goods - in order to get some cheap thrills. But luckily, I was wrong. Not only were there quite a few women airing their wares, but there were also scads of naked little kids frolicking about. If there had only been some sheep...But I guess you can’t have every­ thing.

If I were less of a pervert, then this huge lack of body modesty might just offend me. This is one of the larger differences between Europeans and Americans that I ’ve encountered. I don’t know how it is in the ladies rooms in America, (although Lord knows I ’ve tried to find out,) but if someone looks at you in the Men’s Room, then it means he’s a flaming homosexual and deserves to have his head flushed down the commode. On the other hand, if some looks at you in the W K in Europe, it means that he’s about to urinate on you if you don’t move fast enough.

This body casualness in the john translates itself to everyday life as well. Forexample, it’s not unheard of for American women to go without wearing a bra. But this bra-lessness is not usually accompanied by a loose, flappy blouse that's unbuttoned to the navel.

Oh, by the way; (warning: irrelevant digres­ sion ahead. Take precautionary measures.)

Rather than let this column digress into a total cesspool of chauvinistic posturing. I ’ve de­ cided to add some culture and introduce a new foreign phrase in every column. This week’s new phrase comes from the center of refine­ ment and chivalry, England.

Hot Totty: Used in reference to attractive women as in: “ Gawd, Look’a that hot totty.

She could do with a good shag! Woof! Woof!

Next week in Culture Comer, we’ll be look­

ing up naughty words in the German-English/ Englisch-Deutsch Dictionary.

But back to the pool. Aside from all the hot totty (see how easy it is to utilize new vocabu­ lary?) the pool offered myriad other entertain­ ments. For an entrance price of one dollar, there were three separate pools; the kiddy pool (but I didn’t hang around there! I gave that up!

1 swear. And 1 definitely didn’t offer anyone any candy of any kind.) an Olympic pool for more mature swimming and diving (which we avoided) and a knee-deep pool which offered huge slides and lots of fountains with which we made positive impressions on the Gentians.

So, overall it was a very interesting day.

That includes the trip there on the Strassen-

their foreign guests. How many other places would let psychopaths wander around and put on shows for the tourists.

Except maybe in Massachusetts where the more extremely violent sociopaths are given cars and pedestrian quotas.

bahn. You can meet some very enriching people on the Strassenbahn. On this particular trip we befriended a lunatic. Well, alright, we listened to a diatribe by him. He got on when we did, and as soon as everybody in the audi­ ence was seated, he launched into his routine.

It consisted of the following phrases repeated at random: “ This was after my shoe war.” “ All I had were my shorts.” “ I didn’t have any long pants or shoes.” “ It was the ninth of September” and “ I couldn’t afford shoes” It was a good show and I was very sorry when we had to go. But this is just one example of the lengths that the Germans go to entertain

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T h e R e d u c e rs c ru is e to W P I

by Troy Nielsen Newspeak S ta ff Last Saturday, the Reducers and opening band District 13 did cruise to W P I's Gompei’s Place to blast some eardrums. Despite the relatively small amount of advertising for this event, there was a crowd of about 50 people, most of whom were W P I students.

The opening band. District 13, is probably in some kind of contractual agreement with the Reducer’s tour, because usually Pub shows feature W P I bands as opening acts.

District 13, a trio of bass, guitar, and drums, played for about one hour: an unusually long set for an opening band. Unfortunately the quality of the band’s songs was overshadowed by the fact that none of the band members changed their sound during their set. In other words, most of the songs sounded nearly alike.

A typical District 13 tune might consist of the guitarist strumming a ringing chord se­ quence, the bassist laying down a solid groove in with some tasteful ad lib passages, and the drummer providing a simple rock beat. One

thing that 1noticed about the group was that the drummer’s style was incredibly stark and steady. He was a human metronome.

He refused to embellish. Surprisingly enough, this type of drumming seemed to fit into the band well.

District 13 played almost all originals that were probably mostly written by the guitarist.

From my observations, he seemed to be the natural leader of the group, since he sang and announced the tunes. The two recognizable covers performed were “ American G irl” by Tom Petty and a song by the Byrds. Both of these covers were well executed. The crowd’s reaction was a blend of interest and passive enjoyment. Personally, I would have enjoyed District 13 more if they would have played less or changed their sound.

Next up was the Reducers. Hailing from New London, Connecticut, this band has been around for many years. They have three al­ bums out on the Rave On label: “ The Reduc­ ers,” “ Let’s Go,” and “ Cruise to Nowhere.”

Several copies of all three of the albums were raffled off between the Reducer’s first and

second set. I ’m ripped because I didn't get one.

Actually, the Reducers don’t change their sound that much either. The two guitarists, in fact, use the same amplifiers at nearly the same tone and volume settings. And like most rock bands using tube amplifiers, the sound was served up loud and distorted. Mmm, mmm, good. But the difference between the Reducers and District 13 is that the feel of the songs (tempo, style, and delivery) frequently varies.

That is why the Reducers are a great rock band.

The first thing that struck me about the band was that the lead guitarist, Hugh, looked like a crazed psycho ready to smash his guitar and go kill someone. And what was even more un­ usual was the fact that he could look that way by pacing in place, grimacing, and slashing at the guitar. I was not going to cross Hugh.

The other players appeared to be enjoying “ another day at the office.” Maybe they were trying to counterbalance Hugh’s apparent rage.

Some of my favorite songs they performed were “ Take the Cash,” “ Fist Fight at the Beach,” “ Let’s G o," “ Fashion of the Times,” !j- j- ji;l -j V j

“ How Did Your Mother...,” and a cover of the Clash's “ Complete Control,” During two 45minute sets, the band played a helluva lot of tunes!

You have to love “ Fist Fight At the Beach” with it's 5()’s style structure and lyrics “ it’s a fist fight, come on...” One can only imagine the origins of this tune. “ Let’s Go,” the title track of their second album, is a good indication of the band’s philosophy of life. Their philosophy might be something like this: “ Let’s get the hell out of here and go have some fun because this place kinda sucks.” Sound familiar? “ How Did Your Mother...” is demonstrative of the band’s ability not only to rock, but to swing like hell too. With the drummer utiliz­ ing a continuous swing snare pattern and the bassist locking in with an appropriate bass line, these “ swing-rock” songs really kicked tail.

A crowd o f nearly a dozen people stood or danced in front of the stage. People seemed to be enjoying themselves and I can understand why. The Reducers put on a great show!

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R o n d e ll S h e r id a n j o k e s in P u b

by Jo e Parker Features Editor On Friday night in Gompei’s, a capacity crowd was treated to the excellent comedy of Rondell Sheridan, sponsored by the Social Committee.

He came to W P I with excellent credentials, including appearances on M T V ’s Half Hour Comedy Hour, Evening at the Improv, Comic Strip Live, and Showtime.

He wasted no time in starting in with an excellent act. He started the evening by telling the audience that he was paid by M.I.T. to tell us lhat W P I sucks. That was just the beginning o f a non-stop laughing session lasting about an hour and fifteen minutes, a longer than normal set for most comedians.

He spent the first forty-five or so minutes playing off the crowd, using the usual “ you’re too smart” stereotypes that usually can be found in the acts of most comics that come to W P I, asking about foreign students and play­ ing off their comments, names, and other things. He next hit the classes, giving his views on Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors.

Sheridan’s voice seems superbly suited for comedy. It has a texture to it that I can only describe as “ goofy,” which gives life to the characters that he slips in and out of so freely.

One of his favorite characters for the evening was "Bo b ," the whiz kid who was building every technical gadget under the sun in his dorm room. His act for Friday evening seemed specially geared towards the college audience, and he avoided following his set routine until late into the show.

When he did get into his usual set jokes, which started with car jokes (Yugo. Hyundai, etc), he learned that someone in the audience had memorized most of the lines from watch­ ing his Showtime special time and again. His reply to this: “ Get a life." He then returned to original material, proving his creativity and quick wit over and over again. It is the best comedy night that this writer has seen so far.

The huge crowd (people were actually turned away) could possibly be due to the exposure that Rondell has gained on television, but turnouts for comedy nights this year have been excellent so far. You can’t beat an hour of good, original entertainment for a buck.

M usic T riv ia

by Troy Nielsen Newspeak S ta ff A mixed bag of trivia this week Questions: 1). What 1987 rap album does Vemon Reid (of Living Colour) make a guest appearance on?

2). A famous ancient skeleton was unearthed and named “ Lucy.” What is the significance of this name?

3). Bob Geldof, organizer of Live Aid, was a member of what Irish band?

4). What kind of band did Frank Zappa play in so that he could make a living before he “ made the big time” with The Mothers of Invention?”

5). The David Bowie song “ Young Americans” features what pop-jazz saxophonist? (Hint: this saxophone makes appearances on Letterman.)

6). Within three days after “ Sgt. Pepper” was released, what rock guitarist performed the title track live?

7). Jim i Hendrix was taken under this manager’s wing (Hint: he was the bass player for the Animals).

8). Tom Schoiz, lead guitarist of the band Boston, owns his own company. Name the company.

9). Where did Tom Schoiz go to college and for what major?

10). Who was Elvis Presley’s manager for most of Presley’s career?

Answers: 1). Public Enemy’s first album “ Yo Bum Rush the Show” .

2). “ Lucy” was named after the Beatles song “ Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds.”

3). The Boomtown Rats 4). A cocktail lounge band.

5). David Sanborn 6). Jim i Hendrix 7). Chas Chandler 8). “ Rockman” 9). M.I.T. for mechanical engineering (got his Masters) 10). Colonel Tom Parker.

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Heartbeats Accelerating folk the way it ought to be

by M ich ael T. Rose Tartan M anaging Ed ito r Carnegie-Mellon University Modem folk music has an uncomfortable tightrope act to perform. Folk performers can maintain their fresh acoustic sound, poten­ tially at the cost of popular success, or they can convert the hallmark lyric invention and simple melodic lines of good folk music to the sellout synth-and-sequencer soft pop that can buy them one hittfibyh, usually at the cost of their creativity and genuine musical quality.

Some artists, like B illy Bragg, have trav­ ersed the unbalanced area and come through stronger, more successful musicians (in Bragg’s case, witness his superb Talking With The Taxman About Poetry and W orker’s Play­ time albums). Others, like Suzanne Vega, have perhaps lost sight of their original creative hearts on the way from folk artists to pop stars.

Still others, like guitarist-from-Mars Michael Hedges (currently touring and coming to Pitts­ burgh next week), have achieved a modicum of success without making the slightest move toward pop drivel.

In the case of Kate and Anna McGarrigle, their new album Heartbeats Accelerating shows that these sisters from Montreal have opted to cross the tightrope to pop instrumen­ talism and then cross back to their folk roots, bringing with them a streamlined, modem studio sound. Working with new record com­ pany Private Music (known primarily for newage musicians such as Yanni and Patrick O ’Heam with a mix of folk artists, ie. Leo Kottke) and new producer Pierre Marchand, the McGarrigles blend a basic guitar-andvoice base with subtle synthesizer parts, mild overdubs, and the smoothness of the studio — all without losing the edgy, artsy gruffness of genuine folk music.

W hile Heartbeats is the McGarrigles’ fifth English-language album (an additional record of French songs is available on the Hannibal Records label, appropriately entitled The French Album), the fourth album. Love Over And Over, was released over seven years ago.

The changing face of popular music led the duo to choose Marchand, whose credits include work with Daniel Lanois and the Neville Brothers, as the new album’s producer, pri­ marily with the aim that he enhance the music without overtly changing it.

Enhance he has. Heartbeats is enticing and delicate by turns, ranging from the cynical walking-bass ditty H it And Run Love to the bouncy, raw Rainbow Ride. The McGarrigle sisters both have the kind of voice suited to campfire harmonies and smoky clubs, and they almost collapse into lovely duets without strain or discomfiture. At the same time, the voices are underproduced to the point that they pull the light melodies and biting lyrics into sharp focus.

These women sing for real, and Marchand’s production ensures that they sound real all the way to the C D player.

The sisters have a distinct difference in songwriting styles. Although several songs are co-credited, those with Anna’s solo signature tend to be a bit more upbeat and optimistic, like the balladic title track.

Kate is the more prolific sister as a solo writer, and oddly enough her songs tend to be more downbeat and solemn, especially in the case of the monotonous and exquisitely sad I Eat Dinner and also in Mother Mother, a drum-driven prayer of fear that could easily fit in with Kate Bush or The Wall.

Overall, Heartbeats Accelerating is a mar­ velous introduction to the McGarrigles’ music for first-time listeners, and a strong advance forward for one of Canada’s consistently ex­ cellent folk duos.

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Wisconsin law lands fighting roommates in jail (C PS ) — A Wisconsin stale law meant to clamp down on domestic violence also appar­ ently applies to dormitory roommates.

The state attorney general’s office said in an opinion delivered in mid-October that fighting college roommates can be arrested under the law.

At least three students have been arrested after getting into minor scuffles with their roommates.

In one case, a student spent the night in jail after slapping her roommate. The spat arose because of an disagreement over an iron. In another, a student was jailed following a fistfight that started when one roommate threw Froot Loops at another, who retaliated with a spoonful of chocolate syrup.

The 1989 law requires police to arrest any adult who has caused physical injury to his or her spouse or former spouse. It also applies to other relationships, including adults who live together. “ It really sounds ludicrous,” admitted Char­ les Stathas, counsel for the U W system, who

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unsuccessfully asked the slate attorney general to make an exception for college roommates.

Taking it one step further, Stathas said, a fight between two students who once roomed together would also fall under the law. “ Police,” Stathas said, “ are in a situation where they feel they feel they have to arrest people.”

"The law leaves no discretion,” added Sheila Kaplan, chancellor of U W ’s Parkside campus, where two incidents occurred.

As a way around the law, the campuses are encouraging students to use resident assistants to help resolve differences, or to take their grievances through campus disciplinary chan­ nels. “ W e ’re encouraging students not to call police for minor disturbances of this kind," said UW-Whitewater Chancellor James Con­ nor.

Additionally, orientation sessions include a briefing about the law and a recommendation to roommates that they might want to handle their argurjjep^ without involving the police, Kaplan sai?

Mankato University breaks puckering record Five-hundred sixty-six participants gath­ ered on the university’s rugby field for a mass pucker up.

To win official recognition from the Guiness Book of World Records, couples had to kiss on the lips, and stay lip locked for 10 seconds. Sponsored by Mankato’s student paper, The Reporter, contestants easily outdid Syracuse’s relatively chaste mark of 400 kiss­ ers set last summer.

Television camera crews and Pucker Breaker officials roamed through the crowd, making sure 288 couples’ lips, some meeting for the first and last time, stayed pressed to­ gether for the requisite 10 seconds. “ Tongues were flyin' everywhere," said participant John “ Woody” Westrum. “ Finally we did something festive for Homecoming.

Whoever thought it up was pretty ingenious.”

But the event was not without controversy.

Women’s rugby club members protested the event because it took place on the rugby field, and some players claimed vehicles left "ankledeep” impressions in the field.

Nevertheless, Pucker Breaker organizers say they will still compile all their registration documentation, have it verified by local offi­ cials. and they’ll send it to the Guinness Book of Records, where the facts and figures will be double-checked.

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Harvard student groups have to pay to be called a ii Harvard group” (C PS ) — Harvard University officials say they will now charge student groups a 7.5 percent royalty fee for using the Harvard name or logo on T-shirts or other items.

Groups must also have any fundraising items bearing the school’s registered trade­ marks officially okayed by the centralized Harvard Student Agencies, Sylvia J. Struss of the school’s trademark program said. “ I have no way of telling what is a real student group and what is not," said Struss, who added that only student groups hoping to profit from the items would have to pay the royalty.

In September, Harvard dining and dorm officials themselves quietly agreed to stop using trademarked Bart Simpson and McDonalds Corporation images in their mar­ keting. -

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North Dakota State computer sabotaged Vandals claim to be part of Chicago Mafia (C P S ) — Someone sabotaged and temporar­ ily shut down North Dakota State University’s campuswide computer system, knocking out communications and bringing a lot of work to a halt.

Even more strangely, a caller to a local radio talk show claimed he was a member of a Chicago mob family, and that he had vandal­ ized the system as a first step toward bringing the Mafia to the area.

On Oct. 12, N D SU officials found that someone had cut 2,600 pairs of wire lines linking computers on the campus’s west side to the mainframe.

The same day,'& man identifying himself as “ Pauli... one of your connections from the mob,” called a Fargo-area talk show and claimed responsibility for the damage.

Pauli went on to promise his group would “ bring big-time crime into Fargo-Moorhead.

We don’t think there’s enough.”

The Fargo City Police Department said it is taking the threat of future crime, including harm to the talk-show host and his wife, very

seriously, but does not think the calls were from bona fide members o f the Chicago Mafia. “ In the first place, the real mob does not want to call attention to itself. It wants to be as unobtrusive as possible,” said a department public information officer.

The officer pointed out that the individuals who called the talk show obviously wished to receive public attention.

Two days earlier, a man named Antonio called the same show to say he and “ a bunch of college guys coming up from Chicago” had a line into the school’s computer system. He said they would do “ anything we feel” to the line.

N D SU officials estimate the vandals did $10,000 worth of damage, which took crews five days to repair. No damage was done to school computer equipment, and no data were lost.

The vandals had gone through steam tun­ nels underneath the school to reach the tele­ phone and fiber-optic lines linking the comput­ ers on campus, said Ray Boyer, assistant physi­ cal plant director at N D SU.

In an attempt to save money, many schools reduce library hours (C P S ) — Another public college, crippled by the funding emergencies afflicting many states this fall, has cut back the number of hours its library is open.

Most recently. North Carolina State Uni­ versity announced it would close its library at 10 p.m. instead of 1 a.m. on weeknights as a way of saving money.

N C SU joins a lengthening line of campuses that have tried to balance their budgets by cutting the time students can study in the library. Among the other schools that have announced earlier closing times are Central Washington University and the University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill and Greensboro campuses.

Budget shortfalls brought on by lackluster economies this fall have forced colleges in at least 14 states to cancel course sections, fire staffers, cut back on student services and cram more students into classrooms to make ends meet.

Some have resorted to trimming library hours. “ That was unacceptable to everyone,” re­ called N C S U student body President Ed Stack, who along with other student leaders con­ vinced administrators to extend closing time to midnight instead of 10 p.m. “ Considering the budget crisis, midnight is a pretty good hour. Right now, that's all the administration could do for us,” Stack said.

At Central Washington, a student sit-in Oct.

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4 protesting cuts in library hours and a subse­ quent meeting with administrators convinced campus officials to extend closing time from 10 p.m. t o l l p.m. on weeknights as soon as it hires a temporary librarian.

"W e really need that extra study time,” declared student government President Dan Sutich.

Budget problems, coupled with a 20 percent increase in costs, has led N C SU to cut the number of library periodicals to which it sub­ scribes. The school has canceled about 1,000 in the last three years, and plans to cut about 2,000 more by at the end of October, leaving about 19,000 periodicals.

Dealing with the same state budget woes, library hours at University of North Carolina campuses also have been cut. At the Chapel Hill campus, the library is open nine hours less per week and the undergraduate library is open IX hours less per week than last year. The library at the Greensboro campus is open 24 fewer hours per week than it was last year.

Not all cash-strapped colleges have resorted to cutting library hours.

In Massachusetts, North Adams State Col­ lege administrators have mitigated two years of financial woes by cutting new book pur­ chases and hiring work-study students instead of state employees to staff the library, said student government member Robert Aldenberg.

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Tuesday November 6,1990

EDITORIAL

P o licy c h a n g e s s h o u ld be g ra d u a l Many of you may wonder why, suddenly, fraternity parties at W P I have either gone completely B Y O B or on an alternating schedule.

Although everyone has probably realized that B Y O B was going to happen to W P I sooner or later, it’s curious that this attention has hit all at once. After two years of relative peace, four separate National Chapters have come down in a short two week period and told their W P I chapters to comply immediately.

W hy the sudden attention? National Risk Manage­ ment Policies have been in effect for more than two

years. W P I fraternities have effectively avoided compli­ ance until now. Obviously, there must have been interference of some kind to inform the National Offices that W P I’s chapters were not in compliance. The frater­ nities did not bring this attention upon themselves. It seems curious that, since the beginning of B-Term, National Offices have been informed of alcohol-related incidents that may not have been considered as impor­ tant in previous years.

Nancy Hunter Denney, Assistant Dean of Students, is responsible for advising the greek system. In the past

few weeks she has been forcing reports of all the incidents that have occured. Although this is within her duties as greek advisor, she has strained relations with the fraternities by suddenly pushing them towards compliance with national policies. Instead of allowing the IFC to comply gradually, she is forcing the issue.

By forcing fraternities to comply, she is causing re­ sentment which may hinder true compliance. Instead of developing responsible, realistic solutions, fraternities will exploit the obvious loopholes in the B Y O B rules.

LETTERS / COMMENTARY

Faculty Bashing” was intended to improve teaching To the Editor: I read Prof. David C. Brown’s letter in the October 30 issue with great interest. As the person who probably started this “ faculty bash­ ing,” I felt compelled to respond.

First, my original complaints last year weren’t stated to “ rail against authority.” They were stated to force some change to create a better educa­ tional environment. I guess I failed if the faculty “ maintain a dignified pro­ fessionalism and ignore the blows.”

The point of the articles is for the fac­ ulty to pay attention to the criticisms, and try to address them in a profes­ sional manner. None of my com­ ments were strictly inflammatory; all were directed at specific problems. I was very careful to do this because I saw quite a few articles and letters blasting one group or another without any helpful comments or specific examples.

I have specific examples for every­ thing I ever cited in my letters, ar­ ticles, and editorials. I didn't criticize the faculty because I had to pick on someone that week, I intended to raise the teaching quality to “ above aver­ age.” As the editor of the paper. I received much criticism from all ar­ eas on the campus. I didn’t let specific

criticisms “ piss me off." (The general “ it sucks" was annoying, but the true “ You didn’t do this, you're missing this” complaints were actually wel­ come. At least we can do something with those. Sometimes we couldn’t improve that aspect, but we didn’t “ maintain a dignified professionalism and ignore the blows.” W e did all we could with our resources. If nothing was done, at least the complaint was acknowledged by publishing it.

Dr. Brown says that “ at W P I fac­ ulty face the challenge of being excel­ lent teachers while being excellent re­ searchers, while doing a number of other things.” This is hardly unique to W P I, yet other schools maintain a higher level o f teaching than W P I. I am currently a graduate student at Vanderbilt University. Like W P I, the faculty teach, do research, and a number of other things (such as stu­ dent advising). Vanderbilt is not reknowned for its engineering program, yet I find the electrical engineering faculty to be much more competent, on average, than their W P I counterparts.

While I was not familiar with many professor’s research at W P I, I would guess that much more research is done here per professor than at W P I. I don't have numbers to back up that claim, but that is my general impression. And

yes. undergraduate classes are taught by professors, not graduate students.

Having to do research is no excuse for poor teaching. The purpose o f a university doing research is to be on the cutting edge of knowledge, so that the students can benefit from it. More research should mean better teaching, not an excuse for poor teaching.

When I complained, I had several specific examples I cited. I used no names in print, but perhaps I should have. I did direct most of my negative comments toward the electrical engi­ neering department, which was as specific as I could get without appear­ ing to be launching a vicious attack on a few professors.

I can list some of the examples I had last year (from memory; the items I cited then were things I had real problems with, not items I had to dig for). Note: most of these examples are from the electrical engineering de­ partment; I have also had several mechanical engineering classes, which were excellent. I only took a few computer science classes, and have no basis to judge the C S profes­ sors as the classes I took were only to formalize what I already knew, so no teaching was required.

Some specific examples are: I. A tenured professor who was

Missing service men still important To the Editor: The Arnold Air Society of Air Force R O T C is commemorating PO W /M IA Awareness Week from November 5-9. The Arnold Air Soci­ ety is a national, professional honor­ ary service organization of selected A F R O T C cadets. W e have set aside this week in remembrance of the over 2000 American men and women still unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.

These people answered the call to

defend our country and our way of life and they deserve our utmost respect and admiration.

The United States government continues to make an effort to deter­ mine the whereabouts of these miss­ ing Americans despite receiving little cooperation from the Southeast Asian governments. Several live sightings of Americans in Southeast Asia have been reported in the past few years.

Since the mid-l980’s, over 100 Americans have been identified or

accounted for as a result of U.S. gov­ ernment efforts.

Though these initial results are promising, we are still a long way from accounting for all of our missing countrymen. B y promoting aware­ ness of, and concern for the American P O W ’s and M IA ’s, we may be able to cause further steps to be taken on their behalf. W e should not forget those people who fought in defense of our great nation.

Keith D. Hudsden '93

It will never happen to me..

by S M A R T / S A D I) ...well guys, that’s what I thought too until parts of my life were shat­ tered. Like everyone else, I thought that drinking and driving hurt other people, not me. W ell, last year all of that was changed.

Within seven months I almost lost my life and a very dear friend of mine lost his.

The first incident happened in January. On a cold Friday night I was at the weekely Friday night bash.

Well, at twelve o' clock, when the party ended, I didn’t have a ride.

Rather than calling and waking my parents, I accepted a ride from a friend.

Well, five minutes after we left, something happened. We were going a little too fast and we hydroplaned.

B ig ’deal, right? Wrong. My friend had had too much to drink and couldn’t regain control. W e Hipped over twice and crashed into a tele­ phone pole. Fortunately, we got out of

it with only a couple of scrapes and bruises. The car didn’t, it was total­ led, and my friend got a hefty fine.

My other friend wasn’t so luckly.

Three weeks (to the day) before our senior year was to begin, two friends of mine went out for a ride to get some more beer for a party. Neither one made it back to the party. In fact, one of them will never make it to a party ever again.

The person that was driving had had too much to drink. He was driving a little recklessly and they ended up smashing into a tree. The driver of the car got out of the accident with a bro­ ken pelvic bone and some scrpaes.

But, at eighteen years old. he’s in jail on a conviction of vehicular homi­ cide. He’s lucky, believe it or not.

The passenger is nineteen and six feet under. He never even saw his senior prom.

So guys, yes, it can happen to you, and it destroys a part of you when it does. So please, don’t let what hap­ pened to me happen to you. Party

S A F E . Don’t touch the wheel after touching a beer.

incompetent in the most basic of elec­ trical engineering, and even worse in trying to teach that material. Even the exams in that class were ridiculous; not one could be solved properly, even though a proper answer was expected. One exam was so bad it was thrown out because “ it was not an accurate evaluation of the material taught in the course.”

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Other professors at various levels (one of whom was recently promoted) who have no real knowl­ edge of the subject; they can merely cite the book verbatim. If I wanted to just read textbooks, I could save $13,000 a year.

These professors could not answer questions that were­ n’t in the book.

3. One professor who definitely doesn’t “ maintain a dignified profes­ sionalism.” For example, he blew up at one student who asked a question about the problem he was putting on the board, and refused to explain it.

Later, it became apparent that -the question related to a mistake that the professor had made on the board. The mistake was silently corrected by the professor, who did not even apologize for his behavior. This same professor told another female student that “ women don’t belong in engineer­ ing.”

4. Several professors speak the English language so poorly that not only can’t they be understood, they don’t understand the questions asked

by students in class.

The electrical engineering depart­ ment isn’t alone in its problems, but at least the other departments address them. I know that the mechanical engineering department is rigorous about requiring that English be spo­ ken well. The social science depart­ ment also takes care of its problems. I was in one class taught by an incom­ petent professor, and she was let go after one quarter.

In conclusion, the students are not egocentric; many professors, such as Prof. Brown are. The students are paying over $13,000 a year for an education that should be $10,000 a year better than a public institution.

That $10,(XK) had better buy an “ above average” education.

Dr. Brown, having to do research cannot be used as an excuse for poor teach­ ing. It is egocentric to believe that your work cannot be done by a normal human being. This is proven false at universities across the country, in­ cluding W P I. If a person cannot teach, that person belongs in a corpo­ rate research lab, or at least not in a college classroom. However, 1 do agree with your suggestion for a series of “ a day with the prof” articles. I also know that this suggestion w ill be seri­ ously considered by Newspeak, and not just ignored because your letter was negative.

J . Robert Sims, E E '90 Editor in Chief, 19X9

Thanks to those who helped To the Editor: Thanks to everyone who helped Alpha Phi Omega with the annual Servant Auction. A ll in all the auction raised $335.75, which will be donated to the Make a Wish Foundation. The highest priced slave this year was Cori Lenois, who was purchased for $35, and who, being the high money maker, got to choose the charity.

Without the help of some unknown bidder at the auction, the total amount raised would have been about $108 less. This “ unknown” bidder came in

and bought a Math Professor, a won­ derful gourmet cook, the 1990 Home­ coming Queen, and a few other as­ sorted slaves.

In the order of complaints, there was only one real complaint: the fact that a certain Resident Advisor would not clean the hall bathroom with a toothbrush.

It turned out to be a fun day and a successful fundraiser for Alpha Phi Omega and for this year. The Make a Wish Foundation.

Alpha P h i Omega

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NEWSPEAK

Tuesday November 6,1990

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COMMENTARY

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The Wilderness W rite r A Reverence for Life

by Athena Dem etry ’91 Newspeak S ta ff

Another potential application o f recombinant DNA technology in ­ volves the use o f cloned genes fo r inducing desired genetic alterations in organisms that do not norm ally contain the gene in question.

- Principles of Cell Biology Let a man once begin to think about the mystery o f his life and the links which connect him with the life that Jills the world, and he cannot hut bring to bear upon his own life and a ll other life that comes within his reach the principle o f reverence fo r life.

- Albert Schweitzer 1 was standing in a lumpy, frost­ bitten field, pulling the seed-silks from a milkweed pod and releasing them high and glittering in Ihe sunspecked sky to see how long they could defy gravity and remain aloft on the wind. I was just standing there when it came upon me, as it frequently does at odd times, a huge rush of amazement at how the intricacies of the natural world came to be.

At least one hundred of the dark, flat seeds were lined up in even rows, their silks compressed innocently above them into the pod. Pull a seed away from the pod, and it comes bursting out with its silks crackling electrically about it, testing its new­ found freedom in the air, rising and floating, the silk-strand parachute catching the wind. This marvelous seed dispersal mechanism, this mir­ acle of life, this intricate milkweed

pod was once just a seed - just some D N A packed away in tiny cells, sur­ rounded by starch-food and a tough coat. But the seed found some soil, some water, and some warmth, and somehow the DN A knew that it was supposed to divide. Mitosis followed mitosis, the cells kept dividing and dividing, and some knew that they must begin to form chloroplasts, con­ duct photosynthesis, rise upward, and become leaves, while others knew that they were destined to grow down­ ward into the dark earth and suck up water and nutrients for the plant. And this D N A . which became a plant, knew that with the end of summer would come the end of its life, so like all beautiful things, it was determined to perpetuate its species. It divided again, but differently this time, so that half the D N A went one way and half went another, and ovaries and pollen were bom.

When certain ovaries surrounded themselves with colorful petals and a strong odor, insects chose to land and feed, and with a slip of their pollen-laden legs, supply the ovary with another set of D N A to make it complete once more. And this pollinated ovary sealed itself off, rip­ ened and grew, and knew to encase the hundreds of tiny embryos produced from that pollination with a ready supply of starch and a sturdy coat, and to adorn them with fine silks to carry that seed to a place where it might find some soil, some water, and some warmth.

A whole field dusted white with milkweed seed, and it all started with D N A an d a cell. A series of thousands

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(millions?) of chemical reactions enzymes bringing together proteins, genes being turned on and off, hormones binding receptors, ions passing in and out o f membranes - all come together in an exact sequence, and suddenly there is life. The out­ ward manifestations of this perpetu­ ation of life are magnificent; they are beautiful without striving for beauty.

Leaves: gatherers of solar energy, manufacturers of glucose, long and slender or deeply lobed, dark green or deep red, smooth or waxy. Flowers: ornate reproductive factories, fringed, curled, veined, or speckled.

Some were pale unearthly night flowers intended to lure moths in the evening twilight, some among the o r­ chids even took the shape o f fem ale spiders in order to attract wandering males, some flam ed redly in the light o f noon or twinkled modestly in the meadow grasses. Intricate mecha­ nisms splashed pollen on the breasts o f hummingbirds, o r stamped it on the bellies of black, grumbling bees dron­ ing assiduously from blossom to blos­ som (Loren Eiseley).

I'm awed by the enormous, com­ plex process which creates leaves and flowers. It was the knowledge of a few of these processes that made me love biology. A cell isn’t just a be­ nign, static sphere; it’s chock full of protein-making ribosomes attached to endoplasmic reticulum, which puts finishing touches on the proteins and passes them on to the golgi bodies, which package them up in handy lipid-bilayer plasma membranes and send them on their way. The ingen­

ious double helix of the D N A mole­ cule, with only four key nitrogenous bases, can instruct twenty amino acids to assemble in various sequences, and thus regulate the life of a cell.

It takes a membrane to make sense out of disorder in biology. You have to be able to catch energy and hold it, storing precisely the needed amount and releasing it in measured shares.

A cell does this, and so do the organ­ elles inside.

Each assemblage is poised in the flow o f solar energy, tapping off energy from metabolic surrogates of the sun. To stay alive, you have to be able to holdout against equilibrium , maintain im balance, hank against entropy, and you can only transact this business with mem­ branes in our kind o f world (Lew is Thomas).

Science has allowed us to marvel at the complex processes of nature. But as I learn more and more about the mysteries of the cell being uncovered, I find it harder and harder to retain my original amazement and enthusiasm.

That these are processes of nature, not meant to be unduly manipulated, does not seem to restrain us. With our newfound “ knowledge,” liver cells can be grown in plastic petri dishes, post-menopausal women can be im­ pregnated, and rats can be genetically altered to express superior growth characteristics. Artificial seeds can even be created by encapsulating a plant embryo (grown in liquid media in a glass bottle) in a manufactured seed coat, complete with starch sup­ ply and fertilizer. Talk about pulling the rug out from beneath Mother

J Nature!

Where is the point where science ceases lo uncover amazing details about life and technology begins to obliterate the sanctity of life? Some­ times it's clear; sometimes it’s very fuzzy. 1 frequently struggle with this question. For myself, I have answered it by steering my career toward a route that preserves for me a precious amazement and reverence for life. A medical doctor? No - it’s incredible the artificialities that are being bom­ barded at the human body in attempts to make it more fertile, more beauti­ ful, more strong, and more long-lived, when it is such an amazing thing in its natural state, when treated properly.

A molecular biologist? No - spinning down test tube-bound cellular frac­ tions in a sterile, white-hailed labora­ tory in an ultimate attempt to remove disease from man, thereby increasing his numbers in an already overpopu­ lated world, and making a good deal of money in the process, is not for me.

(Sorry, biotechies - I'm being a bit harsh, but it's mostly to make a point).

Put me with the complete, whole plant, with its roots in the earth, nour­ ished by rainwater and soil, its leaves surrounded by the air and the sky.

Allow me to ensure that milkweed seeds will always be able to find a hospitable bit of earth in which to grow. In this way I can fully honorand revere the amazing processes of life. in time o f daffbdilsfwho know the goal o f living is to grow) forgetting why.remember how - e.e. cummings

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Sounding O ff From Stoddard Bring Your Own Body Bag

by M att M eyer Newspeak S ta ff

Ohm ondieu! In case you haven’t heard, fraternities may soon go B Y O B , thus ending an era of stressreducing, intoxication-inducing keg parties. There will be no more nights o f free fraternity hopping for the col­ lege women of Worcester and one more hassle for the non-Greek men at­ tending fraternity parties.

Recently the national chapters of a certain five fraternities have man­ dated that they begin complying with their national “ risk management poli­ cies” immediately.

This basically means that for the sake of the liability involved, these houses can no longer serve beer from kegs, purchase alco­ hol with house funds, or serve minors, along with some other rules, thereby leaving a B Y O B policy as their most feasible option. By making Ihe parties B Y O B , more of the liability is sup­ posed to shift from the fraternity to the individual in order to avoid the pos­ sible ramifications which follow an incident, like the one suffered by Lambda Chi Alpha a few years ago.

These risk management policies are supposed to “ adapt behavior that cen­ ters around common sense, thus re­ ducing the risk of injury and liability o f the sponsoring organization, the national chapters, and W P I” (quote courtesy of Nancy Hunter Denney, Assistant Dean of Students.) The

administration has suggested (ahem!) that the IF C adopt this for all fraterni­ ties on campus. O f course the final decision is left up the IF C since they govern themselves. There was a vote on Tuesday in which the majority of the fraternities (a very slight major­ ity) showed that they were not in support of this action but there is a feeling that the policy will be passed eventually.

I ’m sure the administration is de­ lighted with the fact that these five national chapters have decided lo mandate the implementation of their risk management policies especially since it gives them more influence over the fraternities, since it is the ad­ ministration that enforces the rules.

They probably (yes, I am speculating) believe that a B Y O B policy will probably just shift a percentage of the partying population back to the Resi­ dence halls.

Although a B Y O B policy will probably reduce the attendance at fra­ ternity parties and definitely reduce the liability of the fraternities, it cre­ ates a new set of problems. The first problem is whether or not the frater­ nity will need, and be able to get a liquor license (thank you to Brian W ynn of Phi Kappa Theta.) W ouldn’t it just be poetic justice if a B Y O B policy was adopted only to find out that the necessary liquor license could not be obtained. That would suck royally. Also, by instituting a B Y O B policy the school is opening itself lo

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the possibility of a whole slew of rules being broken constantly. B y that I mean traffic rules. If someone under­ aged plans on attending a fraternity party, and he has just recently pur­ chased a case of beer, he is not just going to traipse down there noncha­ lantly with it tucked under his arm. If he did that, he’d be bound to lose it to the entire campus or Worcester Po­ lice. Instead of walking, he’ll drive.

That’s called "minor in possession” and “ transporting.”

Both are just slightly illegal. W h a t’stosay Bill and Joe don’t decide to crack open a couple of brews before the party since they have time to blow. That’s called “ driving under the influence” as well a? “ idiotic.” Once they get down to the party they have to park some­ where. W e ’ll just have to hope it’s not

a W P I lot they choose to park in because if they do. they will have to drive home unless they want to get a ticket. O f course, that could very well lead to “ driving while intoxicated.”

Smooth move, huh? At least the way the policy is now, everybody walks.

The B Y O B policy will also make it more difficult for the fraternities to run a good party. The students will go to the house with their beverages, but where will they pul them? You can’t tell them to leave it in their car and walk back to in every time they want another drink. This would cause secu­ rity and crowd-control problems. If the students bring their drinks in, what do they do with them? Bill and Joe will find it difficult to dance with a twelve pack in hand, but they can’t just put it down anywhere because if

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they turn their back, it won’t be log before it’s liberated by somebody.

Maybe the brothers could label it, put it behind the bar, and serve you your own, but I don't know if that’s realis­ tic. I can’t think of a good solution to that, but then I ’m probably missing something really obvious. The only good thing I can see coming out o f this is that the fraternities will probably make a killing on the deposits they get from returning all the cans people leave.

By the way. there will be a keg party in the Stoddard A lounge on November9th. Drop me a line at Box 1589 if you’re interested. There will be a negligible cover charge, but I won’t know how much until 1have an estimate on the number of people at­ tending.

Observations from the Asylum The First Amendment

by Alton Reich Newspeak S ta ff Today is November 2nd and it is currently 70 degrees outside. I don’t recall another time that this sort of weather occured. I think that my body is becoming confused by it, and as much as I hate cold, al least I expect it at this time of the year.

Today’s real topic is the First Amendment, you know freedom of speech and all that. I ’m sure that by now we have all (well, except those that live in a vacuum) heard of the rap group 2 Live Crew. Whether you like rap music or not (personally I don’t) their case is significant. The central question involves art and obsenity, and who can define what is obscene.

A Florida court ruled a few months ago that their album was indeed ob­ scene and ordered it banned from stores in the state. In fact, in early October a record store owner was arrested for selling 2 Live Crew al-

bums. A concert that 2 Live Crew performed in Florida was taped by state officials and this tape was used as evidence in an obscenity trial against the group. First of all, I always was under the impression that it was illegal to record material al a concert without the permission of the per­ formers, and I was also under Ihe im­ pression that evidence obtained ille­ gally was unadmissible, but that’s beside the point. The group was found lo be not guilty largely because the recording was of horrid quality. What remains lo be seen is the late o f the record store owner. If he is convicted it may indicate a new era of bannings in the south aimed at suppressing the rights of minorities.

In Indiana there is another interest­ ing case. The Attorney General of Indiana determined that nude dancing was obscene and therefore should be banned. A group of strippers and nude dancers took the case to Ihe Slate Su-

preme Court of Indiana. The court decided that nude dancing was a valid art form, and the Attorney General hadn't a leg to stand on. The Slate of Indiana wasn’t satisfied with a slap in the face by its own court, and plans to appeal the decision in the U S Supreme Court. It seems that Judge David Souter may have more to worry about than abortion.

Where does the fine line between good taste and obscenity run? More importantly, who should decide? I do agree that there are some individuals who wouldn't know good taste if it hit them over the head, but the First Ammendmenl is a two way street.

W hile one individual has the right to say, do, perform a wide range of things, others have the right not lo listen, read, or view those things.

Those who would be offended by 2 Live Crew's music have the right not lo listen to it, and shouldn't try to keep an artist from expressing his/herself.

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SPO R T S

WPI Football pulls out last minute victory (W P I News service) W P I did something two weekends ago that it hadn’t done all sea­ son. They dug themselves an 18-point deficit, but showed their true colors by coming back in the waning minutes of the game to secure the victory. Behind another stellar performance from freshman sensation Jason Wooley (Aga­ wam, M A ,) W P I improved to 6-0-1on the year with two games remaining.

Wooley rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns on 3 1 carries. He also caught two passes for 32 yards. For his outstanding game, he was named E C A C Rookie of the Week for the second time in three weeks.

The Engineers came out of the gates very sluggishly. The week off may have allowed some cobwebs to develop as Bowdoin scored 24 first-half points, placing W P I in the largest hole it has experienced all season. The lone bright spot for W P I was W ooley’s 3-yard run for all of its first-half points.

The second half was a different story, how­ ever, as the Engineers shutout the Polar Bears in the third quarter. Meantime, the offense put

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Wooley scored his second touchdown on the afternoon with a great second-effort 5-yard run. Eric Harvey (Carlisle, M A ) made good on both point-after attempts to narrow the margin to 24-20.

Both teams went scoreless until Bowdoin came up with what looked to be the points that would put the game out of reach for W P I. Po­ lar Bear quarterback Mike Kirch found Eric LaPlaca on a fourth-and-ten situation for a huge 15-yard touchdown. W P I would come right back with W ooley’s final touchdown of the day to narrow the margin to 3 1-26. The En ­ gineers’ attempt at the two point conversion failed and the deficit remained at five.

W P I needed a big play and they got just that when senior linebacker Jeff Joaquin (S. Dart­ mouth, M A ) recovered a fumble that was forced by Pete Keller (Rockland, M E ) on Bowdoin’s 33-yard line. Wooley engineered

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W P I closed out their home schedule with a Saturday, November 3 matchup with SU N YStonybrook at 1:30 PM.

Engineers gain NCAA berth (W P I News service) W P I announced today that the field hockey team has earned its second N C A A berth in as many years on the heels of its undefeated 17-0 season. The Engineers will travel to Ithaca College on Friday, Nov. 2 where it will take on Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. The Engineers are ranked third while Lock Haven is ranked second. Firstranked Ithaca College will take on fourthranked W illiam Smith. W P I is currently in limbo as to the final NEW-8 Conference stand­ ings. The Engineers defeated Mount Holyoke 4-0 to earn a chance at the championships with Smith College. An official scheduling prob­ lem occurred on Sunday, however, and the game neveL-took place. W P I defeated Smith

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The victory over Mount Holyoke gave head coach Judy Soderlund her 100th career victory.

Soderlund has amassed those 100 victories in a relatively short number of seasons - six; a good average of 16+ a year.

Last year, W P I hosted the N C A A Regionals and made it to the championship game before succumbing to Cortland State 2-1 in the final seconds of the game. The Engineers finished last year with a 17-2-1 record.

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CLUB C O R N E R Alpha Phi Omega Ahhh, just when I was starting to miss con­ clave business meetings...

I ’m back!

Oh No...Just when you thought it was safe...

He’s Back!

W ho’s the cute girl with the bow? Oh, it’s Kevin.

3/4 of a case of soda and a lousy bag of chips?

W e got Area Conclave! We got Area Con­ clave!

Wow. Keith is just as ugly as before he left!

Hi. Bye. Poor Turkeys!

W ell Fine! You can have a Thanksgiving C H IC K E N then.

Mark is fat and has no Achilles tendons.

Sue is a big Bozo! (and has no ______________ •) A L .is Cori going to lick you again? “ Someone’s been eating my porridge,” said the Papa Bear.

I bet A l ate the porridge!

Don’t men know how to do dishes?!

No, that’s what people like Mark hire

women like Cori for.

Hey Rob, how’s that “ pornographic mem­ ory of yours?

Just fine, thanks!

Poor Rob’s “ pornographic” memory is scarred with images of A l and Keith.

Get psyched for Spring Conclave W e are psyched....Yahoo.

See you all at the next meeting.

Kelli Anyone with questions concerning B i­ L A G A can contact: Shane McBride, Box 828; Janet Richardson, Dean of Students Office; or send mail to B iL A G A in the Student Activities Office. All inquires are confidential.

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B iL A G A Hello again everyone!

Hi everyone. W ell, last meeting was a suc­ cess (or so I am told). Everyone had lots of fun (and lots of pizza). At the meeting we decided that we are definitely building up the B iL A G A library.

Next meeting is *new* member meeting.

And Assumption College’s group w ill be at­ tending. W e are also looking to schedule a Worcester-wide meeting for BiLAGA-type groups. Also, we still need to revise the old constitution.

The meeting time for next week is still ten­ tative. Check with Shane for more info.

Friday night is the M IT dance. It starts at 9:30 pm in the Student Center. Be there!!

What’s an ORIENTATION LEADER? W O R C E S T E R P O L Y T E C H N IC IN S T IT U T E

M en's Bowling Club Hello W P I! Well, we had our first meet of the season last Sunday, and we took 33 out of 54 points. That should put us in about third place. A few awards to give out: The “ Alcoa Fantastic Finish" Award goes to Mike “ Flex” Kruczynski, coming out of the bullpen to face and knock off his opponent, Jim Cavanaugh, 201-200. The victory jump and clap would have made Mary Lou Retton proud!

The “ High Average” award went to, well, yours truly. I don’t want to boast, so I won’t tell you how hard I tried, how much I deserved it, how I was the best, etc...

The “ Rolaids R elie f’ award goes to Jeff Trudelle, coming in cold to average about 170 over 4 games.

Now, along with all the good awards, we have to address the bad: The “ Stupid Quote" Award goes to Chris Greatends. Never say “ Do we have to do 55, or can we pick up the pace a little bit?" when there is a cop 4 feet away from you at a tollbooth!

Finally, the “ Jerk of the W eek" Award goes to your friend and min, Jim “ A little courtesy won’t kill you” Cavanaugh. Maybe when you come to Auburn, I can get the entire bowling alley to stop for you!

Okay, That’ll do it for me. W e are off to Newberg, N Y on November 11 th, so everyone get ready for another long road trip. ( I ’ll be thinking about Cutie, so it’ll fly by for me. I know you’ll be thinking of, Brian!) See you later...JD PS: I ’ll see what I can do about Playland.

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Qualifications: * responsible, creative, caring, confident, flexible appreciation for diversity. * possess leadership abilities and good communication skills * ability to work closely with others Application Process: Attend informational meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 4:30 PM in the Lower Wedae or Thursday. November 15, 6:00 PM in the Lower Wedge.

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Welcome back all. Hope A-term was not too awful. October 28, Jose and I roadtripped to U N H for a U S F A foil meet. Both of us won a total of 7 bouts over the day, with Jose taking 6th place in the unclassed competition, while I took 5th. Hopefully by the end of the term my legs w ill be in full working order again. No­ vember 4, ten of us got up at the break of dawn to fence in Fairfield at the Autumnal Collegiate Individual Tournament, “ the Big One.” Re­ sults from that will be announced next week, or I ’m sure many stories will abound at practice.

A ll fencers must pay club dues this week: $5/person. this helps the club keep on its feet and supply everyone with equipment. Make sure that Tom has a record of payment of dues so that you don’t’ have to pay twice. T-shirts are also for sale, $10, first come, first served.

The current record is down to 4.42s by B JH .

T-539. Special thanks to M and Mrs. T for the Pizza and heating pad - stop laughing. Also thanks to Health Services for patching up the team when we needed it.

Preparation, stopthrust, attack, touche right - Bruce.

M en’s Glee Club Yes, I ’m back. Actually, I would have written a W P IM G C C C last week, but the Prince gave me special dispensation. W ow , what a guy!!!

B-Term is here, and by the time you read this, the lot of us should be full to the brim with Wright’s chicken. O f course, let us not forget this coming weekend at Wheaton (and subse­ quent weekend at Wells) which should be well worth the trip. I trust we have not been ‘lulled by the lull’. Wheaton has planned a party for the Saturday Night we’ll be there, and the

Wells semi- formal may just beat that!!

Major congrats to the A JI (Alpha Jock Itch) bowling team on their demolition of Stoddard Whatever. They took all three games and total pinfall, so the record stands at 4-0. Next match, T O D A Y A T 4:45 in the alleys. If you’re not bowling, come & cheer the guys on.

Remember, on Thursday the Wheaton women come for rehearsal, so be ready to hear such phrases as: 1:” Over the back fence” 2 :W H EA T O N S T U D E N T :” I ’m majoring in Pakistani History” W PI STU D EN T: “ I didn’t know anyone cared!”

3:” The men are TO O L O U D !”

NO T R IV IA T H IS W E E K , D U E T O T H E FA C T T H A T NO O N E HAS A N S W E R E D T R IV IA Q U E S T IO N #3 F R O M T H E L A S T W P IM G C C C .

That’s all! I bid you adieu— Larlo.

Rugby Team W P I Men’s Rugby team won an invitational game over Clark University last Monday, 29 October at their practice field, near Indian Lake. Greg Link scored after a confusion on the try line. Inexperienced Clark, though lost, played well, giving value to W P I ’s victory.

Now W P I has another off-season commit­ ment in a tournament of the city of Worcester.

Three other teams will be present including first division Holy Cross. The game will be played November 10, Saturday. This will probably be W P I ’s last game(s) of the season.

All are welcome to come watch the tourna­ ment and prestigiate W P I ’s team.

Science Fiction Society Look at all of you, smug and content. I suppose I shall greet you to this humble article.

Weil, another week has set upon us and we have beaten it back. Now it is time to reflect on our ever losing battle with time and see what we accomplished. As humanity we stare into the bleakness of the oh-so-little we have done and all the time we let frivolously slip away like we had it in infinite amounts. So, as the good little humans we are, we ignore the cack­ ling face of lime as he jumps up and down on our backs and we look to the future for hope and we see...that’s right...a gaming weekend. We have the lower wedge reserved for the weekend of the tenth and have quite a few game masters readying campaigns. That does not mean that spontaneous games are not welcome. In fact, they are encouraged.

Also, during the gaming weekend, Don Ross and Joachim Heck will be running a live roleplaying game called “ Etherlines.” I be­ lieve they have all the players they can use, but just to be sure, attend this weeks meeting, 7:00pm Wednesday, 7 November 1990.

Quote: “ Verse Six: ‘Tigers are nimble and light on their toes, my respect for tigers con­ tinually grows.’” - Calvin.

Ski Club Anyone interested for complete informa­ tion about the W P I Ski Club, please send your name and box number to Ski Club Box 5568.

W om en’s T rack There will be an organizational meeting for women’s indoor track and field on Monday, 12 November at 4:30 in the lobby of Harrington Auditorium. The outdoor season w ill also be discussed at that time.

Any students interested in either program should either attend the meeting or contact Coach Savilonis in Higgins Labs 123. Women new to the sport are welcome.

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G R EEK CO RNER Alpha C hi Rho Greetings to everyone and welcome back to the next term on that endless struggle against reality known as college. I trust that everyone had a safe break, because if you didn’t you wouldn’t be reading this. Welcome back to the Falkmeister.The beginning of the term has had its share of interesting events. One highly discussed happening was the Halloween party, frequented by some weird guys that looked like they were from Quinnipiac. Everyone had a good time, and yes, Fruit St., you all were at the party, even if you don’t remember. And then there was Bids Night, (a good indication of the caliber of this year’s postulant class?)Since rush is over, w e’ll give a hearty congratula­ tions to our Ex-Rush Chairman Tim. Even though he didn’t snap, everybody gave it their best shot. (Hey Tim - phone call, its Bob Swinson!) Congratulations to our new postu­ lants, a list of whom will appear in next weeks paper. Get ready for the years of pledging to come!!(Good luck Rueben.) Congratulations this week go to Dumbo (“ W hy does this seem to be too big” ), and special mention to “ I ’ve

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fallen and I can’t getup, etc.” Raid, and I guess to me, as usual. Somebody do something really dumb, please.That’s about all. Keep your eyes open for the annual roll-in-the-hay A X P Barn Blast on the 16th. Good luck this term, andalways remember - Nibs ‘R Bad, but Postulants R Worse. M IK E Alpha Tau Omega The boys from Pittsburg are alive and well upon their return home from their fun-filled expedition to Palazzini’s “ Promised Land.”

The die-hard Steelers fans apparently got ex­ tremely lucky as they timed their trip perfectly to catch one of the home games that the Steel­ ers actually won. The Steeler threesome said they had the time of their lives until the ride home, which almost cost them their lives.

According to the leader of the Pittsburg expedition, Chris Palazzini, they were driving home that Tuesday nite and apparently saw the legend himself. Yes folks, he has again found his way back into the headlines. Steve “ The Orb” Baker. It seems the former all-American Oklahoma standout of many years past was in

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the Pittsburgh area trying out for a local Ameri­ can Gladiator Tournament to be aired next month.

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Eyewitnessess identified the driver of the bus as a short and stocky man, wearing a blue Teamsters's Union jacket with the name Doughty on his sleeve. Witnesses further went on to say that his partner, riding shotgun, was a large, long-haired man also wearing a Team­ ster’s jacket (fluorescent orange, however.) with the initials B.A. on the sleeve. Other reports stated that this man riding shotgun was blaring the radio and was drinking heavily.

Within minutes, a state trooper had arrived at the scene. Witnesses say that the trooper’s name was Garrett, but everyone else from the town knew who it really was...they knew him as Sergeant Fat [posterior], the man with the biggest [posterior] in the country! Fat [poste­ rior] gave the two parties a warning for reckless driving and drove off into the sunset.

Today’s quote of the week is: If anyone wants to fight me, I ’ll be in the driveway.

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Twenty for twenty!!! Thanx for not puking in the bucket.

Rush Chairmen, Mark Sullivan and Bob Vary did an outstanding job this year with Rush. Excellent bid dinner, except for the Hem. Thanx Bob. W e want grilled cheese with our tomato soup. Bid night was excellent. Our party was even better. Pledges get psyched for

the Mustard Seed. W e all hoped dog would lose his bet. but he did get lucky. Rumor has it that he’ll be putting on a keg any way. Needed: Pledges willing to be in the zoo, see Gene for details.

Sigma Pi Rush is over, and Dave King’s all wet and cold! Good job to all the brothers who put in a little extra effort to make it a success.

Aaagh... pledges. Think about the work for a moment, what does it mean to you? To me it means something to do at 3:30am. To some it means breakfast in bed. But whatever it is, it’s going to be a lot of fun (despite the work.)

To all of the new Sigma Pi pledges: con­ gratulations! If you really want to, you’ll do fine - bear that in mind.

W ell, in other news: successful road trips to Butler’s, and Spinner’s band last week... Payne is blaming himself... Kugal seizes the Golden Gonad. And although the fraternity presidents have voted B Y O B every other weekend, it looks like we’re in for an exciting term of parties!

Oh, and Hal wanted me to relay this mes­ sage: Are you going to eat that Twinkie?”

Theta Chi The brothers of Theta Chi fraternity would like to welcome our newly inducted pledges to Greek life here at W P I. W e are very excited over the new pledge class and especially for the long awaited end of rush. Congratulations to our rush chairman J.J. Callahan and assistant Jim Gieger for a job well done and to all who participated in our annual can drive raising over $500 for charity.

W e would like to congratulate J.J. on win­ ning the New England Telephone “ I should have called ahead” contest. Sumo says he’ll eat the snots in the bathrooms for 50 cents each, three for a dollar. A C M E Extermination was called, I think it’s Barry’s fault. AC/DC E L U R S G E K ! W hat’s that smell... oh, K .K .’s back with some highly unlikely stories. Sparages returned singing the Jackson Five’s hit, “ A-BC, it’s all the same to me."

Finally, brothers it is not a good practice to put cans of disinfectant spray in the kitchen where we keep the Baker’s Joy. Most cooks might not realize until after the meal.

Later.

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Now some real news. Awesome Halloween party, guys. Congratulations to all our out­ standing new pledges. Good luck in your program and remember, Brothers always win.

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"This offer is available only fo qualified students, faculty, staff and institutions that purchase IBM Selected Academic Solutions through participating campus locations. Prices quoted do not include sales tax, handling and/or processing charges.

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Tuesday November 6, 1990

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CLASSIFIEDS

TR A V E L SALES REP. WANTED: Out going, aggressive, self-motivated in­ dividuals or groups to market winter and spring break trips on campus. Formore information call Student travel Services at l -800-6484849.

I HALF EXPECTED TO SEE THE H AN DO FG O D...

Um..you guys have forgotten something?/What?/It will become readily appaient.

Yamaha DX27 Programmable Synthe­ sizer, 192 ROM voices, 61 keys, MIDI, $300. Call Rob, 757-0983.

Chad: Stop reading that SubGenius propaganda. What do you think you are, a Yeti?

Subaru 1980. Runs great, two-door, 5speed, AM/FM radio, radiator, clutch put on last year, inspection sticker, excellent engine and body. Call 8 3 1-5714.

To all students: RECYCLE! Please, it’s good for the environment!

Sale in Wedge: Tues - Thursday.

POW/MIA awareness items. Support those men and women still missing in action or held prisioner.

Oh no! It’s h.Z!

Are you confused about your major?

Do you want more information about op­ tions? THe Major Selction Program can help. Drop by the office at 157 West Street, 2nd floor or cal I 831 -5012.

Campus Reps - Individuals or Student Organization - needed to promote our Spring Break Packages on campus. FREE TRIPS plusCom m ission. Call Campus Mattering. 1-800423-5264.

TRAVEL FOR FREE! Earn Commission) CAMPUS VACATIONS needs reps on Campus to promote Winter & Spring Break packages.

Call now! 800-786-7377 or write: Campus Vacations 26 Court St. Brooklyn, NY 11242

Fear death by water.

But that would mean (daat) (daat) (daat)

If anyone has found a green/ivory dress in the Founders area since B-term started, please contact box 3028 or call 791 -3144.

SPRING BREAK 1991 - Individual or student organization needed to promote Spring Break trip. Earn money, free trips and valuable work experience. CALL NOW!! Inter-Campus Programs: 1-800327-6013.

Newspeak will run classifieds free for all WPI students, faculty, and staff. Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines. Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $5.00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line.

Classified ads must be paid for in advance.

No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad. The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subject.

The deadline for ads is noon on the Friday before publication.

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Assalamualaikum. Dear fellow broth­ ers and sisters, good luck on your first round of exams. Muslim Student Associa­ tion (M SA).

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Roommate needed immediately to share apartment on Highland Street with three others. $ 150/month plus utilities.

Own room. Contact box 3047.

CAM PUS REP WANTED: Campus Rep to run ski and spring break trips for free travel or commision. Call 413-5331600 collect.

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Attention all BBT, CH and CM majors.

Join us on a field trip to Pfizer Pharmaceu­ tical in Groton, CT on Friday, Novmeber 16. N oonto5:30pm . $1.00 per person.

To register, call the Major Selction Pro­ gram Office, 831 -5012. Cosponsored by MSP and Skeptical Chemists.

WANTED: ENTHUSIASTIC INDI­ VIDUAL or student organization to pro­ mote Spring Break destinations for 1991.

Earn free trips and com m issions while gaining valuable business and marketing experience. Please call StudentTravel Service at 1-800-265-1799 and ask for Serge.

Hey guys...you know the board is start­ ing to look like the Los Angeles highway system...this could be bad.

SLANT 6 AND THE JUMPSTARTS are currently #1 on 95.9 WBRU’sTop 12.

Their new single Mrs. Fletcher (Help Me I’ve Fallen) can also be heard on the world syndicated radio program Dr. Demento on WZLX 100.7 Sunday Nov. 4th and 11th at 10 PM. You can see them perform this SaL at Sir Morgan’s C ove on Green St. in W ore.at 10PM.

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Tuesday November 6,1990

POLICE LOG

What’s Happening?

Monday, October 15 2:20am - ASSAULT AND BATTERY: Student reports being attacked on Dean Street near Phi Sig fraternity house. Worcester Police contacted.

Wednesday, October 17 1:33am - MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Student calls from Alpha Chi Rho fraternity to report large rock thrown through window. Officers check area and are unable to locate suspects.

Sunday, October 21 3:03am - INTOXICATED PERSONS: Officer reports speaking with two students in Stoddard parking lot, both in possession of alcohol. Subjects advised.

Monday, October 22 9:01pm - MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: Student reports hitting parked car in quad parking lot.

Officer responds, report taken.

Wednesday, October 24 5:09pm - LARCENY: Custodian reports furniture missing from Fuller Labs. Report taken.

Friday, October 26 4:24am - LARCENY/MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Student reports unknown subjects came into the Wedge, knocked over the soda machines and stole several items. Officer responds, report filed.

4:00pm - VANDALISM: Student reports car vandalized in Stoddard lot. Officer contacted, report taken.

Saturday, October 27 12:00am - NOISE COMPLAINT: Neighbor calls to report noise at Phi Sig fraternity house. Officers respond, house advised.

2:30pm - LARCENY: Phi Sig fraternity house calls to report a larceny. Worcester Police notified, report filed.

4:15pm - INJURED PERSON: Student hurt on athletic field with possible head injury. Transported to hospital for treatment.

11:00pm - MINOR IN POSSESSION: Seargeant reports confiscating alcohol from minor in area of Morgan Hall.

Tuesday, November 6 8pm - Spectrum Lecture, “UFO’s, The Hidden History,” Perreault Hall Wednesday, November 7 7pm - Coffee and International Dessers, World House 8pm - Video, “Return of the Pink Panther,” Gompei’s Friday, November 9 1 lam - Computer Science Colloqium, “DICE: A computer based environment for coopera­ tive product development,” FL320 5:20pm - Newman Hayride and Cookout, Religious Center 8pm - Musician Tom Acousti, Two Towers After Hours, Gompei’s Sunday, November 11 Ipm - Ice Hockey, Lehigh, Northstar 6:30 & 9:30pm - Film, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Perreault Hall, $2.00 Monday, November 12 7pm - Risk Management Seminar, Harrington Auditorium W E NEED YOU! B e a W P I B IG B R O T H E R / S IS T E R Your help is needed...

Sunday, October 28 1:23am - DISORDERLY PERSONS/MINOR IN POSSESSION: Officers report speaking to group of students, one in possession of alcohol. Students advised and sent on way.

1:31am - INTOXICATED PERSON: Officer reports male subject intoxicated/passed out in from of 32 Boynton Street. Subject transported home.

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SAFETY TIP When in libraries or any other public place (dining halls, study rooms) purses, wallets and calculators should not be left on a desk or table even for a few minutes. In the time it takes to get a book or meal a wallet can easily be stolen.

Be a role model for a boy or girl ages 6-13.

Provide understanding Improve your young friend’s sense of self worth Enjoy a rewarding experience in community involvement Become a part of a growing campus group R E Q U IR E M E N T S : 2 hours per week...anytim e.

R EW A R D S: a good feeling, knowing you helped a child believe in himself!

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