H e a lth O f fic e s u r v iv e d th e b u d g e t c u ts by Ray Bert On these pages about a year and a half ago the state of the WPI Health Office was an incendiary issue. Due to budget cuts the administration had announced that the Health Office staff would be trimmed and hours short ened. An uproar ensued on the pages of Newspeak. and, presumably, among the interested parties, both for and against, within the administration. The attitude of the students at the time, including everyone I talked to, was one of general concern and/or outrage that
we would be unable to receive the medical treatment we had paid for if we happened to require it during off hours. This seemed legitimate, since viruses, rashes, and accidents tend not to con form to a 9 to 5 schedule. WPI refused to budge, however, even as letters of criticism were fired off continuously, and the issue eventually fell by the wayside with the general feeling among the students that we were being shortchanged. In reality, behind the scenes, a con certed effort was being made by both the Health Office and the administra tion to allow the budget cuts to remain
while still providing the same high level of service to the students. What they came up with has managed to be just that. In fact, in speaking with JoAnn VanDyke, RN, Director of Health Services, and Sharon Cahill, RN, it may even be better. Health Services contracted with Hahneman Family Health Center to insure that physicians were available on call from 5pm to 8am Monday through Friday and 24 hours a day over the weekend. The phone numbers are available by dialing Health Services any time after hours, when an answer
ing machine will provide the necessary information. In addition, physicians are still available four hours a day during the week, at varying hours some days to accommodate different sched ules. Finally, the emergency medical service (EMS) began operations this fall and provide assistance in health related emergencies on campus. Both VanDyke and Cahill stress that they are open to any suggestions or complaints concerning the quality of care provided. They point out that the dividers present in the waiting room as
well as a new sign-in system are both changes initiated due to student con cerns about privacy. While my per sonal experience with the Health Of fice has been quite good, they recog nize that not all students may not feel this way, and they need that type of feedback if they are to continue to improve service to the students. As a final note, while Newspeak is an appropriate medium for airing complaints and attempting to spur ac tion, it can also be used as a forum for recognition for a job well done. This is one of those cases.
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Nobel winner’s influence felt in WPI lab
(WPI News Service) On Oct. 17, the 1990 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Professor E.J. Corey of Harvard University in recognition of his work in the field of organic chem istry, which the Nobel committee noted “contributed to the high standard of living and health and the longevity enjoyed at least in the Western World.” For one member of the faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Corey’s influence extends beyond the confines of a laboratory or the pages of a textbook. From 1983 to 1985, James P. Dittami, assistant professor of chemistry, was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow in Corey’s lab at Harvard University. Dittami, who holds a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Poly technic Institute, joined the WPI fac ulty in 1985 and continues to focus on r 'o m r M ic C S m p ilS
research areas he studied under Corey. In 1987 Dittami received a five-year grant totaling approximately $350,000 from the National Institutes of Health to synthesize a naturally occurring chemical called Koumine, which is an alkaloid derived from Kou-wen, a Chinese medicinal plant used to treat heart ailments and liver cancer, and to control pain and reduce fever. “Professor Corey developed the modern-day approach to organic syn thesis—a method that enables scien tists to manufacture useful chemical compounds such as those found in plants and animals,” says Dittami. Through the years, Corey has synthe sized approximately 100 natural prod ucts, many of which have significant medicinal value. There is not a phar maceutical company in the world that has not used discoveries made in
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by Peggy Jablonski Assistant Dean of Housing and _________ Residential Life_________
Several improvements were made over the past few months to help make our campus a safer community in which to live. Security phones have been placed at the main entrances of the large residence halls. Although the phones are labeled “Emergency,” they are for your daily use to contact a resident for access. When you are expecting a visit from the pizza ven dor, or from a friend please ask them to use this phone to contact you. On the inside of each phone are listed emer gency numbers, as well as the hall phones for each building. We encourage students to use these phones on a regular basis. We hope that by providing phones, propping open doors will not occur. Leaving a residence hall open by propping a door is jeopardizing the security of all the residents and their property. In the Stoddard Complex, the out side doors as well as the hallway doors may not be unlocked with a student’s key as they had been in the past. We
hope the residents of Stoddard under stand our desire to upgrade security. The lost-key policy, now in its sec ond year, appear to be working well. Students who lose their room key are required to have a lock change com pleted immediately. The cost of the core-change can be deducted from the security deposit each student pays in August. By completing a lock change the same day we become aware of the problem, we help maintain the security of the room and the building. Security also means personal secu rity. The Personal Safety Committee is a group of staff and students who pro vide programs wand information on issues of acquaintance rape, sexual assault, harassment and related topics. Members of the committee are avail able to do educational programs for student groups, to lead discussion groups, or participate in a classroom presentation. If you are interested in more information contact Peggy Jablonski (Housing and Residential Life), Joanne Van Dyke (Health Serv ices), Cheryl Martunas (Campus Po lice), or Madeline Langman (Counsel ing and Student Development Center).
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Corey’s lab, and his research activities with prostaglandins and leukotrienes have had a major impact on medicine and on biochemistry.” During his career Corey has trained more than 500 graduate and postdoc toral students, who have gone on to prominence in academic and industrial centers worldwide. “Their range of interests include computers in chemis try, synthetic methods, natural prod ucts total synthesis, organometallic chemistry, biorganic chemistry and biochemistry,” says Dittami, who notes that Bengt Samuelson, a former Corey ‘postdoc,’ recently received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for work he completed in collaboration with
Corey. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dittami completed a total synthesis of ovalicin, a chemical compound derived from a fungus. “Drugs like ovalicin are immuno-suppresive agents—they are given to patients recovering from or gan transplant surgery to minimize rejection. Although ovalicin has not been used, this was the first time it had been synthesized. Dittami says that Corey’s work in synthesis is detailed in the Nobel prize winner’s recent book The Logic of Chemical Synthesis. He notes that in 1988 an entire issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society was dedicated to Corey on the occasion of
his 60th birthday. “The issue featured articles by Corey’s former students and is a measure of the respect and admiration the scientific community has for him.” Dittami, originally from Medford, Mass., was raised in Sherbom, Mass., where his parents, Francis and Rose Dittami, still reside. He is a graduate of Marian High School. In addition to his doctorate, Dittami holds a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from the Col lege of the Holy Cross and a master of science in chemistry from Boston College. He and his wife, Helen, and their two sons currently reside in Oakham, Mass.
Dean of Students changes name, P r io r itie s r e m a in u n c h a n g e d
---------------_by Joe _ _ Parker _ _ -------------_________ Features Editor_________ Many changes have been made recently concerning the restructuring and renaming of the Dean of Students Office. The new title is Office of the Dean for Student Life. Janet Begin Richardson’s title has been changed to the above mentioned, and other changes have taken place as well, as the whole department has been restructured. Nancy Hunter Denney now has the title of Assistant Dean for Special pro grams and Greek Life, and she will basically have the same responsibili ties, except that Student Activities is completely in the hands of Chris Jachimowicz, as was reported in Newspeak two weeks ago.
IntheHousingoffice,changes* In the Housing office, changes have been made as well. Judy McGuire Robinson has taken a post at Boston College, so Margaret (Peggy) Jablon ski has been promoted from director of housing to Assistant Dean for Housing and residential life. This move has opened up a lower level position for an Assistant Director of Housing, for which an interviewing process is cur rently underway. Elizabeth Sinkiewicz Reid will remain assistant Di rector of Residential Life. “We essentially had two bosses and one assistant over there,” says Dean Richardson. This led to confusion over who was in charge of certain areas. This move is intended to relieve some of the confusion. When asked why the moves were
taking place. Dean Richardson re sponded that she had been pushing for the move for some time. “Dean of Students sound too narrow, and doesn’t take into account that the Health Service and Residential life fall under” the responsibilities of the office as well. She was worried that the office was being seen only in the disciplinar ian role, and that the contribution that the office made to students, such as assisting in housing arrangements, advising, and the work done with inter national students was being entirely overlooked. She also felt that the hier archy was very confusing to many people, and that the changes that have been made will help students be better able to define who they should talk to for a particular need.
A SADD story: A car crash on the Quad by Melissa McMahon On November 19th and 20th there will be a crashed car somewhere on the quad. There is a story behind it that we, the members of SADD, would like to share with you. The day I died was an ordinary day. It was a Friday. The end of the week. Time to have some fun. I jumped into my car and headed out to the clubs. I told myself that I would only have a couple of drinks. Well, a couple of drinks turned into a few and a few turned into a lot. Then it was time to go home. I didn’t live far away so I thought I’d be O.K. I was wrong. I guess I was going too fast, because the last thing I remember is passing a little old lady that was going too slow. Next
I heard a deafening crash and I felt a terrible jolt. Glass and steel flew eve rywhere. My whole body seemed to be being ripped apart. I heard myself scream. Suddenly I awakened. It was very quiet. A police officer was standing overme. Then I saw a doctor. Mybody was mangled. I was saturated with blood. Pieces of jagged glass were sticking out all over. Why are you pulling that sheet over my head?! I’m not dead. I can’t be dead. I have a date tonight. I have homework due Monday. I have things to do, people to meet, a life to live. I can’t be dead! Hey, don’t put me in that drawer. It’s so dark and cold in here. Don’t let
my parents see me like this. They look so much older. I heard them tell the person in charge, “Yes, he is our son.” The funeral was strange. Everyone was crying. People would walk by and touch my hand and sobbed as they walked away. My family were like zombies. Please wake me up! Don’t bury me. I’m not dead. I can’t be dead. I’m too young to die. I have more laughing and living to do. Please God, just give me another chance. I promise I’ll never drink and drive again. All I want is one more chance. If you are ever thinking about get ting into a car after drinking, please think about this story. It could become the story of vour life.
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ELECTION NEWS
Tuesday, November 6 was election day. All 435 Congressmen were up for re-election as well as one third of the senators and over 30 governors. The Republicans were not winners, al though several people have argued that the Democrats were not winners either.
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION In Massachusetts, over 70% of the eligible voters voted, largely because of extensive coverage of the gover nor’s race and Question 3. Republi cans William Weld and Paul Cellucci were elected as Governor and Lt. Governor respectively. They defeated the Democratic ticket of Boston Uni versity President John Silber and Lt. Governor candidate Marjorie Clapprood. Another Republican, Joe Malone was elected to the treasurer’s office by getting over 55% of the vote among a field of three different candi dates. The other state wide constitu tional offices of Attorney General, Secretary of State and Auditor went to the Democrats. In the State Senate, Republicans picked up 8 seats, includ ingMthur Chase from Worcester. The Republicans now have enough votes to sustain a veto by Weld, as they have 17 seats out of 40. However, a ballot referendum to cut taxes (Question 3, or the CLT- Citizens for Limited Taxation) failed by a 6040% margin. Weld, Cellucci and Malone had all supported the passing of this question, and their winning and question 3 losing sends a very mixed signal to Beacon hill. Many say that the governor’s race was really a refer endum on Silber, and that people were not voting for Weld as much as they were voting against Silber, who often made very controversial remarks. Malone’s opponent, Joe Galvin, ran highly negative advertisements that may have hurt him more than they helped him. Other’s say that the voters sent a message that they wanted tax and spending cuts, but not as quickly as the CLT question would have imple mented them. The anti-CLT groups outspent CLT by a two to one margin, by using effective campaign commer cials that claimed the state would enter
Bradlee just squeaked by, although he outspent his virtually unknown oppo nent by a ratio of 17 to 1. Mario Cuomo got only 53% of the vote against very underfinanced opponents from the Republican and Conservative parties. The New York State Senate remained in control of Republicans, and a bond issue Cuomo had campaigned heavily for failed. Dick Gephardt got only 57% of the vote, down from the 63% he got in the last election. In other Governor races, one of the key issues in large states was redistrict ing. Every 10 years, the Census is taken, and the results determine how many congressmen each state gets. The state legislatures then draw the boundaries in their states- this is known as gerrymandering. The gover nor can sign or veto the legislation. Legislatures and governors will obvi ously try and gerrymander the districts so that their party can get the most seats. Democrats won the governor ship in Texas and Florida and New York, while the Republican Pete Wilson won in California. California was particularly important, as they will have 52 out of435 congressional seats. The California legislature in con trolled by Democrats, so Wilson and the legislature will have to work out some type of compromise.
into chaos if the 8.2% tax cut took place. In other referendum questions, vot ers overwhelmingly passed question 1, which stops Massachusetts from tak ing a census. Massachusetts will now rely on the national census for issues like redistricting, and it will save Massachusetts about $10 million. Voters said no on question 2, which would replace many consultants with state employees. Voters said yes to questions 4 and 5, which made it easier for third parties to get on the ballot and to give more local aid from state reve nues respectively. In the US Senate race, incumbent John Kerry beat Republican candidate James Rappaport, so Kerry will be senator for the next six years. The other Massachusetts Senator, Edward Kennedy, is not up for re-election until 1994.
OTHER ELECTIONS This was supposed to be the year where incumbents lost, where voters were going to finally “vote the rascals out.” However, 96% of the House members running for re-election were re-elected, and only one incumbent Senator was defeated, Rudy Boschwitz from Minnesota. The Republi cans had a net loss of 9 seats in the house (out of 435) and one in the Sen ate (out of 100). In Connecticut, a Conservative Black Republican was elected to the house, who supported Bush’s veto of the latest civil rights bill. Another Conservative black Republican lost 51 -49% in Ohio, and will probably run again in two years. Jesse Helms was re-elected to the Senate by a greater margin than ex pected in North Carolina, getting about 55% of the vote over his black oppo nent, Harvey Gantt. However, many political analysts say that the Democrats were not win ners, either. There is yet to emerge a clear candidate forthe 1992 Presiden tial election. Some of the people that are often mentioned are Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt, New York governor Mario Cuomo and New Jersey senator Bill Bradlee. However, all of them did worse than expected in the election.
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, ARIZONA, AND THE NFL ABORTION In Arizona, there was a referendum The issue that decided the Virginia question on the ballot that would make governor’s race last year was abortion, Martin Luther King Day a state holiday and once again abortion was the decid (and have the day off transferred from ing factor in some races. Pro Choice Columbus Day). It looked as if it was candidates for governor won in Cali going to pass several weeks ago. fornia, Texas and Florida, as well as in However, the NFL got involved when Minnesota, Rhode Island and New they said that if Arizona did not make Mexico. However, John Engler, a pro MLK day a state holiday, then Super life candidate, was elected as governor bowl XVII (1993) would not be played in Michigan. Earlier this year, the in Phoenix as was currently scheduled. governor, James Blanchard, vetoed a Opponents to the bill claimed that the parental consent law passed by the NFL was trying to blackmail Arizona. legislature. In Michigan, Kansas, The referendum question failed 51- Alaska, and Ohio, pro-life governors 49%. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagli- will replace pro- choice governors. abue announced on Wednesday that the NFL would begin looking for alter TERM LIMITS- KEEPING THE native sites for the 1993 Superbowl. RASCALS OUT The Superbowl is not the only bowl Voters may have voted to keep most game in question. The Fiesta Bowl is of the incumbents in, but there were scheduled to be played at Sun Devil some other interesting developments Stadium at the University of Arizona in as well. In Colorado, there was a 12 TempeonJanuary 1, 1991. However, year cap placed on Representatives in one of likely teams to play in the Fiesta Congress. This will almost certainly bowl is the University of Virginia (as face a court test, since there have never this goes to press University of Vir been restrictions on terms before ginia has not received a bid to play, but passed by an individual state. Colora if they beat UNC they probably will). doans also placed limits on their state Jesse Jackson’s son attends the Uni legislators. In California, voters voted versity of Virginia, and Virginia has a to limit the terms of those in the state black governor. UVA is a state school. legislature. This follows a September This is not the first time that MLK vote in Oklahoma where voters limited day has created controversy in Ari the terms of their state legislators. zona. A few years ago, Governor Term restrictions referendums have Bruce Babbit (who later ran for Presi passed with an overwhelming major dent) signed an order that made MLK ity, and have received support from day a state holiday. The next governor, Democrats and Republicans alike. Evan Meecham removed the holiday This is really no surprise- politicians on the basis of some legal issue (the are hard to defeat these days. In the US governor could not authorize an addi Senate and Congress, lawmakers en tional holiday). Some analysts say that joy something called the “franking the NFL may have had little to do with privilege”, which means that they can the failure. People usually lie to poll mail political junk mail to their con sters about voting for a black candidate stituents at the expense of the taxpay or a black issue, and Arizonans could ers. have been doing likewise. In North by George M. Regnery Carolina, Jesse Helms won by a bigger Newspeak Staff margin than expected. A year ago, in
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On the brink of war - former Ambassador Lane to speak ber of military personnel in Saudia Arabia by 100,000, bringing the total number to 340,000 troops. For the first time since the Korean War reserve forces have been called up for active duty. Bigger questions than Kuwait are at hand. Iraq has laid a claim on Kuwait saying the British Empire illegally divided the two so long ago. Are we thinking in too short of terms? American foreign policy is in question also. We are walking on a tight rope that may be about to break. Many people and governments of the Middle East are furious with the United States, saying we use them and that our foreign policies are at best hypocritical. Most say that the American problem is that we lack understand ing of the Middle East people and their culture. There is truly much more to this conflict than most people understand. Will a military conflict accomplish what we really want? Will a negotiated treaty truly mean peace in this unsettled region? Will leaving Saddam Hussein in power only lead to bigger
by Brant Smith International Relations Council The lines have been drawn and we stand on the brink of war. The United States and the United Nations vow that Kuwait will once again be sovereign, while Iraq is willing to fight “a dangerous war” to keep it. Iraqi information minister, Latif Jassim, stated November 4, “We are going to defend our 19th province (Kuwait) on any condition, even if we have to fight a dangerous war,” and he went on to say “Iraq is not going to negotiate on Kuwait.” This comes at a point and time when the United States and the United Nations are des perately trying to find a peaceful solution to the situation. Attempts by virtually every nation to communicate with Iraq have resulted in positive words, but no results. As we try to negotiate peace we are preparing for the possibility of war. The United States is about to boost its num
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An OGCP notice for all Juniors (OGCP) On November 26th at 6:30 pm an You may send your resume with your cover
orientation meeting will be scheduled in Newell Lecture Hall in Atwater Kent for your summer job search. Watch for reminders. On the 27th a manual will be available which contains a sample resume and instructions. Look for a carton in the corridor on the 3rd floor of Boynton Hall outside OGCP (Sinclair Hall). Bring your typed resume to Bill Trask to “check.” After it is approved, please provide OGCP with 10-15 copies for our files. The summer job bulletin board is also in the corridor. Check all boards for posters or an nouncements as well as jobs. Some part time positions will extend through the summer - ask company when applying.
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Kinnicutt Hall, Salisbury Labs at 7:30 when Former Ambassador to Yemen George Lane will speak. Former Ambassador and current Professor Lane is an expert on Middle Eastern politics and will provide first hand insight into the differences in our cultures.
Support groups for WPI women have re cently been formed on campus. The groups will provide a wonderful opportunity for women of WPI to discuss issues of significance to them and to share and leam with others. The groups are still in their planning stages and will develop according to the needs of the members. Our first meeting was Monday, November 5. The “core group” went exceptionally well, considering it was our first gathering. Many issues were discussed ranging from military treatment of women to professor's attitudes towards females to personal confidence. The group is an outgrowth of the Women’s Issues Committee and was initiated by Prof. Susan Vernon Gerstenfeld, Madeleine Cohen Langman from the counseling center, and my-
self. As president of the WPI Society of Women Engineers, a group to both support and promote women engineers, I feel that the core groups will not only benefit the society’s members, but all female students on the WPI campus. A group like this is needed for women to voice their concerns in an open atmosphere, especially given the WPI l to 5 female/male ratio. Depending on the number of people inter ested, small groups will be formed, and accord ing to your preference, will meet on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. The group’s next gathering will be on Monday, November 19 form 4:30-6pm in the Harrington Auditorium Conference Room. If you are interested or would like more informa tion. please call me at 756-6575. C o lle g e C o n f e r e n c e h e ld o n W o r ld H u n g e r
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started a nursery, constructed a well, surveyed a national park, taught school, coached track, learned French.
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Build your future with the Peace Corps. MECHANICAL - CIVIL - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, SCIENCES, MATH MAJORS are urgently needed for overseas assignments. Peace Corps representatives will be on campus to talk about upcoming opportunities. INTERVIEWS FILM SEMINAR INFO TABLE Weds, Dec 5 Tues, Dec 4 Tues. Dec 4 8:00 - 5:00 7:00 pm 1 1 :0 0 -2 :0 0 OGCP Office, Boynton Hall 101 Higgins Lab The Wedge P lease call P eace C orps at 617-565-5555 x104 for details.
Heifer Projects International will sponsor a College Symposium on Hunger at its Northeast Headquarters in Rutland MA [15 miles from campus] on the weekend of January 11th through 14th. In the words of Rosalee Sinn, Director, “college students are becoming in creasingly aware of global interdependence. In response to their interest in working to alleviate world hunger. Heifer Project has created the College Council for the Mobilization Against Hunger Symposium. By participating, students from across the country can share ideas and work together to create a national network council.” Any full or part-time student at WPI is eligible to represent the Institute. The number of representatives is limited to four. The Heifer Project farm in Rutland will also soon be the site of a new set of IQPs offered at WPI. The people there have created a ThirdWorld homestead, complete with a two-room residence, garden plot, goat pen, and chicken coop. Of course there is no electricity and cooking is done over a camp fire. The water source, a spring, is about half a mile from the site. Hopefully, through their creative energy, WPI students will gradually transform the site using appropriate technology such as biogas generation and pedal-powered electrification. In contrast, another project will seek to harness the computer in the lodge that is the headquar ters to the task of aiding Heifer Project’s work. The symposium in January will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 1 Land end at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Meals and overnight accommoda tions will be provided by Heifer Project, but students should bring a sleeping bag. The goals of the symposium are to obtain current and accurate information on world hunger and inter national development, leam how poor and hun gry people are resourcefully solving their own hunger problems, and leam more about how we can help facilitate opportunities for people to become self-sufficient. Participants are ex pected to serve as campus representatives of the College Council for Mobilization Against Hunger. For further information on the symposium contact either Professor Hakim (EE) or Profes sor Dunn (HU). • • •
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Tuesday November 13,1990
131st Worcester Music Festival plays on by Troy Nielsen Newspeak Staff From October 16, 1990, the Worcester County Music Association has been holding its 131 st Worcester Music Festival. The festival is a series of mostly classical music concerts that take place in Worcester’s Mechanics Hall. There is an enormous amount of variety and diversity represented in many different types of orchestras and bands that have or will perform in the festival: from the Worcester Chorus and Worcester Orchestra to the Sholom Israel Pops Orchestra to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Most recently (last Friday night to be exact), the Hanover Band performed in Mechanics Hall’s great Washburn Hall. Washburn Hall is the main concert facility within the building. For those of you who are not aware of its splendor and magnificence. Mechanics Hall is regarded to be one of the Finest concert halls in New England. Technically, the acoustic char acteristics approach perfection. A reverbera tion time of 2.7 seconds is present in the Wash burn*Hall. The only other hall that comes close to this boasting is Symphony Hall in Boston, home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mechanics Hall, originally intended to be an exhibition hall, was completed in 1857. A few years later, Mechanics Hall audiences wit nessed the likes of Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, and Henry David Thoreau giving vari ous lectures and presentations. In the area of musical performances. Mechanics Hall caters to
the internationally known classical artists and orchestras, such as the ones presented in the festival. Other artists that have performed on the Washburn Hall stage have included Gary Burton, Dave Brubeck, the Kodo Drummers of Japan, and the WPI Stage Band (twice). The Hanover Band, formed in 1980, has its origins in the United Kingdom. Its players, however, are some of the finest musicians in all of Europe. The Hanover Band’s name comes from the Hanoverian period of 1714-1830; and the name “band” is an 18th century term for or chestra. The Hanover Band stresses the authenticity of its musical principles and performances in its representation of the Hanoverian period. This could explain the band’s use of unusual-looking horns and oboes. The homs consisted merely of a length of small-diameter tubing much like a long stretched-out bugle. In their range of pitch, the homs occupied the tenor range. Other homs present in the band are trumpet and French horn. But about 70% of the band’s members play stringed instruments such as violin, viola, and cello. Other instruments present were bassoon, flute, oboe, and timpani. The Hanover Band’s program consisted of works by Hummel, Mozart, and Haydn. The first piece was Hummel’s Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Oboe and Orchestra, Op. 102. Frank De Bruine was featured on oboe. Once again, the authenticity of the instruments was apparent. The oboe De Bruine was playing was smaller in length and less ornate than a
Gompei’s goes Acousti by Chris Clifton and Ray Bert Singer Tom Acousti captivated an audience of about 100 people in Gompei’s Friday night, November 9th. Tom Acousti, known through out the New England college circuit for his talent, was brought to the campus by the Social Committee. For only $ 1, students enjoyed two and a half hours of (usually) wholesome, live entertainment. Chris: Tom Acousti played about 20 cover songs by such artists as James Taylor. Billy Joel, and Cat Stevens. Many of the songs played were requested by the audience. I thought the music was well played, and his voice brought to life the spirit in their music. However, the most deep and touching songs were those that he wrote from personal experiences. He sang only seven originals, and from just listening to these, I would have liked to hear more. Ray: Yes, he obviously had a lot of himself in his originals, but he did a good job with most of the cover songs as well. His voice, though powerful, is not particularly malleable, so some of the songs didn’t cling tightly to the orginal artist's versions, although I especially liked “American Pie” and Harry Chapin’s “Taxi.” That didn’t really matter though, because he conveyed all of the emotion behind these songs and interjected some with little asides and off beat comments. For example, he questioned the
meaning of the line “tryin’ to loosen my load” from the Eagles’ “Take It Easy.” I think things like that and his general interaction with the audience put the show over the top. Chris: Tom Acousti is definitely a top-rate performer. The asides he had with most of the songs really took the audience far from the stage; however, their thoughts all moved in closer, guided by his voice. One of my favorite songs was his original “Where Does Time Go.” The introduction to the song set the scene of the classic “singer with the blues” story; however, as he delivered the song, I found it frighteningly easy to relate it to the life of a college student, a life often filled with procrastination. Ray: The two highlights of the performance for me were also originals. One was “Fair Share,” a song he wrote for his mother when he was leaving home at age 17. The lyrics were simple yet poignant and probably struck a chord with many people. The other was “Still Stand,” a song written for his wife as encouragement to keep fighting after a hip operation left her un able to do many of the things she loved. His intro left him with an audible lump in his throat, and that, together with the song’s emotional power, literally left me with chills. That song will be appearing on an album forthcoming early next yearcalled “Welcome to Reality.” For those interested, his debut album, “Process of Elimination” is available.
AC/DC Storms the Centrum by Ray Bert Newspeak Staff With the crash and flash of simulated thunder and lightning, AC/DC took the stage November 2 at the Centrum with “Thunderstruck,” the first cut from their latest album, “The Razor’s Edge.” From the start, the show was loud, even by metal standards, and it seemed to get progressively louder as the night wore on. They played four other tracks off the new album, as well as two from 1988’s “Blow Up Your Video." The crowd, however, was clearly there to hear the older stuff. Classics such as “Back In Black,” “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “High Voltage” really got everyone going, and the somewhat heavy dose of the new material, even for the opening show of a tour, seemed to grind things to a halt at times. Fortunately, that only lasted until the aging but perpetually hyperkinetic Angus Young started picking the opening chords to any of the groups’ tremendous backlog of hit material, including “Let There Be Rock” and “Jailbreak” from over 15 years ago. Angus, essentially, was the show. Other than Brian Johnson and his, uh...distinctive voice (it has its advantages who can tell when he’s “o ff’?), Angus is the
only band member whose presence on stage doesn't seem inconsequential. His.solos ripped, though, and the others probably realize that he is their meal ticket. Theconcert had its share of gadgetry, as well, including a huge bell for “Hell's Bells,” a giant inflated Angus head for “Highway to Hell,” and a small piece of staging at the opposite end from the rest that lifted Angus about twenty feet in the air for some spastic soloing. Of course, AC/DC aren’t for everyone, par ticularly those looking for intellectual or so cially conscious lyrics. But so what? Rock can exist just to be loud and fun, unless you’re one of those self-absorbed individuals who can’t think of anything profound themselves and therefore demand that some inspiration be sung to them. The highlights of the evening were a smok ing run through “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” and two of the encores. One, “TNT,” featured the entire crowd raucously leading a chant of “Oy!, Oy!” (if you’ve never heard it - never mind). The last, “For Those About To Rock...We Salute You,” brought the show to a great conclusion with the firing of two huge cannons that left my ears ringing well into the next day and certainly destroyed some of my hearing permanently.
modem oboe. Also, the wood seemed to be of a different type. These differences could account for the instrument’s gentle and rich tones. The speed and perfection with which De Bruine soloed was fascinating. Each passage was specifically shaped by the orchestra’s tex tures while the oboe answered in perfect conser vation. Christopher Kite was the guest soloist on the next piece, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466. The type of piano used (“Fortepiano”) was unlike any other piano I have seen. It was smaller and more “boxey” in shape than a conventional piano. Also, it was a single string piano whereas most pianos have 2 or 3 strings being struck with each key played. Therefore the single stringed piano has a soft and pure sound. Much like the Hummel piece, the structure of the music consisted of brief and simple figures played by the orchestra while the piano comple
mented the figures with lightning-quick runs up and down the keyboard. The Mozart Concerto, however, sounded more fiery than the Hummel composition. After a brief intermission, the band per formed another Mozart piece, Serenata Nortuna, K.239. This piece was composed in 1776. There a number of re-occurring themes in the various movements which blended the music together well. Appropriately enough, the most arousing piece of the evening was performed last. It was Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 102 in B flat major. One of the most interesting parts of this piece was its double upbeat to the theme. It makes you wonder “when is it going to come back?” I highly recommend students to venture down to Main Street and check out any of the concerts being performed at Mechanics Hall.
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take charge work long hours assume heavy responsibility work outdoors make decisions face many challenges and risks perform data acquisitions and measurements of physical properties of subsurface formations • interpret that information
ENJOY: • working with a great deal of autonomy • acting on an idea and risk carrying it to fruition • taking pride in a job well done
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Music Review: AH Shook Down and Goo by Troy Neilsen and Joe Parker This week we decided to review All Shook Down by The Replacements (Sire Records) and Goo by Sonic Youth (Geffen Records) We’ll start with The Replacements. I’ll start, I guess. Joe (me): The album starts pretty strongly, with “Merry Go Round” and keeps right on going. I’ve heard the Replacements’ other al bums before, and liked what I’ve heard, but never really paid close attention to them. Then we got this one, and I was kinda forced to pay attention. I found all of the songs to be likeable. Again, I was disappointed by the lack of lyrics in the liner, but beggars can’t be choosers, I guess. They play pretty straight out rock. That’s how I would best term it. No synthesiz ers (which can be good, given the right circum stances, but don’t fit into the style of play on this album) or gooey effects to ruin the music. We’re listening to it right now, and I’m still liking it. I was particularly impressed with the melody of the “Merry...,” as well as “When It Began,” which is basically about a guy saying, “hey, you’re not the same as you used to be,” “Attitude,” which seems to be about a guy turning someone off with his negative attitude, and “All Shook Down,” (the title track), where they really slow things down. I must admit however, that lyrically speaking, 1 can’t really say if they generally have a message to give to the listener. I would think not, however, they seem to me to be the normal songwriting types. I liked it a lot, and will give the album a 8cylinder engine and a nice day at the beach (in other words, a 9). Do me a favor: Buy this album, because there are rumors floating around that the Replacements may be disbanding be cause their albums haven’t sold well. Why is it that people won’t buy good stuff like this, but make people like Tiffany and Whitney Houston, who have no talent whatsoever, pop stars and millionaires? Oh well, the world will never cease to amaze me. Troy... Troy: My impression of this album is that it represents a major stylistic change in the Re placement’s music. For those of you not famil iar with the early work of the Replacements, it was basically loud garage punk rock written by four beer-swilling teenagers. Albums like “The Replacements Stink” and “Sorry, Mom, I For got to Take Out the Trash” are representative of this period in the Replacement’s career.
All Shook Down is the next logical step in the gradual “winding down” of Paul Westerberg’s brain. What I mean by that is that the early Replacements were drenched in alcohol and other nasty things; and these things have a tendency to wreck someone’s mental and physi cal state. Fortunately, Paul has decided to “turn things around.” This is noticed in the mellow song “Attitude.” Most of the songs on All Shook Down are getting away from the “turn up your guitar and bang on the drums.” That’s a nice change. Paul Westerberg (I keep mentioning his name be cause he is the leader of the group) has locked into a specific and original sound that consists of acoustic guitars, non-distorted electric guitars, soft-spoken lyrics, and a groovy backbeat. Yes, the album does rock. I must give the album a 79 out of 100. Joe: Troy sums it up well, if you want just your good natured rock album, this is it. Troy, you start on Sonic Youth, you may have some thing good to say... Troy: Sonic Youth. What can I say? This band is one of those love ‘em or hate 'em type of bands. I love 'em and you might as well know it. Sonic Youth has finally broken into the alternative mainstream as you might call it. After 9 years, the band has signed with a major label (Geffen Records) and has joined the lime light with the likes of the Pixies and the Replace ments. The basic idea behind this band and this album is to use a standard guitar-orientated rock band personnel and song format and make the music rather unconventional in the sense that the band gets a twisted and original sound. The guitars are detuned to create huge dissonances while bass and drums throb in ecstasy. The lyrics are bizarre and cover such subjects as Mildred Pierce and the death of Karen Carpen ter. Believe it or not, the bassist Kim Gordon made her voice heard on “Kool Thing” about the women being treated like shit kind of thing. Chuck D (of Public Enemy) provides evil sounding “yeahs” in the background. An underlying theme within the song struc ture is that the songs are a little bit more definite in that there are no long and noisy introductions. Each song has a specific beginning and ending. This has not been case in past Sonic Youth albums were each album side is a sonic slab of sound with swirling feedback and high-fre quency squawks and squeals. The album is by no means a sell out. The
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In t h e F a b r ic o f O u r D r e a m s ... by Geoff Littlefield and Jim Ropp
Jim: Greetings, fellow movie-goers! This week Geoff and I had the distinct pleasure of seeing a truly bizarre film, Jacob's Ladder, di rected by Adrian Lyne, and written by the scriptor of Ghost; although I assure you this film will bare no such resemblence. Due to an incredibly complex and twisting plot, it would be neces sary to recite the entire movie, or just give away the ending, in order to give you an idea of what happened. Let us just say that Jacob’s Ladder is about a man whose life is slowly disappearing along with his sanity. (He was kind enough to pull us along for the ride as well!) Actor Tim Robbins, (Eric the Viking) was the fortunate one to play center-stage to all this and face the series of demons that were plaguing his life. Robbins’ character was merely trying to lead a quiet, normal life as he tried to forget his experiences in Viet-Nam and the loss of his family. Natu rally, demons aren’t so considerate to such de sires. Don’t be fooled into thinking that this is. a horror movie, however. Even though this film has enough suspense and eerie scenes to give you nightmares for a few days, it is not the “slasher-flic” that I suspect members of the audience believed it to be. Before I begin to ramble on and on, perhaps I should let Geoff get in a word or two. Geoff: Before I say anything else, I ought to let you know that, after Jim and I left the theater, we wondered whether we could review this film. The story is so interwoven with the char acters, the set design, and the effects, that we felt it would be virtually impossible to present an objective review without spoiling several of the special nuances the story holds. But, we decided that the impossible was just the kind of confron tation we were looking for after dealing with classes, so we’re going for it. What lends to Jacob's Ladder's mystery is the fact that Jacob (Robbins) suffers from hallucenations due to the trauma of the War. There
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are no established lines in the film between his dreams and his reality; he continuously “wakes up” both in his dreams and in real life, so that is no real clue. The decision is left to the viewer which of the realities is the true one. I found myself being swept along by the story. Soon, it became impossible to expect what was coming next, so I gave up trying. Towards the end, enough had been revealed, I thought, to piece the bits together and discover what was happening to this poor guy. But, my guesses were ill-made and the truth caught me totally by surprise. Technically, I found Jacob's Ladder to be excellent. The camera work was exceptional. Mr. Lyne really showed off his expertise with the effective use of lighting and angle. The effects were very well done; more so because they were understated and simple than because they were expensive. Finally, the performances were outstanding. Robbins was masterful in his portrayal of a man struggling to save his sanity and excellent sup port came from Elizabeth Pena, as his girlfriend, and Danny Aiello, as his doctor. What could I possibly rate such a film? How about a classic Impressionist painting, three coins in a fountain, and four score and seven years. Jim: Exactly! With what I found to be an excellent script, the director was able to create an atmosphere thick with suspense. Even at some point where things seem placid, you couldn’t completely relax because you still wouldn’t be surprised if the very next moment would hold one of the most frightening things you’ve ever seen. As Geoff stated, the cinema tography was very well done and the images were purely eerie and dreamlike. Not only did the plot keep you guessing, but it also created thoughts of life and death, good and evil, and Heaven and Hell with which to stcuggle. This one should sit with you for a couple of days. I’d give Jacob's Ladder a Mozart Requiem and ten cases of IBC root beer.
band has not changed their sound so that they are more accessible to the mainstream crowd. Songs like “Mote” and “Scooter and Jinx” prove this. Plain bizarre songs. Joe: I’ve got Troy sitting next to me trying to convince me that this is art. I think not. I think it is garbage. Bizarre, unique, unconventional, twisted, original, yes, I’ll agree with that, but art? That’s pushing it. My opinion about this album is clear. I’m one of those people that hate it. Nothing is going to change my mind on the matter. “Dirty Boots” was occasionally listenable, and “Tunic (Song For Karen)” (about Karen Carpenter) was a bit more mellow than
the rest, but overall, I personally wouldn’t pay a cent for this. Troy cannot sway me, I remain of the same opinion. I rate this one a retch in the bucket (or a .2416, but only because they had some interesting pictures in the liner) Troy.... Troy: You’re right Joe, Sonic Youth is not a band for the tender-eared. I’m stalwart in my opinions. I really like what this band is doing to take the limits off of the rock sound that has been bound and gagged for so many years. I give the album a 91 out of 100.
The Importance Of Being Earnest playing at Foothills by Jennifer Kavka News Editor The Foothills Theatre Company is featuring The Importance of Being Earnest until Novem ber 25. This very funny play was written by Oscar Wilde and is being produced by Marc P. Smith. Among the cast are Robert Walsh, Thomas Ouellette, Michael Dell’Orto, Paul Mayberry, Michael Poisson, Ingrid Sonnichsen, Elizabeth Dickinson, Sarah Carleton, and Jane Evans. This play involved many intertwining plots starting with two friends, John Worthing (Ear nest) and Algernon (Bunbury) who take on other identities, one in town, and one in the country. Earnest falls in love with Gwendolyn whose mother disapproves of their engagement. However, Earnest is known as Uncle Jack to his ward, Cecily, in the country. John decides to “kill” Earnest when he’s in the country but
Algernon goes to the country claiming to be Earnest while John tells everyone Earnest is dead, not knowing that he’s there. Algernon falls in love with Cecily and they become en gaged. The only catch is that both ladies think that the mens’ names are Earnest. The play was put on very well. The actors and actresses were wonderful and played their characters well. The stage was beautifully decorated with props that were interchangable with the scenes. After the play, the Foothills Theatre provided a reception with cucumber sandwiches and goodies that are significant of where the play takes place. It was an excellent production and is definitely worthy of the trek. The Foothills Theatre is located between Filene’s and the parking garage near the Galleria in Worcester Center. Student rush tickets are available fifteen minutes before the show for six dollars each.
Afterburner - is certain to
be a hit
by Dave Cortese
The Masque production for B Term this year is Afterburner’s. Afterburner’s is a play that takes place in the future and tells the story of the world after a chemical war has killed six billion people. The world’s population now finds itself suppressed under a centralized government and the play’s storyline concentrates on the lives of the citizens in one of the communities. The main characters of the play are Danny Peterson, who is played by Harold S. MacKieman, his sister Laura, who is portrayed by Cari Windt, and Jake Wylie, played by Brian Fennell. Susan Vick will be directing the play and Stephanie Apprille is the executive producer. The playwright, Ann Palmer ’88, is a WPI graduate who was one of the most prolific New
Voices playwrights ever. WPI first saw her work in New Voices 4 with Jan Always Taught Me How to Listen. Ann also had plays produced in New V oices 5 and 6. Some of these were Why Did YouTell Me?. It Was Too Easy, and Mavbe It’s Not Too Late. The world premiere of Afterburner’s will take place in Alden Hall Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 15-17, with a preview of the show taking place on Wednesday. All the shows will start at 8:00 pm with the cafe opening at 7:00. Tickets can be purchased in the Daniels Ticket Booth Monday-Friday between 11:00 and 1:0Q pm. The cost of tickets is $ 1.00 for students/ faculty and $2.00 for the general public. Run ning time for the production will be between 90120 minutes. See you all there!
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LETTERS / CO M M ENTARY
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fa c u lty
To the Editor: Within this brief letter there is no way for me to adequately demonstrate the overall high quality of the Electri cal Engineering department’s teach ing in response to the letter from Mr. Robert Sims. However, to make no response could leave the impression that we do not care about the actual or perceived quality of teaching in the department. Nothing could be further from the truth! The remarks made to
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me by many EE faculty in the time since the letter appeared reaffirm my confidence in their commitment to teaching excellence, and their per sonal concern when the department’s performance is disparaged. Student feedback is vital for the effective functioning of any educa tional institution, and we in EE take the concerns of all of our students very seriously. However, in order for any problems to be addressed, they must be brought to the attention of someone
Offended by article’s comments the community’s consciousness re To the Editor: After reading last week’s article entitled “Europe - A Review: The Pool,” I really found myself to be at odds with my feelings. On one hand, I place a high value on our American privilege of freedom of speech. Yet, when someone’s freedom of expres sion impinges upon my sense of val ues, I have a difficult time with it. Mr. Zimmerman, I found your article to be offensive to Germans, women, the English, homosexuals, the state of Massachusetts, and thus to me. Although I have been a member of the WPI community only since August of this year, I have been particularly struck by what appears to be an active attempt by the administration to raise
garding the promotion of diversity on this campus, a most valiant undertak ing. However, it seems to me that the sentiments expressed in your article, couched in humor as they may be, strive to counteract this attempt, an action I find to be quite disturbing. The main point I would like to convey is that just because we all have the freedom of speech, it does not mean that what we choose to say will be condoned by everyone. I for one stand offended.
Debbie Waxman, Counseling Intern Counseling and Student Development Center
Brown does not agree with past letter
To the Editor:
It is interesting that Mr. Sims was egocentric enough to have felt that my Newspeak Faculty Bashing letter was addressed to him. It was in fact a general response to several letters that attacked the faculty. I still feel that most students do not understand what the faculty do besides teach. I still want to encourage them to find out, to under stand that teaching is just the tip of the iceberg, and to realize that normal variation in quality is to be expected,
and should be tolerated. Ifyoureadmy letter carefully, it is clear that I neither support bad teaching, nor argue that good teaching is impossible at WPI. While I applaud his enthusiasm, and mostly constructive criticism, I cannot agree with all of his points or all of his logic. However, the need to maintain a suitably sober, dignified, stodgy, bor ing and egocentric professionalism prevents me from writing a five col umn response.
Professor David Brown Computer Science
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(the faculty member directly in volved, another EE faculty member, myself, or the Dean of Undergraduate Studies) in a specific fashion. I can cite many examples of excellent ideas being incorporated into our program because of student initiative and in volvement. A positive result from Mr. Sims’ letter is the opportunity for us in the
Picture the scene. You and hunger are face to face. Do you grab a potato or a candy bar? Your quick response is the candy bar. Hold on... you saw the potato move. The spud turns into Mr. Potato Head and starts speaking to you. SPUD: Yo dude, the refined and processed sugars found in that candy bar are nutrient deficient and high in calories! On the other hand I’m chock full of complex starches. YOU: Yeah, but my mother warned me about your type. Your carbohydrates are all alike - long on calories but short on nutrition. SPUD: Survey says BANNNNNH. Refined and proc essed sugars, like the ones found in your candy bar, are the black sheep of the family. They have no nutrition and are high in calories. On the other hand a medium po tato, with only 110 calories, can sup ply 5% of the protein, 5% of the iron, 8% of the phosphorus, 10% of the thiamin, 11% of the niacin, and 50% of the vitamin C you need each day. The two types of good for you carbohydrates are complex starches and simple sugars. Your candy bar is neither. It’s candy bars like that that give carbohydrates a bad rep. Simple sugars are found in fruits, vegetables, and even milk. Simple sugars provide vitamins, minerals,
one of the other people mentioned above. I am confident that the stu dents will be satisfied that the situ ation is treated with seriousness, con fidentiality, and fairness for all con cerned.
John A. Orr Professor and Head Electrical Engineering Department
L ia b le to b e I n c o n v e n ie n c e d by Matt Meyer Newspeak Staff In the ever continuing saga... If you recall... Did you know... In the begin ning... Four score and seven years ago... There’s just no good way to start this column. In last weeks S.O.F.S. column, “Bring Your Own Body Bag” I dis cussed the new BYOB policy that I don’t like and I think I made my point. The point being that the new policy makes it damned inconvenient if you want to party at a fraternity. In other words, its tougher for the underaged drinkers to break the law (more on this in a minute.) As the policy stands right now, every other weekend the fraternity parties will be BYOB. That is, on that weekend, all fraternities will have BYOB parties whether or not their national chapters are forcing them to implement their risk management policy. On the off weekends, those fraternities not adhering to their risk management policies can run their parties however they please. There fore, the women of Worcester can only go fraternity-hopping every other weekend, but hey, that gives them plenty of time to recover (right Christie?) What might happen is that the BYOB weekends will be a little bit more moderate than your average WPI weekend. And on the off week ends, everybody will be swimming in beer at those fraternities still allowed to serve. Thus, those fraternities still allowed to buy kegs will probably become a bit more popular than the others, [excrement occurs]!
For the past two years, the fraterni ties have been ignoring their risk management policies and everyone has gotten quite used to the keg-style parties they promote. Of course what they’ve been doing is, for the most part, illegal unless someone has man aged to manipulate a legal loophole which is the size of a quasar. By fighting the new policy, we are fight ing for the right to continue breaking the law Of course, we’re so accus tomed to it, we don’t think of it that way. It’s really kind of ridiculous in a way. The reason that the change has come about is mainly due to liability factors. The way fraternities have run their parties makes them liable for the action of those they invite into the houses for a party, and if anything happens, it’s their [posterior]. The BYOB policy makes the fraternity less liable for the action of the stu dents because the students supplied their own alcohol. This reduction in liability is a must if fraternities expect to be able to afford their insurance policies. Without insurance, there is no house and no party. Under the new BYOB policy, the fraternities will manage the alcohol under a ticketing system. Before the party, the fraternity will ask that if you’re going to bring beer you buy one of one or two brands of beer. Every person will be given a ticket for every beer he/she brings. The beer will be placed together behind the bar and served in exchange for the tickets. A problem I see with this is you have to buy the brand of beer they mandate, but then you used to just drink what
they gave you. I’ll tell you though, if I’m gonna have to buy my own beer I’m not buying Keystone. Budweiser, Bud Dry, Michelob Dry; they’re fine, but Keystone? C’mon... This also makes the party more expensive for the students. It used to be an average of 5 dollars for a guy and he could get all he could drink, but now it will cost a little more because we’re buying cases, not kegs. On the flip side, fraternities will be saving a lot of money in house funds now that they don’t have to buy kegs. Hopefully, they will reinvest this cash into parties with more munchies. You know, buy pretzels and add some substance to that vomit. I’d also like to see more parties with bands. I’ve always had a better time when there was a band. Some women don’t mind the BYOB policy that much because, although they now have to pay for their alcohol, they think they will feel less pressured to drink. Nancy Hunter Denney, Assistant Dean of Students, asked me to look at the glass as half full. I tried, but it’s getting kind of empty. I had better get back to the bar and get another drink. Thanks to all those who showed up for the Stoddard A keg party on Fri day. It was quite a success with the sole exception of Tony’s naked beer slides. I told him he’d never make it past the transition from the tile to the rug, but he wouldn’t listen. (I think the tequila did him in.) He’s presently in traction at Worcester General Hos pital. If you would like to send him a get well card, direct them to box 1589 and I will give them to him when I see him next.
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C a r b o h y d r a te s : B e h in d th e S c e n e s trace elements, and indigestible fiber (necessary for cleaning out your in sides.) Complex starches are found in potatoes, pasta, whole grain foods, rice, and beans. They provide healthy fiber and the most nutrients for the fewest calories. YOU: Yeah man, cool, but how much should I eat a day? SPUD: Good news! Carbohy drates should make up from 55-60% of your daily caloric intake. That amount should be divided equally between the simple sugars and com plex starches. If you don’t eat enough carbohy drates your body is forced to run on fat and protein. Fats bum inefficiently in the absence of carbohydrates produc ing a toxin into the blood. This toxin can cause damage to the brain, also nausea, fatigue and apathy. When your body relies on protein, the protein is not available to build and replace body tissues. Therefore you can begin to physically deterio rate, and trust me I’m not going to pick up after you. YOU: Ok, but how do you cook a potato? SPUD: The quickest way is in a microwave. First wash the potato with cold water. Pierce the skin sev eral times with a fork, pushing the fork as far as it can go. Then nuke for four minutes. Turn potaio over and nuke for another four minutes. If you don’t have a microwave it will take longer. First preheat the
EE department to publicly state out continued dedication to excellence in teaching. My conversations with stu dents, as well as teaching evaluation results, alumni reports, and awards for outstanding teaching, demon strate the overall high quality of EE teaching. Nevertheless, occasional problems can occur, and I invite stu dents to bring any concerns to me or
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oven to 400 degrees. While waiting for the oven, wash and pierce the potato (see above). Bake for 50 min utes or until soft (stick the fork in to test). Cook extras for the next time you want to snack, and store in refrig erator. Then enjoy!
Due to a printing error in last week’s issue, a portion of “Sounding Off from Stoddard” was accidentally deleted. This resulted in a gross misstate ment of an administrative opinion and we are sorry for any misunderstand ing that may have occurred. The portion of the article should have read: “They probably (yes, I am speculating) believe that a BYOB policy will reduce the amount of underage drinking that occurs on campus. Unfortu nately, that is not what will happen. If students want to drink, even if he/ she is underage, they can get alcohol. The BYOB policy will probably just shift a percentage of the partying population back to the residence halls.”
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S e e in g th e F o r e s t T h ro u g h th e T r e e s by Athena Demetry ’91 Newspeak Staff The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister, is the sug gestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trees hold a special place in our hearts with their ability to enchant us. Trees grow as we grow; we gauge our growth and follow time with them. As children, we used the pine on the street comer as the neighborhood jungle
gym. The oak in the back yard had an old tire hanging from its limb, and it amusedly watched siblings fighting and pushing each other for the right to soar up among the dizzying heights of its boughs. The maple off in the woods held a secret society of four eight-year old boys, planning various mischie vous deeds and hiding from mothers in its tree house. The graceful beech sheltered a pair of picnicing lovers, sipping white wine and feasting on bread, cheese, and grapes. These trees, and the treasure of memories that we associate with them, are so much a part
of our lives that when an old favorite succumbs to disease, lightening, or an overzealous saw, we feel a sorrow not unlike that of losing a family member. What is it about trees that inspires such devotion? Trees can be rather strange creatures, large plants sticking out of the ground, perching awkwardly on a hillside. Perhaps it’s the great variety of trees, each seeming to have its own character and mood. There seems to be two broad set tings for trees - those where the tree stands alone as an individual, and those that are part of a pure stand of forest.
Standing on a Soapbox D r u g s S h o u l d b e L e g a l i z e d .. . by Frodo Well here we are again. Just passed another election and probably not feeling so hot about it. This week I would like to discuss an issue that has been hotly argued about, although one sidedly, in this year’s election. The issue is Drugs. The political war cry and the politi cal liability in many elections was “The war on drugs.” I would first like to examine this phrase, it is very re vealing. Does this phrase really mean that the government is engaged in a war with some of it’s citizens. Think about what war entails, does the gov ernment have any idea what it means. I think some of them do. Andrew Young, former ambassador to the UN and gubernatorial candidate in Geor gia said while campaigning that since we are engaged in a war on drugs that civil liberties could be suspended just as they could be during war time. Georgia might be a long way away, but listen to the rhetoric that “War” brings with it. >,-• This leads me to my second point. Why is drug use illegal? Is it a crime? Why? Well, first we have to define what a crime is before we can decide if drug use is criminal. I define a crime as being the initialization of force. This would make rape, theft, murder, fraud and battery crimes. I define fraud as keeping something by force that is not yours or that was not given to you freely. So, is drug use a crime? Is it criminal? Not just no, but Hell No! Do you initiate force when you buy drugs? Of course not, you don’t when you buy toilet paper, what is the difference? Do you initiate force when you use drugs? Nope, it is your choice, you are not forcing any one do do anything. Drug use is a victimless crime, and by definition this is an oxymoron. Many people will argue that there is
violence associated with the drug trade. Yes there is, but it is not neces sary and it is not causal. There is violence surrounding drugs because they are illegal. If “everyone has recourse to the law” the violence done against individuals could be prose cuted as crimes, but now a victim of drug related crime has to finger him self before he gets around to telling the police the real crime. No one is going to do that. Let me set up an example using toilet paper again. Suppose Dan Quayle made TOILET PAPER ILLEGAL TOMORROW. OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL COMPET ING BLACK MARKET organiza tions would form to supply people with toilet paper. There would be competition for TP turf and produc tion facilities and all the other factors that are necessary to run a successful business, but since this item was de clared illegal the laws will be no concern to these people. They are already outside of it. Violence, extor tion, murder, payoffs all become op tions because they are already crimi nals in the eyes of the government. By making TP illegal the government would bar people involved in TP from having any civilized way of settling disputes or having justice. We obvi ously do not have wars over toilet paper, but we do over drugs. The drugs have to be separated from the violence Violence is criminal, drugs are not. Drugs do not cause violence. Drugs may make some people violent, but the crime is when they act vio lently, infringing on another individu als rights, not when they use drugs. This of course points out the major distinction between toilet paper and drugs. Drugs can and do alter your mind. So what? If you are stupid enough to want to alter your mind, who cares? If you want to get wasted on LSD, cocaine, heroin, caffeine. Bud, it doesn’t matter. When it does
matter is when you start messing with other people and their rights. People take actions “under the influence” of zillions of different things, love, bad advice, adrenalin, frustration, anger or incorrect assumptions. Motives do not matter. Actions and results matter when it comes time to judge some thing as right or wrong. To judge an action by what was intended to happen or what might possibly happen is Kantian ca-ca. It matters not what state you are in when you do some thing. It only matters what you did and that it was you who did it. Drug users who weave on roads should be put in jail along with the old ladies that weave on roads. They both should have their licenses suspended. Drug users should be executed if they commit murder, just like a normal person should be. Oh, by the way, I am for capital punishment, but that is another story. Now we get to the fun part, the government. The government has decided under the influence of God(?), a majority, a tradition or whatever to prevent some people from producing, selling, buying and using something. This is clearly coer cive, it is clearly criminal. A govern ment is not an institution put in place to dictate morality. Ours is doing so. I can think of nothing more anti-free dom then outlawing something that does not infringe upon the rights of others. I must conclude by saying that I do not advocate that the United States adopt a system similar to that of the UK or Amsterdam. It would be equally coercive and wrong to make an individual pay for anothers drug treat ment or free needles or fix. If you used drugs in a free society you would suffer the consequences of your actions, just like everyone else, but you be free to take your actions.
Cypresses are lonely individuals, perched on a cliff of a peninsula, star ing out at the steely coldness of a rough sea, withstanding the wind but giving way just a bit each year, so that slowly their shape bears crooked, twisting testament to the incessant wind.
At noon they talk of evening and at evening Of night, but what they say at night Is a dark secret Somebody long ago called them the Trees Of Death and they have never for gotten. The name enchants them. Always an attitude of solitude To point the paradox of standing Alone together. How many years they have been teaching birds In little schools, by little skills, How to be shadows. - Robert Francis
The live oaks of California live alone in creases of hills, where enough rain runs off the slopes to sustain their growth thoughout the dry' summers. They are not particularly soaring or graceful, but they provide a glowing spot of green along the contours of the golden, grassy hills. If you can crouch low enough, you can get beneath the wide span of long, heavy branches to enjoy your own secluded enclosure. The individual tree on the neighbor hood comer is quite a different tree from the one in a forest. The backyard oak that expends so much of its energy in producing acoms works in vain; the tiny seedlings that spring up around it are mown down with the grass each week, and when the mother oak dies, another will have to be brought home from a nursery to plant in its place. In a forest, the individual is less pro nounced, and the dynamic cycle of death, disturbance, and renewal is most spectacular. If lightning fells a single tree, dozens of tiny seedlings happily grow into the newly created gap of sunlight to take its place. Pure stands of forest are the most sensational, holding vast reaches of the same colors, shapes, and textures of leaves and bark. Cross-country skiing through a hemlock grove, you see the contrast of fresh, white snow against the heavy evergreen boughs and the rich brown of the trunk. The pure birch forest in Acadia National Park is the only one that I’ve seen, so rarely do you find them, layers and layers of straight, tall, pure white or slightly pinkish trunks. The bark peels and curls off the tree; it is lacy and delicate, soft and flexible. The forest floor boasts a pure carpet of green grass. And the leaves are thin and
Hockey team plays season opener by George Oulundsen and Brian Campbell The WPI Hockey Team opened its season last weekend. The colossal Engineers faced off on Saturday No vember 3 in West Warwick, Rhode Is land versus Bryant College. Bryant had been devastated by the mighty maroon the last four years. Needless to say, they just were not out for a week end of a little hockey and some fun in the sun; they wanted to taste “Tech” blood. WPI faced a tough challenge. The coach of Bryant, determined not to have a fifth miserable season, did some heavy recruiting over the summer, and the rumor was he had put together an unbeatable force. Also, WPI gradu ated some of its most talented players this past year. Names that were syn onymous with power, grace, and shear goal scoring talent, Jim “Flash” O’Shaugnessy, Mike “Meathead” Solomita, Jay “Penalized” Diman, Jon “the Sack” Lonzack, and oh yea, Mr. Graceful himself Brian “the Beast” Campbell. Also, a superstar returning graduate student. Rich “the Human Hormone” Kashian was injured in a
pre-season alumni game and will not be performing his miracles on ice until the second half of the season. With these players gone, there was doubt in many people’s minds whether the Engineers could be the dashing, domi nating power of past years. However, there was a good turn-up this season of new prospects. The Engineers have added about ten new names to their roster. These “rookies” added to the list of veterans gives WPI a team of 24. Doubts still existed. Pre-season scrimmages also left lingering thoughts of a disastrous up coming season. Three weeks ago in a preliminary scrimmage (during which I think hell froze over), versus Nichols College, the WPI Squad came up 13 goals short of a victory. Afterwards, in a simply stunned and dumbfounded locker room, Coach Dave Roy gave words of encouragement, “Guys it was only our first game. It is all over now, it is the past, forget about it. Think about tomorrow’s game against Fram ingham State.” Well, he was right, and thank God it was over. Framingham State always gives the Engineers a battle. This game could have been a nightmare, except Coach
Roy made some radical changes in his line up. Coach moved two veteran forwards, George “the Animal” Oulundsen and Assistant Captain Jim “Minoxydil-laGatta,” to defense and mixed up some of the forward lines. The result was a 6 to 4 Framingham State victory. However, the Engineers did play much better and there were signs of shear brilliance. Veteran Chad “Hollywood” Binkerd smoked a shot by the frozen Framingham goalie, and freshman Kevin “Sachsquach” Richards put some moves on Framing ham’s defense and put one between the posts that caused a moment of ecstasy as the WPI bench exclaim ed, “Ooooh!” The doubts were diminish ing. The opening game at Bryant Col lege on Saturday, November 3rd was less then a week away and the team seemed to be slowly rising for the occasion. In the locker room before the game there was some apprehension ancj some excitement. Both teams came out flying. The debut of firstyear players Chuck Leonard, Dave Henry, and John Macklin as WPI’s second forward line paid quick divi dends when the trio netted the engi
neer’s first goal. The aggressive play of this group indicated a much more balanced attack this season. Captain Mike Canniff agreed by adding, “Last year if a team shut down our first line they were shutting down our offense, so it’s great to see our second line playing so well; kind of like a doublebarrelled shotgun.” So, this year proves to be different as wingers Andy “Santa” Sanclemente and Andy Hoyen, centered by Mike Dolan lead the Tech attack as the veteran first line, the offensive punch will not stop with them. The game was a tight, hard-fought battle throughout. Good defense of playing by Mike and Joe Canniff, and Todd Parks along with goals by assis tant captain Jim DellaGatta and George Oulundsen coupled with stel lar netminding by John Henry Borger proved to be the difference as Tech edged Bryant 4-3 for its first victory. On Sunday, November 4th Bryant travelled to the friendly confines of the Northstar Youth Forum, WPI’s castle, to complete the home series. The two squads picked up right where they left off the night before. Both teams pep
sparse, allowing plenty of light to filter through and instill the bark with a sometimes yellow, sometines pink, otherworldly glow of enchantment. The giant redwoods of California are so tall that their height soon stops to make an impression, so distant are the tops from the path of your eyes. What makes the impression is the huge trunks; it might take, perhaps, six people with outstretched arms to en circle one of the trunks. Fire encour ages these trees to regenerate, to sprout new seedlings from the base of their trunks so that a group of trees will be found growing in a circular clump. A redwood forest is thick and dark, so only sparse clumps of ferns grow on the floor, which is thick and spongey with the buildup of the red, fragrant duff of the trees. In a forest, individuals may die, but the community lives on. Even in autumn, New England trees are show ing signs of renewal. I discoverd recently that many trees already have their buds green and ready to grow, now, six months before they will be ready to fully emerge as leaves. In that hidden nook between the stem of an old leaf and the main twig lies an axillary bud, a miniature leaf intri cately folded and layered into this tree bud. Already the stirrings of renewal begin to tremble through the forest, and the immortal tree endures.
In the woods, is perpetual youth. Within these plantations of God, a decorum and sanctity reign, a peren nial festival is dressed, and the guest sees not how he should tire of them in a thousand years. In the woods, we return to reason andfaith. There Ifeel that nothing can befal me in life - no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair. I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Contest Announcement: Have you had a great wilderness experience? Something about the physical world that really turns you on, makes you stop and think, say “hmmm, whoa!” and shake your head in wonder? Do you enjoy wilderness activities, such as fishing, skiing, hiking, or boating, that you would like to write about? Have a revelational tidbit, philosophi cal or otherwise? Be a wilderness writer and share it with us; submit a short writing to the “Wilderness Writer Contest,” c/o Athena Demetry, Box 841. Winners will be featured in a column and receive a special prize. Entries don’t need to be flashy or even extraordinarily well written - your experience is what counts! Entries from students, faculty, staff, and ad ministration are welcome. Please print your name, year, and box number on your entry. The deadline for entries is Friday, December 7.
pered the goalies with shots but couldn’t capitalize. Senior goalie John “Kurdzo” Kurdziolek thwarted Bryant’s forwards repeatedly. Midway through the third period, with the contest knotted at two apiece, with goals from Jim DellaGatta (again) and Mike Dolan, WPI had two clean break-aways and a penalty shot but just couldn’t put the biscuit in the oven. When asked by teammate and his right winger, Paul Bordieri, what went wrong on his break-away, Chad Bink erd exclaimed, “The goalie gave me the whole top comer, but I just put the puck up a little too high. I wanted that one real bad- it would have given the team a big lift. When I saw the puck goin’ over the top of the net, that sweet taste of a goal about to-be, turned into the rancid acidic bile churning up from my stomach into the back of my throat; do you have a breath mint?” Tech puts its 1-0-1 record on the line when it hosts Lehigh University on Sunday, November 11th. Upcoming home games include Salve Regina on Tuesday the 13th at 8:00 pm and Satur day the 17th at 8:00 pm against Con necticut College.
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SO C C O M M Concert Publicity is sponsoring a poster contest. The winning poster will be placed in the Student Activities Office. The artist will receive two free tickets to see “Anything but Love” star, Richard Lewis, in Harrington Auditorium on December 2 nd, as well as having his or her poster autographed by the performer.
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Hello everybody! I know it has been awhile, but the ACM Club Comer is back! For those of you who might be unaware, ACM is the Asso ciation for Computing Machinery - the CS Professional Society, like IEEE for the EE’s. As for what’s happening - the help sessions for the C Class (CS1025) have begun - thanks to Ann Marie, Cris, John, and Kris for helping out with this. If the amount of help the students needed last year is any indication, they’re in for a lot work! Also coming up (and it’s about time, too!) is another famous, depraved ACM Happy Hour! To be held on Friday November 16 at 47 Institute Rd (right in the middle of the bananna.) Non-ACM members will be charged a small cover charge. Invited CS majors, profs, and grads. It’s a great chance to meet fellow members as well as your instructors and TA’s. A blast from the past, ACM is reviving the Xmas Social! (Xmas? didn’t Halloween just happen? Where’s Thanksgiving? ACM likes to plan ahead guys.) Probably around Decem ber 6th, but don’t quote me. Currently it looks like the social will be help in the lobby of Fuller Labs around 5PM. Cookies, punch, maybe some eggnog - it just may be worth it to drop in and sample the free munchies, don’t you think? Lastly, it’s coming up on time to elect new officers for the upcoming C-D terms. As usual elections will be held at the beginning of Cterm in Janurary. So its time to start thinking about if maybe YOU want to run!
The November meeting was held on No vember 7 in Atwater Kent 232. For the 90% of our members who did not attend, several topics were discussed. The crux of the matter is that participation is crucial to organizing activities. The Major Selection Program has requested volunteers to talk to freshmen about various aspects (specialty areas) of a Mechanical Engineering major, on November 27 from 7 pm to 9 pm. There will be a speaker in early December to talk about the role of education in a career of mechanical engineering. If you are interested in attending job fairs in New York and/or Chicago, please submit your resume by December 10th. ASME is sponsoring a design contest to be held January 10th: design a surface boat propelled by one or two rubber bands. Rules can be obtained at coffee and donuts Friday mornings, or from Nik Ganzon. There is also a papers contest on “Issues in Waste Generation, Elimination, and Disposal” sponsored by ASME, papers must be post marked by March 1. ASME has also considered the possibility of a Cocktail Hour at Ralph’s, pizza and movie nights at Gompei’s, trips, and tours of different companies. If you are a member, or would like to become one, and have interests in the afore mentioned events, please contact Patrise Puleo, or try to catch an officer at the coffee and donuts (FREE, but donations are accepted) EVERY Friday morning from 8 - 10 am outside of HL109. From now on we (or should I say I) are going to attempt to announce meetings and upcoming events in the Club Comer.
Alpha Phi Omega Five crying kids!! Heh, heh, heh... (Are you including Rob?)/Everybody who was there on Sat. - Thanks a bunch./The Phantom of the Opera lives in Alden Hall/Thanks for Friday pm, also./Go, Chris, Go./Brickmasters Rule!! The Gweebs./I I Love Love Double Double Chex Chex Better Better than than the the rest rest./Yeah Yeah./But, I sure as hell wish you had only said it once./Come in! Welcome to our humble abode.../Hi! Great to be back! Boy this is an expensive club!!!/Chris, you’re horrible-AL, you’re incredible.-Rob, you’re.../Go APO hoops./They’re only seventeen, their mommas say they’re too young, but they’re old enough for us... and too old for CORI!/Actually, you know, I like Rob’s entries... Of course manic depressive insanity runs in my family./ Join the seventeen and under club today. Craig Will!/First we lost 52-30./Then we lost 38-13./ But we looked Marvelous!/Especially Cetta!/ Tonight: Party at Janet’s to see her new video./ Keith! Prizes!/Rob! Dishes?/...Now if people would only clap for me.../Chess Life/Where’s the Ann & High St. exit? In Aline’s imagination./It’s not my fault! That’s John's pen!/Hi, Heather, uno-cuatro!!!/Look! Blue Booties!/ The Ann & High St. exit is in the other direction./La La La... Ho Ho Ho. Ed should know!/ Happy Birthday Kevin, you SLUG! 21 years old./APO’s BLIH (Brother’s Lacking in Height) Demands Prizes From Keith./Hey. Steve, what is this excuse about the “silent N?” Brothers lacking in brains, maybe./Scare any little kids lately, John?/I need some gas! Let’s stop here!/Hey TARD!! pthth!/Hey, Mr. Salami-Bologne, with the mustard, with the mayo-aahh-that’s a nice./Cori is #9 reason? How about eh #69 reason !/Chris E. Those sexy legs were something else but were the kids at St. Francis impressed?? I know Keith was./ Steve Regatti... the new contest champion!?/ We will see when Rob and Steve face off in the dishwashing contest./Hey! I spilled iced tea on my phi!/BiIl Morse, can I see you naked?
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Bi-LAGA Hello again everyone! Well, the MIT dance is tonight — I trust you all are going. It should be a great success. There has been an incredible influx of new members this past week, so the next meeting has been designated the *new members* meeting. All of you “old members” should be there to at least introduce yourself and get to know some of the people who will be joining us in the future. Oh, and by the way, the date of the meeting has been set (finally) and I will (or Shane will) be sending you notices as to the time and place. If you are not on the mailing list, get in touch with us and get yourself put on the mailing list (isn’t that simple). Sorry to make this so short — but it’s a busy week for me. See you all at the next meeting. Kelli Anyone with questions concerning BiLAGA can contact: Shane McBride, Box 828; Janet Richardson, Dean of Students Office; or send mail to BiLAGA in the Student Activities Office. All inquires are confidential.
Math Minushkas/Pi Mu Epsilon For those of you who weren’t at the last Math Club meeting, we are no longer the “Math Club,” but the MATH M1NUSHKAS. (The name edged out Math Wolverines by a hair.) Professor Dias had an informative talk on Chaos and Fractals to start things off. Thanks Prof. Dias. The big winners were announced for the name of the club and the title for the Math Periodical. For $25 bucks a pop, entries were on the cutting edge of creativity. Let’s get down lo practical stuff. The staff of the Math Journal (whose name 1 forgot) wants articles! Let’s go folks, pick up a pen and write! If you don’t know what to write about, ask Kevin or Glen. It’s great to see something
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Men’s Bowling Club Well, I hope you guys got plenty of sleep this weekend! 5:30 am is no big deal, espe cially for someone like me, who never gets tired and never complains. Don’t forget - next weekend we have back to back tournaments. Get practice at Auburn that’s where we are at on Saturday. Then, we enter a new dimension. The Sunday tourna ment is at Lowell Lanes, nice and early. Luck is the main factor in Lowell. Speaking of which, congrats to Joe Trudelle and Brian Gibson, the first two winners of the Cheese Open. The trophy sits patiently, await ing the next lucky victim. Maybe it could be you... Chris, Brian - hope you enjoyed our “Chi nese Food!” That’s it for me. Two tests are enough to blow your mind away for one day. May the cheese flow with you... JD PS - Clark, you are trembling like a fish.
Ski Club Anyone interested for complete informa tion about the WPI Ski Club, please send your name and box number to Ski Club Box 5568.
Society of Women Engineers Our next meeting is tonight, Tuesday No vember 13, at 8:30 pm in Washburn Labs 229. SWE members - please make every effort to
attend! Terri’s “famous” chocolate chip brownies and cookies will be served for re freshments and yet another SWE prize bag will be raffled!! Topics for meeting: - Nominations for next year’s officers. - Dayna and Patty will give an update on upcoming company tours. - Outreach Program Plans will be an nounced: elementary school, jr. high school, and high school. - Upcoming activities and speakers will be announced/chosen. - Status on corporate sponsoring. - Status on 1991 Regional Conference. - Packets on interviewing will be passed out to interested members: pre-interview/post interview, sample questions, negative factors identified by employers, evaluating offers, and form letters. - Feedback from members. See you tonight! New members always welcome!
Viet-Sky Club Chao everyone! An update on our last meeting. Our Thanksgiving Dinner will tje held Tuesday evening, November 30, thanks to Jen and Trang. Also, congratulations to PRO Sing, who won first in the singles WPI Bowling Tourna ment and third place with Teammate Lap. Stay alive everyone... Till the sun rises again!
Women’s Chorale Apologies all around for neglecting notices November 5. We have our first official oncampus concert with the Bakers Dozen to night! All are welcome to attend (there is no admission fee) at 8:30 pm in the Janet Earle Room, in the basement of Alden Hall. We are singing the Gloria by Vivaldi, featuring some excellent soloists. Rehearsal on the 13th (today) will be from 5 to 7 pm, and we’re asking everyone to bring cookies as refreshments for the concert. After tonight we will move on to Christmas music for our concert of the 5th of December, and then into competition mode so we can capture a third gold medal at Rutgers in February. We have an incredible potential this year, so let’s pull together and show some team spirit and pour our heart into song! If anyone is inter ested in joining our group, please attend the concert or contact Professor Robbins or Lisa Holm in AH214 (Mon and Tuesday 10-12).
Volunteer opportunity night by Carrie Ayers Are you interested in volunteering in the Worcester community, but don’t know what is available or how to go about contacting an organization? Now there is help! On Wednes day, November 14th from 6pm - 8pm there will be a Volunteer Opportunity Night in the lower wedge. Representatives from campus groups
(APO, Teach for America, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Campust Compact - a new group being formed) will be available to answer questions, as well as representatives from Dynamy, United Way Voluntary Action Cen ter, and Central Mass Hospital. There are a lot of needy people in Worcester and many ways you can help. Why not stop by and find out how? The entire WPI community is invited.
WPI successful again as defense dominates Stonybrook (News Service) WPI allowed only 156 yards in total offense and enjoyed its most balance offensive attack of the season as the Engineers defeated Stonybrook 42-10 and improved its record to 7-0-1 on Saturday. Stonybrook fell to 0-8-1 on the year. Junior running back Mark McGill (Plattesburgh. N.Y.) scored three touch downs to lead the Enigineers to their 11th straight game without a defeat. WPI scored all the points it would need in the first quarter. McGill had touchdown No. 1 on an 8-yard pass from sophmore Dave Ceppetelli (Webster, MA). Ceppetelli would throw for three touchdowns on the afternoon. Stonybrook hurt its own cause midway through the first period when their center snapped the ball out of the end zone for a 9-0 WPI lead. Senior kicker Chris Burke (Lexington, MA) nailed a 32-yard field goal with a minute to go in the period to improve the lead to 12-0. Stonybrook’s Steve Komegay made things more interesting on a 69yard scamper. With WPI leading 12-7, McGill caught a 7yard pass from Ceppetelli for his second touch down of the day to give the Engineers a 18-7 lead. Burke added a 29-yard field goal with 6:44 to go in the half to add to WPI’s growing lead. Patriot’s kicker Black answered Burke’s field goal with a 42-yarder to make the score 21-10. Those were the final points Stonybrook would score as the defense, led by sophmore tackle Pete Perivolarakis (Framingham. MA), limited the Patriots to three first downs in the second half. Perivolarakis had four solo tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass sack good for minus 10 yards. In the second half, sophomore running back
Walt Kretzer (Narragansett, RI) got into the scoring act with a 3-yard touchdown reception from Ceppetelli. McGill added his final touch down of the day at 11:43 of the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run. Burke nailed the point after to make the score 35-10. Freshman sensation Jason Wooley (Agawam, MA) had another fine day and scored the final touchdown for WPI on a 4-yard run. Wooley finished the day with 124 yards on 22 carries. He now needs 29 yards to eclipse the 1,000-yard barrier. Wooley can also break the single season rushing record of 1,123 if he totals 152 yards in WPI’s last regular season game next Saturday. Ceppetelli is also zooming in on the passing yards record for a season. He presently has 1,673 yards and needs 21 to pass Greg Whit ney’s record of 1,693 set last season. Ceppetelli also tied the record for most touchdowns in a season with his fourth quarter strike to Kretzer. Ceppetelli’s 15th touchdown pass tied the rec ord set by Whitney last year. Ceppetelli now has 118 completions and is nearing the record of 121 completions in a season set by Whitney last season. Safety Randy Plasse (Danielson, CT) broke the record for career interceptions with his pickoff versus Stonybrook last weekend. Plasse had five in 1988, six last season and currently has four this season. Next Saturday. WPI will attempt to finish the regular season unbeaten with a 1:30 p.m. game on the road against MIT. Last season, the Engineers defeated MIT 35-10 at Alumni Field.
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Alpha Chi Rho Well, here we are, and here is our list of those who aren’t quite all here (i.e. the POSTU LANTS.) Oral Allen, Don Coumoyer, Aaron Eckstrom, Erik Felton, Andrew Fetterer, Brian Gerry, Brian Gibson, Chris Greatens, Jeffrey Haye, Peter Irelan, Eric Keener, MichaelKimack, Christopher Kmiec, Greg Lichniak, Chris Moulder, Dinis Pimentel, Christopher Pisz, Robert Stacy, and Brian Whalen. Good job to Tim for getting us such a great (?!) bunch of guys. Do you guys like Chinese food? We won the football game, 42-21, but many were surprised at the talent of the Grad/Pledge team. Everybody make sure to show up for the A-team basketball game tonight.Congratulations to Wet Willy for re lieving me of the award, but is there any doubt in anyone’s mind who will win it tomorrow night? (Once a Pledge Ed, always a Pledge Ed.) And our condolences go out to Adnan for his birthday, and Gator and Spoon for their up coming ones. Well, watch out for the maggots for the next week. I heard they are going to steal the plaque and hide in the Cave. Everybody say Hi to Rob Card, just don’t tell him about those ritual killings. i Km Until next week, MIKE
Finally, congratulations to all of the rushees who are now pledging the sorority of their choice. We wish you the best of luck and all the happiness that comes from being a sister.
Phi Gamma Delta On behalf of the entire chapter we would like to welcome the 1990-1991 pledge class: Mike Cauley, Brian Daley, Mark Driscoll, Jay Flannagan, Robert Flaherty, Tom Fortiades, Chris Godfrey, Sean Kullen, Eric Kunniholm, Robert Lombardi, Wayne Masceka, Mick Mavro, Mike McCarthy, Brian McKeen, Mike Miller, Jon Nesser, Peter Pakenas, Charles Quinn, Graham Rippel, Craig Soboleski, Craig Swinehart, John Westerfield, Andy Williams, and Steve Yany. Welcome aboard. It will be a most excellent adventure. Congrats also to the FIJI bowling team for its shutout victory over the Crows, and to the FIJI A hoop squad with a sound victory last week. Remember, this afternoon (11/13/90) is the Faculty-Staff Mixer. Let’s make a good, ciassy showing. Much more next week. All for now. Phi Sigma Sigma Good morning, Phi Sigs! What else could be more important than our awesome new pledges: Annette Berg-Sonne, Yvonne Bergstrom, Kristin Bremmer. Evelyn Chang, Jennifer Charland, Luli Correa, Susan Cusik, Kirstin DiPietro. Julie Driscoll, Dianne Elderd, Jennifer Gardner. Patty Hannon. Kristi Hendrickson, Christiana Hinckley, Senya Hiscox, Christie Jones, Amy Knapp, Heather Lauer, Johanna Lindermuth. Danielle Luongo, Shellee Morehead, Laura Roy. Gayle Sanders, Jennifer Shiel, and Jennifer Wilke. Congratu lations girls, and get psyched! (Make sure you’ve always got a dime with you!) Super special thanks this week to Melissa L. for a really terrific job as Rush Chairman! Is everyone psyched on Balloon-o-grams? They’re not just your everyday ordinary balloon-o-grams, these are filled with candy! I hope so, because today is the last day they’re on sale! So send one to your pal, your teachers, or even to me! Congratulations to Danielle L., everyone’s favorite field hockey player and All-Star! Way to go. Danielle! Special mention goes to high scoring maniac Sue T., even though I already devoted a column to her this year! Several exciting events to look forward to this week, including the Risk Management
Alpha Gamma Delta Well girls, rush is finally over and it must have went well because we have twenty-two of the most enthusiastic, awesome girls presently pledging our sorority! Please excuse my lan guage. but WE ARE PSYCHED! Congratulations to: Mary Auger, Beth Bumham, Dayna Cornell, Meredith Cupples, Karen Daly, Susan Daly, Karen Fessenden. Christine Fillion, Jen Keenan, Jen Lord. Lynn Marzano, Tara McHugh, Kim Millin, Sue Mockus, Hollybeth Normandin, Pam Peter son, Christine Rauh, Carla Rumazza, Nicole Senosk. Yee-Fung Tjie. Jane Weddleton, and Brenda Yagmin. We love all of you and we hope you have fun pledging. You all seemed to have a blast last Tuesday night! A bit of advice - DON’T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR PINS!! The Crush Party invitations are all made out so everyone decide who you want to take to the x-mas formal and ask 'em Saturday night! The Faculty Happy Hour with Fiji is tonight so get over there and show our teachers some appre ciation! Pledges - have fun at the retreat this weekend. Don’t be surprised if you get visited by sisters - we just can't get enough of you guys!
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Tau Kappa Epsilon Hello and welcome back. Sorry about missing the article last week, but things got very busy with Bids night and I just ran out of time. Ok. First the Big News. TKE has Moved. Yes, it has taken a while, but by the time you read this we will have moved from our 30 year home on Mass. Ave to our New Location at 63 and 65 Wachusett St. Thanks to everyone &ho helped so far during the move; it is going great.
I would also like to welcome all our New Members, the Latest Brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon: Chris Holcomb, Rob Thomas, So phocles Metso, Chris Scruton, Mike Turner, Todd Borkowski, Mike Balcom, Eben Stewart, Todd Sullivan, Harold Brenneman, Rich Fuller, Doug Wright, Shane Hooker, Kevin Provencher, Greg Temple, Asbjom Hansen, Brian Keagle, Hank McTague, Barry Hill, Ben Kibler, Mike Weiskopf, Kendall O’Brien, Marc Beasley, Omar Stem, Andres Lartitegui, Jason Winchell, Chuck McTague and, Ryan Hedstrom. Congratulations to you all on making the right choice. Well, a special thanks to fraters Wagensonner and Cyzyk, who came to visit last week end. Well, that’s all for now. Till next time. TKE -the Time is Now.
Zeta Psi Greetings from Calcutta, the darkest city of the East. Just making the social scene with the lepers. For lunch, there was lady fingers and shepherd’s pie. Anyway, it’s time for this weeks volume of camel spittle. New MQP idea - The Mysterious Steady-State Three-dimen sional Slinky Vomit Effect. Hey Skin, we’ll all come visit you in jail, you psycho menace. Hey Bridget, it’s movie time. The Toolshed has been activated, and the notches are climbing up the door, (howz yer toolbox?) Get ready for the first annual Active vs. Alumni Kuomite by the best armed frat on campus. The war of the Hoses if over and the Hosers hosed the compe tition. Ask Pete about the great zit ordeal (where’s the vise grips?) Thanks to Daniel Boob for the BK Forty Foot Flexi-straw, the Ultimate Tunnel of Love. What are those Small Furry Animals Not Indiginous to This Country? Lucas thinks the word sped is used too much, and Fred isn’t happy (about screws, that is.) Let’s thank future BYOB parties. The quest to rename the Slug Shack has begun. Congratulate Pete on the excavation of his desk (and moving it into Pyro’s comer. Dave thinks it’s repenislious. “Would you like this gi raffe’s head” (found on his notebook. How about those musical heart’s games? The whole house is praying to the partial credit god now. Will someone please explain the concept of overloading? Despite what you might think, socks truly control our lives. The Great Third Floor Food Smash has Commenced. Mary Ellen, Mary Ellen, Mary Ellen, Mary Ellen, Mary Ellen, Mary Ellen. Numba’s got those PfD Slues (Isn't that a song?) Does anyone smell bacon?
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Sigma Pi The results are in: mark A-team basketall down for another stunning victory! It looks as if we’re going to sweep it this year... bowling is on the rampage as well. At this rate... I don’t even want to speculate. Last weekend was, shall we say, interest ing... I know I enjoyed myself, even if I can’t remember why that was! It was cool to see all the new pledges down here at 4:05pm on Friday - good psyche, guys. It was quite entertaining to watch them falling all over each other in the lounge (and anywhere else that looked comfortable!) Listen to me now and believe me later, get some use out of the taps while we have them: Indiana Jones party is on the roster for Friday! I declare: all of the assistants in this house are losers, especially the headless horsetamer! Neeiiighh-fflp! Tooz and Floundar knew they loved Pete Townsend for some reason, and now they love him even more. They love each other, too. So they got that going for them. Which is nice.
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seminar in Harrington Auditorium at 7:00 tonight. Be there or be triangular! Everyone remember to bring a buck to the meeting on Wednesday, and get properly pumped up for Housewarming on Thursday. Looks like a truly action packed week for the Phi Sigs! And now for the real excitment! The Fac ulty Member of the Week is Professor and Department Head James Pavlik of Chemistry. Phi Sig Sig is psyched on Organic Chem! (At least according to Maryellen!) The Sister of the Week was Carmen Barillas, even though she took off before the ceremonius presenting of the coveted and prestigious award. In the personals, we have special hellos to Lefty, Megan M., Sam, and Monique. It’s good to see you in letters again, Monique! Compliments to Dara on those earrings, to Donna on her big curly hair, and to Kim D. for no reason at all! See you next time! LITP.
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and m uscles holding up? Get in shape, you fat lard!” Want to leam more about majors at WPI? Come to the Academic Majors Info Session - Tuesday, November 27 7-9pm in the Lower W edge. Upperclass students will be on hand to answer your questions so BE THERE!! FOR SALE: Volkswagen Golf, 4Door, 1987. 32,000 miles, 5yr/50,000 warranty, air, JVC stereo, sunroof. Exc. Condition. $5,500, call Erik, 752-1053 Beth, W elcome to AGD. Be prepared for the fun and excitement to com e. Your sister-mother, Jennifer Are you fed up with the Normals in your life, feeling like there’s just no Slack? Wierdmen arise! Cast off the bonds of the Con and Join “Bob” details for free - box 709. FOR SALE: 1985 Chevy Cavalier, 4speed manual trans, PB/PS, PM S, AC, DC, 60,000 miles, stereo, oven. Complete with working horn, must sell - m oving, $350.00 or best offer. Call Eric at 8317930 FOR SALE: 1984 Honda Civic, 76,000 mi, exc. cond., great mileage (over 30 mpg,) new exhaust, sony stero sys., $3000.00 w / stereo, $2500.00 w/o. Call ron at 756-5287 and leave message. A T T E N T IO N SU PER IO R M U TANTS: A new group at WPI is forming just for you. Are you tired of being ridi culed? Let “Bob” show you how to start expanding your wierdness potential. Leam who “They” are and HOW TO SM ASH THEM! D on’t miss the boat, EVOLVE! contact Box 709.....or kill me. There are two openings for C 9 1 at the Venice Project Center. Contact Professor Becker at Ext. 5408. Attention Sophomores! Having doubts about your major? Would you like to explore your options? Come to the Major Selection Program, 157 West St., Second Floor or call 831-5012 for more informa tion. I TOLD you that Ben Home killed Laura Palm er but N O O O O O ...Y ou wouldn’t LISTEN to me!!! Looking for Dennis DeYoung’s Desert Moon album. W ill pay to copy it. If you have it, contact Box 2604. If you want to get paid Wednesday 21 November - before T-giving break - sign your pink time card before Thursday 15 Novem ber.
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Monday, October 29 5:22pm - MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Residential Life reports window broken in 25 Trowbridge. Officer investigates, report filed. 6:15pm - LARCENY: Daka foodservice calls to report theft from Morgan Office. Officer investigates, report taken. 10:08pm - MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: College employee reports student throwing beer off West Street foot bridge. Suspects apprehended, report filed. Wednesday, October 31 1:55am - DRINKING IN PUBLIC: Two students advised of public drinking at intersection of Boynton and Institute Road. Thursday, November 1 12:53am - NOISE COMPLAINT: Officer responds to area of Fuller apartments to investigate report of loud explosion. Report filed. Friday, November 2 6:52pm - MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Student reports car window broken on vehicle while parked on Elbridge Street. Officer responds, report filed. Saturday, November 3 12:07am - INTOXICATED PERSON: Officer reports intoxicated student has fallen down in front of Founders Hall. Ambulance notified, student transported to hospital. 12:49am - INTOXICATED PERSON: R.A. calls to report student passed out in bathroom. Officers respond, student intoxicated. 1:36am - MINORS IN POSSESSION/ARRESTS: Sergeant reports apprehending two suspects in area of Higgins House in possession of alcohol. Subjects arrested. Sunday, November 4 1:25am - MINORS IN POSSESSION: Officers report stopping two minors with alcohol leaving fraternity house. Report filed. 11:20am - STOLEN VEHICLE: Resident of 23 Hackfeld Road calls to report car stolen. Worcester Police notified and report filed. 3:01pm - MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Student reports his car was vandalized while parked in Stoddard Lot. Officer responds, report filed.
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