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WPI gets new police chief

by Ajay Khanna Newspeak Staff A n ew p o lic e c h ie f is g o in g to take o v e r as C h ie f o f C a m p u s P o lic e on February 12. John J H an lon , Jr. has b e e n w ith the S ta te P o lic e fo r 25 y e a r s , w h ere h e w a s re c e n tly p ro­ m o te d fro m M ajor to L ie u te n a n tC o lo n e l o f the M a ssa ch u se tts State P o lic e . H e has ex p e r ie n c e in a variety o f fie ld s in clu d in g p u b lic relation s.

s t a f f w o r k , fis c a l r e s p o n s ib ilit ie s , union n eg o tia tio n s, and su p ervisory resp o n sib ilities. He has a lso had so m e m anagem en t training o v er the years.

A s su ch , he w ill b e a valu ab le addition to the W PI co m m u n ity .

H e has had so m e relation s with W orcester and W PI in the past. His father w as C h ie f o f P o lice o f W orc­ ester C ou n ty for a few years.

His sister stu d ied at W PI. H e ob tain ed his B.S. from Clark U n iversity, and his M .S . from A m erica n International

C o lle g e , S p rin g field . M assach u setts.

H e cu rren tly liv e s in M illbury.

Bernard B row n , V ic e P resid en t for Student A ffa irs, w as in charge o f the se le c tio n p ro cess. H e ap p oin ted an A d v iso r y C o m m itte e c o n stistin g o f h im se lf, a m em b er o f the facu lty, a sta ff m em b er o f the C o u n selin g and S tu d e n t D e v e lo p m e n t C e n te r , the D irector o f H ou sin g and R esid en tial L ife, the S ecretary o f the Institute, and a S ergean t o f the W PI C am p us P o lice to m ak e the se le c tio n from a

group o f about 3 0 ca n d id a tes w h o had su b m itted resu m es for the p o sitio n .

A fter in te n siv e in terv iew s o f the b et­ ter q u a lified ca n d id a tes, the general co n se n su s w a s that Mr. H anlon w as the m ost p ro m isin g for the p o sitio n .

H is o ffic ia l title at W PI w ill be D irec­ tor o f P ublic S a fety .

That s e e m s to be an appropriate title for the p o sitio n b eca u se current P o lice C h ie f A lfred W h itn ey c o n sid ­ ers cam p us sa fety as the m o st im por­ tant problem fa cin g the C a m p u s P o ­

lic e to d a y .

H e f o r e s e e s that the C am p u s P o lic e w ill h ave to take o n a variety o f other issu e s co n cern in g the W PI C o m m u n ity a s tim e p a sses, just as it has for the past 21 y ea rs under him . H e fe e ls very con ten t to retire, h avin g w ork ed for o v er 4 3 years in p o lic e d ep artm en ts. H a v in g served the W PI co m m u n ity for so lo n g , he feels a certain era in his life is co m in g to an en d .

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 18, Number 3

Tuesday, February 6,1990

W P I p la n s fo r E a rth

by Athena Demetry T h is A pril 2 2 , 19 9 0 , m ark s the tw en tieth an n iversary o f Earth D ay.

O n A p ril 2 2 . 19 7 0 , 2 0 m illio n A m eri­ ca n s p articipated in lo c a l, reg io n a l, and n ation al a ctiv ities to d em on strate co n c e r n for the en v iro n m en t. M uch o f o u r m odern en v iro n m en tal le g isla ­ tio n - the N a tio n a l E n v iro n m en ta l P o lic y A ct, the C lean A ir A ct, and the crea tio n o f the E n viron m en tal P rotec­ tion A g e n c y - w a s, in part, a result o f th is c o lle c tiv e action . H ere at W PI.

the B io lo g y D epartm ent w as created in realization o f the g ro w in g im por­ tance o f b io lo g y and the en viron m en t.

T w en ty y ears later, a recogn ition o f the g lo b a l, a s w e ll as the local e n v ir o n m e n t a l c o n s e q u e n c e s o f h igh ly tech n o lo g ic a l liv in g is em e r g ­ ing. G lob al w a n n in g , o z o n e d e p le ­ tion, acid rain, and d eforestation have join ed the co n cern s o f air and water p o llu tio n , h azard ou s and so lid w aste d isp o sa l, w etla n d s p rotection , en d an ­ gered s p e c ie s, and habitat loss. Earth Day 19 9 0 is a cal! for reco g n itio n o f and atten tion to th ese p rob lem s; ac­

S .T .A .A .R . a p p e a r s T h er e's a n ew star sh in in g in the W PI sk y . S T A A R (p ron ou n ced star) sta n d s for S tu d en ts T e a c h in g A ID S A w a r e n e ss and R esp o n sib ility . N ot y o u r typical ed u ca tio n grou p , S T A A R is m a d e up o f stu d en ts w h o se ek to p ro v id e in form ation w ith ou t ju d g in g or d icta tin g the v a lu es or b eh a v io rs o f the p eo p le.

A lm o st e v e r y o n e has had in form a­ tion about A ID S and se x u a lly tansm itted d ise a s e s forced upon them in high sc h o o l. S o w h y w o u ld a n y o n e w h o h as heard it all w ant to hear any m o re? W ell, the fact is that A I D S is fairly n ew , and in form ation ab ou t it k e e p s ch a n g in g as sc ie n tists and d o c ­ tors lea m m ore about it. It's im p or­ tant to be aw are o f th ese c h a n g e s and h o w th ey m ig h t affect y o u .

If y o u ’re lik e m ost p e o p le , you practically ign ored p reviou s in form a­ tion ab ou t A I D S .

A fte r a ll, w h y sh ou ld you listen to so m e o n e w h o is trying l o force y o u to learn so m eth in g that d o e sn 't e v e n co n cern you ? W ith the n u m b er o f A ID S c a s e s rapidly in creasing, h o w ev er, it is m ore im por­ tant than ev e r to h ave an a w aren ess and u n d erstan d ing o f what A ID S is and h o w it’s tran sm itted . In short, A ID S in fo r m a tio n is im p ortan t to everyone.

S T A A R is co m p rised o f eig h t WPI undergraduates, w ith stu d en ts repre­ sen tin g each c la s s. In order to start a program at W P I, the stu d en ts first had to attend 24 h ou rs o f training at the U n iversity o f M assach u setts M ed ical

tiv ities and ev e n ts are b ein g planned n a tio n -w id e to ed u cate p eop le about r e c y c lin g , c o n s e r v in g e n e r g y and w ater, u sin g e ffic ie n t transportation, liv in g a m ore sou n d e c o lo g ic a l life ­ sty le, and other en viron m en tal health and sa fety iss u e s. U ltim a tely , Earth D ay is a tim e to re c o g n iz e m an k in d 's in terd ep en d en ce w ith Nature and to c e le b r a t e th e E a r th ’s b e a u ty and h ealth .

E ven ts b ein g planned for W o rc­ ester in clu d e a w eek o f sp ecial e v e n ts - a p ilot r e c y c lin g p roject, n eig h b o r­ h o o d c le a n - u p s , tr e e -p la n tin g and

a t W P I S c h o o l.

F o llo w in g th is tr a in in g , m e e tin g s w ere held o n e to tw o tim es a w eek to d e sig n a program that c o u ld be im p le m e n te d in W PI r e s id e n c e h alls. S T A A R recently did it’s first p resen tation on cam p u s, and is n ow av a ila b le to student g rou p s, fraterni­ tie s , so r o r itie s and resid e n c e h a lls upon req u est. T h e p rogram , w h ich is about an hour lon g c o n sis ts o f in fo r­ m ation . a v id e o , d isc u ssio n and en d s w ith a q u estio n and an sw er se ssio n .

S T A A R is n o w h o ld in g w eek ly m e e t­ in gs to p erfect the program . A n y o n e in te r e ste d in le a r n in g m ore a b o u t S T A A R or in h a v in g S T A A R d o a p resen tation for you r grou p m ay c o n ­ tact the W PI H ealth O ffic e at 8 3 15 5 2 0 for m ore in form ation .

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other A rbor D a y fe stiv itie s , e d u c a ­ tional a c tiv itie s in area s c h o o ls and c o l l e g e s , a n d a c o m m u n it y - w id e Earth D ay gatherin g w ith sp eak ers, m u sic, e x h ib its, and food.

Earth D ay a ctiv ities are a ls o being planned here at W PI, but student and facu lty input is n eed ed . N o w is the tim e for y o u to get in v o lv ed in the en viron m en tal m o v em en t, ju st as it's im portance is rising in p o lic y d e c i­ sio n s and p u b lic p er c e p tio n : W PI Earth D ay is a great ch a n ce to b eco m e a c tiv e . T h e W PI ca m p u s o ffe r s a substantial so u rce o f r e c y c b b le m a te­ rials such as paper, p la stics, and a lu ­ m inum . E stab lishm en t o f a c o lle c tio n sy stem and the su b seq u en t purchase o f recy cled products is o n e area on

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w h ich W PI co u ld fo cu s its Earth D ay a c t iv it ie s .

W e c o u ld a ls o plan a num ber o f ev en ts fo r the w e e k leading up to Earth D ay, su ch as a ca m p u s and n eig h b o rh o o d clea n -u p , sp eak ers and film s p e r ta in in g to e n v ir o n m e n ta l issu e s, tree-p la n tin g , resid e n c e hall p rogram s, and an Earth D a y celeb ra ­ tion. Y o u r ideas are n eed ed ! P lease co m e to the W PI Earth D ay C o m m it­ tee m eetin g on T u esd a y . February 6 at 7 :0 0 p .m . in the Library A r c h iv e s R oom to h elp plan for W PI Earth D ay.

If y ou h a v e any q u estio n s or c o m ­ m e n t s . c o n t a c t P r o f f e s s o r K en t R is s m ille r , S S & P S e x t . 5 0 I 9 , or A th en a D e m e tr y . 7 9 7 - 9 4 6 0 .

H elp plant the seed o f en v iro n m en ta lism !

C o rp s W P I

by Heidi Lundy Features Editor Last W e d n e sd a y re p r e se n ta tiv e s o f the P eace C orps m ade their annual visit to W P I's ca m p u s. For th o se w h o d o n ’t frequent the W ed g e there w a s a table co v ered w ith inform ational bro­ ch u res all d a y and a returned P ea ce C orp s v o lu n te e r p resen t to a n sw e r q u e stio n s and sc h e d u le in te r v ie w s.

W ed n esd a y nigh t there w a s a film in K innicutt about three v o lu n teers w h o are presently o v ersea s and their train­ in g and a ssig n m en ts. A q u estio n and an sw er period fo llo w e d .

Last year 10 p eo p le a p p lied , w h ich is apparently a high p ercen ta g e for any o n e s c h o o l. W PI graduates are p rim e c a n d id a te s for P e a c e C o rp s a ss ig n m e n ts b e c a u se o f their e n g i­ n eerin g b a ck grou n d s and ex p erien ce in their field s.

The b en efits o f jo in in g the P eace C orp s are n u m ero u s. T h e v o lu n tee r is taught a n ew lan gu age and a n yth in g e ls e n ecessa ry for his or her a ssig n ­ m ent. T h e travel and transportation is free and v o lu n tee rs get m ed ica l b en e­ fits. T here is a program for students

w h o v o lu n teer that perm its them to g et their g o v ern m en t lo a n s w a iv ed .

T h e P ea ce C orp s lo o k s fo r p eo p le w ith g o o d lea d ersh ip sk ills and so cia l s e n sitiv ity . R ecru its m ust b e m o ti­ vated to h elp the unfortu n ate, be able to work w ith lim ited reso u rces and be able to m o b iliz e th e m se lv e s.

W h en the 2 7 m onth co m m ittm en t is up, v o lu n teers ca n lo o k forw ard to certain sch o la rsh ip s and fe llo w sh ip s from c o lle g e s , n o n c o m p e titiiv e status for all g o v ern m en t p o sitio n s, and a c o m p le te listin g o f p o ssib le jo b s.

M an y returned v o lu n tee rs feel a c o m m itm en t to ed u ca tin g th e public about the c o n d itio n s o v e r se a s. R e­ turned P ea ce C o rp s w ork ers can be f o u n d in g o v e r n m e n t , e d u c a t io n , field w o rk , ev ery w h ere.

B e s id e s e n g in e e r in g , v o lu n te e r s are a ls o n eed ed in fie ld s o f m ath, s c ie n c e and agriculture. Poland and H ungary h ave just started req u estin g v o lu n teers for the p u rp ose o f tea ch in g E n g lis h , a p o s s ib ility for fa cu lty m em b ers w h o are interested in sp en d ­ ing tim e in Eastern E urope. S en iors w h o are interested sh ou ld apply as so o n as p o ssib le .

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T uesday February 6 ,1 9 9 0

NEWS W orld News South African President F. W. De Klerk, in his annual address to the South African parliment, legalized that African National Con­ gress, South African Commmunist Party and several other small political parties that were previously banned. He also stated that jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela would be freed, but did not indicate when. De Klerk angered the right wing members of parliment, who shouted out during the middle of his speech.

Anti apartheid activists say that De Klerk has not moved far enough, and it is unlikely that many nations will lift economic sanctions as a result of the announcement.

Ethnic Albanians in the southern Yugoslav­ ian republic of Kosovo demanded free elec­ tions and protested throughout the week. Yu­ goslavian troops, tanks and helicopters were sent into Kosovo, and 14 demonstrators were killed in the pro-democracy protests. The Yugoslavian government claims that troops were sent in to "secure peace and security.”

Armenian and Azerbaijanians withdrew from the border o f their republics in the Nakhichevan region. The riots and demonstra­ tions seem to have ended, but the Soviet troops remain in the region, and a curfew is still imposed. A Soviet military commander did say that it was possible that Red Army troops may begin their pullout within 2 weeks. Many Western analysts thought that the rebellious republics had hurt G orbachev’s political power, and CNN reported that Gorbachev was considering resignation. However, the reports seemed to have little backing.

Romania’s new government, the National Salvation Front, was charged by the opposition parties as becoming another dictatorship.

People protested both in favor of and against the government throughout the week. The National Salvation Front did agree to share some power with the opposition until elections are held later this year. In a military court, four former members of Ceausescu’s government were sentenced to life in prison for genocide.

East German premier Hans Modrow advo­ cated reunification with West Germany and having Berlin be the capital of the neutral country. However, West German chancellor Helmut Kohl said that reunification talks would only begin after the March 18 elections in East Germany. The East German govern­ ment also announced that former leader Honnecker and three of his associates would soon be tried for treason.

Bulgarian leader Atanassov and the entire 22 member cabinet resigned this week. Former Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov was moved to a prison for major criminals.

The Polish Communist Party renamed itself the National Socialist Union, and endorsed the democratic process. Many say the facelift is the last attempt for the party to gain some support.

Vice President Dan Quayle traveled to Panama and met with leaders of the new gov­ ernment, and discussed the proposed $ I billion aid package from the US. The leaders assured Quayle that Panamanian banking regulations would be changed so that drug lords would not be able to launder money as easily. However, no specifications for the new banking regula­ tions were given. Quayle then went to Jamaica and met with Prime Minister Manley. Manley accused the United States of breaking internetional law when it invaded Panama late last year.

In the Gulf of Mexico, a US Coast Guard cutter fired upon a Cuban cargo ship registered out o f Panama after it refused to stop and be inspected for drugs. The Cuban ship made its way into Mexican waters, and it was later determined that no one was injured in the incident, although the ship did suffer some damage.

There was intense fighting in Beirut as General Aoun attempted to regain control of some of the Christian areas of Beirut.

Doctors in England claim that they were sucessfully able to perform an operation on a fetus while it was still in the womb. In other medical news, Swedish and British doctors said that aborted fetal tissue can be used to help people afflicted with Parkinson’s disease.

However, this type of operation can not take place in the United States due to a ban on the use o f fetal tissue.

National News Bush, in his first state of the Union address, announced that there would be major troop cuts in Europe and that the troops sent into Panama would be pulled out. In Europe, both the US and the USSR would reduce their forces to 195.000 in Central Europe and Eastern Europe respectively. The US would be allowed to keep 30.000 troops elsewhere in Europe. The Sovi­ ets welcomed the plan, but said that specific details would have to be worked out. Congres­ sional Democrats said that Bush was not moving quickly enough on troop withdrawals.

The Department of Defense’s budget was reduced by 2.1% to $306 billion, and NASA’s budget was increased 24% to $15 billion.

Cheney unveiled a plan to cut defense spending 10% by 1995, and 50 bases were targeted for closing.

Federal investigators say that the Avianca jet that crashed on Long Island crashed because

it ran out of fuel. The investigators say that there was a communications error, and that the plane should have been given priority to land.

Attorney General Richard Thornburg asked for a special prosecutor to investigate former HUD secretary Louis Sullivan. Sullivan pleaded the fifth amendment and refused to talk during congressional investigations.

Marilyn Louise Harrell (also known as “Robin HUD”) pleaded guilty to income tax evasion and stealing $4.7 million from the government.

She gave some of the money she stole to charity.

Judge Harold Greene ordered Ronald Re­ agan to hand over his diaries from 1985 that relate to the Iran Contra affair for former NSC advisor Poindexter’s defense. In other Iran Contra news, middleman Hakim was sen­ tenced to two years probation and a fine of $5,000. The judge gave Hakim a reduced sentence because of his cooperation and his efforts to free hostages during the affair.

In California, prosecutors said that they would try Roymond Buckey on 13 counts of child abuse. Last month, in the McMartin preschool case, Buckey was cleared on 52 counts of child abuse after a 31 month trial.

Researchers at A t& T 's bell labratories claim to have invented the world’s first digital

optical processor, that uses light instead of electrons to do calculations. Optical proces­ sors can be thousands times faster than today’s microchips.

Economic News The junk bond market was hit hard because the rating of the bonds of RJR Nabisco were downgraded. The stock market was choppy throughout the week, as reports o f Gor­ bachev’s demise triggered selling and sent the market plunging, although it was able to re­ cover.

The troubled Bank of New England ousted some of its board members and executives, and sold its credit card division to Citicorp for $828 million.

Sports News The San Fransisco 49ers won their fourth superbowl, and the second in a row, as they crushed the Denver Broncos 55-10.

In the Australian Open, Ivan Lendl won the men’s competition because Sweden's Stefan Edberg withdrew due to an injury. Steffi Graf won the women’s competition. compiled by George Regnery Newspeak Staff

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by Mary Belli Harrity Coordinator of MSP 75 students and over 20 alumni participated in "What to Be or Not to Be” on Tuesday, January 30. The program, co-sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Major Selection Program, featured informal discussions with alumni regarding career opportunities related to each major available at WPI. Dr. Helen Vassallo, head of the Management Department kicked off the event with "Hidden Pictures," an activity that helped participants appreciate the need to get help from others in solving a problem. She compared the game to career planning, a process in which getting informa­ tion from others can be extremely beneficial.

With that message in mind the students began gathering information by meeting in small groups with alumni who work in fields of interest to them.

Each session lasted for thirty minutes and the alumni repeated their presentation three

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times so that students had a chance to hear about three different fields. The alumni were candid and personable in their presentations and talked about their professional experience as well as the details of a typical day at work.

Many also recommended courses to take as undergrads and gave suggestions on how to be more marketable when job hunting.

Student reactions were overwhelmingly positive. In their evaluations, students unani­ mously agreed that the program was informa­ tive and said they would recommend the pro­ gram to others who are seeking info about majors and/or careers. One student com ­ mented that the student turnout would have been much greater if they had known how good it was going to be. A sophomore EE major said, "I loved it! I’m much more confident in my decision now." Another participant felt that this program, may have stopped some students from transferring to other schools.

40% of the students who attended indicated that they have a declared major but are thinking

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of changing to a different major and the re­ maining 60c/c were looking for specific infor­ mation about careers associated with their major. The program was beneficial to students in both categories. Students found the small group size and the informal nature of their meetings with the alumni to be especially helpful. Many students wished they could have attended more than three sessions since there were over 20 majors or concentrations to choose from. In addition, they would have liked more than 30 minutes to spend with each alumnus.

The alumni who participated in the program got as much out of it as the students. Lori DeBlois ’89, a chemical engineer at Monsanto wished that this kind of program had been available when she was here. Other alumni commented that they enjoyed sharing their experiences with students and were impressed by the interest that students showed.

For more information about other opportu­ nities to interact with alumni, contact Mary Beth Harrity at the MSP office, 157 West St. 2nd floor or call 831-5012.

Daka not as bad as it is made out to be

by Ajay Khanna Newspeak Staff Do you feel that daka food “sucks?” Per­ haps you should be talking to one of the man­ agers and informing them of your concerns.

Edward Murphy, Director of daka WPI, claims that they make a great effort to respond to criticism and implement changes as fast as possible. They have a manager in the dining hall during all meals who is available to attend to problems that students might face during the meal. They also have a “React to Manage­ ment” program in which students discuss prob­ lems they have had with management. A Committee has been created to make recom­ mendations to daka on behalf of the WPI community, which includes a few students.

In practically every university, students complain about the food. Mr. Murphy believes that what makes daka WPI different is the attitude of the managers to the students. They look upon students like customers, just as they would be treated in a restaurant. They try to please all customers, but cannot always do so because when they cook for a large number of people, the food cannot turn out just as each individual wants. They can, however, remedy this if anyone who wants, say, a rare burger instead of a well-done burger, comes up and asks for one. Sometimes daka is understaffed and it takes some time for them to realize that beverages have run out. However, if the stu­ dents inform the manager or the workers of the situation, they will be able to rectify it imme­ diately.

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Mr. Murphy also talked about a few policy issues that students were concerned about.

Since students usually stay up till midnight, I asked Mr. Murphy whether it would be pos­ sible to extend some type of meal up to that time. He replied that it was a policy that should be discussed with WPI, since it would be a major and expensive change. The snack bar also cannot stay open late because it does not have very much business after 8pm, and they keep it open until 10pm only as a service to the students. He said that the snack bar could not be considered an alternative to the cafeteria because it is run as a separate entity, and is not geared to attend to too many customers. He also mentioned that this could be changed if discussed with WPI. I also asked him whether students could get a refund for not eating a meal if they had to skip the meal for some reason. He replied that daka charges WPI students on the 2 1 plan for only about 16 meals a week, because that is about the number of meals the average students eats at WPI. He also mentioned that daka has a “bag lunch” program whereby, given 24 hours’ advance notice, daka will provide a packed lunch to the student if he cannot be present for the regular meal.

Mr. Murphy said that it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that his/her palate is pleased at any given meal and that there are opportunities for the student to do so. The managers are open to criticisms and specific comments from the students on how to better the service daka provides to the WPI commu­ nity.

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by Shawn Oesterle While Ludovic L. Zamenhof was growing up in his town of Bialystok. Poland, he was distressed by the various racial and cultural disputes between the bordering Jewish, Ger­ man. Polish, and Russian com m unities.

Zamenhof thought that world peace would be possible if people understood each other through a common, second language. With Zam enhof s knowledge of seven languages, he created an easy-to-learn, workable, interna­ tional language in 1887. That language would latter be known as Esperanto, meaning "One who hopes."

Over the next KK) years of Esperanto his­ tory. Adolf Hitler saw Esperanto a Jewish plot to run the world and sent Esperantists to death camps; Joseph Stalin sent I l .000 Soviet Esper­ antists to labor camps. The United States did not help the Esperanto movement in the post World War II era. Esperantists under the United States' doctrine of guilt by association became suspect for Communist activity be­ cause of their compacity for communication to many eastern European countries. (This same doctrine is what put many Japanese-Americans in labor camps during the war because they were suspect for being spies for Japan.)

Some people have been threatened by Espe­ ranto. nam ely. Stalin. H itler, and Iran's Ayatollahs, because its ideal to promote inter­ national communication. Some people have viewed Esperanto as a dying language, des­ tined to become something of a linguistical curiosity (the fact is that Esperanto is a living and growing language with several million speakers). Others have endorsed the language, seeing its simplicity and inherit symmetry.

People often have treated Esperanto with indif­ ference. something which does not concern them, while some have viewed it as foreign and treating it as such— with apprehension or distrust. G re ater than all E speranto’s past o r present hindrances, disinform ation re­ garding what Esperanto really is, has been its greatest weakness.

Why should Esperanto become an interna­ tional language? Why should not a national language, like English, become an interna­ tional language? Esperanto was precognited for the specific purpose for international com­ munication. thus relieving itself from many inherit flaws which make all other languages for international use unacceptable. Esperanto is neutral. Esperanto is free from any eco­ nomic, political, cultural, or religious ideolo­ gies. For example, learning English relates you to the English speaking counties: their economic powers, their political ideologies, or

great military powers which sometimes inter­ fere in the affairs of other countries. Many countries view these attributes of English (or any other national language) as intrusions to their way of life. To the contrary, Esperanto is not owned by anyone, nor can any one person or group of persons own it. Esperanto is easyto-learn. Esperanto is an agglutinative lan­ guage, which means that new words are created from root words, prefixes, suffixes, and word parts in a very logical way. I will demonstrate this fact latter. There are no irregular verbs: every word is pronounced the way it is spelt; in short, Esperanto has sixteen fundamental grammatical rules, each having no exceptions!

If Esperanto did not have any pragmatic person-to-person com m unication benefits which I can use today, I would be interested learning it as I am interested in learning Phoe­ nician or classical Greek. Traditionally, Espe­ ranto has been used for correspondence. For example, I might find someone's address in an Esperanto magazine and I would get in contact with that person and we would begin writing back and forth. Esperanto has been very suc­ cessful in travel. Again, I would search through a directory and find an Esperantist who would be willing to show me the parts of the country where he or she lives, about how the people live, about their history, etc. In effect, I would almost become one of natives for my stay there. These are nice things which Espe­ ranto can do for us. but today, global activities are making a greater contribution. Efficient international communication is needed in com m erce, diplom acy, and international group projects.

If I told you that this world is becoming increasing more internationally interdepend­ ent. I doubt you would disagree. It is becoming a fact that what other countries do. do concern Americans. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is promoting a "reach out and leam with some­ one” program, claiming itself as being "a global technological university". I would suspect that you are select minority to be a part of a university which involved in such interna­ tional issues. A common fact exists within any group project, whether it is your local Trident Missiles for a Better America Club, a WPI interactive qualifying project in Zaire to find more efficient food storage methods, or a U.S.— U.S.S.R. joint manned mission to mars: Communication is more than just important, it is essential. Suppose you are on that manned mission to mars, and a Soviet cosmonaut con­ verses in Russian to you, “Open the bay doors” and you translate that to be “Open the cabin air locks”. I conclude you would have a problem.

You're still on your trip to Mars but now we

included a few Japanese, some French speak­ ing people, a couple from Sweden, and some­ one from India who spoke Urdu. Initially, you were content with learning Russian but now in order to communicate with all these people, you would have to learn each of their lan­ guages. You have a revelation: "Why don't everyone just learn English?” You quickly find you are in the minority. All of you are equals; Each person has a language which is equally unintelligible, and no one person or group of persons have more power than the other.

Maybe the little word “translators" pops into your brain but it begins to sound ludicrous when every person has their own translator (“Oh, darn, now where did my translator for you go to?"). Even if our technology was advanced enough for mobile translating de­ vices coupled with speech synthesis instru­ ments, that would still not be efficient nor personally desirable communication. Your final thought is. “ Wouldn't it be nice if every­ one would learn a simple and easy-to-learn common language?"

This topic rightly deserves its own article but I will still give it notice. Relatively re­ cently. Esperanto has attracted large numbers of computer scientists. Many are attempting to translate various languages into and from Esperanto. Since Esperanto has such a logical structure, it has adapted well to such tasks.

These translations use Esperanto as a bridge language, translating say, English into Espe­ ranto. then Esperanto into Mandarin Chinese.

To the contrary, attempting to translate Eng­ lish directly to Mandarin, using computers is exceedingly complex, the number of variables which exist between the languages would be too great for the system. Other areas include speech synthesis and natural language process­ ing (the use of one's own language to commu­ nicate directly to a computer). Using Espe­ ranto simplifies such tasks considerably.

Now that you know all about the powers of Esperanto, you wish to learn it, right? I will show you an example of how Esperanto words are constructed. Knowing the root word "san" and that all nouns end in “-o", all adjectives end in "-a", and the verb to be ends in "-i" we construct the following words: "san/o", mean­ ing. health or good health; ”san/a" is healthy; and “san/i" is to be in good health. The suffix “-ul" indicates a person and the suffix “-in” indicates female. If you are a "san/ul/in/o", you are female in good health or if you are a "san/ul/o", you are a male in good health. The suffix "-ig" is to make, so “san/ig/i" is to make someone be in good health, to heal. The suffixes “-eg" and “-et" are augmentative and diminutive, respectfully, so a "san/eg/ul/in/o"

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is a woman in extremely good health and “san/ et/a" is feeling “okay”. Adding the prefix “mal-” negates the word so a “mal/san/eg/ul/ in/o" is a woman is extremely terrible health.

Root words can also be combined with other words as in "cerbo/mal/san/a”, descriptive of someone who is insane, demented. There is “ventur/mal/san/o”, car sickness or it could be sickness of just traveling; “aer/m al/san/o” would be air sickness. Out of the many more suffixes, I will pick “-ec” for an abstract idea of quality or state, so "mal/san/eg/ec/o" is an extremely morbid and sickly state of existence, something you may see on a creature movie.

Since the suffix “-as" is the present tense of the verb to be, if you “mal/san/eg/ec/ig/as" to your friend, you make he or she become this ex­ tremely morbid, horrible, and sickly state of existence. An average of ten to fifteen words can be constructed from a single root word.

This is only a sample of the 60 odd words which can be created from “san". but the actual number depends really upon your imagination.

Many of the additional words created may not be “normal", but as long as they follow Espe­ ranto's orthography, they still are words in their own right.

The Esperanto words above, like Esperanto words in general, sound similar to Spanish or Italian. Zamenhof took Esperanto words from Greek, Latin. German, and the Romance lan­ guages. If you know either o f these languages, or a language derived from these languages (like English), you already know a lot of Espe­ ranto.

I am starting an Esperanto club, called the Cooperative Esperanto Club. The Esperanto name for the club is “Samidereciproka Esperanto-Klubo". or a “reciprocating Esperanto club with those with the same ideas". This means that if ever the need should arise, the club will ally itself with other clubs or organi­ zations having similar objectives. This club’s objectives is to educate the community about Esperanto and its pragmatic benefits, to teach the Esperanto language to its members, and to promote free and unobtrusive communication between all peoples of the world. The meetings are going to be open to anyone, very informal, and held weekly. I hope to implement a number of ways of teaching, include having skits and plays, role playing, story writing, etc.

If the members are interested, I will find an Esperanto group elsewhere to correspond (preferably they will not know English). I have many Esperanto learning guides, dictionaries, novels, tapes, and so forth which are difficult to find in libraries and bookstores. If you have any questions about this article, Esperanto, the Esperanto movement, or about the Coopera­ tive Esperanto Club please contact me at: Cooperative Esperanto Club WPI Box 1948 Worcester, MA 0I609

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SPORTS

W r e s tlin g w in s a g a in WPI News Release — In their biggest match so far in the second half of the season WPI traveled to Western New England College to take on the Golden Bears. Coach Phil Grebinar’s team entered the meet as the num­ ber one team in New England among Division III schools, while WNEC held down the num­ ber three slot.

The crowd of over 800 saw the Engineers wrestle to a 31-16 victory. The win put the grapplers at 8-1 and will most likely move them up in the next NCAA poll from 15th place.

Tom Sgammato pinned his opponent at 1:18 in the 118 lb. class as did Matt Oney in the 150 lb. slot. In the 177 lb. category, Jeff Gravelin won 9-3.

The grapplers traveled to MIT on January 20, to take part in the New England Collegiate Classic Tournament competing against MIT, W illiam s, Rhode Island College, Lowell, Springfield College, Plymouth State, Nor­ wich, UMass-Boston, Wesleyan, Brown, and

Trinity.

Chris Paraskevako wrestled at the 118 lb. slot and won by a technical fall 20-3, and also won two major decisions, 15-2 and 13-5. John Roy won three matches by decisions in the 190 lb. category by scores of 4-2, 5-1. and 8-1.

Steve Potvin won by a pin at 1:52 and also won a decision 4-1 in the heavyweight divi­ sion. Scott Grendahl won two decisions, 2-1 and 7-1, in the 126 lb. position. Dave Daniels won two matches by pins in the 150 lb. slot; the first one at :34 and the other at :31. Pete Grabowski also won by a pin at 1:25 as did Tom Trecartin at 4:25 in the 142 lb. division. Tom also won by a technical fall 17-2 and a major decision 10-1. Overall, Roy placed third in the tournament and Grendahl finished fourth.

WPI’s meet on January 24 will not only be an important meet for the wrestlers against Lowell but also for Coach Grebinar as well.

This meet will be Grebinar’s 300th. Now in his 18th year at WPI, his teams have a accumu­ lated a 228-68-3 record, (77 percent).

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by Miklos Kiss and Jennifer Lambert W PI's women's swimteam is on a winning streak. On January 27th the women took on SMU and destroyed the Cosairs' egos. First they began by miraculously winning the 200 medaly relay consisting of Michelle Boucher

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'93, Jennifer Lambert '90, Jenn Tobin '90, and Deb Sanna '93. First place winners of the meet were Cara DellaGiustina ’90 (200 fly), Sanna (50 freestyle) and Lambert (100 & 200 breaststroke). Boucher gave it her best shot in the KM) and 200 yard backstroke against her amazon competitors, to help the women ad­ vance to victory. After the diving competition.

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divers Beth Schaffer and Sarah Adams tied the score. Thanks to the 200 free relay team of Sanna, Tara Zaharoff '92, Lambert, and Tobin the WPI team outtouched SMU fora final score of 139-132.

More recently, this past thursday, the women went to Simmons to again out swim another team with a final score of 153-136.

The first win of the meet was by the 400 medly relay team of Boucher, Lambert, DellaGi­ ustina. and Sanna. Other victories were ac­ complished by Becky Griffith '91 in the 1000 yard freestyle who swam her fastest time of her career. Sanna (200 freestyle), DellaGiustina (100 breaststroke), Boucher (100 backstroke), Tobin (200 individual medly), Mary Helen Adair '90 (5CK) freestyle) and Lambert (200 breaststroke). Kristin Bremmer '93 did an awesome job in the 100 tly and 200 medly after a late start this season. The women did an excellent job and many exceptional perform­ ances were made, their record is now 6-4.

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Did you happen to hear a lot of cheering coming from the bowels of Alumni gym on January 31st? That was the m en’s swim team destroying their opponents from Clark Univer­ sity. Ina much hyped meet. WPI won nine of fourteen events and over 80% of the times turned in by the team were best times. First place finishes were turned in by : Hal Brown "93 (1000 freestyle), Rob Crocker '92 (200 free and 200 tly), Eric Bell ’93 (100 & 200 breast), and Miklos Kiss ’90 (100 & 200 back and 500 free). The other first place was the 400 medly relay consisting of Kiss, Bell, Bill Howey '90, and Ben Gray ’90. WPI opened with the medaly relay winning and went on to win the next 5 events. In several of the events WPI also took second or third places to increase the score. By the time the 500 freestyle had finished the meet was already won by WPI, although three events remained. The final score was WPI 71, Clark 51. WPI is now 4-5.

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sk iin g during our w eek at M a g ic, w h ere w e trained for the sla lo m and gian t sla lo m ev en ts.

T h e 1989-1990 team w a s c h o se n after sla lo m and giant sla lo m tim e trials held at M a g ic at the end o f our training cam p.

T h e n ew tea m s are: W o m en ’s T eam 1. V ictoria P esek (T ori) 2. W en d y S ea rs 3. Karen T e g a n (C rash) 4. Carrie S ch ein m a n 5. B eth M cG e e M en ’s T eam I. T h o m a s Z a m ecn ic (Z am ) 2. Burritt H aag (Burt) 3. Igor M a n o y lo v ich (Ig g y . L oaded G u n ) 4. J eff R ozak (R o z i) 5. A ndy A la s s o 6. Jonathan W eb ster (D .J .)

7. D ave K asp er 8. R ick W illet 9. J e ff M clan e 10. Fred B r o m s (S h a d es) I I . M ike K im ack 12. Phil M arshall 13. R ick Drulard W PI p ick ed up so m e g o o d fresh m en this year notably T ori P esek and M ik e K im ack .

Our first race w a s h eld at Jim in y Peak in w estern M a ssa ch u setts on January 20 and 21.

T he m ens team p laced fifth o n Saturday and sixth on S u n d a y . T h e w o m e n p laced fifth on Saturday. T h e afternoon run o n Sunday w as ca n celed due to an in te n se sn o w sto rm that dum ped a lm o st a foot o f n ew sn o w on the co u rse.

Our se co n d race w as held at B o sq u e near P ittsfield M a ssa ch u setts January 27 and 28.

T he slalom co u rse ca u sed so m e W PI sk iers its share o f p ro b lem s o v er the w eek en d , but the m e n ’s team still m an aged to p lace fourth on Saturday and six th on S u n d a y . N o ta b le W PI m en s perform ance on Saturday w ere Burritt H aag sev en th , T o m Z a m ecn ic tw elth and J eff R ozak six teen th . O n S u n day Burritt fin ish ed third and Z am fin ish ed fourth. M ike K im ack sk ied m uch faster than e x p e c te d on S u n day.

T he W o m e n 's team had a b u ild in g w eek en d trying to get all o f their cra sh in g d on e for the year. Tori P esek d id m anage to finish fourth in the seco n d run on S u n day after starting alm ost last.

Burke w ill be a d ifferen t story this w eek en d , w e are all p sy ch ed and ready to go!

U p co m in g races are: Burke Feb. 3-4 M agic Feb. 10-11 H aystack F eb. 17-18 S pectators are a lw a y s w e lc o m e at all o f our races.

T h e W PI S k i T eam is a lso running o n -sn o w free race tra in in g at n earb y W ard H ill on T u esd a y s and W ed n esd a y s. A n y o n e w h o is se r io u sly in te rested in ra cin g can c a ll J e ff R ozak for in form ation on th ese p ractices.

F in a lly , thanks to Mark S u lliv a n . W PI grad student and form er W PI S k i T ea m m em b er for b ein g our co a ch . T hanks to P ro fesso r C rusberg and P rofessor B ro w n . S p ecia l thanks to M arilynn Brown for the in v a lu a b le c o a ch in g she g iv e s us at W ard H ill. H appy B irthday M arilyn n .

G o o d lu ck to e v e r y o n e a n d r e m e m b e r G B O G H !!! T T F N .

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T u esd a y February 6, 1990

EDITORIAL

D o n ’t l e t a p a t h y W ell, once again it’s the middle o f C-Term. C-Term alw ays seem s to be the longest o f the four terms at WPI. W hy? Maybe it’s the wonderful Worcester weather.

A major problem at WPI during C-Term is student apathy. A lw ays present, it gets worse. Everything becom es a tremendous chore - getting up for classes, doing homework, even trying to enjoy yourself. Those who normally do alot o f com plaining seem to give up around now and nothing could motivate student action.

At a recent basketball game, the cheerleaders outnum­ bered the crowd, and they w eren’t even from WPI. This is pitiful.

In addition, everyone seem s to have forgotten about

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the budget m ess already. D o esn ’t anyone care that tuition will be rising about 8% next year?

Som eone might, but they probably don’t feel like doing anything about it.

Some people say this apathy is W PI’s fault. Students think the school doesn't care about them and therefore they shouldn't care about the school. This is where apathy starts. There are many people on campus who try to make life interesting. The Social Comm ittee is one exam ple o f an overworked group o f students that try to entertain 2500 undergraduates. Instead o f getting constructive support and assistance people merely

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com plain.

At least the complainers make their opinions known.

The worst people are those that d o n ’t even bother to say anything, they just m ove along m indlessly.

This attitude is frustrating to everyone that tries to make WPI a better place for students. The only way to care about what happens around you is to get involved in it. Join a club, write for Newspeak, do anything... just d on’t sit around and wonder why there’s nothing to do.

Complaining isn't enough, you have to get involved and informed. Only then can you have the ability to change WPI for the better.

LETTERS

W P I n e e d s To the Editor: First, I would like to commend your newspaper on publishing such a fine collection of columns and letters on pages 12 & 13 of your January 23.

1990 issue.

The remainder of this letter con­ cerns the letter of Prof. F.J. Looft responding to a previous column by Alton Reich.

Prof. Looft must realize that the days o f censorship of student opinion are long gone and that includes how that opinion is expressed. Prof. Looft uses his words, Mr. Reich uses his.

Not knowing Mr. Reich, but sensing the way he feels, I would say he show ed admirable restraint in his choice of words.

The January 23 editorial and the letters and columns by Caleb Warner.

Alton Reich, and the Joger indicate that what we have is not a communi­

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cations gap. but a chasm concerning information given to students (and faculty!) regarding such issues as: previous Infinnary and possible fu­ ture Student Activities Office budget cuts, long lines at class registration, and design of lecture halls.

As a major potential user of the Fuller lecture hall, my first input was asked for (after it was too late to change the hall's grotesque design) when I was directed to stand above the moveable bleachers in Harrington Auditorium, look at the middle of the center basketball court, and told that is how far away the lecturer would be.

The actual hall appears to be even longer and much sleeper than the Harrington analogy.

Rather than criticize the messen­ ger or the way in which the message is delivered. Prof. Looft. as member of the Faculty Committee on Adminis­ trative and Financial Policy, could

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better spend his time seeing to it that there is improved communication to students and faculty during the deci­ sion making process and, should that fail, clearing up later misunderstand­

To the Editor: I would like to take this opportu­ nity to address the issue of the "Senior Challenge.”

As I am sure you are aware, the "Senior Challenge" is indeed trying to raise money for the Alumni Fund.

And yes, it is targeted at graduating seniors. The question then becomes, is that a bad idea? Let's take a look.

Anyone who has complained about high tuition and/or a lack of student services has noticed a problem. This problem being a budget which is constrained by high tuition, low re­ search dollars, and low alumni sup-

We appreciate that individuals on this campus care enough to publicly share their thoughts about Senior Challenge ’90; we would like to take a minute to do the same.

For 66 years the WPI Alumni Fund has provided a valuable source of unrestricted funds to WPI’s annual operating budget. We would like to help our classmates understand the concept of unrestricted gifts by mak­ ing two points. First, unrestricted support for the college plays an im­ portant role in establishing the annual budget by augmenting income from tuition and the endowment. Unre­ stricted gifts are distributed through the budget based on the priorities es­ tablished for each year. For example. because financial aid is a priority for WPI, a large portion of Alumni Fund dollars are. and will be, directed to­ ward financial aid.

Second, while unrestricted giving is important and encouraged, if stu­ dents and alumni want to direct their pledges to a specific department or area, they can. For example, several seniors have requested that their

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pledges be directed towards financial aid.

Individual members of this com­ mittee have done projects in Wash­ ington and London and have served as class officers, fraternity presidents, and RAs. We have been active in college life and are interested in the life of the college after we leave. We have worked hard on the Senior Chal­ lenge campaign because we believe in the future of WPI. W e'd like the thank the more than 100 seniors who have already pledged during the first week and hope that this information will help the other members of our class decide to par­ ticipate in Senior Challenge '90.

The Senior Challenge Committee Lisa Battista Jim Berube Ken Campbell Denise Fortier Stephen MacDonald Nancy McLaughlin Michelle Petkers Darilyn Reuter Lisa Ricker Lynn Timmerman Vince Tver

T h a n k s to all w h o h e lp e d To the Editor: The sisters of Phi Sigma Sigrna would like to express our appreciation to everyone who supported us in our annual Rockathon for the National Kidney Foundation (our national phi­ lanthropy). This includes everyone who contributed monetary donations to the NDF. as well as everyone who made our twenty-four hour rocking experience more pleasurable. We wish to recognize the following for •

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A dollar figure is not yet available to indicate the success of the event.

Regardless of this number, the Rock­ athon was, indeed, a success.

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At this stage of the current budget fiasco. Prof. Looft shirks his responsi­ bility when he tells students to “con­ tact their student representatives."

His comments were misdirected, and his letter, a missed opportunity.

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port. In any problem situation you can play one of two roles. You can be a part of the problem or a part of the solution. It is easy to be a part of the problem. All you need to do is com­ plain about the problem and not ac­ cept the realities of the situation. To be a part of the solution requires knowledge of the facts and a minimal desire to change the situation. I can not give you desire but, I can give you information.

To begin with, if all present alumni who do not donate to the Alumni Fund would donate just 20 dollars a year it would create an extra 228,000 dollars in the budget. This lack of alumni

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In closing I would say to seniors, as well as the rest of the student body, “Don’t be a part of the problem, be a part of the solution.”

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by Alton Reich Newspeak Staff As the world goes this has been a fairly routine week. Aside from the fact that I've gotten an IQP and I'm hoping the rain turns to snow. I've got little to talk about. However, I will attempt to put together something coherent.

First of all. the closing of Boynton Pizza has saddened us all. and will be sorely missed. The question now is: What w iir replace Boynton as the mainstay of the Tech diet? Any sug­

gestions would be greatly appreci­ ated.

Ever try to do two things at once? I am, and it isn't working. What I am coming to realize is that the more time I devote to writing this thing the better it turns out. The past couple of weeks I've thrown this thing together and it hasn’t quite been up to par.

The rumors of Gorbachev’s resig­ nation (lew this week, but he was very quick to deny them. I kind of expected these things to start flying in light of the crisis in the USSR. Bush and

Gorbachev began talking about troop reductions in Europe. I think that these reductions will go through, as long as Gorbachev can stay in power.

From a foreign policy standpoint, Gorbachev has been very successful in achieving his goals. He has ended the cold war and virtually eliminated the “Evil Empire" stereotype put forth during the early Reagan years. His domestic successes are still like mist: where are they?

Gorbachev has given the Eastern Europeans a measure of freedom, but

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his people have gotten nothing but rhetoric, this may bring him down.

The “more for us” faction is growing, this is fairly clear in Azerbaijan. His people are getting impatient for the types of reforms that w e’ve seen in Poland, E. Germany, Czechoslova­ kia, etc. The pressure is on him to either institute reforms, or keep the people down. The public obviously wants reforms, as do a growing num­ ber inside the Kremlin. Gorbachev has what could simply be called a dilemma, who does he keep happy.

The cold war may be over, but the military build-up is still to some ex­ tent continuing. Troop reductions may occur in Europe, but the Soviet Navy is expanding. The USSR launched its First “real" aircraft car­ rier about a year ago. This vessel will be put in the fleet carrying MIG-29, SU-27, and SU-25 aircraft. This rep­ resents a vast improvement over the Kiev class aircraft-carrying cruiser.

So, the question remains: what are the Soviets up to? It seems that only time can tell us.

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by Joger I’ve been thinking about the qual­ ity of WPI bands. I attended the Battle, and frankly, I thought it was a let down. It was a crock really. It seems as if it were fixed almost. How could Dead Men on Holiday win?

They stunk. Was it by some sort of tradition that they won? It was obvi­ ous that the crowd did not respond to them like they did Influenza. The latter got a standing ovation, for those of you who missed it, while the Dead Men merely had some slam dancers bouncing off each other in front of the stage. It seemed to me as if they show went way downhill after Influenza.

The Madmen had musical talent, but where did they come up with that singer (or should I say talker)? Some­ one who heard them before the show should have told him that AC/DC and Led Zeppelin have lead singers who can actually hit notes.

Thin Red Line was in there, too, and they were all right, and way better than the first time they played. Hush Hush, I think deserved to come in second, beaten only by Influenza.

Another thing, why didn't we get to see the judges? Ashamed of their choice I'd say. I bet you it was that WPI alumni who threw off the voting.

I suppose however, that the choice was a reflection of the time, where to

be successful, you don’t even have to be able to play a note, or sing (look at rap’s popularity!)

I often wonder as well why it seems that a very small minority of bands use keyboards in their acts. This seems to me to be an integral pat of any act, and probably the easiest in­ strument to master, there are plenty of people around with them, there must be someone out there who can play and would love to be in a band.

Then, there is this Sun Ra thing this past weekend, or Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra, to be exact. What the heck is that? I hear he hails from the planet Saturn. Real neat! Al­ though there are a few people around

campus who look like they’re from Saturn, as well.

Last matter at hand: The new CIA agents outside daka to make sure nothing else gets stolen. I love their logic: “We would rather spend the money on our specials than on silver­ ware, plates, glasses, etc." “No ques­ tions asked" if you return the stuff you have. I have a question, why are the specials the grossest stuff we get over there? It seems when the specials are on there are no second choices, like hot dogs, hamburgs, etc. This makes

some people I know irate, because they don’t like the specials, but can’t get anything else, and end up going hungry, or having to spend about five to ten bucks on a pizza or sub. Just a suggestion, daka, when you run a special, keep the options opfcn.

Bye for now, people. I know the music part of this article is bound to stir up some controversy. If you say you want to write me because you disagree, follow through, it only takes a minute, and I can’t hear opinions subliminally!

Correction - Please Note!

Please take note of the following correction to the January 30th article, “Financial Aid Applications for 1990-91 Available.” Current financial aid recipients in the Classes of ’91, ’92 and '93 who have been enrolled since Term A '89 should already received packets in their mailboxes. Students in the Class of '90 if interested in applying for aid must obtain the necessary forms at the Financial Office.

Furthermore, in response to the question of whether to include COOP earnings on the Financial Aid Form, the Department of Education has clarified that all aid recipients and/or aid applicants who participated in COOP in the prior calendar year are now instructed to itemize out COOP earnings when listing their 1989 Adjusted Gross Income on the FAF. The Department of Education allows this exclusion based on the fact that students eligible for aid would receive financial assistance were they not participating in COOP. Therefore, COOP for eligible aid applicants is equivalent to a needbased work program .

If you wish further clarification on this recent ruling, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Pre-Law student meeting Thinking about law school? Law schools accept students of all majors.

Students planning courses for the coming year may wish to consider courses which will introduce them to legal concepts and controversies. All interested students are invited to a pre-law students advising meeting. Weds. February 7 at 4:30 in SL 11. Prof. Kent Rissmiller, a lawyer in SS & PS, will address the group.

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by Jo Ann Van Dyke Health Services Nausea and vomiting are quite common and may have a variety of causes. Common causes can include alcohol intoxication, flu and other intestinal infections, food poisoning, or some­ thing as simple as a response to stimuli such as motion. Vomiting is the body's way of ridding itself of toxins. The danger with vomiting is dehydration and fluid imbalance, therefore it is important to begin appropriate fluid replace­ ment as soon as possible.

Diarrhea is frequent elimination of stools that are abnormally watery. As with nausea and vomiting the causes are varied, and can include viral or bacterial infections, parasites, side effects of medication or even stress or anxiety. In the case of viral or bacterial causes, diarrhea is the body's way of ridding itself of the offending organism, medicines that stop diarrhea may prolong the illness. As with vom­ iting, the concern is for appropriate hydration and fluid replacement therapy.

Self-care is appropriate for the first 48 hours and if there is no improvement, seeking medi­ cal consultation is advised.

Treatment: For the first few hours after vomiting has stopped it is best to give the stomach a rest.

You can start by sucking hard candies pro­ gressing to sucking ice cubes then small sips of water if nausea persists.

First 24 hours: Gradually add clear liquids, water, tea, flat coke and gingerale. koolaid. bouillon, chicken broth, and jello. If nausea or vomiting recurs, try smaller amounts or return to taking nothing by mouth for an hour or two.

Next 24 hours: If symptoms have improved, the next step is to progress to the BRAT diet. Bananas, Rice,

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Applesauce, and Toast. Once you are feeling better and are ready, you are ready for a bland diet. This consists of foods such as applejuice, soda, crackers, bland cereals, cottage cheese, yogurt, broiled or baked meats (not fried), mashed or baked potatoes, cooked, not raw vegetables.

When to seek medical help: You should call (831-5520) or come to the Health Office if: - Severe abdominal pain is present and not relieved by vomiting.

- Vomiting continues at frequent intervals or for more than two days.

- Vomitus contains blood or dark coffee grounds-like material.

- Poison ingestion, or food poisoning is suspected.

- Black or bloody stools.

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- Diarrhea occurs while you are taking an antibiotic.

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by Eric Rasmussen Newspeak Staff On Friday night, Gompei's Place was the site of The Midgets of Rock show. This show was comprised of three bands, Steve Pavao, Displindapotheosis, and Twelve Mile Limit. If you weren't there, and judging by the relatively small audience, you probably w eren't, you missed three very good performances, all by bands from WPI. The first band was really only one person.

Steve Pavao. He played a 12 string guitar. The topics of his songs ranged from political to love to nothing in particular. Overall, he put on a good solid performance.

The second band, Displindapotheosis, was comprised of Mike Marando and Michael J. LeBlanc, both on guitar. For most of their performance, they both played electric guitars, but there was a little acoustic guitar fused in at some points. I don't know exactly how to describe their performance. The two guitars played off each other with a haunting sound, many times creating a new third sound in the process. Strange harmonies, rhythms and counter rhythms abounded. 1 was told that one of the guitar players, Michael LeBlanc I think, was studying with Robert Fripp. If you know what Fripp sounds like you might be able to comprehend what this group sounded like.

Overall, I really loved what they played and I hope I get to hear more of their performances before they graduate.

The third and final band was Twelve Mile Limit. TML is composed of Stephan Arnold on bass and backup vocals, Jonathan Bird on lead guitar and vocals, Jim Fox as lead vocalist, and John Mansolilo on drums. Twelve Mile Limit has been around at WPI for a couple of years now and there is no mistaking that they are a rock band. They played a number of original tunes as well as a number of covers. Their most impressive song was also their last, ending with an incredible drum solo by John Man­ solilo. Overall, they put on a very good high energy performance.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

In fin ite v o y a g e s e r ie s , “ T h e fu tu r e o f th e p a s t ” After nearly a century of raising her torch in freedom, the Statue of Liberty's arm was tired and worn. The internal framework that sup­ ported the statue had fallen victim to age and the elements. Regrettably, she was in danger of collapse. Thanks to a foundation created in 1986 and the dedication of expert scientists and

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engineers, the statue was saved.

Lately, saving works of art like the statue has become an art form unto itself. This is the focus of an exciting program in which WPI has been invited to participate by Digital Equip­ ment Corporation.

On Thursday, February 15, on the WPI

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will be broadcast from Carnegie Mellon Uni­ versity and will be downlinked to the WPI campus where it will be shown on a large screen. WPI has been chosen as an interactive site, which will allow members of the audience to pose questions to Dr. Wolbers by telephone.

After the lecture, there will be a special pre­ view screening of the Infinite Voyage televi­ sion special, “The Future of the Past.”

The Infinite Voyage is part of the Digital Discovery Series, collection of scientific, cultural and educational projects funded by Digital Equiipment Corporation.

“The Future of the Past” is the eleventh episode in The Infinite Voyage Series. View­ ers will be taken on a journey into museums, cathedrals and laboratories in Europe and the United States to watch scientists and artisans at work restoring our artistic treasures, such as ancient books, canvas and fresco paintings, the Parthenon and even cities such as Florence, Italy. An invitation to the lecture and film has been extended to several high schools in the area, and members of the WPI community are welcome to participate. The broadcast will begin promptly at 2:30 p.m. and will conclude at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 15. The program will be held in the Perrault Lecture Hall in Fuller Laboratories.

If you are interested in attending this excit­ ing program, please call the Office of Admis­ sions at WPI (508) 831-5286 by Wednesday, Febrary 7th to register.

Should you have any questions regarding this program, please feel free to contact Johnna Coggin or Anne Harris in the Office of Admis­ sions.

Masque needs help with Feiffer’s People________

by Helene Andersson and Kevin Dahm

ne thing's for sure. It will be more complicated. Nowhere is that more true than in the world electronics market. At Teradyne, we're ready for whatever the future brings. Our techno­ logical edge spans several businesses, all critical to tomorrow's products.

In our Automatic Test equipment businesses, we're a leading player in virtually every market, from board test to component test. When you need to test the latest product, you talk to Teradyne first.

Our Electronic Design Automation business is bringing our technology to market in this fast growing software arena, producing state-of-the-art products used in engineering design analysis and test of complex electronic systems.

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These systems are vital in the development of tomorrow's militaiy and commercial electronics products.

And, Teradyne is the world's leading independent manufacturer of telephone network test systems. As voice and data merge, we'll be there to provide test solutions for the telecommunications industry.

To stay one step ahead of the future, we need talented people with new ideas, and the initiative to use them. Teradyne has facilities in some of the country's most desirable areas, and close to most of the nation's major learning centers.

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Masque is currently setting up a production of Jules Feiffer’s Feiffer's People. Perform­ ances are February 22-24 at 8 p.m. in Alden Hall, admission is $1.00 for WPI people and $2.00 for general public. There are still crew/ production positions that need to be filled, if you’re interested, come to one of the meetings, Feiffer's People production meeting, 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, or Masque meeting, 4:30 p.m. on Fridays. You can also contact producer Kajsa Cadwell, Box 2146, director Rob Everton. Box 1579 or master carpenter Jim O ’Con­ ner. box 1899.

Feiffer’s People is a collection of short satirical skits portraying many aspects of modem life. The author, Jules Feiffer, is a cartoonist; the play is an adaptation of some of his material to the stage.

People are needed for positions of assistant stage manager, producing assistant, and vari­ ous crew and production work. If y ou’re interested in helping with set construction or painting, contact Jim O ’Conner. For other positions, such as tech crew, props running crew, and production jobs, contact Kajsa Cadwell. In addition, people are needed for set strike, which is Saturday night immediately following the final performance.

Masque meetings are every Friday at 4:30 in the Green Room, behind the stage in Alden.

Newcomers are always welcome.

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IQ P o n r e p o r tin g n e a r -m id a ir c o llis io n s report near-misses because of liability issues.

Carpenito, Mendelsohn and Venetos com­ pleted their work to satisfy their Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) requirement. Robert J. Hall, associate professor of management and director of continuing education, and William B. Miller, professor emeritus of mathematical sciences, served as co-advisors for the project.

Central to the students' reporting system is a postage-paid form on which pilots check off such details as the type of aircraft involved in the NMAC, the date and time of the incident, weather conditions, the radio advisory service in use at the time, their own flying experience, and whether evasive action was necessary.

Space is provided to allow pilots to record any additional pertinent information and to note their own opinions of the cause of the NMAC. Pilots are asked to include their names, addresses and telephone numbers; this infor­ mation would be used only by the organization responsible for collecting the data. The stu­ dents also wrote a pamphlet “How to Report a NMAC," which is meant to be included with each form.

Raymond T. Kelly, an air traffic control specialist with the Advanced Concepts branch of the FAA, worked with the students in Wash­ ington. Kelly says the FAA is exploring the potential application of this new NMAC-reporting system. “This report holds the possi­ bility o f contributing significantly to the much-needed database of information regard­ ing the incidence of near-midair collisions in noncontrolled airspace."

Carpenito. Mendelsohn and Venetos be­ lieve there is no single solution to the problem of reporting NMACs near uncontrolled air­ ports. However, they suggest that in addition to their newly designed reporting system the FAA consider several recommendations they feel will aid the agency in obtaining more NMAC reports from pilots flying at uncon­ trolled airports and in implementing the new system. The students’ recommendations in­ clude: -Training pilots who receive VFR instruc­ tion and student pilots seeking recreational certificates in the entire NMAC process and

WPI News Release — Those blue skies up above may be a perfect backdrop for anyone with a yen to paddle “up a lazy river near the old mill stream," as the song says, but they’re becoming crowded and possibly more treach­ erous for pilots and airplane passengers, par­ ticularly those who fly to and from airports without control towers.

The Federal Aviation Administration rec­ ognizes the problem but has lacked sufficient information to evaluate the impact of increased air traffic on aviation safety; a project recently completed by three WPI undergraduates prom­ ises to make air safety easier to measure and control.

Brian J. Carpenito, Rob Mendelsohn, and Milton Venetos spent seven weeks this fall at W PI’s Washington D.C. Project Center re­ searching midair and near-midair collisions and surveying pilots, then used this informa­ tion to propose a near-m idair collision (NMAC) reporting system for the FAA. The students focused their efforts on planes travelling in uncontrolled airspace— where formal air traffic control is either not required or not available and where pilots follow visual flight rules and use their radios to avoid acci­ dents.

In the course of their research the team uncovered some startling facts. Although more flight hours are logged in uncontrolled airspace, “the number of NMACs (those in which two airplanes come within 5(H) feet of each other) reported in controlled airspace (in recent years) has continually outnumbered reports of NMACs in uncontrolled airspace," they report. They also note that 95 percent of all midair collisions involve small aircraft and occur within five miles of uncontrolled air­ ports.

A 1988 survey by another WPI student team revealed that while 66 percent of the pilots surveyed had experienced a NMAC, 92 percent failed to report the incident. The 1988 group also discovered that NMACs go largely unre­ ported because a reporting system specifically tailored to near-midair collisions does not currently exist, pilots are uncertain about the definition of a NMAC, and they hesitate to

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-Distributing the "How to Report a NMAC” pamphlet to special interest groups, flightrelated publications, airports and FAA district offices.

-Taking positive, less stringent enforce­ ment action in response to NMAC reports whenever possible, and, instead, incorporating the incidents into pilot training and for feed­ back to the aviation community.

The students believe that the NMAC report­ ing system should be administered by a non­ government organization, such as the Aircraft Owners’ and Pilots Association Air Safety

Foundation, which already has an aviation safety database, sponsors safety seminars and publishes safety-related materials. The result of such action, they say, will be to “offer pilots and their organizations increased opportunity for interaction and communication with the FAA, which could lead to mutual understand­ ing and cooperation...essential for maximizing safety."

Carpenito will receive his degree in indus­ trial engineering in May 1990. Mendelsohn and Venetos are both members of the Class of 19 9 1. Mendelsohn is majoring in electrical engineering; Venetos in mechanical engineer­ ing with aeronautical interest.

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T u esd a y February 6 ,1 9 9 0

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Drew, is it spring break yet?

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Just do it! Join APO! Linda, that's a real simple method of filling

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Flying Club Its time once again for a meeting of the WPI Flying Club. We encourage ALL to attend.

Anyone can attend to see what we are all about.

The meeting will be held today. Tuesday, February 6 at 7:0() pm in the new Fuller Labs.

Our guest speaker will be Provost Zwiepand he will talk about his experiences with the 10th Air Force flying B-24's over China. Burma, and India! We will also be taking final orders for the official WPI Flying Club sweatshirt.

AOPA magazines will be given out with our president’s article in it. Congratulations Scott!!! Elections for next year will be dis­ cussed and a special announcement about our Hying status will be made. Please show your support and attend.

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Well, just thought I’d remind you all that the next meeting is Wednesday (that’s tomorrow), Feb. 7, at 8:30pm— same place as always.

This week’s agenda: WAG/SSA exhibition NELGSU LAGA movie night etc.

LAGA Student Activities Office Kevin Tefft 752-1579 or Kelli Clark WPI Box 2190 Students for Social Awareness We have been organizing for the Art Show for weeks. Everyone is invited to come and take in, and take part in, some physical and performance art this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. We will be meeting this Tuesday, Feb. 6 . at 6pm in Salisbury to put up posters for the art show and attend the Earth Day Committee meeting at 7pm in the library.

The Students for Social Awareness meet every Thursday at 6pm in the Salisbury lounge to discuss current events and personal freedoms.

We want you to ask yourself questions like what are your responsibilities to the environ­ ment. Everyone is welcome.

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FRESHMEN OR TRANSFER STUDENTS ? " M e e t i n g WPI D e g r e e R e q u i r e m e n t s " D ean G ro g a n a n d M s. Ann G a r v in , D ire c to r of A d v isin g , w ill d is c u s s the d i s t r i b u t i o n re q u ire m e n ts and o f f e r som e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r m e e tin g them e f f e c t i v e l y .

NEWSPEAK

T u esd a y February 6 ,1 9 9 0

P a g e 15

GREEK CORNER Alpha Chi Rho Greetings all! Well, that's one more week down the drain here at Alpha Chi Rho. (Is Cterm over yet?) The Brothers are still recover­ ing from Mark's Superbowl feast. Hey. who won Budbowl??

The Bungle in the Jungle party was last Friday. Hopefully they’ll be some good ru­ mors to spread around for next week. Dupes, what was in that punch? All of us are still waiting for a raid from those lame postulants.

Why don't you guys spent some time working on your books or the project and less time assassinating DaBappa?

The exec-elect has had a full week to let the power trip sink in. Let's hope it doesn't go to their heads until after they take office.

Schiller, I ’m waiting for you to take this job over, and what a dubious position it is too.

Congratulations this week go to those six brothers who got their IQP in Alaska. Don't forget to pack the beer. Becker, hurry up and buy a car will ya, and watch out for those old ladies cutting out in front of you. C an't forget to mention Tim for his hard work.

Too bad about out your car getting towed Sheehan. And rumor has it Bonger finally broke his chalice. Matt, we didn’t think you were as dumb as Schmeg to fall for the hole in the beer can trick. Hey, let’s watch Heavy Metal again.

That’s it for another week. Is it Spring Break yet?? Good luck to Intramurals, the hockey team looks good. And to all those seniors. Just Do It!! Seeya next week. *

Alpha Tau Omega The results are official and the votes are all in, there’ll be new blood in the Tau house from here on in. Milt is the head man with Proi Dog to his right and with Skigs on the books things are bound to be right. Lets not forget Spragee and of course Charlie Brown. According to them there's a new gang in town. Out with the old and in with the new. No need to panic, Ed is our Stew? Besides the elections there were other starts in the news, from Rip Dog to Yenna to the brand new stews. With the niner’s on top PK will soon pay, as he will serve Dawg Balls as his slave for a day. As Proia looked on to see them cover the spread all he could do was nod his head. When the ball was kicked off the voices began to shout but all Leone could say was “That’s what football is all about!” With the Niner’s the champs many made a buck but the real cash was made by Dog Balls and Tuck.

Even Coute was happy that they covered the spread but what does he know he’s only a head.

If you’re going to the the track and you need a hot tip, go to Yenna’s new room and see his Fresh Whip. Legend has it that Penna’s battery

is dead, now he’s looking for a fresh new sled.

Our new worth annals has a new squeeze, legend has it though that she’s only a tease. The ghost on third floor is a crazy blond singer, he loves to play Risk and goes by the name Winger. The smell from Grimm's room is starting to linger, maybe it's true, ask Gold Finger. Rumor has it that Wing is a Risk Junkie, just ask Morrisey who got attacked by a monkey. Well my friends, my time is short here, if your name wasn’t mentioned, you have nothing to fear. But in the near future if you have something to show, don’t try and hide it cause Dog Balls will know! The quote for the week comes from The Deck, by the way you know who we are, we play NWA. “ Don’t forget to stay up as late as you can, drink as much as you can, and wake up as early as you can to clean it all up.”

Until next week. Later Tater.

Phi Sigma Sigma Delta Phi Epsilon Phi Sig Sig pledges are the best! You all never cease to amaze us with your unfailing spirit! The seniors hope you enjoyed your travels “up the hill;" of course the hairy-ch­ ested men ot the Tau-house enjoyed your crooning talents! Not only are our pledges full of enthusiasm but, gosh, you're even starting to understand the concept of a straight line!

Cheers to Ellen, Maria, Melissa and Heidi for the festivities that ensued! Pledges, your song was awesome - sorry to hear that wearing your pin can be so troublesome, but how else would we be able to let everyone know who it is we're so proud of! Finally, in pledge news, the juniors ha a blast and enjoyed your creative pictoral insights.

Mocktails, as part of get ABSURD week, was great fun for all the Phi Sigs that attended.

(There is no better CHOICE than Phi Sig Sig for participation!)

The Rockathon was intense this year.

Thanks to Beth Ras for orchestrating this event. The $grand total$ is not in yet, but we'll let you know soon. Special thanks to Lou of daka from the sisters of Phi Sigma Sigma for donating tons of food and drink to the late night rockers! Thanks Lou! Personal Hi’s to Sue B., Michelle M„ Cathy F., and Sejal S. Look for more letter days! 23 days until the end of the term. Until we meet again, be on the lookout of Debbie and Donna, LITP.

Welcome to C-Term. Sorry for the delay.

Top priority: Pledges - you’re almost there.

You’ve done great so far. Keep psyched! The end is near... We would like to thank TKE for entertaining out pledges and for the social last week! Hey Chris, got any more chocolate milk? The food processor was an ingenious idea - to say the least.

What do these people have in common? Did someone say pajama party? With men? Kay, how does “ Bubba" pronounce my name?

What’s a ya-hoo? That's a new one. How many people in your bed Cindy? Kris - don't leave us (well at least leave the VCR!) Kate says Fuller wasn't that great (what does she know - she never visits!) Anyway, welcome to Riley! ARF come visit - we miss you. Pledges be on the lookout for styrofoam peanuts!! It is getting warm around here. Kris - call Geraldo for a bionic clitoris. Nancy - the bread is out of the oven! Fish you’re dead. By the way, Kay has a problem. And Jules is right - it's a once a month thing.

Sigma Pi New executive council officers have been elected: Publicity Chair - Hank Eppich, President Brian Donahue,Vice President - Dave Cotier, Treasurer - Steve Segenchuk, Secretary - Scott Brown, 1st Councelor - Dave Chasse, Herald Jason Poirer Congratulations and good luck! We also affectionately applaud all the new house posi­ tion appointees - good job. This year’s mul­ tiple sclerosis Miracle Mile drive raised well over two thousand dollars! Thanks to all the brothers who helped out (and I suppose maybe the maggots who helped out a little). The

Tau Kappa Epsilon The term is half over now - Geez! Great party last weekend guys. Congrats to Crazy Dave for his acceptance into the Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society. Congrats also to those who got elected to offices in the HSA — Frank D - President, Sergio M - Vice President,

and Carlos G - Chairman of Activities and Public Relations. The RCB is coming up soon - get psyched (sorry Spud). Happy Birthday Sparky. “Electric Bill”. Hey Fish are we gettingRattlesnake this week? That’s ok. I'm sure everyone will be pleased to hear that TsingTao did so well last time that you’ve decided to get it again. Oh yes - congrats to Alex G, my LB, for being last weeks POW. Let’s all hope that the Boynton gets back on it’s feet real soon. Oh well, I guess we can deal with Blue Jeans until they do (Oh yeah...).

Theta Chi The fifth annual Beach Party was jam packed and rocking. Like always it is matched by no other. The long wait until next year has begun.

Pledges - the good times are yet to come.

Our newly rennovated Pub has been the sight of good times lately. Tonight promises to be no exception.

Theta Chi intramurals still hold second place. Spirits are running high - the swim meet is coming soon. Alex “Aquaman” Thorp is looking better than ever. A-Team bowlers roll to a 27-1 record.

On a lighter note - Jim and Pete will never reach Stud Painter status. Chris - are the lights ready yet? Stas says, “ I like fat.” Harald/ UMass J.C. says, “ I know. I’m ALWAYS right!" Tyer and Gimpy for outstanding Geek.

Brains, brains, brains - does George have any?

Obe has a smashing time at KJ’s and Jim 's.

EE’s in 1995! Sped says, “Club MTV in the afternoon.”

Zeta Psi Greetings from Hell. Seems I have this fetish for hot places recently, like Worcester, the city of perpetual non-winter. Anyway, if you haven’t heard, the pledges have occupied 32 Dean Street. Taz has risen and extended an encouraging paw to aid us in our efforts. But now, on to the latest litterbox liner. For all you kaksuckanumbachuckas out there, I extend my sympathies for Rush having to move behind closed doors (temporarily, of course). Here’s some advice: Don’t patronize bunny rabbits, it could be an explosive experience (and with Pyro around, it could definately be creative).

Jim, you didn't uphold you New Year’s resolu­ tion, I guess air-foos isn’t your game. Found a scrawl on the wall: “Jeffrey is here.” It is believed this refers to a cult of people who like to break plasterboard. Skin, the Pope wants to talk to you about a few things (he needs some advice). Odor of the week: Woogie. Sorry it’s so short this week, but I think I’m falling asleep from all this “inspiration.” Gimme a break!!!

'Til God gets back from Rio, nuff said.

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Beach Party was a great success last weekend (I hope Scooter had a good time) - perhaps ox took notes. Butler K. - thanks for playing, great job! You stupid pledges, who may amount to something someday and maybe qualify to be a brother by next C-Term, did a horrible job excavating. And 1 look forward to breakfast Thursday morning.

Still can’t find your movie. Tippy? You and Colby just better watch out, too. I still don’t understand it. but congratulations are in order for Nisi and Paul R, who for some reason have taken to the notion of marriage. And Vaaann!

You guys have gotten in over your heads now!

While w e’re on the subject - I suspect other pins to be on their way - Wally, perhaps? Well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

PS - My latest door has just been installed I dare you! (The pickaxe was original, though.)

February 8 , 1990 A p p o in tm e n t Day -

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NEWSPEAK

T u esd ay February 6 ,1 9 9 0

CLASSIFIEDS L ooking for a fratern ity , sorority or student o rganization that w ould like to m ake $ 5 0 0 - $1000 for a one w eek oncam pus m arketing project. M ust be o r­ ganized and hardw orking. Call Elizabeth or M yra at (800) 592-2121.

Low rent: $45 per w eek per student with four students. 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apart­ m ents near the W PI cam pus. A vailable now to M ay 1990. G as heat and ap p li­ ances. C all Jim at 799-2728 o r 755-2996 o r 842-6601.

Just screw it!

H elp plant the seed o f en v iro n m en tal­ ism! O rg a n iz atio n a l m eeting for W PI Earth Day 1990, tonight 7:00 pm . Library A rchives Room .

Phi Sig Sig is #1!

C am pus R epresentatives needed. Earn free trip and big com m issions by selling C ancun, M exico, N assua/P aradise Island & Europe. For m ore inform ation call toll free at 800-283-8767 or in C onnecticut at 2 03-975-8833.

Libby, this punch is so tacky. I love it Boo. C om e to the S ervant A uction! only, 4 :3 0 in the L ow er W edge.

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A w esom e R ock-A -T hon Phi Sig Sig! Sick o f D aka? T ired o f cooking? Need a good hom ecooked m eal? The answ er to all these questions can be found in a bottle.

Stay tuned for m ore info.

T he Big Screw is com ing!

Servant A uction - because you deserve a break today. 4 :30, Low er W edge.

D o n 't Forget! S SA M eeting T oday at S alisbury lounge - 6 pm.

W hen I get this feeling - I need sexual h ealing.

Look fo r P athw ays, com ing soon.

T he National Kidney Foundation thanks everyone w ho contributed through the R ock-A -T hon!

The w ar has begun! G uns, guns, can­ non!

D O N 'T G E T L E FT O U T . N ow show ­ ing 2 to 4 person apartm ents practically on cam pus. H eat, hot w ater included, o ff street parking. A vailable June I. Call 799-9833 6 :0 0 to 7:30 pm , M on thru Fri. B ew are o f D ebbie and Donna!

C A N C U N , M E X IC O F R O M $ 2 9 9 .

INCLUDES ROUNDTRIP AIR, TOUNDTRIP TRANSFERS. WEL­ C O M E D R IN K , P A R T IE S , FR E E A D ­ M ISSIO N T O C L U B S $ A LL H O TEL T A X E S . FOR M O RE IN FO C A L L 800283-8767.

Buy H ush Hush for a perform ance at the S ervant A uction? It's true! 4:30, Low er W edge.

Tuesday, F ebruary 6, 1990 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. - Blood Drive, Alden Hall 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. - Career Fair, Hogan Campus Center, Holy Cross 7:00p.m. - Wrestling Team vs. Coast Guard 7:00p.m. - Black History Month: “We Shall Overcome,” World House W ednesday, F ebruary 7, 1990 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. - Blood Drive, Alden Hall 8:00p.m. - Men's Basketball vs. Williams T hursday, F ebruary 8, 1990 Academic Advising Day 7:00p.m. - Women’s Swimming vs.* Brandeis Friday, F ebruary 9, 1990 4:30p.m. - WPI MATH HOUR Stanley J. Poreda, Ph.D. of Hubb Systems, Inc. will speak on “Applications of Graph-Search Assignment Algorithms to Strategic Planning” in the Gordon Library Seminar Room.

8:00p.m. - Two Towers After Hours: Comedy Night, Gompei's PLace $1.00

D.S. and S.H. - 1 d o n ’t know - DR. Free Food at the M ath Hour, Feb. 4th, 4 :3 0 in the Library C o nference Room .

Buy th ese - 3 laser sailboats, stiff hulls $600. Call 792-3425.

D iscover D IS C O V E R , a co m p u ter as­ sisted guid an ce system that will help you m ake d ecisio n s about y o u r m ajor o r ca­ reer. C o m e to the M ajor Selection P ro­ gram , 157 W est St, 2nd floor, or call 831 5012 for m ore inform ation.

Do y o u r laundry, clean your room ... or get som eone else to do it! S ervant A uc­ tion, 4:3 0 , L ow er W edge.

T o all the Phi Sig S igs - keep up the LITP! So w h a t’s the story w ith the show er?

C o n c e rn e d ab o u t o u r e n v iro n m e n t?

H elp ra ise e n v iro n m e n ta l aw a re n ess becom e involved in W PI Earth D ay 1990!

M eeting to n ig h t, 7:00 pm . L ibrary A r­ chives Room .

Phi Sig Sig thanks Lou from D aka for the donations!

A ttention m ath m ajo rs and friends W PI M ath H our, F ebruary 9. C heck it out.

Just screw it!

Buy y o u r enem ies and m ake them pay!

S ervant A uction, 4 :3 0 today.

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Saturday, 1:00p.m. 2:00p.m. 8:30p.m. -

February 10, 1990 Wrestling vs. Trinity/Wesleyan Women's Basketball vs. Clark Pub: One World, Gompei’s Place. $2.00

Sunday, February 11,1990 6:30 and 9:30p.m. - The Reel Thing, “Mississippi Burning,” Kinnicutt, $2.00 Monday, F ebruary 12, 1990 7:00p.m. - Spectrum: “Islam and the West: a critical analysis,” Kinnicutt 7:00p.m. - M en's Swimming vs. Brandeis

M U S T S E L L : 1981 S u b a ru statio n w ag o n , 4 -sp e e d ma n ua l tra n s m issio n , four-w heel drive, A M /FM cassette. Re­ ce n t c a rb o v e rh a u l, new ra d ia to r and starter. C lutch and exhaust need work.

M ust sell to pay bills; $350 firm . Call Bob M. at 792-1375 o r Box 2502.

FOR SA LE: C om m odore 64 com puter w ith 1541 disk drive, 12 inch B& W highres m onitor/T V , speech synthesizer, m o­ dem , softw are, d o cum entation and o rig i­ nal cartons; $300 firm. Call Bob M. at 792-1375 or Box 2502.

V CR: Wi t h rem ote; you fix; w orked until recently, m otor probably burned out. $ 20 as is. C all Bob at 792-1375.

N eed to pass EE2001 or y o u r parents will kill you? T he second ed ition o f an 'A n Introduction to C ircuit T h e o ry ’ by Jonathan Bird will be in the bookstore this week. W ritten to be very easy to read and co m prehend., it’s a very inexpensive way to leam circuit theory. It w as hugely successful A term . T he second edition is

im proved and longer but about the sam e price. D o n ’t m iss out: lim ited supplies.

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C lasses F o rm in g N ow .

£ STANLEY H . KAPLAN JSTake Kaplan OrTake Your Chances

7 5 7 -T E S T F o r o th e r lo c a tio n s ca ll 8 0 0 - K A P - T E S T

Dear fellow seniors: Week three of Senior Challenge ’90 and already our class has beaten last year’s participation record.

So far, 1 out of every 6 seniors has joined the Senior Challenge. Have You Done It Yet?

HAVEYOU DONEITYET?

The Senior Challenge Committee Lisa Battista Jim Berube Ken Campbell Denise Fortier Stephen MacDonald Nancy McLaughlin Michelle Petkers Darilyn Reuter Lisa Ricker Lynn Timmerman Vince Tyer