Tom Balistrieri: ready to give you a new view of the world by Brian Parker Editor-in-Chief Dr. Thomas J. Balistrieri is the new Director of the Counseling and Student Development Center, but he’d much rather be known as Tom, who is a good guy and pleasant for people to talk to. This comes across very clearly, after a few minutes sit ting in his office, one becomes very comfortable and he is indeed very easy to hold a conversation with. He holds a Ph.D. in mental health counseling, but his main interest is in student development, focusing not only on the intellectual aspects of growth, but also on emotional, physi cal, spiritual and social growth. These human skills are important to everyone to develop and Tom hopes that the Counseling and Student De velopment Center can help. The environment which Tom sees as ideal for the center is one where students feel they can come and talk.
other schools is with a program called stress management to spiritual is find mentoring, counseling and help “ Passage” . In just a few short words, sues. He feels that the time between with their problems. He wants ev which hardly give the whole pro the ages of 18 and 24 are a time of eryone to learn to become wise adults gram justice, it is a study of how “ blossoming into your own identity” and hopes that he can develop pro other cultures initiate their young and that college is the first time that grams which will help in the areas of men and women into adult leadership, relationships, hood. There is a study of self-esteem and communi what adulthood is and how cations to name a few. “ H hat you aren 7 kno wledgeahle about, wliat to move into it and at the end, There is always some you aren 7 aw are of, what you don 7 believe in there is a real initiation cer idea that the center exists or value, isju s t as im pactful on y o u r UJe, and on emony which the program for the 35-50 students who yo u r environment, as what you are knowledge participants take part in. are having trouble, but this able about, what you are aw are of, and what Because it has been so suc is really not what the cen cessful at other schools (this ter is all about. It is there you do believe in or value.” is Tom’s third directorship, for every student and to -Tom Balistrieri, D irector o f the having previously worked at make themselves avail Counseling and Student Developm ent Center the University of Minnesota, able, Tom hopes to initiate Morris and at New England a weekly column in News College), Tom hopes to start peak, develop a Web page, the program here. many see that all of the pushing they organize evening programs and hold Besides being counselor, Tom is a have received in their lives has to an open house sometime at the be bit of an athlete, before a car acci ginning of the next term. stop. It is the time to decide what it dent damaged his knee, he was an is that you value and believe. One of his major goals is to be Ironman Triathlete, and he ran mara Tom entered the profession to help available for the things that many thons and participated in bike races. people become complete adults. One students feel no one can help them He has also coached track and now way in which he has done this at with, from sports psychology and
that he has, in his opinion, “ gotten plump” he still enjoys working with athletes and coaching. He plays chess and enjoys walking in the woods and being close to nature, he has a wife, Kathryn and a daughter, Annika. They usually become a part of the campus, Tom says, and family is tremendously important to him. His basic premise is counter to the old adage, "Ignorance is bliss.” He feels: “ What you aren’t knowledge able about, what you aren’t aware of, what you don’t believe in or value, is just as impactful on your life, and on your environment, as what you are knowledgeable about, what you are aware of, and what you do believe in or value.” This is fitting, as he seems to be aware of many of the good things in life and very willing to share them with the people he meets. He en courages all students to just stop by the center, located at 157 West St., to say hello and just hang out.
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Goat’s Head Rivalry: rules of the game by Cynthia Fusco Class o f ’96 Attention one and all: the Goat’s Head Rivalry is back and in full swing. For years the goat has been out of circulation because of the misconduct of a few students. Luckily for all of us, members of the Student Alumni Soci ety and the Alumni Office have worked hard to get the Goat recast and the rivalry reinstated. As many Home coming onlookers noticed, the Goat has returned to campus and is now officially in circulation. Therefore, it is important that everyone knows how the rivalry works. As with every game, there are some rules. The following rules were developed by students and administrators in order to ensure the safety of the students and the goat. 1.) The competition officially re convenes September 18,1995. There after, the Goat Head trophy will be awarded to the class which wins the majority of the Freshman-Sophomore Rivalry events of the W PI academic year (Rope Pull, Pennant Rush, Jeop ardy Game). The Trophy will be awarded after all three events have been completed. 2.) The Goat’s Head must be dis played by the class in possession dur ing Homecoming, the Winter Carni val, Quadfest and Traditions Day. It must be seen by a majority of students attending said events to be acknowl edged. 3.) The Trophy may not be taken beyond the borders set by the map given to each classes’ Goat Keeper Committee. The boundary shall be set as one-half mile ( 1/2 mile) from the W PI campus perimeter. 4.) One memberofthe Goat’s Head Committee must know where the Tro
phy is at A L L times including updated information E V E R Y T IM E that the Trophy is moved. If it becomes neces sary, that one member has a responsi bility to inform any other Committee member of the Trophy’s location. The Goat’s Head Committee shall be made up of the following individuals: CoChairmen and Advisors to the Student Alumni Society, an appointed Alumni, a member appointed from the W PI Administration, a member appointed from the W PI Faculty, a senior member of S K U L L Honor Society (appointed within), and a member of cach classes’ Goat Keeper Committee. (Note: The one informed Committee member may not be the possessing class’s Goat Keeper Committee representative.) 5.) At no time may any member of your class team violate any of the Institute’s conduct policies. 6.) The Goat’s Head Trophy may not be transported by vehicles or other forms of mechanized transportation. 7.) If at any time any team member of your class violates one of the con test rules, the trophy will be turned over to the Goat’s Head Committee. 8.) Actions associated with this tradition must be conducted within the guidelines of the established rules. No bodily harm must be inflicted on any participant in either procuring or pro tecting the Goat. 9.) The Goat’s Head must be re turned to the Goat’s Head Committee before the last week of D-term. It will be returned to the possessing class in the following A-term. 10.) The Alumni Office will deter mine the authenticity of the Goat’s Head Trophy. 11.) Any class may possess the Goat, however, only the Freshman and Sophomore class rivalry events will
determine the Goat Head’s true owner. A plaque will be kept in Riley Com mons and inscribed with the class year of the winner of each year’s Rivalry Events following Traditions Day. Any class that steals the goat may have the Trophy inscribed by the Alumni Of fice at no charge. The inscriptions shall be no larger than one-half inch squarfe ( 1/2 in2 ) and shall be only the class year of the class that steals the Trophy. 12.) Any discrepancies of these rules will be reviewed by the Goat's Head Committee. These rules were adopted by the Alumni Council during Homecoming weekend with full support. They es pecially enjoyed the retelling of the class of 19%'s Goat-napping attempt and Saturday's campus treasure hunt for the Goat. SAS has made some changes to the original rules to meet up wit h the times. Especially note that cars are no longer allowed in the competition to avoid any potential catastrophe. Another important change is the notification of a member of the Goat’s Head Com mittee. The current committee mem bers are Cindy M itch ell, Mark Suennen, Cyndi Fusco, Christopher Boffoli, and Sharon Davis. The class Goat Keepers will be chosen in Bterm. Applications are available in the Alumni Office at Higgins House. One last note - the Goat’s Head rivalry is a class rivalry. No one is elected as the class leader so whoever gets the Goat should represent the class; not just themselves or a group. The Class of 1996 showed their strong class pride - take their lead, be cre ative, and keep it as it has always been, the symbol of W PI class pride.
Scottish theatre company to perform in Alden Hall Members of the Clyde Unity The atre of Glasgow, Scotland, will present A Little Older by John Binnie at 8pm on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 13, in Alden Memorial. Tickets for the Oct. 12 preview are $2 consortium, free with a W P I I.D. Friday’s ticket prices are $5 consor tium and $3 with a W P I I.D. The performances are sponsored by the Humanities and Arts Department, Masque, and the Student Speakers Fund. Call 831 -5946 to reserve tick ets. A Little Older is a hilarious and moving memory play about the spe cial friendship between a straight woman and a gay man. Isla, a strongwilled minister’s daughter, has been left helpless and with memory loss after an auto accident. Sandy, her
best pal, is determined that she will regain her memory - their friendship is too important to forget. The play was first performed in 1992 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won the prestigious Independent Theatre Award. The show trans ferred to London’s Hampstead The atre and has since been performed by companies in Germany, Singapore, and the U.S. Clyde Unity Theatre, a professional company that had gained worldwide recognition as Scotland’s most excit ing new theatre company, has been a successful annual presenter at the Edinburgh Festival and has run suc cessful workshops on three continents. John Binnie’s work for the company also includes Accustomed to her Face, Breadmakers, and Killing Me Softly.
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John Binnie’s A Little Older will be performed by the Clyde Unity Theatre Company of Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday, Oct, 12th and Friday, Oct. 13th. The play was performed at W P I by M .W . Rep last winter.
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This is the house that Lambda Chi built by Donna Emma Edzards Associate Editor Lambda Chi Alpha has a new look. It’s embodied in their New House on Dean Street (right across the street from Campus Police). The house is not just newly acquired, but has
just been built as well. If you were here over this past summer, you may have noticed that Dean Street was closed. That was due to the massive amount of con struction going on. Two houses were fabri cated into one with an additional extension out the back while another house was completely
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demolished to make way for a parking lot. With the help of Bay State Savings Bank and W P I, the brothers at Lambda Chi A l pha were able to obtain a loan. That loan combined with additional financing from W P I and alumni contributions totaled for a $1.3 million renovation. The outcome is what you now see as the Lambda Chi A l pha house on Dean Street. Outside, you’ll walk by landscaping done by the brothers themselves. Inside, you’ll walk through a house with all of the classic woodwork typical of the traditional old homes of Worcester as well as all of the conve niences of every dorm room. The kitchen and living room/meeting area are both decorated in the modern fashion. In fact, you can see right into this suite through the glass “ wall” located on Dean Street. Go down the hall way into the next room, and you will see the original woodwork restored. It’s extraordi nary that the brothers did all of the painting, staining and hanging of wallpaper. Upstairs, the bedrooms are laid out similar to the average dorm. The single and doubles are even furnished with furniture purchased from W PI. The only difference between these living quarters and the typical college dorm room in how unbelievably organized and well kept they are. The brothers at Lambda Chi Alpha would like to invite the entire W PI community down for a complete tour. I strongly recommend that you take them up on the offer. It’s amazing what a little pride and determination can accomplish!
Green Monster Homerun Derby Theta Chi is sponsoring the wiffle ball home run derby that will benefit W A IF (a needy children’s fund). The event will take place from 6-9pm on Tuesday October 10th and 4-7pm on October 12th in Harringtori Auditorium. It only costs $15 dollars per team ($5 per person). To register just show up at Harrington at 5:45 sharp on the 10th with your entry fee. Each team of three members competes by batting the most home runs over the green monster. First Place is $100. See you there. Good luck to all participants and thank you for supporting W AIF.
New club makes life a snap Exposures, the Institute’s new photography club, welcomes assignments from W P I depart ments. “ The club is a way to give our members experience in new fields while offering a ser vice to the campus community at a nominal rate” , says Matthew Brevard ‘99, who estab lished the group to continue his interest and involvement with photography. Brevard serves as president. Adam Woodbury ‘99, is vice president. Members of Exposures have experience in studio and nature photography and in digital and black and white imaging; color service will be available soon. Faculty advisors are Lora Brueck, archivist/special collections librarian, and Arthur Heinricher, assistant professor of mathematical sciences. Requests for photo graphic services may be e-mailed to photo@ wpi, sent to W PI Box 2243, or called in to ext. 6400.
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Senior Ernie Ansah (#27) prepares to get down and dirty during Saturday’s game against Norwich College, which W P I won.
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Tracy Langis makes a run for the goal as M t. Holyoke pursues. Langis scored two goals to give W P I a 2-1 win.
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Crouched and ready to strike... The women’s volleyball team waits to receive a block from Fitchburg State.
Ju n io r Laura Bielitz grits her teeth and knocks the ball away from her opponent -with her head, of course -during last week’s game vs. M IT .
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Weekly sports update - results from Sept. 29th through Oct. 5th by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Football (1-2) The football team broke into the win column last week with a tremendous win over rival Rensselaer 21-20. It was an exciting game for the Homecoming fans to watch as W PI played a strong game on both sides of the ball. The first quarter did not start too well as Rensselaer scored on its first two possessions to take a 14-0 lead. It wasn’t until midway through the second quarter that the Engineers got on the board with a 1-yard touchdown run by Mike Godfrey. W PI then recovered a muffed punt which they converted to another solid drive, capped off by a 20-yard scoring run by Emie Ansah. The extra point was good and the score was tied 14-14. Rensselaer was driving as the half was nearing the end, when on a third down play, Brian Learned intercepted a pass and returned it 79 yards for a touchdown to give the Engineers the lead at the half 21-14. In the third quarter, neither offense could sustain a drive as both defenses controlled the tempo. It wasn’t until late in the quarter that Rensselaer capitalized on a W PI miscue. RPI recovered a fumble and on the very next play scored on an 87-yard run. The extra point was mishandled and the score remained 21-20. In the fourth quarter the W PI defense came up big on three series of downs as they held Rensselaer on downs to secure the win. Starting his first game for W PI, sophomore quarterback Nate Cote directed the offense to 416 yards of total offense. Alone he had 196 yards passing and 44 yards rushing as he was selected to the EC A C weekly honor roll and chosen as the Freedom Football Conference rookie of the week. Learned had an outstanding game for his third consecutive week as he registered 11 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass break-up. His performance landed him on the ECAC honor roll as well as being the FFC defensive player of the week and selection as the Gold Helmet winner in Division II/III. Field Hockey (5-6) The field hockey team opened its conference schedule last week with games against M IT and Mount Holyoke College. They were able to
come out with a split as they lost to M IT 2-1, but bounced back against Mount Holyoke with a 21 win. They played to a scoreless first half against undefeated MIT, who was also the defending conference champion. In the second half the action picked up as all the scoring happened in a span of 12 minutes. M IT got on the board first when they scored five minutes into the half. W PI battled back to tie the score nine minutes later on a goal by Heather Bryer. Unfortu nately, M IT scored the go ahead goal two minutes later and held on to win the game. Engineer goalkeeper Lyn Dubois played a tre mendous game in goal despite the loss. She made 22 saves and kept W P I in the game. Last Tuesday, the Engineers evened up their conference record when they went on the road to defeat Mount Holyoke. They got a pair of goals from Tracy Langis and another steady performance in goal by Dubois. Bryer assisted on both goals and Jen Adams assisted on Langis’ first goal.
two out of the three, losing to M IT and defeat ing Mount Holyoke and Regis. The Engineers hosted M IT Saturday the 30th, as the closing contest to Homecoming. In a tightly contested game, M IT came out with a 1-0 win. M IT scored 23 minutes into the second half and then held on for the victory. Goalkeeper Lynn Keaman continued her steady season, recording 12 saves in the defeat. Last Tuesday, W PI was looking for their first conference win against a Mount Holyoke squad that entered 1-0 in N E W 8 play. The first half ended 0-0 as both teams had their chances, but the goalkeepers held them back. In the second half, Denice Godfrey broke the dead lock when she scored to put W PI ahead 1-0. The Engineers’ defense played solidly the rest of the way, led by Elana Kingsbury and Diane Nascimento, as they took the win. Keaman recorded the shutout for WPI. Thursday W P I journeyed in the rain to Regis to try an extend their win streak to two games. In very inclement conditions the Engineers pulled out a 1-0 win on a goal by Erin Duffy assisted by Godfrey.
M en’s G olf (3-10) The golf team had a pair of matches over the last week as they prepare for the New England Championships later this month. They lost to M IT and Tufts, but were able to regroup and take a match from Rhode Island College and Anna Maria. In the match versus M IT and Tufts, the Engineers were not able to crack 90 as they scored 467 as a team and finished behind the two schools. Low scorer for W P I was Jeff Peterson with a score of 90. Last Wednesday, W PI hosted RIC and Anna Maria at Holden Hills. The Engineers had an outstanding day as all golfers scored in the 80’s with one, Mike Willock, scoring a 75 to lead the Engineers to a victory and a team score of 322. Helping in the win were Haig Altoonian with an 82, Jim Carlson with an 82 and Peterson with an 83.
M en’s and W om en’s Cross Country - M en (1-2); Women (1-2) The cross country teams participated in the Connecticut College Invitaional Meet during Homecoming weekend and ran competitively. The men finished 3rd overall and the women finished 6th. For the men, Rich Person continues to have a solid season taking 8th place overall. Bruce Meacham had another strong performance fin ishing 17th overall, while Rich Crispo, Ian Quinn and Kevin Cizewski rounded out the scoring for W PI, finishing 25th, 26th and 27th overall respectively. On the women’s side, freshman Sue Shorrock continues to make an impression with her 16th place finish, while classmate Vicky Dulac came in at 27th.
W om en’s Soccer (4-6) The women’s soccer team hit the midscason point last week with games in the conference against M IT and Mount Holyoke and a non conference contest versus Regis College. They played well in all games and were able to win
M en’s Soccer (5-3) The soccer team took two out of three games last week as they continue to aim for a Consti tution Athletic Conference Championship. Last week they defeated Western New England and Nichols while losing a tough one to Fitchburg
IceCats shred Bruins in wild season opener by Andrew Marsella Associate Editor The Worcester IceCatsof the American Hockey League started their second season off with an incredible victory over Northern Division rivals, the Providence Bruins on Saturday, Oct. 7th at the Centrum. In front of a crowd of over 10,000, the Cats outshot, outscored, outskated and generally outplayed the Baby B ’s to a strong 5-2 win. Worcester wasted no time getting started on their opponents, scoring just 1:28 into the first period and again at 3:57 to jump to an early 2-0 lead. Center Craig Darby (#17) beat Providence goalie RobTallas for the first time, assisted by #15
left wing Dave Roberts and #22 right wing Patrice Tardif. Veteran IceCat #10 right wing Lindsay Vallis buried the second goal just two and a half minutes later, assisted by 2nd-year defenseman #7 Jason Widmer and Darby. Midway through the period, however, the Bruins converted on a power play, beating IceCat goalie Eric Fichaud with a slapshot from in front of the blueline. Thanks to support from the home crowd, though, Worcester was in no danger of losing their mo mentum and continued to apply pressure to the Bruin defenders. Aside from the heavy checking and tough play along the boards, the first of many fights broke out between IceCat toughguy #44 defenseman Jason Strudwick and Bruin right
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Providence defenseman Peter Taglianetti (center) can’t hold back the Worcester attack, as the Icecats shredded the Bruins, 5-2 in their season opener Saturday night.
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wing Marc Potvin. Late in the period Worcester regained a two-goal lead with another goal by Darby, assisted on the power play by veteran defenseman #3 Terry Virtue and again by Rob erts. Providence got one more chance, though, scoring another power play goal with less than a minute remaining to play. At the end of the first period, the two teams retired to the locker rooms with 12 shots apiece. Worcester leading 3-2. The second period was all Worcester, as the IceCats sunk their claws even further into the frustrated Bruins. IceCat Captain, 2nd year defenseman Roy Mitchell (#6) buried a shot from the point past Tallas on a power play (yes, another one) assisted by fellow defenseman Widmer. Just a few minutes later, Roberts scored on a beautiful 5-hole slider (you guessed it...also on another power play) assisted by Virtue, bringing the IceCat’s lead to 3 with a score of 5-2. With enough scoring out of the way, the IceCats turned their attention to other, more pressing matters -mainly fighting. By the time the period was over, the Cats had not only succeeded in preventing the P’s from mounting any sort of offense, but they also had time for a few brawls, just to keep the crowd happy! In the third period, the IceCats once again kept the Bruins from scoring and instead filled the period with fights - including a near bench brawl that took several minutes to sort out and resulted in game misconducts on players from both teams. Two of the games three star honors were awarded to Worcester players: 3rd to Dave Roberts (1 goal, 2 assists) and I st to Craig Darby (2 goals, 1 assist). All in all, the Provi dence team was pretty much outmatched by the Cats, and that’s not just a reporter’s biased opinion! This year’s IceCats team is good bigger, faster, more aggressive, and better than last season’s Cats, who still deserved better than their last place finish. It has been predicted that the IceCats can go from “ worst to first" this season, and, after this game, it’s easy to see why! If you didn’t get to the Centrum last Saturday night, then you were lost, and should definitely find your way there to catch the IceCats action sometime this season. The Cats hit the road this Friday, traveling to the Bruins home ice at the Providence Civic Center, then down to Hershey, PA to face the Bears, and finally to Baltimore to play the first year Ban dits. The IceCats will return to the Centrum on Friday the 20th to face off against the defending Calder Cup Champion Albany River Rats, fol lowed by a game versus MA rivals, the Spring field Falcons on Saturday, the 21st.
State. The Engineers kicked off Homecoming weekend by hosting W N EC in a conference match up. W P I controlled the game from start to finish as they won 4-0. Senior co-captain Rad Donaldson played an outstanding game scoring a goal and assisting on the other three. Tim Spence, Mike Couchon and Eric Langlois were the other scorers and Jim Goodreau added one assist in the victory that moved W P I to 20 in conference play. Last Monday, October 2nd, W PI traveled to Fitchburg to take on the Falcons in what is always a good match up. After playing a scoreless first half, the flood gates opened when both teams scored two goals a piece in a twenty two minute span. The Falcons went ahead 2-0 before W PI tied it on goals by Donaldson and Kevin Morin. The game ended 2-2 in regula tion to force the overtime periods. In the first overtime, Fitchburg scored twice to lead 4-2 going into the second overtime period. In that period Fitchburg added another goal and W P I scored only one goal for the 5-3 final. Shaun McDonough scored for the only goal for the Engineers in overtime. Looking to rebound from their loss to Fitchburg, W P I entertained Nichols two nights later at Alumni Field. The tempo was set from the beginning when McDonough scored 24 seconds into the game to put W P I up 1-0. Three minutes later Donaldson scored and W PI never looked back, winning the game 4-0. Chris Prueher and Leo White added the other two scores and Justin Moore, Mark Socha and McDonough added assists. Wom en’s Tennis (2-5) The tennis team had a light week of action with only one match against conference oppo nent Wellesley. The Engineers were not able to win but one set as they were defeated 9-0. In the match, despite losing, Alyson Sherman played a three-set match at #1 singles in which the first two sets went to tie-breakers. Volleyball (4-5) The volleyball team had a chance to catch their breath a bit last week with only one match versus Wheaton. They lost the match 3-1 as they continue to work towards the N E W 8 Tournament at the season’s end. In the match Katie Daly had 9 kills and 8 digs and freshman Melinda Darway had 15 digs and 3 service aces.
Results of the homecoming race Thirty runners turned out for the 18th run ning of the Frank Sannella Memorial Road Race on Saturday, September 30th, during Homecoming. The runners, comprised of students, alumni and staff, ran a 5 kilometer course which began on Park Avenue at a side gate near Alumni Field and finished on the track, after two long laps around a course which took them down Salisbury St., Lancaster St., and Institute Road. A few spectators came out to watch, including Beth Sannella, niece of former W P I track coach Frank Sannella for whom the race is named. Prizes were awarded in three divisions. The winners were: Brian Savalonis ’72 (Master’s Division), Harold Booth III ’97 (M en’s Division), and Anu Kam a '98 (Women’s Division). The race results are as follows: Brian Savalonis ’72 17:58 Harold Booth I I I ’97 19:10 Eric D ’Entremont ’95 19:16 Chris Newell ’94 19:18 Matt Tricomi ’97 19:31 Matt Kielec ’95 20:22 Peter Stebbins ’ 66 20:42 Anu K a m a '98 21:17 Nathan G ibson’98 21:17 Meg Ferguson 23:24 Patrick M iller ’94 24:16 Tom Parent ’98 24:45 Bill Johnson ’76 25:00 Stephen Brooks ’46 25:37 Herbert Beale 25:54 Gayle Sanders ’94 26:11 Jocelyn Bessey ’94 26:11 Srikanth Kilaru (grad) 27:07 Tom Mitchell ’94 30:09 Ira Vaidya (grad) 30:21 John Harrington ’94 31:15 Kim La n d ry ’97 31:27 Cathy J c y k ’97 31:27 Amy Gaitane ’97 31:28 Rebecca Rubenstein ’96 31:29 Kim M ix ’98 31:30 Kerri O ’Connor'98 31:30 Andrea K o d ys’98 31:32 Jenny Plante’96 31:32 Danielle Batey ’97 32:05
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In From the Storm: where Jimi Hendrix might have gone by Brian Parker Editor-in-Chief Coming October 24, there will be yet an other tribute album on the shelves of your favorite record store. In From the Storm has twelve Jim i Hendrix covers, with a slight twist, the producers took his comments and dreams and created a different sound. Be cause he was only on the music scene from
1967’s "Are You Experienced” until his death in the spring of 1970, there was a lot that Hendrix never got around to doing. At one point, the guitarist stated: “ I ’d like to take a six month break and go to a school of music. I want to learn, be a model student and study and think. I ’m tired of trying to write stuff down and finding I can’t. I want a big band. I don’t mean three harps and fourteen violins, I mean a big band, full of
Sanity Station by Pamela Kelly Newspeak Staff Something a little bit different this week, even though I’m convinced that nobody reads this and so I’mjust talking to myself. Seeing as how it’s the end of the term, and everyone, myself included is in need of some fine, relaxing stress relievers. I’ve decided to use this column to give my list of 10 favorite books that one should try to acquire and read over break. Be intellectual, impress your friends, be able to pass the Coffee Kingdom entrance exam. As a result of my socially introverted lifestyle. I’ve had ample time to read many books, by many authors. Some good, some bad, but strangely, I always finish books. Even if I hate them, I just can't stand the chance that it might just improve. And now, in no particular order, books to help expand your mind (or just kill a few hours). 10. Demian. by Hermann Hesse. A tale of trying to find identity, meaning, purpose, in a senseless world. 9. The Age of Reason, by Jean Paul Sartre. Another tale about looking for the meaning of existence in a senseless world. Hmm, is there a pattern emerging? 8 . Madame Bovarv.hvGustave Flaubert. French authors are good, always. A tale of adultery, betrayal, death, lust. 7. The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky. A classic. Dostoevsky has an eerie way of showing the inner workings of the human experience. Everyone should read this book at some point in their life 6. Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. A look at the absurdity that is war.
5. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey. A look at the twisted world of a mental hospital, and the humanity that somehow man ages to survive there. 4. Tar Babv. by Toni Morrison. A great look at the intricacies of racial relationships, by one of the predominant woman authors of our time. 3. Catch-22, by Joseph Heller. A classic war satire. Impress your friends by understanding the phrase “ a catch-22” . 2. The Stranger, by Albert Camus. Most people read this in high school, but if you haven’t. Another trying to find meaning in life type of book. 1. On the Road, by Jack Kerouac. Leave your life behind and go for a nice long trip. Or live out your fantasy to do so. Other recommended authors: Tom Robbins. Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Jeanette Wintersen, any of the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen. Hopefully my break will be spent finding more books to write about in the near future. I'm not going to bother writing about anything that will be going on next weekend because if the past is any indicator, this campus will be about 909\ empty by. oh, 5:30 Thursday night. But for all of you who are sticking around after finals. Thursday night, the Clyde Unity Theatre will be performing the play “ A Little Older" by John Binney. at 8 p.m. in Riley Commons. I saw this play last year when M.W. Rep performed it and it was interesting, lots of twists and turns in it And the bonus of this production is that the actors who were in the original production in Scotland are going to be performing it here. And it's free with a W.P.I. i.d. Have a happy, safe, break. Three terms left. . only three.
competent musicians that I can conduct and write for.” Eddie Kramer, who produced this album, put together the talents of: Sting, John McLaughlin, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Corey Glover, Brian May.Tony Williams, Steve Vai, Toots Thielemans and others. For backup, he threw in the London Metropolitan Orches tra. Friends of Hendrix report that he had an affinity for classical music: “ I went to visit Jimi at his suite at the Drake Hotel and noticed the pile of classical albums on the record player, among them Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. This was a side of him that I had never been exposed to previously. We talked about classi cal music and, to my surprise, he told me that a
lot of his inspiration came from listening to it.” The best way to describe In From the Storm is to say that all of the intricacies of Hendrix’s music are still there, but some of the edge is missing. This is a bit of a surprise in some parts of the songs, but the sound is just as full as the orchestra provides some of the needed inten sity. No one can be sure what Jimi Hendrix would be doing if he was alive today, he might have produced an album similar to this one, or he might be traveling around and doing the same old act, having burned him self out. But if one has to choose, this album is probably closer to what he would have wanted and there are parts of it where you would swear that he is actually performing.
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TFM by Jesse Zbikowski Newspeak Staff What’s G N U ? Well... G N U ’s Not Unix \footnote { Unix is a copyright of A T & T Labs.}. The GNU project, founded by Emacs author Richard Stallman, has the goal of creating a complete, high-quality computing environment which is completely free — free, not just in the sense of “ no money,” but free from all restric tions on use, modification, and copying of software. G N U is a response to the absurd paradigm by which software is currently distributed. When you purchase a piece of software, you are not free to use it as you wish. You are not given access to the source code, so you may not modify it to suit your needs. You may not share it with friends who may want to use it. In many cases, you may not even use it on more than one machine! Software is treated like a physical resource which is scarce and limited. Nothing could be further from the truth; software is ethereal and physically unbounded. Using a piece of software doesn’t take anything away from anyone else, or make them poorer, or deprive them in any way. On the contrary, by limiting the use of existing software, one makes other people poorer when we prevent them from using it and benefiting from it. To update Proudhon, “ Intellectual property is intellectual theft.” By claiming ownership of software, one doesn’t accomplish anything except to deny it to other people. This is where GNU comes in. GNU software provides everything you need to work and play on your computer, with no artificial restric tions. The GNU project started in 1983 when Richard M. Stallman, a researcher at M IT ’s Artificial Intelligence lab, decided that he could
study, the failure rate was 15% - 43% for commercial Unix implementations; for GNU, only 7%. Many of these utilities are installed on the CCC machines. To use them, put this line in your .tcshrc: set path=(/usr/local/gnubin ‘/usr/local/bin/ syspath*.) I find the GNU echo and GNU find pro grams particularly useful; see/packages/emacs/ current/etc/echo.msg for information on en hancements to echo. The grand project for G N U is the completion of their own operating system, the Hurd. The Hurd is a client-server OS based off the CM U Mach microkernel. Basically, all of the dirty hardware-dependent code is in the microkernel, and all of the services the OS needs to provide are performed by separate higher-level pro cesses. Hence the “ Hurd” stands for “ Hird of Unix- Replacing Daemons,” where “ Hird” stands for "Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth.” While the Hurd is now up and running on many platforms (including the i386!), it is still pre-alpha and not really usable yet. Several past and current W PI students have written very useful programs and released them under the GNU General Public License (GPL). These are also available on the CCC machines. joe, interestingly enough, is now part of the standard Slackware distribution of the Linux operating system. cmailtst Check if a user has mail locate Find users on any wpi machine joe ASCII-text screen editor s, snd Send messages to other users So now that you know all this great stuff about GNU, the question is “ How do 1get GNU on my own machine?” Many of the GNU programs are available for 386’s or better run ning DOS (or as RM S has it, MS-DOG). You
not in good conscience continue to use and produce unfree software. Since then, hundreds of programmers have contributed their code to the development of the GNU system. The flagship program of the GNU project is, of course, G N U Emacs, the advanced, selfdocumenting, customizable, extensible real time display editor. RM S wrote the original Emacs back in the ’70s, and then re-imple mented it as the first piece of GNU software to be released. G N U Emacs is today universally recognized as the greatest text editing system in the world. Emacs is available for use on all the CCC machines. For a good introduction, start up Emacs and type “ C-h t" for the tutorial. Also very useful is the on-line hypertext Emacs manual — type “ C-h i” to start Info mode, then “ g (emacs)” . The G N U project has produced some of the finest program development tools anywhere, gcc, the optimizing C compiler; gdb, a sourcelevel debugger; and gmake, a program for auto matic source file recompilation, are available for use on the CCC machines. CS majors will find all of these programs extremely useful in their studies here, and well worth their time to leam. (If you’re an upper-class CS and you aren't using these tools, you’re definitely do ing something wrong!) The final GNU operating system will be based on Unix. As such, many of the standard Unix utilities have already been re-implemented by GNU. The G N U versions of these utilities generally support more options, have fewer arbitrary restrictions, are better documented, and run faster than their standard Unix counter parts. For example, many Unix utilities will either hang or crash and dump core when given random input streams, because they can’t deal with things like overly-long lines. In a recent
can get G N U Emacs for DOS, Win 95, or Windows NT from ftp.coast.net /SimTel/vendors/gnu/gnuish/ There is also a gcc implementation for DOS called djgpp, which you can get from the same place. If you are really serious about getting the most from your computer, you will want to run a G N U operating system. Until the Hurd is completed, you can set up a own Linux-based or NetBSD-based GNU system on your PC or Amiga. Linux can be obtained via ftp from tsx-1 1 .mit.edu /pub/linux and NetBSD from freebsd.cdrom.com. So, think twice before shelling out for an other buggy Microsoft OS or application. You can get all the software you need for work and play freely — including DOOM on Linux! Sharing code is a fundamental act of friendship; don’t use unfree software unless you get it illegally and plan to redistribute it for free (heh heh). For more information on GNU, take a look at these: http://www.delorie.com/gnu/ http:// www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/ and the newsgroup gnu.misc.discuss. Also check out the GNU Manifesto; from Emacs, “ C-h i g (emacs)Manifesto” . See you next column, hopefully by which time I'll be off my soapbox... return;
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New CCC Computer Trainer here to help by Debra L Dexter CCC Computer Trainer Allow me to introduce myself. I am one of the CCC’s newest members -The ComputerTrainer. I will be working in conjunction with the Help Desk facility to assist W PI computer users with any questions/problems that occur with campus supported software. Any questions regarding difficulties with hardware should be directed to the Computer Shop. Although if you’re not sure what the problem is, don’t hesitate to call the help desk. One way or another, we’ll find the answers to your questions. In the near future, I will be creating training classes. There are nearly one-hundred PC appli cations the Novell network offers so 1need to hear your recommendations on what you’d like to leam, and when and how much time you can devote to learning it. I’m here to service the users.
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Just a Thought Keeping the L id O ff by Stephen Brown Protestant Campus Ministry T he ju ry has gone hom e. The law yers have hit the talk show trail. T he fam ilies are left to pick up the pieces of their lives. The rest o f us m ove on and go back to study and w ork. OJ is ju d g ed not guilty. It is finished at last. O r has it just begun. Like many of you, I have been bombarded by the coverage o f the OJ trial like everyone else. And I was in the Wedge with friends and colleagues watching the announcement o f the verdict. Perhaps nothing since the Challenger accident brought so many people to watch or follow a single event. We as a nation were one in waiting suspense. T h at is w here the oneness ended. T he reaction to the verdict is alm ost
u niform ly d ivided along racial lines. W hite people believed that the ju ry had blow n it and let a guilty man go free. People o f color believed that ju stic e had b een done and that the attem pt o f a racist police departm ent had been frustrated. We w ere, we are, a nation divided. What has been surprising to me was the shock and surprise that many white A mericans have expressed over the racial overtones o f this trial. They have expressed disbelief or explained away the ju ry ’s verdict as a demonstration that a mostly all-Black jury would ac quit a Black man accused o f murder. They claim not to understand how this could happen; how persons having heard what they (the white people) believe is overw helm ing evidence in favor o f conviction and ignore the evi dence and acquit. Therefore, the argu
ment goes, race must have been an issue in their decision. O f course it was. W hat all o f us w hite folks forget is our history. W e forget that for a hundred years w hite ju rie s have spent less than four m in u tes, let alone four hours, to co n v ict b lack men o f m urder. L ynching a “ n igger” was legal in S outhern states until after W orld W ar II. It is o n ly since the C ivil R ights m ovem ent th at B lacks in m any states can even serve on ju ries. That is only part of our history. I recite that history not to justify the OJ verdict, but to point out how deep the racial divide w e peer across is in this country. We stand once again as a nation exposed to hatreds and mistrust and violence that racism creates. W hen the LA policeman who beat Rodney King was acquitted, Blacks rioted. Will
whites now riot? Will a backlash now flow in the directions of supporting Pat Buchanan or Phil G ram m ? For a m om ent, the lid is o ff the pot w here we contain the tensions o f racism . We stand exposed to what divides us. W e have an opportunity now to look at that division and dis cuss it and go another step tow ard healing the breech. O r we can hur riedly put the lid back on and hope that it w ill save us from the truth, save us from one another. W e w ould do w ell to heed to A m erica’s true prophet. “It is tim e we stopped o u r blithe lip service to the guarantees o f life, liberty, and the pursuit o f happiness. T here fine sentim ents are em bodied in the D ec laration o f Independence, but that docum ent w as alw ays a declaration o f intent rath er than o f reality. T here
w ere slaves w hen it was w ritten; th e re w ere s la v e s w h en it w as ad o p te d ; an d to th is d ay , b la c k A m ericans have not life, liberty, nor the privilege o f pursuing happiness, and m illions o f poor w hite A m eri cans are in econom ic bondage that is scarcely less oppressive.” “ A m ericans w ho genuinely trea sure o u r national ideals, w ho know that they are still elusive dream s for all too m any, should w elcom e the stirring o f N egro dem ands. T hey are shattering a com placency that a l low ed a m ultitude o f social ev ils to accum ulate; N egro agitation is re q u irin g A m erica to reexam ine its com forting m yths and may yet ca ta lyze the drastic reform s that w ill save us from social c a ta stro p h e.” (M artin L uther K ing Jr., P lav b o v . January, 1969, pp. 174ff)
Philler Cockroaches and Sack Fights - V m sorry, my dentures m ust have slipped by Laurel and Guinevere W ith forty articles u n d er o ur belt, m id-life crisis will p ro b ab ly start set tlin g in on the nonsense w e like to call Philler. Soon, w e ’ll buy a flashy red sports car, put on o u r best to u pees, cruise the tow n, and try to hang out w ith the youn g er articles. W hen P hiller started, it was w rit ten w ith one purpose in m ind: to take up space. F iller sim ilar to those cartoons we see ev ery few w eeks w hen the total am ount o f articles and ads d o esn ’t happen to add up to m u l tiples of four pages. T he editors w ere looking at a few pages o f c ar toons that day... So on S eptem ber 28,1993, under the guise o f the names o f o u r com puters, the first Philler w as w ritten. We still have more fun than a chicken in an E ggo factory th in k in g about how m any people w ere looking for the tw o girls who w rote this colum n. All the work was done by our com puters, so being the hopeless chivalrous type, we decided that they should get the credit rather than the tw o guys who ju s t sat in front o f them thinking up the silly stuff. Plus, it w orked incredibly well to help keep the anonym ity... By the end o f last year, how ever, m ost people who cared knew who we were. P u b lic appearances and signing our nam es to the last article o f the year kind o f tips people off. But the pseudonym s are m uch more catchy than real nam es so we still use them this year. A nonym ity is a funny thing. On one hand, it keeps you safe, and with little consequence, you can basically say w hatever you w ant. On the o th er hand, it keeps you safe, and with little consequence, you can basically say w hatever you want. O ver the years, w e’ve tried to be carefu l to keep this fact in check. W e try not to take cheap shots sim ply b ecause we can. In our articles, we try to keep the m ood light, even w hen we do have a serious point. (It’s tru e, som e tim es we do say som ething im por ta n t. C h e c k o u t th e P h ille r (P h)A rchives on the web and see for yourself.) It’s am azing w hat you can get away w ith if you add a little hum our to it... Even w ith adding hum our, som e people w ill alw ays over-react. L et’s d o a little ex p eri m ent, shall w e? . E ven with the g ranite pillars and ch ain s, som e people ju st w o n ’t give up trying to use W est Street. The o th er day, I was w alking dow n the m iddle o f the closed o ff section o f W est Street, and heard a c a r engine b ehind me. Plant S ervices and the H iggins Labs construction still need to use the street every once in a w hile, so no big deal, I sim ply m oved
ov er and w alked on the sidew alk. As I w alked, the engine sound started g ettin g louder. Not from the street side o f m e, as m ost norm al people w ould expect, but d i rectly b ehind me. You ev er see those b u m p er stickers that read, “ If you d o n ’t like the way I d riv e, stay o f f the sid ew alk ?” I used to th in k those w ere silly, until I finally broke dow n and turn ed around to see a W PI P o lice cru iser a co u p le feet behind me d riving on the sidew alk! I thought they w ere the ones hired to m ake sure people d id n ’t do that kind o f thing! The urge to stop and throw m yself o ff the hood o f the ca r ju s t to see w hat w o u ld h a p p e n w as a lm o st o v e r w h e lm in g . F re e tu itio n , I thought. U n fortunately, I was a l ready running late and my throw ing - m y se lf - o ff - the - hood - o f - a Police - car - ju s t - to - get - free tuition (T. M. O. T. H. O. A. P. C. J. T. G. F. T .) sk ills w ere a bit rusty. I decided in stead to sim ply get out o f the way as the car sw erved in b e tw een the fire hydrant and one o f those n ew -fangled W PI trash b a s kets. M akes ya w onder w ho, e x actly, kept d estroying those old b a s kets, h uh? R ow dy frat guys? M aybe not... As you read that last paragraph, C am pus P olice are busy callin g up the N ew speak office to co m p lain about us. T hey do that w henever we m ention them in one o f our articles. It’s rath er am using, actually. The editors get com p lain ts for things for w hich they a re n ’t even responsible. D A K A ’s the sam e w ay. W e have nev er gotten any letters from eith er o f these g roups. We ju s t hear the co m p lain s second-hand. T his brin g s us to o u r second topic - A pathy. T here has been a lot o f talk as o f late abo u t apathy on cam pus. Face it, w h enever you have a group this large, y o u ’ll have som e people w ith apathy. Y ou’ll have people w ith in cre d ib le am bition. Y o u ’ll have people w ho like to hang h ed g e hogs upside dow n and m ake them listen to W eird Al Y ankovic n o n stop at 1:00 in the m orning! W ith this many people, y o u ’ll have a little bit o f ev ery th in g . T ru st us, w e’ve seen a lot o f it. A ctually, that could possibly ex p lain much o f o u r bizarre sense o f hum our... E ith er w ay, yes, th e re 's apathy; N o, there isn ’t apathy; and the ev er popular, 1 d o n ’t care if th e re ’s ap a thy. A few w eeks ago, there was an article req u estin g pranks on cam pus. S om ething to bring the cam pus to g ether. S o m eth in g to reduce the a m o u n t o f a p a th y . W e w h o le heartedly condone this.
T hen we had the return o f th e G o a t’s head. In o u r going on fifth y ea r around th e W PI cam pus, w e’ve n ev er seen such en th u siasm about som ething around here. S tra n g ers banding to g eth er w ith one com -
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m on goal: to get a silly looking, im pressively heavy, chunk o f m etal. People o f all classes involved in a g reat deal o f planning, strategy, in tuition, lo y alty , trickery, and backstabbing. Ya gotta love it. It was all in fun, no one got hurt (to our k n o w l edge), many frien d s were m ade, and the w hole thing had m ore plot tw ists th an Alfred H itchcock cou ld have e v e r dream ed. A s w ith any good thing that com es along, the next w eek, som eone w rote an article in Newspeak suggesting that som e o f the people inv olv ed
w ith th e G o a t’s H ead a c tiv itie s should be arrested. W e w aited for the punch line, but there was none. For w hatever reason, the article was not signed. A nonym ity is a funny thing... E specially w hen it’s paired w ith apathy. (N otice how all the threads are pulling together now. E xciting, is n ’t it?) B asically, they w anted to participate in the festivities, but according to th eir article, they w aited u n til e v e ry th in g had been p lanned before they volun teered to help. N o one likes com m ittees, but th a t’s the way they w ork. R equests for help and ideas to represent the C lass e o f 1996 had gone out w ay in advance. The right to express an o p in ion is perfectly legitim ate. We do that every w eek. T hat's also why we choose to print letters that we receive in o u r colum n all the time. T his year, N ewspeak has been p rin t ing editorials alm ost regularly (scary) and with the letters to the editors that they receive, in addition to the let ters we get, it show s that people are truly interested in things going on aro u n d c a m p u s and are a c tu a lly standing up for them , denouncing them , explaining them , and in gen eral m aking their voices heard. Not approving o f an activity is one thing. Looking back to attack an activ ity only after apathy didn’t allow you to
participate, however, is another. The article would have taken on a far more sincere atmosphere if you had excluded that one paragraph. Everyone should leam to Fight apathy, and never use it as a crutch. Last week there were an impressive am ount of articles written in the paper. Most o f them were very well written, and Mike C aprio’s was one o f the best comm entary w e’ve seen to date. All o f the participation is very encouraging and w e’re happy to see that lack o f apathy is making a comeback. If you write for Newspeak, we thank you for keeping our articles company on those pages. To those o f you who haven’t written forNewspeak, write something. Find something that’s important to you, something that bothers you, something you’d like to know more about and write. If you don’t know what to write, send e-mail to newspeak@ wpi.edu to find out about w riter’s meetings and get a topic. Y o u ’ve got a w hole fall break ahead o f you. T h a t’s a lot o f free tim e and w e’re sure you can think o f som ething. If you do decide to w rite com m entary, not everyone w ill agree w ith you. R em em ber that, and re spect that. Be sure to see how y o u ’re w ords will sound to people w ho d o n ’t know you, know the facts, and be proud o f your thoughts - sign your nam e. H ave a good break and d o n ’t eat too many pretzels.
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Anonymous commentary raises questions, gets answers To the editor: Re: "R eviving the G o a t’s H ead R ivalry?” O ctober 3rd A fter reading this particu lar a r ticle I felt the need to respond. It seem s to me that the anonym ous p er son w ho w rote this com m entary not only has som e gross m isconceptions about how the class o f ‘ 96 obtained the goat, but they also seem ignorant to a lot o f the traditions which ac com pany this trophy. As everyone is now aware, the G oat’s head trophy is back in circulation. The reason for this is to try and ignite class and school spirit, which if I may point out, it has! If you were around Satur day you know exactly what I’m talking about, but a bit more on that later. As for the “crim es” which were allegedly comm itted by the class o f ‘96, they never happened. The com m entator states that “these individuals stalked a member of the WPI staff and assaulted him in the Higgins House parking lot.” I don’t believe that “stalked” is the correct term here. Somehow the mem bers o f the class o f ‘96 got a tip that the goat was coming in at a specific time and place and they were there! Also according to the law, assault is verbally hurting someone (i.e. calling names and any act that inflicts ‘mental an guish’). It is my understanding from reading the article by Jesse Parent in the Septem ber 26th edition and by talk ing to members o f the class that were involved, nothing to this effect ever took place. The G oat’s head arrived on campus and the class saw its opportu nity for infamy and took it! “Gom pei,” as Jesse referred to him as, was never injured in the event; in fact it is rumored he was half-expecting someone from one of the classes to try and steal the Goat. This leads us to the alleged “theft”. I don’t believe that in this context that really is the correct term to use. The tradition o f the Goat is that one class, either the Freshmen or the Sophomores, win this trophy by w in ning two out o f the three rivalry events. The tradition does not stop there how ever; the class which holds the Goat must display it to all the classes so that they have a chance to “steal” the Goat. Therefore because “theft” in this sce nario is allowable it is not a crime. This leads us to the charge of defacing prop erty. According to the rules o f the Goat, any class which steals it has the right to have their class year engraved on the trophy thus negating the charge o f defacing property because, once again, according to the rules this IS a permissible act. M oving on to the rest o f the article I find it am using that a person w ho is dead set against this tradition w ished to help out on hom ecom ing with the show ing o f the “ illegally” obtained goat. T his seem s like a conflict o f interest if you ask me. It has also been brought to my attention by n u m erous m em bers o f the senior class that a m ass e-m ail was sent to the entire class announcing num erous m eeting tim es and places and e n couraging anyone interested to at tend. It w as at these m eetings that the “show ing” was planned, is it fair to those w ho attended and planned
the event that som eone who d id n ’t show the initiative w as allow ed to participate and change the plans that w ere already being set in m otion? T his leaves me questioning: is it the rivalry this person is against or w as this colum n ju s t w ritten by a jad ed person trying to get rid o f a good thing because he/she w asn’t able to be a part o f it? W hich brings us to the show ing o f the G oat at hom e com ing. A ccording to the rules the G oat M U ST be show n at hom ecom ing!!! W o u ld n ’t it have been a bit obvious if the entire senior class gath ered at the end o f the football field?!? And it w ould have been silly for anyone not involved in Skull or SAS to carry the b an n er because this once again w ould be rather obvious b e cause they w ould have had to com e out o f the stan d s in o rd er to run across the field while the m em bers o f SAS and S kull were already out there. Yes, the A lm a M ater w as d isrupted, but that w as not the fault o f the sen io r class. It was SAS and S im p le H a rm o n ic m o tio n w h o sto p p ed sin g in g , sin ce the A lm a M ater w as n ev er finished there w as no need for applause, not to m ention SAS does not sing the A lm a M ater in an act o f self g ratification. My question to the author is this: W hen was the last time you saw a group o f 25-30 Juniors walking around campus together with one single goal while singing E to the X and cheering for their class? When was the last time you saw a group o f Sophomores united in this m anner? It happened Saturday afternoon after the rope pull. A scaven ger hunt was set up by the senior class to give the sophomores (because they won the rope pull) and the juniors (be cause it’s rightfully ours) a chance to “steal” the Goat. This scavenger hunt had us running all over campus trying to figure out obscure clues that had to do with history and student life on campus. These groups were comprised not only o f SAS members, but AN Yone in the class who wished to be a part o f it. I would venture to guess that the majority o f people who were in the juniorgroup were not SAS members! I can honestly say that Saturday night when all was said and done I was proud to be a m em ber o f the Junior class and of the W PI community. What I don’t understand is how some people can complain about the amount o f apathy on campus, but then when a group does something that gets people interested and excited and proud to be at WPI, that same person shoots down the entire process. I say this because after read ing this article I could venture a pretty accurate guess as to who wrote it! L et’s stop thinking about “ME” and start thinking about “US”, because that is what this has been boiled down to, one person who feels scorned because he/ she wasn’t allowed to “play” and thinks that nobody else should either, so let’s break the toys! A supporter o f the G oat's head tra dition, A d e d ic a te d SAS mem ber. And someone not afraid to sign her name to what she writes, Jami (C lass o f ‘97)
Regarding the Goat’s Head Status To the editor: I would like to address some issues regarding the recent re-introduction of the Goat’s Head Rivalry. After reading the anonymous comments published in the last issue o f Newspeak and hearing a buzz around campus that certain stu dents are frustrated by the fairness of the events of the last few weeks, I thought it might do some good to address some misconceptions and concerns. While it is true that the G oat’s Head returned to the campus in a manner that I was not at all expecting (to say the least), I am encouraged by what has been done with it since it has been returned. Key representatives from the Class of 1996 (some o f which are members of either SAS or Skull or both) have put a great deal o f effort and thought into how they would revive the tradition, steal the goat, and draft rules regarding issues which may come up in the process of the rivalry. More impressive were the com plicated and well designed clues and scavenger hunts which have taken place in the past few weeks, requiring treasure hunters to delve deep into often forgot ten and overlooked places in W PI his tory. This enthusiasm for WPI tradition and history, coupled with class bonding and intra-class rivalry that comes with it is the raison d ’etre o f the Goat’s Head tradition. The history o f WPI is a rich and colorful pageant of personal ities and discoveries which have changed the face o f not only Worcester but the world. If conducted with that purpose in mind, the G oat’s Head rivalry will keep that his tory alive and students will realize they are having fun in the process. However, nothing o f value comes without a cost. While I understand and forgive the actions o f those in the Class o f 1996 who “outsmarted" me to get the Goat’s Head, I still think they went a bit overboard. I liken it to grabbing the
and therefore may seem to have an ad vantage over other students who are less knowledgeable, I believe it is unfair to cry foul and unjustified to claim exclu sive privilege. Granted, the clandestine measures involved in keeping this Goat ’s Head out o f the hands o f enemy classes may be perceived as limiting the tradi tion to certain members o f the class. But whereas there is only one Goat and many hundred people in any given class, not everyone in the class will necessarily be able to fulfill their individual plans for this Goat’s Head. O n th e o th e rh a n d .it is an important factor in the rivalry that the classes must work together as teams. The rivalry was not designed to foster dissension and erode morale, but to in crease cooperation and enthusiasm for an event which really belongs to the students. If there are any specific inci dents in which students are excluded from involvement in this rivalry by other students, those parties should come for ward and express their complaints to the Goat’s Head Committee. If this be comes a problem, the committee has the power to amend and enforce the rules which are couched in strong, fair lan guage and are designed to foster safety and equality in the way this rivalry is carried out. But the fact that there is only one Goat and many others who wish to possess it seems to make an ideal de mocracy impossible. WPI students are urged to remember honor, fairness and safety in this rivalry as in anything else they do here. I have every confidence that those I have worked with thus far while working on this project under stand that the G oat’s Head does not belong to them but to every student as a whole and any class which has the talent and the acumen to steal it. Christopher Boffoli Director Young Alumni Programs
We don’t need to see you flame each other To the editor: As a graduate student who went to WPI for two years as an undergraduate (who transferred here, none the less), I have a rather unique perspective on stu dent life here at WPI. I must say it is interesting to have seen N ewspeak change so much in the past few years. Two years ago, 1 was not at all surprised to see the Police Log win in the readers’ poll as the best feature. Last year brought us Philler (the return o f which was a great idea), and this year we see News peak becoming even more connected with the students of our school. I don’t think Police Log will win this year. What I write about, though, is the disturbing trend to treat Newspeak as if it were a wpi.newsgroup. If I wanted to
see a flame war between Amy Plack and Brian Parker, I would load up tm — I wouldn’t open up my Newspeak. I find it odd that so much text was devoted to this issue. I can only speak for myself, but I do not feel that the argument (which, while it does address valid issues, seems to have a rather personal feel) really belongs in Letters to the Editor. To use A m y’s line o f argument, would you open up the T& G and find a letter from a staff writerto the Editor and the Editor’s response, open for all to read? Or would such discussions be reserved for meet ings behind closed doors, with only the outcomes printed for all? As much as I enjoy the informal feel of Newspeak, I don’t think we should forget it is a work o f journalism and should have certain
properties because of that. I would also like to comment on the anonymous editorial on “Reviving the Goat’s Head Rivalry”. I think an anony mous editorial, especially by a member o f the Newspeak staff, is out of place. It’s easy to have an opinion when you know you aren’t going to be, to use Brian Parker’s words, called to task. Stand up for yoursel f when you state your opinion and we will respect your opinion more. As an aside— I disagree with the anony mous writer. But arguing that point would only dilute this already lengthy letter further. Sincerely, David K. Spencer CS ‘95 /G raduate Student
Biology Labs are not “unsafe” To the Newspeak Editor: The October 3, 1995 issue o f News peak contained an article about the reno vation of Biology Department labs in Salisbury. The author states: “many of the labs are currently not functional: the heating is poorly structured, there is no distilled water capability and the fume hoods do not work properly. Thus, they are both disfunctional and unsafe.” I cannot comment on the alleged heating or plumbing deficiencies. How
ever, I can state that all fume hoods function properly, and meet o r exceed the WPI standard o f a minimum of sev enty-five linear feet per minute of face velocity at fifteen inches of sash height. This measurement is taken using a cali brated, hot-wire anemometer during the annual lab inspection which I conduct with the Biology Dept, lab manager. If problems are noted, they are rectified using W PI’s HVAC personnel on a prompt basis.
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To the editor: I am fed up with the service at the CCC. I have had so many problems with my computer that it is ridiculous. I can not believe the incompetence o f the people there. First, 1 install the network card, but cannot get the net work software working. I call the CCC Shop for help, and they tell me to bring the computer in. After the 3 days that it was in the shop, I went to pick it up, and my case was broken (the front was broken off), and the heatsink on my processor was buzzing. The person attending the shop desk laughed and said that there was nothing that he could do, and that he was sorry. That was at the beginning of the year. All throughout the year so far, I have had sporradic problems with the net work, for exam ple, one application doesn’t work, or a couple don’t work (mostly PCXWare and Netscape). I called the CCC about these problems,
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and they told me to do meaningless and stupid things that did nothing to fix my problems. I eventually had to figure the problems out with the help o f my friend, a network engineer for the city of Boston. Shouldn’t the CCC know how to fix problems on its own net work? Finally, the last straw happened Fri day. The network came loaded up, and told me to install a new version o f Netscape because the old one has ex pired. So, I followed all o f the direc tions, and Netscape did not work. I called up the C CC, and they told me to get a file called W in32s from the Microsoft ftp site and install it. I got the correct file, installed it, and it killed Windows. W indows no longer runs on my PC. Is there anything that can be done about the incompetence of the CCC? Thank You, Christopher G. Long
football from the ref and running down the field for a touchdown before any of the defense were ready. I learned that they had made plans for a car to follow us to the foundry, they called me at home to verify where I lived, staked out my house, and took and inscribed the old G oat’s Head. It is true that any and all of these actions, taken out o f context, would qualify as violating some rules. But I take exception to the notion that seems to be going around that any o f the stu dents involved in the taking o f the Goat were given special consideration and/or not prosecuted because o f who they are or any connection they may have to one club or the other. When the dust had settled and everyone had calmed down it was clear that, taken in the proper con text, the students were simply excited about having the G oat’s Head back. Surely, the excitement and enthusiasm on the part of the students for this rivalry did much to justify some of the personal humiliation I had to endure. That is not to say that anything goes with this ri valry. The bottom line was that no property was damaged and no one was injured. More importantly, the repre sentatives of the Class o f 1996 seemed intent on the finalization of the rules and were committed to responsibly manag ing this rivalry. They did push the edge o f the envelope, but the decision not to pursue judicial or legal channels was one I feel comfortable with in retrospect. Finally, while the rivalry is open to everyone by tradition, there have been concerns voiced by students in various classes that they have been excluded from direct involvement in decisions surrounding the rivalry. The most recent article took unjustified shots at SAS and Skull in particular. While it is true that those involved with the Student Alumni Society have been directly connected to the return of this Goat’s Head tradition,
The committee approved a total revi sion to the SGA fiscal policies and will be presenting a motion at the next meet ing to insert the revisions into the SGA By-Laws. If approved, they will take affect following fall break. All student organizations will be informed as to the new policies. Also, if the policies are approved, budgeting for the next fiscal year will begin the first week o f B-term, with budgets due before winter break. Again, all student organizations will be notified by mail immediately following the fall break.
Committee on Academic Initiatives This week, the Senate passed the committee’s proposal for changes to be made in the policy for awarding transfer students credit for the Sufficiency re quirement. The next step will be to submit the proposal to the Humanities Department and ask that it be put on the
I also cannot agree that “the labs are unsafe.” The BBT faculty and staff work hard to ensure that the labs which they are responsible for are in safe oper ating condition. I am sure that they embrace this NSF proposal to renovate their laboratories into state-of-the-art facilities in the coming year. Respectfully submitted, Dave Messier Env. Health & Safety Officer
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agenda for their next meeting. The com mittee may also submit the proposal to the Committee on Academic Policy, CAP. After a vote, CAI decided to address the issue o fT A ’s and their command of the English language. Since this is a difficult topic to address, the committee is requesting input from members o f the WPI community. A problem definitely exists, and the committee would like to know how YOU feel it should be dealt with. Mail suggestionstosga@ wpi.edu CAI also intends to send representa tives to all department heads in B-term to see if there are any concerns from the faculty that they can help with. In addi tion, the committee will be requisition and encouraging professors to submit more reserve materials to the SGA course reserve files. C o m m ittee on S tu d en t Life Issues The committee agreed to send the
proposed revision to the Consortium shuttle bus schedule to the Consortium as soon as they can gather more signa tures. Hopes are that the petition will be done and ready to mail by the second week o f B-term so that the Consortium has time to review and prepare to imple ment the new schedule for the spring semester. The committee also drafted a letter to Steve Hebert, Vice-President for Ad ministration and the WPI Police regard ing the lack of information released to the student body following the recent assault on Schussler Road. The commit tee was concerned that the only method o f information release was an events posting on the WPI computer system and that a majority of the WPI commu nity was unaware of the assault until Newspeak reported it one week later. The committee suggested flyers and mailbox stuffing to better inform the community in the future.
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Alpha Phi Omega Hey everyone!! Hope things are going good in this week of Finals! Hope you all make through it ok....Not too much to say.... Since there w asn’t a club com er last week, I didn’t get a c h a n c e to c o n g ra tu la te ' o u r 16 new pledges...Good jo b !. I know that we all look forward to helping this pledge class with their projects.....Well....hope you all have a nice break!
Alpine Ski Team Hey guys, how about that- only one week left in the term. For all o f you who, like me, aren’t in shape yet, time to get moving. Hopefully w e’ll be skiing by Thanksgiving! Our first fund raiser o f the year, our car wash, w ent pretty well. Thanks to all o f you who helped out. The big one is right after break- S K 1S ALE!!!!! Y up, now is the time to get yourself up-to-date equipm ent. New boots, skis, w hatever it takes to help you go faster. W e’ve got Ski-in, Ski Haus, and Sport Loft coming to the sale. T here’s going to be a great selection o f all kinds o f gear at great prices- In-Line skates, too! So, when you go home over break, ask your parents for some cash to bring back with you!! Early X -m as presents, straight A ’s, zen motivation, w hatever the ex cuse, ju st do it! It’s the Thursday we get back from break. The second dryland session was last night. Everyone who wants some serious PE credit, should show up after break. This is a great way to get HUGE legs so you can bend the new, ultra stiff skis you buy at the sale...M ake sure you register for “Ski Team ”, not “Ski C lub”. Daily at 4:30 in front o f Harrington. Hey, everyone is w elcom e at all our events... We have programs for all skiing abilities- and our womens team is looking for the people to place them in regionals this year-or next. See you all after break! C on trol is not the issue.... More info? email joeyc or skibum @ wpi
ASME Alright, w e’re now in the heart o f finals week a n d e v e ry o n e is p ro b a b ly stre ss e d out...Sooooooo, to relieve the stress we are having a studybreak tonight (Tues. Oct. 10) at 8:00 in A K2I9. About fifty pizzas will be dropping by. Come by and destress yourself. We have a plant tour coming up Tues. Oct. 24 from 7-8 at a plant that 1 right now c an ’t remem ber the name of— but it should be a good time and best o f all its free! Email Jon Stewart at jstew art@ w pi if your interested. Next, ASME is restructuring. We would like to welcome aboard Acting Vice President Lynn K eam an. She will be relieving Josh Binder of his duties. Lynn, w e’re glad to have you! Well, its about time to wrap things up. Good luck on finals— especially the freshmen— and have a GREAT break!!!!! See you B-Term!
Autocross Club Review of the Corvette Club Race held on Sunday October 1. Five members o f the WPI Autocross club attended this SCCA racing event sponsored by the Corvette Club. Those in attendance were Mark Freid^n, Chris Pacitto-President, Dave A bem ehty, Brent Peura, and John Genereuxsecretary. This course was at Tom pson speed way in CT. The course was very technical and fast with speeds around 70-80 mph. Mark placed 3rd in the E-Stock class driving his Saturn. Chris placed an aw e-inspiring 1st place in E Street -Prepared class driving his modified Bcretta. Dave and Brent both drove D ave's stock M ustang G T (which is not set up for this type-of racing). None-the-lcss Dave scored 3rd and Brent scored 4th in the F-Stock class. Dave had the impressive spin-out that put him in the infield o f the course. John didn’t get a chance to run because the Formula SAE car had a stripped spark plug hole which disabled the car for the day. The next race is scheduled for Sunday Oct. 15 at Rockingham Park sponsored by the BMW club.
Bacchus Hey everybody - here’s the long awaited club com er! OK, this term ’s gone pretty well, now that everyone is settled in we can begin to plan for the rest of the year. W e’re working on a big event for B-term, but we haven’t made any real com m itm ents - so we can do just about anything we want. Come to a meeting or two and see w hat’s up with that. Also, while I’m on the subject of large scale events, the big event for Aterm (hom ecoming) went really well. Ok, so we d idn’t serve 2000 drinks, but wc had the volun teers to make them if we had to...Thanks a lot to everybody who showed up, you all did a great job! Oh by the way - Terry, the guy you maimed with the frizbee was moved from the intensive care unit yesterday - the doctors say h e’ll be just fine! Subject change - hmm, the only problem
with writing the club com er a couple of weeks after an event is that I forget all the good stuff that happened. Maybe I should make some stuff up - a man and his dog walk into a bar...nah. Oh wait a m inute, I got something to say - the annual national assembly for Bacchus is this B-term. It is in W ashington DC this year and is on a weekend - I’m not sure what days it is, but I’ll find out. It’s a fun and FREE trip (I think there’s a limited num ber o f seats - but if you really want to go...) Anyway, if you’re reading this and are in Bacchus, come to a meeting and find out about it, you’ll have an awesom e time - I did! Um, I think w e’re about done for this week, so thanks for reading this, have a cool fall break, and come back for a Phat (<-like that Tim ?) BTerm! Later-PS
Christian Bible Fellowship The end o f the term is upon us. Praise the Lord. W ith finals the next few days though, we must rem em ber not to forget God. Put Christ in the center o f your life, and the rest will work out. A good way to do this is to com e to Prayer and Share, tonight 8 o ’clock (that’s tuesday) in Morgan A. This is a time for halving your burdens, and doubling your jo y s through prayer. There will not be FNF this week, or sports, because Christian Bible Fellowship is going camping. The trip will be the first weekend after the end o f the term (Oct. 13-15). If you are interested in going, email caldwell@ wpi. “Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.” I Thessalonians 4:1 (NIV). This is one of P aul’s instructions in his letter to the Thessalonians. We also should take heed o f Paul’s advice. Are you living to please G od as much as you could be? What simple things can you do to better live for Him? 1 challenge you to make a list o f these, and to start applying them over the break from school work. Then as B-term starts up, continue to do them. Praise be to God! G lory to Him!
Chinese Student Association Hi G uys and Gals! This is your friendly sports coordinator coming to you with some news. The regular guy ummm (*cough*CHRIS*cough*) couldn't lake care o f his duties so I’m taking over. Alright. As you may have heard. CSA lost the Division 2 Intramural Volleyball Seminal to the CSSA last week. It was a great game. Just ask anyone who was there. All the players worked hard so if you see them on campus give them a pat on the back. But now is not the time to mourn over the past. It’s time to look forward. B-Term Intramurals! Remember if you want to sign up for Basketball, Bowling or Table Tennis send email to dragon ASAP. The deadl ine is W ednes day! OK. A-term is almost over. Hang in there guys! W e’ll see you all when you come back. Good luck on finals and have a good break! -JL
Deutsch Klub The last Stammtisch o f A term will be held Tuesday at lunch in G om pei’s. Anyone who is interested in the German language in encour aged to attend and participate in the conversa tion. During this meeting, we will be discussing fundraising plans for Advent. Also, nom ina tions for Vice President will taken. The hiking trip to Purgatory Chasm has been rescheduled for som etim e in the Spring due to pending classwork and forecasted bad weather. Sorry about that! Finals week will be a very busy week and stressfu l w eek for ev ery o n e. C om ing to Stammtisch is an excellent remedy for finals week stress!! Hope to see you all there.
ISC Sashe : Uuuhhh? A-ha-ha-aagh! Pedro : Ya, cool! Sashe : W hat’s cool? Pedro : ISC! Sashe : ISC, what’s that? Pedro : International Student Council, duh! Sashe : Oh yeah, I’m like secratary and stuff! Pedro : Way cool, dude! Sashe : So, what do I do? P e d ro : I don’t know ask Jim m y...where is he anyw ay? Sashe : I think they're giving out free food at the Wedge. Pedro : Oh yeah, he he, all that Hawaiian chocolate... cool, yeah, rulz! Sashe : Yeah, Jimmy rulz... Pedro : No, ISC rulz hard.. Sashe : He, he, you just said ‘hard’... P e d ro : Huuu... we should like get serious and stuff., huuu
Sashe : Yeah yeah, we have the ISC Bowling League : it’s a two day event (Nov. 4th and 11th), from 4pm-6pm. The charge is $4 for all four hours and the shoes are included! Sign up sheets are at the radical Student Life office and the deadline is Nov. 1st. There is going to be a prize for the w inner that will be aw arded at the International Dinner. Pedro : Yeah, yeah, dinner, Jim m y...hehe S a sh e : The International D inner is where the ISC sponsors an aw esome night o f food and entertainment, followed by a kickin’ party! Pedro : Yeah, yeah, rock! Sashe : T hat’s good stuff.. Pedro : Stuff? The other international clubs have some plans for events coming up, like the JA dinner, the ISO dinner, the Latino week, the International Film Festival... stuff, stuff., yeah.. Sashe : B term! Stuff! Snow...ahhh...snow good!..hehe... P e d ro : Also, for this term, on Friday the 13th (drum roll), there’s going to be a VSA sponsored dance at G om pei’s. $5 cover charge but there’s no charge for the fun. If you guys are around during the break, you can also check out ‘T h e Ashe Performing Arts Ensemble o f Jam aica” performing on Tuesday, 17th. Call W orcester State College @793-8117 for more details. Sashe : For all the other stuff that’s going on, look for our article as soon as you get back B term - lots more detail....Hey, stop hitting me! Pedro : <grin> Sashe : I rolled down hills and jum ped into a lake with my clothes on and had pizza and played frisbee and played cricket and.... Pedro : What, where, when, how, why, who? Sashe : You didn’t go to the ISO picnic? Dumb ass! Pedro : hehe, dumb ass! JIMMY : On a more serious note, “Warp speed ahead, and don’t run into any Klingons d u rin g your term b re a k ...U h h , peace..ug..prosperity... uhh..and..food!"
M asque Congratulations to MW Rep for their great performances this past weekend! Dead cats and men in nylons. How could you go w rong? Well, things continue on in this great world o f drama with Clyde Unity Theatre of Edinburgh. T hey’ re giving two performances o f John Binnie’s A Little 0/</<vthisThurs. and Fri. at 8pm in Alden Hall. They will also be holding an acting work shop this Fri. at 2pm. This should prove a lot of fun after such a grueling week o f finals. Please reserve your place by emailing dibble@ wpi. Alpha Psi Omega, the dramatic honors frater nity, and BiLaGA arc holding a M asquerade Ball on Sat., Oct. 28, to celebrate All H allow ’s Eve by dressing in outrageous costum es for prizes, dine on food and candy, and dance our selves into the grave. The partying starts at 8pm and doesn’t end until the Unmasking at Mid night. Tickets are only $8 in advance. So please join in on a night o f frolicking. G ood luck on finals! Let the angel o f grades protect you from the ever monstrous NR! And, there will be a Masque meeting this Friday at 4:30pm in the Green Room. And you thought it would never end. Well, it doesn’t! Bwahahahahaha!!!
M en’s Crew Well the season’s over already for the varsity, And thus it is time for the novices to pick up the to rc h fo r the N o v ic e R e g a tta d o w n at M iddletown, Conn. D on’t worry novices, this one is shorter than the Head of the Conn.-The Race W hich Never Seems To End. Everybody rem ember we got a Casino Night com ing up. Fun, fun, fun for everyone. Spring business: Everybody on the varsity team who sees Roger Roy, bug him till he agrees to row in the spring. I personally will be leading this fight... Sorry Rog. Catch ya’ later -Jon
M en’s Glee Club W ell, I guess w e’re in to th e s w in g o fth in g s now ... W e’ve had a couple o f co n certs, a few T N C ’s and a party at the R athscellar. Not too bad for a start but the fun’s ju s t begining! W ith W ells, W ellsley and R egis ju s t around the corner the next couple o f w eeks should be p re tty in te re stin g . A ll fu n d ra isin g ideas should be forew arded to Bob. (A nd no, w e’re not doing condom keychains ag ain .) Stay in tune and have a great break.
Pre-Law Society For those o f you who weren’t at last w eek’s meeting, and there were a few o f you, you missed some exciting stuff! First o f all, here are this year’s officers: President - Wendell Jones Vice-President - Charles Prescott Secretary - Peter Bourgeois Treasurer - Chris “Ferg” Frangus Congratulations Wendell! Just d o n ’t forget who nominated you now that you’re the head honcho... We also revamped our outdated con
stitution. M adison and Jefferson couldn’t have done a better job! Also, the first issue o f The Verdict, the Pre-Law Society Newsletter, was m ailed to all Society m em bers and posted throughout the cam pus. I hope everyone liked it, and if you didn’t, com e to the next meeting and voice your complaints. M ore contributors makes for a better newsletter. We w on’t be holding another meeting until the beginning o f B-Term, so keep your eyes peeled here or check your mail to see when the next meeting will be. O ne more thing - If you plan on going to Law School next year, the registration material for the LSAT m ust be postm arked by October 27. If you miss this deadline, you’re either paying exorbitant late fees or not going to Law School next year! Later.
Rugby Team Rugby Team Rom ps 63-0! A fter last w eek’s loss it was important for the WPI Rugby Team not only to win, but to win handily. A nd that’s ju st what we did. Tech started out quickly and didn’t let down until the ending whistle. Nine tries and two penalty kicks were scored (Eddie muffed three conversions) over, under, and around a hopelessly outm atched U.R.I. team. Ruggers who scored were: Tom G iuliano (2), Eduardo Roberts, Scott MacLauchlin, Dan Quinn (2), AND TW O FORW ARDS! Ben Aldrich (2) and Jim Pavlat. Eddie scored both penalty kicks. M ore importantly than the game victory, WPI won the drink-up outright for the first time in recent memory. C hoir leaders were Kevin KeeBjom “ I wanna be a hippie” Ryden. Ryden. Nickname of the week goes to Joe Zurkus for ever to be known as Beetle Bailey. And taking one for the team award goes to Johnny 5 who finally got his shirt dirty (and a little bloody).
Sailing Club During homecom ing weekend, seven mem bers of the WPI Sailing Club travelled to the U.S. Merchant M arine Academy on Long Island to compete in the Corinthians Sailing Regatta held on the sound. The team was allowed to race on a 43 foot yacht graciously provided by ow ner Jack Palmer and captain Audrey Murray. This is the first race that the club has attended in recent history, so there was not an experienced racing crew to select members from, but instead the crew was com posed o f volunteers with vary ing experience levels from expert to novice. On Saturday, after an hour and a half o f practice, the first race started into a 15 knot breeze. The WPI team got off to a slow start, and was delayed by a twisted spinnaker halfway through the race, but rallied back to claim fifth place. The second race began better for WPI, but a mechanical failure at a crucial point in the race sent a line shooting up the mast. Only by the heroics o f a crew member w ho clim bed the mast to recover the line, was the team able to hold on and finish fifth. The second day o f racing was cancelled due to a lack o f wind, leaving the WPI team in 6th place overall for the weekend. Crew mem bers viewed this w eekend more as a learning experience than anything else. The team is hopeful that other racing opportunities will arise allowing them to further test and improve their racing abilities.
SWE Hi SWE members! Is everyone ready for break? Only a few more days and it will be here! L et’s see, we had another meeting on the 5th. A few topics were discussed... the upcoming Girl Scout Day on Nov. 4th, and the museum over night trip. Also we brainstormed a great idea for a B-term event, but we don’t want to spill the beans just yet... so further details will follow! If anyone has any questions about SW E, or would like to helpout with any of our upcoming activites please email swe@ wpi. Have a great break and w e’ll see you B-term!
W omen’s Crew Hi everyone! It’s been a busy two weeks so I'll go over the highlights. First o f all, hats off to everyone for the great job in Lowell and at the head of the C onn., WPI is proving to be a team to recon with! There was also divine intervention on Saturday-the ride hom e- Jason and Nik can vouch for that one...!’ m also pleased to announce D ave com ing out o f the closet, just come out in tim e for practice next time!!! I know w e’ve had hectic weeks, so I want to thank Cathy, D awn, those St. John’s boys (hey Mia what are his vital stats?) and o f course our friend the squirrel who took a liking to Anna. Only a week and a half lo the Charles-get psyched! Good luck to everyone on finals and extra good luck to Jason and Dawn in London for B term IQP! W hen you com e back you w on’t recognize the buff women on your team !!! Finally happy belated B irthdays to Jason, Heather, Dawn, and Mervin! Keep up the psyche, get som e sleep, and kick butt! Your devoted secretary, Nik
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AXP S o begins the final week o f the term . Kum on dow n any teim and gett som e hellp w ith yourr finel exam s frashm en.C an you say “s u per stap le’s special sale” five tim es fast, D oug? U m.. m ight w anna tell B rez and S pice that vacation starts T hursday. S tew art, uh, why bother. Y ou m ight have heard th at Penny W ars w ent on last w eek. L iterally 40,000 som eodd pennies w ere donated thus raising over $540. L am pshade dog cam e in a close second to S igm a Phi E psilon w ho won w ith o v er 12,000 points. A X P would like to than k all the participants and esp ecially C ara B eth V alliere for all h er help. E ventually we fin ished up the task o f sorting and rolling the coins after eight total hours. Recall that the m oney w ill be donated in “ S ig E p ’s” nam e to the charity o f their choice. N ow for som e non-serious discussion for once. O n the turf, the C row s played w ell into and out o f the second round. In recognition o f th eir valiant e ffo rts, Ming and Joe g ot a free ride to the h ospital. T hey sw ear they saw R ocky w hile there! A nyw ay, did the v o lley ball team do w ell... ah, w ho cares. B anana peel anyone? Or was it a bag you w anted, K en? R eally L ino, I think it w as a b eating you w anted... put on a shirt for crying out loud! Pete, yo herb ju st chillin cribw ise fom o... w ell I tried. S o m eone a n sw e r the d o o r alre ad y , o r should we Forget? In w orldw ide new s, yes, it’s true, N ate actually ate a m eal... so he is n ’t on a fudgicle crusade. H ey, yo - A driannnnn! T h a t’s all fo r A -term bros and rushees (“som e hike o r w alk unanim ously so you or us rather clim b, like, a m ountain” ) - enjoy the break w hile you can!
A rA Y'up, your esteem ed colum n w riter alm ost forgot to send it in. oops. W o u ld n 't w ant to m iss the chance to wish Stacy a happy b irth day on the 15th. D on’t expect any presents, we sang to you already!! 4 A corns.’!! We all loved the candy. C ongrats to Nil lor getting pinned, d o n 't w orry w e'll try not to let the srs. hurt you! T hanks are in order to Laura for the candy and the trouble free new sy s tem. Shrim p? Is that really a good topic, il
was ju st an exam ple! F reezepops w ould be a real m ess, and only cool in red, b u ff and green! W hat w as really that bad about p o p co rn ? T hanks to A T O , AXP, and O X for inviting us to the rush events. G reat jo b to Jess and h er play. Ju st think the term is over. D o n ’t anyone stress about finals, study hard and get som e rest o v e r break. D o n ’t forget thurs is double vision w / LXA and m ake sure you have a b lack d ress for the 25th. Be back early for bonding on sun/m on. W hen we com e back rush w ill be upon us. M eet people, and to all the fresh m an , we c a n ’t w ait fo r you to rush! G O G R E E K ! A D O V ELIN G
ATO L et’s keep rush strong even after th e ten day break. H ey, coo l guy. Tony Pena c a n ’t hit a foul ball on the S ox, but he cracks o n e to win the gam e. W h at’s up with that? H uck cru ised by the Tau H ouse this past w eekend after fifteen hours o f d riving in the rain. Pete and B udha: A re you 1234 and 5 at the gam e o r are you ju s t full o f dung? The orange cast, enough said. Hey D onnie, use the b rain that G od gave you. Josh destroyed his sh o u ld er a fter a certain ev en t at H om ecom ing last w eek. T h in k , b eer and tables. N ew sflash: T apley passed out th is w eekend. O m sbee. O rnsbee, nice dew . T uri d o esn ’t d ream an y more because all o f his dream s have com e true. W ilkie, can I have a Big M ac, sm all fry, and a large coke? SH A N TS. T w enty years ago, your father negged my father. ! @ #$% A% A, are you G reek? N o way, !@ #$!% # A I’m G reek, too. (!@ #$ Pete o z z Hey Phi S ig s !! S orry about the little break, it’s been really busy around here! F irst o f all. Happy B irthday to all o f those who have gone by, d o n ’t think you w ere forgotten!! T hank you to M arie for doing an excellent jo b p lan ning the sister social, we all had a great time bonding. The prizes for the balloon hunt were aw esom e and nice cookie!! G reat job Ton and Pucci with the W ork Party - than k s to you we still have a house! T hanks fo r the sisterh o o d social T h u rsday night C on. good ideu and good ice cream ! T hanks a lso to everyone w ho played on the volleyball team with TK E. G ood effo rt girls, m aybe next
Not enough of these in your wallet? Well, Ben is just a phone call away! Looking for a job during B-term? As a student caller for the WPI Alumni Fund we'll give you: Flexible work nights Hourly pay and nightly bonuses Paid training Relaxed atmosphere (T-shirts and jeans) Delicious snacks A chance to speak to and possibly network with our alumni No experience necessary. If you have a professional phone demeanor and would like to work at least two nights a week (NO Fridays and NO weekends!) phone Beth Gillis in the Alumni Office at 831-5073 or email eagillis@jake for more information or an over-the-phone interview. Training and calling starts November 1st and ends December 7th. Call today and put Ben back in your wallet!
tim e !! So, does anyone w ant to eat ice cream and com plain about g uy s....y o u know who you are! Hey T egan, w atch out for those chunks in the road! S ieb er - N ice W heels! Julie “ A .” Hey N ik, an o th er nip? W atch out for flies, they like dying on your pizza and d iving in your w ater. H eather and T racy, m om w ants you to do y o u r dishes. H ave you seen C arm en? I’ve been looking fo r her all night, K aren and S arah?!? We love you C hris, and w e ’ll bring Chinese!! W e’re all thinking o f you. San M arin o ’s m ain export is postage stam ps. Ton, keep on g ro o v in ’ !! Special hellos go out to L ynie, T apley and Jen and M iso ’s “m issing” fish. E veryone m ake sure to get your rose in to S arah and c o m m itte e h ead s get th o se p o ste rs done A SAP. G ood luck on finals and seniors good luck w ith those M QPs. D o n ’t forget there is no m eeting this w eek - th at m eans Ju lie w o n ’t have to m iss any o f 90210!! H ave a good b re a k , g e t p s y k e d f o r R u sh w h e n we return. ...L IT P!!
1A E Rush events this past w eek w ere great. C asino night w as a success and the trip to the dog track w as g reat also. D o n ’t h esitate to com e dow n to the house and ju s t hang out or com e to d in n er o r lunch. It is n ’t to o late if you are really psyched! I’d like to take this tim e to thank the rush chairm en for the ja ck e ts g etting here. I know everyone was really looking forw ard to them finally com ing. E veryone except K rzysztoff, who gave his aw ay as soon as he got it. On another note the quest fo r the case m ay be com ing to an end. With a little luck and a few bananas Enis m ay com e through in the clutch. Five A pples
in A nother w eek... Nice to see you all made it back from F lorida safely... T oo bad you d id n 't get to see the shuttle take off. Is it true you actually did that to the shuttle? H om ecom ing went w ell. W 'e'd like to thank Don Cox for gracing us with his pres ence. H ey. w as an y one listening to his speech? So all it lakes is one of these arm bands to get a drink? C ool... I'm in! Killer party Friday night. T hanks to Jimmy who made me do a shotgun with him as bartender. And thanks to Little for taking DJ for me w hile 1 was a taking bar for W'iebe. So. how was 1 doing by the end of the night ? 1 know I felt good. Hey K urt, thanks for m aking the house look great. Now we have to fix it up again after all the alum ni broke everything. Oh, and by the w ay, y o u ’re sum m onsed. Hey Sherm an, found your d oors yet? Par 3 in the rain! S till w ent very well. G ood jo b , Phil. Keep up the good w ork. We w ant to see 1 5 o fth e m a f te rb id d a y . Looking forw ard to the Ice C ats gam e. S hould be another great event. W ell, good luck on finals (this m eans you m ay have to get out o f bed, B utar and C huck).
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TKE Hey again. Q uestion. W hy is it that no one can seem to get any sleep around here an y m ore? O k, this is the w eek. It’s tim e to put o ff studying for finals and daydream about w hat to do over break. Face. H m m m ? I w onder w hat everyone w ill be doing this T hursday night. C ongrats to the K A JIM A team for w inning the first annual T K E M idnight V ol leyball T ournam ent. T hanks also goes to the sam e team for redonating the prize m oney to Special O lym pics. A lso thanks to B A C C H U S for the M ocktails and C ocoa. N ice w ork on the T ourney Ray! M outh. L ast F riday T K E took you back in tim e w ith the 8 0 ’sE xplosion Party, and you loved the O ld School. T o all the cool guys rushing the house, d o n ’t stop now th e re ’s still a lot o f tim e left. It’s also not too late to start rushing if y o u ’re interested. Y ou’re still w elcom e to com e dow n for som e nonD aka hospitaity. B eak. H appy B irth d ay D enis, h o w ’s d a ’ L ip p a h ? T he Icecats know the pow er o f T K E . T hanks to C ardB oardB O B fo r rocking the house T h u rs day night, you guys are the M ack D ads. T his is the last Top Ten list o f the term brought to you by C h ief R ocka Tat: T op Ten T hings To Do D uring Finals W eek: 10. Study 9. Blow o ff studying 8 .D rink so m uch coffee that you have an aneurysm . 7. Bump U glies. 6. Punt a class. 5. Sleep through your exam s 4. C rash the N ovell server and m ake a lot o f friends. 3. C ruise the cam pus playing ‘Funky C old M ed in a’. 2. G ouge your eye out with a spoon, play w ith sharp objects, and kick y o u rself in the teeth under the strain o f facing the fact that you d o n ’ta n d n e v e rw ill know anything. 1 .C heat. T h a i’s it for this w eek. Hole. T K E PRID E!!!
Z'F Hi all...W ho is it! G us! W hy’s the fire so big. G us!...L adies and G entlem an, guess what this w eek is, that’s right its finals. T im e for fun for everyone. So lock up the guns and pu; aw ay the poisons and try to relax... C ongratulations to all the brothers who participated in football and volleyball for the effort they pul in and m aking the playoffs a: every level...T he M ickeys Ice A thlete of the Term . Fred Hervey, no one else could be that pissed o ff all the tim e... Hey guess what fellas, its still rush, so get out there and bring down those freshm an... Som e highlights from A -Term : A aron “ 14 inches” K orthas visiting the Jeff Rosse Home S hopping N etw ork....N ick I think you left a little bit o f y o u rself in D aniels...Jeff Rosse, D oris, Soft L ips, S hiner, P o o r B astard w ho liv e s w ith F re d and R ob...Jim m y “Four B ucks” Pavlat, co n tin u ing to revise the english language as he s p e a k s ...Y o u d o n ’t r e a l ly d o th a t d o y o u ? ...W h o ’ s th e f l o c k in ’ P h i in th is place?...T uesday nights in the b**** b e a tin ’ m obile...H ave a good break and look forw ard to the A ll-Z ete...S igning O ff-Jabba
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A weekly e-m ail news sum mary W OR1D EDITION
For the week preceding this Saturday, October 7th, 1995, here’s what happened Beyond the Farm: The trial is over and the verdict is guilty. Sheik O m ar Abdel-Rahman was convicted Oct 1st for plotting the bombing o f the W orld Trade Center and other locations in New York. A n other accom plice was convicted on sim ilar charges, and eight others were convicted o f seditious conspiracy, the first such convictions since the 1930s. Lawyers for the blind Sheik plan to appeal the conviction and claim that the governm ent acted to frame his radical Muslim religious sect. Airport security across the nation was increased Oct 2nd in the wake o f the verdict. H urricane Opal, representing the first time the hurricane season had been active enough to reach the letter “O” since storms began to be named in 1950, went ashore in the Florida pan handle O ct 4th. Officials advised residents to remain in their homes after traffic on outbound interstates slowed below the rate o f advance o f the storm. With 144 mph winds, the storm killed at least eighteen people and destroyed $1.8 billion worth of property in four states before losing strength. By Oct 6th, many residents were begging to return to their homes, but au thorities could still not yet allow it in several areas.
They’re Talking About It: The trial is over and the verdict is not guilty. A jury acquitted Orenthal James Sim pson from charges o f m urdering his former wife, Nicole B row n S im p so n , and her frie n d , R o n ald G oldman. The jury began deliberating Oct 2nd, asked for a re-read o f key testimony by a limo driver who had been outside o f the Sim pson residence the night of the murder (leading to media speculation that he would be found guilty), then reached its decision in less than four hours. The decision was read in court Oct 3rd. Juror Brenda Moran explained Oct 4th that the pros ecution had sim ply not presented enough e v i dence to elim inate reasonable doubt in the ju rors’ minds. Sim pson him self called the Larry King Live television show and thanked his lawyers Oct 4th.
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Bosnian Prime M inister Harris Silajdzic met Russian Foreign M inister Kozyrev in M os cow Oct 2nd and achieved an agreement to reopen a petroleum pipeline from Russia to Sarajevo. Croatian Serbs in the Slavonia region o f C roatia announced Oct 3rd that they were no longer interested in independence and w ould join a federal governm ent system in Croatia. A cease-fire agreem ent was reached in B osnia Oct 5th. The agreement, due to take effect Oct 10th, would be a prelude to peace talks to begin in the United States Oct 30th. The UN decided O ct 5th to reduce its troop strength in Bosnia by 9,000 to 21,000. Bosnian President Alijah Izetbegovic a n nounced Oct 7th that the cease-fire would
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General Sani A bacha in Nige ria announced Oct 1st that he will remain in power in that country until democratic elec tions are held in 1998. Most political prisoners were re leased after Abacha’s speech, but the nation’s last democratic a lly - e le c te d P re s id e n t, Moshood Abiola, remains in jail and will be prosecuted for treason. One hundred Jewish settlers protested the PLO-Israeli peace agreement, blocking the Jerico Bridge, Oct 1st. Socialists regained control o f Portugal in elections Oct 1st, winning just seven parlia mentary seats short o f a majority. A 6 .0earthquakeinT urkey k ille d 6 3 0 c t 1st. Fighting intensified in Liberia Oct 2nd b e tween the ULIMA faction, led by General Kroma, and the NPLF faction, led by Charles Taylor. The sixteen-nation South Pacific Forum voted Oct 2nd to drop diplomatic relations with France over their nuclear testing policy; F ran ce c o n d u c te d its se c o n d test at Fangataufa Atoll the same day.
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A 5.7 earthquake hit C olom bia near Bogota Oct 2nd. Troop m ovem ents were reported the next day, but it was unclear if they were really for relief efforts or to maintain stabil ity in light o f corruption charges against the governm ent. Peace talks between the M exican govern ment and the Chiapas rebels finally re started Oct 2nd as Subcom m ander M arcos o f the rebels prom ised to turn his organiza tion into a political one. President Clinton ordered a compensation plan developed for victim s o f radiation testing during the Cold W ar Oct 3rd. A coup attempt in Sierra Leone failed Oct 3rd. 135 Tamil Tiger rebels died in the most violent fighting to date in Sri Lanka Oct 3rd. Explosions were reported on the Comoros Islands Oct 3rd as French forces intervened on the b eh alf o f the over thrown governm ent. M erce nary Bob Denard surrendered Oct 4th and was imprisoned in France O ct 7th, while Prime M inister M oham ed Caabi el Y achroutou pre sided over a new govern ment Oct 6th. •T he Pope arrived in New York O ct 4th and spoke in front o f 125,000 to 250,000 (reports vary) in Central Park Oct 7th. • The Israeli Knesset the recent peace agreem ent with the PLO by a slim 61-59 margin Oct 4th. The Clinton adm inistration announced Oct 5th that it would allow new s organizations to open bureaus in C uba, then announced Oct 6th that travel restrictions on Cubans, including Fidel Castro, would be relaxed. The moves prompted heavy criticism from Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS) who wants to take a tough line on Cuba. Also in a speech for dom estic consum ption Oct 6th, President Clinton m ade it clear that he believes the US must contribute troops to N ATO peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia as a key member o f that alliance. A bomb went o ff in a trash can in Paris Oct 6th, injuring 13. On Oct 7th, the Algerian
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group GIA claim ed responsibility for the recent spate of bombings in France. Irish poet Seamus Heaney won the Nobel Prize for Literature Oct 6th. NATO Secretary General W illy Claes came under fire Oct 7th for possible corruption while a member of the Belgian government; he may have to resign. The space shuttle C olum bia again had troubles and could not be launched Oct 7th; it was the fourth aborted takeoff on the present mission. An earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia regis tering 7.0 on the R ichter scale killed 100 Oct 7th.
Finally: Dissatisfied with the present crop o f major presidential candidates? Drafting Colin Powell isn’t the only option. Fred Sitnick’s campaign slogan is “zillions for all,” though he hasn’t raised a penny o f cam paign funds. If one prefers an authoritarian. Jack Sm ith’s campaign is run by the "Com m ittee to Elect Jack Smith for Dictator President.” If human beings are the problem, a gray w olf from W yoming is running. Interestingly, the w olf is not running under the banner of the “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Voters.”
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3:30pm - W om en's Tennis vs. Mt. Holyoke, A.J. Knight Field 4:00pm - M en's Soccer vs. Brandeis, Alumni Field 6:00pm - SGA Open Meeting, Lower Wedge 7:00pm - Lecture: “ Do We Really Want to Resurrect Star W ars?,’’ Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Robert M. Bowman, Kinnicutt Hall 7:15pm - Field Hockey vs. Clark, Alumni Field 7:30pm - Film: “Smoke,” Jefferson 320 (Clark University), $4.50
Fall Festival (Family Day) 1:00pm - Field Hockey vs. W ellesley, Alumni Field 4:30pm - Protestant Worship Service, Morgan A
Sunday, October 22 1:00 & 2:50pm - Film: “Before Sunrise,” Jefferson 320 (Clark University), $4.50 6:00pm - Catholic Mass, Founders Study Room
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Last Day of Classes, Term A 4:00pm - Lecture: ‘T h e Defense Budget and the Shape of the Millitary in the Post-Cold W ar Y ears,” Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Robert M. Bowman, Hogan Cam pus Center Room 519 (Holy Cross) 8:00pm - Comedian: Steve Shaffer, Riley Comm ons, $1.00 W PI/ $3.00 Consortium 8:00pm - Preview: “ A Little Older” by John Binnie, perform ed by the Clyde Unity Theatre, Alden M emorial, $2.00/Free with ID
Course Changes fo r Term B - Harrington Auditorium 8:30am - 4:00pm - Job Search Strategies W orkshop, Seminar Room, Gordon Library 6:30 & 9:30pm - Film: “Congo,” Perreault Lecture Hall, $2.00
Wednesday, October 25 First Day o f Classes, Term B 7:00pm - M en’s Soccer vs. Babson, Alumni Field 7:00pm - W om en’s Volleyball vs. W orcester State, Harrington Auditorium
Friday, October 13 11:30am - 1:00pm - Stammtisch (German lunch table), Riley Commons 3:30pm - W om en’s Tennis vs. Babson, A.J. Knight Field 7:30pm - Film: “Smoke,” Jefferson 320 (Clark University), $4.50 8:00pm - Play: "A Little Older" by John Binnie, performed by the Clyde Unity Theatre. Alden Memorial, $5.00/$3.00 with ID
Thursday, October 26 10:00am - 7:30pm - Ski Sale, Alden Memorial 6:30pm - W om en’s Volleyball vs. St. Joseph’s and West Hartford, Harrington Auditorium
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Saturday, October 14 7:00pm - Film: “Losing Isaiah," Kimball Theatre (Holy Cross), $1.50 w /co lleg e ID 7:30pm & 9:40pm - Film: "Sm oke,” Jefferson 320 (Clark University), $4.50
Sunday, October 15 11:30am - Catholic Mass, Alden Memorial 1:00 & 3 :10pm - Film: “Smoke,” Jefferson 320 (Clark University), $4.50 6:00pm - Catholic Mass. Founders Study Room
Saturday, October 28 1:30pm - Football vs. UMASS Lowell, Alumni Field 4:30pm - Protestant Worship Service, Morgan A 8:00pm - Masquerade Ball, Alden Memorial, Admission: TBA Haunted House, Founders Basement, Admission: TBA
Sunday, October 29 Daylight Savings Time Ends - SET CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR 11:30am - Catholic Mass, Low er Wedge 6:30 & 9:30pm - Kaleidoscope Film: “W hite”, Perreault Lecture Hall, $2.00
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