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SGA votes to fund new equipment for SocComm Movie Channel

by Dave Koelle Editor-in-Chief

The motion to fund SocComm’s needed video equipment for the M ovie Channel passed at last Tuesday's Student Government As­ sociation meeting after some addi­ tional debate.

SoeComm had given SG A a new quote, valued at $2900 (compared with the previous quote of $3500 from last week) which included six new VCRs and necessary controller equipment.

Apparently, purchasing six VCRs in­ stead of the originally-requested four VCRs would have been cheaper in this situation. This caused some confu­

as glow-in-the-dark remote control­ going to purchase were of good qual­ sion in the SGA, which had various lers, they instead have better motors ity. With the rapid drop in quotes senators asking how six VCRs could over the past few weeks, some sena­ and heads. possibly be less expensive than four tors thought that SoeComm might be To work, SoeComm needed four VCRs. V C Rs. To work w ell, There was another senti­ SoeComm needed six VCRs. ment among the senators: Senator Sprague replied that that SocComm’s request was To work, SoeC om m needed Jo u r V C R s. To “ other organizations were no longer an emergency; in­ w ork w ell, SoeC om m needed six V C R s. S e n a ­ denied [funding just to get stead, it was seen as enhanc­ by).” He emphasized the ing the movie channel. How­ to r Sp rag u e rep lied th at “ oth er organizations difference between funding ever, the motion was never w ere denied /funding ju st to get b y/." to get by and funding to do considered emergency fund­ well. According to him, all ing in the first place.

SoeComm really needed In the spirit of the origi­ from SG A was enough to get by, looking at cheaper, less reliable nal motion, Senator Justin Sprague especially with a low SG A budgetary equipment. This thought was quickly voted to keep the number of VCRs to put to rest, since the industrial VCRs reserve of $13,579.03. To give more four. He also wanted to make sure money to SoeComm would be unfair that the VCRs which SoeComm was don’t include special additions such

to other organizations which came to the SG A requesting money "just to get by.”

The final motion was for four VCRs, four controllers, shelves, and necessary shipping and handling charges, not to exceed $2500. The motion was also changed from capi­ tal funding to supplemental funding.

The; question was called, and a senato requested a roll call vote be taken, which was changed by another sena­ tor who called for a secret ballot vote. Another senator called for a roll call vote on the secret ballot, which did not happen. In the end, the motion carried, with eighteen ayes, four nays, and three abstentions.

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Volume Twenty-four, Number Eighteen

Open houses coming up submitted by Mike Smith O ffice o f Admissions

With A term underway, admissions activities for W P I’s Class of 2001 are in full swing. The Office of Admis­ sions is currently preparing for two open house programs for prospective students and their patents. The pro­ grams are scheduled for Monday, Oc­ tober 14 and Monday, November 11.

These days are designed to give pro­ spective students an opportunity to visit our campus and take a close look at what makes W PI such a unique and special place. Many W PI students, faculty and staff have volunteered to share their en­ thusiasm for and experiences at WPI with visiting students and parents.

The activities begin in Harrington Auditorium with a presentation of the W PI Plan. Visitors will then have a student-conducted tour of the campus along with a presentation on student activities and student life. Following the tour, participants will select from vari­ ous academic department presentations.

The program will also include a lun­ cheon in Harrington Auditorium with music provided by W PI musical groups under the direction of Douglas Weeks.

Lunch will conclude with an Admis­ sions and Financial presentation.

The afternoon will consist of options to attend panels concerning cooperative education, career planning and place­ ment and international projects and pro­ grams. In addition, visitors may also choose to tour the Nuclear Reactor as well as one of the following departments: Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engi­ neering and Mechanical Engineering.

The Admissions Office is expecting hundreds of students and parents at each program, so they will be very busy days. Don’t be surprised if you’re stopped on campus and asked for direc­ tions or an “ insider’s view” !

Anyone having questions regarding the programs or desiring to help with the day’s activities should please con­ tact Mike Smith, Assistant Director of Admissions.

Tree falls on cars on West Street

by Dave Koelle Editor-in-Chief

An old tree fell on two parked cars on West Street on the evening of Thursday, October 3, 1996. No one was injured.

Eyewitnesses say that a dump truck hit some of the branches on the tree earlier that day, possibly causing the tree to weaken. The tree fell directly on one car and smashed the hood of another,while blocking the street.

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Works crews arrived at the scene later that evening with chain saws and a truck with a grappling claw to remove the tree.

None of the car owners were avail­ able for comment.

Bangkok theme for second ISC Coffee Hour

by Jason O. Papadopoulos News Editor

The ISC , International Student Council, has announced that the theme behind its second Coffee Hour will be “ Personal Experiences at the Bangkok Project Center,” by Prof. Stephen J. Weininger. If attendance of the first ISC Coffee Hour nearly a month ago is any indication, this Coffee Hour will be a full house.

The second in a series of themed coffee hours that the ISC has planned for the course of the following year will be held in the Higgins House Library, this Tuesday, 8th October, at 6:30pm.

Prof. Weininger, Chemistry professor at W PI, is the director of the Bangkok project center and is expected to give an informal talk about his experiences in the streets of Bangkok city, Thai­ land.

October is apple month and the ISC has decided to use that as a theme for its desserts and drinks.

Apart from the usual coffee and re­ freshments, cider and apple pie will be served to the coffee hour atten­ dants. Looking at the number of people that attended the first ISC Coffee Hour on Tuesday, 10th Sep­

tember, this coffee hour should be very successful.

The previous coffee hour, themed “ Albania inTransition,” by Prof. Chris­ topher from the Mathematics depart­ ment, and drew a crowd that packed the library in the Higgins House. The ISC put up a set of South East European and Mediterranean delicacies, accompanied by a variety of coffees from the Middle East and Greece presented in authentic Middle Eastern coffee cups.

This was one of the cars smashed by a fallen tree last Thursday on West Street.

UN Day celebrations in Boston

by Jason O. Papadopoulos News Editor

Boston will celebrate United Na­ tional day, October 24th at the State House, 5:00pm-6:30pm. The publicly open celebration will be chaired by Ambassador Hermann F. Eilts, former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Other dignitaries present at the cel­ ebrations include Governor William F. Weld who will present the UN Day State Proclamation and the keynote speaker, Hon. Elliot L. Richardson, former Secretary of Defense, Com­ merce & HEW, who was also the former

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Attorney General. Governor William F. Weld will also make an appearance to present the UN Day State Proclama­ tion.

The Sokka Gakkai Boston Renais­ sance Chorus, a musical group from the Berklee College of Music will also give a live performance in honor of this auspicious day.

The State House celebrations are free and open to all members of the public. For more information about the event and the reception to be held im­ mediately after contact the United Na­ tions Association of Greater Boston at 22 BatterymarcliSt., Boston,Telephone : 617-482-4587.

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News beyond the farm A weekly e-mail news summary W O R IJ) E D IT IO N

For the week preceding this Saturday, Oc­ tober 5th, 19%, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: On Sep 29th, President Clinton announced that Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin‘‘Bibi” Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority leader Yassar Arafat would meet in Washington DC for a summit to defuse the current tensions between their two peoples. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was also invited but declined to attend. After two days of talks Sep 30th and Oct 1st, no breakthroughs were announced, but the two sides did agree to talk again on the Israeli-Gaza border Oct 6th. At a strained press conference Oct 2nd, President Clin­ ton invited the two middle eastern leaders to describe their views on the summit, but they declined. Privately, Palestinians blamed the failure of the talks on an Israeli refusal to even consider closing the newly-opened tunnel near an impor­ tant Muslim shrine. (This Perusaka Tunnel had been reopened permanently Sep 29th.) Mean­ while, limited violence continued, includingastonethrowing incident at Hebron Sep 30th and the shooting of a Palestinian protestor Oct 2nd. On Oct 5th, several thousand Israelis took to the streets of Jerusalem and demanded the resignation of Netanyahu for this hard-line position.

Afghanistan’s Taliban faction captured Jabal os-Siraj Sep 29th and started lo consolidate their control on over two-thirds of the country. The United Nations sent envoy Norbert Dell to try to keep an all-out war from developing between the Taliban and previously-neutral faction leader General Rashood Dostram in the north-central region Oct 2nd. The next day, the Tal iban imposed severe movement restrictions in their territory. On Oct 5th, they attacked forces of Ahmad Shah Masood in the Panjsher Valley. [Please note that ‘Taliban” isoftenspelled'Taleban" in the domes­ tic press. On spelling matters such as this, I defer to the Christian Science Monitor, and they are still using ‘Taliban.” ] The situation in Burma continues to become more complicated. On Sep 29th, the rul ing SLORC government implemented roadblocks to prevent a planned conventionofopposition leaderand Nobel Laureate Aun SangSuu Kyi’s National League for

Democracy. Suu Kyi managed to pass barricades and reach her residence Oct 2nd, and in a public statement she claimed the government held 800 NLD in jail. The government claimed only about 150 were actually in jail, and that their release was contingent on the actions of NLD leadership.

Domestically, the first Presidential debate is scheduled for Oct 6th. President Clinton spent only a couple days preparing with the help of formersenatorGeorge Mitchell. Republican chal­ lenger Bob Dole spent most of the week preparing with a variety of help even including George Bush Oct 5th.

They’re Talking About It: Mark Fuhrman pleaded no contest to charges of peijury Oct 2nd. The former LA policeman had claimed that he had not used a racially charged term for Afri­ can-Americans forover ten years but was faced with videotapes showing otherwise. Fuhrman’s lackofcredibility may cause prob­ lems for the prosecution >n O.J. Simpson’s civil trial.

In Shorts: • Sri Lankan government forces captured the town of Kilinochchi from Tamil Tiger rebels Sep 29th. However, despite having no remain­ ing stronghold, the rebels struck back and inflicted casualties Oct 1st.

• The new, multi-racial Bosnian Presidency met for the first time Sep 30th.

• The Senate passed the 1997 Federal Budget 84-15 Sep 30th.

• ValuJet Airlines resumed flying a limited flight schedule Sep 30th.

• NASA announced Sep 30th that a commercial entity called the United Space Authority will take over day-to-day operation of the Space Shuttle program.

• The United Auto Workers and Chrysler Cor­ poration reached a labor agreement Sep 30th.

• Borderclashes between Russian andTajikistan occurred Sep 30th.

• In Peru, guerilla leader David Mesa Pena and fifty compatriots of the E P L group turned themselves in to the government Sep 30th.

• American League (baseball) umpiresdid show

up for work Oct I st after threatening lo strike since Roberto Alomarof the Baltimore Orioles is being allowed to play pending appeal of his suspension for spitting at an umpire and insulting the umpire’s son. A Federal Court ruled that the umpires might work through the World Series Oct 4th.

• The Pentagon admitted Oct 1st that up to 15,000 US troops may have been exposed to sarin during the war with Iraq and may there­ fore be suffering from Gulf War Syndrome.

The White House an­ nounced that US troops will re­ main in Bosnian through March Oct 1st.

• On Oct 1st, 20,000 Indians in Bolvia demonstrated in La Paz for land reform.

• A South Korean diplomat was bludgeoned to death in Rus­ sia Oct 2nd, an apparent expres­ sion of outrage against the nation for the deaths of North Koreans held in captivity fol lowing the cap­ ture by the South of a submarine from the north apparently engaged in espionage. On Oct 5th, North Korea threat­ ened to make lethal retaliation against the South.

• Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced he would make further communications in radio addresses Oct 2nd. then used his first address Oct 3rd to criticize those who think he should resign.

• An Aero Peru jet crashed in the Pacific Ocean off Lima killing all seventy people aboard Oct 2nd.

• Theodore Kaczynski.thcaccusedunabomber, was indicted in New Jersey Oct 2nd, his first indictment outside of California. He still may receive only one comprehensive trial.

• The Educational Testing Service announced changes in the PSAT test writing section designed to eliminate bias against females Oct 2nd.

• A party favoring more local autonomy, the National Conference Party, won elections in India’s state of Jammu and Kashmir Oct 2nd.

• Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska won the Nobel Prize for Literature Oct 3rd.

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A mystery light which flashed across the sky in the western United States Oct 4th was believed to be a meteor.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average flirted with the 6000 level for the first time Oct 4th before closing at 5994. ‘‘L A Story” come true; Someone has been using marbles to shoot out windows from cars on Los Angeles-area freeways, peaking on Oct 4th.

Israeli bombed Hizbollah position in southern Lebanon afteran ambush of an Israeli battalion Oct 5th.

A pair of bomb devices were aimed at the Honduran Congress in Tegucigalpa Oct 5th caused no injuries and only non-catastrophic buildingdamage.

Volcanic disturbances beneath Iceland’s Vatnajokull glacier became more severe Oct 5th, and will lead to flooding even if a full eruption is not achieved.

A bomb damaged the offices of French Prime Minister Alain Juppe in Bordeaux Oct 5th.

Seymour Cray, one of the fathers of the supercomputer, died Oct 5th at the age of 71 from car-crash injuries.

Finally: Some hot relationships can lead to very hot marriages— perhaps even on fire. So found out Craig and Jill Local of Spokane WA. Toward the end of their marriage ceremony in a church in the northern part of the city, a fire broke out in the building, causing the building to be evacuated not long after the vows were completed. One hopes the rest of their marriage will not be consumed by such turmoil.

And that’s what made the News Beyond the Fann.

Sources this week included All Things Consid­ ered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the BBC Newshourf BBC/PR I), the Christian Science Monitor, KCBS radio news, Marketplace (PRI), Newsdesk (BBC/PRI), the News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), the Reuters newswire, and The World (PRI). Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA

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Weekly sports update: September 26th to October 4th over the last week due to their regular schedule as well as making up some matches that were postponed due to weather. They ended their four-match week with a record of 2-2. They defeated Regis College 5-4 and Worcester State 6-3, but dropped matches to M IT and Smith by the same score 9-0.

In the win over Regis on the 27th, Jessica Buffone (Seneca Falls, N Y ) won6-0,6-Oat #2 singles. Michelle Jurofcik (Saugerties, N Y ) won at #3 singles in a three set match. Ashley

season. They started their victory tour with a three game win over Framingham State on the 28th and then followed that up with a tremen­ dous victory over Mount Holyoke 3-2 and then completed the week with a win over Atlantic Union.

In the win over Framingham State, sopho­ more Melinda Darway (Nipomo, C A) led the way for thehome team with a solid all-around match. She had eight kills, six assists and five digs. Juniors Stacy Gold (Nazareth, PA ) and Emma Palmacci (Walpole, M A ) also contributed to the win. Gold had five kills and four serving aces and Palmacci had 10 assists.

On Tuesday evening the 1st W PI hosted Mount Holyoke College in a New England Women’s Eight Confer­ ence match. At the outset, it appeared the match would end quickly as W P I found themselves down 2-0 and not really playing well. The team would not quit and showed resiliency as they battled back to tie the match at 2-2.

The fifth and deciding game, which uses what is called rally scoring in which there is a point on every serve, would decide the outcome. W PI jumped out quickly 6-1 as they continued to use the team work that got them to the fifth game. The score would go to 1310 and 14-13 before Palmacci would kill the ball into two Mount Holyoke blockers to end the match. This was a huge win for the team as it was their first conference win of the season and the first time in nine years that they defeated the Lyons. Leading the way in this match was Palmacci with nine kills, nine assists, two aces and two blocks. Jo Shen (Taipei, Taiwan) was solid with nine digs and five kills while NEW SPEAK STAFF PHOTO / ED CAMERON Shannon Sura (Yardley, PA) contrib­ W P I Goal scored by # 3 Sarah Tremblay. This shot was the goal! uted with nine digs and two aces.

Against Atlantic Union W PI won in four games. The scores were 16-14,14Deliso (Sutton, M A ) and Leanna DelGrosso 16,15-3 and 15-6. Palmacci had another strong (Euclid, OH) took care of their opponents at #5 V olleyball (8-4) night with 13 assists and four aces. Darway and #6 singles respectively. DelGrosso also The volleyball team continues to play well added 10 kills and seven assists while Sura had teamed with Kathy Sheehan (Warwick, R I) to as they added three more wins to their total nine aces. take a victory at #3 doubles earlier in the match. last week and are on their way to a solid See Sports, continued to page 5

by Geoff Hassard Sports Inform ation Director

Field Hockey (4-5) The field hockey team played a couple of games last week, one on the road aginst Tufts University and one at home against Nichols College. They went down to defeat to Tufts, but bounced back against Nichols two nights later.

In the loss to Tufts, everything seemed to go right for the home team. W PI played well, but the Jumbos made the most of their opportuni­ ties.

Last Thursday, W PI was hoping to bounce back as they played host to the Bison of Nichols.

The two teams played to a scoreless first half.

W PI broke the tie early in the second half when Sarah Tremblay (Rehoboth, M A ) passed to Brooke Clark (Jefferson, M A) who drove the ball past the Bison goalkeeper. The game remained 1-0 until late in the half when a flurry in front of the opposition resulted in another goal for W PI and Clark. Deborah Vandenburgh (Walpole, M A ) made three saves in picking up the shutout win.

For her performance during the week previ­ ous, Clark was selected asco-playerof the week in the New England Women’s Eight Conference.

Women’s Soccer (4-4) The women’s soccer team had a 1-1 week as they lost 2-1 to Division I Northeastern and won 1-0 over Regis College in a forfeited game.

In the 2-1 loss to Northeastern, the Huskies jumped out early 2-0 and held that lead going into halftime. W PI battled back in the second half to cut the lead late to 2-1 on a goal by freshman Jamie Szafarowicz (Oakham, MA), assisted by Sommyr Pochan (Rochester, NY).

W P I had more opportunities near the end of regulation, according to coach Carlson, but were not able to put one by the Husky keeper.

On Thursday the 3rd, W P I was supposed to host Regis College, but because the visitors could not field a complete team due to injuries, they forfeited the game. W P I picked up the 10 win to even their record at 4-4 with still plenty of games remaining.

W om en’s Tennis (3-5) The tennis team has been extremely busy

In the match against Worcester State, W P I had to battle back at #2 and #3 doubles to take a 2-1 lead into singles play. The tandems of Michelle Lafond (Exeter, R I) and Deliso won their match 8-6 and Paula Silva (Wakefield, M A) and DclGrosso won their match in a tiebreak 9-8. In singles play, Jurofcik won at #2, Silva won her first varsity singles match play­ ing up at #3, Deliso took #5 and DclGrosso was victorious at #6.

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Exploring the Tunnels at WPI

by Dave Koelle Editor-in-Chief

Last week, Newspeak was fortunate to have Ron Klocek, Manager of Maintenance Opera­ tions and Grounds, take some of us on a tour of the steam tunnel system which runs under some of the campus.

The tunnels are about seven feet high passage­ ways which run between Riley Hall, Higgins Labs, Alumni Gymnasium, and Harrington Au­ ditorium. One line connects Riley to Alumni. At a four-way intersection are branches that lead to Higgins and Harrington. Their purpose is to allow workers easy access to the steam, electric, and data lines which run through them.

The steam lines arc used to heat the buildings.

They originate from the Power House, where they go under Higgins Labs and out through the tunnel. At the intersection, there are large valves which allow Plant Services to turn on or off the steam going to a particular part of the campus.

On the day of our tour, Harrington’s heat was not on, but Riley’s was. You could feel the differ­ ence, despite the heavily insulated steam lines, between the respective tunnels. The pressure of the steam is so high — over 100 pounds per sqaure inch— that a break in a pipe could act like a knife and slice right through someone who happens to walk by a break.

The steam heats the tunnels so much that in the winter, during a light snowfall, you can actually seethe tunnels. In fact, you can see quite a few steam lines around campus (for example, between Riley and Daniels), but these are not tunnels — these arc steam lines which arc buried under the road. The only tunnels, said Klocek, are the ones that we were walking around. The tunnels seemed to be a very convenient way to maintain the vital connections that link buildings together. They are so convenient, and seem so cost-effective in the long run, that even Klocek couldn’t say why W PI didn't have similar tun­ nels going to other buildings.

The reason why Newspeak decided to go into the tunnels is to show everyone what they are like. They aren’t these really cool secret tunnels that go everywhere on campus; they are a simple network, connecting only four buildings, and are obviously made for service use only. They are too narrow to be used as underground connectors during snow storms and other bad weather. And they don’t really possess all of the glamour and mystery that many would like to believe. Nev­ ertheless, they are an interesting part of the campus, and are certainly very helpful for the Plant Services crew.

[Newspeak would like to extend thanks to Ron Klocek, who took the time to bring us into the tunnels and put up with our obnoxious questions/

This is a view down one of the tunnels. The electrical, telephone, data, and steam pipes are run between the buildings.

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Weekly sports update Continued from page 3

For her steady play in the week prior to last, Darway was selected as N E W 8 player of the week.

Left: Here we have some of the many valves and gauges which were discoverd in the previously unexplored and mysterious steam tunnels by our intrepid team of investigators on their daring expedition into the bowels of our campus. Exciting, isn’t it?

G olf (4-5) The golf team was quite busy last week with matches against M IT, Tufts, Brandeis, Babson, Suffolk and Anna Maria. They came through with a 3-3 record for their efforts as they lost to Tufts, Babson and Brandeis, but defeated M IT, Suffolk and Anna Maria.

On Friday the 27th, W P I traveled north to Haverhill, Mass. to take on M IT and Tufts at Crystal Springs. In a close match. Tufts won by six strokes over W PI with a score of 347.

W P I defeated M IT by seven 353-360. Low scorer for W PI was freshman Randy Brown (Westfield, M A) with an 85.

Last Wednesday, W P I hosted Brandeis, Babson, Suffolk and Anna Maria at Holden Hills. In two separate matches, W P I lost to Babson and Brandeis as they shot team scores of 415 and 434 respectively while W PI shot a 450. W PI did beat Suffolk 450-484 as part of the first match. Sophomore James Carlson (Whethersfield, CT) was low man with an 81 followed Ty Johnson (Keene, NH) with an 84.

The scores from the first match were also used in the teams match with Anna Maria.

They did defeat the Amcats by a score of 355423.

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The Greek Corner: Requests for improvement fall on deaf ears As you will probably recall, last year the Interfratemity Council voted to end chapters’ submissions to the Greek Column in News­ peak. That action was, no doubt, prompted by an editorial which ran in the April 16,1996 issue, which was prompted by a Greek Comer submission run a couple of weeks before that. The premise behind the first editorial was that the Greek Comer was not being used to its fullest potential, that it was being used more as a vehicle for inside jokes and sometimes offensive comments rather than a method of communication between fraternity and sorority members. Although it also expressed much gripe, the editorial’s real purpose was to make others away of the quality (or lack thereof) of the Greek Comer submissions, and to try to motivate people to write better ones. To our dismay, the IFC and Panhel chose to withdraw the Greek submissions from Newspeak until further notice. This prompted a second editorial, on April 23,1996, asking what went wrong. We had asked for improvement to the comer, and instead we stopped receiving them altogether.

And now it’s back. The members of IFC missed the Greek Comer, so it was resurrected, but with the following restrictions: There should be a minimum of inside jokes, there can be nothing that

says, “This isn’t the view of my house, but...,” and presidents of chapters are expected to read the submissions before they are sent.

There are some obvious flaws with these new restrictions: What is a minimum of inside jokes? Presidents are expected, not required, to read the submissions? Yeah, that’ll happen. Regardless, I was expecting better submissions. I thought that, after not having the Greek Corner for a while, houses might have wisened up a bit.

I was wrong. The first submission we received was absolutely horrendous — worse than any submission we've ever received.

Another author stated, “ I can’t seem to remember why the Greek Comer was taken out of Newspeak anyway.” Granted, as usual, not all submissions were bad. In fact, there were a few quite informative ones. To those houses, I thank them for respecting the space they are given.

Unfortunately, it is the case that a few bad submissions can ruin the comer for everybody. Of course, we cannot very easily take out the comers we want to keep out, and run the ones we like. If it’s a case of “a few bad ones get in” or “ none get in” , I’d opt for the latter.

Read between the lines here, guys: if these submissions don’t improve, they’re gone. No questions asked. IFC took the initiative to

remove the comers, with the intent that they’d be better if they were returned in the future. They were wrong. Now it’s our turn. Ifthese things don’t improve, we will no longer run them. That’s it.

Not only don’t we like the quality of these columns, but they present some serious libel issues for Newspeak, and we don’t want to be responsible for the crap that fraternities are saying through our publication. While it is not a member of Newspeak who has written the comer, it is Newspeak who distributes the comer to over 2000 readers. We will not be held accountable for the stuff you say.

W e ’d love to have something like the Greek Corner, because we feel that Newspeak is a paper for the entire community. W ewant to be there for you guys. But you’re making this quite difficult.

So, if you want the Greek Corner to stay, they had better improve. They definitely need to get better, and we’re not joking. In fact, we are going to hold a meeting to decide if we even want to bother with the Greek Corner anymore. Next time, it might not be IFC, but Newspeak that votes to end chapters’ submissions to the Greek Comer. They sucked, they were removed, they came back, they still suck. Why do we even bother?

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How to read newsgroups on the computer system by the Computer Help Desk

One big of the big parts of the Internet that some users aren’t too familiar with is something called newsgroups. Perhaps you have seen a message somewhere referring you to wpi.ccc, or wpi.students. These are newsgroups, or message bases, and there are a whole lot of them out there.

W PI receives many of the tens of thousands of newsgroups in existence, and in this article wc hope to help you get started reading and posting messages in one of these.

To access the newsgroups, you first need to login to your Unix account, just like you were going to check your e-mail. Once you have logged in, the next step is to run a newsreader program. There are many of these programs available on the W PI computer system, and each has their own proponents. For this example, you

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While you are reading messages, you may have something to add. To reply via email to a message use r, and to post a followup message to the newsgroup, use the f key. Remember, if you want the message to appear in the newsgroup you need to followup, and not reply. By default, tin uses emacs as its message editor. Once you have entered in your message, press Control-x, Control-c to exit.

Then save the file and press p to post it. If you want to practice posting messages, subscribe to wpi.test and try to post a message there. Test postings in other newsgroups are frowned upon by their read­ ers.

The help section in tin, available by pressing h, is very useful. You can also read the manual pages by typing man tin at your Unix prompt. Reading news in pine is similar. To get to the newsgroups.

press 1on the main menu. Pine does not separate the messages into threads however, a feature which some find to be very useful. You may also want to try the programs tm, gnus, and m. These are other newsreaders available to you, and if tin or pine don’t suit your needs, one of these might.

There are several W PI based newsgroups that you may want to read. The group wpi.ccc has announcements concerning the computer systems at W PI, and wpi.students has postings of interest to the W PI student body. You can find the schedule for the Computer Center’s training on wpi.ccc.training. There are newsgroups out there that cover almost any topic, so with a little looking you should be able to find something that interests you.

A few words on posting etiquette. Its pretty important that your posts to a newsgroup are on topic with that group. People will get pretty mad at you if you waste their time with off-topic posts.

Also, there usually is no need to quote an entire message in your reply. Its good to include enough so that people know what you are talking about, but again, you don’t want to waste time by forcing people to scroll through pages of text that they’ve already read.

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International Careers Forum By : Jason O. Papadopoulos News Editor

18th Bi-Annual International Careers Forum will be held this November, 16, between 9:30am-4:30pm at the Boston University Law School.

The forum, was jointly planned by The United Nations Association of Greater Boston and the Boston Univer­ sity Career Services Offices. It will consist of several workshops which will cover topics such as : United Nations Employment International Business Government and Foreign Service International Non-Profit Organiza tions Working abroad

International Comniuications High Tech Industries International Students Information International Law; and International Job Hunting & Career Planning The sponsors of the fair insist that it is not a career fair but rather a meeting where individuals interested in working abroad will have the opportunity get some information andadvice from vari­ ous professionals working in the inter­ national arena.

Interested parties can get in touch with the United Nations Association of Greater Boston, 22 Batterymarch, MA 02109, Telephone : 617-482-4587. The Forum pre-registration fee for students is $15.00 and $18.00 late registration.

Tutoring schedule change There has been a slight change in the calculus tutoring schedule for A’96.

The following is the new schedule—calculus instructors please announce to your classes, Newspeak please print this schedule instead of the one I emailed yesterday.

Monday: 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Thursday: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

All sessions will be held in OH 126 Wednesday: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Tutor: Rodney Sleith

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute c/o Student Activities Office, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 Phone (508) 831-5464 • Fax (508) 831-5721 newspeak@wpi.edu • http://www.wpi.edu/~newspeak Editor-In-Chief David Koelle Faculty Advisor John Trimbur Circulation Manager Brian Pothier Business Staff Ken French

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W PI Newspeak of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, formerly the Tech News, has been published weekly during the academic year, except during college vacations, since 1909 Newspeak has been printed on recycled paper since January, 1991. Masthead designed by Troy Thompson for Newspeak's 21st Anniversary.

All articles should be typed and include the author's name and box number Copy may be sent to Newspeak, 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 of the author as well as the author's signature, telephone number, and box number for verification. Students submitting letters to the editor should put their class after their name Faculty and staff should include their full title Letters deemed libelous or irrelevant to the W PI community will not be published All Club and Greek corners must be submitted via e-mail and be 275 words or less.

All ads are due by 5:00 p m on the Thursday preceding publication Any submissions received after this time will be subject to a flat $15 late fee per ad.

Advertisements, including classified ads, will not be accepted via email Classified ads must be prepaid The decision on whether a submission is a public sen/ice 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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Student Government contemplates new budgeting rules

by Jennx Yambert SG A Secretary

A hill will come up for consideration at the SG A meeting today that may change the way student organizations get funding. Currently, any non-exclusionary student organization that is recognized by W PI, and is not a member of a nationally sponsored organization, is eligible to receive a budget from SGA. Under the proposed guidelines, organizations that wish to receive budgets out of the SG A Treasury would have to be recognized by the SGA. This recognition would be characterized by organi­ zations being given the status “ Student G ov­ ernment Budgeted Organizations.”

In order to obtain the status of being a “ Student Government Budgeted Organization,” an organization would have to be granted a charter by the SGA. The charter could be granted or revoked by a two-thirds vote of the

nizations to become more aware of the regula­ Senate. The goal of granting charters is not to tions concerning their budgets. Earlier this year, exclude groups from funding, but to solidify the all club sports were required to attend a meeting S G A ’s power to enforce the rules of the bud­ with Whit Griffith and Derek Sickman, S G A ’s geting and funding processes. Student organi­ Class II Assistant Treasurer, to review funding zations that fail to comply with the financial processes. Club sports that did not attend that and organizational regulations would have their meeting cannot charters susget funding until pended, and thus WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE they meet with use of their ac­ Whit Griffith and counts sus­ comply with the pended, until rules set forth at’ they com ply the meeting. with the regula­ Along the same tions. The char­ lines, all budgeted tering process organization was would only ap­ expected to have ply to the annual STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION their treasurer budgeting of stu­ meet with SG A Treasurer Mickey Lacroix before dent organizations. Special Funding Requests they would be allowed to access their budgets. could still be granted to any W P I organization.

SG A has also begun refusing to accept Special This legislation is part of a trend of actions Funding requests that do not demonstrate that an being taken this year to encourage student orga­

organization has tried to find both the lowest price and alternative forms of funding. The school requires cost breakdowns and invoices before it will release a check to an organization, and SGA expects the same level of consideration. Very often, organizations do not follow proper proce­ dures, and get upset when they have trouble accessing their accounts. These rules would require organizations to be more informed, and hopefully prevent many of the mix-ups that occur.

The bit 1currently being considered is an amend­ ment to the SGA Constitution. It will be consid­ ered both at tonight’s Senate meeting and at next week’s Senate meeting. It will have to be passed at both meetings in order for it to take effect.

Because it is a Constitutional amendment, the procedures for chartering are not defined by it. If the bill passes, the Senate would next have to consider the exact procedures that organizations would have to go through. If you have questions about this legislation, please contact SGA.

The Freshman you will never meet: Distance learning at WPI

by Jen n ifer Johnson, Gregory Snow, and M ichael M arks Student Government Committee on Academic Issues

As administrators stretch to bring more prestige to W PI, a new type of undergraduate degree program has started this year. Over the summer, W PI in association with United Technologies Corporation (UTC), which includes the compa­ nies Pratt & Whitney, Carrier, and Sikorsky, de­ vised a distance learning degree program. The program offers a Bachelors of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering to employees of these companies who for some reason do not posses a BS. The students take two classes a term for five terms over five years. Like any undergraduate at W PI, the distance learning students will have to complete all three major projects before receiving their degrees.

Distance learning is a broad term that includes all kinds of ways of teaching students who are not geographically in the same place as the teacher.

The courses are taught using either PictureTel (interactive video) or video taped lectures with outside contact hours via e-mail, telephone, and fax. Although many people believe that distance learning is new, W PI has been offering graduate courses via distance learning since the 1970s.

W P I’s Fire Protection Engineering program has been offering distance learning graduate degrees for some time now. Some high schools have also taken advantage of PictureTel to teach students.

AI Sacco’s lecture form the space shuttle to local area high schools is one of the best known examples of this interactive dis­ tance learning technology. The truly unique thing about the proposed UTC program is a full under­ graduate degree will be issued to students who may never have seen the school that their BS is from.

Despite potential pitfalls, the UTC distance teaming program has been implemented. Be­ tween thirty and forty students from six different locations signed up to take this program. A program of the classes was

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sent to all the students and as of the beginning of A term, classes began. The two classes, MA1021 (Calculus 1) and HI-1332 (Introduction to History of Technology), are taught two evenings a week in the IM C ’s TV-studio to accommodate these PictureTel lectures. The classes are taught by tenure track W P I professors and have the same format as the regular undergraduate courses (Hl1332 is being taught to both on campus and distance students at the same time).

Although the program has been implemented, much concern has been raised about the ability of W PI to offer a full undergraduate degree to distant students. There are several administrative and academic problems that must be solved. The undergraduate catalog specifically states a very strict residency requirement which states that the students must complete at least two years in resi­ dence at WPI. Many classes taught at W PI have a required lab, but laboratory work is impossible to complete without access to the right facilities. Who will sponsor the Sufficiency and IQP, and how will these students go about finding an advisor for these projects? Courses are offered only once, what happens to a student who NRs, will they have to drop out of the program?

These students lack the library access, face-to-face interactions with the professors and TAs, and the

help of other students who already took the class.

The final, and some argue the most important, concern is that the fundamental question of the “quality” of the education of students via distance learning and if it will jeopardize the reputation of the W PI degree program.

Distance learning is sure to be a hot discus­ sion on campus over the weeks and months to come. This is an important issue that may seriously effect the image and reputation of the W P I degree. The UTC students will receive the same degree that each of us receives. How will this alter employers and academia’s perception of the W P I degree? This is an issue that needs your opinions. Your are encouraged to engage your professors in discussion about this topic and make your views known. The Student Government has representatives sitting on the three faculty committees addressing this issue. They are Gregory Snow (grsnow@wpi.edu) and Jennifer Johnson (hick@wpi.edu) on the Committee on Academic Policy, Ben Petro (cobalt@wpi.edu) and Ed Hallissey (indy@wpi.edu) on the Committee on Aca­ demic Operations, and M ichael Marks (mikem@wpi.edu) on the Committee on Gov­ ernance. Please let these representatives know your views on this important issue.

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C lub C o r n e r Alpha Phi Omega Well. Olsters and pledges, last week was very interesting. We inducted a whole new hunch of pledges on Monday night, while Thursday we did stuff. Anyways, Apple picking was was very fun, as was the baking and the bowling. Oh yeah, don't forget Habitat for Humanity last Saturday.

Anyways, what is going on for the rest of the term. Well, There is Mustard Seed on October 13 (Don’t worry, it's a Sunday).

And there is the planning for the slav..oops, I mean servent auction, which is happening in B Term. As for our friendly fellowship VP, there are plans fora halloween costume/ murder mystery party on November 1 (Yes, 1know it's after halloween, but it is also the only close Friday). And he will be having an ice cream social on November 22.

Oh, I forgot to mention, there are sectionals in UM-Farmington. M E from November I to November 3, so if you want to go, contact Craig. And you can always go to Nationals, all you need is some money to get to Phoenix, which will probably have warmer weather over New Year’s than Worcester will.

As a last note, please come to the brother meetings on Monday at 6:30pm in GH227.

Mike really wants to get a new historian to replace him so he can do what he wants to do.

hearts and through his word, the Bible. And what does God want from us ? He simply wants us to do what is right, to love and to forgive one another and to humbly walk with him thoughout our lives. That’s all there is to it folks. Love God and love others. This week, ask God for his help and keep this verse in mind. It's the secret to living a holy and Godly life.

Glee Club The Assassination Game is currently under­ way!!! Congratulations to Hamel for the first hit. Everyone be very careful out there. Do what you have to do to win. do it on time, and HQ will leave you alone.

As always rehearsals are from 6:30 to 8:00 Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you know that you’re going to be absent, fill out an absence form in Louis’ office.

Voice lessons have started with Ruth. If you’re interested, talk to Louis, and then show up to the scheduled meeting times. Prices forthe lessons are still being negotiated.

Make sure that you meet with Louis for ten minutes to discuss tour and your financial situ­ ation. Everything is confidential, and the point of this meeting is to help us figure out how much fund-raising we need to do.

Enough for now. Remember if you have any comments, direct them to alanhead@wpi and he’ll sort them out.

Christian Bible Fellow ship Hello once again everyone.* With the change of seasons at hand, take a moment to ponder the fact that the same God who is changing the leaves into beautiful shades of colors is working daily in us changing our hearts. Humbling thought isn’t it ?

Join us this Friday night at 7:00 for Friday Night Fellowship as we praise God for all the changes is making in each of us, together as brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Saturday morning sports will meet at 10:30 in front of Alumni as usual. W e'll also be playing volleyball again this Wednesday at 3:30, weather permitting. The Holy Spirit is already working wonders in our Bible stud­ ies. Pray for continued spiritual growth and understanding this week. “ He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you ? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. “ Micah 6:8 (N IV ).

This verse pretty much sums it all up. God has shown us what is good through our own

IF C Dudes Whasup? For all you Freshman read­ ers of Newspeak, check out the The Greek Corner. This is the first IFC Comer, so it is just a bunch of inside jokes for the 12 house presi­ dents and 7 IFC executive board members. Nice job on Freshman move in by all the houses, who else is gonna stand all day in the rain all day luggin other peoples stuff around. Casino night, new this year during orientation, also went over well. Anyways heres quotes from those IFC guys....THE VOOOOOO, hmmm M IT chicks, pay your bills, hmmmm...ya.....umm.ya, I'm gonna come down in my underwear and a bat, bring your problems up here, I am over worked and underpaid. Sex on the beach party again?.

Magic World sucks, whats wrong with our door?, I have been here for 3 years and have not been to one of our parties, KTFB, we found new ways of putting our fires, hmm hey Bill, Your Dead, we need a block party. W'hasup Ladies, please refrain from shaving your houses letters in our dog, watch out cuz our alumni are scary, there were too many chicks at our party last week. Thats all folks Go Greek.

International Student Council The Second ISC Coffee Hour is today, Tues­ day, 8th October, at 6:30pm in the Higgins House Library. The theme behind the coffee hour this time will be the city of Bangkok. Prof.

Stephen J. Weininger, will give an informal talk about his experiences at W P I’s Bangkok Project Center. Since October is Apple month in the U.S. we have decided lo have an apple theme to our drinks and desserts as well. Apart from the usual coffee wc will have Cider and apple pic.

Following the ISC Coffee Hour, on Wednes­ day, 9th October, at 4:30pm, we will have our final ISC General Meeting for A term in Morgan A. Points of discussion indudc the Venetian Mas­ querade Party, ISC Calendar of Events, and the A term break trip, among other matters.

By the time we have our general meeting on Wednesday, all International Club officers should have received in their personal mail boxes, or in their club mail boxes forms on which they will be able to list the events and meetings they will have in B Term. The ISCCalendarof Events for B Term is expected to be out into circulation by the first day back, so all clubs will have to return all completed event and meeting forms by next Wednesday, 16th October. We have prepared an on-line form to post your events, if you prefer the Web to paper, and if you have events to post on the ISC Calendarof Events at any point during the year you may do so on-line. We also have an electronic version of the Calendar.

Muslim Student Association Asslalaam-u-alaikum. Muslim brothers and sisters.

Hope that your school year is going well so far, and I’m sure that you're looking forward to it being over. Take it easy guys, the party’sjust beginning! Insha’Allah. by this time, we will have had our second bi-weekly get together and pot-luck, on Saturday, October 5th. Our first one was very fruitful, Al-humdulillah; the broth­ ers enjoyed both the discussion, and the lunch.

We encourage everyone to attend these sessions as often as possible, so that we may re-align our focus to our real purpose in life.

This week was a very beneficial one for the MSA. On Tuesday, the Prayer Room SubCommittee, accompanied by Dean Thom Th­ ompson, met with President Parrish, to discuss the possibility of a permanent prayer room for the MSA. and also to present to him a gift, to

congratulate him on his recent inauguration.

The president was very keen on helping us, and Dean Thompson, also gives us his full support.

We will keep you posted on the prayer room situation, Insha’Allah.

Also, just as a reminder, the daily prayers are now being held in Higgin’s Labs: Thuhr, at 1:25p.m., in HL102; and Asr, at 5:15p.m., in the 3rd fir, Conference Rm. Please do your best to attend.

Wassalaam-u-alaikum. The Executive Com­ mittee, Muslim Students Association.

Newman Club W c had ourOctober Newman Executive Board meeting presided over by Ryan Abraham which was attended by several new club members.

Everyone is always welcome to attend the Executive Board Meetings which are the first Tuesday of every month. The Board plans/ cooperates the activities of the Club forthe month and also for the future. On Tuesday, Oct. 1st meeting we planned several events for the rest of Term A and the rest of Term A and the beginning of Term B. We decide to add a first Friday Mass at 12:00 (noon) every month and toclose out Term A by having a Newman gathering at 1:00 pm on Sunday , October 13th in honor of Christopher Columbus. Yonaira Coates and Jason Nadeau, our social chairpeople, will be in charge of the event which includes a cookout. We decided to open Term B by going apple picking on Saturday, Nov. 2nd. and have a Video and Lasagna night on Tuesday , November 12th.

Also we will have discussion/prayer group meeting every other week starting October 8th.

Some one suggest that we should call RC IA night. Also we decided that we will be giving Father S. some sermon topics for Sunday Masses. We closed our meeting by sending out a search committee to look for Jordan , our V P whom we suspected was out looking for a volleyball. Also we are conducted a sign up for our basketball team. You can sign up with Fr.S. at Mass or e-mail Jordan Massad at jordanem.

Rugby Club Two Saturdays ago we got our season under way with agame with Providence College. We lost acloseone, 12-7. Ourdefcnse looked much better asdid our passing. Our f rst home game was against Bryant this past Saturday. It was nice to see a few people come out and support us, even though they were probably there just to get the goat. As long as you guys continue tocome to practice, and bring those who dion’t show up that often, we have a great season ahead of us.

G reek Corner A TA Welcome back the the greek comer!!! Yeah!

Alpha Gamma Delta would like to wish all the greek organizations on campus good luck with their rush. Happy Birthday to Sue S. (the 9th), Laura (the 13th), and Stacy (the 15th). Good job everyone on the walk-a-thon. It wasn’t that long (except for the runners, who took a detour)!

Thanks for all your hard work Jodi. CongratulationsCara! W E L O V E O U R P L E D G E S !!! Keep up the psyche initiation is almost here. Thank you to all the fraternities we have had rush events with. Good luck to everyone with their A-term classes. Finally welcome to all the Freshmen, good luck and GO G R E EK !

AXP W e’re Back. This year I hope not clog up the works by just toolin’ on bros, but to also say some actual pertinent info. Now that that’s said, Milbum is a tool. Actually, for once, we do have some real stuff to throw on this high class circulation.

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This week is the Annual “ A X P Penny Wars".

For those of you who don’t know what that is, did know but forgot, or is named Foster, what Penny Wars is a Charity event held all week by the bookstore sponsored by us. The goal is for your group (club, greek org., dorm, etc.) to have the most positive points at the end of the week.

To gel “ +” points, add pennies to your cup. Togive points toss any other type of monetary value (preferrably not in lira. Lino). Anyways, this event usually raises about $1,000 and is donated to the charity of choice in the winner’s name.

What else? Rush is still hammerin’ forward.

Last Thursday we saw Andre portray why he is still “available” . Kudos goout to AGD for hangin’ out. Tothefrosh,keepcheckin’ that rush calendar for events still to come - I believe that mystery event is sneakin’ up... you don’t want to miss that one. To those with bids, keep cornin’ down and bringin’ friends... don’t let them miss out on what Crow is all about.

Friday's party w/ “Orion’’ brought them in from miles around. Next one we should have duelin’ bands between them and the newly formed Fifty Year Storm. They play “ Freebird” , so it’s

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given that they rule. Good job Social Crew, you’re battin’ .500.

Until next time. Next week won't be so kind.

Yarca-whatevah.

ZAE Well so far rush is going great. This Thursday is casino night. Last week we had the Boston invasion and the whiffle ball homerun derby.

Congratulations to everyone who hit homeruns and to sully who is ahead on strikes. Overall this past week has been pretty good. It was pretty rocky for chuck but not too interesting for Becker, i guess you could say that it was pretty lame. A few more weeks Becker and you could break the record as well as rename the award.

Speaking of breaking the record the new one is 17 and a bite. Can’t write anymore or the column could be changed to the Mullen. Before i go thanks to everyone who went into Boston to help with the Walk For Breast Cancer.

in Story Time... first of all,ourcondolcncesto Jim. We’re all really sorry to hear about you father. If there’s anything we can do, please let us know.

Wow, back after a long f--- time, what aToozday should be. I can't believe there letting us speak publicly again. TW O W O RD S Summerrules! For all those that missed it, wc at the Pi had a hell of a summer. Just uxi bad I don't rcmeber any of it.

There were four motorcycles at the beginingofthe summer, now there arc only three. You do the math. The only thing I remember is FRYING to get onto RT. 3 at 70 mph. (it didn't work) I was in the hall last week, and Drew came up to ntc. he says “ you know, I really give a crap” I says” whadda you mean?” He says” you want it? I left it on city 2nd.” Three Man Clitto- you knew you were getting sloppy seconds. It was your goal, you achived it, it’s admirable. But, did anyone tell Beals he was geeting thirds? I hope not. and Danno.....I’ll bet there was no bathing at all before it was your turn. What ever happened to that cat anyway? Oh. There’s a new personality in the house, Gus. He is your friend, thats all I can say.

As a matter of fact, I can here him calling me now.

Gotta go. remember RUSH SIG M A PI see you next Tuesday.

TKE What the...where the hell am I. Oh, I’m back in Newspeak; I can’t seem to remember why the Greek Comer was taken out of Newspeak any­ way, but it’s back and it’s me Dink tellin’ yall wuz up wif the T K E house. Sorry, I felt like 1 was in a club atmosphere, I won’t let it happen again. Hey, hey Rush. Last night’s billiards night kicked some serious butt, and congrats to the winners. Don’t forget that this Thursday we have our Mystery Event, It's so Mysterious that 1 don’t think that even the Rush Chairmen know what it is, but come on down to see how we can incorperate Volley Ball and BBQ into this event.

The walls of the Centrum trembled with the cheers of “ Let’s go drunk guy” last Friday as T K E took over at the Ice Cats opener. I think it’ll be a while before they let us back to another game. Yeah baby Yeah, TKESIip-n-Slide. For all those who walked by and thought we were idiots to be sliding in late September, we were. Although we did make a good deal of money to help out the Special Olympics, taint nobody laughing now. Well it's that time...no, not for the top five list. It’s that time to say, “ Thanks for stopping by, C U Next Time.”

Yathzee.

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Hey everyone!!! There’s a ton of announce­ ments, so get out your calendars! First Sports...Anyone who plays them can get a message to me to tell everyone to go. So far I have the crew scedule, w hich is Oct. 6th, 13th, and the 20th. Rugby, which is the best sport in the world, has games every Saturday. Talk to Anne. Jaz, or Katie for the places and times.

W e’d really love to see familiar faces there!

Let's show some support for all our athletes!

Field Hockey is doing great! Let’s let them know it! And keep wearing those letters! It’s great PR. In other news, congratulations go to K A R E N OSM AN! She won the Skull award, and for those of you who didn't hear, we made $150 for the National Kidaney Foundation at Homecoming! The sales awards go to Kelly Hamel and Jen Childs! Way to go girls! Keep it up! Rush is right around the comer! LITP, W E R U LE !!!

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P o l ic e L o g Thursday, September 26 12:25am - Noise Copmlaint: Loud guitar music. Institute.

2:46am - Reactor: closing.

5:25am - Access: Alumni Gym for ROTC. 6:18am - Alarm: Intrusion, Human Resources, Stratton.

6:24am - Clear: from Stratton, set off by cleaners.

6:43am - Access: Library, for catering manager.

3:20pm - Report: 20 non-students skateboarding in Freeman Plaza.

3:30pm - Clear: Individuals advised to move on.

4:12pm - Medical: Dog hit by car on Boynton St, near Founders.

4:15pm - Call: Animal control notified for Boynton St. 4:32pm - Arrival: Animal control on Boynton St. 4:37pm - Clear: Dog transported by owner, all units clear Boynton.

5:35pm - Found cash: Tatnuck employee reported found cash outside of Daniels.

7:24pm - Unauthorized entry: Student reporting someone in his room without his consent.

7:47pm - Complaint: Non-students in Alumni Gym. Friday, September 27 2:26am - Code 4: Quad lot, setting up barriers.

3:15am - Suspicious person: called in by Becker PD. 6:30am - Access: Fitness Center for Fitness Center Director.

7:30am -Out of Service: Goddard Fire Alarm, Page Electric.

8:37am - Reactor open.

10:15am - In Service: Goddard Fire Alarm.

4 :16pm - Reactor closed.

4:53pm - Assist: M V jumpstart, Einhom.

5:20pm - Call in: Too hot in Library.

5:35pm - Intrusion Alarm: Mass Academy.

7:11pm - Assist: Fuller apartments no hot water, plant services notified.

7:52pm - Access: Student denied entry in Alden.

7:54pm - Lockout: Student locked out of Morgan.

8:07pm - Assist: Newspeak Office.

8:18pm - Noise complaint: Salisbury Estates.

11:37pm - Medical response: Studeni in station, finger laceration.

11:39pm - Noise complaint: Stoddard A.

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W hat's Happening Tuesday, October 8 10:00am - 1SRG meeting. Fuller Labs 141.

12:00pm - French Circle meeting, Gompei’s.

1:(X)pm - Golf at Suffolk/Brandeis.

1:30pm - SE R G meeting, Fuller 147.

4:00pm - Women’s Soccer at Mount Holyoke.

6:30pm - ISC Coffee Hour: “ Personal Experiences at the Bangkok Project Center,” Higgins House Library.

6:30pm - Newman Club meeting, Religious Center.

7:00pm - B SU meetin, Miorgan C. 7:00pm - Volleyball vs. Wheaton.

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

8:00pm - Coffeehouse: Dar Williams. $1/3/5 ($1 w/mug) 8:00pm - Field Hockey vs. Mount Holyoke.

Wednesday, October 9 1:(X)pm - Golf vs. Suffolk/Brandeis at Holden Hills.

2:30pm - CTRG meeting. Fuller Labs 141.

3:30pm - Men’s Soccer at Nichols.

4:30pm - ISC meeting, Morgan A.

Thursday, October 10 10:30am-Tech OldTimers, “ A commentary on Politics and the ‘96 Elections” , Alden Memorial.

11:00am - A IR G meeting. Fuller Labs 246.

4:00pm - Women’s Tennis.

4:05pm - Faculty meeting, Kinicutt Hall.

7:00pm - Volleyball at Umass-Dartmouth.

Friday, October 11 Saturday, September 28 1:26am - Plumbing problem: Morgan, Plumber Ferguson notified.

2:22am - Fight: Report of fight on Dean St., Theta Chi lot.

2:31am - Assault: Report of male assaulting female at Boynton & Elbridge Sts., Officers responding.

2:45am - Malicious mischief: Watchpersons report malicious mischief.

3:25am - Larceny: Possible larceny from motor vehicles, Officer reports 2 subjects running from Founders Boynton St. lot.

4:44am - Noise complaint: Loud singing on quad.

6:29am - Assist: Crew team member admitted to Alumni Gym. 6:50am - Assist: Staff member requests admittance to Kinnicutt Hall.

7:27am - Alarm: CCC I/O intrusion, electrician.

9 :19am - Alarm: Alumni locker room.

9:41am-Alarm: CCC I/O. 12:49pm - Access: Alumni Gym for Crystal Rug. 12:59pm - Access: Riley Commons for Masque.

10:14pm - Theft: Two males seen removing plates from vchicle.

Sunday, September 29 12:40am - Unknown problem: Call received from Stoddard B emergency phone.

12:51am - Assault report: Officer out with two subjects in front of Daniels re: reported assault.

12:59am - Medical Response: Stoddard, intoxicated studeni with head injury.

1:05am - EMS: Requests ambulance to Stoddard C. U M ASS EA notified.

1:1 lam - Investigation: Office out at Park Ave, re: assault report invest.

5:02am - Assist/Suspicious person: Officer out with subject at Dean St., possibly wanted by W PI re: auto accident. W PD notified.

5:36am - Open door: Custodian reports finding roll-up grate to Grille open, securing same.

10:30am - Work order: Riley east entrance door sticks.

12:13pm - Access: Students into Riley Commons to paint set.

6:23pm - Medical: Student in station w/minor head injury, EMS. 6:40pm - Transport: Student to UMASS. 6:59pm - Call in: Hot water heater at 12 Hackfeld leaking.

8:00pm - Report: Lost wallet.

9:22pm - Intrusion alarm: Fuller Labs loading dock doors.

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12:00pm - Deutsch Klub meeting, Gompei’s.

1:00pm - Golf at RIC. 5:00pm to 6:30pm - Shabbat Candle Lighting and Dinner, Morgan A. 7:30pm - Men’s Soccer at Coast Guard.

7:30pm - PUB: Ska Show, Riley Commons. $3 w/WPI ID, otherwise $5.

Saturday, October 12 9:00am - Volleball at the City Tournament at Assumption.

12:00pm - Cross Country at Trinity Invitational.

1:00pm - Field Hockey at Babson College.

1:00pm Women’s Soccer vs. Babson.

8:00pm - M W Rep “ Happy Birthday, Wanda June” , Riley Commons. $3.

Sunday, October 13 6:30pm & 9:30pm - Film: “Truth about Cats & Dogs” , Perreault Hall. $2.

Monday, October 14 Columbas Day 7:00pm - Volleyball vs Babson.

Monday, September 30 12:58am - Assist: Student admitted to Goddard 012.

2:30am - Distraught student: Officer reports speaking to student on Quad.

7:14am - Fire Alarm: Stoddard C. 7:20am - Code 5: Stoddard C, steam from men’s shower area set off alarm.

8:17am - Alarm: Panic 15, Regent.

8:24am - Code 5: accidental, family did not know they had activated alarm.

8:55am - Alarm: Reactor, outside perimiter.

8:56am - Alarm: Reactor, they were only testing and forgot to call, Code 5.

2:25pm - Service Road: Salisbury open to traffic.

5:03pm - Alarm: Intmsion, Mass Acad, library iower level.

5:04pm - Clear: Alarm, set off by custodian, malfunctioning keypad.

5:55pm - Lockout: Stoddard B. 6:29pm - Fire Alarm: Stoddard A - trouble alarm.

IO:37pm - M V Lock out: Library Lot. Tuesday, October 1 12:59am - Assist: Student admitted to Harrington to check for backpack.

1:09am - Assist: Student admitted to Goddard Hall.

1:50am - Noise complaint: Loud poodle on quad.

2:06am - Noise complaint: Morgan, loud group in hallway.

2:32am - Malicious mischief: Morgan Hall.

6:05am - Assist: Field Lights turned on for ROTC. 6:31am - Tresspasser: Fuller Labs basement level lounge.

6:39am -Clear: Officers clear Fuller labs, subject removed.

7:49am - Assist: Lights at Alumni Field turned off after ROTC. 3:19pm - Delivery: to Human Resources.

6:05pm - Alarm: Powerhouse.

6:06pm - Access: Wrestling room for Self Defense Class.

6:33pm - Plumbing: Overflow in women’s bathroom, Alden Hall.

8:26pm - Animal: Dog reported running loose on campus.

8:53pm - Damage: Student reported possible damage to vehicle at West/Institute.

10:04pm - Suspicious Person: Report of person at Abbot St. parking lot.

Wednesday, October 2 1:13am - Suspicious activity: Elbridge St. 9:49am - Attempt to notify: student to call State Police in Wellesley, student has moved and did not have classes.

10:44am - Property found: Air Force at Institute found wallet belonging to student, student notified and property retrieved.

5:57pm - Fire alarm: Riley Hall.

8:46pm - Broken Pipe: Morgan Kitchen, plant services, plumber.

9:00pm - Assist: Grille-Morgan, Gates will not lock. Locksmith notified, could not help didn’t have key.

10:55pm - Assist: Yelling outside of Higgins.

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