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by Brian Parker Editor-in-Chief-Emeritus Tomorrow WPI will have the unique opportunity to host the entire crew o f STS-73, which Hew aboard the space shuttle Columbia last fall with the sec­ ond United States microgravity labora­ tory mission. They will be joined by M assachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, w ho will participate in discus­ sions with the community and with busi­ ness and education leaders. Professor Albert Sacco, who was a payload spe­ cialist on the mission, commented: "It is unusual for the whole crew to gather for a single event, except for meetings at the White House. . .this represents a major commitment on the p;irt of NASA, to release the crew from theirother training schedules. . .this is u very special event for WPI and the city o f Worcester, noth­ ing like this has ever happened before in Massachusetts.”

The astronauts will arrive tomorrow morning (Wednesday. April 10) and participate in a round table discussion "Building Educational Partnerships for the 21st Century" with business and

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gift to the community for all o f its sup­ to show that science can be fun and they educational leaders. Sacco commented port of him and his endeavors. He also walked out to the shuttle with their hats that this discussion will continue to build arranged for a question and answer ses­ on backwards to demonstrate that “sci­ on the theme of USML-2, by showing sion in Harrington, where selected high ence is not for “geeks’.” According to that institutions of higher education, in­ school students will also be present.

Sacco, USML-2 showed that this can be dustry and the government can work This is another part o f the attempt “to done if the will and desire exists and he together to produce world class technol­ motivate the next generation of Einsteins hopes that this will ;md desire can be ogy. and Goddards” says Sacco. The There will also be a pre­ future competitiveness of the sentation for the WPI com­ United States will depend on munity at 11:30 in the morn­ “I'm hoping this is som eth in g to rem em b er whether educators today can ing, which students are en­ f o r th e rest o f ou r lives. . .th is is qu ite a stimulate their interest in sci­ couraged to attend. "Count­ com plim en t to WPI to be a llo w ed the en tire ence, mathematics and engi­ down to Tomorrow” will be crew to visit. ” neering. By presenting it at a about what it is like to live -P rofessor AI Sacco personal and interesting level, and work in space, and the through programs like this one, kind o f science which was this can be done most effectively. done on the mission. The talk The day looks to be a big celebration found at WPI. will also include the educational down­ of the future and the potentials that fu­ Senator Kennedy, along with Gover­ link, which allowed the shuttle crew to ture research and young scientists and nor Welti and Senator Kerry' are strong conduct interactive science lessons with engineers hold. It also has the potential believers in the need for government, four high schools (including Worcester's for WPI to lend its support lo the devel­ industry, and educational institutions to South High School) and be viewed in opment o f projects that could lead to a form partnerships lo maintain competi­ 40,000 classrooms nationwide over the leadership role in the years to come. tiveness. Kennedy’s willingness to par­ Channel One network. The presentation According to Sacco "This presents a ticipate in the program, especially in the begins promptly at 11:30, so everyone is chance to become a major player, there roundtable discussion, show strong sup­ asked to arrive a bit early. is a lot o f work that would need lo be port for this type o f cooperative venture.

The crew o f USML-2 figured that done; faculty and student support would Professor Sacco helped to organize exciting teachers and students was a be important. . .but this is a chance wc the morning presentation as part o f his major part of their mission. They wanted

can’t afford to miss.”

Again, students are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to talk with an entire space shuttle crew (Commander Kenneth Bowersox, Pilot Kenl Rominger, Mission Specialists Catherine Coleman, Michael LopezAlegria, Payload Commander Kathryn Thornton and Payload Specialists Fred Leslie and Albert Sacco) and, quite pos­ sibly, shake their hands. Tomorrow promises to be the celebration o f one o f the most successful missions in NASA history, where experiments were con­ ducted in: astroculture, crystal growth, fluid mechanics and combustion sci­ ences among other disciplines. Presi­ dent Parrish feels that the event "will provide an opportunity to highlight the important contributions Massachusetts, with its wealth of educational resources, its technological know-how, and its in­ dustrial might, has made and continues to make to the welfare of the nation.”

Professor Sacco ment ioncd “I’m hop­ ing this is something to remember forthe rest o f our lives.. .this is quite a compli­ ment to WPI to be allowed the entire crew to visit.”

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

N e w spe a k Volume Twenty-four; Number Eleven

Tuesday, April 9, 1996

Management Department seeks accreditation for programs

by Jason Papadopoulos News Editor WPI’s Management Department has been busy this year in an effort to gain accreditation for its management pro­ grams. In addition to going through the process for "Engineering Criteria 2(XX),’’ for its Industrial Engineering major, the Department has been actively preparing a plan of improvements that could lead to accreditation o f its other management courses, by a business school accredita­ tion board.

The criteria used for accrediting busi­ ness schools is very similar to the experi­ mental "Engineering Criteria 2000,” as far as evaluation is concerned. Both criteria require that students be evalu­ ated on outcomes rather than actual course completions. The only differ­ ence is that the business accreditation criteria goes a step further and asks that after the basic criteria has been achieved the department has lo continue to im­ prove its programs. The result will be an up-to-date educational program for the business-persons of the future.

In April o f 1995, an advisor from

the accreditation board that will evalu­ ate W P l’s management curriculum came to provide the Management D e­ partment with advice that would help it start evaluating its programs and improve them so as to achieve the required accreditation criteria. Since then the department has been steadily improving its programs, including hir­ ing three new management professors.

The depart ment out lined some changes it had to make, in a plan it submitted to the accreditation board, and has been trying lo accomplish the outlined tasks.

On April 20, Professor McRae C. Banks II. Management Department head, will be leaving for California where the accreditation board will give it’s deci­ sion on accreditation of WPI’s manage­ ment programs. If the Department is accepted as a candidate for accredita­ tion, the process for accreditation will take anywhere up to five years. During this period the Management Department will have to assure the accreditation board that it has achieved the required criteria and that it will continue to im­ prove its programs.

The crew of space shuttle mission STS-73, from left to right: M ission Specialist Catherine Colem an, Payload Specialist Albert Sacco, Jr., C om m ander Kenneth Bowersox, Pilot Kent Rominger, Payload Specialist Fred Leslie, M ission Specialist M ichael Lopez-Alegria, and Payload Commander Kathryn Thornton.

ISC to sponsor tenth annual Cultural Festival this Saturday

by Jason Papadopoulos News Editor The 10th annual Cultural Festival will be held at Harrington Auditorium, from 9:30am to 3:00pm, Saturday, April 13. This year’s festival will consist of exhibits, food samplings, performances, represented by more than a dozen coun­ tries and clubs. The result o f weeks of work and preparation will be open to the public as part of this year’s parent’s day festivities. The doors to the ISC (Inter­ national Student Council) sponsored event open at 9:30am. At 10:00am the Vice President of WPI is expected to give a short speach in honor o f the event, followed by the inauguration of the Cul­

tural Festival. Entrance will be free, and those thal wish to sample from the inter­ national quisine, will be available will have to purchase fcxxl sampling cou­ pons for 50tf and exchange them for a sampling. One o f the new and main attractions to the festival will be the French cafe, which will serve French crepes and Puerto Rican coffee, in a French cafe atmosphere.

Groups involved in the Cultural Fes­ tival include the ASC (Asian Society), CSA (Chinese Student Association), Deutsch Klub, French Circle, HS A (His­ panic Student Association), ISO (Indian Student Organization), JA (Japan Asso­ ciation), MSA (Muslim Student Asso­ ciation), Society o f Martial Artists, TSA

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(Turkish Student Association), and the VS A (V ietnamcse Student Association).

Another first for this year’s cultural festival, will be the representation of the Republic of Cyprus. Two WPI sopho­ mores will setup a stand, exhibiting maps, photographs, handbooks, and leallcts on Cyprus, as well as offering samples of Cypriot hors d’ouevres, foods, and des­ serts.

The Japan Society will have several tea ceremonies, and origami (a tradi­ tional Japanese art o f folding paper to form flowers, animal figures, etc.) dem­ onstrations. The Asian Society expects to have a display of items from various Asian countries. The Deutsch Klub said that its exhibit will consist o f pictures

and videos showing the architecture and landscape of three German speaking coun­ tries, Austria, Gennany and Switzerland.

Manned performances include singing, dancing, and martial artsexhibitions. Herrik Haensch, a graduate student, will sing “Ueber den Wolken”, a German ‘folk’ song.

Vietnam ese students from Worcester’s South High School will per­ form a Vietnamese Fan ditnce, ;uid a WPI graduate student will perform a Thai dance.

The CSA, ISO and TSA also plan to dem­ onstrate traditional Chinese, Indian, and Caucasian dances. The HSA intends to enact “Down from the Caribbean”, a musi­ cal and theatrical performance, while the Society of Martial Arts will display various martial arts.

Visitors will also be able to sample the native quisine o f countries from all over the world, such as cheese from Cyprus. French crepes, German salami and bread, Indian samosas. Puerto Rican pastries, and Vietnamese rice.

MSA’s contribution to the Cultural fes­ tival will lie different from most. It plans to display Islamic heritage in the form of calligraphy, paintings and pictures. It will also have a multimedia presentation de­ scribing MSA’s role at WPI, and Islam in general. MSA will also provide an interacti ve database of the Quran, where the publ ic will be able to search a topic and find the Islamic point of view on the particular point. A person from the MSA will also be writing in calligraphy on request.

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News beyond the farm A weekly e-mail news summary WORLD EDITION F or the w eek preceding th is S atu rd ay, A p ril 6 th , 1996, h e re ’s w h at m ade the N ew s B eyond the Farm: The Unabomber may be in Federal cus­ tody. On Apr 3rd, Federal agents raided the Lincoln, MT cabin where Theodore John Kaczynski had been living, finding the parts necessary to make bombs, and even a armed device Apr 6th. Kaczynski’s brother David had alerted the FBI that his brother might be the Unabomber after reading the treatise pub­ lished in the New York T im es last year.

Kaczynski meets the profile established for the bomber extremely well; he is a Harvard graduate who taught mathematics at UC Ber­ keley prior to becoming a recluse. Weapons charges were filed against him Apr 4th; he is due to be arraigned Apr 17th.

Next week at this time, the two Koreas could be at war. On Apr 4th, North Korea announced it would no longer recognize the D em ilitarized Zone (DMZ) betw een the two nations. In effect, the North was rejecting the entire armistice agreement which ended the Korean War. North Korean soldiers crossed into the DMZ on Apr 4th and tw ice Apr 6th, prompting the South to go to its highest level o f alert. The m otives o f the North are not clear; som e experts suspect the current agri­ culture crisis in that nation may be forcing its leadership to find a politial distraction in order to maintain power.

T he W eek in the Balkans: • Bosnia and Croatia signed an agreement Mar 31st designed to salvage the Federa­ tion between their two nations; concerns had been rising not only would the alli­ ance disappear, but that B osn ia and Hercegovina might separate.

• Bosnia joined the World Bank Apr 1st.

• A plane carrying US Commerce secretary Ron Brown crashed near Dubrovnik, Croatia Apr 3rd, killing all 35 people aboard. CEOs o f several major US com ­ panies were also on the plane. President Clinton spent most o f the week eu logiz­ ing the loss, planting a tree in Brown’s memory Apr 6th as the bodies were re­

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turned from the Balkans.

According to accusations raised Apr 5th, the Clinton adminstration may have tactily sanctioned the shipment o f arms from Iran to Bosnia during the warfare in 1994 and 1995.

T h e y ’re T alk in g A bout It: • Dallas Cowboy star receiver Michael Irvin was indicted on drug charges Apr 1st.

• Taco Bell tried to pull an April Fool’s joke claim ­ ing it was buying the L ib­ erty B ell and ended up having to pay $50,0 0 0 to­ ward the b ell’s preserva­ tion and maintenance.

In Shorts: Russia continued its o f­ fensive in Chechnya Mar 31st despite claim s that it had ceased. On Apr 6th, Boris Y eltsin again an­ nounced, this time directly to Chechen leaders, that the offensive had ended.

• Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev re­ jected the offer from Russia to include his nation .in an integration agreement Mar 31st.

• 9 0 ,0 0 0 people turned out in Okinawa Mar 31st to protest the US military bases on the island.

Riverside County (C A ) police beat the illegal alien occupants o f a vehicle in­ volved in an extended carchase Apr 1st in shades o f the Rodney King beating. O f­ ficials plan to discipline the officers in­ volved; the couple that was beaten was released from the hospital by Apr 2nd.

• Umpire John McSherry died o f a heart attack during the opening game o f the Cincinnati baseball season Apr 1st.

• British researchers announced Apr 1st that testing had revealed a male method o f birth control involving testosterone injections in the posterior was 98% effe c ­ tive. The significance may be less in the method, which may not be practical, than in realization that reduction o f sperm count to a threshold level can be effective.

• Pepsi started marketing a blue can Apr

Petition for financial aid for first year international students

by Jason Papadopoulos News Editor A petition is circulating around WPI this week, that aims to give undergraduate, first year international students at W'PI the right to apply for financial aid. A few international students that were accepted into WPI forthe 1995-1996 academic year, applied and received financial aid from WPI. Many international undergradu­ ate students that entered WPI this academic year had no knowledge that they could apply for financial aid, as all documentation they received from WPI strictly stated that no financial aid was available for international students.

After coming to WPI many students have found out that WPI has introduced financial aid for international undergraduate students. Many

students have approached various people from the admissions office, the financial aid office, and student life office, but they have been told lhat they may not apply for financial aid, and that they should have applied when they were apply­ ing for entry into WPI. Students have pointed out that they have been unable to apply for financial aid since they had no know ledge o f its availability.

At its meeting, on Wednesday, Aprl 3rd, the ISC (International Student Council) endorsed the petition and now it is available to all students and faculty that want to show their support.

Students or faculty that arc interested in finding out more about the petition, and/or signing it, may contact Jason Papadopoulos at 831-6311, e-mail; jasonp@wpi.edu, or the ISC at e-mail: isc@ wpi.edu.

Family Weekend: April 12 and 13 WPI students and their parents, brothers and sisters arc invited to take part in a host of activities during Family Weekend, April 12 and 13. Special activities for students and their siblings, age 12 and up, include the Playfair! orientation program and a special showing of Toy Story. Parents can sit-in on select classes or visit the Worcester Common Fashion Outlets, and the whole family can see the Worcester IceCats play the Springfield Falcons at the Cen­ trum lhat evening.

Saturday's highlights include a welcome ad­ dress by President Edward Parrish, tours o f the

newly completed Higgins Laboratories, the WPI Cultural Festival in Harrington Auditorium, and lessons on navigating the World Wide Web. From 3:30 to 5pm, professor and Chemical Engineering Department Head Albert Sacco Jr., will discuss his experiences as a payload spe­ cialist aboard the shuttle Columbia. The week­ end will conclude with an a cappella festival in Riley Commons that will feature WPI’s own Simple Harmonic Motion and six other colle­ giate groups, and M onte Carlo Night in Harrington Auditorium. For more information call the Student Life Office at ext. 5201.

Student Government Association piloting Student/Trustee Mentor Program The Student Government Association in con­ junction with the Student Affairs Office is piloting a Student/Trustee Mentor Program.

The goal o f the program is to foster communi­ cation among the students and trustees o f the College. There will be opportunities during the academic year for student/trustee interaction in understanding both the Trustee’s role al the College and the quality o f life experiences o f students. Wc arc seeking current freshmen,

sophomores or juniors who are interested in participating. The pilot program will consist o f ten students to be matched with Trustees forthe 1996-1997 academic year. Applications will be available in the SGA office and the Student Affairs Office, first floor o f Boynton Hall.

Applications are due by May 10th, and can be forwarded during Term-D to the SGA Office, or mailed to the Student Affairs Office prior to May 10. . . i .

• The overturn o f a truck carrying illegal 1st. aliens in Tem cula, CA resulted in seven SBC and Pacific T elcsis announced their deaths Apr 6th. intention to merge Apr 1st.

• Actress Greer Garson died Apr 6th at the New York’s law banning assisted suicide age o f 92. was overturned by the US 2nd Circuit Court o f Appeals Apr 2nd.

Finally: 1000 students protested in Seoul, South Rubber duckies may be lots o f fun for Korea Apr 2nd, demanding the resigna­ charity events, but regulators in Connecticut tion o f Kim Young-Sam. aren’t awfully fond o f them. The state re­ British officials intially refused Apr 2nd cently instituted nine new paragraphs to regu­ to destroy 11 million cattle as late rubber-duck races to meet environm en­ ordered by the European Union tal and fairness concerns. Groups who wish to control Mad Cow disease, to put on a race must obtain a permit; the but eventually agreed to kill application requires diagramming the race­ 15,000 cattle a week for five course, ensuring that only one duck can cross years. the finish line at a time, and making sure that • B o liv ia ordered troops all ducks are identical. Inspectors must in­ into the streets o f La Paz after vestigate the winners to be sure they were not rioting broke out among dis­ counterfeit. One has to wonder what Bert gruntled transportation work­ and Ernie think... ers Apr 3rd.

• President Clinton signed And th a t’s w hat m ade the N ew s B eyond the $47 billion farm reform bill the Farm .

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• Jail violence in Argentina Sources this week included All Things Con­ in 18 prisons resulted in the taking o f 27 s id e r e d (NPR), the A s so c ia te d P re s s prisoners by Apr 4th. Over 6000 inmates newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRI), were involved. the Christian Science Monitor, KCBS radio Political violence in the southern M exi­ news, Newsday (BBC/PRI), Newsdesk (BBC/ can town of Santa Catanina Juquila re­ PRI), the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), sulted in four deaths Apr 4th. the Reuters newswire, and the World (PRI).

Alberto Pandolfi Arbulu became Peru’s Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA prime minster after Dante Cordova re­ signed Apr 4th.

News Beyond the Farm is designed to p ro ­ The defense attorneys in the Whitewater vide a reasonably short summary o f a week's case ripped into the prosecution’s star events fo r people who would otherwise have no w itness, David Hale, Apr 5th, in a fashion chance to keep up with current events. It is that had many analysts saying they had distrubuted by direct e-mail and is published by actually hurt their case. the Worcester Polytechnic Institute's student The “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” newspaper, “Newspeak, " when that institution policy for gays in the military was upheld is in session. It may be distributed, forwarded, in Federal Court Apr 5th. o r re-posted anywhere. Check “h ttp :// The state o f Texas announced Apr 5th www.stanford.edu/~lgHtch/btf/btf.html'' on the that it is required by law to castrate a World Wide Web for back issues and further sexual offender who is to be released information. Comments, criticisms, and re­ from prison. quests fo r e-mail subscription additions or de­ Hutu rebels in Burundi attacked and killed letio n s should be e-m a iled to 6 Apr 5th. “lance.gleich@leland.stanford.edu. ” Con­ Two more “freemen" turned them selves gratulations on keeping up with the world in lo authorities as thp standoff in Jordan, around you! ... j MT entered its second week Apr 6th.

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Weekly sports update: March 30th through April 6 student Stan Farrell (Augusta, ME). Pockoski qualified for the New Englands in the discus after placing second at the meet with a throw o f 131', w hile also placing fourth in both the hammer and shot put. Farrell tied for second in the pole vault, finished second in the triple jump and placed fourth in the javelin. Double placewinners for the Engineers were Jeff Coleman (Rehoboth, M A), Dan Sadowski (A shficld, MA), Doug Martin (Biddeford, ME) and David Hawes (Seal Harbor, ME).

Coleman won the 110-meter high hurdles and placed third in the long jump. Sadowski placed third in both the shot put and discus.

Martin took third in both the triple jump and 110 hurdles. Hawes won the 100-meter dash and was second in the 400-m eter hurdles.

Chris Brennan (Providence, RI) placed fourth in the long jump. BrianM cKenna(Pawtucket, RI) was second in the hammer. Aaron Korthas (G loucester, MA) placed third in the ham­ mer. Marc LeFebvre won the high jump and qualified for the New Englands.

Chris Neumaier (Vernon, CT) was third in the javelin. Bruce Meacham (Exeter, NH) finished third in the 3,000-m eter steeple­ chase. Rich Person (Sutton, M A) placed second in the 1,500. S teve LaBranche (U n casville, CT) won the 400-m eter run.

Keith Levesque (Nashua, NH) was second in th e400. M ike Bugbee (Plympton, MA) placed fourth in the triple jump. David Bowler qualified for the New Englands when he cleared 13' in winning the pole vault. Tim Caldwell (D over Foxcroft, ME) took third in the 800-m eter run. Tyler Lupien (W aldoboro, ME) was third in the 400. Bill Freed (Stock­ ton, NJ) took fourth place in the 4 0 0 hurdles.

by G eoff Hassard Sports Information Director W om en's Track (6-0) The w om en’s track team is o ff to a solid start as they won the W orcester Area Meet on Saturday the 30th. Leading the charge for the Engineers was Tina G allos (Manchester, NH) who placed in four events. She won the high jump, was second in both the long jump and triple jump and finished third in the 100meter hurdles. Three event placewinners were Patty Panlilio (H olyoke, M A), Alison Keach (C hepatchet, RI), Heather Cleary (Pembroke, MA) and Liz Kieronski (Con­ cord, NH). Panlilio placed second in the hammer and finished third in both the shot put and discus. Keach placed third in both the 100-meters and 200-m eters and finished fourth in the shot pul. Cleary won the 200, took third in the long jump and fourth in the pole vault. Kieronski placed third in both the pole vault and triple jum p and finished fourth in the 100. Double placewinners were Sue S h orrock (N . S m ith fie ld , R I), E la in e M o n g eo n (S o u th b r id g e , M A ), Sue M acP herson (H u d so n , M A ) and Sunny Hwang (Manchester, CT). Shorrock tied for second in the high jump and finished second in the 3,000-m eter run. M ongeon tied for second in the high jump and placed second in the 400-m eter hurdles. MacPherson placed third in the javelin and fourth in the hammer.

Hwang won the 100 and took second in the 100 hurdles. Sarah W ilcox (W akefield, MA) won the 5,000-m eter run. Rachel Kupcinskas (M illbury, MA) placed fourth in the long jump. Vicky Dulac (M anchester, NH) won the 4 0 0 -meter run. Melanie Heck(W . Buxton, MA) placed second in the 400. Ellen Roach (Plainville, MA) took second in the discus.

Jody Terranova (W esterly, RI) finished third in the 400 hurdles.

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Softb all (0-5) The softball team is struggling in the early season as they have run up against some good pitching. They dropped a pair o f gam es to Clark on the 30th and lost another to Rhode Island C ollege last Wednesday (3rd).

In the two losses to Clark, WPI could only manage to score two runs on eight hits as they lost the first game 6 -0 and the second 7-2.

Freshman pitcher Carrie Seigars (Richm ond, ME) continues to throw well in her first campaign as she is currently third in the NEW-8 Conference in earned run average.

L ast W e d n esd a y WPI h o sted the Anchorwomen in the hopes of breaking into the w in co lu m n .

WPI had on ly fiv e baserunners in the gam e as they were shutout 7-0.

U nofficially, the softball team did defeat the baseball team 5-4 in a five inning affair last Tuesday the 2nd. Coach Griffith was roughed up and the game ended with Teresa Lintzenich scoring on a wild pitch.

B aseball (3-10) The baseball team is trying to get on track as they split a doubleheader with Norwich on the 30th. They dropped the first game 10-7 and then cam e back in a big way in the second game 15-7. ln the first game, the Engineers spotted the Cadets eight runs before making the game interesting in the last four innings. Unfortu­ nately, the rally fell short. Pat Noonan (Houlton, ME) and Eric Dubois (Cumberland, RI) had solid games for WPI. Noonan had

M en's T rack (5-1) The men’s track team is also o ff to a good start in 1996 as they placed second at the Worcester Area Meet. The team that beat them. Holy Cross, com petes in D ivision I. Leading the way for WPI were freshman Mike Pockoski (D ayville, CT) and graduate

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three hits and an RBI, while Dubois had two hits and scored two runs.

In the second game, the two teams were tied after three innings when the bats o f WPI came alive to score four runs in the bottom of the fourth to break the game open. Aviv Kaufmann (S h rew sb u ry , M A ), Tom M ich a lo w sk i (Northampton, MA) and Guy M iller (W. Barnstable, MA) opened the inning with three consecutive base hits. A sacrifice fly by Dubois put the Engineers ahead 7-6 and two batters later, Scott Townsend (Hollis, ME), drove in the eighth run to put WPI ahead to stay. The hit parade was led by Kaufmann who had four hits and scored three runs. Michalowski launched a rocket over the left field fence for his first home run on the season as he had three hits overall and scored four runs while driving in three. Dubois drove in three runs on the game.

Tim Tully (Greenville, RI) once again had a strong outing as he pitched four and two-thirds innings and allowed only one earn run while striking out nine in picking up the win in relief.

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IceCats clinch playoff spot; win streak ends at five

by Andrew Marsella Associate Editor On W ednesday night (the 3rd) the W orces­ ter IceCats beat the Rochester Americans with a resounding 4-1 victory, clinching a spot in the AHL’s CalderCup playoffs for the first time in the ‘Cats brief history. After the win, the IceCats needed only five more points relative to divisional rival Portland Pirates to clinch second place in the Northern division and secure homc-ice advantage in the first round o f the post season. The victory was also the ‘Cats fifth straight, setting a new franchise record. Ironically, the win streak fo llo w e d a fiv e-g a m e w in le s s drought, W orcester’s longest slump this season.

G oalie Jamie McLennan was in net for all five o f the ‘Cats wins, improving his overall record in Worcester to 12 wins, 5 losses, and one tie. IceCats newcomer Harry York con ­ tinued to prove he deserves to play in the AHL by notching a goal and an assist, giving him 6 points (5 goals, 1 assist) in the ‘Cats last three games. A lso scoring for the IceCats were defcnsem an Jason Widmerand forwards Chris Kenady and Paul Broten. Former BU forward Bob Lachance, younger brother o f the Islander’s Scott Lachance, played his first gam e in an IceCats uniform, and is on the roster for the playoffs.

Unfortunately, the IceCats cou ldn’t win

forever, and apparently fate stepped in to break the win streak the follow ing night in Cornwall. W orcester had never beaten the A ces at home in Cornwall, and it appears now they never will (the A ces are leaving Cornwall at the end o f the season). Although W orces­ ter played well and kept the score close until an empty-net goal by the A ces in the last minute o f the game, Cornwall earned its re­ venge for a 4-2 loss at the hands o f the ‘Cats last Friday (the 29th). Former IceCat Denis Chalifoux tallied tw o third period goals to lift his team to the victory, and continues to lead the A ces with 63 points. Sergei Kharin.

Widmer, Kenny Sutton, and Lindsay V allis potted the goals for the ‘Cats, while goalie Mike Buzak, despite making 26 saves, had to settle for a loss. Buzak’s record fell to 8-105.

After the loss, the IceCat’s overall record slipped to 33-30 (3 OT lo sses)-1 2, good for 81 points and the fourth best record in the league. The ‘Cats finished their last multi­ game road trip o f the season on Saturday night (the 6th) against the Northern D ivision leading Springfield Falcons (unfortunately, after this issue o f Newspeak went to press).

The IceCats return to Centrum ice on W ednes­ day (the 10th) to face o f f against the Adirondack R edwings, follow ed by "Col­ lege Night wilh the IceCats" on Friday (the 12th) - once again against the Falcons.

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by Sashe Kanapathi Class o f '98 On Thursday, Mar.21, there were a lot of surprised faces on the DAKA premises. As students entered through the dining hall, the first items they saw were some new decorations and a large crowd. Most of them didn’t know that this was Indian Night sponsored by DAKA and the ISO(Indian Student Organization). The regular ‘Grille’ area was still open, bul DAKA had pro­ vided a new buffet line with a variety of Indian dishes. Some o f the more popular were the Chicken Tandoori and the Long Beans. Although some students were not pleased with the food, most could appreciate the attempt (Indian food is not easy to make). I, for one, would love to see

Groovin’ High, Volume One Minus Ted, the musical dynam ic duo, played at th e C offeehouse last Tuesday night to yet another loyal Coffeehouse crowd.

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Guster graced our great and gleeful campus last Friday night, giving grand grins to a generally grumpy group. Good stuff.

Groovin’ High Volume One is a funky acid jazz compilation featuring artists from around the world. This sampling of rare and sought after music, offers a broad spectrum o f the sounds you would hear in the world’s best underground clubs, and may also be just what your CD collection needs. Whether you want to sit back and relax or party with your friends you’ll find this music can suit your mood.

The eleven tracks on this CD prove lo be extremely versatile. There is a seventies retro feel lo the whole CD, but each indi­ vidual track is distinct in its sound. Whether your groovin’ to, Thobe’s savvy on “In the Meantime’’ by Australia's UTE or tappin’ your foot to the west coast funk in "Stop It"

by Solar System, I’m sure you won't be disappointed. The craziest track on this CD, “La Vie," features Japanese hip hop with a French rap. This tune by the Silent Poets' is one o f my favorites because it is hilariously funky and has an original club sound. I strongly recommend checking this CD out, Groovin’ High is a definite good time.

more cultural nights at DAKA. It is important for people to experience other cultures - and one important experience is food. Also, it’s an excel­ lent change o f pace. DAKA will see some advan­ tages because a lot of students who are not on the Meal Plan will be interested as well. DAKA had reduced charges to $5 for people who are not on the Meal Plan; the result: a good turnout!

Pul AI&Ton - your resume before you graduate 1996 FALL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT&T is seeking ambitious, sales-oriented stu d e n ts to p a rtic ip a te in our 7-day on-cam pus m arketing program selling AT&T p ro d u cts & services. Hours are fle x ib le w ith to p c o m p e n s a tio n & bonuses. Must be available 1-2 weeks prior to the start of classes. We need:

AT&T STUDENT CAMPUS MANAGER To be resp o n sib le for overall event im plem entation, daily m anagem ent & training of stu d en t group. Requires strong leadership ability. Prior manage­ ment sales-related experience a plus.

AT&T ASSISTANT STUDENT CAMPUS MANAGER To m anage a g ro u p of students on a daily basis and assist with overall event implementation. Sales leadership experi­ ence a plus.

AT&T STUDENT REP/CAMPUS GROUP To act as our on-cam pus representatives.

Must be o u tg o in g an d sales-oriented.

To tind out m ore about these great opportunities, call 1 HIM) S92-2121. ext 3.36 or 33". Or send resume to Campus Dim ensions. Inc., AT&T Recruitment.

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E lectrical and Com puter Engineering

Centennial Celebration Friday, April 1 9 ,1 9 9 6 Everyone in the WPI community is invited!

2:00 pm Open House 4:00 pm Panel Discussion: ECE - the next 100 Years, AK 116 (limited seats) 5:00 pm Reception, Atwater Kent Lounge For a reserved seat at the Panel Discussion, call (831-5231), email (mpierg@ece) or stop by (AK202) the ECE Office.

If you miss this celebration, your next opportunity will be in 2096!

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Patent expert to speak at WPI Why not patent laws o f nature? We're not talking about Newton's laws here. But suppose you discovered a “new" law o f nature? Would the patent law enable you to profit from your discovery? Would it let you prevent others from using your discovery?

To find out, com e hear Prof. W illiam Hennessey answer the question, “Should the discoverer of a Law o f Nature be able to get a patent on it? Or E=MC’: patent pending The lecture will be held in Salisbury Labs 104 at 4:30 on Thursday, April 11. It is sponsored by the Pre-Law Society and the Student Speakers’ Fund.

Professor Hennessey teaches Intellectual

To: The WPI Community From: President Edward Parrish

Property Law and International Law at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH, where he is the director o f the masters in intellec­ tual property program. He also has a reputation as a world traveler, one with extensive experi­ ence addressing audiences on international patent law and the management o f intellectual prop­ erty.

Prior to becoming a patent attorney and pro­ fessor, Hennessey earned a doctorate in Chinese Literature and worked for a variety o f organiza­ tions including the National Academy o f Sci­ ences and the American Association for the Advancement o f Science. His talk is free and the public is invited.

COME ONE, COME ALL!!!!!!!

M ake your plans now to join the celebration o f Al Sacco and the the U SM L-2 crew!

W ednesday, April 10, W PI will host the USM L-2 crew and hundreds o f invited guests from our com m unity and beyond. You are most cordially invited to the USM L-2 crew presentation, 11:30 in Harrington Auditorium , and the special reception for the campus comm unity between 2:30 and 3:30, also in Harrington.

This is an event unprecedented on cam pus, and, in fact, in the nation. On W ednesday, the crew w ill be breaking new ground, attending a special day on cam pus to further their mission o f educating—and exciting— our nation’s youth. W PI is incredibly fortunate to be the site of this ground-breaking, and we are grateful to and proud o f Al Sacco, whose role in the mission has brought this incredible day to campus. Please join us W ednesday to celebrate Al and the USM L-2 crew , and to help further our shared m ission o f educating the technological leaders of the future.

Hope to see you there!

Traditions contest winners

by Donna Emma Edzards Associate Editor T hank you to the participants in the H istory and Traditions C ontest. I w ould like to congratulate the follow ing winners: Honorary Mentions: Second Place: First Place:

Matt Dowling, C lass o f ‘97 M ichelle V adeboncoeur, C lass o f ‘98 Deb Foley, Class o f ‘97 M atthew D enicourt, Class o f ‘99

Spring concert at Worcester State The Student Events Committee and the Resi­ dence Hall Programming Council o f Worcester Slate College are pleased to announce their Spring Concert with Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories.

The concert will be held in the Sullivan Audito­ rium at Worcester State on Wednesday, April 24, beginning at 8pm. Tickets are $7 for non-

They are the w inners o f Certificates o f Participation, a G om pei’s Pizza, and a D om ino's Pizza respectively.

Just a reminder, Traditions Day is April 16th! See you there!

WSC students and go on sale Monday, April 8 at 9am at the Info Desk in our Student Center.

Only two tickets will be sold for each college ID presented. A college ID is required. For more inform ation call G in ger S u lliv a n , Kim McFarland or Melinda Wicks Doherty at the WSC Student Activities Office, 793-8078.

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Just A Thought Self Esteem: A Needed Gift or Earned Trophy?

By Stephen Brown, Protestant Campus Ministry “They" arc at il again. Those won­ derful people who believe that compe­ tition is the key to everything, that the free enterprise system is superior to all, and that the people who end up on top are rich and famous deserve what they have achieved. To the winners go the spoils. Now these winner-take-all folks have a new target: self-esteem.

In a front page story in the Focus section on last Sunday's (March 31) Boston Globe, there was an article en­ titled "Selfesteem self defeating?” The subtitle was: “Unless children earn it, it may prove destructive." Quoting some o f the leading critics o f what they call the “self-esteem movement," the critic states: “while no one denies that feel­ ings o f self-worth can be important.

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academics and others are reaching the conclusion that it has been overvalued, has pushed to the exclusion o f educa­ tion and development that relate more directly to successful lives - and, in fact, even contain a destructive dimen­ sion. For self-esteem to be o f true value, they say, il must be earned."

Yup. that’s what they say. You are not allowed to feel good about yourself unless you earn it! Be a winner and you are allowed to like yourself. Be a loser and you arc hereby condemned to dwel I in self-loathing and self-recrimination.

I don't know what is scarier; that there are more people than I care to count who have no self-esteem and live self-destructive lives, or that there are "serious" writers and thinkers who ac­ tually believe that self-esteem must be "earned" or become self-destructive.

Where do “they” come from? Do "they"

for the high standards at FIT. So what would “they" have me do; not tell her lhat despite failing to get in FIT we loved her and she was a great kid? Should 1 have told her that she should feel re­ jected and no good because she didn't make the grade because one panel at one school made a judgment not in her fa­ vor?

What "they” apparently have not read is the book of Genesis which tells us that we are all, winners and losers, created in God's image. That taith alone allows us all the self-esteem we deserve. "They” also should have read, Paul's letter lo the Corinthians, where Paul argues; “For God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Consider your own call, brothers and sisters; not many of you were wise by human stan­

really believe we can improve the mo­ tivation and confidenceof young people by preaching the “win and you can feel good" philosophy.

I wish “they" could have stood beside me a month ago at Clark University when I tried to comfort a grieving father whose son had killed himself. The son fell his grades were not gcxxl enough and therefore he was a failure. Maybe this student took the “win and you can feel gixxl" philosophy seriously and decided since he was not a winner, but a loser, suicide was the logical course. Tell lhat to his father who simply loved him for being his son.

Or maybe "they” should have stood in my kitchen a few weeks ago while 1 watched my wife hold my daughter as she sobbed over failing lo get accepted by the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Her portfolio was just not good enough

dards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish to shame the wise; God chose what was weak in the world to shame the strong. God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce the nothing things that arc, so thal no one might boast in the presence o f God.” Paul is right. I will side with those despised and weak and foolish who are loved by God and who can love them selves because they are loved

by God and by others. Self-esteem is not a reward for being good, or win­ ning the game, or being the brightest in the class. Self-esteem com es from knowing God made you a person of worth and that you are and always will be a person o f self-worth be­ cause o f divine creation. "They” just don’t get it.

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WPI again seeks change; However, this time it is for the worst: 39 students sign letter of concern Dear Editor: WPI is continuously seeking to be distinct in the curriculum and the programs on campus. This is ex em ­ plified by "The Plan" and other c o ­ op erative ed u cation al program s.

WPI is constantly striving forward by reviewing and analyzing the suc­ cess o f such programs. Thus making changes to make these programs more effective. At one time we were all intrigued by WPI because it is different from other schools. H ow ­ ever, in this past week WPI has lost part o f its individuality.

As students and members o f the WPI comm unity we were distraught to find that Professor Walcerz was not aw arded tenure.

P ro fesso r Walcerz is an excellent professor who represents the ideology o f "The WPI Plan." Professor W a lte r /c o n ­ structed his classes around the idea o f projects and group work. He chal­ lenged students in class, but he also made him self available in case a stu­ dent needed help. Professor W alcerz let his classes and teaching be stu­ dent oriented.

We feel that not giving Professor

Walcerz tenure WPI has lost a key element to the reason why students came to WPI. Students com e here because the classes here are project oriented, and the professor are ac­

cessible. We feel thal the tenure actions in this past week are detri­ mental to WPI now and in the future.

Signed by 39 Concerned Students

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Dear Editor: The notice "Courtesy o f Citizens for Phillies" at the beginning o f the otherwise unsigned lead article on the front page o f your April 2 issue does not excuse your sloppy journal­ ism. This piece o f prose is not an article, and should either have ap­ peared on your editorial and com ­ mentary pages under the signature o f

an identifiable author, or even more p ro p erly as a paid p o litic a l adverlismenl. As il is, you have given the Libertarian Party free ad­ vertising space for statem ents o f opinion such as "Libertarians stand in the dynamic center o f the political spectrum .”

David Dollenmayer, Associate Professor of German

Discussion on Greek Corner To the Editor: I just wanted to thank you person­ ally for the editorial that was written in the latest issue. I may be looked on as one o f her “puppets” but I con­ sider Andrea Dorow to be a good friend. Sig Pi may feel more com ­ fortable denying the fact that they broke ihe rules, but I don't think that

attacking their most supportive em ­ ployee is the right way to go about proving their "innocence”.

Be assured lhat everyone in the IFC understands your position and ihey do not look down upon you for printing the Sigm a Pi column.

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Alumnus questions the grounds for tenure Dear Editor: As a recent graduate, I am still very aware and interested in the activities that take place at WPI. I have just recently heard about the decisions regarding ten­ ure appointments, particularly with re­ gard to Mechanical and Materials Engi­ neering professors. 1 would like to ex­ press my outrage at the decisions made by the Committee on Tenure. They have denied tenure positions to some o f the best professors at the school, supposedly based on the small amount of revenue they bring to the school, and have ac­ cepted professors who are not at all wellliked by students but happen to bring in large revenues for the departments and school. I do not believe that this kind o f action should be tolerated.

I can understand that WPI needs pro­ fessors that can bring in large corporate revenues for research facilities and to sponsor graduate assistantships. How­ ever, the school boasts that it is a leader in undergraduate education. Therefore, I view that statement lo mean lhat good teaching should be very important lo the school. By denying tenure to truly great professors, the level of undergraduate education decreases substantially. GtxxJ teaching should be the primary focus for excellence in undergraduate education, and good research facilities should be the primary focus forexcellence in gradu­ ate education. WPI is, or at least was, a leader in undergraduate education, but by only rewarding professors that can bring in money to fund research labora­ tories, it seems that the sch(x>l is putting too much focuson advancing theirgradu-

ate education system. I wonder if the next step would be to fire all the humani­ ties and social science professors since they probably do not bring in as much revenue as most engineering and sci­ ence professors. A good professor should be a good teacher, and not just a sales­ man to companies whose primary job is to get money for the school.

I would be very interested to hear the Committee's reasoning for sending out questionnaires to fonner students o f pro­ fessors considered for tenure. It is obvi­ ous lhat those questionnaires are not carefully reviewed, based on their deci­ sions of who to accept and deny for tenure. I have known o f many profes­ sors who arc not well-liked by students, and arc accepted for tenure. Also, I know of professors who get wonderful reviews from students and it seems that the Committee does not care what opin­ ions students have about professors. 1 would think thal this would be very important, as it is the students who either gain or lose from having classes with various professors.

I have asked the Alumni Office to remove my name from the list o f pos­ sible donators to WPI. I can not justify donating money to an educational insti­ tution whose primary focus is not under­ graduate education. Until last week. I was so confident with the education I received at WPI, and I have strongly recommended the school to anyone I spoke with. Now, I can honestly say that I can no longer recommend WPI to incoming students. In fact, I would discourage them from entering into an

educational institution that has no re­ ward lo excellent professors. It is obvi­ ous that the school no longer strives to be the leader in undergraduate education, and that should not be tolerated from

such a former prestigious school.

I would strongly suggest to the Com­ mittee on Tenure to carefully review their guidelines for appointing tenure positions. It will be a severe loss to the

WPI community when these great pro­ fessors are forced to leave their posi­ tions, and I believe the overall education will be affected by the Committee’s decisions.

Stacey I- Watrous

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Faculty Awards Committee

Undergraduate Student Government Association for the meeting o f April 2, 1996 Held in the Lower Wedge

Senator Woodbury told the Sen­ ate that CSLI will be meeting Wednesday at 7pm in the SGA office.

Elections Committee No report.

Kristen Greene informed the Senate that an award recipient has been chosen, but that it will not be officially announced until April 23, 1996.

I. M eeting called to order at 6:05pm .

II. Roll Call Executive Board: Cathleen A. Connelly, President; Kirsty E. Reidy, Vice-President; Amy L. Plack, Secretary; Gregory R. Snow, Treasurer.

Senate: Alfred Andrade, James Armitage, Jonathan Chaillet, Matthew Defronzo, Matthew Freimuth, Mami Hall, Mickey Lacroix, Chris Mello, James (Ben) Petro, Sundeep Reddy, Derek Sickman, Justin Sprague, Kristen Stagg, Cindy Vollaro, Kenneth Volock, Jason W illey, Adam Woodbury.

A bsent: Shawn Ayube, Tara Carrie, Tanya Corrado, Jason Mickey, Jeremy Ol sze wsk i (ex ­ cused). Tim Tully.

P arliam en tarian : Jen n ifer Yambert Needed for quorum were sixteen (16). nineteen ( 19) were present at the start of the meeting.

III. A pproval o f the m inutes for M arch 26, 1996 The minutes o f March 26, 1996 were approved w ith ou t changes.

IV. President’s Report No Report V. Com m ittee Reports SGA Committees

Committee on Academic Issues (CAI) Chair Hall reminded the Senate that CAI meetings are W ednes­ days at 11am in Riley Com­ mons.

Committee on Appropriations Chair Snow informed the Senate that budget breakdowns will be available for organizations soon.

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VI. Old Business There was no old business to

Chair Senator Sickman reported lhat P&P will meet Monday at 6pm.

Public Relation s(PR) Chair Stagg reported that the committee had put together a bulletin board about the upcoming Cam­ pus Hearing Board election. She also asked that Senators take and post flyers to advertise the elec­ tion.

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VII. Special Orders

Institute Committees Committee on Academic Opera­ tions (CAO)

Ceremonial Transfer o f Power President Connelly initiated the passing o f the gavel, so that the Senate and Executives could make final comments on the E xecutive's term o f office.

Most o f the Senators said that they had enjoyed working with the Executives, and said they were looking forward to the upcoming term with the new Executives.

The outgoing Executives were then given the gavel, in turn, so they could deliver their final remarks to the Senate: Treasurer Snow reflected on the past year, saying, “It's been a lot o f work, but it’s been a lot of fun, too.” He told the Senate to continue working for the good of the students, and wished the new Executives luck.

Secretary Plack took a few mo­ ments to personally thank sev­ eral members o f the Senate for their help and support during her term o f office. She also thanked the Executives, telling them that she was proud to be

Senator Petro reported that the committee approves new ver­ sions o f the biology lab mod­ ules last week.

Committee on Student Advising (CSA) No report

Educational Development Coun­ cil (EDC) No report

Web Committee Representative Plack informed the Senate that this would be her last report because she has been given a permanent posi­ tion on the WPI staff. She rec­ om m ended that Senator Sprague be appointed to take the place o f SGA representa­ tive on the committee. Repre­ sentative Plack went on to say that there had been twenty-nine entries for the Web Design Contest. She told the Senate that comments on the entries are welcome, and that the en­ tries can be found at http:// www.wpi.edu/Contest.

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able tocall each of them a friend.

Vice-President Reidy said that she was happy to have made it through the term, and that she felt good about the work she had accomplished. She encour­ aged the incoming Executives with the words, “It’s a tough road, but I have faith in you.”

President Connelly told the Sen­ ate that she had run for the office hoping to make a dif­ ference, and that she hopes she has succeeded. She said, “I put my heart and soul into SGA, and into WPI." but that all the work was worth it if she had been able to help one person. She thanked the Sen­ ate for their support.

President Connel ly passed the gavel lo Parliamentarian Yambert. and the Executives relinquished their offices.

Parliamentarian Yambert con­ ducted the swearing in o f Presi­ dent elect Freimuth to the of­ fice o f President and passed the gavel to him.

President Freimuth conducted the swearing in of the other officers.

V ice-P resid en t Vollaro, T reasurer Lacroix, and Secretary Yambert took their seats at the Executive’s table.

The elected Senators at Large took office, and were added to the roll.

Roll Call E xecutive B oard: Matthew Freimuth, President; Cindy Vollaro, Vice-President; Jennx Yambert, Secretary; Mickey Lacroix, Treasurer. Senate: Alfred A ndrade, James Armitage, TaraCarrie, Jonathan Chaillet, Heather Cleary, Mat­ thew D efronzo, Terry Fay, Mami Hall, Ed Hallissey, Jen­ nifer Johnson, Seth Kintigh, Chris Mello, James (Ben) Petro, Sundeep R eddy, Jennifer Reese. Michael Scott, Derek Sickm an, Justin Sprague,

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Fathers and sons... What is it all about?

by Daniel Allen Counseling and Student Development The relationship between a father and son is a unique one. For som e o f us, we get along okay. For others it can be one o f the most trying and difficult relationships in our lives.

Still others may not have grown up with a father around at all. What is it about fathers and sons that makes this relationship so significant? The answer may be different for all o f us...w e each have our own stories, our own history. For those who did not have fathers present, there are a lot o f issues that wc deal with be­ cause o f the lack o f this relationship.

For many years I have tried to make sense out o f the relationship I had with my father and how it has affected my life. It wasn't until re­ cently, in my early 30’s, that 1 began to see the impact this relationship had on me and my life. My dad and

I very rarely saw eye to eye on any­ thing. We would argue and disagree on most things. 1 was alw ays trying to prove my point and he likew ise. I could never admit that I was wrong b e c a u se that w o u ld m ake him right...that couldn’t happen! It was not a very healthy way o f relating, but this was how wc did it.

In my early 3 0 ’s I began to realize that this was how I related to people in general; always arguing lo prove my point and not admitting when I was wrong. When I made the co n ­ nection that how I related to others was the same way I had related to my father, a sense o f peace came over me. I became aware that I had a choice to make: 1 could go on the same way or I could change...it was my decision, not my father's. I d e­ cided that I didn’t like arguing with people. I admitted to m yself that it was all right to be wrong. Though this has come about slow ly, it has

our ow n identities. We arc in the process o f exploring the world, o f exploring ourselves, our values, our b eliefs. Until we sort through this, how can we claim w ho we are? Part o f who we are com es from our father-and-son story. Now is the time to start thinking about this story, about the relationship you have with your father. It is through our aware­ ness o f this story and the choices we make that we can grow, that wc can change, that we can become men.

What is your story? ...think about it...

changed my life. I have had many other realizations about the effect the relationship with my father has had on my way o f being. This e x ­ ample is only part o f my story. Un­ fortunately, my father died before I was w illing and able to talk with him about this.

I couldn't have talked lo him ear­ lier in my life because 1 was not aware of what to talk about. I had resigned m y self to the fact that we did not get along and lhat was the way it was going to be. I even denied lhat our relationship had an impact on my life as an adult. Was I wrong!

And, I feel, so too is any man who feels that he is not affected by the relationship he had with his father, or that he is not affected because he did not have a father in his life at all.

It is d iffic u lt as young men in our late teen s and tw en ties to deal with our fathers. We are trying to separate from the fam ily, to form

The Counseling and Student De­ velopment Center will be hosting a discussion entitled “Fathers and Sons” on Tuesday, April 16, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM (location will be published next week, o r you may call 8 3 1-5540). Fathers and sons will be there to share parts o f their stories.

All men, young and old, are welcome to attend.

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Appointm ent of Parliam entar­ ian President Freimuth enter­ tained a motion to appoint Amy Plack as Parliamentarian. Sena­ tor Woodbury moved the ap­ pointment, and was seconded

by Senator Stagg. The m o­ tion carried.

V III. New B usiness 5 .3 5 W ir e le ss A sso c ia tio n S p ecia l F u n d in g R eq u est Senator Woodbury moved the m otion, and was seconded by Senator Volock. The motion con sisted o f a request for funds by the W ireless A sso­ ciation for the purchase o f e new computer. The W ireless Association feels that the only working computer they have is not adequate because it is old and becoming dysfunc­ tional.

Senator Sickman proposed an amendment to the bill that would change the amount of funding from $ 4 ,0 7 5 .0 0 to $2,500.00, stating the con ­ cern that the W ireless A sso­ ciation had not fully explored the m ost cost effective means o f purchasing a com puter.

The am endm ent w a s s e c ­ onded by Senator D efronzo.

When put to a v o te , the amendment failed.

Senator Woodbury proposed that the bill be sent back to the Appropriations com m it­ tee and OCFC for two weeks to look into the question o f how much money should be funded. The proposal was seconded. Senator Sprague called the question, and d e­ bate w as ended. The pro­ posal was voted upon, and the bill was sent back to com ­ mittee.

5.36 A p proval o f SGA State­ ment to the W PI C o m m u ­ nity R egarding the T enure Process Senator H allissey moved the bill, and was sec­ onded by Senator Hall. The letter originated in the SGA cabinet due to the overw helm ­ ing response o f the student body to the recent tenure d e­ cisions. The letter expresses concern that the tenure pro­ cess is not successfully fully addressing the needs o f the students. The motion was passed.

IX. T r ea su rer’s R em arks N o remarks.

X. S ecreta ry ’s R em arks Secretary Yambert reminded Senators to call in during their office hours.

XI. V ice-P resid en t’s R em arks Vicc-Prcsident Vollaro asked Senators to let her know if they do not yet have a Handbook.

XII. P resid en t’s Remarks President Freimuth told the Sen­ ate that there are currently open Senate positions.

President Freimuth entertained a motion to appoint Greg Snow as a Senator. The appointment was m oved by S en ator H allissey and seconded by Senator Stagg. The appoint­ ment was approved.

President Freimuth entertained a motion to approve the com ­ mittee chairs he had appointed: CAI: Senator Hall CSLI: Senator Woodbury P&P: Senator Olszewski Elections: Senator Reese PR: Senator Snow' The approval was moved by Senator D efronzo and s e c ­ onded by Senator Stagg. The question was called and the appointments were approved.

XIII. A nnouncem ents Senator Reese reminded those present to spread the word about the Campus Hearing Board election.

XIV'. Adjournm ent The meeting was adjourned at 7:16pm.

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H e llo , O lstc rs anti n e o p h y te s. W ell, to sta rt w ith , I w o uld lik e to e x te n d a h earty w e lc o m e to all o f th e new n e o p h y te s, and I hope the e n jo y A PO . O f c o u rs e , they are still n e o p h y te s u n til In d u c tio n . And w hen is In d u c tio n ? W ell, In d u c tio n is g o in g to he A p ril I Ith at 8PM at SL 121. P led g es, h o w e v e r, need to go to SL 1 I . The p le d g e s sh o u ld c e rta in ly be th e re (a f te r all. Do you w ant to be c a lle d n e o p h y tes fo r the rest o f you liv e s? ), and th e b ro th e rs sh o u ld be th e re to ( I t 's y o u r re s p o n s ib ility ).

A nd p le a se d ress nice. T h e n , th e nex t d ay , A pril 12th, there w ill be th e new b ro th e r p arty , at B en n y ’s A p artm e n t in the ev en in g .

T h en w e w ill have a w h o le b u n ch o f new b ro th e rs (O f c o u rse , thal h a p p en s a fte r In­ d u c tio n s).

N ex t up. S e rv ic e , the D a n c e -a -th o n (w h ich m ade a lot o f m o n ey ) and the B lood D rive w ere sm ash in g h its, b u t there is still s tu ff le ft. M u stard S eed is still g o in g on. on the 20th is W o rc e s te r P ark C le an -U p , w e w ill be go in g to the W o rc e ste r H om e fo r V e te ra n s on A p ril 21 to do stu ff, and E arth Day is A pril 2 8 th , so we sh o u ld be d o in g so m eth in g th en . F or m ore in fo rm a ­ tio n , fin d and bug S m ile y .

F e llo w sh ip has s tu ff g o in g on. T o find o u t, b u g B rian.

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A s s o c ia tio n Hi P e o p le ..H o p e e v e ry b o d y e n jo y e d th e ir E a ste r and fo u n d to n s o f eggs.

A n y w ay s, a q u ic k u p d a te s o f w hat w ill h a p p e n this w eek. F irst is th e ISC C u ltu ral Fest (th e g re a te st an d m ost tra d itio n a l ev en t in ISC h is to ry ..th a t’s w hat IS C ’s h o m ep ag e sa y s ..). So go c h e c k it o u t th is S atu rd a y from 9am to 2pm at H arrig n to n G ym . It sh o u ld be fun w ith all the p erfo rm a n c e s and e x h ib its (in c lu d in g C S A ’s).

S eco n d , S p o rts T im e! O u r F lo o r H ockey T eam (1 -2 ) and S o c c e r T eam (2 -2 ) are both sh o w in g sig n o f im p ro v e m e n t from la st seaso n (ok o k ..it d o e sn t show on o u r re c o rd s, but they are b e tte r..o k ? !? !) F lo o r H o ck ey had a gam e last w eek w here th ey lo st to " P e o p le " by the sco re o f 2:0. It w as the first tim e o u r d e a r Z u n g -u n c le p lay ed as a g o a lie and c o u ld h av e p u lled a sh u to u t if it h ad g o tten m ore help fro m or d efen se.

F or o u r S o ccer te a m , it w ent 1- 1 last w eek.

T h is m ight be the best te am C SA e v er a sse m b le . It is lead by o u r new V P C h arlie and new SC E ric T. w ith E a ste r B u n n ie s-> E ric L .. V ince S., Z u n g N ., M ike S.<- and E n e rg iz e r B u n n ie s-> N ic k L ., Leo L ., M ike C .. M anny L., an d H o m e y c -. T h ey keep p la y in g b e tter and b e tte r each w eek , so d o n t m iss th e ir last re g u la r season gam e next T u esd ay at 10pm !. As for th is w eek, the o n ly g am e w ill b e ..to n ig h !! at 7pm .. flo o r ho ck ey in A lu m n i G y m . G o su p p o rt o u r C S A te a m !

W ell, T h a t's a ll, fo lk s fo r now. G ood luck to ya all in the m id -term s!

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Do not be silenced and let only the rocks and stones sing p raises unto the Lord. He is risen. Let us proclaim it. Spread the G ood N ew s. Let the evidence o f the Holy Spirit in your lives be seen by all as a testim ent that Jesus did in fact rise from the grave.

C om e and jo in us for our tim e o f fellow ­ ship on friday evening. It w ill be at 7:00 in M organ A. T his is a refresh in g time o f praise and thanksgiving and learning. Also, on S aturday m orning, around 10:30 m any will be com ing together to play som e sort o f a sport. Join in. “ D o not be a n x io u s a b o u t an y th in g , but in e v e ry th in g , by p ra y e r and p e titio n , w ith th a n k s g iv in g , p re se n t y o u r re q u e sts to G od.

A nd the peace o f G o d , w h ich tra n sc e n d s all u n d e rs ta n d in g , w ill g u a rd y o u r h earts a n d y o u r m in d s in C h r i s t J e s u s . ” P h ilip p ia n s 4 :6 -7 (N IV ). M y b ro th e rs and sis te r s , th is is a p ro m ise from the L ord.

T h is is no sm all th in g . It is h u g e , and fu rth e rm o re , we can be a ssu re d th at it is a p ro m ise th at w ill not be b ro k en . S o, that le a v e s the q u e stio n o f w hat does it m ean ?

T o m e, it say s so m e th in g a lo n g the fo llo w ­ ing: If I d o n ’t let m y s e lf b eco m e w o rrie d o v e r my d e sire s, b u t ra th e r c o n tin u a lly p re s e n t them to G o d to ta k e care o f. He w ill d o m ore th an ju s t ta k e care o f th em , He w ill p ro tect me from th is w orld th ro u g h h is so n , Jesu s. If I g iv e e v e ry th in g o v e r to G o d , not o n ly d o I k e e p it, but I g et u n im a g in a b ly m ore in re tu rn . W ow .

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A big hello to all m em bers, and also to those bored souls out there who read these things for fun. C o n g ratu latio n s to the new o ffic e r corps: M ike D riscoll, P resident; Isaac R u te l,T rea su re r; Alan H ead, Secretary; M ike W heeler, S tage M anager; J e ff A lderson, S o ­ cial C hair; and the B ob/B eav ticket, for a record T H IR D TER M as m ascot(s)!

It’s been a busy year an d it’s far from o v er... R ehearsal tonig h t, p rccceded by a jo in t m eeting o f o ld/new officers for the (cer­ em o n ial) passing o f the torch . W e’ve got to get ready for A C A P P E L L A F E S T II, th is S at­ urday in Riley C om m ons. W e expect a se ll­ out crow d, so get your tick ets today, on sale in the mail room . Sunday we have a concert w ith W ells in A lden (4 pm), W heeler gets his first shot at getting us on an d o ff the stage.

O th er than that, heck, I d o n ’t know . I’ve only been an o ffic e r for 3 days now. Read the m em o!

IS C For those o f you that didn’t come to the ISC m eeting on W ednesday, April 3rd, you missed out. The m eeting was held in the Forkey c o n feren ce room , H arrington A uditorium , w here wc all got a sneak preview o f what the Cultural Festival will look like.

At the m eeting the C S A (C hinese Student A sso ciatio n ) announced that it had elected a new presid en t, the A sian S ociety, the Japan A ssociation, and the M uslim Student O rg a­ nization said that they will hold electio n s, soon, if not by the end o f the w eek. A d ecisio n on the ISC sponsored volleyball to urnam ent was also reached. The to u rn a­ ment will con sist o f at least 8 team s, each team will have eight p layers, and a p artic ip a ­ tion fee o f $8.00 is exp ected . The to u rn a­ m ent will be held on Saturday, A pril 27th.

A nyone that w ishes to participate should email Y kiko at yukis@ w pi.

The ISC announced that it will be holding its elections on W ednesday, April 17th. All three officers’ positions are open, and anyone w ish­ ing to run for a post should come to the ISC meeting scheduled for that date. An election barbecue will also be held on a weekend after the elections.

The final announcem ent was about the 10th annual C ultural Festival the ISC is sponsoring on Saturday, 13 April. The event will be held at H arrington Auditorium between 10:30am and 3:00pm , entrance is free and food sam pling coupons, priced 50cents each. More than eight .countries will be represented at the festival, which will include live perform ances and food sam plings.

The last action taken at the meeting involved the ISC giving its support to a petition regard­ ing financial aid for international students. To find out more contact the ISC at isc@ w pi.edu, Jason atjaso n p @ w p i.ed u or al ext. 6311.

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actually felt better afterw ard s.... too much blood I think. I should give blood m ore often.

W ell, th a t’s all for this week!

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T hanks to those dedicated few who attended the meeting last W e d n e s d a y !!! ATTENTION! A TTENTION! Prof. W illiam Hennessey o f Franklin Pierce Law C enter will be giving a talk this thursday (April 11) at 4:30 in SL104.

The topic will be “Should the discoverer o f a ‘Law o f N ature’ be able to get a patent on it?” o r “e=m cA2: Patent Pending...” Prof. Hennessey is the director o f graduate program s in Intellec­ tual Property at FPLC and also teaches IP and International Law. Should be a very inform a­ tive talk with time for questions and answ ers afterwards. Have yet to hear anything about next years budget yet!! Still twiddling our thum bs. I WILL see everyone in attendance on thursday, w on’t I?

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Hey everyone! Hope you had a great Easter weekend! 1 hope the surgery observations went well yesterday too! If you had any problmcs, let me know and we can correct them for the future! Q uadfest is com ing up so if you want get involved there will be plenty o f opportunities!

Congrats to all of the new officers, we look forward to having you replace us, especially me! 1 am outta here...If I am not m istaken, M CA T’s are coming up so good luck with those, eight hours for a test seem s pretty harsh but just bring snacks and you will be fine...oh, and a pillow to sit on, helpful advice believe m e ! The word of the w eek is “saliva”. Just think o f how important this is to your daily survival, you will be amazed! A nyw ay, look forward to sum mer, it has to get warm sooner o r later.

Until then-keep those cam eras safely rolling and tune in next week for the continuing saga.

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E n g in e e rs Howdy! Did everyone have a nice relaxing weekend? Nice, maybe. Relaxing, probably not.

Sorry I missed you all last week. I’ll just describe SW E’s little adventure to the Boston Museum of Science now, instead. Well, we slept, or at­ tempted to sleep, in the creepy Tropical Rainforest with live animals, also known as girl scouts. Just joking. To say the least, they were definitely a rowdy bunch. Leanne, you should have gotten your hair done! Well, there’s always next year.

Overall, the mission was a success. W e’re still sane... I would like to send another thanks to the leaders. The girls really seemed lo enjoy them ­ selves.

Interested mentors, please email W endy your sum m er addresses soon so she that she can keep you inform ed while school is out. Also, we are still looking for more m em bers to represent SW E at the Activities Fair on April 17th in the H arrington G ym nasium from 12:15 to 1:30.

Let W endy know if you are interested. Finally, there is a great opportunity to travel to Portland, OR over the sum mer for the SWE National C onvention. If anyone is free from June 25th through the 29th, and w ould like to represent SW E, email swe@wpi.

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This com ing Friday, many o f the Club mem ­ bers are going to W right’s Chicken Farm to see how much they can eat and well as com paring the cooking o f John D. ,our Italian C hef in residence , to a real A m erican Restaurant. John D. claims there will be no com parison as he was trained in the great cooking school of the University o f Lock H av en . He is already claim ­ ing victory. We are leaving from the Religious C enter at 5:00 pm in a chartered bus and should be at W right's Farm by 5:45 pm.

In the meantime President - Elect Ryan Abraham has announced the appointm ent of the following chairpersons to the Newm an Executive Board.

They are Je ff Roberts and C orrena Athins as Eucharistic Chairs, Y onaira Cortes and Jason Nadeau as Social C hairs, Rebecca Thibeault and Jennifer Wright as G reek Chairs and Peter M inear as International Chair. The Hospitality C hairperson will be appointed next week along with the Litury C hairperson. Due to T radition Day on cam pus, the present Newman Execu­

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Here wc are again, back in our own little world. For those o f you who don’t know, we have many new to... er... pieces of equipment to use. You will see them all at Quadfest/Indiefest.

Also, com ing up soon (like now!) is New Voices 14. If you want to help hang lights or set up sound, show up to Alden hall just about any­ time o f the day. Som eone should be there to tell you what to do.

On the sam e note, we will have new hang points! Yeah! They are larger than the otehrs, and closer to the stage. Thank you Susan. You will also get to sec some o f o u r new stuff during New V oices if you help, or com e to the show, so show up! On Tues. night and Wed. after­ noon, Chris can use help m oving his stuff from the floor to the stage. A Nyone who can help would be most appreciated.

I think that is all for this week. I made it through one more. I hope this insane trend doesn’t continue. If anyone notices me trying to do about 14 things at the same time, smack me. I really need to learn my limits. See you all either in Forkey on Mon. or AK 233 on W ed., both at 4:30.

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S u n d a y , A p r il 1 4 ,1 9 9 6 M asq u e O k, w ell... once again, th is one is going to be short because there isn ’t much to say. I need m ore ex citem en t!! All right, to start. I ’d like to extend my personal congrats to all the A lpha Psi nom inees, you know w ho you are... I'd also like to thank Kenny for o rg a ­ nizin g a M asque softball d ay... we should do this m ore often... it should be really fun. I gave blood for the first tim e on T hursday, and I feel really good about it... not to m ention that it d id n ’t phase me in the slightest... I

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G reek C orner invention o f the 100 ft. m echanical arm . He says that it will allow him to pin the girl he loves w ithout breaking the law. In o th er thun­ derous new s, G ove has been asked to appear on Saturday night live “ according to him " after his interview with the Saturday night live cast. Y eah right, rice, keeping telling y o u rself its jo c k itch and it had n othing to do w ith last w eekend. Z eke has com e o u t with his new fash io n line o f tighty w hities to im press the g irls w ho come to our house.

A ccording to him tig h ter is b etter but 1 hope that included in his line is a set that w orks like depends in case he has another accident. Seal d o n ’t you know you have to be aw ake to make a m illion dollars. News flash. Alan A ssner has a g irlfriend. Alan A ssner has a g irlfriend. Alan A ssner has a g irlfriend. If he w as sm art he w ould go try to play the lottery too. In case people w ere w ondering w ere OB has been, the 2nd floor quad has traded him to the E room for a player to be nam ed later.

C o n g ratu latio n s to S m itty for pinning sweet ja d e and m aking his prediction made earlier in the year com e true. G lad to see M inko is never sour. W ell got to cut this one short but before I go here is a sw am m i for you. Sw am m i says, “ R anucci, Sim pson, and the day greasy al gets a jo b ’’ "T he greatest ever, w hipped more than ever, and never"

AXP Y ikes, w e’re already h a lfw a y through this term - I still have a lot m ore d rinking to do.

E a ste r was great I hear: a few sto ries circ u lat­ ing w ere that on the way to Pennsylvania G eriatric Park and B ob-o (w hat a lame n ick ­ nam e?) got lost and ended up in a bar for men (P o litically co rrect) in P ittsburgh (shellfish can sure relate to that), Jo se ’s D ad tried to get a drunken E aster version gam e o f H ai-L i (sp e llin g ’s w rong, sue me), an d I hear to sloshed m ountaineers got taken in by ranger ric k fo r d is tu r b i n g th e p e a c e on th e m ountaintop. A note to Tony: d o n ’t forget to atten d your ow n m eeting this w eek. Hey, I’m not kidding - this is my jo b !

B T W , g ra d a p p d a y is a p p ro a c h in g rapidam ente and i hear they are eagerly a w a it­ ing the festivities planned. U h, that w ould include m ass consum ption o f ferm ented hops and for those lig h te r p a rtie rs, a ro u sin g parchesi tournam ent. D isclaim er: d o n ’t al­ low scream ing, psychopathic, raving, lu n a­ tics, in the A TM . D ates, you got 'em yet, heard Mrs. G w as available. Y es, the truck is done - H asta proxim a sem ana! -TRICK

ATO T eam Feta w asn ’t al the show ing this w eek but T eam W asted was. Yes, you guessed it.

Fresh and Podo were the new beirut cham ps this past w eek. Shea and M orin are hom esick and fat. I believe the fat part. The English version o f space m ountain. G obis(aka pink e y e) is o ffially done. W h a t's up d u d e?

B rendan and L etterm an. problem s. F resh­ man are the m ost likely to drink them selves to ob liv io n . B udha, w hat y ear are y ou?

M cD onut nothing happened, rig h t? Socials are doing a kick ass jo b with parties. O oh yeah. N ikolaou and I got some o f guys to try the drink of the old country. Pow ered by o u /o . (G reek)

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Hope everyone had a happy Easter. C ongrats to Rob Shivitz and Jam es Lovering for being named president and vice-president of the Phys­ ics society. M aybe now you guys can figure out how fast Butler was going when he hit the wall.

I’d like to introduce o u r new social chair, Mr. Bill Goode. G ood luck. I can 't w ait till o u r next party! The intram ural hockey team is still undefeated. W e’re taking the Stanley C up this year. Hey guys the w hite rose formal iscom m ing up. E v ery o n e'sg o td atesalread y rig h t? Thanks to all the bigs and littles for the great jo b on the project. It will look great wherever w e put it.

Keep an eye out on the quad and at t he G reendale mall for the Lam bda Chi \ AGD tecler-toter a thon for ju v e n ile d iab etes and St. Ju d e ’s childrens hospital. If ya can help us out with some donations. Happy April fool's day to Tony and Jcevan. T h at's it for me I’m outa here. Feets

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On the local front...hey Phil, see w hat happens when you feed her beer? T h e B & E boys w ere o ut in full force again this w e e k — lock up you r fridges! D a’L oser sh o u ld be c o n c e n ­ tratin g on getting som e re sp ectab le h air in­ stead o f a respectable room n ex t y ear...talk to M udd fo r some ideas. R upp— try and set up som e kind o f recycling p ro g ram w ith M osier to take care o f all those w a ste d trees. And find out what the going rate o n scrap m etal is...say about tw o or tree h a rm o n ic a s’ w orth.

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Students interested in an IQP related to public policy issues regarding tobacco, nicotine addic­ tion, tobacco research conducted by the tobacco industry, tobacco-related illness and health care costs, sales o f tobacco to minors, regulating tobacco as a harmful drug, and related matters are requested to speak with Prof. R.W. T hom p­ son (CM) or Prof. J.T. O ’Connor (SS&PS).

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Family Check-in • Upper Wedge Families will pick up pre-paid tic k e ts and collect information on events around W orcester

2.-00 pm. to 4:30 pm.

Open c la s se s Parents arc invited t o ‘sit-in’ on select classes, A handout will indicate particular locations and topics.

&OO pm. to 7lOO p.m.

Dinner on Your Own Consult the directories a t the registration desk for sample menus and directions to some of Worcester's most popular restaurants.

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10:00 a.m, t o 10:15 a.m.

Vice President’s Welcome • Harrington Auditorium 10:15 a.m, t o 2 :0 0 p.m, WPI Cultural Festival • Harrington Auditorium S tu d e n ts from various cultural back­ grounds prepare displays, foods and perform ances representative of those cultures for th e WPI community to view and sample.

7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

10:30 a.m. t o 11:30 a.m.

Open recreational hours • Alumni Gym

Hi-Tech Tour • Higgins Labs Take the opportunity to to u r WPI’s newly renovated Higgins Labs. The tourwill s t a r t a t th e Quadside foyer of Higgins Labs

7:35 p.m.

W orcester Ic e c a ts vs Springfield Falcons • Centrum Through a special arrangem ent with th e Icecats, we are able to offer tic k e ts for upper level seatin g a t $ 5 OO each. Tickets may still be ordered through th e Ic e cats tic k e t number.

Introduction to the World Wide Web • Fuller Labs, Perreault Lecture Hall

Open recreation hours • Alumni Gym

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm.

Ice Cream Social • Riley Commons You m u st have received a ticket in advance to a tte n d th e Social.

Brunch • Morgan Commons If your family has n o t purchased a weekend meal pass, they may pay a t th e door. If you are on the meal plan, you do n o t have to pay for yourself.

6 0 0 pm. to 9 0 0 p.m.

7 0 0 a.m. to ZOO p.m.

S h u ttle s t o th e W orcester Common Fashion O u tlets B uses will leave continuously from Daniels Hall. You can pick up valuable coupons a t th e check-in table.

French Q u a rte r coffee c a r t open • Upper Wedge

7 0 0 a.m. to 10OO a.m.

7 :3 0 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

A cappella F est • Sanford Riley Hall, Riley Commons Simple \Aarmon\c Motion, WPI’s own all­ male a cappella group on campus, h o sts A cappella Fest II, a collaboration with six o th er collegiate groups. Tickets are available from members of SHM or a t the door 8 :0 0 pm. to 12:00 a.m.

Monte Car\o Night • Harrington Auditonum Enjoy th e evening in our make-believe casino where its okay to b et the farm and lose it; its only play moneyl Participants will be given a s ta rtin g ‘bank’ of funds with which to play. Sponsored by the WPI Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils

11:46 a.m. to 12:45 pm.

Repeat of th e Hi Tech Tour

1:00 pm. to 1:45 pm.

WWW Hands-on S essio n • A tw ater Kent. Room 120a

Family Check-in • Upper Wedge

1:30 pm. to 2:40 pm.

7 0 0 pm. to 5:30 p.m.

& 00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Sibling O rientation and Playfair • Harrington Auditorium If you enjoyed th e Playfair program a t orientation, you’ll enjoy th is session all th e more. Icebreakers and interactive gam es will g e t everyone to g eth er

Cereal Banquet • Morgan Commons You may purchase a weekend meal p a s s t h a t will en title you to all S atu rd ay meals a t check-in. If you are on the meal plan, you do n ot need to purchase a tick et

Rim: “Toy Story" • Fuller Labs, Fferreault Hall Sponsored by the WPI Social Committee.

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Dinner • Morgan Commons If your family h as n o t purchased a weekend meal pass, they may pay a t the door If you are on th e meal plan, you do not have t o pay for yourself.

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.

9:00 pm. to 10:00 p.m.

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3 :3 0 p.m. to 5 :0 0 p.m, Science and Space • Fuller Labs, Perreault Hall Professor Sacco will d iscu ss his experi­ ences a s an a s tr o n a u t and share with you th e thrills of sp ace travel.

2 0 0 pm. to 2:45 pm.

Repeat of th e WWW Hands-on Session A tw ater Kent, Room 120a

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French Q u arter coffee c a r t open • Upper Wedge

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Concert Alden Memorial, Spaulding Recital Hall This choral concert, featuring the Wells College Choir and th e WPI Glee Club, includes th e music of Stravinsky, Copland, Thobum and R u tte r

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Thursday, M arch 28 12:59am - Contact: hospital regarding individual's time o f release, information not relayed.

2:05am - Contact: re 12:59am, hospital returned message stating that individual was released and will not be returning to campus.

2:35am - Access/Assist: Access lower wedge and speak with students congregating in area.

7:30am - Theft Report: G om pei’s custodian, theft from custodian closet.

12:39pm - Property Found: set o f keys.

1: 17pm - Removal: Four non-students from tennis courts.

1:45pm - Assist: Removal o f vendor.

10:10pm - Noise Complaint: area o f Founders.

10:30pm - Receised call from pastor to First Baptist Church that students were near his vehicle possibly inside his vehicle, he followed them to fraternity but cannot identify them.

10:35pm - O fficer calls and speaks with president o f fraternity about the incident.

10:45pm - President o f fraternity calls and advises students were spoken to, and they advised vehicles lights had been left on and they were attempting to extinguish same interior lights.

Tuesday, April 9 11:00am - Biology and Biotechnology Seminar: “A Role for the SW I/SNF Complex in Modulating Transcription Factor Binding, Salisbury Labs 328.

6:00pm - SGA Meeting, Lower Wedge.

4:00pm - Softball vs. Coast Guard.

4:00pm - Tennis vs. WNEC. W ednesday, April 10 2:30pm - Becker Lecture Series: “Routine and Emergency Care o f Exotic Pets,” T rustees Room, Boutin Student Center.

2:30pm - Reception, W PI Comm unity & USML-2 CRew, Harrington Auditorium.

4:30pm - Oral Presentation W orkshop for MQPs, Salisbury Labs 104.

Friday, March 28 3:50am - Suspicious Person: Founders parking lot. tresspass warning.

6:51am - Intrusion: CCC, custodian.

1:54pm - Report: Student sleeping, blocking Human Resources entrance.

T hursday, April 11 10:30am - Tech Old Tim es, Alden Memorial.

1 1:00am - AIRG (Artificial Intelligence Research Group) Seminar, Fuller Labs 311.

4:30pm - Quadfest Meeting, G oat’s Head Conference Room.

7:00pm to 9:00pm - Higgins Armory Museum: "The Computer and your Fam ily’s Roots.”

Saturday, M arch 30 1 :16am - Disorderly: Vehicle driving erratically on Institute.

2:24am - Disorderly: Fight in progress outside Boynton.

I 1:51am - Lockout: C om er of Highland.

2:31pm - Report: possible tresspass, Atwater Kent.

3:40pm - Lock: Close and lock outside door to Newspeak.

5:36pm - Fire: working fire Dean St.. units responding to assist W orcester Fire, W PD and W orcester EA. Sunday , March 31 1:33am - Distraught Student: Officer into station re: distraught student.

2:06am - Noise Complaint: Report of a loud party on Elbridge St. 2:06am - Fight: Report o f large light on Elbridge St. 2:24am - Medical Repsonse - Riley, tlu-like symptoms.

6:40pm - Alarm: Student in Fire Lab (Higgins Basement, Room 26) phones to inform dispatch alarm is sounding due to excess smoke.

I 1:57pm - Suspicious person: Call received from fraternity.

M onday, April 1 1 0 :13am - Alarm: Morgan -hall, work being done on alarm.

Tuesday, April 2 12:00am - Suspicious persons: Report o f suspicious activity on Hackfeld Road.

1:52am - Assist: Student admitted to Alden Hall.

8:35am - Property Picked Up: wallet, from Mass Academy student.

4:05pm - Suspicious Activity: Student was approached by man and asked for money to buy tires for his car so he could go home.

5:20pm - Assist: Professor’s car blocked in at Goddard parking lot.

8:50pm - Mischief: Founders back parking lot for batteries being thrown.

9:07pm - Noise Complaint: Founders 3rd.

Friday, April 12 3:00pm - Softball vs. Wheaton.

5:00pm to 6:30pm - Jazz Improvisation Clinic.

Saturday, April 13 10:30am to 3:00pm - Cultural Festival.

1:00pm - M en’s & W om en’s Track & Field vs Trinity/Coast Guard.

TBA - Tennis CAC Championships.

Sunday, April 14 6:30pm & 9:30pm - Film: “Father o f the Bride, Part 2," Perreault Hall. $2.

10:46pm - Assist: M otor vehicle accident, West and Salisbury.

10:54pm - Medical: Athletic field, broken nose.

10:58pm - Transport: Cam pus to Memorial.

W ednesday, April 3 12:03am - Assist/suspicious persons.

12:1 lam - Assault/unarmed robbery: Call from student at Boynton St. reporting assault & unarmed robbery at ATM approx 15-30 minutes ago.

12:19am - Suspicious persons: Sgt. out with 6 subjects at Park Ave. & Drury Ln. 12:25am - Sgt. clear Park & Drury, also reports Athletic field fence at that location has been toppled.

2:58am - Audible Alarm: O fficer reports audible alarm sounding in North Cemertary. WPD notified.

1:28pm - Assist: Jum p start car in Stoddard lot.

2:30pm - Assist: Jum p start car in Founders back lot.

4:21pm - Found: Wallet turned in ow ner notified by e-mail.

8:06pm - Access: To coffee shop in Salisbury, burner left on.

9:19pm - Assist: Strange odor in Stoddard C.

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