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by Brian Parker Editor-in-Chief After the recent release of the US News and World Report rankings o f colleges and separate rating o f the top fifty engineering schools in the country (where WPI placed 51st), many felt that the problem was that we were being rated by people who were not familiar with the school. A committee has been formed and charged with im ­ proving W PI’s national image, for marketing the school successfully can only occur if we are well known.

But perhaps a bit should be done with regard to our own image of o u r­ selves. Random H ouse’s recent re­ lease o fT he Princeton Review Student Access Guide to the Best 309 C olleges, written by Tom M eltzer and others ($ 18 paperback, available in bookstores now) suggests that WPI students aren ’t always the best ambassadors for the school. The book offers both facts and feedback about what life is like at the nation’s top schools according to the largest, on-going survey of students

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really healthy for anyone: very few attending them. terribly surprising, given the talk around things in this world are as unpleasant as campus on the average day.

The guide profiles the academics, a rutting engineer." The imagery here Student life is described by one as, campus life, admission and financial is powerful, but not exactly the sort of “The life o f the school is the Greek aid policies, and demographics at each thing that has high school seniors bang­ system. W ith so many local students, if school. T hen the results o f the surveys, ing down the doors, trying to get into it were not for the fraternities and so­ over 56,000 of which were collected by the authors, are presented to give ideas the school. rorities, everyone would go home on o f w hat’s hot and w hat’s not The city is described in two at each school. w ords, “ it sucks” which is re­ ported as the consensus o f all Schools are ranked in each "several W PI women expressed pleasure with W orcester college students. of 63 categories, with the top the im balance, but the situation isn't really About the only good thing that twenty in each getting some h ealthy f o r an yon e: very Jew things in this we reported was that the cam ­ notice in the book. C atego­ pus is “ very homey and com ­ ries include: the quality of w orld are as u npleasant as a rutting en g in ee r." fortable, an excellent offset to teaching, dorms and dining the technically based curricu­ hall fare,campus politics (lefl lum .” or right and conservative or Academically, we are described as w eekends.” Another says, “Weekends liberal), student body diversity and high being often overlooked, with MIT be­ or low use of beer, liquor and mari­ are dead if you’re not on a fraternity ing only 40 miles away. The program party list.” While som e may argue with juana. O ther parts o f the book detail the chances for students to get into the is described as being excellent and for this point, it is certainly a sentiment those who want to broaden their hori­ school and strategies for evaluating that is often repeated by students dur­ zons through the sufficiency. The MQP schools. ing the week. is praised for allowing students to do The only category that WPI places The male/female ratio is described independent research and “in certain in the top twenty is: “ Is it food? (cam ­ as “a problem for a lot o f students." respects, WPI students have it all over pus food not so great)” where we rank The review goes on to say “several their counterparts at MIT.” an impressive 14th. This, like many o f WPI women expressed pleasure with We find our professors better in class the other results o f the survey are not the imbalance, but the situation isn’t

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Coming soon: 1996-97 financial aid application packets Financial aid applications for the academ ic year 1996-97 will be a v a il­ able at the beginning o f Term C ’96.

C urrent financial aid recipients in the C lasses o f ’97, ’98 and '9 9 who have been enrolled the entire 199596 A cadem ic Year will receive fi­ nancial aid packets in their m ail­ boxes.

If you do not receive an ap p lica­ tion packet by February I, 1996, and you plan to apply for financial aid, please obtain a com plete packet from the O ffice o f Financial A id in the low er level o f B oynton Hall.

and out, we like our financial aid pack­ ages more and spend less, living in W orcester. We also don’t study nearly as hard (only 3.58 hours per day) while still pursuing rigorous engineering and science programs. The quarter system is praised for allowing concentration on a small number o f classes, but the lack of diversity in curriculum offer­ ings is noted, along with difficulties in participating in the consortium.

WPI takes another hit for not being as ethnically or geographically diverse as MIT, 85% white and 42% from Massachusetts, students are described in a quirky way. We are “intense and studious, but not nerds (at least, it is noted, in our own opinion)!” One student is quoted as saying, “ I think that students from other schools as­ sume that every student at WPI is a total dork, but they’d be surprised how many different kinds o f people there really are here.”

What’s hot at WPI? The com puter facilities, while the food on campus and the high cost of living fall into the

The 1996-97 application packet will co n tain a FA FSA (Renew al or O rig in a l), a C o lle g e S c h o la rsh ip Service PR O FILE Renew al A p p li­ cation (form erly called the FA F), a W PI U pperclass F o ld er (light blue), and instructions.

Please take notice o f subsequent articles in Newspeak, as well as the in stru ctio n s co ntained in the a p p li­ cation packet, describ in g the d ea d ­ lines and process o f applying for financial aid. For additional q u es­ tions, co n tac t the O ffice o f F inancial Aid at ex t. 5469.

Reaching out to our neighbors

Registrations being accepted for Engineer Intern Review WPI is now accepting reg istra­ tions for the annual E ngineer Intern R e v ie w ( f o rm e r ly E n g in e e r - in T raining R eview ). The review pre­ pares candidates for the F un d am en ­ tals o f E ngineering Exam. T opics include the basic science, m ath em at­ ics an d e n g in e e rin g d is c ip lin e s .

C lasses m eet on ten T hursday ev e­ nings betw een January 18 and M arch 28, 1996 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m . on the WPI cam pus.

The form at o f the course is a for­ mal lecture period follow ed by q u e s­ tions and answ ers. Students also

com plete problem sets to help a c ­ quaint them with the F undam entals o f E ngineering E xam . W eekly lec­ tures are conducted by WPI faculty m em bers.

The program is $325 per person.

F u ll-tim e u ndergraduate WPI stu ­ dents a re eligible for a reduced rate o f $195. The fee includes the text and all o th e r instructional m aterials.

D eadline to reg ister is January 12, 1996.

For further in form ation contact W P I’s O ffice o f C ontinuing E d u ca­ tion at (508) 831-5517.

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) held a food drive last week. All the food and money donated will go to the Salvation Army. Pictured from left to right are Terri-Ann Kelly, Solimar Santiago, Tamara Samuels, Luigi Dominguez and Jibalo-Hessa Bassene. Curtis Harris (not pictured) helped to organize the event. NSBE would like to thank the many generous people who made donations.

WPI History and Traditions Part II: The Freshman/Sophomore Rivalry

by Donna Emma Edzards Associate Editor Since the early days of Tech, there has been a bitter rivalry exhibited by the Freshmen and Sophomore classes.

M any events and traditions have been bom out o f this com petition, some of which are still held and celebrated today. Freshm en and Sophom ores battle physically and mentally in epi­ sodes ranging from the Rope Pull at Institute Pond to the Campus Trivia

Jeopardy Game in Perrault Hall. And all of this for the head of a goat!?!

As all of the WPI comm unity is aware, except those o f us who have been molding in a plastic bag in the back o f some dark closet, the G oat’s Head rivalry has been a tradition rein­ stated with this year’s Homecoming weekend. With the hard work o f many people in the Student Alumni Society and the Alumni Office, this long lost tradition has returned. The heritage o f the g o a t’s head dates back to 1891

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w hen the class o f 1893 charged G om pei Kuwada, (initials G. K. for Gout Keeper) w ith caring for their m ascot who happened to be a black goat. Unfortunately the upkeep for the anim al became too cumbersome a task and the goat was beheaded and then mounted. It was with the class o f 1928 that a proposal w as made to instigate a rivalry between the classes for the prized item, the head cast in bronze with a disproportionately small body.

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nually to the class with the most points.

According to the rules, the winning class must “show ” the head at least once a year so that the members o f the other class might attem pt to capture the goat for them selves. Some o f the showings m ost prom inent in memory include hanging the goat from a heli­ copter at a football gam e, dropping it from Earle Bridge into a m oving con­ vertible, sw inging the head out an Alumni G ym window to an awaiting crowd, as w ell as the appearance of the

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goat at Morgan DAKA this year. The rules to this fierce com petition ap­ peared in the O ctober 10th, 1995 (vol­ ume 23, number 21) o f Newspeak.

Any questions on the rules or history o f the G oat’s Head rivalry may be directed to the Alumni Office.

The Tech Carnival originated in the 1930’s and was the first of the official goat’s head events into the 1960’s when the tradition was ended. This event consisted o f three skits about 30

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Opportunities abound at Washington Project Center courtesy o f WPI News-Service Spending seven weeks at W PI’s Washington, D.C. Project C enter is a w orld away from tour­ ing the nation’s capital with Mom and Dad, says Director Susan V emon-Gerstenfeld. Uyen Thu Vu ’95, who went to W ashington in 1994, agrees. “ Doing my IQP there gave me opportunities to visit many o f the famous places people always talk about: the White House, the Capitol, the museums, and working at the National Science Foundation gave me the experience o f what it’s like to work in the real w orld.” Vu says NSF people were friendly and helpful and the expe­ rience of being part of a team has been useful in her current jo b at Digital Equipm ent Corp.

“The W ashington Project Center changed my life,” says Eugene Suzuki ’96. “ I met a contact who is no\V a business partner and who has helped my company, Valtech, become a federal government contractor. I came back to WPI from D.C. with an incredible work ethic, a chance to help the governm ent save money, and a bunch of great pictures!”

A pplications are now being accepted from students interested in com pleting Interactive Qualifying Projects at the center in Term B 1996. “ Next fall will be one o f the most exciting times in recent history to be in W ashington,” notes Vemon-Gerstenfeld. “ You’ll be right in the middle o f all the election hoopla and leam about governm ent from the inside at a time when democracy is most active and effective. It will not only give you a chance to observe the dy­ nam ics of governm ent, it may even change any stereotypes you have about how government

w orks.”

Each year, 15 students work in three-person teams with federal, private and nonprofit groups such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the Office o f Patents and Tradem arks, the National Academy o f Engineering, the Consum er Product Safety C omm ission, the Department o f Health and Human Services, the National Society for Pro­ fessional Engineers and the National Research Council. “ Increasing the Acceptance o f Carbon Monoxide Detectors for Residential Use,” which was completed at the W ashington Project C en­ ter, won the 1992 President’s IQP Award.

The W ashington D.C. site was selected in 1974 as W PI’s first resident project center. Stu­ dents live within walking distance o f Pennsyl­ vania Avenue and a host o f governm ent agen­ cies. A faculty m em ber serves as on-site direc­ tor. “Working in W ashington gives students opportunity to see the area as few tourists ever see it,” says V em on-G erstenfeld, “but we also have field trips to historic sites in the city and in the surrounding area.” WPI subsidizes housing costs in high-rent W ashington and financial aid packages are often adjusted upward for eligible students.

If you are curious about how government works, comm itted to the importance o f national action in such areas as the environment, educa­ tion, health and the global economy, and excited about meeting policy makers and analyzing data in one o f the inform ation capitals o f the world, you should consider doing your IQP at the W ashington D.C. Project Center.

And imagine how much you’ll have to tell Mom and Dad!

APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED FOR IQP’S IN

WASHINGTON D. C. PROJECT CENTER B’96 APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF GLOBAL PROGRAMS

Traditions Continued from page I m inutes long written arid performed by the freshmen, sophom ores and faculty. The fresh­ men would open the show followed by the sophom ores; while the judges evaluated the perform ances, the faculty put on a skit o f their own. The tradition o f a Tech W inter Carnival in 1993 was attempted as a revival o f this event, although lack o f interest and inclement weather contributed to its failure.

O n H om ecom ing D ay, passers-by can b e ­ hold a sight deem ed q u ite unusual by those u ninform ed. C lass m em bers lined up on e ith er side o f Institute P ond tugging on a rope try in g to d rag one a n o th e r in to the w ater.

T his event know n as the Rope Pull was first brought into existence aro u n d 1909. The battle was particularly fierce at the tim e when Freshm en w ere required to w ear beanies, for if they lo st the event, the beanies w ould rem ain on until T hanksgiving B reak, w hile if they won, the beanies were off. As the tradition continued, each class developed their ow n set o f rules in clu d in g one that once required the youngest so phom ore b rother o f the Phi G am m a D elta fratern ity to sport a tu x ed o w hile stationed at the spot closest to the w ater. In fact, a rope pull w as even held betw een W PI and Holy C ross in the 1950’s.

A nother event in the quest for the G oat’s Head trophy is the C am pus T rivia Jeopardy G am e. The jeopardy gam e is a match o f wits between the freshmen and sophom ore classes w here members can exhibit their know ledge of WPI history and tradition (Class o f ‘98 and ‘99 clip these articles)! Any information listed in

the Tech Bible is fair “gam e.” People, places, events are all included. This event is usually held in Perrault Hall in the w inter season (around February) and often draw s quite a crowd.

The final W PI tradition carried out in the G o a t’s Head riv alry was the Paddle Rush w hich has since been replaced by the Pennant R ace. The o b ject o f this race was to collect as many p addles (since rep laced by WPI pennants) as p o ssib le by the m em bers o f each c la s s ’ team . L ined up on o p p o site sides o f the football field, a com m and is given and both team s rush to the 50 yard line, w here the p addles are lined up, and co llect as many p addles as they can. As one cou ld probably g u ess, these p ad d les w ere o ften used as w eap ­ o n s to prevent the opposite class from g ain ­ ing any. T h erefo re, the Paddle Rush was d isbanded and o rig in ally replaced by the Flag R ush. This trad itio n involved m em bers o f th e sophom ore class raising a flag and g re as­ ing the flag pole then form ing a circle around the flagpole w hile the freshm en class w ould attem pt to break through the circle and c a p ­ tu re the flag. T he Pennant R ace is now held d uring the spring.

As you can see, WPI offers many opportuni­ ties for its class m em bers to bond in a common goal, the G oat’s H ead trophy. This w riter can not stress enough how im portant it is for all o f you to contribute to the making o f WPI history by taking part in its traditions. When you return as a member o f the Tech O ld Tim ers Club, y o u ’ll be pointing to relevant passages in the newly issued Tech Bible's. Remem ber, the rivalry was revived for all o f us!!!

NEW HUMANITIES COURSES FOR C AND D TERMS, 1996 HU 3411. Pro-Seminar in Global Perspectives.

Cat. II This course exam ines the fundamentals o f intercurricular communications to prepare students to live and work with people from other cultures. It explores how different patterns o f thinking and behavior, different assumptions and values, have arisen from separate cultural traditions and divergent histories in the world. Racism, prejudice, and bigotry - often the result o f cultural, social, and technological differences in human experience — are among the concerns o f the class. This course cannot teach students how to behave and think in all parts of the world, but it raises questions about ethnocentric assumptions often taken for granted by those working or studying in another culture. It is an excellent preparation course for an international IQP or educational exchange.

Recommended background: Previous courses in humanities.

This course will be taught by Professor Addison in C Term, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00 - 7:50 p.m., in Olin 126.

HU 4411. Senior Seminar in International Studies.

Cat. I This course attempts to integrate each student’s international courses, projects, and experiences in a capstone seminar in International Studies. Students will reflect on what they have learned in their previous courses and international experiences. They will assess what happened to them overseas, why it happened, and how it may be understood. They will also prepare a paper with an instructor in their area o f international studies that integrates their previous academic courses. Students will also explore how they might translate their courses and experiences into future personal and professional opportunities.

Recommended background:Previous courses in international studies, such as HI 1341 and HU 3411, and completion o f an international IQP or an international educational exchange.

This course will be taught by Professor Zeugner in C and D Terms, Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:50 a.m., in SL 123..

New V-P for University Relations announced courtesy o f WPI News-Service John L. Heyl o f Potomac, Md. has been ap­ pointed vice president for university relations at WPI effective January 15.

“We are extremely pleased to have John join the W'Pl community,” noted WPI President Ed­ ward Parrish. “His 25 years of development experience will play a critical role in the advance­ ment o f this institution as it enters the next cen­ tury. John will be the person responsible for generating a substantial portion of the resources WPI needs to maintain and enhance its high quality as well as to ensure our many external audiences are aware of that quality.”

University relations at WPI raises funds from alumni and other individuals; foundations and corporations; provides news and public relations services for the Institute; edits and produces the university’s many publications; and conducts W PI’s alumni relations programs. Funds raised help support educational and research programs, complete capital projects like new buildings, and provide financial aid to students.

Heyl, bom in Philadelphia, earned his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., was a teaching assistant at Brown University, and later taught French at Hyde School in Bath, Maine.

His development and university relations ex­ perience began in 1970 when he returned to his alma mater (Trinity College) as director o f alumni relations and later took on the added responsibil­ ity o f the annual fund. From 1974 to 1976 he was the director o f the Harvard Business School Fund, serving as the school’s chief development officer responsible for raising funds from an alumni body of 40,000 with 300 volunteers.

In 1976 he became the development director at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, respon­ sible for all fund raising from sources other than the government. He became vice president for development at Bowdoin College in 1981 where his responsibilities included fund raising, public relations, publications and other external affairs of the college, including alumni relations and parents programs. While there he directed a successful $56 million capital campaign.

From 1987 to 1991 he served as vice president for resources development at the National Trust for Historic Preservation (a non profit in Wash­ ington, DC with a membership o f 250,000), where he was responsible for all fundraising. In 1991 he

was appointed vice president, development, mem­ bership and marketing at Conservation Interna­ tional in Washington, DC, with responsibilities for all fund raising, membership and marketing.

In 1993 he became principal in Alumni Hotels Inc., a first o f its kind alumni association member­ ship benefit partnership between hotels and uni­ versities. This constituency has more than a million alumni with participation o f hotels world­ wide.

“I have had some o f the best jobs I could have wanted over the years and 1am looking forward to resuming my chosen career of development, es­ pecially at WPI," said Heyl. “Worcester Poly­ technic Institute has a fine reputation and long tradition o f excellence and I am proud to become a part of W PI."

Review Continued from page I “W hat’s Not” category. We have a “professors are interesting rating” of 78 and a “professors are accessible rating” of 79, which might be assumed to be good. The overall rating is an 89 and the three most popular majors are ME, EE and CE. The admissions office gets a chance to say a little bit about the school also, “Projects and research are a distinctive element o f the WPI plan.

WPI believes that in these times simply passing courses and accumulating theoretical knowledge is not enough to truly educate tomorrow’s leaders.

Tom orrow ’s professionals ought to be involved in project work that prepares them today for future challenges.

“Projects at WPI come as close to professional experience as a college program can possibly achieve. In fact, WPI works with more than 200 companies, government agencies, and private organizations each year. These groups provide project opportunities where students get a chance to work in real, professional settings.

“Students gain experience in planning, coordi­ nating team efforts, meeting deadlines, writing proposals and reports, making oral presentations, doing cost analyses, and making decision.”

In the end, we are presented in a table which lists schools with which we compete for students.

We are often preferred over URI, UNH, UConn and Clarkson. WPI is on the same level as Tufts, UMass-Amherst and Boston U. and slightly be­ low RPI and MIT.

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Weekly sports update - results from November 10th through 16th Panthers returned a punt 80 yards for the tying score. Plym outh would add 10 more points before half to lead 17-7 at the intermission.

In the second half, WPI w asn’t able to move the ball consistently on offense as the Panthers added two more touchdowns for the 31-7 final.

Senior Ernie A nsah finished an outstanding career at WPI as he rushed for 2,698 yards and scored 138 points. Ansah along with senior Kevin Ranucci were named to the Freedom Football Conference All-Star First Team and seniors Khalid Rucker and Tony M into and junior Matt Barrows were named to the Second Team.

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Football (4-5 final) The Engineers season came to an end on the ll th , when they were defeated by Plymouth State 31-7. WPI had a 7-0 lead before the Panthers scored 31 unanswered points to take the win.

In the first quarter, WPI was able to move the ball offensively and it looked as if the Engineers were ready to pull o ff the upset. Quarterback Nate Cote got WPI on the scoreboard on a 13yard run. C ote’s touchdown was the first time this season that another team had scored on Plymouth in the first quarter all season. The quarter would end 7-0 in W PI’s favor. In the second the m om entum began to shift when the

Men’s And W omen’s Swimming—Men (01); Women (0-1); The m en’s and w om en’s swim teams traveled

H eard, C onnie Pappagianopoulos and Kim Scofield. Scofield broke her own 1-m eter div­ ing record and qualified for the New England C ham pionships in the 1-m eter and 3-m eter events.

to Babson for a meet on Saturday the 11th. Both team s were defeated, the men 130-69 and the women 118-79.

O n the m en’s side the winners were Jamie M urdock in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a new school record; Brandon A lexopoulos in the 100yard breastroke and the 200-yard freestyle relay team o f Murdock, Ian Bucldey, Teak Ackman and Jon Prusak. Prusak qualified for the New England Championships in the backstroke dur­ ing the 200-yard medley relay and M urdock qualified in the 1,000.

On the wom en’s side winners were captain Katie Snell in the 100-yard butterfly; Monica L eh k y in th e 1 0 0 -y ard fre esty le; B ecky Kupcinskas in the 100-yard backstroke; Jen W right in the 100-yard breastroke and the 200yard freestyle relay team o f Kupcinskas, Johanna

Wrestling (0-0) The wrestling team opened their season at Roger W illiams University with their participa­ tion in the Hawk Tournament. Placewinners for W PI were Aaron Becker who took first place at 126 lbs.; Nate Fiore, third at 142 lbs.; R obPolin, 4th at 118 lbs.; Dave Gardner, 4th at 126 lbs.; M ark Simon, 4th at 134 lbs.; Craig Howitt, 4th in the heavyweight division; Joe T ucker, 5th at 142 lbs.; Lance Baden, 5th at 167 lbs.; Dan Hugaboom, 6th at 150 lbs. and Stan Farrell, 6th at 177 lbs.

IceCats tie with PEI, can’t muster first road win vs Bruins or River Rats their hair out in frustration trying to beat Buzak’s sensational glove hand, and his kick save robbed PEI of a low goal on several occasions.

The IceCats scored early in the first period, with right wing Derek Armstrong converting on a power-play, assisted by left wing Jarrett Deuling and blue-liner Christer Olsson. The Cats also managed to completely outshoot the Senators in the first, allowing only 3 shots on Buzak to Worcester’s 11 on PEI goalie Lance Leslie.

The rest of the game was a textbook example of how to keep a crow d on the edge of their seats.

With only four minor penalties in the whole game (three of those in the first period!), there was absolutely nothing to this game except for intense end to end hockey. Both teams managed to hit the posts a few times, teasing the fans to jum p up out of their seats and giving the goalies heart palpita­ tions.

It looked as if the IceCats were going to pull out a 1-0 victory until just 2:14 left in regulation, when Worcester was caught too deep in the Senators end after a failed offensive rush. The puck was cleared to the neutral zone where PEI right wing Jean-Yves Roy grabbed it and broke into the C at’s

by Andrew Marsella Associate Editor The Worcester IceCats nearly sent 4000 fans into myocardial infarction last Monday night (Nov. 13th) in the most wide open, end to end hockey game o f the season that resulted in a tie with the Prince Edward Island Senators. PEI, the farm team of the NHL Ottawa Senators, made their one and only apperance in the Centrum this year, and were coming off a three week road trip that ended with three games in three nights (Adirondack, Providence, and Worcester). The game marked the return o f former IceCat Shawn Heaphy to the Centrum, this time in Senators uniform. Heaphy, who led the IceCats in goals last season (23), and was second in points (51), was traded from the Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) to PEI on a 20-game tryout basis. So far, the scrappy 5’8’’ center has earned 17 points in 19 games with the Senators and is their 3rd leading scorer.

Worcester goaltender Mike Buzak made his first home start o f the season (Eric Fichaud was sick with the flu), and really deserved a shutout for his efforts. The Senators were practically pulling

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zone all alone, beating Buzak with a wrister to the top right comer of the goal.

Overtime proved to be just as nerve-racking as the rest of the game, and Worcester was forced to settle for a tie.

Still looking for their first road win of the season, the Cats started a two week road trip last Friday night (Nov. 17) in Providence. Eric Fichaud was back between the pipes for W orcester and performed sensationally as usual, despite not play­ ing for a week since his win over the Portland Pirates.

The B ruins cam e out fighting though, outshooting the IceCats in the first period, 9-13, and scoring on a 5 on 3 power-play goal by right wing Marc Potvin.

In the second period. Potvin scored again off a rebound, giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead. The IceCats stepped it up and fought their way back into the game with a hard-worked goal through traffic by center Fred Knipscheer, assisted by Paul Broten.

In the third, the C ats again applied the pressure and tied it up o ff a goal by Broten, forcing Providence into sudden-death over­ tim e; the second o vertim e period for W orces­ te r in as many gam es. U nfortunately, the Bruins got lucky on a broken up IceC ats rush, an d Providence d efensem an M ark C ornforth w as able to m ove in and beat Fichaud for the w in. At least this gam e w asn ’t a total loss; by m a k in g it into o vertim e, the IceC ats got one point for th ier overall record (a new rule in th e AHL this season).

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WPI receives extensive Dickens collection courtesy of WPI News-Service WPI recently received a remarkably rich col­ lection of Charles Dickens materials, the gift of private collector Robert D. Fellman o f Palo Alto, California.

This outstanding collection features first edi­ tions and part publicationsof almost all of Dicken’s major works, eight autograph letters, letters from a variety o f Dicken’s contemporaries, complete runs of periodicals edited by Dickens, and a unique Council Atlendance Book for the Guild of Literature and Art signed by Dickens more than thirty times.

The Fellman Collection also includes valuable critical materials: complete runs o f journals de­ voted to Dickens, and hundreds of letters, biogra­ phies, illustrations, reference books, and schol­ arly works on Dickens, the novel, and Victorian England. Fellman also gave a variety of art objects and a valuable set of Dickens-related slides and videotapes to WPI. This generous gift, soon to be housed in the Robert D. Fellman Dickens Room in Gordon Library on the WPI campus, establishes Worces­ ter as the premier source for Dickens material in Central Massachusetts.

Fellman, a retired teacher of Dickens, whose academic preparation was in chemistry, found WPI to be an ideal sire for his collection. He was aware that Worcester, the second largest city in New England, lacked a first-rate Dickens collec­ tion. He was also attracted by the innovative

night (Nov. 18th). Playing in Albany against the defending Calder Cup champion River Rats, the Cats pretty much lost the game in the first period, as the Rats chewed up Fichaud for 4 goals. Fred Knipscheer scored the only goal o f the period for the icecats on the power-play, assisted by Broten and defenseman Jamie Rivers.

In the second period, Albany scored again, making it 5-1 in favor of the River Rats. The goal was the second short-handed goal o f the night for the Rats, and beat Buzak (who was in to replace Fichaud) less than two minutes into the period.

The only IceCat feat worth mentioning was left wing Kevin Sawyer’s pummeling o f Albany right wing Krzysztof (their second fight of the night).

The third period wasn’t much better, with Albany scoring again on the power-play. Derek Armstrong scored another goal for the IceCats, assisted once again by Rivers, and the game ended with Worces­ ter on the short side o f a 6-2 blow-out.

These losses are especially frustrating for the Cats, who can’t seem to win outside the Centrum (where they are 7-1-1). O f their 7 road losses to date, three have been by ! goal and two others were by two goals due to empty-net goals at the end of the games.

The IceCats will try again tonight against the Saint John Flames (farm team for the Calgary Flames). The game starts at 6:30 eastern time and can be heard live on WTAG AM 580. Later this week, the Cats will face off against the Fredericton Canadiens, the Flames again, and the Senators @ PEI before returning home on Wednesday, Nov. 29th to face the St. John’s Mapleleafs. Hopefully, the maritime section o f this road trip will be good luck for the IceCats - like it was last season!

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Diversity: are we all that or are we bluffing? (Part II)

Latino Week Nov. 28 - Dec. 6 See next page fo r schedule o f events

by C arlos Z apata A sso cia te E ditor For readers that might have m issed the firs t p a r t o f the series, the p u rp o se o f these articles on d iversity aim s to expose controversial issues that we face now in college and that w e will fa c e a t work o r in ou r neighborhood. The series d o es not try to fin d an an sw er but to a ir the real issues behind these delicate su bjects a n d listen to what som e m inorities have to say.

Diversity' should be our strength, but h ow com e it isn 't? What really m akes us diverse? The fa c t that several groups are represented on Campus d o es not mean they a re accepted. As an an sw er to that question / was told that we were diverse, but we w ere not united. But then what is the p o in t o f being diverse, i f w e don 7 pu t it to use an d learn fro m each oth er?

Achieving unity in diversity is not easy, a s exam ples taken fro m real life recent issues dem onstrated. H owever, homophobia, discrim ination, racism and machismo, all com e from a b asic lack o f understanding on how to interact with each oth er o r even worse, fro m f e w m isconceptions that w ettever took the tim e to re-evaluate.

Ai' the g lo b a l market booms, multiculturalism becom es m ore relevant. Hut w here do we learn to interact with oth er cultures? Where do we pra ctice to be m ore tolerant o f o th er traditions o r languages? We overlook the extrem e p o w e r that com es with diversity. Right here on cam pus we have the tools to m axim ize the learning experience outside the classroom s. We can im prove ou r tolerance or better yet becom e a cqu ain ted with oth er cultures, lifestyles, religions an d traditions. O nly when we realize the p o w e r o f d iversity doing that will we be in a b etter position to excel in the real world.

Four Latino organizations on campus

by Carlos Zapata Associate Editor In a period o f four years L atinos have expnaded from one o rgan izatio n to four. T w o o f them are not officially recognized by WPI but are w ell know n by the com m unity b e ­ cause o f th eir accom plishm ents. Here is a b rie f description o f them .

Name: Hispanic Student Association (HSA) Objective: To prom ote the Latin culture on campus.

President: Felix Diaz Newsgroup: hsanews@wpi T he H ispanic S tudent A ssociation created in 91, aim s to increase L atino aw areness on cam pus as w ell as to allow the com m unity to becom e acquainted w ith som e o f the beauties o f the L atino culture. It serves as a channel o f com m unication for all students with L atinA m erican background and for those in ter­ ested in exploring the L atino C ulture. A m ong other things, they are resp o n sib le for L atino W eek as w ell as som e activ ities during the C ultural festival.

Name: Society o f Hispanic P rofessional Engineers (SHPE) O b jective: To p ro m o te H ispan ics in E n gin eerin g, S cien ce an d Mathematics.

President: Antonio Delgado Newsgroup: shpenews@wpi T he Society o f H ispanic P rofessional E n ­ gineers (SH PE ) ch ap te r at W PI was created in January 1994.

Founded as a non-profit national organization in 1974 and based in Los A ngeles, SH PE h as about 9,000 m em ­ bers m aking it the largest H ispanic en g in eer-

ing, scien ce association in the country. It’s m ission is to prom ote H ispanics in en g in ee r­ ing and science fields. S H P E w orks in p art­ n ership with o th er o rg an izatio n s to seek ed u ­ cation access, eq u ity , and ex cellen ce for the H ispanic com m unity.

SH PE at W PI o ffers m any o pportunities for dev elo p m en t, both professional and per­ sonal, through con feren ces and com m unity involvem ent. It’s m em bers focus on b etter­ ing the social status o f the L atinos in the USA through teaching them how to m axim ize their potential in en g in eerin g and science.

Name: La Causa Objective: Hispanic-American N ewsletter with a multicultural fo cu s La C ausa is a periodical n ew sletter run by L atino students th at deals w ith m ulticultural issues. S tudents and faculiy are w elcom e to a ir their co m m en ts, opinions and suggestions about b icu ltu ralism , racial in teractio n s, g lo ­ bal o p p o rtu n ities and o th er sim ilar issues.

Interim WPI P resident John L. B row n was am ong the c o n trib u tin g w riters in one issue o f the n ew sletter. L a C ausa is not an official publicatio n o f eith e r W PI, HSA or SH PE. It is an c o m b in ed effo rt o f a few students who d onate th eir tim e to publish it periodically.

Name: Ixitin-America Futbol Club (LAFC) Objective: Recreational soccer club.

L A FC , created as such in 94 , is the L atin ­ A m erican so c c er team for intram ural and ind o o r soccer. T he team is form ed entirely o f in tern atio n al students, m ostly L atinA m ericans. Last year they won the indoor so ccer league and the Intram urals, after b e ­ ing In tram u rals fin alists the y ear before.

LA FC is not an official o rg an izatio n .

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Professor Rivera (left) and Professor Fontanella (right) pose with latino students during a Channel 27 Interview on campus.

What is discrimination? com piled by Carlos Zapata A n y h u m a n a c tio n by w h ic h so m e individual(s) tries to “a llien ate” som ebody by m eans o f estab lish in g “c le a r” differences in race, sex, co lo r, origin, sexual orientation, and o ther so cietally-pondered qualities that relate to an indiv id ual, by m eans o f a seclu d ­ ing way o f th in k ing (i.e. you d o n ’t belong here ‘cause y o u ’re not w hite, or you c a n ’t do this ‘cause y o u ’re a w om an, and so on)

Javier Diaz '95 $ $ * ***

Racial tensions on campus com piled by Carlos Zapata L atino students at the school were asked if at any point in tim e they had been in a situ a­ tion that arose from the fact that they w ere L atinos, or if people had treated them d iffe r­ ently because they w ere L atinos. Som e o f them , did not want to com m ent for N ew speak but w ould do it o ff o f the record. O thers shrug th eir shoulders and said they d id not have a com m ent because they had becom e desensitized to racial o r cu ltural rem arks a long tim e ago. Few o f them , said they had never been in a situation like that because they did not fit the typical stereo ty p e o f L atin-A m ericans o r 1st generation H ispanics (B row n skin and som ew hat m arked accent).

B ut others did have som ething to say about som e situations that really bothered them .

Javier Diaz., 95 T here w as a lot o f tension every tim e I w as w ith this p articular group. I did not know w hat was going on, I decided to find out .

W hen 1 asked one of th e ir friends, he told me “D o n ’t w orry about it! Just stick to Y OU R group o f friends... T hey d o n ’t like you. you a re...” he stum bled for w ords and then added, “...d a rk .”

Francesca Escoto, 97 We were taking a class in L atinA m erican culture and for about seven w eeks w e have studied the ecom nom y and the social and political problem s, m oreover the co n tin o u s

struggle o f these countries as th e ir social p ro b lem s had gotten out o f p ro p o rtio n ending on rio ts, coups, guerrillas, o r political rep res­ sions. Som e L atin-A m ericans in the class also ex p lain ed how hard w as to “m ake it” in those co n d itio n s. T ow ards the en d o f the seven w eeks, after w atching a very d escrip ­ tive vid eo and a very deep d iscu ssio n o f the video, one stu d en t firm ly co n clu d ed to the class th at L atinos were lazy and had no desire o f progress.

Rafael Alana, Grad We were at a SHPE conference, the after­ noon session was over so there was a big crowd w ailing on the elevator area to go up to their rooms. We were waiting near a group o f old white people. Finally, an elevator arrives near at us five o f us get in it. With plenty o f space for the other group, but one o f them infront o f them does not move som ehow blocking the rest o f the people. The rest o f the group seeing the doors start to close, asked with gestures why isn’t she going in. She responded very derogatorily: “1am not getting in with TH O SE people,” The elevator door closed.

Ricardo Perea, 98 1 w as buying lunch on cam pus, I asked for som e ch ick en nuggets and jo k in g ly I said to the student w orking there if I cou ld have som e more than w hat he had ju st served. He replied “N o .” and then added dero g ato rily in a very serio u s tone “T hese im m igrants com e to the U.S. and expect to rule e v ery th in g .”

F or me d iscrim ination is w hen som edody th in k s that he/she is better than I am w ithout h aving any valid reason for believing that.

U n fo rtu n ately , the Latin stereotype c o n trib ­ utes to discrim atio n in the U S. M any people in the US think that since I am a L atino I am less o f a person than they are. T h a t’s really sad, and it ju s t m akes me feel sorry for them .

Alexander Munoz'95 ** ** * * D iscrim ination is defined as the prejudice ag ain st a d ifferen t group o f people. D iscrim i­ n ation is all relativ e to the point o f view o f the person. Som e people use discrim in atio n to hide aw ay from ignorance. It is my point o f view that it is im portant to m ake people aw are o f cultural d ifferences. WPI is a sm all enough com m unity that cultural aw areness could be b etter enforced. D iscrim ination is m erely ignorance o f the d iferences am ongst peo p le o f d ifferen t backgrounds. I can say that I have not been discrim inated w hile here at W PI, but 1 have been to m any places w here I have been discrim inated against. 1 can also say that I have learned to ignore racial and sex ist rem arks directed tow ards me.

Maria Diaz '99 ** * * ** P ersonally, I have not been blalanly d is­ crim inated ag ain st, but 1 know that it exists.

I think discrim ination is an excuse people used to put o th er people dow n and try to lift them selves up. I think it is also cause by fear and ignorance. If people took the tim e to see w hat d ifferent cultures and people are really about there w ould not be so m uch d iscrim in a­ tion. These are ju s t som e o f my thoughts on

d iscrim ination.

Tamara Samuels '99 ****** I think discrim ination is w hen som ebody m akes a decision or acts basing his ideas on race, religion, social class, group, etc. 1 p er­ sonally, d o n ’t like to think 1 have ev er been discrim inated here in the US. I never think that things did not go my w ay because 1 am a latino.

I also think many people use the term discrim ination in the w rong way. Som e people feel they are being discrim inated w henever they are insulted or treated unfairly by so m e­ one o f a different group, race, social c lass,etc.

Carlos Moreno '95 ****** Discrim ination is a fact o f life. There is so much o f it, it is hard for one not to discrim inate.

If discrim ination were just as simple as black and w hite, there might not be as much going on.

Discrim ination can be through race, color, sex, religion, and beliefs. Discrimination is not ju st based on this. It can also be based on w ho you hang out with, what clothes you wear, and even what brands you wear. I believe that discrim i­ nation exists because o f the lack o f know ledge a person has o f another. If people were to give some time to findng out about other races or nationalities, the discrim ination would decrease and we would live in a world were no one would feel afraid for their lives.

Andrea Calvo '99 ****** It is a tough subject. For me, d iscrim in a­ tion is when a person or group does so m e­ thing that favors another person o r group over everyone else, its desicion based on som e bias. D iscrim ination is not saying ra ­ cial slurs. That is called “ insulting” .

I have had the blessing o f not being d is ­ crim inated in my life (so far). In fact, I have had the opposite. People have m istaken me for an “A m erican"; that is, som eone born and raised in the U nited States with no racial background. Som e o f these experiences go as recently as last year. In the years 1 have been at W PI, I have not seen any signs of d isc rim i­ nation. I ju st hope it stays that way.

Arnaldo Figueroa '98

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Being Hispanic at WPI: a Latina’s Opinion

by Francesca Escoto Class o f ’97 Racism. Discrimination. It is all a big blurr. It means different things for different people, it really is in the eye of the beholder. Yet there are things that happen in this campus, WPI, that make it a really worthwhile topic of discussion.

You are nom inated for an aw ard. You turned everything in on time. You are told you will be receiving this aw ard, but som eone else, who didn’t get nom inated according to the guide­ lines... gets the award. Another example: som e­ one is putting a keyboard (piano) in the trunk of his car, as he packs for his trip back home. He is an excellent student at WPI... The police arc called by an “ innocent bystander” and he is searched and searched for suspicious behavior, they thought he had machine guns. These are true stories. But, this could just be a dark night.

The person reporting the incident might not even have known that the one individual put­ ting his keyboard away was a person o f dark skin.

However, when someone close to you, one of your good friends, one o f your roommates, or fraternity brothers... is constantly making remarks about how you got your scholarship, what your financial aid package was/is, why you always hang out with “them”(other people of color), then you might say it is time to talk about race and racial issues. I have beeen approached numerous times by close friends, partners, class mates, and there are a few questions that they can ’t seem to find a correct answer for:

Why do you all sit together at DAKA? Why don’t you socialize?

Why do pledge classes sit together? Why do football players sit together? Why do RAs sit together? Why do people who are friends and have a lot in common hang out together? These don’t seem to be a problem for anybody, then why is it that when Latinos and Blacks get together, people feel uncomfortable? I’ve been told many times that it is our responsibility to “integrate” and it is our DUTY to do so... We all want integration, one unified community o f human beings, right? then why is it this duty falls upon the minority? A minority whose contributions to society are not always recognized, a minority that is not in a position to change everyone elses’ minds. If WE want to see a change, it is OUR duty to make that chage, wether we are people o f color or not.

If you loved your country’ so much, why don’t you go back to where you belong?

Unfortunately, political reasons prevent me from living the kind of life I would like to live in my country. A lot o f this is due to the exploitation that takes place in, not only my country, but all over Latin America, by world powers. In my country alone, U.S controls or strongly influences how the government invests money. In many instances, though we live in a “democracy”, the U.S has had the last say on who will be the next president of the Dominican Republic. (For more information, research the 1965 invasion o f the island, or any election process thereafter.) Many times, American citizens are unaware o f the hid­ den intentions behind the so called “help” that

move the U.S government’s actions. Behind that help is the need to continue the exploitation which provides fluent and abundant supply of the raw materials which Latin American countries pro­ duce and they depend on. Regardless of all this, I*ve learned to love the United States for the many opportunities that I’ve gotten to grow as an indi­ vidual. Now I feel the need to make a it better place, and I won’t leave until I feel I’ve achieved that.

Why do you get so much money for school?

I only g e t... and my mom has to work... etc...

1 don’t G ET so much money: 1 earned it.

And I continue to earn it everytim e that I do som ething which makes WPI a better place to leam and grow. I study, ju st as much as any other average student at this institution, I am probably more involved than many others, I do what I have to do in order to keep my scholar­ ship. True, there are many students who do the same as I do and more and better, yet d o n ’t receive the help that I do. H owever, my schol­ arship and many other scholarships are p ri­ vately funded, not part o f financial aid or gov­ ernm ent funds. This m eans that the m oney given to m e was not “taken aw ay” from another student, but instead aw arded to me as a recog­ nition o f my potential. On the other hand, I recognize that this country is not very support­ ive o f educational funds. So, 1 am more than willing to support any m ovem ents tow ard bet­ ter and more financial assistance that might help another student, o f color or not, earn a degree and contribute to society.

Being Hispanic at WPI is no harder than being Hispanic in the U.S. At WPI, people are very conservative and are not alw ays to under­ stand differences. Many students here have their first encounters with minorities when they arrive on this cam pus, due to th e kind o f environem ent in which they grew up. Some are not ready to face difference. But Latinos are just that: DIFFERENT. Why can’t I be L atina?

W hat is wrong with me and with who I am that I must give up? Difference is a source o f creativity, richness and the reason why people don’t eat the sam e food everyday, the reason why students study different fields, the reason why everyone I know is DIFFERENT. People who are close to me and know m e well can say that I am not racist. I am a sister o f Alpha Gamma Delta and co-founder of the Society o f Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), a mem­ ber of Alden Voices and member o f Hispanic Student Association, Student Alumni Society and EMSEP Scholar, Masque, Residential Life Staff, Goat’s Head - Class of ’97 participant and New England Student Representative for SHPE... I know integration. And I love what it stands for.

But still, I also get personal gratification by at­ tending a conference for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers or a party by the Hispanic Student Association... there I am reminded o f where I come from, I think about my sister and little brother who can’t wait until I come home again. I am reminded about my happiest child­ hood memories of a place that will never be the same, I am re-energized and motivated to go on with the struggle.

Latinos have enriched WPI

by Carlos Zapata Assoicate Editor The im portant role that Latinos have played in the developm ent o f the U nited States have been many times overlooked. Also, the aver­ age A m erican student seem to know much more about the history of the Eastern hem i­ sphere than they do about the W estern. In many aspects the southern neighbors o f the US re­ mains a big mystery and even though Latinos in the USA accounts for over 22,000.000 nf-thc.. contributions are rarely ac­ knowledged.

A ntonio Delgado, 96, is one o f the most active students at WPI. He is the President of the WPI chapter o f the Society o f Hispanics Professional Engineers(SH PE) as well as mem­ ber o f several organizations on campus. He accepted to be interviewed shortly before his departure to Puerto Rico where he is doing his M QP the first one to be done with W PI’s newest partner The University o f Puerto Rico in M ayaguez.

He explains that Latinos have played a major role at WPI not only internally but also beyond campus. “At WPI, we Latinos have broken the typical stereotype. Latinos have excelled in academ ics as well as in Leadership roles on campus. We are everyw here,” he says as he starts nam ing all the different organizations on cam pus on which Latinos can be found as m em bers or chair-persons.

He also m entions that this have been an ongoing process o f five years. In these five years Latinos have taken a more active role that they had in the past. “Through the global Programs and the various activities sponsored by the HSA on cam pus, and now SHPE, stu­ dents have become more open minded about our culture.”

Delgado also said that Latinos are without a doubt one o f the groups who have tried their hardest to expand W P I's cultural acceptance. “ We have tried the hardest to lead WPI towards a more multicultural cam pus, not ju st on num ­ bers but on public acceptance.”

But Latinos have not only strive to make their presence known at WPI but also have given WPI a lot o f recognition in places where it lacked. According to some o f the founders the SH PE chapter holds the record for fastest founded and established chapter nationally, due to the hard work o f their founders and the Latino population at WPI. “Latino have taken W PI’s reputation far beyond where it would have gone. WPI has a strong program but it lacks recognition. Since SHPE was found we have attended approxi­ mately five conferences. Given WPI national recognition since tw o o f them have been na­ tional conferences w ith o v er 150 colleges around the nation participating. WPI was never represented before.” Delgado says. He also mentions that some conferences have career fair and which is a great way o f introducing

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Antonio Delgado and Andres Rivas talk to Professors Fontanella and Rivera.

WPI to some com panies who had never heard of the institution.

However, their hard work is still going on, “people are now pretty much used to us, but that does not mean they have accepted us,” D elgado said em phasizing that their will work hard on keeping the high standards some of the latinos have set to them selves and dem onstrate their

dedication to the WPI community. He also mention som e concern at the fact that many of the Latinos leaders right now are upperclass­ men about to graduate this year or next year, “when we graduate, I can not say for a fact that we will be missed, but WPI will certainly notice. It will be then up to the freshm en and sophom ores to take on where we left off.”

Racial awareness in diverse environments; America... Separate and Unequal

by Bernardo Vasquez Class of '97 We live in a society that does not know how to coexist correctly with different aspects of our society because we live in two A m erica’s seperate and unequal. Programs like A ffirm a­ tive Action have been designed to give oppor­

tunities to people of color, the same opportuni­ ties which friends o f friends in successful circles give to each other, only that too many people of color in Am erica come from backgrounds that do not so readily exist on such priviledged networks. Then there are issues brought up by the O J . Trial, like racism. Yes it still exists and very pow erfully. Racism is a social study but, is

' The Hispanic Student Association is celebrating Latino Week from November 28 to December 3. The list o f activities for that week is as follows: - November 28 to December 6: E x h ib it a t th e G o rd o n L ib ra ry , d is p la y in g a n u m b e r o f c u ltu ra l articles.

- November 28: C o ffe e h o u se at 7 P M in th e L o w e r W e d g e . T h is e v e n t w ill fe atu re a fo lk lo ric A n d e a n B a n d an d stu d e n t p e rfo rm e rs. A v a riety o f L atin A m e rica n C o ffe e a n d p a strie s w ill be se rv e d . C O -sp o n so re d b y H isp a n ic S tu d e n t A sso c ia tio n , S o c ie ty o f H isp an ic P ro fe ssio n a l E n g in e e rs, S tu d e n t L ife O ffic e , H ea lth y A lte rn a ­ tiv e s a n d the S tu d e n t S p e a k e r F u n d .

- December 1: L atin D in n e r a t 7 PM in th e L o w e r W e d g e. T h e D in n er w ill be fo llo w e d by a L atin P a rty . T y p ic a l L atin A m e ric a n fo o d w ill be se rv e d , an d B ac c h u s w ill p ro v id e d rin k s.

- December 8 and December 9: M o v ie “ E l M a ria c h i” . L atin A m e rica n m o v ie sh o w n d u rin g th e ISC In te rn a tio n a l F ilm F estiv al.

All o f the activities are free with a WPI ID. The dinner will cost $3 for non-WPI students.

dism issed and left to ‘those people in the inner city ’ and by attitudes such as “it’s not my problem ,” racism is perpetuated. It’s a disease and if not solved it perpetuates itself.

America was founded by the Native A m eri­ cans A m erica was econom ically sustained by Blacks (as slaves and citizens o f the U.S), fed

by Hispanics (as underpaid migrant w orkers).

But, in our schools both of these groups contain about 10 pages in our history books. They are not glorified or praised in any way, because in eyes o f much o f the U.S. of American and American media, these were the “Bad G uys”, servants o f the power that be. But, both o f these groups o f people were looked upon as the bad guys by whites. Two A m erica’s, seperate and unequal... the same title o f a CNN News S pe­ cial.

These American foundations and these U.S. p rin cip les carried on and still e x ist very STRO N GLY in many facets o f our society.

Being from the inner city I know this is all too true. I have experienced racism in so many different ways both in the inner city and in college that I thank G od I have a family to give me the support I need. Although draining, it pushes me to work twice as h a rd , so that I could attempt to get rid o f half o f the stereo ty p e s: due to how I dress, what I listen to, how I look and even where I come from. Racism is a social problem some o f us are such a part o f it that we don’t even recognize it. This is why the M illion Man M arch was so successful, it’s affecting a large section o f the A m erican populus. It’s

worse now than before, if we judge from the amount o f people who attended, which is why that num ber is so important. There have never been so many people on the W ashington Mall and for so long due to the addressing o f such a problem.

Learning, educating and participating is cool and many individuals do that but, so many individuals are not sensitized to racism. Why must such harsh attitudes exist o r plain igno­ rances o f other cultures exist in a society that is learning to be global? Why must we live in two different worlds, why go to all w hite schools, all black schools? The segregation in our soci­ ety has becom e so harsh so great that it hurts us as individuals from what we have to gain from each other but, also as society; from the unity, patriotism , and greatness that w e can achieve.

Their is an unbalance in this society and be­ cause the media has now so well exploited the opression that is going on towards people of color ( levels o f poverty, homelessness, lack o f college educations, black-on-black crim es) ALL peole of color suffer one way or another in America. This, the land that we are supposed to share as equals but, don’t because those people of color that succeed in america are looked on as exceptions or lazy as results o f things like affirmative action.

Unequal, because the goverment only makes it harder to make it ALIVE in an innercity upbring­ ing. Unequal because academic institutions do not represent the real make up o f American soci­ ety. Unequal because even by being at the top, their can exist a glass ceiling for the masses.

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Just a thought C h e e k P o w e r In the Roman times, in order to hit someone in the correct way, one used one’s r ipht forehand to strike the other’s left cheek. One never, never used your left hand or hit anyone with your back­ hand. S o if you turned your head after being hit and presented your right cheek, you put your opponent at a disadvan­ tage; more often than not, your attacker would then probably just walk away.

If you read further in the 5th chapter of Matthew, the next verses say, “and if someone wanted to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” (vs 40-41) Again, you gotta know the customs. A person only wore two garments; a tunic and a cloak. So ifyou “lose your shirt” in court and then give away your under­ shirt, you would be standing naked in the courtroom. Talk about embarrassing your opponent!

It was also standard procedure for a Roman legionnaire to force any person

by Stephen Brown Protestant Campus Ministry A student in the Worcester Student Voice know n as the “ ta ilg u n n e r” complim ented me about a column last week. Being a severe critic, 1 w asn’t sure how to take it. Is that like the N ew tster com plim enting the Press?

Sort o f humbles one.

The student. Rich, also asked me a question, and being a writer who re ­ sponds to readers and critics, I am moved to respond. Rich asked about the passage in Matthew in which Jesus calls upon his followers to turn the other cheek. Rich’s interpretation o f that verse is that by not hitting back, one is leaving oneself open to a physi­ cal beating and defeat. Au Contraries, my friend. Such an interpretation does not exam ine the setting and customs in which Jesus spoke. G otta know that stuff if you are really going to under­ stand the Bible. Let me explain.

they encounter to carry their cloak or shield for one kilometer (or mile). If a soldier was caught abusing their privi­ lege by forcing someone to carry' their equipment for two or three miles, they could be severely disciplined. More than one such offense and they would be expelled from the legion.

So you see. Rich, Jesus was not teach­ ing us to be fearful weaklings, rather he was conducting subversive non-violent resistance training. Living under a harsh military government, Jesus was teach­ ing his followers to resist the Romans in the most strategic and effective way.

Look around Rich. We are still here and the Romans are long gone.

History is full o f others who learned these subversive non-violent resistant tactics. Ghandi taught that Indians to make theirown clothes and march against British salt factories, for which hun­ dreds were pummeled. But in 1948, as Ghandi predicted, the British walked out o f India and gave them their freedom. Or

M artin L uther K ing Jr. who led a children’s march one June morning in Birmingham, Alabama. They were con­ fronted with the fire hoses and police dogs. When those images were flashed around the country, the segregationists were beaten and African-Am ericans began to win some rights they had been denied for centuries.

My favorite example happened about 10 years ago in the Philippines. In the midst of a struggle between rebel lead­ ers and the American backed dictator Marcos, the dictator sent his tanks to crush the rebel headquarters. A half mile from the rebel center the tank drivers ran into an obstacle; nuns sit­ ting in the m iddle of the road. That was the end o f the dictator. Those tank drivers they could never run over those nuns and live with themselves or show themselves to their families again. One more great lesson in turning the other cheek subversive non-violent resistant tactics.

Do I turn the other cheek? A bso­ lutely ! Out of fear and powerlessness?

Philler

Letters

by Laurel and Guinevere G ee, no one wrote to us this week, so we’ll just have to do it all ourselves...

A-yup, you guessed it - this w eek’s article is.going to be reeeeeeeally short.

It’s not that we don’t have anything new and exciting to relay to our readership this week, it’s just that we believe in saving space.

(C ontinuity tw ice in a row!

Som ething’s definitely wrong in the Philler cam p...) T hus, this w eek’s amazingly profound topic, if such a thing could ever be thought o f as coming out o f our (collec­ tive) brain, will consist o f a couple reviews. This, on the whole, is designed to give the reader that bit o f [insert proper word here)ism B that is so important on a Tues­ day. \ Henry V. Great play. W e just • returned from the final perfor­ mance, and our heads are still spinning.

The set, the lighting, the acting, the pathos, and those amazing... turtle-effects (yes they were special)! How on earth did they manage to get them to dance on their little stubby tails like that? And who would have guessed that their mothers would have let them do that without a net. Too bad that boy

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It has recently com e to our attention that a very important “store” on High­ land Street will soon be relocating. We can not be very specific on this topic for reasons o f ourown safety (and o f course, legal reasons with N ewspeak). There’s

Where to spend your weekend:

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IQP not a wasted effort

Dairy Cows and a 6-Foot Threaded Rod - Kiss Me Vm Irish had to die though...

Boy d o we need a topic. How about a m ovie review... [Laurel - “Dive!

Dive!”]

So anyway, we had to drain-o our tub today, [pause] Um...

Did w e mention that it was too bad that the cute boy had to die...? Oh. How ‘bout those Bruins?

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Never! I turn it to em barrass and harass my opponent. I do what my opponent least expects. I love m y enemy. Noth­ ing works better.

My hero and teacher said it best.

Standing in a church surrounded by white people who hated him, Martin Luther King Jr. told his black audience. “Once again we must hear the words o f Jesus echoing across the centuries: ‘Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, and pray for them that despitefully use you.’

If we fail to do this, our protest will end up as a meaningless dram a on the stage of history, and its memory will be shrouded with the ugly garments o f shame... if you will protest courageously and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will pause and say,‘There lived a great people - a black people - who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins o f civilization.”

Martin taught those black people to turn the other cheek. The rest is history.

You can look il up.

To the Editor: Given the effort entailed in IQP’s, it’s reasonable to ask - as many students and faculty undoubtedly have done - whether they make any difference to anybody outside of WPI. The enclosed letter, which recently arrived at the Project Center, suggests that they can and do.

The context is that there has been hor­ rendous flooding this fall in Thailand, so severe that pythons and crocodiles are taking refuge in the streets of the major cities. CNN has broadcast some graphic images o f the floods and their impact.

The Duang Prateep Foundation, witn whom we have been doing projects over the past 5-6 years, tackles the problems e n c o u n te re d by th e re sid e n ts o f Bangkok’s largest slum.

The letter is o f course a tribute to the four students and their advisor. Beyond that, it should make us all proud of the many beneficial achievements that have some from IQP’s both on and off cam ­ pus. This project is just one example of how dedicated efforts from a broad range of students and faculty can effect posi­ tive change.

Sincerely, Stephen J. W eininger Professor o f Chemistry

more security around this place than on farmer B row n's daughter's prize-winning pig Fluffy. Ever see a pig with a chastity belt that strong? The drycleaning bill alone was... Um... I think w e’re getting o ff the subject here...

Anyhow, you have to be buzzed into this place (that would be “buzzed” as in to open the door, as opposed to “buzzed” as in the people who live in the apartm ent below us). A regular clothing store? I think not! Just one look at the place would tell you it’s a front for the in fa m o u s W o rc e s te r M a­ fioso... N ever heard of the W orcester M afioso? T hat’sbecause it’s a secret... or was... um... That must be why th ey ’re relocating, right?

The W orcester M afioso was the master-mind behind the tragic death o f Mr. Hooper. However, they had absolutely-positivelynothing to do with the death o f that boy (we accept that the theory that French did that). One death was quite enough - hey, they’re getting a little old, and can’t do much killin’ anymore. They do make some very interesting dresses though.

Please send us letters. A column is a terrible thing to waste.

This w eek’s thought: The secret o f success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.

Dear Professor Heventhal, We are now at the height of the rainy season and we have fond memories of the time you and the 4 WPI students spent with us early this year tackling the

problem o f flooding in KlongToey Slum.

We look back on the students work with great pleasure because at a time when Thailand is suffering from exten­ sive flooding, which has already claimed over 120 lives and caused many parts o f Bangkok to be under water for several days, Klong Toey Slum is actually drier that it was during the last rainy season.

The improvement in the flooding situ­ ation in Klong Toey Slum is in no small part due to the work of the WPI students.

Some of the recommendations,)he stu­ dents made have been <rraqi u o u q n d o d 'provea beneficial. the fact that 4 students wer^Pf^HTSmo come from the USA to tackle the prob­ lem o f flooding in the slum has proved to be a motivating factor for the comm u­ nity to also seriously tackle the problem.

Long Toey Slum might still be heavily flooded in the next few weeks but I am confident that it will not suffer more than many other parts of Bangkok. I will enclose a few newspaper photographs so that you can have an idea of the situation here.

I would be much obliged if you could possibly pass on our thanks to the 4 students who w orked so hard on the project. They put a in great deal o f effort and I am sure that they will be pleased to know that their work really was o f benefit.

Yours sincerely, Prate Ungsongtham Hata General Secretary

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Student G overnm ent A Unofficial Minutes of the Under­ graduate Student Organization for the meeting o f November 14, 1995 Held in the Lower Wedge

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Connelly, President; Kirsty E. Reidy, Vice-President; Amy L. Plack, Secretary; Gregory R. Snow, Treasurer.

Senate: Alfred Andrade, Tara Carrie, Harish Chawla, Heather C leary , M atthew D efronzo, Sim ba Dutt-M azumdar, M at­ thew Freimuth, Seth Kintigh, Mickey Lacroix, Jason Mickey, Je re m y O lszew sk i, K risten Stagg, Cindy V ollaro, Jason W illey, Adam Woodbury.

Absent: Eric A m mon, Glenn Avery, Mami Hall (excused), Ed Hallissey, Jennifer Reese (ex­ cused), Justin Sprague, Tim T ully, Kenneth V olock (ex­ cused).

Parliamentarian: Je n n ifer Yambert Needed for quorum were four­ teen (14), eighteen (18) were present at the start of the meet­ ing.

III.

Approval of the minutes for November 7,1995

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The minutes of N o vem b er7 ,1995 were approved without changes.

IV.

President’s Remarks President Connelly entertained a motion to approve her appoint­ ment o f Shelly Cote to the Budgetary Development Advi­ sory Council (BDAC). Senator Stagg moved and Senator DuttM azumdar seconded. The mo­ tion passed.

M eeting called to order at 6:01pm.

RoU Call Executive Board: Cathleen A..

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Committee Reports Committee on Student Life Issues Chair Dutt-Mazumdar reported that the com ­ mittee discussed the C onsortium shuttle bus issue as well as appropriate locations for a new change m a­ chine.

(15 November) at 7:30pm to learn how to update the web pages for SGA. Copies o f the Publication Form passed last week have been placed in all committee mailboxes.

Appropriations Treasurer Snow reported that the com m ittee met M onday, 13 November. At the meeting,

S G 'A

Well you have heard about it; now you can experience it. The CCC is excited to invite students, faculty and staff to the first training session in a r o f iiu m in g e iJ iu n s tnai will be Offered to all WPI users. The first session is;

“A/i Introduction to Windows” W ednesday, November 29, 1995 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

(The session may end earlier but plan on three hours just in case.)

Location: T he Project Room in B27, Fuller Labs

Topics: Understanding the Components o f a “W indow ”, Changing the Settings in W indows, Organizing Windows in the Program Manager, Using the File M anager, Quick Tips for Windows “H elp” and Reference Guides “An Introduction to W indows” will introduce computer users to Microsoft W indows Version 3.x. It is a thorough explanation of the basic skills needed to manage applications and files effi­ ciently in the Windows Environment. 1 highly recom mend WPI users to sign up for this training session if you have never used Windows or have used a W indows application but feel uncom­ fortable with Windows' concepts. Also, if you do not know how to accomplish any of the above topics, again I recom­ mend signing up for this training ses­ sion. C C C believes this training is the foundation for learning any applica­ tion in W indows. Therefore, it is a pre­ requisite for future training.

We will offer future sessions for this training session in case you cannot register for this date and time. Please send e -m a il to D eb ra D ex ter at dldexter@ wpi or call extension 5197 to sign up. We have to limit training classes to eight people per session, so register now.

The next training session will be “Using W indows with the Novell N et­ work at W PI”. It will discuss the gen­ eral differences o f windows in soft­ ware applications, common options in the m enu bar, cutting and pasting, se­ lecting printers and w indow s’ accesso­ ries. W e will practice printing to a network printer, view error messages and learn how to avoid them.

This class is a continuation of “An Introduction to W indows” and will be scheduled shortly. Training sessions

On Becoming

Bill S.9 - HSA Special Funding Act - Senator Andrade Senator Andrade moved to ap­ prove the bill, Senator Willey seconded. Secretary Plack read the bill and Se.nator Andrade opened up discussion. The mo­ tion passed after some discus­ sion.

Educational Development Coun­ cil (EDC)

VIII. Treasurer’s Remarks TreasurerSnow reported that there would be two budget meetings this week for student organiza­ tions to learn about the budget­ ing process. Budget packets are due the last day of B-term. Also, the Committee on Appropria­ tions needs to have two more members appointed to it. Trea­ surer Snow recommended that the President appoint Senators Defronzo and Volock to those positions.

Faculty Awards Committee

Senator Mickey reported that the EDC held a brown bag _ lunch earlier this week. At the luncheon, the committee dis­ STU DENT GOVERNM ENT ASSOCIATION cussed heightening the crite­ ria for the awards and making Treasurer Snow appointed the Policies and Procedures Com­ the application process more four assistant treasurers to their mittee classes: Senator Freimuth to highly structured.

Chair Olszewski reported that the VI. Old Business Class 1, Senator Lacroix toClass committee met yesterday (13 There was no old business to dis­ 2, Senator Sprague to Class 3, November) but could not do cuss. and Senator Andrade to Class 4. business due to lack o f quorum.

New Business II. The committee also made the fol­ They informally discussed de­ Bill S. 7 - Exposures Recognition lowing recommendations: On fining quorum and the issue of and Classification Act - Senator Senate Bill S.7 - Recommend absentions in Rule 13, clause 2 Freimuth passage; S.8 - Recommend pas­ o f the Rules o f Operation.

Senator Freimuth moved to pass sage; S.9 - No recommendation.

Public Relations Committee the bill and Senator Woodbury Treasurer Snow also reported that Chair Stagg reported that the com­ seconded. Secretary Plack read letters were sent to the Social mittee would be meeting with the bill and Senator Freimuth Com m ittee and to Lens and Web Design Committee repre­ opened discussion. Senator Lights notifying them of pos­ sentative Amy Plack tomorrow W oo d b u ry p resen ted a sible fiscal violations. Copies of “friendly” amendment to Sena­ the letters are on file with the tor Freimuth which would re­ Treasurer. place all references to “Expo­ Institute Committees sures” and the “Exposures Club” Committee on Academic Opera­ with the word “Exposure,” the tions (CAO) name o f the organization per its Representative Butland reported constitution. Senator Freimuth that CAO looked at the issue of accepted the amendment. After double-counting course credit moving to a vote. Senator Duttfor minors and concentrations at their last meeting. The commit­ Mazumdar asked forunanimous consent to dispense with the re­ tee also discussed its position on on software applications like Microsoft reading o f the motion by Secre­ students getting multiple minors W ord, Excel and Access are in the tary Plack. The motion passed and concentrations. process o f being developed and we as amended.

Rep. Butland has received pro­ will keep you posted as to when these Bill S.8 - Music Union Reclassifi­ posals for Mechanical Engineer­ sessions will be offered. The staff a the cation Act - Senator Freimuth ing Department concentrations Help Desk is available if there is a need Senator Freimuth moved to ap­ and the Biology and Biotech­ for any immediate assistance using a prove the bill, Senator Duttparticular software application. nology Department lab courses.

Mazumdar seconded. Secretary The Entrepreneurship Minor is Network Update: Plack read the motion and Sena­ still be revised.

There have been num erous com ­ tor Freimuth opened discussion.

Anyone with questions or plaints about slowness o r inability to After some discussion, Ryan concerns should email Rep. connect to the network received by the B utland (sail@ w pi) or Rep. Stapelton, president of the Mu­ Network Specialists. These problems sic Association spoke and asked Jam es Rogers (wiggy@ wpi). have been caused by incorrect network that all references to the “Music The committee meets Wednes­ interface installation, wiring problems, days at 11:00am.

Union” be replaced by the true and equipm ent failures. The Computer name o f the organization, “Mu­ Committee on Student Advising Center has purchased new equipment (CSA) sic A sso c ia tio n .” S e n a to r and is in the midst o f installing it. The Freimuth approved the change.

Representative Hansen had no new equipm ent should solve any equip­ President Connelly asked if anyreport, except to encourage senament failures.

In some cases, people have been doing their ow n wiring and network installations. If this work is incorrect for any reason, all the users in that building can be affected. For this rea­ son, it is strongly suggested that the (Part one o f a series on initiation into manhood) netw ork staff be consulted about any their sons are gone. The women return

by Tom Balistrieri netw ork work. C ontact the network to their huts and to peaceful sleep.

Director, Counseling and Student staff at extension 2220 or Jim Kendall M eanwhile, somewhere deep in the Development Center at extension 5115. Please inform them wilderness a group o f naked boys huddle o f any changes being made to the cur­ Imagine— as in a long time ago— on together in fear. Through their tears rent wiring or network configuration. a desert or a plain, in the jungle or the they can make out the images of the This action will enable them to solve men who kidnapped them, men who bush, a group of middle- and old-aged future problems more quickly. men crouched around a crackling fire. now surround them. One o f the men They sit in silence Iistening to the sounds speaks. The voice is familiar to the V iru s U p d ate: o f the night. The silence is broken by boys.

A new virus was discovered in the an elder who proclaims, “ It is time."

“It is time you leave childhood be­ ADP Lab on N ovem ber 13, called the The other men nod in agreement. As hind. It is time for you to step onto the “C oncept Virus”.

This particular one they stand and slowly trot toward path o f manhood, adulthood. You will virus attacks docum ents on your hard the not-too-distant village. The group stay with us a long time while we teach picks up speed; some o f the men cry out drive and disks, rendering them use­ you to becom e men. The teaching less. The latest version o f McAfee in an effort to build their own courage; begins now, this moment. You must Scan (version 2.2.7 N ovem ber 3) does others cry out to crush the courage of learn, believe, and practice our first detect the virus but cannot clean it. their intended victims. They enter the law. If you do not believe in and follow This version o f M cAfee Scan can be perim eter o f the village at full speed; this law, eventually all things will suf­ copied from the O :\sharewar\scan di­ many high-pitched cries now pierce fer and die. Do you understand?” the rectory on the Network. It is not avail­ the air. The men fan out, barge into the man bellows menacingly. The fright­ able yet through FTP. Erase the con­ ened boys nod their heads in unison. huts o f the sleeping village, ruthlessly tents o f your current scan directory pull ing young boys from their beds and “Never forget this law. Practice this before you copy the O:\sharewar\scan. the very arms o f their mothers. The law every day. YOU M UST NEVER W hen scanning your drives, at the boys scream in fear, mothers wail, but SPEAK POORLY OF Y O U RSELF prom pt type: scan drive: space /all (for the attack continues relentessly (some­ EVER AGAIN. YOU M U ST FIRST example scan c: /all). The scan will thing like an old-time fraternity hazing AND FOREM OST LOVE A ND RE­ check all the files in the drive for the gone awry). With prey in tow or slung SPECT YOURSELF. If you do not virus. The infected files o f the com put­ over their shoulders, the attackers steal love and respect yourself, surely no back into the night. ers in the A D P Lab have been erased. If one or no thing will ever love or respect you detect this virus on your computer Just as quickly as the pandemonium you. If you do not love and respect o r d is k s , se n d e -m a il to pcbegan, it ends. Except for a group of yourself, you will find it easy to destroy questions@ wpi. Rem em ber to keep women giggling and chattering in the others. You will find it easy to destroy middle o f the village, all is quiet once more than one copy o f large documents your world.” as you are writing them. We will con­ again. These women, the mothers of With that, the men disappear into tinue to update you on any methods o f the boys who have been carried off, the darkness leaving the boys to ponder discuss how frightening the attack was cleaning this virus in further issues of what they have just been told by the Newspeak. this year and how glad they are that familiar voice.

CSDC

one objected to dispensing with re-reading the motion, no one did. The motion passed.

tors again to read the current Health Services policy regard­ ing notes for absence from class and give him suggestions before CSA meets again on Monday, 20 November.

Senator Dutt-Mazumdar had no report, as the minutes from the last meeting are not yet offi­ cial.

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE — Web Design Committee Secretary Plack had no report, as the committee did not meet ) last week.

Training Session on “An Introduction to Windows,” Network Update, and a VIRUS UPDATE

by Debra L Dexter Academic Systems Trainer

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Secretary’s Remarks Secretary Plack reported that Rebecca Hoffman and Shannon Finley have both resigned, bring­ ing the total number o f empty seats to five. She encouraged senators to seek out good people to fill those seats..

XI.

Vice-President’s Remarks VP Reidy reported that she has interviewed one candidate for senatorial appointment and she will be interviewing two more in the next week. Anyone who knows of a student interested in becoming a senator, have them fill out an application.

She also asked that senators keep the o ffce neat by clearing o ff the table regularly, em ptying the garbage and recycle bin, and by vacuuming.

The two senators who have not signed up for office hours will be appointed to open slots and in­ formed by V P Reidy via campus mail.

XII. President’s Report President Connelly noted that there would be a faculty meeting on Thursday (16 November) and a Trustee meeting on 4 Decem­ ber, at which she is to make a presentation. She also reported that there would be no meeting next Tuesday, 21 November due to the Thanksgiving holiday un­ less there was pressing business at the Cabinet meeting Friday.

XIII. Announcements Jimmy Pai, president of the Inter­ national Student Council, an­ nounced that the ISC would be holding its annual International Dinner and dance party on Fri­ day, 2 December at 6:00pm in Founders Dining Hall. Tickets are $4.00 for a buffet that will feature dishes made by each o f the ethnic organizations which make up the ISC.

XTV. Adjournment Secretary Plack again called the roll: Executive B oard: Cathleen A. Connelly, President; Kirsty E. Reidy, Vice-President; Amy L. Plack, Secretary; Gregory R. Snow, Treasurer.

Senate: Alfred Andrade, Tara Carrie, Harish Chawla, Heather Cleary .Tanya Corrado, Matthew D efro n zo , S im b a D u ttMazumdar, Matthew Freimuth, Seth Kintigh, Mickey Lacroix, Jason M ick ey , Je re m y Olszewski, Kristen Stagg, Tim Tully, Cindy Vollaro, Jason Willey, Adam Woodbury.

Absent: Eric A m mon, G lenn Avery, Mami Hall (excused), Ed Hallissey, Jennifer Reese (ex­ cused), Justin Sprague, Kenneth Volock (excused).

Parliamentarian: Je n n ife r Yambert Needed for quorum were four­ teen (14), nineteen (20) were present at the end of the meeting.

President Connelly entertained a motion to adjourn. It was moved and seconded, motion to adjourn passed and the m eeting ad ­ journed at 6:40pm.

Amy L. Plack, SGA Secretary

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Alpine Ski Team Wow, what a chilly week. Even though the snow didn’t last here in Worcester, there’s still snow up north. This weekend is Thanksgiving, Traditionally the first weekend on the slopes for most people. Time to start thinking about getting gear. The Stratton mountain ski sale is this weekend. For more details, talk to Beaver al practice.

Dryland is going well. There’s still time to get your legs in shape to arc some huge turns. And every Tuesday and Thursday are “Abs of Wood” with Woody Haraldson. Maybe “abs o f p-tex” or “abs of Kevlar” is more appropriate. Stan think­ ing about camp. Your $100 dollar deposit is due when we get back from Thanksgiving. Once again, that’s a week at Burke Mountain, Lodging and dinner, lift tickets, transportation, and Ski race instruction for about $300. What a Bargain!

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ASCE The Career Development Center will speak to all civil engineers who are looking for a job on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 4:30 in K H 116. The CDC will help explain the reasons for the scarcity of civil recruiters coming to campus, and will go over some o f the other resources they offer to help students find a job. This will be an important meeting for all graduating civil engineers. Our second featured “First Monday of the Month” speaker will be Mr. Spiro Pollalis, an architect and structural engineer who teaches at the Harvard School o f Design. Mr. Pollalis has won several European bridge design awards, and will present a slide show on topics relating to architecture and structures on Monday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 in KH204.

Also, the updated list o f technical meetings hosted by the BSCES has been posted on the ASCE board in Kaven Lounge. These are a great deal. If any of the topics interest you, check them out, and ASCE will reimburse you for the cost of dinner.

BiLAGA The WPI Bisexual, Lesbian, and Gay Alliance will not be having a meeting on Wednesday, 11/ 22 due to Thanksgiving Break. Our next meeting will be Wed., 11 129, same time and place as usual.

You bring creative ideas. I’ll bring markers and colored paper. If you would like more info, about BiLAGA’s meetings, policies, etc, or have any questions, please e-mail ourofficersatbilaga@ wpi and we’ll tell you more than you ever wanted to know. Have a great holiday!

officers in the CSA to a big dinner o f their choice.

Second You must donate a certain percentage of your earnings from work to the Club. And lastly, you must write the Newspeak Club C om er for the rest of the year.

For those who couldn't make it to this event.

We are truly sorry foryou. It was too bad that you guys didn’t make to this enormous gala event.

Sure it was a $500 plate dinner (formal dress required), but those who entered the treasure hunt got in for free. Which means that it was really a $0plate dinner(calculus is very helpful). Anyways the awards ceremony was very elegant, and the me Mister Eric Law (CSA President) left the spectators in stitches. Not because he was so funny, but because he was so damn tough! He kicked the crap out of those who didn’t take it seriously, so if you didn’t attend this event, better attend the next one! Till next week, or the week after that. See ya later.

Friday! They were the ones wearing those blue and amber ribbons all last week. To everyone.

Have a Happy Turkey Day!

Men’s Crew The Election results are in! Next year’s officers will be President/Captain: Seth Popinchalk, Treasurer: Michael Marks Secretary: Jonathan LeBlanc, Fundraiser: Phil Tongue, Equipment: Justin Ur­ ban, Clothing: Rich Peary We need everybody to show up for the work­ outs from now on. They really are more effect when everybody goes. If you can’t come to the practices for any reason tell me, Quach or Greg.

See ya -Jon

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ISC Tickets are on sale!!! Yes! the acclaimed tickets for the ISC International Dinner are out and they’re selling very, very, very fast! And this isn’t a publicity statement either - w e’re serious, you better get yours before we run out! If you want yours, go beg at the feets of: Sabrina, Felix, Frank, Jimmy, Sashe, Pedro, Max, Ben, Swathi, Cem, or, ultimately you can send a really nice email to isc@wpi asking for one of these precious items.

Of course, these tickets include one hell o f a night (on December 2) starting with good food, and ending with a kicking party. All this for only $4! (less than a normal Daka lunch! - not that Daka lunches are normal..)

Wow, this mid-term period really sucks doesn’t it? Thank god for Thanksgiving (no pun in­ tended). Well, I know I’m going to have a good time, are you? Hope so!

Hello once again. It’s been a while since I’ve last shed light on the troop’s activities (mainly because w e’re short on troop right now...), but here’s what has been going on: This past Saturday we went rock climbing out in Leominster (Opera­ tion High Climb ’95). The short exercise went pretty well, and everybody had a good time. We are still coordinating with AUSA about a staff ride/trip to Boston, to see parts o f where the American Revolution took place. More details will be posted when I get definites one way or the other. For any inactive members out there: WE NEED YOUR EQUIPM ENT TURNED IN!! If you are not currently active and still have equip­

ment, you need to turn it in ASAP. If you need a list o f what you should have or need someone to pick it up, e-mail us at pershing_rifles@wpi. I will let you know. PLEDGES!! Y ou’ve started working on your project (I saw that last meeting), but I still haven’t seen any of your pads! Time is running by...don’t miss it! Until next time, HUUUAAAAAAAAA!

Pre-Law Society Thanks to those who attended the meeting on Thursday. The revised constitution was voted on and passed. It has been sent to Student Activities for approval. The next meeting will be on Thurs­ day, Nov. 30th at 4:30 in the Social Science conference room. We will be discussing the budget and publicity for Jody McClean. Just a reminder that she will be coming on Tuesday, Dec. 5th at 4:30. See you there!!!

Society of Women Engineers Hi everyone! We had a meeting Thursday the 16th. The Mr. WPI Pageant was the big topic o f discussion. W e are going to need a lot of help when we get back from Thanksgiving to make sure that everything will gooff smoothly. Anyone who can help out please email swe and let us know. The other topic o f the meeting was our second Girl Scout Day. As I ’m writing this it hasn’t happened yet, but I’m sure that it will go just as well as the first one! Thanks to everyone who helped out. Lastly we would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!! Have a great little break and w e’ll see you for the pageant!

Teams are now being formed for College Bowl, “The Varsity Sport of the Mind. ” If you are interested in competing, send email to chadwemy @wpi.

Masque Well, we all survived Henry V. Congratula­ tions to everyone involved (which is a lot of people) fora great show! Now, it’s already time to think about C term. Seems like theatre is never at a pause here. We have both the MW Rep produc­ tion and the Masque C-term show to look forward to. Now we just need to know what is to be produced. Congratulations to the four new broth­ ers inducted into Alpha Psi Omega this past

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Christian Bible Fellowship Wow! B-term is better than half over and the Christmas season is fast aproaching. Now is not a time to do nothing, but rather a time to increase our efforts to spread the Good News. Don’t get bogged down with classes and worldly views, but focus on Christ. “...give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will foryou in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV). It is very easy for us to be thankful for some things all of the time. It is also pretty easy to be thankful this time o f year, as Thanksgiving is upon us. Paul writes that we should “give thanks in all circumstances”. This means not just on this Thursday and a little before and after, but every day the whole year. I challenge everyone to begin with this Thanksgiving as a springboard to give thanks to God everyday as you do on Thanks­ giving. Thanks not just for the joys, but also for the trials that you have been found worthy to bear.

CSA Well, well, well... Hello, today is Tuesday, November 21,1995, and this is CSA ClubComer.

Two more days, till that long awaited Thanksgiv­ ing Break! You guys must be able to tell that I am just dying to go on vacation. At this point, I have taken my mid-terms and all I want to do is nothing.

If it wasn’t for the fact thal I have a things to pass in on Tuesday, I would seriously consider, skip­ ping the last two days. Anyways I guess. I’ll have to go over the occurences o f ihe past week.

Treasure hunt! yippe! I just know thal all you guys are dying to know what the results are.

Which is a good thing because so am I! So without further ado, (insert drumroll here) may I have the envelope please? (continue drumroll) The third place runner ups are....... Miss Pam Something and Lisa Something! (no relation) (applause).

The second place runner ups are (drumroll).......

Mister Pedro Something, Frank Chou, and Miss Maria Ko (applause). Here we are down to 1st and 2nd place who will it be? Ladies and Gentlemen, T he first place ru n n e r ups are (lo n g drumroll).............. Mister Jimmy Pai and Foo Kwan! (applause) Miss Josephine Shen and Shu Tan! you are the champions o f The X annual CSA Treasure Hunt! (applause, applause) By becom­ ing the Champions o f the Treasure hunt, several responsibilities are bestowed upon thee. First and foremost, it is mandatory for you to treat all o f the

W hen you’re not h ittin g the book s, hit the slo p e s at Stratton M ou n tain .

Stratton has sensational savings lor college students throughout the winter and spring semesters. Just present your valid college I.D. to g e t m id -w eek lilt tickets foi fust $ 2 0 . A n d s a v e $5 on w e e k e n d s a n d h olidays. A n d Stratton Village has loads ol restaurants, p u ts an d live entertainment rtght at the mountain, so you'll h ave an am azing time oil the slopes, toa Do your field work at Stratton Mountain this semester Your Econ prolessor will b e proud.

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ATA Well it’s tuesday and we don’t have school tomorrow. We all need a break! Hmm, lots and lots o f birthdays this week, Erin B. Today, Bev (25th) and Jill J. (28th)! Happy birthday girls. Nil gets the hat for a great Crush party and Alison gets the ugly dog. Congrats to Cara for her new position as Karen L’s replacement treas. for Clerm. To all o f our great actresses: Karen G , Jess S, Nancy F, and Sharon B good job with Henry V !! The hay ride was loads o f fun, even if w e did all lose our voices, hey gotta sing loud som e­ where!! Good job to everyone who cooked for AGD T-Day! Hey Jenn how were those turkeys, you did great! M om ’s don’t forget to work on those... (you who know) over break! Well have a great Thanksgiving everyone, and remember if you don’t have anywhere to go Digger is taking in strays! agdpledges FiRsT oFf, HaPpY blrThDaY gOeS oUt To....JENNY CH1A (12-3)!! AlSo CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS tOeLlEn RoAcH fOrBelnG aN eW pLeDgE. ReTrEaT wAs A gR eA tT iM e, PIEaSe DoN’t EvEr FoRgEt ThE big O, Or JuL iE 's'T hR eE m O sT iMpOrTaNtThlnGs” ...Or ..ErR.. wAs It 30?! ToO bAd ThErE’s No M oRe N oThlnG s, BuT I’m SuRe WeLl T hlnK of SoMeThlng. C aN ’t W altFoR bReAk.MiDtErMs ArE OvEr, TuRkEy FoR YoU aNd TuRkEy FoR ME!! ThlnK O f W hO yO u’Re GoInG To BrlnG tO tH e FoRmAI, We KnOw SoMeOne W hO MiGhT sHoW uP wltH a WaLrUs ThAt WaS BoUgHt B eCallsE a CuTe GuY...AnYwAyS, wAsN’tT he HaYrlde FuN? AIThoUgH, I StIIL HaVeN’t ThAwEd OuT YeT, AlThOuGh ThE SiNglnG DiD HeLp. US OnLy ThE BeGiNiNg G iR lS!! KeEp Up ThE PyScHe!! ReMeMbEr T hA t Y o U ’lL aL w A y S Be S * * * h E aD s.

CoNtRaGuLaTiOnS tO The New 95-96 PlEdGe ClAsS OfFiCeRs!! ADOVELING, Hd

ATQ Mr. Winky became a professional hacker with the blotter crew. Hey Tony, you met me Friday night. Slade went on a high protein diet this past week. Turi, I don’t care what you say, you would.

Binky, orders a dozen Mo Bigsley flics. Prob­ lems. Budha powerlifted 1200 oz. every day this past week. Good work fat man. Your right on target to beat W eed’s previous mark set last year.

Amer, phone. Langlois, phone. Aviv, phone.

Manolakos, phone. Beaton, phone. Wait a minute,

your already on the phone. My bad. Fatty called me up from Colorado and told he me he doesn’t have to do anything except ski and sleep for the winter. Wow, what a change from what he did when he was in Worcester. I am fine. Kervin, enough said. Comment one of Gobis: Gobis, ATO, boiler room, enough said. Comment 2: It’s only a game. It's a damn game. Blast from the past: Now do it. Do the hustle. Yes, it is true, me and Beaton are stuck in the late seventies and eighties. W e would haven’t it any other way. (!@#@ #@#$%$%$%$%$% Pete)

FUI Three in a row could be a record. Hampton you carry the hay bail while me and rock swim through Elm Park Pond. Nice job pledges, letting the house be up for sale. Only nine more months until the next party. Is anybody else wondering what Gove has on his girlfriend. Koski the next four,five, eight months should be easy. “Greasetrap". Rice, mind your own business, how long will this breakup last. 3 ,4 guys.uh I mean days. Another undefeated (except for B-team basketball) weak for intramural sports. One step closer to taking that cheese smell out of the sports cup. Congrats to JJ and Mike Banks for getting on IFC. Now I can go start a fight somewhere and they will get put on probation. Zeke, I am glad you finally got over your denial and admitted your love for tollbooth sue. There was a noticeable decrease in thundemess (kijak.fiorino) since all the basket­ ball players were away this weekend.

AXA Hey folks....A quiet week down at the house.

On the lighter side, the stud award went once again to RS, and the hoover award was dormant forthe week. Nominations, nominations...Sharkey for house manager? nope, he declined that one too. How bout a dog, ha,ha. Hey Ackerman, I hear typhoid boy has experience with pigs, oh you meant the four legged kind, sorry. Anyway, that was about all the humor I could scrape out of the week. Gene, we miss you and will always keep you in our prayers. (Mac & Feets)

0X It was a great week in the life of the ox., .faculty dinner went swell, thanks to everyone who came and helped make it great, especially the faculty.

Good turnout at the b b j b dinner too. But I’m thinking that since there were so many people wasted last week, we ought to send the house to a dryout center for a month. In other inebriated news, several scoundrels, including our most holy o f chaplains, were seen both “throw in’ down” and “breakin’ it down” on 3F...one might infer that they were gangsta’ breakdancers by the terminol­ ogy, but this author is convinced that they’re just reminiscent of the days when tossing large metal objects was legal. Poor jake never expected that cat_ass_trophy. New Years Bash? What the christ... Hey at least we can have parties. I hear we are a bit behind the guys with half a charta’ but that’s just because our massage head showers were spitting ice forthe last m onth...we’ll be back in front in 2 weeks. Good ol' fraternal rivalry is great., .just remember to wear your safety belt and keep swallowing that shaved box. Peace...

OK© First off, 1 can only hope to fill the large shoes left behind by my predecessor, w ho provided a legacy of prolific and witty articles. My only wish is that I can achieve such greatness.

On the serious side, I’d like to congratulate all the new guys and remind all the remaining fresh­ men that rush won’t be over until January, so watch for rush events.

In old news: Stanley took a crash course on lighting grills from Prof. Gus. — Greenfield— keep your keys around your neck. Bosse is looking to tweek his IQP in its Fifth term. Jay Bryan is in the process o f cloning Green a new head. Kap A B-ball — beats— all challengers.

Batcha would like to thank Yags for all the help moving his stuff out this summer. Cui’s Comer: “Hold on! Hold on! It’s not my birthday!” That’s enough for this week. I’m — off— . K.T.F.B.

O SE Hello girls, the column’s back. Sorry about the break. First off, CONGRATS to all of our new members. You guys rule!! Great jo b to Sarah T. and Diane with rush. A few b-days were missed but don’t think we’ve forgotten you - Sbrig, Tracy, Liz Kieronski, and Cyndi F., Happy BDay! Bid Night was a ball, thanks a lot to Sig Ep! Congrats to Caroline for an impressive 30 sec­ onds. Excellent job Cram - keep up the good work and try not to stress. Thanks to everyone for hanging out with the chapter consultant. Wel­

come back to our Rho Chis and Pan-hel, we missed you all during rush - Lee, Dwalin, Liz H., Becky, Ann Sbriglio and Lynn Keamen. Teresa, you oughtta be a plumber! Julie, how isyourhand like Mickey Mouse? Great job Connie; she rescued the PUMPKINS? It’s all in the wrist Linda. SarahT., Spanky and Molly, watch out for stray bullets! (V-neck) Hey dirty girl, play *69 much? Spanky and Liz do you still have random men calling your rooms? Martian dancing with Skittles. Does everybody know the fire alarm dance-M iso?! We love N M ’s,4R Rules! Pucci, I’ve got one hand in my pocket and in the other an iced tea. Congrats to Kim Scofield who qualified for the N E’s and broke her own school record in 1-meter diving. Tracy, how about a harpoon winter wanner and some buffalo wings? Nik, head shoulders, knees and toes.... speaking o f toes, Childs grew and extra set o f feet this week­ end! Thanks to Don for being our #1 fundraiser!

Get psyked for the formal! (and get working or. you dates!) Christine thanks everyone for their support - we love you C hris!! A few special hellos go out to Alison, Marie, Julie Mac(IOW A), Jen Reese, Cram, Adams, Bethy, Jen E., Lena, Sarah T., Linda, and Elana. To everyone, great jo b with the FORK OFF!! Liz, the next time you see the door openat Sig Ep, W ALK THE OTHER WAY!!

Thanks to S AE for the social Tues. New Members get phsyked! (watch out for nasty fraternity pledges) THE FUN BEGINS!! Oh, one last thing - W E OWN FUI!!! Until next time....LITP!!

IAE If there is one brother who deserves to be in this article of Newspeak it is Palmer. He wanted in so bad that he gave me no choice but to include him. Palmer, maybe you should wear you glasses in the party room so you can tell who is and who isn’t your girlfriend. And we realize that C huck’s record the past few weeks hasn’t been good but he can do without advice on th e ___ finger. Some­ body that does need some advice from Palmer is Dannaker. Dannaker, maybe the third time is a charm. Hey Willock do we need to put a bullseye in the bowl for you. And finally some advice for Enis. Hooked on Phonics, try it.

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Before George Lucas explored the outer regions of Star Wars, he explored the inner regions of

THX 1138 The story of a futuristic society which as outlawed sex and uses drugs to control its citizens.

Sunday, November 26th 6:30 & 9:30pm Perreault Lecture Hall, Fuller Labs Only $2.00!

See the film that started Lucas' film career, now a cult classic!

A Kaleidoscope Film presented by the Social (ommitlee for more information, call x5509 or check out our web site: http://www wpi.edu/-soccomm/Films/kaleidoscope html

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popcorn, saran wrap, etc. and a little 3:00am adventure of our ow n over to Elbridge St. Who can forget the second annual TKE Old S chool­ ing with the AGD pledges w ith m usical chairs and all those tricky questions and challenges.

And to top it all off, Sw am pw ater in yo u r eye, once again another incredible TKE party. W e ow e a big thanks to the ecology of Institute Pond for that event and the new m em bers who destroyed it. And at the end o f all of this, we initiated 23 of the coolest guys on the cam pus, namely the new m em bers o f TKE. A nd the great thing about all o f this is that we have no more classes this week and that we all can actually get some sleep for once! To close out this w eek’s comer, the T op Five from th e Incan ruins in the jungles o f Peru, the T o p Five reasons why Thanksgiving week is the best 5) No classes, no worries 4) Some real food for once 3) The laundry machine at home is free 2) C an sleep til noon and not worry about m issing anything academically related (even though Sahal does this during school anyway) 1) It’s the only holiday where choking your turkey is more appropriate than choking your chicken Remem ber, snatch it back and ho it. E at turkey.

T K E PRIDE!!!

Z*F Never a dull moment...First off congrats to the basketball squad in defeating ATO and to the bowling team for going 7 -1 in their first matches This past weekend was our first live in, so is everyone still alive...This weekend its Thanks­ giving time to go home and eat til your sides split or stay at the house, go hunting for some animal fit to grace the table this Thursday, and run amok through Worcester A late c o n g ra tu latio n s to Paul for his engagement.. .geez I wonder who’s next?.. .Thanks to the pledge class forthe ..uh..requisitioning...of some new supplies...Congrats to Steve, Bill, and Mark for winning their respective elections and be prepared cause after this week its alm ost time to get the tree...

And now from the two stoogesof comedy ..Top Ten signs That the Apocalypse is Upon Us: 10The house band plays a song. 9-M ozzarella sticks replaced by salad. 8-Shawn completes his first official act as vice president. 7-A pledge actually gets to the phone. 6-We see M uffin’s eyes, and he sees his feet. 5-1 week, no pork chops. 4-George seen driving Alan’s Caddy. 3-The bathroom ’s done. 2-Lucas M. Young; employed alumni. 1Ben seen wearing “Fun To Be Phi” shirt.

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Beyond the farm For the week preceding this Saturday, November 18th, 1995, here’s what happened Beyond the Farm: The United States government began a partial shutdown Nov 14th which continues to this day.

The move became necessary after President Clinton vetoed last-minute bills passed by the House Nov 13th to raise the national debt ceiling and allow interim government spending until a final budget is passed. Both bills were riddled by Republican riders which Clinton found unaccept­ able, including $543 million in tax cuts and cuts in Medicare payments. 800,000 “non-essential” federal employees were told to return home Nov 14th, and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin an­ nounced plans to borrow $137 billion against Federal employees’ pension plans in order to keep the government from defaulting on its loans for the first time in history. The Congress proceeded to pass bills without the Medicare cutbacks Nov 14th, but the President still vetoed the legislation since it still contained the other provisions. A further watering down o f the debt extension was also vetoed, as Clinton made it clear that he would take a solid stand in this situation. On Nov 15th, House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) stated that he had including some of the riders because he was angry with the President’s treatment of him while traveling on Air Force One to and from Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral. Other Republicans called for an end to the personal nature o f debate, but instead the debate turned strictly partisan as the shutdown of the government reached record length Nov 16th. On Nov 18th, the House unanimously passed a greatly pared-down budget extension despite speeches by Democrats criticizing how the bill had come about; it remained unclear whether this bill would also be vetoed and whether a veto actually would be overriden. At the same time, a motion by the House leadership to adjourn was defeated on a bipartisan basis.

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Chippendale’s be sued for its sexual descrimination as well?

Apple Computer regained the title o f # 1 com­ puter maker according to statistics for the third quarter released Nov 13th, with 13% share. Compaq slipped to #2.

A teenager killed a fellow student and a teacher with a rifle Nov 15th in Lynnville, TN. Ross Perot’s Independence Party announced it had enough signatures to get on the ballot in Ohio Nov 16th.

Attorney General Janet Reno held a press conference Nov 16th to explain that she has mild symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.

In Algerian elections held Nov 16th, incum­ bent president Biamine Zeroual was re-elected with 61% o f the vote.

The Dow Jones Industrial average continues to climb toward the 5000 mark, closing at a record 4989 Nov 17th.

The House o f Representatives passed a com ­ pleted budget bill 237-189 Nov 17th.

The Senate passed a bill Nov 17th repealing the national speed limit, the mandate for hel­ met laws, and the mandate to use the metric system.

Olestra, essentially artificial fat, was recom­ mended to the FDA for approval Nov 17th.

Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, PA closed permanently Nov 18th.

Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) won the Nov 18th Florida “straw poll” of GOP Presidential can­ didates, with 33% o f the vote. Senator Phil Gramm (TX) was second with 26% while former governor Lam ar Alexander (TN) placed a strong third with 18%.

Mike Foster (R) won the governorship o f Louisiana with 64% of the vote Nov 18th, Democrat Cleo Fields, an African-American.

And that’s what happened Beyond the Farm.

Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA Beyond the Farm is designed to provide a reasonably short summary o f a week's events for people who would otherwise have no chance to keep up with current events. It may be distributed/ forwarded/posted anywhere. Comments, criti­ cisms, and requests for e-mail subscription addi­ tions o r deletions should be e-m ailed to “lance.gleich® leland.stanford.edu. " "http:// www.stanford.edu/~lglitch/btf/btf.html" on the World Wide Web fo r back issues. Congratula­ tions on keeping up with the world around you!

Food and entertainment from around the world will be available a t rtw A nnual In ter-naHmial D in n e r

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Finally: The H ooter's restaurant chain has come under fire from feminists for its unabashed exploitation of women. The company has even issued trading cards featuring some o f its scantily-clad wait­ resses. However, the company is now under fire from men. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Hooter’s on the behalf of a group of men who would like to work as waiters at the chain; Hooter’s only hires women (for that matter, only large-breasted women). The men claim to be well-endowed and willing to wear skimpy uniforms. If they win their case, will

NEWSPEAK STAFF PHOTO / ERIC WILHELM

Matt Dowling - playing the lead in Masque’s production of “Henry V ,” which ran last weekend. The show was produced with the basic premise that “Henry is cool” and was designed by an IQP team over the summer.

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Beyond the farm F o r the week preceding this S aturday, N ovem ber 18th, 1995, h e re ’s what happened Beyond the F arm : The United Slates government began a partial shutdown Nov 14th which continues to this day.

The move became necessary after President Clinton vetoed last-minute bills passed by the House Nov 13th to raise the national debt ceiling and allow interim government spending until a final budget is passed. Both bills were riddled by Republican riders which Clinton found unaccept­ able, including $543 million in tax cuts and cuts in Medicare payments. 800,000 “non-essential” federal employees were told to return home Nov 14th. and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin an­ nounced plans to borrow $137 billion against Federal employees’ pension plans in order to keep the government from defaulting on its loam for the first time in history. The Congress proceeded to pass hills without the Medicare cutbacks No\ 14th, hut the President still vetoed the legislation since it still contained the other provisions. A further watering down of the debt extension was also vetoed, as Clinton made it clear that he would take a solid stand in this situation. On Nov 15th, 1louse Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-G A ) stated that he had including some o f the riders because he was angry w ith the President’s treatment o f him while traveling on Air Force One to and from Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral. OtherRepublicanscalled for an end to the personal nature of debate, but instead the debate turned strictly partisan as the shutdown of the government reached record length Nos 16th. On Nov 18th, the House unanimously passed a greatly pared-down budget extension despite speeches by Democrats criticizing how the bill had come about; it remained unclear w hether this bil I would also be \ etoed and whether a veto actually would be overriden. Al the same time, a motion by the House leadership to adjourn was defeated on a bipartisan basis.

In Shorts: • The CBS teles ision news magazine 60 Min­ utes .canceled a segment including an inter­ view with a former tobacco company execu­ tive Nov 12th after a threat o f a lawsuit.

Several investigators on the program pro­ tested the decision on the air.

• A kitten with green fur was h im in Denmark Nov 12th.

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Chippendale's be sued forits sexual descrimination as well?

Apple Computer regained the title o f # I com ­ puter maker according to statistics for the third quarter released Nov 13th, with 13% share. Compaq slipped to #2.

A teenager killed a fellow student and ateacher with a rifle Nov 15th in Lynnville, TN. Ross Perot’s Independence Party announced it had enough signatures lo get on the ballot in Ohio Nov 16th.

Attorney General Janet Reno held a press conference Nov 16th to explain that she has mild symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.

In Algerian elections held Nov 16th, incum­ bent president BiamineZeroual was re-elected with 61% of the vote.

The Dow Jones Industrial average continues to climb toward the 5000 mark, closing at a record 4989 Nov 17th.

Hie House of Representatives passed a com ­ pleted budget bill 2 37-18l) Nov 17th.

The Senate passed a hill Nov 17th repealing the national speed limit, the mandate for hel­ met laws, and the mandate to use the metric system.

Olestra, essentially artificial fat, was recom­ mended to the FDA for approval Nov 17th.

Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, PA closed permanently Nov 18th.

Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) won the Nov 18th Florida "straw poll" o f GOP Presidential can­ didates. with 33*% o f the vote. Senator Phil Gramm (TX) was second with 26% while form er governor Lamar A lexander (TN) placed a strong third with 18%.

Mike Foster (R) won the governorship o f Louisiana with 649J of the vote Nov I8ih, Democrat Cleo Fields, an African-American.

And th a t’s w hat happened B eyond the F arm .

Food and entertainment from around the world will be available at the Annua! International Dinner scheduled for Saturday, December 9, 1995 at 6:00 p.m. in Founders HalL Tickets are on sale in the Student Life Office. The ticket price is $4.00. The event is sponsored by WPI’s International Student Coun­ c il

Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA Beyond the Farm is designed to provide a reasonably short summary of a week's events for people who would otherwise have no chance to keep up with current events. It may be distributed/ forwarded/posted anywhere. Comments, criti­ cisms, and requests fo r e-mail subscription addi­ tions or deletions should be e-m ailed to ‘‘lance, gleich (&leland.Stanford, edu. " “http:// www.stanford.edu/-lglitch/btf/btf.html" on the World Wide Web for back issues. Congratula­ tions on keeping up with the world around you!

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Finally: The H ooter's restaurant chain has come under lire from feminists for its unabashed exploitation of women. The company has even issued trading cards featuring some o f its scantily-clad wait­ resses. However, the company is now under fire from men. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing H ooter's on the behalf o f a group o f men who would like to work as waiters at the chain; Hooter's onl> hires women (for that matter, only large-breasted women). The men claim to be well-endowed and willing lo wear skimpy uniforms. If they win their case, will

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M att D owling - playing th e lead in M asq u e’s p ro d u ctio n of “ H enry V ,” w hich ran last w eekend. T he show w as p roduced w ith the basic prem ise th a t “ H enry is cool" an d w as designed by an IQ P team over the sum m er.

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Chris Bruno Brad D eboer

Mark O ’Bryan Tim McGulvreay

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Laura Glaser

Noah Cushing

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Seth Heidkamp

Justin U rban

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by Jesse Zbikowski Newspeak Staff I seem ed to have raised quite a ru ck u s with the last TFM (actually 2 T F M ’s ago); the one on free softw are in general, and G N U in p articular. W hew ! As a resu lt I’ve m ade two resolutions: 1. N ot to discuss any m atters relatin g to the com puting com m unity at large and its relation to society. The inconsistent p olitical b eliefs and apathy tow ard social problem s am ong C om puter S cience und erg rad u ates has been w ell docum ented (see Philip L eith, “ F or­ m alism in Al and C om p u ter S cience” ).

2. T o stop reading w pi.flam e! I ’ve got w ork to do, eh?

So, m oving on, I’ve decided to d edicate this colum n to “B etter L iving through E m acs.”

W hether you agree with the author’s politics o r not, there are many useful featu res in E m acs which can make y o u r life ea sie r and m ore enjoyable. I’ll only b e able to en u m e r­ ate a very few here, o f course, S e n d in g E m ail M essag es O ften while e diting a program or w hatever in E m acs, one gets the urge to send out a quick em ail m es­ sage. R ather than exiting E m acs, startin g up your m ail program , etc., you can use the sendm ail interface built right into E m acs.

- To start the letter in a new screen, type Cx m. If y o u ’d like to sp lit your screen be­ tw een the letter and your o ther b uffer, C-x 4 m.

- T ype! If you w ant to append yo u r .sig n a­ ture to the letter, use C -c C-w.

- W hen y o u ’re finished, C-c C -c w ill send o ff the letter.

If y o u ’d like to be able to _read_ em ail in E m acs as w ell, I recom m en d the VM package' (M -x vm to start it).

G am es E m acs Lisp is a great language for w riting gam es in! In fact, there are many w hich com e packaged w ith G N U Em acs.

Som e o f the best: M-x dunnet Dunnet is a Z ork-type ad v en ­ ture gam e, only even m ore com puter-geek oriented (you find m otherboards in the ground and have to learn how to ftp y o urself!)

M-xgomoku F ive-in-a-row tic-tac-to e, vs. one o f the rudest com p u ter o pponents ever w ritten.

M-x life C onw ay’s G am e o f L ife, the fam ous cellular autom ata program. You can o p tionally pass an integer to life indicating the length o f tim e betw een generations. To pass an argum ent to a com m and, ty p e “C-u argum ent com m and’’; e.g ., to run life w ithout delays, type “ C-u 0 M-x life”.

M-x getris T etris for term inals. T h is one is not autoloaded for you by Em acs; you can load it yourself by putting (require ‘getris)in your .em acs file, or ty p in g M -: (req u ire ‘g etris) once y o u ’re in Em acs.

Y ou can get instructions for these pro­ gram s once y o u ’ve started one by ty p in g “Ch m” , the “d escrib e-m o d e” com m and. This w orks for all the Em acs editing m odes.

C o n fu sin g P eople Y es, it’s true; the N a­ tional Security A gency m onitors Y OU R email and U senet posts, search in g for strings which may be o f interest to them . You can help sw am p the NSA trunk-traw ler by typ in g Mx spook at the end of ev ery m essage; “ Adds that special touch o f class to your outgoing m ail.” You can use your ow n spook lines by setting the _ spook-phrases-file_ variable.

F or a quick dose o f insanity, M -x yow is alw ays a good bet. T his puts a q u o te from Z ippy the Pinhead in y o u r m inibuffer. You can g et Z ippyism s in y o u r editing b u ffer by passing any argum ent to yow , e.g., “ C -u 1 Mx yo w ” . You can also run yow from the com m and line; the path is /p ackages/em acs/ c u rren t/ and then alph a-d ec-o sfl o r mipsd ec-ultrix, depending on w hat m achine y o u ’re logged into.

M -x d issociated-press is perfect for help­ ing you see y our thoughts in a new w ay, o r for tw isting other p eo p le’s w ords on w pi.flam e.

Try passing different positive and negative argum ents for d ifferent types o f w eirdness.

Very am using results.

A nd next w eek, for som ething co m pletely different, a colum n w ith nothing to do with E m acs! (A ctually this is only m y second E m acs-oriented colum n, so I’m not doing too b adly.) Stay tuned...

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Newspeak will run classifieds free for all WPI students, faculty, and staff Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines. Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $5.00 lor the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line.

Classified ads must be paid for in advance.

No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subject.

The deadline for ads is noon on the Friday before publication.

All classified ads must be on individual sheets of paper and must be accompanied by the writer's name, address and phone number.

Looking for companion fo ra 15 year old girl.

Must have transportation to Oxford. Occasional cooking and homework checking. MondayW ednesday evenings during B-term. $40/wk.

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Thursday, November 9th 9:50pm - Medical: leg injury in Alumni Gym, EMS respond, officers notified.

10:13pm - EMS clear Alumni Gym, injured person transported to Memorial, officers and EMS notified.

Friday, November 10th 1:10am - W orking fire: Daniels Hall, W orcester Fire and officers notified.

1:19am - W orcester fire on scene.

6:08am - Medical Emergency: officers request EMS for fem ale with nausea.

6:25am - W orcester fire notifies o f fire alarm at W achusett Street.

6:30am - On arrival to W achusett Street nothing found.

8:17am - Call W orcester traffic: parking consideration for both sides of Institute Road.

10:09am - Medical: female student, W orcester emergency ambulance w as called, EMS notified.

10:2 lam - Code 5: Assumption student transported to M emorial via W orcester emergency ambulance.

12:28pm - Accident: Institute Road and Park Ave., 2 cars, no injuries, W orcester Police Department notified.

6:50pm - Report: Founders Hall main elevator door vibrating.

7:04pm - W eapon given to student.

7:07pm - Fire alarm: Harrington, officers notified.

7:20pm - Clear: Gym closed due to lack o f fire extinguishers.

7:59pm - Malicious Acts: people walking on the banisters in Fuller.

10:09pm - Weapon: returned to evidence room.

11:1 lpm - Malicious mischief: student reports vehicle parked on Boynton Street in front o f Founders Hall was struck with paint balls, officers notified.

Saturday, November 11th 12:03am - Malicious mischief: officer advised by RA that individual broke window in Daniels stairw ell and cut hand in process. O fficers out searching for subject.

12:07am - Officer out with subject on athletic field, officers respond.

12:17am - Officers clear athletic field, transporting student to Memorial Hospital.

12:32am - Building checks: Harrington, Alumni, motion sensor in ceiling o f handball court has been pulled from ceiling, urinal in men’s room running, officers notified.

1:47am - Officer requests custodian to clean up glass and blood in Daniels stairwell, custodian coming in.

3:44am - Malicious mischief: officer reports Adm issions office window in Boynton Hall has been broken.

8:20am - Unlock: following buildings need to be unlocked for tours: Atwater Kent, Boynton, Fuller, W ashburn, Higgins Labs, officers notified.

8:25am - Broken window in admissions office, officers notified.

8:30am - Clear window: window had been reported last night, custodian sent to clean up glass, officers notified.

6:34pm - Trespass: report o f non-students in Harrington, officers notified.

6:47pm - Non-students removed, advised to contact athletic department for pass, officers notified.

11:05pm - Moving violation stop: officer out with vehicle on Boynton Street.

11:25pm - Assist: officers reports advised by citizen o f suspicious person at Store 24 on Highland Street, subject departed.

Sunday, November 12th 4:26am - Flooding: O fficer in Alden Hall with flooding in sub-basement and Prof. C urran’s office.

10:01pm - Report: Two inches o f water in basement o f Boynton, Plant Services notified.

1:35pm - Report: Sound o f rushing water in Perrault projection booth, officer reports it is a drain pipe from roof.

3:01pm - Water leak: Stoddard C, first floor bathroom, report o f 1.5 - 2 inches o f water in bathroom.

3:30pm - W ater leak: Custodian called in to clean up water leak.

Monday, November 13th 12:32am - Plumbing problem: Institute Hall 2nd floor, reported by RA. Plumber notified.

2:25am - Student Life on-call administrator paged per officer at request o f RA. 8:01am - Property found: custodian at G om pei’s found book in trash, officer to retrieve, student notified.

8:04am - Broken glass: Salisbury room #239, glass panel smashed, officers notified.

8:37am - Call placed to Military Science regarding flag.

11:26am - Student parking in Baptist Church lot, officers notified.

9:12pm - Assist: Stoddard B, third floor for weird odor, officers notified.

11:30pm - Personnel in Alden request fire alarm reactivation, officers notified.

Tuesday, November 14th 12:02am - Fire alarm: Boynton Street. Call from house reporting false alarm due to burned popcorn, officers respond to verify.

1:49am - Medical response: Founders Hall, chest pain, officers and EMS notified.

2:19am - Medical response: Morgan Hall, ankle injury, officer notified.

9:10am - Contact: student regarding property found in A lum ni Gym that is his.

1:57pm - Report: antenna atop Salisbury has fallen over. Plant Services notified.

2:46pm - Report: pipes rattling in apartment below Fuller, Plant Services notified.

4:09pm - Lockout: officer to field house to let student in to get bag.

8:25pm - Assist: four students stuck in Daniels elevator, officers notified.

9:1 lpm - Medical Assist: Morgan Hall, student with broken leg, officers and EMS notified.

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Tuesday, November 21st 6:00pm - W omen’s Basketball vs. Southern M aine.

8:00pm - Musican: Peter Mulvey. Alden Hall. D oors open at 6:00pm. $ 1WPI/S3 general, $1 o ff with mug.

8:00pm - M en’s Basketball vs. Salve Regina.

Wednesday, November 22nd No Classes ■ Thanksgiving Recess through November 26 Thursday, November 23rd Thanksgiving Day Sunday, November 26th 6:30pm & 9:30pm - Kaleidoscope Film: “THX 1138,” Perreault Hall, $2.

Monday, November 27th 8:00pm to 12:00 midnight - "Jim i Hendrix: A Slight Return.” Contains rare and unreleased material. To be broadcast on W PIR (90.1 FM Cable and Channel 38).

Tuesday, November 28th 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

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SGA Open Meeting, Low er Wedge.

Summer Internship Info Session, Perreault Hall.

Latino Coffehouse, Lower Wedge. Free.

W om en’s Basketball vs. Bridgewater State.

Wednesday, November 29th 7:00pm - W omen’s Swimming vs. W estfield State.

7:30pm - M en’s Basketball vs. Babson.

8:00pm - Ventriloquist: Dan Horn, Riley Com m ons. Doors open at 6:00pm. $lW PI/$3 general, $1 o ff with mug.

Thursday, November 30th 7:30pm - Music Association Holiday Concert, Alden Hall.

Friday, December 1st 7:00pm - Latino Dinner/Party, Low er W edge, $3/Free with valid WPI ID.

Sunday, December 3rd 1:30pm - M en’s and W om en's Sw im m ing vs. C onnecticut College.

6:30pm & 9:30pm - Film: “Species,” Perreault Hall. $2.

9:38pm - Fire alarm at Boynton Street fraternity, officers notified.

11:18pm - Flooding: report o f flooding in Alden sub-basement, officers notified.

11:28pm - Officers clear Alden. pum p activated to drain water.

W ednesday, N o vem ber 15th 1:54am - Medical response: Daniels Hall, intoxication and nosebleed, officers and EM S respond.

3:15pm - Escort: W orcester em ergency ambulance en route to Founders for ankle injury o f Red Cross volunteer. WPI Police called to guide ambulance.

3:40pm - Escort: EMS transporting Red Cross volunteer to Memorial, officers clear.

6:32pm - Medical: separated shoulder, Harrington, EMS and officers respond.

6:44pm - Subject transported to M emorial via friend.

6:50pm - Medical call: possible bum s, EMS and officers respond.

6:56pm - Emergency Ambulance called for bum victim.

7 :10pm - Transported: victim transported to U m ass Medical Center.

7 :10pm - Medical: subject with sprained wrist taken to hospital by mother.

N e w sp e a k w ill n o t be p u b lish ed on T u esday; N o v e m b e r 28, due to th e T h an ksgivin g H o lid a y . O ur n ext issue w ill be on Tuesday; D ecem ber 5.

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