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Multi-million dollar construction underway around WPI campus

by N eil Norum Director, WPI News-Service Construction projects valued at more than $13.5 million are underway or planned in the next 12-14 months on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus and will mean an improved physical environment for the entire WPI community says John Miller, director of physical plant. “This is the most construction w e’ve had going on at one time ever at WPI,” says Miller. The previous high point of construction took place in the mid-1980s with the con­ struction of Founders Hall and Omniturf installation on Alumni Field.

Higgins Laboratory The largest of the projects is a longawaited expansion and renovation of Higgins Laboratories, a 50-year old building and home of the mechanical engineering department. This $8.5 mil­ lion project began in the spring of 1994

and includes some 18,500 additional facility we will have.” Several offices year, there’s been no available space. square feet of space, primarily in a new were relocated, including the mechani­ This lab will complement our projectaddition. The addition, expected to be cal engineering offices, moved to two based educational program and is long completed by Thanksgiving, will house 60-foot long trailers while the renova­ overdue.” numerous new laboratories. The labo­ tion is underway.

A graduate student computer labo­ ratories are geometric modeling, dy­ ratory area will be located on the sec­ Foundations, individuals, and class namic simulation, heat transfer, fluid gifts have raised $7.1 million of the ond floor and a modern graduate stu­ mechanics, vibration/controls/dynam­ funding as of October. These include dent area with 40 office spaces and two ics, biomechanics- biofluidsthe Alden, Keck, Lufkin and biodynamics-biomaterials Stoddard Foundations, and complex, discovery class­ gifts from the classes of 1943, “T h is is th e m o st c o n s tru c tio n w e 'v e h a d room, Product REALIZA­ 1944, 1954 and 1969. A g o in g o n at o n e tim e e v e r at WPI , ” TION, design, supersonic $800,000 grant from the Na­ -Jo h n M iller, wind tunnel, and fire scitional Science Foundation D irector o f P h ysica l P la n t ences.

Academic Research Infra­ “There will also be two structure Program forthe reno­ project laboratories where vation of three major labora­ students will be able to work on their tory facilities, the thermal process/fluid conference rooms will be on the top MQP p ro je c ts,” sa y s P rofessor floor of the new addition. mechanics, vibrations/controls/dynam­ Mohammed Noori, Mechanical Engi­ ics, and the biomechanics/rehabilita­ The project will also mean the com­ neering Department head. “Presently, tion complex, is the largest NSF fund­ plete renovation o f the original labora­ there is no dedicated space for students ing ever received by WPI. “This reno­ tories. “There’s been some inconve­ to work on their MQP and design nience with the moving of classrooms vation will significantly enhance the and laboratories during the fall term,” projects. Although, on average, we have quality of research and research train­ ing in these areas,” says Noori. says Noori, “but it’s worth it for the fine ME students complete 45 projects per

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W.M. Keck’s $425,000 award to establish a new design center is central to WPI’s planned reform of mechani­ cal engineering education to incorpo­ rate design and manufacturing through­ out the curriculum, says Noori. “The center will be an information integrated laboratory complex that will include a discovery classroom, dynamic simula­ tion laboratory, geometric modeling laboratory and design studio,” he notes.

“It will provide the critical physical facility where students will simulate and perform design and manufacturing activities through discovery-based learning experiences.” Each laboratory will offer state-of-the-art equipment and support for advanced manufactur­ ing and design inquiry.

“Design and manufacturing are criti­ cal elements of all engineering disci­ plines,” continues Noori. The success of the education reform will be based on the hands-on learning experience in See Construction continued on p. 2

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Mechanical Engineering professor receives Distinguished Instructorship courtesy o f W PI News-Service Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced Mark W. Richman of W orcester is the recipient of the Morgan Worcester Distinguished In­ structorship. The award, recom ­ mended by the Effective Teaching Committee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, recognizes his accomplishments and contribu­ tions in the areas of teaching, schol­ arship and advising. Richman was selected for the award because he has successfully motivated his stu­ dents by bringing to the classroom his sense of humor and enthusiasm for research.

The appointment is effective for one year beginning July 1, 1994. As the recipient of the instructorship, Richman is awarded a stipend which he can use at his discretion to further his professional development.

Richman, an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined WPI in August of 1985. The son of Mrs. Muriel Richman and the late Mr. Ernest Richman of Bronx, NY, he grad u ated from Bronx High School o f Science, and received his B.S. in Engineering Science from SUNY at Buffalo, his M.S. in Ap­ plied Mechanics from the Univer­ sity of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University.

R ichm an’s work in the area of particulate media has been exten­ sively cited and recognized by the international com m unity, and his kinetic theory approach for the analy­ sis of granular flows has had a sig­ nificant impact on the international community of applied mechanics. He has published many papers in presti­ gious journals and his work has been sponsored by the National Science

Native American Awareness Day at Worcester Art Museum Museum free to public - Sunday, November 13 On Sunday, November 13, from l-5pm , the W orcester Art Museum will host a Native American Aware­ ness Day. The entire museum will be open to the public and admission is free. Designed with activities that will appeal to both family and adult visitors, the event will celebrate the rich, cultural diversity that exists among Native Americans. Native American Awareness Day is intended as a day of activities that relate to the m useum ’s m ajor fall exhibition, Heritage of the Land; Contrasts in N ative A m erican A rt and L if e .

W orcester is the sole venue for this important show which has been or­ ganized in cooperation with the Den­ ver Art Museum. The exhibition w ill be on view at the museum through January 8, 1995.

Native American Awareness Day will include Joe Salzano performing contemporary and traditional native American flute selections. Native A merican dancers N anepashem et (Wampanoag) and Marvin “ Many

Horses” Burnette (Ogala Lakota) will present traditional Native dances ac­ com panied by N ative American d ru m m e rs.

S ta n N eptune (Penobscot) will demonstrate woodc a rv in g te c h n iq u e s, and Paula Jennings (Narragansett) will perform traditional Native storytelling. A panel will discuss contemporary is­ sues facing Native Americans. Six Native panelists will join moderator Thomas Doughton (Nipmuc).

There will be information tables and booths hosted by Indian organi­ zations. Hands-on activities for all ages w ill be a v a ila b le in the museum’s studios, and refreshments will be served.

Founded in 1896, the Worcester Art Museum is the second largest art mu­ seum in New England and houses one of the nation’s most distinguished col­ lections. The museum is open Tuesday - Friday, 1 lam - 4pm; Saturday, 10am - 5pm; and Sunday l-5pm. For further information, call (508) 799-4406 or visit the museum at 55 Salisbury Street.

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Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. Most recently, Richman has developed a theoretical frame­ work from which the vibratory con­ veying of particulate media can be studied, controlled, and optimized.

He is currently extending this work to analyze the dynamics o f granular flows through vibratory sieves. A member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Ameri­ can Academy of Mechanics, and the Society of Engineering Science,

Richman also belongs to the Ameri­ can Society of Engineering Educa­ tion and the American Association of University Professors.

The Morgan W orcester D istin­ guished Instructorship, which has been awarded for the second con­ secutive year at WPI, combines the prestige of an endowed professional chair with the flexibility of a visiting lectureship. Unlike the full profes­ sional chair which traditionally em ­ phasized maturity, experience, and

past accomplishments in designat­ ing its holders, the distinguished in­ structorship emphasizes youth, in­ novation, new ideas and promise of future accomplishment.

The instructorship is made pos­ sible by Paul S. Morgan, chairman of the board, of the Morgan Con­ struction Co. o f W orcester. He served on the WPI Board of Trustees for 25 years, from 1966 to 1991, and as its chairman from 1978 to 1983.

Forty jump off cliff in Army ROTC exercises

by Brian Carmody Class o f ‘95 Forty people jumped off a cliff at Leominster State Park on Saturday, October 1st. No, this is not their obituary. T hecliffdiversw ere Army ROTC cadets. And not only did they survive, they had a lot of fun doing it. Strapped into a rope-fastened Swiss seat that each cadet learned how to tie for them selves, they rappelled down a rock face cliff.

Cadets gazed into the intoxicating view o f autumn foliage protecting serene ponds and streams as their Swiss seats were snapped into the rope that moments later would be their best friend. The experts at the top of the cliff coached the rappellers into the proper “ L” shaped position.

The cadets then looked over one of their shoulders, picked a few bound­ ing spots on the cliff’s face, and sim ultaneously threw their brake hand away from their back and jumped outward from the cliff. At that point in mid air, when the soles of their combat boots touched only the gentle breeze, those rappelling cadets experienced the thrill of O p­ eration Daring Plunge.

Ever heard the phrase, “The Army does more before 9:00 AM than most people do all day”? W ell... On that same Saturday cadets also competed in squad competition. A squad is basically a nine-member team. Each squad learned how to move every member of its team across a river by constructing and traveling over onerope and two-rope bridges. For the

mock grenade assault course, each cadet ran, high crawled, low crawled, rolled, and tumbled through an ob­ stacle course with several targets at which to throw fake grenades along the way, individual and squad awards were distributed in a ceremony at the end of the day. To round off the training, every cadet learned how to find points in the woods using only a compass.

The biggest thrill for the senior cadets was not only rappelling, but the opportunity to plan the entire day’s training for forty first, second, and third-year cadets. The seniors planned the sequence o f events, co­ ordinated for equipment, buses, food,

w ater, and medical support (which was not used by the way!). Senior cad ets also su p erv ised , ensured safety precautions were met, and conducted the training.

Army ROTC challenges cadets al­ most one weekend each month per sem ester. The cadets learn team­ work, valuable planning and organi­ zational skills, develop and improve their oral presentation and commu­ nication skills, fine-tune their judg­ ment, initiative, and problem analy­ sis abilities in an active, exciting environment. Army ROTC not only builds soldiers, it develops leaders much needed in both military and civilian careers.

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WPI's Engineers came a step closer to a third consecutive Freedom Conference Championship Saturday by defeating Coast Guard 32-20.

Table o f Contents N ew s............................................................................................. 2 S p o rts........................................................................................... 3 Arts & Entertainment ...............................................................5 Community N ew s...................................................................... 5 Newspeak E ntertainm ent..........................................................5 Commentary............................................................................... 6

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Construction Continued from page 1 which students become involved in the com­ plete range of activities in product development.

The Product REALIZATION Consortium man­ dates that the traditional emphasis on the pro­ cessing of physical materials and assembly of components be augmented by sound designs that are analyzed before implementation; team­ work spanning the spectrum from product conceptualization through realization; and ac­ cessing, processing and managing extraordinar­ ily large amounts of geographically-dispersed information associated with each project.

Energy Conservation Program A $2.25 million energy conservation project is underway that will save more than $275,000 annually in campus energy and maintenance costs. The work includes the retrofiting of more than 10,000 light fixtures with energy-saving ballasts and lamps, the installation of more effi­ cient motors, energy management system addi­ tions, water chiller upgrades, and other energy control strategies.

Residence Hall Networking “Over the summer, a tremendous effort by many WPI employees, and contractors Coghlin Electric and NYNEX, resulted in a major $975,000 upgrade of the WPI telephone and data system, extending that system into all oncampus residence rooms,” says Miller. In addi­ tion, cable TV was also provided to all rooms.

“This extensive program brings computer con­ nectivity to all students who elect 4hat service,” Miller says.

A number of annual projects are also under­ way around the campus with a budget of $1.9 million. Some of the major projects include: Goddard Hall Ventilation Goddard Hall’s ventilation system is under­ going a complete renovation at acost of $720,000.

The project objective is to reduce the extreme negative pressure in the building. “Anyone who has tried to enter the building can attest to the resistance at the entrance and hear the pressure difference,” says Miller.

The project includes the replacement of three central air handling units, replacement of 35 unit ventilators and two condensate return pumps. In addition, all of the chemical fume hoods will be equipped with variable speed drives, which will allow for reduced building air flow when hoods are closed when not in use. As the demand for ventilation through these nearly 50 hoods is reduced, the air flow through the building will be reduced with resulting reductions in both heating and electrical energy consumption.

Freeman Plaza Renovation After construction delays, a complete reno­ vation of Freeman Plaza was nearing comple­ tion in October. A lot of the original 1970’s concrete surface was deteriorating from years of vehicle traffic. And asphalt patches had been placed over repairs to underground piping. Origi­ nally conceived as a pedestrian mall, issues of accessibility had become a factor and regulation changes meant that slopes and inclines were no longer in compliance.

“The excavation was slowed by previously

unrecorded steam mains and electrical duct banks,” says Miller. “We found two earlier generations of steam mains, not shown on plans, but which we had to get by to install a new and larger capacity fire protection/water main.” The sidewalks and roadways around Boynton Hall and Washburn Labs also were replaced. “ We hope this revitalized center of the cam­ pus will provide an attractive, vehicle free, focal point and meeting place for the WPI community and visitors, Miller said in summing up the project.

Higgins House Extensive renovation is underway at the Higgins House that will continue over a twoyear period. This past summer, the beams, wood tracery, and stucco was restored. The restoration included epoxy replacement and repair of rotted timbers, wood trim, and stucco painting. In addition, many stone features which had dete­ riorated beyond the point of recognition, were remanufactured from molds stored in the attic.

Also, some sections of the garden wall had a new capstone added. These restorations will con­ tinue next summer on the garage complex.

Miscellaneous Projects A number of other projects began around campus this past summer. The retaining wall and external stairway of the library was restored, as was sections of the Daniels Hall parapet. In the Alumni Gym, a large section of the old lockers were replaced with new vandal-resistant units. Video display equipment in Perreault Lecture Hall was upgraded with new equip-

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ment, and Newell Hall in Atwater Kent was prepared to accept video display equipment.

The tower and woodwork of Washburn was restored and repainted, and the clock face of Boynton received an uplifting. In Harrington Auditorium, the drapes were replaced, and a new fire detection system was installed. New windows to provide lower maintenance and higher levels of security will be installed in the spring for the Ellsworth Fuller complex.

Sanford Riley Hall Lastly, planning is proceeding for a renova­ tion of Sanford Riley’s exterior, as well as new windows, and an interior renovation which will include the placement of the Admissions Office and the Career Development Center on the first floor. Should all proceed as planned, the college may be soliciting bids on this $4 million-plus project as early as January, says Miller.

APO Cleans Elm Park b y je n n x Yambert Associate Editor “ What are you kids doing here?” was the question that the park patrol officer had for Alpha Phi Omega on Saturday. Service Vice President Jeff Baron had the response, he told the officer that APO was there simply for something to do.

November 5th was National Community Service Day. The APO brotherhood chose to celebrate by picking up the trash in Elm Park.

They walked in pairs, with a garbage bag between them, picking up whatever garbage they could find. Bottle caps, bits of glass, bags, napkins, and wrappers were among the most common articles. The biggest piece of discarded material picked up was a shopping cart that the brothers pulled from the pond.

Brother Sarah W ilcox had first spotted the cart and called the others over. It was just out of reach, but she stated that she could not leave the park “in good conscience” until it had been removed from the pond. With one brother standing in the pond to pull the cart towards shore and the others on land to pull it out of the w ater the shopping cart was removed from the water.

Alpha Phi Omega had been planning to rake leaves at the Worcester Children’s Friends So­ ciety in honor of Community Service Day, but that project was postponed due to the Society’s decision that not enough leaves had fallen yet to make the endeavor worthwhile. Since the weather was supposed to stay nice, the brothers wanted to stay with the plan of doing an outdoor project, so Elm Park was chosen.

It may have been a surprise to the patrol officer that a bunch of college students would spend a beautiful morning picking up trash, but it w asn’t at all strange in the minds of the Alpha Phi Omega brothers. APO is, after all, a community service fraternity. Doing things for the benefit of the community is their main purpose. As far as APO is concerned, there is no better way to celebrate National Com­ munity Service Day than by doing service for their community.

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SPORTS

Weekly sports update - results from October 28th through November 3rd

by G eoff Hassard Sports Information Director Football (4-3) The football team defeated UMass-Lowell last Saturday 45-0 in a Freedom Football Conference match up. The win kept alive WPI’s chances at a third consecutive conference championship. For that to happen, they must defeat their last two opponents, Coast Guard and Plymouth State.

Coach Kevin Morris said, “Defensively we are playing very well. This is the third consecutive week we have held a team under 10 first downs.

We need to continue our inspired defensive play for the remaining two games.” The Engineers were on the road for this victory as they played the winless River Hawks at historical Cawley Sta­ dium in Lowell, MA. WPI took their opening drive and put together a 9-play, 77-yard drive in for a touchdown on a two-yard pass from Tom Burns (M ilford, MA) to Dave Sw edick (Johnstown, NY). As it turns out, this was the only score the Engineers would need as they proceeded to just about score at will versus the undermanned River Hawks. WPI scored 17 more points in the second quarter to increase their lead at half-time to 24-0. Tailback Ernie Ansah (Worcester, MA) scored two of his three touchdowns of the day on runs of 2-yards and 1-yard and kicker Greg Amiro (Chelmsford, MA) added a 28-yard field goal for the scores.

In the second half, Coach Morris played his regulars for a few series and then let them have the rest of the day off. During the third quarter, Ansah (126 yards) scored his last touchdown of the day on a 13-yard run and freshman Mike Godfrey (Holliston, MA) scored his first of the day on a 6yard run. The third quarter ended with the Engi­ neers leading 38-0. In the fourth, Godfrey (87 yards) scored his second touchdown of the day on a 2-yard run. “Our offensive is achieving the consistency we have strived for and we are con­ verting the plays that count. We had a solid team effort in all facets and that will lead to success,” stated Coach Morris.

Offensively, Burns had 262 yards passing on 17 completions and Swedick had six catches for 115 yards. Defensively, WPI was led by defen­ sive tackles, senior Tom Dube (Jay, ME) and sophomore Matt Barrows (Glen Falls, NY) who each had 10 tackles. Linebackers, sophomore Jay Antonetti (Walpole, MA) and senior Pete Marshall

(Newburyport, MA) had a strong game for WPI with 8 tackles and 9 tackles respectively.

In this game, WPI set new Freedom Football Conference records for total offense with 529 yards, breaking their own record. They also set the record for fewest yards allowed on defense with 59, breaking the old record of 161.

Men’s Soccer (12-4 final) Last Friday night, the Engineers hosted cross­ town rival Clark in their first ever Constitution Athletic Conference meeting. WPI got off to a slow start and fell behind 1-0 20 minutes into the first half. The Engineers tied the score at one when sophomore Jim Goodreau (Ludlow, MA) blasted a shot by the Cougar goalkeeper from about 25 yards out. The first half ended with the score tied.

In the second half, it was as if lightning struck as freshman Eric Langlois (Canton, MA) en­ tered the game and proceeded to score three goals in a span of five minutes and three sec­ onds. Some players don’t score three goals in one season or their entire four years and Langlois tallies three in just over five minutes. What makes the feat even more incredible, is that he scored a natural hat-trick, which means that no one else scores in between your scoring. Finish­ ing the scoring for the game was Jamie Gustafson (Monson, MA) to make the final 5-1.

On Monday, we waited to see if our team would get invited to play in the ECAC Tourna­ ment. Unfortunately the Engineers were not selected, but we must congratulate them on finishing with a record of 12 wins and only four losses.

Women’s Cross Country (4-7-1) The women traveled to Babson College last Saturday to run in the New England Women’s 8 Conference meet. Without one of their top run­ ners, Akiko Hikada, who is in Washington, D.C. for school, the Engineers finished last. Captain Deb Fraser (Merrimack, NH) was the top finisher for WPI, while sophomore Tracey Cronin (Abington, MA) ran well for Coach Brian Savilonis.

Saturday November 5th, both the m en’s and women’s team will be running in the ECAC Meet at Albany (NY) State.

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The w om en’s volleyball team ’s season ended last Thursday night when they lost to Wheaton College 1-3 in the first round of the New England W omen’s 8 Conference Tour­ nament. Prior to that though they played three other matches and won two o f them.

Coach Nancy Vaskas was pleased, not with the ending of the season, but with the way the season ended. She said that her team, very short handed, made Wheaton earn every point they got in their match.

On Saturday the 29th of October, the En­ gineers journeyed to Daniel W ebster College to play the Screamin Eagles. WPI won the match 3-0. Last Tuesday, the Engineers played in a tri-match versus Framingham State and UMass-Dartmouth. WPI defeated Framingham 2-0, but lost to UMass 0-2.

M en’s G olf (5-9-1) The golf team completed their season last Thursday after competing in the Paul Johnson Invitational which essentially is the W orces­ ter City Championships.

The Engineers finished in third behind Holy Cross and W orcester State and came in ahead of Assumption. Junior Brian Klauber (Nashua, NH) shot a 79 and was tied for second, but won a playoff to win the second place trophy for individuals.

As our fall season is coming to an end, there will still be plenty of excitement with the begin­ ning of the winter season. The annual Worcester City Tip-off Tournament for men’s and women’s basketball will be here at WPI. The men’s games are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19 at 5:30 and 7:30 in the evening in Harrington Auditorium. The women’s games will be Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20 at 1:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon. Read here for the actual pairings in the coming issues.

Let us not forget that our wrestling team is the defending New England College Conference Wrestling Association Champions. Our men’s and women’s swimmers and divers have a full slate beginning Saturday the 12th. Watch your campus monitors and check your mailboxes or drop by Alumni Gym for the schedule cards so you don’t miss out.

SPECIAL EVENT - 3 on 3 Tournament WHEN: Saturday, November 12,1994 WHERE: Harrington Auditorium WHO: Anyone in the sixth grade or older WHY: To help the women’s basketball team with their trip to Florida to play in a tournament FEE: $15 to enter per team HOW: To enter, sign up in the mailroom between November 1 and 11 or register with any player on the women’s team. For information call 508-831-5063

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penalty boxes. The only other notable penalties were a six minute combination penalty on a St. John player and a game ejection on Jarret Du­ eling for High Sticking. (The St. John player had to be carried from the ice.)

All in all it was a rather disappointing game, that showed that Worcester, while having mas­ tered keeping the puck out of their own goal, has to get down the art of putting it in the other teams goal. They played the Springfield Falcons Fri­ day night in the Springfield Civic Center, losing to their nemesis from down the Pike by a score of 3-0 in a game that was characterized by more physical Springfield sticking it to Worcester. Of Springfield’s eight points, five are courtesy of Worcester.

The Icecats next play on Saturday night versus the Falcons in the Springfield Civic Center for the second half of a double header. Thier next home game is Wednesday night versus the Prince Ed­ ward Island Senators, game time is at 7:05pm.

Wednesday night the Worcester Icecats had their first ever meeting with the Flames of St. John New Brunswick, a middle of the road team in the Atlantic Division. Coming off a tired effort against Rochester on Sunday which saw them lose to the Americans in their first ever meeting, 4-3, the Icecats, or at least David Haas, were ready for more (Haas had a hat-trick in the game versus the Americans).

The game started out with both teams testing each other, and the respective goalie. Less Kuntar in goal for Worcester stopped 18 shots on net during the First period, to the glee of the 3,287 fans in the Centrum. Despite the defend­ ing against the pounding in their own end, Worcester still found enough time to mount an attack which netted David Haas his sixth goal of his three games in the AHL. The first period was a clean period, with only one penalty being given to Worcester’s Jarret Dueling for a cross-check in Worcester’s zone.

The second period saw St. John spend most of the period in its end as Worcester’s offense took the heat of Les Kuntar. Worcester had 14 shots on goal in the second period, versus 6 in the first period, and by this reduced the shots on theirowngoal to5. The frustration level on the ice increased as both teams skated at each other ineffec­ tually,and 14 minutesof penalties were given out for things ranging from tripping and holding to rough­ ing.

The third period of this game was a penalty fest as one game ejection, three majors, and 10 mi­ nor penalties were given out, the period possibly would have been more exciting if both teams were skating at full strength, which was an uncommon occurrence.

Worcester’s Rob Melanson, who averages two roughing pen­ alties a game, started the period out getting a five minute major for fighting (not roughing) after NEWSPEAK STAFF PHOTO / JASON PHILBROOK he and St. John’s Bob Nieckar went at it in front of the benches, The Worcester Icecats lost to the Rochester Americans on and then again in front of the Sunday, October 30th by a score of 4-3.

Holy Cross takes on Boston College Newly appointed head coach Bill Raynor will lead his Holy Cross Crusaders into battle against the Eagles from Boston College, in a Division I men’s basketball matchup Friday, December 2 at 7:30pm at the Centrum.

Tickets for the game are on sale. The are priced at $12.50 and $10, with a limited number of VIP seats available. Students with I.D. pay $5, and groups of twenty or more receive $2 off the $12.50 and $10 seats by calling 508-7982778. Tickets may be purchased at the Centrum Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, and via charge-by-phone by calling 931-2000.

Back on board for Holy Cross will be senior forward Rob Feaster, the nation’s leading re­ turning scorer and 1994-95 Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year. Including Feaster, Holy Cross returns four starters from last year’s

lineup. Boston College, on the other hand, has lost four starters from their 1993-94 squad, most notably Bill Curley, now with the NBA’s Detriot Pistons. BC’s head coach, Jim O ’Brien, will be counting on sophomore forward Danya Abrams to lead the offensive assault for the Eagles.

Both teams will be looking to gauge their respective talent in this early season contest at the Centrum, December 2. Last year. Holy Cross suffered an early season loss on the Centrum’s court at the hands of the UMASS Minutemen in front of a nearly sold-out crowd.

In that contest, a Herculean effort by Holy Cross’s Feaster (30 points) prompted UMASS Head Coach John Calipari to predict that Feaster would be named Patriot League Player of the Year (Ultimately, Feaster was named to the First Team All-Patriot League).

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Tuesday November 8,1994

H ull M e m o r i a l L e c t u r e

"Overworked Americans: Reflections on Time, Work, and Money" D r . J uliet B. S chor “Why, contrary to all expectations, do Americans enjoy less leisure today than at any time since the end o f World War II? In the last twenty years the average employed American has seen his or her working hours increase by the equivalent o f one month a year — and this dramatic spurt has hit nearly everybody, men and women, professionals and low-paid service workers, across industries and occupations. U.S. manufacturing employees work 320 hours longer a year — the equivalent o f two months — than their counterparts in Germany or France. Why are we repeatedly “choosing" money over time? Indeed, are we the ones doing the choosing?

-from “The Overworked American”

T u e sd a y, N o ve m b e r 15, 1 9 9 4 , 4 : 0 0 P .M .

K in n i c u t t H a ll, S a lis b u r y L a b o r a t o r ie s Dr. Schor is Senior Lecturer on Economics, and Director of the Women’s Studies Program at Harvard University. Her book The Overworked American was chosen for: Business Week, best business books of 1992; Los Angeles Times, best business books of 1992; New York Times, notable books of 1992; and Boston Globe, editor’s choice for non-fiction books of 1992.

NEWSPEAK

Tuesday November 8,1994

A R TS & ENTERTAINMENT

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N E W SPE A K ENTERTAINMENT

Christopher Parkening to perform in Mechanics Hall The International Artists Series welcomes Christopher Parkening to W orcester’s Me­ chanics Hall on Tuesday, November 15, at 8:00 p.m. Considered one of the w orld’s preeminent virtuosi of the classical guitar, Christopher Parkening is the recognized heir to the tradition of his legendary teacher Andres Segovia.

Parkening has appeared on many nation­ ally broadcast television programs, includ­ ing The Today Show , The Tonight Show , 20/ 20, CBS Sunday M orning, and Good M orn­ ing A m erica. He has been voted “ Best Clas­ sical G uitarist” in a nationwide readers’ poll of Guitar Player magazine for many years running.

A m ong his e x te n siv e d is c o g ra p h y , Parkening has received two Grammy nomi-

nations in the category of Best Classical Recording for Parkening and the Guitar and The Pleasures o f Their Company , a collabo­ ra tio n w ith so p ra n o K ath leen B a ttle .

Parkening’s critically acclaimed A Tribute to Segovia was dedicated to the great Spanish guitarist and was recorded on one of the M aestro’s own concert guitars.

Parkening is also “world class” fly-fishing and casting champion who has won the Inter­ national Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament (the “ W im b e ld o n ” o f fly -fis h in g ) h eld in Islamorada, Florida.

Remaining tickets at $27 and $25 are avail­ able at the International Artists Series (508) 75-M USIC, Plante Ticket Office (508) 7520888 or through Ticketmaster (617) 9312000.

COMMUNITY N EW S

Sev and the Green Artificer

by Eric Craft Associate Editor artificer: n. 1. A skilled worker; a craftsman.

2. One that contrives, devises, or constructs something.

Many craftsmen are often neglected. Little thought is given to the “behind the scenes” work in a project. When watching a play, the focus of the audience is not on how the scenery was constructed, but on the actual performance.

In his thirty-sixth year as the principal lab technician, Severin J. Ritchie II is indeed one of • these craftsmen. Sev (as he likes to be called) has often been “behind the scenes” in many projects. As a machinist, Sev’s work goes well beyond that of a skilled worker; he also acts as a technical consultant.

“Sev helps in the designing of a project. With all of his experience as a technician, he knows just by looking at a design whether or not it can be completed,” Professor Goloski of the physics department commented. Sev’s work includes support for projects from the physics, electrical engineering, bio-med, and biology departments.

These projects are as varied as the students doing them. In each project, Sev helps to ma­ chine the parts that play an integral role in the final product.

Some examples of the parts that Sev has

completed are: lens holders for lasers, precision couplings and joints, high powered electro-mag­ nets, and vacuum apparatus for making freeze dried food. Another larger project which Sev helped to make possible was one directed by Professor Goloski. This was a proton micro­ beam which fires protons at targets and acts similarly to a scanning x-ray microscope. It allows its operators to determine such minute details as the atomic number of object that the microbeam is aimed at. To make something so exact as this, much precision must be used to make the parts. Many of the couplings and boxes used for this project had to be custom made with extreme precision.

To attain this type of precision, Sev works many of his hours on a digital milling machine called “The Green Artificer.” Sev explained the name of the machine as one proposed to him by a professor friend that came back after retire­ ment. The name artificer means skilled worker [of metals], and when it was purchased, the machine was christened with a bottle of wine.

The cork and wine glass from that day still lie on top of the hulking green machine which sits in a position of honor in the center of the shop.

Sev’s time here is not known by all, but those that do know him always greet him with a smile and a wave. He waves back and exchanges the latest news as the days problems gradually are solved by Sev on The Green Artificer.

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Tuesday November 8,1994

COMM ENTARY

Just a Thought A World of Paradoxes

by Stephen Brown Protestant Campus Ministry The other night my ever present, up-on-the-current culture daughter brought home the movie Reality Bites on video for us to watch. I have been told that this movie has been called the defining movie of the___Generation.

(I just can’t put that letter in there.

You’ll have to guess which letter goes in the blank.) Though I missed part of the beginning, I saw enough to really fascinate me.

The story revolves around a young woman who is trying to choose be­ tween two men and trying to get her own movie/documentary produced and

shown. But her luck is not very good and she gets bounced from job to job and man to man. At one point she is trying to sort things out, she says to one of her friends, “You know, I wish life was just like the Brady Bunch.

You know. Where everything gets solved in half an hour.” Her friend looked at her for a second, then said, “Yeah, but Mr. Brady died of AIDS.” Indeed, Robert Reed, the actor who played Mr. Brady, died a few years ago.

No, life does not always turn out like the Brady Bunch. People die, accidents happen, people get divorced, the good guys don’t always win and sometimes the bad guys get away.

Life and creation are filled with para­ doxes. There are no guarantees, even though w e’d like to have some.

Job thought he had a guarantee. Job is a character in the book of the Bible by the same name. Job had been a righ­ teous and God fearing man who had been blessed with riches and a great family. But one day he lost everything.

And Job blamed God. Job charged God with breaking the rules, with not blessing and protecting Job after he had been such a good man.

After he had screamed and yelled all he could, Job got a visit from God. In person! Expecting to get some kind of explanation for why he had suf­ fered, Job got something very differ­

ent. Instead of explanations, God sim­ ply showed Job all of creation and invited Job to be a part of it. The creation God put on display was won­ drous, but also full of paradoxes. It is a world, as one writer said, “where paradox and incongruity are integral to its design. God does not eliminate the forces of chaos, the role of death, or the presence of the wicked. They operate within the eternal restraints of G od’s design. Light is balanced by darkness. Each night the wicked func­ tion, but with each dawn they are ex­ posed and contained.”

There are only two certainties in life. One is that life is uncertain. Life is not a sitcom, it is not like the Brady

Bunch. The wicked do function, death does occur, we fail. Go through life looking always for the Rosy Scenario and you will get clobbered. Accept life as being like the Swiss Alps, with peaks and valleys, and you just may do all right.

The second certainty is that no mat­ ter how many peaks or valleys, God is there with us. Always has been and always will be. If we are willing to reach out, willing to acknowledge that God offers us a relationship that can enrich and empower our lives, then we will know that we are not alone. It is a crazy, exciting, and complicated life.

But who among us would really want to miss it?

Philler Ticket Stubs and Drinking - What’s all the rush about?

by Laurel and Guinevere It's been a long week, but it's times like these that give us renewed faith in pseudonyms... A big warm fuzzy hug goes out this week to Ed Murphy and the whole crew at DAKA. If you get a chance, please drop us a GS Gram or two addressed to Philler, c/o Newspeak Box 2700. I know we prepaid and all, but don't you think it would be a good idea for a public statement when you do something major? We're sure that the WPI community would like to know the story behind the Interactive Television system - we're sure curious.

On a lighter note, it's time to delve into our mailbox of goodies again: O ’great and mighty writers o f Philler (Newspeak’s most read and most enjoy­ able feature), I bow down and worship thee both! You are wonderful and full o f laughs! Every Monday I long for the ‘morrow when your great words o f wis­ dom alight upon the stubborn minds o f DAKA things, Plant Services almost humans, and the robotic administra­ tion! Your words lighten the heart o f every student who forsakes an $80,000 house fo r the unique educational oppor­ tunities at this grand institution!

Was that enough flattery for publica­ tion?

[Note: Oooh, yeah, that’s adequate.

O f course, we’ll expect you to do better next time, you know... ] You have requested interesting tid­ bits - well here’s one: - but first, you ’11 have to take a field trip off campus - 1 know, its dangerous and all, and not for the weak o f heart! but I have faith in you both!

[Road Trip!!! (Laurel cries “shot­ gun!” as both run to and pile inside our non-existent car.)]

If you 'd kindly trek to the intersection o f Salisbury and Lancaster, you ’11find a most interesting sight - 1 nearly forgot howto drive when I noticed it. [Remind us not to go out driving with you...] You see, there’s a small island in the middle o f Salisbury, on the WPI side o f Lancaster, that surrounds a pole. This is not any ordinary pole, mind you, but one o f those nifty poles with the crosswalk button on it - you know - those buttons that never work - the button that (appar­ ently) signals drivers to run you over...

[Both nod in apparent comprehension] Well, I was wondering, almighty WPI inquisitors, why the Worcester DPW decided to put a crosswalk button IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ? Um, it seems to me, that optimal placement would be on either side o f the road. No ?

Does WDPW expect us brave souls to risk death for one halfo f the road, while we can leisurely stroll across the other side in safety (assuming the device actu­ ally works and does not incite drivers against us) ?

- The Great Boigy We actually did do a road trip, and discover that the Great Boigy is telling the truth. Quite odd, this signal thingy, but not entirely surprising considering

the general condition of the Worcester roadway management system...

The thing we like most about those walk button thingys is that they stop traffic. Just stopping the traffic which is going in the opposite direction would be adequate, mind you, but no, Worcester does it one better. Worcester pedestrian buttons stop ALL traffic. Just think of the power you have in your little finger when you push that button. You could hold that little thing down and back up traffic for hours... Ooo, ooo, evil thought, gotta write that one down...

Does anyone press the button even if they're not crossing the street just to back up traffic? Are you the same people who press all of the buttons on the elevator before you exit at your floor?

Does anyone else press that button multiple times so the traf­ fic light thinks there's more than Bye one person there and changes faster?

Does anyone believe that l l q M those buttons are really con­ nected to anyth ing? Traffic stops for you if you pause on the sidewalk longenough.

I don't think we need walk signals really.

The drivers are far too paranoid of hit­ ting someone to even think of not stop­ ping for you... (We're sure it is not out of love for pedestrians, but rather a intense dislike of washing blood offtheircollective hood.)

You know those little pillars with the memorial plaques on them at most inter­ sections? I think the people are actually buried right there...

Dear Laurel and Guinevere, Good work unraveling the mysteries o f Stratton Hall 2.5. For your next adventure, perhaps you'd like to tackle Salisbury Labs 4.5; another short innocuous-looking doorway in the stair­ well just above the 4th floor. I'll bet Michelle is dying to explore this one too.

I hope your poorplant gets well again.

When I first moved into the dorm, / was worried about how my beloved indoor foliage would adapt to its new surround­ ings. But don't you know, WPI thinks o f EVERYTHING. I opened up the direc­ tory and there I found it... the Depart­ ment o f Plant Services. Imagine, a whole department right here on campus just to tend to the needs o f my precious plants; making sure they stay healthy and happy.

Give them a call; I'm sure they can help you out.

Signed, A devoted reader First off, thank you for complimenting our investigative reporting finesse.

Salisbury Labs 4.5, eh? Any of our readers want to let us in? These doors keep getting smaller and smaller it seems... Maybe WTI is really an off­ shoot of Wonderland...

We also appreciate your concern for our plant, oh unnamed one. For those of you who don't remember, it was suffer­ ing from the wrath of the school's lack of heating. Unfortunately, we believe our

plant is truly dead now. We aren't sure if it is possible for plants to get hypoth­ ermia, but we've had it for over two years now, and it's not quite the same now that it's dead. Possibly the Department of Plant Services could get together with FatherScanlon or our pagemate Stephen Brown, and hold a service. Maybe Plant Services could give us a replacement tree from all of the ones they're planting around Freeman Plaza. We have no idea how it could ever fit into our room, but that's not important right now...

As far as surprising de­ partments to

hel ^ ^ b e found on campus, we also suggest look­ ing into the snazzy brand new Campus Directory under Campus Escort Ser­ vice... (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)Also, look on page 22 in the yellow pages...

How would we go about getting a Clark ID? Here's a little something that we over­ heard a couple people talking about, and we're frankly quite shocked to discover it's truthfulness. Take yet another trip to Freeman Plaza, to the rock near the entrance to Washburn Shops (the big ole green entranceway). Read the plaque on the rock. It says something to the effect that "these plantings" are dedicated in

loving memory to a person who light­ ened WPI with his horticultural exper­ tise. Now, that is very lovely, and we all like to see such things - people deserve memorials and dedications, especially from those who cared about them. The question is, why did they change the plantings!? The Freshmen would not know this, but before all this "construc­ tion," there were plants of a different style there by the rock. There were little plants and trees, and the whole thing was quite nice. Now don't get me wrong, I think the new Freeman Plaza looks nice, but why did they have to change (de­ stroy?) the memorial? Did anyone even remember that it was there? I wonder if the people who dedicated it know? If we're over-reacting, let us know. It just seems an awful shame...

The other night, we noticed two WTI cruisers sitting around in the Quad parking lot for at least ten minutes. They were just talking, as far as we could tell. It g fi was ab°ut midnight, and lots of peopl e were still w andering around, and coming home from parties. We don't know why the police were just sitting there, instead of doing there rounds, but we're curious.

Personally, I know that I'd feel a lot safer knowing that they were constantly rov­ ing campus to protect the students (both from strangers and themselves). There were sooo many drunk people meander­ ing here and there (going home? going to another party?) that I would imagine that the pol ice would want to keep an eye out for them. I don't suggest that partygoers should be arrested, but rather that they are good targets to get mugged.

(For those of you who don't remember, there were a few muggings on campus last year.)

You know, maybe if we were able to get some sleep, we wouldn't be so... realistic. What caused us to lose sleep, you ask? Saturday morning parades, for one. Was it truly necessary to fire a cannon (or whatever that tremendous boom was) at 9:30 in the morning? Some people were trying to sleep, and received a rather rude wake-up call by somesilly-person-with-a-knack-for-scaringthe-pants-off-unsuspecting-slumberersw h o -th e n - w e r e - s u b je c te d -to - a cacaphony-of-vehicular-homs-a-littlewhile-Iater (S. S. P. W. A. K. F. S. T. P. O. U. S. W. T. W. S. T. A. C. O. V. H. A. L. W. L.). When we heard the blast, we looked out the window expecting to see Higgins in a pile of rubble... Personally we could do without the parade of Greeks.

No offense - 1 think that it is great that you are very happy to get into the Frater­ nity of your choice, but keep it to your­ selves, or at least wait until the after­ noon!

Well, that's about all for this week.

Apologies for the non-funny parts. Try to keep the letters coming, because we like to hear from those people who don't think that we're a couple of mindless jerks. Actually, if you don't agree with something we said, write to us and tell us. We want to know if we are wrong.

But remember, this is commentary, which means opinion. Facts are facts, simple and straight. We are also accom­ plished rhetoricians, so be careful if you attempt to get into an argument with us.

So, if you have anything to say to us, anything at all, please write to us at newspeak@wpi.wpi.edu. We just use Newspeak's account for the purpose of getting mail. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Newspeak staff. Thanks for reading.

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A NN O U N CEM ENTS

“Employees - Nuts and Bolts” will be WPI Venture Forum’s November meeting topic courtesy o f W PI New s-Service The topic at the November 15 meeting of the WPI Venture Forum will be “ Em ployees - Nuts and Bolts.” Held on the WPI campus at Salisbury Labs, the meetings are open to the public with a $5 admittance fee. Registration is at 6 p.m. with the program beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The first half of the program will be a presentation by Judith B. Geller, president of J. B. Geller Consulting, Inc. o f Dudley. Geller specializes in assisting entrepreneurial organiza­ tions with their human resources functions. She will cover hiring steps, documentation fundamentals, and what to do when things go wrong.

G eller’s six years of consulting ex­ perience and 14 years of human re­ source experience have helped her service a wide variety of clients in the software, hardware, health care, heavy m anufacturing, consum er goods, manufacturing, banking, in­

surance, state governm ent, social service, and com m unications indus­ tries. She has an M.B.A. from Clark University and a bachelor’s in social work from Syracuse University. She has been an adjunct professor at Nichols College and A nna Maria College, and she is a frequent speaker at association and Chamber of Com­ merce events.

The second half of the program will be a case presentation by Kevin Ladd, president and founder, and Don M clnnis, chief executive officer, of SpeedSim, Inc. of W estford. The company, formed in 1993, develops and distributes a software product targeted at high-speed, logic simula­ tion for Electrical Design Automa­ tion (EDA). The engineering team has over 30 years combined experi­ ence in developing and using high­ speed simulation products, includ­ ing cycle-based products deployed on microprocessor designs. Their product is a third generation cycle

Habitat for humanity comes to WPI

by M ary Leovich Looking for something fun to do around Worcester besides going to the mall or hitting a movie? Want to do something productive with you time and energy that ISN ’T the same old course work? Do you want to make a difference in a fam ily’s life and enrich your own? Well, fellow Techies, an opportunity has come to our campus to do all this and much more. For those of you who are not familiar with Habitat for Humanity, it is not just swinging a hammer. It is an organization which helps w ork­ ing class families own their own home. These families attain their goal through a unique partnership with Habitat termed “sweat equity.”

Target families usually would have difficulty through traditional financ­ ing routes, such as banks and m ort­ gage companies. Habitat works with the chosen families to budget, sched­ ule and construct a low cost home in exchange for a small mortgage and

500 hoursofvolunteerw ork on other Habitat projects.

Where can you fit in? Almost anywhere! We are forming a cam ­ pus chapter with several goals in mind, including future IQPs with Habitat. W orcester’s chapter has projects in the works, and would like to see some of our student body jo in ­ ing in. The first interest meeting is Thursday, November 10th, in SL104, 6 p.m. until 7:15 p.m. Stop by and find out how you can have fun and make a difference.

Interns needed The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Massachusetts Chapter is seek­ ing interns in all branches to assist state campaign managers with fundraising events. Earn college credits while gain­ ing hands on experience in marketing and public relations. Other opportuni­ ties available. For more information, contact Theresa Campbell, Volunteer Services Manager at 617-890-4990 ext.

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simulator. Ladd and Mclnnis hope to take advantage of the insatiable need for fastercompute times needed to simulate increasingly complex d e ­ signs.

A panel will discuss the case and audience participation will address three areas: what are the best m eth­ ods to attract seed and first round financing? what valuation should be on the company at this point? and should the company rely on U.S.

Did Poe speak or read German? Did he know Wilhelm M eister and E. T. A. Hoffman in the original? Could he read Schlegel and Kant in G er­ man to the extent that these thinkers directly influenced his aesthetics?

Definitive answers to such questions are long overdue, and Professor Hansen’s lecture will sort through Poe’s complex relationship to G er­ man language, literature and culture.

Professor Hansen is the co-author (with W PI’s David Dollenmayer) of Neue H orizonte, a highly regarded German textbook now in its 4th edi­ tion. His articles on Poe have ap­ peared in the Southern Humanities Review and other scholarly journals.

Graduate and Professional School Fair to be held Representatives from over 40 ma­ jo r colleges and universities will be on campus for the W orcester Area Graduate and Professional School Fair on Wednesday, November 9,

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lower Wedge. The fair, held annually, is sponsored by the W orcester Consor­ tium for Higher Education. Over 275 potential graduate students are expected to attend.

Higgins Armory Museum to exhibit Eastern weaponry The Higgins Armory Museum’s Spe* cial Exhibitions Gallery will glitter this fall with an exhibition of some fifty jeweled weapons from 18th and 19thcentury Middle East, India, Persia and Eastern Europe. A rms o f the East: Jew­ eled Weapons o f Status and Rank opens on Friday, November 11. A special public reception with ethnic foods and entertainment will take place on Thurs­ day, NovemberlOfrom5 to7p.m. Arms o f the East consists of swords, daggers and firearms from a private collection never before shown in public. These highly ornamented objects, which in­ clude rock crystal and jade hilts, inlays

of precious stones and overlays of gold, silver, and enameling, are believed to have belonged to nobility of various Eastern cultures. Arms o f the East will be on display through July 2, 1995.

Open House scheduled The Office of Admissions is holding an open house on Friday, November 11.

Activities include an information ses­ sion about the WPI Plan, followed by campus tours and presentations on stu­ dent activities and student life.

The date of the Venture Forum Annual Entrepreneur’s Workshop will be Saturday, March 25, on the WPI campus. The theme of the day­ long workshop is “Entrepreneurship 2000.” Keynote speakers will be M itch K ertzm an , p re sid e n t of Powersoft Corp., and Dean Kamen, president of Deka Research & De­ velopment Corp., and New Hamp­ shire Entrepreneur of the Year.

Diverse talk on social issues to be held

by Bob Tonning Class o f ‘95 On Monday, November 14, Alpha Chi Rho, WPI Healthy Alternatives, and WPI Campus Police will be spon­ soring a seminar addressing many of the “hot topics” associated with cam ­ pus life. The talk will be held from 8:00 to 10:00 PM in Perreault Hall,

and fe a tu re d sp e a k e rs at the evening’s event will be Sgt. Rose Naughton o f the WPI Campus Po­ lice Department, Dr. Mary Cox of the WPI Healthy A lternatives Of­ fice, and Reverend Keith R. Burkes.

Topics of discussion will include do­ mestic violence, social pressures re­ lated to alcohol, hazing, and date rape. There will be a question and

answer period between each of the three speakers, and refreshments will be provided during the presentation.

The event is open to the entire WPI community, and active participation is strongly encouraged throughout the evening. For more information, please contact Bob Tonning at 7554139. Hope to see you there!

M*A*S*H schedules for B-term 1994 Calculus: MA 1000 9:00-10:00pm Sun. Tues. 10:00-11:00am Thurs. 8:30-9:30pm 10:00-11:00am Fri.

MA 1002 Sun. 6:30-7:30pm Mon. l:30-2:30pm 4:30-5:30pm 6:30-7:30pm 7:30-8:30pm l:30-2:30pm Tues.

4:30-5:30pm 6:00-7:00pm 7:30-8:30pm 6:00-7:00pm Wed. 7:00-8:00pm Thurs. l:30-2:30pm 4:30-5:30pm 7:00-8:00pm 7:30-8:30pm

HL201 SH203 SHI 06 SH203

HL209 SH202 SHI 06 SH106 SHI 06 SH202 SH203 AK232 HL209 AK232 HL209 SH202 SH106 SH106 SH304

Lecture on Poe to be given The Interdisciplinary Studies Di­ vision and The Department of Hu­ manities and Arts present “The G er­ man Face of Edgar Allan Poe,”a a lecture by Thomas S. Hansen, Pro­ fessor of German, W ellesley Col­ lege on Monday, November 14 at Higgins House at 4 p.m.

The issue of Poe’s competence in the field of German language and literature is central to understanding his creative method. For over one hundred years readers have been in­ trigued and troubled by the spate of references to German literature in his works, by his jabs at German scholarship, and by his extensive use of German quotation and isolated German words to embellish his texts.

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The mission of the WPI Venture F o ru m , sp o n so red by the W PI Alumni Association, is to promote and serve technology-based entre­ preneurial activity through educa­ tion, networking, and recognition. It meets monthly during the year on the WPI campus. For additional in­ formation about Venture Forum or to be placed on its m ailing list, call (508) 831-5821.

MA 1003 Sun. 3:30-5:00pm Tues 2:30-4:00pm Thurs. 4:00-5:00pm

HL209 FL311 FL311

MA 1004 Sun. 5:30-6:30pm Mon. l:30-2:30pm Wed. 6:00-7:00pm Thurs. 6:00-7:00pm

HL209 SH304 SH202 SH204

Physics: PH U 20 Sun. 8:00-9:00pm Mon. 6:00-7:00pm 7:00-8:00pm 8:00-9:00pm 9:00-10:00pm Tues.

6:00-7:00pm 8:00-9:00pm 9:00-10:00pm 4:30-5:30pm Wed. 6:00-7:00pm 7:00-8:00pm 8:00-9:00pm 9:00-10:00pm Thurs. 6:00-7:00pm 9:00-10:00pm

HL201 OH126 OH 126 OH 126 OH 126 AK233 AK233 AK233 OH126 OH 126 OH 126 OH 126 OH 126 OH233 OH233

PHI 121 Sun. 7:00-8:00pm Tues.

2:30-3:30pm Thurs. 7:00-8:00pm

HL201 SH308 OH233

Chem istry: CH1010 & CH1020 6:00-7:00pm Morgan A Sun. 7:00-8:00pm Morgan A 3:30-4:30pm SHI 06 Mon. 6:30-7:30pm GH227 Tues.

3:30-4:30pm GH311 4:30-6:00pm GH217 2:30-3:30pm GH217 Wed. 3:30-5:30pm GH217 7:00-9:00pm GH227 Thurs. 3:30-4:30pm GH311 6:30-8:30pm SH203 8:30-9:30pm SH203

Organic Mon. Tues.

Thurs.

Chemistry 6:00-7:00pm SH204 6:00-8:00pm GH227 7:00-8:00pm SH204

Concept II Team Million Meter Club begins patches from Concept II will be given to all team members who rowed at least 50,000 meters. Certificates will be awarded to those members who rowed at least 10,000 meters.

Any questions? Stop by the Fit­ ness Center.

The goal is for your team to row 1,000,000 meters on the Concept II Rowing Ergometer.

Sign up as a team or individually (teams will be put together from those not already on teams - max 10 people per team).

Begins: Monday, November 14.

Each participant keeps track of meters rowed during each session by filling out logsheets on wall.

Prizes awarded during D term: T ea m s w hich a c c o m p lish 1,000,000 goal will appear in the Annual W orld Ranking published each spring by Concept II. Official

Ambassador of Tanzania gives presentation

Bedsheet Volleyball is back

On Wednesday, November 9, Am­ bassador Daudi M w akaw ago, Tanzania’s Ambassador to the U.N., will present, “The Changing Face of Tanzania: Focus on the Year 2000” in Newell Hall, Atwater Kent, at 7 p.m.

The program is sponsored by the Black Student Union, the International Stu­ dent Council and the Student Life Of­ fice. For more info., call ext. 5201.

The 5th annual Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Sigma Sigma Bedsheet Volley­ ball Tournament will be held Wednes­ day, Nov. 9 and Thursday, Nov. 10, in Harrington Gymnasium from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Entry fees are $40 for fraterni­ ties and sororities, and $30 per team for

Van to Greendale Mall A van will depart from in front of Alden Hall every Thursday (from now until Christmas) form noon tc 1 p.m. to take shoppers to the Greendale Mall.

Writing Resource Center Salisbury Labs 134 Hours for B Term 1994 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

clubs, groups or independents. Prizes will be awarded (first prize winners will receive $100). Proceeds benefit the Special Olympics and a local women’s organization. Please contact Joe Raab at 752-8493 or Heather Zimmerman at 7923902 for more information.

10-12 & 12:30-3:30 10-12 & 12:30-3:30 12:30-3:30 10-12 & 12:30-3:30 10-12 & 12:30-3:30

For further information please call De Ann Finkel, ext. 5503 or send email to dcf@wpi.

For the next two weeks, the van will go to the Worcester Common Fashion Out­ let. Seating is limited, and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please call to reserve your seat the week you plan to go. (No reservations will be taken before Monday of that week.) To make a reservation, call Yvette or Janice in Human Resources at ext. 5470.

Job-hunting on the Internet On Wednesday, November 9, the CDC and Gordon Library staff will present a workshop on the use of Internet for job searching in the Gordon Seminar Room at 4:30 p.m. The workshop will demonstrate how to use the Internet to “ftp” resumes, find information resources and job newsgroups. A hands-on train­ ing class will follow.

NEWSPEAK

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Tuesday November 8,1994

CLUB CORNER

Alpha Phi Omega Hi there fellow brothers! T he service has really kicked in, and APO is o ff and running, so there are lots of opportunities to get in­ volved! First, thanks to all w ho helped out cleaning Elm Park on Saturday. Next, on November 19th we plan to go rake leaves at the Worcester Children’s Friends Society, so get out those rakes and garbage bags and come along. We have also started going to Mustard Seed again. T hat’s the soup kitchen on Piedmont, we go every 2nd and 4th Sun­ day of each month. We generally leave the W edgeat 11am and get back by 1pm. Sharon still needs people to sit in the mailroom and get people to sign up for the servant auction, contact her if you can help out. Lastly, Bedsheet Volleyball is Nov. 9 and 10, We could use a couple more people for the team, so if you are free from 9-1 lp m tell Benny you’d like to play.

Alpine Ski Team Hello Skiers! Welcome to another thrill­ ing term of DRYLAND. This training, which is open to the whole WPI community, serves to get us in tip top shape for the coming season. Everyone is welcome to work with us to attain reasonable states o f fitness, if not to prepare for competition. Its fun! Its easy!

Its every day at 4:30 in Harrington Audito­ rium!

Thank you to all of the people who made our annual Ski Sale run as smoothly as it did, especially our vendors: Competitive Edge and Hardy’s. We appreciate the efforts of everyone who helped, be it unloading trucks, or falling off rollerblades advertising around Worcester.

We are planning on having a big year this year and there is much in the works. If there is snow we will be organizing a day trip to Killington the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Also, start thinking of designs for this year’s tee- shirt. The biggest thing, however, is that we plan on kicking butt on the hill. Winning can only happen if one allows it to: by being prepared through dryland and lifting, and by on-snow practice. See you all at 4:30 in front of Harrington.

Asian Society Club How’s everyone? So far so good? We have lots of things to share with you this week. First of all, the trip ASC had to Six Flags during the term break was really fun. The first night, we had dinner in a Chinese restaurant, and we had a mini Karaoke party in that restaurant. I found that lots of our members have the talent to sing (right Michael? Alex & Olivia?). The next day, we went to Six Flags (remember Free Fall? Bad Man Ride?) and Sarfari. Then we went to New York city for Japanese dinner and we walked around the New York city and took lots of fun pictures (Heri with the Liberty?!). But that was not it, we even went to the best night club in New York, what a busy and fun day! Some of them went back to hotel at 5:00 the next morning! Back to B Term, we will have our ASC T-Shirt made. There will be lots of IM sports, for more information please contact Take, our sport coordinator. Last Tuesday, ASC had a basketball game, it was a really good one.

We were tide with the the other team. Thanks for those players: Joseph, Nova, N.H. Truong, Darren, Blong, Tommy , Due, Frankie, Jin and M ichael. The next game will be on Nov. 10th, Thursday, at 8:00pm in the Alumni Gym. So please be there to support them! One more last thing, the most exciting one! Yes! ASC is having our First ASC Year Book! It will have 30 pages, double sided with lots o f fun pictures and all ASC members’ information (names, addresses, phone #, etc.) in it. I am sure that every one of you can’t wait to have this Year Book! We will have our first B term general meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10th, at 4;30pm in SL 121, more information will be given out during the meeting, so mark your calendar and be there! If you haven’t pay the $3 ASC mem­ bership fee, please act fast, otherwise you won’t be able to enjoy all the benefits that other members are getting.

ASME Now that everyone is hopefully back into the swing of things, we will probably have our first ASME meeting this w eek. Look for e-mail about it. Sec. Sue is in the process of putting together a Bose plant tour. We will be discussing that and some other activities at the next meeting. Since our hard working treasurer Joe is away for his MQP in funtastic Cleveland this term, Dan and I decided to put the money to better use and we bought ASME winter coats for ourselves. For all you M E’s out there wondering exactly how much fi­ nancial security there is in being an ME; with the current inflation rate, the average ME

will be making about $560,000 a year....in 40 years. C ivil’s will still be making about $23,000 a year. Anyway, look for mail about the meeting and bring some ideas to the meeting this time or else we will have to listen to a certain higher ranked officer than m yself go on and on (and on) again.

Chinese Student Association Howdy people. Hope you all survived your first 2 weeks of classes and are not too bogged down with work yet. See, it’s sensible to partici­ pate in CSA activities...if you don’t have much work and are bored, you can have fun and do something in CSA; on the other hand, if you are dying because of your workload, you can take some time off and relax with CSA. See, it all makes sense...I just love logic. So there.

Ok, now it seems to be the perfect time for a quick recount of last week’s activities (not that any of you should have missed anything...*tsk tsk* for those of you that did). We had our first G eneral M eeting of the term last Wednesday...thanks to all ya dedicated, won­ derful CSA people that showed up to the meet­ ing. After the meeting, true to his word, our dear, mathematically talented advisor Roger took all the volleyball players out to a yummy dinner at Ping’s Garden (thanks Roger..,*smack*...we all luv ya). See, yet ANOTHER reason to partici­ pate in CSA...our sweet advisor (and his poor wallet). Ahh...CSA also played its first IM game of the term/season...and, as you all know, it was a Basketball game! Thanks to all those that showed up and a big round of applause *clap clap clap...* goes toourgreat (and VERY sweaty) players...you all played hard and did a great job guys.

Well, we’re movin’ on now...ONWARD (or is that forward?)! Okey-dokey, so here’s what cornin’up real soon in CSA: MORE intramurals (as usual, of course, naturally, no duh, you should have known... the Scavenger Hunt Party/ Social; the Thanksgiving Dinner; other events planned by teeny little aliens that hide in closets and bathtubs. Well, as always, stay tuned and checkyourmailalot! Take care, all of ya. Later.

So There.

Christian Bible Fellowship Here we are at Tuesday and this is an exciting week! I pray that all of you who are involved in a Bible study are learning a lot about our Lord. For all of you who would like to get involved in other CBF gatherings, tonight is TNS which will be from 7-8:30pm at Highland Heights. If you find that you have some free time on Wed and would like to offer up praise and prayer requests to God, I encourage you to come to Morgan A, Wed at 7pm. We have an exciting time planned for Friday nights! Singing and fellowshipping will get underway at 6:52pm in Morgan A. Oh yeah, Dan says hi!

What does the apostle Paul mean when he says “ Be joyful always; pray continually..”

(1 Thessalonians 5:16,17 NIV)? Praying is an attitude of the heart. Are you always seeking the Lord in all circumstances? He w ants to be in a relationship with you be­ cause He knows what is best for you. If you have a relationship with Jesus, He will bless you with a joy that will always be with you, if you “pray continually”. If you d o n ’t have a joy that will always be there, I encourage you to sit before the Lord and seek His joy.

Hillel Hi, It’s me. Your Senior Advisor. I think this is the first club corner this year. If you like it, AND treat me nicely, I might do it again.

Well, on Friday Oct. 28, a whole gaggle of us w ent to Tufts Friday night services. They were pretty interesting... and the food w asn’t too bad (for those o f you on a meal plan it was fabulous). Morgan, next let the rest o f us join you? Sunday another herd of us, including our fearless, ahh, urn... fearful leader Karl went into Boston and apparently had a blast.

News flash! The services we had planned for November 11 have postponed to Decem­ ber 9. This was because of lack of foresight by none other than our Vice Pres., Brian “Tough Guy” Lakin. The other upcoming event is still the Hanukkah Party at my apart­ ment on December 3. Since I was just told that I am supposed to be getting a speaker, nothing has been scheduled as of yet. I hope you all understand. That’s all for now. Until next week... maybe.

Jonathan

Lens and Lights Hey all! It’s November, which means it’s almost December which means that it’s al­ most time for elections, so start thinking about your fearless leaders and who you want to nominate, or if you are crazy enough to run

for office, start talking to officers and find out what is involved in each office before you decide to run... (that was a really long sen­ tence, unbecoming a technical writer, but so what?)

A Midsummer Night-Mare is here... talk to Dan Afonso if you are interested in helping with set up.

Please remember to check in with your crew chief! (This is N ational Be Courteous to Your Crew Chief M onth) This w eek’s Top Ten is courtesy of Hall­ mark and is reproduced here without permis­ sion: The Top Ten Worst Things to Hear at a Tattoo Parlor 10. “Eagle? I thought you said beagle...” 9. “ W e’re all out of red, so I used pink...” 8. “There are two o ’s in Bob, right?”

7. “Sorry, sir, your chest will only hold the bottle dinghy...” 6. “That call was for you.

Hope you meet someone else named Tahiti Sweetie...” 5. “Gosh, I hate it when I get the hiccups...” 4. “Anything else you want to say? You got plenty o f room back here...” 3.

“I ’ll bet you ca n ’t tell I ’ve never done this before...” 2. “The fla g ’s all done and, you know, the folds of fat make a nice waving effect...” 1. “Oops.”

Remember, m eetings are W ednesdays at 4:30 in AK 232. Exec Boards are held Mon­ days at 5PM in Beckett Conference Room, Fuller Labs.

Masque Midsummer production week is coming soon. November, 17 th -18th Alden Hall it is only $2.00 be there. The new Alpha Psi cast members will be inducted after Friday nights performance. Help out with set construction.

Many hands make light work. The MW Rep C term show will be decided Wednesday night 6pm in the Green Room, come by and put in your input. Masque meeting 4:30pm Friday. That is all for this week. If anyone has anything they want in the club corner email trishg.

Muslim Student Association Assalam-U-Alaikum Brothers and Sisters.

W hat’s going on in MSA? We will be having our first general meet­ ing of the term today at five. We have a number of important issues to talk about so be there! We are planning to get the Newsletterout as soon as possible (Hint! Hint!). Any article is welcome. Same goes for the Tshirts....submit designs!!!! If we do n ’t get any, everyone will have to be content with the design I pick. Insha-Allah we will have our speaker and the promised “Sports Day” soon. Keep up the good attendance at the Isha prayers every Tuesday and Thursday.

See you all at the meeting. Take care.

Nat’l Society of Pershing Rifles Last week was our yearly and always ex­ citing Brick Hunt!! It came off with out too much trouble, except the first point which was slightly off, but we all know w ho’s fault that is. Also on the news for today...we now have a more or less com plete time table for initiation. I just know you pledges are gonna love it, heh, heh. Anyway, looks like we have an excellent one planned this year. Hope­ fully it will help us begin to build member­ ship in the troop back up.

Pledges, I never thought I would actually say this, but you guys are doing pretty good, it is quite amazing. But there is still one pledge pad I have not seen, and you know who you are, so get to work.

Newman Club Another week come and gone, but not much to show for it. The term is in full swing, unfortunately, with meetings galore. Our meeting last night went well. We discussed our plans for the com ing holiday season.

Christmas is just around the corner, and look­ ing ahead, the campus mass will be on De­ cember 11th. As for the coming week, Sun­ day, the 13th, will be our cookout-eatin at the Center on Schussler. Just follow the crowd back after morning mass. The week after that our officers will be participating in a leader­ ship retreat to discuss o ur hopes and expecta­ tions of the future of o ur faith. If anyone has any ideas please let one of the chairpeople know.

Congratulations to all of those new Greek brothers and sisters. Getting involved on cam­ pus gives you an excellent opportunity to help the community here at WPI. Just don’t forget us! Newman still has alot to accom­ plish.

PreMed and PreVet Society Hey all, I actually have something infor­ mative to tell you all! There will be a CLUB MEETING on Monday November 14 at 4:30 in SL104. This is a very important meeting so make an effort to show up. Committees will be asked to let everyone know what activities have been planned or what kinds of ideas they have come up with. We will also be discussing other important issues that are club related!!! I have not been contacted yet, but I believe there is a speaker coming in today (November 8th). If you have not heard anything, contact Jeff Tenney (I hope).

Alrighty then! W ell, I have outdone myself this time by getting a club corner out TWO weeks in a row so I extend a hearty congratu­ lation to myself, and I am wondering how many people actually read this? T hat’s it for this week and I will see you ALL at the meeting!!! -guppy

Soccer Club For those who missed us, this is the WPI Soccer Club, an organization founded just so we can kick the ball around every day and perhaps play a few other colleges along the way. Friday was the last game o f the outdoor season, and hopefully it went well. Thanks to all who put in time and effort to make this season a success: you players, coach, offic­ ers, W hit, and of course all of our loyal fans and supporters. It has been a great year. We have had interesting practice times, nature walks, check-out girls, multiple head wounds, and metric buttloads of fun. Thank you all.

Good luck to all still recovering from this w eekend’s festivities and best wishes to the indoor team. More soccer stuff to come later.

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Well, kids, here we are again. It’s B term.

Gettin’ cold outside. So, in addition to practice, we’re going to try to have little GARB making sessions. Maybe once a week. Maybe more often if Lady Cassa can find the time, and someone willing to drag her sewing machine up here to campus. Rest assured, this will be in­ doors. So, if any of you are interested in having period clothing to wear to events, let us know!

W e’d also kinda like to see more of you at practice. As Adyan mailed out the other day, they are Mondays and Thursdays, starting at 7:30. The garb thing will take over one of these practices, maybe Monday night. The garb work­ shop is still in the planning stages...by which, I mean w e’re planning on having it, and still planning to find time to plan out which night we plan to have it take place, (deep breath...)

If you didn’t go to the Feast of the Scarlet Wench too, you missed some kinda fun. A list of the upcoming combat and other events will be posted onto the smas mailing list as soon as an officer can find the time.

REMEMBER: Practices. Monday. Thurs­ day. 7:30. Meet in the Wedge.

Society of Women Engineers Hi everyone. I hope B-term is going well for everyone. Here’s what is going on with SWE. Our next meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7pm in SL123. It is election time all over and SWE will be one day late! Our campaign time is much shorter...one meeting!

So think about what you might want to run for.

The available positions are President, VicePresident, Corresponding Secretary, Record­ ing Secretary and Treasurer. Other news, we are co-sponsoring a resume book with the So­ ciety of Hispanic Engineers and the National S o cie ty of B lack E n g in eers.

A ttend Wednesday’s meeting for more detailsor email swe@wpi. We are in need (still) of a chair for the Fundraising Committee, someone please come forward. Lastly, on Saturday Nov. 12 from 9am -12pm we will be having another Girl Scout Badge Day for the Aerospace Engineer­ ing badge. Sign-ups will be at tomorrow’s meeting. If you can not attend and are inter­ ested in helping out, please email swe@wpi.

That’s all folks. See you tomorrow Wednesday Nov. 9 at 7pm in SL123 for a business and elections meeting. Thought for the week: Cir­ cumstances don’t control our lives, choices do.

Women’s Alpine Ski Team It’s never too late. If you want to join, just show up Mon.-Fri. at 4:30 in the Harrington Gym lobby. Practice only lasts 30 minutes than there is optional soccer. Attending is guaran­ teed to give you a six pack stomach by the end of dryland as well as thighs of steel! Another incentive is that you get to watch Beav and Ben and see what silly thing they will do next. Hope to see you there. Questions about ski team can be mailed to ski-officers@wpi.

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NEWSPEAK

Tuesday November 8,1994

GREEK CO R NER

AXP CONGRATULATIONS, POSTULANTS OF ALPHA CHI RHO!!! The brothers w el­ come you into our house, and commend you on your choice. After a long yet successful RUSH, we can now get down to business...

Before mentioning last weekend, I must remi­ nisce of the week past... (pause) Now, with that out of the way, I must say that the turnout for bid night was as expected. As was the evening’s festivities. Many thanks to the welcoming committee for all their hard work!

Also as expected, the Postulant - Brother football game had a striking resemblance to the Bears/Patriots Super Bowl. Get used to it, guys: BROTHERS ALWAYS WIN! Other quick notes...Our co-sponsored event, which is advertised elsewhere in the publica­ tion, will be held next Monday, and EVERY­ ONE is encouraged to attend. Free food, free parking, free door prize; what else could you ask for? Come to Perreault and find out more about the social issue of your choice!

Finally, thanks for the pie. It was delicious.

And don’t forget, Tricomi, watch your back!

That is all...

ArA WELCOME PLEDGES!! WE LOVE YOU!! ...Now the fun begins! Rush was a huge success-thanks to everyone’s hard work, espe­ cially MiaandSue! Thankstoall thealumni for helping out too, it was great seeing you again!

Exciting things coming up: Clean-up for the CRUSH PARTY (Saturday at l:00)...the Hayride and Christina’s Birthday on Sunday!! (Will someone please get her Eric Lindros for a present?)..and the Tupperware party on Mon­ day!! Going Greek will be at the meeting tomorrow night, so bring some money! And a dollar for the raffle!

Congratulations to Karen G. forbeingnamed a Rutman Scholar! I was going to save this until next week, to protect your rho chi-ness, but since Newspeak violated it last week (on the front page!), I guess it doesn’t matter!

A special hello to KP...from your CHUMS in the US...A DOVELING

ATQ Congrats to the new pledges and a job well done by Hamel and Cohen. What mystery meat will be for lunch today? If you guessed cold cuts, you are right. Five ATO’s leave Worcester in a car on Sunday morning heading due south.

What state will be reached? A.)North Carolina, where Rad’s relatives are waiting on the border ready to pillage the car. B.)The White House, where they will walk on the grounds of our founding forefathers. orC.)Florida, where Ethan decides to live for the rest of life. IF you guessed B, you are correct. Cullen goes, Gehri stays.

Enough said. The Halloween was a party to remember. Scheflen’s friends had a Royal Rumble in Crow’s Nest and Weed won with his patented, break a door with my head, move.

Tino, did you like my cousins’ friend in the toga? Wait a minute Donnie, left or right. Now I know what you’re saying. Beaton no phone calls to H the night before a test. Old school, baby. You know what I’m saying. You know what I’m saying.(!@## Pete)

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SHARE THE HARVEST

Are you unable to go home during the break?

Would you like to celebrate Thanksgiving Day? Contact Rita Shilansky in Student Activities.

Rita is coordinating the SHARE THE HARVEST program. Students wishing to take part in Thanksgiving Day in the homes of WPI staff and faculty - signup in the Student Activities Office, mail form below, or c M her at X5291.

SHARE THE HARVEST Name: ________________

Phone: ___________

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Well here we are, Rush is over. Congratula­ tions to everyone who signed a bid. Welcome aboard! Food drive is also over, numbers will be revealed at a later date. How about next week when I know what they are? Hats off and other stuff like that to Jacques and Jay and everyone else involved in pulling it off. Quick reminder that tonight’s FrEd Session will be about Risk Management (It shouldn’t be to difficult to understand after all it is about Man­ agement!) as well as other do’s and don’t like chewing with your mouth open and taking things that aren’t yours(location to be deter­ mined as of Fri.). Also this Friday is the first Big Brother meeting.

Congratulations to those “Mighty Warriors of the Ten Pin Jungle” for defeating ATO in their first competition of the season. That’s about all. That’s all, you can turn the page now.

0>22 Hey Phi Sig Sigs!

Thanks go out to everyone who helped pre­ pare for all of the rush rounds. Special thanks go out to Amy Gelbwasser for all of her hard work and planning, you did an awesome job Amy! The rounds went extremely well and it was great meeting all of the freshman and upper class rushees.

Happy belated birthdays go out to Johanna Sambade (YOU MUST STOP GOING TO THE LAB!!! IT IS CONDUCIVE TO HEART PROBLEMS!) and Maura Voisin. Happy birth­ day this week goes out to Mandy. Happy Birthday Mandy!! Hope you have a great one, you’re the best!

Bedsheet Volleyball has been rescheduled and the new dates are Nov. 9th and 10th from 9pm to 11 pm! The tournament will be held in Harrington. Sign-ups will be in the mail room!

SIGN UP FOR BEDSHEET VOLLEYBALL m

Congrats go out to Becca for getting a job!

Becca, you realize that this means that you will be doing special EXPENSIVE favors for your favorite person on the third floor! Also, congrats to Kelly King and all the rest of the seniors who have gotten interviews and secondaries! W e’re all proud of you!

Good luck to All the winter sports teams!

Keep up the hard work... everyone will be there to cheer all of the teams on! Joh, you’re a swim queen!

Have a great week everyone!

LITP

2AE First off, congrats to all the new pledges who signed their bids. Get psyched and stay psyched.

Watch those pins. The brothers thought we’d offer a few reasons why we joined SAE, so here they are. 1. In the winter, Loaf’s feet will clear up any head colds, 2. Tim “Mr. Goodwrench” Hawley can fix your car, 3. “Mr. Sensitivity,” Stubert, can teach you to cuddle, 4. Our chapter advisor is a Hooker, 5. We have our own Zoo, 6. Everyone wants to see the rush chairmen go in one more time, 7. Our fluid exchange pro­ gram with Becker, 8. Walking through the park on a Tuesday night can be more exciting than you think, 9. Coux and Koller can teach you all about pyrotechnics. Just a few of the finer points about living in the house. Five Apples.

zn I owe Mike Brady a big apology so here it is: Mike I am very sorry that I listen to real music and that I listen to it very loud and I am also very sorry that I live next to door to you and I promise never to play any of my Ozzy CDs ever again and all crap. I’m sorry Mike.

My name is Comholio and I need TP for my bunghole! Are you threatening me!?

Congratulations to the 1994 Sigma Pi pledge class. Friday night was fun and so was Satur­ day morning. Ed’s poison was Pepe Lopez. He had a bad night because Tavares’ friend Andrea from Clark came over and he was too messed up to get up and run away. Ed thought he escaped his morning swim after he convinced all of the freshmen that Len was the rush chairman, but they wised up before Zaweeni could crawl out of the pond and Ed joined him. And then all went out for breakfast.

Hey Happy throw a little bleach on that...

Many thanks to the Mole for fixing the place up... The bathrooms look and great. Installing the two old toilets in the attic right above Len’s room was a really good idea... he said he got the idea from talking to Zippo.

Fire Inspector came and made his visit. He said that the only problem was the fire on the porch...

See you next Tuesday...

TKE W hat’s up, Here it is another greek corner.

First and most importantly congratulations to the new members who signed their bids last Friday evening. I am sure you all enjoyed your festive weekend after being cramped up in the dorms for the past months. If you haven’t done so yet go see the band GFY play. They beat Toy Truck last week in the battle of the bands competition and are set to win the finals. Irish Wake Party, how ya feelin Dools? The only 21 year old Sophomore in the house. Nothing else much to say. Hey, speakin of Dools, he is standing right behind me drooling all over himself. 12 down 12 to go. Hearty hello to the women of Daniels III, you know who you are.

-Almighty Can of Spam. It takes a big man to cry, But it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

0X BWGWNB...A wise man once said that in­ consistency is a sign of greatness, ok maybe I just made that up to cover the fact that I’m too lazy to write an article, get off my case already.

Down to business: Don’t be alarmed by that recurring annoying sound being generated by the third floor, it’s just O ’hearn. My, how we missed him. Congratulations to LeClair for making it through rush without taking a rifle onto the roof and showering the streets of Worcester with bullets, and for getting one hell of a pledge class in the process. A few quick predictions for bid weekend: LeClair forgets his name losing a few zillion brain cells in the process; Johnson goes to the hospital again, this time with a bleached brain; the dining room floor finally gives sending everyone plummet­ ing into the party room where the festivities continue uninterrupted; Klauberand Miles come down together (I guarantee that part will be right) and exceed their former 2 hour and fif­ teen minute record stay (I’m sure I’ll have more to make fun of once the event has actually occurred, my esp is on the blink again). In sports all I know of is B-team and their trium­ phant effort led by the dribbling and outside shooting of Richards combining with the inside scoring and intense rebounding of Jake. Finally break out the flannels and overalls because the second annual Barnyard Bash is coming up this weekend. 1 hereby dedicate this article to Mik, Wildgoose, Houly, and my mentor Pineo, for their efforts, in the true spirit of the helping hand, of encouraging my article production. In the immortal words of my idol “Check You Later.”

zW Here we go again...Rush isover, time to thank the great gods for that one. Congratulations to all of our new pledges and get ready for an awesome next three and a half (or more) years.

W e’d like to send a hearty thanks to TKE for coming to our Halloween party when they had one of theirown on the same night. The All-Zete has come and gone (how many of us managed to get slapped this time?), once again showing the world it truly is the best party.

Someone called on the phone asking for our leader. The response, “Hey, Hoser, get over here.”

Person on phone, “No, really, I mean let me talk to the person in charge.”

The annual Burger King shopping spree has passed and this year we picked up a few, umm, interesting items. I saw a gieat new movie two weeks ago, it was called, LUCAS ANNOYS THE WORLD, the plot was nothing I hadn’t seen before, but this time there were a few extra characters, like Tom the drunken fool. It wasn’t bad, just annoying. Well, that’s all for this week, next week look for the All-Zonk team standings.

K eep an eye out for the Zete M agic Bus...Signing Off-Jabba

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Tuesday November 8,1994

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Oh, how we love those Alpha Gams... and how we love our pledges!!

I forgive you, Patti! We all know whose scared of “The New Nightmare”. Just ask Lori!

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Tuesday November 8,1994

POLICE LOG Thursday, October 27 3:36pm - Suspicious teens in Kaven Hall.

5:30pm - Injury: ankle sprain; Alumni Gym. EMS and Officers respond. Subject trans­ ported to Memorial Hospital.

8:35pm - Field lights: Soccer club requested lights turned on for field.

9:35pm - Door not locking: RA called reporting the lower entrance in Stoddard A is not locking. Handle w as pulled off.

Tuesday, November 8 (Election Day) 6:00pm - Musicians: “Dar Williams,” “The Tammy Patrick Trio,” Riley Commons, $1.00.

7:30pm - Film: “The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Reifenstahl,” Clark University, Cinema 320, $4.50.

Friday, October 28 5:50pm - Student reported that his bicycle was stolen.

Wednesday, November 9 10:00am to 2:00pm - Graduate and Professional School Fair, Lower Wedge.

4:30pm - CDC presentation: “Use of Internet for Job Searching,” Gordon Library Seminar Room.

7:00pm - Speaker: Ambassador Daudi Mwakawago - Tanzania’s Ambassador to the U.N., “The Changing Face of Tanzania,” Newell Hall, Atwater Kent.

9:00pm to 11:00pm - TKE, Phi Sigma Sigma Bedsheet Volleyball Tournament, Harrington Gymnasium.

Saturday, October 29 12:06am - Disturbance: Ellsworth resident reports group of drunk subjects disturbing outside apartment, knocking on the door.

12:34am - Officers clear Ellsworth.

12:46am - Assist: O fficer reports flagged down by motorist victim of hit and run at Main and Chandler Streets. Suspect vehicle followed to Salisbury Street area. Complaint referred to WPD. 12:53am - Noise com plaint: Dean St. fraternity.

1:00am - Possible altercation: report of male and female arguing on W est St. near Alden Hall.

1:01am - Officers clear Dean St. fraternity, music turned down.

1:21am - Larceny: Officer out with subject on Wachusett St. in possession of hose stolen from campus.

1:25am - Noise com plaint: Dean St. fraternity, loud music. Referred to WPD. 1:56am - Altercation: Dean St. in front of station.

2:03am - Officers clear Dean St. Incident involved non-students who were combative during attem pts to check on their welfare.

11:00am - Vandalism.

7:00pm - Information: A student from Connecticut College apparently left at field after playing WPI in a game of rugby. Officer goes to find student in Lake Park.

7:25pm - Clear: Student not found.

7:30pm - Student arrives at police station and places several calls to Connecticut College to find a way back to school.

7:50pm - Student gone.

1 1:14pm - Operator under influence: Report from Salisbury St. of student who just left that location operating vehicle northbound on Park Ave. towards W est Boylston St. intoxicated.

Officers and WPD advised.

11:50pm - Call reporting above individual has returned to Salisbury St. Sunday, October 30 1:02am - Medical response: Daniels Hall third floor women’s room. Intoxicated student.

Officer and EMS respond.

1:25am - Officers and EMS clear Daniels.

1:27am - Open door: O fficers investigating open door in modular space trailer outside Higgins Labs.

1:30am - Officers clear Higgins, trailer secured.

2:00am - Eastern standard time begins. Log reset to 0100 hours.

1:51am - Officers out on Institute Road with group of students.

1:54am - Officers clear Institute.

2:28am - Altercation: Student into station reporting altercation behind Dean St. fraternity between members of different fraternities. Officers respond.

2:53am - Officers clear Dean St. 1:33pm - Medical response: Student in Founders study room with a deep cut in the chin.

EMS responds.

2:20pm - Medical call: Student in Daniels has sore hand. EMS responds.

7:41pm - Medical: Hurt leg in Morgan. EMS and Officer respond.

8:02pm - Transport: Student from Morgan to Memorial Hospital.

11:40pm - Open door: Officer reports front o f Harrington found open. Secured.

Monday, October 31 1:26am - Malicious mischief: Officer reports malicious mischief to fraternity house on Boynton St. Vehicle possibly involved.

9:15am - Escort: Founders Hall to Higgins Labs. Male student with sprained ankle.

11:06am - Medical emergency: Possible diabetic reaction. Rear of Higgins House. Female food service employee. Officer and EMS respond.

11:15pm - Assist: Student admitted to Atwater Kent to drop off report.

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5 :00pm to 7:00pm - Higgins Armory Museum, “Arms of the East: Jeweled Weapons of Status and Rank” exhibition opens, free with admission ($4.75), 100 Barber Ave. 9:00pm to 11:00pm - TKE, Phi Sigma Sigma Bedsheet Volleyball Tournament, Harrington Gymnasium.

Friday, November 11 (Veteran’s Day) WPI Open House 6:30pm - Diwali dinner, sponsored by the Indian Students Organization, Lower Wedge, $7.00.

Saturday, November 12 9:00am to 5:00pm - “21st Championship Allbreed Cat Show,” Assabet Valley Regional Voca­ tional School, Fitchburg St., Marlboro, MA, $4.00.

Sunday, November 13 1:00pm to 5:00pm - Native American Awareness Day, Worcester Art Museum, Free.

6:30pm and 9:30pm - Film: “City Slickers 2,” Perreault Hall, $2.00.

Monday, November 14 4:00pm - Speaker: Thomas S. Hansen - Wellesley College, “The German Face of Edgar Allan Poe,” Higgins House.

8:00pm to 10:00pm - “Diverse talk on Social Issues,” Perreault Hall.

Tuesday, November 1 12:28am - Malicious mischief: call from Regent St. fraternity reporting vehicle window on car parked in front of house just smashed by unknown persons. O fficers respond.

12:38am - Officer out at Regent St. w ith owner of vehicle. WPD on scene taking report.

6:18am - Open doors: Custodian reports open doors within Boynton Hall from lighting contractor working overnight, including Business and Accounting offices.

5:05pm - Lockout: Car on quad.

8:35pm - Missing person: Mass Academy student missing since 5:00pm.

9:30pm - Missing person located: Student called station and is returning home.

11:31pm - Medical response: Riley student w ith lung pains. Officer and EMS respond.

1 1:43pm - Officer and EMS transporting student to Memorial Hospital.

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12:39am - Unknown problem: Report of female on roof of Salisbury St. screaming.

O fficers respond.

12:41am - Officers clear Salisbury St., no problem at location.

1:16am - Disturbance: Officer out with subject at Institute Hall regarding disturbance which originated on Dean St. 1:40am - Institute Hall clear.

2:05am - Noise com plaint: Founders resident reports crashing noises from campus area.

O fficer advises contractor disposing o f light bulbs in Washburn dumpster.

9:50am - Harrassment: Phone calls to student.

12:40pm - Malicious mischief: Morgan, second floor, candle thrown through window. RA notifies station. O fficer responds.

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