MW Repertory performs for WPI community and playwright by Jennx Yambert News Editor M W Repertory Theatre Co., Etc. Presented its thirteenth show to the WPI community this past weekend, a double billing of John Binnie’s A Little O lder and Love Among the Juveniles. These Scottish plays present a personal look into tw oclose friendships between a hom osexual m an and a straight woman, as well as some o f the prob lems o f growing up and living that people face. The playwright himself, having some business in Boston, was able to attend the WPI productions and share his insight. In a round table discussion before the final perfor m ances on Saturday, John B innie spoke about how the plays were written and thanked MW Rep. for bringing the plays back to life for him. John Binnie began a small theater com pany with a good friend o f his in Scotland soon after he left the Univer sity. Theater, he says, often becomes an elitist form o f entertainment, only those who can afford to go attend, he didn’t want his plays to be like that. His
recovery the audience watches as her memory begins to return, she begins speaking again, and regains her lively attitude, yet she asks one day why she eats and how. Sandy, played by Ryan Blanchard, becomes the strength be hind a friendship that Isla once drove. Friendship is the heart o f Love Among the Juveniles as well. Ailsa and Finn, played by Tara H alwes and Todd D ibble, together with F inn’s mother Jean, played by Katie Homing, stand by each other as they leam how to deal with unconventional relationships. Finn’s boyfriend is nervous about him self and his feelings, A ilsa’s fallen in love with a man from Zim babwe who has to return home, Jean is longing for love even though she is uncomfortable about her physical problem. Love wins out all around, though, in both plays, as the characters realize that it is the most important thing in friendship and liv ing. Love Among the Juveniles was highly criticized when it First came out, for being both fairy tale like and for making
it is simply a sexual orientation, and plays performed by MW Rep. illustrate theater company has taken their plays that relationships o f any orientation many scenes from B innie’s life. Hothrough small neighborhood theaters, experience the same prob and perform ed free lems of learning to love. shows in conjunction The problems of long dis w ith w o rkshops in tance relationships, inter housing projects and race relationships, living o th er com m unities. with an ilyostemy and still B in n ie ’s plays are w anting to be intimate, written from his per and having to suddenly so n al e x p e rie n c e s, having a friend who was they provide a look at once strong be left weak how unconventional physically and mentally relationships have to by an accident are all s u rv iv e th e sam e brought to life on stage. problems o f daily life A L ittle O lder reveals that others go through. Sandy’s struggles to help John Binnie smiled as his friend Isla, played by he remembered tak Rachel M. Kelly, regain ing Love Among the her memory after crack J u v e n ile s into a ing her skull. He forces school, and into an her to think back to when unemployment cen NEWSPEAK STAFF PHOTO / JASON PHILBROOK they first met as elem en ter, and how the au ta ry sch o o l c h ild re n , In A Little Order. Ryan Blanchard as Sandy and Rachel M. Kelly diences felt free to when she discovered her as Isla reminisce about the days before Isla's accident. voice their feelings as sexuality and told him they truly becam e that he was not wrong part o f the show. because of his, when the grew up a little mosexuality is shown in a positive, Theater, Binnie believes, is useless and he went to college. During Isla’s normal light, bringing out the fact that if it doesn’t portray a message. The
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The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tuesday, February 7, 1995
7\PEAK
Volume Twenty-three, Number Four
Look out!!!!! It’s back. the W inter Carnival that is. This year, organizations cam pus-w ide have been w orking together to bring YOU, the student body, entertainment. T he W inter Carnival originated al most 80 years ago, that’s when it was know n as the Tech Carnival. It was one o f those notorious F reshm anSophom ore Rivalry events that hap pened annually. However, the word carnival was deceiving. The entire carnival was based on 3 acts o f dram a provided by the Freshman class, the Sophom ore class and the Faculty. For m any years. Nils Hagberg, the campus cop, em ceed the entire performance. However, the skits over time becam e unruly and as a result, were last heard o f in 1969. B ut NOW it’s back and better than it ever was! We want everyone to participate in the events that we have planned for you! And better yet, it’s happening all w eekend long! H ere’s a taste o f what is going on:
Gordon Library Open House
Friday, February 10 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 9:00 pm - !2:00 am 12:00 a m -
1:00 am
Carnival Social in Gom pei’s Function Room Open Mic in Gompei’s Function Room Skits with Nils Hagberg!!** Scavenger Hunt Kick Off** Movie: Baraka in Fuller Labs Band: Big Character with Alumnae Brian Chu in Gom pei’s Function Room Klondike B ar Hunt**
Saturday, February 11 12:30 1:00 1:45 2:30 3:00 3:45 4:30 5:00 8:00 pm -
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm 12:00 am
Torch Lighting for the Tech Olympics on the Quad Klondike Derby on the Quad** Egg Heave o ff o f Morgan 4th** Frozen Turkey Bowling on the Quad** Odyssey o f the Mind in the Lower Wedge** Mouse Trap Propulsion in the Lower Wedge** Broomball Tournament in the Lower Field** Movie: Animal House in the Lower Wedge Video Dance Party in Alden**
Look around campus for further information! If you are interested in any o f these events please email Nate Wittasek at philipe@wpi.edu. Have fun and get involved! And finally, almost the entire weekend is free— we’re even giving away prizes**. So what do you have to lose — PARTICIPATE!
The real world: music meets technology by Kyle Warren Class o f ‘96 A s part of the continuing efforts to bring m ore depth to the H um ani ties and A rts D epartm ents o f W PI, the M usic D ivision has a n um ber o f events in mind. T hese events range from lectures to possible internships for those students interested in the new ly established M usic T ech n o l ogy concen tration in the H um anities m ajor. The M usic D ivision’s intent is to provide students with a look at how and where m usic and tech n o l ogy interact in the real w orld.
T he first of a series o f lectures will be held on F riday F ebruary 10 at 4:3 0 p m in the IM C. S tephen A. R uggere, V ice President o f M arket ing and P roduct D evelopm ent for W ave, Inc., a video p roduction co m pany, will be here to discuss the use o f m usic in m arketing, sales, ad v er tising and general entertainm ent. Stephen A. R uggere has been per form ing (classical and ja z z guitar) and conducting m usic for 12 years. He w as a featured solo ist w ith the B oston Sym phony O rch estra and the B oston POPS O rchestra. He w as a co n trib u tin g editor for G uitar Player
M agazine and In ternational M usi cian M agazine. Som e o f Mr. R uggere’s m ost re cent work involves co m p o sin g and a rra n g in g m usic fo r N O V A a n d A&E. He also served as the C reative D irecto r for B ose C orporation w here he produced and directed all o f the e le c tro n ic m ed ia p ro d u c tio n s fo r th eir w orldw ide m arketing activities. All students who are interested in learning about how m usic and te c h n o lo g y relate in the jo b m arket are en co u rag ed to attend th is lecture, F riday February 10 at 4 :30pm in the IMC.
AFROTC awards scholarships to seven students T he A ir Force R eserve O fficer T raining C orps has announced the aw arding o f full tuition scholarships to seven WPI students. The scholar ships will pay full tuition, books, and fees, as well as a tax-free stipend of $ 150.00 a month. Each scholarship is valued at approximately $17,500.00
per year. Upon graduation each schol arship recipient will be commissioned a Second Lieutenant and be guaran teed a jo b in the active duty A ir Force. The seven students are: Lee Gentile, Jr., C ivil Engineering ‘97; Lindsey Bullard, M ath ‘98; Robyn H artz, Civil Engineering ‘98; Andy Mason, C om
SGA Candidates' letters See page 4
p u te r S c ie n c e ‘9 8 ; C h r is to p h e r P erillo , C hem ical E n gineering ‘98; P enelope T ask a, M echanical E n g i neerin g ‘98 and Tim S cully, C o m pu ter E ngineering ‘98. F o r inform a tion o n A ir Force R O T C sch o lar ships call the A FRO TC D etachm ent at W PI, 831-5747.
Members o f the staff of the George C. Gordon Library are pleased to an nounce that we will be holding an Open House, Wednesday, February 15th from Noon to 3 PM. We welcome members from all segments of the WPI comm u nity to stop by and participate in the various demonstrations, view the ex hibits, and generally get to know the library staff. We have a variety o f events planned. The Invitational Art Show [which will be exhibited for the entire month of February] is a main attraction of the Open House. This exhibit consists of original artwork submitted by students.
faculty and staff at W PI. M em bers o f the WPI community are asked to vote on which piece they like the best during the Open House. A prize will be given to the artist whose artwork receives the most votes. O ur special guest is Presi dent John Lott Brown who will speak in the Seminar Room at 2:00 PM. Other activities include a raffle, a W WW demonstration and a multimedia pre sentation by the Instructional Media Center. O f course, if that isn’t enough en ticement - Home Baked refreshments will be served in the exhibit area. See you on February 15th!
Library book borrowing expanded by Carmen Brown Head o f Public Services, Gordon Library G ordon Library is pleased to an nounce an extended W alk-In Interli brary Loan (W ILL) service. From now on, students with a valid WPI identification card can borrow books directly from the libraries o f Anna Maria College, A ssum ption College, Becker College, Q uinsigam ond Com munity College, University o f M assa chusetts M edical Center, and W orces ter State C ollege. You no longer need to come to the G ordon Library to re
ceive forms for specific books at these participating libraries. Just be sure you have your up-to-date WPI identi fication card with you. S tudents can co ntinue to borrow book m aterials directly from the li braries at C lark U niversity and Holy C ross C ollege. In ad dition, you can get y o u r ow n card for W o rcester Public Library. W e hope students will Find this new cooperative arrangem ent a con venience and a tim e saver. W e ask that everyone act responsibly in re specting each individual lib ra ry ’s borrow ing policies and procedures.
Wellness Fair 1995 by Marie Meier Class o f ‘95 It’s Back! W PI’s celebration o f Wellness will be held on Tuesday, February 14th, in the lower wedge from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. As in previous years there will be people available on a wide variety of health related topics. This year we are fortunate to have the Bancroft School o f Massage, body fat measuring, nutri tion information, as well as cholesterol testing ($4.00 with a valid WPI ID, $8.00 without). The initial cost for the
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cholesterol and blood pressure testing was $8.00 but thanks goes out to the Human Resource Department for do nating $4.00 per person for the WPI employees and Health Services for do nating $4.00 per person for the stu dents. The W ellness Fair is being coordi nated by Marie Meier, Resident Advi sor o f the Healthy Alternatives House, JoAnn Van Dyke, Director o f Health Services, Christine von Ulrich o f the Healthy Alternatives Office, and Cathy C o n n e lly , R e sid e n t A d v iso r o f Founders 2nd.
Contents Graduate Student Organization ................................................ 7 Club Corner ....................................................................................8 Greek Corner ................................................................................. 9 Arts & Entertainment......................................................... 10, 11 Classifieds ..................................................................................... 11 Police L o g ..................................................................................... 12 What’s Happening ...................................................................... 12