SGA deliberates SocComm's Movie Channel funding request by Dave Koelle Editor-in-Chief
The W PI Social Committee recently requested special funding from the Stu dent Government Association to pur chase new video equipment for the SocComm Movie Channel. The spe cial funding was discussed at last Tuesday’s SGA meeting. The request was first approved, then reconsidered, leaving SocComm members confused about the fate of the movie channel. The initial request from SocComm was $7000, to cover the cost of five new VCRs and a controller. The origi nal VCRs which the SocComm Movie Channel currently uses were donated by the Instructional Media Center. The equipment is “ beyond repair,” and in order for the channel to operate prop erly, new equipment must be purchased. SocComm had not considered purchas ing new VCRs when it devised its bud get for the 1997 fiscal year. SGA currently maintains a reserve of $13,579.03, which will be added to when the social fee and tuition moneys from this year’s students comes in. SG A has the power to distribute this reserve money as it sees fit when orga nizations come to the Association with special funding requests. Early in the SGA meeting, the re
students, everyone gets to see the movie be equal to three Sunday night movies, quest was brought down to $3500, and channel for at least one year. or a Coffeehouse show, or a Pub show. only four VCRs would be purchased Senator Justin Sprague noted that Senator Greg Snow suggested that instead of five. This price considered SocComm has a line item for repairs, SocComm’s request is less than 2 % of four VCRs at $500 a piece, each with a which was initially set at $4100, and their entire budget, which is equiva controller of $120, and shipping fees. eleven to twelve thousand dollars in lent, he said, to $25 of a $ 1000 budget. Any request over $50(X) is considered a other categories not specific to a com Senator Jennifer M. Johnson noted capital request, and requires a twomittee. SocComm said that some of the that off campus students are unable to thirds vote of the Senate in order for the $4100 had already been spent request to be approved. on needed repairs to other The Class III Organiza equipment, such as damages tional Class Finance Com IS e n a to r lie n P e tro l said that i f th e m otion microphones and the projec mittee (O C FC ) approved were not passed, the g e n e ra l fe e lin g aro u n d tors in Perreault Hall, and SocComm’s request. Spe cam pus w ould be “ S G A is m ore co n cern ed would not be sufficient tocover cial funding requests must about leg islatio n a n d paperw ork th a n the stu the price of the new equip first pass through the OCFC dents. ” ment. The other money is for before they come up for con operational expenses. sideration at an SGA meet Petro stated that S G A ’s ing. The Class III OCFC noncommitment to supply SocComm watch the movie channel. She sug handles the finances of all Class III with the money they need to operate the organizations, which are program-pro gested that SocComm take the neces movie channel seemed to go against sary money from their current budget viding organizations (other Class III and request special funding when they organizations include Masque, Peddler, SGA public relations; he said that if the motion were not passed, the general need it to do more shows, which would Newspeak, WPIR, Bacchus, and oth feeling around campus would be “ SGA ers). The Appropriations Committee be more campus-wide. Belli replied is more concerned about legislation that it would be hard to request special of SGA voted 3-1 against the motion. and paperwork than the students.” funding for an undetermined act, since SocComm claims that the price of The question was called, and a roll SocComm would need the money be the equipment cannot come from their fore it could sign any contracts. call vote was taken. The final result $103,517 budget. Some members of was nine ayes, five nays, and six ab Sensing that the Senate’s vote to SGA felt that it would be possible to do stentions. The motion carried. At this wards this motion would be unfavor so, referring to the fact that at the end of able, Senator Ben Petro stated, “ I think the last fiscal year, SocComm had six point, S G A president Matthew Friemuth suggested that the many visi to take this away from future classes is to seven thousand dollars left in its tors who attended the meeting to sup selfish of us” — with the exception of budget. SocComm president Kim Belli the current senior class and transfer port the move channel may leave. stated that the cost of these VCRs would
Part II: The trouble begins Six abstentions is a lot, noted some members of the Senate, and a motion to reconsider the funding request was passed. It was felt that many Senators did not have enough information lo make an informed decision about the funding request. There was a motion to table the request, but this was not enter tained. Senator Seth Kintigh said that the $4100 in SocComm’s repair line could be used; this is not an emer gency, he stated. Senator Jon Chaillet stated that it was not a good idea to pass the funding request motion and then reconsider it after the support ers had left. Senator Jennifer Reese said that SG A can’t just give money to everyone, and there must be some control over the budget. Senator Johnson noted that further discus sion at this meeting would do any good. Senator Sprague moved to table the motion until next week. Aftermath It is important for people to realize that the special funding request which SocComm has made to SG A has not been denied. It has been tabled for further discussion. At tonight’s meet ing, the funding request will be one of the items which will be discussed.
Record number of students attend Global Opportunities Fair by Jason O. Papadopoulos News Editor
The third annual Global Opportuni ties Fair, Tuesday, September 24th, Alden Memorial Hall, attracted an esti mated record of 600 visitors, according to the Office of Global Programs. Four teen different countries, eleven project locations and eight exchange universi ties were represented at the fair. “ From our perspective it was a great success” said Marche Haddad, Associate Direc tor of the Global Programs Office, and
director of this year's Global Opportuni ties Fair. The W PI Global Perspective Pro gram came along with the adoption of the W PI plan, more than 25 years ago. The first exchange agreement wits signed in 1973 with “City College", London, United Kingdom. Washington, D.C. was selected in 1974 as the location for the first off campus residential project center. In 1987 the first overseas resi dential project center was setup in Lon don. Now 30% of undergraduate stu dents at W PI will study off campus
before they graduate. "W c are also the national leader in ‘Study Abroad’ for science and engineering majors” said Haddad. According lo her, only about 2 % of U.S. undergraduate college stu dents have a ‘Study Abroad’ experience compared to the 30% base for WPI students. Haddad reasoned that “ stu dents with a technological edge are most likely to work abroad". An increasing number of employers have said thal it is important for them to have employees thal have already gained a global per spective or work experience.
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At the present time WPI has project centers in Costa Rica, Denmark, Ger many, Holland, Italy, Puerto Rico,Thai land, the United Kingdom, the United States, and in C Term. India will be added to the ever-growing list. W PI also has exchange agreements with some of the finest and most reputable institutions in Canada, Germany, Holland, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Swit zerland. Although the project centers and exchange programs can encompass a Sufficiency, IQP. or MQP, most stu dents complete their IQPs during the visits. The average IQP program lasts for 7-8 weeks during which a group of WPI students work closely with at least one W PI faculty member, a local coordinator and a project sponsor. There arc some plans for new project centers, and on average a new project center has been added to the list every second year the exchange programs seems to be lagging behind. Partly due to the misconception of what exchange programs are many students avoid pur
suing the opportunities that lay hidden there. Unlike the project programs, exchange programs last for a semester or a whole year, and the students travel and study independently, without an accompanying W PI faculty member. Haddad also pointed out that students have the misconception that off-cam pus project programs and exchange programs are more expensive than nor mal schooling at W PI and in a survey distributed to attending students of the Global Opportunities Fair, Haddad stated that 9 out of 10 students said that financing was the major reason for not pursuing one of the programs. “ Pro grams are not expensive" said Haddad, ‘The cost is very similar to attendance at W PI” . Additional financial aid is also available to help with any extra financial costs that may arise. Referring to the misconception that conflicts with their academic program at W PI might arise, Haddad said that if students "plan ahead, there should be no reason why this should be a problem.”
We’ve Got Your Goat! The W P I Rugby team is pleased to announce the “ GetYour-Goat-Back” competition. W e w ill be giving the Goat away to the class with the most school spirit. How w ill we know who has the sp irit? Good question. The attendance at our home games has been a little low. So what better way to im prove our attendance and increase awareness about lesser known club sports, than by giving the Goat to the most creative and most willing-to-watch-a-good-game-of-rugby class? So, the class w ith the best attendance at our first home game (O ctober 5th, vs. Babson) and with the best banners (good banner « extra people) w ill get the Goat.
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News beyond the farm A weekly e-mail news summary W O R LD E D IT IO N
For the week preceding this Satu rday, Sep tember 28th, 19%, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm : Israel secretly broke through the final section of a tourist tunnel Sep 24th. The tunnel, creating a second entrance to the well-known Wailing Wall Tunnel, was interpreted as a violation of the peace agreement by the Palestinians because of its proximity to the Al Aqsa Mosque; any major change in physical struclure in this area was to be acted on jointly by Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian President Yassar Arafat called for protests, and on Sep 25th, Israeli troops and Palestinian police opened fire on one another, with 20 Palestinians and 11 Israelis dying. The violence continued Sep 26th and 27th before Palestinian police finally man aged to prevent protests Sep 28th, The UN passed a resolution calling for new peace talks Sep 28th (with the US abstaining), and it ap peared that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Arafat might meet on the Gaza border Sep 29th. However, on Sep 28th, Netanyahu made it clear that the new tunnel would never close, and a spokesperson for the Palestinians stated that they would not talk un less that option were on the table. The US has reportedly offered mediation in Washington DC. The death toll in this latest round of violence stands at 68. The government shouldn't shut down this year. The House of Representatives passed a spending bill Sep 28th by 370-37; the Senate will vote on Monday and President Clinton will sign it if it passes. The bill moved forward after Republicans and the President compromised and decided to add $6.5 billion in domestic spending including $4 billion on education. In Afghanistan, the Taliban rebels announced they had captured the province of Kunar Sepember 22nd. then set their sites on the capitol of Kabul. After taking the city Sep 26th, they imposed strict Islamic law and executed members of I he former government. The T al iban now control about two-thirds of the nation, and formed their own government council Sep 27th.
They’re Talking About It: Gaining slightly in the polls. Republican presi dential nominee Bob Dole has introduced two new themes: accusing President Clinton of being a closet “ liberal, liberal, liberal” and of wanting to re-introduce radical health care re form measures in a second term. However, Dole still trails in such normally-rightleaning states as Texas and Florida. He has taken time off from the campaign to prepare for the first debate. In Shorts: • Russian surgeon Renat Akchurin announced Sep 22nd that Boris Yeltsin will not undergo heart surgery for about a month and a half to increase the chances that he will survive the proce dure. Meanwhile, envoy Alexander Lebed called for Yeltsin to relin quish power Sep 28th if he plans to remain in the hospital, a demand first made Sep 23rd by the Communists. • A recount of votes in Bosnia Sep 22nd indicated that muslim Alija Izetbegovic won the top seat in the rotating presidency, barely defeating Serb Momcilo Krajisnik, who has openly stated he would undermine the unity of the country. • Greek Prime MinisterCostas Simitis won an additional four years in office Sep 22nd. • Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan looked strong in Sep 22nd elections with 56% of the vote; he must now win a run-off. • A Sunni Muslim mosque in Multan, Paki stan, was attacked Sep 22nd. leaving 21 worshippers dead. • An offensive by the Sri Lankan army Sep 22nd killed about 200 rebels near Kilinochchi. • Ross Perot filed suit to enter the presidential debates Sep 23rd. • President Clinton signed a bill giving mili tary personnel a 3% raise and making it easier to pursue stalkers across state lines Sep 23rd. • Police seized 10 tons of explosives and related equipment in London Sep 23rd.
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An FDIC report issued Sep 23rd concludes that Hillary Rodham Clinton drafted a 1986 real estate document used by Madison Guar anty Savings and Loan to mislead regula tors. President Clinton was the first world leader to sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Sep 24th; the law is not expected to go into effect because of Indian (and thus Pakistani) opposition. • Factional fighting between Pondos and Sothos in South Africa left twelve people dead in various minefields Sep 24th. • The Federal Reserve bank decided not to raise interest rates Sep 24th. • Indonesian officials Sep 24th ordered opposition leader Megawati to close her party of fice. President Clinton an nounced the sale of a new kind of govern ment bond Sep 25th, one that is tied to the value of the Consumer Price Index to com bat inflation. The House passed a bill doubling the num ber of border patrol agents Sep 25th by a 305-123 margin. Mother Teresa was released from the hospi tal Sep 25th. Burma announced it would charge dissident Aung San Suu Kyi with political crimes Sep 25th. Astronaut Shannon Lucid returned lo Earth after a record six months in space Sep 26th when the shuttle Atlantis touched ground. The Senate sustained President Clinton’s veto of the the Dilation & Extraction abor tion bill Sep 26th. Much of the United States had at least a partial view of a lunar eclipse late Sep 26th. Argentinian Labor Unions launched a 36hour strike Sep 26th. An inmate was killed in a prison riot in Folsom CA Sep 27th. Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick was in dicted on 25 counts Sep 27th. The final presidential debate arrangements were made Sep 28th with no changes in date, location, or format.
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Finally: Only in the United States... A six-year old has been suspended for kissing a classmate. Even though the girl asked to be kissed, school poli cies classified the behavior as sexual harass ment and punished the boy accordingly. Few politicans seem to be commenting on the Ken tucky case... it makes one wonder what they did when they were six. And that’s what made the News Beyond the Farm. Sources this week included A ll Things Con sidered (N PR ), the Associated Press newswire, the B B C Newshour (BBC /PR I), the Chris Clark Program (KGO -AM ), the Christian Science Monitor, Newsday (BBC /SW ), Newsdesk (BBC / P R I), and the Reuters newswire. Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA News Beyond the Farm is designed to provide a fa irly short summary o f a week's events fo r 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 student newspaper, “ Newspeak, ” when that institution is in session. It may be distributed, re-posted, or forwarded anyw here. Check “ http://www.uhra.com / nbtf.html" on the W orld Wide Web fo r back issues andfurther infonnation. Comments, c riti cisms, and requests fo r e-mail subscription ad ditions or deletions should be e-mailed to " nbtf@uhra.com. " Congratulations fo r keep ing up with the world around you!
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Weekly sports update: Results from September 20th to 26th quarter after hitting a 23-yard field goal. W PI would tie the game with 50 seconds remaining in the same quarter on a Greg Amiro (Chelmsford, M A ) field goal from 37 yards out. Union would add another score before the half to take a 10-3 lead into the break. Union increased their lead to 24-3 on scores in the third and fourth quarters before W P I cut the lead down to 24-10. Sophomore
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come on as the younger players gain more experience. Last week, in two games, they won one and lost one, but the positive is that all their goals were scored by freshman. On Saturday the 21st W P I was at Westfield State to play the Owls on their turf. Unfortunately, W P I came out on the short end of a 5-1 score. The only goal was scored by Brooke Clark (Jefferson, M A ) on a penalty corner and was
W om en’s Soccer (3-3) The women’s soccer team entered last week looking to rebound from a couple of set backs from the week before to two strong squads. They hosted Anna Maria on the 24th with the hopes of getting back on the winning track. The squad did not disappoint the good-sized crowd in the stands as they beat the — more— Amcats 1-0. Freshman Jamie Szafarowicz (Oakham, M A), who has already set the school record for goals and points in a season, scored the lone goal for W P I in the win. Senior goalkeeper, Lynn Kearnan (Medway, M A), made six saves in pick ing up Ihe win.
M en’s Soccer (3-1-2) The men’s soccer team had a busy week with three games. Although they did not win a game, they did have many opportunities, hut were denied by outstanding goalkeeping by the opposition. On the 20th, W PI played in the make-up of the postponed Worcester City championship game against Assumption. W PI had a halftime lead of 1-0 on a goal by senior Jim Goodreau (Ludlow, MA). At the start of the second half. Assumption came out strong and capitalized on a couple of W PI errors in their W om en’s Tennis (1-3) own end to put two goals behind goalkeeper The women’s tennis team was busy last Matt Woodcock (Orange, MA). For the rest week due to cancellations and postpone of the game W PI had control, but couldn’t get ments. They played three matches against one past the opposition to tie. Wheaton, Clark and UMass-Dartmouth. Last Monday W PI stayed in Worcester They dropped all three by scores of 0-9,3County to play Anna Maria. In a game 6 and 2-7 respectively. In the Clark match, where W PI had the better scoring opportu winners for W P I Kathy Sheehan nities, the game ended up a tie at 3-3. Scor (Warwick, R I) at #5 singles and Ashley ing for W PI were Chris Prueher (Ellington, Deliso (Sutton, M A ) at #6 singles. CT), Shaun McDonough (Whitman, M A ) Sheehan then teamed up with Paula Silva and Doug Brown (Grafton, M A). Prueher, (Wakefield, M A) at #3 doubles to pick up along with Eric Langlois (Canton, M A) and a point. In the match against UMassMark Socha (E. Longmeadow, M A ) each Dartmouth two of our doubles teams were had an assist. victorious. The duo of Deliso and captain Two nights later W PI was back home to Michelle Lafond (Exeter, RI) won at #2 face M IT in a Constitution Athletic Confer doubles and then Sheehan teamed up with ence game. M IT came in with a much im Leanna DclGrosso (Euclid, OH) to win at proved squad and was looking to steal one #3 doubles. away from the home leam. In the beginning, Volleyball (5-4) it looked like M IT would come out on top as The volleyball team played three they jumped out to a 2-0 lead. With about NUVM’tAK M/\rr rnuiu /tu t/wir.nun matches, winning one, over the last week. seven minutes left in the half W'PI set up for a They dropped matches against Wellesley comer kick. In the ensuing action that fol The Women’s Soccer team faced off against Anna M aria College last Tuesday night, and came out with a and Clark, while picking up a win over lowed, an M IT defender was called for a 1-0 victory. The winning goal was scored by Jam ie Szafarowicz, a New 8 Player of the Week. UMass-Boston in a five-game match. The deliberate hand ball violation in the goal area. scores versus Wellesley were 0-15, 3-15 and assisted by Heather Bryer (Warwick, R I) and quarterback Richard Boardman (Merrimack, This led to an automatic red card fro the of 2-15. Against Clark the scores read 8-15, 15Jade Gaudreau (Rehoboth, M A). Last Mon NH) threw his first touchdown pass of his fender and a penalty kick for W PI. McDonough I I , 8-15 and V10-I5. Against Umass the day, the team was home to face Salem State career at W P I when he hooked up with Josh would take, and make, the penalty kick to cut games went 15-6, 5-15, 15-11, 2-15 and 15who was just opening the season. W P I gave Hines (Mansfield, M A ) on a 2 1-yard strike. the lead in half going into the break. In the 13. them a not so friendly welcome to 1996 by Running back Mike Godfrey (Holliston, M A) second half there were opportunities for both beating them 5-0. Clark led the way for W PI and senior captain Matt Barrows (Glen Falls, teams, but the goalkeepers came up big. It G o lf (1-2) as she netted her first collegiate hat-trick. N Y ) were the recipients of the Pritchard wasn’t until late that Langlois set up The golf team got another fine day last The other two goals were scored by class Award which goes to the outstanding back McDonough for the lying goal. The game went Wednesday to play their match against Suffolk, mates Marissa Merl/.ic (Barre.MA) and Lind and lineman in the homecoming game. Bar into overtime and came out as a 2-2 tie. Brandeis and Babson. W PI shot a respectable say Voss (N. Brookfield, MA). Merizic also rows had 13 tackles, two for a loss and two score, but could only manage to beat Suffolk. assited on two of the goals and Bryer, quarterback sacks. Godfrey had 99 yards Football (1-2) Babson shot a 410, Brandeis a 455, Suffolk a Gaudreau and Jessica Cram (Turner, M E) rushing on the day. Barrows’ performance The football team returned to Alumni Field 489 while W PI came in al 466. Leading the way each had one assist. Goalkeepers Alyssa got him on the Freedom Football Conference for their homecoming game against Union on for W PI were Haig Altoonian (Medfield, M A) Schlichting (Merrim ack, N H ) and Deb weekly honor roll. the 21 st. W PI was hoping to recreate some of and James Carlson (Whethersfield, CT) who Vandeburgh (Walpole, M A) shared the shut the magic from last year’s homecoming con both shot an 86. Right behind them with an 87 out with Vandeburgh picking up the win for Field Hockey (3-4) test when they defeated favored RPI. Union was Ty Johnson (Keene, NH). W PI. The field hockey team is beginning to took a 3-0 lead midway through the first
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SGA and SocComm: A discussion about Movie Channel funding I think a lot of people arc expecting me to write about the recent special funding request made by SocComm to SGA for new Movie Channel equipment. They’ll probably be disappointed that I'm not prepared to take one side or the other; as far as 1can tell, neither side has done anything wrong. SocComm asked for a perfectly legit sum of money for a perfectly legit cause, and SG A is working in an acceptable way to tend to SocComm’s request. Granted, the parliamentary procedures use by SGA might seem somewhat ri diculous, but this is how governing bodies work, and for the most part, they make the process more efficient (strange as it may seem). I have a feeling SG A will approve SocComm’s request. My feeling is based on the following facts: First, it would look really bad if SG A didn’t approve of something which so many people on campus really enjoy. Second, SGA has funded requests in the past that have helped less people or have cost more money. Third, the Senators did pass the motion initially; they just thought they needed more discussion. Basically, they want to change those abstentions to either yea or nay votes. Even if the funding request doesn’t pass, which I highly doubt, I
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don’t think the Movie Channel will fall. SocComm still has money, and they can use this money forthe needed equipment. It’s probably possible with a little creative finagling to squeeze the necessary money; I don’t think SocComm is that tightly budgeted. Either way, everyone still gets the movie channel. Well, every one who lives on campus. But that’s a tired argument. In fact, it’s hardly relevant in this case. There are so many organizations which pitch to a particular groups of people on campus. The Movie Channel is pitched towards those who live on campus. For other examples: Peddler is pitched mainly at seniors; Newspeak is pitched towards those on campus who are literate and who are not apathetic. Some of your social fee goes to Masque, but if you don’t enjoy plays, you’re not going to reap the benefits. Fortunately, funding for these organizations has not been denied because of these facts. 1think the difference between on- and off-campus students is a much more obvious schism, probably second only to the schism between Greeks and non-Greeks. In fact, it’s such an obvious schism that SGA senators are divided into two categories: On Campus and Off Campus. Maybe this is a problem. The bottom line is, no program
ming on campus will ever please everybody or be convenient to everybody. Speaking about convenience, SocComm shows the Movie Channel in the lounge on the third floor of Fuller. Some offcampus people claim that you can’t cram every off-campus student into there to watch the movies. The problem is, there are very few people who watch the movies there anyway! If the need for a larger view area were to arise, that need would be dealt with, but that is not the case right now. There seem to be some bitter feelings between some members of SocComm and SGA. I’m not sure why, but it probably has something to do with the fact that SocComm uses money and SGA distributes money. Correct me if I'm wrong. Unfortunately, the social fee, or any funding, is not SocComm’s to do with what they please. SG A is needed to allow forthe proper distribution of money marked for student organizations. Well, attend tonight’s SGA meeting (6:00, Lower Wedge) to see what happens in the end. I’m sure there will be more than enough people talking about it; in fact, there’s probably enough mention of it in today’s Newspeak already. ______
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Double standards at Homecoming SocComm channel: a worthwhile expenditure? To the Editor,
In last week’s issue of Newspeak, Ben Fischer asked the question. What is Homecoming all about? I would like to congratulate Ben on raising this important issue in a public fo rum like Newspeak. I have not attended Homecoming for several years because as a Stu dent Life administrator I felt ex tremely uncomfortable being con fronted with the double standards which Mr. Fischer observed at the last Homecoming. W P I seeks the participation of
families, alumni, fraternities, sorori ties and all other groups on campus to provide a climate of responsibility in which respect for the law, models of appropriate behavior, and mutual help can be fostered. The above statement is taken ver batim from the W PI Statement on Drugs and Alcohol and I for one do not intend lo participate in Home coming until I feel assured that we as a community will attempt to follow the spirit of our own policy. Tom H artvig Thomsen Associate Dean o f Student Life
Students show true colors D ear W P I Students:
Inauguration Day for President Parrish was a series of distinguished academic processions, visionary speeches and elegant dining and cel ebrating. What significantly touched many of the alums and friends of W PI were the contributions of lumdreds of W PI students who assisted in the wel coming and entertaining of all those who had come to honor Dr. Parrish and the tradition of WPI. My deepest thanks to all of you who attended the inaugu ration and especially those who do nated their time and talents in making this such a warm event for all who
attended. Over and over again, I heard com ments from alums and guests about your good-humor, your sharp appear ance, your courtesy a.id knowledge, and, of course, the abundance of talent you displayed. It was one of those occasions when the older generation could find only complimentary things to say about the younger generation! You left a memorable impression of what W PI is all about: a great school made greater yet by its students. Henry W. Nowick ‘56 Chair, President's Advisory Council
SGA clarifies budgetary process D ear Editor:
As you know, at last week’s meet ing, Social Committee came before the Senate with a special funding request for new automated V C R ’s to run the movie channel on campus. The initial request was for $7000, which over the course of the meeting was changed to $3500. The reason that the amount was changed, was that SocComm did some further pricing, and had determined that $3500 would be sufficient. The motion to grant SocComm the money was passed then later reconsidered and tabled. It has come to the Senate’s attention that there is a great deal of confusion as to why this happened. We would like to share with the student body our reasons for this action. The Senate has heard from various parts of the constituency that they feel that the motion to reconsider was unor thodox. The motion to reconsider is a tool of any organization that uses Robert’s Rules and is not at all uncom mon. The SocComm motion was re considered because the Senate felt that it did not have all the information it needed to make a good decision. Also, the Senate felt that Social Committee needed more time to better frame its argument for granting the request. We did not, and do not make the motion lightly. We did it because a majority of
the Senate felt that there was insuffi cient information about various aspects of the bill. Also, we wished to provide adequate time for constituents to pro vide the senators with their input. In this case, the funding proposal needed to be clarified. An explanation as to why money from other parts of SocComm’s budget could not be used to pay to replace the V C R ’s had not be completely answered to the satisfac tion of several Senators, making it im possible for them to to make an in formed decision. The Senate also has to weigh the good of all student organizations in making the decision to appropriate funds. As the elected officials of the student body, we must make sure that this decision is in the best interest of not only movie channel viewers but the student body as a whole. We are not trying to be unduly harsh with SocComm, nor do we want to see the movie channel disappear. The Senate is just trying to do our jobs as the students’ representatives to the best of our abilities. Hopefully, the issue of funding for the equipment that the movie channel needs will be success fully dealt with at tonight’s meeting. SGA Secretary Jennx Yambert Senator Chris Mello, Public Relations C hair
It was late. My homework wasn’t done, but 1wasn’t about to pick up any books. Instead, I picked up the re mote, zapped on over to channel 12, and... nothing. What’s going on? Braveheart was supposed to start 15 minutes ago! AAAAAH H H H H H !! I pick up the phone, I dial x5509 - The SocComm Office. The films chair picks up, “ Hello?” he says. “ Hi, I’m trying to watch the movie channel, but there isn’t anything but a black screen," I explain. “ Oh, that’s because the movie channel is gone. We’ve got $20,000 worth of video cassettes you can borrow, though!” “ No thanks, I don't have a VCR,” I said. “ Funny, neither do we.” At last week’s SG A meeting, there was a motion on the floor to fund SocComm $3500 (down from $7000) for 4 new VCRs and controllers to replace the dying ones that currently run the movie channel. You see, the reason why movies start late (or some times not at all) is because the VCRs we are currently using were donated used and have been repaired beyond repair! SocComm needs new ones, and soon. Unfortunately, those two lovely senators whose last names just happen to start with the same letter kept cloud ing the real issue at hand. They kept bringing up an old mishap with SocComm that was settled over a year
In the article “ W PI pours $6 million into this year’s campus improvements” posted two weeks ago (issue 9/17/96) Newspeak stated, the new CAD multimedia $ 160,000 lab called C EC IL Lab has 90 modem work stations. This number should actually be 26 ma chines for that lab. 90 is approximately the number of total new machines introduced to labs this year on campus. Also, note that KH 116 is Fuller Lecture Hall.
week, not one person from SG A ever contacted a SocComm exec for an explanation of anything. Why not? If you didn” t know something, why did you not ask Soccomm? One more thing... you were elected to represent the student body. Keep your personal opinions at home, and let’s hear the opinions of the people you are representing! So you” re still hung up on the Red Sox thing. Can we say: Grow up? Stop whining like a baby just because a certain de parted administrator wouldn” t let you take over SG A . So, Snow and Sprague, why aren’t you two run ning again? The students know what they like, let us hear them speak out... keep the political BS out of our issues. If the students want SocComm to keep the movie channel going, then you, the Undergraduate Student Government Association, should do everything in its power to see that SocComni gets the funds to do so. Get off the power trip and check your ego at the door. Represent the views and opinions of the students at this school, or get the hell out of my student government. C raig Hansen SocComm Film s C hair IE d ito r 's note: the view s ex pressed here do not necessarily re fle ct the views o f the W P I So cial Committee 1
This is your brain, this is your brain on lecithin To the Editor,
A new fad is sweeping the colleges. Although people aren’t throwing up over it, it is still growing in popularity. It doesn’t give you a hangover, and it helps you get your tests done on time. A way to electrify your brain into a pentinium processor. Power punch for perfect papers and pleasant parries at parties. How toobtain apowerful brain? Good nutrition and a drink to make you think.
A think drink: Mix 3 to 6 tablespoons of lecithin granules (or take capsules) with 1tablespoon of vinegar (which is acetic acid) in a nonalcoholic beverage. Some brain cells combine these ingredients, to make acetylcholine, for your brain cells to communicate and remember with. More acetylcholine, means more memory available, since more cells are connected by more acetylcholine. Quicker thinking too. Proper nutrition and plenty of protein produces a power
ful brain and premium peak performance. Alcohol will destroy the effect, since it depletes acetylcholine, causing less of it, and alcohol destroys brain cells that make it, which lowers your capac ity to manufacture this important neu rotransmitter. Leading to less memory and coordination ability. The damage can last a lifetime... Super to be Sober, John N. Maguire I I I M yrtle Beach, S C
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ago. G ET O V E R IT A L R E A D Y ! The fact that off campus students don’t benefit from the movie channel is NOT an excuse not to fund it. I’m sorry, but I don’t wear chcerlcading uniforms, yet you gave the cheerleaders money for new ones. Ya know what else? I didn’t go on that Music Union / Men’s Glee Club trip to England, Ireland, and Wales last year... yet you gave them $5000 for it. That only benefited 40 students. What about the rest? I don” t play a club sport, yet they get money for things... why? SocComm, like every other organization, has a budget. Money is allocated for certain things. W'e have contracts with bands, movie distributors, etc. that are set or waiting to go through. We can’t just take $3500 (equal to 5 Sunday night movies, or a pub show, or a coffee house) out of our budget somewhere... It is not up to you to decide what and how SocComm programs. It is up to you to represent (can you say, repre-sent? Didn’t think so.) the stu dent body in whateverdecisions need to be made. By the student represen tation at the last SG A meeting (the largest non-senatorial attendance I’ve seen in the 1.5 years I’ve been attending meetings), I would say this is something the campus really cares about. Yet most of the senators com plained about not having enough in formation. And ya know what? I’m not surprised one bit. Before last
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W PI Newspeak ot Worcester Polytechnic Institute, formerly the Tech News, has been published weekly dunng the academic year, except during college vacations, since 1909 Newspeak has been printed on recycled paper since January. 1991 Masthead designed by Troy Thompson lor Newspeak's 21st Anniversary All articles should be typed and include the author's name and box number. Copy may be sent to Newspeak, c/o Student Activities Office, or brought to the Newspeak office (Riley 01). Articles may also be submitted via e-mail All copy is due by 5:00 p.m on the Friday preceding publication Letters to the Editor must contain the typed or printed name ot the author as well as the author's signature, telephone number, and box number for verification Students submitting letters to the editor should put their class after their name Faculty and staff should include their full title Letters deemed libelous or irrelevant to the W PI community will not be published Ail Club and Greek comers must be submitted via e-mail and be 275 words or less All ads are due by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding publication Any submissions received after this time will be subject to a flat $15 late fee per ad. Advertisements, including classified ads. will not be accepted via email Classified ads must be prepaid The decision on whether a submission is a public service announcement or an advertisement lies with the editors The editorial is written by a member or members of the Newspeak staff It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the entire Newspeak staff The editors reserve the right to edit all copy for correct punctuation and spelling as well as appropriate content Printing is done by Saltus Press First Class postage paid at Worcester, Massachusetts Subscription rate is $20 00 per school year, single copies 75 cents within the continental United States Make all checks payable to W PI Newspeak
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Rules of the Goat’s Head Rivarly 1. The competition officially re convenes September 18, 1995. There after, the Goat Head Trophy will be awarded to the class which wins the majority of the Freshman-Sophomore Rivalry events of the W PI academic year (Rope Pull, Pennant Rush, Jeop ardy Game). The Trophy will be awarded after all three events have been completed. 2. The Goat’s Head must be dis played by the class in possession dur ing Homecoming, the Winter Carni val, Quadfest and Traditions Day. It must be seen by a majority of students attending said events to be acknowl edged.
3. The Trophy may not be taken beyond the borders set by the map given to each classes’ Goat Keeper Committee. The boundary shall be set as one-half mile ( 1/2 mile) form the W PI campus perimeter. 4. One member of the Goat's Head Committee must know where the Tro phy is at A L L times including updated information E V E R Y T IM E that the Tro phy is moved. If it becomes necessary, that one member has a responsibility to inform any other Committee member of the Trophy’s location. The Goat’s Head Committee shall be made up of the fol lowing: Co-Chairman and Advisors to the Student Alumni Society, an appointed
Alumni, a member appointed from the W PI Administration, a member ap pointed from the W PI Faculty, a senior member of S K U L L Honor Society (ap pointed within), and a member of each classes' Goat KeeperCommittee. (Note: The one informed Committee member may not be the possessing class’s Goat Keeper Committee representative.) 5. At no time may any member of your class team violate any of the Institute’s conduct policies. 6. The Goat’s Head Trophy may not be transported by vehicles or any other forms of mechanized transporta tion. 7. If at any time any member of
your class violates one of the contest rules, the trophy will be turned over to the Goat’s Head Committee. 8. Actions associated with this tra dition must be conducted within the guidelines of the established rules. No bodily harm must be inflicted on any participant in either procuring or pro tecting the Goat. 9. The Goat’s Head must be re turned to the Goat’s Head Committee before the last week of D-term. It will be returned to the possessing class in the following A-term. 10. The Alumni Office will deter mine the authenticity of the Goat’s Head Trophy.
11. Any class may possess the Goat, however, only the Freshman and Sopho more class rivalry events will determine the Goat Head’s true owner. A plaque will be kept in Riley Commons and inscribed with the class year of the win ner of each year’s Rivalry Events fol lowing Traditions Day. Any class that steals the goad may have the Trophy inscribed by the Alumni Office at no charge. The inscriptions shall be no larger than one-half inch square ( 1/2 in2) and shall be only the class year of the class that steals the Trophy. 12. Any discrepancies of these rules will be reviewed by the Goat’s Head Committee.
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Recommended setup for file and print sharing in Windows 95 by Debbie Dexter Computer Trainer, College Com puter Center
There have been many questions about the correct procedure to setup file and print sharing for Windows 95. Here is a common scenario across campus: Userl sets the network configuration for File and printer Sharing but by default it gets set for Netware Networks. Userl is able to share files and print but under this configuration, userl’s computer now appears as a novell server. If another user (user2) tries to log into novell in the next room or general area, their com puter will look for the closest server which will be userl's computer. User2 will get an error message informing him/ her that they are not able to log in to novell. To counteract this effect, we are rec ommending users set their network con figuration for file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. Obviosously if you are already configured this way then you will not need to make any changes. If your computer is configured for File and printer sharing for Novell Networks you need to do the following:
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel then open the Network icon (quicker way: right click Network Neighborhood then Properties) 2. If your computer is configured for “ File and printer sharing for Netware Networks” select this line and click Re move, otherwise go to step three. 3. Click Add, then Service 4. Click Add, then Microsoft 5. Select “ File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks” 6. If you have your Windows 95 CD insert it and click OK. If you do not have the CD then click Have Disk and enter: \\H1GGIN S\W 1N DO WS95\W IN95 You will be prompted to restart your computer, do so and you will be config ured properly for file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks at WPI. This recommended change to your configu ration will help reduce the number of complaints when users are trying to log into Novell. UPDATES: *lf you are not setting multiple configurations in Windows 95, disregard this update* With Windows 95 one has the ability to have multiple configurations for a computer. When a person uses Winstall
Making line graphs in Excel Computer Help Desk
Making line graphs in Microsoft’s Excel sometimes is not as easy as it would seem. This is especially true when you are trying to plot X and Y values, not just Y values. The solu tion lo this problem is to use the XY Scatter Plot. Lets walk through the process of creating a graph that requires both X and Y values. W e’ve had a lot of students ask us about making this type of graph in Excel, and hopefully, this will help a lot of people. This procedure should work on both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 versions of Excel. First, you need to enter the data into your Excel spreadsheet. In the first column, place your X data, and in the second column the Y data. You can have more columns of Y data if you wish. Now that you’ve entered the data, drag the mouse to highlight both columns. When the data is selected, click on the Chart icon on the toolbar, or select Insert... Chart. Then drag a square in the document where you would like the chart placed. You will then be
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prompted for a chart type. Select XY Scatter Plot. Now, pick the look of your graph. You can have points, lines with points, just lines, and loga rithmic graphs. Follow the prompts, entering in any graph titles that you would like, and click the Finish but ton. The result of all this should be a graph with X and Y values plotted, not just Y values like the chart type Line Graph gives you. Sometimes, you want a trendline displayed on the graph. Excel can display linear and polynomial trend lines. First, double click on the graph, and then click on the line in the graph that you want to best-fit. Now, pull down Insert and select Trendline. Pick the type of trendline that you would like and click Ok. If you have any questions, about this column or about something else, please contact us. The Computer Help Desk is located in Fuller Labs, room B 2 1, feel free to stop by. You can also e-mail us at helpdesk@wpi or call us at 831-5888. If you have any suggestions for future Tip of the Week columns, please let us know.
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Solar Car team forming A group of students is planning to build and race a solar/electric powered car. The group is just getting started and is currently looking for an advisor, a work and storage area, and ways to raise the fairly substantial amount of money needed. The current plan is to convert a gas powered vehicle to electric/solar rather than build an electric/solar car from scratch. The group now consists of about twenty students and is headed by Darren Schaffer, a freshman who has experience with solar car teams from high school. People wanting more information or wish to join the group should email Darren at sydneytk@wpi.edu.
From books to burgers The Grand Opening of the Tatnuck Bookseller @ W P I and the new grille will take place from 11:30am to 1:15pm on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in Daniels and Morgan halls. The event will include a Name the Grille Contest. Free raffle tickets for numerous prizes will be available during these times in the bookstore and outside the Grille. Names will be drawn at 1:15; winners need not be present. Additional information about the event will be sent to all students and employees.
5.1, any applications installed will run from that specific configuration. If an other user on the same computer has set a different configuration for themselves, Winstall will not even be listed under Programs even though all necessary files are located on that computer’shard dri ve. The second user needs to run the Winstall procedure again for their specific con figuration. Ifthe second userruns winstall again then tries to install programs like Microsoft Office, Lotus, PC-Xware, WP, etc., the winstall installation will look for a previous version installed and if it finds one, winstall will not allow the second user to install the software under their configuration. There is no way around this without disabling the ability of winstall to seek out previous installa tions of these products and not allow the user to overwrite local copies if they do in fact already exist on the person’s hard drive. The directions listed in the article two weeks ago in Newspeak (issue 09/10/96 also in the wpi.ccc and wpi.students
newsgroups from Chris Mangiarelli en titled: IMPORTANT: Netscape 3.0 and Winstall 5.1 Upgrade) explain the pro cedure to use Winstall 5.1. UPDATE: the "good times virus” a junk mail scam!! If you or anyone you know receives an email message about the “Good Times” virus DISREGARD IT AND D ELET E T H E MESSAGE. The gen eral message informs the reader not to read any message with the subject “Good Times” because that message contains this “ very intelligent” deadly virus that is being spread nationwide via the Internet. It then instructs you that once you have read the general information message to forward it to all your friends. When you do this, you are contributing to the problem by clogging up the mail service with this large junkmail mes sage. There is no “Good Times virus engi neered by a user of America On-Line that rewrites your hard drive, obliterat ing anything on it and that viruses like
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the ‘Michaelangclo’, ‘Stoned’ and ‘Airwolf pale in comparison to it, that always travels to other computers via a mail message containing the text subject ‘Good Times’ that once downloaded to your computer will be begin the destruc tion process” . Whew!! The joke is that you fall for it and forward the message thereby contributing to it’s annoying purpose of clogging up the mail system. Also, the general message states not to download a file named PKUNZIP300 because this is the compressed virus and once unzipped it will destroy your com puter. Go to PKU N ZIP’s home page and download any software from there if you want a valid program. I am sure that they monitor what files are on their servers and would not purposely distrib ute contaminated files where they would be held responsible for any conse quences. The CCC will continue to keep mem bers of the WPI community informed of any new information concerning com puter services.
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Minutes of the GSO Meeting, September 25 September 25th’s general meeting of the W PI GSO featured Tom Balistrieri, Director of the Counseling and Student Development Center, as our guest speaker. As always Tom delivered a humorous and insightful message. In addition, openings were announced for the positions of Treasurer and V.P. of Orientation. We are still looking for De partment Representatives as well. If you arc interested in nominating yourself or someone else for any of these positions, email gso@wpi.edu with the nomination. Mohamed Dembele, the GSO Secre tary, announced that the new and im
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cultural activities listed under the Com munications Committee link. Ilir Progri announced that once again
the GSO will be planning a trip to Medi eval Manor for a night of food, drink, and merriment. The trip will take place on Friday, October 11th, and is $10 for GSO members and $ 15 for guests (a $38 value). But you must register and pay ahead of time. To register, contact Ilir <iprogri@wpi.edu>. For more informa tion, check out “ What’s Hot!!!” on the GSO home page (see above). The next GSO general meeting will beheld Wednesday,Octobcr9th,at 12:00 noon in Morgan A. As always, there will be pizza served, and vital grad student information dispensed.
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WPI students assist to extinguish fire by Jaso n (). Papadopoulos News Ed itor
On Friday, September 20th, two WPI students helped douse a fire at a house on 5 DeanSt. TwoWPICampusPoliceofficers responded to the house where they evacu ated a child and two adults from the first
floor of the burning building. Kieth Harmon and David Wyckoff, both members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity callcd 911 to report the fire, and then tried lo extinguish a burning bag of grass clippings at the first floorrearporchof the house. Sergeant Rosario and Officer Westerman from WPI Campus Police ar
rived at the scene at 3:38a.m. and immedi ately rushed to evacuate the occupants of the house. Within three minutes the occu pants had been evacuated and Worcester Fine arrived andattacked the partially extin guished fire. Fire Lt. John C. Marcello said that the fire burned a section of the porch area
Phillies not invited to Weld-Kerry debate by Peter Recore
George Phillies, the Libertarian canidate for Senate seat appeared outside the WeldKerry Debate at Mechanics Hall last week. Walter Robinson, the principal sponsor of the debales, invited William Weld, Re publican, and John Kerry, Republican, to a series of debates. He neglected to invite other canidates, including Phillies, Susan Gallagher, a Conservative canidate, and R. Stowe, the canidate from the Natural Law Party. Phillies’ campaign staff asked to have
him included in thedebates, but were turned down, with no reason given. Two years ago they were promised lhat if they gained major party status, they would be included in the 19% debates. While they gained major party status, they still were not in cluded in the debates. Joanne Wright, a supporter of Susan Gallagher described similarproblems-“ Mr. Robinsonsetbench marks that we would have to meet to be in the debates. Each time we met them, he raised the goalpost.” (Robinson could not be reached for comment) The reason Phillies made a showing at
the debate site was “a way of showing the Libertarian Party’s presence and raising public recognition.” Phillies purpose in running for Senator is twofold -first, obvi ously, tobe elected. Second, however, was to “broaden public recognition of the Lib ertarian movement, and raise Libertarian ideas, and to strengthen the Libertarian Party in Massachusetts.” There are cur rently over six thousand registered Liber tarians in the state. Phillies has been a supporter of the Libertarian party for over 10 years, and this was his first attempt at a public office.
Sprinklers go off in Washburn Shops by Jaso n O. Papadopoulos News Ed itor
At 2:15a.m. on Friday, September 20th, the sprinkler system went off in the A C R L (Aluminum Casting Re search Lab), on the ground floor of the Washburn Laboratories. The sprin
klers went off while a graduate student from W PI melted aluminum in the laboratory. The graduate student was appar ently melting aluminum when he re moved the cover for the ventilation system. As the heat from the melting aluminum rose it triggeredoff the sprin
kler system. The automated sprinkler system is “ set to go off at a tempera ture of around 165°F” said David Messier, Manager of the Chemistry Lab, Goddard Hall. Upon furtherquestioning he added, “ Plant Services are considering a few options to assure this doesn’t happen again” .
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Hello Oisters and prospective new pledges. Sorry for the problems with the club comer, but the people who were doing the club comer have been sacked and replaced by new people. Aren’t multiple personalities great. Anyways, the ser vice committee has been busy this term, with the bike-a-thon the previous weekend, and apple pick ing and baking this weekend. We made lots of apple... stuff, and gave away lots of stuff. And coming up is a project for Habitat for Humanity on Saturday. 1don’t have the time, so contact Smiley if you need the time, or come to the meeting. And there was Rush last week. We had many people show interest in joining. So, in order to support them, come to the pledge induction. There will be two, one on Thursday (Yes, this Thursday) at 8 PM, and one on Monday at 7 PM. Please come and support the new pledges. As for fellowship, well, we went bowling Saturday, and there tire plans for an ice cream social. In addition, new ideas are welcomed, so if you have them, contact Brain. Well, there arc still meetings at 6:30 pm on Monday at Goddard Hall 227, and if you don’t come, you will be missing out on some important stuff (like electing a new historian), so come and be heard. Until later.
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W e ll, another week, and I almost forgot to write another corner. Shouldn’t sur prise too many of you. This week there is a wonderful movie which we are sponsor ing - The Rock. Come see it. Bring your friends. Bring your enemies. Just don’t bring a bad attitude. Anyw ay, it is being shown Tues. at 6:30 and 9:30, and for those o f you reading this early, Mon. at 11:45. It w ill be shown in L n L Sensurround, so if you don’t know what I ’m talking about, come see. We also have M .W . Rep this week. Setups have started, and the shows are Thurs., Fri., and Sat. at 8:00pm, doors at 7:30 in Riley Commons. Besides these things, well, take a rest, you all need it. Wait, that’s me too. W ell, seeing as I need a rest also, this column is over... Ha ha, fooled you. It’s not over till I say it’s over. So, for all you who still don’t know when we meet, it’s Wednesdays at 4:30 in Atwater Kent 233. We don’t care if you know what you’re doing, just that you have a willingness to learn. Besides, I make a fool of myself each week. It’s fun. Come share in the warmth we all feel. Well, enough of that. Let’s go party!!!
Autocross The W PI autocross club will have a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd in Higgins 118. If you have any interest in building, working on, improving and racing two SCCA B modified race cars, that were designed by W PI students, come on down. The club races on weekends all around New England. We usually win, and most often, wc have a good time. See you Wednesday.
Another week of happenings. The ISC is busy planning and preparing the next ISC Coffee Hour to be held at 6:30pm, on Tues day, 8th October, in the Higgins House L i brary, and the next ISC General Meeting -the last one for A term - at 4:30pm, on Wednes day, 9th October in Morgan A. An issue that we mentioned at the last ISC Meeting was the fact that at the first ISC General Meeting in C term we will have a final copy o f the IS C Constitution Committee’s proposals on amending the ISC Constitution. What we reminded the atten dants at the last meeting is that only people that regularly attend ISC Meetings and events will be eligible to vote on amending the ISC Constitution. This eligibility will also apply for the ISC Officer elections to be held in D term. More developments include the work started on the B term ISC Calendar of Events which we will have out on the first day of B term. To achieve this we will start distribut ing forms to International Club officers within the following weeks and we will ask them to fill them in with theirclubs’ events and meet ing details before the end of A term. Finally, work is in progress on the prepa ration for the Venetian Masquerade Party that ISC is planning to sponsor at the begin ning of B term. The ISC officers and the ISC Publicity Committee have been busy prepar ing for the party, if any one is interested in helping out with the party or in joining the Pu b licity Committee contact us at isc@ w pi.edu or at http://www.wpi.edu/~isc.
Masque Welcome to the world of the masque... A word to the wise: Make time next week to catch M W Rep’s production of “ Happy Birth day, Wanda June.” It will be going on Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday night at 8 pm in Riley Commons...your inner soul will plague you for missing this show! A word to the the
few, the lucky, the cast of “ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” You’ll show wpi what a loony bin is really like... Don’t forget the meeting next week. It’ll be in the soon-tobe-freezing Grrrreen Room at 4:30 (as al ways).
M u Sigma Delta Hey everyone, We had our first meeting of the year with a great turnout of over 50 students. The officers are really excited about this year’s upcoming events for the society. The committees have all begun meeting and have come up with some great ideas. A pizza and movie party is coming up for some fun and relaxation as you all know from reading your medvetnews, so join in the fun and show your support of the activities committee. They are trying to serve you and give you a chance to unwind, so take advantage of it. We also have a speaker coming soon to discuss B lymphocyte development. Stay tuned for more info on this.
Newman Club W ell, our executive committee met for lunch on W ednesday, Sept 25th and planned the events for the monthy of Octo ber. They decided to move our October gathering to Sunday, October 13th espe cially since many felt that our cooks did such a good job last time ,we should have a repeat performance. At our general meet ing on Tuesday night of this week, we heard reports on our two new groups, the Continued to page 9
BA C C H U S You have the great honor of reading the very first BACCHUS Club Comer of the year! Home coming last week was loads of fun -once we got going. We got rid of all our drinks, but we still have a lot of ‘bees. We’ll have to fight for a better spot next year. Hopefully the TK E beach bash went well too. Sandy mocktails are no fun. New offices are though. Alumni: Home Sweet Home. Our next meeting will be on Monday, Oct. 7 at 4:30pm in HL 202 - same rnom as last lime. We will be talking about our Rock-the-Hallsor“ Rockthe-Halloween’’ party in B-term. We still have some Rold Golds to munch on. Just don't feed the cat. Long live mocktails!
Christian Bible Fellowship Well, another week has passed by in our lives again. Take a moment to think back on the past week. Have you been living in the Holy Spirit and listening to what God has been telling you? Give him a chance to speak to you, we could all use His advice more often. The trip lo Mt. Monandoc was a great success! It was a beautiful day that brought brothers and sisters in Christ closer together. Meet us on the Quad tomorrow at 3:30 for volleyball. Then come out this Friday night at 7:00 for FNF in the Lower Wedge andjoin us as we praise God. Saturday morning sports will be at 10:30 in front of Alumni as usual. Bible studies continue this week at their set times. Pray for spiritual wisdom. “ Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour... And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and stead fast. “ I Peter 5: 8,10 (NIV). Through God’s son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins and rose again, we are saved from the devil and have already won the final victory!! And though we may be devoured by the devil every now and then, God will always “ restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.’’ So this week, be on the lookout for the prowling lion everywhere. But if you do get devoured, al ways remember that Christ is on the way with a stomach pump.
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French Circle This club is for W P I’s French speaking com munity and all those who are interested in French culture. We have things going on this week that might interest you. First of all we are having a party on Friday, Oct. 4th at 8:00 pm. This party is organized by the French Circle, the Deutsch Klub and the Japan Asso ciation. The party will be dj’ed by DJ Adrian, Frank and JL . It will be very cool and every one should come. The price will be $5, $3 with the invites. The latter are available and will be distributed all over the campus during the week. Anyone in the club should contact the president or any of the officers. News update, the French Circle is also investigat ing on the interest on campus for setting up an exchange program and/or a project center in France. Anyone interested should email french@wpi.edu or come to our meeting which is on Tuesdays at noon at Gompei’s. Everyone is invited
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H ow would you describe G E ’s work environ m ent? O p en, inspiring, charged, fast-paced, non-bureaucratic, apolitical. W e think yo u ’ll agree these are particularly appealing adjectives. W e believe in being “boundaryless.” W e ’re tak ing down walls that divide people, elim inating h iera rch ies and strip p ing out b u reau cratic processes company-wide. A nd it’s working. W e are a 70 b illio n d ollar global enterprise whose extrem ely diverse range o f businesses are num ber one or num ber two in their markets. O thers look to us for m anagem ent best practices and our financial results have shareholders cheering.
We’ll be on campus this Fall. Please check with the Placement Office for more details. We want to hear from Bach elo r’s and M aster’s degree candidates. If you are bright, creative, passionate about your work and determ ined to make things happen, we want you to know we find these to be particularly appealing qualities. To find out m ore, visit us on the W eb at: http://w w w .careerm osaic.com /cm /ge
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W ow, I think I was in diapers last time Pathways had a Club Corner! Hopefully it will be kept up so that you all w ill have something nice to look at. We are still trying to straighten things out. Money is hard to come by; offices are a bit easier. W e will be sharing our old/ new office with the Peddler. A meeting will be scheduled to do some Fall cleaning and get organized. Keep your email eyes open. Other than that, we’d like to plan some events just to have fun and make the Path ways name known. Wear black and bring a candle. W e ’ll let you know what’s up. Keep the dream alive! Pathways: that bastion of creativity on the forefront of twisted expression.
Another week gone and only three left until A-term break. I hope everybody is out of the shell shock from finals. The weather’s getting colder and every morning there’s some frost on my car windshield. Soon enough I ’ll be brushing snow of it, throwing my skis on the rack. And cutting out early to hit the slopes. Dryland has begun and it looks like another rigourous season ahead. Rumor has it we’ll be visited by a coach soon. Dryland meets in front of Harrington every day at 4:30 and usually lasts until 5:15. Lookforthe ski sale to happen the week we return from Aterm break. In case you need to overcome a fear of speed before ski season, here’s some tips: ( 1) jump out of a plane 20,000' high, ( 2) outrun a cop on the Mass Pike, (3) watch how fast you throw this paper away after you pick it up. See you next week
It’s been another fairly quiet week. Prac tices have been going by smoothly. Ray Rob erts held another of his Higgins Lawn in character night quests/fight practices. Work continues on the SM A S Web page. If you have any suggestions for additions to the SM AS W eb page, e-mail us at realms@wpi.edu. In the coming month, two events are planned. On Oct. 5 is “ Into the Moon Gate,” at Creathorne Farm in Grafton, NH. On Oct. 19 is the “ Black and White Masquerade II: The Day of the Dead” in East Springfield, M A. For more information about events, you can check out the View from Valehaven home page at http://users.aol.com/ valehaven/. Fight practices are held on Mon days and Thursdays at 7:30pm on the Quad or (he softball field. For more information, email realms@wpi.edu.
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lt is too often that excellent ideas and needed changes are sugested to the Student Corrie Bergren M y name is Bruce Cox. 1 am running for Government, only to be tabled for petty items My name is Corrie Bergren and I am run the position of on campus senator. I am which effect hardly anyone! The Student ning for the position of an on-campus sena involved in AFRO TC , the SF S and the Ka Government was designed to be the voice of tor. In the SG A I plan on advocating more rate Club. I have been involved with leader the campus, but currently has been voicing recycling on campus and will plan Earth Day ship activities for most of my life. Through next to nothing. There is not nearly enough activities on the quad. scouts, I held the position of senior patrol action taken on the vast majority of leader and finally acheived the rank of eagle undergraduate’s views. 1, for one, am sick of Mike Bonfanti scout. the lack of care shown for the campus’ opin Hi, I am Mike Bonfanti from Salem, New ions as a whole! What our campus and Hampshire. This year I am seeking the posi Krishnend Dutt-Mazumdar Student Government needs is someone who tion of Senator for the Freshman Class. I feel Fellow Whoopie Students. It’s that time of will take action, someone who will represent that my energetic personality and past expe re-election. I want to be Y O U R senator. Power your views. rience in dealing with others has supplied me to the people. I have alwith the skills and motivation needed to ful There can be no ready taken W 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 fill the duties of Senator. As leader of a local progress without action, over youth soccer program I thoroughly enjoyed struggle. I w ill and above the teaching youngsters the game I love. 1 also struggle for you. I actions of feel that my position of treasurer of my high will fight for the current sena school theatre group as well as a member of issues that students tors, to pro a local theatre organization have instilled in find important. If pose lhat the me the leadership qualities and confidence administration and mailroom de necessary to be a student representative. I faculty are a brick liver mail on feel very comfortable around others and will wall, I will bang my S a tu r d a y s . S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T A S SO C IA T IO N therefore enjoy interacting with my fellow head against it un This is just classmates, incorporating your suggestions til it crumbles or not. I don’t promise any one of the many topics which effects the to influence the government of O U R school. thing, except to hold the students interests whole campus, but is not acted upon. I want Again, when it comes time to select your above other petty internal things. Most of to have your vote heard, for this is your Freshman Senator remember the name Mike these letters of candidacy sound really selfcampus. I have laken action, and will take Bonfanti. important to me, so here I go. I am the only action for you again. Do not settle for this one for You. Vote for me - Simba. lack of care for the student body! Make your U ri Braun say heard, and vote for action. Vote Pete I, Uri Braun, hereby declare myself a can Brock Ehnert Gramp for SG A Senator. didate to be your senator, on campus. Goals: Hello fellow W PI students, my name is Brock Daka, fairly distributing funds to student Ehnert. I am a freshman this year majoring in Chris Pinard organizations, keeping the SGA office open Computer Science and playing on the football Hello. My name is Inigo... oh, sorry. My more hours: change for laundry will be avail team. I’m from Devils Lake, North Dakota name is Chris Pinard, and I ’m running for SGA able more hours, old tests will be more acces where I was our Student Council President and Senate. I'm a sophomore who, to be completely sible, problems will be solved faster, strength a leader in many other organizations. I am honest, has no prior experience with being a ening and expanding the SGA, giving stu interested in all kinds of sports, government, member of any such governing body. How dents more of a say by including more people and the technology of tomorrow. I would ever, 1 would like to think that my previous in student government. Want more of a say: appreciate your vote to elect me to serve on the attendance at meetings have given me a certain vote Uri Braun for senate. SGA. 1come up with some creative ideas often feel for the way things work in SGA. I would and could help W PI be a better col lege for all of also like lo think that I have a unique viewpoint Richard Brunet us. I ’m very open-minded and would love to and my own skills at rational reasoning to help Fellow W PI students, my name is Richard discuss any concerns you may have. Whenever me make the right decisions in matters concern Brunet, a senator candidate. I ’d be you have a concern about SG A or just need ing the welfare of the campus. Thank you for priveledged to be an on campus senator giv someone to talk to, find me. I'm a student like your time, and I look forward to your vote. ing the students their voice. I fell that an on every one of you on this campus so your con campus senator better voices the opinions cerns arc very important to me too. If you’re Sundeep P. Reddy and stresses the real needs of the students. I planning on voting for the SGA, remember to My aame is Sundeep and I am running for refeel a senator needs to be in touch with the vote Brock Ehnert for SG A because I’m just a election for on-campus senator. I have been student body on more than a political level. friend of yours looking to better the W PI com involved with SG A since January of last year. Beyond wanting to voice the student body, I munity to fit yours as well as my own needs. The two committees I have been a part of are also enjoy getting involved in the general Committee of Student Life Issues (C SLI) and campus life I hope to improve. I enjoy any Jennifer Gamache Committee of Academic Issues (CAI). For sport but mainly lacrosse and snowboarding What comes to mind when you think of the C SLI, I was part of bringing the changes to the as well as various clubs. With your help, I SG A ? A bunch of students scraping to do last meal plan and the new Grille, and also the hope to be an active member of the W P I night’s homework, someone looking for a good extended hours for Founders Commons. I am community. college resume item, or something else? I’ve involved with a lot of on-campus activities seen the conflict and ‘lack of interest’ in the (student alumni society, play for stage band & Tara Carrie student body. There is conflict between several jazz ensemble, R A, American Institute for Aero Hi, my name is Tara Carrie and I’m run campus organizations and the SG A over very nautics & Astronautics, Men’s Varsity Crew, ning for re-election as an on campus senator. controversial issues that could have been tour guide, and society of Physics Students), I run cross country and play softball. I am handled differently and better. Isn’t there a which leads to a diverse interaction of the also currently in SG A and the Pre-Health better way to accomodate everyone? Have you student body. So, I hope you cast your vote for Society and have a little sister through Big ever seen the SG A openly ask the student body me ( I’m at the bottom). Thank you. I also Brother/Big Sister at the Elm Park Elemen about campus issues? I don’t think I have. organize “College Fest” , which I hope you tary School. What do you think about the West Street project, went to. a campus center, orchanging the school’s name? Eric Cernak Has anyone ever asked you about it? The Casey Richardson I have a fresh outlook and ideas about what student body ahs a right to have a say in what A senator represents. Although this is an should be done in the student government. If happens on their campus. You, after all, are obvious statement, it is crucial that a Senator given the chance I hope to make changes that paying for these projects. As a senator, I owuld value the ideas of the Student Body above his/ will affect the majority of the student body help make the issues known to the student body her own. As your Senator I will listen to your instead of the minority. For example, such and bring the ideas and comments gained to a ideas, present them in the Senate, and accom things as the movie channel ought to be full discussion. The student body needs to be plish them. Many of you come from High funded. Many students on this campus re unified somehow. This is a good place to start. Schools like mine, where the Student Council’s ceive great enjoyment from this service. The choice is yours: Do you want a say in your only power consists of planning school dances. W e’ve seen the direction the school is taking campus decisions, or are you willing to let a We are college students now, and it is time to and it would be refreshing to get some new bunch of strangers hand you a decision that vocalize our ideas, empower our voices, and outlooks and perspectives.on. some.of .tbe .y.ou never even knew .was being.made?. ___ .realize.oyi; visions. This.ls my goal, and if it is
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Derek Sickman I, Derek Sickman, am announcing my candi dacy for the position of on-campus Senator. I have been a senator since last November, and I am currently the Treasurer of Class II organiza tions (club sports) and serve on the Appropria tions Committee. Serving as a senator has been a challenge, as well as a positive experience for me. I have enjoyed working with all of the current senators and executives, and dealing with the administration. I would lioke to con tinue as an on-campus senator for another year.
Adam Woodbury I am running for re-election to the position of Student Government Senator because I feel that I can represent the student body in an effective and accurate manner. As a senator for over a year now, I have seen many important issues arise that I have worked hard to deal with and inject student opinion. I feel it is important to remain in constant contact with my constitu ency and properly represent their opinions and values. For example, on the recent issue with funding the SocComm movie channel, in fol lowing with my constituency, I was a strong supporter of the issue and did my best to push it through. I am currently the Chair of the Committee on Student Life Issues and am cur rently working on acquiring a new change machine on campus, looking at the possible name change of ‘The Engineers’, and various Food Service issues on campus. Should 1be re elected I will continue to truly represent the students, and not my own agenda. As many students will tell you, 1 make an effort to be available to others, will always explain the current situation to students, and often get new ideas for future projects from them. Please, vote for Adam Woodbury, # 11 on the On-Campus ballot. Sept 30th to Oct 4th.
Off campus canidates Elaine Bell Hi everyone. I ’m Elaine B e ll from Plainfield, CT. Currently residing on West St., I am running for reelection as an offcampus senator. I am a senior Civil/Environ mental Engineering student. I transferred to W P I last fall. As senator, I would do my beset to take everyone’s best interests into view when deciding and .improving on all aspects of W PI.
Jonathan Chaillet Hi. I ’m Jonathan Chaillet. I am a class of ‘98 CS major. I ’ ve been a Student Govern ment Senator for about a year now. I am currently serving on the Committee on Stu dent Life Issues and the Public Relations committee. For those of you who don’t know me. I’m the guy with the cowboy hat. If you have a car, it’s possible 1may have fixed it for you. I would like to continue what I’ve started with my committee work. You can help by VO TIN G FOR M E!
Tanya Corrado My name is Tanya Corrado and I am run ning for an off-campus senatorial position. I am an on-campus senator and am running for re-election. As far as my background is concerned, I am a transfer student from Holy Cross and this is my second year at W P I. My major is mechanical engineering and my es timated graduation is 1999. Although I have certain views already established, I am very open minded and plan to carry that with me Continued to page 10
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when it comes to representing the off cam pus W P I community. I am not directly in volved in the Greek society, hut I realize that the majority of off campus students arc, and I will gladly accept any suggestions that are made to me and bring them to SGA meetings. I hope you will consider me for the position I am seeking. Thank you.
Brett E. Fricke Hello. My name is Brett E. Fricke and I am seeking one of the Off-Campus Senatorial positions. As a greal many of the W PI stu dents who live off campus are. I am a Greek. I am a proud member of one of the Greek Houses on campus. Therefore it pretty much goes without saying that I’ll intelligently support Greek causes in the Senate. I am also aware that there are a plethora af Non-Greeks who live off campus. I am your representa tive, too. I will support your cause to the best of my ability. I am always reachable via email: fricke@wpi.edu. Please remember to vote, and to vote for Brett E. Fricke. Thank You.
Ed Hallissey This will be my fourth year as a senator, and I thank all of you who’ ve kepi me here and bothered to be involved at all with whal goes on at our school. We have experienced many changes in our institution, both physi cal and ideological, in the last few years. This among other things allows us the oppor tunity to mold a new direction for student involvement and initiative in several differ ent areas. It is up to us, the students, to seize our school and make it run the way we want it to. For those of you who know me, you know that I'm here to destroy the status quo, ensure fair and just social free dom, and squash pettiness and B.S. in or der to concentrate on serious issues affect ing all of us. If you don’t know me yet, I dare you to try and make as much noise as I am going to this year at this institution.
Matthew H err M y name is Matthew Herr and I am running for the position of off-campus sena tor. I am a third year chemical engineering student with a concentration in environ mental engineering. I would tell you that
it has been my lifelong dream to serve my fellow students in a position in student gov ernment, but that would be stupid. I am not a political fanatic, I am a normal student who wants to try something new. I am doing this not to beef up my resume, but to see if f can try to help out my classmates in some way. If you vote for me it will probably not affect your life at all and yet you will be helping me get a job when 1 graduate. Wouldn't you want someone to do the same for you?
Patrick Holcomb My name is Patrick Holcomb, and I am running for a senatorial position for student government. Being an upperclassman, and an active member in both on and off campus events, I posses the experience and the lead ership that will well represent us, the W PI community.
Seth Kintigh As a senator for the past two years I've always done my best to talk to my constitu ents and vote in their best interests. As an off-campus student involved in the greek community, sports, W P IR , IE E E and other organizations I feel I well represent the offcampus student body. If you would like to elect an experienced, fiscally responsible senator with strong school spirit I think you should consider me. Christopher Mello My name is Chris Mello and 1am running for the position of off-campus senator. I am a member of the Class of 1997 and a finance management major. I have been a member of the Senate since C-Term last year. I have just recently been appointed to the appropria tions committee and the chair of public rela tions for the Senate. 1 am a member of Masque. MWRep, the Science Fiction Soci ety, the Society for Medieval Arts and Sci ence and several other organizations on cam pus. I am working hard to improve the lines of communication between the many groups on campus. In order to do my job to the best of my ability I need your input. I want to hear what you have to say. I want to make W PI a better place for everyone. I will make a difference for Y O U ! V O T E for C H R IS M E L L O on October 4th.
Kevin Nordberg My name is Kevin Nordberg and I am runnig for a senatorial position in W P I’s Student Government Assocoaition. I am cur rently a junior majoring in C E, and feel that I can devote the necessary time and effort to fulfill my position if elected. I the past two and a half years at W P I, I have been involved in many activites and hobbies which have allowed me to meet a large number of students from all aspects of campus life. I offer an open minded approach to all students requests and needs. I am a member on the W P I alpine ski team, co- rush chairman for my fraternity, as well as an active individual in community service. I feel that the position of an SG A senator would be a welcome challange in my life. I am also able to meet the time obligations of an SG A senator. 1will have more than the reguired two office hours per week. 1 also plan to attend every meeting, retreat or other gatehering of the senatorial body. If any of you have any questiuons or comments, please feel free to email, campus mail or call me. My email adress is chocha@wpi, my box # is 1567 and my phjone # is 756-1675. Thank you for your time in reading this and please vote on either September 30th or on October 4th. Jennifer Reese Hello!! My name is Jennifer Reese, a sophmore Chemical Engineering major, run ning for an off-campus senator position. Currently, I am an active senator on SG A and served as chair of the Committee on Elec tions last year. In addition to my involve ment in SG A, I am a sister of Phi Sigma Sigma, on the Women’s Softball Team and involved in other campus activities. I would like to continue working with other senators on making academic, social and campus im provements that would benefit the student body. So, when voting on September 30October 4. I would appreciate your vole.
Kelly Sciara Hi! I’m Kelly Sciara, a biotechnology major in the class of ‘99. I am running for off-campus senator for SGA. I am the Chap ter Representative for the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority and sit on Panhel. I’m also involved in several other activities. As a concerned
student I ’d like to be on SG A so that I will be involved in making the decisions that count. I hope you keep me in mind when you go to the polls from September 30th - October 4th.
Michael D. Scott The only thing more rewarding than living up to an institution’s goals and ideals, is having a part in their creation. As a concerned and informed member of the W PI community, I wish to be allowed to once again represent my fellow students as a n SG A senator. In turn, I will do my best to make decisions that uphold the outstanding honor and reputation on which this school was built. Thank you very much.
Richard Tino I, Richard Tino, hereby announce my candi dacy for an off-campus Senatorial seat. I know that I can represent fully the interests of our community. My activities are very diverse: I am a member of two professional societies, American Nuclear Society, and American So ciety of Mechanical Engineers. I am in the band and Pep Band, I am also a brother at Lambda Chi Alpha.
Tom YVinrow My name is Tom Winrow and I am seeking an Off-Campus Senator position. 1am a sopho more at W PI studying computer science. I plan to represent all off campus students who feel they arc often neglected. I am a member of a fraternity, so I also intend to look out for their best interest. I’m always available, I can be reached via e-mail at twinrow@wpi.edu.
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Students and advisors who feel they have completed outstanding Interactive Qualifying Projects this past academic year should submit their project for the 1996 President's IQP Awards Competition.
Deadline for submission of applications for the 1996 President's IQP Awards Competition is: October 7.1996. Applications are available from Betty Jolie in the Project Center. Final judging is December 11,1996 at 1:45 p.m. in Higgins House
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Thursday, September 19 12:00am - Malicious mischeif: individual attempting to climb side of Riley. 4:27am - BOLO: received from Becker PD regarding Area B & E ’s, 5’8” 160 lbs thin build, clean cut, sandy blond hair. 7:00am - Cars moved - Quad area near football field. 7:15am - Out of service - Salisbury Labs, fire and sprinkler for Whipple 10:24am - Out of service - Fire alarm, Goddard Hall 12:04pm - Notified - Salisbury St. fraternity from Worcester PD all cars found on sidewalk will be towed. 4:40pm - Assist - MV jump, lower library lot. 6:00pm - Report - 4 or 5 non students skateboarding between Higgins and Alumni. 8:58pm - Suspicious person - reported in area of library carrying something under jacket. 9:44pm - Field lights - Officer down to turn on lights for intra murals. 9:54pm - Field lights - Received another call to turn on field lights. Officer reports arriving now. 11:05pm - Found - Women’s wallet, owner is guest at Higgins House. 11:26pm - Returned - Wallet to Higgins House guest. Friday, September 20 12:00am - Intrusion alarm - Prescott St. garage. 12:19am - Assist - W PD at 144 West for W PI students tresspassing on private property. 2:00am - Intrusion alarm - Riley Pub and Basement 2:05am - Fire/Sprinkler alarms - Washburn. 2:07am - Arrival - All units 2:10am - W FD notified - Furnace in Casting Lab set off sprinkler 2:16am - Arrival - W FD on arrival. 2:21am - Call in - Plumber called in for Washburn. 2:26am - Call in - Begin attemps to call in custodian for Washburn. 2:43am - Contact - Custodian coming in for Washburn. 2:49am - Contact - Director of Aluminum Casting Research Lab, no answer. 2:52am - Contact - Message left for Director. 2:52am - On Scene - Plumber is on scene and working - Washburn. 3:38am - Working Fire - 5 Dean St., called in by residents of Institute Hall. 3:39am - W FD - Dispatches units to 5 Dean St. 3:40am - Arrival - Officers begin evacuation of building. 3:41am - Arrival - WFD 4:20am - W FD Notified - Notified that Washburn is back in service. 5:40am - Assist - W FD requests check on individual - not staff or student, not known. 5:56am - Report - Barricades on quad being disregarded. 6:25am - Intrusion alarm - CCC programming area. 8:00am - Intrusion alarm - CCC program area. 9:17am - Fire alarm - 16 Elbridge St. 11:20am - Assist - Great American Insurance Companies inspecting buildings on Wachussett St. 11:57am - Medical - Riley Hall stairwell for injury from a fall. 12:58pm - Medical - Female requesting E M S assistance. 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Saturday, September 21 12:09am - Intrusion alarm - Higgins House second floor. 12:15am -Disorderly person - Report of intoxicated subject on Institute Road near Daniels disturbing. 12:22am - Officers clear Institute Road, subject gone upon arrival. 12:22am - Disorderly person - Intoxicated student, Daniels. 12:39am - Officers clear Daniels Hall. 2:00am - Larceny - Call from 63 Wachusett St reporting theft of CDs from basement of house just occured, suspects fleeing on foot. 2:02am - Noise Complaint - Loud music, 30 Dean St. 2: Mam - Officer clears 30 Dean St. 2:24am - Noise Complaint - Loud music at 30 Dean St. has not ceased. 12:05pm - Officer responding to report of vehicle blocking vans in Institute lot. 3:35pm - Assist - Morgan basement for a leak. 3:35pm - Medical Emergency - Finger laceration Institute park. 3:45pm - Clear - Institute park, signed refusal. 3:55pm - Disturbance - Morgan. 4.40pm - Medical Emergency - Institute park, head injury. 5:39pm - Vandalism - Riley 1st, west end bathroom. 5:48pm - Access - Riley basement, newspeak office. 8:24pm - Medical Emergency - Founders second. Sunday, September 22 12:02am - Call from Memorial hospital re: student. 12:48am -Assist / Possible B & E suspect -Becker PD reports subject fleeing through yards on Roxbury St., possible suspect in earlier B&E. 1:02ani - Officers clear Roxbury St. 1: Ham - Noise Complaint - loud party in Fuller. 1:18am - Officers clear Fuller. 2:03am - Water leak - Report of water leaking in Founders basement. 2:23am - Noise Complaint - loud party in Fuller. 2:29am - Officers clear Fuller. 2:37am - Noise Complaint - I I Boynton St. 2:48am - Officers clear 11 Boynton St. 2:48am - Assist / Intoxicated person - Officers out with resident of 45 Institute Rd. reporting male subject passed out within. 8:50am - Complaint - Vulgarity painted on fraternity rock. 9:03am - Officer spoke with fraternity. 10:50am - Complaint - 30 Boynton complained of condition of dumpster in Theta Chi lot. 11:36am - Access - Lifeguard into pool. 1:04pm - Elevator - Higgins Labs, party became stuck in elevator. 2:02pm - Medical - Founders 4th, possible broken toe. 9:23pm - Call In - Daniels Hall, 4th floor, circuit breaker failure. Monday, September 23 12:17am - Water leak - Stoddard A 3rd floor mens room. 12:25am - Plumber - contacted re: Stoddard A. 10:05am - Access - Newspeak office, Riley. I 1:02am - Theft Report - AK 018. 4:35pm - Hangup - Harrington emergency phone. 4:38pm - Clear - from Harrington, noone in area. 6:15pm - Welfare check - 2 youths in front of Founders. 6:37pm - Leak - Fuller, shower leaking through to kitchen, advises plumber not needed. 7:54pm - Trouble alarm - Stoddard A fire. Tuesday, September 24 1:34am - Assist / Malicious mischeif - Officer out on Dover St. with owner of MV. 1:49am - Disorderly persons - Officer reports Boynton St. fraternity advised re: excessive noise in backyard. 2:14am - Possible suspicious activity - Report of explosive sounds in Dean St / Boynton St area. 9:01am - Vandalism - Central mail, Daniels, mailboxes. 9:1Sam - Hi-Low temp - Kinnicutt, set off by faculty freezer unit. 6:20pm - Alarm - Telephone room, janitor. 8:07pm - Complaint - Elbridge laundry room, banging on pipes, misc. noise. Wednesday, September 25 9:05am - Theft - Atwater Kent. 9:41am - Theft - Bookbag from student, to meet officer at Fitnes Center. IO:53am - Suspicious person - Library.
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Tuesday, October 1 10:00am - D K BR G meeting. Fuller Labs 141. 12:00pm - French Circle meeting, Gompei’s. 12:00pm - Sack Lunch Seminar, “ Quantum Transport: Beam Me Up, Scotty!” , Olin Hall 214. 3:30pm - Women’s Tennis vs. Smith. 4:00pm - Field Hockey at Tufts. 6:30pm & 9:30pm - Film: ‘Thre Rock” , Perreault. $2. 6:30pm - Newman Club meeting. Religious Center. 7:00pm - Women’s Volleyball vs. Mount Holyoke. 8:00pm - Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book meeting, Kaven Hall 111.
Wednesday, October 2 1:00pm - Golf vs. Suffolk/Brandeis at Holden Hills. 2:30pm - CTRG meeting. Fuller Labs 141. 3:00pm to 5:00pm - Post Graduation Employment For International Students, Salisbury Labs, 121
Thursday, October 3 11:00am - A IR G meeting, Fuller Labs 246. 4:00pm - Women’s Soccer vs. Regis. 4:00pm - Women’s Tennis vs. Worcester Stat 7:15pm - Women’s Field Hockey vs. Nichols. 8:00pm - M W Rep, “ Happy Birthday, Wanda June", Riley Commons. $3.
Friday, October 4 12:00pm - Deutsch Klub meeting, Gompei’s. 5:00pm to 6:30pm - Shabbat Candle Lighting and Dinner, Morgan A. 8:00pm - Illusions party in Alden Memorial Hall. $5, otherwise $3 with an invite. 8:00pm - M W Rep, “ Happy Birthday .Wanda June” , Riley Commons. $3.
Saturday, October 5 11:00am - Men’s Soccer at WNEC. 1:00pm - Cross Country at Connecticut College. 1:00pm - Field Hockey vs. MIT. 1:00pm - Women's Tennis vs Wellesley 8:00pm - M W Rep “ Happy Birthday, Wanda June” , Riley Commons. $3.
Sunday, October 6 6:30pm & 9:30pm - Film: “Cats & Dogs” , Perreault Hall. $2. IO:57am - Can Man - outside 11 Dean St., officer on arrival nothing found. 2:1 lpm-Possible Tresspass- International Society for Krishna Conciousness, 2 males told they could not sell books on campus. 4:31pm - Suspicious person - Reported in the vicinity of the Alden and Higgins Buildings. 9:31pm - Animal Complaint - Elsworth courtyard, skunk. Plant Services advised.
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