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Parking committee completes study - makes recommendations

by Neil L. Norum Director, WPI News Service “ Parking at WPI is no different than parking virtually anyw here else in the country,” said the W PI Parking Com m ittee in its report to President Jon C. Strauss in May. “ By and large people w ant as little inconvenience in their life as possible. Providing park­ ing w ithin a one or two m inute w alk from o n e’s office is thought to be a mandatory ‘fringe b en efit’ by many em ployees.”

President Strauss appointed a p ark­ ing com m ittee in July, 1993, with a specific charge to work w ith the C om ­ munity Council to organize a cam pus w ide review o f the W PI parking situ ­ ation that considers all options and develops, in cooperatio n w ith th e Trustees Physical Facilities C om m it­ tee, specific, financially feasible plans.

The com m ittee subm itted 15 recom ­ m endations that had gone through num erous revisions with input from faculty, staff and students and studies from previous com m ittees. The com ­ m ittee, ch aired by P ro fe sso r T ed Crusberg, received inputs throughout the academ ic year via electronic b ul­

letin boards as w ell as an open cam pus the city im pose a “residents o n ly ” lot that underclassm en could use. Re­ m eeting in N ovem ber. “W e did not parking policy for streets in the v icin­ mote parking options will continue to suffer from lack o f suggestions,” noted ity o f the college. be considered,but the cost security, C rusberg.

The report noted that parking en ­ and transportation problems are for­ The co m m ittee’s overall conclu­ forcem ent must be consistent and co n ­ midable. sion w as that “under normal circum ­ tinuing if it is to be effective. There 3.

R equest perm ission to com plete stances there is no parking problem at are currently 14 lots w ith a capacity of the W est and Institute parking lot. The W PI.” The report said there were 796 vehicles w ith 4 0 handicapped Worcester Planning Board has ex­ alw ays unoccupied parking pressed concern for more sur­ spaces in the lot at D over St. face parking. and Institute Rd. Frustra­ 4. Use fines for illegal park­ "By an d large peo p le wa n t as little in co n ve­ tion com es from the expec­ ing and tow ing by a private nience in tlteir life as p o ssib le. P roviding p a rk ­ tation o f parking close to bonded com pany as a deter­ ing within a one or tw o m in u te walk from on e's office, classroom or work rent to repeat offenders. We office is th ough t to be a m andatory ‘frin g e s ite s , th e re p o rt n o ted . continue to be reluctant to b e n e fit' by m any em ployees. ” “There are periods o f time tow for all but the most egre­ d u rin g n o rm a l b u sin e ss gious offenders.

-P residen t Jo n C. S trauss hours w hen parking spaces 5. The construction o f any are virtually im possible to new building such as the cam ­ find on cam pus,” the committee stated. places. Two m ain lots provide ju st pus center should include the costs C om pounding the problem this past less than 88 percent o f the em ployee/ associated w ith all aspects o f its con­ w inter w as the large accum ulation of graduate student parking (698) spaces struction and final use, including the snow.

(G ordon Library and Q uad lots). adding new parking spaces to m eet the Findings by the parking com m ittee The com m ittee recom m endations condition o f the building permit. also m entioned that WPI has provided (and C abinet replies in [italics]) were: 6. Im posed parking fees should only increased enforcem ent of its parking 1. Abolish lot assignm ents for fac­ be used to im prove the parking situa­ regulations and that city regulations ulty and staff - one decal only - except tion, and not m ake up budget deficits may require the college to add more if w arranted for m ore efficient use o f from underfunding o f campus projects. parking spaces to obtain perm its for a specific lot. Specific lot assignments 5 & 6 - New projects should bear several new projects. Also student will be discontinued. the costs o f required parking. parking dem ands m ay increase should 2. Investigate a rem ote and secure 7. E nforcem ent should be exercised

with an even hand and everyone should be subject to the same disciplinary actions. Enforcement must be even-

handed.

8. Parking in already existing areas should be maximized. John Miller

will review again the potential for better utilization of our existing lots and the visitor spaces will be made available for faculty and staff parking in the afternoon.

9. Install m eters in strategic places for “hot” parking of 15 m inutes or less. "Hot” parking spaces will be

made available in high demand areas, but their use will probably be en­ forced through periodic inspection and not meters.

10. C onsider the use o f gates and access cards on the library and quad lots. The use of gate access control

will be considered, when, and if, park­ ing charges are adopted.

11. Poll the faculty and staff and see if car pooling is a viable possibil­ ity. Faculty and staff will be encour­

aged to car pool.

12. A parking garage may be a necessity as a com plem ent to a new student center...and should not be

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in iM Tuesday, A ugust 30> 1994

Volume Twenty-two , N um ber Sixteen

Farewell from our 13th President

by Jon C. Strauss President IEd note - This memorandum was addressed to Faculty, Staff, and Stu­ dent Leaders, dated 8/25/94.]

With all my correspondence to you last spring regarding The New WPI and related issues, this m em orandum on the first day of classes for the new academ ic year may seem to be a con­ tinuation of that important issue; it is that in part, but it is much more per­ sonal as well. Yesterday, I informed our Chairman, Howard Jacobson, that I have decided to accept another posi­ tion and I am comm itted to w ork with

the Trustees and all members o f the W PI family to m anage as smooth and orderly a transition as possible.

This decision to leave WPI was not m ade lightly. A fter more than nine years as your president, I feel a very special attachm ent to this distinctive institution, its people, its values, and its philosophy. It is the case, however, that the many opportunities and chal­ lenges facing W PI and the new fund­ raising cam paign now being planned will profit from new , sustained leader­ ship for this very important period in W P I’s history. M oreover, my new position as C hief Financial O fficer of the Howard H ughes Medical Institute,

a medical research organization pro­ m oting knowledge in medical science and education, provides a unique o p ­ portunity for me to play a role in some o f the most important scientific chal­ lenges facing our society.

The most difficult part of this transi­ tion for Jean, me, and o u r sons will be to leave the many wonderful friends w e have made here at WPI and in W orcester. You w elcom ed us without reservation, sustained us through o c ­ casionally difficult tim es, and c e l­ ebrated with us the many successes o f this rem arkable institution over the years. These relationships will not be replaced, but, for that matter, since w e

Campus Crime Data Available NEWS RELEASE from US Dept, o f Education College students and their parent are entitled to receive campus crime data under final regulations published by the US Department o f Education.

“Consumers have a right to know what they’re buying,” said US Secre­ tary of Education Richard W. Riley, “and campus crime statistics and safety procedures provide critical information for any parent or student when selecting a college. If consumers can find out the safety records of motor vehicles, surely they should have access to the same information for college campuses.”

Colleges and universities are now required to distribute an annual security report to all students and employees.

Any prospective student or employee will receive a summary o f this report and, upon request, the complete report.

The report must include: • statistics on the number o f on-campus murders, rapes, robberies, aggra­ vated assaults, burglaries, motor ve­ hicle thefts, and arrests for weapons possessions and liquor and drug abuse violations;

• policies regarding security, access to campus residences and other facili­ ties, and campus law enforcement; • procedures for reporting crimes and other emergencies; • information on campus sexual as­ sault and rape awareness programs, procedures when a sex offense oc­ curs, disciplinary action procedures, counseling opportunities, and notifi­ cation to students that the school will make reasonable changesof a victim’s academic and living situation; • policies on the use, possession and sale o f alcoholic beverages and ille­ gal drugs; and • a description of programs informing the campus community about alco­ hol and drug abuse education, crime prevention and cam pus security prac­ tices.

Campus staff with “significant coun­ seling responsibility” will be expected to provide statistical data for the report, but may continue to honor the confiden­ tiality o f victims. These staff persons are not included in the definition of “campus security authority” and are not required to report crim es to law enforce­ ment officials.

WPI Homecoming See page 1

The final regulations, which appear in the April 29 Federal Register, do require institutions to make timely re­ ports to the campus community on crimes that are considered a continuing danger to other students and employees.

These regulations implement Title II o f the Student Right-to-Know and Cam­ pus Security Act (P.L. 101-542). In accordance with the law, the secretary will compile campus crime statistics from colleges and universities and sub­ mit a report to Congress in 1995.

In the near future, the department will publish a booklet to help colleges and universities increase cam pus safety and respond appropriately to victims o f crime. Campus Security Programs: A First Look at Promising Programs will outline a comprehensive campus secu­ rity program and offer examples of ef­ fective programs across the country.

In addition, the department will pro­ vide close to $14 million this year to colleges and universities to help them develop campus-wide programs to cur­ tail the abuse o f alcohol and drugs. Al­ cohol in particular has been found to be a frequent correlate to violent crime, e sp ecially v io len ce ag ain st young women.

will not be that far away in Chevy Chase, M aryland, w e will certainly do our best to sustain them.

O ur successes together in the ser­ v ice o f W PI and its m ission are chronicled in the last nine WPI Annual Reports. These successes would be impressive any time, but considering the uncertainties faced by higher edu­ cation in recent years, they are truly extraordinary. D uring this period, for

example, the hard work and dedication of literally every member o f the WPI Family has m ade possible: • continued enhancem ents to the pre­ m iere educational experience af­ forded by the WPI Plan, • actually increasing both undergradu­ ate and full-tim e graduate enroll­ ment while most other technologi­ cal institutions have been experi-

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New courses bring together interface technologies

by Bonnie I. Gelbwasser Assistant Director, WPI News Service Programs in six different interface discipline areas will be offered begin­ ning with the 1994-95 academic year.

These programs were developed in re­ sponse to the Blue Ribbon Task Force’s charge to create programs in emerging interface technologies and develop new, technologically based initiatives. This year, $300,000 has been made available for these disciplines from sources other than the annual operating budget.

The funded initiatives are in com m u­ nications, environment, pre-health, in­ ternational studies, pre-professional (pre-law, teacher preparation) and tech­ nology/management. “ Many of the pro­ posals are being worked on this sum mer and there will be a significant level of ac tiv ity th is f a ll,” say s L an ce Schachterle, assistant provost for aca­ demic initiatives.

President Jon C. Strauss created the interface discipline initiative program to help position WPI for the coming decade. During the 1993-94 academic year, faculty were encouraged to submit proposals; more than 70 faculty re­ sponded by the Feb. 15 deadline with 18 separate proposals and preproposals.

The Interface Discipline Initiatives Sub­ committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Governance endorsed by

the full faculty, reviewed the initiatives and made recommendations to the presi­ dent and the provost on June 7.

“The president and provost reviewed these proposals and accepted [most of] the su b c o m m itte e ’s reco m m en d a­ tions,” says Schachterle. “A s a result of the initial funding, w e anticipate that individuals will submit new aca­ dem ic proposals to the full faculty for their endorsem ent by the October fac­ ulty meeting, so these programs could be incorporated into the 1995-96 Un­ dergraduate Catalog.”

Schachterle notes that in addition to introducing new courses, funding will support faculty professional develop­ ment crucial to making the programs functional as w ell as supporting stu­ dent academ ic clubs that bring stu­ dents with sim ilar interests together. “ In addition to expandingour academic programs, we are trying to provide an enriched cultural milieu.” Funding will also be used to expand existing programs, enabling, for example, pre­ law advisors to visit law schools to discuss the special appeal of the law to WPI students.

“Much of the success of the interface discipline program,” says Schachterle, “is due to the fact that student applicants and matriculants took the lead in bring­ ing programs that interested them —pre­ health, pre-law, entrepreneurship, for example to our attention.”

Table o f Contents N e w s .............................................................................................. 1-3 Sports ................................................................................................ 3 Arts & Entertainment ...................................................................4 Community U pdate ....................................................................... 5 Letters to the E ditor ...................................................................... 6 Student Government Association .............................................. 7 Graduate Student Organization ................................................ 7

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NEWSPEAK

Tuesday August 30,1994

NEWS

WPI Enters Five-year $1.4 Million Cooperative Agreement with Department of Energy

by Neil L. Norum WPI News Service WORCESTER, Mass. — WPI is the recipient of a $ 1.4 million five-year cooperative agreem ent from the Department of Energy (DOE) fo r re­ search in clean metal casting, particularly alum i­ num casting alloys. The research will be per­ formed at W PI’s Aluminum Casting Research Laboratory (ACRL), an industry- sponsored labo­ ratory dedicated to advancing the frontiers of aluminum casting technology. The principal re­ searcher will be M akhlouf M. Makhlouf, A CR L director and research associate professor o f me­ chanical engineering at WPI. Federal funding in these cooperative agree­ ments cannot exceed 50 percent o f the total project costs. In the first year this m eans that $287,542 comes from D OE with WPI and A CRL contributing $289,473. In five years the clean metal casting research is expected to reach $2.8 million.

“The overall objective o f this project is to secure a preeminent position in the global market for the U .S. metal castin g in d u stry ,” says Makhlouf. “The research will focus on develop­ ing a technology for clean metal processing that is capable of consistently providing a metal clean­ liness level fit for a particular application.”

ACRL industry sponsors are encouraged by the Department of Energy taking an active inter­ est in supporting programs that will ultimately help the U.S. competitive position in the world economy. Sander Levy, senior metallurgist at Reynolds Metals Co., notes “Every step made which assists the efforts to obtain perfect casting and minimize scrap goes a long way towards conserving energy and natural resources.”

It is estimated that scrap castings account for more than $130 million per year in wasted energy and materials. “We are confident that our re­ search will help alleviate this w aste,” says Makhlouf. “Implementation of the economical, in-process, pre-casting, metal cleanliness assess­ ment methods that we hope to develop will reduce scrap by at least 20 percent and result in substan­ tial material and energy savings.” WPI will study two classes o f contaminants that prevail in molten aluminum - hydrogen and inclusions.

An important aspect of this research project is the sharing of project information and findings in a timely manner. “Technology transfer o f this research to the U.S. metal casting industry and the public is important and WPI will be conducting an annual workshop for the industry to share the results o f the research,” says WPI Provost Diran Apelian, Howmet Professor o f Mechanical Engi­ neering. W PI will also hold advisory meetings with the industrial participants. The workshop will be ju st one means. Others include an indus­ trial internship program, a national toll-free hot line, newsletters, educational tutorials, use of

enhance the com petitiveness o f A m erican in­ dustries.”

Com pounding the problem o f the metal cast­ ing industry, according to M akhlouf, is the im port of castings and equipm ent castings. “It continues to pose a threat to our industry. Nonferrous casting im ports have risen 24 percent per year since 1982 and continue to grow .”

Others directly involved in the research with M akhlouf are A pelian, research associates Libo W ang, A llaudin A hm ed, and Charles E. Eckert, adjunct professor o f m echanical engineering at W PI and president, A pogee Corp.

In addition to our many ties to WPI, Jean and I have been deeply involved in the W orcester Community. Jean through her work with Bancroft S c h o o l, the Goddard School, the New England Science Center, and Worcester Children’s Friends Society; and me through the Chamber of Com ­ merce, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Re­ search Institute, the Medical Center of Central M assachusetts, United Way, W orcester A cad­ emy, and the W orcester Municipal Research Bureau; and both through the W orcester Hash House Harriers. It will be very difficult to leave our many, many friends and colleagues from these associations.

Another difficult thing for me in this transition will be the loss of direct involvement with under­ graduate students. This involvement and the attendant excitement have been an important part o f my life for more than thirty years and will sorely be missed.

Given all the positives of my WPI involvement and our life in Worcester, you might as well wonder what it is about the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that would draw me away.

HHMI is truly unique. It was founded in 1953 by Howard R. Hughes with a charter that reads, in part: “The primary purpose o f the Howard Hughes Medical Institute shall be the prom otion o f hu­ man know ledge within the field o f basic sci­ ences (principally the field of medical research and medical education) and the effective appli­ cation therefore for the benefit o f m ankind.”

Howard Hughes funded the institute with the Hughes Aircraft Corporation and with the sale of that asset in 1985 to General Motors, HHMI became one o f the largest private philanthropic organizations in the world with an endowment of $5 billion. Since then, the endowment has grown to some $7.4 billion, larger than the endowments o f the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, and even that of Harvard University.

Although HHMI manages a large grants pro­ gram to support education, research, and career interest in the Iife sciences, its principal focus is as a medical research organ ization. Last year HHMI provided 21 % of all private support for biom edi­ cal research in this country to support 222 inves­ tigators and their laboratories and assistants at 54 major health centers around the country. These investigators are selected for their promise and performance in the fields of cell biology and regulation, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, and structural biology. Five are Nobel laureates and 46 are members of the National Academy of Sciences. Individually, and in collaboration, they are making major progress to understand the human genome and laying the groundwork for new approaches to treating or preventing AIDS, ALS, cancer, heart disease, mental illness, mus­ cular dystrophy, and countless other afflictions.

The opportunity to be part of all this and perhaps contribute to their ultimate success us just to too seductive to ignore!

No decisions have been made regarding suc­ cession except that there will be a formal presi-

dential search and that an interim president will be appointed. The trustee leadership will consult with the faculty leadership and the Institute Offic­ ers as these issues are worked out over the next weeks and months. Meanwhile, I have assured the Trustees that I stand ready to do everything reasonable to assist in this transition process. We will keep you fully informed as these matters progress.

With my past involvement at a number of other institutions, I learned long ago how quickly your influence, let alone authority, declines once you announce your intention to leave. Having said that, I should probably not comment further, but I can’t resist offering a few observations about the challenges facing WPI. We spent a lot o f time last year discussing a new vision for WPI. We began from the work o f our Barton Gillet marketing consultants then helped us to realize the impor­ tance, and possibilities, of attracting larger num­ bers o f higher ability to pay students by both enhancing and marketing better our considerable capabilities in the Pre-Health Professions, Envi­ ronmental Studies, Communications, and Global Studies. The key to all this, however, is to attract students who would not normally matriculate at w hat they perceive to be a “nuts and bolts engi­ neering school.”

Unfortunately, some very good ideas got lost in general concern for specifics and with the exception o f funding a number of projects in the interface disciplines, The New WPI vision re­ mains to be realized. W e have, however, initiated some good work with the help if a very talented facilitator to improve relationships between the administration and Faculty Governance in order to provide a strong foundation for future discus­ sions of possible repositioning. I hope you will be open to consider all possibilities with respect to both this ongoing work on improving relation­ ships and any future work on reposition.

Please don’t get me wrong! While I have been likened to Chicken Little, I really don’t believe the sky is falling. WPI is doing well absolutely and very well relative to its competition for other technological institutions. My concern has been and remains how much better we could do over­ all, both as an institution and for society, by changing our competition. There is an institu­ tional analogy to that old adage about a person being known by the company he/she keeps!

Jean joins me in thanking you for welcoming us, and our sons, into the WPI Family. This has truly been one o f the most rewarding experiences o f our lives. I am very proud to have been the 13th President o f WPI and Jean and I take great com­ fort in knowing that our deferred gifts will ulti­ mately (please don’t get any ideas here!) fund a Strauss Scholar as long as there is a WPI. And given W PI’s 129 year history, the current strong state o f almost every aspect of this fine institution and your continued hard work and enthusiasm, that should be a very long time indeed!

We wish you all well and look forward to many positive interactions in the future.

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WPI Homecoming Weekend

by Lisa A. Hastings Homecoming W eekend at WPI, scheduled this year in conjunction with the Union College game on Saturday, Septem ber 17th, is fast ap­ proaching. The w eekend’s events offer som e­ thing for everyone, so mark your calendar and plan to participate!

The festivities begin on Friday evening when The Goat’s Head Pub opens to students (21 and over), faculty and alumni and where the Class of ’94 will celebrate their Zero Year Reunion. Sat­ urday gets o ff to an early start with the Frank Sannella Road Race at 9:30 AM on Alumni Field.

The 5 K Road Race is open to all members o f the WPI Community with T-shirts going to the first 50 registrants. Other athletic events scheduled throughout the weekend include alumni soccer, crew, hockey and rugby and varsity soccer, w om en’s tennis and m en’s and w om en’s cross country. Three hundred alumni volunteers will attend Class Boards o f Directors meetings at 9:30 in Riley Commons, followed by a reception for Alumni Volunteers on Freeman Plaza at 11:30 AM, while the Class o f 1989 celebrates their 5th Reunion at the Higgins House.

Meanwhile, the Quad comes alive at 11:00 AM with music provided by the WPI Stage Band, The Baker’s Dozen and local bluegrass favorite SloGrass, featuring Professor Dave DiBiasio.

The WPI Miniature G olf Design Competition, hosted by the Student Alumni Society will also be in full swing, with students and alumni playing the course, while a panel o f judges votes on the best hole design. (Information about entering the Miniature G olf Design Competition has been sent to all student groups. There are nine holes available which will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.) Caricatures, balloon artistry and a magic show will add to the family fun and a variety of foods will be served under the red and white awnings of the WPI Food Booths.

The rest of the day is vintage Homecoming The Engineers take on Union College at 1:30 PM, the freshman take on the sophomores in the Rope Pull at Institute Pond and everyone is w elcom e to wind up the afternoon at the Alumni Reception at the Higgins House. The day concludes with the Annual Hall o f Fame Reception and Dinner, hosted by the Athletic Department in Founders Hall. The entire campus community is invited to attend all Homecoming events - mark your calen­ dar and plan to make a day of it!

multimedia and interactive video, documentation o f the knowledge base, and benchmarking.

M akhlouf observes that the casting industry in the U.S. has changed substantially over the last 10 years. “A bout 1,000 foundries have closed dow n. In 1980 there w ere 4,200 found­ ries in the U.S. Today, there are but 3,260 and by 1995 it is projected that there w ill be only 3,000 operating foundries,” he says. “The econom ic health o f the metal casting industry shadow s the econom ic health o f its many end users. Our ability to develop techniques to make castings with a higher value that it presently does will

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encing significant enrollm ent declines, recruitment o f 45% o f the tenure track fac­ ulty, excellent teachers and scholars almost w ithout exception, recruitment o f more than 80% o f the active m em bers of the Board o f Trustees, one o f the most distinguished Boards in the nation, enhanced m em bership and effectiveness for our seven departm ental advisory com m it­ tees, greater involvem ent o f alumni in the life o f their alm a mater. better relations with friends, neighbors, and the W orcester com m unity, developm ent o f a strong cadre o f Institute O fficers, m anagers, and supports staff who do a very fine job o f creating a productive environm ent for conducting our teaching and research missions, increasing nu m b ers and involvem ent o f wom en in the tenure track faculty and the management staff, increasing the cultural, gender, geographic, and racial diversity o f well qualified students, the Strategic Plan w hich has helped guide our developm ent as one o f the most distinctive technological institutions in this country and established the foundation for future growth in both scope and quality, im provem ents to the physical plant with the building of Fuller Information Sciences Labo­ ratories, the renovation of Alden Memorial Hall, the Fitness Center, Freem an Plaza, G om pei’s Place, H iggins House, H iggins Laboratories, and Institute Hall, the upgrad­ ing o f many laboratories, classroom s and residence hall rooms, and the acquisition of Salisbury G ardens and other peripheral prop­ erties, such im portant program developm ents as the Center for High Perform ance Computing, the Entrepreneurs Collaborative, the Global Per­ spectives Program , the International Schol­ ars Program , the M assachusetts Academy o f M athematics and Science, the School/Col­ lege C ollaborative, and most recently the Interface Disciplines, the offices o f M ulticultural A ffairs and M i­ nority Student A ffairs and the community Council, and related efforts to increase cam ­ pus diversity and enhance cam pus pluralism, the M ajor Selection Program, an enhanced Cooperative Education Program, and the C a­ reer D evelopm ent Center, and our im proved recognition as an institute of consequence as evidenced by our new status as Doctoral II University and by our US News and W orld Report and other national rankings.

Understanding my predilection for numerical evidence, I know you would be disappointed if I didn’t cite at least some o f the many quantitative indicators of institutional accomplishment these past years including: • almost doubling the endowment to $126.5 million • alm ost tripling the four year average number of Ph.D .s aw arded to 20, • tripling the annual research support to $7.1 million, • more than tripling the annual cash, gifts-inkind and pledges to $18.3 million, and • more than tripling the representation of stu­ dents o f color in the classes o f 1997 and 1998 to 4.5%.

These are, however, all process or input indi­ cators and anyone associated with WPI would know well that what really matters are the out­ comes: our graduates and the scholarly contribu­ tions o f out faculty. While these outcomes are more difficult to quantify, most of us would agree that our current graduates will continue, and improve upon, the proud tradition of WPI Alumni in contribution to their professions, their employ­ ers, their families, and their communities. It is also the case that our faculty’s scholarship now competes with the very best in the nation, if not in the world.

STUDENT WANTED Local furniture store is seeking responsible student for part-time administrative position.

Flexible hours. $6.00 per hour.

MUST HAVE COMPUTER CAPABILITIES Please send resume and three references to: Jim Seely, 651 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01610

NEWSPEAK

Tuesday August 30,1994

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NEWS

New Board of Trustees Members Elected at Worcester Polytechnic Institute W PI News Service T he W PI B oard o f T ru ste e s has elected th ree new m em bers to its board. M ichael A, D iP ierro, p resid en t o f B A Y S T O N E C orp. in W estboro, M ass, w as elec te d to an e ig h t y ear term as an alum n u s tru stee. John C .S. F ray, p ro fesso r o f cellu lar and m o lecu lar physiology at the U niv ersity o f M assach u ­ setts M edical S ch o o l, and P h ilip R. M organ, presid en t and C EO o f M organ C onstruction C o., w ere elec ted to fiv e-y ear at-la rg e term s.

M ichael A . D iP ierro o f S h re w sb u ry is president o f B A Y S T O N E C orp. in W estboro, a m anagem ent co n su ltin g firm sp ecializin g in turnarounds, acquisitio n s, an d tem porary C E O m anagem ent assig n m en ts. He p re v i­ ously ow ned P olyform C orp., a custom p la s­ tic parts reaction injection m o ld in g c o m ­ pany, started in 1973 and so ld in 1988. He graduated from W PI in 1968 w ith a b ach elo r’s deg ree in m echanical en g in ee rin g and w ent to w ork for B ee P lastics D ivisio n o f A m oco C hem ical C orp. for five years b efo re startin g Polyform .

He is a tru stee o f St. V in cen t H o sp ital, a director o f O m ni Services Inc., the St. V incent D ev elo p m e n t F o u n d a tio n , a n d C a rlstro m Pressed M etal Co. He serv es on the Boy Scout E xecutive C om m ittee o f the M ohegan C ouncil and the C lara B arton D iabetes C e n ­ ter. D iP ierro h as been active in W PI alum ni activ ities, serv in g on the A lum ni A sso cia­ tion E xecutive C om m ittee, th e Fund B oard,

and as 25th A nniversary R eunion gift p ro ­ gram ch airm an . H e is chairm an o f the W PI M echanical E ngin eerin g A dvisory C ouncil, and w as honored in 1993 w ith the H erbert F. T aylor A w ard for D istinguished S ervice to W PI. John S. Fray o f W o rcester is a p ro fesso r, in the c e llu la r and m o lecu lar ph y sio lo g y graduate p rogram , at the U n iversity o f M as­ sach u setts M edical School. He is also a pro fesso r o f physiology at T u sk eg ee U n iv er­ sity, an ap p o intm ent he has held w ithout salary since 1986. Fray earned his b ac h elo r’s d e g re e in m e c h a n ic a l e n g in e e rin g fro m H ow ard U n iv ersity in 1970, his m a ste r’s degree in m echanical en g in eerin g from M IT in 1971, and his Ph.D . in cell and m olecular physiology from H arvard U niversity in 1975.

He has had an active teaching career, first as an in stru cto r at H arvard M edical School and then as an assistan t p ro fesso r at the U niversity o f C alifo rn ia. He jo in e d the U n i­ versity o f M assachusetts M edical School in 1978. He w as a visitin g p ro fesso r at the U niversity o f H elsinki d uring the sum m er o f 1979 and served as A ssociate P rofessor o f B iological S ciences at H unter C ollege o f the City U niversity o f New Y ork from 1981-84 w hile on leave o f absence from U M M C. He later served as C hairm an and P rofessor o f Biology at S pelm an C ollege in A tlanta w hile on sab b atical from 1988-90.

He w as M edical E ducator o f the Y ear at UM M C in 1980 and is a Fellow o f the A m eri­

can A ssociation for the A dvancem ent o f S ci­ en ce. He is a m em ber o f the A m erican P h y sio lo g ical S ociety, Sigm a X i, and ad v i­ sory panel o f the N ational S cience F ou n d a­ tio n . Fray is a d iab etes researcher, an au th o r o r co -au th o r o f several books and a frequent co n trib u to r to p ro fessional jo u rn als. He is c h a ir o f the C ouncil o f D irectors of Jam aika B iotek Inc., an R& D biotechnology co rp o ra ­ tio n using scien ce and technology to address issues o f b etter health care delivery, positive eco n o m ic d ev elo p m en t, and im proved s c i­ en ce literacy through science education and train in g . He also ch airs the Scientific A d v i­ so ry C ouncil o f LRS D iagnostics Inc., a sm all b io techn o lo g y com pany he founded that fo ­ c u se s on d iag n o stic p roducts o f renin d iso r­ d e rs.

Philip R. Morgan o f W orcester is president and CEO o f Morgan Construction Co. The com pany, based in W orcester for over 100 years, is an innovator and international supplier of steel rolling technology and equipment. Philip R. Morgan joined the family company in 1974 and became president and CEO in 1986, repre­ senting the fifth generation o f Morgan leader­ ship. He is a graduate of Harvard College and holds an MBA from Harvard Graduate School o f Business Administration.

A ctive in com m unity affairs, he was nam ed W orcester B usiness J o u rn a l’s 1993 B usiness L ead er o f the Y ear. P hilip M organ is the fifth generation o f his fam ily to serve on the W P I Board o f D irectors.

Hassard named Sports Information Director Intern WPI News Service W orcester Polytechnic Institute has selected G eoffrey J. Hassard o f Stoneham , Mass. as the 1994-95 Sports Inform ation D irector Intern.

Hassard com es to W PI after serving in nu­ m erous capacities at colleges and high schools throughout M assachusetts. During the previ­ ous five years he has been assistant w om en’s b a sk e tb a ll coach at S p rin g fie ld C ollege, B ridgew ater State and m ost recently MIT. D uring that sam e period he taught physical education activity courses as a visiting lecturer at B ridgew ater State C ollege and coached high school football in N orth Reading w ile also being involved in the girls high school and little league softball program s in his home­ town. W hile attending college Hassard coached high school football and boys basketball in M ansfield, Mass. and girls outdoor track & field in Taunton, Mass.

Hassard received his B achelor o f Science degree in physical education from Bridgewater State College in 1989 and is a certified physical education teacher for grades 5-12. In August of 1990 he earned his M aster do Science degree from Springfield C ollege with his concentra­ tion being in the field o f athletic adm inistra­ tion.

H assard’s responsibilities include publiciz­ ing news as it relates to the athletic programs and its participants at the college. He say that he is eager to work with the local and national media to help WPI and its student-athletes gain the recognition for their accom plishm ents in the classroom and on the field.

Management Student Wins Award

by Christine Scott Dept, o f Management Eric Pearson, MG m ajor class o f ‘95, whose specialty is Finance/Accounting in the Manage­ ment Department, has been awarded the AACE (American Association o f Cost Engineers) In­ ternational Scholarship. Eric received a mon­ etary award and a free subscription to their journal, Cost Engineering.

This award is given to full-tim e student who are pursuing a related degree to Total Cost M anagem ent (TCM). T otal Cost Management is the effective application of professional and technical expertise to plan and control resources, costs, profitability and risk.

Students who receive this scholarship are judged on academ ic perform ance, extracurricu­ lar activities and on a subm itted essay on why the study o f cost engineering and/or Total Cost M anagem ent is important to their academic and career goals.

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Parking Continued from page I funded by parking fee im posed on employees.

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President Strauss thanked the com m itee for a jo b well done and noted that the comm ittee m ade a num ber o f useful observations and recom m endations. Strauss said “the only ob­ servation with which I m ight differ is the no­ tion that parking is a responsibility of the college.” The com m ittee assum ed that the re­ port will lead to actions to im prove the parking situation and will not sim ply be used to dismiss critics of it.

In subm itting the report, Crusberg said, “The new C am pus Center will be an asset we can all enjoy but will likely require that new parking areas be added to our already stressed inven­ tory and I hope that the parking issue will receive a very high priority as we plan for this new cam pus resource.”

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NEWSPEAK

Tuesday August 30,1994

COMMENTARY

Just a Thought: M aking a Stand

by Stephen Brown, P rotestant Campus M inistry So how w as yo u r sum m er? M ine, w ell, I m ade 5 trips to my native O hio in 10 w eeks! B etw een c o n fer­ ences and fam ily vacatio n s, and re ­ trieving and tak in g back my son to college, I g o t so fam iliar w ith 1-90 that I got to know som e o f the T u rn ­ pike w orkers by first nam e! But the chance ju s t to bask in the su n lig h t o f A m erica’s E den (O hio) m ore than m ade up for the w ear and tear o f the travelling.

On my last trip out, w e m ade a pilgrim age to G etty sb u rg . F or those o f you w ho m ay have forg o tten your h isto ry , G e tty s b u rg is w h e re the bloodiest b attle in our C iv il W ar, and m aybe all o f the W estern h em i­ sphere, w as fou g h t. 5 0 ,0 0 0 men w ere killed, w ounded, and m issing after three d ay s o f b itte r fighting.

T o m e and my so n , it is holy ground.

W hat w e are as a nation and a people are w as v ery m uch d ecided there on th ree hot July aftern o o n s. T h is w as my 6th trip and I have long passed the to u rist stage. I am a pilgrim , g o in g to the holy place to reflect and rem em ber.

O n this pilgrim m age, I got up early and w ent to my fav o rite place on the G etty sb u rg b attlefield ; L ittle R ound T op. L ittle Round T op is a sm all hill that on July 2 ,1 8 6 3 , w as the left end o f the U nion line. The very end o f the line w as held by a b ridgade called the 20th M aine. Its com m ander w as th e u n lik lie s t o f h e ro e s : Jo sh u a L aw ren ce C h am b erlain . C ham berlain w as a co lleg e p ro fesso r from B o w d in C o lle g e in B ru n s w ic k , M aine. ( He also attended B angor T h eo lo g ical S ch o o l.)

So here at the end o f the U nion line w as a p reach er/sc h o la r/citiz e n /

soldier. A nd for o v e r an hour, C h am ­ b erlain an d his m en w ithstood n u ­ m erous c h arg es to p ro tect the U nion A rm y fro m disaster. F inally out o f a m m u n itio n , C ham berlain o rd ered a b ay o n et ch arg e and sw ept th e e n ­ em y from th e hill. For his com m and that day, C h am b erlain received the M edal o f H onor. H is ex p lo its are d o cu m en ted in a g reat no v el, T H E K IL L E R A N G E L S , w hich is r e ­ q u ire d re a d in g in m ost m ilita ry sch o o ls.

On th is 1994 A u g u st m orning, I had C h a m b e rla in ’s end o f L ittle R ound T o p all to m yself. As I sat by the m o n u m en t erected to h o n o r the 20th M ain e, I reflected w hat it m ust have been like that July 1863 afte r­ noon. I trie d to im agine w hat it m ust have felt lik e to stand o r k neel there and k n o w you w ere fig h tin g fo r so m eth in g im p o rtan t... that eith er you stood there and held the enem y

back o r gave w ay and let the enem y roll p ast you... thereby endan g erin g the w h o le U nion A rm y, am d m aybe the w h o le U nion itself, and the re­ su ltin g history o f our country.

A s I pondered that, I tho u g h t that I w ould probably never have such an o p p o rtun ity to m ake such a stan d , to risk life and lim b for a g reat cause, for the w elfare and fu tu re o f my country. I w as m om en tarily jealo u s o f those brave m en from M aine. B ut it occurred to me that m aybe I w as being o v er sen tim en tal about w hat those M aine m en felt and e x p e ri­ enced. In the noise and sm oke and chaos that is com bat, one is not af­ forded the luxury o f th in k in g high thoughts about country and causes and futures. It is all one can do ju st to stay alive and keep o n e ’s buddy alive.

T hen I thought about o th er stands, o th e r m o m en ts w hen p e o p le are called upon to m ake a stan d. Rosa Parks, a seam stress w ho refused to go to the back o f the bu s one day ignited the C ivil R ights m ovem ent.

Or M artin L uther, a torm ented priest,

Philler Coke Bottle Glasses and Chicken Little

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNIX System/C Programming Certification Program Offered

- Who's running the show?

by L aurel an d Guinevere F irst o f all, w elcom e back e v e ry ­ one. O nce ag ain , it's P h iller. W hat is Philler? T h a t’s a hard question right up th ere w ith, “ W h a t’s that w h ite s t u f f in th e m id d le o f T w in k ies?” o r “ O f w hat practical v alu e is the S tu d en t G o v ern m en t A sso ciatio n ?” P h iller is us. Laurel and G uenivere and a little help from o u r friends. I f you don't like so m e ­ thing w e've said , m ore than likely it w as one o f o u r frien d s' id eas... Y eah, th at's it...

T his w eek w e w ant to talk about tw o very im p o rtan t (and surp risin g ly tim ely) ch an g es here at W o rcester P olytechnic Institu te. O ne is that o ur president has resigned. T he o ther is that the g la sse s in D A K A are w icked big now . W e w ill take these tw o serious to p ic s in o rd er o f th eir e ffect on stu d en t life: H ave you see n the size o f these g lasses they have now ? T h ey 're great! T h ey 're actually N P S G s(n o rm al-p erso n -sized -g lasses). If this is your first y ear on D A K A , you w ill n ever know the plight o f the little g lasses. P eople w ould take five or six at a tim e ju s t to have enough liq u id s to last through a m eal. T his year, how ever, I started p u llin g one o ut o f it's little plastic hom e, and it ju s t kept com ing! At first, I thought tw o o f them had ju st stuck to g eth er (they don't g et really clean in those m achines) b u t then I rem em bered that it was the beginning o f the year, so they co u ld n 't be that bad yet un­ less the F reshm en w ere w icked tough on them for th at extra first w eek.

L ow and b eh o ld , they w ere sim ply N PSG s. O f course, som e people w on't notice that the glasses are tw ice as big now and will still take the sam e num ber o f glasses, and try to figure out w hy they're h av in g p ro b ­ lem s later on in the day.

It's en couragin g . D A K A 's really g ettin g into th is en g in eerin g thing.

"If we m ake the g lasses tw ice as b ig, w e w o n 't h av e to w ash them as m uch... b ecau se it will be hard er to check to see if the bottom is clean ..."

N ow they ju s t have to w ork on k eep ­ ing the m ilk con tain ers filled w ith the right kind o f m ilk. Skim goes into "Skim ," Skim goes into "Skim ," Skim goes into "Skim "... At any rate, the g lasses may be b etter, but w e still ended up resorting to pizza and pasta for m eals so far... If an y ­ o n e from D A K A is re a d in g th is p lease note: V eal is veal is veal is veal is v eal... It doesn't m atter w hat

you put on top o f it to hide it, we know that any th in g that is shaped like an oval is v eal. It's n ot a good sign w hen the level o f food variety is sooo low sooo early...

S tr a u s s \'stro w -ss'\ n. 1. T he o nly p resid en t w ith enough stature to pose nude for N ew speak (See April 1, 1993 issue) 2. He w ho get's out w hen the g ettin g is good.

O ur b elo v ed p resid en t is leaving us. W e w ish him luck on his future e n d eav o rs w h erev er they m ay lead (acco u n tan t). T h is leads us to one im p o rtan t q u estio n . W ho's the next person to get th eir pictu re up on the w all? W ho's next? (T h at's tw o q u e s­ tio n s, I kno w , but it's the sam e q u e s­ tio n , so it's ju s t one q u estio n , rig h t?)

So, w h o 's it go in g to be. W e need som eone w ho w ill personify the New W PI Im age™ . W e w ant to attract new stu d en ts? W e need b ette r m ar­ k etin g ... W e need m edia c o v erag e...

W e need cele b ritie s... W e need O .J. S im p so n as o u r new P re s id e n t.

S im ple as that.

Think about it. The Board o f T rust­ ees wants more recognition, and Presi­ dent Strauss wants to attract "larger numbers of higher ability to pay stu­ dents." (W hat this really means is that he wants more rich kids, so he can renovate his office again.) W hat better way to meet these goals than to get a highly visible celebrity? How about one who, until so recently, lived in Beverly Hills?

O h, su re, we know th at he's in jail right now with this w hole trial thingy, b ut that c a n ’t last forever. It w ill end soon enough, and w hen it does, bang, w e hit him up for the jo b . T he m etric buttlo ad o f p ap er w ork should be d one by th en...

S adly, O .J.'s p o pularity w ill e v e n ­ tually d ie dow n, and w e w ill need a new p resid en t to attract the num ber and kind o f stu d en ts w e w ould like to. T his leads us to an o th er search for a b en ev o len t leader - kind o f like S tar Search.

H m m m , how about B ob H ope?

N y aah ...to o ch eesy .

C indy C raw ford? No, Pepsi w ould nev er let her do it.

Fabio. Ugh. I can't b eliev e L au ­ rel said that. Y uck. Sorry ev eryone.

B ig m istake.

R icardo M ontebahn from Fantasy Island? "V elcom e to V ooster Phantac U n iv err-sity ."

K evin C o stn er? W hy not? He d o es ev ery th in g else...

F o zzy B ear fro m th e M u p p et Show ? "W a-ka, w a-ka, w a-ka! H ello Faculty and G erm s!" (Ju st im agine

w hose n ailing of 95 theses to a c a ­ thedral door began the P rotestant R eform ation. A nd hundreds o f other p eo p le who d ecide that they w ill no lo n g er ju st g o w ith the flow , give in to the ex p ectatio n s o f the dom inant c u ltu re, and declare that they w ill refu se to co o perate and dare to speak the truth.

W e probably all have that chance from tim e to tim e. I believe that is w h at Jesus m eant by ch allenging us to “T ake up your cross and follow m e .” T ak in g up our cross m eans liv in g by o u r faith to the extent that w h e n s o m e th in g o r so m e o n e , a floorm ate, a teacher, our school, our fam ily, m oves against that faith and ca lls on us to surrender it, w e m ust m ake a stand. It may not be as dram atic as d efending L ittle Round T o p or refu sin g to sit in the back o f the bus. B ut it may m ean standing up to a thoughtless jo k e or an o p ­ p ressiv e action that others see no problem w ith; but we do. It is at that m om ent we w ill disco v er if w e truly can , and w ill “ take up our cro ss.”

th is at g rad u a tio n ...)

T his list could go on and on (and it may in future articles), b ut w e have a slig h tly b etter idea: P ictu re a "President o f the W eek."

It w ould be like H ollyw ood S q u ares.

W e'd have a new person every w eek, and they w o uld be funny and have a neat p erso n ality , and w e'd o n ly have to deal w ith them for a w eek. (If they w ere ex ceptionally c o o l, w e could have them back at a la te r date - kind o f a "best o f..." th in g .) As in the g am e, if the P resid en t do esn 't know the answ er to a q u estio n , they could m ake up som ething that sounds good, and get the o th er peo p le to believe it. Hey, w ait a m inute...!

N EW T O PIC .

For F reshm en w ho read o u r a r­ ticle last w eek , the fo llo w in g is ju s t a rem inder. Our purpose is to inform the en tire W PI com m unity o f things that w e fee l are im portant (o r ju s t plain b afflin g ). Sooo, if you know an y th in g w eird, unusual, fu nny or ju s t plain co o l, please tell u s, so w e can tell ev ery b o d y , ok? T h ere are many w a y s to get a hold o f us: em ail, e -m a il, e-m ail, and e-m ail. O h, and snail m ail too. Send it to P hiller in care o f N ew speak at B ox 2700.

By e - m a il , send it to new speak@ w pi.w pi.edu w ith Philler as the su b je c t. P lease do not send it to our sn a il mail box.

An accelerated learning program for the U NIX com puter operating system and C program m ing language will be offered by W o rcester P o ly tech n ic In stitu te’s C ontinuing P rofessional Education beginning in Septem ber.

C lasses begin Sept. 19 and 20 in W estborough for both full-tim e and part-tim e students.

“This certificate program features hands-on work and skill developm ent and provides students with a com pre­ hensive knowledge o f the U NIX oper­ ating system. Students also learn to use the C program m ing language within the U NIX environm ent,” says Arlene Lowenstein, W P I’s Continuing Edu­ cation Director. “T oday’s business clim ate has rapid grow th opportunities for those skilled in the U N IX and C systems. Many industry and govern­ ment agencies have adopted U NIX an C as their standards and m any more are considering its use,” says Lowenstein.

The nine-m odule certification pro­ gram will be taught on state-of-the-art equipm ent by experienced educators and practicing professionals in the field.

Lowenstein notes that flexibility has been built into the program with two enrollm ent options available. Full­ time students attend M onday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for eight weeks beginning Sept. 19. Part-tim e students attend two evenings a week from 6-10

p.m . and every other Saturday from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m. for approximately 26 w eeks beginning Sept. 20. “Both op­ tions give an identical amount o f class­ room time and instruction,” Lowenstein says. The full-tim e option enables students to m ainstream more quickly.

T he nine m odules are introduction to the UNIX systems, shell program ­ ming, U NIX system administration, U NIX and netw ork installation, intro­ duction to C program m ing, interm edi­ ate C program m ing, advanced C pro­ gram ming, and UNIX software devel­ opm ent tools. “ A key com ponent o f the program is the outplacem ent assistance for those com pleting the program ,” continues Lowenstein. “WPI will have w ork­ shops in resume writing and interview skills and the program manager m ain­ tains current information on com pa­ nies with U N IX /C environm ents to assist students in their job search. The program requires no prior experience in a UNIX o r C environment and enables those com pleting the course to be a systems analyst, applications pro­ gram m er, or system s adm inistrator in the prom ising information systems ca­ reer field.”

For additional information and a schedule of other start dates call (508) 831-5806.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

No butts about it: you can’t smoke indoors at WPI

by Bonnie / . Gelbw asser A ssistan t D irector, WPI News Service S m okers w ho used to light up in W PI b u ild in g s are now in h a lin g fresh a ir alo n g w ith th e i r c ig a r e tt e sm o k e . S in c e th e In s titu te ’s sm o k e-fre e e n v iro n m en t p o licy w ent into effe c t on Ju n e 6, all fa c ilitie s (e x c e p t fo r a lim ited n um ber o f stu d e n t room s in resid en ce h a lls) are o ff lim its to sm o k ers. T h e p o licy , created by the C a m ­ pus S afety C o m m ittee, ex ten d s to all a d ­ m in istra tiv e and classro o m b u ild in g s , o f­ fic e s, lab o ra to rie s, sta irw e lls, b a th ro o m s, h allw ay s, lo u n g es, stu d y room s and c o m ­

mon areas. “ O ur sm o k e-free e n v iro n m en t p olicy now c o in c id e s w ith one e sta b lish ed by the c o m ­ m o n w ealth in 1987 th at p ro h ib its sm o k in g in all sta te -o p e ra te d b u ild in g s ,” say s John J. H anlon Jr., d ire c to r o f p u b lic sa fe ty . The p o licy w as im p lem en ted in resp o n se to the E n v iro n m e n ta l P ro te ctio n A g e n cy ’s c o n ­ c lu sio n th at sm o k in g p o ses a sig n ific a n t h ealth risk not only to the sm o k er, b u t to th o se ex p o sed to seco n d h an d sm oke.

R e s id e n c e h a lls a re a lso c o n s id e re d sm o k e-free e n v iro n m e n ts. S m oking is not p erm itte d in com m on a reas but is p e rm itted in in d iv id u al stu d e n t room s w ith the c o n ­

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Rape Crisis Center of Central Massachusetts N ew s Release V o lu n teers are needed at the R ape C risis C en ter o f C entral M assachusetts. As a v o l­ unteer, you w ould provide counseling and c risis intervention to victim s o f sexual a s­ sau lt. C om p rehensive training and su p erv i­ sion is provided. The Rape C risis C enter is a rew ard in g and challen g in g place to vo lu n ­ teer. If you are interested, please call B ar­ bara at 791-9546. Y ou can m ake a trem en­ dous difference to som eone by becom ing a v o lu n teer. The next training begins on S ep­ tem b er 1 3 ,1 9 9 4 .

The New Drunk Driving Law by: Association o f Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) M assachusetts has a new drunk driving law with m ajor penalties for under-age drunk driv­ ers. The law establishes what is known as “zero tolerance” for blood alcohol level in drivers aged 16 to 21. For such drivers, any alcohol level greater than 0.02 will result in automatic on-the-spot revocations o f the driving license .02 is roughly equivalent to one drink or beer.

For adults over 21 the maximum permitted level in the new law is 0.08. Under the former law, there was a single maximum level o f 0.1.

A IC U M is concerned that, despite recent publicity, many college students, particularly out-of-state students, may not be aware of the new law.

The Century Council, a national organiza­ tion sponsored by the major beer, wine, and spirits producers, w holesalers and retailers, was instrum ental in lobbying for this legislation.

They recently com pleted an ad campaign to increase aw areness of the law.

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CLUB CORNER Alpha Phi Omega Welcome back everyone!! For all you new students out there - whether you are freshman or transfers-1 invite you to get to know us. W E ARE A SERVICE FRATERNITY. W E HELPED YOU M OVE INTO YOUR DORMS!! W e are not a greek social fraternity. W e do community service for the most part, and for the rest - well, we have FUN!! W e will be having informational sessions in September... look for us then...or email Corinne at ckachler@wpi.

A nd to the rest o f y ’all - Thanks for helping with Freshmen Move-in! Too bad the yellow dots and blue dots never made it to your shirts!!

I hope you all had great summers and are ready for service projects heading our way (and don’t forget about dues... they are going to be about due too). If you are not receiving mail from the APO email account, please contact Ducker. As we probably all know, the fellowship aspect o f our friendly circle began REAL early. I hope you all made it to last nights meeting... if not... tsk tsk.. (me not excluded).

I thought I would end with a joke... but I thought I would spare you just this ONE time. But be prepared next time.

YiLFS, patty the already stressed (who isn’t? or why aren’t you?) pea.

Association for Computing Machinery Hello!!!

Have you been wondering who those com ­ puter class help session students are? Or w hat’s up with those t-shirts that have fractals all over them? Chances are pretty good that they are members of the WPI ACM (Association for Com ­ puting Machinery).

ACM is W PI’s only club for computer sci­ ence. However, membership is not restricted to computer science majors. Everyone is welcome.

Throughout the year we hold many CS related events such as a programming contests and tours, and even non-CS related events like B BQ ’s and volleyball.

W e are plann;ng a number o f events for this semester, help sessions, a fall BBQ, and a tutorial session for introducing programing tools like Emacs, GDB, Makefiles and RCS. We also hold three social events each year.

Two BBQ’s and a W inter Social. They are lots of fun, ask anyone who has gone. We also try to do some events with W P I’s own SWE (Society of W omen Engineers), l^ast year ACM and SWE

went to Spooky World together during Hallow­ een weekend.

We have general meetings every term. Any­ one interested in finding out more about, or even joining us, is welcome to send e-mail toacm@ wpi or talk to one of the ACM officers, who are listed at the end o f this message. Membership is $5.00 a year and includes all events listed above.

Keith Barrett, President, keithbar@ cs Allen M artin, V ice-P resid en t, am artin@ cs Jason Philbrook, Treasurer, jasonph@wpi Gabriel EmstE d w ard s, S e c re ta ry , g a b riel@ w p i R ollin Crittendon, Publicity, a!f@wpi

Christian Bible Fellowship W elcome to another year o f Christian Bible Fellowship! For those of you who have no idea what we are, CBF is a non-denominational Chris­ tian club on campus whose purpose is to provide opportunities for fellowship and to encourage personal growth in Christ. I hope all who attended last Friday’s meeting enjoyed meeting old friends and making some new ones. Now, to the future: Aaaaahhh! We don’t know as o f yet. But watch your mail! You will be informed! If you are not on the mailing list, or just aren’t sure, call 7929483 and w e ’ll take care of you. Also, watch for info on the trip up Mt. Monadnock, among other things. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (N1V) This passage of Scripture sets down the fundamental belief of Christianity, the accep­ tance of Jesus Christ as our own personal Saviour.

By his crucifixtion, Christ paid the penalty for our rebellion against God. Reconciliation with God can only occur when we sincerely turn our lives over to Christ. Is your decision to conform to the standards o f the world or to follow the way o f Christ?

(in case you missed it).

O ur meetings are W ednesdays at 4:30 in Goddard Hall, 227. They usually only last an hour, sometimes more if we get really rowdy. It’s totally informal, so just show up! For more info, mail trek@wpi (that’s me!) or lnl@wpi (this goes to all the officers). To get on our mailing list, send mail to juice@ wpi (the secretary).

Thank you’s: Troop #5595 led by Sgt. J.J. Medicus for excellent work during Operation Orientation, Noah Weisleder, DJ’s Dawn Varacchi and Todd Dibble, and the W orcester Police.

Congrats to the following: Jon Stewart, Krista, Steve Richardson, Greg, Jon Kemble (and Thesis Avoidance Productions). To find out why I am congratulating these people, ask them!

Quote o f the week: “I belong to him (motion to Dan A.)...” - Katie Homing, at the meeting, when asked to introduce herself.

See you all at the meeting, W ednesday, 4:30, Goddard 227! -da Prez

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences “Fencing. Fighting. Magic. Chases. Es­ capes. Quests. Revenge.” -corrupted quote from

The Princess Bride.

W ell, folks, that’s what w e are. W e are a bunch o f people w ho are interested in all sorts o f medi­ eval type stuff. Mostly though, we study and practice the art and/or science of fighting. Spe­ cifically, sword-fighting. If you saw a bunch of

nuts, excuse me, people, running around on the Quad last Thursday night, waving long round “sticks”, that was us.

But it’s not just fighting. If you’re more interested in other aspects, like clothing or cook­ ing, we do that too. Just not so much, because we can’t really do feasts every week. It’s really time consuming. Ask Lady Cassa, she knows.

Most o f us are also part o f a Live Role Playing G ame in this area called the Realms. There are usually Realms events every weekend, if this interests you, as it does many o f us. In an event, you will put the skills you learn in practice to good use. This is fun.

If you’re more interested in authenticity just having fun, we also have a contact with the SCA, or Society of Creative Anachronism. They also do medieval stuff. They have a different style of fighting (they use real wood, not pipe and foam like the Realms), and is equally interesting, if not as popular as the Realms (as far as I know) here at WPI. Anyway, if you’re interested, come to a meet­ ing. They are generally held Tuesday and Thurs­ day nights at about 7:30 or so, in the W edge. We are holding elections for officers this w eek, and would appreciate a good turnout. If you w ant to be on (or off, depending) the mailing list, send your request to me, randi@ wpi.W PI.EDU. If you’re interested in the SCA, send email to Patricia Currier, terrylee@ wpi.W PI.EDU. W e’d love to have you.

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AXP B rothers, grads, FR E S H M E N , and o ther interested an d/or u n in terested readers - W e l­ com e back! I hope that e v ery o n e had a lousy, boring sum m er, and d id n ’t do one thing w orth b rin g in g up in co n v ersa tio n ... w ell, at least som ebody besides m e, an y w ay s...

For the few strag g lin g b ro th ers and n e ig h ­ boring grads w ho h a v e n ’t by the H ouse yet th is term , you d o n ’t k now w h at y o u ’re m iss­ ing! F or the second c o n se cu tiv e su m m er, 8 B oynton St. has underg o n e co n stru ctio n that m akes the H iggins L ab p ro ject look like co sm etic w ork by co m p ariso n . T hree c o m ­ pletely renovated bedro o m s, a renovated d in ­

ing room , and a house full o f new carp etin g ju s t scratch es the su rface, and a g reat deal o f th ank s go es o u t to Ron K locek and n u m erous o th er m em b ers o f Plant S ervices fo r th eir in cessan t w o rk , as w ell as occasio n ally lo o k ­ ing the o th er w ay w hile w e w ere screw ing so m eth in g else up!

M ore im p o rtan tly , th o u g h , to th e fre sh ­ men: W E L C O M E TO W PI! H opefully the tran sitio n al p ro c e ss from high school to c o l­ lege has been g o in g fairly sm oothly for all o f y o u ...ad a p tin g to y our new acad em ic sch ed ­ ule w ill be o f the u tm ost im p o rtan ce to yo u r fu tu re su ccess and h ap p in ess here, so before g e ttin g in v o lv ed w ith an y th in g else, m ake A B S O L U T E L Y sure th at you have a good

understanding o f w hat your teachers ex p ect of you and w hat you have to do to ach iev e these ex p ectatio n s. O nce you do that, you can then look fo r m ore ex citin g w ays o f fillin g your free tim e; nam ely, e x tra-cu rricu ­ lar activ ities, the m ost im portant o f w hich is G O IN G G R EEK ! W hether o r not you b e ­ lieve that fratern ity life is for you, I stro ngly urge you to listen to w hat the G reek S ystem has to o ffer you, W P I, and the surro u n d in g com m unity. B ut m ore about that later again, W ELC O M E! W ell, b ro th ers, the year is now in full sw ing, so if yo u r eg o s have been h u rtin g from lack o f ex p o su re this sum m er, g o out there and do so m eth in g dum b. T hen sit back, and read th is co lu m n , sam e tim e next w eek ...

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W elcom e back A L PH A G A M S!! It m ust have been rough g o in g 4 m onths w ith o u t seeing M E ...w ell, ex cept for the lucky ones who saw me at H um arock! S peaking o f H um arock, why d id n ’t anyone tell m e that the beach there has the largest co n cen tratio n o f sm all, p ointy, feet-h u rtin g rocks on the planet!?!? Som e o f us had to learn the hard w ay. We also learned that crustaceans have feelings to o ...th o se w ho disagree tend to have sharp sh ell-cru sh in g shoes, and a fondness for hurling sk eletal rem ains at innocent sis­ ters.

W ell, enough abo u t m e, le t’s talk about my Room ie! H A PPY B IR T H D A Y MIA M IA M U FFIN M AN! Ju st a note for w hen N a p p i’s b irthday rolls around: H er new toys have a life span o f 4 m inutes. So d o n ’t g e t her anything expensive!

H as every o n e seen the H ouse? I t’s beyoo-ti-ful! I w o n d er w hy L e x ie ’s at a tech sch o o l...sh e sh o u ld ’ve been an interior d e c o ­ rator!

D o n ’t forget that the m eeting is T O M O R ­ R O W , n o t to n ig h t!

S ee y o u th e n ...A D O V ELIN G P.S. W E L C O M E FR E SH M E N !!! GO G REEK !! <D 22 Hey Phi Sig Sigs!

I hope everyone had a g reat sum m er and is ready for the busy up-com ing year! For

those o f you w ho w ent away for IQP o r M Q P...W E L C O M E B ACK ! For those o f you who h a v e n ’t w andered down E lbridge St. lately, the pretty house has undergone som e m inor repairs. T he roof is being r e ­ placed, our rat frien d s have finally vacated the cellar (w e think), and we have a new m icrow ave and toaster oven (w hich seem s to catch fire quite nicely- sorry about the fire alarm going o ff a t 7:00 a.m .). A lso, there a re m any new faces in the h ouse this year. T ricia, D arlene (w h at w ill I do w ithout the daily updates), K ylie, and Sue W az have all m oved aw ay....w hich m eans that w e w o n ’t be h e a r­ ing any A B B A o r N eil D iam ond blaring on the second floor.

H appy b elated b irthdays to B ecca (20th), L eila (18th), and H eidi H uggett (28th- happy tw enty first!). H appy birhtday this week to A m anda H uang on the 30th.

G ood luck to the field hockey, tennis, soccer, and v o lley b all team s w ho will be beginning th eir seaso n s soon! W e ’ll all be at your gam es/m atch es to ch eer you all on!

Special hello s this w eek to Sarah T egan and Jenn A lley (w ho both threatened me in ord er to finally get th eir nam es in here), B ecky K iluk (g reat jo b k eeping the pretty house in ord er this sum m er), H eather B ., Pork Fried, H eidi W hite, C yndi Fusco, Paula H unt (w h at’s th is I hear about B aker S treet S tation?), and L iz H erm an.

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W elcom e back to school. A -term has begun and B rady has already m issed a class.

Everybody is d o in g a lot o f construction...are you sure th a t’s in a stud H appy?

C o n g ra tu la tio n s to S cott and M aureen Sheehan. T he only disappointm ent o f the festiv ities w as w hen the DJ played “ Oh W hat a N ight” and B eal failed to cut loose on the dance floor. W e thought that w e w ere in fo r a treat w hen he did his spin, but he never follow ed it up.

STP w as aw esom e... T hey w ere so dope...

Q uote o f the W eek: “ ...W e only have eight scorpion bow ls and you guys have five o f th em .”

See you next T u esd ay ...

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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM and MAJOR SELECTION PROGRAM HAVE MOVED. W E A R E NOW PART O F T H E C A R EER D EV ELO PM EN T CENTER

T u esd ay , A u g ust 30 7:00pm - CDC orientation, G raduating seniors, Perrault Hall.

W ednesday, A u g u st 31 6:00pm - MW Rep Auditions, Alden Green Room 7:30pm - A cadem ic Success Program, Freshman only, Perrault Hall T h u rsd a y , S e p te m b e r 1 6:00pm - MW Rep Auditions, Alden Green Room M on day , S e p tem b er 5 • L a b o r Day 6:30pm and 9:30pm - FILM: Tron, Perrault Hall.

CLASSIFIEDS ACM, W PI’s Com puter Science Club, will have a m eeting this Thursday 4:30 P.M ., in Fuller 320. A lot o f things are on the agenda!

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