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Astronaut Al Sacco shares some of his thoughts and experiences

by Brian Parker Associate Editor Professor Al Sacco is back at WPI, trying to settle into as normal a life as an astronaut, with hundreds o f requests for appearances, can hope to have. “I’m trying to limit the speakingengagements, so that I can settle into my family life and my job. Besides, people will get sick o f hearing m e .. .though I do want to speak with kids.”

It is hard to imagine lhat one could get sick of listening to Sacco speak, for in an hour-long interview he was able to share many ideas; from his appearance on an upcoming segment o f Home Improve­ ment to his ideas on technology and W PI's role in the future.

The flight o f STS-73 received a lot o f attention, both on our campus and in the national media. Part o f the national attention came from the release of the movie Apollo 13, which helped to renew some interest in the drama o f space11ight. The record six scrubs also got some negative attention for the flight, but that did switch to a “better safe than sorry” tone later on. Sacco also arranged

“You can't always look at the bottom The flight was a “dream come true” to conduct regular interviews with Jack line. . .common sense has to come in. for Sacco, who was able to bring his own O ’Connor from the Worcester Telegram Some projects will be winners and some zeolite growth experiments, as well as and Gazette, which helped to generate will be losers, but that is all part o f the research from several others. Some of local interest in the flight. free market system. In the end, the the large crystals which were grown in Sacco mentioned that he appreciated research is always worth it because the space might be used to occlude semi­ the e-mail he was sent while he was potential is there. Wc don’t know what conductors for optical switching devices. waiting for the launch. He seemed to be will come out o f it but I am pleased to When asked about the cost o f running surprised that so many people were be­ have been at the embryonic hind him, but his own sense stage, it is a real privilege.” of pride for WPI led him to Sacco was an alternate for a buy the pennant that appears “ C o sts a re im p o rta n t, b u t y o u c a n V lo se y o u r shuttle flight a few years ago in so many of the pictures vision a n d sto p ta k in g ch a n ces. T h is c o u n try and alternates have roughly a from the flight. The staff of w as m a d e b y risk takers, w e c a n n o t a ffo r d to 50/50 chance o f flying. He the chemical engineering de­ sto p b e in g in n o v a tiv e ." feels lhat his research helped lo partment had to take up some -P ro f. A l S a c co give him this opportunity o f a extra work while Sacco was lifetime. “Space is like reli­ away and he is grateful for all gion, either you believe or you they have done. ‘T h e school don’t” he comments, pointing out lhat it such experiments, he points out that if has been very good to me." is good to question things like the space zeolite yields are increased by as little as He commented that the training that program.

1%, this would result in millions of NASA was able to provide was also very “Costs are important, but you can’t dollars for domestic petroleum compa­ good. “Often in teaching there is a lose your vision and stop taking chances. nies. Some of the benefits cannot even tendency to simplify things and paint the This country was made by risk takers, be put into dollar amounts, such as the wrong picture. . .(but when I got into we cannot afford to stop being innova­ research on compounds that represent space] the flight was exactly what I tive.” This extends to WPI, which was HIV which were flown on the shuttle. If expected.” Although he did point out considered revolutionary when it came this helped in the discovery o f a cure for that nothing could have prepared him for up with the Plan. But when Sacco took AIDS, who would argue that the ex­ the beauty of seeing the earth and stars the idea o f concentrations from his ser­ pense was too great? from the shuttle.

Volume Twenty-four; Number Two

Tuesday, January 23, 1996

Help celebrate Joe Gale’s 50 years at WPI courtesy o f WPI N ew s-S ervice In February, Joe G ale will hil a rem arkable m ilestone— 50 years of outstanding service to W P I's students, faculty and staff. To celebrate this m ajor anniversary, WPI is planning the “ Roast o f Joe G ale,” to be held on Feb. 25, 1996, at 6 :30 p.m ., in W PI’s A lden M e­ m orial. W e hope you can jo in us for this special evening.

The fete will be an o pportunity for J o e ’s many friends to let him know how much he has m eant to them — and to W PI— over the past h alf century. P rofessor E m eritus Roy B ourgault, who will serve as m aster o f cerem onies for the roast, is organizing m any o f J o e ’s c o l­

vice on the Blue Ribbon Task Force (which evaluated WPI and its programs a few years ago) to the faculty and stu­ dents, he encountered a lot o f resistance to the change.

Of course concentrations are now part o f the undergraduate program, but Sacco expressed some concern at the resistance to the change. He points out that in recent years we have had to become more and more flexible and that industry is recognizing this need to adapt The technology which is used to pul space shuttles into orbit is even old now and schools like WPI have to be willing to include and evaluate new technolo­ gies. If the processes that allow this to happen are not streamlined, then the school could fall behind.

Not that this problem is unique to WPI, all colleges and universities face a similar situation and WPI is in a good position to change. Part of what makes the school unique is its ability to be on the cutting edge. The upcoming cel­ ebration of the 25th anniversary of the Plan will give a chance to look carefully at our educational program and make See Sacco, continued on page 2

leagues, who will o ffe r rem inis­ cences for the occasion.

We are also so licitin g letters from the WPI com m unity, includ­ ing all o f Jo e ’s current and form er colleag u es and stu d en ts. T hese will be bound into a book to be titled “ R em em brance for Jo e .”

Please send your “ letters to Jo e ” to P rofessor R.D. S isson Jr. At the Feb. 25 e v en t, we will give Joe a m ajor gift and announce a special WPI honor to form ally recognize his many contrib u tio n s to the Institute. Please send your special gift co n trib u tio n s to P ro ­ fessor Sisson.

To make your reservations for the dinner and roast, please call Mary Ann at 508-831-5633. The cost for the evenl is $25 per person.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WPI NEWS SERVICE

Joe Gale, a well-liked and appreciated member of the WPI community for 50 years, will have a ceremony held in his honor on February 25,1996.

WPI History and Traditions Part VI: Student life throughout the years

by Donna Emma Edzards Associate Editor The more things change, the more they stay the same. That adage is true and can be applied to the many adven­ tures that life has to offer us. In fact, it can indeed be proven in respect to student life experience going as far back as the first fifteen years o f this fine institution! This w eek’s article will show how similar life at WPI is today to what it was in the very beginning.

WPI has long strived for a com ­ pletely diverse population to allow for a wide range of ideas and issues to be encountered by its students so that they might learn and grow. Today, we have students representing countries from all across the globe. It’s hard to believe that this student population stemmed from a class comprised completely of Worcesterites.

The frs t class at the Worcester County Free Institute, the class of ‘71 (that’s 18 7 1). was comprised completely of the sons o f wealthy men from within Worces­ ter county. The second class ( ‘72) not only had a member from Rhode Island, but another from the far reaches o f Washington.D.C. In ‘73,the Worcester breth­ ren were joined by two students in the class from other New England states as well from Pittsburgh. In the succeeding ten years, students came from U.S. cities and states, including all New England states. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Min­ nesota, District ofColunibia.SouthCarolina, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Louisiana, Texas, and California. Other countries represented in these early years were Japan. Brazil, Honolulu, Chile and China.

Although the ratio isn’t quite what many o f the guys here would consider to be adequate, it’s still a whole lot better than it was just 26 short years ago. The year 1971 was the first to see women here as students on this cam ­

pus. Many women on cam pus partici­ pated in the many activities sponsored

by SW E, the Alumni Association as well as the traditions coordinators last year to celebrate the arrival of the first women on campus and to graduate from WPI. The current ratio is five male students to one female student, jum ping a whole point from the six to one ratio o f my freshman year! In fact, the ratio is even closer to four to one in the present freshmen and sophomore classes!

J ust as many students complain about the lack o f fundage for and availability o f formal amusements in Worcester today, there was limited organized rec­ reation in W PI’s early years. The stu­ dents would often walk down to Lake Quinsigamond to participate in swim­ ming and boating. North Pond was a popular spot to go fishing for pickerel.

Swimm ing in the nude at Salisbury Pond was common up until there was a complaint from the occupant from the only house in sight who reported that herdaughtercould see the bathers when using her opera glasses!

Other less wet activities included w alking, roller-skating and playing baseball. Students also took the initia­

tive to organize their ow n outdoor “gymnasium ,” an athletic organization for football and a military unit. Stu­ dents attended free lectures at Mechan­ ics Hall, visited the public library, and went out to the local saloon for drinks.

It was also required that the students attend a church service at least once on Sundays. In other words. Tech stu­ dents went out and discovered for them­ selves fun and interesting activities.

And so, we come to the end of this w eek’s article and the moral being: GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING! D on't whine that a group doesn't exist, find a group of interested students and form your own group. If there weren’t a group of students interested in WPI and its surrounding community, Newspeak w ouldn't exist. Also, our Social Com ­ mittee does what it can to bring you entertainment. If you have an idea, submit it to them; it helps them to know what your interests are. A fter all, they use your money to pul on shows and put together activities for y o u ! One last plug: Be sure to attend WPI night at the IceCats game at the W orcester Cen­ trum on February 11th. See Chris Jachimowicz in the Student Activities Office for further details!

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What the heck is SGA doing?

by A m y L Plack A ssociate Editor Most students at WPI don’t have the slight­ est clue what SGA does, so the overall assum p­ tion is - nothing. T h a t's entirely not true - if the m em bers o f the senate did absolutely nothing, they w ould simply disband and cease to exist as an organization.

Way back in August, I wrote an article about SGA in which I stated that every undergraduate student at WPI is a member. It’s true, you are a member, so if you think that SGA isn’t doing anything, it’s your responsibility to tell them!

At any rate, to further dispense with the rum ors that the senate doesn’t do anything, here’s a summary o f their activities for last sem ester as well as some explanations regard­ ing w hat’s on our agenda for this week.

Change machines and transfer sufficiency’s - SGA working for YOU Last sem ester, the C om m ittee on Student L ife Issues, currently chaired by M atthew F reim uth, investigated the possibility o f in­ stalling a second change m achine on cam pus to increase availab ility to the student body.

C urrently, the SGA office is home to a change m achine, but the office is only open M onday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm . Since m ost students do laundry on w eekends, this is hardly convenient. To this end, the c o m ­ m ittee is currently looking into the co sts involved in purchasing a second m achine, possibly for installation in G o m p ei’s P lace, since it is open on the w eekends and w ould be a secure area.

The Com m ittee on Academic Issues issued a survey to calculus students at the end o f last sem ester to find out how the Maple program has fared since their first survey in the spring.

W hile the com m ittee continues to tally the results, it is also investigating the English re­ quirem ents o f W PI’s teaching assistants. The com m ittee also subm itted a proposal to the H um anities Council last sem ester regarding the transfer of humanities credit towards the Sufficiency for transfer students. The Council approved the proposal, and it is currently going through the Institute comm ittee structure. E ven­ tually, it should com e before the faculty for a vote, presumably som etime this spring.

Course Reserves and Test Files L ast sem ester, SGA started co llectin g e x ­ am s from stu d en ts for use in th eir new T est Files. The purpose o f these files is to provide students w ith problem s from past tests which can aid them in studying. C urrently, the T est Files c o n tain o v er fifty exam s and q uizzes, but SGA is still seeking to add to the c o llec ­ tion. If you have o ld tests that you eith er d o n ’t w ant anym ore o r you w ouldn’t mind b ringing to SGA for copying, please do so.

C u rren tly , tests in the files co v er the follow ­ ing courses: BB 1101, B B 2020, B B2920, B B 3100, B B 3101, C H 1020, C H I0 3 0 , C H 2 3 10, E E 2 0 11, E E 2 2 0 1, EE3803, ES3000, H I2 3 3 1 , H I2 3 3 2 , M A 1 0 0 2 , M A 1 0 0 3 , M A 1004, M A 2 0 0 5 . M A 2 0 5 1 , PH 1111, PH I 120, PH I 121, PH I 130, PHI 140.

A lso, the course reserves have exploded in SGA this term . The file d raw er has o v er­ flow ed o n to the top o f the file cab in ets with m a te ria ls fo r s ix te e n c o u rse s: A R 3 1 1 2 , B B 2950, B B 4550, B B 4 9 I0/B B 549/C H 4130, B B570, C E 4048, E S 1310, C S 3043, M A 1023, PH 1110. P H I 111. PHI 130, R H 3112.S S 1402, and SS2304. If your professor has m aterials on reserve at the lib rary , rem ind them to have the m aterials sent to SG A as well!

This week...

The senate will be pretty busy this week, between the Open Cam pus Meeting at 4:30 today and the regular senate meeting, which will begin at 6:15 tonight. There are five items of new business, or bills, on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.

T he first b ill, the E lection P rocedures A m endm ent, is p otential am endm ent to the SGA by-law s. W ith elections for executive o fficers approaching fast, the bill must be passed th is w eek, before the elections cale n ­ dar goes into effect. T he bill states that any candidate running for the office o f SGA p resi­ dent must choose a running m ate for vicepresident. No nom ination for the office o f eith er president o r vice-president can be ac ­ cepted individually, and the student body will vote for the president and vice-president on the ballo t as a single entity, m uch like we do already on the national ballot.

Next on the agenda is the Student G o v ern ­ ment B udgeting A m endm ent, an o th eram en d -

Engineering Leadership Conference prepares students for the future

by Carlos Zapata Associate Editor The "Engineering Leadership" conference took off this past Saturday with around 70 students taking part in a day long session of workshops aimed to improve the leadership skills o f the students. The Keynote speaker at the luncheon was Christine Wrobel ‘95, who is now working for NYNEX. “Engineering Leadership” is a week long con­ ference which is being held from January 20th to the 26th. Although Saturday was the main day of events, other workshops scattered throughout the rest of the week will deal with different topics such as creativity, risk taking, sex and leadership, and culture and leadership. The conference will official ly end on Friday with aClosing and A wards Ceremony in Newell Hall at which certificates will be presented to the students.

Although the main focus of the conference was on developing leadership skills o f first and second year students who have not had leadership posi­ tions, upperclassmen in leadership roles found it useful as well.

‘T here arc people who arc frustrated with themselves, because they don't know how to lead a group or become effectively involved,” said Francesca Escoto ‘97, coordina­ tor of the project, who assured that the workshops w ere going to focus on a variety o f topics aimed to create better personal leadership skills. Escoto commented that this year’s conference will serve as a reference for future conferences. “For up­ coming conferences we want to reach out to more people and extend the length of the conference.”

This year’s conference participants will re­ ceive a certificate as proof o f their leadership training. But to Escoto that is not really the most important thing that you will get out of the confer­ ence. For her, the conference will provide the participants with a life-long skill that will not only benefit them at WPI but also after graduation.

According to her, a good grade point average might improve your chances of getting the job you want, but good leadership skills will provide you with the tools necessary to advance within the company. "Leadership truly begins when one graduates. When challenges start to arise, if you want to move up you will have to take charge or stand up to different circumstances and obstacles that you will find along the way. For that you need both personal leadership skills and leadership in other aspects,” Escoto remarked.

Jessica Buffone ‘99, who was attending the conference, felt that it gave her the opportunity to get a head start on her resume building. “Leader­ ship is an important quality that companies look for and this conference is a way of showing students how they can improve their own leader­ ship skills,” she says.

The students wil I not be the only ones to benefit from the conference but the whole campus will benefit in the long run. "The campus needs to do a lot o f work on getting people more involved or motivating people to get involved. Motivators are leaders. People who make things happen are leaders and we need more o f those,” Escoto commented. She also explained that sometimes academic success depended on personal leader­ ship skills, “ becoming more focused, creating a vision, and setting your goals will greatly improve the way you work, it doesn’t matter whether academically or socially.” Ben Petro, ‘97, an­ other of the attendants to the conference, echoed Francesca’s opinion, “leadership is really based on the decisions one makes every single day and thal shape your life.”

This ambitious project forthe WPI community is being organized by several organizations on campus, including the Society of Hispanic Pro­ fessional Engineers, the Student Activities Of­ fice, the Student Life Office, the Interfratcmity Council, the Student Government Association, and others.

Tuesday, January 23 7:00 - 8:30 pm Women And Leadership Newell Hall Wednesday, January 24 4:30 - 6:00 pm Leadership And Risk Taking Newell Hall 6:30 pm Project Opportunities Night Perreault Hall Thursday, January 25 7:00 - 8:30 pm Culture And Leadership Newell Hall Friday, January 26 7:00 - 8:30 pm Closing And Awards Ceremonies Newell Hall

m ent to the SG A by-law s. T his am endm ent rem oves the portion o f the by-law s w hich states that th e A p p ro p riatio n s C om m ittee p resents individual budgets for each o f the three organizational classes for a vote o f the Senate at the first m eeting o f D -term each year. The replacem ent text calls for the co m m ittee to present a total “ S tudent G o v ­ ernm ent B u d g et” for the next fiscal year, including the breakdow n for each student o rg an izatio n and class. It also m eans that the S e n ate ’s b udget will be included in that total budget and th e Senate w ill vote on all allo ca­ tio n s at the sam e tim e. T h is cuts dow n on the am ount o f tim e the Senate m ust spend on each budget and allow s the Senate to pass iK ow n budget w ith those o f rest o f the o rg an i­ zations.

The third bill, the Reserve Restructuring A m endm ent, could allow the Senate to com ­ bine the current SGA Reserve with the Capital Reserve. T his lessens confusion when student organizations request special funding from the Senate; if this amendm ent to the SGA by-law s passes, all the money would com e from the sam e account.

The W in ter C arnival A ppropriation A ct o f 1996 is next on the agenda. T his act w ould allow the T reasu rer to set aside $5000 from the SGA R eserve for use by the W inter C ar­ nival C om m ittee tow ards production o f the 1996 W inter C arnival, scheduled for F ebru­ ary 9-10. It also states that any expenditures m ust first be signed by the SGA T reasurer and that any funds w hich rem ain unused by the co m m ittee will be returned to the SGA R eserve.

The final item of new business on the agenda is the Social Fee R estructuring Proposal. You may recall that SGA circulated a petition to the

student body last sem ester regarding increas­ ing the social fee. The proposal which cam e out o f the petition and discussion with m em bers of the student body recom m ends that the social fee NOT be increased to account for the short­ age o f funds. Instead, the proposal offers tw o alternatives w hich, if the trustees act on both of them , will increase the social fee money avail­ able to student organizations. The first is that the portion o f the salary for the Assistant D irec­ to r for Student Activities be covered in the Institute’s budget, and not in the social fee.

T his would serve to free up $21,800 o f social fee money for the Senate to allocate elsew here.

Second, a portion o f the social fee currently goes to fund service to the projectors in Perreault Lecture Hall. T hese projectors, used every Sunday by Lens and Lights and the Social C om m ittee, were donated to the school, and are clearly capital o f the Institute. Since the stu ­ dent organizations who use them d o n ’t ow n them , the money used in their upkeep should com e from the institute budget as well. T his allow s SGA to take back $1200 o f social fee m oney, bringing the total saved to $23,000; an increase in the social fee w ould not be neces­ sary. If the senate passes the proposal, it will eventually go before the WPI Trustees, hope­ fully in February.

Questions? Comments?

If you are interested in these issues, o r w ould like to offer feedback, SGA meetings are open to the public. T onight’s meeting is at 6 :15 in the Low er Wedge. If you wish to speak on an issue, all you need to d o is show up! Also, if you have any feedback regarding this article, drop me a note by em ailing new speak@ w pi.edu. I will continue to cover SG A issues as long as people are interested in reading about them.

Sacco: the flight was a “dream come true” Continued from page I any necessary changes.

Sacco feels that one o f the major goals of students is to get a good job in a satisfying career.

Sure students need to leam and there is much that can be said for the beauty of an education, but "after paying $100,000 for four years of school, students want to get .a job.”

WPI grads should be sensitive to human n eed s, and should become leaders, which means they should not be afraid to take risks and stand up and be counted. He noted that sometimes we drag our feet when important issues come up, probably not the first person to point out that our generation has yet to show that we stand for much of anything.

But he is optimistic about the future “NASA is undergoing tremendous structural changes and

yet is still able lo function.” WPI can surely change and still keep its reputation. "W e are in a position where W PI’s stock can go up very high, because it is people that make WPI what it is.”

He also places a very high priority on the need for professors to be in the classroom and to be available to students. It is also important for students to take advantage o f programs that give them direct, industry-related experience. Indus­ try is often more able to do research than schools and the more students that are able to get out and work, the more will be employed in their chosen careers.

On a much lighter note, Sacco said that the time he spent on the set o f Home Improvement was great and all he did was laugh forthree days. Look for the episode to air on February 13th.

N O Cj'RTJATT'R £C )V T A retreat that explores the importance of love in our relationships with ourselves, others, and God.

The members o f the newrnan club would like to invite you to join us in a day o f retreat filled with fun activities and a chance to meet new people.

When: Saturday, January 27th Where: Higgins House Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm with an afternoon Mass beginning at 4 pm

The day will be filled with both small group activities and open discussions, talks, meditations, and music. Lunch and refreshments will also be provided. We hope all o f you will attend this day and we welcome you to invite your friends.

Below is a list o f the team members planning the retreat. If you have any questions or you are interested in coming to the retreat please let anyone o f us know by phone or email.

Thank you.

Rebecca Prince, bprince, 795-3940 Susan Roosa, snue, 795-3940 Roger Roy, hubert, 756-6227 Kathy Abbott, abbottk, 831-6460 Joe Ackerman, nine, 752-9438 Cindy Fusco, fusco, 792-9930 Father Scanlon, priest, 757-6097

Erin Smith, splinter, 831-6529 Deb Foley, debfoley, 795-2185 Jason Fisher, jasonf, 831-6754 Jeffery Tenney, jtenney, 831-6409 Jordan Massad, jordanem , 831-6483 John Digiacomo, bubu, 756-6227 •r r f

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Weekly sports update - results from January 12th through 18th

by G eoff Hassard Sports Information Director

Wrestling (2-1) The wrestling team swung back into action last week after the break with a tri-match at UMassLowell with American International College. They ended up splitting by defeating A1C 30-9 and

losing to UMass 23-12.

In the first match versus A1C, the Yellow Jackets could not fill all the weight classes and had to forfeit them. In the three classes that did wrestle, W PI won two of them as M inh Pham (126 lbs) and Joe Tucker (142 lbs) pinned both of their opponents.

In the final match of the evening the Engineers

Regional Sports Update

by H eather Mazzaccaro Sports Editor

College Basketball -

UMASS’s Marcus Camby was released from the hospital after col­ lapsing before a game vs St. Bonaventure. Camby, a candidate for Player o f the Year, will sit out up to two weeks of season play to rule out heart trouble. - No.3 UCONN women lost to No.7 Georgia, ending a 44-game home winning streak.

- In the AP m en’s poll, UMASS remains at the top, while UCONN moves up to 5. - In the AP women’s poll, the UCONN women hold steady at 3.

Basketball NBA - The Boston Celtics lost to the San A ntonio Spurs, 121-97. - D espite Olajuw on’s51 points, the Celtics clinched a 108106 victory over Houston. - The New Jersey Nets beat Charlotte, 97-93. - The Knicks won against the Clippers, 92-81 Hockey - The VancouverCanucks shut out the

Boston Bruins 6-0. - The Bruins recovered to down New Jersey, 4-2. - The Hartford Whalers returned the favor with a 3-0 victory over the Canucks. - It was the Whalers over the NY Islanders, 6-3.

Extra! Extra! - Heavyweight boxers Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis will meet April 20th at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. - The Dallas Cow­ boys and Pittsburgh Steelers will meet for the Super Bowl on January 28th at 6:20pm. - Magic Johnson may be returning to NBA action. It is rumoured that he may begin playing again around the All-Star break in February. - Legendary pool master, Minnesota Fats, died on Thursday. His life was portrayed in the movie ‘T h e Hustler.” He died o f congestive heart failure. - The ForemanMoorcr fight has been cancelled. It was originally set for Feb. 29th at the Madison Square Garden. Brazil beat the US in the semi-finals of the Gold Cup Thursday night.

Goaltending dominates in IceCats’ close loss

by Andrew W. Marsella Associate Editor What kind of hockey game includes 73 collec­ tive shots that results in only one goal?! Well, if you were among the 6 ,9 11 IceCats fans at the Centrum last Friday night (the 19th), you found out. The FredrictonCanadiens rolled into Worces­ ter to face the "Cats for the second and final time this season, and brought with them a little surprise -goaliePatrickLabrecque. Itseemsthat Labrecque has been doubling as a mediocre goaltender all season, posting a shaky goals-against-average of 3.79 with a save percentage of only 89.1 %, just waiting for this game against the ‘Cats. As soon as he stepped onto Centrum ice, however, the disguise wasoff, and a super-human puck vaccuum emerged. St. Patrick stopped a W orcester fran­ chise record 52 shots, including about a dozen sure-thing blasts that had the ‘Cats and the fans cheering before their chins dropped like some little kid who just broke the head o ff his favorite G.I. Joe figure.

It’s a sad game indeed when Eric Fichaud saves over 95% while allowing just one mesely goal, and has to skate away with a loss. Anyone who was not at the game would criticize the fail ing

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were up against a solid River Hawk squad. Ac­ cording to coach Grebinar, WPI was not able to take advantage o f some of the lineup changes that were made on the opponents side and therefore it cost them the match. Winners for WPI were: Paul Hammerstrom at 134 lbs., Jeff Steams at 158 lbs., Stan Farrell at 177 lbs. and Craig Howitt in the heavyweight class.

Men’s Basketball (7-4) The men’s basketball team is rolling along as they ran their consecutive win streak to four games last week with wins over Western New England and Brandeis. Senior tri-captain Jim Naughton also set the school record for career rebounds in the last second win over Brandeis.

In the 95-74 win over WNEC, the Engineers took control early in the second half and won going away as five players scored in double figures led by Naughton’s 24 points. Mike Shan­ non scored 20 points -1 6 in the second half - while Jeff Cayer had another strong game in the middle with 15. WPI got a tremendous lift from Chad Hamel who scored 12 points from the point guard position and freshman John Lehane continues to improve as he added 11. Coach Kaufman com ­ mented after the game that he felt it was the best team effort all season and that Hamel had his best game of his four years for the Engineers.

Last Wednesday turned out to be a special night for WPI basketball as well as exciting. The special part was Naughton breaking a 30 year old record and then meeting the gentleman who set the record at halftime. Bill Nims ’66 was in attendance to witness his career rebounding record of 749 being broken. He was excited to be there to watch it happen as he never played a game in

Women’s Basketball (10-4) The women’s team picked up a couple of wins last week with victories over Western New En­ gland and UMass-Dartmouth on the road. The Engineers are preparing themselves for the meat o f the schedule where there is not an easy game from here on in, especially in the conference.

In the 67-34 win over WNEC, Danielle Batey and Jenn Lovin had 14 points a piece to lead WPI. Lovin also added iO rebounds while Kim Landry added 12 points in the win. The backcourt trio of Jen Plante, Kerri O ’C onnor and Laura Bielitz continue to play well for the Engineers as they combined for 16 points.

Two nights later WPI traveled to UMassDartmouth to take on the always scrappy Cor­ sairs. The Engineers had control from the begin­ ning as they took the convincing 60-37 win.

Landry and Batey led all scorers with 22 and 20 points respectively. The Engineers have now won four o f their last five as their team defense has picked up. In the last two wins they have held their opponents to 25 percent shooting from the floor.

Worcester offense, who has yet to consistently score to their potential; you can’t win hockey games by scoring only one o r two, or worse still zero goals! But if you were in the crowd that night you found it in your hearts to forgive the woeful ‘Cats, and even to feel pity for a few o f them - like forward Freddie Knipscheer who was victimized on several high-potential shots, and robbed o f a chance to get Worcester on the scoreboard by the “all-seeing, all-knowing” Labrecque. The only thing the IceCats can do after a game like this is move on, reassuring themselves that it wasn’t their fault, they took lots of good shots, the goalie was just on fire.

Indeed, the ‘Cats didn't have time for anything more as they travelled down the Mass. Pikejust 24 hours later (the 20th) to face division rivals, the Springfield Falcons.

Rounding up a busy weekend, the IceCats returned to Centrum ice on Sunday (the 21st) for a4:05 matinee to complete their two-game, homeand-home round versus the Falcons. The game was opened up with an appearance by the Hanson Brothers from the classic hockey m o\\c.Slap shot.

If you didn’t make the game, you missed a bizarre piece o f hockey history - you’ve got to see the Hansons to believe it!

James Naughton (#44) broke a 30 year old record in a game versus Brandeis last W ednesday.

The record was for career rebounding. Naughton now has 754 career rebounds, beating the record 749 o f Bill Nimms ’66, who was in attendance at the game.

W PI won the gam e versus Brandeis 69-66, as Mike Shannon sunk a three-point shot to break a tie w ith 10 seconds remaining in the game.

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As for the game, the two teams played a close game right down to the wire with WPI pulling it out on a three point basket by Shannon with three seconds left. The Engineers had a five point lead late in the game, but the judges came back to tie it at 66 with 10 seconds remaining in regulation.

WPI cal led a timeout to set up their play. They ran Shannon o ff a high screen who caught the ball and shot. It was nothing but net as the Engineers pulled out the win 69-66.

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WPI won the game, 7845.

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The Russian army began an assault on Chechen rebels holding hostages in the Daegestani \ illage ol .Pervomaiskoye Jan 15th. When perimeter bombing failed to affect the rebels in any way, they ceased operations until word reached mili­ tary commanders, later found untrue, that the rebels had been executing hostages. An ;ill-out assault ensued Jan 17th. with Russian leaders claiming to rout all the rebels out of the village with over 80 of the approximately 120 hostages released. Russia listed casualties at 153 Chechens and 26 Russians. However, independent media implied that only 4 1 hostages had escaped or been released, and Chechen leaders spoke to their followers and the world by satellite Jan 19th, stating that all o f the leaders had eluded the Russians and returned to Chechnya. Meanwhile, a group o f Turkish citizens o f Chechen ethnicity seized a Russian ship in the Black Sea Jan 16th.

The gunmen threatened to explode the vessel, which had 255 Russians aboard, unless they were taken to Istanbul. Upon arrival there Jan 19th, the gunmen apparently decided that they had achieved adequate publicity and turned themselves in to authorities.

Adding to Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s problems, first deputy prime minister Anatoly Chubais resigned Jan 16th. Chubais cited the continuing move toward the right in the Yeltsin administration, including the appointment o f hard liner Nikolai Yegorov as Yeltsin’s chief o f staff Jan 15th. The resignation left the Yeltsin admin­ istration without any recognized reformers.

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They’re Talking About It: Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from en­ tertainer Michael Jackson Jan 18th. Statements from lawyers on Jan 19th implied that the divorce would be clean, in part because of pre-nuptial agreements.

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Rep. John Kaisch (R-OH) staled Jan 14th that he doesn’t believe a budget deal will be reached prior to the presidential election.

Jorge Sampaio, a social democrat, won the presidency o f Portugal in elections held Jan 14th, attaining 54% o f the vote to nearest competitor A nibo K uachakilva’s 40% .

Greek Prime Minister Andres Papandreau. still suffering from ill health, finally re­ signed Jan 15th. Costas Simitis was elected by parliament as his successor Jan 18th.

Mexican authorities captured drug lord Juan Garcia A bregoJan 18th and almost im m edi­ ately extradited him to the United States for prosecution.

Illinois governor Tom Edgar com m uted the death sentence o f Guinevere Garcia Jan 16th to a life sentence, on the eve of her planned execution.

Sen. William Cohen (R-M E) announced his plans to retire Jan 16th, bringing to fourteen the number o f outgoing senators.

A coup in Sierra Leone Jan 16th resulted in Ju lu is M a a d a B io o u s tin g V a le n tin e Strausser. Bio plans to hold elections within a year.

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Sheik O m ar Abdul-Rahman was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the World Trade Center bombing Jan 17th.

Budget talks between the White House and Congressional leaders were called off Jan 17th; they are expected lo proceed only at a very low level.

A blizzard devastated the plains Jan 17th and the midwest Jan 18th.

Major league baseball approved interleague play Jan 18th. meaning five games a year for each team will be against teams in another league.

Flooding o f ihe Susquehanna River and a multitude o f other rivers in Pennsylvania and surrounding stales Jan 19th led to m as­ sive evacuations.

Talk show host Phil Donahue announced his retirement Jan 19th.

An oil spill off Rhode Island was under control Jan 20th.

Flooding in Trenton, NJ caused massive evacuations Jan 20th.

Mexico City was under a air pollution re­ striction for the first lime over a complete weekend Jan 20ih.

A ferry sunk off the coast o f Indonesia late on Jan 20ih: at least fifty people were thought to be dead. ln Palestinian elections held Jan 20th, Y assar Arafat appeared to be receiving about 90% of the vote for President.

Actor and comedian George Bums turned 100 Jan 20th.

Barbara Jordan, the former Texas congress­ woman, died Jan 17th at the age o f 57.

Jerry M ulligan, by many accounts the finest jazz saxophonist o f his era, died Jan 20th at the age o f 68 after a long illness.

Finally: Pedro Cardosa, an amateur golfer, was partici­ pating in a tournament in Brussels, Belgium Jan 14th. Midway through the tenth hole, he suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital.

However, Cardosa returned to finish the round later that day, and actually ended the round well under his handicap. Don’t underestimate a golfer!

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Sources this week included All Things Consid­ ered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire. the BBCNewshour(BBC/PRI), the Christian Science Monitor, Newsday (BBC/PRI), Newsdesk (BBC/ PRI). and the Reuters newswire. Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA News lie\ond the Farm is designed to provide a reasonably short summary o f a week's events fo r people who would otherwise have no chance to keep up with current events. It is distributed by direct e-mail. It may be distributed, forwarded, or re -p o ste d an yw here.

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by Amy L Plack Associate Editor T hose who know N. H arrison R ipps know him to be a creative person, a com puter geek, and a w riter. A senior m ajoring in technical, scientific, and professional com m unication, H arrison w rote a few plays last y ear and subm itted them for perform ance in the New V oices Festival. O ne o f them w as accepted, entitled “The Teddy B ear,” the hum orously unreal story o f a little boy w hose teddy bear protects him from the m onsters b en eath his bed.

A nother, entitled “ R etrain (P ro to co l)” was not accepted to last y e a r’s festival, but it did earn H arrison an honorable m ention in the 21 st C en tu ry Playw rights Festival 1995 C om ­ petition. The com petition includes entries

from top co lleg e and university w riting p ro ­ gram s across the nation, and the ju d g es give aw ards to those playw rights w hom they feel will be m aking the m ost sig n ifican t c o n trib u ­ tions to theatre in the near future.

The p la y ’s p ro tag o n ist is E m ichron Jane, a highly sop h isticated artificial life form w ho w itn esses a crim e. A fter leaving some o f h er “ artificial b lo o d ” at the scene, which n a tu ­ rally can n o t be assig n ed a hum an blood type, she w an d ers around a n o t-so -d istan t-fu tu re New Y ork C ity, attem pting to recall w ho she is and w here she belongs.

Iro n ically , not m uch m ore o f the p la y ’s short and tightly packed plot can be d is ­ clo sed at this point. H arrison is curren tly m aking a few rev isio n s to the play and in ­ tends to resu b m it it to the New V oices F e sti­ val next m onth for perform ance in A pril.

by Nate Howells WPI PUB chair (W PI SocCom m ) On Friday, January 26, the WPI Social Com ittee will host The Friggs, “a group o f four women who play garage rock that hits as hard as surf music and swings as much as rockabilly.”

The style o f music is vaguely rem iniscent o f the Stray Cats playing backup for the Cramps. The group, hailing from New Jersey, has opened for acts like The Rev. H orton H eat and the Ramones; their last perform ance in the area was in November at Ralph’s. T his is definitely hard-hitting music that expresses a Strong d e ­ sire to get the audience o ff o f its collective butt and onto the dance floor. Cliches aside, this is definitely an opportunity to see four talented female musicians that can easily upstage any group o f guys that call them selves a rock band.

Doors open at 8:00pm. Adm ission is $2 for WPI students, $5 general public.

Express Yourself Have you ever written a play or dreamed of seeing your work on stage? Novice and experi­ enced playwrights are invited to subm it scripts to Masque’s New Voices 14. Two copies of each play should be provided: one with the writer’s name, address, e-mail address and tele­ phone number, and a second copy without iden­ tifying inform ation. A com m ittee o f five dram aturgs will consider each play for inclusion in New Voices 14 in mid-April. Playwrights will be notified o f the judges’ decision by Feb. 17. Scripts should be sent to dram a/theatre professor Susan Vick in the Humanities and Arts Department no later than Thursday, Feb. 1.

Artistry on Display at Gordon Library Gordon Library’s second annual Invitational Art and Craft Show will be on display in the third floor gallery from Jan. 18 through Feb. 12. A panel o f judges selected the works for the exhibit among paintings, photographs and crafts sub­ mitted by members o f the WPI community.

Voting for Best o f Show will take place during the library’s Open House on Feb. 7. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to an art supply store.

Last year’s exhibit included about 40 art­ works and crafts. A pastel drawing o f an eagle

by Eric Malo, a student at the M assachusetts Academy o f M athematics and Science, was the winning entry.

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Campus Center meeting: Your chance to make a difference Are you excited about the future o f the C am pus C enter?

W ould you like to have some input on this significant ev en t?

On T uesday, January 23, from 4 :3 0 to 6:00pm , there will be a m eeting to discuss the future o f the cam pus and recreation center. The m eeting, sponsored by the Student G overnm ent A ssociation, the G raduate S tudent A ssociation, and the C am pus R ecreation C enter Planning C om m ittee, will be held in Perreault Hall.

This is a great opportunity to have a say in the future o f a part o f W PI. For a long time, people at WPI — students.

faculty, and ad m in istratio n — have w anted a cam pus center.

Now, it’s finally going to happen. The com m ittee respon­ sible for planning the cam pus center, headed by Janet R ichardson, w ants m em bers o f the W PI com m unity to have a say in the plans for the center. “All stu d en ts, staff, adm inis­ trators, faculty, and alum ni are encouraged to be a part o f W PI’s future and attend this m eeting,” she says. "L earn about the planning, the process, the tim etable. Use this opportunity to share y o u r feedback and suggestions. We want to hear from y o u !”

I encourage anyone w ho has any interest in the cam pus cen ter to attend this m eeting. M ost o f us will have graduated by the tim e the cam pus cen ter is com pleted, so we probably w o n ’t be able to enjoy its facilities. H ow ever, future generations o f the WPI com m unity w ill be able to use it, and it’s im portant for us to create som ething thal they will enjoy and appreciate. As you can sec, it is very im portant to the cam pus center com m ittee to get your suggestions. A ttend the m eeting on January 23, and tell them the great ideas you have for this im portant part o f our future!

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Philler Harsh Words and Sun Spots - The Gompei Chronicles

by Ijiurel, Guinevere, and Gompei

Even if you’re just a finely molded hunk o f metal, you still need to prepare for the weather.

We got some important tips from Gompei for our ski trip in the Swiss Alps.

A lthough we experienced num erous collisions with trees, inept skiers, and various inanimate objects, we rem ained fashionably attired.

Here at Philler. we endeavyr to entertain our readers with stories o f WPI, so what could contain more school spirit than a story of our be­ loved mascot Gompei? Even though he's a goat, we discovered that he has a wonderful sense o f humor.

Thus was bom a beautiful friend­ ship and an adventure...

W'e discovered that Gompei, who was so recently "reborn,” wished to see some o f the sights this world has to offer. Unfortunately, there is a rule that says no class can take the goat beyond 1/4 mile from campus.

We. however, do not have class, and therefore determined that the rule did not apply to us. In this spirit, we invite you to take a peek at our scrapbook...

Unbeknownst to us. the natives o f the island did not find our conversation as appetizing as our diminutive friend.

Gompei reports that his bums are healing nicely.

Cards, flowers, and chocolate are always appreciated.

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•. v.:■ It---After touring the world, Gom pei enjoyed a long-awaited bubble bath. W e didn't have the heart to tell him he still smelled like a goat...

Note thal after touring the globe with us, Gompei went his ow n way. W e have not heard from him since, nor do we know where he is at this time. He never calls... Never writes...

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O f course. Laurel wanted to visit Hollywood to see Dcbby Gibson and Emmanuel Lewis. Gompei, however, was the lucky one who managed to bump into Tim Allen. He refuses to explain in detail, but somehow he managed to weasel his way into a guest appearance on “Tool Tim e.” We think Tim "rewired him."

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C o m m itte e on A c a d e m ic for the meeting of Policy (CAP) January 16, 1996 Representative Sprague reported Held in the Lower Wedge that the committee is currently looking at an undergraduate Institute Committees I. Meeting called to order at major in biomedical engineer­ C o m m itte e on A c a d em ic 6:03pin. ing and will meet later this week Operations (CAO) Committee Reports to continue discussion.

SGA Committees II. RoU Call E du cation al D evelopm en t WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Com m ittee on A ca ­ Executive Board: Cathleen A..

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C h air F reim uth re­ Senate: Alfred Andrade, Tara Faculty Awards Committee ported that the com ­ Carrie, Matthew Defronzo, MatNo report. mittee would meet thew F reim u th , Jerem y _ Provost Search Committee Wednesday at 7pm in Olszewski. Sundeep Reddy, Jen­ Representative Snow reported Morgan C. While this nifer Reese, M ichael Scott, STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION that the committee will be in­ may or may not be Derek Sickman, Justin Sprague, terviewing the second of the four Representative Butland reported the permanent meeting lime for Kristen Stagg, Cindy Vollaro, semi-finalists tomorrow. The that the committee met during the com m ittee, all members Kenneth Volock, Jason Willey, open meetings are scheduled the break to review student peti­ should attend to discuss other Adam Woodbury. from 4-5pm on the days the can­ tions. It also met last Wednes­ possible times. All members Absent: Shawn Ayube (excused), didates visit. Also, Greg Findlen day to review more student peti­ who were working on a specific Ryan Betts, H eather Cleary, ’96 is the undergraduate repre­ tions and to discuss the proposal p ro je c t u n d er C h air D uttTanya Corrado. Mami Hall, Ed sentative on the search commit­ to add five new biomedical en­ Mazumdar should bring infor­ Hallissey, Seth Kintigh, Jason tee for the assistant provost posi­ gineering courses. The commit­ Mickey (excused), Tim Tully. mation to the meeting to help tion; the remaining three candi­ tee decided to put off voting on bringChair Freimuth uptospeed.

Parliamentarian: Je n n ife r dates for that position are Pro­ the proposal in order to obtain Committee on Elections Yambert fessors Pavlik and Phillies and more information because o f Chair Sprague reported that the Needed for quonim were fifteen Dean Durgin, who will be inter­ concerns for the prerequisites committee would be meeting to (15). nineteen (19) were present viewing on campus this month. recommended for some of the discuss preparation for the Cat the start o f the meeting. courses. CAO will meet again term elections.

VI. Old Business on Monday.

C o m m ittee on P o licies a n d III. Approval of the minutes for There was no old business to dis­ C o m m itte e on S tu d e n t Procedures December 12, 1995 cuss.

Advising (CSA) No report.

The minutes were approved with Representative Hansen reported Public Relations no changes.

VII. New Business that the committee would be Chair Stagg has asked for sched­ Bill S.14 - Rugby Club Emer­ meeting next week to set the ules from committee members IV. President’s Remarks gency Appropriation Act agenda for the remainder of the so that she can establish a meet­ President Connelly announced Senator Ijicroix Senator Lacroix moved to pass C o u n se l in g a n d S t u d e n t D e v e l o p m e n t C enter the bill, which approves the WPI Rugby Club to receive em er­ gency funds in the amount of $ 1224.(X) for the purpose o f pay­ (Part three of a series on initiation into manhood) ing their coach. Senator Andrade next test. Such courageous boys. th roughout the entire third day, and seconded, and Senator Lacroix

by Tom Balistrieri the m en acted as if the boys d id n 't They waited and w atched as the opened updiscussion. TheChair D irector, Counseling and exist. E xcept the boys noticed (hat men stirred.

Soon the water would asked if the bill had passed Student D evelopm ent som e o f the men w ere crying and come. They could feel it pouring down through any committees; Trea­ their throats. T h e ‘sun flew higher in that som e o f the men had a look o f The red sun floated in the sky and surer Snow reported that it had concern on th eir faces. The boys the sky. The men w ent about their w ould not go away. The day seemed been passed unanimously in the knew no w ater w ould com e th eir to last forever. The boys’ stom achs business talking, laughing, and clean­ A p p ro p ria tio n s C o m m ittee. way this day. They sat quietly and grow led for lack of food, but the em p­ ing up the camp. The men ignored the Senator O lzsew ski offered a tiness in their stom achs was nothing boys. The boys rustled about, pur­ listened. L istened to the drum m ing friendly amendment to the bill, posely m aking noise so that they would and singing. L istened to their thirst. com pared to the awful thirst. By the changing the year to 1996. The end o f the day it becam e nearly im pos­ L istened to the tears running dow n be noticed. The men offered no recog­ amendment was accepted and sible to swallow. Some o f the boys the faces o f the men. nition. The angry sun was overhead incorporated into the bill. With The third day passed ever so slowly, cried.-fearing they would die; others now and once again som e o f the boys no further discussion, the secre­ and once again the angry sun set and sat quietly, trying to conserve their cried; others made attem pts to yell at tary read the bill aloud; the Chair the cool night air made its way over the energy; still others lashed out at the the m en, but only o d d chirps and called for the vote and the mo­ old men with angry words. coughs cam e out; and others lay q ui­ men and the boys. The men drum m ed tion passed.

The old men were not moved and through the night and the boys re­ etly on the ground. T h e morning and continued going about their business. afternoon hours dragged on by. The mained aw ake, listening.

VIII. Treasurer’s Remarks The third night slipped into the The beast in the sky finally set, boys suffered so.

Treasurer Snow had no report fourth day. The sun crept into the sky darkness arrived, and the cool night air Late in the afternoon the men formed chased away the worst o f their thirst. a circle around the drum and began to and still the men drum m ed and sang.

IX. Secretary’s Remarks sing songs, songs the boys recognized The boys watched silently. Silently The boys began to express relief at Secretary Plack submitted the list listening. One boy began to cry— and having lived through the day. In fact, as ‘‘help’’ songs. The boys who were o f committee members to the they began to w onder what all their crying cried louder and the boys who then another and then another. The Chair and reminded senators that, w ailing had been about; what had been were yelling yelled louder and the boys sat silently as tears rolled down if they had not initialed their boys who had been lying quietly be­ their burned faces. But these tears their concern anyw ay? The night names on the committee lists w ould pass quickly and they would were different from those they had gan to either cry or yell in fear or anger from last term, they had been quench their thirst in the morning. or both. The men drum m ed and sang cried just a few days before. These moved to fill up other comm it­ They had passed their first test— and as if the boys didn’t exist. The singing tears were not for them selves. These tees, primarily Public Relations quite well too! tears were not shed over the pain o f and drum m ing continued as the hell­ and Elections.

The boys were right. The night their thirst. In fact, they had forgotten ish sun set, continued on into and passed quickly for that exhausted their thirst. Their tears were being through the cold night, and was still X. Vice-President’s Remarks bunch. They had huddled together, shed for the men sitting in the hot sun, filling the air at first light.

V ice President Reidy reportedthat slept deeply, happily dream ing o f cool the men who had been drum m ing and The boys had not slept quite as C-term office hours are nearly w ater falls and ice blue ponds. They singing for them for days. Their tears well as the night b efo re and did not filled, but that there arc still four were aw akened at first light by the were for the very fact that the gift o f have the energy to cry , speak, or senators who have not signed glorious sun, which melted away the w ater exists. Their tears flowed freely yell. The sun rose q u ick ly , and once up. Those four must sign up again the boys eag erly anticipated a for quite a long time. chills o f the night. The boys tried to following the meeting, or VP speak but could not, their throats were cool drink. It d id n ’t h av e to be much, And then the drum m ing stopped.

Reidy will assign them to open so sw ollen and parched. They would ju st one sip—just o n e drop. The All was still and the men and boys slots. Course reserve materials quickly drink their fill and face the d ru m m in g and sin g in g co n tin u ed watched in awe as the glorious red sun arc available in the office, both set in the distance. The men rose as in binders on top o f the file cabi­ one and moved toward the boys. It net and in the Course Reserves L etters t o the Ed it o r was quickly noted that one o f the men drawer. VP Reidy is looking was carrying a container o f water at into purchasing a shelf for the his side. The men sat or knelt down office so that the reserves can be To the Editor o f Newspeak, storms, those responsible for clearing next to the boys; the container passed kept together. Also, there are I would like to thank the students who the walks will make sure that the hy­ from man to man, each man in turn four open seats in the Senate; as shoveled the snow from the fire hydrants drants are cleared as well. filling his cupped hand with water and always applications are avail­ along Salisbury Street yesterday.

Sincerely, offering it to the boy closest to him. able in the office.

Snow covered hydrants are a serious P. Riley W ater never looked or tasted so sweet. safety concern. Perhaps, in future snowSocial Sciences Each o f the boys sipped from the hand XI. President’s Report o f the man offering the water, savor­ President Connelly reported that ing every drop. Most o f the boys made A nnouncem ents she had attended the President’s sure that they d idn’t drink all o f the cabinet meeting last week. Also, w ater offered to them, so that the man Chris Jachimowicz is the person bearing the gift could drink too. to talk to about scheduling prob­ The Student Activities Office is ac­ Monday, January 30 8:00 p.ni A fter everyone had their fill, the lems on campus and his com­ Tuesday, January 31 4:30 p.m. cepting applications for the 1996 Orien­ elder got to his feet and uttered these mittee is looking for input from Wednesday, February I 11:30 a.m. tation staff. Applications are available few words: "W hat have you learned? students as to how the system in the Student Activities Office located Completed applications are due Feb­ C onsider your answer as we go to could be improved. in Daniels Hall. For further informa­ ruary 7. The selection process will occur cook you your dinner. W hat have you There will be an Al Sacco day in in February and M arch with the final tion, please attend one of the following learned?” meetings (all held in Morgan A): March, during which the astro­ staff selected by M arch 27, 1996.

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that Harrison Ripps and Harish Chawla have resigned their seats; also Simba Dutt-Mazumdar will not be returning for this semes­ te r an d S e n a to r M atthew Freimuth will be taking his place as chair of the Committee on Student Life Issues.

nauts who flew with Prof. Sacco will be on campus to de-brief the student body about their mis­ sion.

Riley renovations are all set to go this summer; Daniels and Mor­ gan will be renovated in sum­ mers to come. John Miller, head of Plant Services, is seeking two students to serve on a committee whose charge will be to develop West Street. Renovations lire scheduled to begin this summer; interested people should see Cathy.

The Chair asked for approval of the follow ing appointm ents: Michael Marks, Erin Smith and Elisabeth Sundre to the ad hoc committee of CSA on academic h o n esty ; S en ato r A dam Woodbury to the Educational Development Council; Senators to their respective committees.

All of these appointments were moved, seconded, and approved by the Senate

ing time for the term. Commit­ tee members should submit their schedules lo her via email by Thursday at noon.

Committee on Appropriations Treasurer Snow had no report.

SGA

XII. Announcements Campus Center open meeting Tuesday. Jan 23rd at 4:30 pm in Perreault Hall. Because o f the meeting, the SGA meeting for next week will be moved to 6:15pm.

Provost Search committee’sopen meeting - tomorrow, 4-5pm in Kinnicutt Hall.

Lunch with the Trustees - sign up after the meeting with Secretary Plack. Luncheon will be Febru­ ary 16th (a Friday) at noon.

XIV. Roll Call and Adjournment Executive Board: Cathleen A..

Connelly, President; Kirsty E. Reidy, Vice-President; Amy L. Plack, Secretary; Gregory R. Snow, Treasurer.

Senate: Alfred Andrade, Tara Carrie, Heather Cleary (late), Tanya Corrado (late), Matthew Defronzo, Matthew Freimuth, M arni Hall (la te ), Ed H allisse y (Ia te ), S eth K in tig h (Iate), Jerem y Olszewski, Sundeep Reddy, Jen­ nifer Reese, M ichael Scott, Derek Sickman, Justin Sprague, Kristen Stagg, Cindy Vollaro.

Kenneth Volock, Jason Willey, Adam Woodbury.

Absent: Shawn Ayube (excused), Ryan Betts, Jason Mickey (ex­ cused), Tim Tully.

Parliamentarian: J e n n ife r Yambert Needed for quorum were fifteen (15), twenty-four (24) were present at the end of the meeting.

President Connelly entertained a motion to adjourn. It was moved and seconded. M eeting ad­ journed at 6:30pm.

On Becoming

Agenda for the Meeting of January 23,19% I II. III.

Call to Order Roll Call Approval of the Minutes for January 16,1996 IV. Vice-President’s Remarks V. Committee Reports SGA Committees Institute Committees VI. Old Business VII. New Business Bill S.15 - Election Procedures Ameiuiment - ?, for Policies and Procedures Bill S.16 - Student Government Budgeting Amendment - Sena­ tor Defronzo, for Appropriations Bill S.17 - Reserve Restructur­ in g A m en d m en t - S e n a to r Freimuth, for Appropriations

Snow shovelers thanked

Applications being accepted

Bill S. 18 - Winter Carnival Ap­ propriations Act o f 1996 - Sena­ tor Sprague, for Appropriations Bill S. 19 - Social Fee Restruc­ tu rin g P ro p o sa l - S e n a to r Sprague, for Appropriations VIII. IX. X. XI.

Treasurer’s Remarks Secretary’s Remarks Vice-President’s Remarks Special Orders - Hazing Policy While the reading of the Hazing Policy is a formality, the senate shall remain in order.

XII. Announcements XIII. Roll Call & Adjournment

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Alpha Phi Omega W elcom e back, O lsters. This year is off to a Hying start. The CPPC m eeting w as very productive and very civilized. There are a lot o f plans for {his sem ester, and the first m ajor e v e n t is com ing a ro u n d the co rn er right now ...R U SH . Yes, it is tim e to get more b ro th ers, again. T he Rush inform ational m eetings arc going to be on February I and February 5 at 7:30 pm in the Lower W edge, but brothers should be there at 7:00 pm. And yes, this sem ester there will be a slide show at th e m eeting. T here is a service e v e n t in conjunction with Rush scheduled for S a tu r­ day, more details later. Several o f the b ro th ­ ers took a trip over to M ustard S eed last Sunday to help feed the hom eless. T h ere is an o th er trip planned for January 28. T here are several service events planned, including the big event for this term , the Ugly M an On C am pus contest. The nom ination p eriod for U M O C will be in the first w eek o f February, and the actual contest will be on the w eek of F ebruary 12. T here are also plans for a D ance-a-lhon next term. The fellow ship com ­ m ittee has several plans, including m ore par­ ties, and possibly an Icecats game. And rem em ber, Rudy, w ith his corn eating coon d og, is having a nicknam e co ntest for th e new officers, so if you have any ideas, e-m ail them to him. See ya at the m eetings, M on­ day, 6:00 pm, the big classroom on th e sec­ ond floor o f G oddard.

ASCE A SC E will hold a general meeting on Wed. Jan. 24 al 4:30 in KH 116. We will discuss plans for the sem ester, including elections, concrete canoe, pasta bridge building con­ test, jo b related inform ation, etc. F ollow ing the m eeting, w e’ll head dow nstairs to pull out the canoe mold and fix it up a bit. This sh o u ld n ’t take long if enough people show up, and, yes, food will be provided. U pdate on the A ssociated G eneral C ontractors re­ sum e database: there is a box in the student lounge for all those w ishing to place their resum e on file with the A GC o f M assachu­ setts. This is a good opportunity if you are interested in getting a post graduation jo b in the construction industry. The deadline for subm ittal of your one page resum e is Feb. I .

BiLAGA Hey! We may be disorganized, but w e’re still here. A hearty w elcom e to C -term .

A nyw ay, w e’re the B isexual. L esbian, and G ay A lliance, the only one on this lovely cam pus, and w e’re actually pretty c o o l. If you need info, or som eone to talk to please em ail our account at bilaga@ w pi and w e will get back to you prom ptly. For those inter­ ested, we will be having a m eeting W ednes­ day, January 24th, sam e tim e, same place send us mail if you d o n ’t know what w e ’re talking about. Snail mail -> B iLA G A c/o W PI Student A ctivities O ffice. Have a great w eek!

Christian Bible Fellowship H ello. B etter than a w eek o f c-term is gone. For anyone who is w ondering where the tim e is going, I am sorry to say 1 d o n ’t know . It sure seem s to have a high vapor pressure around me though.

Join in the singing and the praising an d the learning. Com e to FN F (Friday N ight Fel­ low ship) this Friday at 6:53pm in M organ A. Sports will be sam e time sam e place. T h at is S aturday m orning 10:30 meet in fro n t of A lum ni. The R om ans Bible studys are back

under way. T he S p irit is m oving am oung us. “ Since w e live by the Spirit, let us keep in step w ith th e S p irit.” G alatians 5:25 (N IV ).

T his verse is short, but I think it really c o n ­ tains a lot. Paul first points out that in living by the S p irit we need to follow where the Spirit leads. T his brings up the q uestion, “ How do I know w here the S p irit is leading?”

T his is a to u g h question, an d due to o u r personal relatio n sh ip with the Lord a very personal one. A big part o f seeing w here the Spirit w ants to lead is desiring to be led and being faith fu l th at G od will lead you dow n the road th at He needs’ you to travel. If you say “L ord, I will follow .”, I believe He w ill lead.

International Student Organization Hi all. H appy New Year, and good luck in C term . G lad to see everyone back this term , and hope you all had a great vacation! T he ISO is g ettin g back into the sw ing o f things.

We are already looking forw ard to a variety o f dazzling e v en ts. T he beginning o f the y ear is a fresh start, so its the perfect tim e to jo in ISO and c o n trib u te your ideas to o u r o rg an i­ zation. C om e on folks, get enthusiastic and jo in o u r m eetings. W e would also like to extend a hearty w elcom e to o u r new m em ­ bers. Next up on our hotlist o f events are the Jndian D ance Party in M arch, th e ISW S how ­ case o f India in A pril, and o f course our part in the ISC C ultural Festival. T here has also been interest in a sports activ ity , recreational volleyball o n Saturdays. Perhaps if the snow clears up before A pril, w e’ll g et to play o u r cricket m atch w ith Clark. A lso com ing up is the 2nd m atch in the Table T ennis T o u rn a­ ment. P lay in g fo r the ISO are Prakash and Ajoy. G ood luck guys! F inally a overdue thank you to the o fficers for this year. T hanks guys, your hard work and d edication m ade the past y ear a success. We now look forw ard to new lead ersh ip that can follow in y o u r footsteps. S o th a t’s it for now. See you at o u r next m eeting. Be there, o relse m iss out on all the fun!

Mu Sigma Delta Hey everyone! W elcome back from break!

We had o u r m eeting yesterday and if you m issed it, read your em ail because 1 will be sending out co p ies o f the m inutes for all you slackers! T here will be a ch iro p racto r c o m ­ ing to speak T O N IG H T at 6 :3 0 in H L I54. If you are in terested in a variation o f the tra d i­ tional p rim ary care physician, show up and hear what he has to sa y ! We will also be going to UM M C to observe surgeries in the next couple w eeks, so sign up early to reserve your spot! If you ever have anything of im ­ portance to include in this crazy corner, em ail “g ira ffe @ w p i” by T hursday night to m ake the follo w in g w e e k 's paper. G ot that? Ok. on a lig h ter n o te...M C A T ’s are com ing up soonPrepare well and d o n ’t w orry, it’s ju st like a one shot d eal to rem em ber every possible fact that you have ever learned at this s c h o o l!

N ice, huh. W ord of the week is sputum ...just because I lik e it and w ith all these sick people, I sure have seen a lot o f it. I hope you all have a great w eek as I continue to ponder the m yriad problem s that continue to plague the publishers o f certain textbooks w ho cannot tell th e ira * * e s from a hole in the ground (you know who you are). W eekly advice from meM ake lots o f friends and B O R R O W all o f your books. U N ITE and put the bookstore out o f b u sin ess, w ell, maybe not, but it saves you tons o f cash that you can spend on o th er cool...urn, stuff! C atcha all later-g

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Newman Club The N ew m an C lub E xecutive Board had a g reat m eeting on T uesday night, Jan. 16th and it did plenty o f scheduling. First o f all we set o u r R etreat Day as Saturday, Jan.27th in H iggins H ouse from 9:30 am to 4 :3 0 pm. All are invited and we have a trem endous p ro ­ gram set up for the day. The them e is L ove of G od, S e lf and O thers.

A lso we have scheduled tw o video and pasta nights; F ri­ day, F eb .2nd - groundhog day celebration and T uesday, Feb. 13th -the Vigil o f V alen­ tine Day. A ppalachia in W orcester - a w ork day for the poor o f W orcester will take place during S pring break. The date will be M arch 12th.

O ur T rip to W rig h t’s C hicken Farm will take place Friday, A pril 12th and installation o f N ew m an O fficers will take place Sunday, April 21st w ith B ishop R eilly com ing for his first visit to our club. A fter M ass that Sunday we will have a g reat S outhern cookout at the R eligious C enter.

O ther pasta and video nights plus d iscussion group dates will be decided at o u r next m eeting on F ebruary 6th.

So you can see N ew m an is on the m ove this last h a lf o f the year. By the way o u r desert at the m eeting was a hom e m ade chocolate lay er cake by o u r ow n Italian chef, John D. him self. John claim ed it w as easy to bake the cake, the hard part w as to convince the o thers that he actually baked the cake. John, you know that all o f us there believe you!!!

Newspeak C ong ratu latio ns to K risten for giving som e killer interview s and getting a job! Yea! T hanks to everyone w ho show ed up at our M em bership Drive last w eek. We hope you keep your interest in N ew speak! For those of you who h av e n 't gotten in touch w ith us yet: You can still jo in ! Just let us know who you are and what you w ould like to do! C o n g ratu ­ lations to B rian, our new C irculation M an­ ager. S p eaking about circu latio n , has anyone seen the distrib u tion box that used to be in D aniels H all?

PreLaw Society W ell, we found a car and went to S uffolk

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Sailing Club W elcom e to a new year o f sailing ev ery ­ body. The first o rd er o f business is election results. Tom M cN eil is the new president, Shaw n Reed is now the vice president, D avid B ow ler is the treasu rer, and 1, R yan M cD aniel am the secretary. U nfortunately C -term can be a slow tim e for sailing so we will probably devote most o f this term to getting new m em ­ bers, basic instruction and general h ouse­ keeping duties. We are thinking about g et­ ting shirts or w indbreakers for the next sail­ ing season. A ny ideas? We are still in the process o f trying to g et our own 420s to sail rather than the O ’days at R egatta Point. This w ould allow us to m ore actively participate in intercollegiate racing. Finally, we are alw ays looking for new m em bers. You d o n ’t have to know how to sail to jo in - we will gladly teach you, and you can even get PE cred it for p a rticip atin g in the instruction course during D -term . If you are interested in joining, o r just w ant m ore inform ation, contact me Ryan M cD aniel sushi@ w pi, Tom M cN eil channel@ w pi, or visit our hom epage (s o o n to be r e d e s ig n e d ) at h t t p :/ / w w w .w p i.ed u /~ sailin g .

Stammtisch Thanks to all o f you who cam e to the first official Stam m tisch m eeting o f 1996! It was great to see all o f you. O f course, the next Stam m tisch will be Friday from 11:30 to 12:30 in G om pies. The first G erm an Film night will be held on Sunday, Feb 4 at 6:30 at W orld House. R efreshm ents will be served.

So everyone com e, fine tune your G erm an, and have fun at the sam e time.

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ATA hey girls! sorry for not writing last week! happy Birthday goes out to.. .no one! Its c term and its time to Get really excited, a time for Bonding and fRiendship, lipstick, white dresses and songs, theres a lot o f stuff coming up in the next few weeks, we have to get a study group together for the big test, you Guys are great and i know tHat when Times get tough for anyone, theyLl be 22 o th e r g ir ls beh in d h er. o n e o f the classes(sophmores) is down , only two more to go! girls say thanks lo your guardian angels! one last thing- Please , doeS anyone know where Theres a banana to eat?? oh- remember to keep thinking about your mother-daughter projeCts before its too lateioK? ok!!

ATQ Get fired up boys for T+G and madness. You won’t be the first but u can be the next. Mueve la colita. McDonough, you smell. Johnson, did u get the picture yet? I know u did. Right. Aviv and Turi made an educational tape featuring what they do best. Da Da, Da Da Da. Da Da, Da Da Da, Mandy Mandy. Beaton's on the phone in the phone booth. Go figure. Budha has been drunk for every day he studies. Thus, he hasn't been

drunk since New Year's. Hall Ball. I,ur,uh, want, uni -Dialogue o f an increasing number of broth­ ers. Where is Jimmy Scheflen? Wingate learned his breaking through a door technique from his roomate when broke through a 006mm thick screen in the blue peter. Go Winny. Wilkinson, what would you do? Deli, take off the shades next time u play me in beirut and maybe you’ll win.

You talk the trash and I back it up. God bless America. (!@ #$Pete)

FUI Well another week. I decided to take the reins of the all mighty Com er because we all know it won't get done if it’s left up to RB. Rumor has it that the two Girlfriend Twins, Gove and Rice, were spotted at dinner on Wednesday night. Did 1hear right, Kijak got an offer? Welcome back to Bob Keeney, great that’s all we need, another liability. Yes, you heard right, Ranucci hooked up with the mac truck again. A quick apology to all those injured by the Latin King. Hey pledges, where is the 8th place the fiji letters can be written? And now the long awaited return o f the Great Swammi. Swammi Says,’’Titus’ favorite monkeys, what JJ does, and can’t record for crap" “Chimps, limps, and Sim ps” Swammi Says,"Mike Rice, John Lambie, and Forest Pauly” “New

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OK0 Just to keep some people happy. I’m going to do a quick one this week. Mario, I now see how much o f a pain this can be and I propose that Brothers with extra time should help me out. For instance, while Batcha’s herbal mask is doing its magic, he could write a couple of paragraphs or while Ziggy is getting broiled, Hawkins could give me a hand. The best candidate would have to be Stanley who will have plenty o f time to write articles when he goes on vacation to the warm and sunny Solitary Confinement Resort. I’d like to take a second to thank Millea for being a ray of sunshine during rough times and always remind­ ing us that we should be optimistic!? And finally, if anyone is reading this it means that the city of Worcester has survived the invasion of rednecks from Ware and we’re safe until next time.

Cui’s Comer: “Hold on! Hold the cat, I go preheat o v e n "

LAE This week we have many thanks. We should thank all o f the old officers for a fine job (espe­ cially those who had waiton on Thursday). And good luck to the new' officers as they start their term in office. I would like to thank Tim for setting up this weekend, I’m sure we all had a safe and fun time and achieved much for the greater good.

But more importantly we would like to thank some o f the others for their contributions to the house. We would like to thank Bast for leaving.

I'm sure he is very busy in Bangkok. We welcome back Papp, things will no doubt be very hairraising now. I'm sure the Brown House will want to thank Room 10.375 for their choice in music.

Becker would like to thank the new v.pres. for teaching him the ways.

You can probably tell that The Head is not writing the article this week, because it's funny.

And 1lone was telling me earl ier this week that the page-turning in room 7 is keeping up. Specking of my big bro I was woundering how that wine you were making came out. I would like to take this time to formaly thank Laveme. We would all like to thank Toole for finally moving into a single, it will be better for all o f us from what we’ve heared.

Lastly I will congratulate Blaster. I le also lost his Eric Clapton CD, and none of us morn his loss more than Jeremy who is now the last of the elite group, so Enis says. Five Apples

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TKE Hi all, this is your ole pal Dink from the happiest place on Earth, The Grape. People say that the circus is the greatest show on earth, but just ask Polem an which is the cheapest. Ohhh Y eahhh, the Brown Plague made a brief ap­ pearance this week, be afraid, be very afraid.

W ell, just take my advice if Matty D. ever offers to make you coffee, ju st run away, you’ll thank yourself later. As fast as the snow came dow n, it seem ed to melt away ju st as fast. I guess that’s good for Froggie and Dools, Insti­ tute pond should be ready for that annual swim.

Speaking of the New M em bers, nice wake up call Thursday morning. I know alot o f the bros appreciated it, especially Sahal. R em em ber guys, pride in the house and in everything you do. Rem em ber how your mom always told you to wear clean underw ear in case som ething unexpected ever happens. Well D-Lyght has a little way of alw ays keeping them clean. I'll say no more. Sorry there w eren't any cartoons on, on Saturday morning, but they all felt a little under the w eather after they left the rocking ACM E A ll-Star Bash at TKE. Well I guess it’s time for this w eeks top five. This week they’re com m ing to us via radio from the Intercorse Highway, Penn. Top five reasons why D uckie’s happier at Assum ption. 5) He gets to walk through an all girls dorm to get to his english comp, class. 4) 34 people in his orientation group and only 4 were guys. 3) Has even less homework than he had before 2) Get to read about M oses’ rod reaching tow ards heaven. 1) Alcohol abuse is a class there. Well I’ll be seeing you all next week. Rah, Rah, Rah TKE PRIDE

2W Whatta ya know? I can still type...As I cross Lake Dean and climb over the snow fort walls I’d like to give a belated welcome back to all our brothers as well as say goodbye to Jeff Cullens who will not be coming back to WPI...

Be on the lookout for Intramural B-Ball and T ab le T e n n is...B ro th e rs GO T O T H E GAMES!...The basketball team suffered a tough loss in its first game o f the new year...Looking forward a bit, the first practice for floor hockey is this weekend anyone who wants to play better show (its the one sport we seem to be a bit prepared for)...

New Feature this week... The Mike Olivieri paragraph, that’s M-I-K-E O-L-1-V-l-E-R-l...this w eek's Mike highlight, an amazing over the rim pass to himself followed be a layup that unfortu­ nately was an illegal play...

How about that its actually raining in Worces­ ter, who would've believed it...LTl coming in a couple o f w eeks all the brothers should be there...Only five more comers til I give up the reigns...

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by Donna Emma Edzards Associate Editor It’s a brand new term. You have just returned from a term break and trudge over to Daniels to see what awaits you in your mailbox. In addition to some junk mail and a campus police crime watch update, you find your schedule and enroll­ ment forms. If you’re lucky, there are no clear­ ances to be signed on your enrollment papers.

With a sigh o f relief, you check your schedule to see what classes you’ll be taking.

The first class on your list is a four-thousand level engineering course, second is a four-thou­ sand management, and third is a major project (insert MQP, IQP, or Suff as corresponding to your class year). You think back to Regi24 the previous year, and can’t remember ever putting any o f that stuff into the computer. What were you thinking?!? It appears that once again your advi­ sor has made a few recommendations which have put you a wee bit over your own head. No problem, course changes are tomorrow; you’ll take care o f it then.

Deciding to avoid the usual, major rush o f people the first hour, you sleep in and get there about half-way through the change period. You give your ID to the ladies at the front table who check your clearances. Next, you walk around to the back table to pick up the sheets to update your enrollment file. You correct the information and sign that sheet promising you won’t haze anyone or be hazed by anyone. You then tear o ff the tracks from your papers and pass everything to the person behind the first set o f terminals. The person there then hands you back about half the papers you originally handed to her. Then, you go to get the sticker put on your ID. Finally, you can change your classes.

You first check the board and find a course number that appears open and look on the white sheets for the course title. Since the title sounds interesting enough and you’ve heard that the professor is not particularly threatening, you fill out one o f the random blank add-drop forms on the table, and wait in line for an open terminal.

Your transaction goes something like this: You hand them the sheet.

Registration Person (RP): "The add-drops for the next term are at the other set of terminals.”

You (U): ‘T hese are current add-drops.”

RP: “ Y ou’ll have to fill out the other add-drop forms.”

You begin to fill out the new form and before you are halfway through, RP: “That course is closed. Do you want to be put on the waiting list?”

U: “Sure.”

RP: “You’ll have to go to the tables over there.”

U: “Well, is this course open instead?”

After checking RP: “ No.” U: “How about a different section?”

After checking RP: “ Sections X, and Z are open, but not Y, T or V.” U: “Does X conflict?”

RP: “ I can ’t tell, you’ll have to check for yourself on the sheets.”

By now, there is an incredibly long line of people behind you impatiently waiting.

U: “Okay, put me into X.” You go back to the dorm and find that X does indeed conflict with the other two course changes that you have made and now must go back and redo the whole add-drop process. D on’t get frustrated! The following list o f suggestions should help to make the whole scheduling process a bit easier for everyone involved.

SUGGESTION #1: G o into course changes knowing what you want! If you check the rainbow sheets the night before, you can put together the schedule o f your choice. This way, you can avoid checking back and forth between the board showing course closures and list of course titles.

SUGGESTION #2: Have a list o f al­ ternate courses that fit into your original schedule.

This includes having alternate schedules for dif­ ferent sections. Chances are if it is a required course such as introductory courses or calculus courses, there are about five to ten different sec­ tions and you should schedule around at least one or two o f these sections.

SUGGESTION #3: Know the require­ ments for your major. Everyone must take a minimum o f two Social Science courses. If nothing within your major fits and you want to take fill in a space, get this or a Humanities requirement out of the way. Heck, there are open elective spaces to be filled; take a course that

Just A Thought Working Hard, Playing Hard

by Stephen Brown Protestant Campus Ministry Last month, Janet Richarson, Dean o f Student Life, circulated a paper to many folks on campus entitled. “We Work Hard, We Play Hard.” The paper was a perspective on student life at Duke University. The Chaplain at Duke, William Willimon, spent five months talking with stu­ dents, faculty and administrators to get a sense o f what student life was at Duke. What he saw was not the picture of student life that the Duke Admis­ sions material shows.

At the very beginning of his five month study, he attended a ceremony where one o f the faculty was bemoaning the fact that Duke had veered from its founder’s purpose of training leaders who were educated along “sane and practical lines.”

He said that in his elective classes he encounters “the stunned or blank faces of students who exhibit a minimum of preparation or willingness for what I think o f as the high delight and lifeenduring pleasure of serious conversation in the classroom and elsewhere.” Instead o f that, the professor said that encountering students would lead one to hear most often, “ I can’t believe how drunk I was last night.”

Gee, has anyone ever heard any student say som ething as outrageous as that around here? I was attending a meeting with the Interim m in­ ister o f the First Baptist Church last week.

Being new to W orcester and life around WPI, he was som ewhat taken aback at the latest student activities. He shared how he observed alm ost every Friday and Saturday night there are a group o f students “ playing in the park" less than fully dressed.

He also watches a fraternity across the street from his home and observes a regular ritual. A group o f women come by the fraternity house, the men sort of sing and shout, and then the women disappear, not to be seen again until late the next morning. He wryly observed that he was not sure there was much campus ministry going on in that mix.

Now before all of you stop reading this column in fear that I am just warming up for another Temperance Sermon, hang in with me. What really is at stake in these observations is this

question, the one Duke was trying to answer, do '

the activities and the overall student life help or hinder the academic mission o f the university? Or put another way: does the overwhelming domi­ nance o f alcohol in almost every aspect o f student life inhibit the academic successof WPI students?

I will not bore you with statistics o f how many drink or engage in binge drinking. Suffice it to say that alcohol abuse is epidemic among the student body at WPI. If it were an epidemic o f cancer or a plague, the administration aided by a research facility would move heaven and earth to get to the root o f the disease and find a vaccine for it. But alcoholism! It is just another form o f working hard and playing hard. Everyone drinks, so why get upset over a little drunkenness?

Therein lies the problem. Denial. Denial that alcohol abuse is an epidemic and in any way affecting the performance o f WPI students in the classroom and laboratory. As a campus minister and observer o f student life on three campuses in Worcester, WPI is not unique in its epidemic or in its denial. Research money, endowments cam­ paigns, finding a place for a campus center; these are issues administrators and faculty will tackle.

Confronting the epidemic of alcohol abuse among our student body. Why? They work hard, they deserve to play hard.

One of the oldest debates in student life is the need for what is called in loco parentis. It is a term used to define the role of the university serving as the student’s parent while the student is away from home. In loco parentis lost favor in the 1960’s because students were seen as adults who don’t need parents. In the close of his paper on Duke, the author argues that a better case can be made for in loco parentis now in the 90’s. “ Increasing numbers of our students have been inadequately parented. They arrive on campus, having missed important aspects o f human devel­ opment, interaction and conflict with parents over values, struggle to obtain individuality and free­ dom, and pretty much left to their own devices, having been raised by people just like us. These are not people yearning to be left alone by adults.”

I can just hear the hue and cry from our faculty and administrators. HEY! I HAVE MY WORK AND MY OW N FAMILY. 1 HAVEN’T GOT TIME TO BE A PA REN TTO MY STUDENTS! Maybe so. But are you willing to risk watching a whole generation of students flow down a keg?

sary IPIC (Important People InCharge). They are processed by the people at the projects table (the last terminal in the current term add-drop section).

SUGGESTION #5: If you really need See Registration, continued on page 11

interests you and isn’t necessarily required.

SUGGESTION #4: Project forms are available in the Projects office or the Registrar’s office for ISP, MQP, IQP and SUFF registration.

Pick them up and have them signed by the neces-

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New CD-Writer in the CCC Main Lab database or better organize your files before writ­ ing it to a CD. Backup the database on disk using the backup function in windows if you wish leave the computer and work on the database another time. TTie directories are updated on a timely basis, so your files on the hard drive will be deleted. Once you have written a database to a CD, you may add files to it, but you may not remove files from it. Use the Magic Lantern to view personal photos that have been converted to the Photo CD format or view professionally cre­ ated libraries o f Photo CD images.

There is only one CD-W riter available to all WPI users, so far. Please treat it with respect!!

Here are the requirements you need to adhere to before using the CD-Writer: * Read the manuals provided carefully before writing to any CD so you are not wasting your money on additional CDs. *Make sure that you use a separate CD fo r each program included with the CD- Writer (EasyCD, Easy-CD Audio, Alchemy Personal). The required formats are unique and incompatible with each other. *Do not run any additional software while writing to a CD, not even a screen saver. *Copying, duplicating, selling or other­ wise distributing software, other than fo r the purpose o f creating a backup, is in violation o f the copywright law. All WPI staff, faculty and stu­ dents are to report any instances o f software piracy to to the Software Publishers Association and the WPI Campus Review Board. The SPA can be reached at: I -800-388- 74 78or (202>452-1600 Software Publishers Association (SPA) 1730 M Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036 The information in this article was obtained from the various manuals provided with this software, (to be placed under the Training Sched­ ule calendar) You can register by calling exten­ sion 5888. W e’ll need your name, e-mail address and the date and time you wish to attend. You will receive confirmation either by phone or e-mail, if you had to leave voicemail. All sessions will be held in Fuller Labs, Projects Room, Room B27 at the base of stairs past the Radio Station.

The March schedule will be posted at the end of February if you cannot attend these times. All schedules will also be posted in Newspeak on a monthly basis.

by Debra L D exter Academic Systems Trainer The CCC has ju st instal led a new H P SureStore CD-W riter 4020i on one computer in the CCC Main Lab for all WPI users. This computer is solely for the use o f the CD-Writer. You will be able to telnet to retrieve files from your own computer, but other Novell software will not be available to you. Preference will be given to WPI users writing CDs for academic purposes. Creat­ ing a Music CD is not considered an academic use unless it is required for some reason. Manuals are provided and we require you read them thor­ oughly before using the CD-Writer. The cost of a CD is $ 12.00 and they can be purchased from the CCC Main Lab. The software is located in the HP SureStore group in the Program Manager.

This new device allows us create multimedia CDs, audio CDs, and permanent archives. It also allows us to free up disk space, and view photo CDs. Easy-CD and Easy-CD Audio are available for you to copy files and record audio CDs, respectively. A 12 centimeter CD holds up to 63 or 74 minutes o f music depending on the CD. Recording 74 minutes o f music takes about two and one-half hours. This time includes writing the track from the original CD to the hard drive, then writing the track from the hard drive to the recordableCD . Be prepared to wait! You cannot run any other software on that computer while it is writing to a CD. Also, Please be aware that files or music CDs can only be recorded once. They cannot be erased or written over with new data or new music. If you delete a file or track on the CD, the space on the CD is now “unusable”. *Lab Monitors in the CCC Main Lab will help with any questions regarding the CD-Writer. They are required to report any instances o f software p i­ racy to the SPA a s well as the Campus Review Board. They will immediately confiscate the CD and you will lose your privileges to use the CDWriter.

You can use Alchemy Build and Alchemy Search, both part of “ Alchemy Personal, ” to manage databases. Read the manual before cre­ ating a database. It suggests you save it to the hard drive first so you can check the validity o f the

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Registration tips Continued from page 10 a specific course to graduate, or no other section fits, go see the professor who teaches the course.

Chances are that s/he will sign for you to be let into the class or section. These signed add-drop forms will only be processed during the final add-drop period ( I pm to 4pm on the last day o f course changes).

SU G G ESTIO N #6: If you are plan­ ning to over-load, get your advisors signature on the form before trying to process it. The computer keeps track o f credits, you won’t fool it!

S U G G EST IO N #7: If you absolutely can't find a class lhat works with your schedule or you are interested in, consider doing an ISP. There is a large number o f professors on this campus. Chances are that at least one has similar interests and will work with you to do something neat for credit (Currently, I am doing an Intern­ ship with the Worcester IceCats).

S U G G EST IO N #8: T alk to u p p er­ classmen within you’re major about potential courses and schedules. They have been through the same thing and have learned through their

experiences. You could also borrow their books and save some cash!

SU GG ESTIO N #9: Waitlists are up­ dated and posted every add-drop period. Be sure to check for the “K" next to your name at the beginning o f each add-drop session. If you d on’t check it and there is a “K,” you’II be dropped from the waitlist. No one is automatically let into a course.

S U G G E ST IO N #10: D on’t wait until the last minute to make changes or take your gym credits. Some courses are popular and fillup real fast! You also can not graduate w ithout those four gym classes (T hat’s one per year, or get them out o f the way in your underclass years)! Upperclassmen get first dibs per REGI, but not on waitlists!

Use these suggestions, and you are almost guaranteed a workable schedule that suits you! If you have any questions be sure to contact the Registrar’s office or Ann Garvin, the Director of Academic Advising. O r respond to this article (email: newspeak@wpi. Address the subject as registration response).

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8. The ritualized sacrafice o f Calculus book 7. Johnny, an unfortunate freshman who was locked in his closet by his roomate 6. A garbage can full o f condoms 5. A small chemistry lab, put together from pieces taken from Goddard 4. Two roomates engaged in arguing who is the better "Player” 3. An inflatable doll 2. *** CENSORED *** I. The old wedge furniture!

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12:24am - Intrusion Alarm, Alumni Gym. 1:07am - Intrusion Alarm, Alumni Gym. 1:51am - Noise Complaint, Salisbury Estates.

6:09am - Parking Violations, Improperly parked vehicles, Stoddard.

10:48am - Medical, Fuller.

10:57am - Transport, Fuller to Memorial Hospital.

8:22pm - Medical, Riley, Allergic Reaction.

10:54pm - Alcohol Violation, Daniels.

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W hat's Happening G Tuesday, January 23 4:30 to 6:30pm - Open Meeting to Discuss Campus/Recreation Center, Perreault Hall.

6:00pm - SGA Meeting, Lower Wedge.

Saturday, January 13

Wednesday, January 24

2:16am - Medical Response, Daniels m ens’ room, intoxicated student.

I 1:16am - WPI student requests EMS to look at a possible injury.

I 1:20am - EMS reports to station.

1 1:25am - Student arrives at station for observation.

6:47pm - Fire Door, WPI locksmith called in to repair fire door in Founders Hall.

7:09pm - Intrusion Alarm, Library Loading Dock.

7:55pm - Slippery Conditions, Officer notes service road and other cam pus areas treacherous.

I 1:34pm - Fire Alarm, Daniels Hall. WPD notified.

1 1:52pm - Officers and WPD clear Daniels Hall, alarm caused by small fire on 4th floor, extinguished prior to arrival.

9:00am - Department of Chemistry: "Molecular Studies on the First Two Enzymes in Biosynthesis o f the Pcptidoglycan Layer o f Bacterial Cell Walls: MurA and M urB," Goddard Hall 311.

6:30pm - Project Opportunities Night, Perreault Hall.

7:00pm - Wrestling vs Plymouth State.

Thursday, January 25 11:00am - AIRG seminar, Fuller Labs 246.

11:00am - Carl Gunnard Johnson Colloqium: “A Treatise on Powder Metallurgy,” Washburn 229.

Friday, January 26 8:00pm - Concert: The Friggs, Riley Commons. $2 WPI / $5 general.

Sunday, January 14 2:14pm 5:48pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 8:06pm

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Intrusion Alarm, Library Loading Dock.

Fire Alarm, Morgan.

HVAC called in, too look at suppression system in Morgan dining area.

Tresspass, 20 non-WPI students removed, Harrington Gym. Claimed Property, student into station to pick up lost property.

Saturday, January 27 11:00am - Wrestling at Metro Conference Duals vs New England Conference at Roger Williams.

12:00pm to 12:00ain - Cult R ick Fest, Perreault Hall. $5 WPI / $7 Consortium / $9 general ($2 each film) 1:30pm - Men’s & Women’s Swimming vs Salem State, Alumni Pool.

4:30pm - Protestant Worship Service, Morgan A.

Monday, January 15 6:00pm - Lock Up, Flower Lab needed to be locked up.

7:48pm - Assist, four non-students removed from Harrington.

8:46pm - Assist, Riley 2nd.

9:55pm - Assist. Gom peis for refrigerator.

11:30pm - Assist. W'atch retrieved from Harrington basement and knapsack removed from Forkey conference room

Sunday, January 28 11:30am - Catholic Mass, Alden 6:00pm - Catholic Mass, Founders Study Room.

6:30pm and 9:30pm - Kaleidoscope Film: "Legends of the Fall,” Perreault Hall. $2.

Monday, January 29 7:30pm - Hesperus, Music o f the Middle Ages, Assumption College.

Tuesday, January 16 9:40am - Student called, re: books found in W edge. Will retrieve later in day.

8:42pm - Assist, Morgan 4th floor.

10:36pm - Assisi, Riley 2nd floor for electrical problem.

11:58pm - Assist, report o f bat in Founders.

W ednesday, J a n u a ry 17 12 :16am - Clear Founders; bat evicted.

3:43pm - Assist, car needs a jum p located on Quad.

6:19pm - Alarm, Kaven Hall computer lab alarm set off.

8:04pm - Emergency Phone, phone call from an emergency phone, no one on line.

9:28pm - Alarm. Fuller Labs.

9:38pm - Alarm, ca n ’t be reset in Fuller Labs.

9:49pm - Report, snow ball breaking window second floor Riley.

9:56pm - Secure, alarm in Fuller Labs.

1 1:31pm - Alarm, Fuller.

Anthony's Barber Shop

By Appt. or Walk-in Hours: Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat: 7:00am - 6:00pm Wed: 7:00am - 9:00pm Closed Sunday and Monday

Men

Women

$ 8 .0 0

$ 1 0 .0 0

Open until 9:00pm on Wednesday!

324 Grove St, Wore.

(Across from Jillion's) Tel: 752-5510

PROTECT OPPORTUNITIES NIGHT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1996 6:30pm PERREAULT HALL INFORMATION & PRESENTATIONS

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Everything you need to know to make project-selection for next year EASY._______