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WPI Web receives a five-star rating Book for prospective students cites WPVs site as one of the best universities which received the perfect score, and it’s clear that W P I is in good company. Not only does the elite list contain our engineering rivals M IT and R P I, but also some of the big guns, in cluding Duke, Harvard, Princeton, C o l lege o f W illiam and Mary, and Johns Hopkins university. In all, 36 schools received the perfect “ W ire d rating,” which was based on “ the quality o f a school’s entire web site: its accessibil ity, design, and ease of use.” “ Gener ally,” W o lff writes, “ the schools with the most facilities and hard w are receive the best representation on the Web.” W o lf f cited W P I ’s computer to student ratio as being 3 to 1, numbers only a hand ful of schools could beat. Page 395 is entirely dedi cated to W P I, in c lu d in g the U R L s and email addresses for Admissions and Financial Aid. In “ The Usual Tour,” W o lff lists the U R L s of W P I ’s V irtu al Tour, student clubs, sports, academic departments, Greek life, the Library, and our publications. The “ Skip the Brochure” section is a handful of interesting, off-the-beaten track pages that separate the college from the rest of the pack. For W P I, W olff lists the Lens and Lights Club, citing their technical expertise, the Autocross Club (which has since lost its account),

by Am y L. M a n WPI Web Coordinator Searching for the right college has taken a new twist in the past few years. Rather than comb through catalogs in the o ffices o f guidance counselors, many high school juniors and seniors are turning to the Internet to aid in their searches. Most colleges and universi ties in the U S have extensive World W id e Web sites serving up information on academ ics, campus life, and, o f cou rse, a d m is sions to prospec tive students all over the globe. So, it’s no sur prise that a guide to finding colleges and universities on the Web had to surface at some point, and now it’s fin a lly here. W hat’s more: the writer gave W P I ’s Web a perfect rat ing - five out of five. T h e book is called N etC o lleg e 1997 w ritten by Michael W o lff and published by W olff New Media, the creators of the best-sell ing NetBooks and Your Personal Net, an adaptive website ( www.ypn.com). It contains general information for pro spective students on how to do their college search on the Web. It also sum marizes each U S college’s website in a page, giving each a rating on a scale of one to five. The book lists all the colleges and

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and the W P I Social Committee. M any schools are now offering re quests for applications online, but W P I is one of a handful with the entire appli cation available for filing out on the Web. The online application is a key feature for prospective students, who can have portions o f the application saved in a database for them until they return to finish off the application. This is a very important feature, as many don’t have all the information on hand when they begin filling out the applica tion. According to Director o f Admissions Robert Voss, 114 of the 141 applications for next year’s freshman class received so far have been submitted through the Web. W h y so many? Sim ple - the Ad missions Office waives the application fee for those who apply online - a big incentive for prospectives to use the technology available to save them (and their parents) the $50 fee.

The Higgins Armory Museum is the only m u^ ,rn devoted to collecting arms and armor in the United States. These collections are justifiably renowned, but other parts o f our holdings are less well known. The Museum was opened by John Woodman Higgins in 1931. John Woodman Higgins was generally inter ested in steel-making, an industry in which he had made his fortune. A n y thing to do with steel drew his atten tion, as the Museum’s innovative steel and glass building attests. But Higgins’ interest as a collector extended beyond arms and armor and metalwork to include works o f art in a variety o f media, rang ing in date from Pre-History through Classical Antiquity, the M iddle Ages, the Renaissance, Modem Art, and A p plied and Industrial Art. The Higgins Armory Museum is a

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Grad School Fair to be held Wednesday The Colleges of Worcester is spon soring a Graduate School Fair which will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at A ssu m p tio n C o lle g e , 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, M A in the Hagan Center Hall, from 10am to 2pm. Over 70 graduate school programs from New England, New York, N ew Jersey and Pennsylvania (see attached listing) w ill attend the event. Participating in stitutions represent a large variety of

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graduate school programs including business administration, policy, manage ment, law, education, communications, liberal arts, engineering, health sciences, medicine, veterinary medicine, optom etry, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, social work, public admin istration, etc. The Fair is open to students from the Colleges of Worcester as well as the general public.

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WPI, meet Greg Snoddy! by Dave Koelle Editor-in- C h ief I f you visited the Student A c t iv i ties O ffice this past week, you may have seen a new face. Greg Snoddy has joined the Student A ctivities staff as the Director o f Orientation P ro grams and Student A ctivities. Greg grew up in Ohio, and earned his un dergraduate degree at Ohio U n iv e r sity. He got his M aster’s in C ollege Student Personnel at B o w lin g Green,

and his Ph.D . in Higher Education A d m in istratio n at W est V irg in ia University. Before coming to W P I, he worked for six years at the U n i versity o f Alaska at Fairbanks, and served as Associate Dean o f Stu dents at Salem-Teikyo University in W est V irg in ia, a school o f about 1000 students, where he coo rd i nated orientation programs and was in v o lv e d in s u p e rv is io n W h e n asked what he thought about W P I See Snoddy, continued to

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News beyond the farm A weekly e-mail news summary WORLD EDITION For the week preceding this Satur day, November 2nd, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: Troops from Zaire and Rwanda fired on each other across their border Oct 29th, leading to accu sations that Rwanda was backing Tutsi rebels which started a military campaign against the government Oct 20th. The Zairean ad ministration then declared a State of Emergency Oct 29th in its two eastern provinces. However, the Tutsi rebels continued to gain territory. On Nov 1st, Zaire declared Rwanda and Uganda its enemies for supporting the rebels and threatened war. B y Nov 2nd, the rebels had taken control of the entire eastern

portion of Zaire bordering on Burundi and Rwanda. R elie f agencies had to evacuate to Rwanda to avoid the fight ing; at least 600,000 refugees from Rw anda are presently in Zaire. Pro tests have broken out against the g ov ernm ent o f P re sid e n t M o b u to Sese Seko in the Zairean capitol o f K in sh asa, c a llin g for his re s ig n a tio n . M obuto is currently in Switzerland for medical attention. The Republican Party filed for an injunction against the Democratic Party Oct 30th, claiming that the Democrats had accepted campaign funding from illegal sources. The Democrats, who at first refused to fully disclose campaign fi

nance documents prior to the election, finally released limited documentation Oct 31st. W h ile the spending restraint was not imposed, the Democratic N a tional Comm ittee admitted N o v 2nd that it probably had accepted illegal contributions from for eign sources. S till down in the polls, Republican c a n d id a te B o b D o le started a 96-hour final campaign blitz N o v 1st in w h ich he does not plan to sleep. Election day is N o v 5th; R E M E M B E R TO V O T E . The latest polling data indicates that control o f the Sen ate and H ouse could still go to the Democrats, though Republicans are expected to maintain small majorities in each.

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They’re Talking About It: The W h ite House now admits that convicted felon Jorge Cabrera was in vited to a party after making a campaign contribution. Cabrera’s money was re turned after he was convicted of an ad d itio n a l fe lo n y ; p revio u s F e d e ra l records had not shown him as a crim i nal.

In Shorts: • An 11 -story apartment building col lapsed in Cairo, Egyp t Oct 27th. At least 70 people were killed in the structure, though the search for survivors continued through N o v 1st. • The Afghan capitol of Kabul came under air attack by former govern ment forces Oct 27th. However, the Taliban faction repelled the offen sive. • Riots broke out in Islamabad, P a k i stan O ct 27th after the Jamast-iIslam i militant group o f Islamists took to the streets, calling for the re s ig n a tio n o f P r im e M in is t e r Bhutto. The riots continued Oct 28th. George Kabayashi, a man who had developed an elaborate method of standardized test fraud using the time difference between the east and west coasts was arrested for defrauding the Educational Testing Service Oct 28th. McDonnell-Douglas dropped plans to build the M D - X X extended-range airliner Oct 28th. An attempt to break the land-speed record in Nevada failed Oct 28th. Peace talks in the middle east col lapsed Oct 28th. Opposition organizer K y i M aunig was released by Burmese authori ties Oct 28th; Aung San Suu K y i defied authorities by speaking to supporters near her home N o v 2nd. The U S announced O ct 28th it would withhold a large shipment of arms to the Bosnian government until it fires hawkish Defense M in ister Hasan Congic. N aval P e tty O f f ic e r K u rt Lessenthien was sentenced to 27 years in prison Oct 29th for attempt ing to s e ll secrets to R u s s ia n agents. 30 people were killed in Mogadishu, Somalia, when a gunman entered a restaurant and opened fire Oct 29th. Subsequent street violence lasted two days. Riots broke out in Hassan, West Bank Oct 29th, then ended. Albania and Britain reached an agree ment Oct 29th over stolen Nazi gold from World War II. Chinese dissident Wang Dan was sentenced to eleven years in prison Oct 29th. Senior F B I official E. Michael Kehoe pleaded guilty Oct 30th to obstruct ing justice by destroying a report on the handling of the Ruby Ridge standSee N ew s, contuinued to page 3

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off in 1992. Former Indian Prim e M inister RV. N arasim ha R ao was indicted on bribery charges Oct 30th. T w o bombs exploded in C orsica O ct 30th as a cam paign against French rule o f the Mediterranean is land intensified. The U S Gross Dom estic Product was up only 2.2% in the third quar ter according to figures released Oct 30th. 7500 General Motors workers went out on strike Oct 30th at plants in Indiana and W isconsin. A tenta tive agreement was reached with the United Auto Workers Nov 2nd, then a local agreement was reached at the Indianapolis plant; agreement had still not been reached at the W iscon sin facility at press time. Ross Perot unleashed personal at tacks on President Clinton Oct 30th over campaign finance improprieties. An attempt to assassinate Liberian war lord Charles Taylor Oct 31st failed. A Brazilian airliner crashed at Sao Paulo Oct 31st, killing all 95 people aboard. Odwalla juice company issued a re call of its apple and other juices Oct 31st after cases o f E. Coli infections were traced to its product. A t least 65 people nationwide have become ill. A scientific study released Oct 31st revealed that power lines have no long-term carcinogenic effects, de bunking previous studies. Boeing issued a directive N ov 1st for airlines to check 737 rudder as semblies within ten days. British Telecom announced plans to purchase M C I for $22.8 billion N ov 2nd, which would be the largest in ternational merger in history in volving an Am erican company. A U S F - 16 fired a missile at an Iraqi air defense battery while flying in the southern Iraqi no-fly zone N o v 2nd after the plane was apparently targeted by the installation. 400 people were appointed to Hong K o n g ’s electoral college N ov 2nd, including some dem ocracy ad vo cates. Boris Yeltsin is expected to undergo heart surgery early next week.

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Finally: W hen preparing to commit a crime, it is advisable to get up the courage to actually go through with it. A man from M a ry s v ille W A clea rly w asn’t ready to rob a bank Oct 31 st. First, he went to one bank and handed the teller a note. W hen the teller asked him to give her the note so she could look it over carefully, the 41 -year old became distressed and went to a different bank. A t a second bank, the teller started to

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And that’s what made the News Be yond the Farm. Sou rces this week included A ll Things C onsidered (N P R ), the A sso ciated Press new sw ire, the B B C N ew sh o u r (B B C / P R I), the C h ris tia n S c ie n c e M onitor, K C B S ra d io news, M a rk e tp lace (P R I), the N ew s H o u r w ith Jim L e h re r (P B S ), N ew sd ay (B B C / P R l), Newsdesk (B B C / P R I), P a c ific a Even in g N ew s (K P F A ), the R eu ters new sw ire, a n d the U n ited P re s s In te rn a tio n a l n e w sw ire . C om p ile d b y: L a n c e G leich , Stan fo rd CA

Gordon Library food and drink policy by D eb o rah B o ck u s a n d Jo a n n e W illia m s G eo rg e C. G o rdon L ib ra ry

The scenario has not changed mush since the new academic year started. Pick any day o f the week. The custo dian is busy emptying a ll the trash containers. It is not a pretty sight. Trash! Lo ts o f trash! W e ll, what would you expect? Libraries generate inordinate amounts of trash. But, what kind? The usual for the Gordon L i brary consists o f snack w rappers, candy bars, banana peels, pizza boxes, grinder wrappers, soda/juice cans (lots o f those), birthday cake, pint o f m ilk, leftover take-out food and coffee cups (lots o f those too). There is a direct correlation in the increase o f damage to library m ateri als (such as books, periodicals/jour nals, electronic equipment and com

puters) and the library environment. This kind o f damage directly affects the library patron in a variety o f ways. Not always apparent to the individual, until he/she needs to use it, is the per manent loss o f a book or journal from the shelf, or that piece o f A V equip ment with the “ out o f order” notice posted on it. W hat is more apparent is the deterioration o f the environment in which you have to study and do your research. Food left anywhere (on study tables, in trash cans, or study rooms) attracts insects and rodents and may lead to mildew and mold dam age. This, in turn, may be transferred to parts o f the collection unaffected previously as well as the building it self. In festatio n s o f this type are costly and d ifficult to remove. Last year alone, it was necessary to have an extermination company spray areas See G ordon, continued to pag e 10

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Weekly sports update: Results from October 25th to 31st by G e o ff H a ssa rd Sp o rts In fo rm a tio n D ire cto r

Men’s Cross Country (4-1) Women’s Cross Country (2-4) The men and women competed in their conference championships on the 26th. The men edged out Babson College for fifth place, while the women finished eighth in the N E W 8 meet. As a team, the men had their best in dividual performances o f the season, but were unable to score high enough to make more o f a team impact. T im Caldwell (Dover-Foxcroft, M E ), as he has all season, led W P I finishers. He came in at 27th overall and was followed by Liam Kelly (Shrewsbury, M A ) in 45th, Don W allace (Brunswick, M E ) in 48th, Brian Kennedy (Ballston Lake, N Y ) in 49th and Tyler Lupien (Waldoboro, M E ) in 53rd. The women were at Smith for their championships. The team’s top runner,

Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, R I), did not compete due to injury, so others would have to try to pick up the slack. Leading the w ay for W P I was V ic k y D ulac (Manchester, N H ) with an overall finish of 56th. She was followed by Lydia Love (Nashville, T N ) in 67th, M ichelle Lutz (Albany, N Y ) in 68th, Jen Wright (Keene, N H ) in 82nd and K e rr i O ’C o n n o r (Worcester, M A ) in 85th.

Field Hockey (5-13, Final) The field hockey team played their fi nal regular season game at Wellesley on the 26th. Despite strong goalkeeping by freshm an Deb Vandenburgh (Walpole, M A ), W P I was defeated 2-0. In the game Vandenburgh made 20 saves, some of the spectacular variety. Last Thursday W P I traveled to M IT for their first round tournament game with the hopes of pulling o ff an upset. It was not to be as M IT shutout W P I 40, thus ending their season.

With the nucleus of some very tal ented freshmen coming back next year, the outlook is good for the program.

Men’s Soccer (8-4-2) The men’s soccer team was still in the race for a conference championship un til their loss to Babson 2-0 last Tuesday. They reached the showdown with an op portunity at first place after beating Nor wich 3-1 at home on the 25th. In the win over Norwich, W P I took an early lead on an unassisted goal by Jim Goodreau (Ludlow, M A ). W P I maintained that lead until early in the second half when they were called for a penalty inside the box which gave N orw ich a penalty kick. The shot ju s t d e fle c te d o f f the o u t stretched hands o f k e e p e r M a tt W oodcock (Orange, M A ) to tie the game at 1-1. Twenty minutes later W P I added two goals in the span of two minutes from one another to in crease th e ir lead to 3-1. Shaun M cDonough (W hitm an, M A ) scored the eventual game-winner, assisted by

Mike Couchon (Longmeadow, M A ). Eric Briggs (Shrewsbury, M A ) added the in surance goal for the victory. In the Babson game, the Beavers went up 2-0 midway into the first half and then played solid defense for the rest of the game to get the win. M cDonough was selected as player of the week in the conference after his tw o assists versus S p rin g fie ld and game-winner against Norwich.

Football (2-5) The football team ran into a strong Springfield squad on the 26th under the lights. The game started in W P I’s favor after recovering an onside kick, unfortu nately we turned the ball over on the first play on an interception. Springfield moved the ball on their first series and ended in with a score to get an early lead 7-0. W P I battled back and put together 15-play, 91yard drive that ended with a Mike Godfrey (Holliston, M A ) 1-yard run. On the drive, quarteback Nate Cote carried the ball seven times for 49 yards and completed three See Sports,continued to page 5

Regional Sports for November 1st by H e a th e r M a zz accaro Sp o rts E d ito r

N F L Football: The Patriots defeated the Bills 28-25 to move to 5-3 overall. College Football: The Boston C o l lege Terriers suffered a tough loss to Pittsburg 20-13 in a Big East match last Thursday. N H L Hockey: Boston Bruins lost 2I to Toronto, beat New Jersey, and tied the Hartford Whalers 4 all. Preseason N B A : The Celtics con quered the Bullets 109-103.

Bonus:Alexi Lalas, Tab Ramos, John Harkes and E ric W ynalda were among 24 p la y e r s s e le cte d for the ‘ 98 U SA W o rld C u p so cce rteam .T h e N ew York Yankees were victorious in their 23rd championship W orld Series de feating the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1. Boris Becker beat Pete Sampras 3-6, ,3-6,6-3,6-4toclaimtheStuggartOpentitle. A w arrant was issued to A n th o n y Cooks who was scheduled to fight H IVinfected Tommy Morrison. He is ac cused of raping a 15-year-old girl.

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W P I goal scored by #2 Heather Bryer

Where is everyone during home games? by H e a th e r M azzaccaro Sp o rts E d ito r

Someone proposed to me that I write an article on poor home game attendance at volleyball games. This brought up a good point, because it’s not just volley ball suffering from small home crowds, it’s soccer, basketball, field hockey, etc. Let’s face it, W P I isn’t a sports giant in Division III play, but couldn’t we at least support those who are trying to change that fact? If I could coax a few of you to venture out to watch a game, it would be a great achievement. Being a member o f the women’s soccer team, I see the same crowd at every game: parents, boyfriends, and a few close friends of the team, and a group of dedicated guys from ATO, but that’s it. W hen we play, the cheers for the other team sometimes out do cheers for W P I. Are we home or what? W here’s

the advantage? I ’m sure every other sports team here is asking the same ques tion. So, what I ’m asking, and every other athlete here is asking, is for you, the popu lation of W P I, to get away from your com puters and textbooks for an hour or more and come watch a home game. Drag your friends along. Make it a study break. What else are you going to do here in Worcester? With some support our teams can only perform better. I would also like to take this opportu nity to congratulate all the fall sports teams on a well played season. For all you se niors who have finished your last varsity games, good luck to you in the future. To Lynn Keaman, Laura B ielitz and Dcnice Godfrey: it was great playing soccer with you all and thanks for some ter rific games. The winter season is upon us, so everyone get ready for a great season.

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Ice Cat goalie M ike Buzak blocks a Throughblad shot early in the first period. See Ice Cats page 11 for more details.

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passes, two to Godfrey and one to Kevin O ’Neil (W . Bridgewater, M A ). K ey injuries on the defensive side of the ball for W P I really hurt during the rest o f the game. Springfield scored 28 unanswered points to win 35-7.

Women’s Soccer (7-10 Final) The w o m en ’s soccer team ended their season last week after being beaten 3-0 by Smith in the first round of the N E W 8 tournament. Prior to that game, they played an exciting final regular season game with first place W ellesley. On the 26th, W P I hosted W ellesley in the last game o f the regular season. The game went down to the final three minutes before W ellesley scored to win the game 2-1. The two squads battled to a 0-0 first half tie. Goalkeeper Lynn Kearnan (M edway, M A ) came up with some big saves. It wasn’t until early in the second half that W ellesle y took a 1-0 lead. W P I came right back and tied the game on a goal by Heather M azzaccaro (Bristol, C T ), assisted by Erin D uffy (Poughkeepsie, N Y ). Then came a very controversial offsides call aginst W P I that negated a possible b re a k a w a y by D ian e N a s c im e n to (Lu dlow , M A ). That call was critical because who knows what may have happened on the play. Last Wednesday, W P I was on the road to play Smith in the conference

Volleyball (14-8) The volleyball team added two more victories to their total last week win wins over W orcester State and Fitchburg State. W ith the two wins, coach Nancy Vaskas reached the 250 win plateau as a head coach. Congratulations to coach Vaskas for dedication and comittment to our students during your seventeen years at W P I. In the m atch v e rsu s W o rc e s te r State, W P I won 3-1, winning 15-12, 157, 8-15 and 15-4. Em m a Palm acci (W alp o le, M A ) had 20 assists and 5 aces. M elinda D arw ay (N ipom o, C A ) had ten kills. W P I came from behind to defeat Fitchburg State last Thursday on the road 3-2. The scores were 11-15, 15-7, 11-15, 15-5 and 15-1 I. In the match, freshman Corinna Hearn (W ingdale, N Y ) established a new W P I record for service aces in a five-game match with 14 aces. She also added nine kills. Shannon Sura (Yardley, P A ) had ten digs in the match.

Ice Cat Jam al M ayers skates into Throughblade territory leading the attack.

NEW! The Club Sports Corner Attention all club sports! News peak is expanding its sports news cov erage to include clubs. In order for this to be a success, we need contacts for each club sport who are willing to email their results to the sports edi tor for publication in the Club Sport

Corner. Interested people should con tact H eather M azzacaro at mazz@wpi.edu. Without a contact, no results for that club will be released. [editor’s note: until we receive a good number of Sports Corners, they will appear in the Club Corner section of Newspeak]

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Sports: Results from the past week C o n tin u ed fr o m p a g e 4 passes, two to Godfrey and one to Kevin O ’Neil (W. Bridgewater, M A ). K ey injuries on the defensive side of the hall for W P I really hurt during the rest o f the game. Springfield scored 28 unanswered points to win 35-7.

W om en’s Soccer (7-10 Fin a l) T he w o m en ’s soccer team ended th eir season last w eek after being beaten 3-0 by Smith in the first round of the N E W 8 tournament. Prior to that game, they played an exciting final regular season game with first place Wellesley. On the 26th, W P I hosted W ellesley in the last game of the regular season. The game went down to the final three minutes before Wellesley scored to win the game 2-1. The two squads battled to a 0-0 first half tie. Goalkeeper Lynn Kearnan (M edway, M A ) came up with some big saves. It wasn’t until early in the second half that W ellesley took a 1-0 lead. W P I came right back and tied the game on a goal by Heather Mazzaccaro (Bristol, C T ), assisted by Erin Duffy (Poughkeepsie, N Y ). Then came a very controversial offsides call aginst W P I that negated a possible b re a k a w a y by D ia n e N a s c im e n to (Ludlow , M A ). That call was critical because who knows what m ay have happened on the play. Last Wednesday, W P I was on the road to play Smith in the conference

tournament. The score was 0-0 at the half, but in the second half Sm ith tal lied three times for the 3-0 win. The wom en’s team has come a long w ay in just one season. They went from 4-1 1 to 7-10 and only graduate three players from this y e ar’s squad. W ith many exeprienced players return ing in 1997, there promises to be more improvement for sure. V o lle y b a ll (14-8) The volleyball team added two more victories to their total last week win wins over W orcester State and Fitchburg State. W ith the two wins, coach Nancy Vaskas reached the 250 win plateau as a head coach. Congratulations to coach Vaskas for dedication and comittment to our students during your seventeen years at W P I. In the m atch v ersu s W o rc e s te r State, W P I won 3-1, winning 15-12, 157, 8-15 and 15-4. Em m a Palm acci (W alpole, M A ) had 20 assists and 5 aces. M elinda D arway (Nipom o, C A ) had ten kills. W P I cam e from behind to defeat Fitchburg State last Thursday on the road 3-2. The scores were 11-15, 15-7, 11-15, 15-5 and 15-11. In the match, freshman Corinna Hearn (W ing d ale, N Y ) established a new W P I record for service aces in a five-game match with 14 aces. She also added nine kills. Shannon Sura (Yardley, P A ) had ten digs in the match.

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NEW! The Club Sports Corner Attention all club sports! News peak is expanding its sports news cov erage to include clubs. In order for this to be a success, we need contacts for each club sport who are willing to em ail their results to the sports edi tor for publication in the C lub Sport

Corner. Interested people should con tac t H e a th e r M a z z a c a ro at mazz@wpi.edu. W ithout a contact, no results for that club w ill be released. [editor's note: until we receive a good num ber of Sports Corners, they w ill appear in the C lub C orner section of Newspeak]

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Club C o rn er Bacchus Rock the Halls went well last Thurs day. M yles even got his apple! Thanks again to everyone who helped out. To those who won the costume contest don’t fret, your prizes are on the way. In the meantime, everybody keep brain storming for other B-term events. Think holid ays and stuff. T han k sg ivin g , Christmas. Big times. The B A C C H U S account has been reactivated so you will soon be able to email everyone by just sending mail to ‘bacchus’ W e ’ll let you know when that is up and running. The main thing is think of events. Watch your email for a meeting announcement... coming soon to an inbox near you.

Christian Bible Fellowship Welcome back for B-Tenn everyone! Let me begin by praising God for just be ing who He is! With that in mind, come to the B-Term kickoff of Friday Night Fellow ship, at 7:00 in the Lower Wedge and let Him calm your fears and sooth your soul! This week’s message is for anyone who feels lost and is searching for the truth. What you may not know is that God loves you and wants to know you. However, our sinful nature is what keeps us from God since He is perfect in all ways. On our own, we can never bridge the gap between ourselves and God. But since God loves you so much, he provided a way for you to be with him forever! “ For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16, (The Holy Bible) Through Jesus Christ we have a way to be with God. Jesus lived a pure life and died on a cross for our sins. After three days he rose again, conquering death and forever bridging the gap between God and man! A ll you must do is accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Search your heart and ask God to come into your life. His Holy Spirit will enter you and change your life in awesome ways. Ponder these thoughts and feel welcomed to come to our Friday Night Fellowship. W e will be

happy to share our testimonies of Jesus Christ and the power o f the H oly Spirit.

Lens and Lights Welcome back to B-term, all. This one looks to be a little less crazy (although I think that every term at this time). W e have many things coming up this term. Look out for the B-term show, “ One Flew O ver the Cuckoo’s Nest.” It promises to be a big one. Also, we have movies every Sunday, as usual. W c arc working on a training event, so keep your eyes open. There w ill be a rigging sem inar at some point very soon, which everyone should attend. W e will be going over the fly system in Alden, as well as some safety items with the truss. Please make it if you can. I think that is all for this week. Please help out with events when you are able, and show up to meetings, as we will have some sort of tip or training exercise each week. Our meetings are Wednesdays at 4:30 in A K 233. Keep the sanity...

Muslim Student Association Assalaam-u-alaikum. brothers and sis ters. Hope you all had a good break and arc all looking forward to another exciting term (no sarcasm intended). We, the M S A Executive Committee, would just like to update you on some of the new plans and activities that we are having for this term, Insha’Allah. I ) First of all, there will be a General Body Meeting this Thursday, 11/ 07/96, held in Higgin’s Discovery Rm. at 8:00p.m„ Insha’Allah. P L E A S E ATTEND. It is extremely important for the Executive Committee to have input from the general body members for us to make plans for future events. 2) Thuhr and ‘Asr prayers are now being held at the religious house, 19 Schussler Rd; Thuhr at 12:15p.m., and ‘Asr at 3:15p.m. Please do your best to attend. 3) The Jum ’aa prayer car-pool is also now being held outside of the reli gious house, Fridays at 12:15p.m. 4) Also, the bi-weekly get together and pot-1uck lunch is now being held at the Religious house, Saturdays at 1:0()p.m. Again, wc

cannot stress enough the importance of you attending these events, especially the prayer meetings. Our strength lies in our unity.

Newman Club Well, we had a great first term o f activi ties and we have started second term in the same manner. Last Saturday, we went apple picking thanks to the direction of Correna Atkins and Je ff Roberts. All the apples we picked ,were sent to Youville House where the children there ate all of them. Tonight we have our Newman Club Meeting at 6:30 pm at the Religious Cen ter followed by our Discussion Group at 8:00pm. All are welcome to attend both or either of these events. Jason Nadeau who did a good job of cooking at our brunch the last Sunday of Term A, will be in charge of our pasta and video night that is com ing up on Nov 12 at 5:30 pm in the Reli gious Center. This past weekend we started our nursing home ministry and will be doing it every Sunday after the Sun day morning Mass. Hopefully Jordan Massad, our VP, has gotten together a basketball team so that we will be ready to play intramural basketball when league play is announced. In December we w ill be headed to the La Salletie Shrine in A ttleb o ro w ith supper later that evening at W rig h t’s Chicken Farm if it is open. On Sunday, December 15th, we w ill have our annual Christm as M ass at 9:00 pm followed by our an nual Christmas get-together. Also stay tune as we w ill have many other social and religious activ itie s that we are planning to have this term. A lso watch your mail box for Fr. S ’s famous supper invitation.

Pathways H ello and welcome back for a glori ous B-term. Things are still moving along, albeit a bit slowly. W e found the missing computer, so we do have something to our name. The o ffice doesn’t look any better than last you saw it, but that’s being worked on to. Watch your email as there w ill probably be a meeting sometime this week. A n y

one who has any experience with H T M L or would like to learn, please try to at tend as we will be discussing this at the meeting. W e need to keep the ball roll ing or it will gather moss and be all green and stuff. Echh! Keep thinking of pub licity ideas and keep hope alive!

Pre-Law Hope everyone had a good break!! A group of us went to the Law Forum on Saturday and picked up a lot of useful in formation. How was the talk by the former SC Justice on Sunday for those who went? Meeting sometime this week hopefully. Keep watching email for details. Due to our lack of an active vice-president, we will be impeaching the old one and taking nominations for a new one at the next meet ing. W e are also in need of a secretary and will be accepting nominations for this postion. See you soon.

Science Fiction Society No, you’re not seeing things. This is an actual club corner. Honest. Heck, it is paper, and it is a kind of news-filled letter, so, why not call it a Paper News letter? Anyways, if you are reading this with your eyes open, you must have just missed the gaming weekend. No hard core S F S ’r slept this weekend, because we were all too busy playing games 242. Numerous zany occurences were re ported to have occured. If you did miss it, don’t worry - the next one is already scheduled for March 21-23, 1997. A ll you Anime freaks out there have a grand opportunity coming up. This weekend, November 9-10, is the 3rd Annual Anime Fest. It’s completely free, even for nonS F S mebers (but members are still cooler). Look in your mailboxes or on the numerous flyers on campus for a schedule of showings. If you have any questions about life, the universe, ev erything, or something in this comer, feel free to email sfs@wpi.edu, visit http:// w w w .w pi.ed u/~ sfs, or com e to our weekly meeting, Wednesday at 7 pm (though usually closer to 7:12...) in Olin 223. Don’t miss anything this time!

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Lambda Chi Alpha North American Food Drive by Patrick Sharkey Food Drive Chairman Lambda Chi Alpha’s North American Fcxxl Drive, the fraternity’s largest world wide philanthropy event ever, is coming to Worcester once again! Last year. Lambda Chi Alpha’s chapters and colo nics raised 551 ,(MX) pounds o f food Dur ing the week of November 2 - November 9, 1996, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity chap ter at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will be holding its food drive to benefit the Worcester County Fcxxl Bank. This food drive is unlike any other, because it is part of an international effort. There will be 217 chapters of the Fraternity throughout the United States and Canada collecting

non-perishable fcxxl on the same week end. The Fraternity’s international goal is to collect 600,000 pounds o f food this weekend, making the even the biggest single-day philanthropy ever sponsored by a fraternity! Non-perishable canned goods will be collected throughout the week to supply local charities in anticipa tion of the upcoming holidays. 1(),(XX) Worcester residents will receive empty grocery bags and be asked to con tribute generously to benefit the needy in Worcester. The bags w ill be delivered November 2nd and picked up November 9th. The contributions will be collected and brought to Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity house on 30 Dean St. The goods will then

be transported to the Worcester County Fcxxl Back on Monday November 11 th. Our chapter raised 3,227 pounds last year and hopes to collect 10,000 pounds this fall. Our chapter is looking forward to the challenge that this project and the re wards of helping our less fortunate neigh bors. However, the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha cannot reach this goal alone. This fcxxl drive is truly a community ef fort. It is made possible through gener ous donations by Shaw ’s, C J Printing, Henry’s Copy Center, A Beagle Printing, Copies Now. and Print Source. Please sup port the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha at W P I in helping the Worcester County Fcxxl Bank feed the needy for the upcom ing holiday season.

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W P I is part of a group membership pro gram at Wachusett Ski Area in Princeton, Mass., which is offering discounted ski passes for the 1996-97 ski season. Avail able pass options ($ 129-$ 199) range from a nightly pass good from Sunday through Thursday; the ‘weekender’ - five week end/holiday passes; a weekly single-night pass; and a coupon booklet. Discount packages for lessons and/or equipment rental (including snowboards) are priced from $49 to $ 109. The best prices are of fered before Nov. 7; they increase about $ 10 between that date and Dec. 15, and go up an additional $20 from the lowest prices after Dec. 15. For more information about the discounts, write to ljw@ wpi.

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Then she gave us a half hour lecture on how to fix it, and we told her about state-of-the-art labs; she launched into a monologue about data storage and what we should be doing about it, so we told her what w e are doing about it.

She said there's a lot of work to be done, and we invited her to join us, and do it. And since then, she's taken storage technology to the Nth degree. Helped revolutionize how portable hard drives work. Which brings us back to campus. This semester w e ’re scouting the country again, looking for more spirited people and ideas. W e’re pushing this company

Job search for international students The Career Development Center and the International Student Advisor will spon sor “ How to Get a Job in the U S as an International Student” from 3 to 5pm on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Salisbury Labs 105. Joan O ’Day, a human resources repre sentative from F O R E Systems; JoAnn DiNello, an immigration expert with the same company; Bilal Mehmood ‘96ME, a research and development engineer with Thermo Electron; Jeung Joon Lee ‘95ECE, an electrical design engineer with Quan tum Corp.; and several international stu dents will take part in a panel that will fo cus on strategies and will include a dis cussion o f the students’ experiences with finding jobs in this country. For more in formation, call the C D C at ext. 5260.

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A happier, brighter, more fun paper for your Tuesday morning What do you think so far about the new N ew speak ? Our newest endeavor is an attempt to make a newspa per which is more readable, fun, and interesting. We wanted the paper to be less dark, and we feel that the new size w ill make it easier to handle and read. W e intend to include many more photographs and graph ics than previous issues. And the crimson on the front and back pages gives the paper an extra kick. Not only has the look changed, but we are also in terested in changing the content. W e want to create a newspaper that the campus community w ants to read, as opposed to something they h ave to read. W e would

like to have more fun articles on things around cam pus: interesting things that students do, little known facts, and student opinions. W e would like more involvem ent with campus groups and offices, such as the Career Development Center, because what they do is very important to the students. Also, this is a college campus, and there are always aca demic innovations being made. W e would like to report on these, too. Bored on the weekends? Hope fully, w e ’ ll be able to have some people write about things to do on the weekends. W e also want to get more cartoons and other fun stuff, probably even a

nationally syndicated crossword puzzle. W hat else would you like to see? Now before we continue, take a look at our staff box. H ow many writers do you see? W e think that many of you would agree that a fun paper would be fun to write for. We are sure that our readership w ill improve. W e hope that people will be more interested in writing for us (if you are, please email newspeak @ wpi). So, enjoy the new Newspeak\ Please let us know what you think, and give us any feedback you might have.

What’s up with the new Campus Center? Here’s the scoop Efforts to build a Campus Center at W P I are alive and extremely well. For those who don’t know, the proposed Campus Center will be a central meeting place for the campus community. It w ill house student of fices, food venues, student mailboxes, study rooms, game rooms, and space for shows. It w ill be attached to Alumni Gymnasium, extending behind but not radi cally affecting the geography o f the area (i.e.. Higgins lawn will still exist). The current plans call for Alumni G ym to be renovated as well. The existing Alumni G ym and the new addition w ill be the Campus Center.

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W P I has considered building a campus center for a long time (as far back as the early 1900’s, I believe), and now, to many students’ delight, it w ill finally hap pen. The Campus Center Committee is currently in its fourth year. In the past, the committee has done stud ies on the feasibility, location, and contents of the Campus Center. This year, the committee is focusing on design o f the Center. Also, preparations are being made for a capital fundraising campaign, of which the Campus Center will be a major consideration.

In B-term, a presentation will be given about the Campus Center to inform the W P I community about what has happened in the past and what will be hap pening soon. Input and suggestions w ill be greatly appreciated. There might also be opportunities for students and faculty to design parts o f the Campus Center. Meetings are also being scheduled with some student organizations to get a wide range of input. Keep an eye out for updates on the Campus Center (and N ew speak will keep you informed), and make sure to show your excitement for it!

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The Real Deal on counseling Some info from the folks at West Street House by A m y Yelin an d C h a n d e lle H esselgrave Stu d e n t D evelopm ent a n d C o u n selin g C en ter

Think o f the word counseling. What comes to mind? Maybe words like crazy, mental, helpless, sick, weak? The fact is, a lot of people have some mistaken or negative ideas about the coun seling process— or simply aren't sure what to expect. So we thought it might be helpful to highlight a few of the major myths and questions about counseling and let you in on the real deal. Myth: Only crazy people go for counseling. This is probably the greatest myth. Students (all people, for that matter) seek counseling for a variety of reasons. These can range from the specific — such as test preparation, stress man agement, relationship or room mate conflicts— to more general problems, such as anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, there is a stigma in our s(x:icty that says seeking help for our problems means there’s something wrong with us. While most of us don’t think twice about going to see a doctor for a bad cough or a bro ken bone, we often arc much less willing to seek help if experienc ing emotional distress. Remem ber though, mental health is just as important as physical health. In fact, it plays an essential part in maintaining our physical well

being. Question: “ W ill people find out what I tell you? W ill you have to tell my parents what I say?" Everything you tell a counse lor is confidential. W e will never talk to anyone — your family, friends, or school administration — about anything you tell us unless you want us to. The only time a counselor will ever break confidentiality is if he or she feels that there is a threat of physical harm to you or another person. That's the only time. So, you can relax about that — and think of what a relief it is to be able to talk to someone about anything you want in complete confidence. Myth: Counseling is a process that is done lo you. Some people go to counseling and expect the counselor to give them all the answers. This is not how it really works. The coun seling process is a collaborative effort between you and a coun selor. W e’re talking teamwork here. W hile we do have experi ence and information to offer re garding a wide variety of con cerns, you are the expert on your self and your life, not the coun selor. The counselor’s role is not that of parent, or expert, or magi cian, but rather that of a support ive, non judgemental, helpful lis tener and guide. Also, many times there is a significant part of the counseling process that is done outside the actual counsel ing hour. Yes, that means thal the counselor may give home

work assignments! (Don't worry, you won’t be graded on them.) These arc activities and exercises meant to help you expand your self-awareness and/or practice new behaviors. Question: What can I expect to gain from co u n se lin g ? This is different for each person. It depends upon what you’re ex pecting or needing from the pro cess and how much you’re w ill ing to put into it. W hile examin ing our thoughts and feelings is not always easy, the rewards can be great. For many students, this means gaining a greater under standing and aw areness o f themselves; for some, it is a greater degree o f control and direction; for others, it is the resolution of a problem. For most, it is a combination of all these things — plus a feeling of enhanced self-esteem and confidence. One thing to re member, however, is that this usually doesn’t happen in one or two meetings. Although counseling is a time to gain greater self-awareness, some

times an actual changes (or changes) may not be apparent for weeks, months, or even years. Development is a life-long process and counseling is only a brief instrument to assist and enhance you in your own devel opment. Myth: I went to counseling once and it didn’t help, so why bother? No two counselors are exactly alike, nor do all counselors work the same way. One counselor's approach or personality may not be the right fit for you, but like any relationship, sometimes you hit it offand sometimes you don't. So if you'vehad one negative counseling experience, we en courage you to keep an open mind. Also, different places have different approaches to counsel ing. At West Street House we use a holistic approach. This means a student’s concern is approached from the many dif ferent facets of a person’s life: physical, emotional, intellec tual, spiritual/meaning, social, and occup ational. Each o f

these six facets is represented by one side of the hexagram in the Student Development and C ounseling C enter sym bol. (Check it out on the outside of our house, 157 West Street.) W hile it is often useful to look at these areas as distinct from one another, they are so closely in terrelated that they affect and blend into one another. This is represented by the circle in the SD C C symbol. Question: How long would the counseling process la k e ? At West Street House we use a short-term model of counseling, although the length of time does vary. Although the majority of students come for a brief time, anywhere from four to six meet ing, some come longer. And once a student ends counseling, he or she can return at any time to meet with a counselor again or just to say hi. (Oh, and by the way, all services are free to W P I students.) If you have any other questions about us or counseling itself, please call West Street House at 831-5540.

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Data from academic dishonesty surveys shows perceptions by Dave Koelle E ditor-in-C hief There have been two studies on academic honesty at W P I in recent years, one in 1993 and the other in 1996. The pur poses o f these studies are to exam ine students’ feeling s about academic honesty, and to measure factors that affe ct cheating and reasons behind cheating. For both o f these studies, a number o f students were ran domly selected to receive sur veys in their campus mailbox. Stud ents w ere questioned about th eir attitudes about ch eatin g , how often they

cheated, and if they considered certain activities to be cheating. These detailed questionairres guaranteed anonym ity to the students filling them out. Thirty three percent o f the students in 1993 felts that aca demic dishonesty is a problem at W P I, compared with 4 0 % from the 1996 data. The actual incidents or perceptions about cheating fluctuated bewteen the two studies; for example, in 1993, 11.5% said they wrote a lab report without actually do ing the experiment, compared to 14% in 1996, but in 1996,21% said they copied from another student during a quiz, com pared to 10% in 1996.

W hen asked how they felt towards another student they observed cheating, 26.4% felt indifferent, 22.3% felt disgust and 11.9% felt anger. Juniors and seniors were more likely to mention the incident to a friend , but no students re ported the cheating to a fac ulty member. 22.3% felt that reporting someone for cheat ing is w o rse than a c tu a lly cheating. Also, no students reported to a faculty member if another student asked them for help on an exam. About a quarter o f the stu dents felt that academic dis honesty is, in some cases, ju s tified; half o f those agreed that

it is justified if a student has to pass a course. From the survey data, there seems to be uncertainty about the definition o f acts o f aca demic dishonesty. 13.5% did not feel that using a cheat sheet is a c a d e m ic a lly dishonest. 38.9% did not feel that preview ing a test from a file against their in s tru c to r’s p erm issio n as cheating. 37.8% felt that ob taining test questions in ad vance from another student is not academically dishonest. T h ere is o b v io u s ly some ambilvelance as to what actu ally consititutes academic dis honesty. In addition, a fair num ber o f students engage in aca-

Creation of an honor code at WPI by E d Hallissey SGA Representative In B term of last year, there was an overnight Student G o v ernment A ssociatio n retreat w here Sen ators learned all about budgeting processes, parliamentary procedure, the use of proper channels, and so forth. I found all of that, like most of you probably would, to be extrem ely boring (e v e n though it’s necessary to know all that stuff). What was excit ing and uplifting was when I

found m yself at a tabic with several other spirited members tryin g to fig ure out all the things wc could do in the next couple o f years to really im prove the undergraduate expe rience here. M oving from the late hours o f the night into the early hours o f the morning, one o f the topics wc discussed (with much fervor, I might add) was the adoption o f an Honor Code for our campus commu nity. You might wonder exactly what all this talk about A c a dem ic H onesty is going to

An essay contest! “Academic honesty” by Chris Terwilliger Professor, Mechanical Engineering

The Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Honesty is sponsor ing an essay contest on aca demic honesty. The Provost’s Office will provide four awards of $200 each to the four best essays: two for undergradu ate and graduate students and two for faculty and staff. All submissions must be submit ted to Newspeak during B terra for publication. Essay ists may wish to address some of the following topics: the state of academic honesty at WPI, student and faculty at titudes about academic hon esty, the effectiveness of the present academic honesty policy, a framework for an improved academic honesty policy, or whether we should have an “honor code” at WPI and why. Essays with the de sired scope are likely to have a length of 1000-1500 words. ..... -... ■

The Ad-Hoc Committee Mill ap point judges to select the win ning essays based on the fol lowing criteria: • overall thoughtfulness • the extent to which positions are supported by evidence • recognition and integration of both student and faculty concerns • the extent to which positions relate specifically to the characteristics of the WPI community and the nature of a WPI education • recognition of the context of academic honesty in the larger society Results of the student sur vey on academic dishonesty at WPI, along with other resource material on academic honesty and honor codes, are on re serve in Gordon Library for all members of the WPI commu nity. Any questions about the contest should be addressed to Greg Snow (grsnow@wpi) or Prof. Chrys Terwilliger (ctwig@wpi). - ------------------

amount to. There are a multi tude of different reasons for the present interest in Academ ic Honesty, of which I w ill discuss none - you will hear all about it in the weeks to come. What I want everyone to understand is the original ideology of the students at that retreat, who are now lu cky enough to be in volved with the newly formed Academic Honesty Committee. Perhaps the most important concept was that an H onor Code would ideally come from the students themselves, not

handed down from the admin istration like a new set o f rules. W e were envisioning a Code that would be less about penal ties and enforcing laws and more about individual students holding themselves and others to a higher standard. I was tell ing a friend about this and about the work that the Com mittee was getting into, and he replied, “ W hat do they think this place is? West Point?” O f course not, this is W P I, a much different type of institu See A H C , c o n t'd to page 12

The ad hoc committee on academic honesty by B la n d A d d ison H u m a n itie s and A rts Dept.

The W P I Committee on A ca demic Honesty was in itially convened by the Faculty Com mittees on Student Advising, on Academ ic Policy, and on G rad u a te Stud ies and R e search. Its initial meetings dur ing D term of '96 coincided with an independent initiative of the Student Government Associa tion to explore the possibilities o f establishing a W P I honor code, and student members of this initiative were included in the Ad Hoc Committee. The committee’s membership also includes, along with faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, a representative from the Admissions Office and the Dean of Student Life. The com mittee is co-chaired by Jen Stander, class of ’ 95 and a graduate student in E C E , and Bland Addison, a professor of history in the Humanities and Arts Department. The committee was charged with the following:

1. To examine the existing Academ ic Honesty P o licy of W P I and lo recommend any changes that w ill promote a higher level o f involvem ent among faculty and students in enforcing the policy, or alterna tively, to recommend an entirely new policy or approach. 2. To recommend specific strategies for educating faculty and students about academic honesty and dishonesty. The creation o f the commit tee occurred in the context o f an undergraduate survey con ducted by the Dean of Student Life in 1993 (followed up in the spring of 1996) that suggested, at the least, some ambiguity in the minds o f undergraduates as to what actually constituted a violation o f academic honesty. For example, if the professor al lowed collaborative work on homework assignments was it wrong to copy the answers of a classmate? At the same time, the Dean o f Student Life had asked the appropriate faculty committees to investigate pos See AdHoc, continued to page 12

d e m ic a lly d ishonest acts. These facts have motivated an effort to assess the current aca demic honesty policy, and to create a policy that is more ef fective.

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There have been two studies on academic honesty at W P I in recent years, one in 1993 and the other in 1996. The pur poses of these studies are to exam ine students’ feelings about academic honesty, and to measure factors that affect cheating and reasons behind cheating. For both of these studies, a number of students were ran domly selected to receive sur vey s in their campus mailbox. Students w ere questioned about their attitudes about cheating , how often they

cheatcd, and if they considered certain activities to be cheating. These detailed questionairres guaranteed anonym ity to the students filling them out. Thirty three percent of the students in 1993 felts that aca demic dishonesty is a problem at W P I. compared with MY/i from the 1996 data. The actual incidents or perceptions about cheating fluctuated bewteen the two studies; for example, in 1993, I 1.5% said they wrote a lab report without actually do ing the experiment, compared to 14% in 1996, but in 1996,21% said they copied from another student during a quiz, com pared to 10% in 1996.

W hen asked how they felt towards another student they observed cheating, 26.4% felt indifferent, 22.3% felt disgust and 11.9% felt anger. Juniors and seniors were more likely to mention the incident to a friend, but no students re ported the cheating to a fac ulty member. 2 2 .3 % felt that reporting someone for cheat ing is worse than a c tu a lly cheating. Also, no students reported to a faculty member if another student asked them for help on an exam. About a quarter of the stu dents felt that academic d is honesty is, in some cases, justilled; half o f those agreed that

it is justified if a student has to pass a course. From the survey data, there seems to be uncertainty about the definition o f acts o f aca demic dishonesty. 13.5%’ did not feel that using a cheat sheet is a c a d e m ic a lly dishonest. 38.9%’ did not feel that preview ing a test from a file against their in s tru c to r’s p erm issio n as cheating. 37.8% felt thal ob taining lest questions in ad vance from another student is not academically dishonest. T h e re is o b v io u s ly some ainbilvelancc as to what actu ally constitutes academic dis honesty. In addition, a fair num ber of students engage in aca-

Creation of an honor code at WPI />v E d H a llis s e y S G A R ep resen tative

In B term of lust year, there was an overnight Student Go\ em inent Association retreat where Senators learned all about budgeting processes, parliamentary procedure, the use of proper channels, and si) forth. I found all of that, like most of you probably would, to he extrem ely boring (even though it's necessary lo know all thal stuff). What wasexciting and uplifting was when I

found my sell at a table with several other spirited members trying to figure out all the things we could do in the next couple ol years to really improve the undergraduate expe rience here. Moving from the late hours of the night into the earls hours of the morning, one o f the topics we discussed (with much fervor. I might add) was the adoption of an Honor Code for our campus commu nity. You might wonderexactly what all this talk about Academ ic H onesiy is going lo

An essay contest! “Academic honesty” by C h ris T erw illig er Professor, M e ch a n ica l En g in e e rin g

The Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Honesty Ls sponsor ing an essay contest on aca demic honesty. The Provost’s Office will prov ide four awards of $200 each to the four l>est essays: two fo r undergradu ate and graduate students and two for faculty and staff. All submissions must be submit ted to Newspeak during B term for publication. Essay ists may w ish to address some o f the following topics: the state o f academ ic honesty at W P I , student and faculty at titudes about academic hon esty, the effectiveness of the present academ ic honesty policy, a fram ew o rk for an im proved academ ic honesty policy, or w hether we should have an “ honor code” at W P I and why. Essays w ith the de sired scope are likely to have a length of 1000-1500 words. \ _____________ ________________

The Ad-f l(X’ Committee will ap point judges to select the w in ning essays based on the fol lowing criteria: • overall thoughtfulness • the extent to which positions are supported by evidence • recognition and integration of both student and faculty concerns • die extent to which positions relate specifically to the characteristics of the W P I community and the nature of a W P I education • recognition of the context of academic honesty in the larger society Results of the student sur vey on academic dishonesty at W PI,alo n g w ith other resource material on academic honesty and honor codes, are on re serve in (Jordon I library for idl members of the W P I commu nity. Any questions about the contest should be addressed to Greg Snow (grsnow@ wpi) or P ro f. C h r y s T e r w illig e r (ct w ig ® wpi).

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amount to. There are a multi tude of different reasons forthe present interest in Academ ic I lonesty. of which I w ill discuss none - you will hear all about it in the weeks to come. What 1 want everyone to understand is ihe original ideology of the siudenls al that retreat, who are now lucky enough lo be in solved wilh ihe newly formed Academic Honesiy Committee. Perhaps the most important concept was that an H onor Code would ideally come from the students themselves, not

handed down from the admin istration like a new set o f rules. We were envisioning a Code that would be less about penal ties and enforcing laws and more about individual students holding themselves and others to a higher standard. I was tell ing a friend about this and about Ihe work that ihe Com mittee was gelling into, and he replied. “ W hat do they think this place is? Wesl Point?'' O f course not. tins is W P I. a much differenl ty pe of institu S ee A H C , c o in 'd to p a g e 12

The ad hoc committee on academic honesty b V Hland \ddison H u m a n itie s a n d A rts D ep t. The W P I Committee on A c a demic Honesiy w a s initially convened by the Faculty C om mittees on Student Advising, on Academ ic Policy, and on G rad u ate Stud ies and R e search. Its initial meetings dur ing D term of '96 coincided w ith an independent initiative of the Student Government Associa tion lo explore the possibilities of establishing a W P I honor code, and student members of this initiative were included in ihe Ad Hoc Committee. The committee's membership also includes, along with faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, a representative from the Admissions Office and the Dean of Student I.il'e. The com inittee is eo-chaired by Jen Slander, class of '95 and a graduate student in IX 'H . and Bland Addison, a professor of history in the Humanities and Arts Department. The commit lee vs, as charged with the follow ing;

1, To examine ihe existing Academ ic Honesiy Po licy ol W P I and to recommend any changes lhal w ill promote a higher level o f involvem ent among faculty and students in enforcing the policy, or alterna tively, to recommend an entirely new policy or approach. 2. To recommend specific strategies for educating faculty anil siudenls about academic honesty and dishonesty. The creation of the commit tee occurred in the context of an undergraduate survey con ducted by ihe Dean of Student Life in 1993 (followed up in the spring of 1996) that suggested, at the least, some ambiguity in Ihe minds of undergraduates as lo what actually constituted a violation o f academic honesiy. For example, if the professor al lowed collaborative work on homework assignments was il wrong to copy Ihe answers of a classmate? At the same time, ihe Dean o f Student Life had asked the appropriate faculty committees lo investigate pos See AdHoc, continued to p age 12

d e m ie a lly dishonest acts. These facts have motivated an effort to assess the current aca demic honesty policy, and to create a policy that is more ef fective.

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Gordon:Food and drink policy C o n tin u e d fr o m p a g e 3 o f the building several times. W hat is not always apparent is the cost of repair or replacement (if possible) of damaged items or equipment. W ho is paying? In an effort to prevent further dam age, the library instituted a “ new” Food and Drink Policy, Ju ly 1st o f this year. Drinks are allowed in spillproof covered containers only (no cans or bottles), and snack food (o f the type found in the vending machine located on the Ground Floor) is allowed but only to be eaten on the Ground Floor o f the library, not in any other area o f the building. No food or drink is allowed in the PC Room, Audiovisual/Music Room or near the Public Terminals. A detailed copy of the policy is posted in the library. We would appreciate everyone’s co operation in this effort. If steps are not taken to preserve the collection, we may find thal we do not have a collection. If you see fellow patrons disregarding the rules, it would be helpful if you could point out the rules to them and the rea son why. Or let a staff member know

Open House at WPI for Class of 2001

and we w ill speak to the patron. The library staff would like to thank those students who have listened to our reasons for the policy and cooperated so well. W e would appreciate your help. Those o f you who still question the policy, please consider this: damage is costly. Electronic equipment and com puters arc expensive to repair or replace. Many books go out of print. A severely damaged book could be lost forever. M any o f our items are either not avail able elsewhere or almost impossible to obtain. In order to have the equipment and materials thal you need for research and study, we must all be accountable for their preservation. /■------------------------------ n .

N ovem ber 5th? Why, today is Election D ay!! Go out and m ake yo u r vote count! Vote today.

The program will also include a lun cheon in Harrington Auditorium with mu sic provided by W P I musical groups un der the direction of Douglas Weeks. Lunch will conclude with an Admissions and Financial presentation. The afternoon will consist o f options to attend panels concerning cooperative education, career planning and placement and international projects and programs. In addition, visitors may also choose to tour the Nuclear Reactor as well as one of the following departments: Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Electri cal and Computer Engineering and M e chanical 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 directions or an “ insider's view” ! Anyone having questions regarding the programs or desiring to help with the d ay’s activities should please contact Mike Smith, Assistant Director of Admis sions.

by M ik e Sm ith A d m issio n s O ffic e

Admissions activities for W P I ’s Class of 2001 are in full swing. The Office of Admissions is currently preparing for ihe third of our three fall programs for pro spective students and their parents. The program is scheduled for Monday, N o vember 11. These days arc designed to g ive prospective students an opportunity to visit our campus and lake a close look at what makes W P I such a unique and special place. M a n y W P I stu dents, faculty and staff have volu n teered to share their enthusiasm for and experiences at W P I with visiting students and parents. The activities begin in Harrington A u ditorium with a presentation of the W P I Plan. Visitors will then have a studentconducted tour of the campus along with a presentation on student activities and student life. Following the tour, partici pants will select from various academic department presentations.

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Sports

Ice Cats fight back to win 3-2 at Friday night’s game by R o b B o u rq u e N ew sp eak s ta ff

Despite never having a lead through almost the entire game, the Worcester Ice Cats managed to squeeze past the Kentucky Thoroughblades last Friday night at the Centrum. Game M V P Bob LaChance popped in the winning goal (and his fourth goal of the season) with 0:30 left in the third period, assisted by Scott Pellerin and Jason Zent.

The Thoroughblades were the first to strike, scoring 8:50 into the second pe riod on a goal by Steve Webb. The Cats answered back on a power play with Ja son Zent’s third goal of the season. The ‘Blades retook the lead early in the third period on a power play o f their own, only to be answered again by the Cats - this time by Scott Pellerin. LaChance’s goal sealed the victory late in the third pe riod. C ats g oaltend er M ik e Buzac stopped 25 shots in two periods, giving

up one goal. Travis Scott spent the third period between the pipes for the Cats, stopping 6 of 7 shots. ‘Blades goalie Jam ie Ram stopped 30 of 33 shots. Friday night’s win extended the Ice Cats’ current win streak To three games and im proved their league-leading record to 9-2-1. The Cats play the ‘Blades once more before going on a three-day break. They head out to Caro lina for a Wednesday night game.

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m atically remove the old verion and replace it w ith the new version but does not m ake any changes to the N C S A C O N F IG .T E L file. I f you cannot access the S:\ d rive or do not use W in d o w s but would still like to get the update, contact the H elp D esk at x5888 or send em ail to h elp d esk @ w p i and we w ill help you.

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A p o g ee In fo rm a tio n S y s te m s , In c ., a leading consulting firm specializing in object oriented programming in D e lp h i, will be on campus to discuss Co-op o p p o rtu n itie s fo r W P I C o m p u te r S c ie n c e S tu d e n ts . W hen: T h u rsd ay, N o ve m b e r 7, 1996 Time: 6 :0 0 p.m . W here: G o rd o n L ib ra ry A rc h iv e s R o o m Refreshments will be provided. If you are in te r e s te d in our Co-op Opportunities, but

Sunday, November I Oth Perreault Lecture Hall 6:30 and 9:30pm $2.00 I Sponsored by Soccom and L & I

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siblc changes in the procedure by which academic violations were reported to the Campus Hearing Board and in the case o f disciplinary action, kept on record in the Student Life Office for five years. It is believed that the current policy dis courages faculty in many cases from tak ing official action, either because of the difficulties of bringing a case before the Hearing Board or the perception that the five-year penalty is too severe. Yet an other contextual factor leading to the creation o f the committee were the infa mous reports of cheating scandals that rocked prestigious universities from the

Naval Academy to M IT throughout the 1990s, and which suggested a prevail ing “ culture of dishonesty,” to use the words of national authority Donald L. McCabe. However, not all o f the factors lead ing to the creation of the Ad Hoc C om mittee have been negative. The initia tive o f the Student Government Asso ciation to investigate the possibility o f establishing an honor code at W P I re flects, I believe, a mounting tide of col lege students who desire to reassert their responsibility over the learning process. At a recent conference of the Center for

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tion, and so we w ill have a much differ ent type o f Honor Code. Just because w e’re talking about Academic Honesty does not mean that we’re talking about expulsion from school. What we are talk ing about is the uniqueness o f this in stitution, and how that affects our aca demic lives. The intense amount o f group and project work that we all do may sometimes blur the lines between what is academic consultation and what is cheating. Rather than trying to clarify or redefine the distinction, we would like to sec each student hold himself or her self responsible for acting honestly in each distinct academic instance. This school requires a different type of stu dent, and we would like to see each stu dent take pride in that fact. The pride in ourselves and our institution is the foun dation o f what any Code here should

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really be about. In order to meet this end, we need e v erybody working together - students with faculty with administration. A Code that is about rules and penalties would be drafted by some appointed board. A Code that is about holding yourself and your fellow classmates to a high stan dard, having pride in the fact that we all are part o f something very special, and connecting the whole community in this bond of mutual trust and responsibility must necessarily come from the entire community and capture the heart of what we are all about here. So don’t concen trate too much on people getting kicked out o f school, but please do be ready to examine your own philosophies and in tegrate everything that you hold to be true and just about Academic Integrity into a philosophy under which we are all proud to be brothers and sisters.

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so far, Greg responded that he sees a lot o f energy around campus, that it seems to be a fun environment. He realizes that a lot o f work lies ahead of him, but he said that he is lucky to have A n drea D o ro w show ing him w h al there is to do and how things work at W P I. He w ill try to get out and meet people and be visible on campus. He plans to visit various student activ i ties, and to attend Undergraduate and Graduate Student governments, which he sees as “ aven u es to f a c ilita te ch a n g e .” H e also re cog nizes the “ great things” that arc happening at SocCom m . Greg says that he w ill try

encourage involvem ent in student ac tiv itie s , but stresses that one must succeed academ ically before becom ing too involved in activities. “ You can’t participate if you can’t make the grade,” he says, “ but w e’ll try to help you. W e don’t want you to waste your [tuition! m oney!” The projects which currently con sume much o f G reg ’s time include the Ja n u a ry and F a ll orientations. He plans to tap into the cam pu s’s re sources extensively to make the ori entations the best that they can be. He would also like to solicit ideas, in put, and assistance for these orienta tion events, which he promises “ w ill

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A s far as com paring ourselves to our partners in the W orcester Consor tium, none o f the other Worcester c o l leges and universities earned the per fect rating. The highest rating after W P I was three, received by Clark U n i versity ( www.clarku.edu/), followed by A s s u m p tio n C o lle g e (w w w .

assumption.edu/’’) and The College o f the H oly Cross (w w w . holycross.edu/ ), each receiving two. Tufts U n iv e r sity ( ww w.tufts.edu) also received a ra tin g o f tw o , w h ile Becker ( www.becker.edu) and Quinsigamond Community (w w w . qcc.mass.edu) were among those colleges not listed in the book.

be fantastic.” Greg wants students to feel com fort able coming into the Student A c t iv i ties O ffice at any time, and invites stu dents to send him email if they have

any co n cern s, questions, or input. “ The most important thing is that this is a team effort, a partnership,” says Greg. “ Let us know if you have any input or concerns.”

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case study for American turn-of-thecentury philanthropy. Higgins, having made his fortune in Worcester, returned some of that wealth back to the commu nity by creating this Museum, which c lo s e ly reflects his personal taste. These paintings decorated his private home at 80 W illiam s Street in Worcester. His main interest in collecting paintings was to illustrate different styles o f A r mor, but in pursuing this goal, he ac quired paintings o f considerable inter est and appeal. In this first of a multi-part series o f exhibitions, the rarely seen study col lections of the Museum will be revealed. The Museum owns over 6,000 objects which include axes from the stone age, Renaissance decorative objects, furni ture, prints, manuscripts, paintings, and of course the better known arms and ar

mor. B y revealing these little known ar eas o f our collection, we invite visitors to share in the excitement of discovery and to give a truer indication of the size and importance of our holdings. The H iggins Arm ory Museum, lo cated at 100 Barber Avenue in Worces ter, M ass., is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm and Sunday, 12 to 4pm. The Museum is closed on M on days and holidays. A ll W P I students arc admitted free with their ID card, cour tesy o f the undergraduate social fee. Ample free parking is available. The Higgins Armory Museum is the only institution in the Western Hem i sphere solely dedicated to arms and ar mor. Programs and operations are sup ported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and the Institute of Museum Services, a federal agency.

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Academic Integrity, held at Duke U n i versity during term break, I heard doz ens of undergraduates argue that the creation of an academic honor system was a defining moment in new concep tions o f pedagogy. For these students, embracing an honor code was simply the other side o f creating a classroom atmo sphere in which the teacher would be personally concerned about the educa tion of an individual student. An honor code for them was a counterpunch to the cynicism and alienation o f too many classrooms across the nation. These students see academic honor codes as part of a fabric of integrity stretching from classroom to dormitory, and thus they sometimes intertwine such codes

with “ campus creeds” that instill decent behavior among all members o f the uni versity community. In the traditional terms o f political philosophy, this is the distinction between a gem einschaft, a community characterized by strong re ciprocal bonds of trust and respect, and a g esellsch aft, a society characterized by mechanistic, impersonal social rela tionships. It is, o f course, the former that has traditionally defined studentfaculty relationships under the W P I Plan. It is a time, it seems to me, when W P I should give serious thought as to the nature o f the ethical relationship be tween faculty and student. On the one hand, economic pressures on the teach ing role of universities, from which we

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Picture this — flip on your laptop, zap your fax, or check out the hottest CDROM titles on your multimedia center, and you’re putting Micro Linear to work! From computers and advanced networking, to televisions, stereo equipment, measuring equipment and telecom technology, virtually all electronic media depends on analog devices for A/D conversion. And Micro Linear people are TheArtisansolAnalog, creating a distinct niche in this generation's most excit ing technology. As a newly hired grad, you will experience a compelling, rewarding challenge from the start. Guided by our dynamic mentoring program, you will be designing right away. Not a bad beginning for an emerging artist. The leading OEMs in the world depend on Micro Linear and our far-reaching family of analog devices for truly inspired solutions. Pursue your craft at Micro Linear. And make an impact the world will notice!

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If you are graduating with an MSEE/PhD, this position will provide the opportuni ty to leam advanced 1 C design while developing systems engineering skills. Design Engineers will also have the chance to work in Bipolar, CMOS and BiC MOS process technologies. You will design and develop analog and mixed sig nal ICs. This includes chip definition, circuit design, simulation, layout supervision, debug, characterization and release to production.

have not been exempt, has led some to question if the student receives a fair deal for his or her tuition dollar. On the other hand, changes in technology and a new appreciation o f the value of col laborative work, have made traditional definitions of cheating either more am biguous or more difficult to enforce. Teachers in all fields, including engi neering, have been reconceptualizing pedagogical methods and redefining pedagogical goals, along with, it bears stating, an explicit concern with ethical values. A t the beginning o f a new pro cess of strategic planning, W P I would do well to consider what sort of moral community we desire to create. At the initial stages o f our investiga tions, the only thing that seems very clear to the Ad Hoc Committee is that academ ic honesty codes or systems depend heavily upon the commitment of the entire university community— stu dent, faculty, administration and staff— to that code or system. Such a commit ment entails a meeting of minds and ul timately a consensus as to what will con stitute the rules o f behavior for the com munity. W e have found that arriving at these rules involves extraordinary com plexities, and we will certainly need your opinion— student, faculty, administra tion and staff— to reach recommenda tions we can take back to student and faculty governance. For example: I f W P I had an honor code, should there be a “ nontoleration clause,” a “ rat rule,” that obligates students to report incidents of cheating they w itness? Under such a code, should there be a

“ single sanction” — expulsion— or is a “ modfied code” preferable, with differ ent levels o f penalties? Under such a code, are professors honor bound to trust students; are they prohibited from proctoring exams? Are professors partly responsible for academic dishonesty if they do not remove temptations from students, such as repeatedly using the same exam while asking students not to consult it? Or by failing to explain ex plicitly their rules for academic honesty? Is the cause of academic honesty better served by hiring more proctors to moni tor exams or by professors being open and trusting with their students and let ting them participate in the grading pro cess? Such questions are not easily answered, but in coming months the Ad Hoc Com mittee will be holding a series of lectures, discussions, films, and meetings that will give W P I an occasion to think and talk about them. And as is announced else where in this edition o f N ewspeak, the committee and the Office of the Provost are sponsoring an essay contest in which we hope students, faculty, and staff will attempt to answer questions such as those posed above. We hope you will partici pate in all these activities. We hope that faculty will solicit the opinions of their stu dents in class concerning matters o f aca demic honesty, and we hope students will raise such questions with their teachers and advisors and, of course, among their peers. Please do not hesitate to send the A d Hoc Committee (addison@ wpi or jstander@ w pi) your ideas concerning these important matters.

Dedication of West Street

(Z e s t I Z ^ v e l o p m e n t ^ E n g i n e e r s The area formerly known as West Street was officially dedicated last month, with many WPI dignitaries in at tendance, including President Parrish. The new fountain area was christened Reunion Plaza, no doubt in honor of the many alumni class reunions which WPI hosts every year. Construction is sched uled to bewrapped up be fore snow starts to fly.

If you are graduating with a BS/M SEE and have a preference toward analog cir cuits, our Test Development Engineering opportunities may be your ticket. Strong analog skills are necessary so you can design automatic test equipment software and hardware that performs complex electrical screening of our ICs, as well as insure this testing correlates to laboratory benchmarks.

^ZkoDucT ^ E n g i n e e r s If you are graduating with a BS/M SEE and have a preference for analog circuits, our Product Engineering positions may be of interest to you. Strong analog skills are integral, as you will evaluate, characterize and introduce new products to manufacturing. You will also be responsible for analyzing, enhancing and fore casting Wafer Sort and Final Test yields and supporting production to resolve product issues. Micro Linear. To paint your best conclusion, sign up for an interview today.

W O H C E S T E H P O L V IE C IIN IC IN S T IT U T E

Interviews, Thursday, November 14 Career Services If unable to sign up for an interview, please mail or FAX your resume and transcripts to: Micro Linear, Human Resources, 2092Concourse Drive, San Jose, CA 95131. FAX: (408) 432-7523. Email: hr®ulinear.com. We are an j L y f lL equal opportunity employer.

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STUDENT HALL DIRECTOR APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE The Office of Residential Services is pleased to announce the beginning o f the selection process for Student Hall Directors for next year. The Student Hall Director (SHD) acts as an educator, role model, supervisor, and resource person to a resident advisor staff in a given residence hall. The major objectives of the position are to develop a sense o f unity among staff, to support the goals o f Residential Services towards student development, and promote a sense of community within a residence hall. Applications will be available in Residential Services, Ellsworth 16, on November 13, 1996. Applications are due back to Residential Services by 5:00 PM on November 22.

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Election Day 10:00am - Image Science Research Group meeting. Fuller Labs 141. 11:00am - Biology & Technology Seminar, “ Molecular Control of (i-Lymphocyte Development,” Olin Hall 107. 12:00pm - French Circle meeting, Gompei’s. 1:20pm - Software Engineering Research Group, Fuller Labs 246. 6:00pm to 8:00pm - M SA Sport Meet, in front of Alumni Gym. 6:30pm - Newman Club meeting. Religious Center. 7:00pm - Volleyball vs. Eastern Nazarene.

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3:00pm to 5:00pm - International Career Planning Workshop: “ How to Get a Job in the U.S. as an International Student, Salisbury Labs 105. 7:30pm - “ Worcester Writer on the World Stage,” Kinnicutt Lecture Hall in Salisbury Laboratories. I 1:00am - Artificial Intelligence Research Group meeting, Fuller Labs 246. 6:00pm to 8:00pm - IB M Information Night, Higgins Lab, Room 116. 7:00pm - Volleyball at N E W -8 first round. 12:00pm - Deutsch Klub meeting, Gompei’s. 5:00pm - Hillel Candle Lighting, Morgan A. 8:00pni - H SA Dance Party, Riley Commons. $3. 8:30pm - Hewitt Huntwork & Tom Burris, Old Vienna Kaffehaus. $10. 11:00am Volleyball at N E W -8 finals at Clark. 12:00pm to 12:00am - SFS Anime Fest, Perreault Hall. Free. 1:00pm - Football vs. US Coast Guard 1:00pm & 2:30pm - Higgins Museum: “ Birds of Prey,” Free withWPl ID. 8:00pm - Pops Concert, Alden Hall.

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11:30am & 6:00pm - Catholic Mass, Alden Memorial Hall and Founder’s Study Room , respectively. 12:00pm to 6:00pm - SFS Anime Fest, Perreault. Free. 6:30pm & 9:30pm - Film: “ Kids In The Hall Brain Candy,” Perreault Hall. $2.

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