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by Jason O. Papadopoulos News Editor WPI spent approximately $6 mil­ lion for the various completed and on­ going construction and restoration projects on its campus. Apart from the visible changesto West Street and Riley Hall, restoration and construction work has been done to Alden Hall, Alumni Gym, Boynton Hall. Founders Hall, Goddard Hall, Harrington Auditorium, Kaven Hall, Salisbury Labs, The Grill and Washburn Labs. The $3.3 million spent on Riley Hall was the largest single expenditure on any of the projects.

WPI, having spent more than $3 million on the restoration and refur­ bishing of Riley Hall, has effectively made it the most attractive and com­ fortable in campus accommodation.

The restoration process, which got un­ der way back in May as the students were leaving for the summer holidays, included removal of all doors, win­ dows, roof tiles, carpeting and furni­ ture. By the time the students were let back in to their dorm rooms this August

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graduates. ders. Pathways leading away from the an elevator had been added the roof had During the months from May to walkway and to the various buildings been completely re-done and new win­ August the top two floors of the Wash­ have already been completed. dows, doors, and rest rooms put into the burn Laboratories saw a facelift. The The Salisbury Labs projects have place of the previous ones. All the faculty and graduate offices were been tagged at around $2 million, half rooms and offices in the building were painted and fitted with new carpeting. of which has been paid for by a dona­ painted, and were refurbished with new New carpeting was also placed in tion from the National Science Foun­ carpeting and furniture.

Boynton Hall during the summer. dation. When completed, the work in The West Street conversion, which Holes in the Higgins House is timed for completion be­ roof were fixed by August and fore Christmas and hopefully Although some controversy arose over the the roof of Alden Hall was by the second week of Octo­ paving o f West Street, it will not be left as it is, replaced last May. Alden Hall ber. is tagged at more than with a coat o f asphalt. W ithin the next Jew also experienced some gen­ $800,000. About half of the eral masonry repairs both on money for the West Street weeks the walkway will be laid with bricks, lit the interior and exterior. Now project has already been do­ by night lamps and surrounded by trees and the school is trying to devise a nated by the Class of 1956 scheme to fix the stairs leading on the occasion of their 40th to West Street next year. reunion, while the rest of the A new CAD (Computer Aided De­ Salisbury Labs will consist of a green rest of the cost will be paid for by a sign) multimedia lab called CECIL Lab house and new bio-chemistry laborato­ bequest from Mr. and Mrs. Elmer has been added to Kaven Hall. The ries. The new labs should be ready for Hansen, Class of 1926. new $ 160,000 lab has 90 modem work­ use by the end of November or begin­ Although some controversy arose stations, a video projector, an air condi­ ning of December. over the paving of West Street, it will tioning system and a temperature con­ In June a new, 1600 square foot, not be left as it is, with a coat of asphalt. trol. Other work in Kaven Hall in­ Within the next few weeks the walk­ quarter million dollar, bio-chemistry cluded the refurbishing of Newell Hall way will be laid with bricks, lit by night lab was constructed in the basement of 116 with new seating and air-condi­ lamps and surrounded by trees and Goddard Hall. This lab was designed tioning. The Concrete Lab was cleaned and constructed by Jordan O ’Connor grass. The central plaza will consist of and re-painted. The entrance to Kaven and Matt Colangelo, who arc both W'PI a fountain bordered by granite boul­

Hall on the first floor has also been redone with a new carpet, and the ad­ joining lounge has been remodeled.

The lounge has a new ceiling and the linoleum flooring has been scrapped in favor of a fitted carpet. Plant services is now trying to place the lettering “Kaven Hall Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering” over the entrance of the building.

An innovative library storage sys­ tem has been placed in the basement of Founders Hall. The new storage sys­ tem will replace the system Gordon Library had in there before and will effectively double the storage capac­ ity.

WPI’s sports facilities have also seen some renovations.

The roof in Harrington Auditorium has been fixed and the gymnasium floor has been sanded and re-polishcd. The windows of Alumni Gym are currently being painted, and during the summer the main entrance to the gym was painted with a new color design.

The summer also saw the remodel­ ing of The Grille. The new Grille was

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in a u g u r a te d Courtesy of WPI News Service W PI’s 14th president. Edward A. Parrish, will be formally inaugurated on Friday, Sept. 20, in Harrington Au­ ditorium. Ceremonies begin at 10 a.m.

Claire L. Gaudiani. president of Con­ necticut College, will be the keynote speaker. Parrish, who joined WPI in the fall of 1995 as president and profes­ sor of electrical and computer engi­ neering, will deliver an address tilled “Making a Difference.” A luncheon will follow at noon on the Quadrangle.

The day will also feature a major symposium, “The New Liberal Educa­ tion for the Age of Technology,” at 2 p.m. in Alden Memorial. In addition to Parrish and Gaudiani, the panelists in­ clude Eleanor Baum, dean of the School of Engineering at Cooper Union; Dou­ glas Cowman, director of electronics and information technology at Lockheed Martin; Frederick Hutchinson, president of the University of Maine; David Kcttler, executive director of science and tech­ nology at BellSouth Telecommunica­ tions; and George Peterson, executive director of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

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About 1,000 employees, students, alumni and college and corporate ad­ ministrators and executives are ex­ pected to attend the investiture and symposium, which have been planned to coincide with Homecoming Week­ end and the annual President’s Advi­ sory Committee reception and dinner.

“The inauguration of President Parrish marks another milestone in W PI’s distinguished history,” says Mechanical Engineering Professor and Department Head emeritus Donald N. Zwiep, who chairs the Planning Com­ mittee for the event. “The last WPI inauguration was held on Charter Day, May 10, 1986, when Jon C. Strauss became president.”

“The symposium will address the future direction of technological edu­ cation as wc move into the 2 1 st cen­ tury, with special emphasis placed on discussion of how best to prepare our graduates forcareers in a rapidly chang­ ing workplace. We believe it will gen­ erate some lively and thought-provok­ ing discussions — both during and after the program,” says Zwiep.

ciding on the winners according to their involvement in WPI. Each orga­ nization on campus has been given an entry form which they may use to nominate a member of their organiza­ tion for the competition.

There will be a panel of student judges which will decide the winning entries. There will be more than one winner. The winners will be asked to do the honorary task of leading the crowd in the “E to the X ” Cheer during half-time.

The form must be submitted to the Student Activities Office no later than Wednesday, September 18, at 5:00pm.

Please limit one form per organization.

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Traditionally, King and Queen were elected by popularity, which undoubt­ edly led to selection of these figure­ heads by their looks. It is our hope that the Most Spirited Student competition will avoid these complications by de­

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The Men’s Soccer team faced off with Weslyan this past Friday. Speaking about Soccer, be sure to check out the Annual Alumni Soccer Game this Saturday (Homecoming!), 9:30am, on the Athletic Field.

Career Fair has a lot to offer students, alums Courtesy of WPI News Service More than 80 companies are ex­ pected to participate in the Career Development Center’s fourth annual Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

The event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. in Harrington Auditorium.

The list of companies includes Allmcrica Financial. The Foxboro Company, General Electric, Kiewit Construction, Lockheed Martin, Massachusetts Electric, Microsoft, Shiva Corp., Stratus Computer, TRW, Uniroyal Chemical Co., and

United Technologies. At 6:30 p.m., in Perreault Hall. Fuller Labs, a Cor­ porate Panel on Interviewing will feature company representatives and alumni, including Justin Schoonover ‘95, of Air Products and Chemicals in Allentown, Pa. The fair has been designed to offer advantages and benefits to all students. Freshmen are invited to discover career opportunities they can pursue within their ma­ jor, hear about the “hot” careers of the next few years, meet WPI alum ni, and find summer jobs; sophomores can learn how to pre­

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pare to be a marketable job candi­ date, explore Co-op options and learn about companies accepting resumes for summer employment; juniors will be able to meet Co-op and summer employers, find out what they need to market their skills, and make valuable contacts for their job search; and graduat­ ing students can meet prospective employers and learn more about companies recruiting on and off campus. The fair is open to all members of the W'PI community, including alumni. Admission is free.

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A weekly e-mail news summary WORU) EDITION For the week preceding this Saturday, September 14th, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: In the middle east, the Iraqi-backed Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) captured control of Degala and Koi Sanjaq Sep 8th. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan lost control of its last northern stronghold. Sulaimanija, Sep I Oth after refugees fled out of the city to Iran. Meanwhile, Iraq shot a surface-to-air (SAM) missile wildly at a US jet patrolling a no-fly zone Sep I Oth, prompting the US to promise a “disproportionate response.” A group of F-l 17A fighters, an additional aircraft carrier, and 5000 troops were sent to the Persian Gulf theater, the fighters arriving Sep 13th. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, after firing blindly at three more US jets Sep 12th, then Sep 13th that he would not fire at anything if patrols of the no-fly zones ceased. The US rejected the Iraqi sugges­ tion and started to lobby allies for support of US operations Sep 14th. As of press time, the US had still not retaliated for the Iraqi "pot shots."

The so-called “Defenseof Marriage Act” passed the Senate 85-14 Sep I Oth. The bill will define marriage as a union between a man and a woman and will allow states not to recognize homosexual marriages from other states. President Clinton plans to sign the measure. Critics decried the legislation as gay bashing and unnecessary, since no states currently allow gay marriage. Continu­ ing a dark day for gays, a bill to prevent discrimi­ nation on the basis of sexual preference in the workplace failed 50-49 in the Senate.

They’re Talking About It: The FBI is considering blowing up a 747.

Investigators are trying to decide whether a carefully planned explosion in a plane on the ground would help the investigation of the TWA Flight 800. The decision may not be made until the more advanced stages of the investigation.

In Shorts: • The residents of Okinawa voted Sep 8th with an 89.1 % yes vote for a referendum on

fa r m reducing the US military base presence.

However, governor Masahide Ota bowed to severe pressure from Tokyo to sign an extension of the bases’ leases Sep 13th.

Rap star Tupak Shakur was shot multiple times in Las Vegas Sep 8th. After a long struggle in the hospital, he died Sep 13th at the age of 25.

A woman named Zinaida Boluyena offered her heart lo Russian President Boris Yeltsin Sep 9th if he needs it because of his health problems.

Susan McDougal was hauled tojail in chains Sep 9th; some Democrats claim she amounts to a political prisoner in the Whitewater affair while Republicans point out Democrats are trying to use McDougal's image for political gain.

Israeli prime minister Ben­ jamin Netanyahu met with President Clinton in Wash­ ington DC Sep 9th.

Ieng Sary of the Khmer Rouge announced an agree­ ment with the government to end the Cambodian civil war Sep 9th; he blamed Pol Pot for the atrocities of an earlier era.

Protectionist economist Pat Choate was in­ troduced as Ross Perot's running mate in the presidential race Sep 10th on one of Perot’s trademark half-hour infomercials.

The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty text was re­ leased Sep 10th, but it is expected not to be ratified by India and thus be meaningless.

The Potomac River crested at 7 inches over flood stage Sep 10th as the aftermath of Hurricane Fran left 33 dead from South Carolina to Pennsylvania.

Bob Dole had to quit using his tune "Dole Man” Sep 10th after the writers of “Soul Man” objected.

Irish prime minister John Burton visited the US Congress Sep 11th.

Bob Dole visited Congress to energize Re­ publican house and senate candidates Sep I Ith. A 6.6 earthquake hit near Tokyo Sep 11th without major injury.

Campus improvements Continued from page I King and World’s Fair are the new additions to DAKA’s restaurants at in the Wedge.

Founders Hall was made more accessable to handicapped students. Electronic lock and door operators to the rear doors of Founders Hall were installed. WPI also had to change the curbing leading down Boynton Street to the north end of Kaven Hall to make it wheelchair accessible.

Ongoing projects include the construction of a wall on the corners of Institute Road and West Street, and the ongoing task of placing

night lights across campus.

Planning into the future, WPI hopes to reno­ vate the Ellsworth and Fuller Apartment com­ plex in the summer of 1997, Daniels Hall dur­ ing the summer of 1998 and Morgan Hall in 1999. There are no concrete plans yet for the residential hall renovations. The only other planned construction for the time being is the Student Center. A prospective plan for the project has been designed but the estimated $ 16 million cost for its construction will take a while to collect.

Russian envoy Alexander Lebed met with Chechen acting President Doka Zavgayev Sep 11th.

President Clinton raised $4 million in Hol­ lywood Sep 12th.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record 5838.52 level Sep 13th.

US special forces were sent lo Haiti Sep 13th to help protect President Rene Preval while his security forces are being reconsti­ tuted.

Voting in elections in Bosnia took place Sep 14th. All seemed lo be going well, with major transportation efforts to take people to vote in the territories they lived in before the war func­ tioning, until the leading Mus­ lim party, the Social Democrats (SDP), decided to refuse the re­ sults of the election, citing ir­ regularities. The results should be announced early next week.

• Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin warned Sep 14th that any final agree­ ment in Chechnya will have to take into account Russian terri­ torial integrity, implying that any degree of independence may be unaccept­ able to Moscow.

Hurricane Fausto passed over the southern tip of Baja California in Mexico Sep 14th causing unknown damage.

Hurricane Hortense was heading straight toward Halifax, Nova Scotia Sep 14th after a week of avoiding the US coast. Hortense had dumped 18 inches on Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic Sep I Oth, causing widespread devastation and at least two dozen deaths.

Umberto Bossi, leader of Italy’s Northern League, announced Sep 14th that he will declare Northern Italy independent from southern Italy. Such a move would be strictly symbolic.

Government officials implied Sep 14th that Janet Reno would step down during a sec-

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ond Clinton presidential term because of her Parkinson’s Disease.

Bluegrass artist Bill Monroe died Sep 9th at the age of 84.

Dancer and actress Juliet Prowse died of cancer Sep 14th at the age of 59.

Finally: If you want to have Sex in Kelowna, BC you will probably have to wait until 2002. No, this story has nothing to do with the town’s alleged 2 ; I female to male ratio [which seemed to be true when I reported from there in August].

Madonna’s explicit book “Sex” just arrived in the Kelowna library, and if each person on the current waiting list keeps it for a full three weeks, nobody else will get to check it out until 2002. Perhaps even more men will leave town in order to get Sex. And that’s what made the News Beyond the Farm.

Sources this week included All Things Con­ sidered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the Dave Ross Show (KIRO-AM), KIRO-AM radionews. Marketplace(PRI), Newsday(BBC/ SW), the News Hour with Jim Lehrer(PBS), the Reuters newswire, and the World Tonight (CBS radio). Compiled by: Lance Gleich, San Diego CA 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 fo r back issues and further information. Comments, criticisms, and re­ quests for e-mail subscription additions or deletions should be e-mailed to “nbtf@ ulira.com.’' Congratulations fo r keeping up with the world around you!

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Hall of Fame welcomes new members WPI will induct six new members into the Hall of Fame at a reception and dinner on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Founders Hall. The new inductees bring the elite group to 83 members. The 1996 Hall of Famers arc Maria Carvajal ’88, David Durrenburger ’88, Evan Elkington ’89, William Nims ’66, Carl Simon Jr. ’46 and Susan Chapman. Members of the WPI community are invited to the ceremonies, which will begin with a reception for the inductees at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30. The cost is $21 per person. Reservations may be made by calling ext. 5243.

Admissions rolling out the red carpet The Admissions Office will welcome prospective members of W PI’ s Class of 2001 during an Open House on Monday, Sept. 16. The schedule is packed with programs and activities that will provide opportunities for these students and their families to see what makes WPI such a unique and special place. Open Houses are also planned for Oct. 14 and Nov. 11. For additional information or to help with the event call Michael Smith, assistant director of admissions, at ext.

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Send in nominations for service award Free Education Guaranteed Employment Exciting Career That is the end. Navy ROTC is the means When you join the NROTC program of the College of the Holy Cross, you become eligible for a 100% scholarship to Holy Cross, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, or Worcester State College The scholarship pays 100% of tuition costs, 100% of fees. 100% of book costs In addition, you will receive a monthly, tax free allowance of $150.

When you graduate, you will be commissioned a U.S. Naval Officer and enter an exciting and challenging career in fields such as Surface Warfare. Aviation Warfare, Submarine Warfare, or the Navy Seals.

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To find out more, contact: LT Leo F. Taylor (508) 793-3387

The Alumni Office is accepting nominations for the 1996 WPI Community Service Award, which will be presented during Homecoming Weekend, Sept. 20-22. This prestigious award, presented each year in memory of Edwin B. Coghlin ’23, recognizes WPI undergraduates who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to service in the WPI or Worcester communi­ ties. The $250 prize is given in the winner’s name to an agency or organization of his or her choice. Those who have not received nomination forms may obtain them in the Alumni Office or by calling ext. 5072. Nominations may also be e-mailed to jlthibeault@jake.

President’s IQP Awards deadline soon Deadline for submission of applications for the President’s IQP Awards competition is Monday, Oct. 7. Students and advisors are invited to submit outstanding projects to the competition; final judging will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Higgins House. Applications are available from Betty Jolie. For more information, call Jolie or Hossein Hakim, chair of the Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division, at ext. 5547.

Newspeak is looking for persons interested in covering Ice Cats games!

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by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Football (1-0) The football team opened their season on Saturday the 7th with a convincing 20-0 win over Westfield State in the rain. WPI took control from the beginning, scoring on their first two possesions of the game. The first score was a pass connection from junior quarterback Nate Cote (N. Attleboro, MA) to junior wide receiver Josh Hines (Mansfield, MA) that cov­ ered 36 yards. Greg Amiro (Chelmsford, MA) added the extra point for the 7-0 lead. After a Westfield punt, WPI took over at their own 30yard line and proceeded to drive 70 yards for another score, capped by a 1-yard plunge by junior tailback Mike Godfrey (Holliston, MA).

Amiro made the PAT and the score was 14-0 as the first quarter ended.

The score remained 14-0 late in the third quarter when Westfield was driving towards a score. Then the defense came up big when senior captain Brian Learned (Clinton, MA) intercepted a pass at the 10 yard line and re­ turned it 33 yards out to the WPI 43. On the ensuing drive that began the fourth quarter, Cote finished off the 57-yard drive with a 10yard run for the final score that put the game out of reach for the Owls.

Godfrey and Learned received honors for their performances against Westfield. Godfrey, who rushed for a career high 162 yards, was selected as the offensive player of the week in

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by Heather Mazzaccaro Sports Editor It’s not everyday you get a chance (o inter­ view an Olympian, but then again, it’s not everyone who can say they actually know an Olympian and go to school with one. 1guess I’m just lucky. So, for the benefit of all our readers out there, I asked Jason some ques­ tions about his experience in Atlanta as well as some questions about himself.

As you may have already heard, Jason Wening, a senior math major here al WPI, competed this summer in the 10th Paralympic Games in Atlanta. This not being his first time competing al the highest level of inter­ national competition. I asked him to compare the Games in Barcelona to those in Atlanta.

To this he replied, “The pool, and the US team spirit were better in Atlanta, the village, and cafeteria were much better in Barcelona.

It’s hard to beat a view of the ocean from your balcony. (Barcelona).” As it was in the O lym ­ pic Games, the home team advantage was a definite plus for the Paralympians this year.

“None of the athletes from ihe US team ex­ pected to get much of a response from the American public. I enjoyed being shown that I was wrong.”

But just how much did all that American support help? Judging by Jason’s swimming resume, he really didn’t need all that much help. He is in possession of about 35 national medals only two or three being not gold, about 23 International medals the significant of these being the three gold and one bronze from Barcelona and the most recent gold from Atlanta. As for records, he holds the world record in the 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free and national records in everything except the 100 back stroke. To top it all off, Jason has also held world records in the 200 IM, 4x100 free relay, and 200 free but has lost those to other competitors.

Jason started swimming in the “third grade as therapy for an operation I had to move my left hip into it’s correct position. I stopped after fifth grade, and started again the sum­ mer after eight grade, and have been swim­ ming ever since. About ten years total.” He is now one of the best swimmers in his class.

“In the 400, Holger Kimming is the closest, but he’s really a back stroker. Everyone has pretty much conceded the 400 to me. It’s the same with Holger and the backstroke, and a few other people in their respective races.”

When I asked Jason for a description of his gold medal winning race, the 400 free, this is what he had to say: “ I seeded for the Paralympics second 4:57. Holger Kimming, a rival and training partner from my days in Germany seeded first with by far the fastest time of the year 4:53. So, I swam the first heat. I knew that I had to win my heat, and come in top three to get on of the best lanes for finals (3, 4, or, 5). So, I swam a strong clean race. I knew that I could beat Holger, but Emeal Bronden from Denmark might he some trouble. I went home, ate, touched up all the spots that I had missed shaving, shaved my head, took a nap, and went back to the pool to warm up. Before I went to Atlanta, I

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the Freedom Football Conference and co-of­ fensive player of the week in New England by the ECAC. Learned, who had 14 tackles and an interception was named to both the FFC and ECAC honor rolls.

Field Hockey (1-1) The field hockey team, with eight freshman on the roster, has played two strong games to start the season. They defeated Merrimack 3I to open the season on the seventh, before dropping a game 2-0 to Springfield College on the eleventh.

In the game versus Merrimack freshman Marissa Mertzic (Barrc, MA) got WPI on the board first when she scored her first collegiate goal. WPI held onto the 1-0 lead at the half.

Merrimack struck back with a goal of their own to tie the gafne about 10 minutes into the second half when coach Quinn called a timeout to fire up the troops. Il must have worked, because not too long after lhat senior co-captains Heather Bryer (Warwick, RI) and Sarah Tremblay (Rehoboth, MA) scored within 69 seconds of each other to break the tie. Freshmen goalkeep­ ers Deborah Vandeburgh (Walpole, MA) and Alyssa Schlichting (Merrimack, NH) split the game between the pipes.

In the loss to Springfield, WPI was not able to create a sustained attack on the opposing keeper to get on the board as they were shutout by a strong Pride team. Vandeburgh played strong in goal for WPI, making 13 saves to keep the score close.

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"By the time we were escorted out on deck for the race, a little bit of a thunder storm had rolled in. It a very nice touch to here the crack of the thunder during the announce­ ment of the race. “Now entering the Athletes for the S8 men's 400 free KA-BANG! It was also a nice touch to be announced as the current world record holder. “ I was very surprised to find myself in the front of the pack, and dead even with the toughest competition at the end of the first 50. After dismissing the idea that I might have gone out too fast, I knew 1 could win.

The rest of the race was just keeping a strong even pace, and making my move at the right time.

“One neat part of the race was the third 50.

Emeal, who was swimming in the lane next to me, and myself were dead even, and breathing at exactly the same time, so we could see each others faces perfectly everytime we breathed. I couldn't help wondering what he was thinking about seeing my face right there. I had the race dominated at the 250, the rest was just trying to break the world record by as much as I could.”

Not only was the American crowd on his side for the race, Jason also had strong support

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M en’s Soccer (2-0) The men’s soccer team is off to a good start as their record is unblemished after the first two games. They opened their season on the sev­ enth with a win over Worcester State 3-2 and then followed that up with a win against Fitchburg State 3-1.

In the win over Worcester State, WPI got goals from three different players as senior tri-captain Kevin Morin (Charlton, MA), jun­ ior Mike Dellisanti (Mt. Vernon, NH) and sophomore Chris Prueher (Ellington, CT) each tallied a goal in the win. Freshman Tony Roccisano (Woodstock, CT) added an assist.

Sophomore goalkeeper Matt Woodcock (Or­ ange, MA) made four saves to pick up his first win of the season.

On Wednesday the eleventh, WPI hosted Fitchburg in a late afternoon game at Alumni Field. Junior Eric Langlois (Canton, MA) got WPI on the board first at 24:30 into the game with an assist from Morin. The Falcons struck back to tie the game three minutes later at 1-1. The half ended with the score remaining tied at one apiece. In the second half, junior Mike Couchon (Longmeadow, MA) put WPI ahead for good at the 67 minute mark. Late in the game senior Jim Goodrcau (Ludlow, MA) iced the game with a goal on a strong move through the goal area, junior Doug Brown (Grafton, MA) and classmate Shaun McDonough (Whitman, MA) added assists. Brown’s coming on Couchon’s goal and McDonough's coming on Goodrcau’s

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from family and friends. “It was practically a family reunion. My immediate family, two of my three uncles, all of my surviving grandpar­ ents, and a few cousins. Whit Griffith, the swim coach, and two of the swimmers [from WPI] Jamie Murdock and Becky Kupcinskas also came down, as well as some friends of the family who were in the area."

As for the future, Jason is still unsure whether or not he will be competing in the Games in Sydney in the year 2000, but he is looking forward to the World Champi­ onships in ‘98 “Because they’re going to do the 1500 for the first time Internation­ ally. I want to drop that world record a lot.” After graduating here in the spring Jason is planning on Grad school. "U n i­ versity of Washington if everything goes well to study either Bio Mathematics, or Biomechanics. I also want to get involved in sprint kayaking, and continue coxing.

Hopefully I could cox a boat at Master’ s Nationals, and some people like to think I might be able to make the Olympic team, but I seriously have my doubts.”

Jason asked me to thank all those who came to his reception last week. He really appreciated the support and was very im­ pressed with the interest the WPI Commu­ nity has shown in his race.

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goal. Woodcock had another solid outing in picking up the win.

W om en’s Soccer (1-1) The women’s soccer team opened their sec­ ond year of varsity play with two games on the road against UMass-Lowell and Nichols Col­ lege.

On Monday the ninth, WPI traveled to UMassLowell to take on the River Hawks. The game was tied 1-1 at halftimc as freshman Jamie Szafarowicz (Oakham, MA) scored for WPI with an assist from Denicc Godfrey (Portland, OR). In the second half, junior Sommyr Pochan (Rochester, NY) and sophomore Emily Ballinger (Newport Center, VT) would tally a goal each for WPI in the 3-1 win. Godfrey added another assist as did Szafarowicz. Senior co-captain Lynn Keaman (Medway, MA) and freshman Katrina Miller (Helena, MT) each played goal for WPI, On Thursday the twelfth WPI was on the road again, this time they journeyed to Dudley to play a strong Nichols squad. WPI came out on the short end of a 6-1 score. Sophomore Lauren Goodfellow (Foxboro, MA) tallied the only goal for WPI in the loss.

W omen’s Tennis (1-0) The women’s tennis team season opener was delayed a couple of days due to bad weather, but that didn’t affect the squad as they rolled over Nichols 7-2. In double play, the pairs of Jessica Buffone (SenecaFalls, NY) and MichelleJurofcik (Saugerties, NY) along with Paula Silva (Wakefield, MA) and Ashley Dcliso (Sutton, MA) were kith victorious. Buffone/Jurofcik won their match 8-5 and Silva/Deliso won theirs 8-4.

On the singles side of the match, Buffone won at #1 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, while Michelle Lafond (Exeter, RI) won at #2 6-1, 6-1. Jurofcik took #3 6-4,6-1, Kathy Sheehan (Warwick, RI) won at #5 6-1,6-3 and Deliso was victorious at #6 64, 6-4. It should be noted that Silva, playing in her first varsity singles match, played at #4.

Although she did not win, her match lasted three hours.

Volleyball (1-1) The volleyball team opened their season last week with two matches against Brandeis and Simmons. They dropped a tough match to Brandeis 3-1 and then regrouped to shut­ out Simmons 3-0 two nights later.

On the tenth, WPI hosted old NEW 8 rival Brandeis. They won the first game 15-8, but dropped the next three games 9-15,8-15 and 8-15. For the match, junior Stacy Gold (Nazareth, PA) had 12 kills. The team also had six serving aces.

Two nights later on the twelfth, WPI hosted Simmons college. The outcome was never really challenged as WPI swept 15-6, 15-7 and 15-11. Senior co-captain Emma Palmacci (Walpole, MA) had a strong all-around game with four kills, five assists and six digs along with two serving aces. Newcomer, junior Anke Kokott (Schwelm, Germany) chipped in with seven digs.

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Homecoming Weekend ‘96

by Jennifer L Thibeault Alumni Office The stage is set for Homecoming Week­ end ’96, scheduled for September 20-21. This year’s celebration is extra-special, because it immediately follows the inauguration of WPI’ s 14th President, Dr. Edward A. Parrish on Friday, September 20, which includes a formal procession and installation ceremony, a symposium of education, business and tech­ nology leaders from around the world, and a special dinner.

After the conclusion of the inaugura­ tion festivities, Homecoming Weekend will kick off with Goat’ s Head Pub Night, in Riley Commons from 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Pub night will also celebrate the Zero Year Re­ union of the WPI Class of ’96.

On Saturday, the day starts with a Quad Festival at 10:00 a.m. Featured attractions include musical performances by the WPI Stage Band and Simple Harmonic Motion, plus the country-rock and blues band, Slograss. The Student Alumni Society will again this year sponsor WPI Mini-Golf, a nine-hole course designed by student clubs and organizations. A magician will perform a show for children at 11:30 a.m., and at 12:30 p.m. Drawbridge Productions will stage a marionette puppet performance of the clas­ sic, “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

More fun under the tent will include charicatures, a face-painting clown, Bacchus

Mocklails and all the tailgating food one could possibly desire. Surrounding the Quad, various classes and departments will have their own tailgates for members and friends.

At 9:30 a.m., the 19th Annual Frank Sanella Road Race will begin, pitting stu­ dents, alumni, faculty and staff against each other in a 5 kilometer run for the finish. The WPI community is welcome to register at Alumni Stadium on race morning; the fee is $5. (waived for students with WPI ID) Other alumni-student sporting events taking place prior to the football game in­ clude the Annual Alumni Soccer and Hockey games, the Crew Row and Cookout and an Ultimate Frisbee Alumni game.

If they’re not sporting types, alumni or students can attend a seminar by CDC or the Management Department. The Admissions Office will also be open for tours and infor­ mation, and Becker College is sponsoring an Open House for Becker and WPI alumni and supporters.

At 1:30 p.m., WPI takes on Union Col­ lege in a football match-up at Alumni Field.

At halftime, the winners of the WPI Commu­ nity Service Award will be recognized.

Follow ing the game, students and spectators are invited to watch or partici­ pate in the Freshman-Sophomore Rope Pull in Institute Park. This tradition, one of the Freshman-Sophomore rivalry events, al­ ways provides a lot of drama, excitement and fun!

F r o m t h e In d u s tr ia l R e v o lu t io n t o t h e

1 2 8 Y e a r s o f L e a d e r s h ip a t W P I Charles O. Thompson 1868-1882

WPI opens doors, Boynton Hall, Washburn Shops, first class graduates

Telephone, electric light, phonograph, color photography, first vaccine, periodic table

Homer Fuller 1883-1894

Salisbury Laboratories, Alden Research Laboratories, Alumni Association

Automobile, adding machine, electric motor, wireless telegraphy, steam turbine, rayon, submarine

Thomas C. Mendenhall 1894-1901

Stratton Hall, first graduate degrees awarded

Motion picture camera, magnetic sound recording, quantum theory

Edmund A. Engler 1901-1911

Atwater Kent Laboratories, first honor society (Sigma Xi), Tech News first published

Wright Brothers’ first flight, Special Theory of Relativity, first radio program

Ira N. Hollis 1913-1923

Alumni Field, Alumni Gym, first honorary degree awarded

Theory of atomic structure, sonar one millionth Ford, television

Ralph Earle 1925-1939

Sanford Riley Hall, Alden Memorial, Aeromechanics Program

Robert Goddard’s first rocket flight, penicillin, helicopter, jet engine, nylon, Teflon

Wat Tyler Cluverhis 1939-1953

Higgins Laboratories, Navy V-12 Program on Campos

Atomic and hydrogen bombs, radar, first digital computer, transistor, polio vaccine, Vdkro

Alvin E. Cormeny 1939-1955

Kaven Hall

The Nautilus, oral contraceptive, National Hurricane Center

Arthur B. BronweU 1955-1962

Morgan Hall, Daniels Hall, fHin Hall, nuclear reactor facility

Sputnik, laser, weather satellites, man in space, interplanetary exploration, integrated circuit

Harry P. Storke 1962-1969

Goddard Hall, Gordon Library, Harrington Auditorium, first women students, centennial

Silent Spring, artificial heart,

Edmund T. Cranch 1978-1985

JonC. Strauss 1985-1994

WPI Plan, Stoddard Residence Center, Project Center

Founders Hall, Fire Protection Engineering Program, computerization of campus

An alumni reception will also follow the game’s conclusion, at Higgins House.

Alumni will gather at other events during the day, including the Class of 1991 5th Reunion brunch and the Class of 1969 Reception, both at Higgins House.

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gram, and oversaw the development and de­ ployment of a distributed computer environ­ ment for the entire university.

He joined Vanderbilt University in Nash­ Edward A. Parrish joined WPI in the fall ville, Tenn., in 1987 as Centennial Professor of 1995 as president and professor of electri­ o f Electrical Engineering and dean of the cal and computer engineering. His installa­ School of Engineering. He helped increase tion as the university’s 14th president is the the size and quality of the engineering school latest chapter in a distinguished career as an in order to propel it to national prominence. educator, administrator and researcher, a ca­ P arrish ’ s ac­ reer that has elevated him complishments as to national prominence #• % a researcher and an within the engineering engineering educa­ and education communi­ tor led to his elec­ ties. tion as a Fellow of Born in N ew port the Institute of News, V a., in 1937, E lectrical and Parrish joined the ser­ Electronics Engi­ vice fo llo w in g high Investiture in Harrington Audi­ neers (IE E E ) in school, serving for four 1986. Within the torium, 10:00 a.m. years in the U.S. Air IEEE, he has held Force as in instructor num erous p o si­ in air traffic control. He L uncheon on the Q uadrangle, tions at the na­ received an honorable N oo n to 2:00 p .m . tional level. Most discharge in 1958 and recently, he served enrolled at the Univer­ as president of the sity of V ir g in ia , Inaugural S y m p o siu m in A lden IE EE C om puter C h arlottsv ille, where M em o ria l, 2:0 0 p.m .

Society (1988), as he w ould u ltim ately a member of the earn b a c h e lo r’ s, Board of Directors master’s, and doctoral The N ew L ib eral E ducation for (1990-93), and as degrees in electrical the A ge o f T echnology vice president for engineering. educational activi­ During his junior year, ties and member of he left the university to the Executive work as a senior com­ Committee (1992-93). He is currently edi­ puter analyst and group leader at Amerad Corp. in Charlottesville. Over the next two tor-in-chief of IEEE Computer. years, he headed a team that developed soft­ He is also a recognized authority on engi­ ware for modeling and computer graphics. neering education and accreditation. In 1983 Shirley Johnson, a fellow programmer at he began serving as a program evaluator for Amerad and a 1961 graduate in mathematics programs in electrical engineering and com­ puter engineering. In 1986 he was appointed to from Vanderbilt University, would become the IEEE Committee in Engineering Accredi­ his wife in 1963.

He returned to the university, completing tation Activities. He has served on the Engi­ his bachelor’s degree in 1964 and beginning neering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and work on his master’s degree. For two years he was a research associate with the Research Technology (ABET) since 1989, chaired its Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences Criteria Committee for three years, and has been a member of its Executive Committee within the School of Engineering and Ap­ plied Sciences. From 1966 to 1968 he held a since 1991; he has just completed his term as NASA Traineeship, which funded his re­ chair of the EAC. search in pattern recognition.

In recent years, Parrish played a leader­ ship role in the EAC’s efforts to develop new After receiving his Sc.D. in 1968, Parrish criteria for evaluating engineering programs. joined the faculty o f the university’s De­ partment of Electrical Engineering. He The criteria focus on outcomes (what stu­ continued to expand his work in pattern dents learn) instead of process (what courses recognition and image processing (his pub­ are taught), a philosophy that is also the hallmark of the WPI Plan. The criteria are lications list now totals more than 100 journal articles) and to serve as principal undergoing a two-year comment period and investigator or co-investigator on more than will come before the ABET board for final two dozen research contracts or awards. approval later this year. This fall, WPI is In 1978 he was appointed chair of the serving as one of two national testbeds for the department and served in that capacity until new criteria.

He is a member of the honor societies Tau the end of 1986. During that time he hired Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi. He is several new faculty members, many of whom listed in Who's Who in Engineering and many have taken on positions of leadership in the other such registries. He is a licensed Profes­ department and the university. He continued sor Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virhis research, developed several new courses.

Courtesy of WPI News Service

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George W. Hazzard 1969-1978

Claire Gavoiani, President of Connecticut College, will be the key note speaker at this weekend’s innaugural.

Verrazano-Nairows Bridge, first space walk, video cassette Genetic engineering, Skylabt the Concord, Viking Mars missions, compact disc, the Internet Space shuttle’s first orbital flight, IBM PC, AIDS virus identified, cellular telephones

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Homecoming Weekend ‘96

by Jennifer I. Thiheault Alum ni Office The stage is set for Homecoming Week­ end '96, scheduled lor September20-21. This year’s celebration is extra-special, because il immediately follows the inauguration of WPI's 14th President, Dr. Edward A. Parrish on Friday, September 20, which includes a formal procession and installation ceremony, a symposium of education, business and tech­ nology leaders from around the world, and a special dinner.

After the conclusion of the inaugura­ tion festivities. Homecoming Weekend will kick off with Goat’s Head Pub Night, in Riley Commons from 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Pub night will also celebrate the Zero Year Re­ union of the WPI Class of ’96.

On Saturday, the day starts with a Quad Festival at 10:00 a.m. Featured attractions include musical performances by the WPI Stage Band and Simple Harmonic Motion, plus the country-rock and blues band, Slograss. The Student Alumni Society will again this year sponsor WPI Mini-Golf, a nine-hole course designed by student clubs and organizations. A magician will perform a show for children at I 1:30 a.m., and at 12:30 p.m. Drawbridge Productions will stage a marionette puppet performance of the clas­ sic, “Jack and the Beanstalk."

More fun under the tent will include charicaturcs, a face-painting clown, Bacchus

Mocktails and all the tailgating food one could possibly desire. Surrounding the Quad, various classes and departments will have their own tailgates for members and friends.

At 9:30 a.m., the 19th Annual Frank Sanella Road Race will begin, pitting stu­ dents, alumni, faculty and staff against each other in a 5 kilometer run for the finish. The WPI community is welcome to register at Alumni Stadium on race morning; the fee is $5. (waived for students with WPI ID) Other alumni-student sporting events taking place prior to the football game in­ clude the Annual Alumni Soccer and Hockey games, the Crew Row and Cookout and an Ultimate Frisbee Alumni game.

If they’re not sporting types, alumni or students can attend a seminar by CDC or the Management Department. The Admissions Office will also be open for tours and infor­ mation, and Becker College is sponsoring an Open House for Becker and WPI alumni and supporters.

At 1:30 p.m., WPI takes on Union Col­ lege in a football match-up al Alumni Field.

At halftimc, the winners of the WPI Commu­ nity Service Award will be recognized.

Follow ing the game, students and spectators are invited to watch or partici­ pate in the Freshman-Sophomore Rope Pull in Institute Park. This tradition, one of the Freshman-Sophomore rivalry events, al­ ways provides a lot of drama, excitement and fun!

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Claire Gavoiani, President of Connecticut College, will be the key note speaker at this weekend’s innaugural.

An alumni reception will also follow ihe game's conclusion, at Higgins House.

Alumni will gather at other events during the day, including the Class of 1991 5th Reunion brunch and the Class of 1969 Reception, hoth at Higgins House.

Young alumni are invited to stop by ihe Main Street Brewery for a post-game social, where they can catch up with old friends and sample the tastes and atmo­ sphere of a popular new Worcester hang­ out.

% F r o m t h e In d u s tr ia l R e v o lu t io n t o t h e

Charles O. Thompson 1868-1882

WPI opens doors, Boynton Hall, Washburn Shops, first class graduates

Telephone, electric light, phonograph, color photography, first vaccine, periodic table

Homer Fuller 1883-1894

Salisbury Laboratories, Alden Research Laboratories, Alumni Association

Automobile, adding machine, electric motor, wireless telegraphy, steam turbine, rayon, submarine

Thomas C. Mendenhall 1894-1901

Stratton Hall, first graduate degrees awarded

Motion picture camera, magnetic sound recording, quantum theory

Edmund A. Engler 1901-1911

Atwater Kent Laboratories, first honor society (Sigma Xi), Tech News first published

Wright Brothers’ first (light, Special Theory of Relativity, first radio program

Ira N. Hollis

Alumni Field, Alumni Gym, first honorary degree awarded

Theory of atomic structure, sonar one millionth Ford, television

Ralph Earle 1925-1939

Sanford Riley Hall, Alden Memorial, Aeromechanics Program

Robert Goddard’s first rocket flight, penicillin, helicopter, jet engine, nylon, Teflon

Wat Tyler Cluverius 1939-1953

Higgins laboratories, Navy V-12 Program on Campus

Atomic and hydrogen bombs, radar, first digital computer, transistor, polio vaccine, Velcro

Alvin E. Conneny

Kaven Hall

The Nautilus, oral contraceptive, National Hurricane Center

Morgan Hall, Daniels Hall, Olin Hall, nuclear reactor facility

Sputnik, laser, weather satellites, man in space, interplanetary exploration, integrated circuit

Arthur B. Bronwell 1955-1962

Silent Spring, artificial heart, 1962-1969

Goddard Hall, Gordon Library, Harrington Auditorium, first women students, centennial

George W. Hazzard

WPI Plan, Stoddard Residence Center, Project Center

Harry P. Storke

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, first space walk, video cassette

Genetic engineering, Skylab, the Concord, Viking Mars missions, compact disc, the Internet

1969-1978

Edmund T. Cranch 1978-1985

Founders Hall, Fire Protection Engineering Program, computerization of campus

Jon C. Strauss 1985-1994

Fuller laboratories, campus computer network, Global Perspective Program

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Edward A. Parrish joined WPI in the fall of 1995 as president and professor of electri­ cal and computer engineering. His installa­ tion as the university’s 14th president is the latest chapter in a distinguished career as an educator, administrator and researcher, a ca­ reer that has elevated him to national prominence within the engineering and education communi­ ties.

Born in Newport News, Va.. in 1937, Parrish joined the ser­ vice f o Mowing high school, serving for four years in the U.S. Air Force as in instructor in air traffic control. He received an honorable discharge in 1958 and enrolled at the Univer­ sity of V ir g in ia .

C harlottsville, where he would u ltim ately earn b a c h e lo r’ s, master’ s, and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering.

During his junior year, he left the university to work as a senior com­ puter analyst and group leader at Amerad Corp. in Charlottesville. Over the next two years, he headed a team that developed soft­ ware for modeling and computer graphics.

Shirley Johnson, a fellow programmer at Amerad and a 1961 graduate in mathematics from Vanderbilt University, would become his wife in 1963.

He returned to the university, completing his bachelor’s degree in 1964 and beginning work on his master’s degree. For two years he was a research associate with the Research Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences within the School of Engineering and Ap­ plied Sciences. From 1966 to 1968 he held a NASA Traineeship, which funded his re­ search in pattern recognition.

After receiving his Sc.D. in I 968, Parrish joined the faculty of the university’s De­ partment of Electrical Engineering. He continued to expand his work in pattern recognition and image processing (his pub­ lications list now totals more than 100 journal articles) and to serve as principal investigator or co-investigator on more than two dozen research contracts or awards.

In 1978 he was appointed chair of the department and served in thal capacity until the end of 1986. During that time he hired several new faculty members, many of whom have taken on positions of leadership in the department and the university. He continued his research, developed several new courses, led the development of the graduate pro-

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gram, and oversaw the development and de­ ployment of a distributed computer environ­ ment for the entire university.

He joined Vanderbilt University in Nash­ ville. Tenn., in 1987 as Centennial Professor of Electrical Engineering and dean of the School of Engineering. He helped increase the size and quality of the engineering school in order to propel it lo national prominence.

P arrish ’ s a c ­ complishments as a researcher and an engineering educa­ tor led to his elec­ tion as a Fellow of the Institute of and E lectrical Electronics Engineers (IE E E ) in 1986. W ithin the IEEE, he has held numerous p o si­ tions at the na ­ tional level. Most recently, he served as president of the IE EE C om puter Society ( 1988), as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-93), and as vice president for educational activi­ ties and member of the E xecutive Committee (1992-93). He is currently edi­ tor-in-chief of IEEE Computer.

He is also a recognized authority on engi­ neering education and accreditation. In 1983 he began serving as a program evaluator for programs in electrical engineering and com­ puter engineering. In 1986 he was appointed to the IEEE Committee in Engineering Accredi­ tation Activities. He has served on the Engi­ neering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) since 1989. chaired its Criteria Committee for three years, and has been a member of its Executive Committee since 1991; he has just completed his term as chair of the EAC. In recent years, Parrish played a leader­ ship role in the EAC's efforts to develop new criteria for evaluating engineering programs.

The criteria focus on outcomes (what stu­ dents learn) instead of process (what courses are taught), a philosophy that is also the hallmark of the WPI Plan. The criteria arc undergoing a two-year comment period and will come before the ABET board for final approval later this year. This fall, WPI is serving as one of two national testbeds for the new criteria.

He is a member of the honor societies Tau Beta Pi. Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi. He is listed in Who's Who in Engineering and many other such registries. He is a licensed Profes­ sor Engineer in the Commonwealth of Vir­ ginia.

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I was walking down the lower part of the service road the other day, and I noticed tickets on many of the cars w hich were parked along the side. For the most part, these cars had WPI parking stickers, meaning that if they had to park here, the lot they arc supposed to be in must be full. The cars were parked on the right side of the road. The curb was not painted yellow, indicating no parking. The cars looked legitimately parked. On the parking tickets, the officer had checked off “Fire Lane” and “Warning" — which indicated that they were parked in a fire lane, but didn’t have to pay a fine.

1 looked around. There were no signs that said “No Parking.”

There was no indication in the road that there was a fire lane.

How can someone get a ticket for parking in a fire lane when there is no indication that where they parked is a fire lane? Or, when there is no indication of “no parking” altogether? It seemed to me that these cars were parked perfectly legally.

Cars wouldn’t be parked there in the first place if there was not a shortage of parking on campus in the first place. O f course, WPI realizes this (which is probably why the police just marked “warning” on the ticket) and is. I'm sure, thinking about some course of action to take to alleviate parking problems on

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campus. I am reminded of the time some years ago when there were plans to turn Higgins Lawn into a parking lot. That mistake was quickly pointed out by the WPI community.

There are two problems with constructing a new parking lot: it is ugly, and it has to take the place of something we are used to. I also think we should try to preserve as much nature on campus that we can — we already have enough brick, concrete, and asphalt. We need grass, trees, and flowers. Not only do they beautify the campus, but they are excellent for stressed students who need places to relax. A concrete campus becomes cold, uninviting, and unfriendly. So as much as possible, we should preserve our land.

This leaves two options. If we happen to acquire any blighted buildings in the neighborhood (of which there actually aren’t too many), we can convert those to a parking lot. The problem with this is that the neighborhood would really hate us if we did that.

But, it is still an option.

The second option, which is probably more costly, but defi­ nitely more techy, is a parking garage. Parking garages also have a high potential for being very ugly, but if done correctly, a parking garage could look quite handsome and architecturally impressive.

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Much has changed in Riley Hall over the summer, mostly for the better.

New carpets, furniture, and windows, a new paint job inside, no more annoy­ ing ivy-like grapevines that make it impossible for you to close your win­ dows all the way when it’s freezing out and the wind is howling and you would sell your soul for a heater that would actually work when you want it to, but no, they only turn on full blast when its 100 degrees inside (Celsius or Fahrenheit, take your pick), and you just want to scream! Some things ended up worse though, like the shrink­ ing hallways which make you feel so

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confined while walking out toward the next day of your tortured existence, and also make hall sports a little bit more difficult. I don’t really mind that so much though. I miss the urinal. It served as more than just a vessel for bodily wastes; it had more of a pur­ pose than to keep overflowing and stinking up the bathroom all the time.

It was an important part of a society, a society of diverse people from all over the country, who all had one thing in common -being stuck at WPI for seven weeks at a time, maybe longer. In this fast-paced world, the urinal allowed us (at least the males among us) to get on with our lives after only a brief stop that didn’t involve any little doors getting in our way. It was a place

where we could relax and read the page of Newspeak that was posted on the wall (those of you who were on Riley 3rd last year know what I'm talk­ ing about). It brought us all down to a common level. No matter where you came from, or how much money your parents made during the last fiscal year, or even if you knew what a fiscal year was, you still used the same urinal if you were male and didn’t go somewhere else instead, lt was a symbol for everything that made us human, and everything that allowed us to be who we are. The urinal will be missed. After all that urinal stood for, one has to wonder what role that handicapped shower will play in our future society. We can only imagine the possibilities...

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R u le s

1) Infringement on any of the following rules outlined herein, and any infringement on the Greek code of conduct during rush activities, will be considered a violation of rush rules and subject to penalty from the IFC judicial board.

2) Formal Rush shall be defined as the two periods referred to as Fall and Spring Rush. a) Formal Rush is the only time when fraternities may sponsor events or activities for new mem­ ber recruitment. b) A two-thirds vote of the IFC executive board may allow for one or more chapters to conduct a for­ mal rush other than the Fall or Spring rush. This rush shall have a time period defined by the ex­ ecutive board. c) Each academic year’ s rush calendar is subject to approval by a majority vote of the IFC. 3) A rush event/activity is any event sponsored by a fraternity in­ tended to aid with new member recruitment.

A fraternity spon­ sored event is defined as: a) An event where the brothers of a particular chapter flyers dorm rooms. b) Goes to dorms and invites rushees to the event. b l ) A rushee is defined as a male prospective student (ie. high school senior), a male member of the freshman class, or an upper­ classman not presently involved in the Greek system. c) provides the said rushee with entertainment, food, prizes paid for by the fraternity.

4) All of rush shall be dry. All those present at a rush event/activ­ ity, or in the house while there are freshmen present, may not be un­ der the influence of alcohol or any other substance. This includes but is not limited to brothers, pledges, alumni, and rushees.

5) Freshmen are not allowed on the premises of a fraternity prior to the start of Formal Rush, unless permission is granted by the IFC executive board. a) Freshmen males will be re­ quired to leave the fraternity house

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Week nights being from Sunday to Thurs­ day.

6 ) No one affiliated with the W P I Greek system (brothers, alumni, etc.) may throw an off cam­ pus party and invite freshmen be­ fore the completion o f Fall Rush.

7) Black rushing is defined as the intentional insult or degrada­ tion of any chapter or chapters in the WPI Greek system. Black rush­ ing will not be permitted.

8 ) The following academic re­ quirements have been established in the understanding that academ­ ics are the most important aspect of college life and therefore must also be of fraternal life. a) All rushees wishing to pledge a fraternity are required to sign an approval form for the release of their academic standing one week prior to the IFC bid signing. b) Freshmen are required to pass two-thirds units in A-term, fourthirds units by the end of B-term, or be in good academic standing at the end of C-term or D-term to be permitted to have their bids signed. c) Students not in their first year at WPI must be in good academic standing to be permitted to have their bids signed.

9) The following guidelines for rush materials were made in the best interest of the W PI Greek sys­ tem and fraternities in general.

These guidelines were established lo de-cmphasize the poor image of Greeks and encourage chapters to highlight the more important as­ pects of Greek life. a) All rush materials, calendars, T-shirts, events, activities, etc. are subject to approval by the IFC ex­ ecutive board, and may not be pub­ lished, distributed, or take place until such approval has been given. b) A nything produced, pur­ chased, or hired by a chapter may not include reference or be related to any of the following; 1. Degradation of women.

2. Degradation to any per­ sons regarding race, creed, or sexual orientation.

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3. “Four letter words," phrases, or slogans that may be considered offensive.

4. Sexual promiscuity or obscenity.

5. Alcohol.

The above list includes but is not limited to; 1. Strippers 2. Pornography 3. Hot-Legs contests 4. Wet T-shirt contests 5. Mud/Jell-0 wrestling 6 . Exotic dancers c) The IFC is not responsible for any money lost by a chapter due to rejection of said materials, etc.

10) Rush events may only be held on Mondays, Thursdays, and one day on the weekend per one week of Formal rush.

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A parking garage would probably go best where there is already a parking lot, which would mean that there would be an even greater parking problem during its construction (and as we know from experience, “summer projects” are seldom completed before the summer ends). By if it were done correctly, it would greatly enhance the amount of parking space available on campus.

I’m sure there must be a committee whose purpose is to find alternatives to the parking problem at WPI. Whereas I am just listing possibilities, this committee must have done some in-depth research to come up with viable solutions. So what I am proposing here will probably not be strongly considered by the committee — they have probably thought about these same ideas already. If there is a committee, 1 would invite them to share some of their thoughts on the matter. If there is not a committee, here are some initial ideas for them to ponder when they get started!

In the meantime, if you have a car and if you have to be on campus, then you have to park somewhere, so just park in the most reasonable space you can find. Keep in mind that there is parking on most of the side streets (beware of Schussler Street, on which parking is available to residents only). And watch out for those invisible fire lanes.

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To the Editor: There’s a comment I’d like to make about WPI's and other organizations’ commitment to “diversity”. The di­ versity of a group is of little value in comparison to the character qualities and talents of individuals within that group. O f particular importance are the character qualities of the perfect Person, Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

These include genuine love, truthful­ ness, humbleness, resourcefulness, meekness, gentleness, attentiveness, mercy, justice, cleanliness, and time­ liness, to name just a few.

In fact, diversity is often used as a cover or euphemism for the accep­ tance of sin, e.g. homosexuality. The Lord God Yahweh of Israel is the one, true God Who made us, owns us, and loves us. It is He Who, through one man and one woman (Adam and Eve), made us physically, psychologically, and emotionally “diverse”. But it is man’s sin which estranged all of us from God and keeps us from enjoying His love which has never ceased de­ spite our sins. God proved His infinite

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love for us in sending His beloved Son Jesus, fully human and fully divine, wit hout sin. to die in our place on the cross for our sins. The wages for our sin is death - that is God’s justice. Being holy and perfect, He required 100% perfection from His creations 100% of the time. None of us has lived up to that standard of the Most High God. However, His mercy is shown in His providing the payment for those sins through His sinless Son’s death on a cross. To those who receive that free gift of Jesus’ payment for sin is given eternal life with God and fellow­ ship with Him. So while we are all different, we are the same in God’s eyes with respect to sin (all have fallen short of the glory of God; there is no one who does good enough, not even one). But for as many as received His free gift of salvation in Jesus, He gave them rights to be called sons of God in Himthere isnodesignationofGreek or Jew, barbarian or Scythian, circum­ cised or uncircumcised, slave or free!

-DonFarley II MS-CS’85,former employee 1985-1995

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Janet Begin Richardson Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student life On September 12th you were sent a letter electronically inviting you to place your name on a ballot for se­ lection to the newly formed Com­ mittee on the Status of Women which will report to President Edward Parrish. Three (3) undergrads and three (3) graduate students will join representatives from the faculty.

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staff, administration, alumna, and trustees on this very important com­ mittee.

If you are interested in placing you name on the ballot, please come to the Student Life Office (first floor of Daniels Hall) and complete a candi­ date interest form no later than Wednesday, September 18, 1996.

To cast a ballot, please come to the Student Life Office on Tuesday, Sep­ tember 24. 1996 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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The Student New spaper of W orcester Polytechnic Institute c/o S tudent Activities Office, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, M assachusetts 01609 Phone (508) 831-5464 • Fax (508) 831-5721 new speak@ w pi.edu • http://www.wpi.edu/~newspeak Editor-In-Chief David Koelle

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by Jennx Yambert SGA Secretary The Undergraduate Student Gov­ ernment Association (SGA) exists as the voice of WPI’s student body. The goal of SGA is to facilitate communi­ cations between the students and the rest of the WPI community. Students should think of SGA as a tool to try to improve academic and social aspects of student life. Here is a brief introduc­ tion to some of the SGA committees, and some of the issues they are cur­ rently addressing.

The Committee on Policies and Pro­ cedures is primarily focused on the workings of SGA. The committee in­ terprets the SGA governing documents and reviews all proposed amendments.

Because the organization of SGA af­ fects all of the organizations funded by

Do you ever feel as though you’ve lost a sense of control over your time, that you are being pushed and pulled by the many academic and social expecta­ tions with little chance to do what you want to do? If you are a new under­ graduate at WPI, you are becoming aware of how fast time goes by in a seven-week term and how easy it is to get behind. If you’ve been around for awhile, you know all too well that feeling of too much to do in so little time. Here are some very practical suggestions that can help you over­ come the feeling that time is running you— suggestions that will help you get on top of your schedule.

The first step to an organized sched­ ule is to develop a term overview.

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Next, if you don’t already have one, get a good weekly planner; one that breaks each day into hourly blocks of time. Pick a day and time when you will fill out your schedule each week.

Start by filling in all the fixed time; blocks in the week; class times, labs.

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work schedule, practices, etc. Now, let’s get down to business; when are you going to study? Try to fit in as much study time as you can during the day on weekdays; you’ll be surprised how much you can accomplish be­ tween classes. Try to arrange study times in smaller blocks throughout the week as opposed to one or two large blocks of time. Vary the content of subjects studied as much as pos­ sible. Take time to talk with friends about how they approach their work; they may have some good tips for you.

Now, for some fun. Remember to take care of yourself! Schedule in the things you enjoy most, and in­ clude ample sleep and regular meals.

Sleeping and eating are essential for high performance and are often the first things to go under pressure.

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by Debbie Dexter, Computer Trainer, College Computer Center, Fuller Labs, Second Floor We have been made aware that a majority of WPI users are unable to run Netscape 1,2N on their machines. This error is due to the fact that we have deleted Netscape 1,2N since it is obso­ lete and does not display the WPI pages correctly. We were urged to remove this version of Netscape due to it’s bugs. Updated versions of Netscape have been available for some time, and we believed that a large number of WPI machines were running our automatic update scripts thereby getting these updates. It has come to our attention that currently, the majority of WPI owned machines are not setup to re­ ceive updates from CCC as they be­ come available. Perhaps a user had disabled this function or the computer shop did not set it up at one point in time. Regardless of the situation, the CCC has no way to get these new versions and fixes of programs to our computers automatically.

We have invested a great deal of time and money in a newer version of Winstall (5.1), which will automati­ cally update a user’s system from one central location, making our job easier plus providing the availability of the most up to date software on our net­ work. As companies release patches to fix existing bugs in systems, with Winstall 5.1, we now have a way to get the hordes of software distributed to the general public, reaching numerous computers with a minimal number of technical visits. In the past, our auto­ matic update tool used to install every software package imaginable, well this new version does not install *all* ap­ plications for you! You have a choice now!

Below, is step by step directions a user may follow to bring their com­ puter up to par with our current net­ work configuration. These directions, if fol lowed correct Iy, shou Id setup your machine to retrieve patches and fixes as they become available and it will

to e-mail the committee chair if they have particular issues of concern.

The SGA office, and all members of SGA, are always available to ad­ dress student concerns and needs.

The office, located near the Wedge, has a change machine, and photo­ copier (5 cents a copy), that are avail­ able for student use. Students are ecouraged to bring in their old tests, so that they can be photocopied (with the name blackened out) and put in the test files as reference materials.

Course materials can be put on re­ serve in the office, as is true in the library.

SGA meets on Tuesdays at 6pm in the Lower Wedge. All meetings are open to the WPI community. Kris Niendorf, from Residential Life, will be at today’s meeting to discuss last year’s housing lottery.

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work by taking a little time off. Make sure that you schedule in some time each day to relax, keep up with fam­ ily and friends, and maintain your perspective on life. You will be a happier, healthier, and more effec­ tive student by taking care of all your needs and maintaining a sense of balance in your life.

Try to be realistic when setting up your schedule; remember that it is only a goal you are working toward.

Things are bound to come up during the week; be flexible and try to get back on track as soon as you can.

Review and rewrite your schedule weekly. Experiment with different ways o f putting things together.

There is no perfect schedule for ev­ eryone; find what fits best for you.

Most o f all, be patient. If you stick with scheduling, in a few weeks you’ll be rewarded with some new

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WPI community to attend its meetings, adminstration, in addition to the voting SGA, Policies and Procedures is some­ or e-mail the chairs at any time. members of SGA. CAI enables stu­ times called upon to interpret SGA’s The Committee on Student Life Is­ dents to voice academic concerns in an interactions with those organizations. sues (CSLI) is charged Currently, Policies and Proce­ with looking at the nonW O R C E S T E R P O L Y T E C H N IC IN S T IT U T E dures is addressing an issue that academic aspect of stu­ came up late last year about dent life at WPI. This Aclub sports. SGA is not allowed term they will be looking to fund exclusionary organiza­ at the following issues: tions, soclubs like cheerleading, getting another change which have limits on the num­ machine on campus, dis­ ber of members, may have to cussing the plans to changetheirconstitutionsifthey change the name of the wish to continue getting fund­ Engineers, trying to get ing. If you are concerned about S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T A S S O C IA T IO N coffee sold on campus at issues like these, contact SGA hours most convenient to students, look­ organized and cohesive manner. The or the committee chair. ing into more convenient Health Ser­ committee also seeeks to act as a chan­ The Committee of Academic Issues vices hours, and addressing parking nel of communication between the stu­ (C AI) addresses the academic concerns issues on campus. CSLI meetings, dents and faculty in an effort to keep and interests of the students at WPI. held on Wednesdays at 7pm in the SGA both parties aware, and informed, of CAI's agenda is established from the office, are open to the WPI community. the academic concerns of the students. concerns and suggestions brought to The WPI community is also welcome CAI encourages all members of the them by the student body, faculty, and

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also allow you to retrieve any available Novell software. The user also has the option to install the specific applica­ tions they desire. We repeat, it does not automatically install all the Novell soft­ ware as the older version had. The last few steps instruct a person on how to install the newest version of Netscape on their pc.

Without further ado, here are step by step directions on how to first use Winstall 5.1 and to fix the Netscape problem : 1 - Reboot your machine 2 - Log into Novell 3 - Start Windows 4 - In Windows 3.1 x: Pull down the FILE menu and choose RUN. In Win­ dows 95, click Start and then Run 5 - Type the following into the dia­ log box S:\WINSTALL\WINSTALL CCCSHOPLST 6 - This will bring up a listing of several options regarding AUTONAI Update. Choose the one that is appro­ priate for your machine. For example On A Windows 3.11 Machine, choose AutoNAI Update for Windows 3. IX On A Windows 95 Machine, choose AutoNAI Update for Windows 95 7 -After this script runs, you will be asked toeitherrestartwindowsor reboot your machine. Do so.

8 - Upon return to Windows, you will notice a new group called “Novell Applications {A-M}, and in that group, will be an icon entitled “Winstall 5.1 for Windows X X X" where X X X is either 95 or 3. IX depending on your operating system.

9 - If you double click on this icon, Winstall will now give you a listing of all the available applications on our network.

10 - Netscape 3.0 is listed here, if you want to upgrade from a previous version of Netscape, install the Netscape Upgrade option. If you are not yet running a version of Netscape, choose the Netscape 3.0 Install Option.

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12 -If you have any questions, please contact the ccc-shop via e-mail at pcquestions@wpi.edu or helpdesk@wpi.edu.

From now on, all Novell Applica­ tions are being grouped alphabetically into two groups, “Novell Applications {A-M) ” and "Novell Appl ications “{NZ }”. Any application that you install from the new Winstall Scripts will in­ stall in the correct group. If you already have all the applications installed on your machine, you may either reinstall the application using the Winstall Icon and delete the old icons, or you can drag and drop the icons from the old “Novell Applications” group (and sub­ sequently the “Novell Applications 2" group) into their alphabetically correct “Novell Applications {A-M} or {NZ )”. Then delete the old “Novell Ap­ plications” group.

Again, CCC Shop and Help Desk will help in getting a new version of of any network software running on any machine. Please call extension 5888 or send e-mail tohelpdesk@wpi for more information.

(These directions are also available in the wpi.ccc group as well as the CCC Shop web page: http://cccshop.wpi.edu/) For Macintosh support contact macquest ions @wpi, where a team of people will be able to respond to you. (Not tbt@wpi as listed last week). Please do not mail to specific people for answers, mail to either helpdesk@wpi (ANY questions), pc-questions@wpi (PC-related prob­ lems), mac-questions@wpi (Macintosh questions), or questions@wpi (U N IX ) resnetquestions@wpi (only for students in residence halls - staff and faculty send e-mail to pc-questions@wpi) To update whitepages information, students can contact the Registrar’s Office as stated in last week’s article.

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habits which, if maintained, will serve you well throughout your col­ lege and work career.

You say, “I don’t want to be run by some schedule, I want the freedom to live day to day.” True freedom is found in taking control of your time.

How much freedom is there in missing an outing with friends because you failed to aniticipate an important test?

How free do you feel when you can’t relax because you’re constantly anx­ ious about being behind in your classes? With the seven-week terms here at WPI, you probably won’t have the luxury of taking things as they come and meeting academic demands.

So take some time today— early in the school year— to establish some habits which will make you a happier, more successful student.

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AT The Microsoft Office 32bit package is available on the Winstall 5.1 list for W O R C E S T E R ' S M O S T any one to obtain under the Windows 95 operating system. If you had tried POPULAR RESTAURANT installing the earlier version and re­ O P E N 'T IL L 4 A . M . ceived an error trying to run it, please contact the Help Desk at B .Y .O .B . helpdesk@wpi.

When using Microsoft Word from the network, upon exiting the program you will get an error message saying c M e x ic a n R e s t a u r a n t that you cannot write to the S:\drive, simply click OK and bypass this mes­ AFFORDABLE sage. Unfortunately you will get this message every time you exit Microsoft -BARBECUEWord. We are looking into a fix for MEXCANI this, but rather than not allow anyone AMERICANF000 access to it, we decided to release it through Winstall 5.1.

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Correction We would like to apologize for the mistake in last week’s (Tuesday, September 10, 1996) edition of Newspeak. In the ar­ ticle “ISC to hold Coffee Hours on regular basis” we said that Prof. Peter R. Christopher was a native of Albania. Prof. Christo­ pher is not a native of Albania but rather is of Albanian descent.

We would like to apologize for the mistake and congratulate Prof. Christopher on his success­ ful presentation during the first ISC Coffee House.

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Student advisor will hold the first Career FaiF o f the year this Wednesday, 18th October in Harrington Auditorium. The Fair will run from 12:00pm - 5:00pm.

A lpha Phi Omega Weleomc back, Olsters. Sorry the club corner is late, just getting back into the swing of things. We have done a lot of stuff since coming back. There were a couple meetings, we helped the freshmen (or freshpeople) move in, and we helped JCC build a playground.

And there is still more stuff to do in Septem­ ber. There is a bike-a-thon for Habitat for Humanity on September 22, and apple pick­ ing and cooking on September 28. In addi­ tion. Rush is coming just around the corner, with informational meetings on September 26 and September 30. More information on Rush to come in the next Club Corner. And Brother Meeting are Mondays at 6:30 (PM. of course) in Goddard 227. There are several important issues being discussed, so if you want to voice your opinion, come to them.

Until next Tuesday.

Pre Law Society Welcome back everyone!! We have a meeting on Wednesday the 18th (tomorrow) at 4:30 in AK 126. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend. If you know of anyone who is even remotely interested ask them to come. We need to discuss how to spend all of the money that we have this year. Speaking of money, we need someone to spend it a.k.a. a treasurer. Anyone interested? If so. come to the meeting or contact W endell (wendell@wpi), Chris (fergie@wpi), or Prof.

Rissmillcr (kjr@wpi). Also, we have a rep­ resentative from the admissions office com­ ing from UConn Law school on Tuesday the 24th. I’ m not sure about the time yet so keep watching youremail. If your not on the email list please let Prof. Rissmillcr know so you can gel all of our messages about upcoming events. Any ideas for a speaker, bring them to the meeting. Keep your eyes open for more info.

Christian Bible Fellowship Hello again everyone. Well, A-term’s up and running along with the new opportunities that God has given us for spiritual growth.

Take a moment to reflect on the foundations you have set for this year. Are they set firmly in Christ or in false hopes and securities?

Join us this Friday at 7:00 PM in the Lower Wedge for Friday Night Fellowship and edify your foundation in Christ with fellow believ­ ers. Then come out to Alumni Gym on Saturday morning at 10:30 for sports and give the books a rest. For those of you who have signed up for a Bible study, we will begin meeting next week.

"Therefore, iny dear brothers, stand firm.

Let nothing move you. Always give your­ selves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV). As we continue into the term we'll all feel weary from the pressures of classes. It's all too easy to feel that there's no good reason to go on with our daily routines and consequently, our walk with Christ falls by the wayside. But in this verse, Paul gives us not just a good reason to go on. but the best reason of all. As Christians, we can be assured that our labor for the Lord is never in vain. Through Christ, each day is a new beginning and we can't begin to fathom the fruits of our labor in the Lord. So this week, go out there. Stand firm on your foundation and let nothing move you. And give all your heart and soul to your work in our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Rugby Club Welcome back everybody! The WPI Rugby Club is off and running for another season. If this is anything like the past, we will be successful. This year we have moved up to Division II, which means more difficult competition, but I think we are up to the task.

So far we have several newcomers, but you guys have to continue coming to practice.

It’s only 3 days a week, and we need 30 guys out there if we want to scrimmage ourselves during practice. Our first scrimmage was Saturday against Tufts. The regular season hasn't started yet, so if want to sec what WPI rugby is all about, come to one of our prac­ tices. Monday. Tuesday, and Thursday we meet at 4:30 pm in from of Alumni Gym. See you there!

and Sciences Welcome to the new school year and the return of the SMAS Club Corner. The Activi­ ties Fair held during Freshman Orientation was quite successful, resulting in many new members. The “Forest Flight’’ event was held on the 7th, but was unfortunately cut short due to rain and bees. For information on future events, you can check the View from Valehaven Web site al http://users.aoI.com/ -valehaven. For all those who are interested, SMAS has fight practices on Mondays and Thursdays starting at 7:30PM on either the Quad or the softball field. For more informa­ tion, contact SM A S officers at realms@wpi.edu.

SOM A Welcome back fellow martial artists, and welcome new members! Since this is our first article of the year, lets begin by intro­ ducing the club. The Society of Martial Artists is a club dedicated to exposing our

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In just 12 years, Sybase has evolved into a major player in the software/services industry, and is now the 6th largest inde­ pendent software company in the world. You can call it survival of the fittest if you want, but this is no textbook

Science Fiction Society Well, welcome back all you beings from your summers. I hope your home planets were nice. Lots of stuff is happening this year, honest.

“All the King's Men" is going to be run the first weekend of October. Look for a bunch of people running crazily around campus again.

The Gaming Weekend is scheduled for the first weekend of B-term. Paid members get FREE FOOD all weekend! That in addition to tons of fun games. Dues are only 5 bucks or 5 books. Look for more information as the GW draws near.

A bunch of members are now playing our second annual Assassin game. This is a simpler, more streamlined version than last year’s fire-fest clan version. It’s just you, your target, and a water pistol.

So far, we have had not one, but two(2) Warcraft II multiplayer games. I would not be surprised if another one popped up real soon. Go to the meetings for details.

Lots of other stuff is planned for this year, like the Anime Fest, movie nights and trips, more gaming weekends and Live Action RolePlaying games, and other cool stuff. To get involved, just show up at the meeting, Wednesday night al 7pm in Olin 223, email the officers at sfs@wpi.edu, or check out our web page: http://www.wpi.edu/~sfs. Join the hordes!

Deutschklub - G erm an C lub Welcome back to WPI. Stammtisch will be in Gompei's as always on Fridays from noon to I pm unless we happen to be as lucky as we have been recently and the weather is nice, in which case we will then be meeting, as we have twice so far this year, on the quad.

Hope everyone enjoyed the trip to Purgatory Chasm - the weekend before last, we will be organizing more activities like that in the near future. If you speak German then come and join the Deutschklub and enjoy our stammtisch on Fridays.

International Student Council Thanks to everyone that came to the first ISC Coffee Hour last Tuesday! For everyone that didn't make it, you missed out on a great time! The next ISC Coffee Hour will be on Tuesday, 8th October.

You can find out that along with all other ISC events for A Term, and events for the other International clubs listed on the new ISC Calendar of Events. You can pick up a copy of the calendar in the Student Life office. The electronic version of the calendar is up and running, you can access is it through the ISC WW W page at http://www.wpi.edu.

If any club hasn’t added a meeting or event to the calendar and wishes to add it to the elec­ tronic calendare-mail the I SC at isc @ wpi. edit.

We will soon have an electronic form through which you can add events and meeting dales to the W W W version of the calendar Keep an eye open for new developments on our W W W site!

Well we have our second ISC meeting this Wednesday, 18th October, it will bein Mor­ gan A this time! Points on the agenda for this meeting will include setting up of an ISC Survey committee and coming up with ideas for a speaker and theme for the next ISC Coffee Hour. We will also be asking people to join us for the innauguralion parade and represent their country alongside others marching under the ISC banner. « . . .

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members to various styles of the martial arts.

We believe in this philosophy because in situations that may arise where you may need to defend yourself, one art may be more useful than another. Beginners and advanced students are welcome. This past week, a typical class has been a good warmup to get the sweat going, and then the actual practice. This started o ff with the basics such as kicks and punches after whick each instructor concentrated in his or her own style.

Currently we have instructors qualified to teach in Tac Kwon Do, Kempo, and Uechi-Ryu. We have other potential in­ structors as well in Judo, Tai-Chi, and other arts as well. In fact, we have open­ ings for instructor positions at this mo­ ment. For those who are interested in jo in ­ ing SO M A to learn martial arts or selfdefense. you can contact us at soma@wpi.

Currently we arc teaching Mondays, Tues­ days, and Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:00 in Founders Basement. We arc hoping to get the facilities in Alumni Gym very shortly.

There is also the Possibility for Wednes­ day classes and Saturday afternoon classes.

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By now everyone is probaly studying for some sort of test and trying to keep their mind from wandering. Well, I’m the opposite so here's my wanderings on ski racing. Waking up at the break of dawn to bagels and OJ. Arriving at the mountain and seeing the trail you’ll soon be racing on (for free) rising like a wall into the ski. Wishing you haven't eaten so much bagels because your having trouble squeezing into your GS suit. Step­ ping out of the lodge and into your newly waxed and tuned skis and prepping your self for ihe thrill that only a GS run can give.

Watching others ski before you, some make it, others crash and burn. Your turn comes and you shoot out of the starting gate. Enjoy­ ing the feel of arcing fattys as your careen by shouting fans and ringing cow bells. W ho­ ever said Michael Johnson was the fastest man on Earth obviously hasn’t met the WPI Ski Team.

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C l a s s if ie d s ***FREE TRIPS & CASH*** Find out how hundreds of student representatives are already earning FREE TRIPS and LOST OF CASH with America’s#! Spring Break company! Sell only 15 trips and travel free! Cancun, Bahamas, Mazatlan, Jamaica or Florida! CAMPUS MAN­ AGER POSITIONS ALSO AVAILABLE. Call Now! TAKE A BREAK STUDENT TRAVEL (800)95-BREAK! SPRING BREAK ‘97-SELL TRIPS, EARN CASH, & GO FREE. STS is hiring CAMPUS REPS/GROUP ORGANIZERS to promote trips to Cancun, Jamaica, and Florida. Call 800-6484849 for information on joining America’s #1 Student Tour Operator.

Call For Proposals for Discovery Workshops for Summer Camp REACH Deadline: Novem­ ber 1. We are developing a residential summer camp for seventh grade girls in Central Massa­ chusetts that will generate interest and excite­ ment about engineering. This camp. Camp REACH (“Reinventing Engineering And Creat­ ing new Horizons”) is being developed using an NSF grant and will be held forthe first time in the summer of 1997 at WPI for thirty campers. We have funding to give $800 stipends for the cre­ ation of “discovery workshops”, and are looking for proposals submitted by anyone from WPI professors to a team of undergraduate or gradu­ ate students. If you would like an email or paper copy of the complete Call For Proposals, please send email to nicolett@ece.wpi.edu.

Non-Profit organization seeks part time of­ fice assistant, flexible hours, $6.00 per hour, must be computer literate. Send resume and three references to: President, Junior League of Worcester, Inc., 71 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01609

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Needed: Piano accompanist for the WPI Glee Club. Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Can receive music academic credit (1/6 unit per semester). Contack Profes­ sor Louis Curran at 831-5695 or e-mail lcurran@wpi.edu

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Tuesday, September 3 12:05am - Larceny: Officer out in Theta Chi lot re: larceny o f bicycle from van.

3:46am - Alarm trouble: Resident o f Founders reports problem with smoke detector in suite.

4:15am - Officer reports corridor smoke detector in Founders has reset.

2:15pm - Panic Alarm - Circulation desk.

5:45pm - Assist: Professor with vehicle trouble.

11:57pm - Suspicious Person: Boynton St., Officer unable to locate.

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12:25am - Officer transporting student from Founders to Memorial Hospital.

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1:55am - Transport: Memorial Hospital to Institute Hall.

6:54am - Suspicious Person: Fuller apts parking lot.

6:59am - Officers clear Fuller apts, subject identified & checks ok.

7:19am - Alarm; Intrusion, Daniels Hall, Student Affairs.

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8:07am - Student Notified: that car in Founders lot must be moved.

8:14am - Testing: Riley Hall, O ’Connell fire equipment, in Gompei’s.

8:19am - Out o f service; for Whipple, the fire alarm in Salisbury.

1:07pm - Computer Alarm: Kaven hall 202.

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1:20pm - Moving equipment prof. there.

4:01pm - Fire Alarm: Morgan Hall.

4:38pm - Medical: possible seizure at Gompeis.

7:09pm - Instrusion Alarm: Harrington ROTC. 7:36pm - Motor Vehicle Lock Out: Library lot.

a happy and safe Homecoming week.

7:52pm - Assist: Institute second fkx)r for a brike door.

Thursday, September 5 10:23am - Washburn Shop: no ventilation in the castings lab, Plant Services notified.

11:11 am - Alarm: Intrusion, 157 West St.

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12:19pm - V adalism of Car: at 17 Elbridge, was told to notify Worcester PD. 2:39pm - Assist: Worcester PD. Park and Institute, in Park: Pervert, 5’ 10", shoulder length hair pony tail, mustache, turquois tee, jeans, passing an explicit note.

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P o l ic e L o g Thursday, August 29 2:38am - Alarm: Intrusion, Men’s locker room. Alumni.

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2:48am - Clear: From Alumni, set off by student.

7:54am - Fire/Sprinkler Alarm: Fuller Apartment.

12:00pm - Workordcr: Mens bathroom in Alden the faucet does not shut off.

6:30pm - Breaking & Entering: Call from student Bowdoin St. apartment broken into.

7:33pm - Received call from student Bowdoin St. W P D has not arrived. Officer over W P D called by W P I and route car on way.

10:00pm - Parent calls requesting we check on the welfare o f student. Off. up to Daniels.

Student has called home.

Friday, August 30 2 :18am - Malicious Mischief - Broken window found in car.

2:44am - Power Outage Reported: Mass Electric notified - Lancaster to Boynton St. lights out.

6:58am - Vadalism: Central Mail - Daniels.

1:26pm - Alarm: Fire alarm in Riley.

1:30pm - Alarm Secure.

2:05pm - Report: Lcx’al Fire detector sounds, defective detector.

2:46pm - Malicious Mischief: Riley emergency phone.

5:49pm - Intrusion Alarm: Counseling Center.

6:43pm - Medical: Daniels Bookstore.

9:47pm - Suspicious Person: Sevice Road.

1 1:37pm - Assist/Fire Alarm: W F D advises responding to fire alarm at fraternity.

Saturday, August 31 12:07am - Medical Response: Morgan fkx)r mens room, intoxicated student vomiting.

12:29am - Medical Response: Regent St., intoxicated female vomiting.

1:32am - Suspicious Persons/Vehicle: Officer out with vehicle and three subjects, Stoddard lot.

2:31am - Noise Complaint: Fuller, loud music.

3:06am - Intoxicated student: Officer requests EM S to Institute Road to evaluate intoxicated student. EM S notified.

4:44am - Intrusion Alarm: Alumni Gym locker room.

Tuesday, September 17 4:00pm - Women’s Soccer al Tufts.

6:30pm - Corporate Interviewing Skills, Perreault Lecture Hall.

6:30pm - New Voices 14.5, Alden Memorial. Free.

8:00pm -Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book meeting, Kaven Hall 111.

Wednesday, September 18 12:00pm to 4:00pm - CDC Career Fair, Harrington Auditorium.

4:00pm - Women’s Tennis vs. Regis.

4:30pm - ISC meeting, Morgan A. Thursday, September 19 9:00am - Golf, CAC Championships at Stow Acres.

11:00am - AIRG meeting. Fuller Labs 246.

12:00pm - Weight Watchers, Morgan A. 4:00pm - Women’s Soccer vs. Gorgon.

7:00pm - Women’s Volleyball at Rhode Island.

7:15pm - Women’s Field Hockey vs. Bridgewater.

Friday, September 20 President’s Inauguration -no classes 12:00pm - Deutsch Klub meeting, Gompei’s.

3:30pm - Women’s Tennis vs. Rensselaer.

4:30pm - ISO meeting, 3rd floor Fuller Labs.

5:00pm to 6:30pm - Shabbat Candle Lighting and Dinner, Morgan A. 7:00pm - Men's Soccer vs. Wesleyan.

Saturday, September 21 Homecoming 9:30am - 19th Annual Frank Sannella Road Race, Alumni Field 9:30am - Annual Alumni Soccer Game, Athletic Field 10am to 2pm - Alumni Crew/Parents Row and Cookout, Donahue Rowing Center, Lake Quinsigamond.

Sunday, September 22 4:00pm - Music Association: Concert, Alden Memorial Hall.

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

4:48am - Officers clear Alumni Gym, alarm activated by laundry worker.

3:24pm - Suspicious Person: Elm Park.

11:37pm - Unknown Problem: Officer out with vehicle, Drury Lane & Park Ave. Sunday, September 1 12:15am - Officers clear Drury Lane, I subject arrested by W PD. 12:22am - Distraught Student: Officer out with distraught student at Stoddard. Officer requests counselor notification.

12:29am - Altercation: Report o f verbal altercation in front o f fraternity.

12:45am - Counselor responding to Stoddard.

2 :17am - Malicious Mischief: Officer out with 2 subjects in Stoddard lot.

7:45pm - Lockout: Institute.

Monday, September 2

12:26am -Intrusion Alarm: Alumni Gym locker room.

12:35am -Officers clear Alumni Gym, alarm set off by students within.

2:13am - Suspicious person: Call from Hackfeld Road re: suspicious person.

2:21am -Officers clear Hackfeld Road, checks ok.

10:30am -Acces: Kaven Hall, Crystal rugs.

12:10pm -Alarm: intrusion. Library, student found inside, library closed, student told to leave.

5:10pm - Intrusion Alarm: Library loading dock.

7:40pm -Call In: Electrician to turn off spotlights on Quad.

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