SGA debates bring candidate’s views to the forefront by M ike Caprio Associate Editor Last Tuesday in Riley Commons, the Student Government Association held its second annual open to the public candidate’s debate. Elections, which started electronically last thursday at midnight, are being held for the rest of the term for all executive positions and for three senator-at-large positions. Attendance was not impressive, much to several senator’s dismay. There was also an unexpected turn of events that led to changes in the structure of the upcoming elections. The structure of the debates was largely informal. After opening state ments, questions were addressed in a random, predetermined order. Candi dates addressed were allowed a minute and a half to answer, while remaining candidates were given a thirty second rebuttal. In cases where there were no competing candidates, rebuttals were discarded. After questions and rebut tals, the audience was given the oppor tunity to address the candidates, after which closing statements were made.
same thing, as well as working to assist the president in any way necessary. Laydon agreed with both Abrams and Fairbanks, and added that the vicepresident must also act as a link for the entire SGA structure. Laydon was then asked how he would increase communication be tween SGA and the faculty sen ate, to which he replied “We Vice-President T h e first q u estio n a sk e d d isc u sse d "a d iver need to show that we are on the The first debate was for sity o f needs a n d in te re sts" (hat SG A m ust same play ing field... faculty has the office o f vice-president; represent... a great impact on students.” the students running for the He stated that he was unsure position are (in the order pre about having voting status on sented by the committee): the faculty senate - but he insisted that was indeed a lack of communication Fiona Abrams, Nat Fairbanks, and Jo more communication was necessary. between the committees and SGA, and seph Laydon. Abrams opened the de Abrams’ rebuttal expressed the same that a new rapport needed to be estab bates by stating that the reason for her intentions, while Fairbanks stated that lished. Laydon agreed with Fairbanks’s running stemmed mostly from how much "Faculty and administration see stu sentiments. she enjoyed working with SGA, fol dents as a token membership,” and that When asked how each candidate in lowed by Fairbanks who claimed to it was necessary to change that view. terpreted the duties of vice-president, “know extensively the workings of SGA” Abrams responded that she believed as a result o f three years of experience. Senator-At-Large the position was intended to work with Joe Laydon stated that he had worked The next candidates brought forward the academic committees referred to in with SGA for several terms, and touted were for the senator-at-large positions. the first question, as well as to coordi a desire to make SGA “...a more cohe Since there are three positions to be nate effort in the office. Fairbanks sive body for the students”. filled and three students are running, no quoted the duties of the office from the The first question was this: “It has rebuttals were taken. The candidates constitution, which were basically the been suggested SGA needs to take a
Questions were presented by the SGA elections committee, drawn from a pool of submissions from both the senate and the general public. The debates were moderated by Newspeak staff member Joe Schaffer, this reporter, and Senator Pat Mcmanus of the elections commit tee.
more assertive role with regards to its representatives on academic commit tees. Do you think this it true, and if so, how do we go about it?” Abrams an swered that she was not aware of which committees the question was referring to. Fairbanks’s rebuttal was that there
running are Jason Macierowski. Jason Mickey, and Lucie Laskowski. Some of the topics brought up were the campus center, diversity issues, and the role of the SGA senators. Treasurer The candidates running for treasurer are Don Socha and Frank Adam Adams. In his opening statement, Socha stated that he had worked with appropriations in the past and worked with OCFC as an assitant treasurer for Class III organiza tions. Adams also stated his experience in working with large budgets in the past to the amount of $2.5 million, as well as having the ability to devote time to the position. The issue of the 5% increase in dis tributable funds and the efficiency and fairness of the consequent 5% cap on budgets was discussed. Socha felt that this was indeed both equitable and effi cient, that budgets were able to go through OCFC much more quickly. Adams agreed and added that he would have held the cap back more than 5%, perhaps at 3 or 4%, to promote more use Continued to page 7
The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tuesday, February 22, 1994
Money available for overseas environmental studies by J e n n x Yambert Newspeak S ta ff There are many American Liberal Arts students that study abroad each year, and the U.S. is now looking to increase the number of technically oriented exchanges that occur. As a result, two of W PI’s professors have been awarded $21,000 to use in pro viding financial stipends for students to pursue environm ental studies abroad next year. Prof. Schachterle and Prof. O ’Shaughnessy will be awarding financial stipends o f $3,000 to a student staying abroad for a full year, or $1,500 to students staying
abroad for six months. The Depart ment of Education has provided them with this grant for next year only, so anyone who is interested should take advantage o f the opportunity now, it may not be renewed. Students will have the choice of studying in Limer ick, Ireland: Eindhoven. Holland: or Darmstadt, Germany. Students plan ning to study in Germany must speak German, but courses will be offered in English at both the Ireland and Hol land locations. Environmentally ori ented classes may be taken in techni cal fields, social sciences, or the hu manities. Prof. Schachterle and Prof. O ’Shaughnessy are looking in particu
lar for students who will be juniors next year and wish to complete their IQP’s while abroad, but this opportu nity is in no way limited to students meeting those criteria. The one crite rion that must be met is that students going abroad through this program must pursue environmentally related stud ies. There will be a meeting for all interested students on Monday, Feb ruary 28 at 4pm in SL 121. If you would like more information about this opportunity, but cannot make it to the meeting, you can contact Prof. Schachterle in his office in the Project Center, or look up Prof. O ’Shaughnessy in Kaven Hall.
Masque triumphs with JCS At left, J esu s, p layed b y K y le S t e p h e n s , C lass o f '95, scream s in pain at the continual beggin g o f lepers and to rm en to rs d uring a scen e in T h e T em ple in J e s u s C h rist S u p ersta r. J e s u s C h rist S u p ersta r, w a s p e r f o r m e d by W PI M a sq u e to sold o u t a u d ie n c e s la s t w eek en d . A d d itional p hoto, p a g e 3.
Professor Cornel West speaks to WPI community by M ike Caprio Associate Editor Last W ednesday, thanks largely to Rev. Steve Brown of Campus Minis try, Professor Cornel West came to WPI to lecture on the subject o f diver sity and American culture. In atten dance were a large number of faculty, students, and community members who filled Newell Lecture Hall near ly to capacity. Also attending were Provost Diran Apelian, who spoke briefly before introducing Prof. West, and Dean of Multi-Cultural Affairs Ron Macon, as well as a num ber of members from the Pluralism Plan ning Committee. Dr. West is a professor of religion and director of Afro-American studies at Princeton University, and the author of Race Matters and Prophetic Frag ments: he was also recently appointed to a teaching position at Harvard Uni versity. The content of his lecture related mainly to what he writes about in Race Matters, including the “spiri tual impoverishment” of American culture in general, and African-Amer ican culture in specific. He also built upon the words of such authors and thinkers asT.S. Eliot, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Plato, illustrating the ongoing tra
dition of struggles for freedom, and celebrating the radical democratic tra dition and its mechanisms for ques tioning authority and determining the proper path to follow. Prof. W est ended his one-hour lec ture with a renewed call for a return to “non-market values,” concepts such as love, caring, concern, and commu
Dr. Cornel West, professor of religion and director of Afro-American studies at Princeton University, signs copies of his book. Race M atters, after delivering an impassioned speech on race relations to a WPI audience in Newell Hall last Wednesday.
by E ric Craft, Associate E ditor and J e n n x Yambert, Newspeak S ta ff M asque’s most energetic under taking in a long time, Jesus Christ Superstar came off wonderfully. As the lights came up and the orchestra began to play, the audience was taken in by Judas (Lee Guthrie) o p en in g the perform ance w ith “Heaven On Their Minds.” Ju d as’ voice conveyed all the emotion of his role with conviction and beauty. This production contained ev erything that could be expected in a musical: music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, choreographed dancing se quences, and excellent lighting and special effects. The orchestra, made up of twenty different players, was conducted by Jeff Rocha. The cho reographer was G ilda Madeiras, who designed the dances to excel lently complement the music. So many little aspects were tak en into account in the production of this musical, that the performance
came off as both professional and moving. Thanks to the Director and Producer, Chad Council, and M usi cal Director, Dawn Varrachi, no detail was left unpolished. There were several excellent uses of light ing and special effects. An example of this is the scene in which Jesus is surrounded by lep ers cra w lin g around his legs and their combined shadows are reflected on the back wall. The special effects were also excellent, forexam ple, Judas’ hang ing and Jesus’ crucifixion both ap peared extremely real to the audi ence. The entire cast performed very well, but special mention should be given to the leads of the production. Jesus played by Kyle Stephens, Mary played by Lea Deschenes, and Judas all sang and performed beautifully. A standing ovation should go out to all those involved in the production of Jesus Christ Superstar because it was indeed a play for any theater group to be proud of. Congratula tions on a job well done!
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nity, and a challenge to stop running away from public life - a practice that has created the “chocolate cities and vanilla suburbs” that are so common today. After the lecture ended, listen ers were then invited to meet with the professor at an informal reception in the Fuller basement lounge.
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N e w s ............................................................................................2 Week in P h o to s..........................................................................3 C om m unity U pdate................................................................... 4 A n n o u n cem en ts.........................................................................4 Diversity - O p in io n ................................................................... 5 Newspeak H u m o r ......................................................................5 Com m entary................................................................................6
Letter to the E d ito r ....................................................................6 Student Government A sso cia tio n .......................................... 7 Club C o rn er................................................................................8 Greek C o rn er..............................................................................9 C lassifieds.................................................................................11 Police L o g .................................................................................12 W hat's H appening.................................................................. 12
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Tuesday February 22,1994
NEWS
GAMMA comes to WPI by Gabriel Goesch Class o f '96 Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol (GA M M A ) is a division of the BACCHUS / Peer Education programs on campus, composed of students from different fraternities and sororities at WPI. It was creat ed to educate the WPI Greek community about alcohol related matters. It is probably safe to say that most WPI students have attended at least one Greek-run party and some of you have even attended quite a few. Some students even look forward to Friday and Saturday night runs from frat house to frat house as a way o f getting through the week. Weekends are good times to go out with our friends. Then why do we need an organization that is going to educate us about alcohol you ask? Simple, so you can have fun safely. You see GAMMA knows what happens at parties, and what happens afterwards, and many of those things scare us. One can spend
hours making themselves look good so they can meet the person of their dreams, or weeks studying for finals so they get an A, and even years working hard to get everything they want out of life, but it only takes one second to ruin all that with one bad decision after drinking. W hether that be drinking and driving, walking home alone and getting assaulted, or just doing something else stupid. GAMMA is here to ascertain your feelings about these issues and to gather ideas on ways to overcome alcohol-related problems. As a result, GAM MA will sponsor many programs on campus and we welcome ideas about the types of programs we should sponsor. GAMMA is here for you. If you have any ideas, please call or write to: Ellen Servetnick (Assistant Dean o f Stu dents) epservet@ jake, 8 3 1-5201 Mary Cox (Director of Alcohol & Drug Education) suemar@wpi, 831-5800 Gabriel Goesch (Phi Kappa Theta Fraterni ty) gabe@wpi, 753-0921
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Financial Aid Application Checklist for 1994 - 95 All students planning to apply for financial aid in the 1994-95 Academic Year must complete the following checklist. Submit all forms by their designated deadlines in order to assure a timely review for financial aid. 1. Submit the W PI Upperclass application (mauve folder) to the WPI Financial Aid Office by March 16,1994. Folders submitted after the deadline will be marked LATE and reviewed after consideration of on-time applications. 2. File the College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Form in its respective envelope by April 1, 1994. (The CSS FAF includes a Mauve/White form and envelope). 3. File the Renewal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in its respective envelope at the same time you file the CSS FAF, or by April 1,1994. (The Renewal FAFSA includes a Black/W hite form and envelope). If you did not receive a Renewal FAFSA at your permanent address, obtain an Original FAFSA from the Financial Aid Office and file it at the same time you file the CSS FAF. (The Original FAFSA includes a Blue/W hite form and envelope). 4. Residents o f Rhode Island and Vermont must meet their state scholarship program deadline of March 1st, which requires the FAFSA be filed by February 21,1994. Residents o f Connecticut, M aine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire must file the FAFSA by April 1st to be considered for state scholarship eligibility. Accept state scholarship award offers in writing. 5. Submit copies o f 1993 W-2 Forms and signed copies o f complete 1993 Federal IRS Tax Returns for parent(s) and student. Mail directly to the WPI Financial Aid Office by May 1st, 1994. If you or your parcnt(s) will not file the 1993 Federal IRS tax return, submit a signed statement to the Financial Aid Office. 6. When you receive the Blue Student Aid Report, SAR, sign Parts 1 and 2, ask your parent to sign Part 2, and submit the entire report to the Financial Aid Office. 7. Students participating in CO-OP, off-campus Projects, or Exchanges must file as usual forthe entire academic year. Contact the Financial Aid Office to make arrangements for completing essential forms while you are absent from campus. 8. If you are a senior in 1993-94 and you are planning to apply for financial aid as an undergraduate in 1994-95, make an appointment in the Financial Aid Office to discuss the policies and procedures for fifth year students. 9. The academic requirements for financial aid elibility were outlined in the January 28th memo by the Financial Aid Office and are also included in the current Undergraduate Catalog on page 195. Reread the policy to understand how academic status impacts financial aid eligibility. 10. Check and Recheck the following items on the FAF and FAFSA: a. The spelling o f your name b. Your Social Security Number c. Your permanent address d. A “YES” response to FAFSA item #92 e. The 4-digit W PI CSS Code “3969” on FAF item #42 f. The 6-digit WPI Federal Code “002233” on FAFSA item #80 g. Enclose a check for the correct fee with the CSS FAF.
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Tuesday February 22, 1994
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GAMMA comes to WPI by G abriel Goesch Class o f 'V6 Greeks Advocating Mature Management o f Alcohol (GAM M A) is a division o f the BACCHUS / Peer Education programs on campus, composed of students from different fraternities and sororities at WPI. It was creat ed to educate the WPI Greek community about alcohol related matters. It is probably safe to say that most WPI students have attended at least one Greek-run party and some o f you have even attended quite a few. Some students even look forward to Friday and Saturday night runs from frat house to frat house as a way o f getting through the week. Weekends are good times to go out with our friends. Then why do we need an organization that is going to educate us about alcohol you ask? Simple, so you can have fun safely. You see GAMMA knows what happens at parties, and what happens afterwards, and many o f those things scare us. One can spend
hours making themselves look good so they can meet the person of their dreams, or weeks studying for finals so they get an A, and even years working hard to get everything they want out o f life, but it only takes one second to ruin all that with one bad decision after drinking. Whether that be drinking and driving, walking home alone and getting assaulted, or just doing something else stupid. GAMMA is here to ascertain your feelings about these issues and to gather ideas on ways to overcome alcohol-related problems. As a result, GAM MA will sponsor many programs on campus and we welcome ideas about the types of programs we should sponsor. GAMMA is here for you. If you have any ideas, please call or write to: Ellen Servetnick (Assistant Dean of Stu dents) epservet@ jake, 8 3 1-5 2 0 1 Mary Cox (Director of Alcohol & Drug Education) suemar@wpi. 83 I-5800 Gabriel Goesch (Phi Kappa Theta Fraterni ty) gabe@ wpi, 753-0921
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WEEK IN PHOTOS
Jesus Christ Superstar a smashing success
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Above, the hardworking cast, crew and orchestra of Jesus Christ Superstar paused for a photo after last Saturday’s performance. Masque performed the musical this past weekend to several sold-out crowds. Pictured at right are Kyle Stephens as Jesus, Lea Deschenes as Mary Magdalene, Lee (iuthrie as Judas, and various other chorus members and apostles.
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Jazz at noon
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T h e W PI J a zz E n sem b le gathers fo r a n oon tim e ja m session in G o m p e i’s fun ction room last M on d ay aftern oon . A good tim e w as had by all. NEWSPEAK STAFF PHOTO / MATT BON ANNO
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NEWSPEAK
Tuesday February 22,1994
WEEK IN PHOTOS
Jesus Christ Superstar a smashing success
NEWSPEAK STAFF PHOTO / JASON PHII.RROOK
Above, the hardworking east, crew and orchestra of Jesus Christ Superstar paused for a photo after last Saturday’s performance. Masque performed the musical this past weekend to several sold-out crowds. Pictured at right are Kyle Stephens as Jesus, Lea Deschenes as Mary Magdalene, Lee (iuthrie as Judas, and various other chorus members and apostles.
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Tuesday February 22,1994
COMMUNITY UPDATE
WPI and AIDS by Bryan Pepin Class o f ’96 Imagine two friends. Members of different fraternities at Indiana University. Both going to work for their national fraternities and having busy lives, never thinking that HIV and AIDS would affect their friendship. When Joel Goldman discovered he was infected with HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, his life changed dramatically. So today, when the HIV virus is infecting one in 300 college students, Joel and his old college friend T.J. Sul livan, arc bringing their message tocollege students nationwide. In addition to challeng ing stereotypes about the disease, Goldman and Sullivan are teaching students how to reduce their own risk of HI V infection and the
risk o f their friends. Their presentation cen ters around Joel’s experiences as a fraternity member and the risks he took mixing alcohol and unprotected sex. Sullivan teaches stu dents about alcohol’s effect on decision-making, the workings of HIV virus and ways they can reduce risk and prevent infection. They will spcakat 7:00pm in Alden Hall on M on day, February 28th. The presentation is being funded in part through an award from the WPI students speakers fund. The evening will also include a special GAMMA (Greeks Advocat ing Mature Management of Alcohol) presen tation. The night is being sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon and the Peer Education Program. Come and hear T.J. and Joel talk about their college experience.
Rabbi Wasserman to speak on Judaism Courtesy o f WPI Hillel WPI Hillel invites the WPI community to attend a question and answer session entitled “ A Brief Introduction to Judaism ,” to be held W ednesday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 pm in K innicutt Hall. The format will be as follows: Rabbi Daniel Wasserman of Shaari Torah West, Worcester, will give a brief introduction to Judaism to last no more than fifteen minutes, followed by a lengthy question and answer session. He will answer any questions relating to Judaism from those in attendance. Some
possible topics may include, but are not limited to, Jewish religious practices, Judaism and Christianity, and Jewish history. (Recent pol itics are not within the scope of this program.) Rabbi Wasserman was ordained by Rabbi Berel Wcin at Yeshiva Shaari Torah in Suffern, New York. After three years as a Rabbi in Jersey City, he became Rabbi at Shaari Torah in September of 19 9 1. As Rabhi he teaches classes in Torah, Haftorah, Talmud, and reli gious practices. In addition to his rabinnical degree, he also holds a BS in biology. (And yes, he took Calculus.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 15 deadline for ’93-’94 EDC small grants proposals The Educational Development Council is delighted to announce its 1993-94 small grants program. The EDC provides start-up funding for educational innovation projects which can lead to additional work sponsored by external agencies. This year’s initiative will primarily target teaching and learning in the freshman
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year, and laboratory instruction. ANY MEM BER OF THE WPI COMMUNITY IS ELIGI BLE TO APPLY FOR AN A WARD TO EDC. Proposal deadline is March 15. Electronic or paper (specify which) copies of the Request for Proposals can be obtained from Nicholas Ledu in the Project Center (noledu@jake).
Newman Madness “Appalachia in Worcester” Courtesy o f the Newm an Club Once again, it is that time of the year when Appalachia comes to Worcester. Actually, Appalachia in W orcester takes place every Spring when members of the Newman Club here at WPI invite their fellow students to get involved in a two day project to help some of the poor in Worcester. Fol lowing the motto o f the project, Appala chia in W orcester is a project “for women, by women, picked by women” who invite male students to be involved. This year’s project will be Youville House, a shelter for battered women and their families. The students in volved will give up two days o f Spring vaca tion, March 15th and 16th this year, to volun
teer for the project. If you are interested, call or write either Becky Kostek(Box 13 2 1,phone7 9 1-7736)or Marie C. Dilanco, (Box 3054, phone 7578853) this year’s project leaders. You can also contact FatherScanlon at the Religious Center (757-6097). If interested, you must sign up by March l st so plans can be made and an amount o f work can be promised at Youville House. So come on board and help some unfortu nate people as you join Newman Madness “ Appalachia in W orcester” . As one of the W orcester newspapers com mented on last year’s project, seeing these students give up some of their Spring Break to help Worces te r’s poor, makes you proud of the leaders of tomorrow.
A day of jazz at WPI featuring Cecilia Smith F rid a y, F ebruary 25th Noon: (FR EE ) M organ A -Lecture. The African American Women Artist/M usician in the 1990s, a Personal Perspective. 4:00pm - Improvisation Workshop. Area High Schools are invited (FR E E ). Alden Hall. Basement Level. 8:00pni -CeciliaSm ithQ uartet will present a program of mainstream jazz. Alden Hall (u p stairs in the g reat hall). $2 stu d en ts/ $5 ad u lts. Funded in part by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts, with addi tional support from the Norton Company Foun dation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with A dditional funding from the WPI SocComm Fine Arts Committee, the WPI Jazz Group, the WPI Student Speakers Fund, and the WPI Humanities Dept.
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Tuesday February 22,1994
COMMUNITY UPDATE
WPI and AIDS by Bryan Pepin Class o f '96 Imagine two friends. Members of different fraternities at Indiana University. Both going to work for their national fraternities and having busy lives, never thinking that HIV and AIDS would affect their friendship. When Joel Goldman discovered he was infected with HIV. the virus which causes AIDS, his life changed dramatically. So today, when the HIV virus is infecting one in 300 college students. Joel and his old college friend T.J. Sullivan, arc bringing their message tocollcge students nationwide. In addition to challeng ing stereotypes about the disease. Goldman and Sullivan are teaching students how to reduce their own risk ol HI V infection and the
risk of their friends. Their presentation cen ters around Joel’s experiences as a fraternity member and the risks he took mixing alcohol and unprotected sex. Sullivan teaches stu dents about alcohol’s effect on decision-mak ing, the workings of HI V virus and ways they can reduce risk and prevent infection. They will speakat 7:00pm in Alden Hall on Mon day. February 28th. The presentation is being funded in part through an award from the WPI students speakers fund. The evening will also include a special GAMMA (Greeks Advocat ing Mature Management of Alcohol) presen tation. The night is being sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon and the Peer Education Program. Come and hear T.J. and Joel talk about their college experience.
Rabbi Wasserman to speak on Judaism Courtesy o f WPI llilli l WPI Hillel invites the WPI community to attend a question and answer session entitled “A Brief Introduction to Judaism," to be held Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 pm in Kinnicutt Hall. The format will be as follows: Rabbi Daniel Wasserman of Shaari Torah West, Worcester, will give a brief introduction to Judaism to last no more than fifteen minutes, followed by a lengthy question and answer session. He will answer any questions relating to Judaism from those in attendance. Some
possible topics may include, but are not limited to, Jewish religious practices, Judaism and Christianity, and Jewish history. (Recent pol itics are not within the scope of this program.) Kabbi Wasserman was ordained by Rabbi Berel Wein at Yeshiva Shaari Torah in Sulfern, New York. After three years as a Rabbi in Jersey City, he became Rabbi at Shaari Torah in September of 19 9 1. As Rabbi he teaches classes in Torah. Haftorah, Talmud, and reli gious practices. In addition to his rabinnical degree, he also holds a BS in biology. (And yes, he took Calculus.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 15 deadline for ’93-’94 EDC small grants proposals The Educational Development Council is delighted to announce its 1993-94 small grants program. The EDC provides start-up funding for educational innovation projects which can lead to additional work sponsored by external agencies. This year’s initiative will primarily target teaching and learning in the freshman
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Tuesday February 22,1994
DIVERSITY-OPINION
DuBois’ fight for equality inspired many Black leaders by Prakash Bhatia (M alcolm) N ational Society o f Black E ngineers Black History Month is a month that cele brates the culture of the African-American
people and recognizes the leaders that sought to bring about change. It teaches everyone the history of racism, the struggle forequality, and the beauty of the African-American culture. So be a part of it.
W illiam E. B. Du Bois was the most prom inent brother. Du Bois was bom in Great Barrington, MA, in 1868. He devoted him self to his studies, showing such brilliance that his future education was assured by scholarships:
Black scientists’ contributions abound by Curtis Harris Class o f '97 Every WPI student is probably familiar with the exploits of such great inventors as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. What about the exploits of other such great inventors like Garrett A. Morgan, Jan E. Matzeliger, George Washington Carver, just to name a few. Hmmmmm, sound like foreign names but they aren’t. These are the names o f some Black inventors, whose work has a daily impact on your life in some fashion, and ironically, none of tAhem are in the National Hall of Fame. Some of the products of their genius include: shoes, sugar, ice cream, the traffic light, the electric lamp, and Door Guard which is a bullet-resistant plexiglass cage used in banks. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), an Agricultural Scientist, devoted his life to research projects connected primarily with southern agriculture. The products he derived from the peanut and the soybean revolution ized the economy of the South by liberating it from an excessive dependence on cotton.
From the peanut, he derived 300 products; from the sweet potato 100 different products. He revolutionized the southern agricultural economy by showing how these many products could be made from the peanut. By 1938, peanuts had become a $200 million industry and a chief product of Alabama. ' Garret A. Morgan’s (1877-1963) most valued invention was the “gas inhalator”. The “gas inhalator” was first acknowledged during a suc cessful rescue operation of several men trapped by a tunnel explosion in the Cleveland Water works, some 200 feet below the surface of Lake Erie. During the emergency, Morgan, his broth er, and two other volunteers - all wearing inhalators - were the only men able to descend into the smoky, gas-filled tunnel, and save several work ers from asphyxiation. In 1923, orders for the Morgan inhalator soon began to pour into Cleveland fire com pa nies all over the nation but as soon as Mor gan’s racial identity became known, the na tion and the world didn’t beat a path to Garrett A. M organ’s door, and therefore his orders were canceled. During World War I, the Morgan inhalator was transformed into a gas
Purim - A festival of lotteries by V incent Wallace Class o f ‘97 It is early in the spring. The brown and sober trees of winter have put on gleaming costumes of bright green. People act a little crazy-shedding heavy winter clothes while there is still a chill in the air, laughing a little wildly when there is no reason. The tyrant winter is not quite overthrown, but he is smelling musty. Into this moment comes Purim, a day of celebration and enjoyment. But the laughter o f Purim is not a gentle one, but one of bloodred humor that celebrates the tyrant’s over throw. Origins The origins of Purim lie in the Scroll of Esther, a story that incorporates an evil and greedy tyrant, Haman, a heroine, Esther, and a hero, Mordechai. As the Megillah (Scroll) tells: The Prime Minister of Persia, Haman, used his great wealth to influence the King to allow him to issue a death sentence upon all the Jews in the kingdom for his personal profit. Haman cast lots (thus the festival of lotteries) upon the days of the month to see on which of the days the Jews would die. How ever, on the chosen day, the fourteenth day of Adar (February 25th this year), instead of a massacre of Jews, Haman and his family met th e ir fate on the gallow s p rep ared for Mordechai. Esther, cousin to Mordechai, had pleaded with the King Ahasueros for her peo ple at the risk of her own life, and Haman’s order was rescinded. Thus the day of Purim is celebrated with rejoice for the change from sorrow to gladness. Oddities The story of Purim is unique from all other holidays in many ways: 1. It is the only story in the Bible in which the word G -d does not appear. This is because the story was original ly relayed in the form of letters, and to avoid desecration of the word G-d it was omitted (thus is the reason I write G-d instead of including the o). 2. It is the only holiday on which drinking is encouraged, and the usual prohibitions of other holidays are allowed. Drinking is customary because at the original celebration was a festival of wine. Part of the fun of the holiday is to become so intoxicated that one is unable to distinguish between “ B lessed is M ordechai” and “ C ursed is Haman”, which in the system of Hebrew nu merals both add up to the same amount: 502. Thus they are indistinguishable from each
other on that plane of thought. The reason why the standard prohibitions are dismissed is due to the fact that Purim began after the Torah was given, therefore Purim is considered a minor holiday. 3. The day of Purim is cele brated one day later in walled cities. This is because the battle ended one day later for those inside the walls of the cities of Persia. Thus the celebration began one day later. Celebration Purim is celebrated by the reading of the Megillah in temple after sundown on the four teenth of Adar, and the morning of the next day. As the congregation gathers it is also customary to give to a tzedakah fund for the poor. Many of the congregation carry with them a range of noise makers: pots, pans, groggers, etc., and a variety of mellowing drinks to share. Children are allowed to perform a Purim play, and women are also made to follow the commandments of Purim. During the service several passages are added to commemorate the occasion. A fter the amidah the congregation punctuates the ser vice with a full Kaddish and turns to reading the Megillah. Three blessings are said and the scroll is unrolled and read. During the reading though, is when the fun begins. Each time the name Haman is mentioned it is to be drowned out by booing, hissing and the making of noise. This is done to blot the name of Haman from history. After the Megillah is read another blessing is recited and two hymns are sung, and the rest of regular services are carried out. Traditions and Customs of Purim On Purim it is customary to: 1. Fast the prior day (or two days prior if Purim is on the Sabbath) to commemorate the fast of the Jews of Persia the day prior to their victory over Haman 2. Give money to charity 3. Send gifts (usually two) to at least one person 4. Masquerade in silly costumes 5. Sing joyfull songs Traditional foods include: 1. Hamantaschen - poppy seed pockets in the shape of triangles 2. Challa woven of long, fat braids 3. Kreplach - a mixture of chopped meat and onions in triangular dough pockets 4. Sweat and sour dishes 5. Salted, cooked beans and peas Purim is possibly the most joyous of all holidays and should be celebrated with light hearted content, but one must not forget what happened so long ago for it may happen again. The light and warmth of spring comes again. The cycle of growth is reborn and all shall flourish once more. W inter is gone for now, but do not forget the darkness will return.
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mask used by combat troops. Bom in Paris, Kentucky, Morgan moved to Cleveland at an early age. His first invention was an improvement on the sewing machine which he sold for $150. In 1923, having established his reputation with the gas inhala tor, he was able to command a price of $40,000 from General Electric Company for his Auto matic Traffic Signal. Morgan died in Cleveland, the city which had awarded him a gold medal for his devotion to public safety. Some other great Scientists and Inventors include: Charles Drew (1904-1940), a physician; David N. Crosthwait Jr. (1898-1976), an engi neer; David L. Wood, an Electrical Engineer; Otis Boykin, an inventor; George E. Carruthers, a Physicist; Beatrice K enner; B enjam in Banneker (1731-1806), an inventor. M athe matician, Almanac-Maker; And the list goes on and on. Despite racism and discrimination, Black inventors and scientist, male and female, have enriched the lives of all Americans with their creativity and ingenuity.
to Fisk University, then to Harvard, then to the University o f Berlin. In 1895 he became the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. The Suppression o f the African Slave Trade to the U.S.A., J683-I870, re mains an important reference. Personal success and acceptance by whites did not make the proud and sensitive Du Bois complacent. Outraged by white racism and the willingness of many blacks to settle for second-class citizenship, he set out to make American blacks proud of theircolor— “beauty is black,” he said — and of their African origins and culture. Du Bois wrote, “The African-American race is going to be saved by its exceptional men and women.” Du Bois became a national officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N AACP) and the editor o f its journal The Crisis. What Du Bois said charged Washington, “ He belittles the emasculating effects of caste distinctions, and opposes the higher training and ambitions of our brightest minds.” Du Bois fought for equality, not with fists and guns, but with the strongest weapon o f all - the mind. He has inspired many intellectuals and leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Du Bois brought the AfricanAmericans brothers and sisters together to battle racism. He is one leader who will stay in the hearts of all his brothers and sisters when we need to achieve our goals.
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Tuesday February 22,1994
COMMENTARY
Just a Thought The Balkanization of campus by Stephen Brown Protestant Cam pus M inistry The glow from Cornel W est’s visit is not dimming in my consciousness yet. If you missed his lecture you really missed a significant presenta tion by a true genius in our midst today. Anyone who can quote the first paragraph of chapter 12 in a book written by W. B. DuBois without blinking is certifiable. I found myself amazed at the depth of his passion, the breadth of his knowledge, and the sincerity of his compassion and hu manity. We were privileged to have him at WPI. As I listened to him address his main topic o f the struggle for Black Freedom, I was amazed at the connec tions West continuously made to oth er struggles for freedom and dignity. West talked about White Supremacy, Male Supremacy, and Straight (or Heterosexual) Supremacy as equal evils to be confronted. And he rang out a challenge that whites need the courage to take on racism, males to take on sexism, and straights to take on homophobia. And of course, Dr. West quoted from Ben Franklin’s fa mous line that, “ We must all hang together or we will most certainly all hang separately.” Well kiddies, from where I sit, the person who is in the scaffold building business ought to be doing a Land Rush Business. For Dr. W est’s warn ing of the Balkanization, or separation of our public lives, is coming true with a vengeance. No matter where I look, whether at the race issues or sexual orientation issues or other arenas, peo ple are retreating into their own groups. There is both fear and mistrust of just engaging others in conversation, let alone working together against com mon problems. At the very time when the “experts” are calling for more co alitions between student groups to learn from and help each other, there has never been a more sustained atmo sphere on campus.
But it just isn’t a condition of stu dents. How many departments of stu dents? How many departments on campus work together, talk to each other, explore possibilities o f cooper ation? How often do faculty see stu dent service people as natural allies and not competitors for budget priori ties? And just try to get like personnel from several campuses in W orcester to work together. Maybe once every mil lennium. I know. I have worked at such efforts in several areas only to see them fall apart because this group doesn’t have the time or that school has their own programs they do better or some other reason arises. The only entity more mythical than the Loch Ness Monster is the W orcester Con sortium for Higher Education. And G od k n o w s th a t such balkanization is not limited to colleg es and universities. You think col lege people are hard to bring togeth er, just try it with church folk. Sched ules, differing theologies, opposite organizational structures, ministerial egos....you name it and it gets in the way. We all ostensibly work for the same “heavenly” deity, but to work together ecumenically or on an inter faith basis; not a prayer. Oh, if there is a crisis or we are asked for “limit ed” resource sharing, maybe. But to confront issues like racism, sexism, and homophobia together? The King dom will be here before such serious efforts really begin. And what is the result of all of our balkanization and the separation of persons and resources? The bad guys win. Left on our own, as individual persons or single campuses, we can not hope to overcome the phobias and prejudices that are arrayed against us. So students will feel increasing alienation, precious budgets for cru cial programs like diversity and drug abuse get cut at each school leaving lone administrators and faculty floun dering, and the problems only get worse. In closing his lecture, Dr. West
What’s Important? by Prakash Bhatia (M alcolm ) __________ Class o f ’97__________ There are many things in this world that are important to each individual. These things include honesty, per sonality, beauty, behavior and many more. I think being a patient person in today’s world is important. To survive in this world you have to be patient and considerate. When you’re impatient, you are apt to be rude. And such behavior is counter productive, making people angry or stubborn or uncooperative. There is a place where you tend to lose friends or even customers. Putting matters in perspective would help ease the idea of impatience and sometimes humor helps by thinking of ways to turn a situation into a funny story.
The impatient people are the ones who complain the loudest and make a scene in front of everyone because something was delayed. The more patient you become, people tend to like you or admire you, since you adapt to situations with ease. You would be known as Mr. or Ms. Cool. I have come to appreciate that life has its own timetable. It takes a long time to become a good pianist or a mountain climber. It also takes time to be a hero or a star. If we can accept that the world is ours to enjoy but not made for our convenience, we will be better able to move through it equal ly, more patient with life and a good companion to our friends, neighbors, relatives and to all the brothers and sisters in the world and finally to ourselves.
said an important characteristic in the struggles for freedom and dignity was an audacious hope. As a Christian, I believe that hope is an essential ele ment in the conquest o f doubt and
signs of hope here at WPI and other campuses. Not many are visible. Maybe its time to get my neck fitted for the noose. Maybe not. Maybe there is hope. Maybe.
Philler Oprah and Applesauce - And now a word from our fans Why does the year wrap around to the back cover of the student directo Well, it’s that time of the week again. ry? Maybe it has something to co That’s right, about five minutes before with the way the school still thinks Newspeak is sent to the printers... When we are in the previous millennium Newspeak doesn’t have enough arti Or, maybe it is just a formatting prob lem. Hmmm, must have been done on cles, they need more Philler. Did ya notice w e’ve been in here for three an IBM... weeks in a row now? Please write more Why did we not get yesterday off? articles, WPI isn’t bizarre enough to Everybody else in the entire universe keep this up until we graduate! I mean, gets all these holidays off, except us. What did we do to deserve this? last week, we actually had an article longer than a typical Megazone spot! Who or what is depicted on the Luckily, we have the WPI community to Riley Hall statue? It kinda looks like help us out. These kind souls have a person in a hard hat, but we are not given us insight to their keen sense of... sure. Maybe it is one of the construc um... They pointed some stuff out to us. tion workers. (Or, more accurately, a statue o f one of the workers, as they Christine Jesensky writes: were probably bigger than nine inch You know those pillars in front o f es tall...) If anyone knows, please tell fuller labs (the door facing Salisbury)? us, cuz we ain’t sure, and w e’re wick knock on them, they’re plastic. ed curious... --xine If a small child ever asks you where It’s true. Those tall, seemingly stone F or the next portion of our show, we bricks come from, you may be hard will enlighten you with (another) list columns are merely oversized drinking pressed to provide an answ er that straws. Just something to think does not confuse the little about next time you’re in one tyke. Here is something that of those study rooms, eh? ‘W m l mt th o u g h t we were \ic k " will help: Take the child to -I xm rel a n d ( iitincvcn Higgins lower lawn, to the Jeffrey Montigney writes: tree with the wire holding / think I am the first to up that big, overhanging of weird and stupid things around cam discover this--On the school shield and branch. If you look down at the trunk pus. This is the part that you can blame logo at the fitness center, verify that the where it meets the ground, you will us for, cuz we thought of this stuff... words lehr und kunst are spelled lehr see an opening in the bark, inside of und kuns, the t is missing from kunst!! W e understand why Plant Services which there are quite the few bricks. cool. cut back the bushes by the library The only explanation for this phe Well, we went over to the Fitness steps, but why did they leave the nomenon is that WPI is the most stumps? I guess they were just trying Center, and he was right. The ‘t ’ was unique place on the face of the Earth missing, creating a most incomprehen - the place where bricks grow from to stop tall muggers, leaving a nice sible phrase. Possibly, the ‘t’ was sto hide-out for the short ones. WPI: trees. This is just one more reason len, or misplaced at some point, and Land of Opportunities. why they should not be allowed to WPI, in theirtypical fashion, fudged the Is it a coincidence that only the turn it into a parking lot... repair. Not very surprising. dorms down the hill, i.e. Founders Did you notice that sometimes, al and Institute, have student-usable el though not often, we have a moral Nick Conti writes: evators? (For more information on message to our weirdness...? the D aniels elevator, see last w eek’s I know that you girlsf ?) like to hear about weird stuff, so / am going to tell Philler). One reason that we came up Well, that seems to be all for this you about something I did in my Fresh with for this is that, as all you techies week. I hope we have touched you man year. I was living in Morgan know, gravity is stronger the closer with a little bit of our strangitude. Hall, home o f the most modular one gets to the center o f the planet. Thanks again for the ideas, and keep Therefore, it is out of kindness to the furniture in the world. I had been the letters and comments coming .to moving m y room around at least three students suffering in the lower re newspeak@wpi.edu c/o Philler, and times a term, when the idea happened cesses of campus that they are al we will provide you with bizarre bits upon me: why not put my bed in the lowed to use the elevators to combat of useless information for weeks to the increased gravitational difficul closet? Well, the idea seemed like a come. Hmmm. Maybe a “Philler” Tgood one, so my roommate and I ties in climbing stairs. (It seems to us shirt could be given away in the future. spent the next hour taking apart my that our imagination has far outrun W e’ll give you the details sooner, or closet (removing the sh elf and the later. More likely later. Bye for now... our technical ability). by Laurel an d Guinevere
bar), laying it down on its back on the flo o r, and stuffing the m attress in side. It mostly fits, except fo r a bit that curls up at the end, and provides a great conversation piece. I actual ly g o t a couple other people on the flo o r to try it, too. (Remember, WPI does not condone students taking apart their furniture, but / do). Try it, its fu n . P .S. Remember to take one o f the handles o ff and put it on the inside, so that no one can lock you in your bed/ coffin. Oh, yeah. / alm ost forgot. Take your now unused bed fram e, turn it upright on its end, and use it as a closet, by duct taping the closet clothe s-bar across the legs o f the bed. I f you have no clue what / am talking about, but are interested, em ail me at conti@ wpi.edu. Enjoy! A nd we thought we were sick...
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Shawmut Bank abolishes tt no fee” checking To the Editor: I am writing to remind your readers of the change in Shawmut Bank’s checking policy. They no longer offer the “Streaml ine Checking” account that they offered to many students at the beginning o f the year. Shawmut is now going to charge students $2.50 EACH MONTH for checking, which comes to $30 a year to pay your phone bills & buy books. For students al ready paying $20,000+ a year, this extra $30 won’t help the situation any. I started checking at Shawmut be cause of their “no-fee” checking ac count, and now they ’ve changed this to $30 a year checking. If you also disap prove of this policy change please call l -800-SHAWMUT or 793-4411 and
prejudice. But I must confess that my reservoir o f hope is on low and dan gerously close to empty. It helps to have a Cornel West to revive me, but looking around me, I strain to see
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ask for the manager. If we all call and voice our displeasure with this policy change, we CAN make a change. I contacted the assistant manager at Shawmut’s Park Ave. branch. She informed me, “W e’re only doing as we were told.” I also informed her that I would be writing a letter to our school newspaper. When you call please ask to speak to the manager. Inform him/ her of youropinion of the policy change and whether you intend to move your money because of it. Please mention my name and that you read this in Newspeak. If you wish, mention that you are a student at WPI. Brian Pothier, Class of ’97
Photography Editor Jason Philbrook Photography Staff Matt Bonanno Geoff Elliot Sayan Ghosh Patti Kessler C. SukJoon Lee Byron Raymond Don Socha
N cw i Editor Chris Freeman Fm I u i m Editor Brian Parker Advtftiring Greg Findlen A dYfftM nflS m t Justin Hallman
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James Aduskevich Jason Hutt Becky Kupcinskas Harrison Rtpps Joe Schaffer Andrew^Watts Jennx Yambert
G r u h lc i Editor Kristen Greene
Gruhlct SUM Dave Koelle Melissa Perkalis Troy Thompson
Lexie Chutoransky
Faculty A dvlw r John Trimbur A w c la tc Editor* Michael Caprio Eric Craft Jennifer Kavka Sue MacPherson Kevin Parker Tom Sico Tvplit Dennis Obie
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Tuesday February 22,1994
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION U n official M in u tes to be approved February 24,1994 WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Student Government Association Minutes for the meeting of Febru ary 17,1994 I. Meeting called to order at 6:30. II. Approval of the Minutes: Minutes of 2/13/94 were approved with changes to the time the meeting was called to order and the Presi d en t’s Remarks being made. The meeting had been called to order at 6:15. The last paragraph o f the Pres ident’s Remarks was changed to read: “President Smale called for a motion to co n firm th e a p p o in tm e n t o f Meredith Cupples to the Committee on Student Advising. A Senator moved to confirm the appointment of Meredith Cupples to the Committee on Student Advising, and the motion was seconded. Senator Single made a point of order that this motion was out of order at this time since the meeting was no longer in New Busi ness. President Smale then declared the motion out of order.”. This is to replace the following line. “Lastly President Smale attempted to appoint Meredith Cupples to the Committee on Student Advising, but was met with opposition by Senator Single concerning its placement on the agen d a.” III. Attendance: Present: Executive Council: Warren Smale, Pres; Barbara Doyle, V ice Pres; Cathleen Connelly, Treas; Amy Scott, Sect. S en ate: Jo sh A rias, R achel Butland, Lexie Chutoransky, Dan Corriveau, Ryan Daly, Nat Fairbanks, G reg Findlen, John Grossi, Sylvia Khatchadourian, Krysten Laine, Dan L a ro c h e lle , Joe L ay d o n , Pat M cM anus, K irsty Reidy, Donald S o ch a, Ju stin S p ra g u e, P atric k Sullivan, Andy Thiessen, Christopher Thomas, Dennis Walsh, W olfW inset Absent; Jason Averill (ex), Prakash Bhatia (ex), Deb Foley, Josh Greene (ex), Jen Keenan, Chris McKeever, Mike Schulz (ex), Josh Single (ex), Danielle J. Snow (ex) IV. Vice P resid en t’s Report: Vice President Doyle reported that the first Student R epresentatives meeting had been held on, Tuesday, February 15th. She also announced that Senators should keep in mind that new appointments to Student Representative positions will be made in D-term. V. Treasurer’s Report: Treasur er Connelly reported that the budget ing process is still going on and should be finalized in two weeks.
accept the new wording as presented. VI. Comm ittee Reports: The motion was seconded by Sen. - Additional new Business: • Academic/Institute - Sen. Thiessen moved to add the Thiessen and passed. The new “proc • Committee on Student A dvis lamation” to be presented to the Board Campus Center Proclamation (M o ing: tion 12c.94) to the Agenda, the m o o f Trustees by Pres. Smale reads as Student Representative LaPointe tion was seconded and passed. Vice follows: reported that the committee had lis Proclamation Pres. Doyle moved that the following tened to their sub-committee on resi proclam ation be presented to the dential and social life on students. W hereas, the Student Govern Board o f Trustees by Pres. Smale in The sub-committee had reported that ment Association, hereafter referred to as SGA, strives to improve the some faculty are not satisfied with the behalf o f the undergraduate student body. current faculty mentoring Proclamation program, and sub-com W O R C E S T E R P O L Y T E C H N IC IN S T IT U T E W hereas, the Student mittee is trying to improve Government Association, the program so as to get hereafter referred to as more involvement. - Committee on Aca SGA, strives to improve demic Operations: the quality of life, both academic and social, for Student R epresenta tive Pereira reported that the undergraduate stu the Chair o f the com m it dents of W orcester Poly tee Professor Hobey pre technic Institute, hereaf S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T A S S O C IA T IO N ter referred to as the Insti sented the reaffirmation that those students with more than quality of life, both academic and tute, SGA hereby endorses the cam social, for the undergraduate students one major will receive one degree pus center program plan as developed with two majors listed on it. The of W orcester Polytechnic Institute, by the Institute’s Program Planning hereafter referred to as the Institute, Committee. committee is currently working to SGA hereby endorses the residence define courses not regularly taught, Whereas, this offers a com pre hall networking plan as developed by how to categorize such courses, and hensive description of necessary pro whether such courses should be 1isted the Institute’s Department o f Physi gram elements including information cal Plant. in the Course Catalogue. Pereira center, dining, entertainment, m eet Whereas, this plan will provide asked that any students who have ing rooms, office and service space, computer and telephone networking, and a large multi-purpose room. attempted to take a course listed in and cable television access for all of the Course Catalogue, and have been And, whereas, this plan repre unable to because the course was not the residence halls as well as a major sents the “shared vision” of the Insti really taught contact him. ity of the peripheral student housing. tute’s community, providing academ - SGA And, whereas, this plan provides ic, social and recreational services to - PR: a valuable academic resource to stu students, as well as flexibility for the dents, strengthens the variety of ser Chair Laydon reported that the com future, and will provide a “home” for mittee has almost completed the rough community as well as an excellent vices offered to students, provides an draft of the WPI Plan II’s pamphlet. facility to aid in drawing students to incentive to recruit interested stu He also reported that the SGA pam the Institute. dents in the future, and is paid for in a largely fair manner. phlet is under way yet PR needs the Therefore, be it resolved, that chairs of the SGA committees to get SGA urges the Institute’s Board of Therefore, be it resolved, that descriptions of their committees and Trustees to approve the program plan, SGA urges the Institute’s Board of what they do to PR as soon as possi and move quickly to site selection and Trustees to implement this plan for ble. the 1994-95 academic year. the architect’s design com petition - Elections: with SGA and the Institute’s Campus Motion llc .9 4 , Public release Center Program Planning Committee Chair McManus reported that d e spite very poor attendance the debate of SGA minutes, Pres. Smale: responsible for involving the commu had been very successful. He also Pres. Smale presented M otion nity. 1 lc.94 as Sen. Single (couldn’t at announced that electronic balloting would be beginning on, Friday, Feb tend meeting) had prepared it. Single Sen. Winset seconded the motion had proposed to move that all minutes ruary 18th and w ould co n tin u e and discussion followed. One friend through, W ednesday, February 23rd. of Senate meetings be approved by ly amendment was made to the m o Paper Balloting is to be on, Thursday, the Senate prior to the said minutes tion that the proclamation also be February 24th. public release in the following man signed by Pres. Smale. The vote on • Parking: ner. Minutes are taken at a Thursday Motion 12c.94 was then taken, and Chair Sprague reported that due to meeting. They would be prepared for the motion passed. the amount of work the committee Senate inspection by the following - Sen. Thiessen then moved to add needs to get done they should be Monday. For approval at the next Motion 13c.94 to the Agenda, con meeting twice the next week. Thursday meeting. So that they can cerning the appointment of a parlia be submitted Friday for the next issue mentarian, the motion was seconded VII. Old Business: of Newspeak. Sen. Sprague so moved by Treasurer Connelly, and passed. none and, Dennis Walsh seconded. Dis Pres. Smale then announced that he cussion followed concerning whether would like to appoint Mike Pereira to VIII. New Business: or not public release would still meet the position o f SGA Parliamentarian, - Motion 9c.94, CSA Represen the requirements of the SGA Consti the motion was so moved by Sen. tative appointm ent, Pres. Smale: tution. Sen. Daly move to table, Sen. Thiessen, seconded by Sen. Grossi Pres. Smale announced that he Thiessen seconded, motion to table and passed. would like to ap p o in t M eredith failed. Vice Pres. Doyle then called - Sen. W inset moved to add M o Cupples to CSA in order to replace the question. Sen. Grossi seconded, tion 14c.94 to the Agenda, concern Chad Schools position. Sen. Thiessen the vote failed. Sen. McManus moved ing the formation of an SGA com m it so moved. Sen. Grossi second, and to limit discussion to five more min tee to address student concerns about the motion passed. utes, Sen. Grossi seconded and mo the Food Services provided at WPI, - Motion 10c.94, Correction o f tion passed. Additional discussion the motion was seconded by Sen. motion 7c.94, Sen. McManus: was limited to five more minutes, and Socha, and passed. Sen. W inset Sen. McManus moved to rescind then the vote on Motion 1 lc.94 was moved that SGA form a committee to Motion 7c.94, and that the Senate taken, the motion failed. investigate DAKA, and make sugges
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tio n s fo r im p ro v em en ts. Sen. Fairbanks seconded the motion and discussion followed. Two friendly amendments were made. The first was to rather than have the Senate form the committee to advise the Vice Pres, to form the com m ittee. The second am endm ent w as to strike DAKA as the food carrier because DAKA may not always be the food carrier on campus. Vice Pres. Doyle called the question, Sen. Butland sec onded, the question failed. - At this time the meeting had to be paused and moved to G oat’s Head Conference Room, due to another par ty having reserved G om pei’s Func tion Room for that time. Sen. Fairbanks moved to table Mo tion 14c.94, motion was seconded by Sen. Butland, the motion passed, 137-0. Sen. Fairbanks called for a recall of the vote, the recall resulted in the same vote. - Justin Sprague moved to add Motion 15c.94 to the Agenda, con cerning adding “U nofficial” to the minutes submitted to Newspeak, mo tion was seconded by Sen. Daly, the motion failed 10-9-1. - Pres. Smale asked that a motion be made stating that the “proclama tions” to be read by him at the Board of Trustees Meeting. Sen. Thiessen so moved, and Sen. W alsh seconded, the motion passed. IX. Announcements: - GAEA representative Hallissey announced that the group will be elect ing officers on March 29th. The group has also amended their consti tution, and is still waiting for Plant Services to get back to them concern ing the proposed recycling programs. The group’s next meeting will be held on February 22nd. - Mike Pereira announced that anyone interested in participating in CollegeFest, they should contact Chris Dagdigian. Interested students need to be available over the summer. - Sen. Daly asked for more input concerning the Spirit com mittee, say ing that thus far he had received only 3 responses. X. President’s Remarks: President Smale announced that he would be attending the Trustee’s Retreat over the weekend of February 18th. Discussion topics would be ranging from the H iggin’s ME build ing plans, Campus Center Program approval, the Institute budget, as well as the President’s W hite Paper is sues. The proclamations passed ear lier in the meeting would be present ed to the Academic Planning and Stu dent Affairs Committee (APSA), then to the Physical Facilities Committee, and finally to the full Board. Pres. Smale announced that he would try and report back to the Senate as early as Monday or Tuesday but no later than the next Senate Meeting. XI. Meeting adjourned at 7:45. ars/ARS
Candidate’s views Continued from page 2 o f discretionary funds. Another question asked pertained to the Class III status of SGA, and what the candidates thought about changing that status and removing it from the class financial structure. Adams strongly agreed with this action, and even rec ommended that perhaps SGA could become a “Class V” organization, hav ing its own special category . The need for this is “...because of accountability. We need a different system for it.” Socha agreed also with this, stating that it “does not make sense to govern over [one’s] own budget.” In their closing statments, Adams suggested that he would push to insti tute letterheads for each office, as well as creating a computer account in an attempt to represent the student body more officially in their roles, while Socha said that he would like to see more communication between SGA and the community, and that students must have concern for money especially with the current financial problems of the insti tution.
Secretary Dan Corriveau is the only student running for the secretary position. He addressed questions relating to his role as secretary and stated his intentions to improve the quality of communication within the organization, to be fair and punctual in the setting of agendas and reviewing of meetings, as well as to encourage increasing use of campus computer networking resources. President The presidential candidates were then put to task. Cathy Connelly, Greg Findlen, and Wolf Winset came onto the platform and presented their open ing statements. The first question asked discussed “a diversity of needs and interests” that SGA must represent, and posited how the candidates would go about meeting the needs of all students. Connelly responded that SGA needs to recognize all of these diversities and promote the running and representation of them for positions on the senate. Findlen rebutted that ways for reaching students and allowing them to bring their issues to SGA were necessary to
implement, and were in fact being so done. Winset then rebutted saying that SGA has not explored these avenues enough. “Advertising is at best poor. W e’re not barnstorming like we should be. W e’re not going to DAK A at lunch time... we should have held this debate at DAKA.” The next question concerned a gen eral perception that SGA was viewed as aclub rather than a governing body, and asked how the candidates would go about changing that perception. Findlen stated that one of the ways he had suggested was to “assign constituencies randomly to senators” as well as in creasing communication via the com puter networks and use of Newspeak. Winset’s rebuttal: “We are a club. We haven’t given anyone any reason to join us. One-third of the senate comes from a particular group on campus... we ap pointed several senators from that group at a time when we lacked senators. We play parlimentary games instead of do ing what the students want.” Connelly responded by saying that removal of SGA from Class III status should help alleviate the perception, and that hav
ing a large portion of the senate all belonging to a single particular group did not hurt the senate in the slightest. Another question asked for quick fixes that led to long term solutions for the social problems of the campus. Connelly brought up the concept of the “interim campus center”, but added that there really was no purpose in having a quick fix, and that avenues for raising money should be explored in stead. Findlen rebutted and agreed that “short term fixes cost money that won’t be returned to the school,” and suggest ed instead of an interim campus center a campus radio station, which could initially be used over campus networks, and later expanded to broadcasting once a license is obtained from the FCC. Winset, however, rebuked these claims of lost money from short term fixes and suggested creating the interim campus center by retrofitting rooms for student use. He suggested as an example taking Riley commons and filling it with mod ular furniture and other items that would go into the finished campus center (such as pool tables and other recreational items); he also pointed out that having
an interim campus center would allow the campus center committee to ob serve and learn things that could be applied to the final campus center. “Anything is better than nothing.” stat ed Winset. When closing statements were tak en, Winset reiterated that the school has problems; “If we don’t push, no one’s going to... the senate isn’t working... we need to work like a business. We need to look for problems and solve them.” Findlen’s closing statement reinforced the idea that SGA is now “ready to go.” “[Student Government] is now in a position to find the roblems and take care of them. We need to build commu nity and information exchange.” In her closing comment, Connelly stated that she was “pulling out o f the race and throwing [her] support to Findlen,” an extremely unorthodox and completely unannounced m aneu ver. Her reasons for doing so were left unclear. However, the change has been reflected in the sgavote elec tronic voting program, which could indicate that she is indeed no longer on the ballot.
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Tuesday February 22,1994
CLUB CORNER
AIAA
Hispanic Student Association
AIAA will be having a meeting on Wednes day, February 23 in Higgins Labs 109 at 4:30. We will be conducting nominations for next year’s officers, so think about running for a position. Elections will take place in D term. The following offices are available: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Also, this will be the final day for the T-shirt design contest. If anyone has any good ideas for an AIAA T-shirt, let Nick know. The winner will receive a free T-shirt!! Finally, Mr. Daniel Sullivan from Raytheon will be speaking to us about Flight Test Engineering. He will have a video and slides to show us. Come on out and hear him speak, especially those interested in flight test engineering!!! T hat’s all for now...
WANTED People with courage and initiatives, anxious to make a difference and ready to work hard for the HSA. If you are up to the task write an e-mail to rudyqap, telling him that you want to become more involved with the HSA, failure to do so, will leave you out of our mailing list. We have a lot of projects in mind and we are ready to rock campus, join us or just be an spectator trying to get a clue about what is going on. If you had not been that involved with the HSA in the past, now is the time to change all that. We are going to work with people who really want to put effort into representing their countries, and com pletely forget about those who don’t care enough. PS: Let any of the officers know that you want to get involved with the HSAso they don’terase you off their mailing list. Orgulloso de ser LATINO Carlos Zapata.
Alpha Phi Omega First things first... I Find this incredible urge to stress each of you out even more. Service projects in progress or upcoming and their chairs or info suppliers: UMOC - Sly STS - Adam Adams Elderly- Paul Osborne WPS - Chris Parker Earth Day - Jeff Baron Painting- me Hunger Cleanup - Paul Osborne People are always wanted and needed so don’t hestitate to contact them! For fellow ship... I hope we didn’t totally destroy Adam’s apartment... stay tuned for the Pizza making gathering... And now for something out of the norm... but still in the norm of C term stress... A word from me filled with sappy, reminiscent, nostalgic goo...entitled, “ Brothers.” Brothers will annoy, irritate, and scare you. But brothers will make you smile, laugh, turn red, feel wanted, feel cared about. Brothers grow to become better brothers. Brothers are there almost all the time but always when you least expect them to be. My brothers have been there to do all of the above. I have left functions upset, confused, hyper, crazy, and proud. Nothing beats the feeling of knowing that there are people there for you. That you can go to them for a shoulder to cry on, to share a FUNNY joke, to share an experience with (seriously now... lets not twist this). Knowing that the people you are with want to do the same things to help society, here and everywhere. Knowing that the people you are with care about you, you can leam to trust. Nothing beats the pride of being an Ol-ster. YiLFS - the mushy pea
Christian Bible Fellowship Surprisingly, C term appears to be reaching a conclusion already. This Friday night is our end of term event: a no talent night. It should be a great time of both serious and fun talents. Wednesday is our DAK A luncheon in Founders and Prayer and Share at 8 p.m. in Founder’s Country Kitchen. Men: Find out about the end of term retreat to Vermont. Contact Chad for more information. “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honorand glory and praise!” (Rev elation 5:12). Jesus is worthy of our praise! So often we praise God only when we feel like it, and only when everything is going exactly how we want it to go. But what if we look things from a different view? God, who knows what is best for us, is allowing our lives to be shaped for our own good. Shouldn’t that be reason enough to praise him all the time for what he is doing for us and for others? And beyond that, he is deserving of praise because o f his sacrifice for our sins. Without this sacrifice, it would be impossible for us to have a relationship with him. Let’s praise our Lord in everything!
Global Affairs Party Congratulations and welcome back Harvard Model UN delegates! Your hard work paid off, now you can take a moment to relax. But, only take a moment because we still have a lot of things going on. Earth Day is coming up, and bringing with it our pond cleanup project. Don’t forget to get yourselves and others involved in that. We also have ourT-shirts coming in, so be watching for those. The next meeting is this Thursday in Atwater Kent. See you all there!
WPI Men’s Glee Club Italy is approaching soon. Don’t forget to get your t-shirt soon. We also have a concert this weekend so make sure you know when it is. If you haven’t registered for the Assassination Game, make sure you plan on doing it Tuesday night at rehearsal. Tuesday will be the dead line. And forthe freshm an,don’t forget that the questionnaires are due before Italy. We will be collecting them soon.
Lens and Lights Heh, heh, heh. JCS is over. Cool. Now we have all our equipment back and we can do events again! Congrats to David, Jon K, Jere my, Greg W and Phil for making the show that much more awesome. I still think the LnL banner should have stayed on the balcony, but oh well. Hopefully, now that JCS is over, Jon will have time to call a meeting of the By-Laws Revision Committee soon(?) Advice ‘othe week: Don’t call Phil-he might get electrocuted again! QUOTES: “We can stand the truss up in the comers, hang lights inside it and gaffer tape it to the wall!” - my brilliant (?!) idea for how we could have hung the lights forthe BiLaga dance. “It looked like a big d@#$ coming down from the ceiling...” - I think it was Andrew, in reference to the smoke tube being extremely visible during the last rehearsal of JCS. QUADFEST IS COMING!! and LnL is a BIG part of it! The next meeting will be THURSDAY at 3:30 in S L 105, so show up and bring your ideas (unless your ideas consist of JC vs. Big Foot or open-pit frosh roasting). Oh, and did I mention that there is a pub show this Saturday, featuring Heretix AND Johnny Bravo?! Y ou’ll want to be on crew for this one, gang. So show up- same LnL-time, same LnL-room (that’s 4:30, Wednesday in AK233 for all you non-LnLer’s) Is it me, or does this club comer suck more than usual? Oh well, I guess I have just run out of material...
Masque Hello all. Well now that Jesus Christ Superstar has run its course, and has become the stuff of legends, it’s time to thank all the people involved. THANK YOU! Without you the show would not have been what it was. And it was Great! A special thanks to Chad, Dawn, Paul and Todd for putting more than was humanly possible into that show. Moving right along, as shows at WPI generally do, TONIGHT is the first audition for NEW VOIC ES 12! Auditions are: Tuesday 4-7 , Wed 4:30-7:30, Thurs. 6-9, Call backs on Friday. All auditions will take place in the Green Room. The Green Room is located behind Alden stage, if you don’t know how to get there just get into Alden and follow the signs. Please bringamonologuetothe audition (what you do with that monologue is up to you). Ifyou have any questions please contact Noah Weisleder (wildman@wpi) or Chris Maloney (chrism@wpi) or call them at 791-3215. The Plays for New Voices were announced last Friday. Unfortunately I cannot put them in this club comer because of timing problems. If you are interested in finding out more about the plays there should be a box containing all of them in the Humanities office. As far as I know the producers are still looking to fill several production positions. If interested please contact Noah and Chris as mentioned above.
happening at the same time. No LRPG. No Scavenger Hunt. No New Voices Festival. Just a good old fashioned weekend spent hanging around the wedge playing games. In other news, the officers have been official ly named. Our president, Chris Davis, shall henceforth be known as B.M., Minion of Xuxa. I’d tell you what B.M. stands for but it’s classi fied. Chris isn’t allowed to know. Ask me sometime when he’s not around. Our vice president, Carolyn Day, shall be called the Duchess of Green Felt by all and sundry. Tom Russell, formerly just called the treasurer, shall now be called Captain Condom (a ghost from his dark past), or if he’s in his secret identity, Shep. Seann Ives, our glorious and illustrious secretary, shall now be known as Snoop Doggy Seann “Word to your Mother”. Last, but by no means least, our librarian begins his second term with the title, Fuzzy _BLUE_ Bunny. Upcoming Events for the SFS include: TA G : The Assassination Game, or a variant thereof. This is tentatively scheduled to coincide with Quad Week, but who can tell. Also, Tag, as in “Tag, You’re it.” An interesting variation that will last all of D-Term, if I get my way. There’ll be movie nights, and fund raisers, and maybe even a game of Red Rover. Some come to the meetings, bring a friend! Heck, bring an ene my, w e’re not picky! SFS - Let’s All Be There!
Society of Martial Arts Among the various styles taught by SOMA, Tai Chi stands out as the most ‘internal’. Tai Chi, meaning ‘The Grand Ultimate’, teaches that within all of us are opposing forces, mascu line and feminine, dark and light. Neither is better than the other; and while they oppose one another, at the same time they create each other, and embrace together as one. Light overcomes shadow, yet it also creates and grows from it. For self-defense, we leam to overcome force by becoming one with it, and misdirecting it back upon itself. We leam to move fluidly, like water; stressing tranquility in the midst of motion, flowing with and enveloping anything that exerts a force on us, and never opposing it directly. We leam to bend like a reed in the wind, rather than resist and break. Tai Chi originally comes from Chi Kung, which is the study of internal energies. It was first practiced by Shaolin (Buddhist) and Wa Lum (Taoist) monks as a method of maintain ing health, but eventually led to the practice of learning to control the energies within oneself and others for healing, harming, and various other purposes. For the beginner, Tai Chi can help to alleviate stress and fatigue, and to bring about a more relaxed state, from which actions and reactions flow spontaneously. For an ad vanced student of Tai Chi, there really are no limits to what he or she can achieve.
Society of Pershing Rifles Everyone had a great time at the Brickhunt last week, right? Even though Ayub tried to send us all the way out tothe airport once, we al 1had agreat time didn’t we!! I think it is high time we had a land nav class though, that way no one ends up in Boston during our next Brickhunt. Other than the fact that most of ourpoints were plotted wrong, I would have to say it went fairly well. The troop and pledges moved quickly, and they even managed to find most
of the “bricks”. Tomorrow we willbe doing D&C,so be ready...you probably will want to bring tennis shoes. Those of you who did not do it last week, please remember to bring your class A jackets for inspection. We have the Clark Formal coming up in a little while and we must be ready. Attendance has been steadily dropping off since the beginning of the semester and something must be done about it. If you have a good reason for not making the meeting, fine, but make sure you notify your squad leader before the meeting. If you cannot contact him, go up the chain of command. Phone chains will be dispatched to all of you by next week. That is all for today, see you tomorrow.
Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Well, here we are...again. Just to let you know, the showing at Tuesday’s practice was pretty pathetic, rather like the showing for the SFS vote. Y es,Iknow ,it’sC-Term. ‘Nuffsaid. Stuff: There is an event on the 26th of this month, that being February. It is at UNH. Space became highly limited, and thus, pre registration is necessary. Actually, I think Friday was the deadline. If you want to go, mail jerryp@wpi and find out w hat’s up. Pre-reg is $10, and there are going to be questing teams. (Nobody tells the secretary anything!) More Stuff: The Wedding we’ve all been waiting for... maybe. This is (hopefully) the marriage o f Lady Dee to Lord Highrider. This event will take place in March, and there will be a tremendous feast. If you want to go, ask Jared to pre-register you. The cost, 1 believe, is $ 10. Lady Cassa is looking for servants (hint, hint). Until I no longer have stress (yeah, right) and someone gifts me with a clue, or a View from Valehaven, that’s all for now.
Society of Women Engineers Matty D. is the best! Sorry guys, I promised that to someone. It’s his Andy Warhol 10 min utes. OK, now down to business. The March meeting is Monday, February 28th. Yes, I realize it’s a March meeting in February but we didn’t want to have a meeting the night before finals. Also, w e’ve had requests for a day change so we are trying it out. Anyways, it’s a study break kinda meeting, which means....PIZZA! Yes, I mentioned food which means every female SWE member if they are a true poor college student should be running from all directions to Gompei ’s Function room in the basement of Riley. Other news....GET INVOLVED. Those of you who joined a committee...great but we need you to attend your committees’ meetings. SWE isn’t going to run itself, we need all the members to get involved. If you don’t attend because you don’t like the meetings format or something...get in volved and make a change. SWE is your chance to make a diffence. OK, enough leture for today (any Chem I student agrees). This week (Feb. 2 125), SWE will be selling it’s “TOP TEN REA SONS TO BE AN ENGINEER” T-shirts for the bargain price of $8! We need people to help sell, watch your email for exact times and more info. Please volunteer for times, even if just for an hour. The more people help the less each person hastodo. Thanxguys. Have a great week and I’11 see you next Monday for PIZZA! Thought for the week: Call your mother.
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Science Fiction Society Behold! A club comer! Whew. Been a long time since we had one of these, eh? Sorry about that. Anyway, it looks like we’re finally going to get around to having one of those gaming weekend things. This time we’re going to tiy and schedule it so that nothing else is
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AXP I never thought the day would come when I could say this, but congratulations to the New ly Initiated Brothers! It’s a good thing, too, because if we kept you here too much longer you would ALL be snapped in 100 pieces by now, right Andrus! Highlights of the past week include: -’’G asm ania” , where Starfish took on Art "The Fart” in a battle to the death. They both survived, but all spectators suffered major casualties; -the Rob Jackson hole-punching seminar, where student Brad Michael is took some point ers from the champ; -North Adams 100 Keg Bash and “ Hot Legs Contest,” However those who chose to sleep in Saturday morning missed out on the action; -Two Words: Free Pizza; -the Dining Room project neared com ple tion... and if you believe that one. Rueben got a 4.0 this term, Kmiec actually got a rejection letter. Missy kicked Jose out of bed, and Kairnes ISN ’T BRITISH!!!; -shortages galore, as our supply of napkins dissappeared, coincidently right after “ Story Time" (Thanks Jess and Jen!), and the world price of silver went up $15 an ounce... I wonder why?; -”Skit Night”, featuring comic re-enact ments of Schnappsy, Karness, Lazy K, W orth less Brit. Dumb CS, Mangy Cast Man, Pool Chump, and Good-For-Nothing Steward (also featured: S tew art’s big brother and Rob M oore’s little brother; (Unfortunately, the schedule of the “Nut cracker” was postponed to a later date, as the choreographer Luke had a previous engage ment with someone from Bob’s Livestock); Remember NIBs you’re useless if you all fail out of school, so heed this friendly advice, brought to you by Scholastics, I mean Luke, I mean Scholastics, oh. whatever... GO TO CLASS!!! til next week... hey Bob, say hi to the Queen for us!
ATQ V alentine’s Day has come and gone and hopefully everyone had a great time at the formal. Well, will wonders never cease, Mitch,
after 4 years finally gave up his sacred pin. Congrats and let us all know when the wed ding is. Turtle, since you can’t get a job why don’t you design a new style of wall paper. You’ll get plenty of business from the Civils. Chud finally turned 20, too bad he still looks 12. To all the animals out W ednesday night, work on your imitations, especially Drew’s mom. Congratulations Tucker for winning a gold medal in the luge and slalom. What the heck is 9.8 anyways? Quote of the week: “Fire in the hole!” Finally, the Blue Eagle is God! KSHBT
AXA Well here we go with my second attempt at my first corner. It’s been an exciting week for all of us. Between Initiation and Big Brothers ceremonies I think we all probably should be doing work instead of reading this. Congrat ulations to our newly installed officers they are. Alpha - Mike Shultz Beta - Jacques Brouillete Gamma - EdW attras Delta - Tom Stanton Tau -Phil Culver Kappa - Jim Lagrant Iota - Mike Conklin Sigma - Myles Baker Epsilon -Dave Sweet Rho - Dave Custodio Congratulations also go out to Jim Lagrant and Tony Maciel who will be inducted into Sigma Mu Epsilon this week. In sports news out basketball team played basketball and probably either won or lost. And the answer to the inside joke of the week is “ Dave’s Mom."
OKO -A day in the life of ‘chunk’ Marsh: Morn ing - skipping class Day - figuring out what to do with his $2000 tuition reimbursement Af ternoon - suffering from chronic fatigue Evening - Taco Bell and bowling Night skipping work -Hey Yergatian, were you that thirsty? -LOST DOG: answers to the name of ‘M oJo’, last seen latenight in the gameroom with the Guzzler -Bill did you have to be so hard on that kid? Your truck needed a good washing anyway, didn’t it? -Congratulations goes out to Dan LaRochelle, 1994 National Cannonball Champion -Congrats to all the
wrestlers on their season and New Englands Guz Proverb: If you can’t stand the Guz, stay out of the kitchen Milkman
cD IZ Hey Phi Sig Sigs! I hope everyone is still surviving through Cterm! Only a couple of more weeks- hang in there! First off, a HUGE CONGRATULA TIONS goes out to Jocelyn Bessey who got pinned to Tom Mitchell! Congrats Jocelyn, we all wish you the best! 1 would proudly like to announce Phi Sig S ig’s new cabinet members: Archon- Becky Kiluk Vice Archon- Shannon Beilitz Scribe- Kylie Schoenrock New Member Recruitment Chair- Amy Gelbwasser New Member Educator- Jen Rice Member At Large- Kelly King Tribune-Cindy Mitchell Panhel Delegate- Darlene Prochniak Bursar-Jen Sanna I would also like to congratulate everyone who was elected for Panhel positions: Secretary- Lynn Asato Scholarship- Christine Pukay VP Rush- Teresa Lintzenich Congratulations everyone! We know that you'll all do great jobs! I would also like to send out standing O ’s to the former cabinet members and Panhel executives. You guys did an awesome job and your hard work has been greatly appreciated! You guys are awe some! The lone birthday girl for this week is Teresa (this Sunday). Finally, a reminder that the lottery for the pretty house is tonight! Special hellos this week go out to the old cabinet and Panhel execs, who are seniors: Yvonne, Senya, Jocelyn, Jenn Shiel, Gayle, Laura Roy, Jen Wilke, and Erin Larson. LITP SA E This week a slight case of writer’s block crept in so with the help of the chaplain we have composed a top 10 list of events that should be in the Olympics: 10. Worcester— Wellesley Relay Gold— Bellfatknee 9. Worcester— Bridgewater Relay Silver— Barrarsehole 8. “Pear” Figure Skating Gold— Cutroni 7. 10m rail diving DNF— Faunce 6. Ice Ballet Bronze— Zamarro 5. Lift, Clean, and Jerk Bilal 4. Synchronized Swimming Gold— Yudi and Loaf 3. Hot beans and butter Gold— Duffey 2. Tree chopping G old— Marcoux 1. Scavenger Hunt Gold— Dan the man, don’t hit me in the can, vi, h e’s the man, troung Till next week, five apples
in Storytime... BEACH PARTY!!! Hey Doug, can you say DEATH SQUAD? Was it really worth it Squirrel? EC role model of the week. Hey Fred, why couldn’t you destroy all the food in the kitchen and then go out and buy us good food when Jean used to make us all that stuff we didn’t want? Hey Hal, why w asn’t he chained up and sedated? Studly Big Ed had an exciting weekend. One night he was being assailed and assaulted by apsycho-ex-loverofhis. She cornered him in M cGowen’s room and attempted to do unspeakable things to him, but he managed a narrow escape only to be rediscovered cower ing in the stairwell shortly thereafter. Ed finally escaped hours later, but suffered much emotional scarring. He was back on his feet by Saturday night though, and what we all want to know is what he was doing with Gwen with the door closed... Hey, has anybody seen my Cure “Wish” CD? BEACH PARTY!!! Hey Drew, don’t get too stressed out over last Friday night, it runs in the family... Hey Spanky did you sleep well? Hey Matt, did you help Dave with his problem? Dave, did you find what you were looking for? But would you really want to anyway? Little Brad and Dan sure wouldn't. Hey Phil,did you know that you’re disgust ing? I’m sure she didn’t really mean it... BEACH PARTY!!! Hey Gifford, that sure was a nice little valentine you got. Is it love Joey? Is it? Last week we had a visit from National Joe. Or should I say National Alice... How can you cry “sally” if you w on’t even play? I bet you’re
glad the Boynton was closed. Were you really ready for anything? Are you ready to find out what happenned to your food? Hey Brady. No more Brady. Are you gonna miss her? Hey the BEACH PARTY this Saturday!!! See you next Tuesday!
TKE Back once again for another 275 words of ('unfilled amusement and humor. Toobing at Ward Hill was a great lime. If only I was a Civil I’d have known the exact description of that crazy hill. Remember, Spring Rush is winding down so come down and meet the brothers. I have learned my lesson about trying to forsee the future because not everyone had a great time at the RCB, but on the other hand, whoda figured that Route Nine could be so damn beautiful at eleven pm on a Saturday night???? The Olympic Knee Cap Bash is coming up (actually happened Saturday), I’ll give ya a run down next week. Hey Swine, “do you like tai chi, child por nography.... how about lots of cough syrup?”. Ah well, what can ya do. I gotta go answer my phone once again... it must be for Heath, some random girl that just keeps calling, or so is said. Anyway for those that were offended by the crazy Simple jokes last week......... tough luck, deal with it and change your major to humanities or management. The weather is ducky so it is time for me to bid you all a haughty see ya! Spam
OX Hey kids, I have twenty minutes to write this thing so bear with me. Well the Beach Party is here and gone and I w on’t bore you with any details. This being Friday and all, the party is actually tomorrow. What could have happened? Looking through the magic mirror 1 see.... Brunelle and Todd playing pool in sand (nothing new there), Skippy talking so fast that Holbrow can ’t understand him, Coyle transforming from a vulture to a shark, D ’Anna showing up in a Toga, Graham getting so trashed he waxes up Jacobson and tries to use him as a surfboard that looked like a ’57 Chevy I used to own, Greenpeace shows up and tries to push Houlihan into Institute Pond, and Goose is finally accepted for not wearing a shirt. What else is going on? Monteiro thinks it’s Christmas from the gifts h e’s been leaving Swank, Larry finally got a job so he can buy the house a new chaplain since his girlfriend stole the old one, eeee Dorman eeee Butland, Joel is back from Sarejevo on “business”, while clean ing out the tv room during clean-up we found a hairbrush, some change, and Uniacke in the couch. I’m making this right under the wire (Jesse) and I hope it didn’t go on, and on, and on....
Z'F Sorry it’s so late guys but... Congratula tions to all o f Zeta Psi’s new Brothers... TOM TANIMOTO, JEFF ROSSE, TED PHIPPS, JIM PAVLAT, PAUL OSBORNE, MIKA NEW TON, BILL M ONTBLEAU, GREG MASON, SHAWN MARSHALL, DAVE K O E L L E , JA SO N H U TT, G E O R G E HANLAN, GREG GALLAGHER, MIKE FRYBERG, MATT DEYETTE, WESLEY BUSHIKA... and may I say you all have great taste! Sarah... get off my back, PLANTS NEED WATER, MAN! Top ten reasons I haven’t written an article for the past two weeks: 10. All the school work makes my brain turn off on Fridays. 9. My com puter got stuck in a snowdrift. 8. Murph used my draft copy to start his car. 7. The thing under the fridge had me held captive the whole time. 6. I sent them to Newspeak but they just don’t like me there. 5. Lots of women kept bothering me so I didn’t have time. 4. Natalie. (You can always use your girlfriend as a scapegoat.) 3. Sarah. (You can always use someone else’s girlfriend as a scapegoat.) 2. The Registrar, you can always blame them for stuff. And the number one reason I didn’t write an article for the past two weeks: I. I was in the FBI’s witness protection program. If any of you read Philler last week, they’re right. The cover of the undergrad catalog is bogus. D on’t forget: SPRING RUSH! TUES. and THUR. nights! Come on down yo u ’re on the Z ete’s are right! John I put you in the article so you can pin it up now, that spot under your window just needs something more.. HAPPY LENT... It’s times like this that I’m glad I’m not religious. See ya, ZOOT.
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Please bring a m onologue fo r more information e-mail Noah Weisleder wildman@wpi.wpi.edu or Chris Maloney chrism@wpi.wpi.edu or call 791-3215
Speakers m ust subm it a short w riting sam ple on their proposed them e. Speakers will be considered for C om m en cem ent as w ell as B accalaureate. Singers and m usicians m ust express an interest and auditions will be scheduled with the m usic departm ent early in D -term . C andidates m ust be m em bers of the C lass o f ’94.
F i f t e e n p la y s o n o n e s t a g e o v e r f o u r d a y s ! T i e u l t i m a t e in t h e a t r e e x p e r i e n c e .
Please direct all responses, w ith your nam e, box #, & e-m ail address to: Barbara Doyle Box 2960
Interested in exploring alternative lifestyle options at WPI? Then consider living in either Healthy Alternatives or the World House for the 1994 - 1995 academic year!
Attend an OPEN HOUSE for WORLD HOUSE and HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES HOUSE
AMETROPOLITAN Wednesday 8pm - Alden February 23rd $lwpi/$4other inc. reception
Date: Tuesday, F e b ru ary 22,1994 Time : 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location: 25 Trow bridge Street (Healthy Alternatives) 28 Trow bridge Street (W orld House)
Come and check out the facilities and visit with current residents. Staff will be available to discuss and answer questions about the programs.
CL * JazzArtist\cZP Bag Lunch Lecture & Discussion regarding Afncan-American Women Artists and Music with a personal perspective: 1 2pm Morgan A Jazz Improv Clinic: 4pm, Alden
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CLASSIFIEDS SO F TW A R E FR O M CD M A ST E R S On CD ROM. Interactive Multimedia, Virtual Reality titles from $29.95 Games: “Seventh Guest" 55.95, Tutorial Software, Fact/Refer ences, Fantasy, Clip Art, CDROM Music CDROM Systems (508) 943-2450 FX 9490072 Earn $500 - $1000 weekly stuffing enve lopes. For details - RUSH $ 1.00 with SASE to: GROUP FIVE, 57 Greentree Drive, Suite 307, Dover, DE 19901.
Attention Seniors! Need help with your interviewing skills? Then check out these workshops: Off-campus Interviews Workshop. Mon. Feb. 14, 4:30pm, SL104. or Wed. Feb. 16, 2:30pm, SH204. Practice Interviews for Seniors. Monday. Feb. 21,12 noon, Morgan A or Wed. Feb. 23, 2:30 pm, SH 204. Sponsored by the Career Development Center. Solitaire, solitaire, and more solitaire.
Newspeak will run classifieds free for all WPI students, faculty, and staff. Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $5.00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line. Classified ads must be paid for in advance. No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad. The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subject. The deadline for ads is noon on the Friday before publication. All classified ads must be on individual sheets of paper and must be accompanied by the writer's name, address and phone number.
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APARTMENTS: 3,4,5 Bedrooms. Avail able for ’9 4 -’95 year. Close to campus, conve nient to Highland St. stores. Partially fur nished, laundry, parking and CLEAN. Call today for an appointment to see. 792-0049. APARTMENTS: Dean St. Near WPI. Mod em 1-2 BR for 1-3 people, w/ all utilities including parking and coin-op laundry. $515726. Call Stan 793-1773. Last Call.... 2-3-4 Bedroom Apartments gas appliances parking (some roommate vacancies Jan-May 1994 (C-D Term or yearly reduced rates EDIE 799-2728, 842-1583) ForSale: 200w attcarstereokicker$75. 140 watt car stereo amp $75. Call Adam@ 7921969.
Why a Jew Prays? Find out the answer at H illelV B rief Intro, to Judaism” Wed. Feb. 23 in Kinnicutt Hall@ 6:00pm. Seniors! Moving out of a good apartment, close to campus that has a decent rate and a decent landlord? Please email curran or vet@wpi. Is Hannukah just about getting presents? Leam about it on Wednesday, February 23 in Kinnicutt Hall at 6:30 pm at Hillel’s “ Brief Intro, to Judaism” Minesweeper, Minesweeper and more mine sweeper.
Chris, yes, today is Tuesday!
Tom, don't ever do this to us again!
Why do we always finish at 3 AM?! Mickey Mouse for SGA President!!!
Wanted: Sleep lots of it! We Rule Tecmo.
Pegasus Pizza Outlet? I thought Theo’s was at 151 Highland Street!
The hell ends in 2 weeks. Needed: Used disposable soft contact lenses for thesis research. That's right, w e’ll pay you for your used soft contact lenses. Please contact Mark Nadler by e-mail at nads@wpi.wpi.edu Thank you.
Wanted: One unused mind to be donated. Please apply to any WPI student. Need Shoveling? Call Steve at i n : 7561675. All proceeds go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Prices based on lot size!
Why am I here ? I’ve been asking myself that same question for 3 and 1/2 years.
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We’re having too much fun to actually pub lish a PAPER!!! Philler - who actually does write that stuff? Obviously they are abnormal.....
Newspeak Needs information. If your sports team is competing right now, you can write the article. Who knows your sport better than you do? All articles are due in the Newspeak office by the Friday before publication at 5pm. If you want more info, contact us at newspeak@w pi, 831 5464, or WPI Box 2700.
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Tuesday February 22,1994
POLICE LOG T h ursd ay, F eb ru ary 10 11:20pm - A larm - Intrusion alarm . F uller loading dock. F u ller w atch person notified. F riday, F eb ru ary 11 8:50am - W orcester Public W orks called for T ro w b rid g e, cars can n o t m ake the hill, very slippery.
T u esday, F eb ru a ry 22nd
1:31pm - Stuck: S tudents vehicle stuck in road in front o f Institute H all. Plant services
7:00pm - T u fts U n iv ersity o f V eterinary M edicine - L ecture: “ E n v iro n m en tal C o n tam ination in M a in e’s B ald E ag les,” F ran k lin M. L oew V eterinary M edical E ducation
notified.
C enter, N orth G rafton. 839-7918.
1:33pm - M alicious M ischief: C andy m achine broken into. 6:07pm - P ossible m arijuana: RA reports possibility o f m ariju an a in a student's room .
7:30pm - C lark U niveristy Film : “ T he O ak .” Jefferso n A cad em ic C enter, room 320.
7:56pm - D isturbance: M iddle o f S toddard C om plex. People p ack in g snow on stairs.
8:00pm - T T A H : T h e D orkestra, G o m p e i’s, $1.
11:15pm - M edical R esponse: F o u n d er’s Hall. Intoxicated su b ject passed out in hallw ay. W ed n esd ay, F eb ru a ry 23rd 12:00pm - W o rcester State C o lleg e - C lark U niversity Jazz B and - d irected by Rich
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2:09am - S uspicious person: L ibrary Lot.
12 :15pm - W o rcester State C o lleg e - B lack H istory M onth C eleb ratio n : W S C C horus
2:51am - V ehicle obstructing Institute Hall lot.
Brow n B ag C o n cert, A d m in istratio n B uilding T heatre.
3:14am - B uilding checks; K aven, south entrance stuck open from snow . 1:36pm - M ischief: S now boarders on hill behind G o rd o n L ibrary ad v ised not to cro ss road.
4:30pm - P o etry and Prose R eading, S am C o rn ish , S alisbury L abs.
2:43pm - T respassing: A dozen people w ere rem oved from H arrington A uditorium and
6:30pm - “ A B rief Introduction to Ju d a ism ” featu rin g g uest sp e ak e r R abbi D aniel W asserm an, K innicutt Hall.
A lum ni gym . 7 :4 2 p m -T resp a ssin g : O fficer observed non-students in A lum ni G ym . A sked to leave. Left
7:00pm - H oly C ro ss - Film : “ H ouse o f C ard s,” K im ball T h eatre, $1.50.
w ithout incident.
8:00pm - F ine A rts: S oprano, C a m e llia Jo h n so n , A lden H all, $2.
9:34pm - A ssist: oil truck operator on service road w ould like to speak w ith officer. T h u rsd ay, F eb ru a ry 24th 9:47pm - O il truck operator w ishes to com plain about large b u ild-up o f snow m aking his
10:00am - W o rcester S tate C o lleg e, B lack H istory M onth C eleb ratio n : “T u ru lete ,” one w om an, tw o act co m edy in S tu d en t C enter A uditorium .
entry difficult.
3:30pm - Q u ad F est M eeting, S alisb u ry Labs 104. S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 13 2:37am - V ehicles obstructing: officer reports W achusett St. im passable due to parked
F rid a y , F e b r u a r y 2 5 th 12:00pm - W PI C am p u s Lecture. The A frican A m erican W om en A rtist/M usician in
vehicles. Fraternity contacted.
the 1990s, a P ersonal Perspective. M organ A, free.
4:33am - D isorderly person. Institute Hall lot.
4 :0 0 p m -Im p ro v isa tio n W orkshop. A rea High Schools are invited (FR E E ). A lden Hall. B asem ent Level.
1:34pm - M edical assist: Student injured ankle in H arrington. 10 :4 1pm - M ischief: people throw ing ice o ff the foot bridge.
8:(X)pm - C ecilia S m ith Q uartet w ill p resen t a program o f m ainstream jazz. A lden Hall (upstairs in the g reat hall). $2 stu d en ts/ $5 adults.
M o n d a y , F e b r u a r y 14 2:45pm - S uspicious vehicle, library lot. 4:48pm - A ssist: R equest for assistance in gaining access to ap artm en t since door has frozen
S a tu r d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 6 th 8:00pni - Pub Show :
shut.
H eretix, P o w erm an 5000, and Jo h n n y B ravo, G o m p e i’s, $1.
S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 7 th
T u esd ay, F eb ru ary 15 2:31 pm - Suspicious person; physics dept. U sed phone, q u estio n ab le as to who he is. Not
6:30pm and 9:30pm - Film: “ P osse,” Perreault H all, F uller L abs $2. 2:00pm - W o rcester A rt M useum S u n d ay P ublic T our.
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ZAMARRO APARTMENTS 21 INSTITUTE ROAD WORCESTER, MA APARTMENTS APARTMENTS APARTMENTS DON'T WAIT! WON'T LAST!
Walking distance from WPI Clean: Studios, 1, 2, 3 bedroom units Gorgeous Victorian Buildings Locations: 21 Institute Road 15 Dean Street 10, 14, 45 Lancaster Street 59 Dover Street 88 Elm Street 17 Elbridge Street 18 Trowbridge Street
Starting Rent $325 and up Applianced kitchens, tiled baths Bonus if lease is signed by March 19,1994 Occupancy June 1, 1994 Call today for an appointment
795-0010
752-7822
752-5169
M eet at 55 S alisbury St.