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Musical forces combine, spreading holiday cheer by M ichael Driscoll President, WPI Glee Club The W P I Glee Club and Chamber Choir w ill be presenting a seasonal concert in conjunction with the Wells College Glee Club of Aurora. New York on December 15. The W P I Glee Club and the Wells College Glee Club, under the direction of Louis Curran and Crawford R. Thoburn respec tively, have had a tradition of singing to gether several times a year since the late 1970’s. Thoburn began directing the all female choir in the late 1970’sas well. Louis Curran, who is also professor of Music Theory and Music History, has directed the Glee Club for over thirty years. The program will include a performance of “ Mozart’s Solemn Vespers of the Confessor” as well as various holiday carols including “ Angelus Ad Virginem” , “ Love Came Down on Christmas Day” , “Quern Vidistis Pastores” , and other well known carols. The soloist for the Mozart will be Sara Saplin (alto), and AlesiaTringale (soprano), both from the music studio of Ruth Cooper. The male soloists will all be from the W PI
Glee Club. The Kammer Orchestra from Bos ton will be accompanying the Mozart. Also included in the program is a performance * by W P I’s Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM ), the male a cappella group. SHM will per form “ Carol of the Bells” and “ Lo How a Rose E ’er Blooming.” One of the unique notes about this con cert is Alesia Tringale. She received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from CamegieMellon University. She is employed at A l legro Microsystems as a Semiconductor Product Engineer. She currently studies with Ruth Cooper, who has provided a variety of vocal opportunities both in solo and choral work. Tringale has sung with the Salisbur) Singers and was principal soprano for th( First Congregational Church of Boylstor G LEEC LUBPH O TO In 1995 she performed a solo concert with Alesia Tringale, soloist from the music studio of accompanist Olga Rogach. Her repertoire Ruth Cooper. has covered both opera and oratorio works including solos in Haydn's “ Creation” , - she is up for quite a career. The concert will be held on December 15lh Rossini’s “ Stabat Mater” and Saint-Saen’s “Christmas Oratorio.” She is currently solo at 3pm in Alden Memorial Hall. General ad ist with the first Unitarian Church in Worces mission is $4, $2 for students and seniors. ter. As one of the few soloists in the region Tickets will be available at door. For more who can sing high soprano ‘F ’ - and in tune information email gleeclub@wpi.edu.
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Modern art on walls of MFE department Courtesy o f WPI News Service A gift to W P I’s Manufacturing Engineering Department by noted artist Barbara Rubin-Katz has visitors to the third floor of Washburn Shops taking a second look. Rubin-Katz, wife of Robert Katz, associate professor of mechani cal engineering at W PI, presented her framed assemblage “ Materials Ascendant” to the de partment recently. The work, composed of “found” objects, is a striking juxtaposition of aggregations of aluminum, steel, copper, tita nium, ceramic and composite materials, with large open spaces. “These assemblages convey a multifaceted sense of purpose and place, achieving a rare unification of art and activity,” says the artist. “Those who look closely will recognize the dif ferent components of an aluminum ingot, a tur bine blade, turbo charger rotors, Italian and Korean coins, and glass and various ceram ics,” adds Robert Katz.
Steering Committee works to bring WPI into the 21st Century by Adam Woodbury Newspeak Staff President Parrish addressed the faculty and a small number of administrators at a special faculty meeting, held two Thursdays ago in Kinnicut Hall, as well as a group of students at a special meeting last Thursday. The topic of discussion was the future of W PI, and the ne cessity for action. This is directly related to the Strategic Steering Committee, chaired by Prof. Weininger, created early this academic year. The presentation addressed the president’s thoughts on where W PI now stands, the cur rent status of the education field in general, and the reasons stating the need for change. Currently, W PI stands as a premier institu tion far ahead of the rest of the field. The W PI plan embodies a large number of the recom mendations the industry has been recently suggesting as the future for education. These include project oriented education, communi cation and team skills, global awareness, inter disciplinary understanding, and a strong hu manitarian background. As the president staled, W PI embodies everything the industry is looking for, even if they don’t know it yet. The largest problem however, is that times
have changed, and if W PI wants to remain the cutting edge of education, some amount of action is required. Because the W PI Plan con tains all of the ideas that they are looking for means that W PI currently has a lead in educa tion. In a presentation to the Frontiers in Edu cation Conference, the president related the feeling that “ [W PI] graduates report that life in industry is one IQP and MQP after another.” Unfortunately, this also means that other insti tutions are soon going to be adopting similar programs, meaning the opportunity will not last long. Since 1990, the National Science Foun dation has poured more than 1(X) million dol lars into Coalitions of colleges and universities nationwide lhat are attempting to create pro grams like the W PI Plan that meet the recom mendations proposed by the industry. The W PI Plan in its day was a revolutionary step in education, but unfortunately is out of date. Its also has a large number of problems associated with it, such as resource allocation and determination. The times have also changed, eighteen year-olds are making up a smaller fraction of the student body as years do by, and students economic backgrounds are continuously becoming mismatched with an institution such as W PI with a tuition in the
twenty to twenty-five thousand dollar tuition range. In the general field, an attitude of greater accountability has grown considerable, and even W PI must ensure that it justifies its choices to parents and employers. “ The planets are lined up,” said Presi dent Parrish, and it is uncertain when this window of opportunity w ill arise again. W P I has an established product, and a strong history in cutting edge education. Because of this, it is much easier to make
the ‘next step’ in education long before the competition, as they work to equal our cur rent progress. Currently, three large projects are going forward that will help to make the next change. The Steering Committee will provide the out line of what W PI should be in the future, and what the face of education will look like. The goal is to have the ‘big picture’ defined by April of 1997 lo be presented at the trustees See Steering, continued to page 2
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Ice Cat Terry Virtue puts the puck into the top of the net to score his second of three goals in Saturday night's game. AH his goals were power play goals and earned him First Star of the Game honors.
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News beyond the farm A weekly e-m ail news summary __________ WORLD EDITION__________ For the week preceding this Saturday, December 7th, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: A woman may be fourth in line to the US Presidency for the first time. On Dec 5th, President Clinton held a press conference to announce his nominations for his new national security team. Madeleine Albright, presently the US ambassador to the United Nations, was nominated to replace retiring Warren Christopher as Secretary of State. If confirmed, Albright will be the first woman to hold this post which is behind only the vice president, speaker of the house, and president pro tempre of the senate in the line of presidential succes sion. To replace retiring Defense Secre tary William Perry, Clinton nominated retir ing senator William Cohen (R-ME), who will become the first Republican in the Clinton cabinet. National Security Advisor An thony Lake was nominated to be C IA Di rector, and deputy Samuel Bergen was nominated to replace Lake. So far, all nomi nations seem to have support in the Sen ate. Albright, for example, has even been endorsed by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC). Time may be short for the Serb gov ernment of Slobodan Milosevik. On Dec 1st, the nationalist government warned protestors that they faced arrest if they turned out in other cities. 100,000 people took to the streets of Belgrade anyway. On Dec 3rd, despite international pres sure, the government closed the two op position radio stations, B92 and Index Radio, to shut off information on the pro tests. B92 reappeared on Voice of America Dec 4th, and the goverment al lowed the stations to return to the air Dec 5th as the Serb information minister re signed. Daily protests reached their 20,h day in Belgrade Dec 7lh with a record crowd of 150,000, and union leaders are now threatening to endorse the protests if the government does not re-instate the results of local elections annulled last month. The situation in Central Africa desta bilized considerably again this week. On Dec 1st, localized fighting broke out be tween Hutus and Tutsis in Burundi. In Zaire, rebels look the city of Walikalc Dec 3rd, and had effectively surrounded the strategic city of Bunia. Meanwhile, the fighting in the Central African Republic continued, with the US recommending the evacuation of its nationals Dec 7th. They’re Talking About It: Call him Minister Bobbit. The same John Wayne Bobbit whose manly mem ber was cut off by his wife some years ago and later appeared in pornographic movies has become a born-again Chris tian. On Dec 1st, he was ordained a min ister and he is now performing marriage ceremonies in Las Vegas. In Shorts: • World A ID S day was celebrated Dec
1st. The Arab League condemned Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas Dec 1st. An Islamist faction forc ibly took over the town of Garm, Tajikistan Dec 1st. A bomb exploded on a train in Ambala, Jammu, India Dec 2nd, killing twelve people and injur ing 37. Sikh separatists were suspected. In an apparently unrelated in cident, a package bomb exploded in the same area Dec 5th, killing five; Islam ists were suspected. A T-34 training aircraft crashed near Maxwell A L Dec 2nd, killing two people. Shannon Lucid was presented with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Dec 2nd. Scientists discovered traces of ice on the dark side of the moon Dec 2nd. A judge ruled Dec 3rd that Charles Keating will receive a new trial as a result of problems with the jury in his first trial. A judge in Hawaii ruled Dec 3rd that the state cannot ban marriages be tween two people of the same sex. A bomb exploded in the Paris subway Dec 3rd, killing two people and injur ing 48. The Supreme Court heard arguments surrounding the constitutionality of the Brady B ill on handguns Dec 3rd. U N Secretary General Bhoutros Bhoutros-Ghali suspended his candi dacy for re-election Dec 4th, prompt ing other African candidates to come forward; no front-runner has emerged as yet. Delta and Continental Airlines are ap parently in merger talks according to a story leaked Dec 4th. The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft was launched by N A SA Dec 4th. A panel chaired by Stanford econo mist Michael Boskin concluded Dec 4th that the Consumer Price Index overstates inflation. A bomb exploded in Karachi, Pakistan Dec 4th, injuring 11. Islamists are sus pected. After Alan Greenspan asked the ques tion, “ How do wc know when irratio nal exuberance has unduly escalated asset values?” Dec 5th, stock markets across the world fell Dec 6th; Wall Street got off fairly easily, losing only 55.16 points to close at 6381.96. The space shuttle Columbia returned to Earth Dec 7th after a record 19-day mission. A C BS poll released Dec 7th showed President Clinton with a 60% approval rating, compared with 38% two years ago. The same poll revealed that 50% of Americans believe Congress will be more influential than the President in the next two years.
The 55th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor passed Dec 7th. Philadelphia’s Walt Whitman Bridge was closed for two hours Dec 7th while a chemical leak was capped at a nearby facility. • Herbert Khaury, better known as entertainer Tiny Tim, died of a heart attack Dec 1st; he may have been 66. • Former N F L commis sioner Pete Rozelle died Dec 6th at the age of 70. Finally: A woman from Abilene KS was in a hurry one day and decided to say her prayers while driving. Upon completing them, she noticed Hash ing lights in her rear view mirror and pulled over. After the officer stated that she was speeding, she responded that she had been praying. “ Look lady,” said the officer, “ When I started work today, I pulled someone over, and it turned out to be a husband with his pregnant wife in labor, so I escorted them to the hospi tal. Then I pulled somebody else over and it turned out to be a scientist who needed to gel a delicate sample to lab in time to test it, so I escorted him to the university. Now, I don’t know if you were praying, but something tells me I shouldn’t give you a ticket, cither. All I
have to say is: The next person I pull over is really going to get it.” And that’s what made the News Beyond the Farm. Sources this week included All Things Considered (NPR), the A ssociated Press n ew sw ire, the BBC N ew sh ou r (B B C / PRI), the C hristian S cience M onitor, Face the N ation (CBS), KCBS radio news, M a rk e tp la c e (PR I), The N ew s Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), Newsday (BBC/PRI), Newsdesk (BBC/PRI), Paul H arvey N ews and Com m ent (ABC ra dio), and the Reuters Newswire. Com p iled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA News Beyond the Farm is designed to p ro v id e a f a ir ly sh o rt sum m ary o f a w eek’s events fo r people who would oth erw ise have no chance to keep up with current news. It is distrubuted by direct e-mail and is published by the Worces ter Polytechnic Institute's student news paper, “Newspeak, ” when that institu tion is in session. It may be distributed, r e -p o s te d , o r f o r w a r d e d a n yw h ere. Check h ttp ://w w w .u h ra.co m /n b tf.h tm l on the World Wide Web fo r back issues and fu rth e r inform ation. Comments, criticisms, and requests fo r e-mail sub scription additions or deletions should be e-m ailed to "nbtf@uhra.com. ” Con g ra tu la tio n s f o r keeping up with the world around you!
Steering: A look at the future of WPI Continued from page / spring meeting. The BD A C (Budgetary Development Advisory Committee), cre ated last year is looking at how to im prove financial bottlenecks and stop from reinventing financial solutions. Third, the Capital Campaign, which will begin soon, will be ushering in a large number of changed to the campus, least of which will be the addition of a longawaited campus center. It is important not to see these as separate activities, but as part of a much bigger picture. Each of these is linked into the future of W PI. Finally, the president unveiled a number of vague, and admittedly questionable.
goals and objectives for the future of W PI. He stated, “ I ’m not trying to come down with stone tables from Mt. Wachussett” , but more to simply start the goal setting process with some suggestions. These included; integrate more research with un dergraduate activities, achieve more exter nal funding, doubling as a method of fi nance and as a way to get W P I’s name out, refine and extend project based education into freshman and doctoral programs, em phasize values as well as academics, lever age positive scientific findings that state the way we teach and the way we leam are inconsistent, creative use of information technology, and to recognize and adapt to continuing change.
WPI welcomes new employees Courtesy o f WPI News Service The following individuals were recently appointed to administrative positions at WPI: Joshua R. Pahigian of Charlton, Mass., is W PI’s new assistant director of annual giv ing. Pahigian received a bachelor’s degree in English last May from the College of the Holy Cross. In his W PI post, he will work on as pects of the university’s Annual Fund under the direction of David Beers, executive direc tor of annual giving, and with Lisa Maizite, director of the Alumni Fund. Gregory Snoddy of Worcester, Mass., has joined the Student Life Office staff as direc tor of orientation and student activities.
Snoddy earned a B.S. at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and an M.Ed. at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, and recently completed his Ed.D. in higher edu cation administration at West Virginia Uni versity in Morgantown, W. Va. He was as sociate dean of students at Salem-Teikyo Uni versity in Salem, W. Va., from 1991 to 1995 and director of international student serv ices at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks from 1986to 1990. Ann Valerio of Oxford, Mass., has been appointed assistant director of financial aid. Valerio, who earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, comes to W PI from a similar post at Bryant College.
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Weekly sports update: November 27th to December 5th by G eoff H assard Sports Inform ation D irector Wrestling (1-0) The W PI wrestling team opened their dual match season last Wednesday in the friendly confines of Alumni Gym versus Bridgewater State College. W PI picked up 18 points at the start as the Bears forfeited the first three weight classes. Benifitting from the non matches were junior Rob Polin (Randolph, M A ) at 118 lbs., Aaron Becker (Coventry, R I) at 126 lbs. and senior Dave Gardner (Marlboro, M A) at 134 lbs. Sophomore Joe Tucker (Barre, V T ) picked up three points at 150 lbs. by de feating his opponent to make the score 21 6. The Engineers dropped the next two weights as the score was closed to 21-15. At 177 lbs., ju n io r Lance Baden (Framingham, M A) won his match by a tech fall to give W PI five points and increase the lead back to 26-15. Even though Bridgewater won the last two weights W PI still was victorious 26-24. Women’s Swimming (0-4); The women’s swim team had a rare home meet against Westfield State last Tuesday in Alumni Gym. The women were defeated 63-26. Taking first place for W PI were fresh man Tina Casamassina (Dingmans Ferry, PA) in the 500-yard freestyle and sopho more Jen Wright (Keene, NH) in the 200yard breastroke. Women’s Basketball (2-3) The women’s basketball team got back into action last week with two games against Brisgewater State and Westfield State. They defeated Bridgewater 50-46 and lost to Westfield State 91-58.
In the game against Bridgewater, senior co-captains Kim Landry (Gardner, M A) and Danielle Batey (Fairfield, M E) led the way for the Engineers. Landry scored a gamehigh 18 points while grabbing eight re bounds and Batey added 14 points and eight rebounds.
and 11 rebounds. Men’s Basketball (4-0) The men’s basketball team added two more wins to run their season-opening winning streak to four games. Last week they de feated M IT and Babson to also open their
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The Women’s basketball team played Westfield State last Thursday, but were not able to come out win a win, loosing 58-91. The team’s next home game will be this Thursday, when W PI will face off against Salve Regina College. Two nights later on the 5th W P I hosted Westfield State in their home opener. The Owls used a tenacious defense to build a 43-18 lead at halftime as W P I turned the ball over 12 times and shot only 17 percent from the field. In the second half, the Engi neers played better, but were unable to get any closer. Landry led W P I with 15 points
conference schedule at 2-0. During Thanksgiving break W P I hosted their rival Engineers from MIT. W PI had a 36-20 halftime lead due in part to some hot shooting by senior Mike Shannon (Worces ter, M A) who scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the first twenty minutes. W PI still had a comfortable lead at 56-46 with just over
five minutes remaining in the game before M IT started to mount a comeback attempt. With 1:51 left M IT tied the game at 60-60. Shannon made two free throws to give W PI the lead back at 62-60. W PI made a defen sive stop and then Jeff Cayer (Shelton, CT) found freshman Mike Reynolds (Ewing, N J) underneath for a lay-up to put W PI ahead 64-60 with 44 seconds remaining. They would go on to win the game 65-61. Last Tuesday the Engineers went on the road to play traditionally strong Babson Col lege in an important early season contest in the conference. Behind a 25 point perfor mance from Cayer W PI won the game 81-70. The team shot 68 percent from the field in the second half to secure the win. Shannon had his fourth straight game with 20 or more points scoring 21 and grabbing 12 rebounds as well in the win. Senior Greg Simpson (Leba non, N J) chipped in with 15points and sopho more John Lehhane (Marlboro, M A) scored 11 points. Shannon’s performance during the first three games of the season earned him Player of the Week in the conference for that pe riod. Club Sports News The men’s bowling club team is off to a strong first half start to their league season. At the halfway point the men are in first place in the Tri-State College Bowling Conference. Junior Chris Gauvin (Sutton, M A) is leading the squad with an average of 214. Other members of the team include: Junior Matt Burdick (Clifton Park, NY), senior Rob King (E. Providence, RI), and sophomores Mike Michaud (Berw ick, M E ), Bob Parette (Throop, PA), Bill Roberts (Pawtucket, RI) and Yu-Ping Toh (Singapore). As a team W PI is averaging 197.
Virtue, Ice Cats pound Monarchs Saturday night 6-1 by Rob Bourque Newspeak sta ff Defenseman Terry Virtue lit the red lamp three times for the Ice Cats Saturday night to help his team decapitatc the helpless Caro lina Monarchs by a score of 6-1. The Ice Cats scored on three out of six power plays, and Virtue scored all of Worcester’s power play goals to earn himself a First Star of the Game recognition. Second Star Craig Conroy contributed two goals and three assists. The other Ice Cats goal was scored by right winger Justin Hocking. Goaltender Jamie
McLennan nearly recorded a shutout, turn ing aside 24 of 25 shots. Carolina’s only goal came at 11:19 of the second period and was scored by center Ryan Johnson. The Monarchs were blanked on each of their three power plays. Out of 27 shots, goalie David Lemanowicz could only block 21. Saturday’s win brings the Ice Cats’ cur rent win streak to three games and their record to a division-leading 18 wins, 7 losses and 2 ties. The ‘Cats are off until Friday the 13th, when they face off against the Adirondack at the Centrum.
Game statistics: I 2 3 T SCORING_____________________________________ Worcester 2 3 1 6 Carolina 0 1 0 1 SHOTS_______________________________________ Worcester II 8 8 27 Carolina 4 12 9 25 SAVES________________________________________ Worcester 4 11 9 24 Carolina 9 5 7 21
POW ER PLAYS________ Worcester-3 for 6 (50%) Carolina -0 for 3 (0% ) STARS OF TH E G A M E 1-Terry Virtue 2 -Craig Conroy 3 - Mike Maneluk
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During this past Saturday night's game, Ice Cat Craig Conroy battles at the Monarch net to score his second goal of the game unassisted. Conroy’s two goals and three assists earned him Second Star of the Game. Saturday’s 6-1 win brings the Ice Cats’ current win streak to three games and their record to a division leading eighteen wins, seven losses and two ties. Catch the Ice Cats at the Centrum this Friday, when they face the Adirondack.
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UTC, WPI and the Advanced Distance Learning Network b y Simba Dutt-M azum dar Class o f '00 There is a theory among businessmen today that the true centers of power arc not the seats of government across the world, but rather the boardrooms of an ex clusive set of giant multi-national corpora tions who follow no single set of laws as a group. Their reach over and power to af fect our lives is disturbingly all-pervasive. One would think that aside from the an nual grants of giving (which are a pretty penny) that perhaps in the sheltered world of academia perhaps their reach would fall short. W PI, an institute that seems more cloistered than others, however, has proven susceptible to the seductive finan cial entreaties of one particular conglom erate: the United Technologies Corporation, a conglomerate of considerable size; com panies under its wing: Carrier, Pratt and Whitney and Sikorsky Aircraft, among oth ers; approached W P I’s administration this last year to initiate an Advanced Distance Learning Network with some of its less for mally educated workers. This program is a way for a working indi-
vidual to earn a college degree at his place of work through the use of the state of the art in video conferencing technology. UTC is paying W PI on a per student basis to use Advanced Distance Learning to teach classes and give lectures. The way this program has been setup goes something like this. People at certain locations have been selected to take part in an intensive course lasting for four years which will re sult in a Mechanical/Manufacturing Engi neering degree. They will work five terms a year (A-E), two subjects a term for four straight years. The structure is as unfor giving as it is rigorous. The average com mitment that one student will have to make is sixty hours a week (twenty hours for classes and forty hours for work) for thirty five weeks of the year. If a student is to complete this program and get the degree they cannot fail a single course, a luxury which a student attending W PI obviously has. There are many issues at hand. Theoretically at the end of this four year program each student will have received a W PI degree. This W PI degree will for all extents and purposes be equiva lent to a W PI degree that someone attend
ing W P I for four years will have received. The average student at W P I w ill have spent in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, the average UTC student: nothing. The average student at W P I will spend at least one year on campus, one year on D A K A and will be required to fulfill a resi dency requirement. The average student at W PI will have the leeway to fail four classes and still be able to graduate on time, where as a UTC student will not have any such flexibility. If they fail just a single course, they will not be able to retake that course and will have effectively derailed their chance for a degree. Another question: these students who are learning in locations like Syracuse, NY, West Palm Beach, FL, Hartford and Stanford, Connecticut really get very lim ited contact with their professors. The load on these new distance students is consid erable and the pressure not to fail is high.
The tests the distance students are given are monitored by their floor/plant supervi sors. Success of this program is in the in terest of the plant/floor supervisors and so this situation of being having exams proctored by people whose interests are served by your passing of the test seems a situation with in-built conflicts of interest. What about our professors at W PI. Can they possibly give these distance learning students the quality of teaching that they provide on-campus students. One profes sor has estimated that a professor teach ing a distance learning class has to expend nearly 2-3 times as much energy then if he were just teaching the class normally. Per haps this is why the faculty is split down the line and at somewhat of a loggerhead with the administration. Advanced Dis tance Learning is not a bad idea. In fact two of the most prestigious institutions in See ADLN, continued to page 10
Winter parking ban in WPI peripheral property area Courtesy o f John J. Hanlon Jr. D irector o f Public Safety
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The follow ing is a list of streets in the W PI peripheral property area and information concerning the no parking side with respect to the Winter parking ban, which is in effect from December 1to April 1(from 2:00am to 6:00am) and at any time that a snow' emer gency is declared alter 2” of snow has fallen and stays in effect until the street is plowed. Again the category called SID E will indicate the SID E of the Street that NO PARKING is allowed. For example: if the word EV EN appears, then parking is not allowed on the side of the street with house that are even numbered (2-4-6 etc). If the word BOTH appears then there is NO PA RKIN G ON BOTH SID ES of that street. The word NONE (NO PARKIN G B A N ) mean that parking is allowed on both sides of that street.
Street Name Boynton St. Dean St. Dover St. Drury Ln. Einhorn Rd. Elbridge St. Hackfeld Rd. Humboldt Ave. Private Institute Rd. Massachusetts Ave. Massachusetts Ave. Massachusetts Ave. Park Ave. Regent St. Salisbury St. Trowbridge Rd. Wachusett St. West St.
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Last Friday night’s Coffeehouse hosted the Monster Mike Welch Band, which chased away some of those early winter blues with some blues of a different kind.
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City of Worcester’s winter parking ban The City of Worcester’s winter parking ban went into effect Sunday, December 1. The ban prohibits parking nightly on both sides of major arteries (main streets) from 2am until 6am through April 30 and on the even-numbered sides of secondary arteries (side streets) from 2am until 6am through March 31. The general ban is not posted on streets; however, exceptions arc posted. The ban in also in effect immediately upon declaration of a snow emergency by the Department of Public Works on a continuous basis until it is officially lifted. Violators are subject to a fine and may be towed to facilitate snow removal.
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Think performance: Thoughts on Academic Honesty by Susan Vick Professor o f Drama/Theatre If all the world’s a stage and wc think of each assignment, cach task, each project, and each new challenge as a per formance, wc would forge a world of greater honesty. 1 think of academic honesty in broad terms: maintaining an attitude of honest respect for the work we do, for those with whom we work, and toward the discipline in which we do our work. If we carry this attitude of respect, wc will almost guarantee success in any project. I of fer theatre as a paradigm to prove my point of view toward academic honesty. Working in the theatre, wc presume honesty as a given in every aspect of producing a play. We expect every mem ber of a production to make deadlines, meet commitments, and offer honest feed back to the process. Since we create a performance that is different from any other performance of that play, and since most often we have never seen the play performed, we rely our on own responses to the play itself to inform us as we stage our interpretation. “ Experience guided by intelligence and informed by imagi nation” is my mantra during a show. And these qualities by their very nature de mand honesty of Ihe participants. We leam from experience and it enriches us. We bring our unique intelligence to bear
in everything we work on during the show. Our imagination is unique to cach of us, and it serves as a great and useful source of inspiration during the perfor mance. With this rich blend of our per sonal qualities involved in the entire pro duction, we strive for excellence. 1can count on one hand the times I have ob served, for example, an actor who is not trying to do a good job on stage. Even in cases where 1 do not like the perfor mance, or where I do not like the actor, 1 still can see an honest effort at work. 999 times out of 1,000 an actor w ill try his honest best onstage. If nothing else gets an actor honest, usually the ego will pre vail: even if the performer doesn’t care about the play, the other players, or the theatre in general, suddenly being in front of an audience can humble him [or at least scare him]. The terror of being out there on stage can make an actor aware of his responsibility to the production if nothing else prior to opening night has rattled an honest bone in his body. Cheating on a performance is quite dif ficult — if not impossible. When an ac tor enters, he must know his lines, he must know where to go and what to do. If the actor has not prepared, his dishon esty w ill become apparent immediately. A number of checks [pseudo exams?] help the actor in his work. He must have a familiarity with the script which comes from reading to decide if he wants to be
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in the play, reading to prepare for audi tions, from work in rehearsals, from memorization of the lines he must say, and from working with the director and the other actors. If the actor has not had an honest respect for the play, the cast, and crew he works with, as well as to ward the entire theatre event, he will im mediately reveal this to the audience. The audience will not like him. He will suffer. That’s where we got the term the “ actor’s nightmare.” In this bad dream, an actor arrives at the theatre to find him self in a play he doesn’t know, in a role he has not learned, with people he does not know. The result is a horror show. The “ actor’s nightmare” keeps an actor honest. I think there might be another version of this night time terror: “ the student’s nightmare.” Students will know what to do in an academic situation if they ever experience the nightmare. An actor cannot “ copy” another per formance. Sure, all of us might aspire to the greatness of O livier but who of us could present his work as our own? Here, again, the ego clicks in: an actor trying to emulate O livier’s Hamlet might ulti mately decide he could, in fact, do better than O livier — and why not try? As in acting, in all the other areas of production original work comes with the territory. Stage settings are original, as are posters, fliers, tickets, props, cos tumes, lighting, audio, and virtual reality
[plugging our own work— shamelessly]. A stage manager who supervises the show must have a detailed and original performance plan; a master carpenter must engineer how the set goes onto the stage and create solutions when prob lems arise; and every other person on the show constantly solves problems and creates unique solutions which strengthen the entire perform ance. Many students at W P I decide to do project work, particularly the Sufficiency, in performance. Their projects are usu ally creative, inspired, intelligent and imaginative. Their work is always their own: they have no choice but to be in the honest moment when their work goes before the public. When the show opens and the audience appreciates the work and signals approval with applause, all those involved have pride in their work. They own the work, they have created it, it has been appreciated. They honestly tried to do their best. The results were acknowledged and, honest to goodness, the applause felt wonderful. A ll projects can function successfully when perceived as a performance: the IQP, the MQP, and the Sufficiency all contain the same elements which I have described in this paper. And every hon est effort w ill be appreciated. A theatre performance gives everyone an equal chance at originality and excel lence. So I suggest that theatre can ex pand our understanding of academic honesty: think performance!
Dealing with dishonesty by A. A. Scala Professor o f Chemistry and Biochemistry Honesty is brilliance, a virtue with many facets. Academic dishonesty in any form whatever, is an infraction of the standards of acceptable behavior, which dulls the brilliance and should not be tolerated. There should be no need for a “ Policy on Academic Honesty.” Dishon esty should not be tolerated. This state ment sounds sufficient but unfortunately it is necessary to have a policy in order to be sure everyone understands what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. It is desirable to have rules to guide behavior; however it is difficult if not impossible to have a rule to cover every eventuality. How such a policy is implemented is a matter of the commu nity culture and is an issue which re quires careful thought and defined pro cedures. It is the responsibility of the faculty to insure lhat everyone adheres to the standard of acceptable behavior, which is understood by all. In our liti gious society, even when proceedings go no further than the campus, it is difficult, to say the least, to initiate and carry through a charge of academic dishon esty, against any member of the commu nity, regardless of how strongly the evi dence supports the charge. It is far easier to walk away from the issue and proclaim “ this person who chooses to be academi
cally dishonest is only cheating himself and will eventually pay the price.” While this statement is true, this attitude is an obvious abrogation of faculty responsi bility. Faculty have the responsibility to not only prosecute cheaters but also to be sure they do not create situations which encourage infractions of accept able behavior by making academic dis honesty profitable, and impossible to uncover. Faculty must be vigilant in this matter. An occasional experiment might be enlightening. Those of us who pro claim the status of honesty at W P I should do some experimenting and look carefully at their own operation. Has cooperative learning been mistaken for “ it’s permissible to turn in someone else’s work as your own.” Do baseball caps make it acceptable to have roaming eyes during examinations? Those who choose to be dishonest, because this behavior leads to some measure of success with grades, should be cautious because it may be difficult to give up this behavior (advantage?) after W PI. Students come to W P I for many rea sons dealing with learning, some with the world of commerce, and some dealing with parental aspirations for their off spring. No one should fault students or their parents for being concerned with their economic progress after they leave W PI. But that should not be the primary concern at least while at W PI. The priSee Honesty, continued to page 7
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Honesty: What responsibilities must be considered? Continued from page 6 mary objective should be to learn. To learn everything. Students should come to W PI to study under the guidance of the faculty. And the primary consider ation should be how well a student learns and not what grade is placcd on the tran
script. It was not too long ago that there was no GPA at W PI. The Plan was insti tuted in part to de-emphasize grades and competition, and emphasize learning. What has this to do wilh honesty? The shift of student goals, from learning to getting a good grade, has created a situ
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dishonesty because there would be noth ing to be gained by being dishonest. It is perhaps idealistic, though hopefully not ridiculous, to think that students come to W P I to study under the guid ance of the faculty, to be all that they can be. There is nothing in this goal that says anything about grades. Although there is little doubt that grades track learning, there is a great deal of doubt about whether learning tracks grades, es pecially when dishonesty enters the pic ture. Every time a student leaves W PI with a diploma, that student should be all that he can be. And every student who leaves W PI not having achieved that goal, not only di minishes himself but diminishes every other student and alumnus of W PI. Even missing class for any but the most serious reason, a common occurrence on this campus, is itself dishonest to the goal of maximum achieve ment and simultaneously disloyal to the tu ition payer. Any student who acquiesces to another student’s dishonesty, no matter how, also contributes to the diminution of W PI. We often hear concerns about maintaining academic standards and thereby the good reputation of W PI. There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that academic dishonesty, in any form, diminishes W P I’s standards and reputation. In that sense it diminishes us all. It must not be tolerated in others, but most of all we should not tolerate it in ourselves. P u b l i c S e r v ic e A n n o u n c e m e n t
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Some tips for dealing with test anxiety by Amy Yetin Student Development and Counseling Center Having trouble studying? Can’t concentrate? Do you read the same word or problem over and over again without getting any where? Or do you just avoid study ing - find something easier, more comfortable to do? Or wait, maybe you do study, but when you sit down to take a test your mind goes blank ? Any of these sound famil iar? If so, what you’ve got is prob ably a good case of test anxiety. And if you do, you’re not alone. We all feel anxious at some time in our lives. And exam time is a pretty common time for a lot of stu dents to experience feelings of anxi ety. What exactly is anxiety? Sim ply, it’s a feeling of fear. Most times, the fear isn’t of something obvious or real. You’re worrying about something in the future, some catastrophe or danger that doesn’t actually exist. When you’re feeling anxious about a test, what you’re usually afraid of is fail ure. It can cloud your mind with negative thoughts, make it difficult to concentrate, and keep you so worried about the possible cata-
strophic outcome that you can’t at tend to the task at hand - be it studying or taking a test. But there are ways to beat it. Try confronting your fears. 1know it sounds silly, but it really can work. Your anxiety tries to fool you into thinking that you CAN ’T study, that you W O N’T pass the test. The key to overcoming that anxiety is by not letting it get the better of you. Here are three ways to do that. 1. You’re having trouble con centrating and you begin to panic. You tell yourself, “ I can’t study! I can’t even read one word!” You feel afraid because the anxiety is making you think you can’t func tion properly. So challenge this statement - read one word. Then read one paragraph and summarize it. Are you functioning properly? You’ll see that you were probably wrong, and your panic will disap pear and you’ll be able to continue studying. 2. Try the compartmentation technique. Put your anxiety in a “ mental box” and ignore it. Ask yourself how specifically your anxi ety could hurt your performance on a test, and then create ways to work around these problems. Now, the anxiety is still there, and you
might still feel uncomfortable, but it won’t be able to stop you. 3. Take some worry breaks. In stead of allowing anxious thoughts and feelings to interrupt you while you study, take planned one-minute breaks and use them to do all your fretting agonizing, and worrying. It’s good to take one about every 10-15 minutes or so. All right, now I know you’re go ing to hate me for this next piece of advice, but think positive. Easier said than done, huh? But our negative thoughts play a great role in this whole anxiety thing. Try to pay at tention to your negative thoughts. If you can, write them down. Then try to identify the distortions in them, and substitute more positive and re alistic thoughts. For example, one form of twisted, or negative, think ing is called fortune-telling. In this scenario, while taking a test, you can tell yourself something like “ I’m re ally going to blow it. What if I fail?” You can substitute a more rational thought by saying something like, “The exam has four sections. Maybe I’ll do badly on one, but not all four. I’ve passed nearly all the exams I’ve taken so far; there’s a good chance I'll pass this one.” See the differ ence? The fact of the matter is this -
things usually turn out better if you anticipate success, not failure, and adopt a more positive attitude. And if you find yourself sitting with that test, or staring at that text book, and the anxiety seems over whelming, try breathing. Well, I know you’re already breathing, but take slow, deep breaths. Often this helps to diminish anxious feelings. One more thing - don’t procras tinate. Oftentimes, when you’re feeling anxious and afraid, it’s easier to avoid doing something than just doing it. But the less pre pared you are when you take a test, the more anxious you’re going to feel. So prepare-even if you don’t “ feel like it,” study anyway. Re member, anything tough and chal lenging is bound to be uncomfort able at first. Once you start to make some progress, you’ll begin to feel more motivated. Exam time is a tough time for all students. If you’re still feeling stuck after trying out some of these tips, or just want to learn more about why you feel anxious and what you can do about it, feel free to come down to the Student De velopment and Counseling Center or call us at 831 -5540. Happy test ing and have a great break!
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Consortium van rider raises concerns about safety To the Editor: I know that there has been a re cent uproar regarding the caption under the picture of the Consor tium van accident. While the cap tion itself was inaccurate, and de serves a retraction, it has brought up the question of the safety of the vans. I quote from the article titled, “ The Consortium Shuttle Service” , from the November 26th issue of Newspeak: ‘The Consortium’s main concern and focus on the shuttle service is on its safety, dependability, and re liability.”
These are the very areas that the Consortium vans lack! My experiences are shared by those I drove with, and my concerns are shared by at least two others I drive with. Allow me to explain why I no longer trust the Con sortium vans to do the job they arc paid to do. I have had to take the van to Westborough once a week (5:005:30pm and 9:00-9:30pm) to take a graduate class. I thought the van was a great way to save gas and socialize with my classmates. A f ter the first half-hour van ride. I felt
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1996 Sufficiency competition open Courtesy o f WPI News Service The 1996 Humanities and Arts Awards Competition is now open. The competition, which is funded by a grant from the Class of 1879, recognizes outstanding work in the Humanities & Arts by awarding three pri/es of cash and certificate for outstanding Sufficiency Projects completed each calendar year. Interested students should sub mit a copy of their Sufficiency Project with their W PI box number
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lucky to be alive. The driver changed lanes extremely quickly, almost into a Monte Carlo — and this was the first 30 seconds on the highway! The driver wove in and out of traffic the whole 15 min utes we were on 1-290. The speed limit is never obeyed, and there seemed to be a nonchalance about being responsible for the lives of 10 people. Since that day, I vowed to never take the van if I could find an other way to class. I have had to take the van three other times. The second time I rode the van the driver (different guy) was much more careful. U nfortu nately, the van didn't show up to drive us back— we had to call cam pus police to “remind” the consor tium people to pick us up (not lo mention that we only got an an swering machine at the consor tium van phone number given to us by the police the first time we called). The third time I had the same driver as the first time, and I was again fearing for my life. The last time I took the shuttle, I got the “ good” driver again, but again, the consortium “ forgot” that there were a number of people in Westborough needing a ride back to Worcester. I have a number of very difficult
questions, questions which need answers. 1) How are the drivers selected? There is a large variance in the safety portrayed by the drivers. Are their driving records reviewed, to restrict the drivers to those with out accidents (or sim ilar stan dards)? Putting an unsafe driver through a safety class or lecture still gives you an unsafe driver. 2) Who is running this anyway? The reason for this question is the obvious lack of communication and responsibility shown by the two times thal there was no van to drive the students back from Westborough. Note that Westborough is 30 minutes away, driving. Who is responsible for these “ mistakes” ? 3) Are wc offering enough money to attract safe drivers? If there is a lack of candidates for driv ers, would an increased salary al low for more (and hence better) choice? $7/hr is a reasonable rate to ensure the safety of our class mates and friends. If this service is so “ valuable” to the college community, why docs it lack organization, respon sibility, and safe drivers? I consid ered using this “ valuable service” , but I was forced to re-consider. Henry Gabryjelski '97
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A great year has passed; another great year awaits A year sometimes seems like a long period of time, and other times it seems to go by so quickly. It was almost a year ago that the 1996 editors of Newspeak took their positions with the intention of bringing the best paper possible to the W PI community. I ’d like to think that we made great strides this past year in creating an enjoyable and interesting cam pus newspaper. We’ve covered a lot of interesting and significant issues over the past year. Last January, we reported on the new Wedge, and the furniture thefts that followed soon after. Residential Services devised a new room selection process. Some well-liked faculty members were denied tenure. John Carney became our new provost. And of course, W P I had the unique opportunity to host the crew of USML-2, includ ing our own professor-astronaut Al Sacco, for the first-ever college debriefing of a N ASA mission. Then summer break happened. We came back, and dis covered that, to improve name recognition, our school would try to be known as W PI instead of “the University” or “ the College” . Sanford Riley Hall was beautifully renovated, Sal isbury Labs was partly renovated and obtained a new green house, and the closed portion of West Street became Re union Plaza. D AKA changed the Grille and added longer hours of service in Founders Hall. Jason Wening won a gold medal in the Paralympic Games. W P I’s fourteenth presi dent, Edward A. Parrish, was inaugurated on Homecoming Weekend. The Most Spirited Student competition, a rein carnation of Homecoming King and Queen, was created.
SocComm and SG A disputed over additional funding for the on-campus movie channel. Greg Snoddy became our new director of student activities. There have been a lot of changes to the newspaper itself. We started with implementing a new set of on-campus add rates to make it easier for clubs and organizations to adver tise in Newspeak, especially in cases of fundraising. The Greek Comer was removed, then brought back for a week, then removed again (and its future remains uncertain). Our office was moved over the summer (the elevator in Riley Hall now occupies part of our old office), which made producing a paper difficult at the beginning of the year, but we pulled together quickly and worked hard at getting set up again. One of our biggest drives was that we wanted to create a paper that was fun to read, that people would look at be cause they wanted to, not because they had to. The most major change we made, of course, was altering the size and style of the paper to give it a brighter, more fun appearance. We have also changed the content slightly. We’re not miss ing any big events on campus (so there’s no loss), but we now have expanded coverage of arts and entertainment (you may have noticed more CD, book,'and movie reviews in re cent issues). O f course, we are always striving to do the best we can do. We would really love a writing staff, for example, so that more events on campus could get better coverage. I have enjoyed being the editor of Newspeak (in effect, your editor, since Newspeak is your paper). The staff and I
have had more than our fair share of long weekends and fifteen-hour days. Our reward is not money (we don’t get paid), but instead it is pride in our work, the feeling we get when we see someone pick up one of our papers and get excited about its contents, the involvement in not just News peak but W PI as a whole, getting to know various adminis trators and committees that are trying to make life at W PI better every day. I would especially like to thank the staff of Newspeak for being there when work had to get done, for showing enthusiasm, and for enjoying their work and expe riences. This is the last issue of B-term, and of 1996. When we return in 1997, Newspeak will be under the control of our new Editors-in-Chief, Ed Cameron and Lisa Bartee. I ’m more than confident that they will continue to produce a strong, respectable newspaper for the W PI community. Give them all the comments and constructive criticism you can, be cause in order for your newspaper to become even better, it needs your suggestions. I would also like to thank the count less people who have helped make each issue of Newspeak possible, people who talked to us, gave us ideas and infor mation, and guided as along the path to a newsworthy story. It has been a pleasure being your Editor.
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Advertising policy changes for the new year by Lisa Bartee A dvertising M anager Starting at the beginning of C tenn, Newspeak will be changing several of its policies on advertis ing. Until now, we have accepted almost all ads regardless of how they are laid out. This leads to prob lems when we arc given ads which are the wrong size. Ads can be resized, but only to a certain point.
When we arc given an ad printed vertically on an 8 1/2 x II sheet of paper and told to run it as a half page ad (the dimensions of which are 10" wide by 6" high), it doesn’t work well. Some of these ads can be cut apart und ‘rearranged’, but not all. These ads arc usually resized so that they will fit in the allotted space... sideways. In order to prevent these occur rences, Newspeak has decided to
reinstate a $15.00 fee for each ad which must be majorly ‘refitted’ in order to run. Whether or not this fee will be charged is at Newspeak's dis cretion. If you have questions about how this might apply to your ad, please call us at 831-5464 or email us at newspeak@wpi. This fee was in place up until a few years ago when it was done away with. To avoid being charged the refitting fee, please be sure to check the size
of the ad you are planning on plac ing. We are able to resize, but this can only be done proportionally we can not only shrink an ad hori zontally or vertically, it must shrink both ways. If we receive an ad which is three inches too tall but an accept able width, we have to shrink the entire ad. Consequently, the ad be comes quite thin and no longer fits corrcctly in the columns allotted to it. Another important thing to
check is the orientation of your ad. A half page is wider than it is tall and works well for an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet turned on its side. A quarter page and a full page are taller than they are wide (but not by much) and work okay for a normal, up right sheet. We will still accept ads via email which we must design and these will not be charged ex tra, but we are not able to insert any sort of graphic into these ads.
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Battling the bug during cold and flu season: How to feel better Courtesy o f Health Services Massachusetts has not officially listed itself as having the 11u but from the numbers of students and the types of symptoms seen in the W PI health services this week we are sure it is here. Whether or not it is the flu or flu-like the symp
toms and treatment are the same. Colds and flu are the most frequent health complaints seen on our cam pus and arc both caused hy vi ruses. The symptoms caused by these viruses can range from mi nor annoyance to an extended thoroughly debilitating illness. Cold symptoms may include a sore throat, nasal or ear congestion, fa
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tigue, a runny nose, sneezing , headache, hoarseness, and/or a mild fever. The discomfort may con tinue for a few days or for as much as a week or so. Flu is a more severe illness, which often includes a high fever, weakness, dry cough, aches all over the body and a distinct sick feeling. Symptoms usually begin to subside after 1-2 days, although occasionally it can last a week or more. When you have a virus, you can treat the symptoms but not the germ itself. Viruses do not respond to antibiotics. It is your own im mune system lhat will ultimately dispose of the virus; until then, all you can do is minimize the discom fort. Some suggestions: REST: For fever or fatigue and aches, you should go to bed. In crease your activities gradually as
you feel better. Acetaminophen (Tylenol): For fever, chills and to reduce the discomfort of a sore throat, 2 tab lets every 4-6 hours is recom mended. Fluids: Drinking large amounts of fluids will keep the mucous secretions loose. Try to drink a glass an hour. Decongestants: Nasal congestion can be re lieved by using decongestants ac cording to the package directions. Hot drinks and steam from a va porizer or a shower will help open the nasal passages. Most virus-related symptoms (fever, congestion, muscle aches) arc normal. However you should come to Health Services if you
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Person on the street: What do you think of the Greek Corner? by Eric Wilhelm Graphics Editor Not too long ago, Newspeak included a section called the Greek Corner, which was intended to be a forum for Greek organiza tions, where the various chapters could let the campus know what their group was doing, and relay information to their mem bers. In recent years though, some people have felt that the content of the Greek Cor ner had slowly degenerated into a mix of gossip about the latest party and attacks aimed at other Greek organizations. Because of the degradation of this sec tion of the newspaper, the Inlerfratcrnity Council voted to end chapters’ submis sions to Newspeak’s Greek Corner. Re cently, the IFC resurrected the column, with new guidelines meant to improve the qual ity of chapters’ submissions. But, some submissions received for the next issue (October X, 1996) were no different than before, and this time it was Newspeak who dropped the Greek Corner. More recently, there has been talk of reresurrecting the Greek Corner, so we went to the streets and walkways of campus to find out what people had to say. Gener
ally, we found that non-Greeks didn’t read the section or did not approve of it, while Greeks felt that it was worth bringing back to the paper, and could be useful, if used in the right way:
“/ like the Greek Corner...hut I don't think it needs to get into a personal column to each fraternity. To the whole community, not just specifically the fraternity, I think would be a lot better. "-Christina Caverly '99 "/ m not part o f a frat, so I really don't read it... it makes no difference to me whether its brought back or not. ” -Nick Bulet '97
ADLN: UTC & distance learning Continued from page 4 the country: Stanford and Harvard have already initiated Distance Learning Pro grams of similar scope to W P I’s. We are sitting in distinguished company as it stands However, this particular AD LN seems hastily planned whether it is on an experi mental basis or not. There arc so many things that go into a W PI degree and that constitute a W PI degree. A W PI degree that most of us will earn is characterized it’s inherent flexibility. We can choose many of our courses, we can even punt our courses. For projects like the IQPs, MQPs and sufficiencies we get to choose our project advisors. Where do these projects which are the heart of the plan left in a rigorous four year, twenty term course? Is there any flexibility as to when they can be taken. Actually, there really isn’t. The sufficiencies will all be done in the same term. How will these students be able to pick an advisor they like. They will only be exposed to a few in the time preceding the term they do their suffs. Also in that one term, nearly forty students will be doing suffs. Can a handful of advisors really handle forty suffs from distance learning students on top of their regular workload on-campus? The distance learning students face a daunting task. As good as video conferencing technology is, it is not the real thing. These students will never (gen erally) have the social interaction after hours that many students have with their professors, their TAs or the diversity of students that attend the campus of W PI. All this is part of the W PI experience and indirectly part of the degree that a student is given when he/she completes four years of W P I’s curriculum. These students arc also not as rule ever be able to enjoy the
social programming that is offered by W PI. They can never go to a Soccomm movie, coffeehouse and they, as of now do not have any representation in the Student Government as a means to voice their opin ions. Every student on campus has at least one organization that represents their in terests whether they utilize them or not, these distance students don’t as of the time of writing. At the heart of the matter is the feeling that this issue has not been thoroughly explored by it’s instigators. It is a wonder ful idea, and brings a piece of W PI to some one who may not normally have access to it. However, it does not bring all of W PI and hence does not seem to be a W P I de gree that someone attending will earn. The faculty have many misgivings about it and the students on campus have not been in formed about this at all. Why is that? Stu dents on campus have vested interests in knowing whether they’re degree which they work so hard for are being offered in parallel, with more or less restrictions and whether these actions will compromise the value of their degrees in the marketplace. Perhaps it is the asking of these questions that has kept the flow of information from being as fast and free as it should be.
“/ A Greek Corner should! Keep the student body up to date with what's going on in the fraternities. ” -Frank Sweetser '99
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Green Monster Homerun Derby Theta Chi is sponsoring the wiffle ball homerun derby that will benefit W AIF (a needy children’s fund). The event will take place from 10:30a.m. to 2:00p.m. on Decem ber 14th and December 15th in Harrington Gym It only costs $ 15 per team ($5 per person).
The three person team with the most homeruns will win four tickets to an upcom ing Bruins or Celtics game. To pre-register please contact Jeff Kellner at 752-7395 orjck@ W PI by e-mail. Walk-ons are also welcome. Good luck to all partici pants and thank you for supporting WAIF.
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What is distance learning? A simple defi nition of distance learning is any form of teaching and learning where student and teacher are not in the same place at the same time. Distance has, in the past two years, become a very hot topic among higher education institutions. Technology has advanced enough that it is now fea sible to offer college courses and/or de grees to students who are not physically at the university. So far, most distance learning has taken place at the graduate level, but the trend is moving toward un dergraduate education. Starting this year, W P I is offering an experimental under graduate degree program to employees of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). The program offers older adults the ability to get a college education without quitting their jobs and uprooting their families. Because of UTC’s renewed dedication to the education of their employees, the direc tor of training and Education for UTC con tacted Rick Sisson in the Manufacturing En gineering department about the feasibility of offering a full undergraduate degree from W PI to some of their employees. These pro
spective students had, through their dedica tion and competence, risen to engineer posi tions in their respective companies without having an engineering degree, and the com pany wanted these employees to receive an engineering degree. Rick Sisson first sug gested a certificate program, but UTC wanted the same undergraduate program that oncampus students take. It was imperative that the degree that would be received would be offered by W PI faculty, and have the same structure and format that the class was taught with on campus. It was finally decided that W PI would offer an experimental degree pro gram via use of various technologies the most prominent on being PictureTel (video conferencing). Over the summer of 19%, W PI offered some courses to provide the students a chance to get ready for fall classes and to see what was expected of them as W PI un dergraduates. The AD LN Manufacturing Engineering program officially started A-term 1996. A total of six separate sites, five UTC sites and one Torrington location, are partici pating in the program. Tuition is paid by the company on a per class basis (approxi mately $ 1500 per class). The program is structured to offer two classes per term for See Network, continued to page 13
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Vienna Choir to perform at Mechanics Hall Courtesy o f the International A rtists Series For nearly five centuries the Vienna Choir Boys have enchanted millions with their unique charm and exceptionally beautiful singing. From the time of their first visit to the United States in 1932, they have given thousands of concerts and become perhaps the most popular choir ever to tour North America. Each season, they carry on the rich traditions of Vienna’s musical life as a living heritage that traces its roots to such figures at Mozart, Haydn and Schubert. The Vienna Choir Boys were founded by Imperial decree on July 7,1498 by the humanist Emperor Maximilian I to fulfill his wish to have choristers in the Imperial Chapel. From its in ception, this organization has attracted the fin est musicians in the West. Mozart became Com poser to the Court in 1787; although Josef Haydn was not a memberofthe Imperial Chapel, he experienced the life of a choirboy, and many of his works arc to be found in their repertoire. Ttte greatest prodigy and most famous choir boy was Franz Shubert, who sang as a choir boy from 1808to 1813. In 1918 the collapse of the Hapsburg dy nasty and the dissolution of the Austro-Hun garian Empire threatened to bring an end to the world-famous institution. Fortunately, Joseph Schnitt retained the chaplaincy of the Imperial Chapel and, in 1924, encouraged by his many friends, decided to re-found the
boys choir. He felt that the boarding school method was the only practical one of ensur ing the musical training necessary for the choristers and, despite enormous economic difficulties, the attempt was made. Schnitt spared no personal expense, and he alone is responsible for the salvation of this aspect of the Austrian musical tradition. More often that not, two choirs are away on tour at the same time, with each tour last ing an average of three months. On such a tour the 24 choristers are accompanied by a choirmaster, a tutor and a nurse, who are en trusted with their care and welfare. Since 1932 the Vienna Choir Boys has visited America well over 50 times, have completed numerous tours of Asia - traveling as far as Japan - and have toured Australia. They have also appeared in South America and South Africa. They have been received by innumerable heads of state and have had au diences with Popes Pius X I, Pius X II, Paul V I and John Paul II. The time lost on concert tours is more than compensated for by an intensive program of teaching and study in classes which seldom exceed ten students. Through their films, recordings, television appearances and tours, the Vienna Choir Boys have delighted audiences worldwide with their programs of costumed operettas, sacred songs, andsecular and folk music, amplyjustifying their renown as the world’s most beloved choir. The Choir will be at Mechanics Hall this Friday, December 13at 8:00pm.
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Hello Olsiers and neophytes. W ell, a lot of stuff is going to he covered in this, the final edition of the club corner for the year. First, the news. We have voted on both the officers, who were sworn in on Monday, and the pledges. The initia tion ceremony w ill be on Thursday at 8:30pm, in the library, but 1am not sure of this, so contact Tim (twebb) for the details. And now for the new officers: President - Mike Burzycki, Service VP - Danielle Fisette, Membership V P - Jon Barlow , Fello w sh ip V P - Elena Hovagim ian, Pledge Trainer - Stina Watson, Treasurer - Debra Greenman, Recording Sec. - Leigh Anderson, Cor responding Sec. - Anna Matzal, Histo rian - Gabe Flores. Publicity - Chris Yec, and Court Jester - Ray Halpin. Congratulations to all of the new of ficers, and the neophytes who w ill be come brothers. There were a lot of service projects done during the last weeks of school, including the can food drive, the blood drive, and Mustard Seed. In addition, there was the pledge fellowship project (good dinner) and the pledge service project (if we got through the nice snow given to us Friday). Anyways, there might be one more meeting next Monday at 6:30pm in GH227, so if there is, see you there, and if there isn’t, have a great Christmas break.
Hi. We went dancing last week and had fun. Glad everyone could come. This week on Thursday, 12 December 1996 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lower Wedge we arc sponsoring an open meeting for all interested. Free pizza and soda. Every one is welcome— you don’t have to be in the club to come in and say hi. After the open meeting, we’ll probably go out to the club again. For more information, send e-mail to bilaga@wpi.edu or check out our Home Page at http:// www.wpi.edu/~bilaga
you; He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. Sud denly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests !’” Luke 2:10-14 (N1V). As Christians, the “ good news of great jo y” that the angels brought to the shepherds lives in us every day. The angels couldn’t hold back their joy at the birth of Christ, and we, like them, know the truth and there’s nothing keeping us from sharing it with others either. May God bless you over break and may you start the new year by growing in Him, trusting in His Word. Merry Christmas!
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The Christmas Season is here. Praise God for giving us His Son! I hope the holidays find you able to focus on the true meaning of Christmas and not dis tracted by the world around us. This is a special week for CBF. The last FN F of 1996 w ill be Friday night at 7 in the Lower Wedge. The C B F Christmas party will begin Saturday night at 5:30 in the wedge. W e’ll start off by going car oling and then return to the wedge at 6:30 for an evening of holiday cheer at the Carter’s. For anyone who may not be ac tive in CBF, you’re invited! Just come to the wedge ready for a good time. "... I bring you good news of great joy that w ill be for all people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to
Well, boys. It was Regis. There is re ally nothing more to say than that. Regis. As always, Shelia (aka S T E L L A ! and Spaleta, Sr.) doesn’t disappoint, does she? W ell, it takes all kinds, I guess... So, anyway, we finally were able to im press Big Lou. Congrats to you all, be cause that is not an easy thing to do (es pecially at concert time!). And just when you thought the fun was over, we get W E L L S ! Yeah! Another fun time in the snow with the women from the north. A tip to the freshman... before you go after one of the women, be sure to check their, um, “ direction” first. From experience I can say that this is a M UST. So, here are the rules for housing the Wells Women:
1) No sticking the “ beauty-deficient” one's with your neighbor. 2) Even if they do, N EV ER tell a woman that they snore, And the most important rule of the 1996 Wells@ W PI weekend... 3) NO MOPED RIDING. That’s il!
Newman Club Tomorrow night, Dec. 11th we are leav ing from the Religious Center at 5:00 pm for a Christmas trip to LaSallelte and then on to Village Haven. At our meeting last week, we decided that during Term C we would sponsor an Evening with the Trappists (Jan. 31st), Hayride and Cookout (Feb. 11th) and Video and Pasta Night (Feb. 18th) plus our discussion group on the other Tuesday nights in January and February. This coming Sunday night (Dec. 15th) we are having our annual Christmas Mass and social in Alden M e morial Chapel. The Mass will begin at 9:00 pm with a brief musical performance by our folk group beginning at 8:50 pm. Come join us in prayer before the term break. Anyone who has not return their tree giving gift for Youville House ch il dren can drop it off at the Religious Cen ter this week. As you may know Youville House is a shelter for battered women and their children and is a favorite project for the Newman Club. We were delighted to see three of our Officers, Ryan, Jordan, Mike and Correna inducted Continued to page 9
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Simple Harmonic Motion Due to a lack of anything interesting happening in the past week, this club cor ner w ill have no jabs at each other, no fight provoking sayings, and no deroga tory mention of little Jason the mouth... well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. So here’s a top 12 list. Why 12? If ya gotta ask, then you should be run over with a sleigh. And now, the Top 12 Reasons for SHM to sing Christmas Concerts: 12) It gets us out of doing work. 11) We can sing “ Mankind” without getting
dirty looks! 10) So we can receive wakeup calls at Oh-Dark-Thirty. 9) What else do you have to do on Tuesday Mornings... Saturday afternoons... Sundays... Lunch time on Fridays... Wednesday nights... 8) Because we can. 7) The complex melo dies mixed with the Rich harmonies pro vide a serene, beautiful mood that would put a smile on the face of even the cold est o f hearts... (A W W W W W W W W W W W !) 6) Two words: SA N TA H A T S! 5) Because, as Mark Becker says, “ W e’re just that good.” 4) To help pro mote our new Christmas CD, “ We Wish You a Techie dX-Mas!” 3) Free Food! 2) To prove once and for all that Rudolph’s nose is no more than a 2 node L E D cir cuit. and the number one reason that SH M sings Christmas concerts, 1) F R E E W A S S A IL !! That’s all. Keep this and cherish it forever. Because I said so.
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Network: UTC backs new program Continued from page II all five terms over a five year period. The classes are offered two nights a week (Monday and Thursday) for two hours per class. Because of the relatively small number of students enrolled, the course curriculum is set with the A-tcrm classes Calculus I and Introduction to the His tory of Technology and the B-term classes Ph ysics I and Introductory Microeconomics. Many of the students have transfer credits, and have not had to take all of the classes offered to date. One thing that has bccomc clear to the directors o f this program is that two classes per term on top of a forty hour work week and a family is too much for most people, but the students seem very dedicated to getting a manufacturing de gree from W PI. The W P I A D LN program did not start with this UTC program, in fact the pro gram has been in effect at the graduate level for almost two decades. W P I started offering graduate courses in 1979 when select industries contacted W P I to offer video taped courses in Manage ment. In 1993, the Fire Protection Engi neering program started to offer courses
to distance sites. In the same year, W P I also invested in the video conferencing technology of PictureTel. In 1994, W P I and the University of Maine at Orono offered a joint graduate class where there were students from both universities tak ing the class simultaneously. This pro gram ran for four semesters with the W P I and UMaine trading o ff who would actu ally teach the class. Also in 1994 the A D LN program started to offer continu ing education classes. The M FE program that started in 1996 is the first time that AD LN has been used at an undergradu ate level at W PI, but there is a lot of pre vious experience at the graduate level. W P I is not, by any means, the only col lege or university to offer course, or even degree programs, by distance learning. A new publication by Petersons, the lead ing authority on college education, Peterson’s Guide to Distance Learning lists over 750 universities that offer dis tance learning. Distance learning is be coming an important part of higher edu cation and W PI with their AD LN program is participating as much as they can while still offering the high quality W P I edu cation.
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Dear Prospective Member: Liberia should have a special place in the conscience of the United Stales of America. Its impetus lo become a nation came from the United States. For 149 years, it was a stalwart ally of Ihe United States. Yet for the past years, as a civil war has taken almost 200.000 lives, displaced more than two-thirds of the population and destroyed its infrastructure, the United States has treated this great tragedy as a regional problem. . , _ , , Liberia has a unique historical and cultural link to the United Stales. Settled by African Americans, many of them former slaves, in the early decades ol the I Jth century, Liberian became a republic in 1847. The United Slates influence on Liberia is reflected the African nation's constitution, the star and stripes of its red, while and blue llag. ihe structure of its government, the names of its cities, its schools' curriculum, its official language and the remarkable degree of good will its citizens feel toward America. Through all the major conflicts of the 20th century, Liberians been among the most dependable allies of Ihe United Stales, In both World Wars, Liberia declared war on the enemies of the United Stales and offered vital air bases, ports, and natural resources lo support the United Stales military. During the Cold War, Liberia voted with the United States on every significant resolution at the United Nations, It hosted facilities for electronic monitoring and became the largest base for United States intelligence-galheriing in Africa. Yet when Liberia's security was most al risk because of civil conflict the United Slates government deferred to ECO W A S, an under-funded regional organization composed ol some of the world's poorest nations. Half of the $ 10 million earmarked by the United Stales to support a peacekeeping force had not been committed by April 1996. Meanwhile, the cost to the United States of responding io ihe humanitarian crisis since 1990 has been emergency relief assistance valued at over $445 million, over $66 mitlion provided in the past year alone, more than eight times the amount committed to peacekeeping. In the absence of a viable security plan, the torrent of refugees continues lo undermine Liberia's relations with its immediate neighbors. Though the Uniled Slates has implored those nations to admit Liberian refugees, its own record of Liberian admissions decries Ihe long relationship with thal nation. The approach to achieving peace in Liberian has revolved around the EC O W A S process for six years. This process has, in turn, been dependent on a core group ol EC O W A S nations with the will and very limited resources to engage in diplomacy or lo commit forces for peacekeeping, Fourteen peace agreements have been largely brokered without the United Stales and other international parties, such as the United Nations or O AU, present with EC O W A S as working partners al the negotiating table. The result of this agreements and the resources, and leverage, necessary for successful implementation. This failure to produce a concerted approach to all aspects of the peace process, from mediation lo negotiation and implementation, produced the tragic results that we have witnessed in Liberia. On August 17 the Economic Community of West African Stalest ECO W A S) concluded meetings that provide a new timetable for the peace process, Starling August 20, the warring factions are lo observe a cease-fire, dismantle checkpoints and withdraw from zones of combat. The peacekeeping force, expanding from 85(H) lo 18000 troops, is to deploy throughout Liberia in November. Demobilization is to be completed by January 31, Elections arc lo be held on May 31 with a turnover lo an elecled government on June 15. The revised plan calls for sanctions against members of the warring tactions that obstruct the peace process. Sanctions include restriclions on travel, freeze on economic activities, exclusion from electoral process, and war crime charges. Now the United States has another opportunity to assert its international leadership at a critical juncture to ensure that the success of the new peace process. This leadership will not lead lo an involvement of United States troops. It docs mean that the United States must heighten its diplomatic efforts to help coordinate the process ol peace and gather the funding that is necessary for effective peacekeeping and demobilization in Liberia. . . . The United Slates should take the necessary steps to ensure that its commitment of $30 million to support the EC O M O G peacekeeping force is obligated before the end ol the liscal year 1996. W hile the United States pledge of $30 million is a step in the right direction it will not alone enable a doubling of EC O M O G to the 18,(MX) troops necessary for deployment by November. It is vital that Ihe United States provide additional funds to make up this shortfall or lake the lead to obtain significant pledges from other donor countries A lop priority of the United States should be the implementation of a serious program for demobilizing Liberia's combatants, Regretfully, no additional funding has been pledged by the United Stales to improve what was an inadequately funded and designed demobilization plan. In fact, some of the lunds allocated in early 1996 for reintegration of Liberia s 60,000 combatants have been diverted elsewhere. The United Stales should lake the lead in designing a comprehensive demobilization program, This program will not involve United Stales troops, but should include the resources for every stage of demobilization from encampment to training and counseling of combatants. A contribution of $20 million (non-food related) from the United Stales will provide the resources necessary to initiate a wellconceived demobilization program and encourage future contributions from other international donors. President Clinton and ihe United Slates Congress must make Liberia a priority on our foreign relations agenda in Africa. United State leadership is critical if the key elements arc to be achieved on schedule under the new peace plan. This leadership will not lead lo an involvement of United States troops. It docs mean thal the United States through its Special Envoy, must heighten its diplomatic efforts lo coordinate the implementation of the peace process and gather the additional resources necessary for effective peacekeeping and demobilization The United Stales should strengthen the response of Ihe international community lo Ihe needs of the peace process, The foundation for a new international approach lo the peace process already exists with ihe International Contact Group for Liberia, Ihe group of donor countries that have pledged support to the peace process The concept behind Ihe IC G L should be expanded lo a lightly coordinated partnership that includes the United States, EC O W A S, and the United Nations. This high level of cooperation will ensure lhal scarce resources arc effectively utilized. The outbreak ol' fighting in Monrovia in April-May ol 1996 was the latest in a series of clashes in Liberia s intractable war, During the past nearly seven years, the war has produced shocking humanitarian conditions for Liberian civilians, The most recent fighting exacerbated even further these conditions. Humanitarian assistance organizations have been unable to deliver food and other emergency services because ol the fighting in Monrovia, Their resources looled by gangs of combatants and the safety of their relief workers ihrcatcncd, these organizations closed or dramatically reduced their operations in Liberia. As a result of the civil war in Liberia, an estimated 800,<XK> Liberians are internally displaced; another 800.000 are refugees in neighboring countries thal are among Ihe poorest in the world. Approximately 50 % of the population in Monrovia, upwards of 350,000 persons, were forced lo flee their homes due to the April-May fighting and another 3,000 died. During Junc-July some 3,300 new cases of cholera were reported in Monrovia and a July survey found malnutrition rates for children in displaced shelters have increased up to 25%. Now lhal the dust of the Civil War in Liberia is settling down, an era of a N E W L IB E R IA is at hand. Whether anyone likes it or not, an leadership is bound to emerge, supposedly to shoulder the national responsibilities of politics and administration and to ensure the continued survival of the Liberian people and culture. That such leadership will be genuine and committed is a matter lhal you as Liberians and friends of Liberia can decide, or al least influence, But choosing national leadership is a serious and difficult business. In Liberia, bombed-out homes and shops are painful reminders of what happens when leaders arc chosen unwisely. We cannot allow this lo happen again, This is why the Liberian Social Justice Foundation is campaigning lor PEA C E, SEC U R 1 1Y, SO C IA L, ECO N O M IC , E D U C A IIO N A L AND PO LH IC A L JU S I IC E IN L IB E R IA . The Liberian Social Justice Foundation has carefully examined the administrative and operational policies of both the past and present administration in Liberia, and in our candid opinion, much more needs to be done lo help Liberia go in the direction she needs lo go. We as Liberians must try to have a positive influence on Ihe selection of the national programs and the corresponding leadership which will inevitably affect our lives and the lives ol our people lor many years to come. M y fellow Liberians and Friends of Liberia, the Liberian Social Justice Foundation has embarked on a mission lo ensure lhal P EA C E, UNI TY, SE C U R IT Y , F R E E D O M AND S O C IA L JU S T IC E prevail in Liberia. This is an awesome responsibility that can only occur if we cooperate as a leam. History will judge us not by what we say, bui by what we do. With God and the determined mind, there is nothing we cannol achieve for our Liberian Society. It is in this light that I urge you lo support and contribute lo the Liberian Social Justicc Foundation's programs. Liberia, Ihe African nation established in the 1800s by freed American slaves, has been lorn by civil war since 1989. Whal does the Liberian Civil War mcanto Americans in terms of health care, humanitarian relief, stability throughout Africa and the continuation of missionary work? If you share in the dream of peace in Liberia, a country founded upon American ideals, you arc invited lo become more informed by writing to Ihe L IB E R IA N SO C IA L JU S TICE FO UND ATIO N. P O S I O F F IC E B O X 31438, C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO 45231. (513)9311872. â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I ant writing tv) introduce you lo the Liberian Social Justice Foundation.Inc.. a broad-based social nonprolit organization. The mission ol the L S JF I is two-lold. we are dedicated lo restoring a just and stable society in Liberia, and to improving the quality of life for all Liberians, both ai home and abroad. On behalf of our members, I appeal to you for financial assistance in support of L S JF activities. An application for membership is included which contains a breakdown of membership fees. Please know lhal any amount you can contribute will be helpful to us. Your support of the Foundation, and your awareness of its concerns is deeply appreciated. Should you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to write us or call. Thank you for your lime, your contribution, and your generosity. Checks and money orders should be made payable lo the Liberian Social Justice Foundation,Inc. Best regards. Edwin G .K. Zoedua Executive Director/Chairman EGKZ/rnlm
Faces o f h u n g e r in Liberia Liberian children await arrival of a food convoy inTubmanburg, 50 miles north of Monrovia. The city was cut off for months by fighting. People surrounded the trucks Wednesday; when bags of wheat were opened, they grabbed handfuls and ate it uncooked. World/A8
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P o l ic e L o g Friday, November 22 12:07am -Call In: Water leaking through the light fixture in the shower on the second floor of Institute Hall. 7:46am - M V Blocking: Daniels Hall dumpster, 2 Plant Services vehicles, notified. 7:46am -Contact: Plant Services notified of Institute plumbing problem. 1:54pm - Suspicious Person: Report of an unauthorized person soliciting on campus; Of ficer responds. 7:46pm - Medical: Female fallen, injured head, bleeding, Dean St. EM S, Officers respond. 8:42pm - Assist: D AKA employee with fiat tire. 9:45pm - Assist: Admissions personnel, clear tables in Salisbury Labs. 11:43pm -Medical Emergency: Elbridge, 20yo/f ETOH /Presc. drug. Officers respond. Saturday, November 23 12:09am -Intrusion Alarm: Alumni Gym. 2:42am -Work Orders: Harrington Gym, Loading Dock doors. Alumni Gym front. 8:03am - Malicious Mischief: 80 Salisbury St. 10:22am -Vandalism: Morgan vending machines. 3:32pm - Medical: Young girl fell down bleachers in Harrington, cut lip. Officers and EM S responding. 3:43pm -Complaint: 1st floor Riley, noisy above Newspeak office. 6:48pm - Assist: Jumpstart car in front of Founders. 11:38pm - Motorist Assist: Officer out with disabled vehicle at Salisbury & Wachusett St. Sunday, November 24 1:09am - Disorderly Persons: SN AP reports disorderly group in vehicles traveling on Insti tute Rd. Officer checking area for suspects. 1:18am -Check on Welfare: Call from Morgan RA requesting a check on welfare of student who just departed building. Officers respond. 1:24am - Fight: Officer reports fight on Boynton St. near Armenian Church Hall. 1:27am -Officer requests W PD & EA to Boynton St. re: Assault & Battery with dangerous weapon, female with head laceration. W PD & EA notified. Officer & EM S responding. 1:53am -Officers clear Boynton St. Note: W PD did not respond to incident due to backlog, cruiser will still be needed for A & B report. 1:54am - Intrusion Alarm: Drury Ln. 1:54am - Medical Response: Dean St., intoxicated female unresponsive. 1:55am -Call from Drury Ln. reporting false alarm. Officers & EM S responding to Dean St. 1:59am - EM S requests ambulance to Dean St., Worcester EA notified. 1:59am - Morgan RA reports student being sought for check on welfare; returned & is ok. 2:09am - W PD contacted re: Boynton St. incident (1:27), notified to respond to Memorial Hospital to take report from victim. 2:34am - Possible Altercation: Officers responding to quad regarding report of potential altercation in response to ongoing incident. 2:52am - Officers clear quad area. Officer reports situation resolved for the night. 3:16am -Noise Complaint: Morgan Hall 3rd floor. 3:32am -Officers clear Morgan Hall, all quiet upon arrival. 8:39am -Alarm: Higgins House, 1st floor, DAKA. 3:09pm -Trespassing: 3 males on skateboards, Higgins Labs. 6:58pm -Larceny Report: Morgan Commons. 9:11pm -Malicious Mischief: 3-4 males lighting sparklers in Daniels Mail area. Monday, November 25 2:32am - Assist: Students requests jumpstart at Elbridge St. 3:21am - Suspicious Person: Officer out with subject on Dean St. in Iront of station. 4:12am -Fire Alarm: Boynton St. fraternity, Worcester Fire Department notified. 4:35am -Officers & W FD clear Boynton St., trouble with fire alarm system. 9:25am -Alarm: Hi-low temp in Kinnicut, prof. notified HVAC. 10:06am - Trespass: of can person at Institute, told to leave. IO:28am - Warning pul on cars in church lot, no cars from W PI should be parking in lot, officer tagged all cars. 12:30pm - Trespass: 8 non-studenls. 2:02pm -Person going on to roof of Goddard will set off alarm. 9:55pm - Assist: person into station re: larceny. 10:30pm - Assist: Loading dock, Washburn for leaking nitrogen tank. Tuesday, November 26 2:33am - Medical Response: Trowbridge Rd., intoxicated female with shivers & difficulty breathing, possible interaction with prescription medications. Officers & EM S respond. 2:50am -Officer requests ambulance to Trowbridge. Worcester EA notified. 6:28am - Found Property: Custodian reports wallet found in Salisbury. 11:25am -Worcester State College called for accident near main entrance, by W PI student. 11:35am -Check on Welfare: Morgan resident not seen since 3:30 on 11/25 by roommate, officer to speak to roommate. 12:03pm -Student shows up at room while officer there, mother notified of student back in room by dispatch. 5:55pm -Assist: M V jumpstart, Einhorn. Wednesday, November 27 12:28am -Assist/Intoxicated Student: W PD requests officer to Price Chopper on Park Ave.
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W h a t s H a p p e n in g : D e c . 1 0 -1 6 10:00am -Data/Knowledge Base Research Group meeting, Fuller Labs 141. 12:00pm -French Circle meeting, Gompei’s. 1:30pm -Software Engineering Research Group meeting, Fuller Labs 147. 6:00pm to 8:00pm -M SA Sport Meet, in front of Alumni Gym. 6:00pm -SGA meeting. Lower Wedge. 6:30pm -ISC Coffee Hour, Higgins House Library. 6:00pm -Women’s Basketball at Anna Maria. 8:00pm -Men’s Basketball at Anna Maria. 8:00pm -Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book meeting. Fuller Labs 141.
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11:00am -Carl Gunnard Johnson Colloquium: “ Impact Mechanics, Energy Dissi pation and Transportation Safety,” Washburn Shops 229. 2:30pm -Graph Theory Research Group meeting, Fuller Labs 141. 4:30pm -HSA meeting, Salisbury Labs.
“f l O 10:00 to 3:00pm -ISC International Bazaar, the Wedge. 11:00am -Artificial Intelligence Research Group. 11:00am - Chemical Engineering Colloquium: “ Status in Electro-Separations,” Goddard Hall 227. 6:00pm to 8:00pm -M SA Sport Meet, in front of Alumni Gym. 7:00pm -Women’s Basketball at Salve Regina. 12:00pm -Deutsch Klub meeting, Gompei’s. 12:15pm -M SA Jumaat Prayers, meet in front of Gordon Library. 5:00pm -Hillel Candle Lighting, Morgan A. 5:00pm -Wrestling vs. Norwich. 7:00pm - Men’s & Women’s Swimming at Connecticut College. 8:00pm -Men’s Basketball at Norwich.
:30pm & 9:30pm -Film; “Eraser,” Perreault Hall. $2. :00pm -Christmas Mass, Alden Memorial.
10:00am - Data/Knowledge Base Research Group meeting, Fuller Labs 141. 12:00pm -French Circle meeting, Gompei’s. 1:30pm -Software Engineering Research Group meeting, Fuller Labs 147. 6:00pm to 8:00pm -M SA Sport Meet, in front of Alumni Gym. 6:00pm -SGA meeting. Lower Wedge. 8:00pm -Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book meeting. Fuller Labs 141.
re: intoxicated student. 5:50pm -Jump Start: Quad lot. 11:20pm - Assist: State Police Holden, missing student. Thursday, November 28 12:31am - Suspicious Odor: Possible in Founders. 9:36am -Temperature Alarm: Higgins Labs, Laser lab, HVAC notified. Friday, November 29 12:30am - Assist: W PD re theft on Institute Rd. 2:14am -Malicious Mischief: Boynton & Institute. 10:33am -Secure: Fire Alarm, Higgins Labs, Lazer lab. 7:20pm -Smell of gas in Washburn (2nd floor) reported. Saturday, November 30 10:1Oam - Radiator Leak: reported at Trowbridge by custodian. 10:16am - Computer Terminal: missing/stolen entrance to wedge area on Institute Rd. en trance. 10:40am- Intrusion Alarm: Fuller Labs CCC. 10:55am - Building Checks: Morgan & Daniels, all secure, also report of a “ live” turkey attempting to gain entrance to Harrington Gym, access denied by Officer. Sunday, December 1 3:40pm -Complaint: High School Students running around in Harrington looker rwm. 10:11pm -Complaint: Founders RA smells suspicious odor. Monday, December 2 1:45pm -Car Rolling: Schussler, gray PU, Officer to secure with Plant Services. 3:46pm -Intrusion Alarm: Firesafety grad lab.