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by Heather Mazzaccaro Sports Editor Many of us sat in front of our te le v is io n s this sum m er and watched world class athletes as tound us with their awesome feats of strength, speed, and skill. Many of us dreamed that we could run as fast as the man with the golden spikes who made Olympic history or crush opponents as Dream Team II did. We sat. Wc watched. We dreamed. One W'PI studeni did more than just dream. He was there in A t lanta, not to watch, hut to com pete. Two weeks after the flame was extinguished at the Centen nial Olympic Games, the light re
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WPI formally opened its new Waltham campus on Aug. 22 with a grand opening and ribbon cut ting. The facility occupies a floorand-a-half in an office building located off Bear Hill Road near Route 128 and Interstate 495 and conveniently located near high tech industries. About 100 state and local officials toured the facility that will be used for W P I’ s con tinuing education and graduate education programs. “The Waltham campus brings the WPI tradition of education in novation to technical profession als and managers working and or living along Massachusetts’ tech nology h ighw ay" says Arlene
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute’ s Excellence in Mathematics and Sci ence Program recently honored sev eral undergraduates at a banquet and reception. EMSEP was established in 1993 to attract and retain underrepresented students of color. Director of Minority Affairs Blanche D. Pringle, an EMSEP founder, pre sented awards to students in the fol lowing categories: Academics: Laurea Diaz ‘99, a civil engineering major from Las Cruces, N.Mex., who chairs the Institute’ s Women on the Move philanthropic group; Lisa Giassi ‘98, a chemical enginnering major from Auburn, Mass.; and Kenneth Music ‘97, a management infor m ation systems m ajor from Heredia, Costa Rica, who serves as class representative to the EM SEP Advisory Board. Leadership: Luigi Dominguez ‘99, and electrical engineering major from
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age which may total $1 billion, though accurate financial losses will not be available for weeks. At least 22 deaths have been traced to the storm, which also knocked out power for 6.4 million people, and 800,000 still did not have power at press time. Severe flooding also ravaged Vir ginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylva nia, and transportation up and down the east coast has been disrupted. Russian Prime Minister ViktorChemomyrdin announced Sep 2nd that he supported Alexander Lebed’s Chechnya peace plan. The two rivals for power seemed to be getting along, since Lebed made it clear Sep 5th (while heading to Chechnya to firm up the agree ments) that he believed thal Chernomyrdin should take charge in the event that Presi dent Boris Yeltsin because temporarily incapacitated. Yeltsin, after taking severe criticism Sep 1st for hiding his health problems Sep 1st, an nounced he would have heart surgery Sep 6th.
A weekly e-mail news summary WORLD EDITION For the week preceding this Saturday, Sep tember 7th, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: The United Stales launched 27 cruise missiles from both land and sea at strategic locations in southern Iraq Sep 3rd. The attack was a response to Iraqi troops entering the Kurdish “sale haven" north of the 36th parallel last week and helping the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) oust the Patri otic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The PUK appar ently had been receiving assistance from Iran, prompting the KDP to request Iraqi assistance in taking the regional capitol of Arbil. The raids did not hit all of their intended targets, so an additional set of 17 missiles was launched Sep 4th. The US also reported that two Iraqi MIGs scrambled into the air and were chased off and that an Iraqi radar installation turned on and locked on to a US aircraft before shutting down. As part of the operation, the no-fly zone over southern Iraq was extended northward from the 32nd to the 33rd parallel, just 30 miles from Bhagdad. UN Secre tary General Bhoutros Bhoutros-Ghali had no say on the US-enforced no-fly zone, but did ban potential Iraqi oil sales. However, while the US has gained some tacti cal advantages in southern Iraq, the general con sensus of experts is that Iraq has gained consider able influence in the Kurdish safe haven. Turkey announced an intention to create its own "security cordon" in northern Iraq Sep 6th as a result. Allied support for the US actions has generally been quite soft, with firm support coming only from Britain. France is refusing to enforce the ex panded no-fly zone, and Russia spared no words in condemning the attacks. From the Iraqi per spective, the raids were said to have killed five civilian and injured nineteen more. Explosions were heard in Bhagdad Sep 4th which the Iraqis blamed on a US attack, but the US denied involve ment. The Iraqis also claimed to fire anti-aircraft munitions at US aircraft Sep 7th, which US spokespeople refused to confirm. Hurricane Fran hit the North Carolina coast head-on Sep 5th. 120 mph winds caused dam
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Rafik al-Hariri won 55 of 82 seats available in Lebanese elections held Sep 1st, solidify ing the anti-Islamist streak in government. Palestinian President Yassar Arafat discussed a potential meeting with Israeli Prime Min ister Benjamin Netanyahu Sep 2nd before the meeting finally took place Sep 4th. The two even shook hands, which prompted se vere criticism for Netanyahu in the Israeli Knesset Sep 5th. Black patches on Mother Teresa’s lungs were not found to be cancerous Sep 2nd and she was expected to be released shortly after press time. • A hand grenade was thrown at the home of activist Alex Kerr in Nothem Ireland Sep 2nd. • The Zapatista Rebels broke off talks with the Mexican gov ernment Sep 3rd, citing misun derstandings about their relation with other groups and slow progress. • The number of wildfires burning tu the western United States had dropped to 19 by Sep 3rd, but one of those remaining destroyed 26 cabins in Colorado Sep 6th. Susan McDougal was cited for comtempt of court Sep 4th for not giving information related to the Whitewater affair to special prosecutor Ken Starr. McDougal, already sentenced to two years in prison, claims not to have any additional information. Staples, the office supply giant, purchased the Office Depot chain Sep 4th. Burundi’s government claimed to have re moved Hutu rebels from the hills around the capitol of Bujumbura Sep 6th. Taiwan was shook by a 7.0 earthquake Sep 6th; no significant damage was reported. The state of Oregon executed Douglas Franklin Wright Sep 6th, its first such exectution in thirty years. Two army CH-46E helicopters connected with President Clinton ran in to trouble Sep 6th; one crashing and becoming totalled and the other making a precautionary emergency landing. No crew members were seriously hurt in either incident.
Finally: What’s the largest prime number? Scientists have now found one that is 378,632 digits long. It was found using a Cray supercomputer and using the formula for so-called “Marcen” primes, or two raised to a known prime number minus one, in this case, one less than two to the 1157787th power. Try using that the next time some wag asks for a favorite number. And that’s what made the News Beyond the Farm.
Sources this week included All Things Con sidered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the Bill Gallant Show (KIRO-AM), the Christian Science Monitor, the Dave Ross Show (KIROAM), Marketplace (PRI), the News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS/OPB), Newsday (BBC/SW), and the Reuters newsire. Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Eugene OR News Beyond the Farm is designed to provide a fairly short summary of a week's events for people who would otherwise have no chance to keep up with current news. It is distrubuted by direct e-mail and is published by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute's stu dent newspaper, "Newspeak, ” when that in stitution is in session. It may be distributed, re-posted, or forwarded anywhere. Check ‘‘http://www.uhra.com/nbtf.html” on the World Wide Web for back issues and further information. Comments, criticisms, and re quests for e-mail subscription additions or deletions should be e-mailed to “n b tf@ u h r a .c o m .Congratulations for keeping up with the world around you!
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SAE (Society of Autotive Engineers) race car builders, left to right, Joel Adams '96, Mike Rufo '96, Daniel Jazdzyk '97, Paul Hammerstrom '96, Patrick Kelly '95 give thumbs up to their car, which came in 15th out of 100 entries from other colleges and universities. The race was held this spring in Pontiac, Michigan.
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Courtesy of WPI News Service Distribution and use of a powerful drug that can cause memory loss is increasing in the United States. Known as the date-rape drug, flunitra/epam, sold under the brand name Rohypnol (ro-hip’-nol, sometimes mis pronounced rufinol), is tasteless, odorless and colorless and quickly dissolves in liq uids. "Roofies," which are 10 times more potent than valium, cause amnesia that typi cally lasts for eight to 24 hours, depending on dosage. The drug takes effect within 30 min utes; the full impact usually hits in about an hour. The pills are cheap (under $5) and impossible to trace in the human body. According to information from the Women’s Network at Indiana University, this new “de signer drug" is dropped into the drinks of un suspecting women and allows the woman to be raped without any problems because she is unable to fight the rapist. Rohypnol is manufactured throughout the world, particularly in Europe and Latin America,
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Jeffrey D. Spaleta, who recently completed his junior year at Worcester Polytechnic Insti tute, has received WPI’s Two Towers Prize. The prize is awarded to a student who, through general academic competence, campus leader ship, regular course work, and special work in research and projects, best exemplifies a com bined proficiency in the theoretical and practical union that is at the heart of the W’PI educational tradition. This prize was established by Mildred M. Tynieson Petrie, author of Two Towers, WPI’s centennial history. Spaleta, son of Sharon B. Spaleta and Jack P. Spaleta, both of Charlotte, N.C. is com pleting a dual major in mathematical sci ences and physics. He is a member of Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathematics honor society. Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor soci ety, the WPI Glee Club, the Social Commit tee, and BACCHUS, a student group dedi cated to educating the WPI campus on social issues and providing alternatives to poten tially unsafe activities. Spaleta will spend the spring of 1997 in the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Program, a semester-long program in discrete mathematics.
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Jeffrey Spaleta, the most recent recipient of the Two Towers Prize.
ISC to hold Coffee Hours on regular basis by Jason O. Papadopoulos News Editor The International Student Council (ISC) will hold its first monthly Coffee Hour today, Tuesday 10th September at 6:30pm in the Higgins House Library. “Albania in Transi tion" is the theme behind the ISC Coffee Hour. To accompany the theme the ISC will have a variety of coffees and pastries from South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean region. Professor Peter R. Christopher, a Math ematics Professor at WPI and a native of Albania will give an informal presentation on Albania and its transition from a socialist to a democratic economy, during which he will also show some slides of Albania. Turk ish coffee and pastries like baklava will be served to complement the experience. “Albania in Transition” is just the first of
many ISC Coffee Hours that ISC is planning to hold. The ISC will have a Coffee Hour on the second Tuesday of every month. The Coffee Hours are meant to be a time for American and International undergraduates, graduates and faculty to socialize and meet new people of varying backgrounds. Each Coffee will have a theme to it to give people a chance to learn about a subject that they may never get a chance to learn about, and also give them a chance to sample coffees, teas, drinks and desserts from various re gions of the world. The ISC was recognized in 1988 as WPI’s only student organization aimed at organizing social events and dealing with issues for all of WPI’s international student community. Since its creation the ISC has progressively grown into one of the most active WPI student organi zations and now holds and sponsors several annual events. •
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by John Silvia Class of ‘99 The fact that Pearl Jam’s previous albums. Vs and Vitalogy, were the quickest selling albums in history indicate the level o f antici pation for the next project. No Code, and what it has to offer. Now clearly the days of Ten are gone, but fans will be surprised to know that the bitter hatred that consumed so much of Vs. and Vitalogy are gone as well. No Code is profoundly more uplifting and relaxing atmospherically, musically, and emotionally. The first single released from this album, “Who You Are”, is terrifically light in mood, setting a lone that drifts throughout a good portion of the album. Its
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Black 47 at Pub show Friday night Submitted by the pub committee division o f SocComm Last friday night, WPl’s Pinnochio’s Exit opened up for Black 47, an Irish band from NewYork that blended political lyrics into a combination of rock, reggae, funk, hip-hop, and traditional Irish music. The event, held in Alden Hall, was sponsored by the Pub Committee
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The Fairlawn Foundation recently recognized the pioneering work of two Worcester Polytech nic Institute scientists with grants that will sup port continued research in dot-dissolver en zymes and in controlled drug delivery. David Adams, associate professor of biology and biotechnology, has received a $57,633 grant for the synthesis of second-generation clot dis solves and Alex Dilorio, research scientist and director of the Bioprocess Laboratory, received $38,000 from Fairlawn for the use of poly- glutamic acid (PGA) as a tiine-rclcasc drug delivery agent. The Fairlawn Foundation was established in 1991 with proceeds from the sale of Fairlawn Hospital, which was established in 1921 by Worcester’s Swedish community. The founda tion supports innovative activities in the Worces ter area that have a continuing impact on health care. Administered by the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the Fairlawn Founda tion is dedicated to improving the practice and delivery of medical and allied health care ser vices; supporting the health care-related educa tion of Worcester-area residents; and providing support to public and private organizations that have specific, well-defined applications or pro
posals to improve or expand the quality of health care in the Worcester area. “These research grants to David Adams and Alex Dilorio at WPI through the Fairlawn Foun dation promise to have a major impact on health care treatment and deliveryA+in Worcester and beyond,” says GWCF Executive Director Ann T. Lisi. A review of the WPI research supported by the recent Fairlawn Foundation grants follows. I leart atiucks and strokes arc the most com mon cause of death in developed nations. In most cases, these diseases arc causcd by the accumulation of plaque on the walls of arteries and veins, (atherosclerosis) which eventually leads to the formation of blood clots that block the flow of blood to the heart or the brain. To date, the most effective way to limit dam age to these organs is with clot-dissolver en zymes. The clot dissolvers currently approved for use in patients arc “first-generat ion” ormanufactured versions of those already occurring in nature. Unfortunately, these first-generation thera pies have limitationsA+bacterial streptokinase can cause anaphylactic shock and all are difficult to keep active in the blood stream, necessitating the use of large and expensive quantities of the drugs to remove the clot. Adams is among the researchers who have
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There's so much to talk about this week! First, I wish to welcome the Class of 2000. From the day you were graduated from high school until the day you graduate college, you have been and will be constantly reminded that you are the first class of the new millenium. Enjoy your next four (maybe more?) years at WPI. The word around campus is that your class is one full with enthusiasm and motivation. Now you’ ll have to live up to that! Probably one of the best things you could do as an undergraduate is to get involved in student activities. O f course, always keep in mind that your schoolwork comes first — you’re not paying a total of about $ 100,000 to join clubs. But if you have the time and energy, extracurricular organizations are a great way to have fun and meet lots of people. There are lots of clubs on campus, come of w hich you would probably be interested in. If not, you can start your own club! The Student Activities Office hhas a handbook which will guide you on how to create a new organization on campus. Basically, you have to lind some other people with similar interests, do some paper work, write a constitution, and you're all set! This is the first Newspeak of the 1996-1997 academic year. We
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by Tom Balistrieri Student Development and Counceling Center Welcome to a new year at WPI. Throughout the academic year, the staff of West Street House, officially The Student Development and Counseling Center, will contribute articles toAtewspeak. We hope you will find the ar ticles entertaining, informative, timely, and educational. Our objective is to assist you in your personal, academic, and professional success here at WPI. Our office is located in a house at the bottom of the hill near where Insti tute and West Street intersect. The house is cream and tan and is well marked as West Street House, The Student Development and Counseling Center. This year, the Center is serv ing as more than a place to simply meet with a counselor. We will be running the new- Leadership Educa tion and Practice Institute (LEAP) from the Center, the new program called PASSAGE, storytelling sessions, and the Academic Success study groups and support groups. We also have a room located upstairs which students may schedule to meet with their study groups. The Center has a new look this year, a new parrot, new proce dures, and a new staff. We hope you will take the time to visit. The director of the Center is Tom Balistrieri and the office coordinator is Bcv Loomis. Counselor Charlie Morse returns this year on a part-time basis. Our new full-time counselor is Kelly Boyle. Kelly is a talented, funny, and caring professional woman who comes to us from Trenton State University’s masters program. Wc also have two master level interns from Lesley Col lege in Boston, Chandelle Hesselgrave and Amy Yelin. Both of our interns.
although new to the profession, tire car ing intern counselors who will work with us throughout the year. In the past, a few students have had some concerns about visiting the Center. The concerns centered around the intake procedure and the files or records kept by counselors. In the past, the intake procedure was a bit long and included an inventory. This year, the intake proce dure form and procedure have been dras tically changed. The intake form is much shorter and students are not asked to complete an inventory. Students will meet with a counselor as soon as pos sible based on the schedule of the stu dent and the availability of counselors. All services are free and confidentiality is guaranteed. Records kept by counse lors are simple notes to remind the coun selor of what occurred in the last session. Counselors meet with many students and notes are critical. Counselors do not label or diagnose students, nor to they write unqualified judgments or assump tions about a student in the notes. The Center will not release notes to anyone without the written permission of the student. Even if the student permits his or her notes to be released, the notes themselves are not released, only a sum mary statement of the notes thal, in most cases, have been reviewed by the stu dent for content. Well, we felt the need to let you know about our new services, new look, new staff, and new procedures. Next week we’ll provide you with some thing a bit more interesting. The staff here loves working with students and we hope you’ll stop down to visit with us. You don’t need to have a problem to visit with a staff member. Talk to us about how things arc going and maybe together wc can help you come up with a problem-free year. Good Luck.
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by Michael /*. Smith Assistant Director of Admissions With A term underway, activities for W PI’s Class of 2001 are in full swing. The Office of Admissions is currently preparing for three open house programs for prospective stu dents and their parents. The pro grams are scheduled for Monday, September 16, Monday, October 14 and Monday, November 1I. These days are designed to give prospective students an opportunity to visit our campus and take a close look at what makes WPI such a unique and special place. Many WPI students, faculty and staff have vol unteered to share their enthusiasm for and experiences at WPI with vis iting students and parents. The activities will begin in Riley Commons with a presentation of the WPI Plan. Visitors will then have a student-conducted tour of the cam pus along with a presentation on stu dent activities and student life. Fol lowing the tour, participants will select from various academic depart ment presentations.
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would have had our first issue out last week, but our new office, a part of the Riley Hall renovation project, was not completed. So, we apologize to anyone who wished to place an advertisement or an article in last week's nonexistant newpaper. When we finally get our office set up in the next week or so, we’ll start getting back to anyone we haven’t had the ability to get in touch with yet. We have lots to do, so please be patient. By the way, if anyone is interested in working with Newspeak, we have lots of opportuni ties, especially in writing and business! Just give us a call or drop us some email and we’ll be happy to get in touch with you. Next week, look forward to our special pre-inauguration and pre-Homecoming feature! Next weekend will be very exciting, as this is probably one of the few (if not only) inaugurations you’ll ever see — and you have the fortune of experiencing it first-hand! Newspeak will be there with photographers and reporters, so if you miss any of the action, you'll catch it in our post-Inauguration and post-Homecoming feature! (If anyone is interested in helping out with this coverage, we’d appreciate it!) Well, it seems as if WPI’s identity crisis has been addressed...if WPI had an identity crisis to begin with. Was it necessary to make
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The program will also include a luncheon in Riley Commons with music provided by WPI musical groups under the direction of Dou glas Weeks. Lunch will conclude with an Admissions and Financial Aid presentation. The afternoon will consist of op tions to attend panels concerning co operative education, career planning and placement and international projects and programs. In addition, visitors may also choose to tour the Nuclear Reactor as well as one of the following departments: Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Sci ence, Electrical and Computer Engi neering and Mechanical Engineer ing. The Admissions Office is expect ing hundreds of students and parents at each program, so they will be very busy days. Don’t be surprised if you’re stopped on campus and asked for directions or an “insider’s view” ! Anyone having questions regard ing the programs or desiring to help with the day’s activities should please contact Mike Smith, Assistant Di rector of Admissions.
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the university known, in most cases* as WPI, as opposed to Worcester Polytechnic Institute? To be honest, it will be a lot easier to say “WPI” on the phone instead of “Worcester Polytech nic Institute”. And I’m sure people won’t forget what WPI actually stands for — after all, we all know what MIT, UCLA, and UNLV stand for (Why did I pick those in particular? No reason, except they arc well known universities). I’m just glad we still have the Two Towers as our logo; I’m glad this didn’t change like it almost did a while ago (No, I’m not just saying this because of our masthead). By the way, when you say, “Worcester Polytechnic Institute” to someone who doesn’t know much about the school, and they ask, "Where is that?”, don’t you think that the most tempting answer is, “In Worcester” ? One last thing, which is basically a synthesis of stuff I have previously said: Get involved in Inauguration and Homecoming! The more people who attend, the more fun it will be! (It’s a permutation of the Law of Increasing Returns, but that's a different concept for a different publication altogether) Be sure to send in your invitations for the luncheon and the symposium by today to the Student Life Office!
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The Undergraduate Student Gov ernment is pleased to announce that the 1996 A-term elections period has begun. As always. Student Govern ment is looking for dedicated mem bers of the undergraduate student body to run for senatorial positions. There are thirteen On-Campus Sena tor and thirteen Off-Campus Senator positions available. To be eligible for these positions, students must meet the following cri teria: he or she must be currently enrolled at WPI, not a second semes-ter senior, and in good standing as
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the lobby of Daniels Hall mailroom on Friday, October 4 from 9:00AM to 4:30pm and in the Wedge from 4:30PM to 5:30PM. Student Gov ernment encourages all undergradu ate students to vote and show their support for the candidate of their choice. If anyone has any questions about the elections, or would like to find out more about running for office, please contact the Undergraduate Student Government at 831 -5565, or stop by the SGA office located on the first floor of Daniels Hall.
Medical research at WPI Continued from page 4 been exploring genetic engineering, a modern field of biology, biotech nology and medicine that allows a highly precise alteration and manipu lation of DNA encoding of any pro tein. He has applied these new tech niques to the production of medi cally related therapeutic proteins, such as “second-generation” clot dis solves. Because they are selective, more active and have fewer side ef fects than many of the medicines currently in use, they have striking implications for the health care in dustry. Fairlawn Foundation funding will enable Adams to purchase the equip ment he needs to continue the re search at WPI. Adams is being as sisted by several pre-medical gradu ate and undergraduate students. Adams expects to produce a new clot dissolver that is superior to its pre decessors because of its increased activity, increased specificity for clots, increased time until degrada tion, fewer side effects and greater
resistance to inactivation. The research is patentable. “Because these new. sec ond-generation thrombolytic agents have a much longer half-life, less re agent is required to accomplish the same task, therefore the cost of the therapy to the patient is reduced sub stantially,” says Adams. Controlled drug delivery (time re lease) is important in the treatment of many diseases or chronic illnesses. Protocols requiring chemotherapy or the need for controlled release of ibuprofen for arthritis are examples. Time-release agents such as PGA have applications in the administration of growth hormone which, if delivered in measured, controlled doses can be given to pre-adolescents to prevent dwarfism, and to the elderly to main tain quality of life. Dilorio has been studying the ef fective control of the chemical nature of PGA because it meets the require ments that identify effective controlled delivery compounds: it degrades slowly in the bloodstream in a predict able fashion depending upon the size
or molecular weight of the compound, it is completely nontoxic, and it does not cause any allergic reactions. The Fairlawn Foundation grant will enable Dilorio to work toward purifying and characterizing the compound; to de velop an improved production method to control its chemical properties— making the compound more versatile and effective; and lo design an overall process that can be scaled up to in crease production. Dilorio expects the processes to lead to at least one patent application on maximizing the effectiveness of this controlled deliv ery compound. “It is important that the research methods developed at universities serve society by addressing medical problems,” says Ronald D. Cheetham, professor and head of the Biology and Biotechnology Department. “With the generous support of the Fairlawn Foun dation, the cutting-edge research of two of our biotechnology labs can focus on solving a current medical problem while training graduate stu dents.”
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WPI Newspeak ol Worcester Polytechnic Institute, formerly the Tech News, has been published weekly during the academic year, except during college vacations, since 1909. Newspeak has been printed on recycled paper since January, 1991 Masthead designed by Troy Thompson for Newspeak's 21st Anniversary. All articles should be typed and include the author's name and box number Copy may be sent to Newspeak. do Student Activities Office, or brought to the Newspeak office (Riley 01). Articles may also be submitted via e-mail. All copy is due by 5 00 p m on the Fnday preceding publication Letters lo the Editor must contain the typed or printed name of the author as well as the author's signature, telephone number, and box number for verification. Students submitting letters to the editor should put their class after their name Faculty and staff should include their full title Letters deemed libelous or irrelevant to the WPI community will not be published All Club and Greek corners must be submitted via e-mail and be 275 words or less All ads are due by 5 00 p m on the Thursday preceding publication Any submissions received after this time will be subject to a flat $15 late fee per ad Advertisements, including classified ads, will not be accepted via email. Classified ads must be prepaid. The decision on whether a submission is a public service announcement or an advertisement lies with the editors The editorial is written by a member or members of the Newspeak staff It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the entire Newspeak staff The editors reserve the right to edit all copy for correct punctuation and spelling as well as appropriate content Printing is done by Saltus Press First Class postage paid at Worcester, Massachusetts Subscription rate is $20 00 per school year, single copies 75 cents within the continental United States Make all checks payable to WPI Newspeak
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Courtesy of WPI News Service Rebecca A. Kupcinskas of Worcester, Mass., a graduate stu dent in biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded a three-year fellow ship for advanced study from the National Science Foundation. The award includes funding for a 12 month stipend plus an annual costof-education allowance. Kupcinskas plans to use the fellowship to sup port her doctoral studies. Her gradu
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ate research and course work focus primarily on medical sensors and instruments. NSF Graduate Fellowships offer recognition and support to approxi mately 1.000 graduate students in all fields of science, mathematics and engineering. Of these, about 150 are made in the Minority Graduate Com petition and 850 in the Graduate Competition. Kupcinskas received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engi neering with biomedical interest with high distinction from WPI in 1995.
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Courtesy of WPI News Service An Interactive Q u a lify in g Project completed in Bangkok, T hailand, this winter by three Worcester Polytechnic Institute students recently won the Best Poster Award at the SARC/START Global Change Science and Policy Forum. The forum was held in lateMarch at Chulalongkorn Univer sity in Bangkok. In mid-April, sev eral of the photographs from the poster session were shown at the Insternational Geosphere B io sphere Programme (IGBP) C on gress in Germany, and an abstract of the project report will be pub
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Robert A. Peura, professor and head of the Biomedical Engineer ing Department. “She was an ex ceptional undergraduate student who finished a demanding fouryear program in three years at the top of her class. Her goals are to develop a career in biomedical re search and teaching, using her en gineering skills to benefit society. She will be working for a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering at W PI, with a strong affiliation with the University of Massachu setts Medical School.
She was the co-captain of the varsity swim team for the 1995-96 season and a member of Eta Kappa Nu.the electrical engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi, the national engineer ing honor society, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engi neers (IEEE). Last year, Kupcinskas received the Goddard Fellowship, a one-year award, given by WPI, that provides full graduate school tuition and a stipend. “ Rebecca Kupcinskas was an ideal candidate for this prestigious NSFGraduate Fellowship,” says
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lished in the conference proceed ings. START (Global Change Sys tem for Analysis, Research and Training) is an international orga nization concerned with global c li mate change. S A R C , STA RT 's Southeast Asia Regional Centre, the project sponsor, is located at C hulalongkorn U niversity. For their IQP, “Comparisons Between Greenhouse Gas E m issions in Southeast Asia and the United S ta te s ,” Sum it B h a lla of B ridge w ater, M ass., D avid LeBlanc of Lebanon, N.H., and Armando Navas of Barranquilla, Colombia, collected data on the consumption of various types of energy within different economic
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sectors in nine countries in South east Asia and in the U.S. from 1950 to 1993. Concentrating on Thai land, they used this data to calcu late emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and to cor relate changing emissions with changing economic and social con ditions in that country. The infor mation was collected in a large database the students constructed and made available via a Web site they designed for their sponsor. “The award represents an unusual level of recognition,” says chem istry Professor Stephen J. Weininger, who was the students’ faculty advisor in Bangkok. “These students displayed an extraordi
nary commitment lo their work.” Jariya Boonjawat was the on-site supervisor and project advisor. The Bangkok Project Center is part of WPI’s Global Perspective Program. Bhalla, who graduated from Bridgewater/Raynham Regional High School, is a senior majoring in electri cal engineering with biomedical inter ests. He is a member of the Indian Student Association and Theta Chi fraternity. LeBlanc, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, is a gradu ate of Lebanon High School. Navas, who is majoring in electrical engineer ing with nuclear interests, expects to complete his degree requirements in October 1996. He is a member of the Hispanic Student Association.
William J. Mahoney of Newcomb. Md., a WPI junior majoring in mechani cal engineering with aerospace inter ests, spent the summer in Washington, D.C., where he helped to design the internal Web pages for the Executive Office of the President. The pages are accessible through the White House home page.
The Information Systems Technol ogy Group in the Office of Administra tion sponsored the project to upgrade Internet access within the Executive Office of the President by providing World Wide Web access to the Office of Administration. Mahoney, who is designing the new Web pages as his Interactive Qualifying Project, worked under the direction of Frank Reeder, director of the Office of Administration, Mark Bartholomew of
the Information Systems and Technol ogy Group, and Peter Levin, an associ ate professor of electrical and computer engineering at WPI. Levin is a White House Fellow who is currently an assis tant to William E. Curry, counselor to the President. ‘The new Web pages will provide user clients with access to a wide range of government information, library ser vices, EOPagency publications, records, and schedules for public tours of the
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Wednesday, llth September, Salisbury Labs Room 104,from 3:00pm5:00pm: Job Search Strategies, Resume Writing and Interviewing for Interna tional Students
Wednesday, 18th September, Harrington Auditorium from 12:00pm5:00pm: Career Fair Wednesday. 2nd October, Salisbury Labs Room 104, from 3:00pm-5:00pm: Immigration Issues Related to Employ ment in the U.S.
Wednesday, 6th November, Salisbury Labs, Room 105from 3:00pm-5:00pm:
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Wednesday, 13th November, Salisbury Labs Room 105 from 3:004:00pm: Practical Training Employ ment in the U.S. Looking for the police log? Sorry, there isn't one this week -check out next week’s Newspeak.
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shop will configure Windows 95 for you. Please do not set the network configuration with randomly entered IP addresses! Q: Where would I go on my com puter to install Novell Network Soft ware? A: To install Novell Network soft ware on your PC run: For the Automatic installation of network fixes and AUTONAI: S:\ W IN S T A L L \ W IN S T A L L CCC-SHOP.LST For Windows 3.1x software: S :\ W IN S T A L L \ W IN S T A L L WIN31 APP.LST For Windows 95 software:
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S:\ W IN S T A LL\ W IN S T A LL WIN95APP.LST Q: I forgot my UNIX password or Novell password, what do I do? I need an account, where do I get one? A: Go to the CCC Main Lab in room 222. This lab distributes all accounts including WPI and Novell. As a freshman or transfer student, you probably received an account during registration. If not, you can bring your WPI ID to the desk and ask for one. If you forget your pass word, visit the lab and they will get the problem fixed. This lab is open Sunday through Thursday, 24 hours per day. On Friday they close at 11:00 PM, Saturday 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM and open Sunday at 11:00 AM. Q: I use a Macintosh, whom can 1 contact with specific questions? A: For Macintosh Support you can contact Troy Thompson (tbt@wpi) at extension 5223, room 220. Network Support Q: How do I get connected to the Network? Whom do I call regarding my port? I am moving my computer, where can I get cables? A: For any Network Support you can call extension 2220 , or visit room B26 or send e-mail to resnetquestions@wpi. If you are a student living in a WPI residence hall and wish to be come connected to the Network, visit the CCC Department Secretary, Marie Dube in room 211. She will give you the sign-up form and in structions on how to proceed from there. If you need to get a computer connected in a non-residence hall building, call extension 2220. This is also the number to call to deal with problems with current connections to the network, ethernet cards, ports, etc. Academic Systems Support Q: I cannot log in to a UNIX
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C lub C o r n e r B iL A G A Welcome back everyone! We had our first meeting of the year this week and it went pretty well. We’d like to welcome the class of 2000 and to let you know that we’re here. If you ever have any questions or issues please feel free to mail our account: bilaga@wpi.edu. This mail will only be seen by the officers of the group. We have an electronic mailing list. Membership is con fidential and is open to anyone who’s inter ested. You DON’T have to be gay or bi to participate. We have lots of straight support ers on campus (hi guys!). We have people to talk to, a small library, regular meetings (about every two weeks), open meetings when wc remember (they usually involve free pizza), events with other groups (like C lark’ s BiLAGA), and much more. If you don't think BiLAGA is for you, please try to keep an open mind and bear understanding and compassion for your fellow students and members of the campus community. For more information send us e-mail, check out http://www.wpi.edu/~bilaga or contact our advisor, Janet Richardson. On a completely different topic, there arc still T-shirts left and a FEW sets of freedom rings available for discount purchase. Send us mail if inter ested. Thank You!
C am p us R adio Association So you want lo be a DJ? Pollute the cable lines with your own brand of "music”? Then WPIR wants you! We’re looking for all sorts of people to join our happy family. If you’re interested or if you have any questions, send your e-mail address to radio@wpi.edu and we'll promptly put you on our mailing list. Then you'll be among the first to know about upcoming training sessions and special events. We’ll be on the air soon, so keep your eyes and ears open. ..
Concert B and Hey all you instrumentalists out there, it’s good lo see you on Thursday nights. We’ve got some extra rehearsals coming up for the Inauguration, make sure you can be there or email Prof Weeks (dweeks@wpi) or me (kfarrell@wpi) if you can't. There’ s today (Tuesday) at 4:30 for the woodwinds, and other announcements will be made. Make sure you’ ve got the right concert dress, or let
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French C ircle Welcome back everybody! Already a week in term A and lots of things are to be done. The French Circle has many activities planned for this new year. At our first officers meet ing last week, wc agreed to meet on Tuesdays now rather than Wednesdays because of sev eral reasons. We also talked about some up coming projects, including a parly which will be organized wilh the JA and the Deutsch Klub. More stuffs also to come. All the mem bers and any person interested in the French culture are invited to attend our first meeting on the year on Tuesday at noon at Gompei's. For more inform ation, just email french@wpi.edu.
Glee C lu b Welcome Freshmen once again. In case you all haven't got it yet, rehearsals are from 6:30 to 8:0()pm Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Janet Earle room of Alden hall (in the basement). In case you arc interested and haven't been to rehearsal yet. come on down top a rehearsal and we'll get you started. Upcoming event we gotta sing al: the President’s installation on Friday, Sept. 2()th. Buckle down and sight sing. Following the singing there will be the first Rathskellar of the year! Wear your asbestos suits. Congratz to all the new members of SUM! Prepare for a fun year filled with lots of gigs. Also prepare for the “CD Release Party" to herald the arrival of SHM ’s first CD! Now for ran dom babble: Alan thinks we need to practice safe-singing. Louis’ body is failing him, so to speak. Steiner is finally “of age” Happy birthday to Jon! And 1am going to be singing Baritone?
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Meeting DATE: Thursday Sept. 12, 1996 PLA C E & T IM E : H L I 16 at 7:00pm Wassalamualaikum MSA Executive Com mittee.
S ailin g C lu b Hello everybody and welcome to a new year of sailing! Now that all of the beginning „ of the year houskeeping/recruiting/organizing chores are done we can get down to the important stuff (sailing). If you are on our mailing list, then you know by now that we are going to be meeting every Thursday at 4:30 in HL 202, and meeting every Friday at 4:30 to go sailing as a group. If you arc not on our mailing list but would like to be, send e-mail lo sailing@wpi. It currently looks like we are going to have a good sized club with significantly more experienced sailors than any time in recent history, but we also have a large beginners group. Several of us went out in the “hurricane” we had on the previous Monday and reconfirmed that the boats capsize easily if you aren’t careful or paying close attention! On the bright sidethe water is warmer now than it was in Spring. We are also in the process of registering for the Corinthian regatta held at the Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island. We went to this race last year, got to sail a C&C 43 and had a great time, so we are planning on going back. For more info come to the weekly meetings. Happy Sailing!
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Hey everyone! welcome back to another year of hard studies and fast skiing. I hope everyone had an adrenaline packed sum mer. Some ski team members spent their summer rollerblading, kayaking, surfing, and mountain climbing. Now down to the important stuff. There will be a meeting on thursday September 12th for anyone interested in the ski leam. This is a good time to meet the coaches and find out more about the team. Keep an eye out for time and location. Dry land practices start the week later. Also watch for the upcoming ski sale where equipment can be bought at 50% off. If you'd like to start training early it’s a good idea to make use of the weight room in alumni. Rollerblading is also a good exercise so go arc some fattys down Boynton hill. At any rate, life’ s short, ski fast.
Assalamualaikum Dear Brothers and Sis ters. Welcome to the start of, inshaAllah, an eventful year at WPI. The MSA Executive Committee would like to invite all Muslims at WPI, old and new, to attend the first MSA General Body Meeting of this year. It will be held on Thursday (day after tomorrow) Sept. 12 in room H L I16. The meeting will be at 7:00pm at which time we will pray Maghrib and then go on with the rest of the agenda. It w ill be a good opportunity for all of us to get aquainted and to get to know what MSA is all about. Refreshments and good company will be served, so try to make it. If you have any questions, please send an em ail to <wpimsa@WPI.EDU> and one of the Ex ecutive Committee members will get back to you, inshaAllah. EVENT: General Body
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