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by Joe Parker Newspeak Staff Last Saturday, The Eggs of Evolu­ tion and Thin Red Line each brought their respective talents to Gompei’s Place. Each played well. Unfortu­ nately only about 40 people decided to come to the show, and the rest of the campus missed out.

TTiin Red line played first. I have seen them play three times now, and I

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must admit 1 like them more and more every time they play. They played a set of mixed styles, but they were good.

Their set consisted of some funk, reg­ gae, swing, jazz and flat out rock. The played for about forty five minutes, and the whole show was enjoyable.

The theme of the show was their recent trip to Russia, and it seems that a few of their mates from the Jazz band were on hand to catch the show. I ’m still im­ pressed with their use of keyboards in the act, and John’s sax solos keep get­

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ting better with repeated performance.

Thin Red Line will be a band to be reckoned with next year, and other bands for next year’s Battle, well, they better watch out.

Eggs O f Evolution then took the stage. Their appearance reminded me instantly of the Zulu’s performance here earlier in the school year. The first song they performed strengthened this first impression, but after that they took on less of a New Wave/ Post Modem feel, and settled down to some

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heavy duty rock, even covering The Kinks “Destroyer.” Playing for over an hour, they rely heavily on a distinct bass line and a heavy drum beat to keep their act going. The drummer is tal­ ented, and doesn’t stick to the conven­ tional, overused norms for the beat. I liked that. The guitarist and bass play­ ers also show a good mastery of their instruments, and they work together well. However, as is the norm, the vocals were basically inaudible. Obvi­ ously, if the song has words, they are

meant to be heard. I know that Gom­ pei’s is not the most suitable playing arena for good sound, but this should be worked on.

It was a well played, enjoyable show, and there should be more like them. More people should check out these shows, as SocComm is doing a good job getting a good mix of talent to play. It’s only two bucks, and that goes toward more shows, so let’s show some enthusiasm!

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 18, Number 7

Ttiesday, March 27,1990

W P I c e l e b r a t e s W o m e n ’s H i s t o r y M o n t h This week marks W PI’scelebration of National Women’s History Month, a month dedicated to recognizing the accomplishments of women through­ out our history and focusing attention on the challenges facing women in our society today.

The WPI Women’s Issues Commit­ tee has developed a variety of pro­ grams and resources to promote awareness of women’s issues. In of­ fering these programs, the Committee emphasizes that most “women’s is­ sues” affect not just women, but every member of our community. Activities

scheduled include a film, a workshop, an information fair and a new informa­ tion brochure.

To kick off the week, the Commit­ tee distributed buttons promoting the national theme “Write Women Back Into History”; posters and a display in the Wedge highlight women who have played a significant role in American history. (Stop by the Wedge bulletin board to pick up a button!)

On Friday, March 30 Carolyn Tid­ well, Director of Cooperative Educa­ tion, presents “Broadening Your Per­ sonal and Professional Horizons:

WPI Announces tenure awards and promotions WPI News Release - The Board of Trustees of W PI has promoted 12 fac­ ulty members and granted tenure to seven.

Those granted tenure are: David S. Adams, assistant professor, Depart­ ment of Biology and Biotechnology; Padmanabhan K. Aravind, assistant professor. Department of Physics; Daniel G. Gibson III, assistant profes­ sor, Department of Biology and Bio­ technology; Hossein Hakimmashhadi, associate professor, Department of Electrical Engineering; Mohammad N. Noori, assistant professor, Depart­ ment of Mechanical Engineering; Peder C. Pedersen, associate profes­ sor, Department of Electrical Engi­ neering; and Pamela J. Weathers, as­ sistant professor, Department of Biol­ ogy and Biotechnology.

Promoted are: Peder C. Pedersen to professor of electrical engineering; Floyd R. Tuler to professor of me­ chanical engineering; David S. Adams to associate professor of biology and biotechnology; Padmanabhan K. Ar­ avind to associate professor of physics; Mohammad N. Noori to associate pro­ fessor of mechanical engineering; Pamela J. Weathers to associate pro­ fessor of biology and biotechnolgy; Isa Bar-on to associate professor of me­ chanical engineering; Louis J. Curran to associate professor, Department of Humanities; Per K. Enge to associate professor of electrical engineering; Reinhold Ludwig to associate profes­ sor of electrical engineering; Joseph J. Rencis to associate professor of me­ chanical engineering; and Mark W. Richman to associate professor of mechanical engineering.

Guaranteed student loan applicants must reapply annually The Financial Aid Office would like to remind all Stafford/ Guaranteed Student Loan eligible borrowers that the GSL is not renewable. Each academic year, borrowers must file a bank application as well as the CSS Financial Aid From to determine their maximum eligibility.

For questions on your particular loan status or for bank applications, contact the Financial Aid Office in the lower level of Boynton, or at 831 -5469.

Doing More Than the 9 to 5” at a noontime Brown Bag Lunch session.

Carolyn, joined by Alice Walker, OGCP Office Services Coordinator and Kim Lemoi ’90, will discuss the personal satisfaction and enrichment to be gained by pursuing personal in­ terests outside of work or academics.

Students on the meal plan may request a box lunch from WPI Food Service 24 hours in advance, Also taking place on Friday in the

Wedge will be a Women’s Newwork Information Fair. Participating groups include Planned Parenthood, the YW CA, the Rape Crisis Center, WOBLES, SWE and the American Association of University Women.

Finally, to support ongoing aware­ ness and education about women’s issues that impact both men and women, the Women’s Issues Commit­ tee has published a new brochure which lists workshop topics and facili­

tators that are available to any campus organization. The brochure is de­ signed to help campus leaders identify topics of interest, to promote discus­ sion about women’s issues and to iden­ tify presenters that are available to speak.

If you would like more information about any of the programs offered in recognition of Women’s History Month, contact a member of the Dean of Students Office.

W P I ’s f i r s t c o n c r e t e c a n o e

by Heidi Lundy Features Editor This year W P I’s chapter of ASCE is entering the Annual Concrete Canoe Race for the first time. WPI will have 2 entries, each constructed by WPI Civil Engineering Students. The con­ struction chairman this year is Ed Sutt, who was pouring concrete at the time this article was written and was un­ available for comment. The molds for the canoes were donated by Old Town

Canoe although in the future the stu­ dents will design their own models.

The canoes are constructed of light­ weight concrete around wire reinforce­ ments.

“The trick is to make it really thin,” said Professor El-Korchi, who entered the annual race in his college days at the University of Maine. In those days the race was six or seven miles long and usually had some spots with white water. This year’s race is being held on the 7th of April at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

The actual transportation of the canoes to UMass will be a delicate procedure as it’s easy to put a hole in the concrete by bumping against some­ thing. This will also be a peril once in the water and there is always the ques­ tion of whether the canoe will leak anyway.

Although the race will be video­ taped so everyone can see it, student support will be appreciated on the 7th.

As Prof. El-Korchi said, “We’re going for it!”

Academic Council on financial assistance

by Laura B. Purutyan Financial Aid Office The Financial Aid Office has learned through several students on campus of a new scholarship search service called the Academic Council on Financial Assistance.

This San Diego-based firm has sent letters to students nation-wide claim­ ing that “scholarships, fellowships and grants for most majors” are available “regardless of your financial status or academic performance.” A $60.00 fee is attached to the service.

Six to eight weeks after receipt of fee and application the service re­ sponds with a list of potential scholar­

ship sources. Students must then apply for each of the recommended scholar­ ships, which usually include between five and twenty.

It is unclear whether the firm con­ sistently attempts to match up students with appropriate sources, based on the information on their applications. The Academic Council said that they will honor refund claims, if justified. Re­ fund claims are justified only if stu­ dents apply to and are rejected from each scholarship source recommended to them.

Several WPI students interested in this service expressed concern over the legitimacy of the guarantee to provide additional sources of funding. Having

inquired about this firm, we have dis­ covered that the Academic council on Financial Assistance is currently under investigation by the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Postal Service, which is alleging misrepre­ sentation.

The Academic Council on Finan­ cial Assistance has been servicing stu­ dents for only a short time and its success rate is not yet established. We recommend that during this investiga­ tion WPI students seeking scholar­ ships consult only the following: The Financial Aid Office; academic and public libraries; professional and other organizations; and academic depart­ ments on campus.

Fleming to speak to student athletes and coaches The WPI Athletic Department and the Worcester Consortium of Higher Education are pleased to sponsor Mr. Rahn Fleming, Substance Abuse Counselor and Education Specialist at Dartmouth College, who will speak to WPI athletes and coaches about ster­ oids and other drugs perceived to be performance enhancing. Mr. Fleming, who has already appeared this year at

Clark University, Anna Maria Col­ lege, and Worcester State College, will also address how to recognize warning signs of problematic substance use in one’s teammates.

All interested students and WPI community members are invited to attend Mr. Fleming’s presentation on Thursday, April 5 at 2:30 pm in Per­

reault Hall, Fuller Labs. Mr. Fleming has presented and published exten­ sively on the topic of alcohol and drug use vs. athletic performance. The pro­ gram has been arranged through the Substance Abuse Educational Project and is funded through a Worcester Consortium for Higher Education FIPSE grant.

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Tuesday March 27,1990

NEW S W orld News East Germans went to the polls last Sunday, and the clear victor was the equivalent of the West German Chancellor Kohl’s Christian Democratic Party, called the Alliance for Ger­ many. The three conservative parties in the Alliance won close to 49% of the seats in the East German parliament, and were working on building a coalition strong enough to pass Con­ stitutional amendments. As a result of the stronger than expected showing for the A lli­ ance, East and West Germany could be reunited by the end of the year, and a market economy could be established within East Germany much more quickly. The West German government announced that it would exchange its currency, the Deutsche Mark, on a one to one ratio with the relatively worthless East German Mark. The Communist Party received only 16% of the votes. Over 93% of eligible East German voters voted in the elections. The West German gov­ ernment is urging East German citizens to stay in the East and not flee to the West. One of the issues of Reunification will be where the capital will be- in Berlin, or in the present West German capital of Bonn. One of the problems is that there are 100,000 government workers and for­ eign diplomats in Bonn, and a severe housing shortage in Berlin. Berlin would also send the wrong message, according to many Germans, since Berlin was the capital of Nazi and Prussian Germany.

Gorbachev and the Kremlin are putting pres­ sure on the secessionist republic of Lithuania, which is located on the Baltic Sea near the republics of Latvia and Estonia. Lithuania re­ cently declared independence, and Gorbachev said that the declaration was illegal. Soviet troops were moved into the republic and planes and helicopters flew over the small republic, often raining leaflets upon the Capital of Vilnius. The KGB began to patrol the border and citizens were told to turn in their private weapons. Lithuania, along with Estonia and Latvia, were annexed by Stalin at the start of World War II, and the US has never recognized the incorporation of the republics into the USSR. Regional elections were held across the Soviet Union last week. Non Communists won throughout the Slavic region, and secessionist parties won in Estonia and Latvia. Secessionists got 75% of the seats in the Estonian Parliament.

There was fierce ethnic violence in Tigru Mures, Romania, which is in the Transylvanian region. Hungarians and Romanians clashed

several times, and over 300 people were injured and 6 people were killed. There were many antiHungarian protests in the Romanian capital of Bucharest throughout the week.

US Secretary of State visited several coun­ tries in southern Africa last week and saw the birth of the country of Namibia. Namibia (for­ merly South West Africa) was the last colony in Africa, held by South Africa since World War I. Baker also travelled to Angola, where there is a war between the Marxist government and the US backed UNITA rebels. Baker also went to South Africa and met with Nelson Mandela.

National News Former National Security Advisor John Poindexter was on trial for his role in the Iran Contra scandal last week. Judge Harold Green viewed a video testimony made by Ronald Reagan and said that Reagan did not have to submit his personal diaries, reversing himself in a former decision. In the video, Reagan said that he had never ordered any staff members to lie.

Representative Lee Hamilton testified that Poindexter withheld key details when he testi­ fied before a house panel in November of 1986.

Abortion was a major issue this past week in Guam, Idaho and Maryland. In the US territory of Guam, a bill was signed by the governor that said that an abortion will only be legal when the mother’s life is in danger. In Idaho, the state Senate passed the strictest restrictions for any state, barring abortion in all cases except incest if the mother was under 18, fetal deformality, endangerment to the mother’s life or non-statuatory rape. The bill must be signed by Governor Andrus to take effect, and his position on abor­ tion is unknown. In Maryland, the Senate fili­ bustered for eight days before reaching a com­ promise settlement, which includes a referen­ dum on the ballot in November.

Exxon Valdez Captain Hazelwood was cleared on three major charges, but was found guilty on a misdemeanor of negligent discharge of oil. His sentence is to do community service cleaning up the oil on Prince William Sound for 1,000 hours and a $50,000 fine.

The teachers strike in West Virginia ended after 11 days. In other labor news, the Grey­ hound bus strike continued, and there were several incidents of violence.

Severe floods in Alabama forced 4,000 people to abandon their homes temporarily.

The thieves who stole over $200 million worth of art from the Stewart Gardner museum in Boston are still at large. The FBI did release

composite sketches of the four thieves. The museum reopened last week under increased security. The pictures that were stolen were not insured because the museum could not afford insurance.

The Census in the US began last week as cen­ sus counters attempted to count the homeless people in the country. However, homeless ac­ tivists say that the counting was not accurate, because many people fluctuate in and out of homelessness, and some of the homeless could be in hospitals or at friends houses. Census forms were mailed last week to every residence.

Pop Singer Gloria Estefan had her back bro­ ken when a truck crashed into her bus in Penn­ sylvania. Estefan will be released from the hospital in a few days, and doctors say that the singer will recover completely. Two metal rods were implanted into her back.

On the lighter side, George Bush angered broccoli farmers when he stated that he hated broccoli ever since he was a little boy and his mother made him eat it. California farmers sent 10 tons of broccoli to Washington two crates for the President and the rest for the homeless. Bush told reporters that Barbara would receive the

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Economic News The Japanese stock market continued to plummet last week. The Nikkei average of 225 stocks was at 38,843.34 on January 4, and was at 29,843.34 on Thursday, after falling over 900 points that day. However, on Friday it did manage to rebound 500 points.

Seven-11 was sold to a Japanese firm, which already owns 4,000 Seven-11 stores located in Japan.

The Norton Company, based in Worcester, was the target of a hostile takeover by a British firm, BTR. Norton stock jumped on March 16 from 58.75 to 75.00 after news of the takeover was announced. Norton management said it would resist the takeover.

Sports News The Baseball strike ended. The season will begin on April 9, a week late.

The season was also shortened from 162 games to 158 games.

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U .S . is w e a lth y , w i s e , b u t u n h e a l t h y Storrs - Dr. Harry Bamey puts his head in his hands when he speaks of the average Ameri­ can’s approach to health today.

The health of Americans, including the wealthy and well-educated, is so poor, he says, that they have knocked about 50 years off the easily obtainable life expectancy of well over 100 years that some cultures enjoy.

“I ’m frightened,” says Bamey, a University of Connecticut science professor and corporate consultant. “What I see is a terrible unhealthy picture. I ’m not overreacting or being overly dramatic.”

He says Americans follow faddists, who preach new diets or exercise regimens, and then visit doctors, who treat their various ailments, but still die relatively young and are plagued with illness.

This simply does not have to be, says Bamey, 37.

It is common for people to live well past the age of 120, he says, and this happens in many cultures other than the yogurt-eating Georgian Russians. He describes cultures in Ecuador, Africa and even North America as “long-lived.”

“I ’ve studied Indians in South America who run often 100 miles a day for five days in a game they play. A marathon to them is a run around the block," he says.

He says Americans accept as normal the be­ lief that humans die in their sixth or seventh decades, but adds, “there are a lot of long-lived cultures which shatter these figures.

“The key to out society’s ill health is out ‘backward’ approach to well-being. Everything we know about health, we have studied from disease. Doctors are not in the business of health and wellness, they are in the business of disease.

“People don’t have health insurance, they have disease insurance. We have practically zero models of health.”

He says he does not blame the doctors, but says, “There are so many people knocking at

their door with disease problems, they don’t have time to look at what this thing called health is all about.

“We are thrusting vast sums of money into medical technology and yet more dollars into medical care is not going to extend the quality or quantity of life. So more money has been allocated for something called preventive medi­ cine.

The federal government, too, has been taking a look at medicine which seeks to prevent illness rather than treating disease, recently recogniz­ ing the University of Connecticut School of Allied Health, where Bamey teaches.

The school was one of nine awarded a $250,000 three-year grant by the U.S. Depart­ ment of Health and Human Services for the study of how to orient a curriculum toward pre­ ventive medicine.

“We will be developing model programs for other schools of Allied Health,” says Janet DePaola, coordinator of the grant, adding that the school also seeks to educate its faculty and staff.

“What my colleagues and I have done is really put together a model, a model of health,” Bamey says.

But he warns that the model of health they have developed cannot be accomplished over­ night, saying radical changes must be made in the American approach toward well-being.

“Part of the reason we’re unhealthy is... the quick-fix mentality. We’re looking for the panacea,” he says. “But it’s going to take the next decade for things to change.”

He says people must be willing to commit themselves to an exercise program, to stopping smoking, to perhaps learning how to eat all over again.

“In the long-lived cultures,” he says, “they are largely agrarian, living off the land. People in these cultures consume 1,200 calories per

single best predictor of his or her health in one year.

The question is “Are you happy with your job?” and Bamey said the answer indicates a person’s outlook on his world. He said it affects “your human conscious - from balancing a checkbook to driving our car.”

Reprinted with permission of the Hartford Courant.

day. Now the average McDonald’s meal is 1,500 calories.”

And most important, Bamey stresses, people have to take responsibility for their health every day. They must be educated and willing to take steps toward living healthier lives.

For instance, one of the most crucial factors in health is attitude, says Bamey, who says he can ask a person a single question that will be the

M en’s B aseb all g o e s WPI News Release - WPI’s southern trip to Cocoa, Florida turned out to be quite an optimis­ tic trip. The Engineers won two games. Last season the team won a total of four games. The Engineers go into the Wesleyan game, March 30, with a 2-4-1 record under Coach Whit Grif­ fith.

In the season opener, WPI lost to Marian Col­ lege 7-2. The Engineers collected only three hits while committing five errors. Senior co­ captain Mike Tomasetti tried to get things roll­ ing by slugging a double to start the game off but was left stranded at third base. Against West Liberty State College, an error by W P I’s second baseman led to five unearned runs in the first inning. Junior Jon Nattinville pitched six in­ nings and gave up only one earned run. To­ masetti and senior co-captain Rich Bourgeois each had two hits.

Sophomore Joel Allegreszza pitched three scoreless innings of relief ball to gain a 6-4 victory over State University of New York at Cortland. Senior Mike Bowen struck out nine batters in four innings before tiring in the fifth inning. The Engineers had only five hits; all singles and two by Tomasetti. Malone College scored four runs in the first inning and escaped with a 9-5 win over WPI. After spotting Malone an 8-1 cushion, the Engineers tried to make a comeback with the help of freshman Rich Karcunas’ two hits and the relief work of Doug Casault, who allowed one unearned run in three innings.

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-4 - 1 o n S o u th e rn trip In a strange outcome, WPI and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania finished in a 6-6 tie.

The game was called due to darkness after five innings. After trailing 4-2, the Engineers scored four runs in the top half of the fifth to take a 62 lead. Junior Paul Styspeck had three hits on the day and scored two runs. Junior Brian Powers pitched all five innings and allowed only two earned runs in striking out five. A hard fought 7-5 win over Clark University was just what the team needed. After Clark broke out to an early 2-0 lead, the Engineers chipped away at the lead and raced out to a 7-2 lead through four and a half innings. Junior Tim St. Germain went two for three on the day with a single and a double and two RBIs. Greg Allegrezza evened his record at 1-1 after going six innings and striking out five while allowing six hits. Joel Allegrezza picked up the save by pitching the seventh inning.

W PI’s last two games were keyed by several errors and fantastic pitching by the opposition.

Six errors led to 12 unearned runs as the Engi­ neers fell toCalifomia University of Pennsylva­ nia 14-1. JuniorTom Pucillo broke up Califor­ nia’s no-hitter with a single in the seventh inning with one out. In their last game against Marian, six WPI errors gave their opponent another six unearned runs. This time Bowen was the losing pitcher while giving up only three hits in four in­ nings. Pucillo broke up another no-hitter with a single in the sixth inning. The Engineers’ first home game is a doubleheader on March 31 against Worcester State College at noon.

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Reading and writing are not fundamental

by Isaac Asimov A careful survey completed early in 1990 has shown that American school children have not improved their ability to read or write over the past 18 years. W e’re not talking reading and writing. A distressingly large proportion of children simply cannot read or write at a level considered appropriate for their age.

What this means is that we have build up, and are continuing to build up, a large reservoir of Americans who are only fit for unskilled labor in a technological society that has almost no use for unskilled labor. This, in turn, means a reservoir of unemployables or those who will be forced to work at rock-bottom wages in the most menial forms of labor. And this in turn means we will have a large demand for drugs as the only means of making the unbearable seem bearable, the drug culture — and we all know what that means — will tighten ever more forcefully on our nation.

But why can’t we teach our children to read and write? The report lists three reasons 1) too much television; 2) too little reading matter; books, magazines, newspapers in the home; 3) too little homework.

All this sounds reasonable, but what do we do about it? the report suggests that parents grow more involved in their children’s work and progress.

Here 1feel a little cynical. I ’m afraid that the parents of children who are backward in reading and writing are themselves likely to be similarly backward and could not, even if they wished, be of much help. i think the problem is more fundamental.

American society knows very well what it de­

sires and admires. It desires to be amused.

Fame and fortune are showered on show busi­ ness personalities, on sports stars, on rock sing­ ers. and so on. Americans also desire to make money, a great deal of money, preferably with­ out working too hard for it. So we admire wheeler dealers who manipulate junk bonds and dubious investments in order to make vast sums of money. Many of the rest of us keep hoping to win a few million in the lottery.

All this is perfectly understandable, and I do not intend or even wish to fight the universe on such matters. Of course people want amuse­ ment and easy money.

But in a technological society such as ours — and we boast that the United States is the most technologically advanced society in the world — why is learning and scholarship held in such contempt?

We see movies in which college students who actually interested in their studies are called “nerds” and are pictured — male and female — as dumpy, plain, weak, unattractive.

Opposed to them are the glorious “jocks” and “pinup girls,” who are all pictured as Holly­ wood starlets and whose pleasure lies in end­ lessly humiliating the nerds — to the laughter of the audience.

I believe this reflects reality, and that at many schools students who try to pursue their studies are derided and scapegoated by the others. (I seem to recall such incidents in my own child­ hood years.)

Why is this? I have heard some explain it by saying America arose as a pioneer society where strong arms and sturdy frames were needed to tame a wilderness, with no use for stoop-shouldered professors. But we are no

longer a pioneer society and we are no longer taming a wilderness — we are despoiling an environment, and now we need professors.

I have also heard it said that our dismissal of scholarship and learning is purely a matter of money. Becoming a learned man is no way to get rich and that is the measure of its worth­ whileness. Yet surely that is a rather sleazy way of setting a value on human activity. How much more ought we to respect a $60 billion drug lord than a $60,000 professor?

The-fact is that America (and the whole world for that matter) desperately needs its scientists. We need only rapidly go through the litany of disasters that faces us — the pollution and poisoning of the environment, the destruc­ tion of the rain forests and wetlands, the disap­ pearing ozone layer, the threatening green­ house effect. These are problems that for pos­ sible solutions require technological advance and understanding.

It can be argued that the problems, even something as fundamental as the ever-increas­ ing world population, have been caused by technological advance. There is truth to this.

But these problems have resulted from the short-sighted use of technology by people who grabbed for the immediate short-term benefits of new discoveries and new techniques without sufficient consideration of long-term side ef­ fects.

What we need, you see, are not merely scien­ tists, engineers and technologists, but political and industrial leaders willing to try to under­ stand the world of science and technology in depth and to avoid basing their judgements on the “bottom-line” — of instant profit or loss.

Consider the disputes that fill the minds of

human beings today. The endless conflict of Catholics and protestants in Northern Ireland, of Azerbijanis and Armenians in the Soviet Union, of Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East, of Bulgars and Turks in Bulgaria. These and dozens of other such disputes are devils dancing at the lips of a volcano about to erupt.

Money, effort and emotion are expanded end­ lessly on these apparently insoluble problems right when the earth is sliding down the chute to destruction for all the disputants alike.

And America’s responsibility in all this? As the most advanced, the strongest, the richest nation in the world, we owe the world leader­ ship. We can’t solve the problems by ourselves, but we can show the way, we can rally our allies, alert even our enemies.

But we are also the freest nation in the world, so we have no dictator to pull us along. We have an elected president, an elected legislature, elected officials at every governmental level.

We must depend on them to understand the state of the world and the nature of the measures that must be taken.

Because we are a democracy, it is the people themselves who must choose adequate leaders.

Smiles are not enough, nor is flag-waving ora­ tory. We must have understanding, or if you want to put it in another way, scholarship and learning.

And for that we must turn to an electorate, many of whom cannot even read or write. Does this not make a mockery of democracy?

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WPI bands travel to Soviet Union

by John MacNeill and Troy Nielsen On Friday, March 2,1990, while most of you were still sleeping, enjoying your well-de­ served break from WPI, about 120 people (mostly WPI students) were preparing them­ selves for a little excursion. Destination: the Soviet Union.

The main purpose of the trip was for WPI music groups to perform at various locations throughout the Soviet Union and Romania. The groups consisted of the WPI Brass Choir, Wind Ensemble, Stage Band, Jazz Ensemble, Wom­ ens’ Chorale, and the Medwin String Ensemble.

Also attending were members of the Salisbury Singers and miscellaneous students and guests.

It is most imperative that a small but neces­ sary “glossary of terms” be presented now. The glossary explains some of the terms we coined during the trip.

Bastos: A brand of Belgian cigarettes that were purchased in the Prague (Czech.) Airport.

Later in the trip somebody tried to digest them.

Reports say that the taste was “smooth as rai­ sins.” The term was used to describe “jazz bastards.” “Bastards” goes way back to the Europe trip years ago.

Bluehair: Anyone over 35 who’s not hip.

“Cling-ons” so to speak.

Breshnev: The Russian “wild card” word. If you don’t know the word, just say “Breshnev, Breshnev” real fast.

Shelf-Life: See “Sluggage.”

Sluggage: What the human body decays to after several drinks or several days without adequate rest, food, and water: “Somebody should put a handle on that sluggage” or “I have seen the sluggage and it is Rob.” (or anyone else from the Stage Band).

DAY 1 Friday, March 2, 1990 Basically, this was the first of the two extralong travel days. With 120 people to take care of, there is an immense amount of organization needed even for the simplest of tasks, such as loading the 3 buses with luggage, sluggage, and equipment. Consequently, there was always a lot of waiting on the trip. Sometimes we felt the motto of the trip was “Hurry Up and Wait.”

By about noon, we got our motor running and headed out on the highway.

To make a long story short, we hung out in JFK Airport until 9:00 pm. Our flight was delayed.

We boarded our plane, which was flown by the friendly skies of CSA (Czech. Airlines, or Cramped Seating Arrangement). The flight was the longest, most boring thing I ’ve ever experi­ enced. I think that I speak for all of the travelers.

DAY 2 Saturday, March 3, 1990 We arrived in Prague at 11:00 am the next day (Saturday). From there we flew to Moscow.

Arrival time in Moscow was about 9:00 pm, at least for the majority of the luggage and equip­ ment.

Well, we had some of it. But who needs a change of clothes and a stupid bass drum any­ ways? Eventually, everyone arrived at the hotel, called something like the Sputnik Youth Hotel (“Sputnik” is Russian for “Roach Shack.”) Basically, it was a place to sleep. The building itself was huge, containing a couple of meal halls, a lounge and a disco bar (very 70’s).

We met some other Americans here along with youth from the USSR, Germany and other places.

D AY 3 Sunday, March 4, 1990 We all managed to get out of bed somehow and down to breakfast. Here’s the spread: bread (white or dark), cheese, usually meat or eggs and coffee or tea (much needed).

Today was the tour of moscow in all its glory.

It was cold, windy and snowing, a typical March day. Some of the sights were the Bolshoi Theater, the University of Moscow, the Parlia­ ment Building and many “Palaces” (their term for a large yellow building). We went to the Metro, Moscow’s largest hotel, to do some shopping in the Beriozka, stores which accept American money. O f course, we did see the new McDonalds!

We concluded the tour by visiting Red Square, a large beautiful plaza where St. Basil’s Cathedral and Lenin’s Tomb is located. In the USSR, Lenin is thought of as a religious icon, and his tomb is constantly guarded by Soviet soldiers. In the tomb, Lenin’s body is preserved for eternity in a glass case. Visiting the tomb is a eerie experience, you can feel the deep respect that the people have for this man.

Tonight was our first performance including all the musical groups. The reception we got was incredible. The children in the audience gave carnations to the band while we played.

After the gig, we were swarmed with people who were trying to make some kind of contact with Americans. Thus ended another day.

DAY 4 Monday, March 5, 1990 The Stage Band had an early gig at a Moscow college of music. Whenever any of the groups performed for Russian musicians, we felt the music must be of high quality. After all, for some of the Russians, we were the only Ameri­ can musicians they have seen perform.

Needless to say, the performance that morn­ ing went very well, and the reception was excel­ lent. The Russian people were very generous with gifts such as pins and postcards.

There was more sightseeing done that after­ noon inside the Kremlin. The Kremlin is the symbolic hub of the Russian empire. Sur­ rounded by massive brick walls and towers, the buildings inside range from ancient Italianstyle cathedrals from Ivan the Terrible’s time to modem government buildings and museums.

Our tour guide, Igor, had extensive knowledge of the buildings and their histories. The tour ended rapidly as the temperature dropped. It was well worth braving the cold to see the incredible architecture in the cathedrals. In fact, the Kremlin and Red Square were my personal favorites of the sightseeing in Moscow.

Later in the evening, we boarded the train to Minsk. But it wasn’t that simple, especially when 120 clueless people are trying to pack hundreds of pieces of luggage and equipment into a very very narrow train hallway. It was hell. But with a little bit o’ luck, everything got thrown on. Literally.

Once the train got moving, we broke out the drink of the Russians— vodka, and we let it flow freely throughout the train ride. The train kept a’ rolling all night long, until it stopped in Minsk. The rude awakening time was 8:00 a.m.

Train travel in the U.S.S.R. is quite comparable to train travel in the United States.

DAY 5 Tuesday, March 6, 1990 From our First impressions, Minsk was a very beautiful, modem city. Overall, it looked much

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cleaner than Moscow. We got to our hotel, which seemed to be a first-class establishment.

They fed us right away. We like that. We got to slug out until lunch, after which we got some touring in. The key monuments, buildings and statues were all in great condition. Of note was the World War II Memorial which housed an eternal flame, again guarded by soldiers. Then we hit the shops. The most famous department store in the U.S.S.R. is called “Gum” (pro­ nounced Goom), a shopping mainstay for So­ viet citizens. Here, the power of the American dollar was exhibited. For example, a fur hat could be purchased for about 20 rubles, or about two dollars. Down the street, I bought four record albums for a buck. I love capitalism.

This evening, the Brass Choir and Womens’ Chorale had a televised performance at a con­ servatory. Many Soviet music students were in attendance. There was an air of pleasant dig­ nity, as the audience was well-educated in clas­ sical music.

D AY 6 Wednesday, March 7, 1990 Today we travelled to a large memorial for the villages that were destroyed during the War. The first image we saw was a monolithic statue of an old man (the sole survivor of his village) carrying his dying son. The landscape was scattered with small towers containing bells which chimed every thirty seconds. The memo­ rial was the most moving experience of our trip.

Around 4:00 PM we boarded another train.

Things were a little more organized this time.

This trip was going to last 14 hours, so what do we say? YAHTZEE!!! The “lounge” opened up for business. We bought about 35 Cokes for around 7 kopecks each (that’s .7 cents Ameri­ can). Talk about a “sugar high.”

D AY 7 Thursday, March 8, 1990 Wakeup, we’re in Leningrad. Leningrad is a city of distinct contrasts. On one hand, the overall appearance of the city is very early European, and some have called it the “Venice of the North” because of its extensive canals and waterways.

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ELECTIONS

Student Body President B ria n Gosseiin As you may know a new wave of student involvement has been sweeping this campus.

I, Brian Gosseiin, have been a part of this wave as Vice President of the Student Body. I am now running for the position of President of the Student Body. The President must effectively represent and become the unified voice of the students. I am convinced I can be that voice.

This year as Vice President, I have developed insight into the Presidential role as will as utilized every possible opportunity to set up a good working relationship with the faculty, the administration and the trustees of WPI. These prior contacts are essential to being an effec­ tive voice to students.

As resident advisor, I also interact with a wide range of students. This interaction in­ creases my awareness of students’ concerns and needs which is an important asset in repre­ senting students. My philosophy is that to be a leader, you must first listen.

If elected, one goal is to attempt to develop an easy means for students *to communicate their ideas and wants to the college. This goal of increased communication began for me last year as Vice President. As far it has been partly realized where students are now actively speaking up and being heard, but that is not enough. More needs to be done. Students have a right to be better informed about the deci­ sions being made on this campus and allowed ample time for input. I feel I can help facilitate this through the role of President of the Student Body.

To conclude, I feel my experience and knowledge of the position will be a key asset in representing the students in the upcoming year.

If you have any question please feel free to contact me at WPI box 101.

Adam Last Greetings fellow students, my name is Adam Last and I am running for the position of Student Body President. I would like to start by tellling you about myself. I am a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the class of 1991. The leadership experience I have is extensive, below is a partial listing of my achievements and involvement since I have been at WPI. Campus Involvement: Orientation Leader, Cooperative Education Program, Leadership WPI Program, Consortium Leadership Pro­ gram, WPI Academic Committee, ASCE. Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Vice President, Community Service and Public Relations, Retreat Chairman, Social Chairman, Alumni Chairman.

Non-Campus Involvement: Outstanding College Students of America, Volunteer Pro­ bation Officer.

The position of president of the student body is a demanding office which requires the president to possess excellent leadership capa­ bilities, communication skills and a thorough understanding of current issues which affect the student body. I possess excellent leader­ ship skills which I have developed and exer­ cised throughout my college career through my involvement in the Leadership WPI program.

Consortium Leadership program, Vice Presi­ dent of SAE, volunteer probation officer, etc.

Great communication skills are a must for this position because the president of the student body serves as chairperson of the Executive Council of the student government and also words closely with many other campus organi­ zations. My communication skills are very effective due in part to my involvement as an Orientation Leader, Commiunity service and public relation officer, retreat chairman, social chairman, and a variety of other activities.

Through my involvement on campus, espe­ cially as an Orientation Leader, I possess a good understanding of the current issues which affect the student body.

I am well aware of the responsibilities of the position of the student body president and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to serve the student body to the best of my abili­ ties. Please, when you cast your votes make Last your first choice for student body presi­ dent.

Student Body VP Todd Carlson The recent concern expressed for the voic­ ing of student opinions to the administration has prompted me to run for the office of Student Body Vice President. Relaying stu­ dents’ concerns is a necessary and crucial part of student government. I am confident that if

I am elected, the WPI administration is sure to hear the voice of students because I will get the job done.

My qualifications for the job are impec­ cable. I have many years of experience in mitigation and debating techniques. I have the ability to take charge and pursue the interests of students in any situation. Whether a soft touch, or a heated conflict is required, I can come through with a win.

I can assure you, my electing peers, that I will be dedicated to the position and give my undivided attention to the concerns of the student body. The decision is in your hands, and I can only ask that you make the best one.

Dave Dickey I am currently a junior campaigning for the position of Vice President of the Student Body.

I am presently a voting member of the Execu­ tive Council as a representative for the Campus Hearing Board, and will be a Student Hall Director next year. Through these positions I have established a working relationship with many administrators on campus which would make dealing with these people about student concerns smoother and hopefully more productuve.

As you may or may not know, the office of Vice President has a new duty for the next academic year. This person will be the chair­ man of the Academic Committees. These committees are composed of faculty and one or more student representatives and deal with variuos topics which affects student life on campus such as, the budget, and academic operations. I am currently on the Committee for Student Advising and I have seen how crucial student representation is on these committees. As chairman I would conduct weekly meetings with the representatives so that the Executive Council could be kept in­ formed of issues concerning the student body and their concerns could bevoiced to be faculty accurately.

My experience with the Executive Council, and my other activities makes me feel confi­ dent that I can perform the duties of Vice President well and meet the needs of the stu­ dent body. I take this position very seriously and not as some activity I can simply put on my resume. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at Box 2576.

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campus life and student concerns. I feel that if elected, I will be able to carry out the duties of Secretary of Student Government responsibly and efficiently. Therefore, I urge you all to vote for me, Ellen Madigan, in the elections on Thursday and Friday. Thank you!

Class of 1991 Treasurer Chris Savina My name is Chris Savina and I am running for Class of 1991 treasurer. I feel I am best qualified for this position for several reasons.

I have held several elected positions including two consecutive terms as the Social Commit­ tee’s Special Events Chairman. Through han­ dling this Committee’s account, I have become very familiar with the campus accounting system. Also, through my involvement in this organization I have had much experience in organizing large events such as the WPI Semiformal, Battle of the Bands, Lectures, and Entertainers. The Special Events Committee is responsible for programing events which do not fall under any of SOCCOMM’s other sub­ committees and must be more creative in its activities. I feel this experience will be a great asset in the planning of senior activities.

Please come out and vote this Thursday and Friday. Thank you.

Class of 1991 Representative

D a v id Cortese Greetings class of 1992! My name is Dave Cortese and I ’m running for president for my second year. Having served as class president for the past year I ’ve gained valuable insight and experience within the executive council and have a working knowledge on how to get things done effectively. I ’ve also had the opportunity not only to make myself more recognized to my classmates but also within the WPI community as well. I believe the sophomore class has had a very successful year so far and I ’m sure that our success would continue if given the opportunity to secure the position of president another year.

To tell a little about myself, I ’m a mechani­ cal engineering major and have had outstand­ ing academic success at WPI so far. I ’m a member of the Varsity Cross Country and Track teams on campus and my recent selec­ tion to a Resident Advisor position exhibits my attributes not only in the academic and athletic area but also displays my accreditation in the manner of moral and responsible characteris­ tics.

Voting will take place this Thursday and Friday so remember to re-elect Dave Cortese!!! Vote for someone who not only get things done but also makes things happen.

Thank you.

Class of 1992 Vice President

M elissa Lichw an My name is Melissa Lichwan and I ’m run­ ning for reelection as the Class of ’91 Repre­ sentative. This past year serving as an officer, not only was I able to help change the Spring Prom to the Snowball, but I also assisted in organizing the other Winter Weekend events and the Fish Sale. Besides these tasks, I was an active representative for the Class of ’91 on the Student Government and an officer on numer­ ous other clubs. So, I hope when you’re voting, you’ll reelect me as your representative be­ cause I am willing to serve you in making Spring Weekend and our senior year one to remember!

T a ra Z a h a r o ff Hello! My name is Tara Zaharoff and I am running for reelection to the office of Vice President of the Class of ’92. Well, Sopho­ mores, we’ve almost finished another year.

Can you believe it? W e’ve all accomplished a lot this past year as individuals as well as a class. As individuals, you know what you have done, whether it was getting six A ’s, a school record in your sport, or finally saying “hi” to the roommate you hated last year. As a class we surprised a lot of people this year. Our Rope-Pull victory was amazing as well as the

S herri C u rria After almost a year of attending WPI, I, Sherri Curria, am running for the position of Student Body Secretary. I have chosen to do this because I have had the chance to interact with many people on campus and to listen to their views of certain Student Government affairs. Overall, I have witnessed a need for better communication between the elected officers and the rest of the WPI community. I have heard complaints of poor representation, and lack of involvment of the student body as a whole. The two go hand in hand. If people are not aware of meetings and election days, how can they possibly feel properly repre­ sented or involved? If I could improve two things at WPI, I would strive to keep the student body more informed, and stimulate interest in overall campus involvement.

As a means to see these improvements occur, as previously stated, I have decided to run for Secretary of the Student Body and would sincerely appreciate your vote.

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E lle n M adigan Hello Student Body! My name is Ellen Madigan. I am a member of the class of 1992 and my major is Technical Writing (it really does exists!) I am writing this letter to express why I feel I am qualified to represent you, the Student Body, as Secretary of Student Govern­ ment next year.

I am currently Chairperson of Residence Hall Council, and I have served as RHC Secre­ tary and Riley Representative for RHC as well.

As chairperson of RHC I have had the oppor­ tunity to serve on Student Government for the past year, thereby gaining insight about the policies and procedures of the Student Govern­ ment Executive Council. I presently hold the position of a justice on the Residence Hall Judicial Board, and I have been selected as a Resident Advisor for next year.

In addition to these activities, I have been a member of the Women’s Varsity Tennis Team for two years, and this past winter I was the manager of the Women’s Basketball Team.

All of the activities that I have participated in here at WPI show that I am very involved in

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ELECTIONS Paddle Rush and the 5 on 5 Basketball Game victories. W e’ve brought back a little fire into the WPI tradition.

But next year we will be even busier in preparation for the SnowBall, fundraising and eventually '91 graduation. We as a class need a good team to represent us. I believe that I have done a good job this past year, but only you can be the judge. Please reelect me as your Vice President and part of that team.

Class of 1992 Secretary D a v id M c In ty re My name is David McIntyre and I am run­ ning for the office of Secretary. I have watched the class officers for two years now and have seen some very positive things happen. How­ ever, I would like to see some changes made and some new ideas introduced. It would be nice to see the class come together and partici­ pate in events that everyone can enjoy. The Junior Prom will be coming up next year and I would like to make it something everyone will want to attend and have a good time. Since we only have two more years until we go out into the real world why not make the best of it and live it up while we are still here? I think I could do some very positive things for our class and make it a very enjoyable Junior year. I would appreciate your consideraiion in the upcoming election.

Class of 1992 Representative B ria n Beauregard Hail to the class of ’92! We have boldly approached the end of our second year. Our unprecedented sophomore class has taken a bite out of tradition - defeating the freshmen in all rivalry competitions.

Continue the explosion, re-elect your Class Representative for his third consecutive term.

I will continue to fulfill all my duties as ’92 Representative. The important link between Student Government and our class will be continually strengthened. As an active voting member on the Student Body Executive Board

and the Alumni Council, both which are re­ sponsibilities of Class Rep., I always take into account the best interests of the class of ’92.

As an EE major, I am also currently the Coffeehouse Chairperson for SOCCOM. I have attended a few National Association of Campus Activities conferences - the last taking place in Chicago, IL. Many leadership skills are gained during educational sessions which are held at these NACA conferences. The past summer I was an orientation leader for the class of ’93 and I will continue as an O.L. this fall. As a member of the Varsity Soccer Team, you can see my dazzling dribbling during the beginning of our “junior” year.

Junior year is an important year — semiformal dance, finalizing majors, project work, and much more. Will we, as juniors, challenge the seniors to compete against our massive forces which overwhelmed the Class of ’93.

Vote for experience and dedication. Re­ elect Brian “Bo” Beauregard as the ’92 Class Representative.

Class of 1993 President K im P hillipp Can you relate to any one of these incidents?

Waiting 10 weeks to rush a fraternity and then not remembering the first party weekend you did attend? Joining a club, a sport, another club and activity, failing a class and quitting a club, a sport, another club and activity. Getting up at four in the morning to paint Fiji rock and getting pegged with eggs. Meeting people, becoming friends, and sharing many fun times.

Going to class, falling asleep, and waking up to realize there are still 49 minutes left. Staying up all night to study for that final exam which you need a 103% to pass. And maybe even acquiring vast knowledge. Well if you can relate, you must be an experienced WPI fresh­ man.

Hi! My name is Kimberly Philipp and I ’m running for Sophomore Class President. De­ spite all the aforementioned activities, it is evident to all that the reality of college life has been uncovered.

Within the recent months the WPI commu­ nity has encountered several obstacles con­ cerning the communication of ideas between the students, faculty, and administration.

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These ideas, whether they involve increasing budget and tuition or the construction of a student center must be addressed. An increase in student committees and voices present the need for a higher level interaction. Through such channels as student government I would to continue this type of input and evaluation of the WPI system. In the past year as Freshman Class President, among other activities, I have been a member of the student committee or­ ganized to select a school Provost, involved with budget problems and concerned with social issues. In the future I would like to maintain these areas as well as discuss food services, and other academic concerns. I also have an open mind and welcome any innova­ tive ideas from the class. Have a great D-term and don’t forget to vote.

Class of 1993 Vice President Christine C afarella Question: What type of officer would you like to represent your class?

Answer: (a) Someone who wants the posi­ tion just to hold the title, (b) Someone who does nothing to benefit the class, (c) Someone who promises things and doesn’t get them done, (d) A boring, lazy person, (e) All of the above, (f) None of the above.

If you chose (f), then you made the right choice!

Hi. My name is Christine Cafarella and I'm running for Sophomore Class Vice-President.

I hope that everyone will vote for me on election day. You won’t be sorry. I won’t make any promises that I can’t keep, but I will promise that I will try to be an active officer for the benefit of our class. Thank-you.

Class of 1993 Treasurer Jen n ifer Goggins RE: Important Money Issue Have you ever wondered what happens to our class’s money? I ’ve wondered too, that’s why I ’m running for Sophomore Class Treas­ urer. Hi. My name is Jennifer Goggins, and 1

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feel that I could keep you informed on this issue. Vote for me on Election Day, and I won’t be a hidden face behind the title of Treasurer!

T an ia W olanski Hi, my name is Tania Wolanski and I am running for re-election as Treasurer for the class of ’93.

I would like to see our class government become more visible on campus and become much more Organized. It seems that the class government has held many fundraisers but done very little else. We need to elect compe­ tent and reliable class officers that will be able to work together to accomplish things for our class, to ensure that our voices are heard by the administration — to get things done.

This year we have proven that our class officers are able to raise money - 1 would like to see them start spending it. For next year I would like to see more class activities spon­ sored by the Student Government such as ski trips, barbecues, comedy nights, etc.

After all, what good is all that fundraising if it doesn’t serve our class in any way? If this makes sense to you, then elect me, Tania Wolanski, for your class treasurer.

Class of 1993 Representative C ynthia Richards Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cynthia (Cindy) Richards, presently Vice President of the Class of '93. In the upcoming elections I am running for Class Representa­ tive. In case you are wondering why I am not running for reelection as Vice President, it is so that I may have a different viewpoint. I feel that I have learned a great deal in my position this year, and that what I have learned will help me to be a good Representative next year. I anticipate working with the other officers to keep students informed of the happenings on campus which they should be concerned about.

I am interested in working for the students by helping to plan activities, by attending Student Advisory council meetings, and as a result making the ideas of our class known to the rest of the school.

One thing that I ’d like to see happen next year is for the class spirit level to go up.

Looking back on this year, we’ve tried hard to get activities going. We have made some mistakes, and we have learned from them.

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Tuesday March 27,1990

EDITORIAL

S tra u s s sh o u ld E veryone knew that next y e a r’s tuition w ould be in­ creased. N ext year undergraduates will be paying $14,125 in tuition and fees, an increase o f about eight percent.

W hy?

In a letter to the parents o f W PI students, Jon Strauss tried to explain w hy tuition w as raised. He starts the letter em otionally, talking about the 125th anniversary o f W PI and how the Institute has “grow n well beyond the dream s o f its founders.” Q uite true, since W P I’s early days as a free institute the school has changed much.

Financial A id is a topic that S trauss em phasizes in the letter. Since state and federal aid sources have been reduced, W PI m ust utilize m ore o f its ow n operating funds to insure students can afford to pursue their education.

O k, fine. T uition is going up to support Financial Aid. T he problem in S trau ss’ letter appears w hen he begins to assure the parents that “W PI is m aintaining its com m it-

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m ent to excellence — in its faculty, its students, its curriculum and its facilities.”

Strauss talks about how W PI continues to attract “ top facu lty .” W here are they? M any co m petent pro fesso rs have either retired o r left as a result o f in su fficien t pay or a b etter position elsew here. T h e M E D epartm ent m ay be quite good, but in the EE D epartm ent, m any p ro fesso rs are not fluent in English, and o th ers do not know the m aterial.

T his results in a positive rating overall w hile certain departm ents suffer. N ext y ea r faculty will only be receiving a 4% salary increase. T h a t’s hardly en o u g h to co v er cost o f living increases. S trauss m ust ex p ect W PI to attract high quality faculty by under-paying them .

A ccording to S trauss, o u r “ student body size and quality is at an all-tim e h ig h .” T he freshm an class w as huge, large enough to force the renovation o f the form er L am bda C hi A lpha fraternity house. A large class is not

n ecessarily a positive sign, W PI m ay have ju st let m ore students in (low ering the standards a bit, but ju st enough to keep its selectivity rating) to pay for last y e a r’s budget shortfall, and to m ake certain there w ould be enough m oney for this year.

O ne o f the m o st deceptive statem ents in S tra u ss’ letter is the claim that “ we are en h an cin g the quality o f life as w ell as security standards on ca m p u s.” N o student w ould agree w ith this claim . T h e A ssistan t D irector o f S tudent A ctivities w as a proposed cut (b ack in D ecem ber) and the D ivision o f S tudent A ffairs w ill s till be cut next year, probably resu ltin g in the loss o f P aren t’s D ay. A d m it­ tedly, S trauss has m ade som e im provem ents in security, b ut overall the D ivision o f S tudent A ffairs will be cut next year. W ow , w hat an im provem ent in the quality o f life.

F ortunately fo r Strauss, very few students saw this letter. If they had, they c o u ld ’ve to ld their parents the re a l truth.

LETTERS / C O M M EN TA RY

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Observations from the Asylum Jon's Mailing List It may seem to all of you that this week’s column is simply another attack on our beloved President. 1 will admit, that the title implies just that. I have much more important things to say, and I will get to them, after my comments about our good friend Jon. Jon really isn’t my good friend, and I have evidence to prove it.

When you have friends and you don ’ t see them, or even get the chance to call them, what do you do? You write them letters. Well, at least I do. Jon doesn’t write me letters. Jon sends letters addressed to “The WPI Com­ munity,” but 1 don’t get any. If I ’m not part of the community, then I don’t exist. And if I don’t exist, then

I don’t have to pay tuition! While a logical conclusion, not very likely.

The point behind that raving is that over break Jon sent out a letter trying to explain the reason behind the “New and Improved 8% Tuition Hike!” This letter was addressed to the WPI community.

Just who makes up this so called community?

Well, raise your hand if you got a copy of the letter. Mostly I see members of the administration, some faculty and staff members, and a handful of students. Now wait a minute. There are more students on this campus than all those groups combined, but we get the fewest let­ ters. We are supplying the money for this increase, but we can’t even hear

the bull it is being justified with.

The letter basically said that the increase was to cover an expansion in student services. How does Jon plan to increase student services, one might ask. Rumor has it that he’s going to cut infirmary hours further.

I have some suggestions for him.

Completely eliminate SOCC O M M ’s budget, that way your stu­ dents in the social/cultural vacuum of Worcester will have more time to grovel at your feet. Seriously (some­ what), if I had some kind of guaran­ tee that the increase would improve lab equipment, hire teachers who speak the same language as the ma­ jority of students, and get T A ’s who can be a real help; I wouldn’t mind it

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Joger’s View The Wedge Rats, Part II

by Joger Well, I seemed to have created a bit of a flap with my last article on the Wedge Rats. Well, okay I guess. I have received a few pieces of mail on the subject. One letter I received told me that I was a “pussy” because I wrote a retraction at the end. It was not a retraction, just a statement say­ ing that I don’t need the hassle of people searching me out to chat. I wanted to say that I did not see myself as perfect, or any better than anyone else. I admitted to having human faults just like everyone else, and to doing some strange things. In other words I don’t consider myself above comment by someone else. I also didn’t want to make it sound like I thought the Wedge Rats should be banned from existence or thrown out of the Wedge. I don’t hate the Wedge Rats. O f course, the same man who decided it would be neat to call me names thought these above things, and even suggested an (and I quote) “Adopt a Wedge Rat Campaign” to get them out of the Wedge. Now who is the evil culprit?

I did not say the Wedge Rats were bad, or insult them to my knowledge, I just told it as I saw it, as I have done since I started this column. It is my feeling that a person is a person no matter what race, creed, color, or personal habits they may have, and I don’t really like people saying that others should be gotten rid of. That’s bigotry. I was told just yesterday (this is Thursday) that the person I was speaking to saw it on the same level. I don’t understand how. He compared my article to Hitler and the Jews, and something there seems out of kilter to me. I just can’t see the comparison.

On the day that the article came out people were on me already.

claiming that I said that all the Wedge Rats belonged to SSA and that they all smoked. I said neither, and any person who thought I did is putting words into my mouth. I said that there was too much smoke in the Wedge for me ever to hang out there.

This is merely because the Wedge is one of the few places on campus designated for smoking, so everyone who does smoke is there. I also said that some of the SSA members hung out in the Wedge. Now, boys and girls, going back to our logical ge­ ometry thinking, just because there is smoke in the Wedge does not mean that everyone in the Wedge smokes, and just because some people in the Wedge belong to SSA, this does not mean everyone in the Wedge belongs to the group. This is an engineering school, we should remember all those rules about inverses and con­ verses and contrapositives.

Also it has come to my attention that the Wedge Rats know my true identity. Not that this was a huge national secret, but it was well suited for the purposes of my column. It was rather strange to walk through the Wedge one day and hear in a loud whisper, “There he is!" from a cor­ ner. My roommate was fearing for his life. I was reassured that the Wedge Rats were not violent, and this seems to be the case, thank you.

My reasoning for the article was this: They are a visible group on campus, and any group is fair game for satirical comment. People were crying “Low blow” when I wrote the article. I am not (and I can prove this) the only person who has made com­ ments about the Wedge Rats, I'm just the first one with enough balls to put it in print. No one cried foul when I blasted the Greeks, or Daka, or Campus Police, but now I ’m a crimi­ nal because I commented on the

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Wedge Rats. Too bad, I ’m not sorry for doing it, and I won’t apologize.

A Wedge Rat suggests that I con­ tinue on this train of thought with an article on Gweeps. I have already used way too much space here, so maybe next week.

Andy Rooney, my mentor, was also recently caught up in a flap. He had a neat quote when he came back on the air. It was something to the effect of “Am I going to say things that upset people? You’re damn right I am, that’s what I ’m here for.”

I like that. It suits me. And with that I am Joger, Box 2700

J so much. The real problem is that it might just go into the “Administra­ tion Slush Fund.”

I would like to know why Jon’s mailing list contains so few students.

Maybe he wants to only send letters to people who will say to him, “There, there Jon you really are doing a good job. The tuition in­ crease isn’t your fault.” This is the same man who said he had wanted an increase of about 10%. Why don’t I trust him with my money? Is it be­ cause of his repeated demonstration of a lack of competence? Could be, could be.

On a lighter note, the Czechoslo-

P u t up o r To the Editor: While sitting quietly with my friends in the Wedge this past Friday, enjoying (?) a fine Snack Bar meal of fried shrimp and participating in this week’s live role-playing game. I chanced to overhear a shout from the other end of the wedge.

My meal was interrupeted by a cry of, “Wedge Rats suck d **k!” Not exactly music to my ears.

I think I speak for all of my friends when I say this: Grow up.

That’s it. Just grow the Hell up.

We’re sick of all this bull. Singling out a group of people simply because they’re different from you and insult­ ing them with such witty lines as “Wedge Rats suck d **k !” is some­ thing I ’d expect from a seventh grader.

vakian government announced that the previous government had sold about 1,000 pounds of the world’s most powerful plastic explosive to the Libyans. Not only that, but they want it back. I ’m not sure what makes me more uneasy, the Libyans having the stuff or the Czeches think­ ing that they will get it back. One expert said that the Libyans have enough of the stuff to keep them happily bombing for about 100 years, and I don’t think that involves using the stuff sparingly.

Well, that’s the week that was.

Have a nice day!

shut up!

We don’t consider ourselves any better than anyone else. Why should you? You won’t find a group of us shouting such things about fraterni­ ties or athletes or anyone. We do our thing; we’d like you to silently do yours as well. I ’ve been hearing such taunts in increasing numbers as of late. I ’m fed up with it. My friends are as well. Put up or shut up.

And to that one witty young man who thought it so amusing to shout what he did, I have one thing to say: It takes a fellatio advocate to know one. Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!

William Bullard, ‘90 PS: I can be found in the Wedge anytime if you want to talk, or just hang out. It’s fun.

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LETTER S / C O M M E N TA R Y

C a r o w n e rs To the Editor: How many people have had their cars towed or ticketed when plant services plows the lots on campus?

I ’ll bet quite a few of you have raised your hands on that one. I myself got burned this way during my Sopho­ more year when I was living in Founders. They plowed the lot and it wasn’t until two days later that I noticed my car was missing. O f course I immediately called Campus Police to report the theft of my auto only to find out it had been towed two days previously! I was amazed - not

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only had they not notifed me that the parking lots were to be plowed and to move my car, they also didn’t tell me when they D ID tow my car.

This brings me to the present.

Since then. I ’ve managed to keep on top of when they are planning on plowing the parking lots, usually by word of mouth. How many times have you seen notices of when they plan to plow? I keep hearing they are posted on Daniels and Morgan, which is really silly and dumb be­ cause Freshmen are not allowed to HAVE cars on campus. Makes per­ fect sense to me.

Ask Mike Advice to the President After several months of not writ­ ing, I received a call from the Fea­ tures Editor. She asked if I would start writing again. A personal call like that made me realize that I ’ve been slipping with my responsibility to help others. Too many other demands were calling for my atten­ tion, at least it sounded like a good excuse. Since I have not written in so long, I don’t have any written prob­ lems; however, I know of a huge problem looming on the WPI Cam­ pus.

The problem is money an the high cost of this college. Every student has an opinion on costs at WPI. However as a graduating senior who has seen 4 years of tuition and other price increases, I feel I can tell the best tale.

Since my freshman year, tuition has increased 30%. That averages to 10% per year (I only saw three in­ creases, not including the increase for 1990-91). Book prices have in­ creased by roughly the same amount, 10% for four years. My first term (A86) books for three classes cost me $98. Last term (C90) books cost me $ 186 for three classes. D90 cost me $ 115 for three books for two classes.

By the way, the school estimates you’ll spend only $400 a year on

books and supplies.

Everyone knows this is a prob­ lem, but this problem is starting to magnify. Only roughly 1 in 4 seniors give money to the Alumni Fund.

(The school usually gets up to 5% of the operating fund from all alumni.)

Many seniors won’t give money WPI because they feel that all these costs have not been offset by better or more benefits.

My advice to the President and the Administration is to show the stu­ dents why you need all these price increases. Is WPI that much more worth it since 1986, and have books gotten so much better? Prove to us how these costs will benefit us or our future classmates. I f tuition has to rise this year by 10% to cover new projects, etc. how about guarantee­ ing that it will only have a cost-ofliving adjustment (inflation rate) next year. Lately the administration has increased tuition because it can (President Strauss coined that phrase!). Finally, stop bullshitting students with lame accounting ex­ cuses. Students do take accounting and have some knowledge of fi­ nance. Be straight with the students, after all we pay to be here!

Having problems? Ask Mike for help. Box 2700 or 2142.

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Now I will admit that they mail notices to the Ellsworth apartments.

O f course they only mail the notice to the Apartment spokesman, who has moved out of my apartment! The spokesman doesn’t even have a car on campus!

When I went down to register my car at the police station back in A term, I had to give them a phone number and a box number. They wanted to know where I lrved on campus so they could get in touch with me. You would think that they would possibly mail plowing notices to all the registered car owners on campus. This doesn’t happen. After the last snowstorm (Febuary 24) the

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only reason I knew they were plow­ ing was when I saw the plows pull into the Ellsworth lot. I asked them about plowing notices and they re­ plied they were all over Morgan and Daniels. Now I know for a fact that I N EVER go through Morgan.

Daniels, I admit, I do travel quite a few times a day, but I never saw a notice. I think there is a notice posted in the Residential Life Office, but I NEVER go through there. Now maybe I should realize by now that the lots will be plowed after every storm, but the crucial question is WHEN! The lots are plowed at arbi­ trary times (usually 5 pm or so in Ellsworth. I think.) and in random

order as far as I can tell.

My suggestion is to change the way the plowing notices are sent out.

One, mail the notices to the people who own cars, not the apartment or dorm-room representative. Two, post BIG OBNOXIOUS notices where people will notice them.

Three, maybe slip a notice under the doorofall theEllsworth/Fullerapartments, there are not TH A T many to do. Four, immediately notify people when their car is towed, don’t let them have to come to the police re­ porting a stolen vehicle when it isn’t.

Five, make the notices (what few are posted) more visible!

John Stoffel CS 1991

Tales from Riley Two Life’s most Embarrassing Moments

by Matt Meyer

You have just got to love it when you do something utterly embarrass­ ing in front of a plethora of witnesses.

If you were to trip, your face would redden to echoes of the standard comments like “Walk Much?”

Such a case is minor compared to those regretfully dreadful moments of self-inflicted embarrassment where you may have been caught shoplifting at Spag’s, seen booting off of Earl Bridge at 2am while proudly wearing someone else’s underwear on your head, or telling SNaP to “[expletive deleted] o ff’ while writhing on the floor in a drunken stupor.

O f course there is always that universally deep-seated fear of dumping your tray full of food onto the floor in DAKA during dinner.

Just the thought of walking across the cafeteria, loaded tray in hand, trip­ ping (or maybe the carpet or a villain­ ous leftover meatball reaches up and grabs your ankle. Better yet, an inter­ galactic rift in time causes your foot to momentarily slip into an alternate

plane of existence, but whatever, I don’t know), and watching your pseudo-meal go airborne makes people cringe. What’s worse is hav­ ing to get up in front of our peers as they laugh heartily. And what if some writer decides to make it the subject of his column? Well such an occasion presented itself prior to break.

I was sitting at a table, facing the windows and ingesting what we call dinner when I felt a sharp tug at the base of my chair. Itumedjustintime to see my friend slide between two tables in what appeared to be a poorly executed half-drunken pirouette.

His eyes were opened wide with fear and the expression on his face was unforgettable as well as indescrib­ able. He completed his graceless maneuver by falling to his knees and slamming his tray down on the table.

The greater portion of his meal sur­ vived the ordeal unscathed, with the sole exception of his soda which found itself quite evenly dispersed across the table, but bordered by a few stray ice cubes. All eyes were on him as he rose from his knees, his index finger against his lips trying to

quiet the crowd and diminish the spectacle.

Dinner passed without any further events, although Riley two’s spiri­ tual advisor did reprimand me for not apologizing to my friend and victim.

What can I say? I was lost in trying to comprehend what had happened. It seems as though he tripped on the tail of my navy issue trenchcoat or it had otherwise attacked his coat and thus sealed his fate. In retrospect, things could have been worse. DAKA, in their infinite wisdom, had seen fit to prepare a high-viscosity meal, thus reducing the possibility of slippage, and saving many unwary spectators from the unsavory experience of having to wear someone else’s din­ ner.

Oh yes, much cause for rejoice.

Andy Rooney has been reinstated as part of “60 Minutes.” Spring break arrived just in time for us to see his triumphant return to television jour­ nalism.

And as always, if you have any­ thing of substance to say, which no one ever seems to have, you may reach me or my alter ego at box 1589.

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W PI b a n d s For example, the hotel we stayed at (incor­ rectly called “The Youth Palace”) was not very attractive, no matter how you sliced it. The young people that hung out in the lobbies and foyers were willing to trade but not like a friendly and curious Russian. Instead, they were looking to rip you off.

Right away we had to leave for a perform­ ance by all of the instrumental groups in Pushkin, which is a suburb about an hour away from Leningrad. We performed in a very large theatre, which Fit about 300 people. Most of the seats were filled with anxious and attentitive Russians. This concert was the most important gig as far political relations between the Ameri­ cans and Russians go. Pushkin is the sister of Worcester, and there have been many contacts between Americans and Pushkin residents, including WPI's own Professor Dunn. The mayor of Pushkin spoke and a folk group and dancing troupe performed for us a sort of cul­ tural greeting. Once again, the groups per­ formed flawlessly. There was a feeling of geunine hospitality and warmth during the exchange.

Later on in the evening we Americans got our chance to howl. Most of us went downtown, looking for adventure and entertainment. Some of us got a little bit too much adventure. To make a long story short, a small group of us got harassed by apparent mafia network representa­ tives. We lived to tell the story.

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DAY 8 Friday, March 9, 1990 The morning was divided between two groups: those who went to the Hermitage, one of Russia’s largest art museums, and those who went shopping. A small but select few, myself included, chose to sleep the morning away.

I still needed some souvenirs, so I ventured into town again. We got a little lost at first, but we were pointed in the right direction by a friendly salesgirl. We ended up at another large department store, but we couldn’t find anything to buy, so we headed out to get some food. We found this relatively secluded cafe, where we tasted the best food that Leningrad had to offer.

We gorged. Man cannot live on bread alone.

For seven people, the bill came to about $43.00, a good price for such a huge meal.

This evening the Stage Band and Jazz En­ semble performed at a famous Leningrad jazz club. Unlike American jazz clubs, which are usually small, Leningrad’s was large and fancy.

We had the privilige of performing with some Soviet flute soloists. They were bumin’.

As soon as the last note was played, we were out the door and headed for the train station.

The train started moving aroung 11:00 PM, and by that time we were total sluggage.

DAY 9 Saturday, March 10, 1990 The train dropped us off in Moscow again,

where we had to wait in the Sputnik hotel until it was time to go to the airport. We boarded (and loaded) a very cramped aircraft (what about the legroom? No legroom! What about the over­ head space? No overhead space! You can fly Tarom!)

Romania, we soon discovered, is still heav­ ily guarded. Especially at the airport. I was personally greeted by an AK47 in my face. The guards, however, were almost friendly, and made you feel somewhat at ease.

In general, Romania is a completely differ­ ent world from the Soviet Union, especially now since they are not Communists anymore.

The military situation was calm; we did not see any violence. On the other hand, we did see the past violence of the revolution as marked in time by entire city blocks that were ravaged.

As soon as we arrived at the Hotel Parc, which was the nicest hotel we stayed at during the trip, the Stage Band had to cut out for a gig.

This last concert was held at the Central House for the Army. It was not a barracks, but instead some kind of a large building that housed of­ fices and a moderately sized auditorium were we played.

The crowd was small but receptive. It was a satisfying performance. A few difficulties with instruments developed during the beginning of the set. The “tenor madness” I speak of oc­ curred when our two tenors were losing pads and octave keys. Fortunately, the players found

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a way around their deficient instruments. Per­ sonally, I felt that the jazz bands played the best in Romania. There was not much of a reception, so we created our own back at the hotel. As customary with most of our celebrations during the trip, the alcohol was applied liberally. The ugly Americans reared their ugly heads.

D AY 10 Sunday, March 11, 1990 Morning. Ugh. We had a brief tour of downtown Bucharest, which displayed the decadence of the town, mostly initiated by Ceaucescu (bowling, anyone?) Regardless, the city was gorgeous. Many revolution sites were pointed out to us, including a moving memorial to the students killed in the battle.

Unfortunately, we had to rush through the tour to get to the airport. The flight home consisted of a stop in Vienna and Shannon, Ireland. We finally arrived at JFK airport (with all of our luggage!) in the evening, and then promptly jumped on the bus back to beautiful WPI. In closing, there is a large number of people who deserve many thanks for their effort in coordinating the trip’s schedule and logistics.

Some of these people (in random order) include Jon Drummey, Rob Bennett, Dr. Doug Weeks, Shawn Harrington, Stephen Wiener, Jen Schaeffer, Rich Falco, Prof. Malama Robbins, and representatives from the Salisbury Singers.

Everyone pitched in even though it was a royal hassle sometimes. No thanks to Clue and Less.

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by Troy Nielsen Newspeak Staff Clear all events for this Saturday night (March 31st) because I will now give you the necessary information that will satisfy all of your entertainment needs. Y ’see, a famous blues-based rockin’ band from Boston will be arriving in Worcester to supply you with music to groove by. The name of this band is “Treat Her Right.”

Treat Her Right has performed in the Pub before. About a year ago this past October, Treat Her Right played for a moderately sized crowd and succeeded in playing some great blues rock.

A brief word about the band...

Treat Her Right is a four man group that formed in Boston many years ago. They play a very interesting blend of blues and rock, with most of their songs being original. The band is comprised of a guitarist (who is quite proficient in slide guitar), a bassist, a harmonica player (he’s very talented), and a drummer. The drum­ mer’s setup is very unusual. Instead of sitting down at a traditional trap set, he uses one long drum that stands up much a like a floor tom does. For some reason, the drum is referred to as the “cocktail drum.” The drum has a pedal (similar to a bass drum pedal) which hits the bottom head. Due to the size constraint of the drum, the drummer stands while playing. It’s a lot of fun to see. Along with the single drum, he’s got a variety of percussion items like wood block, cymbal, and tambourine.

The music they perform consists of bluesrooted rock that is mainstream enough to get commercial radio time and at the same time be “underground” enough to get public radio air­ play. In fact, I have heard Treat Her Right on WBCN, WAAF, WCHC, and WICN. Their recent RCA albums have faired well in both blues and rock markets. So what I ’m inferring here is that you must see this band. Period.

The opening band has not been confirmed, but rumor has it that they are very good and very popular in the WPI community.

Here’s the information about the show. The show will take place in Gompei’s Place, on Saturday, March 31st, at 8:30 (that’s when the doors open). The admission will be $2.00. See

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Exquisitely photographed and powerfully acted, EL NORTE is an unforgettable blend of drama and dream imagery that recalls the novels of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It has been hailed as a work that “has the truth, the magic of a piece of folk art” (Howard Kissell, Woman's Wear Daily and it is truly one of those rare movies that you will never, ever forget.

“A remarkable accomplishment. . .with solid, sympathetic performances. . .a visual style of astonishing vibrancy. . .so brilliantly colored and so filled with startling imagery that it approaches the ‘hallucinogenic realism’ of modern Latin American fiction.”

- Janet Maslin, NY TIMES “* * * * . One of the best American movies I’ve seen in a long time. A beautiful visionary film.. .one of the rare films that grants Latin America full humanity.”

-Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN TIMES. AT THE MOVIES “Vivid and remarkable.. .Stunning.. .It is rare to see a modern movie that has topical pertinence, mythical sweep and also a sense of humor. . .Undeniably moving.” -David Elliot, USA TODAY “* * * *. Amazing. . .unforgettable. . .a fascinating human document.”

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by Gary McCaslin I want to talk about how the military handles the truth about war in order to go to war, but 1 hesitate to do so. I want to clearly explain my thinking and at the same time not lose people who disagree with me. Here, try this: We should not have invaded Panama. Are you still there? Hang on.

We should not be supporting the government in El Salvador that mysteriously allows the innocent and weak to be killed (70,000 deaths to date.) We should not have invaded Vietnam and allowed ourselves to believe the lies that di­ vided this nation during that conflict and divide people, even to this day. The denial of the reality of war and the ways that it destroys life years later is the crudest thing we can do to our young people who follow orders without ques­ tioning and go to war.

These thoughts are in the back of my mind constantly as I see young men and women in

ROTC on college campus and hear of other young people signing up to BE A LL TH A T THEY CAN BE by joining the Armed Forces.

Stay with me. 1 do not write these words lightly. 1 have good friends who have decided to join the military. My father enlisted in the Army in 1941, landed at Omaha Beach on DDay, and served proudly for 30 years. The military is a part of my life. 1 do not want to be seen casting judgement, but do want to voice opinions about how to make life productive and whole for the human family of which we are all a part.

Ron Kovic’s story, the Vietnam veteran in Born on the Fourth of July, helped bring out these ideas. Ron Kovic wanted, as a young man, to do what was right for his country and he choose the Marines as a way to fight commu­ nism in the Vietnam War. His initial experi­ ences in Vietnam included witnessing the slaughter of a Vietnamese family and, in the heat of battle, accidentally killing a new soldier

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Kovic: We were leaving them (the Vietnam­ ese family) to die..

Colonel: You did the right thing Kovic.

Kovic: But there was a baby in there...

Colonel: You had to protect your unit. You did the right thing.

Kovic, like all young men going into battle knew, that on a fundamental human level, all families were his own. Kovic, however, had a good Marine basic training which psychologi­ cally severed his tie to adult Vietnamese males and he could probably kill one without too much thought. In contrast the Vietnamese family gathered around the fire in their hut for a meal was too great of a strain on Kovic’s connection to all humanity. It was the Colonel’sjob to sever that tie to humanity once and for all in order to make Kovic a better fighting Marine.

Kovic then tried to admit his mistake for having shot Johnson, the new recruit. (We have no evidence the colonel was in the battle that day with Kovic.)

Kovic: I think I shot Johnson.

Colonel: I don’t think so.

Kovic: I think I shot Johnson.

Colonel (shouting): Listen Kovic, I don't think so and I don’t need to hear that - do you understand Kovic?

Kovic: Yes sir, yes sir, yes sir.

End of conversation. The truth goes under­ ground; some things can be discussed and somethings can’t. The truth is defined in spe­ cific terms as those facts that help forward the military objective.

The truth cannot stay buried forever because there is a human drive to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Kovic returned home from the war with a severed spinal cord and paralyzed from the waist down.

He found himself demanding the truth about what he was taught as a young Catholic. His words are also pleading for everyone of us to teach the children (the next generation of sol­ diers) truths that they can live by, as opposed to the truths that are learned and then must be set aside, in order to live successfully in the real world.

Kovic had a conflict between his life teach­ ing from church and family and his life experi­ ences in Vietnam. Here is Kovic, with his tolerance for that conflict at an end, shouting at his family, especially his mother, late one night for all the neighbors to hear: Didn't you teach

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Kovic’s mother ran out of the room. He chased her around the house in his wheelchair.

Kovic’s mother’s running is certainly a re­ sponse we can all understand. We all want to run when we hear the hard questions about life asked and we know we haven’t taken the time to ask ourselves the same questions. And if we have asked ourselves, we haven’t demanded honest answers. We know how to answer the questions so that we will be in alignment with the established thinking and demonstrate a pa­ triotic spirit, but at the same time we know the things that make us human are denied as we speak the lines of the military powers.

Now is the time to ask the questions and demand the truthful answers to questions about our military involvement. Otherwise we may only leam the facts of unnecessary deaths in places like Panama years later when someone makes a Kovic style movie.

For example: estimates of Panamanian civil­ ian deaths start at 300, but we know there is a tendency to reduce that number for the media to an acceptable level. Other estimates range as high as 1000-3000. How many of the civilian deaths were families at home for the evening, gathering to read or play? Areas of Panama City were prepared (heavily shelled) before the paratroopers landed. Thousands were left homeless. When the plan is to surprise the Panamanian military, how can we assume the civilians were not totally surprised also? The truth is we are fooled lo accept the word of those in charge the Panamanian civilian death toll was so low.

The United States decided to invade because the US military personnel were threatened.

Panamanian and US lives lost officially totalled around 325. Were those lives simply the neces­ sary price to pay for such a threat? I do not believe so. Noriega declared war on the US and we are asked to believe he left the most powerful nation in the history of the planet no further options.

It is an embarrassment to realize our re­ sponse was based on a tiny drug dealer’s decla­ ration of war. It is also an embarrassment to hear we had no further options in their analysis following the invasion. I understand hindsight is 20/20 but I can’t believe we were completely blind to other ways to deal with Noriega. A stronger military presence - 20,000 troops sim­ ply flown in to escort Americans on their busi­ ness with no secret midnight invasion - would have sent a much more powerful message to Noriega and the world about our respect for human life.

Young men and women, civilian and mili­ tary, who are asked to go to war need to have the courage to ask the tough questions about the why and the how of proposed violence. These young people need to see role models in older adults and their congressional representatives who are asking the same questions about our military involvement around the world and demanding solutions that show a respect for human life. Young men and women of con­ science need to begin to stand up and not be counted as one willing to go to war to resolve international conflict. We need to stop learning the truth about war and its horror years later when the time that has passed serves to insulate us from the uncomfortable feelings of the tough questions. The time to demand the truth is now.

Gary McCaslin is the Director of Christian Education at the First Baptist Church in Worc­ ester, MA.

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GREEK CORNER Alpha Chi Rho Greetings, and welcome back to your favor­ ite place. We trust that everyone had a great break. Stories of hedonism abound here at AXP, even though Blume only got slapped twice. Keep your eyes open for his upcoming photo album. Too bad for those two brothers who went to Florida with their girlfriends! And Schmeg-what was that you hung your coat on?

Congratulations to everyone who got those project A ’s: Jeff, Walter, Paul, Dupes, Sid, Dabappa, Schmeg, and Blume to name a few.

How about those lucky seniors who get to overload with 4 P.E. courses? The incoming/ outgoing In-house brother’s Around the World party was a smashing success. However, the house will never be the same without the Vaganimal here. And NIBS: great job on that project! (right.) Bonger-it IS your fault.

Trotta-face it you are whipped. Have fun, get sun, classes are done, and we’ll see you all next week.

Alpha Tau O m ega Congratulations to brothers Tom Jutras and Jim Peerkoski in their recent pinnings to Melanie Stoops and Lydia Ladja respectively.

I ’d also like to extend a special congratulations to my big brother, Patrick King, in his recent pinning to Barbara Johnson of Becker Jr. Col­ lege. Good luck guys. Especially you, Rip, you’ll need it.

Pledges keep your eyes and ears open, you never know what’s around the comer. (Hint.

Hint.) Welcome back to the Northern Califor­ nia Boys and the man from Venice. Well, the college basketball “experts” of the mushroom have fallen almost as quicky as the NCAA favorites.

Leading Sports Investment Corporation known as Trust Gus Inc. has filed for bank­ ruptcy. Rumor has it that self-made million­ aire and sports consultant Darrell Carver is considering bailing out of the Trust Gus firm.

The extensive list for D-term Dink has been slightly curtailed due to Private Gilly’s deci­ sion to drop out of the race because of a military waiver.

In a late developing story, newly elected worthy scribe Chris Pallazini is under investi­ gation after his unprecedented lanslide victory as scribe on Thursday. After the victory, reports began to surface that Pallazini and right-hand man Mac had run for the highly sought-after office only in an effort to obtain "The Box” as a room choice. Recent findings have given evidence to the fact that Pallazini’s

victory was not only fixed but his attempt to take “The Box” with Mac was part of an even larger scam throughout his political career. A committee is currently investigating the Pal­ lazini campaign and the Honorable Judge Par­ rish Heppenstall will be ruling on the case next week... Go Loyola!!!

Phi Sigma Sigma Salutations! First I'd like to offer correc­ tions from my last Greek Comer: Diana Hart deserves recognition for a fine performance in Feiffer’s People.

Also something bizarre happened with the “congratulations" at the end of the last Greek Comer. This is what should have appeared: CONGRATULATIONS to Melanie S. on her recent PINNING! And CONGRATULATIONS to A M Y G. on her recent ENGAGEMENT! Sorry for any confu­ sion.

New CONGRATULATIONS to alumna Marcella Liscano on her recent engagement and to Maureen Madden on hers.

Great job JUNIORS for defeating the SENIORS in our challenge. A great time was had by all attending ATO’s festivities on Lon Gisland and Fiji’s pledge party. 38 days until the end o’ the year. 53 days until graduation!

Until we meet again, LITP!

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Congratulations to all the pledges for mak­ ing it through HELP week. The many hours of work have improved the appearances of the houses. Gary, school started Monday the 18th and HELP week started the 29th. Well, I hope everyone enjoyed the Saturday Night Fever week as much as I did.

The tropical vacation party was Excellent.

A great time was had by one and all including brothers from BU, UConn and URI. A variety of changes have occurred since the end of Cterm including Nodick Raftery growing into Rhino Raftery, the return of Deviant Adam, and the disappearance of E._Scott_Hart. We are all looking forward to an excellent SemiFormal Friday night. Good luck to all in finding dates. Good Luck Adam in your quest for Student Body President. Until later, take care.

solo Ricky — WE ARE...(the world?). Happy B-day to JP. Spud’s new word is hereby declared to be : INTROSPECTIVE. — 11:00pm at WPI— “Hey fish let’s go fora little walk...” — 2:30am at Anna Maria College— “Uh, Stan, I think we’re lost... Maybe we should have turned back at that sign that said ‘Worcester 8’...” Chuke redecorates his apart­ ment. Come one, come all to the Cultural Festival tomorrow and see the elegant dancing routines of Frank “Chiquita” Davidson. Con­ grats to Joe Brown on his recent engagement.

"Y-O-Ming”. No, it can’t be it’s... it’s — THE PLA N ET OF TH E ABES — (hokay) AAAAAAAAAA! Later everyone...

Zeta Psi Theta Chi Welcome back to school, and we have high hopes for an exciting and eventful D term. The brothers would like to congratulate the newly elected officers for the next year.

Social Chairman - Neil Thurber Assistant Treas.- Steve Vassallo Ass. Social - Greg Burlingame Assistant Rush - Jim Geiger President - Michael Mahoney Chaplain - David Marshall Vice President - John Supczak Details Manager - Dan Merrikin Secretary - Matt Henderson Librarian - Pete Games Treasurer - Brian Costello Historian - Kevin Hunt Marshal - Barry Sylvia IFC Rep. - Matt Beauregard Rush Chairman - J.J. Callahan Fire Marshal - K.J. Narva First Guard - Sean Jesperson Projects Manager - Matt Maguire

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Good Morning!! Well, break is over and we’re back for one last term. Hope all the Zetes had an eventful break. For now, let’s get moving on that charity fundraiser!! Pledges, keep working at it, you’ve got a way to go.

Dan, I hope you enjoyed your stay the other night. Thanks to Jeff from the Grand Chapter for spending a couple days.

Now for this week’s grill scrapings. The spring slugfest is officially over, and Marshall and I have won, due to our break activities (or lack of). Dave, why didn’t you bring us back some of those women in Aruba? Announce­ ment: Pete’s room is now a Yo-Yo free zone, and Marshall’s is now a no tooling zone. As well, it should be made public that Numba has four balls, as demonstrated by the ME depart­ ment. And how about that floor hockey!!

Pretty soon the Bruins will have to come to us for advice. What was that hairy thing that crawled from under the blue couch? Oh well.

Yes, it’s a short one, screw you. The gods are calling and I have to go. Nuff said.

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Tau K appa Epsilon Welcome home everyone. Congrats to our new initiate and our newly elected officers Sparky and Norm. Congrats also to Bruce for his acceptance into Tau Beta Pi. Really great

Second Guard - Mark Nicolazo Kitchen Steward - Greg Humora House Mother - Jim Scummer Activities Chairman - Andy Hoyen, Sped Vital Philanthropy - Matt Friend Once again Todd Miller will be striving toward ugliness in the UMOC competition - He really deserves it. D Term will bring spring, the regional conference, and the athletic cup to Theta Chi. Flat tops are in. Geiger is a bald putz. Ty is in love with someone other than himself. Smitty, I doubt it - you are sad. Lets go Huskies. Hendu says, “get off my lat.”

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CLUB CORNER Alpha Phi Omega One bed, no questions!

Hey Einstein! Who wrote Metamorphosis?

Yo! APO Raps!

Congrats seniors - only one more term in this place!

Franz Kafka, right?

Ayup! See SPACEBALLS Have a good spring break, Ed? What’s in Boise, Idaho?!?

Oh-Geez!

Can I still commute from home to Idaho (everyday)???

Can you say MQP-ness Crash Crashes Again!!

Canada! Ramada! Moron!!

Don’t worry Keith, 56 points isn’t that much.

Cookies, B.M. cookies!!

Hey Keith, “V IV A EL PRESIDENTE,” eh!

Well, it’s roomie on the road!

On April 4, 1990 from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm in Alden Hall, APO will be holding our blood drive. For those of you who may be interested, signups are in the wedge or mailroom (whereever there is room for us) from March 28 to April 3 between the hours of 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. The drive is being held

exactly 8 weeks after the last blood drive, so that everyone who gave blood the last time may now be eligible to give again this time. So, please come down and help out a good cause.

Thank-you.

and other new ideas.

SME is looking for help in the several committees. Members and non-members in­ terested should attend the General Meeting on march 29.

Science Fiction Society

Society for Women Engineers

This past Saturday saw the destruction of Nyssa by Hellhounds, a rebellion by the Union of Larvae, the death of Lucifer by The Wave Motion Gun, and an agreement by Yahweh and The Nameless One, an obscenely powerful demon, to get the Hell out of Hell. So ended h Was Better in Real Life, the latest live role playing game to be sponsored by the SFS. A fun time was had by all 77 players and four G M ’s. A special thanks to the players for the Spam, it tasted very good with vodka, coke and humans. Remember, have a coke and smile!

Friends don’t let friends write live role playing games. Or say the s-word.

Great News for the Society of Women Engineers: United Technologies is now offer­ ing support for our chapter! This means that we will be able to have more speakers, more events, and more fun! The two Recognition Awards offered by United Technologies, one for a female student and one for a minority student, will now be sponsored under both names: United Technologies and SWE. Thanks to United Technologies, next year’s agenda should offer many more events.

On Friday the 30th there will be a table in the Wedge with information on SWE and applica­ tions for those interested in joining. Remem­ ber, male members are more than welcome.

We already have a few brave men. (And smart ones, too. Where else would you find a reverse ratio of five to one?)

Don’t forget the Girl Scout Badge workshop on the 31 st. If you are still interested in helping out, call Cori at 756-6575.

Society for Mechanical Engineers SME is having its first General Meeting for D term on Thursday, March 29. It will be held at 4:30 pm in Washburn 323. Topics to be discussed are: Committees, Happy Hour, BBQ

If you signed up for the GE tour, Valerte will contact you with the final details.

Nominations will be held April 5th HL 101 7:30. Only paid members may participate.

Reserve April 10th on your calendar for Bob Wescott’s “Talking on Talking.” It should be lots of fun, and if you are not careful you may learn something too. THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYBODY ON AND OFF CAMPUS. Please bring lots of friends!!! There will be a reception afterwards for those interested in talking to him in person. (Or for eating some home-baked goodies.)

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Tuesday March 27,1990

C L A S S IF IE D S L ooking for a fraternity, sorority or student organization that w ould like to m ake $500 - $ 1,000 for a one w eek oncam pus m arketing project. M ust be or­ ganized and hardworking. Call Elizabeth or Myra at (800) 592-2121.

2 M ale room m ates w anted for o ff cam pus ap artm ent 2 blocks from W PI. Includes W asher/Dryer, Dishwasher, off street parking, cable T V , basem ent for storage. $220/month. Call 792-5539.

Part Time - Temporary 8 week assign­ ment. Telephone Marketing. No Selling.

T ake hom e up to $8.00 p er hour. W ork week: Monday-Thursday 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM . P lace o f w ork - W est Boylston.

Pleasant speaking voice and enthusiastic p ersonality needed.

C A L L : LA W N DOCTOR at 842-8505.

W e are looking for responsible, self­ motivated students to service local super­ market/health food accounts. Responsibilities include periodically visiting superm arkets to m onitor products, pric­ ing, com petitive issues, etc. M ust have reliable car. Competitive part-time wage and trem endous experience for future applications. Call C hecker’s at 508-7880550/Kathy.

PR O D U C T DEM O NSTRA TORS: L ooking for rew arding w eekend w ork?

We are looking for responsible students to conduct product dem onstrations in local supermarkets. Must have reliable trans­ portation. Flexible scheduling! Weekend hours from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. C o m ­ petitive wages. Will train. Call Checker’s at 508-772-7927/Kathy.

EA R N G R E A T M O N E Y and leam hwo to run your own business. Last year’s managers averaged $7500. Positions fill­ ing quickly. Call 1-800-922-5579.

HUNGRY? ITALIAN

Low rent: $45 per week per student with 4 students. 2, 3, and 4 bedroom ap a rt­ ments near the WPI campus. Gas heat and appliances. Available now to May 1990.

Call Jim at 799-2728 or 755-29% or 8426601.

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D O N ’T G E T L E F T O U T. N ow show ­ ing 2 to 4 person apartments practically on cam pus. H eat, hot w ater included. O ff street parking. A vailable June 1. 7999833 6:00 to 7 :30 pm M on thru F ri.

Poster applications for V ISA /M astercard and Discover Card on campus. Earn up to to $2.50 per response. Call 1-800950-VISA, ext 83 or 1-800-932-0528, ext 83.

A PA RTM EN TS FOR REN T o ff High­ land St. 4-5 B edroom s, O ff Street Park­ ing, call 835-2806.

C O M P U T E R FO R SA LE!! C o m m o ­ dore 64 com puter with 64k memory with accelerator plus disk drive, joysticks and over $ 100 in gam es on disk including GI Joe, D ecathlon, T o p G un, Raid!, C o m ­ m ando, Zork I, and E chelon. Boxes for everything and documentation. Final of­ fer, firm , $100.00!! A lm ost Brand New! Call Bob I. at 792-1375 or Box 1993.

Rowing machine For Sale, hardly used. $25.00. Call Sue at 882-3959 or 831-5222 for details.

Open 4:00 - 10:30 Closed Mondays Fri & Sat - 1 1 :30

1 cr 2 male roommates needed to share 4 bedroom o ff-cam p u s apartm ent next year. $190 per month plus share o f utili-

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Save your pennies for UMOC.

W ho is the ugliest m an on cam pus?

APO wants to know.

SICK A N D T IR E D o f being pooor w hile in school? N o tim e for a job?

S uccessful system to m ake m oney with little tim e involved. F o r free info, send nam e & box # to box 184.

S O P H O M O R E S A N D JU N IO R S: A dm issions Interns P ositions O pen for 1990-91. Position includes assisting Admissions staff with high school college nights, campus tours and on-campus pro­ gram s for prospective students. If inter­ ested, please contact A nne Harris (8315286). A pplication dead lin e is Friday, A pril 13,1990 Holly, Congratulations!! Now, it’s red, b u ff and green fo re v er! Love, M om T he ’9 0 P e d d le ris looking forstu d en t life pictures. If you have a photo that you would like to see in the yearbook, send it to Peddler box 5488. Please include names o f those in the picture. Sorry, no photos can be returned.

C O M P U T E R F O R SALE!! T R S -80 M odel 3 w ith 48k R A M and cassette re­ corder cable. For B A SIC programming!

With book on BASIC computer program­ m ing and book on gettin g started with BA SIC ! M onitor and com puter are one unit! $80 or best offer!! Call Bob I. at 7921375 or Box 1993.

S urprise your frien d s or room m ates!

Send candid photos of them to the Peddler Box 5488. All ph o to s will be co n sid ered for the ’90 yearbook. Sorry, no photos can be returned.

A PO asks: C an th ey get u g lier this year'?

W A N T E D : A dm issions T o u r G uides for 1990-91. Gain com m unication skills w hile m eeting p eo p le and h aving fun!

A pplications are av ailab le in the A dm is­ sions Office, 1st floor Boynton, and must be subnmitted by Friday, April 13, 1990.

Preference given to students eligible for work/study.

W E L L , W E L L , W E L L . H ow weM are you? Find out 4/5 ,4 /1 7 ,4 /1 8 and 4/19.

UMOC is coming!! UM OC is coming!!

If y o u ’re ugly, A P O wants to know !!

H A R R Y has the secret to longevity!

Shhh....keep it quiet.

If you speak French o r play a m usical instrum ent and w ould be interested in working with a four or eight year-old, one to three hours per w eek please contact Prof. Chris Brown at 305 Washburn (8315627) or brown@ wpi.

WANTED: Shithouse poetry for publi­ cation in upcom ing book. P lease send submissions to Bill at box 2196.

257 Park Ave. Worcester, Ma.

Newspeak will run classifieds free for all WPI students, faculty, and staff Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines. Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $3.00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line.

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

The deadline for ads is the Friday before publication.

All classified ads must be on individual sheets of paper and must be accompanied by the writer's name, address and phone

ties. 792-3180.

L IV E TO B E 150?! Find out how — April 5th!

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Money: Raise $1400. Cost: Zero Invest­ m ent Campus organizations, clubs, fiats, sororities call O C M C : 1(800) 932-0528/ 1(800)950-8472, ext 10.

Large Apartments. Available for June.

3-5 bedroom , partially furnished and plenty o f parking. 1 block from cam pus.

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M IK, C ongrats on becom ing an “ O ffi­ c ia l” AGD! Y ou/w e m ade it! So, w here d o you w ant to go?? L ove, your room ­ mate.

Hey N IP ’s - W e w an t you to know we think y o u ’re aw esom e! N ever forget A lpha G am m a D elta is the one! Love, Pledge Class ‘89 B A K E S A L E fo r A rnold A ir Society T oday and T h u rsd ay 11:0 0 -1:00 in the Wedge. The prices are LOW and the food is H O M E M A D E !!

U M O C : H ow ugly can you get?

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POLICE LOG Friday, March 9, 1990

2:05 pm - SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Plant Services personnel reports unknown subject entering various buildings on campus. Sergeant and Officer respond. Subject stopped by Daniels Hall, record check done, nothing outstanding on subject. Advised of trespassing and sent on his way.

Friday, March 16, 1990

12:10 am - COMPLAINT DISTURBANCE: Call received reporting KAP brothers, 26 Institute Rd. throwing bottles from the roof of their house onto the street. Officer responds and speaks with brothers, activity ceased, and glass cleaned up.

2:51 am - COMPLAINT LOUD MUSIC: Officer closes down small party in Riley Hall after 2nd complaint. Subjects failed to comply with officers 1st warning. Alcohol confiscated, matter forwarded to Dean of Students.

5:46 pm - COMPLAINT PARTY: WPD reports they’ve received several complaints about a loud party at 10 Regent St. Officer responds and reports no party, card game in driveway. Students advised on drinking in public, officer clear.

WEEKLY TIP: Remember! The Campus Police has a lost and found department for those valuables you may have thought were gone forever. Check for lost keys, glasses, wallets...

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Tuesday, March 27, 1990 until April 1 - Albert Einstein: A Centennial Exhibit, Gordon Library 11:00 am - Computer Science Colloquium, FL 320 6:00 pm - Housing Lottery, Alden Hall 8:00 pm - Cinematech: “El Norte,” Fuller Wednesday, March 28, 1990 10:00 am to 4:00 pm - Cultural Festival, Alden Hall 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm - Film: “Do the Right Thing,” Kimball Theatre, Holy Cross, $1.50 4:00 pm - Chemistry Colloquium, GH 217 4:30 pm - Women’s Softball vs. Worcester State 6:00 pm - Housing Lottery, Wedge 8:00 pm - Movie: “Lost Boys,” Gompei’s Thursday, March 29, 1990 8:00 pm - Play: “Noises Off,” Fenwick Theatre, Holy Cross, $4 Friday, March 30, 1990 11:00 am - Combined Image Science and Computer Science Colloquium, FL 320 12:15 pm - Speaker: “Survival in a Two Career Family,” Wedge 7:00 pm - Film: “Black Rain,” Kimball Theatre, Holy Cross, $1.50 8:00 pm - Play: “Noises O ff,” Fenwick Theatre, Holy Cross, $4 8:00 pm - Concert: Livingston Taylor, Hogan Campus Center Ballroom, Holy Cross, advanc< tickets $4, at the door $6 Saturday, March 31, 1990 12:00 pm - Office of Academic Computing: Megafest ’90 (computer show), Wedge 1:00 pm - Women’s Softball vs. Mt. Holyoke 7:00 pm - Film: “Black Rain,” Kimball Theatre, Holy Cross, $1.50 8:00 pm - Play: “Noises O ff,” Fenwick Theatre, Holy Cross, $4 Sunday, April 1, 1990 April Fool’s Day! Monday, April 2, 1990

3:00 pm - Men’s Baseball vs. Babson 4:30 pm - Women’s Softball vs. Regis

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tf w Attention , R ea® Full-time summer employment available with the Office of Housing and Residential Life Application deadlines: Assistant Crew Supervisor . . . March 30,1990 Crew Staff.......... April 6,1990 Office Assistant.......... March 30,1990 If interested, please apply at the Office of Housing and Residential Life.