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Next year’s course pre-registration changed: For the better?

by Bonnie Gelbwasser Assistant Director, WPI News Service In the “ P h iller” colum n that ap­ peared in the Septem ber 13 News­ peak, W PI students “ L au rel” and “G u in e v e re ” d etailed “ the jo y o u s things one can do in the way o f reg­ isterin g ” from using the REG I pre­ registration system on the wpi c o m ­ p u ter to course-change form s to w ait­ lists and long lines.

In a S eptem ber 20 letter to the ed ito r. R egistrar Kari B linn co m ­ m ended the authors for th eir presen­ tation o f the issues and “ insightful ob serv atio n s.” She fu rth er stated, “ I w ant you to know that I take the issues you raise very serio u sly .” She assured the students that ad m in istra­

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have a better satisfaction rate than in result is exp ected to be that more the past. students w ill get into m ore o f their • An on -lin e drop/add o p p o rtu ­ first-choice courses. No guarantees, nity w ill he established B EFO R E the but a hoped-fo r outcom e. en d o fD -te rm . Students will have an • A cadem ic A dvising Day has opportunity to ad ju st th eir schedules been changed from February and g et a printed result, B EFO R E 2 T O F ebruary 16. C lasses F o r the 1995/96 a ca­ leaving for the sum m er. h e ld on F e b ru a r y 2; N O d em ic year, the first phase "The satisfaction o f ou r students is u pper­ C L A SS E S held on February o f these plans will be put m ost in ou r m in d s" “T he satisfaction o f our students 16. It just d id n ’t m ake sense into practice: is upper-m ost in o u r m inds,” said to h old an advising day B E ­ • The course schedule - ( liuck Kornik Chuck Kornik, A dm inistrator o f U n­ FO R E students got schedules. w as in te n tio n a lly N O T A dm inistrator o f I ndergraduate Programs dergraduate Program s, who handles • REG I (pre-registration included in the 1995/96 the scheduling o f classes in c o o p era­ o f d esired courses) starts on u nd erg rad u ate catalog. tion w ith d epartm ent heads. “T his is T hursday, F ebruary 16, and • The 1995/96 course not an exp erim en t,” he said. “ It is ends on M arch 24. R EG I will be that often in fluences student sch ed ­ schedule w ill be pu b lish ed in a sepa­ part o f a carefully thought-out longopen over the term break w hich o c­ rate booklet w hich w ill be d istrib ­ ules - courses scheduled at the sam e range plan. We w ill take this step, curs during this tim e. tim e. They co m m itted to research uted through student m ailboxes on listen to o u r stu d e n ts’ opinion, fix it • C ourse schedules w ill be d is­ February 6 . the history o f student requests and to if necessary, m ake it w ork w ell, and tributed to students in E A R L Y April.

• By doing this, dep artm en t heads separate these courses in the sch ed ­ add im provem ents next tim e.”

Again, the hope is that students will w h o ea ch e s ta b lis h th e ir c o u rse u le, if it is reasonable to do so. The tors were w orking w ith ideas that had the potential fo r producing a b e tte r system .

M essage heard - ch an g es forth­ com ing!

sch ed u les,w ere given the necessary tim e to co n firm the budget resources needed to deliv er these courses; • D epartm ent heads also got a d d i­ tional tim e to w ork out a problem

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

N e w spe a k

Tuesday, January 17, 1995

Volume Twenty-three, Number One

Our Bacchus is the best Bacchus

by Brian Parker Editor-In-Chief On December 13, Bacchus was hon­ ored for being named “O utstanding C h ap ter o f ‘9 4 ” at a lunch eo n at H iggins House. Janet R ichardson, Dean o f Students, stated: “This is a celebration for the group which has im pacted alm ost every first-year and many upperclass stu d en ts.. There still is a long way to go, in term s o f prob­ lems with alcohol, but Bacchus has provided a safe, healthy outlet for the 'silent m ajority’ on our cam pus.”

The application for the award starts o ff with the phrase: “W hat a differ­ ence a year m akes!” recognizing that tw elve months ago the group had been form edout o f a SADD chapter, viewed as too “preachy” for WPI. Three m em ­ bers went to a General Assem bly for BACCHU S chapters and were im­ pressed with the success stories from other chapters in the country.

After returning to W orcester they felt ready to work to im prove the way o f life for everyone in the WPI com ­ munity. A ccording to a recent survey,

68% of underage students on campus drink regularly, yet 48% o f WPI stu­ dents would prefer not to have alcohol involved in campus activities.

In a year, BACCHUS has more than tripled in size and had a trem en­ dous impact, hosting Rock the Hall parties, the Around the Cam pus Party, Midnight Breakfast and Mocktails at many event such as Quadfest.

They also have an effective peer education program which is growing

and “once it is fully developed, will enhance B A C C H U S’ image and abil­ ity to affect the campus and the social atm osphere.”

S ta te R e p re s e n ta tiv e , K ev in O ’Sullivan, presented the organiza­ tion with a certificate from the M assa­ chusetts Legislature along with a com ­ ment about the fact that college drink­ ing is perceived as a growing problem and that he is encouraged to see pro­ gram s like BACCHUS working.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE DORSEY, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

PHOTO COURTESY OF WPI NEWS-SERVICE

State Represenative Kevin O'Sullivan presents a certificate from the Massachusetts Legislature to Bacchus President John Pelliccio while WPI Interim President John Lott Brown and Bacchus members look on.

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on December 23, 1994 Fire alarms sounded in Alumni Gymnasium. Apparently, the electricity was shut off due to the construction at Higgins Labs and when it was restored, small fires broke out in the walls of Alumni. After the fires were extinguished, members of the Worcester Fire Department remained at the scene until after 5:15 p.m. in case their services were needed.

Many small repairs were done over break because of minor structural damage and damage to the walls while the wires were being accessed.

See additional photos on page 5.

Student saves children; Wins Carnegie Medal

by Neil Norum Director, WPI News Service Thanks to Patrick C yr ’96, a reallife hero, Tammy Hoglund and her family had a very Merry Christmas.

C yr saved two o f Hoglund’s chil­ dren from drowning in M aine’s swiftrunning Saco River last spring. Brit­ tany, then 20 months, was revived un­ injured; Mark, then 3, suffered brain damage, but returned home after five months in a hospital.

“Sometimes it’s hard to believe the children are doing so well now,” says Hoglund. “ I call what happened the miracle on Hoglund’s street.”

F o r his b ravery, C y r has been awarded a prestigious Carnegie Medal which is given to civilians who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Carnegie M edals and individual $2,500 grants were awarded to 94 persons nationwide in 1994.

Cyr, who is majoring in civil engi­ neering, says every penny o f his cash aw ard will be used to help defray his

college expenses.

Surprised to learn just before Christ­ mas that he had won the medal, Cyr is a reluctant hero who still doesn’t think o f him self as special. But accounts o f that fateful day say otherwise.

At 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, Cyr was about to get out of bed when he heard a commotion outside his win­ dow.

“At first I thought the neighbors had noticed something unusual in the w a­ ter,” reports Cyr, whose parents’ house is located on the Saco River. Then he saw a young woman pointing to the river and yelling frantically, “My ba­ bies are in there.”

W ithout knowing how many chil­ dren had gone down, or whether they were trapped inside a vehicle, Cyr im ­ mediately dashed outside, plunged into the river and began searching the dark waters. “ I was operating totally on instinct,” he says. “ I really didn’t real­ ize what I was getting into.”

The murky water lim ited his vision to less than three feet. Suddenly, to his surprise, he found a van with a tom -off

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door and began feeling around inside it. He grabbed a leg and brought Mark to the surface. By the time he dove in again seconds later, the fast-moving current (swollen by recent rains) had moved the van into deeper w ater sev­ eral feet away. He shook Brittany out o f her car seat and took her to the top.

‘T h e worst thing was that both kids had stopped breathing and felt lifeless in my arm s,” he says.

As harrowing as the accident was, it probably couldn't have happened in a better place. Hoglund had put tw o of her children into the van and gone to her apartment after the third, when, police theorize, Mark somehow got the vehicle moving. It rolled across the 30foot lawn, lost one of its doors after smashing against a picnic table, dropped down a 10-foot embankment and sank like a stone. “ Having grown up on the river," Cyr says, “I knew the area where the van went under real well. It helped me find the kids fast.”

A ccording to an account in the Biddeford Journal Tribune, the events

leading up to the near tragedy were routine for a Saturday morning. Suzi Wooster, the landlady o f the apartment house where the children live, was drinking coffee in a first-floor living room with tenants Paul M artin and Kathy M illette. All at once they heard a crash. M artin rushed outside.

“By the time 1 got to the edge o f the

river, the van was dive-bombing into the water,” Martin said shortly after the incident. Since neither he or Millette swim, he ran back into the apartment and dialed 911. W ooster, meanwhile, had waded into the river but was unable to see clearly because she w asn’t wear-

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Patrick Cyr, Class of 19%, is a recent recipient of the Carnegie Medal, awarded to civilians who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree to save the lives of others.

Table o f C o nten ts N ew s ............................................................................................. 2, 5 Sports .................................................................................................3 Community Update ....................................................................... 4 E ditorial ........................................................................................... 6 Commentary .................................................................................... 6

Club C orner .................................................................................... 8 Greek C orner .................................................................................. 9 Classifieds ..................................................................................... II Police L o g ..................................................................................... 12 What's Happening ...................................................................... 12

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Beyond the Farm rev ealed th at she had c riticized a history exh ib it for not in clu d in g the view point o f the Klu Klux Klan.

In Shorts...

[Ed. note: Beyond the Farm is a weekly news update written by Lance Gleich, a stu­ dent at Stanford University. It is distributed via e-mail. Newspeak will be publishing this column on a weekly basis with the author's permission. We hope that this added feature will be useful and informative fo r those of you who might not have another opportunity to keep up with world events.]

F o r the week preceding this Saturday, Janu­ ary 14th, 1995, h ere ’s a review o f w hat hap­ pened B eyond the Farm : S evere flooding has affected the state o f C alifornia. By Jan 9th , the R ussian and N apa R ivers in the area north o f San F ran cisco had already overflow ed th e ir banks, prom pting a d eclaration o f em ergency from G o v ern o r Pete W ilson (R ). By Jan 14th, 38 co u n ties had been declared d isasters by the g o v ern o r in so u th ern , cen tral, and northern C alifo rn ia after 14 days o f rain. Federal d isa ster areas have been declared in 34 counties. 3000 people are hom eless and dam age is estim ated at $300 million.

R ussian President B oris Y eltsin declared a cease-fire in the C hechen co nflict Jan 10th, but com m anders did not carry o ut his orders.

Y eltsin then took d irect control o f R ussian forces Jan 1 1th, effectiv ely taking all pow ers fro m D e fe n se M in is te r P av el G ra c h e v .

C h ech n y a’s President, D zhokhar D udayev, called for talks Jan 1 1th, but in stead a new o ffen siv e was launched by the R ussians in­ clu d in g elite forces. On Jan 14th, the im por­ tant M inistry B uilding in the capitol o f G rosny w as taken by the R ussians and the P resid en ­ tial P alace was in flam es.

The four-m onth cease-fire in B osnia was supposedly solidified Jan 11 th, w ith the M us­ lim s agreeing to turn o v er to the UN their p o sitio n on Mt. lgm an above S arajev o and the B osnian Serbs agreeing lo reopen roads to S arajevo. H ow ever, the roads had n ot been o pened as o f Jan 14lh. M eanw hile, C roatian P resident Franjo T udjm an stated Jan 12th that he w ants UN troops to leave his nation at the end of M arch.

R ussia signed a c o n tract to build n u clear pow er facilities fo r Iran Jan 9 th...a pow er o utage closed N ew ark airp o rt Jan 9th... the new W arn er B rothers (W B ) television n e t­ w ork d eb u ted Jan 9th; the U nited Param ount N etw ork (U PN ) d eb u ts on Jan 16th...N ational H ockey League o w n ers and players reached an ag reem en t in clu d in g free agency for se ­ n io r p lay ers w hich en d ed their strike Jan 10th; it w as ratified Jan 13th and a 48-gam e seaso n w ith full p la y o ffs will b egin Jan 20 th ...sev en p eople w ere killed by 300 p eas­ ants w ho tried to tak e o v e r C h icam uselo, M exico Jan 10th as the M exican peso fell again, to 5.9 to the d o lla r...52 people w ere k illed w hen a In terco n tin en tal A irlines DC-9 crash ed enroute from B o g o ta to C artegena, C olom bia Jan 11th...5 0 0 0 Firefighters from all o v er N orth A m erica traveled to Seattle Jan 11th to h o n o r four firefighters w ho died in an arson fire last w eek at a food processing facility in the In tern atio n al D istrict... the ju ry in the O .J. Sim pson case w as sequestered Jan 11 th ...M a lc o lm X ’ s d a u g h te r , Q u b ila h S habazz, w as ch arg ed w ith plotting to m u r­ der Louis F arrakhan Jan 12 th ...the first A m eri­ can killed in the H aitian o peration w as G re ­ gory C ard o tt, k illed Jan 12th by H aitians w ho ran a ro a d b lo c k ...th e A lgerian o p p o sitio n signed an agreem ent Jan 13th to w ork for a p e a c e f u l s o l u t i o n . . . a tr a in w re c k in B angladesh Jan 13th k illed at least 100...in Italy, U m berto Dini w as asked to form a g o vernm ent Jan 13 th ...th e all-fem ale crew o f A m erica’ d efeated D en n is C o n n o r’s S tars and S tripes in the first m atch o f the A m erica’s C up y ach tin g race Jan 13th ...fires in B urbank IL and M oorehead M N k illed 12 children Jan 14th...S au d i A rabia rep o rted ly m assed troops on its b o rd er w ith Y em en Jan 14th.

Finally...

Legos have principally been a toy for boys, and attem pts by L ego to modify their products to appeal to girls have never succeeded. Now, Lego is trying a new line called “Bellville” which features larger, pre-form ed blocks, purple and pink colors, felt in addition to plastic, and dom estic them es. A fem inist group spokes­ woman expressed outrage at the “severe stereo­ typing inherent in this product.” When the same spokesw om an was asked if she had played with Legos, she replied, “ No. I never really like construction.”

A nd th a t’s w hat happ en ed Beyond the Farm.

They’re Talking About It...

S ources this w eek included All T hings C o n sid e re d (N P R ), th e A sso ciated P ress new sw ire, the B BC N ew shour (B B C /PR I), the C h ristian S cience M onitor, KCBS radio new s, K GO radio new s. M arketplace (PR I), and R euters.

— L ance G leich , S tan fo rd CA

T he talk in W ashington is all about the B alanced Budget A m endm ent. E nough votes have been found in the H ouse to pass the am endm ent, though the situation in the S en­ ate is less clear. M eanw hile, S en ato r C h ris­ to p h er D odd (D -C onnecticut) w as selected as spokesperson for his party and H ouse S p eak er Newt G ing rich (R -G eorgia) had to fire the new H ouse H istorian after it was

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Real-life hero Continued from page 1 ing her contact lenses. ‘T h e water was so cold I thought my heart would stop,” she reported.

Seconds after jum ping out of bed, C yr reached the scene and saved the children. M artin and M illette began CPR. Brittany responded imme­ diately. M ark’s response was slow. “W ecouldn’t wait for 911 to start CPR,” Martin said later, “even though they reached us in ju st a few m inutes.”

The children were hospitalized after being rescued. Brittany was treated and released later that day. “I saw her playing in the yard that same afternoon,” Cyr says. “ It was the best feeling in the w orld to see her sm iling.” M ark, who was taken to the Maine Medical Center in Portland, rem ained critical until the first week in July when his condition was upgraded to serious. “ I was very concerned about M ark,” Cyr reports. “But he came home the first week in N ovem ber and is doing well with his physical therapy. The doctors are much more encour­ aged about his future now.”

Cyr credits his father, Adrien, who taught him to swim at a young age, with helping to hone the skills that made it possible for him to rescue the children.

“I used to toss him in the river when he was about 4 ,” Adrien says. “ He thought it was fun.

I knew he had the ability to save those children.

H e’s pretty good under pressure.”

A m em ber o f Phi G am m a Delta, C yr was working as a short-order cook at Cascade W ater & Amusement Park when the incident occurred.

He later took a sum m er jo b as a geotechnical engineer in Cumberland.

C y r’s acquaintances can’t say enough good things about him. Sgt. Raynald Demers o f the Saco police says, “If C yr hadn’t dove in and gotten those kids right aw ay, there’s no question they w ould have died in the van.”

B iddeford Fire C apt. D onald Poirer, w hose son is C y r’s friend, say s h e ’s a genuine hero. “ He ju m p e d o ut o f bed and into the cold w ater. He feared n o th in g . It’s absolutely am azing he got to b o th o f those children in tim e !”

by N eil Norum Director, WPI News Service Stratton H all, now the hom e o f the M a th ­ em atical S ciences D epartm ent and H um an R esources, held a b irth d ay party in D ecem ­ b er to com m em orate its 100th birthday. M ore than 50 people listened to faculty and sta ff tell about S tratto n ’s history and then cut a cake. A m ong those p resen t w ere (from left) D ean E m eritus W illiam G rogan, P rofessor

E m eritus D onald Z w iep, President John L o tt Brow n, Principal Lab T echnician Joe G ale, and P rofessor E m eritus E lliott Buell.

The b u ilding w as the first perm anent hom e of the M echanical E ngineering D epartm ent and served as a dorm itory fo r the N avy V - 12 Program during W orld W ar II. It is nam ed fo r C harles G. Stratton, a m em ber o f the C lass o f 1875, w ho served as a trustee and presid en t o f the A lum ni A ssociation.

Giving winter the cold shoulder

by Christine von Ulrich Healthy Alternatives Department Baby it’s cold out there... and yet som e o f us will still go out skiing, snowboarding, biking, jogging, walking, hiking, or camping. And why shouldn’t we?! If we take ju st a few factors to prevent frostbite and hypotherm ia into consid­ eration, we could have “loads o ’ fun” during this winter time, outdoors!

Frostbite is the freezing o f the skin and super­ ficial tissues and could be prevented by covering exposed skin. H ypotherm ia is a decrease in body temperature that occurs when heat loss exceeds heat production. T hree factors affect­ ing hypothermia include the degree of insula­ tion (subcutaneous fat, clothing, wet/dry), en­ ergy production (body’s metabolism), and envi­ ronmental conditions (temp., w ater-vapor pres­ sure, wind).

Besides eating w hale blubber to develop a layer o f subcutaneous “ insulation” around your middle (which might take too long), we could become well insulated by dressing in layers, removing layers to m inim ize sweating, and by staying dry. If it’s a typical W orcester w inter day we probably want to start with a long under­ wear layer which will trap som e air around us for insulation and pull moisture away from our skin.

Natural fibers (i.e. cotton, wool, silk) can be quite warm and are okay for light activity. For heavier exercise, however, synthetic fibers (i.e.

Capilene, polypropylene) absorb less m oisture and actually carry w ater droplets away from the skin. One or more insulating layers such as a wool sweater, Thinsulate, o r pile (a soft, polyes­ ter fabric hat insulates when wet and is quick drying) may be added if out for an extended time. Then finish w ith a windproof, and prefer­ ably waterproof, shell layer. Some synthetic fabrics which allow perspiration to pass through are G ore-Tex, T hintech, U ltrex, and Super Micrft. D on’t forget the extrem ities: a hat is vital to staying truly warm; gloves, insulating socks, neck “gaiters,” and headbands all protect you from the cold.

It is known that just by eating we could increase o u r metabol ism and therefore, increase o r m aintain our core body tem perature w hen out in the cold for an extended time. For those hiking or cross-country skiing, it is recom -

m ended that a 600 kcal snack is eaten every 2 hours, and drink plenty o f water. What about those foods and beverages that make us “feel” warm - like hot chocolate, red pepper, and alcohol? They don’t actually cause an increase in body tem perature, but they do create the sensation of w arm th by triggering an expansion o f veins under the skin. In the case o f alcohol consum ption this can be especially dangerous.

The vasodilatation causes a net loss o f heat from the body, but it may go unnoticed and body core tem perature could drop to a d anger­ ous point.

Finally, environmental factors have to be taken into consideration when considering how to prepare ourselves for the great outdoors. It’s surprising to know that the outside tem perature does not have to be below freezing to cause hypotherm ia. O ther environm ental factors, namely wind and water, interact with tem pera­ ture and may create a dangerous condition by facilitating heat loss.

In other words, if we took a swim in the ocean we would lose heat 25 times faster compared to air in the same tem perature. And unlike air, water offers little or no insulation at the skinwater interface, so after we came out of the w ater and our clothes are now soaking wet, we would be w armer with them o ff than on - even when outdoors. In addition, if we are planning to bike outdoors we better have an idea o f the windchill index (indicates what the “effective” tem pera­ ture is for any combination o f temperature and wind speed) since, for example, cycling at 20 mph into calm air at 0 degrees F has a windchill value o f -35 degrees F!! That makes a big difference in how we would dress (oh, and d o n ’t forget those hands and fingers - they also need covering up).

It is known that cold-related illnesses may be more serious than heat-related illnesses since in extreme coldness one’s breathing and pulse could stop more readily than in extreme heat. So rem ember to safely enjoy the outdoors during winter, avoid being outdoors in the coldest part of the day, take frequent breaks from the o u t­ doors within the day, dress in layers, and drink large am ounts of w ater to prevent dehydration and lethargy. One o f the best parts o f going o ut is com ing back indoors - so make sure you enjoy yourself and stay warm!

ACADEMIC ADVISING DAY - February 16 (No classes) N O T E : F e b r u a r y 2 (p r e v io u s ly p u b lis h e d a s A c a d e m ic A d v is in g D a y ) - C la s s e s h e ld

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S po rts

Weekly sports update - results from January 3rd through 12th

by G eoff H assard Sports Information D irector

Women’s Basketball (6-5) The w o m en ’s basketball team was very busy d u rin g the w inter b reak as they trav eled to sunny F lorida to p lay a p air o f gam es versus F lo rid a Southern and E ckerd C ollege.

E ach o f th ese schools p lay at the D ivision II level.

In the first game o f th e trip, the E ngineers

WPI tra ilin g 31-28. It w as not to be as the Engineers en d ed up losing 71-55. S enior captain T ricia P ignone (S eneca F alls, N Y ) led W PI w ith 11 points and L ovin pulled down 15 reb o u n d s in the gam e.

Last T h u rsd ay , W PI trav eled to H artford, C T to take on un d efeated T rinity C ollege while try in g to sto p the m ini skid th ey w ere on. A gain, the E ng ineers w ere close at the h alf 24-21. In the end T rinity p rev ailed 7357. L eading the E ng ineers w as L andry w ho

faced a stro n g F lorida S ou th ern team . C oach C h rista C ham pion stated th at they played w ell for the first 10 m in u tes, but cou ld n ’t sustain the intensity. W PI lost 97-54. L ead ­ ing scorers for the E n g in eers w ere ju n io r Jenn L ovin (W aterford, C T) and sophom ore K im L andry (G ardner, M A ) w ho each had 11 points.

Tw o nights later, W PI faced E ckerd C o l­ lege w ith the hopes o f p u llin g o ff a split on the trip. The gam e was close at halftim e w ith

Worcester Icecats shred Baby B’s in overtime

by Andrew Marsella Newspeak Staff The W orcester Icecats skated o ff w ith a w ell-fought overtim e victory against the P rovi­ dence B ruins on Monday night (the 9th) in front o f 7,746 fans, raising their overall record to 1222 - 8.

The gam e started off disastrously in the first period, w ith the Icecats sinking into a seem ­ ingly inescapable 3-0 hole. Icecat goalie L es K untar ju s t couldn’t hold against the B ruins offense, and was replaced w ith goalie W ayne Cow ley after allowing 3 lucky goals (one o f which w as the result of an unfortunate screen by an Icecat defenseman).

After the first interm ission, however, the C ats cam e out fighting an d forced Providence into defense mode against a fired-up W orcester

W orcester the lead for the first tim e, o n a goal assisted by C h alifo u x and H aas. U n fo rtu ­ nately, W o rc e ste r’s advantage did not last long. A few m in u te s la te r. P ro v id e n c e d e fe n se m a n B ill A rm stro n g fin a lly b eat C ow ley, tying the gam e once again at 4-4.

N eith er team co u ld score in the rem aining tim e left in the th ird period, and the gam e w as forced into a five m inute su d d en -d eath o v er­ time period.

Ultim ately, it was W orcester leftw ing Cal M cGowen who scored the gam e-w inning goal for the Icecats, assisted once again by Haas, finishing arguably the Cats most dram atic com e­ back yet.

The C ats also clinched all three o f the games stars: 3-W ayne C owley (28 saves), 2-D avid Haas (3 assists), and 1-Denis C halifoux (1 goal, 1 assist).

offense. The Icecats fin a lly scratched the scoreboard 6:59 into the second period when defensem an Roy M itchell beat Providence goalie D aniel Berthiaum e, connecting a onetim er pass from leftw ing D avid Haas. A minute and a h alf later, W orcester cut the Bruins lead to 1 as Icecats Captain, John Carter, scored on a one-o n -o n e rush, b eau tifu lly faking out Berthiaume. Struggling to hold their tenuous lead, the Bruins fell again to the Icecats on­ slaught at 12:54 with a gam e-tying goal from center D enis Chalifoux, assisted by Haas and rightw ing Blair A tcheynum. A tcheynum ’s as­ sist extended his consecutive game point streak to 10 gam es, a current Icecat record.

The th ird period d ev elo p ed into a fierce battle as both team s fou g h t to grab the lead.

H alfw ay through the p erio d , how ever, it was Icecat d efensem an T erry V irtue who gave

WPI’s “Man in Space” receives shirt from “flying high” basketball team

by Neil Norum Director, WPI News Service W orcester Polytechnic Institute’s basketball co-captains (from left) Chris Dunn and Scott Ennis, present a WPI warmup shirt w ith Sacco printed on it to W PI Professor A1 Sacco (center), who will be a payload specialist aboard the Colum bia Space Shuttle U.S. M icrogravity Lab 2 in September. The “high flying” Engineers are 9-2 so far, off to one o f their best starts. C hem i­ cal Engineering Department head Sacco has been a fan o f the Engineers over the years and keeps in condition by playing basketball.

“I’ll use the shirt during my training,” says Sacco. “Unfortunately, I w on’t be able to wear it in space because it’s the w rong material, but I’ll have the thoughts and good w ishes of the team with me.” Sacco will perform more than 30 scientific and technological investigations in minerals, fluids, and biological processes while aboard USML-2.

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L ast T uesday, the short handed E ngineers m ade th eir w ay to N ew port, R .I. to p la y Salve R egina. W PI w as looking to ex ten d their w inning streak, but b etter yet, get th in g s o ff to a good start in the new year. T he E ngineers w on the gam e in overtim e as ju n io r C had H am el (B ethlehem , N H ) hit a th ree point basket w ith fo u r seconds left in the overtim e period for the 98-95 final. The gam e w as sent into the ex tra session by reserve fo rw ard Ray B anks (N ashua, N H ) w hen he hit a three point shot w ith 18-seconds rem aining in regu­ lation. Five E ngineer players w ere in double figures, led by senior captain C hris D unn (S eekonk, M A ) who had 24 points. T he o ther four w ere sophom ore Je ff C ay er (S helton, C T) w ith 22, ju n io r Jim N aughton (D ublin, Ireland) had 17, senior cap tain S cott E nnis (C anterbury, N H ) had 12 an d sophom o re M ike Shannon (W orcester, M A ) ch ip p e d in 11 to help the cause.

T hursday, W PI h osted cro ss-to w n rival W o rcester State in a rem atch o f this y ear’s C ity T ip O ff final. WPI p ro v ed superior again as they built a 12-point h alftim e lead and cru ised 86-71. D unn h ad an o th er o u t­ standing gam e as he lit it up for 28 p o in ts. He got h elp from N aughton (17 p o in ts, 15 re­ bounds), C ayer (11 points), E n n is (1 0 points) and ju n io r Je ff K ijak (C hicopee, M A ) who had a strong gam e at the point as he ad d ed 12 points.

Men’s Indoor Track S enior Jam es B eardsley (B angor, M E ) re­ cen tly com peted at the D artm outh R elays in the pentathlon. The pentathlon is m ade up o f high ju m p , long ju m p , hurdles, shot put and 1,000-m eter run. O ut o f all the co m petitors from all D ivisions, B eardsley fin ish ed 3rd, but w ithin tw o points o f second. W ithin the D ivision III ranks, he finished first as he qualified for the N ew E ngland C h am p io n ­ ships later in the season. C oach Jim Sm ith stated that B eardsley is the m an to beat in D ivision HI com e cham pionship tim e.

In the m eet, B eardsley scored 3,098 points w hich is 100 points o ff o f his best p erfo r­ m ance. He w as standing in sev en th place before the last event, w hich is the 1,000 m eter run.

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by Neil Norum Director, WPI News Service

by Raymond R. Gilbert Director, Physical Education and Athletics

Students o f Professor Dave Z enger’s M E 4815 Industrial Robotics class at W orcester Polytech­ nic Institute took time to have some fun during the last week o f class recently. The course, an introduction to the field o f industrial autom a­ tion, included com puter programming o f indus­ trial robots as part o f the students’ lab work.

For their last lab session, thirteen four-person teams competed with one another using soft­ ware they developed to control a robot to putt golf balls at three different holes during a threeminute time period. The irregular course in­ cluded sand traps, a water hazard, and a “little people” audience. Once the correct program for all three holes was determined the robot took over on “auto mode” and consistently sunk ball after ball into the holes. The incentive for the exercise was extra credit for the high-scoring teams.

The main floor in Harrington Auditorium has been resealed during the term break. W ith the anticipated “winter weather,” I would like to rem ind everyone who plans to be on the floor of the following: Please do not w ear black, soft-soled s n e a k ­ e rs o r shoes and be sure to clean your footwear on the mats located in the main lobby and at the bottom o f the stairs toward the front o f the building.

Cheetham appointed new biology department head

Sigma Mu Epsilon acceptance letters due this Friday Manufacturing Honor Society to admit new members

by James Lagrant President, Sigma Mu Epsilon Shortly before winter break began, some outstanding m em bers o f the W PI comm unity received letters notifying them o f their eligibil­ ity o f becoming m em bers o f Sigm a Mu Epsilon (the M anufacturing Honor Society). Sigma Mu E psilon was founded at WPI in April, 1991 and has over 50 members. The m ajor goals o f the organization are to promote interest and foster academ ic excellence in m anufacturing engi­

neering and to set high standards for academ ic perform ance and ethical behavioral WPI. M em ­ bership in this organization is extended to un­ dergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty.

To becom e eligible for induction as an un­ dergraduate, the candidates must first fall within the top 25% o f the junior class o r the top 33% o f the senior class based on GPA. O ther areas o f consideration are the candidate’s declared major, and courses that have been taken in the m anufacturing curriculum. In order to further

Project Opportunities Night to be held On W ednesday, January 25, WPI faculty will kick o ff the second phase o f prom oting project opportunities to students for the 199596 academ ic year. In the first phase, in N ovem ­ ber, students were invited to com pete for open­ ings in the “global" IQP program.

Project O pportunities Night will focus on M Q Ps sponsored by com panies. Externally sponsored IQ P opportunities (m ost within com ­ m uting distance), and project clusters with unique themes will also be available. The evening has three com ponents: a general over­ view o f the project selection process at 6:30 p.m . in Perreault Hall; breakout sessions at 7

and 7:30 p.m . when faculty will give presenta­ tions in reserved classroom s; and a Projects Fair from 7 to 8 p.m. in Fuller L ab’s upper lobby, w here students can get handouts or dis­ cuss project opportunities w ith faculty.

Faculty m em bers who have actively partici­ pated in this program in the past will again be invited. Those who have not taken part in previous program s and who wish to represent an externally sponsored group o f projects, or a unique cluster o f projects w ith a central theme, may have their names added to the invitation list by calling extension 5457 as soon as pos­ sible.

Office of Minority Student Affairs relocates The Office o f M inority Student Affairs has m oved to B oynton Hall. We are now located on the first floor in the Academ ic A dvising Suite.

O ur telephone num ber is the same. We just have a new location. Come visit us in our new digs!

Professor Ronald Cheetham has been ap­ pointed head o f the Department o f Biology and Biotechnology, effective as o f January 1, 1995.

He had been serving as Interim Department H ead since July 1, 1994.

This appointment is the culm ination o f a year-long search for a new head. M em bers of the search committee included Al Doig, Jim Pavlik. Pam W eathers and Ted Crusberg.

judge the desire o f a candidate for adm ittance into the society, they were asked to write an acceptance letter describing what their inter­ ests in manufacturing are, why m anufacturing is important to other majors and what they could contribute to the honor society The acceptance letter must be sent to W PI Box 1457 by this Friday. January 20. Follow ing accep­ tance into the society, the candidates will par­ ticipate in an induction cerem ony later this term.

New Voices deadline announced all. T hey must be dropped o ff to S alisbury L abs Room I , by no later than 5pm W ednes­ day F ebruary 1st. Subm it early and often.

All o f the plays are read and d iscu ssed by a leam o f dram aturgs who then choose the festival. The dram aturgs do not know the au th o r o f the proposals and select en tries on m erit o f the individuals pieces.

F or m ore inform ation contact Prof. Susan V ick in the H um anities and A rts D epartm ent S alisbury Labs Room 19, 831-5946, o r em ail m asque@ w pi.edu.edu.

FE B R U A R Y FIR ST is the deadline for subm issions to the N EW V O IC E S O ne-T hree (13) Play Festival.

N ew V oices w eek long theatrical festival presented by the W PI com m unity to the WPI com m unity fo r FR EE will take place the w eek o f A pril 17, 1995.

S ubm issions can be in any form at, but must be su b m itted in duplicate: one copy w ith all o f yo u r pertinent inform ation on it (nam e, address, e-m ail, phone num ber) and the second copy w ith no inform ation on it at

Gordon library to accept art by invitation Art by WTI students, faculty and staff will be on display in Gordon Library during the month o f February. Drawings, photographs, paintings, poetry, com puter art, sculpture, calligraphy, collage or any other art form created by mem­ bers o f the WPI comm unity will be accepted at

the Library from January 23rd through January 27th. Judging will take place on January 30. The exhibit will be celebrated with an Open H ouse in early February. For more information, contact Special C ollections Librarian, L ora B rueck (lbrueck@ wpi or 831-5413).

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City Editors Vijay Chandra and John Grossi Circulation Manager Lexie Chutoransky

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Pay attention Jack Nicklaus, the robots are taking over

by Neil Norum Director, WPI News Service

by Raymond R. Gilbert Director, Physical Education and Athletics

Students o f Professor Dave Zenger’s M E 4815 Industrial Robotics class at W orcester Polytech­ nic Institute took tim e to have some fun during the last week o f class recently. The course, an introduction to the field of industrial autom a­ tion, included com puter programming o f indus­ trial robots as part o f the students’ lab work.

For their last lab session, thirteen four-person teams competed with one another using soft­ ware they developed to control a robot to putt golf balls at three different holes during a threeminute time period. The irregular course in­ cluded sand traps, a water hazard, and a “little people" audience. O nce the correct program for all three holes was determ ined the robot took over on “auto m ode” and consistently sunk ball after ball into the holes. The incentive for the exercise was extra credit for the high-scoring teams.

The main floor in Harrington Auditorium has been resealed during the term break. W ith the anticipated “winter w eather,” I would like to remind everyone who plans to be on the floor o f the following: Please do not w ear b lack, soft-soled s n e a k ­ e rs o r shoes and be sure to clean your footw ear on the mats located in the main lobby and at the bottom o f the stairs tow ard the front o f the building.

Cheetham appointed new biology department head

Sigma Mu Epsilon acceptance letters due this Friday Manufacturing Honor Society to admit new met embers

by James Lagrant President, Sigma Mu Epsilon Shortly before w inter break began, som e outstanding m em bers o f the WPI com m unity received letters notifying them o f their eligibil­ ity of becom ing m em bers of Sigma Mu Epsilon (the M anufacturing Honor Society). Sigma M u Epsilon was founded at WPI in April. 1991 and has over 50 members. The major goals o f the organization are to promote interest and foster academ ic excellence in manufacturing engi-

neering and to set high standards for academ ic performance and ethical behavioral WPI. M em ­ bership in this organization is extended to un­ dergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty.

To becom e eligible for induction as an un­ dergraduate, the candidates must first fall w ithin the top 25% o f the ju n io r class or the top 33% o f the senior class based on GPA. O ther areas o f consideration are the candidate’s declared major, and courses that have been taken in the m anufacturing curriculum. In order to further

Project Opportunities Night to be held On W ednesday, January 25, W'Pl faculty will kick off the second phase o f prom oting project opportunities to students for the 199596 academ ic year. In the first phase, in N ovem ­ ber, students were invited to com pete for o p en ­ ings in the ''global” IQP program.

Project O pportunities Night will focus on MQPs sponsored by companies. Externally sponsored IQ Popportunities (most within co m ­ m uting distance), and project clusters with unique them es will also be available. The evening has three components: a general o v er­ view o f the project selection process at 6:30 p.m. in Perreault Hall; breakout sessions at 7

and 7:30 p.m. when faculty will give presenta­ tions in reserved classroom s; and a Projects Fair from 7 to 8 p.m. in Fuller L ab ’s upper lobby, where students can get handouts or dis­ cuss project opportunities with faculty.

Faculty m em bers who have actively partici­ pated in (his program in the past will again be invited. Those who have not taken part in previous programs and who wish to represent an externally sponsored group o f projects, or a unique cluster of projects with a central theme, may have their names added to the invitation list by calling extension 5457 as soon as pos­ sible.

Office of Minority Student Affairs relocates The Office of M inority Student Affairs has moved to Boynton Hall. We are now located on the first floor in the Academic Advising Suite.

O ur telephone num ber is the same. We just have a new location. Come visit us in o u r new digs!

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Professor Ronald Cheetham has been ap ­ pointed head of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology, effective as o f January 1, 1995.

He had been serving as Interim D epartm ent Head since July I, 1994.

This appointment is the culmination o f a year-long search for a new head. M em bers o f the search committee included Al Doig, Jim Pavlik, Pam W eathers and Ted Crusberg.

judge the desire o f a candidate for adm ittance into the society, they were asked to write an acceptance letter describing what their inter­ ests in m anufacturing are, why m anufacturing is im portant to other majors and what ihey could contribute to the honor society The acceptance letter must be sent to WPI Box 1457 by this Friday. January 20. Follow ing accep­ tance into the society, the candidates will par­ ticipate in an induction cerem ony later this term.

New Voices deadline announced all. They must be dropped o ff lo S alisb u ry L abs Room I . by no later than 5pm W ed n es­ day February 1st. Subm it early and often.

All o f the plays are read and discussed by a team o f dram aturgs who then choose the festival. The dram aturgs do not know the author o f the proposals and select entries on m erit o f the individuals pieces.

For m ore inform ation contact Prof. Susan V ick in the H um anities and A rts D epartm ent S alisbury Labs R oom 19, 831-5946. o r em ail m asquc@ w pi.edu.edu.

F E B R U A R Y F IR S T is the d ead lin e for sub m issio n s to the N EW V O IC ES O ne-T hree (13) Play Festival.

N ew V oices w eek long theatrical festival p resen ted by the W PI com m unity to the WPI co m m u n ity for F R E E will take place the w eek o f A pril 17, 1995.

S u b m issio n s can be in any form at, but must be subm itted in duplicate: one copy with all o f your p ertinent inform ation on it (nam e, address, e-m ail, phone num ber) and the seco n d copy w ith no inform ation on it at

Gordon library to accept art by invitation the Library from January 23rd through January 27th. Judging will take place on January 30. The exhibit will be celebrated w ith an Open House in early February. For more information, contact Special Collections Librarian, Lora B rueck (lbrueck@ wpi or 831-5413).

Art by WPI students, faculty and staff will be on display in Gordon Library during the month of February. Drawings, photographs, paintings, poetry, com puter art, sculpture, calligraphy, collage or any other an form created by mem­ bers o f the WPI com m unity will be accepted at

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Snow removal We have been very fortunate this winter and have not had to worry about snow removal up to this point in time. When winter really does choose to arrive the following procedures will be used to remove snow from the student parking lots.

1. There will be 24 hours notice of when a lot will be cleared.

2. You must remove your vehicle from the lot or it will be towed or plowed around.

3. We will notify all residents by a general message on email, through the campus TV station, and by posting signs in the residence halls. Please watch for these means of communication.

If you have any questions please feel free to call the Residential Services office at 831-5645.

ETS pulls computer GRE after Kaplan investigation reveals security flaws Lack of security undermines selection at American universities Educational Testing Service will tem porarily withdraw the computer version o f the Graduate Record Exam after an investigation by Kaplan Educational Centers revealed a serious security problem. The GRE is taken by nearly h alf a million students each year, and is used as a critical tool for graduate school admissions.

Kaplan initiated its investigation after hear­ ing anecdotal evidence that students were shar­ ing inform ation about the test. In May, Kaplan had voiced concerns about the test’s vulnerabil­ ity at a hearing before the New Y ork State S tanding C om m ittee on H igher E ducation.

K aplan’s investigation show ed that a small pool o f questions is used on the test for an extended period o f tim e, making it too easy for students to share information with future test-takers.

Kaplan president and C hief Executive O f­ ficer Jonathan G rayer explained that Kaplan has no intention o f sharing the test contents with G RE-takers. K aplan’s copy o f the test was given to ETS, and the only duplicate lies in a vault in the offices o f Price W aterhouse.

“Security is o f utmost importance to students and educators,” said Grayer. “Our goal was to learn about the com puter G RE and ensure its fairness.” G rayer first spoke with ETS president

N ancy Cole on Friday, D ecem ber 9th, when he com m unicated Kaplan’s findings and articu­ lated his concerns.

“W e have worked closely with ETS over the past w eek to outline the dim ensions of the prob­ lem ,” said Grayer. “W e are encouraged that they are giving serious attention to this grave issue.”

G rayer added that the short-term solutions im plem ented by ETS will have to be evaluated. “ It will be incumbent upon ETS to demonstrate that they have solved the problem. We are concerned that new technology , such as e-mail and electronic bulletin boards, make it easy to share information broadly.”

Kaplan is the nation’s leading test prepara­ tion com pany and one o f the largest educational com panies in the country, offering courses, books, videos, on-line services and digital prod­ ucts. W ith 150 centers and classroom sites throughout the U.S. and abroad, Kaplan pre­ pares more than 150,000 students annually for college and graduate admissions exams, as well as professional licensing and language exams.

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Different Universities will be representing all o f the m ajor international space agencies: NASA. ESA, NASDA, ISAS, the Russian and Chinese agencies, etc. We are currently looking for a group o f WPI students who w ould like to form a delegation playing the part o f N ASA in the

conference. You will be a professional from your assigned agency and will “play” them as in a dram atic performance, reacting as they would in situations, aided by your “character sheet” and the simulation coordinators, how ever the final decision of what your character does is com pletely up to your imagination. The confer­ ence will take place on the bottom floor o f Founders on Feb. 11th and 12th. Ifyou think you may be interested in participating, please attend an informational meeting in AK 126 at 6pm on T hursday, Jan. 19th. If you cannot attend this meeting, but would still like to participate, please contact John Pieper@ wpi.

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2. You must remove your vehicle from the lot or it will be towed or plowed around.

3. We will notify all residents by a general message on email, through the campus TV station, and by posting signs in the residence halls. Please watch for these means of communication.

If you have any questions please feel free to call the Residential Services office at 831-5645.

ETS pulls computer GRE after Kaplan investigation reveals security flaws Lack of security undermines selection at American universities Educational Testing Service will temporarily withdraw the com puter version o f the Graduate Record Exam after an investigation by Kaplan Educational Centers revealed a serious security problem. The GRE is taken by nearly h a lf a million students each year, and is used as a critical tool for graduate school admissions.

Kaplan initiated its investigation after hear­ ing anecdotal evidence that students were shar­ ing information about the test. In May, Kaplan had voiced concerns about the test’s vulnerabil­ ity at a hearing before the New York State Standing C om m ittee on H igher Education.

Kaplan’s investigation showed that a small pool of questions is used on the test for an extended period of time, making it too easy for students to share information with future test-takers.

Kaplan president and C hief Executive Of­ ficer Jonathan G rayer explained that Kaplan has no intention of sharing the test contents with GRE-takers. K aplan’s copy o f the test was given to ETS, and the only duplicate lies in a vault in the offices o f Price Waterhouse.

“Security is o f utmost importance to students and educators,” said Grayer. “O ur goal was to learn about the com puter GRE and ensure its fairness.” G rayer first spoke with ETS president

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“We have worked closely with ETS over the past w eek to outline the dimensions o f the prob­ lem ,” said G rayer. “W e are encouraged that they are giving serious attention to this grave issue.”

G rayer added that the short-term solutions im plem ented by ETS will have to be evaluated. “ It will be incumbent upon ETS to demonstrate that they have solved the problem. W e are concerned that new technology, such as e-mail and electronic bulletin boards, make it easy to share inform ation broadly.”

Kaplan is the nation’s leading test prepara­ tion com pany and one o f the largest educational com panies in the country, offering courses, books, videos, on-line services and digital prod­ ucts. W ith 150 centers and classroom sites throughout the U.S. and abroad, Kaplan pre­ pares more than 150,000 students annually for college and graduate admissions exams, as well as professional licensing and language exams.

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Pugwash to examine Space and Technology at ‘live role playing’ conference February 10-12 there will be an opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking and innova­ tive way to explore Social and Technological issues through a technique known as “live roleplaying” . Here at WPI Student Pugwash will be holding a conference with participants from m any su rro u n d in g U n iv e rsitie s in clu d in g Amherst. Hampshire, Smith, and many others.

Different Universities will be representing all of the major international space agencies: NASA. ESA, NASDA, ISAS, the Russian and Chinese agencies, etc. We are currently looking for a group o f WPI students who would like to form a delegation playing the part o f NASA in the

conference. You will be a professional from your assigned agency and will “play” them as in a dramatic performance, reacting as they would in situations, aided by your “character sheet” and the simulation coordinators, how ever the final decision o f what your character does is completely up to your imagination. The confer­ ence will take place on the bottom floor o f Founders on Feb. 11th and 12th. If you think you may be interested in participating, please attend an informational meeting in AK 126 at 6pm on Thursday, Jan. 19th. If you cannot attend this meeting, but would still like to participate, please contact John Pieper@wpi.

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Some facts about basil: It’s scientific name is Ocimum basilicum. The back o f the seed package says that it is “an easy and rewarding herb.” It’s supposed to germ inate in 7 -10 days.

Basil is a spice used in salads, eggs, cheese.

fish, poultry, stuffing, m eats, and spaghetti.

You know the tops to those styrofoam plates that you can get in G o m p ei’s o r The G rille? W ell, John (one o f our editors) noted what a w aste this piece o f plastic is. Said he, “ I’m not even environm entally co rrect, and I can tell this is a w aste.” So we put it to good use as our basil pot. We put som e soil into it and sat it on the w indow sill. T h e soil is finally drained and the seeds w ere sow n.

There is also a pretty ro c k around w hich the basil m ight grow.

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d is c u ssio n , b u t w e w o u ld lik e to k n o w m o re a b o u t the issu e b e fo re b lin d ly ta k in g a side. A s a n e w sp a p e r, w e

c a m p u s . It is n o t o u r in te n tio n to o p e n ly a ttack S G A , b u t if s o m e o n e c o m e s fo rw a rd a n d p ro v id es u s w ith th e ir re a so n s

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Philler Cartoons and Twinkies - Who’s stuffing the ballot box?

by Laurel and Guinevere W e’re back again. So how was everybody’s “break?’ Somehow it never seems to be quite a “break,” but that’s an entirely different story. W e’re going to tell you anyway, though, because we think that it is worth it. Guinevere is letting me type (for once) this story, because she is too distraught about her so-called “vacation.” It seems that it all started on the long, long, long, drive to that place that she used to call home.

(Low er your lights here, and play some gothic music just for effect.) Looking back, she should have flown, and taken her chances with UPS. W ith 20/20 hindsight, it would have been much cheaper, and probably far less nerveracking, to ship herself in a large card­ board box that her life-size solid rubber Elvis doll came in, but even engineers can’t always think o f everything.

So, there she was, driving home all alone. After going 300 miles out o f her way just to see, and I quote, “a really neat sunset” in New Jersey, she stopped to pick up a friendly-looking stranger. He was dressed as a clown. What was going through her head, we’ll never know.

M aybe it was, “Clow ns are always friendly, so they must be safe.” Or perhaps it was a result o f her fetish for men in uniform.

Anyway, the clown, whose name was “ Ed the Clown, but you may call me Butch,” (it said so on his card) had quite the story to tell. He was running away from the circus to become a business... person. He said that he was going to New York City, but did not mind taking a little detour to see some o f this great country of ours.

Weil, it went downhill from there, and includes some rather compromising information, so I’m going to have to cut it short. Basically she ended up sur­ rounded by spiral-notebook-waving pyg­ mies from the island of Tuvalu in the South Pacific. The pictures did not come out very well, since Butch was rather inept with the Instamatic. But luckily, her sacrifice to the god they call Tambala Scala was inadvertently thwarted by a bus-loadofnuns. How she made it home is a tale which even she does not remem­ ber. So next time you think that YOUR break was bad, just rem em ber poor Guinevere, and try not to laugh.

We told you that story so we could tell you this one...

This week we have something to say that we have said in the past, but we think that it bears repeating. You know, for the amount of noise that this campus can generate (just go into DAKA during the busy point of any meal to see and hear what w e’re talking about), there is this strange sort o f silence when it comes to the issues. W e don’t mean that WPI s'udents should be screaming about ev­ erything all the time, but that it seems as if there is not enough involvement. Very few people seem to care about what is going on around this campus. Oh, sure, you can hear them complain all the time, but they are complaining to each other, not to those who can actual ly change any o f the problems.

O ur last article before Winter Break stressed the lack o f communication be­ tween people on campus; how every­ body seemed to be in their own world, and not caring about those around them.

Well, this seemed, and still seems, quite odd to us, even though we ourselves are quite odd. Even the people who are trying to do something good for others are not protected from this silly game of scapegoat. For example, some o f our friends received via campus mail a “Bal­ lot Referendum for SGA C-Term Elec­ tion” which was quite disturbing. It shows just how far someone, or several someones, have gone. The entire text of the note follows:

sauce. W e try not to just randomly attack a group (DAKA for instance) without giving them an “out.” We complained about the apparent lack of tea spoons (remember “soup spoon, soup spoon, soup spoon”?) and since then we have not had any problems finding the right eating utensil. O h sure, we didn’t get a letter from D AKA, but they did prove to be conscious o f the student need, and adjusted accordingly. We pick on them a lot, but they are trying. However, we still have not received the offi-

Ballot Referendum for SGA C-Term Election Proposed Legislation: The group that is currently called Student Government Association shall cease all activities on April 1, and there after.

By signing this petition and returning it, you signify that you wish this to be voted on by the whole campus. And that you feel SGA is not actually doing something for you. signature:____________________ printed name:________________ Please return this petition to S G A !:) W e realize that the date is April Fool ’s Day, and that there is an ASCII smiley face at the end, both o f which signify a possible joke, but that’s not the point.

The point is that someone thinks that this sort o f thing is funny. In a way we are defending SGA. (Shiver. Eeew, how could we say such a thing...) Although they are not the greatest thing since sliced bread, they at least are trying to do something positive for the community asa whole. [B TW .D on’tever g oto their meetings, as they are boring and handled in a much - to - serious - way - for - a bunch - o f - college - kids - just - trying - to - get - some - things - done - without - the - administration - jum ping - down their - throats - for - interfering (M. T. S. W. F. A. B. O. C. K. J. T. T. G. S. T. D. W. T. A. J. D. T. T. F. I.).]

Dam. 26 letters. Missed it by thiiiis much....

We need a student body like SGA to organize things and try to get some in­ volvement out o f this community. The problem is that they deal far too much with the silly formalities and rules of order o f many real governing bodies. It seems to us that if they just had a meeting like everyone else would, they could get a lot more done. There should also be some aspect o f “student representation” in the Student Government Association.

Somewhere, somehow, the idea came to mean a government O F students, in­ stead o f FOR students. When was the last time that they asked for YOUR opinion? We don’t want to get rid of SGA, just restore the original purpose.

Sorry forgoing on like that, but if you are not in the mood for some more talk about communication, then we suggest that you skip to some part of the paper that deals with less thoughtful topics (try the Greek Comer).

Every week we write an article o f at least half a page. (For those interested in the particulars, that’s including the logo.)

We mostly fill the space with silly bits about this and that, but we try to have some sort of message about improving life here at WPI. It is not always implic­ itly stated in flaming bold type at the top o f the page, but it is in there, just like the

really doing there, and who is paying for it, etc. (This sort of thing is what w e in the business clev­ erly call a “great big hint.”)

Way back last year, in one of our first articles, we complained that the routes around this cam pus were very treacher­ ous when covered with snow, and that Plant Services was not doing an ad­ equate jo b of keeping them clear. We happened to mention that some people we knew were not going to classes be­ cause they did not dare cross the frozen ground for fear of not keeping their bones fully intact and on the inside.

Well, apparently (then) President Strauss read this (or heard about it through the grape vine, or read it on the bathroom wall) and called Plant Services. From then on, the walkways were clear, the sun shone more brightly over Whoopie Tech, and the birds came back. (You can smile now. The story’s over and it had a happy ending.)

The moral o f the story is that we saw a problem and did something about it.

Sure, we could have called some office or another, or written email, or just sit there and take it, but that is not the kind o f people we are. We have to say some­ thing, and Philler is our way of doing it.

We want people to read our articles. If you agree with what we say — write to us and say so! If you think we are a couple of mindless jerks w ho will be the first up against the wall when the revolu­ tion comes — write to us and say so! If you don’t care what we say, but have something to say on your own — write to us and say so! We will print your concerns. We will listen. We hope, however, that you will take some re­ sponsibility and try to come up with a solution for your problem, or at least try to work with those who can.

NOTE: If we ask a certain group or person a question in our article, it would be very nice to get a response directed toward us. Complaining to Newspeak ’s editor does very little good, since we write commentary, not Editorials. By the time it gets to us, the specifics o f the message are lost in the translation. We welcome any written comment that you have to share, whether or not we agree with what you say.

W e are talking about communica­ tion. We are asking everyone who is out there reading this to take a moment and think about what you would like to see here at WPI, what you are sick o f seeing, and anything else that is on your (collec­ tive) mind. You can write directly to Newspeak (W P I B ox 27 0 0 o r newspeak @wpi .edu) ifyou wish to avoid us completely. Heck, you could even join Newspeak and write something ev­ ery dam week! Imagine this: your voice trying to make a difference! We do it every week in some bizarre way or an­ other. Much o f the time nothing comes o f it. Sometimes we are just trying to get our readers to take a slightly different view o f the world around us. Here and there the entire thing is just silly, but we keep doing it. We have written every single week since the start o f the school

year, plus a bunch last year, and we still have things to write about. If we can do it, you can do it.

W hoever wrote that SGA Ballot Ref­ erendum, we are definitely interested in hearing from you. We want to know why you propose to dismande the Stu­ dent Government, one o f the few groups who actually tries to get some things done forthe good o f everybody. T hey’re not perfect, but they are trying to help.

W hat will you propose next?

A ll that we ask is that if you have something to say, please say it loudly.

(The previous statement does not apply between the hours of 11 PM and 8 AM. Thank you.) Write to Newspeak. Write to us. Hang a sign out your window.

C halk the sidewalks. Tattoo yourself.

Paint it on your car, or on a friend’s car, or on yourself. Request a room from the Events Coordinator (831 -5613) and hold your own meeting (don’t forget to use one o f the previously mentioned atten­ tion getters) to discuss the issues that you feel are important. Get a bunch o f your friends together who feel the same way, or even those who feel differently, and debate it. Have your RA set up a meeting with other students who feel that they have things to say as well. Be happy about the way things are. Be angry about them. Be a little o f both. Be a lot o f both.

Just do something. Let people know how you feel. It’s the only way to get anything changed or kept.

If you have any feelings at all about what was said in this article, please write lo us. We want to hear what you think and feel. W e’ve already said how you can reach us. Now it’s your turn.

BTW , it may be a good idea to pick up a copy of King Missle’s album Happy Hour, and listen to track five, “ It’s Satur­ day.” It is a good song, albeit a weird one, but it says some neat things that sort of relate to what we talked about. Well, o k , it doesn’t really relate, but hey, deal with it.

P.S. The new WPI movie channel ( 12) is really cool....

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WPI Newspeak of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, formerly the Tech News, has been published weekly during the academic year, except during college vacations, since 1909 Newspeak has been printed on recycled paper since January, 1991. Masthead designed by Troy Thompson for Nawspesk's 21st Anniversary All articles should be typed and include the author’s name and box number. Copy may be sent to WPI Box 2700 or brought to the Newspeak office (Riley 01). Articles may also be submitted via e-mail. All copy is due by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding publication. Letters to the Editor must contain the typed or printed name of the author as well as the author’s signature, telephone number, and box number for verification. Students submitting letters to the editor should put their cla ss after their name. Faculty and staff should include their full title. Letters deemed libelous or irrelevant to the W PI community will not be published All Club and Greek corners must be submitted via e-mail and be 275 words or less.

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ASME Hope everyone had a fantastic break, blah blah blah. W e are having our first meeting o f the year on W ednesday, January 18 at 7:0() in Salisbury 105. W e will be discussing the three tours A SM E will be going on this term. A lso we will be having a couple socials this term with som e other organizations. F or all you enterpris­ ing M E’s out there who w ish to take over the im portant jobs o f beings officers in the ASM E, start thinking about the elections at the end o f this term . Hopefully Dan will NOT dress up as an infamous WW1I villain at this meeting and he will actually join the ASME som eday too.

A nyw ay, everyone should get e-mail regarding the meeting. See you there.

Bacchus Hey everyone. W elcome back guys, 1 hope you all had a great break and Christm as. We have a meeting on W ednesday at 7:00pm. The place currently is unknow n, if you are inter­ ested email class@ wpi. I hope you all had a good week o f classes, I am overloaded once again. This is gonna be a cool term, com e and check out the meeting.

Christian Bible Fellowship Let it snow ... let it snow ... let it snow ...

D id you ever think th at it w ould! I pray that you all had a w onderful, relaxing break from school and are ready to get going again. W ell, w elcom e back! God has som e e x citin g things planned for this term , so hang o n to your seats, hold on to the B ook and be prepared for G od to reveal H im self to you and those around you! A nd if you were w ondering, th ere will be P rayer and Share W ed at 7pm in M organ A. C om e and let G od w ork in and through you in an aw esom e tim e o f prayer. T hursday.

C lark Fellow ship! W e w ill be leav in g from behind the w edge at 6 :54pm SH A R P. Com e and m eet people from o th er cam puses. And yes, F N F this w eek is the same tim e, sam e place (7pm , M organ A), like alw ays, but m ore. S ports will be 10:30am on Sat. It could be inside., it could be outside. You tell me the w eath er and I will let you know w hat the sport o f choice m ight be..

“He has show ed you, O man, what is good.

A nd w hat does the Lord require o f you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your G od.” (M icah 6:8 NIV) I have often w ondered what the Lord requires o f m e, what He w ants me to do. This verse has helped me in these times. As the new year gets under way, I want to challenge you to see what it is that G od is showing you. It is there in the Bible. G od’s word to us. The Bible is filled with prom ises that G od has given us. Are you ready to claim those prom ises as your ow n? Seek the Lord and He will show H im self to you.

ISC Hi! W elcome back to everybody.....Hope you had a safe and restful vacation and are looking forward to a fun-filled year here at W PI! W ell, for everyone who doesn’t know who we are, this is the International Student Club and we are a club that looks to increase interna­ tional aw areness on cam pus. We are also here to provide a comfortable home for all the inter­ national students on cam pus by dealing with specific issues. We are also responsible for all the fun-filled activities that happen all year around.

Enough said! Firstly, I want to inform all o f you out there that the m eeting tim es have been changed. W e are now meeting at 4 :3 0 at M organ B every o ther W ednesday starting from Jan. 18. I encourage all new students (including transfers and graduates) to show up and participate in th is years series o f events. We are all lo o k in g forw ard to new faces as well as old and to start the new year w ith a BANG! If you are not able to attend, than keep reading Newspeak to keep updated. W e will be here week after week! Well then, that’s all time allow s for now, and w e’ll continue at the m eet­ ing this W ednesday ...see you all there!

Lens and Lights H appy C-term , everyone! How many o f you have already skipped a class? Two? T hree?

O nly three more w eeks until we o ld execs bow out... N om inations will be at N EX T w eek’s m eeting, 4:30PM in AK232. That means that, if you want to run for office, you’d better tell people so you get nominated.

Not much else to say right now, except that we need good, dedicated officers...

Masque W orcester: "It just doesn’t feel like Janu­ ary... what am I forgetting?” The Snow God:

“ Ah. T here you are... I’ve been looking for you...”

W elcom e back pain worshipers! It’s C term again— the only term when classroom s are equipped with air sickness bags! W hat’s the best thing about C term, you ask? W hy, D term...

The set construction for Fahrenheit 4 5 1 will require the use o f large amounts o f new s-print, so it w ould be a great help if everyone saved any new s-print that they come in contact with for this purpose. T hink o f it as an alternate method o f recycling. All new s-print will be recycled after it has been used. Collection will take place every w eek at the M asque meeting.

FEBRU ARY FIR ST is the deadline for sub­ missions to the NEW VOICES One-Three (13) Play Festival. New Voices week long theatrical festival presented by the WPI com m unity to the WPI com m unity for FREE will take place the week o f April 17, 1995.

Subm issions can be in any format, but must be subm itted in duplicate: one copy w ith all o f your pertinent inform ation on it (nam e, ad­ dress, e-m ail, phone number) and the second copy w ith no inform ation on it at all. T hey must be dropped o ff to Salisbury Labs Room 1, by no later than 5pm W ednesday February 1st. Sub­ mit early and often.

All o f the plays are read and discussed by a team o f dram aturgs who then choose the festi­ val. The dram aturgs do not know the author o f the proposals and select entries on m erit o f the individuals pieces.

For more inform ation contact Prof. Susan Vick in the H um anities and Arts D epartm ent Salisbury Labs Room 19, 831-5946, o r e-mail m asque@ w pi.edu.edu.

There will be a M asque meeting this Friday at 4:30 in the green room. For you short o f mem ory people, that is the area behind the stage in Alden Hall cordoned o ff with two doors, a drop ceiling, and a whole bunch o f dryw all.

Men’s Glee Club W elcom e back! I hope everyone had a good break. A ny am ount o f time away from this hole is quality time. W ell, much has happened since the last tim e we subm itted one o f these puppies, so I’ll sum up. Here are the Top 10 G lee Club M em ber C hristm as Presents: 10.

M att got a jo b (free beer for us)! 9. Keith got a hair cut (he he he). 8. Burby got shorter.

7. Rousseau got a lim p -ag ain . 6. Reynolds got a clue - not. 5. Ian got lucky. 4. C ordio got drunk. 3. Scott got three grades. 2. M oose got a book - C ooking with Garlic. 1. W e all got Andy to go to Bangkok!

That ju st about covers it. Be sure to look for future events, like the Freshman Q uestionnaire, the A ssassination G ame, our first ski trip, and last but definitely not least A capellaFest ’95.

Cantate Laudam us.

Muslim Student Association A ssalm - U - Alaikum Brothers and Sisters.

W elcom e back. Hope break went well for everyone. If any o f you see Bachar punch him for me. The w eekly prayer meetings are can­ celed until further notification. If som eone has a car and is w illing to take people to the mosque on Fridays please let one of us know. T ake care.

Until next week.

Pathways Program Pathw ays; Procedure ExplainW hoW eAre; Begin w riteln ( ‘Pathw ays is the annual literary/ arts m agazine’); w riteln ( ‘for show ing the work (poem s, prose, draw ings,’); w riteln ( ‘photos, etc.) o f WPI students and faculty.’); End; Procedure W am O fD eadline; Begin w riteln ( ‘Only accepting subm issions to P athw ays’); w riteln ( ‘until February 1st. A fter that y o u ’ ); w riteln ( ‘will only have cold analytical hom ew ork’); w rite ln ( ‘in w h ic h to e x p re s s y o u r th o u g h ts.’); End; Procedure BegForSubmissions; Begin W H ILE (T oday’sDate) <= (February 1, 1995) DO Begin w riteln ( ‘If you create, then subm it...’); w riteln ( ‘W PI has better minds than a ’); writeln ( ‘glance around cam pus might som etim es’); writeln ( ‘suggest... Express som ething.’); w riteln ( ‘D o n 't just sit there and silently

be.’); writeln ( ‘E-mail: pathw ays@ w pi.edu’); End; End; Begin E xplainW hoW eA re; W am O fD eadline; B egForSubm issions; End.

SFS W elcome back, D EA REST SFS M EM BER Y es, it’s time for yet another term ...

It’s C Term — The T erm That Really Rocks W PISFS is still intact — we didn’t all spon­ taneously com bust (hundreds o f people sponta­ neously com bust every year - you ju st d o n ’t hear about it). H owever, two o f o u r officers, Ben (da prez) and M ikey (da librarian) get the ‘big ouchie’ award for kissing an 18-wheeler head-on in a little teeny car. Ow. So, let’s everyone wish them a speedy recovery...

In other news... W e will still be having meetings, W ednesday nights, Olin Hall 218, 7:00 PM... Providing w e’ve procured the room for this sem ester...

T h a t’s about it. I w ant to see each and every five o f you at the meeting on W ednesday!

A nd rem em ber, Johnny says: B A R B ED W IRE??? I D O N ’T CARE!!

SocComm C-Term can be an en viscerating experience.

SocC om m ’s here to shove the innards back in place, metaphorically o f course. T he new ex­ ecutive board has spent the last w eek working through the transition. W hile most were a little m ore subtle, Joe and A ron’s Coffee House motto o f “ New and Im proved,” accurately strikes the current sentim ent.

W ith a new guard com es a renew al of goals.

SocCom m is seeking to broaden, strengthen, and more sharply define its m em bership. Pro­ gram m ing com m ittees will be im plem enting regular meetings. Also, watch for the soon-tobe survey asking for your opinion o f SocComm .

C atch the sneak preview o f B efore Sunrise on th e 24th o f January. Y ou’ll have to pick up a tick et in the SocC om m office. A s soon as schedules are solidified, m eeting tim es and p laces will ap p ear in this space. L ong live Al.

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Hi all, and hope you had an enjoyable break.

Club com ers will becom e a bit more regular from now on, seeing as your ever lovin’ secre­ tary type person (me) isn’t overloading any­ more.

So, w hat’s up? W ell, practices will be every M onday and Thursday evenings, starting be­ tween 7:30 and 8, sam e as usual. This past Thursday w e had a record breaking attendance at practice, and life was good. If we can get that kind o f turnout at every practice, life will be better.

U pcom ing business: The officers will have “O fficer M eetings” at least once a month, m aybe twice a month. Any concerns you may have about the club can be brought to one o f the officers, w ho will then be honor bound to bring it up at our meeting. During the first m eeting o f the term (yesterday, Monday) we will have discussed the possibility of a w eapons m aking session som etime in the near future, so if you want o r need new w eapons, now ’s yer chance!

We will also have a garb making night som e­ time in February, w henever Lady C assa has the time. She has a lot o f feasting to prepare this term. We will try to give you m ore notice so you can buy fabric.

U pcom ing events will also be posted here, w henever I actually find out about them.

Remem ber! Com e to practice and beat on each other with foam swords! It’s fun, really!

Society of Women Engineers W elcom e back! I hope that everyone has had a g reat new y ear so far. R ight now SW E is in the process o f changing officers, so w e’d like to say thanks to the 1994 o fficers— K irsty R e id y , L y d ia S ta w a sz , M ic h e lle O ’S h au g h n essy , C aro ly n D ay, and L au ra R osenq uist— as w ell as w elcom e this y e a r’s officers: President M arie M eier, V ice-P resident W endy P elletier, C orresponding S e c re ­ tary C y n th ia Y oung-W inset, R ecording S e c ­ reta ry M ich elle M arceau , an d T re a s u re r L eanne S tackpole. C urrently we have no date set for the next m eeting, so stay tuned for further info.

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AXP It’s C-Term, it’s January, it’s w arm , it’s all F% @ *ed up! Those o f you who were expect­ ing to see two feet o f snow upon arriving to W orcester, I have just one word for you: Duka W hy don’t we get things started... I guess w e’ll start with over-break m ayhem , which at least did not require intervention from city officials as is traditionally the case. Locking up the hardy-partier was M oddem o, who was the first custom er in Tam m any Hall history to try and sleep on the bar, after a hard day o f talking back to the bartender and a coke dealer. Lucky for him , the cavalry arrived ju st in tim e; and, since he was com pletely G on-zo, he affection­ ately greeted his girlfriend with a big heave-ho.

Besides that, much fun w as had w hen Sparky stopped by, and much fun was had by everyone present. Everyone except the TV room rug, o f course...

W ell, on a more serious side, it was great to see to Postulants come together as a group to get things accom plished; there truly is strength in num bers. Okay, 1 guess w e’ll get serious now. Really, though, you still need to take care o f one little problem. Tony Oses: learn how to do a sea cow! Having all o f that extra padding should make it a cinch, and 1 heard that you were frequently in that position with your G and Q boys back home.

In closing, I would like to say officially endorse Art for House M anager, w ho made using the first floor bathroom safe again! Til next week, rem ember, tw enty dollars can buy many peanuts.

A rA W elcom e back Alpha G ams!! E verybody’s new hair looks great' I'd like an actual count o f people who got their w isdom teeth out over break ..my estim ate is 147. W ell, for once, I have nothing to say. A m azing, eh? A ctually, there are a few things...H appy Birthdays to A nge (15th) and B ecky (1 6 th )...a n d Ben F ra n k lin (to d a y !)!! C o n g r a tu la tio n s to Hollybeth who so recently graduated! Thank y o u to T K E fo r th e g re a t s o c ia l la st w eek...and...uh...that’s it. See ya at the meeting tom orrow ...A DOV ELIN G A GD PLEDGES - Hey girls! H appy New Year! W elcome back- I hope everyone had a great break. Thanks to all o f the Secret Santa’s.

The C hristm as formal was great- congrats to all o f those who worked on it. Happy Birthday to Becky Hoffman on the 16th. G ood luck in Cterm. Keep up the psych!

because it is the first w eek of the term and I’ve only been here for three days.

Now a review o f our top stories Football, nothings going on. Buh Bye! Phi Kappa Theta -Tomm y M ich is back, let the parties begin!

-H ey L aC hapell, you m ind fixing me a drink...oh, neverm ind.

-I’d like to thank the M ilkman for putting on a great show for everyone last week in my room. If you m issed it, don’t worry, we have pictures.

-Bennett T hatcher has agreed to show the brothers his secrets to foozball defense.

-H asset, what are you doing back?

-Sczcurko and C lark asked me to thank Marsh for all his tutoring sessions last term, they’re doing great.

-W assell.

-KTFB

w orld. So G eo rg e, ju st w here did you hide all the guns you sto le?

W e have a new kitchen, no m ore hard w ork to clean dishes now we can ju s t have the pig do it. B en’s o ff in T hailand, so now we get to send S haw n to jail!!!

C ongrats to all the new o fficers Ben (a l­ ready ran aw ay from the p ressu re), Shaw n (already drin k in g heavily), A ndy (still ju s t plain A ndy), C h ris (tim e to learn how to w rite), R ossputz (I see you’ve throw n out the old ball and ch ain , I think 1 m ight have to borrow it), and B ill (never a b etter man for the jo b ).

W ell, here we go back into the fire...M y thanks to the hockey gods...S igning O ff-Jabba

Z*F O kay, w elcom e back everyone...L ooks like we get an o th er full y ear o f every brothers favorite sp o rt...L e t’s T ry to M ake All the O ther B rothers C ry !!!! We had the W elcom e Back p arty (perso n ally I voted for the W ell, it’s tim e to get w asted again party) this w eek­ end. A pparently w hen you becom e social, not only d o you get the resp o n sib ilities but you also g et to learn to talk like Jim m y, good luck Bob. Special w elcom e back to Nick Palm er w ho returned from a h a lf year o f playing vid eo gam es and sitting on his butt and G eo rg e H anlan after a b rief stay in the U.S. arm y, the sw eetest sm elling arm y in the

TKE W elcome back to this wonderful and joyous place that we call school everyone. I’ve got the C-term blues already. This week you will hear the roar o f the Lion King and the preaching o f the Raabi. The New Y ear’s party was a suc­ cess, lots of the old folks showed up. People gathered to see a big ball, that’s why everyone watched the TV w hen Miah, Thom as, and Jay trotted through the party room. Everyone ask Heath why they call him the human sprinkler.

All o f you were partying while the Lion King was hom e fending o ff savage neighboring vil­ lagers and I was at harvesting the crop in that four letter state. A big thanks to all the o f the A G D 's that show ed for the social last Tuesday making it an aw esom e time and the best social I’ve seen. G o E van, and quit whining about never having a w om an anymore. Keep an eye out. Tat will be featured in the next issue o f “ American K ickboxing" and Colby has an­ nounced his recent career change to become a traffic safety engineer. Fitz vows vengeance upon the WPI basketball team for destroying the W orcester State team , “Their balls will be mine!” he claims. T hanks also to Tuppy for hosting the o fficer's retreat again last weekend.

Just a rem inder this Tuesday, today, tonight, January 17, at 6:15 we have a dress-up spiffy meeting for the installation o f the new officers.

Just to clarify, Fitz wants their basketballs and nothing else. Also don’t forget to find that special someone for the RCB com ing up Febru­ ary 11 or at least donate som eone to Mongeon.

That’s all for this week. C ya

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ATO W elcom e back, boys. Let me see here, four brothers turn twenty one this weekend, namely Justin, Fatty, Swifty, and Teno. The question is, w hen they leave the house on Saturday night for the Main Street and H ighland Street strips who will return standing? Gut m oved out because he is in twelfth year at this school and his parents’ bills are in the millions. Justin’s beads. Enough said. Chad had an old acquain­ tance show up after the basketball game on T hursday night. D escription: She’s tall and goes to W orcester state. It’s all right Chad, som eday, som eday pyscho chic will leave. Rad broke his finger and discovered that being am ­ bidextrous will not hinder his perform ance in som e o f his favorite activities. Pledges, no mas.

U know what has to be done. Do it. Beaton bought M adonna’s new C D and w o n ’t ever stop listening to it. I loved w orking at Lechm ere over C hristm as break, for the obvious rea­ sons. (!@ #$ Pete)

FIJI W elcom e back. S ince probation is now o v e r a greek c o m er can now appear. I t’s tim e to have a party and I ’m sure that everyone w ill be glad to hear that Sim on c a n ’t go for the ugliest no m ore. R ice stay aw ay from anybody that m ight need a carrot. O B take the g oggles off. Now that 4 8 ’s is gone it is too quiet. D riscoll w elcom e back. P rim e Tim e only 6 m ore w eeks until you get to go w ith P edro and Puck. To K ayak, E nnis and S han­ non you w ant me to give you som e lessons on how to shoot. C ongratu latio n s to C y r for a n o th er aw ard, now get a real vcr. T h a t’s the sh_t I’m talking about.

AXA W ell I’m back in the transition. I have returned to fill in till my successor can be nam ed. So here’s the new s from the land o f stylish yet functional snow sculptures.

C om ing soon the First Annual Lam bda Chi A lpha Football Extravaganza. Thats right in the tradition of Cox, Butts, Booty, and Beavers we will be taking to the gridiron to com pete for the first ever Lam bda Chi Bowl. Stay tuned for updates and an official name.

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Thursday, December 8, 1994 10:55am - A larm : Riley H all, O fficers, Plant S erv ices respond.

10:56am - A rrival G om pei's, popcorn m achine set o ff alarm .

What's Happening

Friday, December 9, 1994 2:30am - Suspicious activity: call from Park Ave req u estin g ex tra p atro ls in the area due to su sp icio u s activity involving a w hite D odge D aytona.

2:54am - W hite Dodge D aytona involved in an arm ed robbery on G rove St. 3:20am - N oise com plaint: Riley Hall.

3 :54am - O fficer reports obvious activity w ithin Riley.

3:58am - O fficer requests W orcester PD into station, re:2:30 incident.

8:12am - Suspicious activity: G oddard H all, p o ssible theft on th ird floor.

8 :40am - Suspicious person: stairw ell left o f F u ller L abs, by benches, young male.

11:38pm - D isorderly person: O fficers report rem oved subject on b icy cle from ath letic field.

Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday 2:30pm - E ntrepreneur’s Collaborative: “Edw ard C. LaFortune III, W achusett Brewing Co, Inc.,” Fuller Labs Room 320.

7:00pm - W om en’s Basketball vs. W NEC, Harrington.

Saturday, December 10, 1994

5:30pm - W riters of W orcester, Informal D inner, bring poetry, prose o r creative topic, donation.

Ping’s G arden, 60 M adison St. For more information, call 852-3398.

6:00pm - W restling vs. A IC/UM ass Lowell, Alumni Gym.

3:27am - M edical response: M organ m en’s room , head laceratio n . E M S , o fficers respond.

4 :0 0 am - D isorderly persons: reports o f persons ban g in g on doo rs, M organ 4th, o fficers respond.

9 :35pm - N oise com plaint: F ounders basem ent.

12:35pm - B lack Reebok sneakers m issing from W PI football team at C linton.

Tuesday, January 17

Wednesday, January 18

Thursday, January 19 7:00pm - W om an’s Basketball vs. Umass D artm outh, Harrington.

Sunday, December 11, 1994

Friday, January 20

12:08am - A ssist: officers advises three in to x icated A ssum ption stu d en ts on W achusett St. requesting transportation back to A ssum ption. A ssum ption PD co n tac ted , responding.

1:37am - A ltercation: Report o f 2 students fig h tin g on E lbridge St., g ro u p trying to separate sam e.

1:42am - O fficers clea r E lbridge St. g roup d isp ersin g .

10:53pm - L ost Dog: F uller Apt. student g iven A nim al C ontrol #, will k eep dog and call in the m orning.

11:15am - Chem istry Colloquium: Dr. Steven Blanke, Goddard Hall Room 217.

8:00pm - Pub Show: “Big Catholic Guilt and Brain Police,” Riley C om m ons, $1.

Saturday, January 21 2:00pm - W orcester Art M useum Tour: “Pots & Pans - How Societies Use Food and Containers to Achieve Cultured G oods.”

7:30pm - M en’s Basketball vs. Clark, Harrington.

8:00pm - Comedian: Glenn Farrington, Riley Comm ons, $1.

Monday, December 12, 1994 4 :48am - M edical response: Riley H all, reactio n to m edication.

5:08am - EM S request EA to Riley Hall.

9 :32pm - D estruction o f property: E llsw orth laundry room.

11:00pm - D istraught person: O fficers in statio n w ith distrau g h t student.

Sunday, January 22 2:00pm - W orcester Art M useum: “Ancient Egyptian Jewelry; It’s Form and Function,” Museum Auditorium .

2:00pm - Film: “The Lion K ing,” Matinee, Perreault Hall, $1.

6:30pm and 9:30pm - Film: “The Lion King,” Perreault Hall, $2.

Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Monday, January 23

12:14am - M edical response: D aniels H all, in to x icated fem ale vom iting.

12:25am - M edical response: O fficer w ith 2nd student in to x icated , vom iting. EMS assisting.

12:55am - O fficer requests EA to D aniels for in to x icated student.

1:20pm - Stoddard B upper stairw ell, w h eelch air found by custodian.

3:34pm - C om plaint: V isitor in S toddard com plex requests that c am p u s police return w heel­ chair.

3:46pm - C lear: O fficer inform ed student not to keep w heelch air in the stairw ell.

shortin g out fire alarm system . E lectrician w ill be in around 6:00pm . F ire w atch w ill be in effect from 3:00pm -6:00pm .

9 :54pm - S to d dard A second floor t.v. ro o m w ater leak from rain by the w indow , o fficer responds.

Wednesday, December 14, 1994

Sunday, December 25, 1994

1 1:40am - Speeding V iolation: Q uad A rea, student.

1 1:35pm - E xtra Patrols: D rurry Ln.

Thursday, December 15, 1994

11:17am - B uilding C heck: Stoddard A ,B ,C C lear w ater from floor o f S toddard C second floor in t.v. room.

3:06pm - Panic: alarm in w om en's locker room , A lum ni, O fficer responds.

3:13pm - C learin g A lum ni, all in order.

1 1:34pm - A larm : H iggins H ouse, intrusion alarm .

1 1:44pm - O fficer reports alarm tripped by flying nocturnal m am m als. A larm reset.

Monday, December 26, 1994

Friday, December 16, 1994

10:39am - F ound in locked building: personnel from Party R ental C enter, says he was picking up chairs, told to leave and return later w hen building is open.

2:10am - A larm : C arbon M onoxide alarm , G oddard Hall.

2:25am - P rofessor notified o f CO alarm , responding.

5:50am - C heck w elfare: inform ation from W PD , received a call from C alifo rn ia reporting a W PI student possibly w anting to harm him self.

4:12pm - Possible C ar Fire: S hussler Rd. O fficer responds.

7:41pm - D isturbance: F uller Apts. O fficers respond.

Gordon Library begins accepting art for exhibit in February.

T u e sd a y , D e c e m b e r 27, 1994 1 0 :15pm - B uilding checks: Founders H all, the screen to a room has fallen off. (B roken screen has been logged in w ork -o rd er book.)

Wednesday, December 28, 1994 11:13am - L ocksm ith called for key to sp o rts office.

Saturday, December 17, 1994 2:00am - V ehicle Stop: Q uad.

2:40am - A ssist/injured person: O fficers, EM S responding to D over St. re: individual who rep o rted ly fell from 3rd floor o f building. W o rcester PD and W o rcester EMS responding.

2:44am - O fficer reports injured person on D over St. is a W PI student.

3:01am - Individual transported by EA to U m ass M edical C enter.

3:13am - O fficer notifies parents o f student on D over St. reg ard in g incident.

1:26pm - N on-Students: in G ym s, O fficers respond.

2:42pm - N on-S tudents: in G ym s, O fficers respond.

Thursday, December 29, 1994 9:23am - A ssist: W orcester PD , Forestry D ept, at Park and Institute by gate at field.

10:09am - Prof. called to m ake sure access w as given to student for A PT and C ad labs during w in ter break.

Friday, December 30, 1994 9:15am - W ashburn N orthw est side door fo u n d unlocked, also south side w indow found open, both secured.

3:15pm - T respassing: A sked n on-students to leave the football field area.

Sunday, December 18, 1994 9 :25am - B uilding C hecks: F ounders H all, north basem ent do o r found o pen and the East main door found ajar. Institute H all, W est 1st floor wall near e lev a to r has a hole in it.

12:33pm - O fficer asks people playing on football field to leave pro p erty .

6:15pm - Intrusion alarm : H iggins H ouse. O fficers respond. A bat is cau sin g alarm to go off.

Bat flew out o f building.

Monday, January 2 11:14am - L ocksm ith had to be called to re a r entrance loading dock d o o r o f A lden. P aper w edged into bar unit.

7:10pm - B u ilding checks: W est Street, re a r door entrance light n o t w orking.

Thursday, January 5 Monday, December 19, 1994 9:00am - E levato r Stuck on B asem ent floor, w ith w orkm an inside, H eg g in s Labs, new elevator, Plant Services notified.

9 :0 5 am - E levato r back in service. Plant serv ices to check out.

1:08pm - G as Sm ell: L ow er level G oddard H all, O fficer responds.

Tuesday, December 20, 1994 3:50am - B uilding checks: A lden, secured front do o r and E ast en tran ce, m usic stand and cym bal found outside building and secured at station.

12:29pm - U nauthorized person at tennis co u rts, O fficers respond.

12:16pm - M edical em ergency: Fem ale unresp o n siv e in snack bar area o f M organ H all, possible seizure, W o rcester EA called.

12:18pm - N urse w ith fem ale patient at M organ 12:28pm - W o rcester EA on scene.

1:36pm - S u spicious person: S alisbury L abs, 2nd floor, m ale, p o ssib le sam e person seen approxim ately sam e tim e last year.

3:30pm - C offee m oney m issing in K aven Hall.

Saturday, January 7 8:00am - O fficers in for C ap-S tun train in g by W orcester PD.

Wednesday, December 21, 1994

Sunday, January 8

4 :2 8 p m - C om plaint: from A tw ater Kent reg ard in g theft o f a W PI paycheck.

5:30pm - C om plaint: from S alisbury Labs about a larceny w hich occu rred earlier today.

4:53pm - M edical transport: From H iggins L abs to M em orial H ospital. (Student felt a reaction to a vitam in he took e a rlier in the day).

5:05pm - M other w orried on h er daughter not calling hom e upon h er arrival to W PI. 5:30pm - S tu d en t has been found and has no tified parent.

5:40pm - C all from D AK A com plaining that the heat is too high in the dining area.

5:55pm - C o m plaint in D aniels Hall o f no heat on 4th floor.

Thursday, December 22, 1994 4:1 la m - Pow er O utage: on Institute, S hussler, H ackfield, E inhorn, T row bridge.

Friday, December 23, 1994 1:04am - N oise C om plaint: E lbridge St. O fficers respond.

1 1:37am - Fire alarm : A lum ni G ym . O fficers and Plant S erv ices electrician s respond.

1 1:39am - W orcester Fire n otified, sm oke in building.

1 1:42am - W orcester Fire on scene.

5 : 15pm - The firem en in A lum ni for detail are now leaving the grounds. O fficer rem ains on duty at A lum ni G ym .

Saturday, December 24, 1994 1:23am - B roken W indow: R eport o f w indow in 3rd floor w om en's room Salisbury labs blown o u t from w ind. O fficer responds.

4 :1 4 am - B roken W indow : O fficer out at T ro w b rid g e, w indow blow n out.

10:00am - B uilding C hecks: H iggins L abs, secured and alarm ed A TP lab. W ater is leaking from the ro o f onto the 3rd floor stair w ell, south o f the building. (Plant S erv ices was notified to look at the problem .)

2:36pm - Fire Alarm : M organ H all, 4th floor. O fficers respond.

2:40pm - W ater is leaking through ro o f into the 4th floor detecto r--cen tral stairw ell--and

Monday, January 9 1:08am - M alicious m ischief: T w o students letting a iro u t o f tire in P lant Services vehicle, quad.

1:17am - O fficers into station w ith tw o su b jects from quad incident.

Tuesday, January 10 3:05pm - C all from E llsw orth A pt., report o f possible separated shoulder. O fficers and EM S responding.

3:16pm - S ubject transported to M em orial H ospital.

10:21pm - R eport o f breaking glass on In stitu te by W est, reported by a student.

Wednesday, January 11 1:58am - D isorderly person: Report o f individual attem pting to gain entry to Riley front en trance, w indow s broken in process.

2:09am - O fficers clear R iley.

12:33pm - Intrusion alarm : P ow er H ouse, T elephone Rm. Door ajar.

5:44pm - R equest for a plum ber: F uller L abs basem ent urinal overflow .